Marie Bashir Public School Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow 159 Albert Road Phone: (02) 8736 4400 Strathfield NSW 2135 Fax: (02) 8736 4450 Website: www.mariebashirpublicschool.com.au Email: [email protected]Issue 10/2015 30 October 2015 DATES TO REMEMBER Term 4, 2015 29 October Grandparents Morning Tea and Assembly 5 November Principal’s Morning Tea 25 November Volunteers Morning Tea 30 November Science Fair 3 December Prefect Speeches and election 4 December Reports Go Home 7 December Presentation Assembly (Parents invited) 9 December Year 6 farewell 11 December Stewart House Concert 16 December Last Day of School Term PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Principal’s Message All staff and students have settled back into school for Term 4. I’m looking forward to another term of great learning, teaching and leading. Term 4 is always a busy term with end of year events and school planning for the year ahead. This is also a really exciting time of year with Year 6 students preparing for high school. Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who attended Grandparents’ Day on Thursday 29 October. It was very exciting to see so many grandparents in attendance. Congratulation to Mr and Mrs Le who are expecting a baby! I wish them all the very best. Aussie Of The Month As part of the school’s student welfare program, each month at a special assembly a student is named Aussie Of The Month and presented with a certificate. Our Aussie Of the Month for October is Caprice in 3L. Congratulations Caprice! Presentation Day Parents are asked to keep Monday 7 December aside for Presentation Day at 10.00am in the auditorium. At this ceremony some children will receive awards for the work they have done during the year and you will be entertained by the school dance group, orchestra and school choir. I encourage all parents to attend this end of year celebration. (If you bring pre-schoolers to the ceremony please sit near the door so that you can take them outside if they become noisy. This will ensure that the students are not distracted and everyone will be able to enjoy the morning.) The ceremony will last for approximately 1 hour. We look forward to seeing you. School Uniform Thank you parents for sending your children to school in summer uniform after the holidays. Students are expected to have a school excursion bag with the school’s logo when attending an excursion which can be purchased from the uniform shop. Students also need to be in full school uniform when attending a school excursion.
29 October Grandparents Morning Tea and Assembly 5 November Principal’s Morning Tea
25 November Volunteers Morning Tea 30 November Science Fair 3 December Prefect Speeches and election 4 December Reports Go Home 7 December Presentation Assembly (Parents invited) 9 December Year 6 farewell
11 December Stewart House Concert 16 December Last Day of School Term
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Principal’s Message All staff and students have settled back into school for Term 4. I’m looking forward to another term of great learning, teaching and leading. Term 4 is always a busy term with end of year events and school planning for the year ahead. This is also a really exciting time of year with Year 6 students preparing for high school. Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who attended Grandparents’ Day on Thursday 29 October. It was very exciting to see so many grandparents in attendance. Congratulation to Mr and Mrs Le who are expecting a baby! I wish them all the very best. Aussie Of The Month As part of the school’s student welfare program, each month at a special assembly a student is named Aussie Of The Month and presented with a certificate.
Our Aussie Of the Month for October is Caprice in 3L. Congratulations Caprice!
Presentation Day Parents are asked to keep Monday 7 December aside for Presentation Day at 10.00am in the auditorium. At this ceremony some children will receive awards for the work they have done during the year and you will be entertained by the school dance group, orchestra and school choir. I encourage all parents to attend this end of year celebration. (If you bring pre-schoolers to the ceremony please sit near the door so that you can take them outside if they become noisy. This will ensure that the students are not distracted and everyone will be able to enjoy the morning.) The ceremony will last for approximately 1 hour. We look forward to seeing you. School Uniform Thank you parents for sending your children to school in summer uniform after the holidays. Students are expected to have a school excursion bag with the school’s logo when attending an excursion which can be purchased from the uniform shop. Students also need to be in full school uniform when attending a school excursion.
Afternoon Pick Up Parents wanting to pick their children from the school can use the kiss and drop zone at the front of the school. Parents are asked to pick their child up from this zone from 3:25pm as there is a 2 minute limit which will be enforced from the commencement of Term 4. Please ensure your child’s name is displayed on the front window. Parents who are picking their child up from the kiss and ride zone are reminded that they are to wait in the queue. To join the end of the queue, parents are requested to drive to the end of the cul de sac on Albert Road. Enrolments for 2016 We have posted packages for new children who will be starting in Kindergarten through to Year 6 at Marie Bashir Public School next year.
If you have a child who is eligible to start Kindergarten next year, you will need to submit an enrolment form as soon as possible. To be eligible to start school, children must turn 5 on or before 31 July, 2016.
