T4 W7 & T8 From the Principal’s desk…Mrs Browne 20/06/2011 School Hall Playgroup Safety Reports NO SCOOTERS OR BIKES IN SCHOOL FOYER PLEASE X DATES K-2 Science Incursion Tue 21/6 K-2 Science Incursion Wed 22/6 Brave Heart Performance Thu 29/6 Sumo Wrestling Tue 28/6 Official Hall Opening Thu 30/6 LAST DAY Fri 1/7 School Resume Tue 19/7 Opening of Our School Hall The celebration of the opening of our new school hall will take place on Thursday 30th June at 9:45am. Parents and community are welcome to attend, however, due to limited space you will be seated at the back of the hall under the cola. If you are attending and have strollers could you please sit on the edges of the seated area. We look forward to see- ing you all there to help us celebrate. Playgroup It has been great seeing our families participating in our new playgroup. Playgroup meets on Mondays from 9:30 to 11am in the school hall. Today the children were having great fun listening to the story of the ’Five Little Monkeys’……. and just quietly so were the mums! It would fabulous to see more families accessing this wonderful free service so feel free to come along and join in the fun. Safety of Children It has been brought to my attention that syringes have been found outside the school grounds in the area leading to the under path. Please remind your children not to pick these up if they find them as they can be dangerous to their health. Also it would be good if you could let Campbelltown Council know about them as well as the school. School Reports It is that time of the year again where I get to read all the wonderful achievements your child has made. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the teachers and all the staff at Briar Road who work extremely hard to give your children the best possible educa- tion they can. Over the next week notes will be going home so you can organise times for your interview with your child’s teacher. Please check bags for these important notes. Also this is a reminder that reports are given at the interview they will not be sent home with your child. Education is a partnership between the child, the parent and the school . Re- search shows that ‘Feedback’ is the most important aspect to a child’s education. We look forward to seeing you all at the interviews. Last year 95% of our parents attended, this year we are going for 100%! SCHOOL CONTRIBUTION A BIG THANK YOU TO Jayden Franklin
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T4 W7 & T8
From the Principal’s desk…Mrs Browne
20/06/2011
School Hall
Playgroup
Safety
Reports
NO SCOOTERS OR
BIKES IN SCHOOL
FOYER PLEASE
X
DATES
K-2 Science Incursion
Tue
21/6
K-2 Science Incursion
Wed
22/6
Brave Heart Performance
Thu
29/6
Sumo Wrestling
Tue
28/6
Official Hall Opening
Thu
30/6
LAST DAY Fri
1/7
School Resume Tue
19/7
Opening of Our School Hall
The celebration of the opening of our new school hall will take place on Thursday 30th
June at 9:45am. Parents and community are welcome to attend, however, due to limited
space you will be seated at the back of the hall under the cola. If you are attending and
have strollers could you please sit on the edges of the seated area. We look forward to see-
ing you all there to help us celebrate.
Playgroup
It has been great seeing our families participating in our new playgroup. Playgroup meets
on Mondays from 9:30 to 11am in the school hall. Today the children were having great
fun listening to the story of the ’Five Little Monkeys’……. and just quietly so were the
mums! It would fabulous to see more families accessing this wonderful free service so feel
free to come along and join in the fun.
Safety of Children
It has been brought to my attention that syringes have been found outside the school
grounds in the area leading to the under path. Please remind your children not to pick
these up if they find them as they can be dangerous to their health. Also it would be good
if you could let Campbelltown Council know about them as well as the school.
School Reports
It is that time of the year again where I get to read all the wonderful achievements your
child has made. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the teachers and all the
staff at Briar Road who work extremely hard to give your children the best possible educa-
tion they can. Over the next week notes will be going home so you can organise times for
your interview with your child’s teacher. Please check bags for these important notes. Also
this is a reminder that reports are given at the interview they will not be sent home with
your child. Education is a partnership between the child, the parent and the school . Re-
search shows that ‘Feedback’ is the most important aspect to a child’s education. We
look forward to seeing you all at the interviews. Last year 95% of our parents attended,
this year we are going for 100%!
