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O’Neile Street, Blackville NSW 2343 Principal: Kylie Burns
Blackville Public School News
Principal’s Message
Term 2, Weeks 7 and 8
I hope everyone had an enjoyable long weekend with their families and everyone is ready for a busy few weeks
ahead. There is quite a lot on as we move towards the end of Term 2, with our whole school excursion, NAIDOC
events and athletics carnivals just to name a few.
During week 7, I had the privilege of attending an Extended Induction Beginning Principals Conference in
Sydney with fellow Principals who were all appointed for the first time in 2018. It was an absolute honour to spend
time with these small school Principals, discussing both similarities and uniqueness between our schools, It is also a
time where we celebrate the magnificent things happening in Public Education and especially in our small schools. It is
a credit to our small communities and the families that exist within them, that give Principals like myself the most
rewarding occupation in the world. I thank you for giving me your trust in working alongside yourself in shaping these
future minds.
Until next time, enjoy your weekend and I look forward to showcasing the many wonderful achievements of
our students.
Kylie Burns
(Teaching Principal)
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Cross Country
On Friday 14th June, Darcy and Isabella represented the Quirindi Zone at Regional Cross
Country at Mullaley. Both students ran exceptionally well and should be very proud of themselves.
Darcy finished 43rd and Isabella came 51st, which are both commendable efforts considering some
age groups ran with over 70 students in them. Thanks to Mr Carter and the staff at Mullaley Public
School for hosting such a wonderful event.
P and C meeting
Parents and community members attended our P and C meeting on Wednesday 12th June.
Thank you to all those who could attend. There are lots of wonderful events coming up over the next
few months which will benefit our students. May I take this opportunity to thank all our members
who take such an active role in achieving wonderful results for our students. There are often many
contributions behind the scenes, but we certainly appreciate all that you do. If you would like to be a part of this small, but
dedicated group of men and women, please feel free to attend our next meeting on Thursday 8th August.
Healthy Food Talk
Chloe from Narrabri Health One travelled to our school on
Tuesday 18th June to speak to our students about the importance of
healthy eating. Over the years, we have gone from a food pyramid,
to food groups and now to three major groups we should be eating.
Students learnt that ‘Go’ foods are foods that give you energy and
are from the breads and cereals group. ‘Grow’ foods are important
for our body to grow in a healthy way and come from the meat and
diary food groups. “Glow’ foods are high in nutrients and help our
body to glow. They are important for glowing hair, eyes, skin etc.
Students spoke about the importance of these to have in their lunch
boxes each and every day. Please ensure students have a go, grow
and glow aspect every day to ensure their minds and bodies are
ready to learn.
Coffs Harbour excursion
Thank you to all those parents who have finalised payments for our whole school excursion to Coffs Harbour. Students and
staff are in high anticipation of the event, even though rain is predicted for the majority of it. Please ensure you label all of your
children’s clothing, pack a raincoat/umbrella and have plenty of warm clothes ready (no day with a temperature over 20 expected).
Thanks to those who have started bringing in food snacks for the trip. There is a container in the 2/3 classroom to store these.
Please remember to pack food for morning tea and lunch on the Monday and be ready by 7am so that we can leave on time.
A special thank you to Mrs Redgrove for all her planning in this excursion. It takes many weeks to plan and organise such an
event and we can’t thank her enough for all the work that she has put into it. Please make sure you pass on your gratitude if you
see her over the coming weeks.
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Big Band Bash
What a magnificent experience it was for our 4/5/6 students as they travelled
into Quirindi on Wednesday 19th June to participate in the “Big Band Bash’ with
approximately 50 other students from surrounding schools in our area. Under the
tutelage of Mr Garrett and Mrs Davis, students engaged in a variety of songs, ranging in
difficulty from ‘Hot Cross Buns’ to ‘Havannah.’ Thank you to all our students for your
commitment to learning a musical instrument and for practising these each week.
Please continue doing so, especially in anticipation of the Opera House excursion, early
in Term 3. Special mention to Charlie who participated, having only picked up his
trombone again when he restarted at Blackville Public School a few weeks ago. Well
done!
School Payments
Invoices continue to be sent home for music and cooking, if you could pay these at your earliest convenience, that would be
greatly appreciated. Don’t forget the Lake Keepit excursion will be here before we know it, so it might be a good time to start
making contributions towards this, in order to make it more manageable.
Office Hours
Office hours are from 8:30am until 3:30pm Monday to Friday, with the exception of Wednesdays. On that day, we do not
have any staff in the office. Please feel free to come in during these times to make payments and if you have any questions. Our
office staff are more than happy to assist you. These are also our school hours, with no supervision of students before and after
these times. Please do not leave students at school outside these office hours for their own safety.
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Coming up…
Spring Ridge Athletics Carnival
Students have been invited to attend the Spring Ridge Sports Carnival on Friday 21st June, starting at 10:00am. Please
ensure you are there by 9:45, ready for the March past. Events will run through out the day, however high jump will be done at
school prior to the event. Make sure you pack a hat and plenty of water
Small School Network Events
Our Small School Schools Network of Walhallow, Spring Ridge and Blackville Public Schools will be hosting cultural and
sporting events in the last week of term. NAIDOC Celebrations will be held at Walhallow Public School on Thursday 4th July and the
Small Schools Athletics Carnival will be held at Golland Fields on Friday 5th July. Staff and students are both looking forward to two
fantastic days with our friends from Walhallow and Spring Ridge.
Visit by Miss McInnes (Year 7 2020 Supervisor)
During week 10, Miss McInnes will be visiting our students in preparation for our Year 6 students’ transition into High
school in 2020. She is looking forward to meeting our students and developing a rapport with them, that will undoubtedly assist
them as they begin their journey into secondary education. Miss McInnes has a background in learning support and caters for
differentiation within the high school.
Holidays
Holidays for students will commence on Monday 8th July, with school recommencing for students on Tuesday 23rd July.
NAIDOC events will be occurring within these holidays, so please ensure you look out for events within our area to support this
week.
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Awards
Week 7: Lani– May - effort in mathematics.
Darcy - fairness in sporting activities.
Leadership award: Teejay - wearing our school uniform with pride.
Week 8: None given due to attendance at athletics carnival
Week 9: Have nice table manners.
Week 10: Be a good sport by showing sportsman-like behaviour.
June
24th-28th Coffs Harbour excursion
July
3rd Mrs McInnes (QHS Yr 7 advisor 2020) visit
4th NAIDOC at Walhallow
5th Small Schools Athletics Carnival and last day of
Term 2
8th School Holidays
Value of the week
Coming up ...
Weekly Events…
Tuesdays
- Music 9 - 10:30
Wednesdays
- Library
Friday
- Sport
- Scripture (odd weeks)
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Term 2 Calendar
Term 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 8
June
17 18
Music
Healthy Food
19
Big Band Bash
20 21
Spring Ridge
Carnival
Week 9
June
24
Opera House
tickets go on
sale
25 26 27 28
Week 10
July
1 2
Music
3
QHS Yr 7
Advisor 2020
visit
4
NAIDOC @ WPS
5
Small Schools
Athletics
Carnival
Coffs Harbour excursion
Term 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 1
July
22
SDD
23
Students
return
24
25 26
Week 2
July/
August
29
30
Opera House
Concert
31 1 2
Week 3
August
5 6
7 8 9
Zone athletics
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Community Events
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