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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 8 2022

    • Deputy Principal's message
    • School News
    • Sport
    • The week ahead
    • Class snapshot - 1H/R
    • PBL
    • Music News
    • Waste Free Wednesday
    • P&C News
    • Band news
    • Second hand uniform shop
    • Koolkuna Vacation Care - Winter 2022
    • Meet the Principal Forest High School tours
    • Community news
    • School 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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    Deputy Principal's message

    Welcome to Week 8! We hope you all enjoyed the long weekend and it offered the opportunity to connect with family and friends and recharge as we head towards the end of the school term. 

    This is an incredibly busy time for our teachers as they write and edit your child’s Semester One School Reports, which will be sent home in Week 10. With the return to a normal school structure, you will notice that these reports also return to a familiar format, with student achievement being reported to the state-wide syllabus standards using an A-E scale.

    Our teachers make professional judgments about their student’s progress, based on assessment data and observation. We are committed to ensuring our reports are transparent, accurate and informative and our teachers will ensure they communicate with you if there is any aspect of your child’s academic, social or emotional development that they are concerned they may need further support with.

    Please ensure you have updated your email address with the school administration team if it has recently changed as our reports will be distributed digitally. 

    Premier’s Debating Challenge
    Last Thursday, round 2 of the 2022 Premier’s Debating Challenge saw BNPS Team Bardoo pitted against Allambie Heights. BNPS Team Bardoo (negative) were successful winners on the topic, ‘schools should give Years 5 and 6 kids a weekly quiz about what has been in the news’.

    Congratulations to Isla H, Holly S, Darcy Y and Jackson T.!

    BNPS’s two debating teams will continue challenging other schools over the coming weeks.

    Rachel Ridley
    R/Deputy Principal

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    School News

    Parent Information Session with Nathan Lawler - Forest High School Principal 

    Mr Nathan Lawler, Principal of Forest High School, will be conducting a virtual information session at 6:30pm on Wednesday the 22nd of June. This is a valuable opportunity for our parent community to learn more about the opportunities that exist at our local high school. 

    We understand that planning the transition to high school starts early, so we encourage all of our families from K - 6 to attend this special information session.

    Please register your attendance using the Google Form link below:

    https://forms.gle/ajAVc6q6UM4iWWYcA  

    ICAS 2022
    We are delighted to inform you that Balgowlah North Public School will be participating in the world-renowned ICAS competitions this year. 

    What is ICAS? 
    ICAS is an online academic competition that is designed to assess students’ higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing and Digital Technologies. 

    Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by providing opportunities for recognition and development. Every student who participates will receive a printed certificate and an online results report. Top performers will be eligible for medals.  

    Learn more about ICAS here. (https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas) 

    ICAS Assessments on offer at BNPS in 2022:

    Assessment

    Cost

    Grades

    Date

    Writing

    $23.65

    3-6

    Tuesday 9th August

    English

    $19.25

    3-6

    Thursday 18th August

    Mathematics

    $19.25

    3-6

    Wednesday 31st August

    Science

    $19.25

    3-6

    Tuesday 23rd August

    Digital Technologies

    $19.25

    3-6

    Friday 12th August

    How to participate in ICAS 
    If you wish your child to participate in ICAS this year, please:

    1.  Read about ICAS subjects and prices here: (https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas)
    2.  Go to Parent Portal here: (https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps) 
    3. Enter our school’s access code – CQO552
    4. Enter your child’s details, select the tests you would like to purchase, then proceed to payment.

    Please note that the ICAS tests shown for selection are at the school’s discretion. Assessments will be conducted during the school day. If your child is absent on the specified assessment date, we will endeavor to schedule a make up session within the assessment window.

    After payment is made via the Parent Payment System, you will receive an order confirmation email, please keep this for your records. Please note, parent ordering will close on Monday 1st August.

    We will notify you of the date your child’s ICAS results are ready. You and your child can access the results once released via the Reports Portal using the TAP ID and pin found on the back of the ICAS certificate. 

    The following information is a privacy notification about how your child’s data is kept private and secure. 

    Privacy Collection Statement 
    Janison is aware of our responsibility to protect the identity of, and all information relating to, children, and students in general, from disclosure and consequently Janison does not: 

    • collect any personal information or data of children other than as required for the purposes of completion of the assessment, test or exam;
    • transfer any personal information or data obtained during the delivery of assessments, tests or exams conducted in Australia to any jurisdiction outside of Australia other than with the specific consent of the person, or his or her parent or guardian;
    • transfer any personal information or data obtained during the delivery of assessments, tests or exams conducted in other international regions out of the child’s jurisdiction other than with the specific consent of the person, or his or her parent or guardian;
    • share any personal information or data relating to children or students with any third parties (other than a third party whose services are necessary for servicing our products, e.g. print/distribution companies, medal engraving, etc.) except with the specific consent of the person, or his or her parent or guardian;
    • use any personal information or data relating to children or students for marketing purposes.

