Term 1, Week 4 18 February 2019 Blakehurst Public School, Dewrang Street, Carss Park, NSW 2221 Tel: 9546 1555 Fax: 9547 1796 E-mail: [email protected]Website: blakehurst-p.schools.nsw.edu.au A Message from our Principal, Mr Cameron Smyth-Gapps It has certainly been a very busy start to the year. Our PSSA Sport trials were held on Wednesday 6 th February at Carss Park Flat. I would like to congratulate the students who were selected to represent our school in Softball and Cricket this season. Please take the time to familiarise your children with the Code of Conduct for participation in PSSA Sport. Representing the school is always a privilege and we want our students to enjoy their sport in a supportive, fair and friendly environment. Our Swimming Carnival was held on Friday 8 th February at Carss Park Pool. The results of the event, as well as some wonderful images of our students competing at the carnival are included in this newsletter. I would like to congratulate all students for their wonderful participation and would like to especially acknowledge the students who will be representing the school at the Zone Carnival. Thank you also to the parents who were able to assist with timekeeping on the day. Your support was greatly appreciated! I look forward to seeing many parents attending our ‘Meet the Teacher’ evenings this term. Teachers from Years 1-6 will be holding their information sessions this Thursday afternoon/evening 21 st February. Information sessions will be held at the following times: • Years 1 and 2 – 5:30pm • Years 3 and 4 – 6:00pm • Years 5 and 6 – 6:30pm The Kindergarten teachers will be holding their information session at 5:00pm on Wednesday 27 th February. The school will also be holding a barbecue for our Kindergarten parents and all new families to the school on this day at 4:15pm. Come along and have a sausage sandwich, a drink and a chat to other families before attending the information session! Further information regarding these events is available on the school website and app. This week, we will also be recognising students who have been elected into leadership positions with the presentation of badges for our School Captains and Prefects, House Captains, SRC Representatives and Library Monitors. The assembly will be held in the hall on Friday 22 nd February at 2:25pm. Due to this being a K-6 assembly, there will not be a K-2 assembly at the regular time in the morning. We also have the P&C AGM meeting on Thursday 28 th February at 7:00pm in the school hall. This is a great opportunity for parents to become part of the P&C and to have an active say in the direction of the school. Whether it be to nominate for a position, or to be an observer on the evening, we look forward to many parents attending so that we can continue to grow strong partnerships between the school and community. This week, I have also commenced visits into classrooms so that I can work more closely with teachers and students and directly contribute to teaching and learning across the school. I look forward to promoting the wonderful work that is happening in our classrooms in upcoming newsletters. If you have questions regarding any information that comes home through the Bush Telegraph, app or website, please do not hesitate to contact the school or come and see me personally. Sincerely, Cameron Smyth-Gapps School Safety & Enforcement Program To assist in promoting safer parking around Blakehurst Public School, council officers will be monitoring traffic during peak times. Please assist in keeping our students safe by avoiding ‘No Parking’ zones, never double park, park away from the school and walk to pick up your child, try to stagger arrival times to avoid peak time traffic. Council officers will be undertaking both on foot and vehicle based rostered patrols of schools to support this initiative. Where drivers choose to ignore parking rules, creating safety risks or traffic issues, the issue of penalty notices to these drivers remains a strong deterrent. Child safety is the responsibility of all road users so drive safely and park legally. The Bush Telegraph Blakehurst Public School Newsletter A caring community school - safe, respectful, resilient, engaged.
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Term 1, Week 4 18 February 2019
Blakehurst Public School, Dewrang Street, Carss Park, NSW 2221 Tel: 9546 1555 Fax: 9547 1796 E-mail: [email protected] Website: blakehurst-p.schools.nsw.edu.au A Message from our Principal, Mr Cameron Smyth-Gapps It has certainly been a very busy start to the year. Our PSSA Sport trials were held on Wednesday 6th February at Carss Park Flat. I would like to congratulate the students who were selected to represent our school in Softball and Cricket this season. Please take the time to familiarise your children with the Code of Conduct for participation in PSSA Sport. Representing the school is always a privilege and we want our students to enjoy their sport in a supportive, fair and friendly environment. Our Swimming Carnival was held on Friday 8th February at Carss Park Pool. The results of the event, as well as some wonderful images of our students competing at the carnival are included in this newsletter. I would like to congratulate all students for their wonderful participation and would like to especially acknowledge the students who will be representing the school at the Zone Carnival. Thank you also to the parents who were able to assist with timekeeping on the day. Your support was greatly appreciated! I look forward to seeing many parents attending our ‘Meet the Teacher’ evenings this term. Teachers from Years 1-6 will be holding their information sessions this Thursday afternoon/evening 21st February. Information sessions will be held at the following times:
• Years 1 and 2 – 5:30pm • Years 3 and 4 – 6:00pm • Years 5 and 6 – 6:30pm
The Kindergarten teachers will be holding their information session at 5:00pm on Wednesday 27th February. The school will also be holding a barbecue for our Kindergarten parents and all new families to the school on this day at 4:15pm. Come along and have a sausage sandwich, a drink and a chat to other families before attending the information session! Further information regarding these events is available on the school website and app.
