Respect, Responsibility, Personal Best Branxton Public School Newsletter to Parents

BRANXTON PUBLIC SCHOOL

Find us at: 12 King St, Branxton NSW 2335 Email: branxton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Phone: (02) 4938 1214 Fax: (02) 4938 1905 Website: www.branxton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Week 11 Term 1 WEDNESDAY 5TH APRIL2017

Principal’s News A very busy term has finally come to an end. I trust that many of you have had the opportunity to meet with your child’s teacher in parent/teacher interviews. If you missed this opportunity please contact the office and we can arrange for an appointment. It is with very mixed emotion that we farewell Mr Howell in the library. He successfully gained a position at Adamstown Public School. He has been a wonderful asset to our school and his dedication to all the students has been very much appreciated. Good luck Mr Howell, we will miss you dearly. Whilst I await on direction from staffing, Mrs Melnik will take his place in the library. A wonderful day was had today with a special visit from the Bunny himself, performances by the Kindergarten, and the Infants and Primary choir. There was also an amazing array of books in the library for the annual book fair. School photo day tomorrow so please encourage your child to pack their most gorgeous smile and arrive in full school uniform. The envelopes for family groups can be collected from the front office. The school will be also participating in the ANZAC march on Tuesday 25th April. This special event will be held in the main street of Branxton , details will appear on the School App and Face book. Finally, have a wonderful break with your family over

Easter, enjoy plenty of chocolate and Hot Cross

Buns and I look forward to welcoming you all back

next term on Wednesday 26th April.

Regards Michelle Maier

Notification to parents that there have has been a

confirmed case of mumps at the school.

P & C Executive Committee

President: Mrs Kerrie O’Brien

Vice President: Mr Jeremy Hill

Treasurers: Mrs Mel Nemeth & Mrs

Marianne Mathers

Secretary: Mrs Sharna Milgate

Fund Raising Coordinator: Mrs Jane Tickle

Dates to Remember

6/4/17 School Photos

7/4/17 PBL Assembly

26/4/17 Students resume school Term 2

28/4/17 Cross Country

5/5/17 PBL Celebration Day

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PBL At Branxton Public School students, staff and community are Respectful, Responsible, and achieve their Personal best. The success of PBL at Branxton Public School is evident at our Friday morning PBL assemblies in week 6 & week 11 this term.

It was great to see so many students receiving their bronze, silver ,gold and principal awards . Congratulations to you all. After lunch all the students who receive an award at our assembly on Friday will have a choice to participated in Art/Craft, Library– with computers, rotation sport groups and STEM activities. Our ticket draw winners for week 9 were Maxwell F—Respect, Sharni B— Respect, Taj D—Personal Best, Larna S—Responsibility. Our ticket draw winners for week10 were Aussie C —Respect, Gracie D—Responsibility, Nakia B—Responsibility, Charli P—Responsibility. Mrs Wicks

Town Anzac March

Our school leaders and students are invited to attend the Town March on Tuesday 25th April. The march will depart this year from near the Branxton Fish and Chippery. Students are asked to arrive by 11:15am in school uniform. The march will then proceed down the main street to the rotunda at Branxton Oval. .

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Proud of our Achievements! On the weekend Zane and I went to Coffs Harbour to play soccer. Grace scored 11 goals and won 7/7 games. Zane scored 2 goals and won 3/6 draw 2 and lost 1. We had a great time and love to go back next year. From Zane L and Grace.K

I love little athletics.

My favourite event is 800m running which is 2 laps around Miller

Park field—pretty long. I received a trophy for participating and

next year I would like to try harder and get a better point score. I

have had only one season of little athletics and for the next

season. The other events I have done are shot put, long jump, dis-

cus, javelin, hurdles and racing. Just like 800m, 400m, 200m 100m

and 50m.

From Zane W

Last Friday night we had our Branxton Greta Redback

Swimming Club Presentation. I received an award for being

Top Achiever in point score. We earn one point by

participating in each race every Friday night and we also get

three points every time we get a personal best time.

At the championship I got a 3rd place ribbon in the 7 year

girls butterfly and a 2nd place ribbon for the 7 year girls

breastoke race. I think swimming is GREAT fun!

From Clair M

This summer I participated in the Branxton Greta Redback

Swim Club. We had our end of season presentation last

Friday and I received the 10 Years Girls Age Champion

Runner Up medal. During the season I did morning training twice a week with my awesome

coach Ben. Ben chose me to have the coaches award. He only chose one person and I

was lucky enough to be that person. I worked very hard on my swimming and will always

try to achieve my personal best. I love swimming and I can’t wait until next season.

From Grace M

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Stage 3 News Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Year 6 cake stall today. There was so many yummy treats for the students to buy. All the money raised from these fundraisers are put towards the Year 6 gift to the school at the end of the year and those special Year 6 activities.

Year 6 will be undertaking Peer Support training on Thursday 27th April with Mrs Mungoven and Mr Brecard. This is a

great opportunity for them to develop their leadership skills. Peer Support will run on Mondays from Week 3 to 10 and it is important that the Year 6 leaders are present for every session.

Please make sure the expressions of interest and deposits are in for the Canberra excursion by the end of the term. We need to confirm numbers and start making final plans.

If your child is interested in applying for the GATS extension class at Rutherford Technology High please make sure you speak to your class teacher as soon as possible. For reference, the selection criteria for the class are as follows: • Strong academic performance across a range of subjects • Good literacy and numeracy skills • Sound research skills, including library and internet skills • High level of self-motivation • Positive attitudes to school and learning, including homework • Ability to work in a team in learning situations • Positive behaviours which enhance learning • High levels of creativity evident in learning tasks We encourage students to take that leap and apply for what is an amazing learning opportunity.

Regards, The Stage 3 teachers

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Canteen Roster Week 1 Term 2 commencing 24th April 2017 Week 2 Term 2 commencing 1st May 2017

Monday SDD SDD Monday Jeremy H Bec M

Tuesday ANZAC DAY ANZAC DAY Tuesday Mel C Jade N

Wednesday Sharyn B Heidi C Wednesday Sharyn Baker Megan Mills

Thursday Kylie N Jane T Thursday Leigh L Heidi C

Friday Karla S Belinda D Friday Sharyn B Marianne M

CANTEEN NEWS

THE NEW CANTEEN MENU IS HERE!!!!!

Public school canteens in NSW are required to meet the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy outlined by NSW Health. Under the new system food such as fruits, vegetables and sandwiches will make up at least 75 per cent of canteen menus and "occasional foods" like pies, sausage rolls and nuggets will be limited to the remaining 25 per cent. For this reason we have had to remove some items that were available every day and have included daily specials and meal deals that are in line the new strategy

______________________________________________________ Thank you to all the volunteers who have helped in the canteen in term one, your time is greatly appreciated. The school would not have a canteen without you We are looking for more volunteers to help in term two. If you would like to help but are un-sure whether you are suited to the role, drop in and chat to Sharyn any time. You don’t need any special skills and full training is provided. You will also be rewarded with a deli-cious lunch and the smile on your child’s face when they see their parent or grandparent in the canteen! * Flexible arrangements can be made for people who are unable to commit to a regular day due to shift work or having young children at home.

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