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Newsletter No: 21 Friday, 13th December 2013

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Hardy Street, Bull Creek WA 6149 Tel : 9332 3244 : Fax : 9310 7578 : Email : bullcreek.ps@education.wa.edu.au Web Address : www.bullcreekps.wa.edu.au EDUCATION SECURITY - Ph 9264 4632 : CITY OF MELVILLE HOTLINE (24 hrs) - Ph 1300 653 643

BULL CREEK PRIMARY SCHOOL

This year has been very busy in the art room with some fabulous work being created. The Art Blast Exhibition held at the Fremantle Town Hall was probably the stand out highlight of the art year. Around 150 children from our school exhibited their work alongside children from all over the southern suburbs. Other highlights included the S6 class designing and painting a real life sized resin cow, French knitting fever amongst the year fours and fives and mandalas in many different forms in the middle and upper years. A few children participated this year or were invited to participate next year in art extension programs at Applecross High School and a few children secured art scholarships at Applecross and Willetton Senior High Schools. Congratulations to those children involved! The year seven children have only just finished printing their lino blocks for a group piece that will be displayed at the school to commemorate the Class of 2013. They will have to come back to visit the school to see the finished work displayed in the coming year. I would like to wish all the graduating children my best wishes for their start at high school next year and encourage them to continue to enjoy or appreciate art through high school and beyond. Art is a wonderful way to improve your creative thinking and problem solving skills and also simply a great way to find enjoyment and to relax. Next year I will be on maternity leave and will miss all the wonderful children at Bull Creek but I know you will have a lot of fun doing art with your new art teacher next year.

ART NEWS

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Bull Creek Primary School

From the Principal’s Desk Safe Holiday 2013 has indeed gone by very quickly. It has been an event-filled and successful year here at Bull Creek. I wish to extend my thanks to students, parents and staff for their positive contributions to the overall welfare of the children. I would also like to wish everyone a most enjoyable holiday break and all the very best for 2014. Celebration Night Just a brief reminder that Celebration Night will take place on Tuesday, 17 December. The children need to be at their classrooms by 5.00pm. The Edu dance performance commences at 5.30pm. It is a wonderful way to finish the school year. Our P & C will have Sausage Sizzles on sale and soft drinks at Celebration Night. To make purchasing simpler, families are asked to have exact money ready, if possible.

Graduating Year 7s Our Year 7 students graduated from Primary School at a most pleasant ceremony on Tuesday at the Melville Glades Golf Club. The Staff and Parent Organising Committee did a wonderful job preparing such a successful evening for the children. We wish our Year 7 students all the very best for their High School years.

Well Done Emma Johnson Congratulations to Emma for her continued success with her fencing pursuits. Emma was the champion in the following WA Fencing Championship events : • Western Australian Under 13 Girls’ Foil Champion • Western Australian Under 13 Girls’ Sabre Champion • Western Australian Under 13 Girls’ Epee Champion It is a terrific sport which requires an enormous amount of skill and poise - well done Emma!! Farewell to Some Families On behalf of all the Bull Creek school community I would like to wish all families who are moving suburbs, interstate or overseas best wishes for the future. Thank you all for your various contributions - great or small - to Bull Creek Primary School. Mrs Parke Retires Mrs Rosemary Parke retires at the end of this school year. I would like to congratulate and thank Mrs Parke for her wonderful dedication to a number of schools in Western Australia; but in particular for the 26 years that she has been a teacher at Bull Creek Primary School. Mrs Parke has been a great teacher and friend to many staff and parents. We will miss her greatly at Bull Creek and I know everyone joins me in wishing Mrs Parke all the best for the future. Newsletters In order to cut down on overall costs - photocopier use and paper - we will no longer be providing paper copies of the Newsletter from the start of 2014. The Newsletter has been available online since 2011 - you may download it from our website (www.bullcreekps.wa.edu.au) or subscribe to receive the newsletter via email. This system is used increasingly in schools and it is one we encourage. Adidas Fun Run This was a very successful P & C School event. The children raised $7292 - 30% of that money is spent on prizes and 70% of that total goes to the P & C. Thank you to our P & C President, Tara Snell, for doing a great deal of the “form filling” and thank you to Mr Boyes for setting out a suitable course for the different age groups. The 2013 Highest Fundraiser is Ethan Smith (from B4) who raised $710 - fantastic effort Ethan! The 2013 Highest Fundraising Class is B4 which raised $1120 - well done B4!! Is it just a coincidence that Ethan is in B4? - I don’t think so!!!

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Library – Big Book Display Our Library now has a “Big Book Display” cabinet thanks to Mrs Williams’ quick fingers in dialling the supplier and being the first caller to sing a Christmas song - winning this display cabinet worth $150. Well done Mrs Williams!! Honour Certificates Congratulations to Honour Certificate Recipients. W8 Mattia Adragna & Christopher Nathan W9 Alfie Jensen, Jesse Cartwright & Ruhena Anwari W7 Ella Bradshaw, Anthony Lance, Sofia, Elih Watts & Izzy Shephard-Hillyer W3 Joshain Ayson, Lachlan Carter & Stella Penello W2 Madison Peake, Mikayla Appleton, Kynan Atkin, Yianni Pastrikos & Fran Neicun W5 Lingkan Enjolras, Noemi Adragna, Sohee Kim, Jaime Dinkleman, Ruixian Wu, Brooke Appleton, Connor Graham & Stuart Koliavu W1 Samuel Lord, Roshan Robinson, Aiden Watts, Damian Seet, Guy Downie & Jemma Roach S4 Sam Wheelhouse, Lottie Zollner, Reilly Carter & Kilani Danusugondo S5 Andrew McKenna, Morgan Boldy & Kai Bailey S6 Hugo Roche, Melvin George & Alicia Hawkins B4 Tahlia Amos & Jaxon Donraadt B5 Jessica Kim, Noah Gilmore, Riley Sutherland, Suzy Yii & Luke Schonemann B6 Brendan Wright & Cooper Hart B2 Jay Bidner, Shanay Chadwick & Sam Cullen B3 Tylor Dharma-Trumps & Quintin Lategan German Claudia Heslop, Aoran Shan & William Marshall Phys Ed Ben Wong & Riley Sutherland Art Sahara Clarke, Mia Brogden & Brandon Bosco Tim Cremin

