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Bilambil Road, BILAMBIL NSW 2486 . 07 5590 7210 . [email protected] . Bilambil-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 4 - Week 2, 13 October 2015

Welcome Back! Term 4 is off to a flying start. It is

a great start to every term to

wander through the

playground on the first

morning and see and hear all

the enthusiastic chatter about

holidays and being back at

school. Observations of all

classrooms this week have

been that students have

come back ready to work well

and enjoy a wonderful last

term together for the year!

We’re smiling ………... because we are off to Sydney! Sixteen Bilambil dancers have been selected to take part in the School Spectacular. They will be

travelling to Sydney for a five day trip where they will rehearse for two full days and perform four

shows on the 27th and 28th November. The girls are very excited and looking forward to their

dancing adventure.

Raffle tickets have been organised to assist with the cost of their trip. Prizes include 2 nights

accommodation at the Mantra Twin Towns Hotel and Apartments, a family pass to Currumbin

Wildlife Sanctuary and dinner for two at nineteen21 Restaurant at Tweed Heads Bowls Club. We

are very grateful to Currumbin Sanctuary and Tweed Heads Bowls Club for their generous prize

donations and encourage you to buy a ticket at the school office to support the girls with this

amazing trip.

After some amazing fundraising efforts, our School Spectacular dancers will soon be starting on

their performances. They will host students from Terranora and Brunswick Heads Public Schools to

join them at our school on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd October, 2015 to work with the

choreographer from Sydney. This will be very exciting for the girls as it will start the countdown until

they go to Sydney at the end of November to perform at the Sydney QANTAS Arena.

School Improvements The holidays were a great opportunity for some valuable works to

be undertaken at school. Our top block where K/1L, Stage 3 and

our music room are located is looking fresh and fancy after being

painted. The undercover area and eastern wall of our Kindy

block has also been cleaned and is looking terrific. Our top oval

has been top dressed and levelled and is starting to grow back

beautifully. Whilst this area will be closed for a few weeks of play,

the area is now much safer and healthier for all of our students!

We also are hoping that the giant eucalypt near the building on

the top area will be removed in the next couple of weeks to

finalise our maintenance program for this year. These are

definitely some great outcomes for our school.

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Newsletter Term 4 - Week 2, 13 October 2015

UP AND COMING EVENTS

TERM 4 WEEK 2

Wednesday 14 October Guitar Lessons

Friday 16 October Surf Groms

Happy Feet Tennis

BFG Show

TERM 4 WEEK 3

Monday 19 October Band Lessons

Tuesday 20 October Student School Banking

2016 Kinder Orientation

TRHS Visit


Smart Start Bank Visit

Stage 3 AFL

Friday 23 October Surf Groms

Happy Feet Tennis

TERM 4 WEEK 4

Monday 26 October Band Lessons

Tuesday 27 October Student School Banking



Thursday 29 October 5/6J Assembly 1.30pm

Friday 30 October Sushi Friday

GATS @ TRHS Music/Band

Surf Groms

Happy Feet Tennis

TERM 4 WEEK 5

Monday 2 November Band Lessons

Tuesday 3 November Student School Banking


Swimming Program

commences

Wednesday 4 November Guitar Lessons

Swimming Program

Thursday 5 November Swimming Program

Friday 6 November Swimming Program

Surf Groms

Happy Feet Tennis

TERM 4 WEEK 6

Monday 9 November Band Lessons

Tuesday 10 November Student School Banking


Swimming Program

Interrelate Year 5

Wednesday 11 November Swimming Program

P&C Meeting 7.00pm

Thursday 12 November Swimming Program

3/4H Assembly 1.30pm

Friday 13 November Swimming Program

Surf Groms

Happy Feet Tennis

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Term 4 Week 1 Term 4 Week 2

KB Isabella M Alyra H

KM Tyler M Cody R

K/1L Zak J Justin M

1/2B Heaven B Summer B

1/2H Cooper M Shailer C

1/2P Mylie I

3/4B Mathew S

3/4H Kalani G Storm S

3/4W Max A Jacob D

5/6B Natalie M Xalia S

5/6J Kian G

5/6M Joseph B

Principal

RFF Sienna R

Be Fair Be Safe Belong

BRONZE AWARD Term 4

Weeks

1 & 2

KB Thomas M

3/4H Huntar C, Kyane C, Kalani G, Harlon

J, Zac M, Tristan T

SILVER AWARD Term 4

Weeks

1 & 2

KB Sonny A, Cooper K, Aysha K

1/2B Khiani A, Heaven B, Jackson C,

Grace G, Benjamin HNate S, Malia W

3/4B Kyne D

3/4H Katie H, Adam M

5/6M Shay L, Sarah M

GOLD AWARD Term 4

Weeks

1 & 2

5/6M Kate B

Canteen Thank you to all of our parents for their

flexibility and understanding of the changed

canteen operating hours and conditions. We

are extremely excited about the proposed

changes to the canteen and the new menu

options look both delicious and healthy! Thank

you for supporting this!




Working together


Busy working

Happily working

WE ARE 1/2B! - Activities in and out of our

classroom… Peer Working 1/2B love working together and

helping each other in the classroom.

We work as a team in many ways.

From peer reading to maths groups

and spelling groups.

Police Day 1/2B were super lucky to be a part of

the police visit. They gave us lots of tips

in how to keep safe and how the

police help us. It was extra special as

we got to sit in the police car and

wear some of the their

special uniforms! News

Flash WOW! The

Police visit

was great



Enjoying sport in our great

school grounds


Ready set ……

I am going to hit the ball

Malamute

Puppies cute

& fluffy

Puppies Visit Tia B and Marshall W brought in their

puppies for Show and Tell. It was a

puppy fest! Tia's puppies were Husky

cross Malamute and Marshalls' puppy

is a Maltese, Shitzu cross.

