Blakebrook Public School Bulletin Term 2 Week 4 - Thursday 23 May 2019

Email : blakebrook-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Phone : 0266 293 263 Website : blakebrook-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

T2 Week 4 Sandra on leave until Week 6 / Sonia relieving Thursdays & Fridays Mr Hayes on leave until Week 6 / Mr Fleetwood relieving

Fri 24 May * Mr Duroux & Mrs Tate @ Principal Network Day in Goonellabah / casuals relieving

T2 Week 5 Sandra on leave until Week 6 / Sonia relieving Thursdays & Fridays Mr Hayes on leave until Week 6 / Mr Fleetwood relieving

Mon 27 May

* Deadline for NRPSSA Cross Country notes & $5 * Mr Duroux @ NSWPSSA Boys State Soccer in Bathurst / casual relieving

Tue 28 May * Mr Duroux @ NSWPSSA Boys State Soccer in Bathurst / casual relieving

Wed 29 May * Mr Duroux @ NSWPSSA Boys State Soccer in Bathurst / casual relieving

Thu 30 May * Mr Duroux @ NSWPSSA Boys State Soccer in Bathurst / casual relieving

Fri 31 May

* NRPSSA Cross Country @ Corndale PS for qualifiers (private transport required) * Mr Duroux @ NSWPSSA Boys State Soccer in Bathurst / casual relieving

T2 Week 6

Mon 3 Jun * Lochie & Wendell at STEM Camp, Lennox Head for three days

Tue 4 Jun * Deadline for Interest Day permission note

Wed 5 Jun * Mrs Tate on leave until 13 Jun

Thu 6 Jun * Mrs Tate on leave

Fri 7 Jun * Interest Day: K-2 will stay at Blakebrook PS; Y3-4 bus to Coffee Camp PS; Y5-6 bus to Caniaba PS

T2 Week 7

Mon 10 Jun Queen’s Birthday PUBLIC HOLIDAY

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Awards will be presented at assembly tomorrow at 3pm. PRINCIPAL’S AWARD: Cameron for demonstrating positive leadership skills in Peer Support

CITIZENSHIP: Strummer CAPA: Lillian ENVIRONMENT: Tanisha SPORT: Django Nude Foodist: Lily S GOOD FRIEND: Baxter chosen by Darcy PBL: Beau for sensible, safe behavior in the playground

ACADEMIC K-1 Strummer for consistent effort during Science 1-3 Alex for excellent work towards all learning tasks 4-6 Lilly R for focused effort in all KLA’s

GO FOR IT

K-1 Indie-Rose for active listening during discussion 1-3 Riley S-D for responses to the text “Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley” 4-6 Baylie for contributing ideas to classroom discussions

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR LEARNING (PBL)

K-1 Riley F for an improvement in manners 1-3 Beau for phenomenal help in assisting peers engage with the Tinker-cad 3D printing program 4-6 Melanie for respectful and polite manners inside and outside the classroom

LIBRARY AWARDS

from Mrs McInnes

K-1 Strummer

1-3 Alex

4-6 Willow W

National Simultaneous Storytime: Wednesday 22 May 2019

Blakebrook students K-3 joined over a million others from

Libraries across Australia to participate in the 2019 National

Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday. We shared an on-line

reading of Alpacas with Maracas by Matt Cosgrove, linking it in

with our class literacy activities. Reading is our Super Power!

Dianne McInnes Teacher-Librarian

PRINCIPAL NEWS School Musical

2019 will be the year of our whole school musical K-6. All students will participate in acting, dancing, singing, stage management or as

part of the band In midterm 3.

This time around we are presenting ‘Porridge’, a musical by Craig Hawes based on the bumbling theft of several well-known fairytale

characters and items. Students in Years 3-6 are currently auditioning for the major roles and opportunities will soon be available to

younger students to claim a supporting role.

Stay tuned for updates in coming weeks…

School music lessons

Several places have become available for interested students to learn guitar, keyboard or drums with our resident muso Andy on

Fridays. Individual or small group lessons and payment are organised via the Northern Rivers Conservatorium, so parents who wish to

try a secure a place should fill in the online enrolment form and select Blakebrook or contact the conservatorium schools co-ordinator

on 66212266 or www.nrcac.edu.au – it will be first in best dressed.

