Term 1, Week 6, 2020 Principal: Jeremy Campbell (rel.) Public School

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Each to their own ability Phone: (02) 6927 1478 Fax: (02) 6927 1476 Boree Creek Public School

Email: [email protected] Namoi St

Website: www.boreecreek-p.school.det.nsw.edu.au Boree Creek, NSW, 2652

Our School Values

• BE A LEARNER • • BE SAFE • • BE RESPECTFUL •

Boree Creek Public School

WHAT’S ON AT BOREE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOL… TERM 1, WEEK 6 nd ▪ Monday 2 March Mr Jeremy Campbell attending Small Schools Network Meeting, 1pm @ Wamoon PS Tuesday 3rd March ▪ Miss Madelyn Marley attending L3 professional learning. Mrs Gail Alexander in teaching K/1/2. Wednesday 4th March ▪ Sport day ▪ Scripture & music ▪ Mr Joshua Jones attending L3 ongoing professional learning. Mrs Gail Alexander teaching 3/4. ▪ BCPS staff to Lockhart Central School for professional learning 3:40 – 5:00pm. Thursday 5th March ▪ Miss Madelyn Marley attending Best Start professional learning. Mrs Gail Alexander in teaching K/1/2. TERM 1, WEEK 7 Monday 9th March ▪ Mr Jeremy Campbell attending Narrandera Principal Network Hub Meeting, 1pm @ Narrandera East Infants School Tuesday 10th March ▪ Mobile Library Wednesday 11th March ▪ Sport day ▪ Scripture & music

TERM 1, WEEK 8 Monday 16th March ▪ All students attending Harmony Day celebrations @ PS. Tuesday 17th March ▪ Miss Madelyn Marley attending L3 professional learning. Mrs Gail Alexander in teaching K/1/2. th Wednesday 18 March ▪ Sport day ▪ Scripture & music

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Principal’s Report 2020 School Leaders

I am so proud of our wonderful school. We have an active Introducing our school leadership team for 2020. This SRC putting together and hosting a range of activities, our leadership team will play an important role throughout committed students who continue to strive for excellence in 2020. Our school captains for 2020 are Grace Routley and

learning, our teachers who go above and beyond in providing Matilda Urquhart. The captains are supported superbly by opportunities to enrich learning on a daily basis and our the leadership team of Temperance Hocking, Riley Kenny parents who so readily engage with the school. Enjoy this and Max Mills. edition with more good news stories from across the school.

Have a great week.

Jeremy Campbell Principal

Communication with school

Regular attendance is extremely important for students. If for some reason a student is unable to attend school, please ensure that you promptly inform the school the reason for Term 1 SRC leaders the absence. Our Term 1 Student Representative Council has been If you don’t follow our Facebook page, you might want to elected and BCPS would like to introduce to you this start doing so. We have improved the quantity and quality of wonderful group. The Term 1 SRC members are Riley information available on both the Facebook page and school Kenny, Jacinta Westblade, Everleigh Reynolds, Ruby website. Now included on the school website are copies of Routley, Zoie Jones, Hamish Cunningham & Rylee recent permission notes, a calendar of events, and a range of Reynolds. The elected SRC embody our school values and documents that will help you better support your child. The are a wonderful example to their peers. They play an website also now includes a Facebook feed, so you can see important role at our school and it was wonderful to see the most recent Facebook events, without joining up to their team work and organisational skills as they organised Facebook. There is also more information in the galleries. and hosted our Clean Up Australia Day event. We would love to receive news from you too, to feature in the newsletter. If you have old BCPS materials sitting around, please bring them in. Also, if you have a cracking yarn that you want to share with us about BCPS, please make an appointment to speak with Wendy Patey and she will be

happy to interview you to put the story together. We look forward to hearing your stories!

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Southern Swim Carnival Dojo Rewards System

On Friday 22nd February, Miss Michele Thomas and 9 This term students are working towards earning 25 Dojo

students headed to to compete in the Southern Points, which will make them eligible to be invited to the end of term reward. Currently the top 12 students are; Riverina Swimming Carnival. From all reports our student’s behaviour was impeccable and their attitude and application to competing was superb. A special congratulations to Ava Be a LEARNER Be SAFE Be RESPECTFUL Cunningham and Jacinta Westblade who have made it Students are eligible for the values reward for embodying through to the Riverina Swimming Carnival to be held in our school values and receiving 25 Dojo points in a term. Student Dojo Points Albury next week. Hamish Cunningham 9 Rylee Reynolds 8 Grace Routley 8

Everleigh Reynolds 8 Ava Cunningham 8 Renea Slocum 8 Matilda Urquhart 8 Riley Kenny 8 Temperance Hocking 8 Jacinta Westblade 7

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Tell Them From Me (TTFM)

In Term 1 2020, our school is taking part in the Tell Them From Me student survey. The survey will provide us with

valuable feedback on what our students think about school Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR) life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them. The survey is completed In our last newsletter we outlined our school’s involvement online and is run by an independent research company, The in Quality Teaching Rounds. As a school we applied for and Learning Bar, which specialises in school-based surveys. Staff

were successful in our application to engage in a Quality in schools will not be able to identify individual students from Teaching Rounds research project through the University of their responses. The survey typically takes 30 minutes or less Newcastle. to complete and will be administered by the school during Being involved in this digitally delivered research project is a normal school hours. Once the surveys are completed by wonderful opportunity for our school and something that students, reports are prepared and in most cases are

will ensure we as a school meet our expectation of continued available to schools within three business days. Individual students will not be identified in any publication and all improvement. One aspect of the program is Mr Joshua Jones and Miss Michele Thomas recording lessons that are used to information will be handled in accordance with the relevant precipitate deep conversations about classroom practice. privacy legislation. Students’ personal information will not be The emphasis of the recording is on the classroom teachers; disclosed by the department to any other person or body however, your son or daughter may be recorded as well. As other than as required by law. This research will help schools such, please find attached a permission note to gather your in to better understand how to improve

consent for your son or daughter to be present during these student wellbeing and engagement. It will also help teachers and principals discuss what works to improve student recorded lessons. outcomes.

