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Wednesday 19 November 2014 – Week 7-11
DIARY DATES TERM 4
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Thurs 20 Nov
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Mon 24 Nov
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Tues 25 Nov
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Wed 26 Nov
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Sat 29 Nov
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Mon 1 Dec
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Tues 2 Dec
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Wed 3 Dec
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Thurs 4 Dec
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Tues 9 Dec
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Wed 10 Dec
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Thurs 11 Dec
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Frid 12 Dec
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Tues 16 Dec
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Frid 19 Dec
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Wed 28 Jan
Twilight Picnic 5.30-7.30pm
Kids Car Ed Grade 1/2
Prep Kelly Sports
Parent Helpers Morning tea –
10.45-11.30am
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Kids Car Ed Grade 1/2
Grade 6 WĂƌĞŶƚƐdƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ
Session – 7pm
Prep Kelly Sports
Prep Incursion – Drama Toolbox
‘Fairytale Fiasco’
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Il Coro dei bambini workshop No
3 -9-12pm BSWPS
Festa del Canto performance 912pm PHPS
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Grade 6 Big Day Out
Grade 6 Principal Morning Tea
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Il Coro dei bambini Concert 6.307.45pm PHPS
Giulia’s last day
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Last day Term 4 – 1.30pm
Uniform Shop Open 9am-2pm
Please note that parent/guardian or family friends
must accompany students who attend. I look forward
to seeing you there tomorrow.
Thank You To Parent Helpers
We are very lucky at Brunswick North Primary School
to have some much wonderful support from parents
in our community. It certainly makes our school a
vibrant, positive and welcoming place for our students
and staff.
Parents/Guardians/Grandparents /Families help in so
many ways. They:
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Twilight Picnic - Tomorrow Night - 5.30-7.30pm
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Co-ordinate the Fete
Collect donations for the Fete
Bake fabulous cakes
Make wonderful crafts
Work at the Fete
Come along and support the Fete
Cook at many BBQ’s over the year
Act as class reps across the year
Participate in school council and various subcommittees
Participate in working bees
Plan, design and construct improvements for
our school
Create art works with students
Help in the classroom
Support the, Italiano, Music, Art and PE
program
Lead and support choirs on Mondays, take us
to the Boite Chorus
Write grants and enter us in competitions
Listen to reading
Run Book Club
Assist with Premiers Reading Challenge
Support the Library
The End of The Year Twilight Picnic is all set for
tomorrow Thursday 20th November from 5.307.30pm. All families are invited to come along and
celebrate the end of another year at Brunswick North
Primary School. It is always a fun relaxed evening
And that’s not all the list goes on and on!!!!!!
where we can have a lovely chat and catch up with
each other. We have booked the entertainment and
look forward to the Disco in the MPR and the Farm
Animal Petting Zoo on the back oval.
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Pearson Street West Brunswick 3055
Phone: 03 9383 1400
Fax: 03 93860583
OSHC: 0405 435 341
Email address: [email protected]
Principal: Ms Sonia Abdallah
On behalf of the staff, I thank you all for your hard
work and the many hours of your time that you have
invested in our school over this year!
It is greatly appreciated.
I am hoping to see you at our Parent Helpers Morning
Tea scheduled for Wednesday 26th November from
10.45-11.30 in the MPR.
School Peer Review Update
Last week Brunswick North Primary School had its
School Review Panel Day.
The teachers made presentations to the School
Review Panel on the curriculum programs and
planning undertaken during the strategic period (last
4 years) with particular focus on this year’s school
improvement strategy.
Presentations demonstrated how staff monitored and
used student achievement data to inform the
Teaching & Learning Programs at Brunswick North
Primary School. The Year 5/6 Junior School Council
Representatives also made a fantastic presentation
about student voice and leadership opportunities
within our school. The Reviewer and Panel members
were extremely impressed with the schools consistent
message about our Teaching & Learning Program and
the student’s progress and high standard of
achievement. The Reviewer noted:
“Brunswick North continues to build an extremely
positive image within the community and is being
acknowledged for some very fine achievements”
The purpose of the day is to reflect and review past
achievements whilst making constructive suggestions
and outlining strategies to guide further improvement
for our school.
The School Reviewer, Leslie Tulloch, presented the
draft School Peer Review Report at School Council last
night.
The Peer Review Report will then be sent to the
Department for processing and once that is
completed the Executive Summary will be available on
the school website. I congratulate our students whose
boundless enthusiasm for learning and participation in
school events inspires us all. I thank the parents for
their support and their active participation in all facets
of school life. I also congratulate the staff for their
hard work and commitment to continual
improvement at Brunswick North Primary School.
