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Newsletter Term 1- Week 4, 20 February, 2019

Bilambil Road, BILAMBIL NSW 2486 . 07 5590 7210 . [email protected] . Bilambil-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

What a great start to the year! Congratulations to staff and students for the

strong start that they have made this year. Our

official student enrolment for 2019 is 344 happy

students! The enthusiasm and optimism in

each classroom has been evident through

students’ positive behavior and energetic

approach to learning.

Parking reminder

The Jets Car Park is a great resource for our

families to utilise for parking when the weather

is fine but, due to the poor drainage, it is not

an option for us to use after heavy rain. In the

interim, if you park on the side of the road or

cross the road, please have physical contact

with your child until you are in the school

grounds to ensure no tragic accident ever

takes place. Otherwise utilise our “Kiss and

Drop” drop off and pick up area, but DO NOT

TURN RIGHT out of this area please to make

sure that we are all safe. Thank you!

2019 Class Dojos

Class Dojos were well received last year and

will continue for 2019. This program allows

classes to have a consistent positive reward

system. Dojo points are awarded for positive

behaviour and students are awarded a blue

star when they accrue 10 Dojo points.

School Fees & Voluntary

Contribution

Thank you to all of our families who have paid

either their school fees or the voluntary

contribution. A reminder that our fees ($65.00

per child) are based on recouping the money

that the school has spent on the electronic

texts being used in the classrooms this year and

also for the paper, copying and stationary

supplies which are provided to each child. The

voluntary contributions ($60.00 for 1 child,

$80.00 for 2 children and $100.00 for 3+

children) allow the school to offer some

programs which would otherwise not take

place.

Brad Davis

Principal

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Newsletter Term 1 - Week 4, 20 February 2019


IMPORTANT DATES TO START TERM 1 2019

School items P&C Items

TERM 1 WEEK 4

Monday 18 February Canteen Sushi Day

Tuesday 19 February

School Banking

Music Mates Rock Orchestra

Wednesday 20 February Infants Choir Lunchtime

rehearsals

Thursday 21 February Music Mates Percussion

Music Mates Ukulele

Senior Choir Rehearsal 8.00am

TERM 1 WEEK 5

Monday 25 February Canteen Sushi Day

Tuesday 26 February

School Banking


Wednesday 27 February Infants Choir Lunchtime

rehearsals

Thursday 28 February Music Mates Percussion

Music Mates Ukulele


TERM 1 WEEK 6

Monday 4 March Canteen Sushi Day

Tuesday 5 March School Banking


Wednesday 6 March Infants Choir Lunchtime

rehearsals

Thursday 7 March Music Mates Percussion

Music Mates Ukulele


SENIOR CHOIR Thank you to all students who nominated for choir this year! We

have a nice full group and have started rehearsing some songs!

Keep your ears open to hear some angelic sounds from the

music room each Thursday morning at 8.00am.

DRAMA CLUB We have a mix of girls from Stage 2 and Stage 3 who will be

working with me each Wednesday lunch. The girls will be

working from a script ready to put on a play for everyone later

in the year. Stay tuned…

Donna McGlinn

Teacher

STUDENT

OF THE WEEK

Term 1

Week 3 & 4

KB Penny, Lulu

KH Dexter

KT Jaiden

1/2B Xavier, Stella

1/2G Gypsy, Kadey

1/2H Akira, Jade

1/2P Ava-Rose

2/3C Maddison, Georgia

3/4M Ava

3/4S Cody, Gwen

3/4T Amy

5/6B Tora, Ruby, Taylor,

Kahlo

5/6E Cooper, Lily

5/6S Isla, Jaspar

School Photos

The School photos will be on

Tuesday 26 March, 2019 (Week

9). More information will be sent

home with your child later.

Jodie Colwell

School Photos Co-ordinator


Term 1 - Week 4, 20 February 2019 Newsletter


Wow! A massive thank you to Coles Tweed Mall and

Coles Tweed City who are both sponsoring the

Canteen Kitchen Rules program to the tune of $50.00 a

month. This will cover all the food that we cook for the

year and a few resources for the kitchen. Speaking of

Canteen Kitchen Rules, we started this week with a

team of Stage 2 boys.

A School Yard Blitz team is being put together and our

first project will be to build a natural tree bench down

under the big mango tree so students have somewhere

to sit in the shade while in the playground.

‘Seasons for Growth’ for Stage 3 is also about to

commence. If you have a child who is struggling with

grief or loss due to parents separating, a loved one

passing away, or because your family has moved to our

area and your child is really missing their old friends and

their old place, let me know and we can get them into

this great program. It really does help the kids to open

up and explore emotions and feelings that are very

real.

‘Green Thumbs’ kicked off last Friday, 15 February at

lunchtime and will happen every Friday lunch. Look at

the crew we have! Good looking bunch. About 15

students turned up to dig out weeds and get our

gardens up to scratch before planting our fruit and

vegetables.

