The pages that follow provide just a hint of the hard work that has gone into Term 1 at Bullsbrook College. The next issue will share the adventures of the EES Camp to Kalgoorlie and the Year 6 Camp in Bridgetown—all held this week.

In Term 2 we will be rolling out some information workshops on CONNECT for parents. Don’t worry if you’re feeling unsure about it. Emails, Skoolbag information and newsletters will all include updates and information relevant to your child’s classes. Our first priority has been to CONNECT our senior students and build familiarity for staff and students involved. As more staff and students become familiar with CONNECT we will extend to other

classes. This small group trial approach recognises the different levels of experience across the school and provides time and opportunities for staff to develop their knowledge and practice. We will keep you informed as the program rolls out. More details about parent workshops will follow soon. As parents are registered on CONNECT an email is automatically generated with a P number and confidential password for you.

Staff return for Term 2 on Monday, 24 April and students return on Wednesday, 26 April.

Our annual ANZAC Ceremony will be held on Thursday, 27 April in our Sports Hall.

Best wishes to all in our community for a wonderful Term 1/Easter break.

Bullsbrook College 95 Chittering Road Bullsbrook 6084 Issue 3— April 2017

Website: www.bullsbrook-college.wa.edu.au Email: Bullsbrook.College@education.wa.edu.au

Phone: 08 9571 1220 Fax: 08 9571 1776

Picture the scene. Excited students—105 in all -

(and some very excited staff) ready to experience

the magnificent world of live musical theatre. The

Bullsbrook College excursion to see the adaptation

of Matilda, presented by Dennis Kelly and award-

winning WA musician Tim Minchin, was an event

that students and staff will not forget for a long

time. Performed at the Crown Theatre, Burswood,

our students were absolutely amazed at the talent

of the performers, the lighting techniques and the

wonderful musicians. Students studying Ancient

Greek Theatre, Performing Arts, musical

instruments, plus Band and Choir members were just some of our Bullsbrook children from both the

Primary and Secondary campus invited to attend

this cultural and educational experience.

Taking learning outside of the classroom provides

real-life, eye-opening experiences for children and

there are a lot of expectations about behaviour.

Matilda herself may have dyed dad’s hair green

and glued his hat to his head, but there was

certainly no mischief from your awesome

Bullsbrook students. What a great day.

Mr Hazeldon and Mrs Alder

THE LESCHENAULTIA

MATILDA, THE MUSICAL EXCURSION

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

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WOW! What a busy term. The children in Kindy, Pre Primary and Year 1 have been working really hard over the last ten weeks, especially in English and Mathematics.

Here is a small selection of the other special learning activities the children have had the opportunity to participate in:

* Various cooking experiences. * Traditions from around the world-making

Chinese dragon masks and cooking fried rice. * Designing and making farms in teams that

incorporate Visual Art and Technology & Enterprise.

* Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Hat Parade. * Planning a dinosaur museum for next term

which combines all learning areas. * Growing beans and sunflowers in Science. * Chinese restaurant in the role play area,

followed with an Asian lunch. * Using planning placemats to design a doctor's

surgery in the role play area. * Exploring the senses structured play with

various items that the children can smell, feel, hear, taste and see.

We would like to acknowledge the help from parents in supporting the learning in the Early Childhood area. We look forward to working with you next term.

Cathryn Mantell, Early Childhood Teacher

After two weeks of designing and creating their Easter Hats, the Kindergarten and Pre-primary students proudly marched around the Sports Hall on Wednesday to show their families. It was a great opportunity for the students to show off their fabulous creations! Thank you to all of the parents and other special visitors that attended. Your support for this event was overwhelming!

Catherine Mekins, Kindergarten Teacher

EARLY CHILDHOOD REPORT

KINDY/PRE-PRIMARY EASTER HAT PARADE

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INDONESIAN PUPPET SHOW

On Monday 20 March 2017, students from Year 2

to Year 6 had an Indonesian Shadow Puppet

Show incursion by Sumardi, a professional

Indonesian puppeteer. Sumardi started to

become a puppeteer when he was 11 years old.

He has had many years of experience travelling

overseas with his puppets. We were very lucky to

be able to see his puppet show while he was

touring Australia.

