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WEEK 8 | TERM 4 | THURSDAY 3 DECEMBER 2020Bingara Central School

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WHAT’S ON

Friday 4 DecemberKindergarten Transition Day (Full Day)

Wednesday 9 DecemberInfants Presentation (Invitation only)

Thursday 10 DecemberPBL Breakfast

Friday 11 DecemberEnd of Year Pool Party Year 3 - 12

Monday 14 & Tuesday 15 DecemberSwim School Years 2-6

INSIDE THIS WEEKNEW TECHNOLOGY

SWIM SCHOOLCULTURAL DAY

BOOK CLUBCOMMUNITY NEWS

MONDAY MORNING AWARDS

Brooke WallPrincipal

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESKKINDERGARTEN TRANSITION On Friday last week we had our first full transition day for our 2021 Kindergarten class. There were lots of smiling faces as the students got to experience a real day at ‘big school’ for the first time. We look forward to welcoming them back this Friday for their last transition day.SWIM SCHOOLSwim school commenced for Years 2 - 6 on Monday this week. Congratulations Gwydir Shire Council on the wonderful redevelopment of the Bingara Swimming Pool complex.

CULTURAL DAYBuddy from Winangai Infusion returned to Bingara Central School on Wednesday for our Term 4 Cultural Day. Buddy began the day with a Smoking Ceremony. This was followed by a video presentation, story and dance, and concluded with art and wellbeing. We look forward to Buddy’s return in Term 1 next year.INFANTS PRESENTATIONThis years presentation will be held at the Roxy Theatre and is by invitation only due to current COVID restrictions. Attendees will also be treated to a live performance ‘Tracking Santa’ presented by Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2.PBL BREAKFASTThe final PBL breakfast will be held on Thursday, 10 December. Students receiving awards will be rewarded with a bacon and egg breakfast.POOL PARTYUnfortunately this year due to COVID restrictions in place we have to hold our annual pool party over two days. Years 3 - 12 will enjoy the Bingara Swimming Pool facilities on Friday 11 December. Whilst Kindergarten - Year 2 students will have their pool party the following week.

NEW TECHNOLOGYStage 4 English

Stage 4 English are currently completing a unit of work called Wild About Margaret. Students are examining how meaning is constructed through both visual and written language via a study of the author Margaret Wild. They are learning that picture books are an enjoyable, fascinating, broad and legitimate text type and subject of study at all age levels. They have also been helping Mrs Pleffer test out the new technology! The school has recently purchased a classroom camera and visualiser, which meant that Mrs Pleffer could complete a guided annotation and analysis of selected pages, with ideas being projected straight to the CommBox. The students loved it! The camera has so many uses in the classroom and we are also looking forward to being able to do such things as showcasing student work to the class and recording and playing back scenes in drama, just to name a few.

Book Club

Thank Youfor being an essential part of your students' reading journey in 2020

CONGRATULATIONS!YOUR SCHOOL IS IN THE TOP 20% FORBOOK CLUB PARTICIPATION IN 2020

Thank you to parents and guardians for participating in book club this year and helping our school gain valuable resources. We have managed to buy resources this year for upper primary, lower primary, infants and our library, whom all benefit from this wonderful initiative.We are in the top 20% and for a small school this is a great achievement, it means our students are reading more and their love for books is growing. Remember a famous saying:

“The more you readThe more you will know

The more you knowThe more places you’ll go”

Dr Seuss

Enjoy a peaceful, happy Christmas and we will look forward to our first Book club edition in term one 2021. Thank you Bingara Central School.

Fiona Boyle | BOOK CLUB COORDINATOR

The Gwydir Learning Region (GLR) offers a “Learn to Drive” program. Our senior instructor, Kingsley Grills, is experienced in teaching new drivers in the safe use of vehicles, from small sedans through to ‘big rigs’.If you are a beginner driver or you need to learn the skills required for safe driving on country roads then the GLR “Learn to Drive” experience is for you. If you have had some “family driving time” but could do with some extra help before taking your first driving test, the GLR “Learn to Drive” experience is for you.A great gift for a loved one is to help make them a better driver. Why not consider a set of GLR “Learn to Drive” lessons. Lessons are $55 each. Each lasts for a minimum of one hour and, if you purchase five lessons, the sixth one is FREE!!!Driving lessons with a Licensed Driving Instructor - 3 for 1For every one hour structured driving lesson you complete with a licensed Driving Instructor, you can record three hours driving experience in your Log Book. A maximum of 10 hours of lessons will be accepted and recorded as 30 hours driving experience.This doesn’t mean that driving lessons with an instructor are compulsory, or that you should stop having lessons once you reach the 10 hour limit if you feel you’d benefit from more lessons.Driving lessons at night (between sunset and sunrise) count for only one hour of night driving. The other two hours are added to your day driving hours.LOG IT! – Be sure to record these sessions in your Structured Lesson Record Keeper log book.To book in for your GLR “Learn to Drive” lessons contact the instructor, Kingsley Grills on 0417 320 354 or the GLR Training CEO, Clarissa Barwick on 0429 290 100.

It’s that time of year again, Christmas, the time we celebrate the birth of Jesus with family and friends and each other.

You and your family are invited to attend a special

Children’s Christmas Service at Scots Presbyterian Church

in Cunningham Street, complete with the Nativity Story told by children and our favourite Christmas Carols, starting at: 10am on Sunday 13th December.

Community NewsGwydir Learning Region (GLR)

“Learn to Drive” Program

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