BOOMI PUBLIC SCHOOL
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BOOMI PUBLIC SCHOOL
25 Werrina Street - Boomi NSW 2405 Tel: 0267 535 221 - Fax: 0267 535 332 - Email: [email protected]
Term 1 – Week 7 – 11.03.2021
BOOMI & SCHOOL COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Principal’s Message It is hard to believe that it is Week 7 already! Time has flown
and I am loving being here at Boomi Public School. Over the
last two weeks the students have had the opportunity to
participate in the Beezotted bee show at Boomi and the
RESTA – Reptile Awareness and Safety Training Australia –
at Garah Public School. I will have to say that all the children
were much braver than me when it came to patting the
snakes. I stayed safely away on the verandah, as has been
noted by a couple of the students in their writing about this
visit.
We will be having an Easter hat parade on Thursday 1st
April. Students are encouraged to use their imagination in
creating their Easter masterpieces. Mrs Oates wishes me to
let you know that we now have enough milk bottles for the
ANZAC activities. However, if everyone could send in plastic
bottle tops we will use them later in the year for an
artwork.
This will be the last week of swimming, weather permitting.
Speaking of weather, it has been wonderful to see and hear
this precious resource. Wishing everyone a fantastic end of
the week.
Finally, if you have any questions or concerns please do not
hesitate to contact the school.
Kathryn Weston
Principal
Coming Events
2021
Term 1
Week 7
9/3 Reptile visit
Garah School
12/3 School Swimming
Week 10
31/3 Outback Scripture
1/4 Easter Hat Parade
1/4 Last Day Students
Term 2
Week 1
19/4 Staff Development
day
20/4 Students return
Week 2
27/4 P&C Meeting 3pm
Week 3
5/5 Grip Leadership
7/5 School Cross Country
Week 6
27/5 Zone Cross Country
Trials
Week 9
14/6 Queens Birthday
Holiday
Week 10
22/6 UNE Discovery visit
25/6 Last Day Students
The bee man came for a visit to the
school to teach everyone about
bees. He gave us some honey which
was very rare. He also brought all
different types of bees. Grace
The queen bee chooses if it is going to lay a boy or girl egg.
Walter
Last Friday the bee man came to show us all
about stingless Australian bees. We got to
taste some honey. One interesting fact is that
the Queen bee lays eggs all day. Elsie
I went outside and saw some bees. The man had them in the
log and I could hear them humming. Indy
The bee man was very cool. He made
learning about bees fun. He brought a
bee hive to our school so we now have
one in the school grounds. The bee man
told us a story and played the didgeridoo.
The story was about a boy who followed
a bee and found honey. He cut down all
the beehives and became greedy. The
princess of the last beehive went and
stopped him. They became friends and
learnt to play bee lullabies with a hollow stick. Ally
On Friday we had the bee man visit our
school. We learned so much! Did you know
that in a hive there are only girls? He let us try
a little bit of honey from the stingless bees
that we now own at school. When the queen
bee lays her eggs she gets to choose the
gender! The bee man could also play the
didgeridoo. He told us a story about a boy
and a princess bee who taught him a lesson. Maddie
The bee man (whose name was Matthew)
said that most stingless bee queens lay girl
eggs until she sends the princess out to start
a new hive. Billy
He said the queen bee walks around laying
eggs all day. He told us a story about a boy
destroying bee hives. Sarah
Last week on Friday, Beezotted visited our
school. He taught us about the native
stingless bees and how they have been
around since the dinosaurs. There are 11
types of native stingless bees. The man gave
us a log full of bees so we can slowly add to
the hive. William
When the bee man came to visit he gave us a bee hive. It was
in the shape of a log. Fun Fact - If you try to touch the eggs of
the Queen bee, one bee will come and bite your eyelid, then
10, then 100 and so on. Georgie
Last week we had a bee man visit the school. All the students
thought he was funny. Everyone got to try a spoonful of
stingless bee honey that he had taught us about. Kayla
The snakes, crocodile and lizards
were so cool. I wanted to hold
the crocodile twice because it
was so cool. We got to pat the
snakes and lizards but hold the
crocodile
We went to Garah to see the reptile man.
