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Strive to Achieve Term 3 Week 8

5th September, 2016 Value of the Week

Innovation. We initiate & continue to improve as individuals, teams & the school. Can you find a better, smarter or more creative way?

School Calendar

September

8 Yrs2-6 Aboriginal Dance

Workshop

14 Yr12 Police Liaison Visit

Yrs7-10 Showcase Day

22 Yr12 Formal Assembly

23 Last Day Term 3

October

31 Yr11 N’tle University

Meetings are held at BCS

3.45pm Wednesday 14th Sept

8 Meade Street, Bulahdelah 2423

P 02 4997 4329 F 02 4997 4512

bulahdelah-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Back Row LtoR: Sheree Robards, Kathy Aquilina, John Barry, Leanne Gooch, Kim Kirkpatrick,

Colin McCallum

Front Row LtoR: Gemma Stace, Jenny Hoare, Susan Robards, Erin Matheson, Angela Fidden

SAS Staff not pictured: Louise Young, Nicole Legge, Rhonda Wrigley, Murray Wade, Dave

Sibert, Teresa Mort, Nicole DePater, Kevin Stephens

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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:

Senior Attendance and Attendance Concerns

There has been a concern in the rise in student absences this year but especially this term. I’m aware that there has been a lot of sickness about and it is important that parents keep their children home if they are genuinely sick. But if your children are capable of going to school then it is important that they attend and they attend all day. Schooling is compulsory for children and young people aged from 6 – 17 years unless an exemption from attendance or enrolment has been granted. We all know that daily school attendance is important for all children and young people to succeed in education and to ensure they don’t fall behind either socially or developmentally. Children and young people who regularly attend school and complete Year 12 or an equivalent qualification, have better health outcomes, better employment outcomes, and higher incomes across their lives. It is important that children develop habits of regular attendance at an early age. The other concern is that many parents are more than happy to provide an excuse why their children didn’t attend, left early (truanted) or need to leave early. When we are prepared to make excuses for our children not to be at school we are in fact trying to excuse the fact that our wonderful children are starting to run the show. As a parent we are “enabling” our children to make poor and inappropriate choices and as such sending the message that we approve of their behaviour. The essential truth is if you make excuses for your children not to be at school, your children will make excuses why they can’t be at school. As a parent you need to be firm, be fair, and be consistent.

Fewer excuses from parents lead to higher expectations and higher expectations help children take responsibility. Don’t make excuses for your children, instead ensure they go to school and remain there all day. School zone offences – Be Warned! A reminder that the entrance to the school has a number of parking restrictions. In the mornings and afternoons there is a designated Bus Zone. Directly in front of the staff parking area is a No Stopping Zone. Parents that use either of these two areas to drop off their child are risking a $325 fine. There is an even bigger fine ($433) if you stop at or near the crossing area and drop someone off. Council rangers are currently patrolling School Zones and issuing fines for any motorist who disobeys road rules relating to School Zones, so please do the right thing and stop in a more appropriate area. This not only teaches your child that rules need to be followed but ensures that everyone coming and going from school can do so in the safest manner possible.

Merit Selection Panel Members Needed From time to time we require both parent representatives and Aboriginal community members to sit as panel members in the selection of staff members through merit. Panel members are required to be trained in the process (a training package can be viewed at http://www.teach.nsw.edu.au/jobsnsw/elearning.htm) and need to be able to meet for at least two full days during the merit selection process. If you would like to nominate yourself or require further information please contact me at the school.

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DEPUTY PRINCIPAL:

This is an exciting time to be in our school because everything is

abuzz; our HSC students are finalising their major works, getting

their feedback for the trial HSC exams and some students are sitting their practical component of their actual HSC exams. Congratulations to our staff and students who have produced works for Extension 2 English, Visual Arts and Photography and those involved in the Industrial Technology - Timber and Drama marking. I encourage our HSC students to maximise the learning opportunities being provided by our specialist staff by attending all timetabled classes. Now it is about the fine tuning and maximising of their knowledge in preparation for the best student results. Some staff are offering additional lessons throughout the holidays or Study Vacation periods and I hope that our students will utilise both of these options. It was pleasing to see so many staff give their time for learning new skills, collaborating and planning last Monday afternoon for our Term 3 Staff Development Evening. They undertook training on I-pads and continuums, accompanied with sessions on literacy analysis and 2017

