Dear Parents & Carers

Week 2 is here and brings our annual Book Week – what

fun! The big event for the week occurs TOMORROW –

our Book Character Parade, so get busy tonight digging through your wardrobes and bits and pieces so that you

can arrive tomorrow dressed as a book character or

something ‘WILD’ to fit in with the 2020 theme: “Curious

Creatures, Wild Minds”.

Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, community can

not attend this year but we will share lots of photos via Facebook and the newsletter.

Have a fantastic week celebrating everything ‘books’ and

don’t forget the

Book Fair which

runs all week in

our Library. Thank

you to Mrs Urquhart for all of

her organisation.

PARENT SURVEY – WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK

All parents and carers would have received a link to the

‘Tell Them From Me’ survey last week via SMS as well as from your child’s teacher. Pease click on the link to

complete the quick survey. We appreciate and value all

of your feedback. The survey is open until the end of this

week only. If you have not received the link, please

message your child’s teacher or give us a call at the front

office and we can text it to you. Thank you in advance for your contributions. Your feedback will help us make plans

and set improvement measures for 2021 and beyond.

Front and Back School Gates

Our front AND back gates are now in operation in the

mornings and afternoons. Please organise your afternoon pick up, bus, walking or gate exit arrangements

with your child.

We hope to alleviate the crowding at the front of the

school around 3pm especially. Please wait at a safe

distance from others in the carpark, on our footpaths and

near the gates.

The back gate will be unlocked, and supervised by a staff member, between 8.40-9.05am and 3.00-3.30pm. We

are pleased this has added some convenience for those

who live closer to this school entrance.

COVID-19 Reminders

We MUST continue to be vigilant about cold and flu symptoms, so please do not send your child to school

with sniffles, headaches, temperatures, coughs or any

other flu-related symptoms. They will be sent home. We

will continue to comply with all Health

Department guidelines at school.

Non-essential adults visiting schools, including parents and carers, are still

not permitted for Term 4 with some

exemptions. Parents and carers can

attend the school office for the purpose

of picking up their child if they are

unwell or where they have been asked

to arrange for a COVID-19 test after their child has

displayed flu-like symptoms while at school.

Kindergarten, 2K and HeadStart

Is your child or someone you know turning 5 by the end of July 2021 or 6 sometime in 2021? Now is the time to

enrol for Kindergarten. Our HeadStart Program has

commenced and runs on Monday and Tuesday from

9:00am- 2:30pm. Contact the office now for information

on Kindergarten enrolment and the HeadStart Program.

If your child turns 5 before the 31st July 2021 and you are unsure if they are ready to start school next year

please consider our 2K Kindergarten Program. This

program allows your child to enrol and attend school like

they would in Kindergarten, however, it runs over two

years. The first year they engage in a play based learning

environment and the second they attend school in the traditional Kindergarten class. Please contact the school

for more information and enrolment forms.

Achieving Our Goals

Every BPS student has individual learning goals and they

strive to achieve these every day.

During the very first week of term, students still managed

to kick a learning goal! Congratulations to Jayden in 4M

who can spell 100 high frequency words. Lyra in 3B also kicked the same goal! Skyla in 3B achieved her goal of

reading a level 29 text.

Walter in KC can now recognise and write numbers 1 to 10. Jasmine, Ruby, Lola and Caleb from 3B were so

pleased to celebrate their goal achievements. Jasmine

can read level 22. Lola and Ruby can tell the time to the

minute and use the terms ‘past’ and ‘to’. Caleb can read

analog and digital clocks within 5 minutes and use the

terms ‘past’ and ‘to’.

Term 4 Week 2 19 October 2020

A bubbly group of 2K students visited my office to

explain all of their achievements. Hayden, Annabelle,

Amelia, Brax, Aylah and Dillan have learned more

letters and sounds and have improved their backwards counting skills – oh, and they were super confident and

excited to talk about it!

Quality Work

At Bomaderry Public School teachers ensure that their

class has a clear understanding of what they need to

achieve during each lesson. This explicit teaching

allows students to strive to achieve high quality learning

and work samples. Students know the criteria and can

work hard to achieve them.

Lance in 1/2F wrote interesting sentences using his

personal spelling words. He edited his work and could

explain his spelling strategies.

