Balmain Public School Volume 3 Issue 10 27 September 2019 1 Year 6 Balmain Bazaar! A BIG congratulations to the fabulous Year 6 cohort for organising and running a highly successful Balmain Bazaar! Students raised a MASSIVE total of $2651.85 to go towards their graduation and end-of-year celebrations. Well done! Also, a BIG thank you to the students and teachers from K-5 for getting involved and supporting the Year 6s. Keep reading to see more photos from the day… We hope that all students and families have a restful break. Term 4 will resume on Monday 14 October. PIGE ON POST 2019 SEPTEMBER • Fri 27 ~ Last Day of Term 3! OCTOBER • Mon 14 ~ Back to school for all students and staff • Thurs 17 ~ Sydney East Athletics Carnival (only for qualifying students) • Mon 21 - Fri 1 Nov ~ 2020 Kindergarten transition • Mon 21 ~ Grandfriends Day (more details to come) • Fri 25 ~ Halloween Disco NOVEMBER • Wed 6 ~ P&C meeting 7pm • Wed 6 ~ Year 5 2020 OC Orientation session • Sun 10 ~ Belle Property BALMAIN FUN RUN www.balmainfunrun.com.au ONLINE UNIFORM ORDERING
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Year 6 Balmain Bazaar!
A BIG congratulations to the fabulous Year 6 cohort for organising and running a highly successful Balmain Bazaar!
Students raised a MASSIVE total of $2651.85 to go towards their graduation and end-of-year celebrations. Well done! Also, a BIG thank you to the students and teachers from K-5 for getting involved and supporting the Year 6s.
Keep reading to see more photos from the day…
We hope that all students and families have a restful break.
Term 4 will resume on Monday 14 October.
PIGEON POST 2019 SEPTEMBER • Fri 27 ~ Last Day of Term 3!
OCTOBER • Mon 14 ~ Back to school for
all students and staff
• Thurs 17 ~ Sydney East Athletics Carnival (only for qualifying students)
15 October 16 October 17 October Sydney East Athletics Carnival
18 October
2 Kindergarten transition
21 October Grandfriends Day
22 October 23 October 24 October 25 October Halloween Disco
3 Kindergarten transition
28 October 29 October Band Expo for Year 1 and Year 2 students
30 October 31 October 1 November
44 November 5 November
Senior strings performing at morning lines
6 November P&C Meeting ~ 7pm ~ ConneXion Hub
7 November 8 November
OC Orientation
510 November Belle Property BALMAIN FUN RUN
11 November 12 November 13 November Beethoven & Bach bands performing at morning lines
14 November 15 November
618 November 19 November 20 November
Kindergarten Orientation
21 November 22 November
725 November 26 November 27 November 28 November 29 November
BPS event
P&C event
A message from the office…When sending in money, permission notes and/or emails with anything to do with your child, please ensure to write your child’s first name, surname and class on all correspondence. Thank you.
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EARLY STAGE ONE & STAGE ONE ~ LEARN LIVE LEAD
K Duruga Harrison S - Being an engaged and enthusiastic investigative learner. K Potoroo Tom R - Excellent progress with sight words. K/1 Miima Lily J - Consistently setting a wonderful example for all her peers. 1/2 Banjorah Zoe B - Amazing leadership and behaviour on our excursion. 1/2 Collarenebri Farran W - Setting high standards in his learning and having fun doing so! 1/2 Gidgjirrigaa Keira R - Setting a great example to others in her learning. 1/2 Hielamon Connor T - His detailed recount of the Field of Mars excursion.
S2 & S3 ~ POSITIVE PETE & YOU CAN DO IT! (Term 3 ~ Confidence)
S2 Positive Pete - Frankie H (3/4A) ~ S3 Positive Pete - Wairua S (5/6Y)
3/4 Alura Charlotte F - Approaching classroom tasks with confidence. 3/4 Kabi Kabi Drew K - Showing great confidence when completing classwork. Well done. 3/4 Malya Mirabelle F - Confidence in the way she applies herself towards learning and social interactions. 4/5 Manbara Lauren H - Confidently asking questions when she is unsure. 5/6 Lamalama Cassia D - Being a great leader and running a brilliant stall at the Balmain Bazaar. 5/6 Nakkara Joe F - Seeking additional information independently about classroom topics that pique interest.5/6 Waka Waka Liam Y - Establishing new friendships and working with a range of peers. 5/6 Yorta Yorta Finn W - His consistent and confident application of skills during PE.