This week, we will also be recognising students who have been elected into leadership positions with the presentation of badges for our School Captains and Prefects, House Captains, SRC Representatives and Library Monitors. The assembly will be held in the hall on Friday 22nd February at 2:25pm. Due to this being a K-6 assembly, there will not be a K-2 assembly at the regular time in the morning. We also have the P&C AGM meeting on Thursday 28th February at 7:00pm in the school hall. This is a great opportunity for parents to become part of the P&C and to have an active say in the direction of the school. Whether it be to nominate for a position, or to be an observer on the evening, we look forward to many parents attending so that we can continue to grow strong partnerships between the school and community. This week, I have also commenced visits into classrooms so that I can work more closely with teachers and students and directly contribute to teaching and learning across the school. I look forward to promoting the wonderful work that is happening in our classrooms in upcoming newsletters. If you have questions regarding any information that comes home through the Bush Telegraph, app or website, please do not hesitate to contact the school or come and see me personally. Sincerely, Cameron Smyth-Gapps
School Safety & Enforcement Program To assist in promoting safer parking around Blakehurst Public School, council officers will be monitoring traffic during peak times. Please assist in keeping our students safe by avoiding ‘No Parking’ zones, never double park, park away from the school and walk to pick up your child, try to stagger arrival times to avoid peak time traffic. Council officers will be undertaking both on foot and vehicle based rostered patrols of schools to support this initiative. Where drivers choose to ignore parking rules, creating safety risks or traffic issues, the issue of penalty notices to these drivers remains a strong deterrent. Child safety is the responsibility of all road users so drive safely and park legally.
The Bush Telegraph
Blakehurst Public School Newsletter
A caring community school - safe, respectful, resilient, engaged.
School Calendar – 2019 Upcoming events at Blakehurst Public School Please put these dates in your diary. Dates and events are subject to change. Check the school website for recent updates and changes.
Term 1 – 2019
High School Open Days Please be advised that our local public high schools are holding Open Day/Evenings in the coming weeks for students who are commencing high school in 2020. Parents can obtain information by contacting the high school directly or by visiting the school's website. To assist you in making arrangements to attend the Open Day/Evenings, we have included the dates and times that local public high schools are holding parent information sessions:
Blakehurst High School Tuesday 5th March at 5pm
Sylvania High School Tuesday 26th February at 6pm
Gymea Technology High School Tuesday 5th March at 6:30pm
James Cook Technology Boys High School Tuesday 19th February at 5:30pm
Thursday 7th March at 5:30pm
Moorefields Girls High School Tuesday 5th March from 8.30am – 10am
Blakehurst Bluey says…
At Blakehurst Public School we are Safe, Respectful, Engaged and Resilient learners. PBL Assembly Awards The following students received awards in assembly…
Bronze Award Alerick W 1/2J Amelia M 1/2S Daisy G 1/2J Daniel D 1/2P Dilnura Y 1/2P Dimitri Y 1/2G Ethan Z 1/2S Isabella K 1/2P Ivy Y 1/2P Joshua N 1/2J Joshua P 1/2J Joy I 1/2S Khadeja H 3/4H Lucinda F 1/2S Monica P 1/2P Samira E 1/2P Sophia R 1/2J Toni M 1/2P Vincent Z 1/2P Zara E 1/2P Silver Award Dylan K 1/2P Jarvie D 1/2P
Gold Award Beray A 1/2J Hamzi D 1/2J Georgi Y 1/2J Jacob L 1/2J Jordan G 1/2P Joshua K 1/2P Rosa S 1/2S
Diamond Award Omar D 3/4G
Banner Award Arabella B 3/4G Grace E 3/4G Jeyla O 3/4H Kitty M 3/4H Congratulations to the above students and keep up the great work.