SCHOOL CONTRIBUTION
A BIG THANK YOU TO
Jayden Franklin
Preschool Shannon Rodgers
Shyla Facey
Joshua Jenkins
Jayden Hansen
KR Roumaysya Abdul Ghafur
KM Imogen Matthews
Tyissha Anderson
Joshua Dufour
Adam Bell
K/3R Aidan Halovic Cameron Blom
1A Luke Lawrence
Tayisha Smith
Galina Butler
Tyreese Tailby
1H Travis Lawrence
Lamara Gillett
Izaak Kroh
Amber Connolly
2M Shakayla French
Ashton Reeves
Bradley Tidmarsh
Jayden Franklin
2P Haillie Row
Katie Robinson
3S Dane Deece Katelyn Price
3/4C Sarah Pickford
Eneseli Kamuta
Logan Hoskins
Jasmine Smith
3/6M Bradley lewis Waller
Richard Rapana
Jye Parson
Etone Leifi Jacib Wilkins
3/6W Jordan Rodger Seiver
Travis Jenkins
Absent
4K Brayton Jones Madison Dunn
Courtnie Hardy
Jade Ashe
Eithyn Talbot
4/5M Jasmine Slavin Lei Lani Rapana
Maria Lilomaiava
Andrew Burns Jasmine Slavin
Jake Borg Morrison Charles worth Budge
5/6S Kimberley Anderson Hannah Bugatto
Ryan Gillett Talalelei Lipine
6R Aurin Jones Alec Czarnowski
Keltin Watkins Adrian Endicott
Mandy Talaoloa Amanda Ngahe
Oscar Charles worth Budge Cassidy Wright
Congratulations to the following Merit Award Winners
WEEK 7 WEEK 8
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Joshua Dufour
Lachlan Beilby
Sarah Everett
Dakota Connolly
Monique Asciak
Tara Bell
Rose Taala
Morrison Charlesworth Budge
Braydon Watkins
Madison Tidmarsh
Maria Lilomaiava
Leilani Rapana
Seth Judge
Todd Leslie
Samara Lynch
Karissa Carr
Praise Varu
Kaliesha Russell Wong Kee
Masei Fetui
Ryan Gillett
Wendell French
Angel Polutele
Shania Anderson
Ethan Keith
Tyler Dick
Nick Eberhardt
Trenzae Crummer
Tara Bell
Rose Taala
Ashton Reeves
Kyiesha Sanchez Sayers
Semu Leului
Imogen Matthews
Eseta Polutele
Jayden Franklin
Bradley Tidmarsh
Tamara Harland
Kaitlyn Tidmarsh
Richard Rapana
Bradley Lewis Waller
Aaron Lynch
Brett Langton
Lincoln Connolly
Tyissha Anderson
Olivia Campbell
Jacib Wilkins
Lincoln Connolly
Jordan Rodgers-Seiver
Brett Langton
Shawna McIntyre
Jayden Franklin
Jasmin Deece
Kyle Bugatto
Teleya McDonald
Dakota Connolly
Jake Borg
Brooke Pepper
K-Lib Tanea
MAJOR ASSEMBLY AWARDS
WELL DONE BRIAR RD STUDENTS
Ribbon winners from
Week 6.
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WEEK 7
KM— Joshua Dufour
1H - Jordan Molony
1A— Victoria Hendry
2M— Dylan Thompson
2P— Jackson McCoy
3S– Hanna Polutele
3/4C– Ajmal Samuels
3/6W - Jordan Rodgers Seiver
3/6M— Richard Rapana
4K— John Azzi
4/5M— Dakota Connolly
5/6S— Ryan Gillett
KR — Wagun Carr
K/3R— Cameron Blom
WEEK 8
KM—Allegra Lozano
KR– Jade Hughes
K/3R— Taneesha Prasad
1H— Tristan Musgrave
1A— Kathleen Pousini Willis
2M—Jasmin Deece
2P—Jumain Wickey
3S— Mathew Albert Anderson
3/4C— Salvation Leatuafi
3/6W—Rayshaun Carr
3/6M— Kaitlyn Tidmarsh
4K— Courtnie Hardy
4/5M— Tamara Harland
5/6S— Yolandi Fuiaono
6R— Amanda Ngahe 6R— Cheyenne Smith
Well done to our readers of the week...keep reading!!
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We researched the his-
tory of BRPS and
found out this…
It was built in 1973
The Principal was Mr
Aurthur Dowey 1974-1976
The uniform was brown &
yellow.
MEET THE TEACHER
Mr Murphy
Favourite Colour: Aqua
Favourite Food: BRPS canteen Hot Dogs
Favourite TV Show: Big Bang Theory
Hobby: Dropping Beats ( DJ )
What I like about BRPS:
I like how friendly the students are and how
lovely the office ladies are…..
We asked some students what they think Briar Road Public School needs and here are
their answers……..
Ayla McIntosh-Tamarua 1A we need more Equipment.
Barry Carr 1A..We need a park.
Brody Reece-Waller 6R... I think we need a pool.
Elizabeth Peagam 6R Briar needs a drama room.
