Friday 11th March, 2016 BLACKTOWN WEST PUBLIC SCHOOL Diary Dates MARCH 2016 Wednesday 16th March Y5 & Y6 to Evans H.S Harmony Day Wednesday 16th March Senior Choir Rehearsal at Lynwood Park P.S Thursday 17th March 4A & 4K Planting Excursion Monday 21st March SRC Egg Competition Closes Wednesday 23rd March SCHOOL PHOTOS Friday 25th March GOOD FRIDAY Monday 28th March EASTER MONDAY APRIL 2016 Friday 8th April Last Day Term 1 Wednesday 27th April Students first day, Term 2 MAY 2016 Monday 2nd May ANZAC DAY ASSEMBLY Tuesday 3rd May P & C Mothers Day Stall LANCASTER STREET BLACKTOWN NSW 2148 Telephone 9622 2285 Facsimile: 9621 7918 Email: [email protected]Principal’s Report Dear Parents, P & C MEETING Tuesday 5th April 2016 All Welcome! PARENT – TEACHER AFTERNOON Thank you to all the parents who made time to come to the school to meet with their child’s teacher for 2016. We hope that you were assisted with information about your child’s homework, units of work that they will be covering and many more aspects of their schooling this year. Your support is invaluable in gaining the best possible outcomes for your child. YEAR 6 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORMS The Year 6 Expression of Interest Forms went home last Monday to all year 6 students. These forms are the first process in organising a high school placement for each student going into Year 7 in 2017. All forms need to be returned by Friday 18 th March. If you need assistance in completing the form or you would like to clarify any points, please do not hesitate to make an appointment to see Mrs. Douglass who will assist you. EVANS HIGH SCHOOL – HARMONY DAY Evans High School has invited all stage 3 students, Blacktown West parents and P & C members to their Harmony Day celebrations next Wednesday 16 th March. Evans has organised bus transport, free of charge for our students to attend. Unfortunately, the bus has only enough seats for the students; however, if parents were planning on attending, they are most welcome to meet us at Evans High School at 10:00am for the concert. The excursion is free of charge; however, permission notes must be returned by Tuesday 15 th March. Evans will be holding food stalls after the concert where a variety of multicultural food will be sold for $2:00 - $2:50 per serve. BRING BACK THE BUSH 4K & 4A will be attending the Bring Back the Bush: 500 Schools Planting Program on Thursday 17 th March at the parkland, Dean Park. This excursion will give students a better understanding of ways to interact positively with the environment. There is no cost for this excursion and the excursion will still take place even in inclement weather. STAGE 3 SASSAFRAS EXCURSION Permission notes went out yesterday inviting students to attend the Sassafras Rainforest excursion on Friday, April 1 st 2016. Students will be traveling to the Blue Mountains where they will make a 5km trek to the forest floor to look at the flora and fauna. The cost of the excursion is $8:50. Unfortunately, money will not be accepted on the day of the excursion. CODE of CONDUCT All excursions and extra curricula activities that are organised by the school are by invitation only. Students who receive multiple Blue Slips or Blue Slips of a significant nature will not be invited to represent our school. Unacceptable student behaviour can become a safety risk and ruin the other students’ experiences. P & C MOTHERS’ DAY STALL The P & C will be running their annual Mothers’ Day Stall on Tuesday 3 rd May. They would appreciate any donations that they can wrap and sell. All donations can be handed to the front office and are greatly appreciated.
PARENT – TEACHER AFTERNOON Thank you to all the parents who made time to come to the school to meet with their child’s teacher for 2016. We hope that you were assisted with information about your child’s homework, units of work that they will be covering and many more aspects of their schooling this year. Your support is invaluable in gaining the best possible outcomes for your child.
YEAR 6 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORMS The Year 6 Expression of Interest Forms went home last Monday to all year 6 students. These forms are the first process in organising a high school placement for each student going into Year 7 in 2017. All forms need to be returned by Friday 18
th March. If you need assistance in completing the form or you would like to clarify
any points, please do not hesitate to make an appointment to see Mrs. Douglass who will assist you.
EVANS HIGH SCHOOL – HARMONY DAY Evans High School has invited all stage 3 students, Blacktown West parents and P & C members to their Harmony Day celebrations next Wednesday 16
th March.
Evans has organised bus transport, free of charge for our students to attend. Unfortunately, the bus has only enough seats for the students; however, if parents were planning on attending, they are most welcome to meet us at Evans High School at 10:00am for the concert. The excursion is free of charge; however, permission notes must be returned by Tuesday 15
th March. Evans will be holding
food stalls after the concert where a variety of multicultural food will be sold for $2:00 - $2:50 per serve.
BRING BACK THE BUSH 4K & 4A will be attending the Bring Back the Bush: 500 Schools Planting Program on Thursday 17
th March at the parkland, Dean Park. This excursion will give
students a better understanding of ways to interact positively with the environment. There is no cost for this excursion and the excursion will still take place even in inclement weather.
STAGE 3 SASSAFRAS EXCURSION Permission notes went out yesterday inviting students to attend the Sassafras Rainforest excursion on Friday, April 1
st 2016. Students will be traveling to the Blue
Mountains where they will make a 5km trek to the forest floor to look at the flora and fauna. The cost of the excursion is $8:50. Unfortunately, money will not be accepted on the day of the excursion.
CODE of CONDUCT All excursions and extra curricula activities that are organised by the school are by invitation only. Students who receive multiple Blue Slips or Blue Slips of a significant nature will not be invited to represent our school. Unacceptable student behaviour can become a safety risk and ruin the other students’ experiences.
