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Bambara Primary School
Issue 1 Term 1
10 February 2015
An Independent Public School
Message from the Principal
Dear Parents and Caregivers
“All in” 2015 Kindergarten class
Welcome to all and especially all the new families that have
joined our school community this year. We have had a
whirlwind start to the term as students and teachers have
been
busy
establishing
new
routines
and
clarifying
classroom behaviours. We have started the term with 8
classes and 202 students. Welcome to our new staff: Miss
Jessica Manera, Mrs Shelley Fielding and Mrs Anne Smith.
The class structures for 2015 are as follows:
Kindergarten - ECE 1
Pre-Primary - ECE 5
Pre-Primary/Year1 - ECE 4
Year 1 – ECE 3
Mrs Fielding
Miss Muntz
Mrs Manera
Mrs McAullay
Year 2 - Room 2
Year 3 - Room 3
Year 4/5 - Room 10
Year 5/6 - Room 9
Mrs Belloso and Mr Prokojes
Miss Rex
Mrs Amba
Mrs Fotakis and Mrs Kervin
Over the coming weeks students will be introduced to ‘Big Ideas’ (Math) and ‘SoundWaves’ (Spelling); these two programs will be
implemented across all grades from Pre-Primary - Year 6 and include student workbooks. If the workbooks were not paid for
through OfficeMax then parents are asked to pay the student workbook levy through the school office. Parents will hear more
about these programs at the Parent Information Meetings scheduled in Week Three commencing on Monday16 to Friday 20
February. Please come along and meet the staff working with your child, find out what is planned for the term ahead and hear how
you can support your child at home.
As the school transitions to becoming an Independent Public School, the School Board will establish its composition and terms of
reference and develop a three year Business Plan outlining the schools priorities, targets and milestones. At the end of the term
the Delivery Performance Agreement (DPA) will be signed. The Agreement sets out the performance and accountability
expectations of the school; and the resources and support supplied by the Department of Education and will be binding for the term
of the Business Plan. I look forward to working with all existing and new Board Members throughout the year to ensure our
students receive a quality education which is responsive to their individual needs.
Several students have been identified for their level of ability in areas of the ARTS and Academics. Congratulations to Connor
Brown, Juliette Green, Levi Miles, Sophie Burrows and Tamika Ward for being awarded a Music Scholarship in a Brass instrument.
These students will receive free weekly music lessons by department staff until the end of Year 10 and will have the opportunity to
develop their skills and talents.
Juliette Green has been identified for her academic talents and will attend Primary Extension and Challenge (PEAC) classes half a
day each week; the PEAC program services gifted and talented students with a differentiated curriculum. Selection is completed in
Year 4 and is based on results from assessment tests. Our current Year 4 students will be tested later in the year.
The P & C will be holding their AGM on Monday 16 February at 6.30pm. Some executive positions including President and
Treasurer will need to be filled. If you are passionate about our school and think you can make a difference to the lives of our
students please come along and be part of our exciting journey.
Linda Knox (Principal)
Messages from the Deputy Principal - Shelley Smith
A warm welcome to students and parents to the 2015 school year.
I hope everyone had a lovely break and that you are all ready for another year at “the place to be”.
PARENT INFORMATION SESSIONS: These are scheduled for Week 3 commencing on Monday 16 February. In these sessions
teachers will introduce themselves, outline their program, their management and housekeeping issues related to the class. There
will also be time for parents to ask questions. It is not for individual interviews. A staff member will be available in the Undercover
Area to supervise the children whose parents are attending the meetings. The times are as follows :
MONDAY 3:15 - 4:15
TUESDAY 3:15 - 4:15
WEDNESDAY 3:00 - 4:00
THURSDAY 3:15 - 4:15
FRIDAY 3:15 - 4:15
Ms Rex Year 3
Mrs Fielding Kindy
Mrs Amba Year 4/5
Miss Muntz Pre-Primary
Mr Prokojes and Mrs Belloso Year 2
MONDAY 4:15 - 5:15
TUESDAY 4:15 - 5:15
WEDNESDAY 4:00 - 5:00
Ms McAullay Year 1
Miss Manera P/1
Mrs Fotakis and Mrs Kervin
Year 5/6
Healthy Food
At Bambara we actively encourage students to have healthy food for recess and lunch. This is acknowledged by staff who are on
duty and students receive a Healthy Food Token which they then place in the healthy food box outside the Library. A prize draw is
conducted every three to four weeks during Tuesday assembly. We also have the Crunch and Sip Program operating in the school.