Do you know that it would take a year to make

one Indonesian shadow puppet? The process of

drying, painting and putting the details on the

puppets takes a long time to finish. Traditionally,

one puppet show performance would take

around nine hours. The Dalang (puppeteer) must

perform without having food or a toilet break.

He must be able to make the distinction between

the voices of each character, handle the puppets

correctly and properly, distinguish between their

movements (especially during fight scenes) and

recite the traditional eulogy prior to the

performance. The Dalang must also be able to

correctly explain the nicknames of all the kings

and nobles mentioned in the performance and

know the writings on which the performance may

be based.

Ibu Finn, Indonesian Teacher

Sadly we have to say goodbye to our sister

school, SD Negeri 3 Legian. Fortunately, the

Adopt-A-School Association has given us a new

sister school. It is SMP Negeri 2 in Singaraja, Bali.

If you wish to visit our sister school during your

visit to Bali, please contact Ibu Finn for the

address and details.

Ibu Finn, Indonesian Teacher

INDONESIAN SISTER SCHOOL

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Bullsbrook College has been an accredited Waste Wise School for the past two years. Every student has their own commitment to reducing waste. Unlike at home where you can place plastic, metal and paper in your yellow top lid, schools do not have the same recycling access. At school the yellow top lid is used for recycling paper and cardboard only. Block 6 students have been busy collecting our yellow lid recycling bins from blocks and placing the paper and cardboard into the big recycling bin. Classes have also received their blue recycling bin to help recycle paper in their classrooms. Thank you to the students from Block 6 for their enthusiasm in taking on the role!

Mrs Edwards, Primary Science Teacher

On Friday 31 March in Week 9 the Primary teachers played an AFL 9’s game against a team of Year 6 students.

The game was played in very good spirits with the teachers just edging out the students to win in a tight contest.

A big thank you to Riley Coles, Ethan Seuren and Sienna Eddy who umpired and to all the staff and students who played.

Ben Thyer, Year 3 Teacher

WASTEWISE NEWS

Our fantastic recycling students doing their bit to make the school and planet more sustainable.

L-R Bailey Matinca, Tristen Buckley, Jodie Schachner, Krystal Sampson, Niamh Hagan, Kasey Minchin, Arwen Thomas, Elle James, Nevada Rossetti, Dylan Chandler-Hotchkin, Hudson Maas, Harrison Rasmussen

STAFF AND STUDENTS AFL 9’s

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Next term we have a few important dates for parents’ diaries;

Thursday, 18 May PRIMARY CROSS COUNTRY TRIALS All students are asked to take part in a short run, designed around their year group. This is a compulsory event unless students take a note into Mrs Aldridge outlining the nature of their injury.

Friday, 26 May MDSA INTERSCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL Gingin Golf Course The three fastest female and male students (decided by the trials) from each year group (3 and under to Year 6) will represent Bullsbrook at this event.

Friday, 16 June MDSA INTERSCHOOL WINTER CARNIVAL We host this Year 6 carnival, where students choose to participate in either; Football, Volleyball, Basketball or Netball. Any students unable to participate due to an injury will help score at one of the four sports.

Week 1 RUNNING CLUB Running Club starts in Week 1 and will run every Monday and Wednesday from 8.30am - 8.45am. Students must wear runners and meet Mrs Aldridge at the Big Tree. Students are encouraged to come along to become familiar with the cross country trials track and get some training in. It’s a great way for students to burn off some energy before heading into the classroom for the day. Students will be given house tokens as a reward for completing so many laps.

WINTER CARNIVAL TRAINING Winter Carnival training will also start early in Term 2 after students have nominated for their chosen sports.