If you would like an enrolment form they are available from the school office or online from the DEC website.
Please note that when the form is submitted it must be accompanied by documentary evidence of birth date. (e.g. Birth Certificate, Passport.)
Camp On Thursday 8th of October students from Stage 3, accompanied by Assistant Principal Ms Lee. Mrs Khalek, Miss Dalton and Mr Phillips and a parent helper- Mr Taufa, gathered in the cold early hours on Albert Street to begin their camp to Canberra. Day one saw the group visit the Mount Ainslie lookout, Questacon Science Centre, Cockington Green miniature village and the Australian War Memorial. That night the group rested at the Canberra city YHA which provided comfortable and secure accommodation. The following day the students enjoyed very informative tours of both Parliament House and Old Parliament House. Lunch in the historical gardens was a highlight. In addition, a drive through the National embassies district and a tour of the National Gallery were enjoyed. The trip was a wonderful success with the students behaviour and manners being positively noted by many staff and visitors of venues we visited. We wish to thank Ms Dalton and Ms Khalek who planned and arranged the trip. In addition many thanks to Mr Taufa for accompanying the group as parent helper. Children’s recounts of the excursion can be found at the end of this newsletter. Mr Phillips
Google Congratulations to Ian in 3L who is one of 230 finalist in the doodle for google art competition. There were over 18 000 entries in this year’s competition. Well Done Ian! SRC FOR TERM 4 Congratulations to the following students: KL - Kaithlynn and Justin KN - Matilda and Aydin KH - Julia and Adam 1S - Alanah Truong and Iskander 1M - David and Ashley 2B - Liam and Sarah M 3L – Sarah J and Zayd 4L - Daniel and Rachida 5A - Victoria and David 6D - Shetal and Jawad Orientation I was delighted to meet our new students for 2016 at the Marie Bashir Public School Orientation Day this month. It is expected that our student numbers will increase to 270 at the commencement of 2016. I extend my gratitude the hard working and dedicated parents who have assisted with the selling of the school uniforms and teachers who prepared at these orientation days. MyScience Program-Stage 3 Stage 3 students at Marie Bashir are very excited to be participating in the MyScience program instigated by Dr Anne Forbes at ACU. MyScience is a primary school science and technology program, providing support between primary schools, high schools industry/business and university sectors. Students work collaboratively to conduct ‘hands on’ science investigations and ‘fair testing’ with assistance from mentors in the school and local science community. This year 5A are working with Year 10 science students from St Patrick’s college. Year 6 are getting the expertise of Mr Ian Hamilton, CSIRO, Mr John Johnstone from ACU and three wonderful parent helpers from our school community; Mrs Aiping Zhang, Mrs Gail Jamieson and Mrs Ai Li. Thank you to St Pat’s, those wonderful mentors and parents for your assistance with Stage 3 science investigations and testing. Parents of Stage 3 are invited to the Science Fair which will be held on 30th November at 10am in the school hall. Mrs Le
Marie Bashir PS Choir The School choir is recruiting new members for 2016. If you would like to join the choir to have a wonderful experience singing and performing, please come and join us in Mrs Moi's classroom 8.30am Wednesday mornings. Art Classes After School HQ Artists will be conducting art classes after school each Friday from 6-7:30pm. If you are interested, please see flyer attached to this newsletter. Drama Classic This term, the P & C have granted MBPS funding to initiate a partnership with Sydney Theatre Company. STC partners each participating MBPS teacher with a STC Teaching Artist for the school term. Together they explore how drama strategies can be integrated with English and literacy, focusing on narrative writing, inferential comprehension, confidence in oracy or descriptive language. The Teaching Artists demonstrate the power of using drama pedagogy with quality literature to improve English and literacy in young learners. This year 1S, 1M, 3L and 5A are participating. Each of those classes then ‘buddy’ up with a class on their stage to deliver the same lesson, therefore building the capacity of teachers to deliver quality drama lessons that develop deeper understanding, empathy and engage with quality literature. Over seven weeks, the Teaching Artist team teaches the program with the teacher in their classroom, modelling the drama strategies and empowering the teacher to confidently integrate these ideas and strategies into their regular teaching practice. Thank you P & C for this opportunity to engage students in the creative arts and improve literacy outcomes. Mrs Le
Public Speaking Competition This term, all students from Kindergarten through to Year 6 prepared speeches for the Public Speaking Competition.
