BONVILLE NEWS 10th November, 2014 Term 4, Week 6

Phone 66534250 ‘Innovation and Opportunities’ Fax 66534092 Email bonville-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au A proud member of the Bongil Bongil Community of Schools www.bonville-p.school.nsw.edu.au

Dear Parents and Caregivers, This week a parent survey will be sent home. The survey will inform school planning and is part of the 5P planning model that all public schools are required to complete by the end of Term 1 2015. Please take the time to read and complete the survey, due back to school by the end of next week. Students who return the survey will receive a free ice block. Today we welcome back Mrs Henderson who has been away on leave for the past 3 weeks. The K-4 Swim Scheme K-4 Swim Scheme commences on the 24th November. As of Friday there were only 19 places remaining for students wishing to participate. 2015 Lake Ainsworth Excursion Students who will be in Year 5 or 6 in 2015 will be participating in the Lake Ainsworth Excursion towards the end of Term1. A $50 deposit for this excursion is required by Friday 21st November. Remembrance Day Tomorrow Bonville Public School will observe Remembrance Day from 10:50am with a small service and a minute silence. All students are encouraged to bring along a small bunch of flowers to lay by the flag as a mark of respect. Year 1/2 Maths Year 1/2 enjoyed constructing floor graphs after tallying various activities they could complete in 1 minute Bouquet of flowers Christine Constable and Bettina Hoenselaars thank you for doing an outstanding job in the office during Mrs Henderson’s absence. P&C News The next P&C meeting will be held this Wednesday 12th November from 7pm in the library. Everyone is welcome to attend!

SRC fundraising $1 a scoop ice-creams this Thursday at recess.

Toormina High School News Week 2 of the Drama, Food Tech and Art enrichment courses will be held this Wednesday at Toormina High School.

2015 School Captain The 2015 School Captain speeches will be presented on Friday 21st November in the Memorial Hall from 9:30am. Parents are welcome to attend!

School Mini Fair

This year’s Mini Fair will be held on Friday 5th December from 12:30pm. Students will require tokens

to purchase items and/or to take part in an activity. Tokens are available for purchase from the office for $10 per sheet (excluding sausage sizzle).

Congratulations to last week’s Merit Award recipients.

Congratulations Cooper for receiving your Bronze Award!

Drama Food Technology Art Stephanie Gordon Imogen Hely Briana Gordon Lydia Khalil Thomas Geytenbeek

Talea Knight Ryan Gilchrist Zack Gillett Bree-Anna Adams Kasey Taylor Peter O’Connor

Zane Boyle

Class 1/2 proudly displaying their artwork during last week’s assembly.

Outstanding job Charlotte and Arabella on your fundraising efforts!

Well done Ben! Ben collects his trophy for Junior Boy Champion, Toormina District Athletics.

Student leadership is an important element in developing the whole child. Year 4 and 5 met their 2015 Kinder buddies last week.

Canteen News Bonville’s last Meal Deal day will be held on Friday 21st November to celebrate ‘WORLD FISHERIES DAY’. Order forms for the Meal Deal day go home today. Library News Overdue notices have gone home. Please encourage your child to look for and return any overdue books. This keeps the books in circulation and assists with the upcoming stocktake. Invoices will have to be sent out for overdue books that are not returned. The last borrowing week will be Week 8 and all library books and home readers need to be returned by Week 9. I would like to thank you in advance for your help. Bonville Public School library is well stocked with modern and engaging books and resources. Thank you to the P&C for the ongoing support of the school’s library. Happy reading! Mrs Hart Teacher/librarian Small school, big family, great results! Enjoy your week! Michael Hepi Principal Advertise with us! Please contact the office on 66534250 for further details.

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