My plan is to take lots of photos so parents can see their

children in action at Bilambil Public School. Keep your

eyes open because you never know when one of your

children might become a Newsletter star!

Gav Irvine

School Chaplain




What a start to the year in the Library! Students have already been reading and borrowing a huge

amount of books and are starting to get into the habit of

bringing their library bags on their given days (Kindergarten on

Tuesday, Stage 2 on Wednesday, Stage 3 on Thursday and

Stage 1 on Friday).

Lunchtime in the library has changed slightly with Mondays,

Wednesdays and Fridays focusing on quiet reading and arts

and crafts, and Tuesday and Thursday lunchtimes including

board games and hands on model building materials. A new

inclusion to the library this year is the Student Whiteboard which

has already seen some impressive artwork and notations.

Continuing on from the amazing work that Mr Glasson has

performed in the past few years, the library's focus is to

continue to be a resource of a wide variety of books and

information, as well as being a hub for 21st Century Learning.

This includes investigations into Science, Technology,

Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) where students are able

to learn and master problem solving and collaboration skills.

Stage 1 has already started investigating and making their own

circuits and switches using batteries, wires and LEDs, while

Stage 3 have been using the video game "Keep Talking an

Nobody Explodes" to practice effective communication and

code breaking.

Please feel free to come in, say hello and share in our resources

and learning experiences!

Ryan Thomas

Teacher Librarian




SWIMMING CARNIVAL

What a fantastic day our students and teachers had “a

splishing and a splashing” at Banora Pool last Wednesday 13

February, 2019

The weather gods certainly turned it on (a bit too much

actually) but the enthusiasm and excitement was electric.

Participation rates were high and good times were had.

Congratulations to all students in attendance, especially to the

42 swimmers who qualified to attend the PSSA Tweed District

Swimming Carnival. On Tuesday 19 February, 2019.

Anthony Touzell

Teacher



Bilambil Road, BILAMBIL NSW 2486 . 07 5590 7210 . [email protected] . Bilambil

Students enjoy “Fun in the Sun” at our

swimming carnival!


Term 1- Week 4, 20 February 2019

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YOUR NEW REPRESENTATIVES

for 2019!

We have a new executive committee ready

to represent the families of our school. Our

office bearers for 2019 are:

President: Gav Irvine

Vice President: Bronny Boniface

Secretary: Position vacant

Treasurer: Veronica Steele

They are being supported by:

Fundraising Co-ordinator: Lou Crossan

Canteen Liaison: Bronny Boniface

Uniform Shop Co-ordinator: Nikki McMahon

Out of Area Enrolment Representative: Nikki

McMahon

Thank you for stepping up and a big thank

you to our outgoing committee too!

COMING SOON – full details coming

later

5c Drive – clear yourself of those pesky

five cent coins weighing down your

wallet by donating them to us.

NSW Election – Saturday 23 March. Our

school is a polling booth on election

day so we’ll be providing voters with a

state election day barbecue.

Volunteers will be needed!

Mother’s Day stall – the kids love

choosing their own special gifts for

mum or grandma. We’ve already

started sourcing some fabulous items

to sell from as little as $1.00 for our pop

up shop in May.

Entertainment Books – discounts from

businesses across the Gold Coast will

be made available to our families later

this term. Buy the booklet and enjoy

the discounts.

UNIFORM SHOP SPECIALS

Our A-line sports skorts are really popular so

we’ve decided to phase out the girls box pleat

shorts, which means we’re offering them up at

half price! That means you can get them for just

$11.50. Stock is limited.

This is also the time to buy any polo shirts – blue

or green – you need while the price is still $28.00.

There will be a price increase to $30.00 from 1

March, 2019 so get in quick while you can!

This is also the time to buy any polo shirts – blue

or green – you need while the price is still $28.00.

There will be a price increase to $30.00 from 1

March, 2019 so get in quick while you can!

Did you know you can also buy beeswax food

wraps through our uniform shop? They are a

great alternative to plastic wrap and are

available online now. A 4-pack sells for $29.00 or

you can get one extra large wrap for $17.00.

SCHOOL BANKING PRIZE !!

Check out the cool prize pack for Term 1 at the

office!

Just make three deposits in Term 1 for your

chance to win.

Don’t forget banking day is every TUESDAY


Term 1 - Week 4, 20 February 2019


CANTEEN MENU

We really do have an incredible canteen.

We’ve just been looked at by the Healthy

School Canteen people and we are

exceeding expectations, and are not far off

having 95 per cent of our menu as healthy

everyday items!

If you are ever looking for a copy of our latest

menu, we’ve added a new page to our

uniform shop website www.bilambilpc.org.au

Just look for the tab marked canteen and

you’ll find it there. It will tell you what days the

canteen is open, as well as the latest menu –

including brekky club and sushi day.