Sports 1/2B made great use of our beautiful

playground playing T-Ball with Mr

Thomas. They had lots of fun learning a

new sport and skills.



Kindergarten 2016 Orientation Program The Orientation Program for all of our energetic and delightful

Kindergarten students for next year began today. Our new

students will be visiting a Kindergarten classroom for a few

hours over three separate days before all of them having an

afternoon get together later in the term. If you are aware of

any students who are potentially beginning school or

changing to our school next year, please have them contact

our office ASAP to coordinate their enrolment.

Playground Students are now rotating through the new playground at all

play times and in PE lessons. Students are loving the new

equipment and the many challenges it presents. I can almost

see their muscles growing as they navigate some of the

obstacles that it has on it.

School Chaplaincy Program The school after consultation with staff and the P&C have

submitted an application to be considered for the School

Chaplaincy Program for 2016-18. This resource would be a

major boost to our Student Wellbeing Program and we look

forward to finding out this term if this application is successful.

Fruit and Veg Month Friday the 18th September, 2015 marked the ending of another successful Fruit and Veg month at

our school. The aim of the month was to teach students, their families and all school staff about

the importance of fruit and vegetables and to get them excited about eating these nutritious

foods.

Throughout the school, teachers provided activities for students to raise awareness of the

importance of consuming fruit and vegetables on a daily basis. The children were given the

opportunity to taste fruits and vegetables cut up by teachers and other staff members over

three days during this special month.

We wish to thank Chris Marshall

from Woolworths Tweed Heads

for organising the provision of

fruit/vegetables for our students

on Thursday 3rd September at

no cost to the school. Your

kindness and support has been

valued by students and staff

alike.

We would also like to

acknowledge the generosity of

Woolworths at South Tweed

and Patricia Lovell for

organising fruit for us on Friday

18th September,

2015 at no cost

to the school.

Thank you for

supporting us.

Wendy Brazel

Lots of wonderful

fruit for our students

to taste!


Stage 2 T20 Milo Blast

Cup On the 16th September, I went

to cricket. Here's something cool

I did. I was bowling and the

other team hit it. The ball came

back so fast at me. I went to

catch it and it bounced off my

hand and hit the wickets and I

got him out.

At the Gala Day, my team was

Jade, Grace, Ella and Ruby. It

was so fun. We did lots of games

of cricket at Walter Peate Oval.

It was really fun, like EXTREMELY

FUN! We didn't win any games,

but we all had a great time.




MUSICAL NEWS.. Both of our choirs will be performing at the next

Piggabeen markets on Saturday 31st October, 2015!

Come along to show your support and have some fun,

dressing up for Halloween. Time to be confirmed at a

later date.

Friday 13th November, 2015 Primary Choir have

been asked to perform at Seagulls Club on a

special celebration weekend the club is having.

It will be a Country and Western weekend and

should be lots of fun.

We are very excited to be starting our Stage 3 Rock

Band next week! A selected few students will be giving

up their time each Wednesday afternoon to rehearse,

stay tuned for their first performance later in the term!

Thank you to those students who have committed their

time and energy for this!

Recorders – There are still recorders for sale through the

front office for $6.50, should any Stage 2 still need one.

ICAS Merit Credit Distinction

Digital Technologies Kaycee-Jane W

English Drew M Elizabeth P

Mathematics Amy R Kegan D

Zac H Jack R

Kai M

Science Evander M Drew M Kai M

Spelling Zahli M

Anika S Drew M Beau J

Kaycee-Jane W

Writing Kaycee-Jane W Drew M

Praccy's on board We would like to welcome our six practicum students

from Southern Cross University who are joining us for

their third year practicum experiences. They are

adding a lot of value to the students which they are

working with and hope you all get the chance to meet

them and welcome them to Bilambil.

ICAS Congratulations to our students who elected to participate in this year's International

Competitions and Assessments for Schools tests. There were some amazing results with this

voluntary test. Our results above a participation level are detailed below. Well done everyone!

2015 ICAS Special Mentions…




Friendly Reminder If you have simply overlooked payment of

fees for guitar/band lessons and instrument

hire fees or school fees. It would greatly

appreciated if you could finalise these fees

before the school’s end of financial year

which is the 30th November. Thank you!

Great day for Bilambil P&C at

Bunnings BBQ The P&C held our Bunnings BBQ last Sunday

11th October.

Thank you to all volunteers who helped on the

day. Also to all those people who came

down and brought a sausage sandwich.

We raised an amazing $1500!!!!

Big thanks to Nikki Clifford and Brendan Byrne

for organising the event.


Elisa Parnell Family Day Care * CCB and CCR available. * 4 children a day. * Childcare qualified since 1985. *Providing Family Day Care since 1995. *Open Wednesday to Friday. *Educational programming. *Registered with Northern

Rivers Family Day Care. Exceeding National Quality Standard.

Telephone 07 5590 7238 or 0414 284 022 to arrange a visit or make an

enquiry.

We sincerely thank our advertisers for their support of our school. The

NSW Department of Education and Bilambil Public School do not

endorse these companies or their services and products.

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Newsletter...Newsletter Bilambil Road, BILAMBIL NSW 2486 . 07 5590 7210 . [email protected] . Bilambil-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Term 4 - Week 2, 13 October 2015 Welcome