Term 1 Week 4 2019 Thursday 21 February Meet the teacher evening
Years 1 & 2 – 5.30pm Years 3 & 4 – 6.00pm Years 5 & 6 – 6.30pm
Friday 22 February
Summer PSSA & years 3-6 Swimming Program begins
Term 1 Week 5 2019 Thursday 28 February P&C AGM meeting
Term 1 Week 6 2019 Monday 4 March Stage 3 excursion
Parliament of NSW Tuesday 5 March Grip Conference/ School
Leaders Term 1 Week 8 2019 Tuesday 12 March Mad food science incursion
Term 1 Week 8 2019 Thursday 21 March School Photo’s
Friday 22 March K-6 Assembly Presentation to 2019 Student Leaders, House Captains, SRC Representatives and Library Monitors with their badges.
Term 1 Week 8 2019 Thursday 26 March Stage 1 Light & Sound Incursion
Swimming Carnival
On the 8th of February 2019, an enthusiastic Bass, Cook, Flinders and Phillip, braved the heat to swim their way to glory. The following students were victorious on the day, earning points for their houses and will be representing Blakehurst PS at the upcoming Zone Carnival.
A high level of participation in all events and positive behaviour by all students resulted in a very close finish for our House Champions for 2019. Congratulations to Flinders who achieved first place, Phillip came a close second with only four points between them and Flinders, Bass competed hard to secure third place and Cook placed fourth.
A big thank you to our dedicated parent volunteers and staff members whose assistance ensured a successful and fun day for all.
Best of luck to our competitors progressing to the next round.
Swimming Carnival Results
100 metre open freestyle Boys Name Girls Name 1st Jovial 1st Aisha 2nd Nathan 2nd Skyla 3rd Cadell 3rd Kayla 8 yr old 50 metre freestyle Boys Name Girls Name 1st Jeffrey S 1st Nigama
9 yr old 50 metre freestyle Boys Name Girls Name
1st Mya
2nd Charlie
3rd Angelina 10 yr old 50 metre freestyle Boys Name Girls Names 1st Jovial 1st Skyla 2nd Cadell 2nd Sophia V 3rd Ciaran 3rd Emna 11 yr old 50 metre freestyle Boys Name Girls Name 1st Noah 1st Tiana 2nd Ethan 2nd Cyrena 3rd Kyler 3rd Annabelle T 12 yr old 50 metre freestyle Boys Name Girls Name 1st Nathan 1st Aisha 2nd Christian V 2nd Maddie 3rd Jeremy 3rd Charlotte Junior Breaststroke Boys Name Girls Names 1st Cadell 1st Nigama 2nd Jovial 2nd Annabelle T 3rd Ciaran 3rd Sophia V 11 yr old Breaststroke Boys Name Girls Names 1st Noah 1st Cyrena 2nd Ethan 2nd Kayla 3rd Kai 3rd Vivian Y Senior Breaststroke Boys Name Girls Name 1st Christopher G 1st Aisha 2nd Kurt 2nd Charlotte 3rd Edward 3rd Sabella Junior Backstroke Boys Name Girls Name 1st Jovial 1st Skyla 2nd Cadell 2nd Selina Z 3rd Ciaran 3rd Emna 11 yr old Backstroke Boys Name Girls Name 1st Noah 1st Annabelle T 2nd Ethan 2nd Vivian 3rd Kyler 3rd Tiana
Senior Backstroke Boys Name Girls Name 1st Christian V 1st Aisha 2nd Nathan 2nd Maddie 3rd Jeremy 3rd Charlotte Junior Butterfly Boys Name Girls Name 1st Jovial 1st Skyla 2nd Cadell 2nd Sofia 3rd Ciaran 11 yr old Butterfly Boys Name Girls Name 1st Karim K 1st Cyrena
2nd Kayla
3rd Aabha Senior Butterfly Boys Name Girls Name 1st (Tied) Christian V 1st Aisha 1st (Tied) Nathan 2nd Maddie 3rd Sabella Junior Medley Boys Name Girls Name 1st Jovial 1st Skyla 2nd Cadell 3rd Dimitri Senior Medley (11yrs, 12yrs &13yrs) Boys Name Girls Name 1st Nathan 1st Aisha 2nd Christian V 2nd Aabha 3rd Ethan
Students with fastest time qualify to attend the Zone Swimming Carnival. The zone is based on time qualification not heat results for each race. Those students will be notified and given a permission note to take home.
Student Banking
Join the Dollarmites on a savings adventure with School Banking! Every year the School Banking program launches a new savings theme and eight new exclusive School Banking reward items. In 2019, School Banking is taking children on a Polar Savers adventure to the Ice Cave of Savings. There are 8 new reward items for 2019 from the Polar Savers range:
If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2019 School Banking program information pack from the school office or visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking
We are now serving Lunch at 11.15am, this does not give us substantial time to have all the food prepared and cooked on time. We are going to have to change the cut off time for Flexi-schools from 9.30am to 9.15am.
