TERM 4, WEEK 6 Newsletter 2018

Bogangar Public School - NEWSLETTER

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TERM 4 Week 6 Phone: 02 6676 2755 19/11/2018

PRINCIPAL MESSAGE TERM 4 CALENDAR At Bogangar Public School our gates have and will continue to be WEEK 6 open for community use. Currently our school facilities are used MON 19 NOV INTENSIVE SWIM PROGRAM YEARS 3 TO 6 by the Cabarita Garden Club, Top Dog Academy, Charity Boxing TUE 20 NOV IN2SURF and Rhee Tae Kwon Do as well as sporting groups. However, the WED 21 NOV K-2 SWIMMING STARTS 12:15PM biggest service operating at the school is the Outside School PIZZA & POPPER DAY Hours Care, known to many over the years as Madsport but in ALL LEMINGTON ORDERS DUE 2018 had an operational name change to Free Bees. INTENSIVE SWIM PROGRAM YEARS 3 TO 6 This critical service, being offered to our local families is FRI 23 NOV INTENSIVE SWIM PROGRAM YEARS 3 TO 6 managed by Leah Cranston and provides before and after school care and only just last year extended that service to include WEEK 7 vacation care. Unfortunately, at the end of January 2019, Leah MON 26 NOV K-6 ASSEMBLY - 4/5 LONGBOARDS has decided not to renew her lease, meaning that Free Bees will PRESENTING cease to operate. STORYBOARD BUS - LUCAS PROUDFOOT

However saddened as we are, can I reassure you that a process is TUES 27 NOV IN2SURF already underway to engage a new provider that will continue to K-2 EXCURSION TO ‘THE FARM’ 9.30AM open our hall doors to families who are in need of care for their FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENTS SKILLS DAY children outside school hours. The school is doing everything KINGSCLIFF HIGH YEARS 3 AND 4 possible to enable a timely and smooth transition at the end of YEAR 5 TASTER DAY KINGSCLIFF HIGH January to avoid a gap in the service. WED 28 NOV YEAR 6 FUNDRAISER - CAKE STALL THURS 29 NOV LAST DAY FOR SCRIPTURE 2018 I would like to on behalf of Bogangar Public School, to sincerely FRI 30 NOV ASSEMBLY K-2 K WAVES PRESENTING thank Leah and her team for the care provided to the children LAST DAY FOR WATER FUN DAY NOTES over the many years and wish her well in future endeavours. AND PAYMENTS Muriel Kelly - Principal LAMINGTONS TO BE PICKED UP

K1 REEF K1 Reef students are thrilled to see that all their hard work has WEEK 5 - 100 AND 200 NIGHTS READING CONGRATULATIONS encouraged cockatoos into the school garden. The students germinated sunflowers and then transferred them into the garden. They watered, fertilised and watched them grow. Now they are all wondering where else will they see sunflowers growing. Helen Williams - Teacher

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Newsletter Term 4 Week 6

CONGRATULATIONS ON 100 NIGHTS OF READING - WEEK 3

Every Monday at our whole school assembly a student from every class is acknowledged with a class award.

CLASS AWARDS WEEK 4 STARFISH _K Paul Hadley WAVES _K Finn Aalders SUNSHINE _1 Olivia Lee TURTLE _2 Sienna Shepherd CURLEWS _3/4 Cohen Aitken LONGBOARDS _4/5 Poppy Davis BANKSIA _5/6 Jordan Loveridge, Meisha Davies FRANGIPANI _5/6 RAFFLE

CLASS AWARDS WEEK 5 Students have been given a raffle ticket book. This is a school STARFISH _K Violet Angell based fundraising effort to raise funds to support the learning programs run across the school. WAVES _K Thana Boody Tickets are: 50c each REEF_K/1 Campbell Tunnicliff SUNSHINE _1 Jemma Sills 3 tickets for $1 CORAL _1/2 Reva’Rose Beacroft-Davies 7 tickets for $2 Please support your child’s education by selling and returning TURTLE _2 Ari Baron th PANDANUS _3 Max Moore these tickets by Wednesday 28 November 2018. CURLEWS _3/4 Phoenix Jackson-Gill Extra books are available from the front office if you are able to sell additional tickets. LONGBOARDS _4/5 Zack Andrewartha The raffle will be drawn at the Monday assembly on BANKSIA _5/6 Sienna Shepherd rd FRANGIPANI _5/6 3 December 2018. We’d also like to thank Tweed Coast Meats, Cabarita Beach CLASS ASSEMBLY AWARDS Chempro Chemist and Woolworths Cabarita for their generous 3/4 Curlews - Week 4 donations. 2 Turtles - Week 5 Mrs Alyson McIntyre - Assistant Principal

SCHOOL VALUES AWARDS Jayden Moynham - Honesty Joel Kalman - Respect Lily Somerville - Respect Jenson Opsenica - Cooperation Billy Barnes - Fairness Campbell Tunnicliff - Responsibility Ethan Robertson - Respect Chloe Wallace-Harrison - Excellence

CONGRATULATIONS ON 200 NIGHTS OF READING - WEEK 3 Bogangar’s Got Talent 2018 Roll up, Roll up!! Be dazzled! Come one, come all! All welcome to join us at our Annual Bogangar’s Got Talent performance Wednesday 5th December 2018 @ 9:15am in our hall!

