Term 4 Week 1 2019
2019 Term 4 Week 1 Principal: Lynne Johnston
Newsletter Burrumbuttock Public School
Phone: 02 60 293 253 Personal Best For All
Fax: 02 60 293 235 Burrumbuttock Public School
Email: [email protected] Howlong Road
Website: www.burrumbuttp.school.det.nsw.edu.au Burrumbuttock, NSW, 2642
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Staying Safe in our Community
Term 4 Week 1 2019
2019 Calendar Hi everyone!
Well done to our students for their creative art exhibition at the Walbundrie Show, and to those who received prizes— these will be presented at our next assembly.
David Dunn completed the mural near our Bush Tucker Garden during the holidays —it looks deadly! Mrs Miller and Mr Mott will work with the students to complete Stage 1 of our garden this term.
The Year 3/4 students enjoyed the Small Schools’ Melbourne Excursion last term. Thank you to Miss Merrilees for supervising the students and assisting them to present a very entertaining account of their experiences.
Thank you to the parents/carers who participated in the Student Led Interviews, your input is much appreciated. The student PLP’s and learning goals have been updated for them to strive for this term.
On the last day of Term 3 we held a ‘Health Forum’ run by the students. The students presented information about healthy and safe living. Thank you to our visitors who provided feedback about the student’s presentations. We had some special visitors from the Rural Fire Service and Mrs Jenny Brown, DoE Road Safety Officer. We discussed bush fire safety and road safety issues. It was also great to have the Pre-School students join us for a fun learning day. We completed the day with our Jump Rope for Heart JUMP OFF. It was a very energetic way to finish the term!
We will run Kinder Orientation every Wednesday from Week 2, Term 4. The sessions will be held from 9.30am to 11.30am. There will be a Parent Information Workshop on Wednesday 23rd October from 9.30am to 11.30am, followed by Morning Tea. Amanda Church and I will present information about our school, learning programs and tips to help support your children for their learning journey—all parents are welcome to attend. Details have been sent to perspective parents. Please let me know if there may be any families who I don’t know about so I can invite them to learn about our school.
Upcoming Term 4 events include:
Murray HS Drama Enrichment Program, from Week 1 Stage 3 Human Development Program—23rd October K-6 Rand Super 8’s Cricket/Tabloids - 24th October K-6 Intensive Swimming Program, Weeks 4 & 8 Stage 3 Ballarat Excursion, 13-15 November Presentation Day/Year 6 Farewell, 18 December
Information and permission notes have been sent home for Super 8’s, Intensive Swimming and the Stage 3 Human Development program. Please return notes and payment asap. Izack and Tom will be attending the Murray High School Drama Enrichment program. This program aims to increase student self-confidence and orientate them to the high school setting. Mrs Alicen Waugh runs this program, Mrs Waugh has run drama workshops for our students and she, (and Murray HS students), participated in Burrum’s Got Talent.
The Year 5 students will be leading our School Assembly next Wednesday at 3pm.
Regards Lynne Johnston, Principal
Term 4 Week 1
Monday 14th Oct.
First Day back Term 4
Tuesday 15th Oct.
Wednesday 16th Oct.
NEWSLETTER
Murray HS Drama Program, 9am-11am
AECG AGM, 1.45pm—Hume PS
Thursday 17th Oct.
Friday 18th Oct.
Term 4 Week 2
Monday 21st Oct.
HSIE/ART—Mr Mc and Miss Lawrence
Tuesday 22nd Oct.
Finance meeting— Mrs Kosi & Ms J
WTLC Staff Meeting—4pm Burrum
Wednesday
23rd Oct.
Murray HS Drama Program, 9am-11am
Kinder Orientation, 9.30—11.30
Parent Information, 9.30—11.30
Stage 3 Human Development Program
ASSEMBLY, 3pm —Year 5
PSSA AGM, 4pm—Culcairn PS
Thursday 24th Oct.
K-6 SUPER 8’s/Tabloids—Rand
Friday 25th Oct.
WORLD TEACHERS DAY
Responsible Pet Program, 11.30am
Term 1 Week 3
Monday 28th Oct.
Tuesday 29th Oct.
Wednesday 30th Oct.
NEWSLETTER
Murray HS Drama Program, 9am-11am
Kinder Orientation, 9.30—11.30
Thursday 31st Oct.
Friday 1st Nov.
Book Club orders Due
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Banksia Room with Mrs Merrilees
“The least favourite part of my holidays
was cleaning my room”—Zac
“The best thing about my holidays was that I lost my
first tooth”— Kerrigan
“It was fun, I went horse riding”—
Charlotte
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Skittle Holiday Questions:
Students closed their eyes and
picked a skittle, they answered a
question according to a certain
colour.
E.g.: Red—Tell me your favourite
thing you did during the holidays.
- Here are some of our
responses...
What was that?—Liam Williams
I went camping with my family, Taylors family, and
our friends. We had four caravans. We jumped in
the river and played with Oscar’s toy trucks.
A toy truck nipped me, I thought it was a crab! I
quickly jumped out of the river and onto the bank. I
screamed, Taylor said “It is just a toy truck” I got
scared and ran away screaming. I said “Mum,
there is a crab”! “There are no crabs in the river”
said mum.
