Balgowlah North PS A love of learning Manning Street, North Balgowlah T 9949 4499 F 9949 7832 E [email protected] From the Principal’s desk Carnival Volunteers It was great to see so many Spring Carnival volunteers at school last night for the official carnival briefing. There is a real buzz around the school community about this exciting community event. I’d like to thank everyone who has volunteered their time to make it a success, especially Yogi Johnstone and Meagan Clarke who are the overall coordinators. Don’t forget you can still buy your ride wristbands ($25 for unlimited rides) and carnival cash from Flexischools prior to the event. The ride passes will be $30 on Carnival day. In order to have all rides available at the Carnival, we need to pre-sell a certain amount of wristbands and we are nowhere near that figure. Now is a good time to buy online! Kindergarten Orientation We are very excited about meeting our new 2015 Kindergarten children. This Friday, the first of our three Kindergarten Orientation sessions begins. After dropping off their children, our new – and some not so new parents will get to hear from a range of key people about all aspects of transitioning to school. We welcome our Kindy parents to our community and we look forward to working closely with them throughout their children’s education. Stage 3 Campers It’s been a little quiet in the playground lately without our Stage 3 children. We farewelled them yesterday morning as they headed off to spend four days in the beautiful Hawkesbury Valley. There was certainly a lot of excitement as the boys and girls boarded the coaches. The teachers have reported that everyone is having a great time and the weather is beautiful. I’m sure everyone will sleep well each night after participating in so many fun, challenging physical activities throughout the days. We look forward to hearing the stories and seeing the photos. The coaches are due back at 3pm on Friday. Term 4 Week 4 Wednesday, 29 October 2014 The Voice Auditions Congratulations to the 42 entrants of the inaugural 'Balgowlah North Voice' competition. The three judges were amazed by the amount of talent on display and would like to encourage all the entrants to keep on singing and enjoying their music. Choosing the finalists was a difficult decision, but the 10 acts who will be singing on the Entertainment Stage during our Spring Carnival are: Eva Rae (1R), Kai Woodward (1S), Alia Taylor (3P), Oscar Rayel, (3P), Thea Devaris (4W), Kobi Anderson (4J), Elyse Weston (5M), Lauren Devine (6C) and trios: Jemima Giffin, Olivia Phillips & Claudia Briger (Year 4) and Layla Gardner, Maddison Sparkes & Zali McKay (Year 6). We look forward to seeing them on stage on the big day! K-2 Sports Day We were blessed with perfect weather for our K-2 Sports Day today. The children had a great time and it was wonderful to see so many parents supporting their children. Thank you to Mrs Spooner, Mr Rees and the K2 team for organising such a fun day. P&C Meeting I hope to see many of you at our P&C Meeting tonight at 7pm in our library. I will be presenting a summary and analysis of our 2014 NAPLAN results which were again very positive. Only 16 days to go until our Spring Carnival… Owen Taylor Principal https:/www.facebook.com/balgowlahnorthps https://twitter.com/BalgowlahNthPS Term 4 Week 4 Important Dates 28th-31st October 29th October 31st October 4th November 7th November 11th November Wednesday, 29 October 2014 Stage 3 Camp P &C Meeting PSSA Semi Finals Yr 2 Little Diggers Excursion PSSA Grand Finals Remembrance Day Stars of the Week Hayley Dalton and Lucy Parkinson who worked the sound room last week during The Voice Auditions. Thank you for your hard work and dedication! From the Deputy Principal’s desk Beautiful Artwork One of the striking features of BNPS is the high quality of artwork completed by students in all classrooms. Our Office art this week features work by 2R. They have created beautiful pen and watercolour artworks inspired by the work of the famous French artist, Monet. Drama Toolbox This week Years 3 & 4 were involved in drama workshops linked to their HSIE and English units around the concept of Sustainability. The workshops raised sustainability issues and focused on local individual action that can be linked to positive global community impacts. Students worked in small groups using dramatic techniques, costumes, puppets and props to role play environmental issues linked to their unit of study. End-of-Year Calendar Don’t forget to place important calendar dates into your diary for upcoming events in Term 4. Please check the school website calendar regularly. Some highlights include Kindergarten Orientation, K - 2 Picnic, Band Big Day Out at Luna Park, Spring Fair, Helpers Morning Tea, Kindergarten Graduation, Presentation Days, Year 6 Farewell. More information will be in the newsletter about these activities throughout this term. Presentation Assembly dates are as follows: Kindergarten Graduation: 8th December @ 9.30am Stage 1 (Years 1 &2) Presentation Assembly: 8th