Byron Bay Public School

Byron Bay Public School
Newsletter
17 Kingsley Street Byron Bay NSW 2481
Telephone: 02 6685 6557 Fax: 02 6685 8625
Email: byronbay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Website: www.byronbay-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Wednesday 19 August 2015
Principal: Geoff Spargo
Deputy Principal: Cheryl Booker
Term 3 - Week 6
What's Coming Up!
Term 3
Carnivale of Arts Updates
Fairy Floss Workshop
We are looking for some parents to learn the art of making fairy floss for the Carnivale.
Martine Gudgeon is excited to share her fairy floss making talents with parents. Please
contact the office if you are interested.
Cupcake Stall - Carnivale of Arts 2015
Unable to help at the Carnivale of Arts and would still like to contribute to our major school
fundraiser? We are looking for donations of cupcakes for our cupcake stall. Please contact
Mandy or Jodie in the canteen and let us know how many cupcakes you would like to bake.
2L milk containers are needed for an exciting sculpture. Please bring the containers to your
class, cleaned thoroughly and with the label removed, lid on. We need approximately 1,000
bottles for the exciting
creation.
Raffle Prizes needed
We are looking for a few more prizes for the lucky dip. Any donations i.e. vouchers, small
prizes etc, would be greatly appreciated and can be left at the school office.
Parent helpers needed for Carnivale
A roster will be sent out with this newsletter. If you can help at the carnivale please insert your
name and return roster or phone or email the school.
3 weeks to go!!
Life Education Van Visiting in Week 7, 8 and 9
Healthy Harold will return to Byron Bay next week to spread his messages and support the
school’s personal development and health program. The Life Education lesson content and
follow-up in every class is part of the personal development and health program and covers
topics ranging from healthy lifestyles, personal safety, body knowledge, medicine safety in the
early years to the effects of smoking, peer influences, risk taking and the definition of legal
drugs and problem solving in the older years. The fee for 2015 is $10 per student. This
payment is included in the School Contribution. Parents who have not paid the school
contribution are required to make this payment at the school office as soon as possible.
Week 6
Thursday, 20 August
* Sam Turnbull visiting Stage 2
* PSSA Boys Soccer
Week 7
Monday, 24 August
* Life Education Van Visiting
* PSSA AFL State Finals - Sydney
* Tommy Franklin Workshop
Tuesday, 25 August
* Life Education Van Visiting
* Year 2 Tip Excursion
* Art Committee Meeting @ 3.30pm
* Band Committee Meeting @ 6.00pm
Wednesday, 26 August
* Life Education Van Visiting
* Brainstorm Productions
Thursday, 27 August
* Vegie Munch
Friday, 28 August
* P&C Monthly Raffle
PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE ONLINE
VISIT OUR WEBSITE
“Make a Payment”
PAYMENTS NOW DUE
Book Packs - $50
School Contribution - $75
Year 6 - Canberra Excursion
Current Invoice sent.
Stage 2 - ArtSmart - $75
School of Life Project - $30
Life Education - $10
Brainstorm Productions - $5
(If School Contribution outstanding)
Glow Disco
Congratulations to the P&C fundraising team, teachers and canteen team for a great night. Thanks to the volunteers, the P&C has
additional $2500 available to support school initiatives.
School Donations: Building A Better Foundation
The school has established two tax deductible funds to enable parents, relatives and friends the opportunity to make donations.
The Building Fund has provided financial support to complete our school hall renovations, install reverse cycle air-conditioning units in every
classroom and construct classroom computer centres. During the next three years, the Building Fund will be used to improve playground facilities.
The Library Fund has provided reading materials for guided reading, home reading and the Reading Eggs technology program.
This fund will continue to expand reading resources and technology for literacy learning.
You can visit our website to download and complete a donor card. Your support is sincerely appreciated.
Member of the Lighthouse Valley of Schools
Byron Bay Public School stands proudly on the traditional land of the Arakwal people of the Bundjalung Nation
Wednesday 19 August 2015
Term 3 - Week 6
Brainstorm School Performance “The Protectors”
The Protectors is educational theatre that addresses antibullying and provides support for vulnerable children. The show reinforces
resilience and provides resources to help reduce the incidence of bullying. It encourages resilience, assertiveness and empathy. The
Protectors offers creative solutions and tips that children can use to protect themselves from hurtful comments and negative behaviours.
The cost of the show is $5 per student. This cost is included in the school contribution paid at the beginning of the year. Parents who have
not paid the school contribution are required to make this payment at the school office as soon as possible. Kindergarten – Year 2 @
10.00am, Years 3 and 4 @12.15pm and Years 5 and 6 @ 2.00pm—Wednesday, 26 August.
Be Proud, Wear Your Uniform to School Initiative
Thanks to all parents who supported our initiative ‘Be proud wear your uniform to school’ which has helped increase the number of
students wearing full school uniforms to school everyday.
Lismore Festival of Music Eisteddfod
Congratulations to the bands for their outstanding performance at the Lismore Musical Festival Society Eisteddfod last week. The
adjudicator’s comments praised the quality of the performance. We would like to thank Ben Van Kleef and the parent roadies who
supported the students’ performance.
Golf Club Raffle 28 August
The P&C fundraising team will be at the Byron Golf Club on Friday 28 August. This is a great child friendly event that provides funds for
our P&C to use to support our school. The raffle is drawn at 7pm with tickets on sale from 5pm.
Geoff Spargo
Principal
Sport
AFL Knockout
Last Wednesday the school’s AFL team travelled to Bateau Bay Public School to play the quarter
final of the PSSA AFL State Knockout. After a few hiccups, like our flight being cancelled, we soon
arrived at the ground. After a quick change and warm up, it was game on.