BRPS STUDENT REPORTERS PAGE
By Lorna Hampton and Cheyenne Smith
Joke of the week…
What did the turtle wear to keep him warm?
A turtle neck…….( skivvy )
Uniform then Uniform now
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3 / 6 W n e w s
Here a few photos showing some of our favourite learning experiences.
Literacy lessons and discussions
Reading Groups
We enjoy working together in small groups to complete tasks. Here we are working on
anti smoking posters.
We just love creating works of art.
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Community Tutors
Thank you to all the wonderful Community Tutors that are currently helping out in the
classrooms. If you would like to become a Community Tutor please contact the school.
Macarthur Schools Challenge
Don’t forget to shop at Macarthur Square and present your receipts to the ‘Customer Service
Desk’ level 1. Every dollar you spend will give our school 2 points.
Double-Up Points Days: Thursday 23rd June
Saturday 2nd July
Thursday 14th July
Sunday 17th July
COMPETIONS ENDS SUNDAY 17th JULY!!
Play Links @ Wheely Good Fun
Families with children 0 to 5 years old welcome
WHEN: Monday 9.30 to 11.30am (during school terms)
WHERE: Briar Road P.S Hall
MORNING TEA PROVIDED
COME AND JOIN THE FUN
IT’S FREE AND IT’S FUN!
Second Hand Uniforms
We are in need of second hand uniforms to be donated to the school. As winter is here more and more
students are coming to school without their school jumpers/jackets and unfortunately we have run out of
jumpers to lend the students.
If your child has grown out of their old uniforms we would gladly take them off your hands.
You can purchase second hand uniforms in the Community Room for a gold coin donation.
Laminating Service
The Community Room now has a Laminator!
If you have any documents, photos, certificates etc that you would like to have laminated come down to
Our Counsellor Ros McClure will be adding information
here each fortnight. Ros is at Briar Rd School every
Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday and Natasha on Thursday and Friday.
# Counselling is available at the Child and Family Counselling Service at Rosemeadow. This is a free service for children up to age 12. Parents can make a referral on 4633 4100 Monday to Friday between 10 am –12pm.
# ―LIFT‖ - a therapeutic group for men and women experiencing anxiety and/or depression. When: 5 Tuesday afternoons from1-3pm starting 31st May
Where: Catholic Care Campbelltown, 35A Cordeaux St Campbelltown
Cost: $20 per session Bookings essential: Phone 4628 0044
# Catholic Care is also running a variety of parenting workshops in Campbelltown during May and June. Call 4828 0044 for information or see me for brochures.
HOMEWORK CLUB
Need homework help or a quiet area to do your homework? Come
to Ms Asper’s room on Tuesday mornings at 8.30. All students
welcome.
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TERM 2 ATTENDANCE REWARD DAY—”SUMO WRESTLING” : The attendance reward day will be held on Tuesday 28th June. All stu-
dents who have had 95% or better attendance in Term 2 will be able to attend.
NOTES: Please send in notes explaining absences as soon as your child returns. The Department of Education guidelines re-
quire parents to explain absences. A justifiable absence includes illness, or leave (such as death in the family). Such things as having a day
off to go shopping or to give your child a day off for their birthday is not considered a justifiable reason for a day away from school. If a
student has a number of unexplained absences, it is my role in the school to discuss attendance concerns and to work with the student and
family to improve school attendance.
The following list shows how many days off each grade has had so far this year.
Well done to K/3R, 3/6M and 3/6W – they have the most explained absences!
Congratulations to Year 1 and Year 4 students – the least amount of absences in our school!
If you would like to discuss any attendance concerns you have about your child, please ring the school to make an appointment or come to
the office to chat on a Thursday. Mrs Vickie Hughes
Grade Total number justified days
Total number unjustified days
Total for grade
Kinder 74 131 205
Year 1 52 135 187
Year 2 82 182 264
Year 3 77 159 236
Year 4 49 142 191
Year 5 77 195 272
Year 6 93 149 242
Support unit 115 134 249
Whole school 623 1227 1850
BRIAR ROAD ATTENDANCE
The following students need a huge round of applause. They have not had a day off school all year.
SEMESTER ONE ATTENDANCE SUPERSTARS
Jayden Ellis Sara Knight Ali Mansour Samantha Iby
Lenniece Wright Ayla McIntosh-Tamarua Caitlyn Vidovic-McCarthy Aurin Jones
Olivia Campbell Jordan Moloney Brianna Cherry Tim Matagia
Paul Kennedy Jayden Franklin Tenielle Dredge Eseta Ropati