MDSA PRIMARY INTERSCHOOL SWIMMING

CARNIVAL RESULTS

The MDSA Primary Interschool Swimming

Carnival Results held in March are as follows:

1ST Bullsbrook College 314 Points

2ND Gingin District High School 283 Points

3RD Bindoon Primary School 122 Points

4TH Lancelin Primary School 80 Points

YEAR 3

Girls Champion Annalie Kelley

Girls Runner Up Champion Ruby Read

Boys Champion Cody Italiano

YEAR 4

Boys Runner Up Champion Jonas Thomas

YEAR 5

Girls Champion Hayley Gordon

YEAR 6

Girls Champion Diamond Italiano

Boys Champion Steven Bailey

Boys Runner Up Champion Ned Whitton

Laura Aldridge, Primary PE Teacher

PRIMARY SPORT—TERM 2

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Three Year 12 students—student councillors—were very fortunate to experience an unforgettable morning with the Honourable Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs in our Federal Parliament and Mr Christian Porter, Member for Pearce and Minister for Social Services in our Federal Parliament. Chelsea Barnes, Jesse Birkin and Harrison Parker went with Mr Carpenteri to Clarkson Community College on Wednesday 5 April to be part of the Pearce Young Leaders Day, where they joined student leaders from other schools.

All student leaders were given the opportunity to listen to Ms Bishop and Mr Porter on their experiences in life and leadership. Students were also given the opportunity to ask questions of the two Cabinet Ministers. All three students asked a question each. Areas and issues ranged from concerns regarding transport for youth in and out of Bullsbrook to views on inspirational leaders. Another question posed was about what young leaders can do in order to become good leaders for the youth of today. The students gained great experience from hearing the two guests’ experiences and speaking to fellow student leaders. They had personal conversations and

photos taken with these two esteemed members of the Australian parliament.

The students did the school very proud. Their manners and the level of questions they posed were noted—so much so that it was stated to Mr Carpenteri that Bullsbrook College h a d t h e b e s t questions. It was a

unique experience that all students were able to meet the Honourable Julie Bishop and Christian Porter and to share their experiences with other young leaders at the forum.

Mr Carpenteri, Teacher

PEARCE YOUNG LEADERS FORUM

Citizenship

L to R: Jesse Birkin, Harrison Parker, Chelsea Barnes, Hon. Julie Bishop,

Hon. Christian Porter, Mr Carpenteri

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On Tuesday 4 April, Miss Marshall’s Year 7 class

went on an excursion to the Constitutional Centre

of WA and Parliament House. We started our day

at the Constitutional Centre, where we learnt all

about the 1967 Referendum, and participated in a

mock vote. We looked at how a referendum needs

a double majority to pass, and were shocked that

of the 44 referenda in Australia, only 8 have been

successful!

We then walked down the road to Parliament

House, where we first went on a quick tour of the

building before getting to sit in the Legislative

Assembly. Our tour guide, Tina, talked to us about

how the new Parliament is about to be sworn in

before we participated in a role play about the

“Hoon” Laws. We went across the building to the

Legislative Council before we had afternoon tea

which was provided by our new local member,

Jessica Shaw, MLA Swan Hills.

It was almost time to head back to school, so we

walked back up to the Constitutional Centre to

have lunch in the gardens. It was a really

wonderful day, and we learnt a lot about how

government works!

Miss Marshall, Year 7 Teacher

YEAR 7 CONSTITUTIONAL CENTRE & PARLIAMENT HOUSE EXCURSION

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On 7 March Ms Richards’ Year 7 class visited

Scitech as part of their science learning

programme. Students had an exciting day

experiencing the many exhibits such as Bionic

Me, How Bizarre and Rio Tinto Innovation. At Rio

Tinto students enjoyed the 3D camera, viewing

the latest x-ray technology, a 3D printer and

were challenged to create a tornado and build

structures which could withstand an earthquake.

At Bionic Me they operated a robot, navigated

their way out of a maze, moved about an

infrared screen and attempted to defy gravity by

flying. In the theatre students enjoyed a vibrant

chemical science show. The day concluded in the

CSIRO Lab with students carrying out

experiments.

Mrs Richards, Year 7 Teacher

YEAR 7 SCI-TECH EXCURSION

Students from Ms Richards’s class enjoyed a visit

from Scitech’s “Lab on Legs” on 27 March.

Students had the opportunity to participate in a

variety of chemical science activities such as

making polymer worms, exploring water-saving

crystals and the effects of salinity, diffusion of

substances, making a volcano erupt and

investigating the absorbency of different

substances.

Mrs Richards, Year 7 Teacher

YEAR 7 SCI-TECH INCURSION

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YEAR 7 & 8 SOCCER TEAM

The Year 7 and 8 boys soccer team have commenced training this term for the 2017 School Sport Champions school cup. The boys have been put through their paces by Coach Mr Jimmy McPhail and Assistant Coach Mr Stephen Bettella. Next term, the boys will play five games over 10 weeks with teams in the northern region of Perth.

