Ralston Avenue Belrose NSW 2085

Phone: 9451 6203

www.belrose-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Email: belrose-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

NEWSLETTER DATE: 2 May 2019 TERM 2, WEEK 1

Belrose Public School

Principal’s Message

Belrose OSHC Centre

Phone: 0430 247 493

Dates

WELCOME BACK Welcome back to Term 2. If you were able to get some time away from work, I hope you enjoyed a restful break. Following a very successful Term 1, we move into Term 2 with great enthusiasm. ADOPT A FARMER Across the nation in schools the department is supporting the ‘Adopt a Farmer‘ initiative by asking each student to donate a gold coin next Wednesday 8 May. Registered charity, Rural Aid will collect the funds. The charity had success with the Buy a Bale campaign, which distribut-ed over $10 million worth of fodder to farmers around Australia. Rural Aid will put $100 on 8,000 Visa gift cards and mail them to the farmers already registered with them. The recipients can spend the cash in their local communities. It is not just farmers struggling but town cafes, barbers and other shops in desperate need of a cash injection to help support jobs and services. We hope that you can assist them. RE-ROOFING OF BUILDINGS We return to school with the quick green light approval for work to begin on re-roofing the Kindergarten, Year 1 and 1/2K blocks from next weekend, 11 May, for approximately 10 days. Over a number of weeks, one block at a time will be completed which allows me to move classes to useable classrooms. Barricades will be placed from the driveway of Ralston entrance past the assembly area to the flag area and also in front of the Stage 2 block. There will also be limited access between the 1/2K and 1S blocks. The entry gates for pedestrians will remain OPEN. Access to classrooms may take the students on a longer journey. Teaching programs will continue as best as they can during these times. KID, KG, 1S and 1/2K will at times be in different classes. I will project man-age their movements. Teachers too, will need to move resources to teach and parents may be requested to assist during these times. Scripture has been cancelled for Week 3.

Term 2 2019

Thursday 2 May 2020 Kindergarten Infor-mation Morning 9.30am Night Session 6.30pm

Friday 3 May Summer PSSA games

Monday 6 May Assembly 2.15pm Cross Country Ribbon Presentation

Wednesday 8 May ‘Adopt a Farmer’ Gold coin donation

Thursday 9 May Mother’s Day Stall Mrs Iwakura’s special Japanese Day with St Paul’s students Fair Meeting 7.30pm

