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WHAT’S ON (Please also refer to the School Calendar on the School Website and the Term Calendar further on in this E-Newsletter)

Week 10 June 22nd – June 26th

Monday 22 SSSMF Yr 3/4 Choir rehearsal in the hall 9:30 to 12:30, SE Boys Softball Trials

Parent Teacher Interviews 3.30 - 6.30 in hall

Tuesday 23 Rising Stars on Stage Sutherland Entertainment Centre

Wednesday 24 Kindergarten Fairy Tale Day, Festival of Instrument Music preliminary rehearsal 9am – 1pm,

Parent Teacher Interviews 3.30 - 6.30 in hall

Thursday 25 Pennant and Values Assembly 9.30am, $40 payment due for Term 3 K-2 Gymnastics Program

Friday 26 LAST DAY OF TERM 2, PSSA Season 2

Week 1 July 13th – July 17th

Monday 13 School Development Day

Tuesday 14 Students return, Raw Art 3B, 3C, 3S & 3W, $7 due Yr 1 Incursion, Snr Band 7.50am

Wednesday 15 K-2 Gymnastics Program – KT, KS, KL, KB, 1L & 1S

Thursday 16 K-2 Gymnastics Program – 2H, 2S, 2G, 2B, 1G, 1M & KA, Yr 1 Incursion with Aunty Deanna,

Parent Talk with Snr Constable Deb Wilson – “Keeping our Kids Safe in Cyberspace “ 6.30pm in hall

Friday 17 PSSA Season 2

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT I have thoroughly enjoyed hearing about all the children’s successes over recent weeks while I have been on leave. Thank you to Mrs Moss who relieved as Principal, to Mrs Takacs who relieved as Deputy Principal and to Mrs Yard who has been relieving as Assistant Principal. While Mrs Dawson is on leave Mrs Millar is relieving as Assistant Principal.

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I feel very fortunate to have been able to attend the performances of both our bands last week and was extremely impressed with their progress. The children were so focused and their enjoyment in performing for families and friends was very obvious. If you get a chance it would be great if could take a look at the following: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-playing-an-instrument-benefits-your-brain-anita-collins When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active The video explains in an entertaining way the type of neural activity that goes off in musicians’ brains when they play, and it examines some of the long-term positive effects of this mental workout. We tend to underestimate the absolute and varied benefits of learning to play an instrument. Thank you to the many staff who supervised in their own time the ICAS Writing and Spelling Competitions so that students could have this opportunity last week. Last Thursday our Year 2 students attended their Lessons Afloat excursion. Even though the skies were cloudy with scattered showers it did not dampen their enthusiasm. The feedback from the parents who attended was very positive and all the children were extremely well behaved. Semester 1 Reports Last Friday students from K-6 received their Semester 1 Progress Reports. This week the Class teachers have scheduled their parent – teachers interviews so that they can discuss the reports. It will be really appreciated if you are able to keep to the allocated 10 minutes. The interviews will be conducted in the hall on Monday 22nd June and Wednesday 24th June between 3.30pm and 6.30pm. Kindergarten Enrolments for 2016 We are now taking Enrolments for Kindergarten 2016. If you have a child starting in Kindergarten next year, please contact the office. Families who have siblings already attending BBPS should also inform the office if they have a child who will be commencing Kindergarten in 2016. If you have a neighbour with a child who will be starting school next year please let them know that they should complete an Expression of Interest Form at the school office. All of our dance groups will be performing at “Stars on Stage “ evening at the Sutherland Entertainment Centre on Tuesday June 23rd. Thank you to Mrs Manahan and Mrs Barry for the time spent organizing the costumes and finetuning the dancers involvement. Thank you also to all the teachers at Burraneer bay who supervise the dance groups before school and at lunchtime. The changes in organization that have been implemented in 2015 have worked well and have allo wed for all dance students to have their lessons in the hall. Good luck to all the students. This Thursday we will have our Combined K-6 Pennant and Values Assembly. It will be held in the hall and will commence at 9.30am. All parents and friends are welcome to join us under the hall COLA as we celebrate another successful term of learning. School Holidays The last day of Term 2 is Friday 26th June. Students will return to school for the beginning of Term 3 on Tuesday 14th July as Monday 13th July is the Staff Development Day. There will be a couple of community user groups using the grounds over the holidays and there will be some contractors on site. If you see any suspicious behaviour do not hesitate to call School Security – 1300 880 021 I hope you and your family have a safe and restful Term 2 holiday break. Thnk you for your continued support. Greg Fitzgerald Principal

