Branxton Public School Newsletter to Parents BRANXTON PUBLIC SCHOOL Find us at: 12 King St, Branxton NSW 2335 email: [email protected]Phone: (02) 4938 1214 Fax: (02) 4938 1905 website: www.branxton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Week 3 Term 2 WEDNESDAY, 11TH MAY, 2016 Calendar of Events 13th May Zone Cross Country 20th May Walk Safely to School 30th May Questacon Principals News Branxton Public School is a hive of activity as usual with everyone busy and engaged in a wide variety of activities or otherwise organising events for the future. We certainly are fortunate to have such a dedicated staff and supportive community. This week all students in Years 3 and 5 will be sitting the NAPLAN tests. The emphasis is simply, “Do Your Best”. This formal method of testing can be quite overwhelming for children and I would like to reinforce that teachers do not just base their whole assessment of your child’s ability on these tests. We have had a meeting to discuss the new Indigenous themed garden that is being constructed in our school. We have decided to move the garden to a new, and better, location due to a few reasons. These include; drainage, supervision, safety and accessibility. I am sure you will be impressed with the completed project, it is going to look fantastic and will be a beautiful focal point in our school. Good luck to our young athletes competing in the zone cross country on Friday. Eat lots of pasta, get a great night sleep and give it your best shot! We look forward to hearing of the results next week. Mrs Maier’s jokes of the week– by 3/4K What do you call an owl that knows magic? A: Hoodini By Cooper McD What is as light as a feather yet the strongest man can’t hold it for three minutes? A: A Breath By Jack T What do you call a dinosaur with no eyes? A: Do you think he saw us. By Ryan A Harmony Day Cross Country Fundraiser All money raised for the Harmony Day Cross Country should be return to school by Friday 13th May. New Rugby League Jumpers Thank you to Ryan Nolan from Ryno’s Demolition and Asbestos for sponsoring our new rugby league jumpers. The jerseys look fantastic and we look forward to wearing them next Thursday.
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Respect, Responsibility, Personal Best Branxton Public School Newsletter to Parents
Branxton Public School is a hive of activity as usual with everyone busy and engaged in a wide variety of activities or otherwise organising events for the future. We certainly are fortunate to have such a dedicated staff and supportive community. This week all students in Years 3 and 5 will be sitting the NAPLAN tests. The emphasis is simply, “Do Your Best”. This formal method of testing can be quite overwhelming for children and I would like to reinforce that teachers do not just base their whole assessment of your child’s ability on these tests. We have had a meeting to discuss the new Indigenous themed garden that is being constructed in our school. We have decided to move the garden to a new, and better, location due to a few reasons. These include; drainage, supervision, safety and accessibility. I am sure you will be impressed with the completed project, it is going to look fantastic and will be a beautiful focal point in our school. Good luck to our young athletes competing in the zone cross country on Friday. Eat lots of pasta, get a great night sleep and give it your best shot! We look forward to hearing of the results next week. Mrs Maier’s jokes of the week– by 3/4K What do you call an owl that knows magic? A: Hoodini By Cooper McD What is as light as a feather yet the strongest man can’t hold it for three minutes? A: A Breath By Jack T What do you call a dinosaur with no eyes? A: Do you think he saw us. By Ryan A
Harmony Day Cross Country Fundraiser All money raised for the Harmony Day Cross Country should be return to school by Friday 13th May. New Rugby League Jumpers Thank you to Ryan Nolan from Ryno’s Demolition and Asbestos for sponsoring our new rugby league jumpers. The jerseys look fantastic and we look forward to wearing them next Thursday.
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One Stop Rock Shop Tuesday 7th June—$7.00 per student. Please return note and money by Friday, 3rd June. Year 6 Fundraiser Raffle Tickets Year 6 have had one 2016—2017 Entertainment Book donated by the P & C. Tickets are 50c each. Each family has been given a raffle ticket book of 10 tickets. Please return tickets by Friday 27th May. Winner will be drawn at the PBL Assembly Week 6. Questacon All students will be attending the Questacon Science Show on Monday 30th May. There will be 3 shows on during the day. Each student will also receive a complimentary ticket for entry to the Questacon Circus in Singleton or Cessnock. There is no cost to students for this activity. Old Locks and Keys Mr. J would like any old locks with keys to match. To be donated. Walk Safely to School Day—20th May Mrs Kleinman—North Rothbury start. Mr Johanson—Branxton Pool start. Meet at 7:45am to start walking at 8:00am. Free breakfast to all participants. Friday 20th May
P&C NEWS YOUR P&C COMMITTEE FOR 2016 At an Extraordinary Annual General Meeting last Monday night we finalised the following Committee members for 2016 PRESIDENT: Penny F VICE PRESIDENT: Kerrie O’B TREASURER: Leigh L SECRETARY: Allison M, Mel N We would love to see you at our P&C Meetings, making our school great needs the whole school community working together!
