Term 4 Week 5 NOW ENROLLING Final Transition Date: 16th Nov, 9-11.45am. LIFE EDUCATION VAN The Life Education Van has arrived. Notes were distributed two weeks ago and students from Kindergarten-Year 4 will be attending. Please ensure notes and money ($7.00) is sent in by Friday. The Healthy Harold shop will be open on Tuesday. Money for the Harold Shop must go in a separate envelope labelled with your child’s name, class & item CYBER BULLYING WORKSHOPS Students in Year 5/6 participated in a cyber bullying workshop this week. It was a fantastic learning experience for both students and staff, and it was made very clear that responsibility needs be taken on this very serious issue. Parents and teachers also attended a session on Wednesday afternoon. Senior Constable Presgrave will be sending out a copy of the information which I will attach to next week’s newsletter for those of you who were unable to attend. Students in Year 3/4 will participate in a similar session next Wednesday. GIRLS NIGHT IN Many thanks to all who contributed to a great night, especially Mrs T. We enjoyed each others company, some great food, prizes, dancing and a pampering hand massage. $777.00 was raised for Cancer Research IMPORTANT DATES ASSEMBLY TOMORROW, 9.30am Presentation by Y4/5T 11th Nov—Debating-Kadina HS !4th Nov Small Schools Choir auditions 14,15 Nov - Life Ed K-4 17 Nov - Dance Workshop Y5/6 22-25 Nov - 5/6 Excursion 6 Dec - School Xmas Tree 9 Dec - Bike Day 13 Dec - Y6 Farewell assembly & luncheon NOTES DUE Life Ed - yrs K/1/2/3/4 CANTEEN MON 7th Nov WORK: Jen James & Liz Bromley COOKS: Liz, Jodey, Julia & Annie Phone: 66284223 Fax: 66284248 E-mail: bexhill-p.school @det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.bexhill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Bexhill School Weekly Bulletin YOU CAN DO IT! Our focus this term is PERSISTENCE. Help Needed Parent tutors are needed to assist with a reading program. Please contact Mr Clarke if you are able to assist during any morning. Thank you. Remembrance Day 11.11.11 A short ceremony will be held from approximately 10.50 for Remembrance Day. The children have made a poppy to wear and some SRC members will speak about its significance. The ceremony will include a minutes silence at 11.00. URGENT-BEXHILL OOSH If this service is to be available for the Christmas break please contact MERRYL at OOSH asap [email protected]
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Term 4 Week 5
NOW ENROLLING Final Transition Date: 16th Nov, 9-11.45am.
LIFE EDUCATION VAN
The Life Education Van has arrived. Notes were distributed two weeks ago and students from Kindergarten-Year 4 will be attending. Please ensure notes and money ($7.00) is sent in by Friday.
The Healthy Harold shop will be open on Tuesday. Money for the Harold Shop must go in a separate envelope labelled with your child’s name, class & item
CYBER BULLYING WORKSHOPS
Students in Year 5/6 participated in a cyber bullying workshop this week. It was a fantastic learning experience for both students and staff, and it was made very clear that responsibility needs be taken on this very serious issue.
Parents and teachers also attended a session on Wednesday afternoon. Senior Constable Presgrave will be sending out a copy of the information which I will attach to next week’s newsletter for those of you who were unable to attend.
Students in Year 3/4 will participate in a similar session next Wednesday.
GIRLS NIGHT IN
Many thanks to all who contributed to a great night, especially Mrs T. We enjoyed each others company, some great food, prizes, dancing and a pampering hand massage.
$777.00 was raised for
Cancer Research
IMPORTANT DATES ASSEMBLY TOMORROW,
9.30am Presentation by Y4/5T
11th Nov—Debating-Kadina HS !4th Nov Small Schools Choir
auditions 14,15 Nov - Life Ed K-4
17 Nov - Dance Workshop Y5/6 22-25 Nov - 5/6 Excursion 6 Dec - School Xmas Tree
NEWCASTLE PERMANENT NORTHAN REGION MATHS COMPETITION
Distinction Olivia, Jordyn, Taylah & Savarnah
Merit Jake, Megan, Kaitlin & Jock
Angus Williams and Clare Golding are the founding members of a School Book Club. It meets on Thursday every fortnight at recess in the library. The children share new books, organize book reviews and nominate to read to Kindergarten during library. Olivia Riley read to Kindergarten last Friday and the children were spellbound (a teacher in the making). Sandra Daly has been flat out accessioning new books including the Conspiracy 365 series, the long awaited Diary Of A Would Be Princess 3,Pokemon and a series entitled Exciting Football Stories—The David Beckham Academy. Two older series making a comeback are Baby Sitter’s Club and Famous 5.
Your contribution to a hamper for our Christmas Raffle would be greatly appreciated. All families are asked to donate a non-perishable item to go towards this. Please send
items into school with your child no later than Friday November 25th so the hamper can be made up. Raffle ticket books will be sent home next week.
All funds raised will go towards improving the garden and chicken coop area. Your support is this fund-raising initiative is greatly appreciated.
We are seeking expressions of interest from any parent who is interested in taking on the Canteen Co-ordinator/Supervisor role for 2012. Working in and running the canteen is a fun and rewarding role and the school is very flexible in regards to what day canteen runs. The canteen is our only continual cash flow which the P & C uses to fund equipment and improvements for our children's education. Any interested persons please call Eloise.
CANTEEN MONDAY 14th November WORKERS: Jen James & Liz Bromley
COOKS: Liz Bromley, Jodey Smith, Julia Sidnell & Annie Petty
BEXHILL CHOIR PERFORMANCE
On the 4th of October Bexhill’s choir were invited to Suffolk Park RSL Nursing Home in Byron Bay to sing for the elderly. We sang around seven songs and they begged us to come back and do an encore so we did two more songs. Some of the people we performed for became a bit emotional but when we left they had a huge smile on their faces. We had a great time and the choir would like to say a very big thank you to Mrs. Brierley for organising the trip. By Megan Marchant
TEACHER APPRECIATION Many thanks to
Judith Light and the Bahai Scripture group for their kind words of
appreciation for the staff at Bexhill School and for the delicious
