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22nd july 2011 term 3 week 1 bo am bee phone 6653 1107 e-mail boambee-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au bu lleti n fax 6658 2543 bps online www.boambee-p.schools.nsw.edu.au whole school excursions next week every student in the school will have the experience of learning in an outdoor classroom bongil bongil national park these excursions have been organised as a stimulus for learning across the school about our local environment and indigenous people of the gumbayngirr nation at bongil bongil students will work with teachers from cascade environmental centre and national parks aboriginal educators please ensure your child has their school hat jumper walking shoes a rain jacket hopefully this will not be needed and a water bottle we also ask that morning tea and lunches are prepared in wraps that can be recycled or in containers our aim is to leave only our footprints by bringing a no waste lunch we all look forward to great days of learning toormina district athletics carnival `achievement through effort a proud member of the bongil bongil community of schools dear parents and caregivers welcome to term 3 what an exciting few weeks we have ahead of us with numerous sporting days excursions and special events attached is a term 3 calendar to help you plan time to share in your child s learning experiences please note that there may be a couple of date changes from those that were advertised earlier last term with the persistent wet weather last term many of the sporting events needed to be postponed and transferred into term 3 which has created an incredibly busy start to the term we look forward to working together and continued positive partnerships with parents and the community to enhance educational opportunities for our students permission notes there will be many permission notes coming home over the next few weeks especially for stage 2 and 3 students we are trying to keep excursion and special event costs down by heavily sponsoring the bus costs from school funds it is important that all children have equal opportunities and no child should miss an excursion or sporting experience because of cost please do not hesitate to contact the school if finances are tight so that we can assist through student assistance scheme or through a payment plan it is essential that students return permission notes by the due date to assist with school planning it makes organisation difficult when teachers are chasing permission notes on the morning of an excursion the no note no go policy will be followed this term and teachers and office staff will not be ringing parents the morning of an excursion to get verbal permission it is important to understand that the permission note is essential but no child will be excluded from an excursion because of non-payment if contact has been made with the office prior to the event we encourage you to put the term 3 calendar in a prominent place to help you and your children plan ahead during the term go kate our thoughts and best wishes are with kate murray in year 3 who is competing in the pssa cross country championship in sydney today whatever the result we know kate will give the race her very best effort to make it to this elite level is a tremendous effort please note the change of date:thursday 28th of july permission notes have gone home to students involved in the toormina district athletics carnival next week students who finished1st 2nd or 3rd in events at our school carnival have qualified for district level mrs bale and mrs ferguson will be the supervising teachers on the day notes must be returned by wednesday the 27th july education week theme creating the future week three of this term is education week for all public schools in nsw to celebrate education week the bongil bongil community of schools has prepared a surprise performance to be presented at centro shopping centre toormina at 9.30am on wednesday 3rd of august a school singing group coordinated by mr singh will follow at 9.45am on thursday 4th of august celebrations will be school based with an assembly at 9.30am followed by the official opening of the administration building following the assembly the school cross country will begin at 11.00am ­ see program next page during the morning the canteen will be open for lunch we look forward to parents joining us for lunch and supporting the cross country races.

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2 we would like to take this opportunity to invite all parents and community members to the assembly and official opening as this is a wonderful opportunity for the community to come together and celebrate the achievements of the students the dedication of staff and outstanding support of the community education week invitation creating the future the school staff extends a warm invitation to the boambee school community families to our education week assembly and official opening of the administration building the assembly commences at 9.30am following the assembly people will move to the tallowwood tree area for the official opening and morning tea we ask that families bring along a small plate of sweet or savoury treats to share at morning tea the school will provide tea and coffee bulletin parents who have concerns about photos