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Newsletter Term 3 - Week 6, 23 August 2016

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School NAPLAN data The results for 2016 NAPLAN data were released

to schools and students last week. Staff are very

mindful that NAPLAN is only a snapshot of two

different grades out of our seven year levels

and it is very much a snapshot of a child on one

particular day. Teachers will be using individual

student result’s to further establish the identified

strengths and weaknesses each child has in the

specific different areas tested and applying this

to their future teaching and learning strategies

being implemented. School staff have

conducted initial analysis of our data and have

established the following trends which again

show that Bilambil’s results were mixed but

include:

► The growth from Years 3-5 is widely seen as

the best data to measure school practice.

Our Year 5 data showed exceedingly above

state average growth for students in Spelling,

Grammar & Punctuation and Writing. Nearly

state average growth in Reading and

Numeracy was achieved.

► Year 3 data for having students not meet

national standards was the best received in

many years. Of the minimal number of

students who did not meet national

standards all have explicit learning support

pathways in place which are achieving

strong results for those children.

► Overall academic achievements still yet to

meet state averages although trend data

shows that this gap is closing and the school

is clearly moving in the right direction with its

pedagogy and literacy focus.

► Staff have confirmed that in line with our

plan, our data shows that the current literacy

focus of the past two years will be swung

towards a more targeted approach in

Numeracy as well in 2017.

If you would like further discussions about your

child or our school, please contact your child’s

teacher to discuss these matters.

Annual Surveying Parents will soon be contacted about a link

to allow them to provide some feedback to

us as to how we are implementing teaching

and learning at our school. We will be asking

a range of questions and are doing it online

to make it as easy for parents as possible.

These survey results are confidential and

give us critically important information to

understand how well our parents and

community members understand and

engage with their child’s learning.

External Validation The school has been randomly selected to

be one of the first schools to take part in the

department’s new External Validation

process. This process is part of the education

minister’s commitment to the Board of

Studies to ensure each public school in NSW

is fulfilling their licence requirements. The

process for validation is based on the School

Excellence Framework and it has been a

very positive process for school staff to

review what we are doing at our school in

line with our strategic plan and the

excellence framework. If you would like to

learn more about this process, please attend

a P&C meeting or contact Mr Mostert.

Representative Athletics

Carnival Congratulations to our six school

representatives who completed at the Far

North Coast Athletics Carnival. It was brilliant

to see how well they all equipped

themselves at this elite carnival. We wish

Jascha R all the best as he heads off to the

North Coast regional carnival in the 200m

and 800m events.

Oz Tag Clinics

The students are thoroughly

enjoying the Oz Tag sessions as part

of the School Sports program.

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UP AND COMING EVENTS 2016

School items P&C Items

TERM 3 WEEK 6

Tuesday 23 August Smart Start Shows CBA

Newsletter

Student School Banking

Thursday 25 August Smart Start Shows CBA

Friday 26 August Extended Art Program

TERM 3 WEEK 7

Monday 29 August NAIDOC Celebrations

Wednesday 31 August CRL Skills Clinic K-2

Thursday 1 September Father’s Day Stall

Kinder Assembly 1.40pm

Friday 2 September Community Breakfast

7.30—9.00am

Extended Art Program

TERM 3 WEEK 8

Tuesday 6 September Newsletter


Wednesday 7 September Tweed 5 GAT Day BPHS

Friday 9 September Extended Art Program

TERM 3 WEEK 9

Monday 12 September Canteen Sushi Day

Tuesday 13 September Student School Banking

Wednesday 14 September P&C Meeting 3.15pm


Kindergarten (ES1)

Fleays Wildlife Excursion

Years 1 & 2 (Stage1)

Hastings Point Excursion

Years 3 & 4 (Stage 2)

AFL Gala Day

TERM 3 WEEK 10

Tuesday 20 September Newsletter



Last day of Term 3

Notes & Payments reminders

Due By Item

Friday 2 September Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten)

Fleays Wildlife Excursion $20

Friday 2 September Stage 1 (Year 1 & 2) Hastings

Point Excursion $21

Overdue 2017 Year 6 Canberra

Excursion deposit $100 due

Weekly

Music Mates Rock Orchestra

Stage 2 and Stage 3

students. $10 weekly

Overdue School Fees $60.00 per

student.

Overdue

Voluntary Contributions

$50.00 for 1 student

$80.00 for 2 students

$100.00 for 3+ students

Starting Kindy in 2017 We are looking to finalise our Kindergarten

enrolments for 2017 to allow us to host a really

positive Orientation process in Term 4. If you

know anyone starting school next year, please

check if they have submitted their enrolment

paperwork and urge them to contact our

school office. Thank you!