planning, including Vertical Senior Curriculum implementation. It is a credit to our school that we have the expertise to run these sessions from our own staff team. During SAS (School Administrative & Support) Staff recognition week, I would like to specifically mention and thank the SAS Staff employed at BCS. We have support staff in the office, library, copy room, working on the school grounds, in the science labs or food preparation areas and also the SLSOs (Student Learning Support Officers) in our classrooms/Multi Category area who are vital and valued colleagues of our school. We are very fortunate and thankful to have such professional, supportive and skilled staff supporting the staff and students at BCS. From this week I will be going on leave for several weeks. I am taking this opportunity to research professional learning and leadership in a very different education system. In my absence Warren Jones will be relieving as Deputy Principal and Ms Woolley will be taking his classes. With their expertise, this should be a smooth transition within the school.

There are only four words

in the English language

which end in “dous”:

tremendous, horrendous,

stupendous, & hazardous.

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YEAR 11 WORK STUDIES:

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the commendable efforts and dedication of our Year 11 Work Studies students, Jake Curnow and Phillip Johnston. This acknowledgement extends to two prized businesses of our local communities 'Baker's Auto Repairs' of Bulahdelah and 'IGA Stroud' for their support of our school and students.

These students took part in work experience one day a week for the best part of Term 2 and 3. This was as a main component of the BEST (Bulahdelah Employment Skills Training) course. This subject is offered to our students still wanting to acquire a HSC yet wishing to prepare themselves for the workforce as an alternative to a path to University. Our student Phillip Johnston of Booral says of his time at the IGA he has learnt many important skills and feels a lot more confident in the workplace. He has been given the opportunity to work within an effective team and communicate with the general public. Congratulations to Phillip and many sincere thanks are being extended to IGA Stroud for their support.

I was fortunate enough to check on the progress

of our student, Jake Curnow, at Baker's Auto Repairs as it is in close proximity to our school. During his time there it has been a pleasure to see Jake get his hands dirty and the smile grow, as his confidence has in the nurturing environment of Pat and Arthur Baker at their reputable mechanic business. The opportunity those businesses and the Work Studies course have provided both Jake and Phillip is valuable real-life experience, which has formed their character, confidence, knowledge and skill base in a meaningful way. Well done! Micheala Sawtell, BEST Co-ordinator.

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I hope you enjoyed reading with your child using the ideas from the last newsletter. When you are reading with your child it would be great if you could assist them in using these strategies to develop a deep understanding of the text that they are reading. Each newsletter I will give you some ideas of how you might do this. This week’s focus is;

Summarising Good readers approach a text with questions, and develop new questions as they read. This helps deepen their understanding and thinking beyond just the words on the page.

Use this strategy before, during, and after you read with your child. Answers can be found in the text or through your prior knowledge. The answers aren’t always in the writing and you often have to predict or infer when looking for answers. Try these ideas - Ask your child to:

Write a one sentence summary of what is happening in the picture on a sticky note and post the note under the picture.

Write or tell me a short summary for your book. Make me want to read it!

Name the 3 most important sentences in the text.

Outline the important events of what you are reading.

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What are the 5Ws (who, what, when, where, why) from what you read today?

List the 10 most important words from your reading today. Why did you choose these words?

What were the most important ideas or events? Why?

Say in one sentence what the main ideas are this paragraph.

What would you say the main ideas are in this paragraph have told you?

Read the text twice: once to get the general overview and then again to work out the main ideas.

Underline, use sticky labels or note the main ideas while reading.

Three important ideas/things from the text are ___, ___, and ___, but the most important thing I learned from the text is ___.

Read a paragraph: 1 Name the who or what (the main person, animal or thing) 2 Tell the most important thing about the who or what 3 Say the main idea in 10 words or less 4 Read the next paragraph and repeat. Carol McMahon, Head Teacher, Teaching & Learning.

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Year 12 HSC

BODY OF

WORK

2016

Charlie Brown with her sculpture called

“And Thenx 2082 (Star Ed)”

Olivia Bartley with her photomedia called

“Inconsolable”

Here are some of our creative Visual Art students with their Body of Work for the HSC. As you can see we have some very talented and imaginative students at BCS.