Davie showed and told us about a lot of
reptiles. He let us pat them and we got to
have our photo taken holding a crocodile. It
was very scary but it was also a lot of fun.
On Tuesday we went to Garah for a reptile
visit. There were lots of different reptiles like
snakes, lizards and crocodiles. My favourite
snakes were the olive python and the pretty
yellow snake. Miss Withers got a crocodile
put on her head.
I saw a crocodile and
a lizard and 4 snakes.
The man cuddled
and gave a kiss to his
pet goanna.
The reptile man showed us lizards, snakes and a
crocodile. He told us how they survive and what he
feeds them. The reptile man had a big goanna named
Georgina and a huge snake 3m long. At the end we
got to hold the crocodile and the man put it on Miss
Wither’s head.
The reptile man showed
us how to be safe around
reptiles. He showed and
also let us touch all the
retiles including the
crocodile. There was an
albino carpet snake and it
was beautiful. Even at the
end he let us touch the
dangerous and deadly
Reuben… the sausage dog!
Miss
Weston on the verandah
On Tuesday, we had a reptile visit to Garah. Miss
Weston was right when she said to us that she
wasn’t going anywhere near a snake. But, she
touched a salt-water crocodile. (It was small, only
about 50cm) It makes no sense! Miss Withers held
the crocodile and the man even placed it on her
head! He had a goanna called Georgina who he liked
to kiss and cuddle.
When we got to Garah the
reptile man was already
there waiting for us. He
showed us a bearded
dragon, then he got out a
green tree python. He said
it was extremely rare. He
also showed us an olive
python. It could grow to
sixty metres long. Then he
showed us a salt water
crocodile and we got to
hold it. I noticed it had a
hairband around its snout.
The man showed us a green python
that was blue when it was born. It is a
very good climber. He also showed us
another python and he said it was
very strong and good at climbing. He
showed us a rare snake that was
huge. It was three metres long and
can grow up to six metres. It was also
a python.
We had a reptile visit at Garah. The students
were very brave. Some teachers just stayed on
the verandah – Miss Weston! We saw some
lizards, snakes, turtles and a crocodile. Fun fact:
An olive python can be up to 6m long.
On Tuesday we visited Garah for a reptile show. The
man showed us three lizards, three snakes and a
baby crocodile. One snake was an olive python
called Shrek. It grows to 6 metres long but this one
was only 3 metres long. There was a Darwin carpet
python. They are rare. And finally, a green python
which was can be born blue, yellow or rusty maroon.
At the end we had our photos taken holding the
baby crocodile.
On Tuesday we saw snakes,
lizards, a goanna and a baby
salt-water crocodile. The salt-
water crocodile wriggled a lot
and we got to have our photo
taken with it, one at a time.
The goanna was funny
because she liked cuddles and
kisses. She was 8 years old,
just like me and I love hugs
and kisses as well. At the end
we got to pat a cute sausage
dog.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AND THE SHINING STAR AWARD
This week’s Student of the Week is Ally for always
producing work of a high standard.
Our Shining Star is Max for showing improvement
in his handwriting.
REMINDER
Book Club due Thursday 18th March
TUCKSHOP
Term 1 Week 8: 16th March Tamara Garner
P&C NEWS
*Claim the date Boomi Motorcycle Trail Ride 4 & 5 September
*The recycling shuttles are in place at the Tuckshop gate. One
is for cans, poppers and plastic drink bottles (NOT MILK
CONTAINERS).
The other is for small glass bottles NO WINE or LARGE SPIRIT
BOTTLES thanks. All funds raised will support the school P&C.
Please drop off your recycling anytime.
COMMUNITY NEWS
*Boomi Anglican Easter Service Sunday 28th March at 4pm.
All welcome. Easter Eggs for all children that attend.
*Free courses locally through TOCAL college. Agskilled is
delivering through TOCAL college a working at heights and
confined spaces course in Moree on the 16th & 17th March.
On the 29th & 30th March they are running chemical training
called SMART train which is equivalent to a chemical
certificate but is also free. Contact SMART train and Jayne
Wood’s contact details are 02 6763 1285.