Enrolment Process As a proud public school, our school offers a

quality education for any child who lives in the

Bilambil enrolment zone. We have a clear but

separate process of enrolment for students

who do not live in our designated school zone.

These zones are not well understood and as

our school no longer has spare classrooms for

growth, are being closely monitored by the

Department of Education to ensure that they

are being implemented appropriately. If you

know anyone who lives at the bottom of the

hill around the Panorama Avenue or shops

area who intends on starting school at Bilambil

in 2017, please encourage them to contact

Mr Mostert to discuss their options.

Creative Arts Camp I went to a creative arts camp at Lake Ainsworth. I

went for the flute and it was amazing! Not only did

we do what we were chosen for we got electives

as well, which had a variety of things to chose

from.

We also got to do outside rec activities. I loved

creative arts camp it was a wonderful opportunity.

Erin C 5/6J

Congratulations to Erin C and Zahli M who both

attended the Creative Arts Camp held at Lennox

Heads last week.





We have 10 students who have successfully

completed the 2016 Premiers Reading Challenge.

Congratulations to the following students who will receive a

certificate at some stage in Term 4:

Students who have completed the PRC Kindergarten - Elyana H, Harry K, Ronan L, Jake S and Pearl S

Years 1/2 – Tyler M, Tayla S and Ruby S

Years 3/4 – Adam M

Years 5/6 – Sarah Jane M

Well done to all those who started the challenge and

remember to continue your reading of all the fantastic books

we have in the library for the entire year!

Book Week – 20 to 26 August During Book Week (Week 6), schools and public libraries

across Australia spend a week

celebrating books, Australian

authors and illustrators. To highlight

the importance of reading,

through this term, our K-4 students

have been participating in

collaborative activities relating to

all the fantastic shortlisted books.

Remember to ask your son or

daughter about the somewhat

creepy book ‘My Dead Bunny’

written by Sigi Cohen.

Robotics Spheroes Over the past two weeks, Stage 3 started using the new Sphero robotics equipment during their

library lessons, which the school has recently purchased. It is exciting to see the potential of these

robots and I’m looking forward to the students working together to attempt some interesting

challenges.

George Glasson

Teacher Librarian




STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Term 3

Week 5

Term 3

Week 6

KB Riley B Jake S

KL Teaghan S

KM Ava D Liam M

1/2B Sooke Reuben O

1/2H Taj O Jayden W

1/2P Tayla S Kahu J

1/2T Jasmine I Brock F

3/4B Zac T Ruby O

3/4H Chloe H Deaglan J

3/4W Samuel W Dylan O

5/6B Mia Y Jack L

5/6J Trixie M Jade B & Olivia P

5/6M Brianna O

Library Malakai M Danny R

Music Banjo Y Riley D

Principal Zac T

BRONZE AWARD

Term 3 - Weeks 5 & 6 KB Gwen E, Summer P

KL James G, Daniel H

KM Makaira L, Connor S

1/2B Zane B, Lily B, Reuben O,

1/2H Thomas M, Ava M, Rhiannon M, Kahlo M

1/2T Ava B, Natasha B, Brock F, Phoebe G,

Zak J, Dash M

3/4H Sunny A, Luka C, Jaspar D, Maya H,

Ciaira M, Cooper M, Tristan T

5/6J Kyne D, Trixie M, Jacob T

5/6M Huntar C, Jacob D, Logan W

SILVER AWARD

Term 3 - Weeks 5 & 6 1/2H Cael W

3/4B Adam M

3/4H Zoe B

5/6M Sarah Jane M

The ACMF is very pleased to announce that our

annual National Songwriting Competition for

2016 is now open for entries!

Students from every school in Australia are

invited to put pen to paper and enter an original

song for a chance to win a share of thousands of

dollars of musical equipment and tuition and

more!

Simply by using a phone, iPad, computer, or

other recording device, students can record

themselves singing their very own original song.

For full terms and conditions and to enter, visit

www.acmf.com.au. Entries are now open and

close at midnight, 20th October 2016.

Entry to the competition is FREE – however, feel

free to donate to the ACMF while you are on the

website! Your support will make a huge

difference in bringing the magic of music to

disadvantaged children across Australia.

Community

Brekky The school would like to

invite you all to mark

Friday, 2nd September

2016 on your calendar for

our annual School

Community Breakfast. The

feast will start at 7:30am

and aims to bring all of us

together in a relaxed

environment to have a

chat. This will also serve as

our informal Parent

Teacher Interviews for the

term.

Teachers and parents are encouraged to use this

opportunity to develop children’s learning, improve

self-esteem and encourage individualism. Songwriting

is a highly creative process. We want kids to free their

imagination and engage with learning in a fun way!

Don Spencer OAM - Founder & CEO

If you are interested in entering this Songwriting

Competition and would like more information, please

contact Donna McGlinn at school.