A lot of thought, time and effort have gone into creating these projects and we wish you well with your results.

Well done!

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Charli Burns with her paintings called

“Fear of Oneself”

Luana White with her paintings

called

“Three Girls”

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Kant Richardson with her printmaking called

“78 is the new 69”

Ruby Keys with her photomedia called

“Briddy”

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Noah Pholi-Harris

with his graphic design called

“Mountain Scapes”

Bonnie Mirisch with her collection of works called

“The Art of Science”

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REL. DEP. PRI. PRINCIPAL:

At Bulahdelah Central School we pride ourselves on offering a range

of extra-curricular activities as well as a range of teaching and learning

resources that assist our students in achieving improved access to a range of outcomes. The Primary Department is fortunate to have the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program timetabled for all Primary classes which draws on the expertise of our staff to provide both kitchen and garden experiences. Whilst the personnel to manage these classes have been timetabled in to support these learning opportunities, we do ask for a small contribution from all students who participate in the cooking and gardening lessons. These funds go towards the replenishment of both food and garden stocks to maximise the range of experiences offered to your child. We ask families to finalise payment of this small contribution of just $5 per term or $20 per year which covers both the kitchen and garden program.

Bulahdelah Central School Primary Department have also invested in the centenary edition of the School Magazine which is certainly a lot more colourful than when we were students. Once again, we would appreciate families finalising payment of this program. Students receive ten editions of the magazine at a small cost of $1 per edition. The centenary edition is something your children can keep and revisit when their own children are primary aged students. Last week the CWA held their annual luncheon at Bulahdelah Bowling Club. The country theme for 2016 was Mongolia. Miss Penny Britton, a retired teacher who spent many years providing quality education here at Bulahdelah Central School was overseeing the education program for the day. She invited Mrs McDonald and Stage 3Mc to do a presentation to the CWA guests, along with an invitation to myself to also present an information session from the perspective of a past traveller to Mongolia.

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Students have been preparing since the beginning of term through their Self Organised Learning Environments (SOLE) where they selected, researched and presented their information through a variety of media. Some students presented through the arts such as dance, drama or visual arts, whilst others had excellent power point presentations supported by speeches. As a presenter myself, I enjoyed reminiscing on our travels to a country where overnight winter temperatures can drop to minus 40 degrees celsius and yet the traditional circular abode called a ‘ger’ can be kept snug and warm by the horse dung Russian stove. The afternoon was a great success, with all students participating and representing their school with PRIDE. Thank you to Miss Wills and Mrs McDonald for your dedication towards ensuring your students achieved a quality product. I was very proud to be associated with the presentation.

We have had to remind some of our students that school procedure is to wait under the COLA in the primary playground if they are being collected by parents. As our duty of care, we require students to be under our supervision whilst awaiting parental pick up. We would ask that parents collect their children at 2.50pm which is the end of the school day. Our Father's Day stall was held last Thursday. It was a big success with most of our children purchasing gifts for dad's special day. Special thanks are to be extended to the P&C members, Mrs Belinda Cunningham and Ms Chantelle Espinosa for their preparations, setting up, manning the stall and packing up afterwards. Without your generous support it would be very difficult to provide such a service to our students. We would invite our parent community to join in with our P&C to support such programs for our school.

I created this poster in Term 1 for our sustainability pirozzo. This poster is about how to be sustainable and what sustainability is. Being sustainable is doing things like turning off running taps, switching off the light when you don’t need it on and making sure you don’t waste non-renewable resources. Make sure that the next time you use a non-renewable resource you limit yourself so it doesn’t go to waste!

Anne-Rose Perry Year 6

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In ES1/S1 each week we have a “sound of the week” focus. We look at the letter/sound with songs, games and activities. Each Monday we do an artwork on our sound for the week and this week it is

for Wizards.

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Wednesday 7th Sept

ARE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS UP-TO-DATE?

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“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can

take it away from you.” B B King

P&C Meeting: 14th September

Next Newsletter for Term 3: 19th September

End of Term 3: 23rd September

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Year 12 Formal Assembly Thursday 22nd September