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NEWSLETTERBullimbal School

2019 - Term: 1 - Week: 8

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AprilTuesday    9th:         P&C Meeting 10.30am.Saturday   6th:        Communication Camp @ Bullimbal.Sunday      7th:        Communication Camp @ Bullimbal.Friday      12th:        Family Assembly 10:40am.Friday      12th:        Easter Hat Parade.Friday      12th:        Last Day of Term 1.Thursday 25th:       Anzac Day.Monday   29th:       School Development Day (no students).Tuesday 30th: Students return Term 2.

Playground Plans and FeedbackConsultation and feedback on the proposed playground and bike track

renovations are still open and all families are invited to have their say

on this major project. The school is also working with a number of

professionals to ensure our final playground design incorporates the

needs of all our students, present and in the future. See page 11 for the

proposed plans.

Harmony WeekThis year marks the 20th anniversary of Harmony Day

celebrations in our schools. The event has been renamed

Harmony Week to recognise diversity and inclusion

activities that take place during the entire week. Harmony

Week will include 21 March, which is the United Nations

International Day for the Elimination of Racial

Discrimination.

It is a time to celebrate Australian multiculturalism, and

the successful integration of migrants into our community.

As a nation we are one of the most successful

multicultural countries in the world and we should

celebrate this and work to maintain it.

The week is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging

for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic

background, united by a set of core Australian values and

the students have participated in a variety of fun activities

to mark this significant occasion. More photos are

available on the school website and this newsletter.

Assisted School Transport Program update

A reminder to all families who use the Assisted School Transport

Program system that it is a requirement that an adult be present at

drop off and pick up to ensure the safety of your child. If no one is

at the house the bus staff will follow the following standard

procedures:

immediate reporting of the incident to ASTP who will advise

whether the bus: drops the rest of the students then comes back to

the house; returns the student to school; or takes them to the

Department of Family and Community Services office or police

station.

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Kindy Kids PhotoThe Northern Daily Leader's Kindy Kids 2019 will be appearing

next Thursday 28 March in the paper. All your local

newsagents and outlets where the paper is available will have

extra copies available for sale next Thursday, otherwise there

will be copies at The Northern Daily Leader office at 27 Bourke

St.

Communication Camp

Our next family assembly will take place on the last day of

term, Friday 12th April. This assembly will be a special

assembly to celebrate Easter. An Easter hat parade and

family bbq will follow the assembly. Please come along and

celebrate with us. All are welcome. The assembly starts at

10:40am.

It is now only a little over two weeks until our own is on as

we approach the inaugural running of our communication

camp for students and families commences. This camp is

designed to provide our students and their families and

support staff an opportunity work on skills in using a

robust comprehensive Augmentative and Alternative

Communication system such as PODD (printed book and

iPad) or Proloquo2Go on the iPad. The camp will be

staffed by leaders in the field of Augmentative and

Alternative Communication and will present an incredible

opportunity for parents and carers to learn more about

supporting their child’s communication. A reminder the

camp will take place on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April at Bullimbal. Please add this important event to your

diaries as we would like to see as many families come

along as possible.

A parent of a child who attended a similar camp had this

to say about the experience:

My daughter and I love AAC camp. As a Mum I learn so much about other families AAC journeys. My daughter gets so excited to be part of camp activities with all instructors using AAC sharing in a AAC rich environment. Meet our presenters: over the next few newsletters we

will introduce you to our three presenters for this camp. As

previously mentioned we will have two Speech

Pathologists, Jane Farrall and Helen Tainsh, and one

Occupational Therapist, Fiona Beauchamp.

This newsletter we will focus on Fiona Beauchamp.

Fiona is an occupational therapist with over 13 years of

experience working in private practice, special education,

adults services and early intervention. Fiona is highly

motivated to support children to learn and to support

families to enhance their child’s development.

Fiona presents nationally and internationally at

conferences and delivering workshops. We are very

fortunate to have her at our communication camp to

provide an Occupational Therapy perspective to our

communication programs and to assist you in promoting

your child’s communication development.

Easter assembly and hat parade

Fiona Beauchamp, Occupational Therapist

ANZAC DayThis year ANZAC Day (25th April) will fall in the school

holidays. Once again, Bullimbal students and staff will March

in the parade. A letter will soon go home soon for you to

indicate your child’s attendance at this important event. We

hope to see as many students as possible come along to help

us acknowledge ANZAC Day and the significance of this day.

Further details of this event will be sent home soon.

Mother's Day raffleA massive thank you to Bill Mounter for his generosity in

donating a $300 gift voucher from Ella Bache as the major

prize for our Mothers Day raffle. Tickets are available now at a

cost of $2. They can be purchased from the school office. The

raffle will be drawn on 10 May, just in time for Mother's Day on

Sunday 12 May.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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APRIL 2: SCIENCE FAIRAPRIL 22: SEMINAR TALKAPRIL 23: HEALTH & HEALAPRIL 26: SEMINAR

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Class 5 News In Visual Arts, Class 5 have been creating a personalised art diary. One of their wonderful and exciting 2D

masterpieces have been created using technology. They used an iPad to draw freehand digital artworks.

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Class 6 NewsAs part of our Science unit "Depending On Each Other", Class 6 have investigated features and their functions of

plants. In our "white Flower Experiment" we added food dye to the water of petunias. Students posed a question,

made predictions, observed what happened and recorded the results. Flowers in the classroom have also provided a

great focus for our visual arts program: the students have represented plants in different ways including drawing,

painting, photography and collage.

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APRIL 2: SCIENCE FAIRAPRIL 22: SEMINAR TALKAPRIL 23: HEALTH & HEALAPRIL 26: SEMINAR

Class 7 NewsIn Science, Class 7 have been studying Earth and Space. We have been learning about rocks, minerals, erosion,

weathering and deposition. We used lollies to make the rock cycle. We had lots of fun learning about the rock

cycle and eating the lollies after the activity was a bonus!

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APRIL 2: SCIENCE FAIRAPRIL 22: SEMINAR TALKAPRIL 23: HEALTH & HEALAPRIL 26: SEMINAR

Class 8 NewsEvery week ,Class 8 study a unit of work in Health. We discuss the healthy diet pyramid and how we can select and

make a healthy meal. This week we created Fried Rice from fresh ingredients which everyone thoroughly enjoyed.

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P&C UpdateIt was great to welcome some new parents at the last P&C meeting. Thankyou for your support and input.

The Bunnings bbq fundraising effort successfully raised $1400. A big thankyou to all who helped and especially local businesses Country Capital Meats, Northgate Bakery, Farmer Bobs & McDonalds West

Tamworth who provided the supplies for the bbq's. The next P&C meeting will be held on Tuesday April 9th at 10:30am. Hope to see you there.

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