Mr McPhail, Physical Education Teacher

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Grit & Determination

Back Row: Jeremy Newman, Mr McPhail (Coach), Alex Collar, Billy Gorka, Alex Lindsay, Toby Doolan, Ben Broughton,

Matthew Fretwell, Isaac Burton, Jadyn Ifould, Josh Haley, Riley Hedley, Ken Taylor, Mr Bettella (Assistant Coach)

Front Row: Dylon Neve, Jimmy Mtwale, Tyler Holdcroft, Boston King, Keegan Kirchner, Rylie Allen-Grant

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Twenty two Year 10 students were invited to participate in the Science and Engineering Challenge at the Midland Railway workshops on 28 March 2017. This event was part of an Australia-wide Science and Engineering Challenge presented by the University of Newcastle, in cooperation with the Metropolitan Redevelopment Council and the Rotary Club of Midland. The Science and Engineering Challenge encourages Year 10 (and Year 9) students to consider a career in Science or Engineering and to study the enabling sciences in senior school.

20 schools participated in the challenge which involved teams of three or four students problem solving using Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Murdoch University students were there to assist the schools with the eight challenges during the day.

Miss Kent-Jones, Science Teacher

YEAR 10 ENGINEERING CHALLENGE EXCURSION

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YEAR 11 ROTTNEST BIOLOGY CAMP

The Year 11 ATAR Biology class recently spent three days on the island of Wadjemup (Rottnest Island) learning about the conservation strategies employed on the island. The group cycled many kilometres from point to point on the island to view and hear about management strategies and environmental strategies such as built walkways, dune brushing, snorkel trails and revegetation programs. The group visited the Wadjemup Lighthouse in the middle of the island as well as the salt lakes and many of the beautiful bays. The weather was amazing and we appreciated the bakery too! Some of the students proved their fitness by making it up the very steep road to the base of the lighthouse without stopping – quite a feat! It was a pleasure to travel with this group.

Wendy Claxon, Senior Schooling L&T Associate

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YEAR 11 COMMUNITY SURF RESCUE CERTIFICATE

On 23 March, 2017, our Year 11 Outdoor

Education students travelled down to Mullaloo

Beach to complete their Community Surf Rescue

Certificate with Life Saving W.A. Staff members

Lisa McCarthy, Laura Aldridge and Lauren Morrell

also requalified their certificates on this day to

ensure the utmost safety of our students is

maintained throughout our camps in open and

closed water. This was Bullsbrook College’s first

group of students to partake in this course

teaching communications, surf awareness, self-

rescue surf skills, rescue techniques, recognising

people in distress in the aquatic environment and

resuscitation.

All 17 students who participated passed the course

which is an outstanding effort, giving our school a

100 percent success rate. Commendations were

also given to students for their efforts and

behaviour throughout the course. A big thank you

to the life guards Brett and Jackie for instructing

us on this day.

Mrs McCarthy, HPE Team

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YEAR 11 COMMUNITY SURF RESCUE CERTIFICATE

Rottnest Exhibition & Snorkelling Skills Test

From 29 March until the 31 March, 2017, our Year

11 Outdoor Education students went to Rottnest

Island to complete their Exhibition and Snorkelling

Skills Assessments. About two thirds of our

students had never been to Rottnest Island and

their jammed pack itinerary, full of educational

activities gave students an opportunity to see as

much of the island as possible in such as small

amount of time.

Day 1: Students boarded the Rottnest Express

from B-Shed Fremantle with high spirits, collected

their hired bikes and entered the shallow water of

Thomson Bay to do an introductory gear check

and practise snorkelling communication symbols

and skills, including finning technique. We then

rode our bikes through the centre of the island

past the Wadjemup Lighthouse, stopping for lunch

at the breath takingly picturesque Fish Hook Bay

and Cape Vlamingh. Here students could access a

set of binoculars and view across the Indian

Ocean. Continuing our journey, we then

completed our 1st Dive at Lady Edeline Beach at

Narrow Neck. This enabled the students to

practice their beach entry and exit skills and

finning technique as we snorkelled above masses

of sea grass reefs spotting intermittent marine life

activity. Later that afternoon we arrived at Caroline

Camp Ground after completing a minimum of

20kms of cycling. Students proved to have come

well equipped which enabled them to complete a

swift camp set up and cook up. Later that evening

students participated in some twilight fishing down

Pinky’s Beach below Bathurst Lighthouse.