P & C MOTHERS’ DAY STALL The P & C will be running their annual Mothers’ Day Stall on Tuesday 3
rd May. They
would appreciate any donations that they can wrap and sell. All donations can be handed to the front office and are greatly appreciated.
Yours sincerely
Meg Peel Principal
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Remember to collect your 10 awards – they can be
stamped for a special award. Don’t forget to keep all
awards with the school tree in a safe place.
Term 1 Week 6
2016
SPECIAL AWARDS
BRONZE CERTIFICATE
Elena B
Well done to all the students who have received an
award.
KG Sehasa J, Gurkirat M KK Sinigdha S, Ryan R KL Boyd K, Aurelia F 1F Aydin K, Shayna D 1G Morgan F, Ehtisham H 1S Andrei L, Chloe M 2B Lenyza T, Joshua B 2D James K, Bianca S 2K Saanvi Chintala, Gina J 3/4/5S Richard E, Seth L 3H Prasoth S 3J Riddhima R, Shane A 3N Ayush D, Shania H 4A Aisha B, Corey B 4K Grace S, Nityam S 5/6O Eim T 5N Shaniel N, Charlene T 6A Rehansa G, Kaylis H
6L Sonia F, Shae D 6W Melina N, Cassidy R
SCHOOL PHOTOS Just a remainder that school photo day is Wednesday 23
rd March. Pre-paid envelopes went home this week. Full
summer uniform should be worn by all students on that day. We understand with the changeover of uniforms that students in each class will be wearing both the new and old uniforms. The photographers will organise the students to gain the best possible photo for each class.
BLACKTOWN FESTIVAL of PERFORMING ARTS The senior choir will be attending the Blacktown Festival of Performing Arts Concert later in the year (formerly known as the Blacktown Music Festival). The first rehearsal for that concert is Wednesday 16
th March. The Senior Choir can only
take the first 35 students who have paid either their $7:00 for this rehearsal or $21:00 for all three rehearsals. The first rehearsal does unfortunately clash with the Stage 3 Harmony Day excursion to Evans; however, the Choir students should attend the festival rehearsal as the priority.
SRC EGG COMPETITION The SRC Easter Egg completion invitation went home yesterday to all students. If your child would like to participate they need to create and decorate an Easter Egg. Once they have their Easter Egg, they complete the entry form on the bottom of the competition letter and bring the Egg, the form and a gold coin donation to school. Entries close on Monday 21
st March 2016.
ANZAC DAY Blacktown West will be holding their annual Anzac Day Assembly next Term. The Assembly will be held on Monday, 2
nd
May in our school hall and all parents are welcome to attend. More information about times will be sent home closer to the date.
BWPS “Safer Internet Day”
During February, to celebrate Safer Internet Day 2016, all BWPS students discussed ways to be safe on the internet at school and at home. Students in Years 3 to 6 posted comments on a school blog about internet safety. All school computers are filtered to provide safe access for students. DoE computers are filtered by a company called Blue Coat. The same company offers a free home filtering service to keep children safe when on the internet at home. K9 Web Protection is a free web filter and parental control software for home Windows or Mac computers. If you wish to find out more about their offer, please visit: http://www1.k9webprotection.com/
Nashita says: I use the internet safely. My mum and dad have rules such as no talking to strangers, no looking at
rude things and only using apps for my friends. At BWPS, we make sure we don't send anything
rude, scary or unkind and make sure that we don't talk to strangers. The internet would be a better
place if everyone used it correctly for good reasons.
Jake says: I use the internet for playing games, messaging people and face timing people. I have to ask
before going on the internet. Tell the teacher if something is inappropriate.
Sanah says: Be safe on the internet. Be smart, play your part. Never give your personal details online. Never
go on the internet without the teacher's permission. Make sure someone is monitoring you while
you're online.
Sammy says: NEVER listen to someone who might say they are your age or any other age. Only talk if you
have met them in REAL LIFE and can TRUST them.
Madison says: Never put personal information on the internet.
Connor says: Don't become friends with strangers or organise a place to meet.
Walima says: If you see anyone cyber bullying you should firstly tell them to stop. Secondly, go and tell a
trusted and respected grown-up about it.
Natania says: Being safe at school and at home on the internet is very important. But it's easy to follow the
rules. All you have to do is report anything rude, scary or unkind. Easy peezy !!!
Senara says: Being safe on the internet is really important. At home I have rules like if I see something rude I
PENRITH OBSERVATORY SCHOOL OF COMPUTING, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS DADS & KIDS ASTRONOMY NIGHT
The Penrith Observatory will be hosting a “Dads and Kids Astronomy Night” on Saturday 19 March from 8.00 pm – 10.00 pm. All fathers, grandfathers, kids and grandkids are invited to attend. This evening is for everyone and age is no barrier to spending an evening with the family and the stars. Professor Miroslav Filipovic, Director of the Penrith Observatory, will make a presentation on “Aliens – Nooo!” – What is the likelihood of aliens and are really unique? The presentation will be followed by a 3D astronomy movie, a tour of the dome area and 0.6m telescope, and viewing of the night sky through the university’s computerised telescopes. The Western Sydney Amateur Astronomy Group will also be on hand to help with the viewings. To book and pay for tickets visit the “What’s On” page at westernsydney.edu.au/observatory COST: $18 for adults, $12 for children/concessions or $50 for a family.