Thank you to all the mums who helped to wrap
up over 400 gifts for our Mother’s Day stall. We hope you liked the gift your child/ren selected for you.
A special thank you to Hayley W, Melinda C, Mel N and Genee C for helping on the stall.
Special Thank you to Toni L. Toni handmade 43 of her signature candles for
our Mother’s day stall, beautifully packaged and wrapped. Her business is “Little Scented Light”. You can find her business on Face Book. If you received a special candle for Mother’s day, you are welcome to contact Toni to get your candle refilled.
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ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS on sale NOW! $60each – $12 per book goes back to the
school to spend on the students. See the flyer in the newsletter Buy from the school office or online.
Our next P&C MEETING Everyone is welcome to attend our next
meeting on Monday 6
th June at 6pm
In the library
We will be discussing some new ideas for fundraising this year so come along and
share in the discussion
Library News A big thank you to parents, students and friends of Branxton Public School for you support of the recent Book Fair. We raised over $1000 which has already been spent on new books for the school.
During Term 2 classes will borrow and return books on the following days: Monday: 5/6T, 3/4K, 1/2Q, 3/4D Tuesday: 3/4B 1/2T, KC, 5/6M Wednesday: 1/2J, 1/2FP, KR Thursday: 5/6F, 3/4M, 1/2C
Please remember to bring a bag to take your library book home in. Do you have any grocery bags which you can give to the library ? The grocery bags are used when children forget to bring in their library bag.
Kindergarten Enrolments 2017 We are now taking names for kindergarten children starting 2017.
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Canteen Roster Week 4 Term 2 commencing 16th May, 2016 Week 5 Term 2 commencing 23rd May, 2016
Monday Lysa T Jane T Monday Toni L Nakita J
Tuesday Bev C Kristen R Tuesday Haylee W Genee C
Wednesday Denise B Tony R Wednesday Denise B Tania F
Thursday Mel N Kerrie O Thursday Leanne M Jane W
Friday Denise B Marieanne M Friday Denise B Jane T
Hunter Valley Physie Club PHYSIE develops good posture, strength, fitness, flexibility,
co-ordination and balance through dance. Our national choreography curriculum is age-appropriately
designed to teach the relationship of music to movement, rhythm and musical interpretation. We provide a new syllabus and music every year and run annual competitions
for teams and individuals. Classes for girls 2yrs - Ladies. Branxton, Maitland & Singleton.
Check us out at www.huntervalleyphysie.webs.com or email [email protected]
Phone: 4932 4202 www.prestigedesignjoinery.com.au
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Our school is participating in the Heart Foundation Jump Rope for Heart program and we would love your support! Heart Foundation Jump Rope for Heart is an exciting and non-competitive program which encourages children to become more active through skipping, learning new skills and raising vital funds for heart research and community health programs. Skipping is an excellent way for children to keep fit and healthy. Over the next few weeks, your child(ren) will be learning a range of fun skipping skills and new tricks. We will emphasise the importance of regular physical activity and the importance of healthy eating for a healthy lifestyle. Jump Rope for Heart is also a great way to encourage children to get involved in our community and support Australia’s leading heart health charity, the Heart Foundation. The Jump Rope team provides us with lots of resources and support to implement the program and in return we ask that students help by seeking sponsorship for their involvement. Sponsorship is easy – simply go online to heartfoundation.org.au/jumprope and register your child today!
A secure fundraising page will be created as soon as you register; and then you are encour-aged to share this link with as many people as possible. This is an easy, safe way for your child to monitor their progress, receive bonus prizes and even receive sponsorship from family and friends who are further afield.
At the end of the program we will be holding a Jump Off, an event to celebrate and culminate the Heart Foundation Jump Rope for Heart program. This will be held on Friday 17th June. The Jump Off day is a great opportunity for you to witness how much fun skipping can be, come along and pick up a rope! Thank you for joining us in the fight against heart disease.
