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Inside this Issue From the Principal, Assembly Awards, Book Week, Breakfast Club, Out & About at Alma,

Bugdlie Enrolments 2022, Kindergarten Enrolments 2022

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Term 3

Week 5

Monday 9 August 2021

Telephone: (08) 80882181 www.alma-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Fax: (08) 80873691

Stage 1 Mini

Olympics

What a great week we had last week with Kindergarten celebrating their 100 days of school, Keeley Thompson winning an ANZAC DAY state colouring competition, 1/2B’s assembly item and our school being recognised in the BDT for learning the National Anthem by sign language. We may be restricted by COVID, but we are still kicking goals as a school. Kindergarten students looked amazing as “old” people and enjoyed their party day last Monday. The teachers even looked older than me!

Check out their video on our face book page. It is brilliant. ANZAC Colouring Competition Award Keeley Thompson (pictured below) received a beautiful medal for her participation in an ANZAC Colouring Competition. A great effort given there were over 63,000 entries. Well Done Keeley. Book Week 2021 Alma Public School’s Book Week parade will be held in week 7 on Wednesday 25th August. The theme for this year’s Book week is “Old World, New World, Other Worlds” and it is a celebration of all things unusual, magical, mysterious, amazing and curious. Just imagine the costumes you can think of in those areas. Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, no visitors will be able to attend the parade, but we will take lots of photos and videos to share with the community. Attendance Our school is targeting attendance and encouraging students to attend school regularly as every day counts. Last week the classes that showed the best growth in whole class attendance rates were KJ and 3/4W. Congratulations.

ASSEMBLY AWARDS Congratulations to the

following students:

Jax-J Bennett

Evie Blore

Isabella Butcher

Brax Chadwick

Ayden Channing

Harmony Coffey

Alyrah-Jade Edge

Sophie Evans

Sophia Farnham

Estelle Fraser

Boston Frizell-Beggs

Skey Fry

Andrew George

Regan Greeney

Violet Groves

Jesse Haugum

Mia Johnson

Latrey Langdon

Eli Pistotnik

Sophia Pittaway

Lydia Pollard

Khodi Reeves

Ava Richards

Dominic Rowlands

Kasen Rowlands

It’s that time of the year again to start to get your Book Week costumes ready!!Wednesday August 25th (Week 7)

This Year’s Theme: Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds

Class Attendance All Stars

3/4W are enjoying learning about numbers during number talks

Stage 2 have been learning a new style of

dance. This week

‘Walk like an Egyptian’

Breakfast Club – Donations Wanted! Breakfast Club relies solely on donations and support and is currently in need of donations of juice, bread, butter, Milo, spoons, and other goods.

Each week we are asking a class to bring in a donated item which will be in the newsletter.

This week we would like 5-6H to bring in bread, butter, long life milk juice or Milo

Donations can be left at the office. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far.

A special THANK YOU to Millie Judd’s family for the substantial donation to the Breakfast Club

Bugdlie News! It looks like we are spending our days playing. Here is a glimpse at what we do!

Recently our children have been very interested in block play. Our team of Educators are using this interest to provide children with quality learning opportunities. Throughout block experiences our children create, solve problems, experiment, test, adapt, collaborate, and explain. They fully participate and engage in high quality, rich, challenging, hands on intentional experiences, all while playing with our blocks. The learning occurring during block play supports key aspects of development, including social and emotional growth, creativity, imagination, self-esteem, and language learning as children talk about the structures they built with the educators and peers around them. Block play provides our children with opportunities to learn about the foundations of science and mathematics including problem solving, counting, adding, and subtracting. These experiences also help to build both gross and fine motor skills. At Alma Bugdlie Preschool we believe play is essential to learning for its ability to stimulate and integrate a wide range of our children’s intellectual, physical, social, and creative abilities. Our team actively engages with and are attuned to children throughout their block play so that we can assist to support and extend learning.

Block Play Links to Early Years Learning Framework

• 1.4 – Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy, and respect.

• 2.3 – Children become aware of fairness.

• 3.2 – Children take increasing responsibility for their own health and physical well-being.

• 4.4 – Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technology

• and natural and processed materials.

• 5.1 – Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes

Kindergarten Enrolments 2022 If you have a child starting Kindergarten next year (2022) please complete the form below and return it to school. Children must turn 5 years of age before 31st July 2022 for enrolment in Kindergarten. If you are aware of neighbors or friends who have a child due to start next year, please pass this information on to them. Enrolments can also be done online through the school’s website www.alma-p.schools@det.nsw.edu.au

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Alma Public School Kindergarten Enrolment —Year 2022 Name of Child ………………………………………………………………………….…………... Date of Birth ……………………………………………………………………………...……………….. Parents’ Name ………………………………………………………………………………….…… Address ……………………………………………….……….....Phone……………….………….. Preschool Attended ………………………………………………………………………………………. Name of older brothers / sisters attending Alma Public School…………………………………...…. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…

Bugdlie Preschool Enrolments 2022 Waiting List Applications are available from Alma Public School for 2022 Bugdlie

Preschool. Waiting List Applications for Bugdlie Preschool need to be returned to Alma Public School before Friday 10th September 2021

UNIFORMS School uniforms are available from the school’s office. Bugdlie Preschool t-shirts and windcheaters are also available for purchase. The school accepts cash and EftPos. EftPos purchases can also be paid over the phone. More jackets have arrived including Size 8.

Jackets: $27.00 Windcheaters: $30 Girl’s Check Pants: Size 4-8 $55.00, size 10-14 $60.00 Track Pants (Microfibre): $24.00 Sport Shorts (Microfibre): $17.00 Polo Shirts: $25.00 Hats: $10.00 Beanies: $12.00

Hats: $10.00 Beanies: $15.00 Bugdlie Preschool Polo Shirts: $15.00 each or 3 for $40.00 Windcheaters: $25.00

Week 4 PBL Winners

• Jahkeel McKellar K/6B, Thea Ralph KJ, Ivy Hinton KL,

• Emmet Hendry 1/2B, Neveah Garden 1/2S, Elijah Creehan 1/2W,

• Isla Blore 3/4N, Brooke Rafferty 3/4S, Tyreke King 3/4W,

• Tayte Mitchell 5/6H, Imogen Cullen 5/6M, Arie Kakoschke 5/6S