As many staff will be aware recently a poor possum was

killed on the road out the front of our rainforest area.

The poor mum was a distressing sight and had obviously

been dead for a couple of hours. She was in plain view of

where our buses would pull up, one of the caring family

members of our school discovered that she had a baby that

was moving in her pouch. Reporting it to the school staff,

they decided to remove her.

We rang Wires who advised to try to keep the baby warm.

So he / she was in a box in our strong room tucked under a

towel. A possum handler rang us back with some further

questions – did the baby have fur ? Or was it a pinkie?

Apparently there is a much better survival rate with fur. She

also advised us to try to keep the mothers body warm. We

put some heat packs in the microwave before lifting mum

and tucking them underneath her.

A couple of weeks later Bruce rang us with an

update. Bill is feeding well, doing fine and putting

on weight. He promised to keep us up to date on

his progress. He also said that possums are territorial

and if all goes well Bill will be released back into our

area.

This is the latest pic of Bill. How cute is he!!

More news as it comes in.

The team

It was a bit of an anxious wait

but a lovely volunteer called

Bruce arrived to take mum

and bub to the carer. We

asked Bruce to let us know

how the bub got on and that

we had called her Bella if a girl

and Bill if a boy.

This is Bill as he is lifted out of

the pouch. Yes it is confirmed,

he’s a boy!




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Girls Volleyball

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Term 3 - Week 6, 23 August 2016 Newsletter

Take a look at our favourite

Olympic Fun Facts from 5/6M

- The Olympics were first held in Olympia,

Greece.

– The oldest woman who

competed in the Dressage competition was

Loira Jossane, who participated in the 1972

Olympic games at age 70.

– Michael Phelps won his

fourth individual medley gold

medal in Rio, 2016.

– The Olympic Games were

originally celebrated as a religious

festival.

– Up until 1994, the

Olympics were held together

every four years. Since

then the Winter and

Summer games

have alternated every two

years.

–

The first ever

Winter Olympic

Games were held in

Chamonix, France in 1924.

– In 1900, France

didn’t give out medals.

The winners received

valuable paintings and works

of art.

– No country in the Southern

Hemisphere has ever hosted an Olympic

Winter Games.

– The Olympics are traditionally

held every four years. – The

Olympic Rings

represent the

continents of

Asia (blue),

Africa (black),

North

America

(red),

Europe (yellow)

and Australia (green).

– The first Olympics

covered by U.S television was

the 1960 Summer Games in

Rome.

– Norway has won

263 medals at the Winter

Olympic Games so far.

– Greece won the

most medals (7) at the first

Olympic summer games in 1896.

– The two continents

that have not hosted an

Olympic event are Africa and

Antarctica.

– Usain Bolt has won

the Gold medal in the mens

100M sprint at the last

three Olympic games.

– A record 202 countries participated

in the 2004 Olympic summer games in Athens.

– In the ancient Olympic games, women

were not allowed to compete and married women were not even

allowed to watch the games.

– Women were not allowed to compete in The

Olympics until 1900.

– Abede Bikila ran barefoot in the Marathon at the Rome

Olympics in 1960. He won the gold medal.

– Archery first appeared at the Olympics in Paris in 1900.

– The youngest ever Olympian was only 10 years old.

– So far in Rio 2016, America have won 28 Gold,

28 Silver and 27 Bronze medals.

– The professional sprinter from Jamaica, Usain Bolt is

considering coming to Australia after the games in Rio and may be

signed by the Wests Tigers and play in the NRL.



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CANTEEN VOLUNTEER ROSTER If you have some spare time and would like to assist in the canteen

on this roster, please email the P&C with your preferred day

[email protected] Date Volunteer 1 Volunteer 2 Volunteer 3 What's on!

Wednesday 24 August Lyn Gay Carmen

Friday 26 August Lyn Gay HELP NEEDED

Monday 29 August Kaye Eleisha (morning) HELP NEEDED

Wednesday 31 August Lyn Gay Carmen

Friday 2 September Lyn Gay HELP NEEDED Community Brekky

(No B’fast Club)

Monday 5 September Kaye Eleisha (morning) Crystle

Wednesday 7 September Lyn Gay Carmen

Friday 9 September Lyn Gay HELP NEEDED

Monday 12 September Kaye Eleisha & Crystle HELP NEEDED Sushi Day

DON’T FORGET – You get P&C Dollars for every hour volunteered in the canteen. These dollars

can be used in the canteen or towards uniform purchases (limits apply).

Thank you to Louise, Carmen, Simone and Veronica for also helping out this month!

Don't forget to like our Facebook page for up to

date information!! You can find us at:

https://www.facebook.com/bilambilpublicschoolpc/

P&C Fathers Day Stall is on again Thursday 1st September 2016

in the school hall. Lots of great presents for Dad with gifts

ranging from $1.00 to $6.00

If anyone would like to help on the stall from 9.00am-12.00pm

please send us an email at [email protected]

We would love to see some new faces. It is a fun morning!