Lilly’s chook fundraiser – Wed arvo 2.30-3.30pm, 29 May

Lilly R has a dream…. She has been renovating a second-hand hen house as part of her Personal Interest Project, supported by Mrs

McInnes. Lilly needs to raise some funds to complete her project for the school, so she is running a ‘chook themed’ arvo for students

next Wednesday. It is a gold coin donation for each student to take part and includes a scavenger hunt and a dinosaur egg-and-spoon

race!! Lots of fun to be had!!! Please help Lilly complete her vision by supporting this fun filled event.

Wanted: Chicken wire rolls/partial rolls please for the chook pen

Peer Support

Amber B is representing our school at this weeks NSWPSSA State Girls Soccer. Carnival in Lismore. She’s a member of the North Coast (NC) team. Results given to us so far: Day 1 game 1: NC lost 3-2 v’s Sydney West Day 1 game 2: NC won 3-1 v’s North West (NW) with Amber scoring a goal! Day 1 game 3: NC lost 1-0 v’s Sydney South-West Day 2 game 4: NC 0-0 draw with Sydney East Day 2 game 5: NC lost against CIS (Combined Independent Schools)

Future dates & events TERM 2 Week 8 Fri 21 Jun NCPSSA Cross Country @ Nana Glen for qualifiers only (private transport required) Week 9 Tue 25 Jun Woolworths earn & learn stickers concludes Week 10 Fri 5 Jul Last day term 2 for all students K-6 TERM 3 Week 1 Mon 22 Jul PUPIL FREE DAY: School Development Day (SDD) - Staff only Tue 23 Jul First day of Term 3 for all students K-6 Thurs 25 Jul School Photos Week 2 Tues 30 Jul Terania High Jump & Shot Put @ BPS Fri 2 Aug Terania Athletics Carnival @ Riverview Park, South Lismore for all students K-6 (private transport required) Week 5 Thu 22 Aug New ! NRPSSA Athletics Carnival @ Riverview Park, South Lismore for qualifiers only (private transport required) Week 8 Fri 13 Sep NCPSSA Athletics Carnival @ Riverview Park, South Lismore for qualifiers only (private transport required) Week 10 Fri 27 Sep Last day term 3 for all students K-6 TERM 4 Week 1 Mon 14 Oct First day of term 4 for all staff and students K-6 (no pupil free day) Week 10 Wed 18 Dec Last day term 4 for all students K-6

Cheese & Spinach Pinwheels The recipe lists 200g frozen spinach but we use fresh spinach from our garden :) Y1-Y3

Ingredients: 200g frozen spinach or fresh spinach chopped finely 1/4 cream cheese (extra-light) 1 cup grated cheddar cheese (reduced-fat) 2 sheets puff pastry—thawed (reduced-fat) 1 egg—lightly beaten

Method: 1 Preheat oven to 200C Line 2 baking trays with baking paper Mix spinach & both cheeses in a bowl to form a paste (or use food processor) Lay pastry sheets flat, spread paste over each Roll up pastry side closest until you reach middle —repeat with opposite side of pastry so the 2 rolls meet. Cut into 2cm-thick slices, & place on sides on prepared trays. Brush egg all over pastry. Bake 25 min Prep time: 15 min Cooking time: 25 min Makes: approx. 16 pinwheels

Community Notice: From 20 May 2019 tougher penalties apply for drink driving, including immediate licence suspension and on-the-spot fines for first time offenders.

What drivers need to know:

NSW Police can now immediately suspend the licence of any driver caught drink driving on NSW roads, including low range and first time offenders.

In the case of a first time, low range offence, a driver’s licence may be suspended for a period of 3 months, coupled with an on-the‐spot fine of $561 (Level 7 penalty notice – value as at 2018/19, subject to change).

If you receive an immediate licence suspension, you are required to hand your licence to Police, and are not permitted to drive. You may need to make alternative arrangements to get home from the roadside or police station.

If you have received a penalty notice and immediate suspension for a drink‐driving offence, you can elect to have the matter determined in court and appeal your suspension.

If you have received a penalty notice or an immediate suspension for a drink driving offence, you may wish to seek legal advice before making the decision to go to court. Higher penalties and longer periods of licence disqualification can be applied by the court and a conviction may be recorded.

Significant penalties apply for driving while your licence is suspended.

For more detailed information go to: https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/safety-rules/demerits-offences/drug-alcohol/drug-alcohol-offences.html