The speeches were all very well prepared and of a very high standard. Congratulations to our Public Speaking winners for 2015! The winners of the competition were:
Kindergarten Champion: Dhillon (KN)
Junior Champion: Lang (1S)
Intermediate Champion: Anhaar (3L)
Senior Champion: Maryam (6D)
Marie Bashir Public School 159 Albert Road Strathfield, 2135
At this ceremony some children will receive awards for the work they have done during the year and you will be entertained by the school
dance group, school orchestra and school choir.
I encourage all parents to attend this end of year celebration.
(If you bring preschoolers to the ceremony please sit near the door so that you can take them outside if they become noisy. This will ensure that the students are not distracted and everyone will be able to enjoy
Not Returning To Marie Bashir Public School In 2016
We are now starting to consider the arrangement of classes for 2016. As you would be aware, schools are staffed according to the number of children who enrol at the beginning of each year. To assist in our planning, we need to know of any children currently in K to Year 5 who will not be returning in 2016. If you know your child will not be at Marie Bashir Public School next year, would you please complete the form below and return it to school as soon as possible. Please note that if your child will be returning to school after the first day of term (i.e. Thursday, 28 January 2016) you will also need to notify the school in writing otherwise your child cannot be allocated to a class. Thank you for your support. Regards, Jacqui Attard Principal
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ONLY RETURN THIS NOTE IF YOUR CHILD WILL NOT BE ATTENDING MARIE BASHIR
PUBLIC SCHOOL IN 2016 Child’s Name: ____________________________________ 2015 Class: ___________________ My child will be enrolling in another school and not returning to Marie Bashir Public School in 2016. Signature: __________________________ _________ Date: ______________________________
Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow
Camp Recounts Cockington Green Gardens On Thursday our class and 6D visited Cockington Green Gardens. The houses and structures were placed within flowers and clay models of people, foot ballers and characters such as Where’s Wally. After seeing all the cottages, villages and landmark we entered the gift shop. We were amazed by the glass jars full of tiny glass candy and others were amused by cool little toys. By the end of our visit we had plenty of photos to look back at and toys for amusement. I had a really interesting visit and would like to visit Canberra again and especially Cockington Green Gardens. I enjoyed the whole trip. By Angela Wootton 5A Canberra Camp On Thursday 8th October and Friday 9th October, Years 5 and 6 went on camp to Canberra and learnt many fascinating things about what Canberra has to offer. We were fortunate enough to visit Parliament House old and new. We learnt many interesting things and facts about parliament and saw the arrangement of seats in the House of Representatives, the lower house and the Senate, the upper house. We also got to know who sits where and had a drive around all the embassies that were close to parliament house. Overall, we had a great time, Canberra was amazing and our bus driver was the best. Vishnu 5A
War Memorial On the eighth and ninth of October, Thursday to Friday, the years five and six went on a camp to Canberra. Our first stop was Questacon. Questacon was a science fair, or place, where the projects and equipment were based on the force of gravity. There were many various activities, (like robot making etc.), and interesting science equipment that made us gasp. At the War Memorial, all one hundred and two thousand names of soldiers were carved on the walls of the memorial. During the Last Post Ceremony, we watched as our captains and other people laid wreaths. The trip back was also exhausting, but Canberra was a very exciting place to be. Victoria– 5A
SCHOOL CAMP AT CANBERRA I had waited for days and weeks for school camp and finally the day had come! At around six o’clock we boarded the coach to start the journey to the ACT. 321… HOORAY! We made it passed the border to Canberra! Our class had to hurry up or we would miss The Australian War Memorial. I thought that place might bore me out but no, it was great! The guide at the A.W.M showed us two rooms that had sound effects, helicopter wind and flashing lights. Those two rooms were of the Vietnam War and World War 2. We also got to see a 180 degree screen movie of World War 2. Our class was very lucky to go to an ANZAC ceremony of the dogs of war. Our accommodation was at the YHA CITY Canberra. I jumped on the top bunk, then it was lights out. I really enjoyed Canberra and I look forward to coming back again! Gerard– 5A