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A MUST SEE & HEAR – FOR ALL PARENTS

Thursday 16th July 2015 6.30pm – 7.30pm in the School Hall

Senior Constable Deb Wilson will be presenting an Information Session titled

‘Keeping our Kids Safe Online

All parents are strongly encouraged to attend this very important Information Session.

The canteen roster for the next two weeks is as follows:

2015 CANTEEN ROSTER Week D MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Cindy Evans Gitte Foran Reggie Donaghy Pettina Hetherington Vanessa Gavan Kim Fisher Poppy Peros Amanda Bourke Deb Bird Meaghan Colbert Kathryn Wakelin Nicole Williams Ann Singleton Sharon Abbott Fiona Keyes Melissa Goldsmith Bronwyn Walczak Liz Evans Lisa Oliver Bec Dwyer 22nd June 23rd June 24th June 25th June 26th June CONGRATULATIONS Parents and friends were treated to an inspiring concert by our junior and senior bands last week. It was an exceptional performance and it is wonderful to see how much all our band players are improving. Thank you also to Emma McCarthy who gave an excellent solo performance on the guitar. Last week our senior choir excelled at the SSSMF Term 2 combined choir rehearsal. Several BBPS students submitted art works for the Sutherland Shire Music Festival Program Cover Competition. The standard of entries was very high and the adjudication process was extremely difficult. Eighteen finalists were chosen, representing the schools from across the Sutherland area. A special congratulations goes to Rhylan Stokes who was a program finalist and will have his artwork appear in the SSSMF Program. Congratulations to Adam Singleton,Troy Williams and Lachlan Bird who returned last week from the NSWPSSA Rugby League Carnival. Last week four of our Stage 2 and 3 students competed in the Zone Multicultural Public Speaking Competitions. BBPS has many students who are very skilled at public speaking. Congratulations to the Stage 3 school representatives Bonnie Joseph and Holly Herden who were up against some strong competition. A big congratulations goes to Shelley Morton and Flynn Williams who tied for second in the Stage 2 Multicultural Public Speaking competition.

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COMBINED KINDERGARTEN – YEAR 6 END OF TERM ASSEMBLY Thursday 25th June 2015

Please join us and help us celebrate our Term 2 achievements at our Combined K-6 Assembly on Tuesday Thursday 25th June, 2015. Values Certificates and Pennants will be presented and there will be performances by students. The combined assembly will be held in the school hall and will commence at 9:30. Parents are invited to stay and have morning tea with us at the end of the assembly. REPRESENTATIVE SPORT NEWS Congratulations to the many children who have performed exceptionally well at various sporting events over the last few weeks. Lachlan Bird was a member of the Sydney East 11 years Rugby League team and played in the State competition at Tamworth recently. The boys came second in the competition which is a fantastic achievement. Last week Adam Singleton and Troy Williams played as part of the Sydney East 12 years Rugby League team at the State competition at Cronulla. Lachlan Bird, Noah Steiner, James Morrison and Mason Dunn trialled in the Southern Zone Union competition during the week as well. Jordan Ribarovski and Kyren Bishop took part in the Sydney East Golf competition at George’s Hall on Monday 15th June. On Thursday 11th June, 14 children took part in the Sydney East Cross Country at Miranda Park. Nicola Barge came 2nd in the 8/9 years girls event. Lucy Alexander came 2nd in the 10 years girls event. Ben Phelps came 4th in the 10 years boys event. Congratulations to all the children who competed and a special congratulations to Nicola. Lucy and Ben who will now be competing at the State Cross Country Carnival in Term 3. In addition Isabella Spyridis represented BBPS at the NSW Interschools Equestrian Competition. Isabella exceeded her personal best and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. She competed against all grades of riders and ponies and horses of excellent experience. Well done to all the above fantastic sports representatives. Sandra Nakkan Assistant Principal 2015 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL What a great day we had at The Ridge at the Field Events Carnival on Tuesday 9th June 2015. We also included 800m timed finals at the Ridge this year. There were some fantastic results overall from the children and the positive, enthusiastic attitude of the students stood out as a feature of the day. It was great to see the level of commitment from students who were prepared to have a go and not worry where they came in the event. One outstanding achievement was in the Junior 800M by Lucy Alexander who broke a school record with the new time of 2:47.52secs. Congratulations Lucy. A fantastic result. The Athletics Track Carnival was held on Thursday 11th June 2015 at Sylvania. The weather was not the best but we were lucky- it stayed dry for another successful day at the track. The children behaved beautifully and did their ‘personal best’ on the day. Thank you to all of the parents who helped with a range of jobs and thank you to all of the staff members for their tireless efforts on what was a fantastic carnival. We have many children moving to the next level of competition as they represent the school at the Cronulla Zone Carnival. Congratulations and good luck. The results from both days will be published separately. Mrs Archer