The Reviewer noted that:
“The work already in place demonstrates excellent
signs for further improvement”
“All staff is highly committed to the students in their
care and are willing to work together to improve
outcomes.”
“Parents contribute to many areas of the school”
The review findings demonstrate that the school is on
the right track and that all the effort that everyone in
our community puts into to creating a rich learning
environment for our students certainly does have an
effect on lifting our student learning outcomes.
Farewell to Terry Argent
This week we say farewell to Terry Argent our very
popular PE Teacher and Staff member. Terry has
certainly made a wonderful impact on our student’s
attitude to playing sports, having fun, demonstrating
fair play and resilience when things don’t go our way!
Terry leaves us after a long and wonderful career with
the Education Department - Well-done Terry- What a
great achievement!
Enjoy chasing those waves, as you will now be able to
spend more time surfing along the Victorian and NSW
coast.
L’angolo italiano
Il Coro dei bambini had a great time with Kavisha at
Princes Hill PS. We have started choreographing our
canzoni in preparation for our spettacolo! On
Wednesday I met with all of our fantastici finalisti for
La Festa del canto. We had more than 40 studenti
chosen from 120 to perform their versione of Il leone
si e` addormentato. They were all really enjoyable
with their wonderful props, costumes, pronunciation,
memorisation and dance movements! We are only
allowed to bring 16 along to our final performance at
Princes Hill. Signorina Giulia and myself wish we could
take all of them with us! Bravi to everyone for such a
brilliant effort. I have taken a video of all the
performances so if would like a copy of your child’s
presentation please send your USB (chiavetta) along
and I will save it for you.
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Pearson Street West Brunswick 3055
Phone: 03 9383 1400
Fax: 03 93860583
OSHC: 0405 435 341
Email address: [email protected]
Principal: Ms Sonia Abdallah
As parents are preparing for the holiday activities I
thought you might like to enjoy a show about LA
BEFANA, our gift-giver.
Celebrating 10 years in Melbourne, La Befana and
the Giving Time is back in 2015. Starring Carmelina Di
Guglielmo (Big Mamma's Boy & Neighbours) and
James Liotta (Planet unEarth Channel 9 GO! & ABC's
Prank Patrol).
3 SHOWS ONLY
Mechanics Institute, 270 Sydney Rd Brunswick.
5th January 7.30pm 6th January 2.30 pm & 7.30pm
Tickets $15.00 Children - $25.00 Adults
General Bookings: 9387 3376 or go to the website
www.labefana.net.au
participated
challenge.
and
successfully
completed
the
Some interesting facts and figures about the challenge
at BNPS:
- 428 students completed the PRC
- 17,217 books were finished
The most popular books read were –
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The Very Bad Book
Aliensons on Holiday
Winning the World Cup
The BFG
Matilda
Thanks Robyn and Beth
National 'Nude Food' Day Participation
BNPS is celebrating National Nude Food days this
week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Our
students will be joining other students across the
country in bringing healthy, wrapper free lunches to
school over the month of November. Canteen
lunches can also be made into Nude Food lunches, by
providing a container from home with your child's
payment and order. Students will receive an entry
into our lunch-box draw (1 per unit) for each 'Nude
Food' day they complete.
National Nude Food Day is a chance for our students
to realise what they can do for their health and the
health of the planet. An event like this can give all of
us at BNPS a taste of the benefits, ease and fun
involved in packing a healthy, wrapper free lunch!
Thanks for your support with this,
Linda McCloskey
Library News
LIBRARY QUIZ
Congratulations to James Lycett FO. He is our Library
Quiz winner for this week.
Thank you James for your very colourful entry.
A new question is on display outside the Library. One
entry per student please.
Premiers’ Reading Challenge certificates are coming
home this week. Congratulations to everyone who
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Pearson Street West Brunswick 3055
Phone: 03 9383 1400
Fax: 03 93860583
OSHC: 0405 435 341
Email address: [email protected]
Principal: Ms Sonia Abdallah
Student of the Week
To be presented on
Monday 24th November 2014
5/6B
Elias Parthimos
5/6M
5/6S
3/4B
Jay Marino
Syed Zarif
Gabriel Olivier
Hernandez
Ruben Potter
3/4C
3/4D
Jimmy Gartland
Sophia Verdnik
3/4M
3/4S
1/2A
1/2B
1/2C
1/2L
1/2M
1/2N
Angelique
Neskakis
Bridie Horgan
Alex Moss
Max Varley
Will Davis
Chloe Morgan
Max Vizard
Dhiya Jegadesan
1/2W
Maxwell Slicer
F/L
F/M
F/O
Thomas Upton
Evie Dowsey
Argiv Malik
Puruhita
Foundation S
Mihailo Berum
F/S
F/W
Art
ICT
Italiano
Music
P.E
Ms Lina
Ms Sonia
Principal
Aya Kiki
Esodia Skapetis
Loudan Hughes
Mir Vahanvati
Ben Gillespie
Ashley Parfitt
Natasha Wilson
For working well within his group for the Can We Build it? Theme Parks
project.