Students are asked to bring a drink bottle of water and a container of fruits or vegetables for eating during class time at the discretion of their teacher. Please support these programs to assist your child’s learning. We encourage parents not to send nuts or nut
products, strawberries or strawberry products in their child’s lunch box due to some students being anaphylactic. Thank you for your
support. We also have the Lunch Order service that operates on Monday and Friday of each week. You can access this service by
going to the Flexischool website, input your details and make your order. It is then delivered to the school for lunch and a parent
hands it out. If you would like to be on the roster for handing out lunches please put your name down in the Office.
Before School: A reminder that all students are to come to the Undercover Area before school in the morning after 8:15am – this
includes Kindergarten and Pre-Primary students. Students are asked to sit in that area until Mrs Knox or myself come on duty and
they can then play with supervision until the first siren at 8:35am when they will go to their class. We would also prefer that students
DO NOT play on the play equipment before school.
Week Two
Mon 9 Feb
Week Three
Canteen
Mon16 Feb
Week Four
Canteen
Mon 23 Feb
Canteen
Parent Information Sessions
P & C AGM 6.30pm
Tue 10 Feb
Morning Assembly
Tue 17 Feb
Morning Assembly
Tue 24 Feb
Morning Assembly
Wed 18 Feb
Dance Lessons
Wed 25 Feb
Dance Lessons
Newsletter
Wed 11 Feb
Dance Lessons
Uniform shop 2.15 – 2.45pm
Thu 12 Feb
Icy Pole Day
Thu 19 Feb
School Board (TBC)
Thu 26 Feb
Icy Pole Day
Fri 13 Feb
Canteen
Fri 20 Feb
Room 9 Assembly
Fri 27 Feb
Canteen
Canteen
Term Dates 2015
School Development Days 2015
Semester 1
Please see below the School Development days for 2015.
Term 1: Monday 2 February - Thursday 2 April
Students do not attend school on these days:
Term Break: Friday 3 April - Sunday 19 April
Friday 29 May (Term 2)
Term 2: Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July
Monday 17 August (Term 3)
Term Break: Saturday 4 July - Sunday 19 July
Monday 9 November (Term 4)
Semester 2
Friday 18 December (Term 4)
Term 3: Monday 20 July - Friday 25 September
Term Break: Saturday 26 September - Sunday 11 October
Term 4: Monday 12 October - Thursday 17 December
School Payments
We would like to thank parents and carers for their prompt payment for the student dance lessons at the beginning of the Term.
Please remember that all payments are made through the school office and permission slips are given to the class teacher. Thank
you.
Pre-Primary - ECE 5 News
Welcome to ECE 5!
interesting information about them. In
19 February from 3.15pm - 4.15pm. We
We have had an exciting start to Pre-
Maths we have been learning to count
hope to see you all there and I’m looking
Primary so far, getting to know our new
forwards and backwards, write numbers,
forward to an amazing year ahead!
class members, learning school and
recognise
By Miss Muntz and Miss Guess
classroom rules and learning the morning
numbers from one to ten.
routines. Last week we read the story
We have started Dance and are already
about Rainbow Fish and started our
looking forward to the next lesson this
learning
with
week. For Art we made noodle names
completing activites about the letters ‘s’,
and created our own rainbow fish which
‘a’, ‘t’ and ‘p’ so far.
are displayed around the room. Both of
This week we will be reading non-fiction
the artworks look very colourful.
texts about caterpillars to find out lots of
Our Parent Information Night is Thursday
centre
activites
along
numbers
and
order
the
Year 1 - ECE 3 News
In our wonderful Year one class, we had a
We have also been looking at facts and
fantastic first week in ECE 3.
things about the ocean. We are having fun
We thought about what we would like to
learning in our class. We are friendly and
achieve in 2015. We wrote about it on
courteous to each other. By Mrs McAullay
balloon shapes.
