WEEK 1 , TERM 4 14 October 2016

October17 Student Photos

2016 Calendar

INDEPENDENCE ACHIEVEMENT  EXCELLENCE

BULLIMBAL BULLETIN

November5 Bullimbal Christmas Party 6-99 Family Assembly 10:40am9 P&C Meeting 11:35am23 Year 12 Graduation Dinner

A very warm welcome back to all our families and students for Term 4! We trust you have had a relaxing and safe school holiday period and return refreshed and eager for the term ahead. We look forward to a very busy and productive term as our students and staff build on the achievements so far in 2016. Already this year it has been so pleasing to see such incredible gains made by all our students as they strive to develop their skills and knowledge in all areas. As always, should you have any concerns or questions about any school related matter please don’t hesitate to call or come in and see us at the school to discuss. We value and appreciate your feedback.

Welcome Back

December9 Presentation Day16 Students’ Christmas Party16 Last Day of School for 2016

This Week’s Quote

Improving student communication through the use of a range of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) strategies continues to be a major focus of the school in improving student outcomes. Each newsletter we will highlight a success story or positive outcome that has been achieved by one of our classes or individual students in the area of communication.

This newsletter we focus our attention on our recent staff training in AAC with Haylee Parfett. Haylee, having worked with us early in Term 2, commented on how impressed she was with our dedicated staff in all areas of communication. She was particularly impressed with how much has been achieved in such a short period of time. Congratulations to staff and students on making such positive gains.

Communication at Bullimbal

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2016 Links for Life disability Expo

Our New Musical InstrumentsBest Employment came to the rescue with the installation of our new outdoor musical instruments, which was completed at the end of last term. Will and Samuel, below, wasted no time in trying out this wonderful new resource. Parents are welcome to visit and have a play. As mentioned previously, these instruments are the result of a generous donation from South Tamworth Lions Club who are long term supporters of the school.

The Links for Life disability Expo was a massive success again this year. It was held on Thursday 15 September. As in previous years a team of student volunteers attended the expo to help out with serving tea/coffee, morning tea and lunch to stall holders. Congratulations to these students in doing a wonderful job in representing our school and actively promoting the great work we do here at Bullimbal. Thanks again to Danielle Northey who, with the help of a committee of people representing a range of disability based organisations, has organized a fantastic and informative event for the Tamworth community.

Everyone is a Winnerat the Bullimbal Athletics Carnival

Another big thank you to Tony and the crew from Best Employment, who worked very hard during the last week of term three to mark out our field for the sports carnival. They have also been working on the grounds with mowing and gardening. Our school is certainly looking great.

Bullimbal Christmas Party 5th Nov 6-9pm

2016BullimbalAthletics Carnival

The annual athletics carnival was held on Friday 23 September which was the last day of Term 3. This year the school reduced the number of events to have the carnival finish at lunchtime. Participation by the students as competitors and spectators was very high throughout the day. Thank you to Greg for his hard work in organizing the day and to all the staff and parents who helped to make the day a success. Students enjoyed a disco and BBQ lunch to conclude the day. Thanks to the P and C for the donation of sausages for this activity.

Carers’ Week will be celebrated in Week 5 Term 4 (7-11 November) to coincide with our next family assembly. Keep an eye out for some fantastic activities and events that our Chaplain, Charmaine Alley, is organizing to celebrate and acknowledge this important week.

Carers’ Week

Pictured is Paul, Tiffany and Jacob who helped at the Expo

On behalf of the school staff I would like to give my sincere thanks to the P and C for your efforts in organizing and conducting the Trivia Night. It was a well organized and fun night. We are also very thankful for the funds that were raised which will contribute towards a refurbishment of our kitchen facilities for the students.

Trivia Night

Thanks to Best Employment

Family AssemblyOur next Family Assembly will be the 9th of November at 10.40am. We hope to see you there. As usual there will be a morning tea afterwards.

Please note there is only two more weeks remaining for you to provide responses to the Tell Them From Me online surveys. We hope that these surveys will form an important part of the school’s planning and delivery of services through responding to the valuable feedback that will be obtained through this survey. Your assistance in completing this survey is greatly appreciated.

To complete the survey please enter the following link into your web browser: https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/ngt8s If you require assistance with this please phone Tracey in the office.

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