Day 2: Students rode down to Bickley Point to

experience a World War II tour of Kingstown

Barracks and Bickley Point Battery. Here students

learnt of the history of the posted female and male

military personnel throughout the war. They also

had an opportunity to go inside a historical

hospital post built for injured soldiers, walk the

original railway track used by the military to supply

ammunition to the six inch guns, see the sights

from an old observation tower and explore the

remnants of the guns. We then rode to Henrietta

Rocks to view the shipwreck of the 1939 hopper

barge The Shark. Here students had 30 minutes

of down time where they had good old fashion fun

skimming stones across the ocean and chatted

amongst themselves. On arrival to Salmon Point

Mrs McCarthy taught the students how to

complete a dive log. This was a spectacular dive

where students saw an abundance of marine life

amongst the reef. Our visibility below and in front

of us whilst snorkelling was second to none.

Students then performed a Skills Assessment in

Thomson Bay in the waters around the Hotel Jetty

where a high entry, beach entry, 100m swim,

clearing of snorkel, clearing of mask, duck diving

and beach exit where assessed. Students stepped

back in time at night and were given the

opportunity to watch Moana at the old Rottnest

Island Picture Hall.

Day 3: The morning started with students singing

theme songs from Moana as they efficiently

packed up their tents, cooking equipment, luggage

and left over food. Every student then fulfilled

their responsibilities pre-assigned for the upcoming

Expedition of Little Salmon Bay. On arrival at Little

Salmon Bay student’s fulfilled their roles and set

up all the required equipment, weather reports,

first aid, rescue and dive equipment for their

Expedition Assessment. Students then talked each

other through and completed the pre-dive

information in their Dive Log. Student leaders with

the support of Mrs Aldridge, Mr McPhail and Mrs

McCarthy had opportunities to lead their peers

throughout this moderately difficult dive as we

contended with a moderate current and choppy

sea. Students did extremely well to

circumnavigate the bay between the shore and

outer reef with visibility only being 2-3 metres

directly in front and 4-5 metres below. Student

completed their post Dive Log entry with the

information they obtained from the dive and

prepared and packed up the required equipment.

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YEAR 11 COMMUNITY SURF RESCUE CERTIFICATE

Students then were given an opportunity to ride

into Thomson Bay Settlement and spent two hours

exploring the settlement, playing mini golf or

arcade games at the Fun Park and purchasing a

well-deserved lunch and snacks from a retailer of

their choice. All students also stayed around to

pack the school trailer at the end of the excursion

at B-Shed Fremantle. Many hands make light

work. A very big thank you to Ben McCarthy who

came straight off night shift from Boddington Gold

Mine to hook up and pack the school trailer and

transport equipment and food for both the

Outdoor Education and Biology Camps to and from

the B-Shed Fremantle. He also volunteered to be

our life guard and look out for any dangerous

marine life, play Mr ‘Fix It’ and supervise students

who needed to exit the snorkelling environment

back on the beach. The help, support and efforts

of Ben McCarthy, Laura Aldridge and Jimmy

McPhail made this camp a complete success and I

thank you sincerely for your efforts.

Mrs McCarthy, Secondary HPE Team

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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING (VET)

Archie Marks hard at work at Landsdale Farm School

We have had a very productive term in VET and

are super proud of our students’ start to the year.

Fifty of our Year 12 students have been spending

their Fridays in the workplace, gaining knowledge

and experience of the world of work whilst also

contributing to their collection of WACE points.

Some of the workplace learning venues include

equestrian centres, automotive industry, childcare,

building and construction, local council, hospitality

industry, sport and recreation venues, to name

just a few. We are grateful to these venues for

providing our students with these opportunities,

and proud of our students’ professional conduct

each week.

