Latest Newsletter - Balaklava Primary School

Term 3
Week 9
Sept. 22nd
2016
Balaklava Primary School
PO BOX 108 29 Wallace St, Balaklava SA 5461 Phone: (08) 88621660 Fax: (08) 88621009
e-mail: dl.0477_info@schools.sa.edu.au
DIARY DATES:
Dear Families,
TERM 3
Balaklava Show
The Balaklava Show is upon us this weekend and we hope you will go along to
enjoy this great event. BPS has a display of students work and photos so please
do call by our stand, check out the display and be part of the Dalkey Trail to
receive our give away.
We do appreciate the support of families and friends who are helping run the
canteen and luncheon at the showgrounds as a fundraiser for BPS.
SEPTEMBER
23rd
RE
PCC mtg 1.30pm
24th
Balaklava Show
30th
Last day of Term 3
Assembly 1:30pm
Dismissal at 2:10pm
TERM 4
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
2nd
Governing Council
4th
Music is Fun Band
DECEMBER
12th
BPS Carols By
Candlelight
15th
Year 7 Graduation
ASSEMBLIES
Term 3
Weeks 7,9,10
Festival Choir
The choir did a wonderful job at the
Festival theatre as part of the combined
public school choirs. It was a lively and
entertaining programme that showcased
the effort and dedication of our choir
students and their choir trainer and
Music Teacher, Bronny Cottle. We are so
very proud of them and congratulate
them on a wonderful performance. Tori
Lane also sang a solo part and did a
wonderful job. Photos Page 2.
French Day
French day was just magnificent and the effort everyone
made with costumes was fantastic. We had heaps of help
from parents on the day with various activities including
cooking pancakes and other French delights. Family and
friends also helped staff with preparing the croissant lunch
for everyone. Enjoy the photos in this newsletter.
This day was the culmination of planning by Kate Langdon,
supported so well by all staff. The effort to make this day
special is testimony to just how highly regarded Kate and her
French programme are at Balaklava Primary School.
We are thrilled to announce that Kate Langdon has been
appointed permanently to BPS. In this fulltime teacher
position, Kate will teach French Rec– Year 7 and have another
teaching role too.
PCC NEWS
PCC Meeting TOMORROW
(23rd Sept) at 1:20pm.
All welcome
cont. over page
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Cont.
LIBRARY NEWS
Watch this space in Term 4.
Camp Quality Puppets
This week we have been treated to a
performance by the Camp Quality Primary School
Education Program puppets,
that provided
students with a message about support for
students with serious illness.
This was a gold coin donation performance
and we think that maybe several families
may have forgotten. It is not to late to
send it in so maximise the donation we will
be sending through to this valuable group.
The big library Quiz is coming to
your newsletter!
Look what can happen when you read a
book!
Cherie Cleary
GROWTH MINDSET
SAPSASA Athletics
Students took part in the SAPSASA Athletics
District competition at Burra last week.
Congratulations to Brody Boxer who broke the
10 Year old Boys discus record by throwing
23.09m, which broke the recent record by 84cm.
Well done, Brody.
Bus roadway
Bus drivers have asked me to remind all students
and their families that pedestrians must use the
pedestrian gateway exits on Gwy Tce and
Wallace St during before and after school times
and not the bus roadway entrances. Using the
bus roadway to walk into or out of the school is
dangerous.
Welcome to the BAM
(Balaklava’s Ambassadors of
Mindset) column.
We have already introduced you to Growth
Mindset. If you would like some tips to help you
improve your child’s growth mindset, here are
some things you can say to your kids after
school.
-“What did you learn today?”
-“What mistake did you make that taught
you something?”
-“What did you try hard at today?”
Keep an eye out for our column for more
information and useful tips!
Regards
Tricia & Annette
Also we will be having a kids raffle next term’s
newsletter so make sure to be a part of that!
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MUSIC NEWS
DIARY DATES
Term 3
Week 9&10 Presentation of Choir certificates
Term 4
Week 3 Friday November 4th ‘Music is fun Band’
concert 11am
Week 9 Monday Carols by Candlelight Whole
School Concert 5:30pm
Thursday Year 7 Graduation
Above & below: Choir lining up after being on
stage at Festival Theatre
Festival t-shirts –if you borrowed a coloured tshirt for the concert could you please return it
this week. There are 10.
