Issue 15, 2019 – Term 3 – Week 10

CALENDAR FOR 2019

Mondays Parents Zumba Class 9:30am – 10:30am

Wednesdays

Breakfast Club 8:30am – 9:00am

Thursdays Parent Session 9:15am – 11:15am

Thursdays Uniform Shop 8:30am – 9:15am 2:30am – 3:15pm

23/9/19 Week 2 Swim Scheme

24/9/19 Home Reading Celebration 12:10pm – 2:30pm

24/9/19 Public Speaking Competition 9:30 – 11:00am

25/9/19 Responsible Pet Education Program

25/9/19 Aboriginal Dance Group Performing Fairvale High School 1:30pm – 2:45pm

26/9/19 Cultural Exchange Program Student visit from China

27/9/19 Last Day of School - Term 3

14/10/19 Monday students return – Term 4

From the Principal SCHOOL HOLIDAYS This week is the last week of term. School resumes for students and teachers on Monday 14th October for Term 4. Please note there is NO Staff Development Day on this day for teachers. I wish you all a safe and happy holiday.

CHINESE STUDENTS VISIT BONNYRIGG We have a group of students from China visiting our school on Thursday 26th as part of a cultural exchange program. They will be experiencing a day in the life of an Australian

school and also sharing traditional Chinese musical instruments, paper cutting activities, Kungfu, Chinese games and dances.

RESPONSIBLE PET EDUCATION PROGRAM This will be on Wednesday 25th September between 9:40am and 1:00pm. This is an education program targeting responsible pet ownership and safe pet interaction.

PRINCIPAL NETWORK AWARDS I will be attending the Glenfield, Liverpool, Cowpasture, Fairfield awards on Thursday 26th September. These awards acknowledge and celebrate the great work done across our combined network.

Other News

HOME READING CELEBRATION It’s almost the end of Term 3, which means Home Reading celebration is here! To qualify for the celebration, students should have read for at least 30 nights this term. The celebration will be held on Tuesday 24th September. Students will be rewarded with an exciting movie session and a serve of freshly popped popcorn and drinks! There will also be a lucky draw with one winner from each grade receiving a fantastic prize!

SAVE THE DATE Two important whole school events are coming up in Term

4 and we would love to see as many families as possible

attend. Please save the date for:

BPS Spelling Bee Finals – Tuesday November 12th (Week 5) Students will be learning a variety of tricky spelling words to compete against their classmates. The top representatives from each grade will be announced in

Week 3, and these students will move on to the whole school finals in Week 5, to be held in the library. More information to come!

Christmas Concert – Monday December 16th (Week 10), from 4:30pm onwards This year we will be holding an evening Christmas Concert for our families. Each class or grade will be working hard to perform a song for our audience and we would love to see families there to join in the festivities and support our students. It is an expectation that ALL students are to attend and perform at the concert. You are invited to set up your own BYO picnic dinner/rugs/camping chairs in Top Quad from 4:30pm, before the concert begins at 5pm. A note with further details will be sent home closer to the date.

Mrs Reitano Events organiser

PRESCHOOL CORNER

Preschool have been engaging in a weekly Masterclass

this term. Together, we explored different types of

recipes from savoury pizzas to delicious desserts. The

children also had the opportunity to share their cooking

with their families. For Father’s Day, the children have

made chocolate brownies to share with their dads. Our

Masterclass encourages children to be confident and

involved in their learning. Piaget believes that children

need to be able to see, touch, taste, smell and move the

things they are learning about. This is called concrete

learning.

We are now accepting Kindergarten and

Preschool enrolments for 2020. Enrolment

forms are available at the front office.

2020 PRESCHOOL AND

KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS

NOW OPEN