December @ 11.30am Stage 2 (Years 3&4) Presentation Assembly: 9th December @ 9.30am Stage 3 (Years 5&6) Presentation Assembly: 9th December @ 11.30am Assembly This week’s assembly will be led by KB. We look forward to parents joining us, please be seated by 2.20pm in the hall. Tricks for encouraging kids to read Is your child a reluctant reader? Why not try helping them find the book that goes with a movie or DVD they’ve enjoyed, or are about to see. Encouraging your child to read can help them to build their imagination as well as giving them a better vocabulary. Kids who read different types of books develop a wide range of language skills and are better placed to understand different types of texts as they progress into high school. School A to Z has lots of tips and ideas on encouraging your child to read, at http://bit.ly/HLPmB9 Safety around our school All parents/carers are requested to take extra care to ensure the safety of all our students while driving around the school. This is especially important during morning and afternoon student drop off and pick up times. Parents/carers are requested to supervise their children carefully at the crossing in Bardoo Ave and not to use the speed bump in Manning Street as a crossing. Please help our teachers by reinforcing the importance of using the school crossing and not walking through the staff car park. Please also remember that playground supervision commences at 8.30am in the morning unless children are involved in Band, sport training or a group practice where they are supervised by the organising staff. https:/www.facebook.com/balgowlahnorthps https://twitter.com/BalgowlahNthPS Term 4 Week 4 Wednesday, 29 October 2014 Write for Fun Recently, many of our students submitted stories for a NSW Writing competition. We congratulate the following students on reaching their commendable results. 2014 Finalists Jayden Agapiou Hayley Dalton Poppy Krueger Zali McKay Anna Purvis Maddison Sparkes Millie Wacher Nina Cockerill Lauren Devine Chloe Martin Lucy Parkinson Hannah Scopelitis David Turner All stories can be read on the website by following the link below. www.write4fun.net "It's ok to try things out, to ask questions, to feel unsure, to let your mind wander, to daydream, to ask for help, to experiment, to take time out, not to know, to practise, to ask for help again - and again, to make mistakes, to check your understanding" Jane Revell & Susan Norman 3E Week 3 Marita Nieuwenhuis Deputy Principal https:/www.facebook.com/balgowlahnorthps https://twitter.com/BalgowlahNthPS Term 4 Week 4 Wednesday, 29 October 2014 Sports Report Date: 24th October Round:9 Girls Eagle Tag Senior A’s Score 1-4 (loss) Best & Fairest Georgie Dwyer Opponents Senior B’s Harbord Balgowlah Heights 2-2 (draw) Junior A’s Junior B’s 1-4 (loss) Team effort 3-7 (loss) Team effort Harbord Team effort Senior A’s Senior B’s Junior A’s Junior B’s Oppone nts Narraweena Balgowlah Heights Narraweena Harbord Score 7-8 (loss) 6-5 (win) 4-9 (loss) 3-11 (loss) Best & Fairest Tom Jarrett Team effort Kalahni Filby Team effort T-ball & Softball T-Ball A T-ball B Softball A Softball B Opponents North Balgowlah B Loss 14- 2 Issy Anderson North Balgowlah A Win 14- 2 Jessica Shearer Manly West A Manly West B Loss 6-11 Vanessa Sebel Loss 9-12 Hannah Scopelitis Volleyball Senior A Senior B Junior A Opponents Balgowlah Heights 11-7 Win Beacon Hill 11-6 Loss Cromer Jamie Egger Layla Gardner Chelsea Buckley Score Best & Fairest Cricket Opponents Score Best & Fairest 11-6 Win Junior B Manly Vale 11-4 Win Taylor Pollock Seniors Juniors Harbord Loss 55 – 24 Harbord Loss 9.5 to 6.1 (average) James Danenbergsons Angus van Hamburg Switch the lights off when you are not in a room. Switch off electrical devices at the power point when you have finished using them. Harbord Boys Eagle Tag Score Best & Fairest 2V’s Top Tips For Saving Electricity Car Free Friday Next Friday the 7th of November we are holding another Car Free Friday. Please support this day to promote a safer environment around our school zone, as well as the health and wellbeing of your child. Our student leaders will be waiting at the gates with stickers for those children who walk to school. Use this as an opportunity to demonstrate the following road safety behaviours with your child, as recommended by Transport for NSW: - Until your child is at least 8 years old, hold their hand on the footpath, in car parks and when crossing the road. - Until your child is at least 10 years old, supervise your child very closely and hold their hand when crossing the road. Tess Burns https:/www.facebook.com/balgowlahnorthps https://twitter.com/BalgowlahNthPS Term 4 Week 4 Wednesday, 29 October 2014 https:/www.facebook.com/balgowlahnorthps https://twitter.com/BalgowlahNthPS Term 4 Week 4 Wednesday, 29 October 2014 https:/www.facebook.com/balgowlahnorthps https://twitter.com/BalgowlahNthPS Term 4 Week 4 Wednesday, 29 October 2014 https:/www.facebook.com/balgowlahnorthps https://twitter.com/BalgowlahNthPS
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