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MERIT AWARDS Term 2 Week 8 Merit Merit Merit Merit KA Zac Wood Jazzy Cavanagh 1M Milly Gage Beau Lawrence KB Zac Zuvela Harper Smith 1S KL Harrison McKell Sevi Kadi 2B Tomi Mandic Oliver Godwin KS Tom Coady Scarlett Sams 2G Liam Stevenson Elanor Frame KT Livinia White Rhylan Stokes 2H Ben Schofield Mia Foran 1G William Reid Alessia Carageorge 2S Jemima Hickey Christian Ison 1L

Had Award: Class Award: White Ribbon Awards Hayden Taylor 2H & Jasmine Holdsworth 2H

MERIT AWARDS Term 2 Week 9 Merit Merit Merit Merit KA Jack Whitaker Allegra Hoile 1M Beau Griggs Noah Preston KB Fraser Roach Isabel Rawlings 1S James Lamb Victoria Coulson KL Madison Miller Ky-Mani Marincas 2B Matilda Gallagher Blake Klaasen KS Holly Clancy James Lucas 2G Mia Cox Cooper Raynolds KT Melina Hetherington Luca Mee 2H Mack Harrington Anya Chua 1G Ella Reichstadter Poppi Cooke 2S Olivia Murphy Lachlan Dietmann 1L Lennox Southwell Skyla Young

Had Award: 1S Class Award: 2B White Ribbon Awards Hamish Magill & Holly Emms 2S

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REMINDER –FAIRY TALE DAY IN KINDERGARTEN On Wednesday, 24th June, Kindergarten children are asked to come to school dressed as their favourite fairy tale character. Some examples are Anna, Elsa, Snow White, Cinderella, an ogre, pirate, a king, Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk, a bear, Cat in the Hat, Pinocchio, Captain Hook, Peter Pan or Belle. The children must wear ENCLOSED shoes. On this day the children will participate in Literacy, Numeracy and Creative Arts activities. We will end our fun day by watching a fairy tale. We look forward to a fun filled day. Kindergarten teachers Mrs Bishop, Mrs Yard, Mrs Allingham, Mrs Beatton, Mrs Smith and Mrs Takacs.

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FOR YOUR DIARY

RUN FOR ANGUS You are invited to run or walk with us in the Sutherland to Surf on 19th July 2015! We are running for our good friend Angus Cunningham who is currently undergoing chemotherapy in the Sydney Children’s Hospital. We are hoping to get as many people as we can to run to show our support for Angus and his family and raise much needed funds for the hospital. To join us please register as an individual for the Sutherland to Surf on the following link: http://www.sutherland2surf.com.au/default.aspx And We are asking that you visit this webpage: https://give.everydayhero.com/au/run-for-angus and donate $10.00. All proceeds go the Sydney Children’s Hospital. Once you have registered and donated on this page, I will automatically receive an email and I will send you an email of further information that you will need! Where will we meet, what time etc and a request for t-shirt size(s) For your efforts, you will receive a ‘Run for Angus’ t-shirt and enjoy a BBQ after the run! Families who have children enrolled at Burraneer Bay Public School will receive their ‘Run for Angus’ t-shirts delivered to the school for collection. Closing date is 3 July 2015! If you cannot join in you can still donate which is the next best thing I am also trying to raise money through local businesses! I’m asking for $1 for every participant! Please contact me if interested. Thanks, Aaron Raper aaronraper@live.com 0418699855