CAMP Canberra is a home to many attractions including the Australian War Memorial, Questacon, Cockington Green Gardens and Parliament House. When the bus driver announced, “We are now stopping at the Australian War Memorial!” I was really excited that I was going to step inside, and see the actual things the soldiers touched and wore. When we went inside, there was a remembrance ceremony being held so we had to keep quiet. Later, we went upstairs, there were 3 videos for us to watch, the first one was about how the G for George bomber which survived 90 missions, when it was only supposed to last 30. The other videos were about how the soldiers prepared for war. When I watched the G for George video, I imagined myself on that bomber, frightened that I was going to die. I also saw the cricket bat they used to play cricket with, it looked very old. The Australian War Memorial was my favourite part of camp. Amena, 6D
The War Memorial The War Memorial made me very sombre and thankful to the soldiers who fought in the war and for their sacrifice. Coincidentally, the day we visited the War Memorial was a special remembrance day for two soldiers and their dogs who had died during the Afghanistan war. As school captains, Harrison and I got to participate in the last post ceremony. We laid the wreath down with the sounds of bagpipes filling the air and listening to the soldier’s oath. This made me contemplate and remember the soldiers who fought for Australia’s safety. This experience was a day I will never forget. Catherine -6D
Canberra Canberra is full of beautiful land marks that cannot be missed, from the War Memorial to Old and New Parliament Houses and Questacon. You might think that these were my favourite places but they weren’t. Don’t get me wrong I absolutely adored them, especially The War Memorial, however my favourite part of camp was … GOING TO THE ACCOMODATION! Yep, that was my favourite part. After a long day of walking around the amazing city of Canberra, we needed a rest. After a long and relaxing sleep we were woken by the lovely voice of Mrs Khalek at 6:30 am. We swiftly got changed and packed up, had breakfast - cereal and toast. We continued our journey touring Canberra. Thank you to all the teachers that organised this trip. WE LOVED IT! Maryam 6D
Cockington Green This term, Stage 3 got the opportunity to go on a Canberra Camp overnight. We all enjoyed the wonderful attractions. In my opinion, the most enjoyable attraction was Cockington Green. Cockington Green is a home, owned by a family, that build little doll sized houses inspired by traditional English buildings. There are heaps of figures and little houses to enjoy. The best part was the miniature steam train which I got a ride on. On the train you got to see this little funny alien scene where one alien is in the men’s’ bathroom. This was the most enjoyable part of the Canberra camp. Sisi 6D
HQ Art School
At
Marie Bashir Public School HQ Art School Teachers:
Practising artists/Post-graduates in Fine Art - More than 10 years of experience in Fine Arts Education with children.
Class details:
Fridays : 6pm - 730pm
9 weeks per term: 9th October - 4th December
1hr 30min per class - A maximum of 15 students per class
Price & Required materials:
Early Stage 1 - $250 per term - oil pastels (Micador 12 pack recommended), A3 sketch book (150gsm, heavy weight backing recommended)
Stage 1 - $270 per term - oil pastels (Micador 24 pack recommended), colour pencils (Fabor Castell/Derwent 12 packs recommended), lead pencils 2H - 6B, eraser, pencil sharpener, A3 sketchbook
Stage 2 - $270 per term - oil pastels (Micador 24 pack recommended), colour pencils (Fabor Castell/Derwent 24+ packs recommended), A3 sketchbook, lead pencils 2H - 6B, eraser, pencil sharpener
Stage 3 - $290 per term - colour pencils (Fabor Castell/Derwent 24+ packs recommended), A2 sketchbook, lead pencils 2H - 6B, eraser, pencil sharpener, acrylic basic kit (Please contact us for further details). All acrylic materials may be provided for 2 terms at the cost of $50 per student. Colour mixing pallets and water containers are provided free of charge.
All students must prepare the required materials prior to every class.
Trial class available at $10, booking required, all materials included.
Please contact us at 042 235 6528, or email us at [email protected] to secure a place or for further enquiries.
Community
Catholic Scripture
Dates below are for Catholic scripture students interested in completing their Reconciliation. For all enquiries, please speak to Suzanne at St Martha’s. Registration Dates: Saturday 5th September 2015 after 5 pm & Sunday 6th after10 am Mass. Saturday 12th September 2015 after 5 pm & Sunday 13th after 10 am Mass. Closing Dates for Forms to be returned is Monday 21st September 2015. The Parents & Candidates Information night . Saturday 17th October in the upstairs School Hall . 3.30pm Information Session. 5.00pm Commitment Mass. Attendance for Parents & Candidates is compulsory. Lessons Start : Thursday 22nd October at 6.30pm – 7.15pm St Martha’s Church. Thursday 29th October at 6.30pm – 7.15pm St Martha’s Church. Thursday 5th November at 6.30pm – 7.15pm St Martha’s Church. Thursday 12th November 6.30pm – 7.15pm St Martha’s Church. Lesson’s will start on time at 6.30pm. Please arrive at 6.20pm. It is compulsory for each child to attend and must be accompanied by a parent. Retreat Date is Saturday 21st November at 3.30 pm in the upstairs school hall. Candidates only. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be held on Thursday 26th November at 6.00 pm
Registrations close 15 September 2014. Registrations can be completed on the form attached