Riley in 3/4B used research skills to present information

about Ben Hall, the bushranger, as part of an

informative text (poster/visual display). The driving question was ‘Who is Ben Hall?’

News from our NEST - Community Centre

Supported Playgroup will recommence on Thursdays

from 9-11am in the NEST room. We can’t wait to see you. Bring along your little ones and a piece of fruit. All

infants and preschool aged toddlers are welcome and

are to be accompanied by one parent or carer. It is a

fantastic, relaxed, play-based

session which also allows adults

to have some conversation, share ideas and support one another.

You are invited. Please call

Kristen on 4421 6577 if you would

like more information.

Employing New Teaching Staff for 2021.

We are currently working hard on the processes involved

in employing new permanent teaching staff at BPS. We

have formed three selection panels to employ three new teachers. A busy, but exciting time. We will keep you all

up to date with the outcomes as they are finalised later in

the term. We thank the local AECG and our P&C

committees for organising representatives from their

groups to join our selection panels.

BPS – Stay Up to Date

Please also stay informed via our school facebook page

– Bomaderry Public School. Jump on and like the page

so you see the posts. We post photos and updates

frequently, as well as important information that comes to

light during the school day. This weekly newsletter is also

posted, where you can see the photos in colour.

Once again, welcome to Term 4. We are looking forward

to supporting your children as they strive to achieve their

goals in our final term of 2020.

Aim High, Achieve High.

Ms Dionne Hanbidge

Principal

Term 4 Week 2 19 October 2020

Library Matters

It’s Book week! Students are invited to come to

school dressed as a favourite book character on Tuesday 20 October. Our annual Book Fair will run all week in the library. Some students like to write a wish list from the items on display as a guide for their parents/carers. Students can buy directly from the Book Fair or place an order at the office with their name, book title and money in an envelope. Updates of the items available through the Book Fair will be made available through the

school Facebook page. Please note all Book Fair sales are cash only.

Looking forward to seeing all the dress-ups on Tuesday.

Mrs Urquhart

Teacher Librarian

Term 4 Week 2 19 October 2020

BIG BLUE AWARDS

1/2G Harry

1/2F Sophie, Isla,

2K Lex, Aylah, Annabelle

3B Mahalia, Lola, Caleb, Jack

4G Makenzie,

3-6H William, PJ, Kobe,

K-6M Britney, Zac, Hohepa, Jahkobi,

GOLD AWARDS

K-6M Liam

UNIFORM SHOP

The uniform shop is open every week on Tuesday and Thursday

Tuesday 8.30am—9.15am

2.30pm—3.15pm

Thursday 8.30am—9.15am

2.30pm—3.15pm

If you are unable to make it to the uniform shop during these hours orders can be made through My School Connect www.myschoolconnect.com.au or alternatively you can fill out an order form which is available from the office

COMING SCHOOL EVENTS

Mon 19th-Fri 23rd

Oct Book Fair in the Library

Tues 20th Oct Book Week Parade

Tues 10th Nov NAIDOC week virtual assembly

Frid 13th Nov NAIDOC Mufti Day wear red

yellow and black

Tues 8 Dec Year 6 Farewell

Wed 16 Dec Last day of Term

Bomaderry Public School HOMEWORK CLUB

Every morning 8.00am - 9.00am in the library

Ask your class teacher for a permission note to attend. Return the signed note to the office.

Updates to Asthma Action Plans

& Medical Information

Please ensure that the school is notified of any

changes to your child’s Asthma Action Plans and/

or Medical Information.

Please contact the office as soon

as possible to update these

records.

‘Like’ our Facebook Page

Bomaderry Public School has a Facebook page

where we post lots of reminders, news and photos.

Our Bomaderry Public School Facebook page has

been a strong communication platform throughout

Covid-19 and important updates have been posted

regularly.

Don’t miss out on the updates on

your devices, ‘like’ our Facebook

page today!

Aboriginal Medical Services

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can access a health check annually, with a minimum claim period of 9 months.

'715' health checks are free at Aboriginal Medical Services and bulk-billing clinics to help people stay healthy and strong.

For more information please visit health.gov.au

Term 4 Week 2 19 October 2020

Term 4 Week 2 19 October 2020