JUNE Monday 22 SSSMF Yr 3/4 Choir rehearsal in the hall 9:30 to 12:30, SE Boys Softball, Parent Teacher

Interviews 3.30 - 6.30 in hall Tuesday 23 Rising Stars on Stage Sutherland Entertainment Centre Wednesday 24 Festival of Instrument Music preliminary rehearsal 9am – 1pm, Kindergarten Fairy tale Day,

Parent Teacher Interviews 3.30 - 6.30 in hall Thursday 25 Pennant and values Assembly 9.30am, $40 payment due for Term 3 K-2 Gymnastics

Program Friday 26 LAST DAY OF TERM 2, PSSA Season 2 TERM 3 JULY Monday 13 School Development Day Tuesday 14 Students return, Raw Art 3B, 3C, 3S & 3W, $7 due Yr 1 Incursion, Snr Band 7.50am Wednesday 15 K-2 Gymnastics Program – KT, KS, KL, KB, 1L & 1S Thursday 16 K-2 Gymnastics Program – 2H, 2S, 2G, 2B, 1G, 1M & KA, Yr 1 Incursion with Aunty Deanna,

Parent Talk with Snr Constable Deb Wilson – ‘Keeping our Kids Safe in Cyberspace’ 6.30pm in hall

Friday 17 PSSA Season 2 Sunday 19 Sutherland to Surf Monday 20 Yr 6 Interrelate, Cybersafety talks in hall Yr 3 and 4, Jnr Band 7.50am Tuesday 21 Snr Band 7.50am Wednesday 22 K-2 Gymnastics Program, Opportunity Class Placement test Thursday 23 K-2 Gymnastics Program Friday 24 PSSA Season 2 Monday 27 Yr 6 Interrelate, Education Week Tuesday 28 Education Week, ICAS English Wednesday 29 Education Week, K-2 Gymnastics Program, School Disco 4-15pm to 8-45pm (Theme: Star

Struck) Thursday 30 Education Week, K-2 Gymnastics Program Friday 31 Education Week, Last Round of PSSA AUGUST Monday 3 Yr 6 Interrelate Tuesday 4 $20 due Yr 3 Kurnell Excursion, P&C Meeting 7.30pm Wednesday 5 K-2 Gymnastics Program, Jacaranda Concert Festival of Instrumental Music Thursday 6 K-2 Gymnastics Program, Cronulla ½ Day Zone Athletics Carnival Friday 7 PSSA Playoffs/Finals, Dance Extravaganza night, Raw Art 1G, 1S & 1L Monday 11 Yr 3 Kurnell Excursion Thursday 20 C’bah HS Open Day for Yr 5 students 9.30am-11am

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LOST PROPERTY 11/06/2015

The following items have been found and are at the office –

• Blue and Black ‘Hurley’ wallet • Marathon Timex Black Watch • Mickey Mouse Watch • Blue Rip Curl Watch • Orange and Black Cardinal Sports Watch • Pink surfboard ‘Hawaii’ necklace – silver chain • Silver chain engraved ‘Louisa’ • Silver Pandora Bangle with cat/dog charm • 2 x signet rings – one with twin hearts and small diamond, the other filigree pattern with blue stone and

diamonds

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SKOOLBAG: The Skoolbag App is now being used by over 300 families to receive important information such as alerts, newsletters and other attachments. It can be downloaded and installed on a Smartphone or an iPad, Android users can download via their google account in the ‘Play store’. In addition, the Skoolbag Communication Centre can be accessed by scrolling down on the BBPS website and following the Skoolbag graphic which allows parents to access all of the content that the school puts in the App. Alternatively navigate to http://www.burraneerb-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/news/our-skoolbag-smartphone-app The Skoolbag Communication Centre also has an email subscription service for parents to get content from the app via email as well as push messages.

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