Our Year 11 students are preparing to participate

in a two week block workplace learning placement

in Term Two. Throughout this term our Year 11

workplace learning students have been updating

resumes and producing career portfolios. We have

also been completing the modules for the

Worksafe Smart Move card and listening to guest

presenters from the Australian Taxation Office and

RAC. Next term we will have visits from the City of

Swan, to discuss volunteering opportunities in our

community, and Worksafe and Consumer

Protection will also deliver information to our

students.

Kym Hugo, VET Teacher

In our workplace learning class on Friday March

31, we had a guest speaker from the RAC come to

share her knowledge about road safety. She spoke

about the impact of drugs and alcohol on people’s

driving and how drivers underestimate the effects

these have on their ability to do the right thing on

the road. There were hands on activities with

simulation goggles and interactive surveys. She

shared real life stories with us about how illicit

drugs affect the way our bodies function and the

decisions people make. Overall the presentation

was a great experience.

Georgia Lockey Year 11

Chelsea Barnes looking very professional at

Margaret River Chocolate Factory

Georgia Lockey in action at the RAC presentation, assisting

with a class demonstration

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Successful Funding for Bullsbrook

In April 2016 the Bullsbrook

Landcare Group (officially known

as North Swan Land Conservation

District Committee) developed a

Bush Management Plan with

Bullsbrook College. The aim of the Plan was to

manage the area of 8.2 hectares of bushland

adjacent to Bullsbrook College (owned by the

Education Department) - to preserve, protect

and improve this valuable bushland and create

an educational resource for students and the

wider community. The Department of Education

has had a detailed Flora Survey prepared as this

is a recognised Bush Forever Site. This has given

us invaluable information with regards to the

sensitivity of this area.

We worked closely with

Bonny Dunlop- Heague,

an former student of

Bullsbrook College, who

is currently a Natural

Resource Management

O f f i c e r w i t h t he

Chittering Landcare

Centre. Bonny investigated

possible grant opportunities to source funding

which would enable our group to achieve our

goals. Bonny has proved to be a “whizz” at grant

applications and has been successful in both

2016 and 2017 for this project! As a result, last

year we managed to complete the initial goal of

having the whole area fenced, mapped for

Dieback and explanatory signage installed.

Unfortunately the area was found to be seriously

affected by Dieback, which has made it even

more important to educate the community with

regards to the spread and treatment of Dieback.

This year Bonny was successful in attracting

$34,950 from the Western Australian

Government’s State NRM Program. This will

enable our group to undertake a Dieback

treatment program, carry out selective weed

control, install interpretive signage, plant

selective vegetation and—excitingly— employ Dr

Mike Bamford (Bamford Consulting Ecologists).

Dr Bamford will teach and work with Bullsbrook

College senior school Biology students, and

volunteers from the local community, to carry

out a Fauna Survey. This will provide us with

valuable data on what fauna lives in our

bushland now, and will be something that we

can measure against in the future; to evaluate

the Bush Management Plan as a whole.

We are also very pleased to see another former

Bul lsbrook Col lege

student Adrian Botha,

w h o , a f t e r

undertaking work

experience, is now

working as a trainee

with the Chittering

Landcare Centre.

Bullsbrook Landcare is

very happy to be

working with Bullsbrook College in this project

and we would welcome any other community

members who would be interested in learning

more about the work of Bullsbrook Landcare, our

precious bushland, and our local environment.

Our group also consistently works in consultation

with the City of Swan with regards to local

environmental issues. If you would like any

further information please do not hesitate to

contact:

Mrs Anne Janes, Secretary Bullsbrook Landcare

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Partnerships Beyond the School Gate

Collaboration

Bonny Dunlop-Heague, Elaura Borin, Rachelle Oats, Richard Janes, Cody Langslow, Ethan Seuren, Anne Janes,

Dean Ashworth and Adrian Botha

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COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

On Friday 24 March the Primary students and

teachers assisted in raising awareness of Down

Syndrome by supporting Down Syndrome Day’s

“Lots of Socks“ campaign. Students and teachers

wore bright, fun and colourful socks for the day

and gave a gold coin donation. The school raised

$430.75. Well done everybody!

Primary students and

teachers again showed

their community spirit

by helping to raise

awareness for Autism

by supporting the

Wear Blue for Autism

Awareness Day held on

Friday, 31 March.