The first quarter was dominated by our forwards with us leading our opponents at the end of the
quarter. The second and third quarters were evident by the scoreboard with Byron ahead by only
15 points. In a great last quarter our boys put the game beyond doubt even with a couple of
injuries. The final score was 7:10=52 to 1:2=8. It was a great display of team football and the boys
were really happy because now they will play in the semi finals of the knockout, which means we
are in the top 4 AFL schools in the state.
A massive thank you for the parents who came along. Their experience and support was greatly appreciated by the players and myself.
Again thanks to the Wittig family who drove the team up and back to the Gold Coast.
Barry Spry
Manager
Boys State Basketball Knockout Finals
For the second year in a row a BBPS basketball team has made it to the state finals in
Bathurst. Last year it was our girls’ team and this year is the boys turn. This places them in the
top 8 teams in NSW. I would like to personally thank the following boys for their excellent
sportsmanship, continued enthusiastic approach towards training and putting their heart and
soul into playing every game to the best of their ability, Harley Kent, Jonah Caoyonan, Harry
Rutter, Luke Smith, David McCallum, Touma Cameron, Tom Huntsman, Gabe Shine and Tex
Hembrow. These boys have shown amazing sportsmanship and maturity beyond their years. I
am a very proud coach! I would also like to thank Alvin Caoyonan, my assistant coach who has
done an extraordinary job training the boys out of school for their comp and rep games.
To all the boys’ families, thank you for always giving 100 percent devotion and support. Without
you we would not have been able to get to where we have. A very special thank you to Kelley
Caoyonan and Jodie Kent for supporting me and helping organise travel and accommodation. They both have been working tirelessly to
help raise money for the team. Finally a massive thank you to the following businesses that have kindly given the team donations: Dan
from Byron Bay Boot Camp, Andrew Sheridan from Suffolk Park Hotel, Freckle from Byron Bay Seafood and the Byron Bay Beach Hotel.
Michelle Wright
Basketball Coach
Kindergarten 2016
The Kindergarten team would like to welcome and thank all of the parents who joined us at our Kindergarten Information Night last
Wednesday. We had quite a few guest speakers who clearly demonstrated what a wonderful school community we have here at Byron
Bay Public School. Thanks to Caston Smith, Jane Anderson, Nikki Kempnich and Geoff Spargo for speaking on the night. In particular we
wish to thank our fabulous representatives from our Year 6 SRC. The five students spoke beautifully about their own experiences at our
school in front of quite a large crowd. We were very proud of all of them as I'm sure their parents were. A special thank you to the parents
of our guest speakers for getting them to and from our event. We look forward to meeting our new Kindergarten students for 2016 over
the Kinder Orientation dates later this term and in Weeks 1-4 next term.
With thanks
The Kindergarten teachers
Wednesday 19 August 2015
Term 3 - Week 6
Weekly Achievement Awards
Term 3 Week 5
These awards will be presented at Assembly, Monday, 24 August.
Jolie Smith
Yuki Nakaya-Kerwick
Inishere Stanton-Gillan
Carley Cunningham-Alchin
Jarvis Wuehr
KG
KM
KR
KS
KT
Lilias Genders
Koan Harper
Odessa Wheatley
Anais Harvey
Holly Vickers
3P
3S
3W
4E
4K
Milina Wilks
Yuying Bouwer
Eloise Knezy
Marlowe Jackson
Zaloa Butler
Kai Prosser
1H
1M
1R
1S
2CS
2K
Ruben Gaberman
Rufus Scott
Nick McCaffery
Ashley Messent
Joe Tysoe
Matthew Greco
4P
4W
5L
5M
5R
6H
Atticus Meek
2S
Diesel Drury
6P
2V
Luke Helmore-Jarrell 6W
Ashante Rettenmaier
Technology
Senior Band
Bunyip Band
Music
Reading/Writing
Marley Christian
Manny Leach
Daniel Einhorn
Kori Tasker
Billy Thomson
2S
3S
6W
2CS
1S
P&C Place
Father’s Day Stall
With Fathers’ Day fast approaching, we will be holding our annual
Fathers’ Day Stall on Tuesday, 1 September (class shopping)
and last minute shopping on Wednesday, 2 September. More
information in the coming weeks. You can email us at anytime at
byronbaypandc@gmail.com.
Weekly Achievement Awards - Term 3 Week 4
Term 3 - Week 7 Canteen Roster
Mon 24 Aug
Libby Schultz, Dianne Brien
Tue 25 Aug
Jo Watts, Danielle Gleeson
Wed 26 Aug
Sandra Vickers, Belinda Whitelock
Thu 27 Aug
Helen Safranek, Sarah Link
Fri 28 Aug
Danelle Wuehr, Debbie McDonald
If you are able to assist or can’t make it in please contact Mandy in
the canteen or email bbpscanteen@gmail.com.
Cutlery - If you are sending your child to school with a packed
lunch that requires cutlery, please ensure you send the appropriate
cutlery. If a students require a plastic fork or spoon from the
canteen, there is a charge of 10c per item. As a Waste Wise
school, we encourage the plastic cutlery to be brought from home.
Less than a week away!
Don’t forget the Big Vegie Crunch is on the
27 August! Our students are being part of a
record attempt to have the greatest amount of
children eating vegetables at a given time.
This is to raise awareness of the importance of
eating vegetables every day.
Don’t forget to pack your children a vegie to
crunch on. Some great ideas include:
Carrot, celery, cucumber, capsicum, corn (baby
corn spears or cobs), broccoli, cherry tomatoes, beans, snow peas
or mushrooms.
Semester 2 SRC Representatives
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