BROKEN HILL PUBLIC SCHOOL A dynamic community encouraging life-long learning, integrity and success for all

Mica Street BROKEN HILL NSW 2880

Telephone: (08) 8087 3522 www.brokenhill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Email: brokenhill-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Dates to Remember

Teddy Bears’ Picnic

21st September, 2016

PSSA Girls Basketball

Gala Day

21st September, 2016

PSSA Boys Cricket

Gala Day

21st September, 2016

Old Time Games

21st September, 2016

Central Country Fair

22nd September, 2016

Grand Parade/Assembly

23rd September, 2016

Dinner Dance

6pm 23rd September,

2016

News at Central PRINCIPAL: Michael Fisher

Welcome back everyone to another great week at Broken

Hill Public School as we continue to inspire the Power Of

Positives (POP).

It is great to be back after a week of meetings in Sydney to

hear all the positive stories of the last week at Broken Hill

Public. Unfortunately I will be in and out of the school over

the next couple of weeks with more meetings. I look forward

to being able to ‘brag’ about our awesome school while at

these meetings.

A big thank you to all who participated in the Swimming

Carnival, whether competing, cheering or as an official. It

was a great day. A huge thanks to Mr Perkins for all the

organising of the Carnival.

Safety

A reminder to families collecting children at the end of the

day and who exit to Mica Lane. We ask that people please

use the footpath along the preschool and not the driveway

to avoid any accidents with cars also exiting the driveway.

Thank you for continuing to put the safety of the children as a

priority.

Yours in education

Michael Fisher

Principal

From the Principal

Dates to Remember

Thursday, 15th March

Barrier Swimming

Carnival

Friday, 16th March

NRL Gala Day

Monday, 19th March

P&C Meeting

6.30pm Meeting Room

Friday, 17th March

Tag Gala Day

Thursday, 29th March

Easter Hat Parade

EASTER BREAK

Tuesday, 6th April

Athletics Carnival

Wednesday, 11th April

Jump Rope for Heart

Friday, 13th April

School Anzac Day

Ceremony

Last day of Term 1

If you did not receive a note, please come to the office as soon as possible.

Coffee Club is back! It starts up again this week - Week 6. Please note the new day of Thursday.

All parents and caregivers, especially those new to the school, are invited to pop in to our very relaxed

Coffee Club, which will run every Thursday afternoon in the Meeting Room from 2.15 – 3:00 pm. Enjoy

some social chit-chat over a cuppa or cool drink. And as like last year, some sessions will involve an

interesting presentation by a guest speaker, whether that be one of our teachers or someone from an

external organisation. This is your Coffee Club, so we are open to suggestions as to what you would like

to know more about.

Day: Thursdays

Time: 2:15 pm

Place: Meeting Room

Cost: Free

I’m looking forward to catching up with our regulars and meeting new friends. See you on Thursday!

Annette Northey

NOTES WHO’S INVOLVED

Kindergarten Rainbow Reading KV students

NSW University Competitions Primary students

Commonwealth School Banking Eldest students

Stage 3 Excursion

Students in Years 5 and 6 will be given the opportunity to travel to Canberra for

the Stage 3 excursion in Term 2. Planning is in progress with the proposed dates

being Monday June 18th until Friday June 22 [Week 8 Term 2]. More information

regarding the itinerary, student requirements and cost will come home in the

near future. Parents and carers are advised this excursion will probably be priced

between $600 and $700. Student banking is a great way to save towards this

excursion. Please see Mr Dougherty if you have any questions.

CANTEEN NEWS If you can help any Wednesday, Thursday or

Friday please see Heather at the canteen.

Changes must be made to our Canteen

Menu in 2018 and 2019. Food and drinks will

now be classified Everyday or Occasional.

This will make availability of healthy food and

drink options the easy choice. Any inquiries

please contact the canteen

New School Banking rewards now available! Exciting new Term 1 rewards with a Super Savers theme are now available, while stocks last! Twister Power Handball Secret Scratch Pad

For every deposit made at school students will receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for exclusive School Banking reward items in recognition of their regular savings habits. There are two new items released each term so be sure to keep an eye out for them! Thank you for supporting the School Banking program and remember, School Banking day is every Wednesday.

Last Friday was a glorious day to hold a school swimming carnival. Our

primary students enjoyed a fantastic schedule of swimming races with

several memorable performances. It was great to see our students never

give up and show excellent sportsmanship throughout the day.

In addition, it was awesome to see our Central infants students loving their

couple of hours of fun water activities down at the Broken Hill Aquatic

Complex. Overall, the winning house this year was THORPE, who just edged

out Freeman to take the win.

A massive thank you to those parents and staff who helped out and made it

a successful carnival. Student’s individual place ribbons and champions

medals will be announced and awarded at this Friday's School assembly.

Barrier PSSA Trials

This year Barrier PSSA trials will be held in the Sunraysia district of our region.

AFL trials will be held on the evening of Thursday 22nd March.

Basketball, Football and Netball trials will be held during the day on Friday 23rd March.

Students who wish to be considered for a Barrier PSSA team need to be able to attend these trials and have their permission note signed.

Students interested in trialling to attend the NSWPSSA Cricket this year should be advised that Barrier students will be part of Western region from 2018 onwards and that trials will be held in Dubbo in Term 3. More information will be distributed closer to the date.