Year 3 - Room 3 News
Hello from Room 3!
We have been doing various tests in
have been chosen to join the School Choir
The first week went so quickly but we
different subjects so we can establish our
and we are very excited. By Miss Rex and
achieved
been
Reading, Spelling and Maths groups to
all the students
concentrating on our behaviour in the
ensure we all succeed and progress. We
classroom and made up our own set of
have also been preparing our workbooks
class rules. Mrs Rex is very impressed
for the various subjects we will cover this
with us all and is happy we are all trying
term. On a lighter note we have learnt
very hard to succeed.
how to play a listening game called “Dog
We had to set ourselves a goal for the
And The Bone”. If we have been good
term to focus on something we want to
during the day we can play it before the
improve in at school. We have displayed
siren sounds for home time. We have
them and will read them regularly to
played it every day so far which shows
remind us to try hard.
how good we have been. Some of us
so
much.
We
have
Year 4/5 - Room 10
Room 10 have been busy with lots of
areas we are not too sure of. This week
weather. Hopefully we will be able to find
settling in activities this week. We have
we will start on some reading activities
some explanations to the wild stormy
got to know each other and are looking
where we have to activate our prior
weather we have had recently.
forward to working together this year. Last
knowledge. This shall be interesting as
This is going to be an exciting year full of
week consisted of lots of testing but this is
each of us will have our own ideas. In
laughter and learning. By Mrs Amba and
important as Mrs Amba can help us in
Science we are going to be looking at
all the students
Uniform Shop
A big thank you to Emma Keegan for taking on the role as our uniform shop coordinator for 2015. This role is voluntary and your
patience and understanding regarding orders is appreciated. The uniform shop will be open on a Wednesday in Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7
and
9
during
Term
1.
The
opening
hours
are
from
2.15
-
2.45pm.
Orders
may
be
placed
online
at
bambarauniforms@hotmail.com. EFTPOS facilities are NO longer available and we apologise for any inconvenience this may
cause.
Canteen Roster
Thank you to the parents who volunteer to help distribute the student lunches from the Duncraig Senior High School Canteen. If
you would like to place an order this can be done online at www.flexischools.com.au .If anyone is available to help distribute the
lunches on a Monday and Friday, please add your name to the list in the front office. We always appreciate any help, the
students are enjoying the lunch order service but without parent help we are unable to provide this service.
Icy Pole Days
We will be running our Icy pole Days fortnightly on a Thursday throughout Term 1. The cost to purchase is $1.00 and no pre –
orders are required.
P & C AGM
On behalf of the P & C I wish to extend a very warm welcome the new families to the school and a big cheery welcome back to
the not so new.
I wish to take this opportunity to extend an invitation to all parents and carers to attend;
AGM and General Meeting on Monday 16 February at 6.30pm in the Staffroom
All positions of the executive committee will be vacated and nominations for each role and the general P & C committee
members are welcome. Please bring along a $1 coin to become a financial member. This will allow you to vote on all the P & C
financial matters throughout the year.
Thank you to all the Bambara parents and carers who go above and beyond their volunteering duties and also the Bambara
families and friends for supporting the P & C's fundraising efforts. Without this support the P & C certainly could not operate as
efficiently as it has done so far. We look forward to working together to make 2015 another successful year to support
our children's schooling journeys.
If
you
have
any
questions
or
concerns
in
regards
to
the
P
&
C,
please
see
myself,
Cheryl
Brown
or email bambarapandc@hotmail.com We look forward to seeing you next Monday night. Raquel Sutton (P & C Secretary)
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