Earlier time - save the date! Commencing next month Wednesday 14

September, 2016 we will trialling an earlier

starting time 3.15pm for our monthly P&C

Meeting in the School Staffroom.

Why not come along after school pickup!

for the

kids

Treasurer Update P&C are still looking to fill our

Treasurer position on a more

permanent basis. Please

contact the P&C if you are

interested.

[email protected]

Canteen Canteen menu can be

located on the P&C uniform

shop website -

www.bilambilpc.org

alternatively you can contact

the office for a hard copy!

Don’t forgot Sushi is available

on the 2nd and 4th Monday of

each month!

A huge thank you to everyone

who helped bake and sell

cupcakes for the RSPCA

fundraiser! Together we were

able to raise $200.00



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Prize / Silent Auction Donations The Fair committee are looking for donations from families and community to use as prizes for the

raffle, 100 club and for the silent auction! If any of our families have a business or would like to

contribute please forward vouchers, prizes or donations to the school!

Donation Drive Don’t forget to get your donations in for the Bilambil

Community Fair: ► Lucky Jars ► Chocolate Bars

► Hair spray ► Helium Balloons

► White Elephant Stall items (No electrical please)!

Lucky Bottle Stall Keep bringing in your Lucky Bottle for the Lucky Bottle stalls.

Thank you to those who have already sent one in, we have

received some very creative entries already!!

Volunteers We still need lots more volunteers for the Fair. If you can help volunteer on a food, show bag, ride

band or white elephant stall send us an email with your preference. Help out on a stall with a

friend for an hour. You'll have fun and get a free value ticket for lunch too!

If anyone is interested in helping with the Fair in any way, please contact Fair Coordinator, Anita

Johnson on 0422 369 276 or email [email protected] for more information!

A huge thank you to the families and friends of Bilambil Public

School for your enthusiastic contribtutions so far!

Please keep it coming!!

Bilambil Community Fair - Bilambil Public School P&C Assoc. Inc ABN: 98 949 128 209 A: 418 Bilambil Road, Bilambil NSW 2486

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DONATION DRIVE

Don’t forget to get your donations in for the Bilambil Community Fair -

Lucky Jars,

Chocolate Bars,

Helium Balloons,

Coloured Hair spray and

White Elephant Stall items (please no electrical)!

LUCKY BOTTLE STALL

Keep bringing in your Lucky Bottle for the Lucky Bottle stalls. Thank you to those who have already sent one in, we

have received some very creative entries already!!

VOLUNTEERS

We still need lots more volunteers for the Fair. If you can help volunteer on a food, show bag, ride band or white ele-

phant stall send us an email with your preference. Help out on a stall with a friend for an hour. You'll have fun and get a free

value ticket for lunch too!

If anyone is interested in helping with the Fair in any way, please contact Fair Coordinator, Anita Johnson on 0422 369 276 or email [email protected] for more information!



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30TH BIRTHDAY

GATHERING

Period 1986 - 2016

Invitation To all staff, students, parents and friends

particularly of those early years

Date Sunday 23rd October 2016

Venue Terrace Street Park, Marine Parade,

Kingscliff

Time: 11.00am until 5.00pm

the length of time you stay is up to you

Catering BYO – food, drinks, seats, memories and

sense of humour.

Limited BBQ facilities available but bring

your own if you want to or just your picnic

lunch.

WET WEATHER ALTERNATIVE

Venue: Cudgen Leagues Club

11.00am to 5.00pm

Length of time is your choice

Catering Purchase your own meal and drinks.

Enjoy the company of those present and

share the memories.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Milton [email protected] 02 6674 2988

Robyn [email protected] 02 6674 1011

Lynn [email protected] 07 5599 2175

Reminder

on tonight



Term 3 - Week 6, 23 August 2016 Newsletter

Tweed Seagulls Little Athletics Sign on days for Tweed Little

Athletics are being held at Walter

Peate oval Kingscliff on 28th

August from 10.00am to 12.00

noon.

For more information visit our

website: www.tweedlac.org.au

or call centre Manager Andrew on

0416 072 375.

Simone Pietraszkiewicz

Publicity Officer

MFC

JUNIOR SIX A SIDE SOCCER

SIGN-ON DATES ►Thursday, 1st September from

4.00pm till 5.00pm

►Thursday, 8th September from

4.00pm till 5.00pm

Cost $45.00 per child (third child

reduced to $30.00)

MFC Clubhouse - corner of

Queensland Rd and Mooball St,

Murwillumbah WINNING IS OPTIONAL

BUT HAVING FUN IS MANDATORY


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