and videos going on to the website need to contact the school please note the school newsletter is uploaded to the website each week athletics carnival results school carnival results junior boys school cross country due to persistent wet weather the school cross country was unable to be held last term we look forward to a fine and sunny winters day for the students on thursday 4th of august cross country program 11.00 ­ students assemble 11.15 ­ 12/13 years boys and girls 11.25 ­ 11 years boys and girls 11.35 ­ 10 years boys 11.45 ­ 10 years girls 11.55 8/9 years boys 12.05 ­ 8/9 years girls 12.15 7 years boys 12.20 ­ 7 years girls 12.25 ­ 5/6 years boys and girls presentation of medals will follow the final events weekly assembly it is fantastic to see so many parents and extended family enjoying the weekly assemblies please note that there will be no assemblies for the first 3 weeks of this term due to excursions and education week mr singh s music performance will be repeated during the education week assembly for those who missed it last term this performance will be videoed and put onto the school website james lowe 1st shot put jnr relay 2nd 8oom 3rd long jump 4th discus 10 yr 100m charlie gallagher 1st long jump 2nd 10 yr 100m jnr champ jnr relay 3rd discus 200m 4th 800m josh fitzpatrick 1st 800m 10 yr 100m jnr champ 200m jnr relay 2nd long jump david thomson 2nd 200m 3rd 800m 10 yr 100m jnr champ jnr relay 4th long jump jack squires 2nd shot put 4th 200m jnr relay sam spillman 1st discus jarrod portelli 2nd discus 4th shot put joel caldieraro 3rd shot put harry aranyi 1st 9yr 100m logan atkinson 2nd 9yr 100m 3rd jnr relay luca caldieraro 2nd jnr relay 3rd 9yr 100m nathaniel pidgeon 4th 9yr 100m riley drabsch 1st 8yr 100m 4th jnr champ jnr relay will edwards 2nd 8yr 100m keeley norton 3rd 8yr 100m jacob staines 4th 8yr 100m dylan banks 1st jnr relay ryan seymour 1st jnr relay noah rhodes 2nd jnr relay phoenyx arnold 2nd jnr relay marley morris 3rd jnr relay michael podbury 3rd jnr relay bailey norton 4th jnr relay seth ryan 4th jnr relay 11 yrs boys david schutt 1st shot put 3rd discus =3rd 200m sam crampton 1st discus 2nd shot put josh thomas 1st 11 yr 100m long jump 200m 2nd snr champ 3rd 800m angus dam 1st 800m 2nd 200m snr relay 4th shot put oscar edwards 2nd discus 3rd shot put long jump snr relay 4th 800m 11 yr 100m darby sherrin 1st snr relay 2nd long jump 800m 3rd 11 yr 100m isaac adams 2nd 11 yr 100m 3rd snr champ snr relay daniel glover =3rd 200m 4th snr relay jake wilkinson 4th snr relay hadyn smallwood 4th long jump discus senior boys jake fitzpatrick 1st 12yr 100m 200m 800m snr champ snr relay long jump discus 4th shot put snr relay kasey walsh 2nd 12yr 100m snr relay 3rd 200m 4th discus long jump brodie gray 2nd 800m snr relay 3rd 12yr 100m 4th snr champ mitchell gray 1st shot put 2nd discus 3rd snr relay 4th 12yr 100m danny woodhouse 2nd shot put 3rd discus 4th snr relay

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3 jacob rhodes 2nd 200m snr relay luke mallia 1st snr relay 2nd long jump 3rd 800m 4th 200m james murray 1st snr relay 4th 800m riley atkinson 3rd shot put kye reid 3rd long jump aaron hollier 3rd snr relay aleighsha swan 1st snr relay 4th 200m melissa lieschke 3rd discus 4th shot put taylor mclean 3rd snr relay kyara dickens 4th discus kristy fuller 4th long jump bulletin junior girls brooke mills 1st 10 yr 100m jnr champ long jump 2nd shot put 3rd jnr relay haylee bowman 1st shot put discus 2nd long jump jnr relay tenisha perrie 1st 200m 2nd discus jnr relay 3rd 800m 4th 10 yr 100m nellie geddes 1st jnr relay 2nd 10 yr 100m jnr champ 3rd discus long jump 4th 200m megan ussher 1st 9yr 100m 2nd 800m 3rd 200m 4th jnr champ jnr relay kate murray 1st 800m 2nd 9yr 100m 3rd jnr relay clare gosschalk 1st jnr relay 3rd 10 yr 100m jnr champ 4th 800m ebony thomson 1st jnr relay 2nd 200m emily duffy 1stjnr relay 4th shot put paige lovering 3rd 9yr 100m caitlyn reynolds 4th 9yr 100m macey gray 1st 8yr 100m 4th jnr relay nikita laneyrie 2nd 8yr 100m liana cook 3rd 8yr 100m kaicee brisenden 4th 8yr 100m gabi mallia 3rd shot put 4th long jump kate bowles 3rd jnr relay 4th discus bree-anna atkinson 2nd jnr relay britney elliott 2nd jnr relay tamia monk 3rd jnr relay ella shaw 4th jnr relay darcie gray 4th jnr relay note high jump events are being finalised and will be announced in next weeks newsletter along with age champions and house points the age champion trophies will be presented at the education week assembly on thursday 4th of august staff development day on monday the teachers returned to a full day of professional learning the morning session focused on developing the next stage of the school s positive behaviour for learning pbl framework teachers office staff general assistant ,student learning support officers and parent representative worked together to define the three to five specific positive behaviours rules that make up the learning framework across the school during the couple of terms these focus areas will have specific positive behaviours established across a range of settings within the school positive behaviour for learning is a framework for learning resulting in whole school change over 3-5 years it is hoped that during 2012 our school framework will be ready to be explicitly taught and modelled to all