ES1 & S1 ~ POSITIVE PETE & YOU CAN DO IT! (Term 3 ~ Confidence)
ES1 Positive Pete - Cassius S (KP) ~ S1 Positive Pete - Jake L (1/2H)
K Duruga Millie W - Maintaining positive relationships with her peers. K Potoroo Nate J - Confidently sounding out when reading. K/1 Miima Victoria G - Confidently contributing to all class discussions. 1/2 Banjorah Genevieve P - Outstanding confidence when delivering her speech. 1/2 Collarenebri Cormac K - Confidence in helping others to the best of his ability. 1/2 Gidgjirrigaa Oscar L - Being confident in his work and helping others. 1/2 Hielamon Rohan C - Confidently solving complex maths problems.
STAGE TWO & STAGE THREE ~ LEARN LIVE LEAD
3/4 Alura Arkie E-M - Being a lovely helper in the classroom. 3/4 Kabi Kabi Vivienne T - Demonstrating diligence in all learning tasks. 3/4 Malya Eli S - Being a role model by listening in class. 4/5 Manbara Monika M - Her dedication and commitment to her learning throughout Term 3. 5/6 Lamalama Charles B - An absolutely brilliant picture book for ProjectNEST. 5/6 Nakkara Phoebe M - Using instincts to deal with matters independently and in a positive way. 5/6 Waka Waka Eleanor L - Committing herself to all areas of school life. 5/6 Yorta Yorta Emily T - Her thoughtfully composed and detailed ‘Willow Pattern’ artwork.
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Year 6 Balmain BazaarThursday 26 September, 2019
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READING (and writing) IS MY SUPER POWER!
In the Week 8 issue of the Pigeon Post, we accidentally made an error regarding the award that Alexia K won…
Alexia won the Children’s Book Council of Australia writing competition, facilitated by the Inner West Council, during Book Week!
Congratulations, again, Alexia for this fantastic achievement!
Friends of Balmain Library Writing Competition
Since 2010, Friends of Balmain Library (FOBL) have run a writing competition, open to students from public schools in the Balmain area, and Balmain Secondary College.
The focus for this year’s competition was story writing. Students had the option of three story starters, to compose their own short story of no more than 800 words.
A big congratulations to the following students for being recognised for their story submissions!
Sylvie D (5/6W) - Overall winner award in the Year 5 category Ricky S (5/6W) - Highly commended award in the Year 5 category Thomas A (5/6Y) - Encouragement award in the Year 5 category
Alexandra S (5/6W) - Overall winner award in the Year 6 category Alistair G (5/6Y) - Highly commended award in the Year 6 category Sooyeon K (5/6Y) - Encouragement award in the Year 6 category
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PSSA 2019 NETBALL Balmain A We all played a really good game in the end we won 15-1 against Kegworth. Captain - Cooper Most valuable player - Ned Most improved player - Clementine Balmain B Today’s match was a amazing match, although the heat was difficult the B team still pulled through and we won our division. Captain - Lara Most valuable player - Gemma Most improved player - Chloe Balmain C Everyone played really well, in the end, Balmain won against Annandale with a final score of 11/4. Captain - Mischa Most valuable player - Keira Most improved player - Winnie Juniors In the game, everybody played well and everybody worked hard. We played Orange Grove B and won 9-3. Captain - Sophie Most valuable player - Emily Most improved player - Charlotte
SOCCER Junior A’s It was a very close game. We were down 2 nil and came back to win 3-2!Captain - Theo R Most valuable player - Maxi F Most improved player - Remus C-H Junior B’s The Balmain B’s versed the A’s in the first half it looked like the B’s were going to beat the A’s. We just missed out in the end but it was a great game. Captain - Alex B Most valuable player - Eli S Most improved player - Hannah O Senior A’s The senior A team faced off against Annandale A’s in the grand final. It was a disappointing loss with 2 goals to nil. We worked well together as a team and hustled all the way to the end. Captain - Oscar F Most valuable player - James T Most improved player - Leo C Senior B’s The player of the match was Asha S for taking the game seriously and professionally. Birchgrove A won 5-2. Captain - Alex T Most valuable player - Asha S Most improved player - Asha S
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