Friday 10 May PSSA Summer Wet Weather Round

Tuesday 14 May P&C Meeting 7.15pm

14, 15 and 16 May YR3 & YR5 NAPLAN

Friday 17 & 31 May Winter PSSA Trials

Saturday 18 May Election Day BBQ & Cake Stall

Friday 24 May Zone Cross Country

Thursday 6 June Author visit

Saturday 1 June Girls Night In

Friday 7 June PSSA and tennis begins

Tuesday 11 June Winter uniform begins

DANCE AUDITIONS Congratulations to all of our Dance groups for being successful with their auditions for the North Sydney Dance Festival . All students and staff have worked very hard during Term 1 to learn the dance routines for the upcoming North Sydney Dance Fes-tival to be held at the end of this term. INFORMATION MORNING AND EVENING Today, we welcome parents and students interested in enrolling at Belrose PS for 2020 to our 9:30am and 6:30pm sessions. Thank you to our School Captains, Charli M and Caelan B, Jo Stracey, Elise Cooper and our Assistant Principals, Tom Davidson and Louise Green for their fine presentations. Both our K-2 and 2-6 choirs, and Performance/Concert Bands were very engag-ing. MOTHER’S DAY STALL—NEXT THURSDAY 9 MAY The P&C has kindly organised gifts for students to purchase next Thursday, 9 May. Gifts will be $10. Students are requested to bring their money from home. Classes have been timetabled to attend before lunch. Thank you to our volunteering parents. ASSEMBLIES Term 2 dates for assemblies are listed below: Monday 6 May from 2:15pm for Cross Country Ribbons presentation Monday 20 May at 2:25pm Monday 3 June at 2:25pm Monday 17 June at 2:25pm Monday 1 July at 9:30am The Celebration of Learning Assembly for Literacy and Responsibility Awards. NAPLAN TESTING The Annual NAPLAN testing for students in Years 3 and 5 will take place on Tuesday 14 May (Writing, Language Conventions), Wednesday 15 May (Reading) and Thursday 16 May (Numeracy). The results of the tests will provide important information to schools about what each student can do, and will be used to support teaching and learning programs. Later in the year, parents will receive a report indicating their child’s level of achievement. Each student’s level of achievement will be reported against the national minimum standard. The school will give your child some practice in ‘how to’ do the test. This is particularly good for the younger children as they may feel it is a lot different to anything else that they have done. I never advise additional coaching, practice with a tutor, buying books and apps from educational re-sellers. These coming days of assessment will be ‘part of the week’ of schooling. Getting them to school on time will be most helpful along with breakfast and a good night’s sleep. Mrs Ste-phens will deliver the Year 5 tests along with Mrs Killick and Mr Warren. 4W will follow their usual program but this will be taught by another teacher. OPPORTUNITY CLASSES FOR YEAR 5, 2020 (REMINDER) Opportunity classes cater for academically gifted and talented students who may otherwise be without sufficient classmates at their own academic and social level. These schools help gifted and talented students to learn by grouping them with other gifted and talented students, teaching them in specialised ways and providing educational materials at the appropriate level. Applications for opportunity class placement are considered mainly on the combined results of the Opportunity Class Placement Test and school assessments. The Opportunity Class Placement Test will be held on Wednesday 31 July 2019. If you would like to have your child considered for Year 5 opportunity class entry in 2020, you need to apply. You will need to apply on the internet using a valid email address (not the student’s email address). Detailed instructions on how to apply online will be available from Tuesday 30 April 2019 at https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5 The application website opened on Tuesday 30 April 2019 and closes on Friday 17 May 2019. You must apply by the due date. There are no paper application forms. If you do not have internet access, you could apply at a public library. If you have a disa-bility that prevents you from using a computer, you can contact the Team. You must submit only ONE application for each stu-dent. Belinda Zorian Principal belinda.storr@det.nsw.edu.au

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OUR VEGETABLE GARDEN

In our last week of term our super keen gardeners plant-

ed lots of carrots into our new wicking bed.

Thank you to Marie from Bunnings for donating all the

seedlings!

The seedlings won’t need to be watered, instead the

garden bed draws the water from the soil from the res-

ervoir of water at the base of the bed.

Rebecca Jones, Environmental Committee

In Term 1, our Eco Warriors conducted a waste audit which meant sorting and weighing

all the waste collected from just ONE day at Belrose Public School. The results were

frightening. Over 90% of our waste weight was food!

Did you know that when food in landfill breaks down, it

releases methane, a dangerous green house gas that is damaging to our

planet? At Belrose Public School we are going to make a difference, and

start composting ALL our food scraps so we are not contributing any

more food waste to landfill.

Kimbriki are now providing weekly visits to the school, to meet with our

Eco Warriors to further educate and ensure the composting system is

operating efficiently. Did you know approximately 50% of household

waste can be composted?

WHY ARE WE COMPOSTING AT SCHOOL?

This arrangement will involve the partial sponsorship of appropriate compost bins, tools and materials by

tumbleweed http://www.tumbleweed.com.au/ and the supply of Forest Fines Mulch for the compost by

ANL. We thank these three companies for their amazing support.

