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‘Building Partnerships with the Community’ Barooga PS proudly sponsored by the Barooga Sports Club

Week 9 Term 3 Monday 12th September, 2011 30/11

Principal’s Report Dear Parents,

The K, 1, 2 excursion to Healesville was a great success from all reports despite the weather

conditions. Thank you to all of the parents who assisted with groups and to Mrs Hyde for organising

the great learning experience.

Children in Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 will be participating in the Spring Round Robin this Friday in Tocumwal.

Children have been placed into selected sports. Please make sure permission notes are returned by this

Wednesday 14th September.

We anticipate NAPLAN reports, for Years 3 and 5 will be available and sent home by the end of this

week.

The school P & C meets here at school tonight at 7.30pm in the Library. Everyone is welcome to

participate and contribute.

Our Swimming Schemes will take place in weeks 2 and 3 of next Term. Notes have been sent home

today. All Kinder and Year 1 children will be involved in one scheme and non-swimmers in Years 2 to

6 have been targeted. If your child cannot confidently swim 25m and did not receive a note, please see

the office. It is important that you return permission notes by the due dates as there is a lot of planning

required prior to the commencement of the schemes.

John Francis, Principal

Thought for the day: Sports do not build character. They reveal it. ~Heywood Broun

Monday 12th September P&C Meeting 7.30pm in the School Library

Friday 16th September Spring Round Robin

Tuesday 20th September Tom Hawkins Fun Day Yrs 3 and 4

Wednesday 21st September Infants Athletics Carnival

Friday 23rd

September Library Official Opening & Book Fair

Friday 23rd

September Last Day Term 3 Monday 10

th October First Day Term 4

Thursday 13th October SRC Disco-Theme Pyjama Party

P&C News Congratulations to our Footy Tipping winners for 2011. Adults: 1

st Brett Doyle, 2

nd Trevor Edwards,

3rd

Jacquie Doyle. Children: 1st Lachie Edwards, 2

nd Daniel Johnston, 3

rd Mathilda Noble. Thank you

to those who participated in the competition this year. Prizes for our winners and participants will be

given out before the end of Term.

Our next P&C Meeting will be held tonight, 7.30pm Monday 12th

September in the school library.

Christie Watkins, P&C Secretary

Students of the Week Year 3/4: Mitchell Hatty, Maddy Power, Jessica McCabe Year 4/5: Olivia Bayliss, Iesha Thorpe, Ryan Nolan Year 6: Will Foster, Alissa Tymensen, Hannah MacDonald YCDI: Thomas Bignell, Dylan Modderkolk, Taya Brooks Resilience Sarah MacDonald, Claudia Leighton-Daly, Tyson O’Shea Award: Hayley Gow, Zahraa Al Shadori, Luke Smith

This is the last week of the Active After School Program for Term 3

Term 4 Active After School

Program starts Week 1

WEDNESDAY 12th October

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This week in the Kitchen Garden TOCUMWAL FARMERS’ MARKET This Saturday, 17th September, we will be having another Barooga Public School Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program stall at the Tocumwal Farmers’ Market. Previous stalls have been very successful thanks to the assistance of several students and families who donated good quality produce for us to sell. Running a stall provides an excellent opportunity for our students to sell homemade and home grown goods to members of the general public. This allows them to develop confidence and communication skills, as well as practising their maths skills as they sell the goods. The students will be supervised by staff members during the market. Any children who would like to assist at the market needs to complete the slip below and return it to me as soon as possible, so that final arrangements can be made. Children need only assist for an hour if they wish (you can relax and shop whilst they work) or they can stay for the morning. Limited opportunities exist for some students to travel from Barooga to Tocumwal with the teachers but these students would need to stay until we return at about 1 pm. Due to the high demand for places at previous markets, we will give places to the first eight students to return their notes this week. Limited places still exist. We would also like to ask for donations of homemade and grown goods to sell. These can be dropped off at school on Friday 16th September or taken to the market on the day. Please do not include anything that requires a lot of refrigeration, such as cream, and please include the ingredients on the packaging, so that customers can identify possible allergens.

KITCHEN MENU This week’s menu features an unusual vegetable the children have been growing to perfection in the garden, purple kohl rabi. Kohl rabi is related to cabbage and turnips. The swollen stem can be eaten both raw and cooked. The children will use it to make a coleslaw and pakora, spicy Indian fritters. They are also making a warm potato, asparagus and orange salad and buttered beetroot. For a sweet treat they will make a chocolate pineapple slice with cheesecake cream. Thanks to Moira Food Share for donating the chocolate biscuit crumbs and pineapple.

