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letter sounds he hears and Thor can count by twos and fives. Ethan can count forwards and backwards from 10 to 100 and Isaac has also achieved his goal. Congratulations to all of these hard-working KC students.

NAPLAN Assessments Last week, each participating Year 3 and 5 student was provided with their NAPLAN Assessment results. The graphs, and other information included, provides families with some general information about Literacy and Numeracy achievement. If you have any queries regarding your child’s assessment, please see their class teacher who is best placed to discuss the results from this one day of testing, as well as a wide range of other assessments done in class.

Year 12 Shoalhaven Aboriginal Graduation This evening our local Shoalhaven Aboriginal students, who have successfully graduated Year 12, will enjoy a special celebratory dinner event at Bomaderry Bowling Club. Congratulations to all of the students. We are proud of your achievements, and look forward to hearing about your futures beyond school. This event has been running for many years, but this year our Bomaderry PS students are involved. It was a great honour to have the organising committee ask us to invite Stage 3 students to assist as ushers and also for some of our Aboriginal Dance Troupe to perform alongside the BHS dancers. Congratulations to Aaliyha, Abby, Brayden, Lateisha, Katie, Mitchell, Kahlia, Larna, Phoebe, Shyanne, Maddison and Kalissa who will represent us tonight with Aunty Allison. We look forward to hearing about the night.

School Arrival Times Please remember that no staff are on duty, or providing supervision, until 8.40am. Prior to this time, students should not be on the school grounds unless they are leaving on an early excursion with staff. In some circumstances, 8.30am could be a reasonable arrival time, if children attend the school breakfast club at the canteen, where staff are on duty. Please ensure that they do not arrive prior to 8.30am as we cannot provide duty of care. This is the parent’s responsibility until 8.30am.

New Building Works We are thrilled to finally have major works in progress to support our Autism Classes and Early Intervention Unit. These classes will enjoy access to an additional deck and breakout area as soon as the works are completed. This space will provide covered outdoor learning, flexible play spaces and opportunities for parents to drop off and pick up at EIU. We have had to wait patiently until the Depattment's contractors could provide these facilities, but we are very excited the time has finally arrived!

Personalised Learning Pathway (PLP) Meetings Congratulations to our entire school community. The participation in our Semester 2 round of PLP meetings has been encouraging. We are committed to providing

Dear Parents and Carers Thank you for an amazing Term 3. It has been a whirlwind of events and learning – but we wouldn’t have it any other way! We enjoyed Book Week, Leisure Sports, Canberra Excursion, Swim Scheme, Trivia Night fundraiser, and we will finish off this week with our annual Jump Rope For Heart event.

Term 4 HATS Please remember that next term students are required to bring a school hat (broad brimmed, navy blue) to school EVERY DAY. The weather is warming up and there are areas in our school playground where students will require a hat to play. Remember: NO HAT – PLAY IN THE SHADE. We encourage all students to enjoy the playbreaks, sport and outdoor lessons whilst being sunsafe. Please pack a hat in your child’s bag every day.

‘Kicking’ our Learning Goals Every BPS student has individual learning goals and they strive to achieve these every day. It is with great pride and excitement, that students visit the Principal’s office to celebrate the achievement of these goals. Students talk about how they achieved their goals, who helped them, and what they plan to achieve next – it is a very special time. Miley, Tanesha, Taylah, Aurelia, Lilyana and Debbie from 3/4G achieved their learning goals last week. All girls achieved the reading level they had been striving for. Well done, girls. Kush and Finn from 3/4G achieved their Numeracy goals. Kush can count forward and backwards by 10, both on and off the decade. Finn can multiply decimals.

Lateisha in 5/6S knows one hundred high frequency words which is helping with her reading. KC students were busy celebrating some goal achievements last week too. Jenna and Cain can count forwards and backwards to 120. William can read 10 high frequency vocabulary words and Beth has mastered 40. Bailey can name the

School Banking

School banking books must be handed in at the

office BEFORE SCHOOL on WEDNESDAYS.

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opportunities for our students to set goals with their parents and carers and teachers present. This team-setting, encourages us all to be aware of the goals our students are working on and give the opportunity to discuss aspirations for our kid’s futures. If you are trying to find a time to catch up, together with your child and their teacher, please call by the classroom at home-time or call the office and leave a message on 44216577. We would love to catch up with our last few families this week and achieve our goal of having 100% of students with a PLP meeting attended by parents/carers.