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School Library Ben from Technology Education

This year as a school we are running three classes. This Last year, Benjamin Wells from Technology Education came means our library is used as a classroom and we have had and ran a 10-week STEM program at Boree Creek PS. to make a slight change to our school library borrowing Students engaged in a range of STEM related activities, as

routine. For children and their families that would like to well as had a visit from the games and gadgets technology borrow from our school library this will occur every bus. Excitingly Benjamin made contact last week to share a Wednesday during the lunch time break. Student are wonderful opportunity with us. Technology Education have invited to return their books, before they re-borrow. To recently been approved as a ‘creative kids’ provider. ensure the safety of our school books can students Creative Kids is a government initiative which provide

please bring a library bag when borrowing. school aged kids with a $100 voucher to engage in creative and cultural activities through an approved provider.

Family Referral Services Unfortunately, in our area there are not a heap of approved providers, making your choice rather limited. However, Benjamin Wells from Technology Education has provided us The Riverina Murray Family Referral Service (FRS) is with a solution. They have recently become an approved your link to support. provided and if you are interested you can apply for your

Amanda (FRS Family Worker) is now situated at Boree creative kids vouchers which we use to facilitate the 10- Creek Public School every month on a Tuesday, starting week STEM program run at BCPS by Benjamin Wells. the 25/02/2020 - during school hours to help both Find attached a permission note and information about students and their families link with a variety of services how to apply for your ‘creative kids’ voucher. Once you they may need throughout the year. apply could and receive you creative kids voucher number Amanda can provide information and access to a number complete the permission note and return to the front of support services including; office. Once permission notes are returned we will contact Benjamin and organise for him to run this wonderful ➢ Housing and Accommodation ➢ Counselling & Mediation program at Boree Creek PS. If you have already used your ➢ Financial Assistance creative kids voucher please make contact so we are aware ➢ Mental Health Support and can make alternative arrangements so your son or ➢ Parenting Support daughter don’t miss this wonderful opportunity. ➢ Cultural Support ➢ Drug and Alcohol Support Year 6 into Year 7 ➢ Education ➢ Health Suggestions A 2021 High School information guide and expression of ➢ Youth Support interest form was sent home to all Year 6 students. The ➢ Relationship advice guide gives you information about the different types of ➢ External activities e.g. sports

➢ Domestic violence support and advice and much government secondary schools to help you decide which more…… school you would like your child to attend. Please complete

If you would like to chat to Amanda please contact her and sign the declaration in Section A. If you are seeking on 0429 550 047 to arrange an appointment. placement at your local designated High School, please sign Section B. Please note your local designated High School is Alternatively you can also call the FRS on 1300 307 897 dependent on your address and not the school you are 5 days a week or visit the FRS office at 36-40 Gurwood currently attending. If you are seeking placement at a non- Street . local school please fill section C. If your child is NOT attending a NSW government High School in 2021, please

fill in and sign section E. It is important that you complete this form and return it to the school office as soon as possible.

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Pedal Cure 4 FightMND Community Notices

Pedal Cure 4 FightMND is a 6-day cycling and fundraising event involving a group of people who ride from Ungarie, Lockhart Football Netball Club NSW to Melbourne, Victoria in support of FightMND. Our

very own, Rachel Westblade is involved in this wonderful initiative and from Sunday 8 March – Saturday 14 March 2020 she will be cycling and fundraising. All money raised Junior Football & Netball goes directly to FightMND who fund the best and brightest MND research with the hope of finding a cure for MND. A Registration Information rough itinerary of her travel can be found below; and ▪ Ungarie – , 100km ▪ Ariah Park – Lockhart, 135km Training Run ▪ Lockhart – Albury, 105km ▪ Albury – Benalla via Wangaratta, 132km Friday 6th March – from 4.30pm ▪ Benalla – Nagambie, 101km ▪ Nagambie – Romsey, 84km ▪ Romsey– Essendon, 65km Total : 725km

If you wanted to support Rachel she will be riding through Lockhart on Monday 9th March and would appreciate a

cheer squad. If you are unable to do that, but still wanted to show support you can follow the link below and donate to what is a worthy cause.

https://hub.fightmnd.org.au/pedal-cure-4- fightmnd/rachel-westblade

On behalf of all at Boree Creek PS we wish you all the best Rachel!

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WARNING: Very persuasive children below

This term, K/1/2 have been working on persuasive writing. The students have been working collaboratively to provide reasons for and against to persuade their audience. We have been creating strong arguments of why children should be allowed to stay up late and why homework should be banned. Warning to all parents, you may be persuaded to stay up late. These arguments are strong and very convincing……

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VOX POP voice of the people

Riley Kenny

What is the best thing about Boree Creek Public School? The best things about Boree Creek PS is I used to get bullied at other schools but at our school we are all friends with each other.

Who is your hero and why? My heroes are my parents because they look after me and feed me.

What is the best thing about being a child today? The best thing about being a kid is you don’t have to work most days of the week.

What do you want to be when you grow up? When l grow up l want to be a tradie.

Max Mills

What is the best thing about Boree Creek Public School? The best thing about Boree Creek PS is that it has lots of great teachers.

Who is your hero and why? My hero is my brother because I look up to him and think he is the best.

What is the best thing about being a child today? Being a kid is a great because you don’t have to work full time.

What do you want to be when you grow up? When l grow up l want to be a police officer.

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