Festival of Music Concert—Congratulations to all
the 28 choir who performed at the Festival
Theatre on Sunday night. A wonderful concert. I
was so proud of you all.
Congratulations to Tori for your beautiful solo on
Sunday night and for being part of the SAPPS
choir. An excellent performance and to Charlie
for your Friday solo.
Thank you to the 83 parents and 5 teachers who
attended the concert to support the choir and
managed all the parking.
Thank you to Meriel Lane and Heidi Zerk who
helped with the choir at our rehearsal on Friday
and to Jo, Meriel, Narelle, Annette and Tania
who helped out on Sunday night.
AMEB Exam results
Piano
Janna Mojares Preliminary A
Brooke Michalanney
Grade 1 A
Olivia Allen
Grade 1
B+
Emily Lemon
Grade 3
A
Tyler Durdin
Grade 3
B+
Tori Lane
Saxophone Grade 2 B+ Teacher
Ben Simmonds)
Congratulations to Meriel’s piano students—on
outstanding results
Bronny Cottle
Opposite: The choir outside Festival Theatre
at Friday’s rehearsal
Charli and Tori
were chosen as
soloists for
Sunday’s concert
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PASTORAL SUPPORT WORKER
Over the past few weeks I have been involved in
SAPSASA sports in a couple of ways. I took the
SAPSASA basketball group (Year 6/7) to
Jamestown and also the SAPSASA athletics team
to Burra. SAPSASA involves competition
between local schools, and normally results in
winning teams or individuals taking the next
step to compete in Adelaide against other State
regions and schools.
Sport is a way, for many young people, to use
the gifts and talents with which they have been
blessed, and for the majority of SAPSASA, it also
involves the development of sportsmanship and
encouragement.
Competitors are
encouraged not
only to do their
best,
but
to
recognise
umpires
and
coaches for their
roles, and also to
acknowledge
positively
the
strength
and
skills of other
competitors. Losing gracefully is not easy when
you are young and have a competitive spirit, but
SAPSASA reminds the students that they will not
always win, and that needs to be treated
positively by all concerned.
Aside from sport, there was last weekend,
another way for our students to show their
talents…..this time in music. On Sunday night
there was a choir performance at the Festival
Theatre in Adelaide involving some 450 students
state-wide. Balaklava Primary School had 28
representatives in this choir, which performed
for 2 hours to a packed audience.
Whilst this sounds impressive, I was also told
that overall there is 12 such concerts, involving
up to 10000 students. Now that I did not know!
Can you imagine the sound that would create if
all those students could perform at the same
time. Parents attended Sunday night, and, from
all reports, a great night of entertainment was
had by all. Music is yet another way for our
students to express their gifts and talents.
None of this comes about easily. All events
(sport or music) need teachers and parental
support to happen efficiently. Time is given,
kilometres are travelled, and sometimes limited
recognition is received. But all this is necessary
for our school to provide these opportunities for
our students to be able to “compete” in their
chosen fields…be it sport, music or whatever
else comes up.
So thanks to all
those
involved.
Thanks to the
parents for their
time given, the
teachers for their
commitment with
practices and days of
competition, and the students for their
willingness and keenness to represent both their
school and themselves.
It is a time of your life that you will never
forget, and the school needs to be recognised
for its commitment to furthering the gifts and
talents of its students in both areas.
Well done everyone!
Woody
WORMY SQUIRMY WORM JUICE
The Year 4/5 children in
Banksia 4 would like to
inform you that we are
selling bottles of worm
fertilizer
for
your
gardens.
We will be selling it Thursdays and Fridays after
school for $1 per bottle.
It would be lovely to see you at our stand near
the school crossing.
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French Corner
Bonjour from Mademoiselle
Langdon!
The last few weeks, our classes have
been focussing on describing words:
Drôle – Funny
Petit(e) – Small
Grand(e) – Tall
Gentil(le) – Kind
Mignon(ne) – Cute
Timide - Shy
Intelligent(e) – Smart
Sportif/Sportive – Sporty
The students have had a go at writing full
sentences in French, describing themselves,
friends, family members and pets!