students thank you to lisa ussher for being part of the pbl team and joining us on monday 11 yrs girls caitlin thomson =1st 11 yr 100m snr relay 200m 3rd 800m 4th snr champ discus nicole condie 1st shot put long jump 2nd discus 800m 3rd 200m 4th snr relay madi mills 1st discus 2nd shot put snr relay 3rd long jump 4th 200m 11 yr 100m marcella doyle =1st 11 yr 100m 2nd 200m 4th 800m mycah richards 1st 800m 2nd snr relay 11yr 100m shot put nika ryan 2nd long jump snr relay hera connors 3rd discus 4th shot put holly dummer 4th long jump snr relay bronte ennis 2nd snr relay shanyne jurd 3rd snr relay ashleigh mcatear 4th snr relay senior girls emma lowe 1st 12yr 100m 200m snr champ snr relay long jumps 2nd discus 3rd shot put phoebie limerick 2nd 12yr 100m 200m snr champ 3rd long jump snr relay nadine hughes 2nd long jump 3rd 12yr 100m 200m snr champ snr relay remi ferguson 1st shot put discus 4th snr relay jade turner 1st snr relay 2nd shot put 4th 12yr 100m

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4 2012 kindergarten enrolments being taken now enrolments are now being taken for 2012 kindergarten classes it is important that the school has early information about enrolments to assist with planning and distribution of information regarding kindergarten orientation programs early in term 3 if you are intending to enrol your child or know of families who are considering enrolment please contact the office as soon as possible boambee kindergarten expo a boambee kindergarten expo will be open to parents on thursday 25th of august this is for parents only providing the time to gather information about getting yourself and your child ready for school this will be followed by two student transition days in term 3 on thursday 1st of september and thursday 15th of september in term 4 our young students for 2012 will experience a kindy go day on thursday 24th of november on this day the children will experience a whole day at school exploring different aspects of school life and engaging in lots of exciting learning activities an invitation and program of transition to school days will be sent to parents during the next couple of weeks school mini fete and major raffle raffle tickets that have been sold can be returned to the office we appreciate your assistance and support in the sale of these tickets as all proceeds raised will go towards improved technology and the purchase of interactive whiteboards for our school 1st prize a brand new madness surfboard valued over $400 2nd prize $100 coles voucher 3rd prize $50 coles voucher all tickets are $1 each and should be returned to school no later than friday 4th november the day of our mini fete thank you michael hepi car park ­ near miss bulletin a gentle reminder that the school car park is for staff and delivery vehicles only there is one designated disabled parking space for families we appreciate that parking is a challenge for parents but following several near misses over the years with children in the car park it was decided that the parking area is for authorised staff only thank you for your cooperation in this matter canteen news winter warmers specials for term 3 chicken mornay pie round $3.50 beef and potato pie long $3.50 spinach and feta roll $3.50 all timbertown pies are low fat and registered healthy kids products still available homemade spaghetti bolognaise with cheese $3.50 thanks terri canteen roster wed 27 july nola harris thur 28july lisa page fri 29 july julie bellamy tash tyter p&c news ­ p&c meeting monday 8th august sheena mctackett president bingo news every tuesday evening eyes down at 7.30pm coffs ex services club come along and support your school more volunteers desperately needed and always welcome volunteer enquiries karen aranyi 0427098300 26 july team 1 trish glover karen aranyi mel forbes perfect time to start modern jazz contemporary dance classes bayldon community centre preschool early stage 1 to teens and ladies phone astri on 0429 112 873 recycle your computers for free a local community e-waste recycling initiative will be held on the weekend of 23 and 24 july to provide local residents and community organisations a no cost environmentally responsible way to recycle any brand of personal computer printer or accessory drop your e-waste at coffs harbour international stadium stadium drive coffs harbour toormina high school application forms are now available at the office for students wishing to apply for the 2012 year 7 extension class application forms are due back to boambee ps by friday 5th august coles sports for schools after our fantastic success last year our school is once again participating in the coles sports for schools promotion all families have to do is collect the vouchers every time they shop at coles the promotion starts on august 11th for every $10 you spend you receive 1 voucher a collection box will be at the office once the promotion starts free fireworks spectacular come along on sunday 31 july to bellingen showground and enjoy free fireworks and family fun glow sticks food and drink will be on sale from 4.30pm bring your parents grandparents aunts uncles friends and neighbours along and have a great night rug up and don t forget your chair blanket lion wal tyson bellingen lions club phone 66551072 st

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