For being such a great team member during his Theme Park Project.
For their fantastic narratives on the topic ‘found’. Amazing, creative writing.
For his outstanding work during our literacy play script writing lessons. Well
done for writing a well-constructed play!
Outstanding camp recount and a fantastic attitude.
For always being such a kind and welcoming member of our class. Thank you
Sophia!
For your enthusiastic participation in our Stop Motion Animation Projects.
Great work Angelique!
For managing her time well to complete all class tasks.
For excellent reading group work this term. Well done!
For working so hard during reading time on his activity.
For trying his best and persisting with producing neat hand writing.
For the great job she did spelling nearly all the 100 words correctly.
For working well to improve further upon his writing skills.
For his great writing describing his thoughts and feelings about transition and
moving on to Grade 3.
For beginning to use his own initiative with his learning, and helping me to
remember important things.
For his outstanding effort in his writing pieces. Well done for pushing yourself.
For persisting with her work.
For displaying excellent behaviour in the classroom. Well done, Argiv Malik!
For doing such magnificent writing about your chosen fairtytales. Brilliant!
For his fantastic sounding out of unknown words in his diary this week. Well
done Mihailo!
Art room super star.
For her hard working approach to finishing off her ICT Mini Beast Project.
For a wonderful presentation at assembly of ‘Il Leone si e addormentato’.
For his positive contribution to music!
For being a great demonstrator in P.E lessons.
For trying her best in our spelling session. Well done Ashley.
For displaying friendly & inclusive play out in the school yard. Well done!
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Pearson Street West Brunswick 3055
Phone: 03 9383 1400
Fax: 03 93860583
OSHC: 0405 435 341
Email address: [email protected]
Principal: Ms Sonia Abdallah
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Pearson Street West Brunswick 3055
Phone: 03 9383 1400
Fax: 03 93860583
OSHC: 0405 435 341
Email address: [email protected]
Principal: Ms Sonia Abdallah
BRUNSWICK NORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL
STAFF AND STUDENTS
WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU
TO A SERIOUSLY DELICIOUS
PARENT HELPERS MORNING TEA
Wednesday 26th November 2014
10.45am – 11.30am
In the Multi-Purpose Room
We would like to show our appreciation for your contribution to the school
Please complete the reply slip and return to school by
Friday 21st November 2014 to help us with catering.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PARENT HELPERS MORNING TEA:
Wednesday 26th November 2014
10.45am -11.30am
I AM ABLE / UNABLE TO ATTEND THE PARENT HELPERS MORNING TEA.
NAME ……………………………………………………………………………… CHILD’S GRADE ……………..
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Pearson Street West Brunswick 3055
Phone: 03 9383 1400
Fax: 03 93860583
OSHC: 0405 435 341
Email address: [email protected]
Principal: Ms Sonia Abdallah
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Pearson Street West Brunswick 3055
Phone: 03 9383 1400
Fax: 03 93860583
OSHC: 0405 435 341
Email address: [email protected]
Principal: Ms Sonia Abdallah
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Pearson Street West Brunswick 3055
Phone: 03 9383 1400
Fax: 03 93860583
OSHC: 0405 435 341
Email address: [email protected]
Principal: Ms Sonia Abdallah
BNPS Parents & Friends News
Events
Upcoming Activities include:
Event
Date
Location
Twilight Picnic BBQ
Thurs 20th Nov
BNPS
State Election Stalls
Saturday 29th Nov
BNPS
End of Term BBQ
Friday 12th Dec
BNPS
The Cake Stall Needs your Donations!
Brunswick North is famous for our cake stall. Let’s keep up the tradition!
Calling all bakers and sweets cooks, we need your cakes, biscuits, slices, jams,
preserves or any other sweet favourites in your house!
BEST SELLERS – honey joys, rocky road, rum balls, fudge, choc chip biscuits, brownies, cupcakes, slices,
strawberry jam, marmalade, chocolate cake.