See if you can translate these sentences:
•
Je suis petite et timide.
•
J’ai un frère. Il est sportif.
•
J’ai une sœur. Elle est gentille.
•
J’ai un chien. Il est mignon.
www.bpsfrench.edublogs.org
(BER 4) YEAR 4/5 SMARTIES NEWS
On Friday 29th July our class planted 2 Banksia
plants for National Tree day. We planted
“Honeypot” groundcover and a “Blechnifolia”.
During week 8 we got involved in Enviroweek.
We planted seedlings into our edible garden
that we grew from seeds. We have Kale,
Nasturtiums and Sunflowers. We are making 2
murals using recycled plastic bottle tops.
We are now selling Wormy Squirmy on
Thursday and Fridays after school. It is 1 dollar
for 2 litres.
We are giving away some of our “Mitchell’s
Hopping mice” to families at our school. If you
are interested please let us know.
Some of us are entering our art work in the
Balaklava show.
Kian and Natthen
OCCASIONAL BUS TRAVELLERS
If a student, who is not a regular bus traveller or
a student requesting travel on a bus other than
their own, that student MUST:
•
bring signed parental consent to travel on
requested bus, which includes an
emergency contact number, to the Front
Office, preferably the day before the travel.
If there is a seat
available, the student
will
be
given
permission and a tag
number (if required).
There may not always be a seat available.
LOST WINDCHEATERS
PLEASE name your child’s windcheaters as we
are ‘finding’ a large number of un-named
windcheaters being brought to the lost property.
We cannot return un-named windcheaters to
their owners.
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SAPSASA ATHLETICS
On the 12th of September 47 students went to
Burra to compete in SAPSASA athletics events.
We were required to meet at school to leave at
8am. There we were met by the many parents
who drove us to Burra. Once we arrived at Burra
we set up our BPS gazebo. As soon as that was
done Mr Woody spoke to us about our events and
schedule.
My first event I was in was 100m. I was versing
many girls such as Zoe Hendry, Holly Brown and
more who I didn’t really talk to.
BRAIN and LEARNING
THEORY IN ROOM 14
Julie Wickham’s class have been learning about
the way in which the brain works. On
Wednesday they dissected sheep’s brains,
locating the significant areas of the brain
involved in emotion, thought and memory.
Thank you to Balaklava Quality Meats for the
donation of the lamb brains (no sheep were
killed specifically for this purpose).
Cassandra getting
right into the activity
and Kaye Ashley
waiting her turn.
I had several events during the day such as shotput, long jump, 200 m and relay. Unfortunately I
didn’t get any placing’s during these events but I
did get 5th in 200m out of eight people.
I enjoyed watching other people doing there
events and seeing their positions. When I was
lining up to do the 100m there was a girl that fell
over.
We all packed up and got ready to go back to
school and that was the day.
Thank you to the teachers and many parents who
helped out on the day.
Kaylea Mind
Tylah handles
sheep brains.
the
Julie and Megan Arthur watch Jorjah and
Tanaya at work.
CANTEEN ORDERING
now on Qkr app
You can now order your child’s lunch
via our payment app Qkr. Qkr is
imbedded in our communication app
Tiqbiz but can be downloaded as a
standalone app as well.
Check it out
Brody, Ella, Abbey, Violet and Ashleigh appear
to be enjoying the activity
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ASSEMBLY WEEK 7
Lachlan and Josh accepted the
Good Manners Award for Week
7 for Mrs Rowland’s class
The Class observer’s award
was accepted by Lily and Scarlett in Mrs Richard’s class
Ruth and Demi accepted the
Week 6 Good Manners Award
for Leah’s and Ms Churchett’s
class
Class award recipients:
Rear: Akeisha, Abbey,
Charlotte, Tyler and Bryce
3rd row: Kym, Sophie,
Shyloh, Ella, Ashleigh and
Caleb
2nd row: Daniel, Kyeasha,
Maya, Ashley, Ryan and Seth
Front: Karl, Jacob, Henry,
Tony, Precious, and Tasmin.
