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Issue 10 29th June 2018

Visit from Uncle VicGreen Class have been doing a unit of work focusing on Aboriginal Culture. On Wednesday they had a visit from Uncle Vic who helped them to do some Aboriginal art (below is Shaylee with her echidna), listen to Aboriginal music and he even brought in some traditional foods for the chidlren to look at and try if they were brave. It is great as a school to be so well supported by our local Aboriginal elders. Thank You Uncle Vic.

Shaylee with her echidna

Postman Declan off to work.Last Friday Declan had a day off school to visit the postoffice distribution centre where he had previously been invited. Declan has always been interested in Postman Pat and more recently has shown a great interest in the postal system in general. Declan received a visit from some postal workers a few weeks ago and got his own Australia Post uniform and a special invitation to help out at the distrubution centre one day. Declan helped sort and deliver letters and even sat on the postie bike.

Declan having a go of a postie bike.

Teddy Bears PicnicWednesday was a very busy day. Purple Class held a Teddy Bears Picnic and invited all the parents into their classroom and playground to participate in Teddy Bears Picnic Activities. It was great to see lots of parents and carers there, helping their children to make biscuits and complete an obstacle course related to the going on a bear hunt book, to name just a few of the activities.

NIA Community Dance JamOn Saturday June 23, there was the community dance jam for NIA. NIA is a fun, expressive, energising dance blending Martial Arts and healing movements. NIA has donated to our school the money raised from the event. Tuesday afternoon, the organisers dropped off a cheque for $500! A massive thanks for all those that helped to raise this amount for our school.

Green Class student Lilly and her sister dancing up a storm at the NIA dance jam.

Volunteers at Budawang SchoolVolunteers enable our students to maximise their engagement in lots of activities including classwork and communitiy programes. We have a range of volunteers ranging from 16 to 80 years of age. We have volunteers that stay for an hour or for the whole day. Our students love when they have volunteers to come and help them with activities, it just brightens their day. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact our school on 44551491 and we will be happy to include you in the program. We would ensure that volunteers work with the same group of people each week so that they can develop relationships with the staff and students. We provide training to those who need it, and we understand that people might not be able to come every week. We also help volunteers through the Working with Children Checking process.

Student AwardsBlue ClassAva - For joining in on group activities in the class room. Tommy - for using functional language more to meet his needs and wants. Purple ClassNoah- For improving transition skills. Lashawn for excellent improvement with writing his name.Yellow ClassAshton- For enthusiasm with swimming. Declan- For getting 11/13 of his individual signs correct. Green ClassDylan- For working hard on his new communication program. Shaylee- For doing extremely well in her literacy program. Red ClassKelleyanne- For improved handwriting skills and commitment to the task. Angela- For excellent enjoyment and alertness during her hydrotherapy lessons.

CalendarFriday6th July

Last day of school for Term 2Dress up day - Pyjama

Monday23rd July

Staff Development DayLast day of Student Holidays

Tuesday24th July

Students return for Term 3

20th & 21st December

The last two days of Term 4 are listed as Staff Development/Pupil Free days. Our staff are undertaking extra training throughout Term 3, equivalent to these two days. Therefore the school will be closed on 20th - 21st December.