Holiday Recounts:
After our discussion, we wrote about our
holidays. Our students were very focused,
with only 20 minutes writing time
everyone finished a detailed recount.
Lockhart Adventures—Peter Hogan
This holidays we went to the Lockhart Spirit of
Land festival. We went on a farm tour. We saw
canola, wheat and oats. Ashton, Matthew and I got
to hop on a tractor and saw seeders, chaser bins,
seed bins and a sprayer. The next day we went to
an Iris Farm. We got to press two blue triggers on
a hot air balloon, and the gas made flames come
out of the ignitors in the air. It got very, very hot.
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Waratah Room with Mrs Miller
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To conclude our term 3 Science Unit ‘Raising Salt” students attended Wirraminna to investigate the quality of the water samples they had collected from home. In particular they tested the Salt , PH and Turbidity Levels .
Students learnt about acceptable levels and what was the cause and impact of abnormally high or low levels.
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Term 3, Week 10 Assembly
Award Banksia Waratah
CLASS AWARD Ms Merrilees/Mrs Miller
Zac Prater—Displaying initiative & confidence to present the calendar.
Archie Frohling—For his commitment towards achieving his learning goals.
ART/GEOGRAPHY Ms Lawrence/Mr McDonald
Liam Williams—Excellence in drawing an African hut in Geography.
Tom Hall—Creating a fantastic octopus sculpture in art.
PRINCIPAL Ms Johnston
Balun Johnston—Being a reliable student who always volunteers his time.
GRATITUDE/RESPECT Student Leaders
David Dunn—Helping us do beautiful art.
Austin Burns—Helping other students.
BIRTHDAYS Tychus Robinson Mason Burns
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DESK FOR SALE! Ms J’s principal desk is up for grabs!! If you are interested in buying this bargain, and are able to pick it up, please call the School Office on 6029 3235 and make an offer!
What’s Happening:
Aunty Nancy Rooke Aunty Nancy passed away during the holidays, we celebrated the life of Aunty Nancy Rooke with a minute silence, while also honouring and remembering the influence she had in our area as a Wiradjuri elder.
NO HAT, NO PLAY! Term 4 is no hat, no play. All students need to bring their hat to school and to be worn out in the playground. Hats can be left at school on the student’s hooks.
K-6 Super 8’s Cricket/Tabloid Games Next Thursday the 24th of October will be the K-6 Super 8’s Cricket/Tabloids at Rand. Banksia Students not in
a cricket team will be joining their peers for tabloid games at Rand School. All students will need to pack their
hat, snacks and drink bottle.
Notes and lunch orders need to be in by Friday.
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Jump Rope for Heart Foundation —Jump Off
Our Jump Off was a great success with students, teachers, family and friends all
showing off their jumping skills. Our school raised $521.20 for the Heart
Foundation, thanks to Ella and Taylor. Well done! They will be receiving their
prizes soon.
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Health Forum
Our Health Forum was a great day with the students showcasing the PDHPE learning through health and safety stalls encouraging healthy eating and lifestyle, farm/home safety, road safety, drug education, stranger danger and dog safety. Thank you to Jenny Brown the Department of Education Road Safety Officer as well as all the family and friends for sharing this day with us!
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Fire Safety
Big thank you to Shai
Freuehardt and the Walla Walla fire brigade for teaching the students
what to do during a fire, and the difference
between good and bad fires. The students were
then able to have a closer look at the fire
trucks and use water hoses!
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What’s Happening;
Year 3/4 Camp:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS J!
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Science Works
The first place we went to at Science Works was a 3D
place. We learnt about space and how the earth works.
We then went to a science gallery and split into our
school groups where we had to beat Kathy Freeman in
a running race.
By Wil and Jordan
Melbourne Zoo On the 20th of September, the
year 3 and 4 students went to the Melbourne Zoo. We split up into different groups and explored all the parts of the zoo. We got to
see so many animals from wildlife to sea life.
By Madi and Rhys
Eureka Sky Deck
The Eureka Sky Deck is the highest public platform in the Southern Hemisphere. The
elevator made your ears pop and all you could hear was a bang! There were huge goggles at the top, we could
see the MCG. There is 88 floors. By Mason, Isabella and Ella
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Tyson Johnston Encouragement Award Digital Art
Kerrigan Robinson 2nd Place Craft Article Highly Commended Digital Art
Zac Prater Highly Commended Craft Article 2nd Place Picture 1st Place Digital Art
Taylor Hawkins 1st Place Picture
Charlotte Young Encouragement Award Digital Art
Tychus Robinson Encouragement Award Craft Article
Peter Hogan 1st Place Sculpture
Liam Williams 2nd Place Sculpture 1st Place Digital Art
Savanah Lindner Highly Commended Digital Art
Mason Burns Highly Commended Craft Article
Wil Lindner 2nd Place Digital Art
Rhys Williams Highly Commended Digital Art
Abby Rose Young Highly Commended Craft Article
Logan Nesbitt 1st Place Picture
Sienna Sherman Highly Commended Digital Art
Whole School 2nd Place Collaboration Class Display
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Walbundrie Show Success
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Community News
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