Sophie, Madison, Janna and Irish
received Lexile awards
Rear: Bailey, Cherish, Judiza, Jordan and Clair
Mid row: Dallas, Paige, Tylah, Abbey and Millie
Front: Leah, Rylan and Gabriel received PRC certificates
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FRENCH DAY
Friday 9th September
Balaklava Primary School celebrated French
Day by dressing up in ‘French– influenced’
attire, cooking and eating French food (no
snails or frogs’ legs!) and celebrating all
things French.
Costumes were amazing—a Can-Can dancer,
Pierrot dolls, mime artists, a gendarme, a
flag, artists, Madeline, one or two
Musketeers, Marie Antoinette, lots of berets
and striped t-shirts, moustaches, chefs,
elegant French ladies in haute couture and a
sea of red, white and blue.
Students participated in French – based
activities and then enjoyed our French
inspired and delicious ham and cheese
croissants, prepared by parents.
The day was completed by a French Day
assembly where both the Australian and the
French, National Anthems were featured.
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FRENCH DAY
Croissant makers extraordinaire.
Tres manifique!
Kelly Leach
Katrina Loy
Melanie Evans
Rachel Bubner
Meriel Lane
Sarah Tiller
Dot Tiller
Jo Michalanney
J. Ziegler x 2
Wade Taylor
Bianca Reichelt
Cathy McArdle
KELLY LEACH
Darina Gorman Mel
Groth
4lts Nikole Cornish
4lts Christine Rohde
2lts Kate Reinke
2lts Erica Shepherd
Angela Battle
Cindy Townsend
Dianne Whittle 1 doz
*Slab of cake – 16 slice
Cynthia Auerbachx3 Belinda
Leex1
Sasha Taylorx3 Kym Merchant x2
Beetrootx
Beetroot
Denise Stallon
Mayonnaise X1
Shelley Litzow
Melanie Smith
Nicole Oliver
Zuzette Peralta
10x Hollie Hudson 4x LeeAnne
McCracken
Mark Leach
10 x H Hannaford
3 x Kelly Hamdorf
2 x Steph Feltham
5 x Tammy Durdin 5 x Melissa Pike
Amy Woodroofe
Please deliver all food donations to the school on or before Friday 23rd before 2pm. Thank You.
Shaz Pike
Sarah Richards
Kirsty O’Mahoney
Viki Toumaras 2 doz
Oranges X5
Lettuce x 2
Elly Rankin
Apples X1 bag
Tomatoes
Tomatoes X 10
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Cucumbers
Cucumbers
Strawberries
Bananas X 6
Skye Colley
Kate Reinke 1 doz Julie Newton
Rebecca Coles Tammy Dobie
Cheese slices 24 x 2
Stacey Cooper
Zuzette Peralta
Margarine x 1
Strawberries X 2
Karen Mylius
Kym Merchant
Jo Michalanney
Hayley Olsen
Cherie Willmer
Wayne Kimmorley
Tania Allen
3-5
Tom Sauce x 2lts
Tom. Sauce X 2lts
Other
Sascha Tiller
Kirsty Williams
Sharon Hill
Philip Rohde
1-3
Marianne Gardner
Quiche
Shaz Pike
Carolyn McKee
Silena Robertson x 2
Sharon Allen x 2
Hollie Hudson
Karla May
Carmen Boxer
Fruit salad
Diesy O’Driscoll
Catherine Karklins
Barb Rodgers
Jenny Young
Heidi Zerk
Angela Battle
Narelle Michael
11:30 – 1:30 lunch
Denise Stallon 1 doz
Eggs
1 doz Curried Eggs
Irene Toholke
B Brooker x 2
Money Donation
Rhiannon Barry
J. Holzberger x 2
4lts Jodi Williamson
Potato Salad
Beth Wilson
Cake
Cherie Tulk Jayme Cook
Chickens (cold/cooked)
Trudy Redpath
4lts Michele Davey
Noodle Salads
Stephanie Reimers
Kerry Williams
Cindy Artwik
Shaz Pike
Megan Arthur
Gaynor Tink
Skye Colley
Julie Bigg
Tracy Starr
Viki Toumaras
Sonya Robertson
11 – 1 canteen
Nicole Wilkey
8:30 - 11
Jackie Lemon
6:30 - 9
Balaklava Show 2016
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COMMUNITY NEWS
BULLDOGS BASKETBALL CLUB
TRAINING STARTS TUESDAY 20th SEPTEMBER
2016
JUNIORS: 5.30-6.30PM
SENIORS: 6.30PM
AT RALLI PARK COURTS, BALAKLAVA
Please come along and see Natalie Carslake for
your uniform requirements
so we can put a order in asap.