Have a fabulous holiday break. Enjoy the Spring weather and our beautiful local area. Consider a walk down to spectacular Bomaderry Creek, or Ben’s Walk. Maybe head to one of our 100+ local beaches or an excursion out to a National Park. We certainly are spoilt for free, outdoor choices in the Shoalhaven!

Aim high, Achieve high – keep striving for your goals. Remember to continue your home reading over the holiday break. Or – enjoy a story read to you by a family member. As Roald Dahl said, “Children are made readers on the laps of their parents”. Enjoy. Dionne Hanbidge

Principal

Don’t forget that you can purchase your

Entertainment Membership through us and help our

fundraising at the same time! Make sure you order

now so that you don’t miss out on your exclusive

Entertainment Membership:

https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/

orderbooks/9443k36

Sports Success

Rebecca from 1F competed in a

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament on

21st July at Sydney University

Sports and Aquatic Centre. She

competed in 13 rounds against both

boys and girls, Rebecca was a lot

smaller than most but fought

through and was awarded with two

silver medals.

LOUD Shirt Friday

It is LOUD Shirt Friday on the 19th of October (first

week back after holiday) and the SRC are inviting all

of BPS community to get LOUD for deaf kids. LOUD

Shirt Day is the perfect excuse to wear your

brightest clothes maybe even Fluro, dye your hair

and get LOUD and PROUD to raise money to help

give the gift of sound and speech to deaf children.

Classes will be doing some fun activities to

experience and develop empathy of what is like for

children living with significant to complete hearing

loss and Meagan’s Kitchen will be offering some

bright and exciting food options on the day. All we

are asking is a gold coin donation and all money

raised will go to The Shepard’s Centre a non-profit

organisation for children with hearing impairment in

Australia.

By Brayden 5/6B

UNIFORM SHOP CLOSED

THIS WEEK FOR STOCKTAKE

In Week 1 of Term 4, the Uniform Shop will

be open:

Monday 8.30 - 9.15am

Tuesday 8.30 - 9.15am and 2.30 - 3.15pm

Thursday 8.30 - 9.15am and 2.30 - 3.15pm

Head Lice Spray

Here is a simple and natural recipe suggested by a

BPS parent for a preventative Head Lice Spray.

Spray bottle

1/2 cup conditioner (any type)

4 drops lavender oil

4 drops eucalyptus oil

4 drops tea tree oil

Fill rest of spray bottle with water

Add all ingredients to spray bottle. SHAKE WELL.

Spray all over hair until wet DAILY.

‘Like’ our Facebook Page Bomaderry Public School has a Facebook page

where we post lots of reminders, news and photos.

Don’t miss out on the updates on your devices. ‘Like’

our page today!

Please remember that our newsletter is able to be viewed in colour on our school website:

www.bomaderry-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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Library Matters Overdue library notices will be going home this week.

Please help your child to locate any missing books so

they can resume regular borrowing or alternatively,

missing books can be paid for at the school office.

Please note the payment required can be found on

the overdue loan notice.

There are some fantastic free holiday workshops

coming up at the Nowra Library during the holidays,

as follows:

Children's Illustration Workshop

Shoalhaven Libraries is excited to host brilliant

children's author and illustrator, Gabriel Evans, for an

illustration workshop for budding artists aged 8-12

years at Nowra Library on Tuesday the 9th of

October at 3.30pm. All materials will be provided.

Booking essential.

STEAM Workshop - Flextangles

Nowra Library is excited to hold its first STEAM

Workshop. We will be exploring geometry by making

fantastic flextangles! Nowra Library, Wedneday 3rd

October at 2pm.

This paper toy will have you entertained for hours.

Suitable for ages 7-12 years and all materials will be

provided. Bookings essential.

Stuffed Toy Sleepover

A special event for your furry friends!

Bring your best stuffed toy to Nowra Library on

Thursday 11th October at 2.30pm for a furtastic

library sleepover. We'll read stories together, enjoy a

simple craft and then say goodnight to our furry

friends as they spend a night in the library

together! Open to 4-8 year olds, and no teddy will be

turned away!

