Term 2 I Week 10 Page 1 64 Alexander Street, Bligh Park Tel 4572 7067 I Fax 4572 6642 [email protected]www.blighpark-p.schools.nsw.gov.au P e r s i s t e n c e • P r i d e • E x c e l l e n c e Principal’s report Dear parents/carers, What an interesting term we have had – home learning then the move back to face-to-face, learning but with health guidelines that have an had impact on who is allowed to enter the school grounds to ensure the safety of our students. The support from our school community has been very much appreciated by all at Bligh Park. 2020 is certainly a different year for all of us. Moving towards Term 3, we will still be operating under the same guidelines for the start of Term 3. The school will be following health guidelines and restricting all non- essential adults on the school grounds. Therefore, the protocols for student drop-off and pick-up will remain the same for Term 3 at this stage. Recent notes Note/Payments due Semester 1 reports July Friday 3 Last day of Term 2 Monday 20 Staff development day Tuesday 21 Students return for Term 3 Diary dates Weekly Scripture (starts Week 3) Fortnightly Newsletter (Thursday – even weeks) Activities This week was a very busy one with our Semester 1 reports going home, gold card morning tea and our sports fun day. What a great way to finish the term!
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Term 2 I Week 10 Page 1
64 Alexander Street, Bligh ParkTel 4572 7067 I Fax 4572 6642
What an interesting term we have had – home learning then the move back to face-to-face, learning but with health guidelines that have an had impact on who is allowed to enter the school grounds to ensure the safety of our students. The support from our school community has been very much appreciated by all at Bligh Park. 2020 is certainly a different year for all of us.
Moving towards Term 3, we will still be operating under the same guidelines for the start of Term 3. The school will be following health guidelines and restricting all non-essential adults on the school grounds. Therefore, the protocols for student drop-off and pick-up will remain the same for Term 3 at this stage.
Recent notes Note/Payments due
Semester 1 reports
July Friday 3 Last day of Term 2
Monday 20 Staff development day
Tuesday 21 Students return for Term 3
Diary dates
Weekly Scripture (starts Week 3)
Fortnightly Newsletter (Thursday – even weeks)
Activities
This week was a very busy one with our Semester 1 reports going home, gold card
morning tea and our sports fun day. What a great way to finish the term!
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Principal’s report (continued)
KEEP CALM
IT’SSCHOOL
HOLIDAYS!
School concludes on Friday 3 July with students returning on Tuesday 21 July.
Gift of appreciation
Thank you once again to the parents/carers
who presented the staff with a wonderful gift in
appreciation of the efforts and support shown
by all the staff during the past few months.
Ms Patterson has been successful in gaining a service transfer appointment to a school closer to her home. She will be leaving us at the end of the term to take up her new position at Jordan Springs. We wish her all the best as she starts another chapter in her teaching career.
We have been very fortunate in obtaining Miss Favell for 5 days per week to continue the teaching and learning program of 3G from the beginning of Term 3.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Miss Cooper and to wish her all the best as she explores the teaching opportunities across the region.
Term 4 staff development day The teaching staff of Bligh Park Public School will participate in extra after hours professional learning sessions relating to an EAfS numeracy project which focuses on working deeply with practices in mathematics during Terms 2 and 3. This training will replace the Term 4 staff development day on Friday 18 December. This change in professional learning will not have an impact on students as they finish their school year on Wednesday 16 December.
Kindergarten enrolments for 2021 We have started taking Kindergarten enrolments for 2021. If you have a child who will be enrolling in Kindergarten for 2021, please assist us by completing an enrolment form.
Forms are available from the office and we ask that you please bring your child’s birth certificate/
passport, immunisation documents and proof of address with you.
If you are aware of a family in the area who has a child who will be enrolling in Kindergarten for 2021, please ask them to contact the school office.
I wish everyone a safe and relaxing holiday and look forward to seeing you all back for another exciting term of learning.
Take care
Joan Westerweller
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Sports
Fun DayWednesday 1 July
The best part of the sports fun day was being with lots of friends and having lots of fun!
Jackson K-6M
We liked all of the different activities and versing teams/
other classes.2K
“This is the best day ever!”Emerson (KC)
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It was great fun to do teamwork activities with all of Stage 3. My favourite activities were roller ball and dodge ball. Thanks for the sausage sandwich lunch.
Tyreese 3-6S
The sports fun day was amazing! We did so many cool and fun activities. My personal favourite was rollball.
We had the best day!Layla 5W
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We ask that students bring a drink bottle filled with water when they attend school.
We have many students who enjoy celebrating their birthday at school, with classmates. To assist us to continue to celebrate these important events and to operate within COVID-19 guidelines, we ask that parents/carers please only provide purchased, packaged treats (no homemade goods) for students when celebrating birthdays at school.
We also request candles be used at home for family celebrations only at the present time and not sent to school. If providing purchased, packaged baked goods, could parents/carers please provide cupcakes rather than whole cakes.
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Student birthdays
The school canteen
will be open Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday for Term 3.
A friendly reminder…
Please come to school
on time to ensure that our students
do not miss out on valuable learning
time.
We discourage students from bringing valuable or precious belongings to school to avoid the disappointment experienced when these items are lost or broken.
For this reason, any student who brings a mobile phone to school is required to hand it in to the classroom teacher at the beginning of the day for safe keeping. Any other valuable items, such as iPads/tablets or any device that may be used as a communication device, are to be managed in the same manner and are required to be given to the classroom teacher each morning.
It is the student’s responsibility to collect these belongings from the teacher at the end of the day.
Valuable personal items at school
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Our local community offers…
10.00am Village opened
10.00 to 11.00am Make Bird Feeders outside Mitchell Cottage
11.00 to 12.00 noon Science Show at Stage on Village Green
12.00 to 12.15pm Animal Feed on sale –$1.00 for a bag of grain and a carrot at Souvenir Shop
12.15 to 12.45pm Guided Animal Feed Walk – leaves from outside Souvenir Shop
12.45 to 1.30pm LUNCH
1.30 to 2.00pm Science Show (repeated) at Stage on Village Green
2.00 to 2.30pm Visit the Native Bee Hotel and Butterfly Garden at The Orchard
2.30 to 3.00pm School House re-enactment. Attend school back in the 1800s
4.00pm Village closed
THE AUSTRALIANA PIONEER VILLAGE SCIENCE & NATUREPurchase all ride tickets from ticket office at end of Shearing Shed:
Village Express $2.00 Hayride: $3.00 per personPioneer Express: $5.00 per person
All children under 3: No charge
ALL DAY ACTIVITIES:• Look for 10 Science pictures and Nature around the Village• Collect Nature Scavenger Hunt from Souvenir Shop• Try our Giant Bubbles outside Druggist in Main Street• Nature Rubbings: Outside Druggist
TIMES FOR ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES:
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Our local community offers…
Tai Chi & Qigong exercises are conducted during
school term on Tuesdays at 6.30pm in the school hall.
These activities are suitable for people of all ages
and fitness levels.
With slow, graceful, and gentle movements,
Tai Chi & Qigong can help achieve a good posture,
strength, body balance and co-ordination as well as
establishing a healthy lifestyle.
The instructor is Cyril Loa who is an exercise professional
in Tai Chi and Fitness. He can be contacted either on