This will be commencing from Week 3, Monday February 11, 2019.
Canteen Roster Term 1 Week 4 Monday 18 February Mary, Deb Wednesday 20 February Mary, Hiroka Friday 22 February Mary, Lisa
Canteen Roster Term 1 Week 5 Monday 25 February Mary, Deb Wednesday 27 February Mary, Megan, Jessica Friday 1 March Mary, Lisa Canteen Roster Term 1 Week 6 Monday 4 March Mary Wednesday 6 March Mary, Hiroka Friday 8 March Mary, Lisa Canteen Coordinator: Angela Morfitis 0400 736 186 School Lunch Orders via www.flexischools.com.au : [email protected]
UNIFORM SHOP Open Fridays
9.00am – 9:45am
Uniform shop is located in the school hall, near the entrance facing to the main gates of
the school.
The shop is run by the P&C and all proceeds from the uniform sales go back to the school
for the purchase of resources and learning materials.
As announced at the “Presentation Day” Assembly in 2018, Blakehurst PS have partnered with the registered charity ‘The School Food Project’(SFP) to assist the canteen to meet the new NSW Healthy Schools Canteen Strategy and Guideline and to ‘green’ up its menu with fresh, tasty and nutritious menu items. NSW Healthy Canteen Strategy In 2015, 1 in 5 NSW children between ages 5 and 16 were overweight or obese putting them at risk of poor health now and in their future lives. The NSW Premier’s priority is to decrease childhood overweight and obesity by 5% by 2025. In response to this priority the NSW Healthy Canteen Strategy were introduced. All NSW public schools are required to transition to this new strategy and guidelines over a three-year period concluding December 2019. The strategy aims to improve access to healthy food and drink choices in school canteens, giving students a taste for healthy food and to make the ability to make a healthy choice a very easy choice at Canteens.
What’s in the NSW Healthy Canteen Strategy and Guidelines? There are minimum activities that all schools need to undertake to meet to the new strategy. 1. All food and drinks need to be categorised as either EVERYDAY or OCCASIONAL. EVERYDAY food and drink MUST make up a MINIMUM of ¾ of the canteen menu. OCCASSIONAL food and drink should not make up more than ¼ of the canteen menu. Sugary drinks are NOT TO BE SOLD in school canteens or vending machines. 2. All OCCASIONAL packaged foods must have an HSR of 3.5 stars and above.
3. Portion sizes – There are portion limits for both EVERYDAY and OCCASSIONAL food and drinks that need to be adhered to.
4. Selling foods at the Canteen. EVERYDAY food and drinks need to stand out and sell well compared to OCCASIONAL food and drinks. Why the School Food Project? The School Food Project (SFP) is a registered charity and an independent voice in the provision of school food. SFP’s mission is “access to fresh, tasty and nutritious food for every child at school”
The School Food Project advocates for the health and wellbeing of school children. SFP prioritises fresh, tasty and nutritious foods on canteen menus and encourages the removal of processed food with additives, colours, preservatives & artificial sweeteners from canteen menus. The SFP guides canteens towards engaging with local fresh food suppliers, towards sustainable packaging solutions and streamlined menus that minimises food waste.
The SFP with its professional chef and experienced staff, work collaboratively with school communities and canteens to meet the minimum NSW Healthy School Canteen Guidelines. Canteens are further supported and encouraged by SFP to achieve higher benchmarks for the healthy food and drinks prepared in their canteens.
To complement the Canteen transition, The School Food Project delivers both parent, teacher and children education sessions. Parents and teachers learn the need for change in school food and how food can supports learning. Children engage in practical food education experiences where they have the opportunity to connect with fresh food, sample and prepare new menu items in fun nutrition and cooking workshops.
This holistic program of events aims to fully transition the school to a fresh food community, making healthy choices the new normal.
For more information about The School Food Project check out www.schoolfoodproject.org.au Where things are at A big thank you goes out the parents and students for participating in the canteen survey last term and to those who came along to presentation day and sampled some of the possible menu items.
So what did the survey tell us? We know that most children use the canteen once or twice a week. The canteen is convenient to use with good value for money. Parent’s believe the canteen’s role is to provide a viable alternative to home packed lunches with healthy hot meals on the menu. Parent respondents are most interested in the canteen supplying healthy homemade menu options like homemade burgers, picnic boxes, honey soy drumsticks and homemade chicken rissoles.
The Canteen Committee and SFP have taken on board all this valuable feedback and are working towards incorporating this feedback into the new menu for release in Week 8!
Look out for next week’s Blakehurst “BITE” where we introduce another partner in these exciting initiatives “The Root Cause”.