CRICKET CARNIVAL

On 22 November we had the interschool Super 8 Cricket Carnival where we competed against other schools. This event was held at Riverton Primary School. The boys came 4th and the girls came 5th. The boys won three games and lost two and the girls won one and lost 4 of their games, but they were all very close games. It was a very hot day but everyone had a fun and enjoyable day. The results of the Cricket Carnival was Riverton Primary School won the Boys’ Event and Oberthur Primary School won the Girls’ Event.

SNACK SHACK NEWS I would like to thank you all for your support of the canteen this year, both with your lunch orders and special picnics/morning teas. It's very much appreciated.

I can't thank enough my volunteers who help me each week. I have a few regulars (you know who you are) who I just couldn't do without. I will need help next year so come and say ‘hi’ and sign yourself up for a shift. Even if you can only do one shift a term it all helps. I am looking forward to the Xmas canteen picnic next Thursday. It looks like I will have close to 300 orders. I do need a couple of people to cook the sausages on the day so if you can spare an hour or two I'd really appreciate it. Come and see me or ring the canteen (via the school office). I would like to wish everyone a VERY Merry Xmas and safe and happy holiday. See you next year..... Phillipa

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BULL CREEK PRIMARY SCHOOL

Thanks LJ Hooker Leeming,

Leeming Forum Shopping Centre

Farrington Road, Leeming

Tel: 9332 4000

For their sponsorship of 4 Paper Recycling Bins!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS MON 16 DEC Year 7 Excursion Edu Dance

TUE 17 DEC Yr 7 Excursion Edu Dance Celebration Night - children at school at 5.00pm. Performance commences at 5.30pm.

WED 18 DEC Banksia 4, 5 & 6 Excursion to Willetton Basketball Stadium and movies. Reports to be sent home!

THU 19 DEC Religious Ed Christmas Assembly. Whole School Family Picnic Last day for students!!

FRI 20 DEC

MON 3 FEB 2014 Students commence school for 2014.

TUE 4 FEB

WED 5 FEB

THU 6 FEB

FRI 7 FEB

BATEMAN PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM 2014

Enrolment Day - 5th February 2014 at 4pm Sacrament of Reconciliation : 27/28 May 2014 Sacrament of First Holy Communion : 21/22 June 2014 Sacrament of Confirmation : 13/14 September 2014 Students must attend from the beginning of the year to be eligible to receive the Sacrament. For enquiries please contact Jenny Figliomeni on 9310 1747 or 0406 799 017.

Merry X’Mas & a Safe and Happy New Year

From all the staff at Bull Creek Primary School

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YEAR 7 GRADUATION 2013

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ATTACHMENTS & FLYERS

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ATTACHMENTS & FLYERS

Specialist Basketball Studies Year 7 - 2015

Applications close at Willetton Senior High School at 3.00pm on Monday 19th May 2014.

Students will be required to attend the

WILLETTON BASKETBALL STADIUM as follows:

(The application form lodged at the school entitles you to attend trials. You will be notified by email of our

receipt of your application.)

FRIDAY 23rd May 2014 – WILLETTON BASKETBALL STADIUM

8.00am – 11.00am GIRLS trialling for Year 7 in 2015

12.00pm – 3.00pm BOYS trialling for Year 7 in 2015

Specialist Basketball Studies Year 8 to 12 - 2015

Applications close at Willetton Senior High School at 3.00pm on Monday 5th May 2014.

Students will be required to attend the

WILLETTON BASKETBALL STADIUM as follows:

(The application form lodged at the school entitles you to attend trials. You will be notified by email of our

receipt of your application.)

MONDAY 12th May 2014 – WILLETTON BASKETBALL STADIUM

8.00am – 11.00am GIRLS trialling for Year 8 in 2015

12.00pm – 3.00pm BOYS trialling for Year 8 in 2015

MONDAY 19th May 2014 – WILLETTON BASKETBALL STADIUM

8.00am – 10.00am ALL students trialling for Years 9 to 11 in 2015

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ATTACHMENTS & FLYERS

LEEMING OUT OF SCHOOL CARE CENTRE (INC)

Before and After School and Vacation Care

Pending approval LOSCCI will be operating at

Bullcreek Primary School (Amenities Building)

commencing 3rd

February 2014

Enrolments Forms for 2014 &

Dec/Jan Holiday Care

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ATTACHMENTS & FLYERS

WILLETTON BASKETBALL STADIUM

SUMMER HOLIDAY CAMP

First Week (9 years and under)

Monday 20th January - Friday 24th

Second Week (9 years and over) Tuesday 28th January - Friday 31st

Times : 9.00am - 3.30pm daily

Visit : www.willettontigers.com.au

Call : 9310 3388

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