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Blakebrook Public School Bulletin
Term 4 Week - 22 Thursday October 2020
Email: blakebrook-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Phone: 0266 293 263 Website: blakebrook-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
DIARY DATES
Term 4 Week 3
Wednesday 28 October NRL (week 2 of 8)
Thursday 29 October Blarney – BPS public speaking competition stage 2 & 3 at
1:45pm
Friday 30 October Halloween Y6 Fundraiser $2 gold coin pays for mufti day,
watching a movie (PG) and popcorn.
Term 4 Week 4
Monday 2 November P&C Meeting 5.45pm
Tuesday 3 November BPS Obstacle Cup
Wednesday 4 November Book Fair (no parents on site)
Thursday 5 November Book Fair (no parents on site)
Friday 6 November Big Scrub Public Speaking at Jiggi PS (no parents on site)
Term 4 Week 5 NAIDOC Week
Monday 9 November Deadline: Sibling Kinder 2021 paperwork/application
Wednesday 11 November Book Fair (no parents on site)
Thursday 12 November Book Fair (no parents on site)
Term 4 Week 6
Wednesday 18 November Kindy 2021 Orientation - half day 9.30am – 11.30am
Friday 20 November Kindy 2021 Orientation – whole day 9.30am – 3.30pm
Term 4 Week 7
Tuesday 24 November RRHC Y7 2021 transition day 1
Term 4 Week 8
Tuesday 1 December RRHC Y7 2021 transition day 2
PRINCIPAL NEWS
Unfortunately, Mr Duroux is unwell this week. We wish him a speedy recovery.
In his absence, Wendy is compiling this week’s news from her home office (with limited info).
Blarney Public Speaking
The “Blarney” is our in-school public speaking competition. All students in Yrs 3-6 will present a
speech on Monday and Tuesday and selected students from Stages 2-3 (two students from
each year in Yrs 3-6) will be chosen to present a speech on a predetermined topic in front of
the school in the “Blarney”. The “Blarney” will start at 1:45pm next Thursday 29 October (T4W3).
Fun fact: Our “Blarney” is named after The Blarney Stone (Irish: Cloch na Blarnan) a block of
limestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney in Ireland. According to legend,
kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of the gab (great eloquence or skill at flattery.
Halloween Y6 fundraiser
Friday week, 30 October, Year 6 is running a Halloween Fundraiser! Each child is to bring in $2
and come out-of-uniform (mufti) wearing Halloween inspired clothing. The $2 can be brought
to Mrs Stevens any time before Friday next week (30 October). Names will be marked off on a
list and entitles each paying student to dress in mufti, watch a movie enjoy a popcorn snack.
Please ensure that clothing worn is sun safe and footwear is protective (eg: no strappy tops or
rubber thongs).
NRL Skills sessions
Yesterday students enjoyed the first NRL session with Kel and Josh. Sessions will continue for
another 7 weeks. See photos on the photo page.
P&C Meeting
At this stage non-essential visitors (including parents & carers) are still not allowed on-site at
school so another ZOOM meeting will be held on Monday 2 November 5:45pm. Invitation links
will be sent out closer to the date.
Year 6 Obstacle Cup
The race that stops a school!! We have 7 jockeys lining up in the annual Blakebrook Obstacle
Cup on Tuesday afternoon 3 November. We are looking forward to seeing who will be crowned
the 2020 winner and having heaps of fun. Unfortunately, parent cannot be on site to watch.
Kindergarten in 2021
Letters have gone home to people who have made contact regarding Kindergarten
enrolments at Blakebrook PS in 2021. The deadline for paperwork for sibling applications is
Monday 9 November (T4 W5), and for all other applications is Wednesday 11 November.
If the deadline is met and acceptance notified, the school invites you to attend Orientation on
Wednesday 18 November – half day (T4 W6) and Friday 20 November – full day (T4 W6).
Parents will only drop and leave. Due to COVID19 restrictions parents cannot stay on-site for
more than 10 minutes.
Year 7 in 2021 – RRHC Transition/Orientation days
Dates for have been set for Richmond River High Campus’ Year 7 2021 Orientation days (see
Diary Dates) more information will be in our Bulletin in week 5.
Year 7 selective high school in 2022 applications.
Selective high schools cater for academically gifted students with high potential who may
otherwise be without sufficient classmates at their own academic standard. Selective high
schools help these students to learn by grouping them with students of similar ability, and by
using specialised teaching methods. Apply on-line at https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-
schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7. Applications for 2022 close 9 November
2020. A few of the selections are: Aurora College – Virtual HS, Farrer Memorial Agricultural HS
Tamworth, Conservatorium HS Sydney, For more schools - https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-
schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7/information-for-applicants/choosing-a-selective-school
Online Enrolment Information
Online enrolment for new students is now available at our school! If your child lives within the
local intake area of our school and is an Australian or New Zealand citizen, you can make an
application for enrolment through our school website under the ‘Enrolment’ tab. For further
information please call the school.
Have a great week - Allan Duroux
Awards - No assembly. Awards will be presented at school
PRINCIPAL’S AWARD: James for being a cheerful considerate student
CITIZENSHIP: Zeva CAPA: Declan PBL: Massimo ENVIRONMENT: Kobi
SPORT: Rhys GOOD FRIEND: Rhys chosen by Miss Allen
NUDE FOODIST: Zoa, Arlo and Sapphire
ACADEMIC
K-1 Max for showing great number knowledge in adding two-digit numbers together
2-3 Massimo for demonstrating the correct use of paragraphs in narrative writing
4-5 Jake for great research skills and effort in speech writing
6 Amber for improvement in division algorithms
GO FOR IT
K-1 Zoa for demonstrating enthusiastic energy in NRL
2-3 Lincoln for giving best during the spelling assessment tasks
4-5 Caleb for improvement in spelling
6 Tyrese for focus and effort during the first NRL skills session
POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR LEARNING (PBL)
K-1 Jessie for having a positive attitude towards learning
2-3 Carley for being inclusive during play
4-5 Mel for good focus and respect during NRL skills session
Library Awards – Toretto, Alicia, Willow, Joe
Book Fair
Due to COVID restrictions parents can not come on-site to
view the Book Fair. Students will browse the Scholastic
Book Fair collection to make a wish list that they then take
home for approval by parents and carers. The parent
approved list is then paid for by credit card on-line or by
phone (see back of Wish List for payment instructions). NO
money is paid through the school.
When students bring their Wish List back to Mrs McInnes
showing a paid receipt number they will be given the
books paid for to take home (if school stock is exhausted
then Mrs McInnes will order more so there may be a slight
delay in some books going home.)
Book Fair will be held in the school library on Wednesdays
and Thursdays in weeks 4 and 5.
Dianne McInnes
Teacher-Librarian
NRL Skills week 1 K-1 fruit skewer making
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