New volunteers always welcome – and it’s a

good way to learn the secrets to sneaking

vegetables into tasty treats!

GENEROUS FEAT Did you know The Athletes Foot supports our

school. Just mention our school next time you

shop there and they will donate some cash

back to our school.

LEARN TO SAVE Did you miss the School Banking information

session on Monday? If you didn’t get a

chance to find out about the banking

program we run on behalf of the

Commonwealth Bank, pop into a branch and

they can set your child up with an account.

Your child can earn rewards for regular

savings – and the school benefits too

because the bank pays us a contribution

based on the number of students and

deposits we take each year. This scheme is

open to the preschool too.

WHY JOIN THE P&C? Being part of the P&C lets you know what’s

going on with your child’s school. We are the

ones the school turns to when they want

parent input on a new idea, and they keep

us informed with some of the great visions

they are working towards. Become a

member for a gold coin and you’ll be entitled

to vote on decisions at our meetings – you’ll

also get sent our meeting agendas to keep

track of what we are discussing.

At our first meeting of the year we got to meet

our new principal Mr Davis and get swept up in

his enthusiasm for what 2019 has in store for our

kids. We planned our main fundraisers for the

year, discussed some new ideas for our uniform,

and we approved the spending of our Mother’s

Day stall budget, and supported the

continuation of the school chaplaincy program

as the community partner.

NEXT MEETING In 2019 our meetings are changing to MONDAY

AFTERNOONS. They’ll be held in week 3 & week

8 of each term. Our next meeting will be

Monday 18 March, 2019 at 3.15pm in the school

staff room. Come along and see what we’re all

about.

WE’RE ON FACEBOOK! Stay in touch with things happening at our

school by joining the P&C Facebook page.

You’ll get to hear about events the P&C is

planning, uniform or canteen specials, and all

sorts of things we think parents and families want

to know about.


http://www.bilambilpc.org


Term 1 - Week 4, 20 February 2019 Newsletter TWEED DANCE AT

BILAMBIL PS

Hi everyone,

I am happy to announce that

Tweed Dance is now running

dance classes at Bilambil School.

This will mean that students will

have the opportunity to enjoy

dance classes straight after

school in a safe, familiar and

convenient location with classes

from as little as $5.50* per

student/per class.

Miss Susannah has recently

informed me that she will be

moving to Sydney to further her

education and as a result the

opportunity was presented to

Tweed Dance to run dance

classes at Bilambil School.

The good news is Miss Susannah

will still be teaching classes at

Bilambil for Tweed Dance up until

the end of Term 1, which will

allow for a smooth transition until

her departure. A replacement

teacher will take over from term 2

onwards. We wish Miss Susannah

all the best for the future.

The other good news is Tweed

Dance accepts both Creative

Kids vouchers and Active Kids

vouchers, which are available to

all students enrolled in a NSW

school. Children who are 4.5

years and older and who are

enrolled in a pre-school are also

eligible for the Creative Kids

voucher and the Active Kids

voucher.

For further information about

vouchers, enrolment or to view

the timetable or gallery please go

to the Tweed Dance website.

Tweed Dance looks forward to

being part of the wonderful

community of Bilambil in and

beyond the year ahead!

TWEED DANCE BILAMBIL TIMETABLE

TUESDAY PRE-SENIORS BILAMBIL SCHOOL

3:00 pm 9-12 yrs Jazz Technique

3:30 pm 9-12 yrs Jazz

4:00 pm 9-12 yrs Hip Hop

4:30 pm 9-12 yrs Lyrical

TUESDAY JUNIORS BILAMBIL SCHOOL

5:00 pm* 5-8 yrs Ballet

TUESDAY SENIORS BILAMBIL SCHOOL

6:00 pm* 13+ yrs allet

WEDNESDAY JUNIORS BILAMBIL SCHOOL

3:00 pm 5-8 yrs Jazz Technique

3:30 pm 5-8 yrs Jazz

4:00 pm 5-8 yrs Hip Hop

4:30 pm 5-8 yrs Lyrical

WEDNESDAY PRE-SENIORS BILAMBIL SCHOOL

5:00 pm* 9-12 yrs Ballet

THURSDAY ALL AGES BILAMBIL SCHOOL

3:00 pm* Open Acro

4:00 pm* Open Musical Theatre

THURSDAY SENIORS BILAMBIL SCHOOL

5:00 pm 13+ yrs Jazz Technique

5:30 pm 13+ yrs Jazz

6:00 pm 13+ yrs Hip Hop

6:30 pm 13+ yrs Lyrical

All times are in NSW Daylight Saving Time.

* 1 hour class.

Jazz Technique & Jazz classes are to be taken together.

This timetable is subject to change without notice.


http://www.tweeddance.com.au/about.html


Newsletter Term 1—Week 4, 20 February, 2019


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