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Buninyong School News Building Better Futures

Myall Street, Dubbo NSW 2830 Ph: 6884 9806 Fax: 6884 8913 www.buninyong-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Week 6 Term 4 Tuesday, 12th November 2013

Remembrance Day

Ceremony

Yesterday

Mrs Agnew along

with our school

captains attended the

combined schools

Remembrance Day

ceremony which was

held at the

Cenotaph. Our

school ceremony for

students and staff

was held at 11am.

Stage 1 Excursion

Stage 1 will be visiting Dundullimal

Homestead and the Old Dubbo Goal next

week as part of their work in the HSIE

unit Families Past and Present. Please

ensure money and note are returned to

school as soon as possible.

Year 6 Transition Visits

Over the next few weeks, students in

Year 6 will be involved in a number

of visits to the Dubbo Colleges

Delroy and South Campus for

transition. The program allows students to meet

teachers, classmates and orient themselves with their

new learning environment. They will need to be in full

school uniform including a hat. They will need a water

bottle and pencil case.

Year 6 to Year 7 Information Night An information evening for parents

and caregivers of students going into

Year 7 in 2014 next year will be held

on Wednesday, 13th November at

South Campus and Delroy Campus. The information

session will begin at 6:30pm and will be held in the

school hall of both campuses.

Kinder Start

Our Kinder Start program has been

operating for the past 5 weeks and

will continue for another 3 weeks.

The children have been learning

about the school and have been

visiting the kindergarten rooms, meeting the

kindergarten teachers and participating in some fun

activities. This is an exciting time for our new kindys

as they are getting close to starting big school. The

program will conclude on the 28th November with a

parent information session, graduation ceremony and

Christmas party where the children will get to work

with their parents to complete some Christmas craft.

This program is very beneficial as it helps the children

to become familiar with the “big school” environment

and aids their transition to school. If you know of

anyone who has not enrolled their child for next year

please remind them to do so.

PBL FOCUS

We all wear hats to have fun

in the sun.

Debbie Pritchard Principal (Rlg)

Lest We Forget “They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old,

Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn, At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We shall remember them”

LIBRARY NEWS

This is the last week for borrowing books for the year.

We’ve had a very busy year so far in the Library with lots of students borrowing books. If you

have any books at home, even outstanding ones, please return them.

Next week...everybody returning books will go

into the draw to win a special prize.

Thank you, Jody Hall—Librarian

Have a great week!

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Christmas Hamper To help celebrate Christmas the school

will be running a Christmas Hamper to be

drawn on the night of the Christmas

Carols. Students are asked to donate

items for the hamper (non- perishable

items, cleaning products, toiletries, toys,

Christmas decorations). Items can be

left at the front office or with Miss

Mercuri or Ms Pilon.

Students will

receive RIPPAAS

for donations.

Tickets to be

returned to the

front office by

Friday 13th

December, 2013. Ms Pilon

When: Tuesday, 17th December 2013

Time: 6pm

Entry: $1 per person

BYO chair and picnic rug.

The P&C will be running a BBQ

and a raffle will be drawn on the night.

It was the day of the one-hour gaming arcade

event that I had won. I walked the two blocks to

the new arcade and as I approached the arcade

I could see that a huge, excited crowd had

gathered. I walked into the gaming arcade and

within a ‘blink of an eye’ I had seen the tall, dark

console that was, ‘Vampire Mission’. I felt as if I

was all alone, facing the fearsome, scariest game

in Brisbane. There was not a sound as everyone’s

nose was pressed against the glass trying to

peek through. I was concentrating so hard,

looking forward to defeating the legend of

Vampire Mission, that I barely noticed the depth

of the crowd that had gathered.

In no time at all, I had selected my player and

was taking footsteps into the game. Suddenly,

the game froze and I began frantically pushing

buttons and pulling toggles before giving the

game a big, almighty kick. The game flickered

back on, but it had pulled me in. I was screaming

and shouting but no one had seemed to notice

that I was no longer playing and instead had

become a part of the game. How could this be

happening? As I frantically looked around I

noticed an evil shadow looming. Ahhhhh!!!!!

By: Aliya, Ashlyn, Bradley, Travis, Kailee & Shanaya

LITERACY TIPS...

Read at bedtime. At bedtime, tell your child he or she can choose either reading or sleeping. Most kids will choose to read, as long as you don't offer something more tempting... like TV. Children enjoy this special time with parents. You can spend it either with you reading to them or them reading to you or both.

Punctuate your reading.?! When you read aloud, read with expression. Discuss how punctuation on a page represents ways of speaking. You can say, for example, "When we talk, we usually pause a little bit at the end of a sentence. The way we show this pause in writing is to use a period."

Gently correct your young reader. When your child makes a mistake reading a word, gently point out the letters he or she overlooked or read incorrectly. Ask questions such as, "Do you remember what sound this letter makes?" Many beginning readers will guess wildly at a word based on its first letter. Children need to be encouraged to pay attention to all the letters in a word.

Be patient. When your child is trying to sound out an unfamiliar word, give him or her time to do so. If you've ever had to learn a foreign language, you know how difficult it can be to figure out a word you've never seen before.

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Last week 41 stage 2 students spent 2 very busy days at Wambangalang with Ms Pilon, Miss

Fraser, Alex and Narelle. The students had an opportunity to participate in the low ropes

course, team work games, boomerang painting, orienteering, bike riding, insect study under

the microscope and movies. During the students free time they were able to explore the

centre and play with the sports equipment. On Thursday afternoon Miss Puckeridge came

out to visit and bought ice creams for everyone. By Friday afternoon there were some very

tired students and teachers who had enjoyed a fun filled 2 days of new experiences. A

special thank you to Narelle Ross for taking all the food out in her car and organising it

before the students arrived.

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Today, a select group of students were treated to

a special artistic treat. We were provided with an

opportunity to learn from and create art

with a talented visiting artist.

Kirsten, the resident artist travelled all the way

from Bondi in Sydney

representing RAW art company.

Students from Stage One created a beautiful

mural representing “My Family, My Community”.

Their images were created using acrylic paints,

water colours, charcoals

and a little bit of team work.

The students showed beautiful listening skills,

behaviour and creativity.

The Stage 2 students entered our creative space and worked with Kirsten on inventing a

flying machine, they developed some fantastic drawings with intricate details. The students

showed imagination and great skill. Photos in next week’s newsletter.

The Stage 3 students created terracotta totems using clay. Through this creative process,

they learnt about the function of clay, whether it be functional or creative. The students

moulded and manipulated their clay into some marvellous masterpieces. Mrs Faulds