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If you are in Years 3 to 6 and interested in playing chess please come along every second Friday morning. Chess will take place in my room, 5S every second week from 8.00am to 8.45am. From beginners to advanced. If you have a chess set please bring it along. Our chess mornings will be as follows: Friday 10 May Friday 24 May Friday 7 June Friday 21 June Friday 5 July

Mrs Stephens Chess Coordinator

School Banking 2019 Term 2 Update

Thank you to everyone for your understanding with the changes we made to banking this year. We have over 200 students in the program. Just a reminder banking day is Friday morning 8.30am-9am inside the Library. We return on Friday 3 May. What an amazing Term 1 we had with school banking handing out 21 reward items to consistent bankers. The school earned $225.50 commission. Thank you to our amazing volunteer Bank Tellers, Andrea Oertel, Lynsey Angel-Ward and Heather Nich-ols. We are always happy to accept any helpers! New Term 2 rewards now available! Slapband ruler Yeti fluffy notepad These 2 new rewards are now available along with Term 1 and most of the 2018 items still available. The display can be viewed during banking time. Come and see us on Friday morning or email us with any queries. Thanks Jo Bull and Melissa Hunziker nmhunziker@optusnet.com.au

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Sport News PSSA SUMMER COMPETITION THIS WEEK

Cricket Belrose vs Killarney Heights @ Killarney Heights PS Softball & T-Ball Belrose vs Killarney Heights @ Killarney Heights PS SOFTBALLL A On Friday 12 April we played against Kambora. We were catching and hitting and running as fast as we could. We cheered loudly. The score was 21-0. The player of the match was the amazing Olivia P although she got hurt she played her hardest and with good spirit.

By Milli H SOFTBALL B On Friday 12 April we had a brilliant game against Kambora. Belrose won 18-2. Lily D and Toni did amazing pitching, batting and throwing. Everyone played really well. The players of the match were Bridget and Toni. Bridget because she did so well sneaking bases, batting throwing and fielding. Toni because she tried her hardest and got many players out.

By Marissa M T-BALL A On Friday 12 April we played an outstanding game against Kambora. We won 35-9. Thank you to Charlie B for helping us be-cause we were short on players. The payer of the match is Lilah O because of her amazing effort on 1st base. Our team played a great game with some hard catches, amazing runs and great team work. Kambora were good sports.

By Ella H JUNIOR CRICKET On Friday 12 April we played a good and close game against Kambora. Player of the match was Max W because of his great batting and bowling. The score was 28 runs to 34 runs.

By Kobe M WINTER SPORT PSSA trials for winter sport will be held on Friday 17 May and Friday 31 May 2019 (Week 3 and 5, Term 2). Our first round of competition will be held on Friday 7 June 2019. Students in Years 4, 5 and 6 will be able to trial for: Netball – Boys & Girls –Mrs Meikle and Miss Jarvis (coaches) Soccer – Boys & Girls – Mrs Stephens (coach) AFL – Boys & Girls – Mrs Zorian and Mr Davidson (coaches) In order to reach the selection criteria for these sports, students must attend at least one trial. If your child is going to be absent please notify the coach in writing as soon as possible. Please note that previous involvement in PSSA and participation in these sports outside of school will have no bearing on selection. Coaches will be selecting teams based on the following criteria: Sportsmanship Cooperation, attitude and listening skills Skill level and ability Commitment to training sessions and the team If your child is selected to represent our school at PSSA please be aware that there is a cost involved and a strict uniform code. Students who do not wish to participate in PSSA, or who are not selected in PSSA, may choose to play tennis or be part of our home school program. Good luck to all students during their trial sessions.

Mrs Meikle Sport Coordinator

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P & C News

CANTEEN NEWS Friday 3 May Monday 6 May Wednesday 8 May Lee Purser Lee Purser Lee Purser Klarissa Lindsay Lucy Osborne P&C Welcome back to Term 2 We have hit the ground running already and have the following dates for your diaries. . Thursday 9 May Mother’s Day Stall All gifts will be $10 each and sold during school time. See flyer below.

Please note all things Fair will be gaining momentum this term ready for the big day Sunday 13 October. Thursday 9 May, Fair Meeting at the Belrose Hotel 7.30pm. All Welcome

Tuesday 14 May P&C Meeting School Staff Room at 7.15pm Saturday 18 May Election Day BBQ and cake stall Details to follow Saturday 1 June Girls Night In School Hall. Details to follow

Jo Stracey

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