KLA Merit Improvement Citizenship

K/1H Daemon S Harrison S Sara I Dusty F

K/1P Ethan Adamek Misty Fahy Adam Parsons Charlie Mayall

Yr 1/2K Zen M Brigette B Adam G Axel C

Yr 3/4C Reece Acton Manu W Anna-Ross K-L Ivy Guyler

Yr 3/4M Molly Rose CM Payten H Ace Z Ze L

Yr 4/5T Beau Stevens Oliver D Tia Cook Ben R , Cody F

Yr 5/6M Jordan Ellis Rico Lescot Miyu Ishii Chelsea W

Weekly Awards—Congratulations to the following students who will receive

weekly class awards at assembly at 10.00am tomorrow. Parents are invited &

welcome to attend. The host for assembly this week is 5/6M—Mrs Currie

Front Page news by 5/6M

This year the CWA has collaborated with the

school once again to run a program where all

of year 6 are taught to knit. The program has

benefits for both the students, who learn a

new skill and interact with members of the

community, and for the CWA who connect

with the youth of our town and ensure that

the art of knitting is not lost. We thank the

CWA for all the time and effort they have put

into the program. Right are some photos of

students with their finished projects.

In preparation for our recent fairtastic our

class was lucky enough to have Rosie Jones

come and teach us more about sketching. We

all completed a portrait for Fairtastic. Below

are some of the finished art – can you tell who

they are ? (answers on next page)

Tex wrote an acros-

tic poem about

Fairtastic.

Fun at the fair

Amazing at the fair

Incredible at the fair

Rides at the fair

Tex at the fair having

fun with his friends

Art at the fair looking

cool

Slides at the fair

Terrific fun at the fair

I loved the fair

Cold at the fair

In our recent writing assessment Jordan E wrote the

longest piece he has ever written and here it is.

Hi- my name is Bob and I live in a small, little poor

camp.

A letter came home and I opened it and read it. It

said that I could do swimming lessons but I had 4

days to return the letter so I ran downstairs and told

Mum. She read the note and said “sure you can do

it” but it cost $100 .

I really wanted to go so I decided to save up. So I

grabbed my guitar and went down town in my fin-

est clothes (which were really only shaggy old

clothes) . I grabbed my guitar out of it’s old scrappy

cover and started to play. My music struck a chord

with the crowd and when I finished I had over $248

dollars. I raced home to Mum, went through the

sheet that we had for a door and said to Mum

“Mum – I got $248 dollars”. Mum replied “yah!”.

I went down town and bought a bag, a towel, some

goggles and a hat. I said to Mum “what are you

going to buy?” and she said “I’d better not buy any-

thing.”

I felt sad for her so I went down town and did it

again. I made $105 dollars so I went and got Mum

a pair of fashion boots that she has wanted for ag-

es.

Then I ran home but I forgot some wrapping paper

so I climbed up a tree and hid the boots and went

back and bought some paper. I wrapped the boots

just in time for Mum’s birthday.

Mum was so happy she put the boots on straight

away and went for a walk.

The next day I packed my bag for the day and hand-

ed my note in. I jumped on the bus and went to the

swimming pool. I did that for over two weeks and

then I became an Olympic swimmer and won gold in

the Olympic games in London. I made lots of money.

Mum was rich again. She bought a nice house and a

car and we lived happily ever after.

Excellent Behaviour Awards

The following students will receive their awards at

assembly tomorrow for excellent behaviour. Well

done!!

Silver— Jaxmin S-H Jackson G Sari T

Jack C Rico L Leah B

Principal’s Comment

Dear Parents/Carers,

It has been an exciting week for year 5 as

they headed off to Meebunbia adventure

camp with Mr Trotter, Mr Channells and

Terry. With all the rain around we have been

keeping a beady eye on the weather forecast

and it looks like they have been lucky and

had dry weather. The purpose of the camp is

for year 5 to learn about leadership and

develop as a cohesive group in preparation

for them to be strong school leaders in 2014.

Next week year 6 sets off to Sydney for their

celebration of 7 years primary schooling.

Their exciting itinerary sees them camping

overnight at Taronga Zoo, attending School

Spectacular, spending an evening at Luna

Park and walking across the bridge to go out

for dinner. These are only a few of the many

experiences we have planned so it will

definitely be an action packed trip. For those

students who have not been to the ‘big

smoke’ I am sure it will be an eye opener to a

whole new world.

Kindergarten to year 2 will also have their

term 4 excursion to Dolphin Dreaming

excursion next week. School is definitely a

fun place to be. A group of students from

years 2 – 6 are currently completing two

weeks of intensive swimming lessons. Living

on the coast with such a beautiful climate,

water all around us, makes swimming an

important life skill. The students will be able

to put their newfound skills into practice at

our end of year celebration at Murwillumbah

Pool.

This week has seen several changes with a

number of teachers on sick leave as well as

year 6 and 4 merging to allow year 5 to go on

the excursion together. I have been

heartened to watch how resilient our

students are in not only coping with these

changes but also making the casual teachers

in our school feel so welcome. Whenever I

get the opportunity to sit in Mick’s chair it

always reminds me of what a great student

group we have at our school.