    Janison may retain personal information and data relevant to a child for their future purposes or for research purposes by Janison for the duration of the school life cycle of the child. However, if you or your child at any time wish to have their personal information or data removed from our systems, they or you may opt out by simply contacting our Privacy Officer at privacy@janison.com. 

    We are proud to offer ICAS and look forward to some fantastic results later in the year. 

    Kindergarten 2023
    We are looking forward to commencing our Kindergarten 2023 transition program in coming weeks. Please refer to our program overview below for important dates.

    Maths Hub

    The NSW Department of Education have released an Everyday Maths Hub titled 'Maths Trains Brains' for parents and carers. There is a wide range of resources, activities and ways to support your child in Mathematics.  Click on the link below for information:

    https://education.nsw.gov.au/parents-and-carers/everyday-maths.html?q=

    Trivia Night

    3 Sleeps until BNPS Trivia Night!

    Tables are set, and the P&C are looking forward to a fabulous school community fundraising night!

    Tickets for the Raffle are closing at 8pm tonight,  if you are not able to attend the event please show your support by purchasing some tickets. You will be notified after the event of any prize winnings.

    $5 for 1 ticket / $20 for 5 tickets.

    Found yourself with a free evening and want to Volunteer? It is not too late. Please use this link to sign up! 

    https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0445ADA828A5FC1-bnps

    On a table? - Please note that access to the Wakehurst Golf Club will be from 7pm, with Trivia to commence at 7.30pm until 10.15pm - entertainment until 11.45pm - event concludes at midnight.

    Thank you to our platinum sponsor, Cunninghams, our gold sponsors, Pathfinder Recruitment and Vision Personal Training for their support of our BNPS Trivia Night.

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    Sport

    Well done, Toby for making the State Hockey Team!

    One goal, one opportunity! The team was called and guess whose name was last? Mine! The PSSA State hockey team! This was my big goal, having missed out in 2021 by a few people. This was a big opportunity. This was one of my favourite tournaments as we placed 6th. My friend and I ended up making the state team and we are going to Canberra in August. The games were tough and well fought, with a mixture of wins and losses. It taught me a lot for the future - a future full of hockey and sport!

    By Tobias O 6/5M


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    The week ahead

    16 June            Regional Cross Country

    16 June           Premier's Debating Challenge v Harbord

    18 June            Band Music Festival

    18 June            P&C Trivia Night

    20 June            Sydney North Dance Festival - all week

    21 June            Interrelate Session Yrs 5&6

    22 June             P&C Meeting

    22 June             Premier's Debating Challenge v Manly Vale


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    Class snapshot - 1H/R

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    PBL

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    Music News

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    Waste Free Wednesday

    Wonderful waste free warriors last week again!  1K/M, 1E and 4K/G were all 100% waste free - great work!

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    P&C News


    Recycling Fundraiser

    We’re excited to set up our first Recycling Fundraiser for BNPS with ReCollect & your P&C.

     ♻️♻️Friday 24th June ♻️♻️

     Please save your bottles and cans from your yellow bin, keep them aside, and:

    •download the app and set it up
    •pick bottle drive
    •search Balgowlah North Public School as the fundraiser add BNPS as code for 100% of funds
    •put your collection out of the front of your address on the collection morning and the school will receive the recycling funds! ♻️♻️♻️

    We can make an impact for our children both environmentally and by helping fund more equipment for the school! 🌿

    https://app.re-collect.com.au/balgowlahnorthps

    We plan on making this a regular collection and it’s a pretty simple way to fundraise. Please get on board with this, every bit counts and it’s not too hard to set up. You could even set up 1 or 2 collection points in your street, if you’d like. 


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    Band news

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    Second hand uniform shop

    Our uniform shop is open weekly, on Wednesdays, between 2.30pm and 3.30pm.

    It is located on the front verandah (Manning Street side), next to 6/5M - Just look for the clothing racks!

    Credit card facilities available and cash also accepted.

    Our parent volunteers Brooke and Vanessa are happy to accept any good condition uniform donations,  with new logo only please.



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    Koolkuna Vacation Care - Winter 2022

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    Meet the Principal Forest High School tours

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    Community news

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    School Sponsors

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