Reminder: NO NUTS, FRESH CREAM OR UNCOOKED EGG. Gluten free items welcome. Please attach
two ingredients labels (food safety requirements).
INGREDIENT LABELS – included on the last page of this newsletter.
Plates and Bags will be available from each School Gate this Friday Afternoon.
Donated cake stall items can be left outside the Genesis Music Room (near the office) from 8.45am Friday
28th November until the end of the day. They must be left on the table in the hallway outside of the room for
food safety processing. You can also bring your cake stall items on Election Day – but please deliver them
to the aftercare (OSHC) room preferably by 11am.
THE BURGERS ARE BACK!
We will be running a BBQ – RAIN, HAIL or SHINE!!!! at tomorrow’s Twilight Picnic. We
will be selling sausages in bread for the kids, home -made beef burgers for the
parents and cordial at reasonable prices. We hope you can make it!
PRE-LOVED UNIFORM STALL
A big THANK YOU to everyone that has donated old
uniforms to date. This is our first stall ever so please be
patient. We can only offer what has been donated.
They will be available for purchase at the Twilight Picnic
next week - Thurs Nov 20 starting 5.30pm
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Pearson Street West Brunswick 3055
Phone: 03 9383 1400
Fax: 03 93860583
OSHC: 0405 435 341
Email address: [email protected]
Principal: Ms Sonia Abdallah
Volunteer on Election Day!
We are nearly ready ….however we really
need your help!!!!
We have stall coordinators getting ready
however they can’t do it by themselves! To
sign up, simply enter the relevant link below
for the stall you would like to help out with.
(First time on Volunteer Link – refer below)
Sign-up sheets are also on a noticeboard
outside the internal entrance of the
Multipurpose Room (near lost property) or
email [email protected]
Thanks for your help!
Sausage Sizzle : http://vols.pt/MGMD1S
Cake Stall : http://vols.pt/emSBvY
Craft Stall : http://vols.pt/ZcRqyH
Cake Wrapping: http://vols.pt/aA2Axd
Volunteers on standby : http://vols.pt/nyCdSB
Coffee : http://vols.pt/3HsuwS
TO SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER SPOT:
1. Clink on the link
2. Enter your email address (you will NOT have
to register an account)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots (You will receive
an automated confirmation and reminder)
Note: Volunteer Spot does not share your email
address with anyone.
CRAFT DONATIONS
If you have any donations for our craft stall we would
love to receive them before next Wednesday so we
can take stock of what we have and price things up.
Questions? Contact Belinda Newick on 0407 207 788
or email [email protected]
Thank you for your contributions!
SIGN UP, SIGN UP, SIGN UP
Plan what to bake for the cake stall
(Labels in this newsletter)
Ensure ingredients are in the pantry or
add to shopping list
Our Tally to date:
Volunteers : Filled / Required
Sausage Sizzle : 2 / 16
Cake : 0 / 20 (we have 2 stalls)
Craft: 0 / 8
Cake Wrapping (Friday): 0 /8
Coffee: 0 / 8
Volunteers on Standby: 0 / 2
Calling all Barristers!
Love to make the perfect espresso? Try your skills on
our industrial strength coffee machine. Email
[email protected] if you can help. We are
starting to get DESPARATE!!!! NO COFFEE – there
will be a riot!!
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Pearson Street West Brunswick 3055
Phone: 03 9383 1400
Fax: 03 93860583
OSHC: 0405 435 341
Email address: [email protected]
Principal: Ms Sonia Abdallah
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Pearson Street West Brunswick 3055
Phone: 03 9383 1400
Fax: 03 93860583
OSHC: 0405 435 341
Email address: [email protected]
Principal: Ms Sonia Abdallah
Brunswick North Primary School
Family Invoices
Split Billing
50% / 50%
2015
Dear Families / Guardians
From the start of the 2015 school year, Brunswick North Primary
School will be able to Split Bills (invoice of student charges) between
Families.
To facilitate Split Bills, the school system must have the two families
recorded.
Therefore, ONLY families who have notified the school, and
established two families in the system can take advantage of this
facility.
The school will invoice students in late January, BEFORE SCHOOL
STARTS, ready to email/post statements on the first day of school.
SPLIT BILLING arrangements need to be advised to the school before
FRIDAY 5 December 2014.
Student Name/s:
__________________________________
Primary Family Name:
_________________ Percentage % ____
Alternate Family Name:
_________________ Percentage % ____
Parent Signature:
________________________
If you would like to split by charge, for example Primary family pay
Essential Education, Alternate family pay excursions and camps
please speak with Brian in the office.
Regards
Brian
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