Newsletter Term 4 Week 6

LIBRARY NEWS STORYBOARD BUS Firstly we would like to say a massive thank you to all those who Storyboard is coming to our school! have donated books and reading materials to the school recently, Storyboard is a travelling creative writing workshop that both as part of our Grandparents Celebration and as surprise stimulates the critical life skill of active and functional literacy deliveries. Your generosity is deeply appreciated by all of us. (improved abilities in creativity, reading and writing) through Secondly, as the year draws to an end we would like to remind writing and publishing. Bringing leading authors and illustrators you that there are only a few more weeks of borrowing time left. into schools, Storyboard will help and inspire young people in the There will be no borrowing during the month of December to Northern Rivers to create stories, foster creativity and literacy. allow both time for stocktake and to consolidate our resources for The Storyboard Bus will attend Bogangar Public School on Monday the 2019 school year. Could we please ask that all books that have 26 November 2018. Students will attend a whole school had extended vacations in your home be returned to the School as presentation in the morning session before participating in a small soon as possible? A reminder notice will be sent out in December group writing skills workshop lead by Lucas with other students in if needed. Thank you for supporting your child’s reading journey Years 3 – 6. this year and for encouraging them to borrow from the library. We have enjoyed hearing about their reading adventures. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Owen Quirk - Teacher Lucas Proudfoot is a member of the Tweed Coast Aboriginal and Islander community. He has a background in professional surfing, K-2 SWIMMING cultural dance and is an award-winning songwriter and musician. Over the past 5 weeks, students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 Lucas has been an Australian Indigenous Education Ambassador have been attending weekly swimming lessons. and is currently a role model for Books in Homes Australia. Every Wednesday, students get organised and board the bus to If you would like to order any of the author’s books for your child, Casuarina Rec Club to practise their swimming skills and even have a book order form has also been provided. a little fun! Swimming is a skill for life and at Bogangar Public School we aim Cash on the day of delivery to support the development of swimming across all levels. We PayPal card reader for credit or debit card payments on day want all students to have the skills required to enjoy swimming of delivery safely – especially with the summer holidays fast approaching! Direct Deposit BSB: 064 128 Thank you to our active parent community, who readily support Account number: 1010292114 our swimming program at Bogangar Public School. Account name: Acuro Pty Ltd Dale Gurney – Assistant Principal

SCHOOL ROUTINE

9.00AM 1ST LEARNING SESSION 11.00AM Recess 11.30AM 2ND LEARNING SESSION 12.50PM Lunch 1.30 PM 3RD LEARNING SESSION 3.00PM END OF SCHOOL DAY WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY Every Monday at 2.30pm in the hall. All welcome. SCHOOL BANKING MONDAYS UNIFORM SHOP MUSIC, SAVE THE DATE! MONDAY AFTERNOON Rehearsals have begun for our end of term music concert on Tuesday 11th of December at 2:15pm sharp. Kindergarten through 2.45PM TO 3.15PM to Stage 3 will showcase their learning in an afternoon of music TUESDAY & FRIDAY MORNING and fun. We hope you can make it! 8.45AM TO 9.15AM. Miss Louise O’Boyle - Music Teacher School hats are also available at the Canteen CANTEEN THURSDAY & FRIDAY SURFSIDE BUSLINES 0755 716 555 SCHOOL SECURITY 1300 880 021 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT The equipment is for use of students at Bogangar Public School during school hours under the supervision of teaching staff. Newsletter Term 4 Week 6

K-2 EXCURSION – THE FARM To help compliment the learning happening in Kindergarten, Year OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE: 1 and Year 2, an excursion has been organised to ‘The Farm’ at ENROL ONLINE Byron Bay! Students will be taken on a guided tour of the farm and will get a https://freebeesoshc.hubworks.com.au/ chance to interact with animals, plants and farmers to develop and press the enroll button. and further their understanding. They will also discuss ethical and Please contact Leah on 0404 904 993 sustainable farm practices and gain insight to the farm’s paddock to plate philosophy. Details When: Tuesday 27th November, 2018. Where: Byron Bay – ‘The Farm’ Cost: $20 (EFTPOS, POP or Cash) Students are expected to be at school before the 9:00am school bell. They will be travelling with their classroom teachers by bus to Byron Bay and will return to school before the final bell for the school day. Payments are due Friday 23rd November, 2018 – so please pay before then so you don’t miss out. No late payments will be accepted. Dale Gurney – Assistant Principal

CABARITA COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS PARTY

SATURDAY 1 DECEMBER 2018 THE FORESHORE & VICTORIA PARK AREAS NEAR PANDANUS PARADE, CABARITA BEACH

BOGANGAR SCHOOL CHOIR WILL BE PERFORMING COME AND ENJOY THE FESTIVE SEASON!