For more information and bookings, please phone

4429 3705 or email library@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au

Mrs Urquhart – Teacher Librarian

Save the Bomaderry Zieria

Did you know the Bomaderry Zieria is endangered?

Students at Bomaderry

School are working hard to

raise awareness about the

plight of the Bomaderry

Zieria. Come along to our

stall at the Shoalhaven

River Festival on Saturday,

27th September to find out more.

On the day we will have student artwork, sculptures

and information reports on display.

Jump Rope for Heart - This Week

This Friday 28th September, BPS will hold our

annual Jump Off Day to raise funds for the Heart

Foundation.

Please remember to return all sponsorship forms

and money to the office before the day.

Thank you for your support of this worthy cause.

Lost Property

We currently have a large amount of items in our Lost Property box. If you are missing any clothing, please come to the office and have a look!

Please ensure that all clothing is labelled

with your child’s name.

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BIG BLUE AWARDS

KC William

1F Lyra

2Y Harry

3/4G Bridget, Chloe, Miley, Kush

5/6B Bella, Amelia, Amy, Layla

5/6H Reide, Mia

5/6S Jessica

K-6R William

3-6S Dominic

GOLD AWARDS

KC Isaac

P&C News

Silver September - LAST WEEK!

This month is our ‘Silver September’

fundraiser, which is similar to the

successful 5 cent Challenge that was

held last year.

Each classroom are collecting loose silver coin

donations. Thank you to the local businesses that

are also participating in ‘Silver September’.

Home Reading Levels

Bomaderry Public School rewards efforts with Home Reading. Our level system promotes reading at home, motivates readers with special reading gifts and helps students aim for improvement. Congratulations to the following students who have reached these levels in Home Reading:

LEVEL 1 - 10 BOOKS Early Stage 1: Rhya Stage 3: Klaudia

LEVEL 2 - 25 BOOKS Early Stage 1: Maddison Stage 1: Elijah

LEVEL 3 - 50 BOOKS Stage 1: Amelia-Rose, Niko Stage 2: Chloe, Isabella, Jyi Stage 3: Jessica

LEVEL 4 - 75 BOOKS Stage 1: Rebecca Stage 2: Caroline, Alivia Stage 3: Leela

LEVEL 5 - 100 BOOKS Early Stage 1: Cain, Lorna Stage 1: Elly, Summah, Taylah, Blake, Amelia Stage 2: Bridget, Shanley

LEVEL 6 - 150 BOOKS Stage 1: Libby, Ayden, Riley, Caleb

- COMING SCHOOL EVENTS -

Wed 26th Sept - Stage 2 Bomaderry Creek excursion

Fri 28th Sept - “Jump Off Day” Jump Rope 4 Heart - Last day of Term 3

- SCHOOL HOLIDAYS -

Mon 15th Oct - Staff & Students return for Term 4

Tue 16th Oct - Assembly 12.30pm

Fri 19th Oct - Loud Shirt Friday with gold coin donation

Thu 25th Oct - P&C meeting 3.30pm Library

- Community News -

Selective High School 2020 Entry (for current Yr 5 students)

For consideration for Year 7 selective high school entry in 2020,

you need to apply online. at https:// education.nsw.gov.au/public-

schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7.

The application website opens at that link on 9 October 2018 and

closes on 12 November 2018.

Aurora College - Virtual Selective School

Aurora College offers a mix of online and residential school

classes in English, mathematics and science to gifted and talented

Year 7-10 students from rural and remote areas across NSW.

Applications for entry into Year 7 in 2020 open on 9th October

2018 and close on 12th November 2018.

Details: 1300 287 629 or visit www.aurora.nsw.edu.au

Bike Week - Shoalhaven City Council Local Event

Saturday 29th September 9am: 12km ride from Huskisson to

Vincentia and return at an easy pace using shared pathways. A

fundraising BBQ will be held on your return (gold coin

donation).

Details: transportnsw.info/bikeweek

PCYC Shoalhaven

School holiday program has been released. Please refer to

www.pcycnsw.org.au/shoalhaven/school-holiday-activities/

or phone 4421 8588 for details.

Moving?

Please advise the school on 4421 6577 if your children (not including Year 6 students) will not be returning to BPS in 2019.