Have a lovely weekend

Mel Currie

Portrait Answers : Halla, Erica, Eddie R, Miyu, Ronin

At the moment 5/6M is learning about our government and how it operates. As part

of their assessment students have to choose an issue they feel strongly about and find

ways they can be active citizens and help create change.

Below is part of Lani’s assignment.

Coal seam gas - what is it?

Coal seam gas has been discovered over the years to be coal that stores gas. It is in the

middle of two water tables, one on the top and one on the bottom. People and miners

are trying to dig into the ground with drill rigs to get the “natural gas” out. It is de-

stroying our reefs and water tables. In other countries there have been reports that

when farmers have had this happen on their land their water is flammable. It smells

like chemicals and our wildlife is breathing this chemical in. Many of our native animal

species are reportedly becoming endangered. What right do we have to endanger ani-

mals and destroy the land?

MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH LOCKING THE GATE TO COAL SEAM GAS!

Buy your lock the gate sign today from your local market or newsagents

Alanna F

Variety Future Kids Program

Variety—the Children’s Charity is a national not-for-profit organisation committed to

empowering Australian children who are sick, disadvantaged or have special needs to

live, laugh & learn. By giving practical equipment, programs and experiences, Variety

helps children in need to overcome whatever obstacles they face and live life to the

fullest. Simply put they help kids be kids. The Variety Future Kids program helps stu-

dents fulfil their academic, sports or arts potential by supporting schools with special

equipment and other practical support such as an iPad to develop their learning and

communication. If you are interested we do have application forms which we can copy

for you at the office. Applications close for round 1 on 31st January 2014.

Tennis Reminder

Please take the time to log onto hotshots.tennis.com.au/claim to receive your free t-

shirt and other cool stuff. Our school receives a rebate from Hotshots School Program

for every student who registers. So it’s a win win scenario. A note

went home last week with details on how to register. Thank you to

those students who have already gone online to register.

** Your Hotshots venue is Brunswick Heads Public School **

Thank you, J. Clowes

Teacher

Help!!

Does anyone know how we can rethread our flagpole. Max, our general assistant,

thinks we might need a cherry picker, any ideas?

7 Tips for a Good Nights Sleep

Sleep affects our whole mind and body, which is particularly noticeable when we don’t

get enough! A lack of concentration, low energy and irritability are just some of the

signs you are not getting enough sleep. Here are 7 top tips:

1. Do: follow a consistent bedtime routine

2. Don’t: have foods or drinks that contain caffeine, as well as any medicine that has a

stimulant, prior to bedtime.

3. Do: establish a relaxing setting at bedtime.

4. Don’t: go to bed hungry, but don’t eat a big meal before bedtime either.

5. Do: make your bedroom quiet, dark and a little cool.

6. Don’t: do any rigorous exercise within six hours of your bedtime.

7. Do: get up at the same time every morning.

DATES TO REMEMBER

November

26th to 30th Year 6 Sydney Excursion

Tuesday 26th K-2 Dolphin Dreaming Excur-

sion

Last Scripture lesson for 2013

December

Monday 2 Girls Cricket Trials—

Brunswick Valley & Far North

Coast

Wednesday 4 Yr 6 Orientation at Mul-

lumbimby HS

Thursday 5 MHS Drama Performance at

BHPS

Friday 6 Last Day of Sport

Boys Cricket Trials—Far

North Coast

Saturday 7 Raffle ticket selling at Bruns

markets

Monday 8 Raffle Tickets & money due

Monday 9 Gold Medallion holders cele-

bration—Bare Foot Bowls &

snacks at BH Bowling Club

Tuesday 10 Day of Celebration—daytime

DISCO

Wednesday 11 Arcadia Performance

P&C Committee Dinner

Thursday 12 Year 6 Farewell 6.00 to

8.30pm

Friday 13 End of Year Assembly and

Thank You Morning Tea for

parents/volunteers

Year 6 Lunch

Monday 16 End of Year Excursion to

Murwillumbah Pool—Whole

School

Wednesday 18 Last Day of School 2013 for

students

Book Club

Scholastic book club

issue 8 orders are

due back to the

school by NEXT

Tuesday

26th

November.

Canteen

THE LAST DAY THE CANTEEN WILL BE OPEN FOR THE YEAR IS

MONDAY 9TH DECEMBER.

On Friday 13th we have our end of year assembly and all of our wonderful volunteers

are invited to a morning tea to say thank you for all their efforts in supporting our

school and on Monday 16th our whole school will be off to the Murwillumbah Pool for

a great day.

CFM—Creative Fitness

Get in shape for summer at the Brunswick Fitness Health Club! Join on our first birth-

day celebration for only $9.95 per week. Phone 1800 753 348 to reserve your spot

today.

From Heroes into Men—Parents and carers of young boys who want to learn about a

program that can provide their sons with boy to manhood guidance are invited to a

free information session about this program “From Heroes Into Men” on Tuesday 10th

December, 5.30 to 7.00pm at BHPS. A very brief overview of the program is available

at the school office. Teeya Blatt, the developer, will provide a presentation of the

different stages of the program and the reasoning behind each, and two teenage boys

who are well into the third stage (the elements Challenges) will also be available to

field questions and give their impressions and an account of their experiences. Please

rsvp at

teeya@fromheroesintomen. com or on 0416 570 114.