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Balgowlah North Public School

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10 Manning Street
North Balgowlah NSW 2093
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Phone: 02 9949 4499

Balgowlah North Public School

10 Manning Street
North Balgowlah NSW 2093

Phone: 02 9949 4499

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    Newsletter Term 2 Week 1 2022

    • Principal's report
    • School News
    • Anzac Day
    • The week ahead
    • PBL
    • Band news
    • World's Greatest Shave
    • P&C news
    • Applying for Year 5 entry to an Opportunity Class in 2023
    • Meet the Principal Forest High School tours
    • Community news
    • Sponsors



    "We acknowledge and respect the traditional custodians on whose land our school rests. Their footsteps and whispers blow in the wind, drift on the clouds, remain deep in the sandstone and float on the waterways of this place. Their memories and Dreaming stories will continue to connect us to the land and guide future generations of our school community. Country is alive if you take the time to look, listen and learn."

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    Principal's report

    Welcome back to Term 2. I hope everyone has had an opportunity to enjoy the sunshine and connect with family and friends over the break.  Yesterday all the staff met for Professional Learning. We took a deep dive into the big ideas in Mathematics and took time to unpack the research of Dianne Siemon. We are excited about delving further into her research and what this will look like for the teaching of Mathematics. Having the opportunities to collaborate, share, practice and have deep professional dialogue ensures that we keep student learning as our core business.

    Our term is definitely starting with a bang. World’s Greatest Shave tomorrow, and our P&C band workshops this Saturday. Next week we have a special assembly on Monday to celebrate the installation of our solar panels, our school cross country on Tuesday and our Mother’s Day band and choir breakfast on Thursday morning before school. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for fine weather!

    ANZAC Day

    Thank you to Beau P and Emily H for representing Balgowlah North so beautifully at the Manly Dam dawn service on Monday morning.  Thank you also to Mrs Camille Hadley and Mrs Jenny Mercer for organising our Anzac Day service on Friday the 8th of April and inviting our special guest Mr Kieren Kelly. Our student leadership team ran the special ceremony with respect, compassion and empathy.

    Updated COVID Guidelines

    • Isolation requirements for close contacts have changed, from this week students and staff can return to school as long as they have no symptoms and follow the close contact guidelines to do so, including daily rapid antigen testing (RAT) and wearing a mask indoors. 
    • Additional supplies of RAT kits will be distributed to all schools to support staff and students identified as close contacts who are able to return. These will be sent home this week.
    • NSW Health have updated the advice for students and staff returning to school after testing positive for COVID-19 including the recommendation to wear a mask for an additional 3 days after the 7-day isolation period.

    Teacher’s Day of Action

    Just letting our school community know that the Teachers Federation has called a teacher’s strike next Wednesday the 4th of May. Our Kindergarten excursion has been rescheduled until Friday the 6th of May. 
    Further information will come out later in the week, at this stage our school will be open but we will be providing minimal supervision.

    Interrelate

    This term our Stage 3 students will be participating in the Today’s World program. The below link gives parents access further information so that you are further able to support your children with this valuable program. 

    https://elearning.interrelate.org.au/local/ecommerce/view.php?id=13

    The code for free viewing is: DIGITALPROMO

    Winter Uniform

    Just a reminder that it is now time to transition to our winter uniform. The weather can still be quite changeable, our preference is for all our students to be in their winter uniform by Monday the 9th of May. 

    Brooke Keevers
    Principal

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    School News

    NAPLAN 2022

    NAPLAN is an annual assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It tests the types of skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. Students will participate in tests in reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.  

    The assessment provides parents and schools with an understanding of how individual students are performing at the time of the tests. NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process – it does not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance.

    NAPLAN assessments will be conducted online in order to provide a better and more precise assessment that is more engaging for students. Year 3 writing will still be conducted on paper.

    All students eligible for adjustments have been contacted directly. 

    Our timeline of assessment will be as follows:

    Tuesday 10th May – Writing

    Wednesday 11th May – Reading and Conventions of Language

    Thursday 12th May – Numeracy

    Wednesday 18th May - Make up assessment day 

    If your child is absent for any of the NAPLAN tests, we will be holding a make-up assessment day on Wednesday the 18th of May.

    Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s participation in NAPLAN.

    Sarah King
    NAPLAN coordinator
    Assistant Principal - Stage 2 


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    Anzac Day


    Anzac Day Poem

    Blood red poppies lay in mourn

    As people blow the trumpet horn.

    Those with medals close to their hearts,

    We remember those who faded in the dark.

    Lest we forget,

    The people who served.

    Lest we forget,

    Gone but not forgotten.

    Lest we forget.

    Kiana 6/5M


    ANZAC Day

    So many worries, too many to count

    They fought with their lives for no amount 

    They didn’t reject or make a fuss

    They just went in and fought for all of us

    They're so amazing and thoughtful, selfless and good

    Most of them died before adulthood

    Kids were left alone with their mum

    Sadly mums left their children too because they 

    became nurses

    but that was only some

    They're more than brave

    more than strong

     more than anything 

    you could say

    So that’s why I made this

    Poem about Anzac Day 





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    The week ahead

    28 April            World's Greatest Shave & crazy hair day

    30 April            Band workshop

    02 May             Special Solar celebration

    03 May             School cross country

    05 May             Mother's day breakfast including bands & choir concert

                             Mother's day stall

                             Dave Lardner visit

    09 May             Field of Mars excursion Year 3

    10 May             Field of Mars excursion Year 4

    11 May             NAPLAN reading

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    Congatulations to Rose, Milly and Mila who received their medals at the end of Term 1.

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    PBL

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    Band news

    Balgowlah North Public School has a strong and vibrant music ensembles program which caters to students from Year 2 - 6. Currently we have a Concert Band Program comprising three bands and a Strings Program.

    Further information can be found at   Home | BNPS Instrumental Music Program (wixsite.com)

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    World's Greatest Shave

    BNPS have registered to take part in this year’s World’s Greatest Shave on Thursday 28th April to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation. Year 6 pupils will shave, cut or colour their hair and K-5 will participate in Crazy Hair Day.  

    Every single day, over 50 Australian families will receive a devastating blood cancer diagnosis. The money we raise will provide these families with the special care and support that they need. We will also help brilliant research scientists continue their search for better ways to diagnose and treat blood cancer more effectively, and ultimately find a cure. 

    Use this link to sponsor a Year 6 student and/or donate to the BNPS team for crazy hair day. You can also donate cash on the day at school.   

    http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/balgowlahnorthpublicschool

    World’s Greatest ShaveI’m taking part in #worldsgreatestshave to help beat blood cancer! Please sponsor me today.my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au

    Greatest Shave fundraiser scrunchie stall!

    To help raise funds for the Leukaemia Foundation’s Greatest Shave, we are going to be selling our homemade scrunchies on Thursday 28th April at the kindergarten entrance on Bardoo Ave from 8:30am-9am. We have lots of different colours and even some in school uniform fabrics. We are selling them for $3 each or 2 for $5. If you buy one you will be helping sick kids and the researchers to find a cure for this awful disease. Please come and check out our stall on Thursday morning and support the Year 6 Fundraiser - The Greatest Shave.

    By Lucy & Nina!

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    P&C news

    Save the date for our Trivia Night - 18 June!

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    Applying for Year 5 entry to an Opportunity Class in 2023

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    Meet the Principal Forest High School tours

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