Students and teachers wore all things blue and

raised $211.00.

Well done Team Bullsbrook!

CITIZENSHIP

L-R Student Leaders: Cody Langslow,

Dean Ashworth, Elaura Borin, Rachelle

Oats, Adrian Botha (former student) and

Ethan Seuren

Bonny Dunlop-Heague (Standing)

L-R Adrian Botha (Trainee), Richard

Janes (Bullbrook Landcare President),

Anne Janes (Bullsbrook Landcare

Secretary) and Bonny Dunlop-Heague

(Landcare Natural Resource

Management Officer)

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FROM THE P&C

Greetings and Welcome to the first

P&C update for 2017. It has been

a busy year so far. Our AGM was

held on 8 March and our Executive

Committee for 2017 are as follows:

President: Kylie Hendersen

Vice President: Aleisha Italiano

Secretary: Lee-Ann Merenda

Uniform: Cheryl Nelson

Treasurer: Shannon Bennett

Canteen: Nicole Henderson

Executive Commitee:

Christine Marshall

Karen Sandersen

Sian Bell

Deborah Johnston

Deanna Parkinson

Bernadette Jones

Our aim this year is to raise enough money to put

up sun/weather shelters next to the Sports Hall.

We have held two fundraisers already. We held a

sausage sizzle at the School Swimming Carnival in

Gingin and of course a monster sausage sizzle/

cake stall at the voting booth for the recent State

Election.

Thanks to everyone who helped on the days by

cooking soups and cakes for us to sell including,

Deanna Parkinson, Karen Sandersen, Ryan

Anderson, Kim Mogenson, Deborah Johnston,

Emma Schoppe, Belinda O'Neil, Nicole Flynn, Sian

Bell, Cheryl Nelson, Aleisha Italiano, Bernadette

Jones, Shannon Bennett, Linda Patterson, Chloe

Anstey, Nicole Henderson, Jen Manester, Michelle

Dunham, Denis Phillips, Lauren McGregor, Lesley

Screaigh, Naomi Jennings, and Kylie Bevan. It’s

great to have new faces coming along and

helping us out!

More thanks need to go to the children that

helped us out selling and cooking on the day,

Diamond, Jake, Mackenzie, Connor, Josh, Cody,

Billy, Flynn, Darcy and Alana.

A huge THANK YOU has to go to the local

businesses that have supported our fundraising so

far. Bullsbrook Meat and Gourmet as always

supported us with the sausages and bacon.

Brooke Discount Hardware donated the gas

we cooked with and Benara Fresh Morley

supported us with 30 kilos of onions.

Our Easter Raffle raised $1430 (after the $160.00

for prizes was taken out) which is FANTASTIC!

The inners were:

William Manester

Kylie Bevan

Amanda Redfern

Beth Hazelden

Italianos

Lucas Dumbleton

Asha Burnett

Thanks to our principal for drawing the raffle at

the assembly.

Fundraisers we have coming up include our

Mothers Day Stall and our first ever Quiz Night on

13 May. (Please see the flyer in this newsletter for

more information and how to get tickets).

Our next meeting will be held at 7.00 pm on 10

May 2017. New members are always welcome. If

you can’t make a meeting but would like to keep

up to date, “like” our new Facebook page!

Many thanks to all for the support of our school.

Kylie Henderson, P&C President

Bullsbrook College P&CAssociation INC

Working for our Children

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SCHOOL INFORMATION

PARENT WORKSHOP

Due to positive feedback from parents who

attended our first session recently, we are holding

another opportunity to hear valuable and topical

facts and participate in discussions.

We encourage parents interested in finding out

more to register and attend in an informal and

friendly environment.

See flyer to the right for further details.

Robyn Snyman, School Psychologist

QUIZ NIGHT

Our P&C are going to a lot of effort to encourage

maximum participation in our inaugural

fundraiser—the QUIZ NIGHT on Saturday 13 May,

2017.

For more details see flyer to the right and don’t

hesitate to contact

bullsbrookquiznight@gmail.com

if you have any queries—or to make bookings!!!!

Kylie Henderson, P&C President

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COMMUNITY INFORMATION

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COMMUNITY INFORMATION

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COMMUNITY INFORMATION

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SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES????

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