BOOSEY CREEK CHEESE WORKSHOPS On Monday, 19th September, we are lucky to have Margie from our local cheese makers, Boosey Creek Cheese, visiting our school to present a series of workshops with the children in Years 3 – 6. Margie will show the children how to make a range of cheeses. The children will also get to make their own simple cheese and taste the range of cheeses made by Boosey Creek Cheese. Year 6 will attend the workshop in the kitchen at 9:30, Year 3/4 will have their turn at 11:25 and Year 4/5 will attend the workshop at 1:45. The children will need to bring their own lunch on this day. No cooking lessons will occur on Tuesday as the children are attending the workshop in lieu of their weekly lesson.

THANK YOU

Thank you to the Archer family for donating a plant stand for our strawberries in hanging pots.

Thank you to the Noble family for donating a large blue pot for the garden.

Thank you to Teliah Ciccone for donating a beautiful pink metal butterfly to hang in the Magic Faraway Tree.

Thank you to Christie Watkins and the Edwards family for donating some mini tongs and spoon rests to use in the kitchen.

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This week in the Kitchen Garden CAN YOU HELP? We are in need of the following items:

A sheet of concrete reinforcing mesh approximately 1m X 5m to use to make another arch in the garden.

Sparkly crystals or anything fairy-like that we could hang in the branches of the camphor laurel tree to add to our fantasy play area.

Garden gnomes or fairy ornaments.

Old bike wheels.

Large ceramic or concrete pots. It does not matter if they have chips etc.

Old wheelbarrows or interesting containers to use as planters in the garden.

A soil sifter.

Plastic garbage bin.

Timber slats, such as those in a louvre door, to use as plant identification labels. If anyone is able to assist us we would be most grateful.

Nikki Bird SAKG Program Co-ordinator

TOCUMWAL FARMERS’ MARKET Saturday 17th September, 2011

Parent/guardian name: .......................................................................................I give permission for my child(ren)

Name: …………………………………Class:……… Name: …………………………………Class:………

Name: …………………………………Class:……… Name: …………………………………Class:………

to assist with the operation of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program stall at Tocumwal Farmers’ Market on

Saturday 17th September, 2011.

He/She would like to assist from (Please number your preferences)

7:45am - 9:00am

9:00am - 10:00am

10:00am - 11:00am

11:00am - 12:30pm

He/She would like to travel with the teachers from Barooga Public School to the markets in

Tocumwal, leaving at 7:00 am and returning at about 1:00 pm.

Signed ……………………………… Date …………………….

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Community Notes BAROOGA LITTLE ATHLETICS

CENTRE INC

Season 2011/12 registrations now being taken

online at www.lavic.com.au or Monday 19

th September 5pm till 6pm at

Barooga Recreation Reserve Oval 2

Burkinshaw Street Barooga, NSW 3644 Season starts 4.45 pm Monday10

th October

2011

Cost $65 per Athlete

For Athletes aged between 5 &16 years.

COBRAM LAWN JUNIOR TENNIS

REGISTRATION At the Cobram Tennis Club

Thursday 22nd

September -4-5pm Saturday 24

th September 10-11 am

$50 membership+$28 affiliation fee to

Tennis Victoria to be paid when registering on the above dates

NO LATE ENTRIES

Inquires to Genevieve Nielsen

58711922 Or 0488711922 Season Starts October 15

th

KIDZ TIME

3.45pm-6pm Friday 16th

September

Uniting Church Hall, Cobram

Fun, Games & Music

Sausage Sizzle 5.30pm

Library Official Opening

&

Book Fair

8.30-9.00am Mini Market

9am Assembly

9.30am Opening Ceremony

10am onwards the children will participate in

Pirate Games and Activities

Book Fair open until 2pm

Children can purchase books at

recess and lunch

Parents are welcome to purchase books any

time throughout the day

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Kinder Year 1 & 2 Healesville Excursion The bird flew up into the sky and caught some meat. ~Zayden

The brown bird opened the egg with a rock. ~Thomas

The wedge tailed eagle landed on the fence and looked at me.

~Samuel

I liked all the tricks that they did. They should train the birds.

~Daniel

The cockatoo undid the sign. ~Tristen

The wedge tailed eagle swooped down over us. ~Rylee

The wedge tailed eagle nearly swooped my head and it sat on

top of the tree and it was right above my head. They would

train birds because they are good trainers. ~Jai

The eagle had very big wings. ~Ahmed

I loved the pretty birds. ~Tamika

The wedge tailed eagle swooped us. ~Sarah.

I liked when the wedge-tailed eagle flew over us. They should

do it because they show us things. ~Connar

I liked the rosellas because it was cool. They should train these

birds because they get food. ~Cody.