Newsletter Term 1 Week 6 Dates for the Diary

THURSDAY 7TH MARCH 2019

BCDS Sports Day combined with Melrose & Wilmington Primary

Schools

Friday 8th March

Adelaide Cup Public Holiday

Monday 11th March

Governing Council AGM 7:30pm

Monday 18th March

National Day of Action

Casual Clothes Day

Friday 15th March

MNSEC Sports Day—Jamestown

Tuesday 19th March

Year 12 information evening

Tuesday 19th March

Postponed due to MNSEC Sports Day, to be held later in the term

R-6 Circular Circus at Orroroo

Friday 22nd March

Sapsasa Swimming—Adelaide

Friday 22nd March

R—6 Christian Seminars

Thursday 4th April

Student Free Day

Friday 29th March

Ag News

Shearing Day

In Week 4 JP Carey, Trev Stevens, Butchy Kumnick, Tony Jarvis, Andrew Bastian and Robin Pole helped out in the shed with the Ag students for this year to shear the wether lambs in readiness for the Adelaide Show. Tony Jarvis sold the wool in Jamestown, and had the mid-side samples, taken during shearing, tested by Cousins Merino Services. Paul Cousins has always been generous to the school in this area, thank you. Cousins Merino Services are at 6 Hill St, Burra. Paul’s contact is 0427 922 108 and Michelle’s is 0407 607 899.

A big thank you to all the volunteers who donated sheep, helped out in the

shed and shore the sheep.

Andrew Geddes

Teacher

Share the Positives:

Student enthusiasm for Sports Day

Kindy News

Last Thursday we did an experiment with some plasticine and a marble. We asked the children if the marble would sink or float. The children had different ideas and why they chose sinking or floating. We then challenged the children to think of a way to make them both float. As often happens they came up with ideas the educators hadn't thought of in the experiment context. Did we make them float? We began our Parent Chats on Monday. It was wonderful to share the children's learning with their parents and plan further individual learning goals. We look forward to meeting with all parents over the next few weeks. Tuesday we had Sports Day practise, evacuation practice and CYWHS visits. We had the trampoline out and we were impressed with the great patience the children showed while waiting for their turn. Thursday we are going on our nature play excursion to Melrose. Please remember to send you child's car seat or remind them to take them off the bus when they get off Thursday morning.

Kindy and Rural Care Staff

Primary News

Primary classes have recently been busy practising their events for the R-12 sports day which is fast approaching this Friday. R-5 students are encouraged to be at school at 8.30am Friday morning and need to meet their teacher in the gym to get their name tags before the official opening at 8.45am. This year the Primary shades will be located west of the gym. Children need a wide brimmed hat, sunscreen, water bottle, recess and lunch. A reminder that the SRC will be running a BBQ and canteen on the day from which students can purchase food and drink. At the completion of events there will be an assembly in the gym to conclude the day and announce the R-5 scores and all children are expected to attend this as an R-5 shield will be awarded. At the conclusion of the assembly at approximately 2.45pm students are able to leave with their parents and are required to hand their name tags back to class teachers while the remainder of students will return to classes. On Friday March 22th R-6 students will be travelling to Orroroo by bus for the performance ‘Circular Circus’. Invoices and consent forms have been sent home and need to be returned by Friday 15th March. Harmony Day is celebrated on the 21st March each year and is about bringing people together to celebrate Australia’s community harmony and cultural diversity. This year the R-6 classes will be celebrating Harmony Day on Thursday March 21st. All BCDS students are encouraged to wear orange on Thursday the 21st. All students at BCDS are invited to participate in the Premier’s Reading Challenge. Each R-6 student

participating in the challenge will have a student reading record which will be kept at school. Students are

challenged to read 12 books of which 8 need to be chosen from the Premier’s Reading Challenge booklist

at their appropriate year level. Students have until September 2019 to complete the challenge.

Emma Branson

Primary Coordinator

School News

Sports Day SRC Food and Drinks

This Friday the 8th of March is the whole School Sports Carnival and SRC will be cooking a barbeque as well as having canteen facilities available.

Cans- $2, Gatorade- $4, Water- $2, Fruitbox- $1, Ham & Cheese roll- $4, Pie- $4, Pastie- $4, Sausage Roll- $4, Cupcakes- $1 & 50c, Lolly Bags- $1 & 50c, Jelly- $2, Watermelon- $2, Zooper Dooper- 50c, Steak Sandwich- $4, Sausage- $2

Food will be sold from the Gym kitchen area.

Steam and Traction 2019– Volunteers required

The school parents are running a food stall at S&T on Sunday March 31st. This is one of our major fundraisers. We are seeking volunteers to help with donations and help on the day. Please choose where you are able to help out below and return to school or contact:

Jacqui Jones: 0427 002 479 or 86665213

Thank you in advance for your support.

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Steam & Traction 2019, Sunday March 31st

Name:___________________________________________

Contact details:____________________________________

I can donate money for sandwich supplies

I can donate fresh scones (baked and delivered on Sunday 31st)

I can donate sandwich supplies (e.g. curried egg or farmers salad, jam, chutney)

I can donate cake or slices

I can help on the gate for a 1½ or 2-hour shift, preferred time: morning/afternoon

I can work in the stall on the day, preferred time: ­­morning/afternoon

Community News Applications for the 2019 Full STEAM Ahead Camp, in collaboration with New Holland Agriculture and Food and Fi-bre Education SA close on Friday 15 March.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to discover the world of agriculture and technology in South Australia by apply-ing for our Full STEAM Ahead scholarship. The theme of the camp is ‘STEAM’ - science, technology, engineering, agriculture and maths. Applications close Friday 15 March.

THE CAMP: The four day camp will visit a range of metropolitan and regional areas showcasing different careers and opportunities in food production, plant science, livestock nutrition and animal genetics, agricultural science, agricultural engineering and food science. Meet potential employers, network with South Australian research scientists and industry experts, explore over 50 differ-ent careers and see which one suits them!

WHO: Anyone in years 10 – 12 can apply! If they like science, are curious about where their food comes from or are consider-ing a career in the industry we encourage them to apply.

WHEN: The camp runs from Monday 8 to Thursday 11 of April 2019

HOW TO APPLY: Simply fill out the application form found on the Food & Fibre website by 15 March 2019

SPELD SA Free parent workshops

Port Augusta

SPELD SA invites you to a rural and regional event being held in Port Augusta

on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd March 2019.

The following 5 free workshops are suitable for Parents of Children in

Preschool, Junior, Primary and Secondary School but numbers are limited, so

book early. (NOTE: The Dyslexia workshop is repeated on the second day)

This may also be beneficial for SSOs who are welcome to attend.

1. Dyslexia: What it is and how to help at home - Presenter: Sandy Russo

Friday 22nd March 2019: 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm ACDT

Saturday 23rd March 2019: 9:00 am – 11:00 am ACDT

2. Hearing Sounds in Words (Phonemic Awareness) – a key literacy skill

- Presenter: Sandy Russo

Friday 22nd March 2019: 9:00 am – 11:00 am ACDT

3. Technology that helps - Presenter: Sandy Russo

Friday 22nd March 2019: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm ACDT

5. Explicit Teaching Techniques for Reading - Presenter: Sandy Russo

Saturday 23rd March 2019: 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm ACDT

If you like more information on how to register, please contact the school and we will

email you the links