Week 10, Term 3 Learning Together 22/9/16

NewsletterBlairmount Public School

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Principal: Mr Greg Turnbull Rel. Deputy Principal: Mrs Renee Heyburgh Dear Families, The holidays are quickly creeping up on us. This term has certainly been a busy term with many extra-­curricula activities and many outstanding learning programs offered in classrooms. I would like to thank all our staff for their efforts throughout this term;; many parents for their input and student’s for their efforts. I imagine the school holidays will bring an opportunity for our student’s to overcome the winter illnesses that have become so prevalent in the past few weeks. We are now starting to plan for 2017 school year. Accurate numbers on student numbers is essential. Could you please assist us by letting the school know if you intend on moving to a new school or there are new neighbours in the street who have school aged children. I want to wish all of our families a safe and happy school holidays and I look forward to seeing all our smiling Blairmount families back on Monday 10th October 2017. Regards Greg Turnbull Principal Important Dates Last day for Term 3

Friday 23 September 2016 Students resume for Term 4

Monday 10 October 2016

RFS visit Blairmount On Monday, the Rural Fire Service came into Blairmount to speak with Stage 3. Throughout Term 3, years 5 and 6 have been learning about the impact that bushfires can have on communities and the best ways to prevent these disasters. Fire fighters Sweeney and Webb gave a presentation on this topic and the Varroville Fire brigade took each class out to a fire truck to see what they use to fight bushfires. We all had a wonderful morning and loved meeting some of our local heroes.

Tell Them From Me Survey We always value your feedback in regards to what we are doing at school. If you would like to have a say about what we are doing at Blairmount please use the link below to complete the survey;;

HTTPS://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/ws6jw School Swimming & Water Safety Program Well done to all the students in Years 2-­6 that participated in the Swimming and Water Safety Program. Valuable swimming and water safety skills were taught during this program at Bradbury Pools. Students eagerly participated in the lessons and are to be commended on their behaviour. Each student that attended will be receiving a certificate identifying their achievements. A big thank you to the staff that accompanied these groups of students! Mrs A Salmon and Mr A Elvis

Enrol Now for Kindergarten 2017 If you have a pre-­school child turning 5 years old on or before 31st July 2017, they are eligible to enrol in Kindergarten for 2017. Please begin enrolling siblings, informing family members, friends and neighbours. Enrolment forms can be collected from the front office. Completing an enrolment form will ensure you receive valuable information about our transition programs. The Busy, Buzzy, Learners program is also filling fast. The program held at Blairmount PS is an 8 week transition program preparing pre-­schoolers & parents for BIG school. Each session will have a specific focus with a variety of activities including literacy, numeracy, music, art, craft and social play. There will also be opportunities to visit the library, computer lab and become more familiar with different areas of the school. Many different skills will be highlighted including some simple, cheap and effective ideas for you and your children at home. To ensure your child’s place in the program or if you have any questions, please contact Penny Golledge on 4626 1795.

2016 Stage 3 Funday This year major fundraiser for Year 6 farewell, Funday will be held on Friday 18 November, 2016. Note will be going home early in Term 4 with an order form for token. As was the case last year this will be a cash free event with students having to pre-­purchase tokens which is what they will use on the day to have fun at the stalls. $1 will buy 1 token. The maximum amount that can be purchased per student is $20 however a smaller amount will go a long way on the day. Shortly your kids may start to hit you up for 20 cent coins. This will be to vote for the teacher they want to see dunked at the end of the day. Your support with this event is greatly appreciated. Stage 3 teaching team.

Spelling Bee Congratulations to our four Spelling Bee finalists who represented Blairmount at the Regional Spelling Bee on Monday at Glenfield Public School. They spent the last few weeks practising their words at home and in their lunch breaks. They should be very proud of their efforts at the finals. Well done Carter E, Martin M, Aleksandra M and Jackson P.

2016 Zone Athletics Carnival On 7 & 8 September, 45 students attended the Campbelltown Zone Athletics carnival at Campbelltown Athletic Centre. Our students were a credit to the school in their behaviour and the way that they competed and supported each other over the 2 days. A large number of our students made finals over the 2 days. Some notable results include:

Francis M 2nd in 11 year boys long jump and high jump

Kaleb C 1st in 11 year boys 200m and 2nd in 11 year boys 100m

Lucyannah L 1st 9 year girls 100m Madison D 2nd 11 year girls 100m Portia F 1st 13 year girls 100m

Well done again to all of the students that represented our school so well. Finally I would also like to thank Miss Palmer who was such a big help over the 2 days.

2016 Sydney South West Regional Athletics On Wednesday 14 September, 5 students, Lucyannah L, Francis M, Kaleb C, Madison D & Portia F represented the school and the Campbelltown Zone at the Sydney South West Regional Athletics carnival. All the students tried their best against some very tough competition. One of our students Portia came first in the 13 year girls 100m final. As a result Portia will now head off to the NSW State PSSA Athletics Championships at Homebush early in Term 4. Well done to all of you and good luck to Portia, the whole school will be behind you. Steve Evans

2017 School Leaders Nominations Last week Year 5 students attended a meeting where they were taken through the process to nominate themselves for School Captain and Prefect positions next year. Students need to obtain a nomination form from their classroom teacher. These nomination forms need to be returned to the classroom teacher signed by themselves and their parent / guardian no later than 3pm on Friday 14/10/16. A short list of suitable candidates (those with good behaviour and attendance records) will then be created and these students will present campaign speeches to the whole school in week 4. Elections will occur straight after these speeches and the successful nominees will be handed their badges at the school presentation day late in Term 4. Stage 3 teaching team