Thanks
Kirsty Williams
Secretary
Bulldogs Basketball Club
0419 180 502
LONG PLAINS TENNIS CLUB
is seeking interested players Junior and Senior
(aged 17 years +) for the upcoming season
starting end of October.
Practise will commence for Juniors on
Wednesday 28th September, 5pm at Long Plains
Courts. Names to be in that night please.
The Hot Shots Session will be
held for children aged 5years to
8 years, date to be notified later.
Please contact Leah Tynan 0447
148 062, or Alison Pym 0407 627
025.
Lower North Cricket Club
Are you interested in playing cricket this season?
LNCC (located in Balaklava) would like to invite
you to contact us if you are.
**Senior A’s & B’s**
**Two junior teams**
Information about Milo Have
-a-go will come out at a
later date.
Contact Fiona Chapman on
0427633061 or
cfchap@rbe.net.au
Under 16's Division 1 & 2 :Training commences
Thursday 29th September, 4 to 6pm.
At the Ralli Park Cricket Shed
New players welcome
For information contact the coaches: Chris
Marshall 0448969342 or Simon Purdue
0417821632
ADELAIDE PLAINS
BASKETBALL
ASSOCIATION
Starts: Friday 21 October, 5-6pm (10 weeks)
Registration: aussiehoops.com.au
or at first session on Friday 21 Oct.
Place: Balaklava Ralli Courts
For ages 5-10 years,
to learn the skills of Basketball & have fun!
Contact: Merridy Manuel 0427 532 007
Sports vouchers accepted
Cost $30 no pack, $50 with pack
HOCKEY
SA Regional Carnival Oct 1-3 at
Stockwell and Moculta Recreation
Parks
Players needed for both boys and girls
U13, U15, and U18.
If interested in playing contact Rodney Pfeiffer
on juniors@barossahockey.com
Coaching opportunities
Sunday 25th Sept 2016 at Stockwell Recreation
Park. Register online
at www.1and9coaching.com/clinics
Wed12th -13th Oct
Register on harryhockey@live.com.au
Wed Oct 12th - 14th Oct at State Hockey Centre
Adelaide for 6yrs- 18yr olds
12th-13th Field players
14th Goal keepers
http://www.hockeysa.com.au/Events/SchoolBALAKLAVA COURTHOUSE GALLERY
Our Stories Our Way: Our mob 2015 on tour
A state-wide celebration of South Australian
Aboriginal Artists
Balaklava Courthouse Gallery: Thursday 15 Sept.
—Sunday 16th October
Open hours: Thurs, Fri and Sunday 2-4pm
FOSTER CARE
play your part, enrich a life
Can you help?
To find out more about becoming a foster carer
call 13002367837 or visit
www.fostercare.sa.gov.au
Pamphlets available from the Front Office
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COMMUNITY NEWS
SA Water VACSWIM, SA’s most iconic
aquatic safety program has opened for
registrations with organisers encouraging
all families to sign up early.
13,000 primary school aged children will take part
at over 130 pool and beach locations from the 3rd
- 11th January 2017, in line with the Christmas
and New Year holidays.
VACSWIM is a Government of South Australia
initiative providing children with opportunities to
develop skills and positive experiences in the areas
of water safety, confidence and competence in the
water, personal survival activities and basic
aquatic emergency procedures.
VACSWIM is described as the best value for
money holiday program with individual enrolment
starting at $30 per participant.
Balaklava and District War Memorial
Swimming Pool, Wallace Street, Balaklava
Tues 2rd till Wed 11th January 2017
To
re gi s te r
families
can
l og
on t o
www.vacswimsa.com.au.
SADDLEWORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL’S
50th ANNIVERSARY
You are Invited
Come and join us for Morning Tea and
memorabilia
Friday 28th October at 10am
7 Saddle Road, Saddleworth.
RSVP to Rachel 88474227
dl.0389_info@schools.sa.edu.au
BALAKLAVA SHOW 2016
Saturday September 24th