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Important Dates NOVEMBER NOVEMBER

Mon 26th Bluearth Fri 30

th Swimming for Sport

Wed 28th School of Rock excursion DECEMBER

Fri 30th 2019 Captains Speeches Tue 4

th Monologue Performance & Thank You Morning Tea

…Berrigan Public School… ‘The Bell Ringer’

Principals: Dorothy Dore & Tanya Saraikin email: berrigan-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Wednesday 21st November 2018

BiJOU Robotics Challenge

Principals’ Report BiJOU Robotics Challenge This week the students of the learning community schools have participated in either Lego WeDo 2.0 or EV3 Mindstorm challenges. It never ceases to amaze me how the world of robotics transforms the learning for the students and how patience, perseverance and problem-solving come to the fore! There were some great individual displays of creativity, originality and ingenuity and achievements by all students, big and small! There were some very competitive sumo wrestling and steep climbs to the top of the mountain. Many thanks must go to Miss Vicki Kempton for the passion and drive she puts into the planning, to the BiJOU LC for designing innovative learning events and to the students for the manner in which they participated, well done! Learning how a school ticks This week we welcomed Christyanne Dart and Rory Thornton from Cobram Anglican Grammar for a weeks work experience. They have been assisting in the classrooms, joining in recess and lunchtime activities, helping out with robotics and working through a stocktake of school resources. They will see firsthand how complex a day can be in the life of a school! Week 6 Already!! Our term is really flying and we know how busy the next few weeks will be. It is really important that everyone checks the newsletter for dates and important events.

Important dates to save:

Tuesday 4th – Year 5/6 Monologue performance 10am and presentation of Drama and Monologue Awards.

Tuesday 4th – Thank You Morning Tea 11am

Tuesday 11th – K/1 – Year 5/6 Morning Tea

Wednesday 12th - Presentation Night 6.30pm

*******PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME*******

Friday 14th – K/1/2/3 Movie Night

Finley District Round Robin Last Friday the students from Year 3-6 travelled to Coreen to join their peers from Barooga, Mulwala, Savernake, Lowesdale, Finley, Jerilderie and Tocumwal for a cricket skills session, Frisbee games and a T20 Blast tournament. Very pleasing to hear BPS students received an icy pole from the canteen ladies for the exemplary behaviour on the day. School of Rock Not long to go now! This fabulous musical has opened to rave reviews so I expect the students and staff travelling to Melbourne next Wednesday will not be disappointed. A reminder that students need to be at school no later than 7.15am for a 7.30am sharp departure. Farewell Bec This Friday we will farewell Mrs Rebecca Ware. Bec is taking up employment with Berrigan Shire. Her departure will leave a huge hole in the administrative area as well as the technology department. Berrigan Public School wishes Bec all the best in her new role and thanks her for her contribution to BPS over many years. Swimming for Sport Swimming for Sport notes have gone home with each student. Swimming for sport will start Friday 30th November for three weeks. Please return signed permission notes. Berrigan Memorial Pool The Berrigan Memorial Pool will be opening Friday 30th November 2018. Dorothy Dore & Tanya Saraikin Principals

Notes required to be returned Swimming for Sport

If you require copies of these notes please contact the office

Quote of the Day

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Victor Hugo

Slide show running in the foyer…

Commonwealth Games Athletes BIO’s

By Year 5/6

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Congratulations

to the following ‘Students of the Week’

Mrs Arnold:

Lloyd Diener for enthusiasm during basketball.

Alyssa Wood for fabulous fluent reading.

Oliver Batten for enthusiasm during basketball.

Narlou Healy-Mavridis for great work with number in

Maths. (not in picture)

Miss Bacchetto:

Ryleigh Tanner for being on task, great writing.

Sarah Agnew for great listening in basketball.

Mrs Saraikin:

Brody Penrose for an improved attitude towards learning.

Keep it up.

Jason Yeo for an improved attitude towards learning.

Ryan Thornton for an improved attitude towards learning.

Miley Driscoll for excellent growth in maths.

Sophie Agnew for consistent effort in writing.

Mrs Tait:

Kyra Lindner for persistence with fractions and decimals.

Tess Middleton for a great answer in comprehension.

Charlton Baxter for terrific maths – fractions and

decimals.

Lachie O’Dwyer for excellent work of novel answers.

(not in picture)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

19th November

Caz Swann

20th November CANTEEN CLOSED

21st November CANTEEN CLOSED

22nd November CANTEEN CLOSED

23rd November Tammy Mohr

26th November

Jess Hardy

27th November CANTEEN CLOSED

28th November CANTEEN CLOSED

29th November CANTEEN CLOSED

30th November Carli Smith

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Canteen Roster - Term 4 2018

Thank you to all our canteen helpers. Please remember if your day(s) are not suitable to organise your own swap and please notify the office.

Please do not order snacks, lollies or icy poles with your lunch orders.

PLEASE NOTE: Students are NOT to bring food to school for lunches etc. that requires heating up in the

canteen, as this is a WH&S issue.

STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE CANTEEN AS THIS IS A WH&S ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT COVERED BY PUBLIC LIABILITY.

P&C News

Its nearly here !!!!

7 days till ‘School of Rock’.

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