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From the Principal

#GardenOfLove

A HUGE THANKS goes to all our community members who are getting behind our beloved Ms Pauline's Garden, in one way or another: Mrs Felicity Bowman, who has the vision and drive, spending countless hours leading this project of love and guiding our students - the families and school staff who have donated items - the Dad with the chainsaw, who came after school one day to further cut stumps into 'stepping stones' - this garden is shaping up to be absolutely amazing, keeping true to Ms Pauline's vision and organic philosophy. Her essence is definitely here!

Maria Lambos - Principal

THANK YOU!!!!!

Words are not enough to express our thanks to you, Mrs Bowman, for your incredible vision, drive and enthusiasm!

A big thank you to Ellie 1/2L and Isabelle 3/4B and the Sin Family, for their kind donations for the garden!

Thank you to the McPherson Family for their generous donation of gardening tools!

Thanks so much to the Allen Family!

Thank you to the Harris Family for your big black pot!

Thanks to Jenni in the office for your pots and plants!

Huge thanks to Ivy 1/2C W's Dad for coming in with his chainsaw to help out! Much appreciated!

Year 6 Fundraiser

Limited Edition Tea Towels!

Let’s all keep up the GOOD HAND HYGIENE with the Year 6 Cohort’s limited edition tea towel.

Take home Lachie W's (6F) amazing design as a reminder of these strange times we‘ve been living through.

For $20, you will receive a 50x70cm tea towel with a hanging loop

100% flat weave cotton

205-210 GSM

Place your orders in the link below:https://form.jotform.com/201682466455864

Make your bank transfer to:

Balmain Public School P&C

BSB 062110

AC 00900412

Orders will close Friday July 3rd, and in-class delivery at the school will take place the first week of Term 3.

2021 Year 5 Opportunity Class

LAST WEEK - Year 4 Students, Parents and Carers

The 2021 Year 5 Opportunity Class placement process was put on hold in April 2020, due to the COVID-19 situation.

The High Performing Students Team have revised and simplified the timeline for the OC placement process, to ensure that students and families can have certainty about their placement as soon as possible.

The changes include:

A new date for online applications. Parents must apply between 9 June 2020 and 26 June 2020. Late applications cannot be accepted.
A new test date - Wednesday 16 September 2020.

To ensure fair and consistent assessment of students across New South Wales, students will be offered places based only on their test results this year – there will be no school assessment scores.

There will also be no opportunity for appeals given the tight timeframes.

For further detailed information and continued updates regarding this process, visit - https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5

Fact sheet for Parents and Carers

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Every FRIDAY

Go to www.flexischools.com.au to place your order

For any food/menu queries please feel free to contact us directly via email :

info@theschoolcanteen.com.au.

Alternatively, you can call Kirsty on 0416 786 603 and we will be happy to assist.

Kirsty and Jason Feliciotto – The School Canteen

Friday 26 June - Mufti Day - GOING GREEN for Ms Pauline - Wear green, florals or gardening attire - Gold coin donation greatly appreciated!

9-26 June - Applications open for 2021 Year 5 Opportunity Class

Application process information can be accessed here

Wednesday 1 July - P&C Meeting

This meeting (and all meetings in Term 3) will be held via Zoom as formal amendments have been made to the P&C Constitution which now allows us to host meetings via video-conferencing.

We will send out the link closer to the date but, in the meantime, if there is an expert in the BPS community who is skilled in setting up Zoom for large groups, please contact the P&C to lend their skills!

balmainpspc@gmail.com

Friday 3 July - LAST DAY OF TERM 2

Tuesday 21 July - TERM 3 COMMENCES FOR STUDENTS

FROM YOUR P&C

Baseball Caps Are Back!

Hooray! After a long COVID-19 delay, baseball caps are back in stock.

Place your orders for delivery to classroom now!

Please include your child's Name and Class in the 'Notes To Seller' box at the end. Thank you!

https://bps-uniform-stall.square.site/

School Uniforms

Order uniform items here

For any size exchanges, please:

1. Email the uniform stall with the details of the exchange, at: balmainpsuniforms@gmail.com

2. Return the items to be exchanged to the school office, clearly marked with Student name, Class and EXCHANGE

3. Replacement items will be packed and re-delivered to your child's classroom

Orders will continue to be packed and delivered for collection each week, until we are able to reopen the stall.

Thank you!

AWARDS

LEARN LIVE LEAD awards

K Gumnut	Griffin S-W	working hard to sound out his words during reading groups
K Jasmine	Gabriel R	his hard work and dedication in forming his letters correctly during handwriting
K Kale	Marla H	writing a fantastic sentence about Belinda the cow, with a beautiful illustration
1/2 Banana Palm	Evie S-W	her fabulous representation of data using a picture graph
1/2 Cactaceae	Gerhard S	his cheerfulness and humour
1/2 Lavender	Elisya G	always being respectful, kind and caring to all peers in the classroom
1/2 Mangrove	Yasna K	demonstrating a great understanding of the relationship between fractions and division
3/4 Bamboo	Remi O'B	being a role model to her peers by displaying the schools expectations in the learning environment
3/4 Magnolia	Remus C-H	an excellent creative writing response using paragraphs!
3/4 Rainforest	Leo L	his creative and considered approach to his mathematics investigation!
5/4 Marigold	Teo X	showing excellent improvement in his behaviour and effort at school
5/6 Cherry Blossom	Drew K	consistently giving his all in all lessons
5/6 Frangipani	Kaito S	his dedication and enthusiasm towards his learning
5/6 Willow	Anthony L	his dedicated and organised approach to school
5/6 Yautia	Rory G	working collaboratively with peers during our mathematics scavenger hunt

YOU CAN DO IT! awards - Organisation

K Gumnut	Patrick Y	putting his book bag away neatly
K Jasmine	Macy W	continuously working hard to organise and pack away her school belongs
K Kale	Nathan T	showing a great improvement is organising his belongings
1/2 Banana Palm	Sebastian C	being organised and for following the instructions to complete his work to a high standard
1/2 Cactaceae	Oscar F	his focus and determination while writing an information report
1/2 Lavender	Callan H-J	working hard to improve his focusing skills during class discussion time
1/2 Mangrove	Harry N	consistently being a wonderful helper with keeping the classroom tidy and organised
3/4 Bamboo	Oscar D	organising his ideas and thoughts in a meaningful manner
3/4 Magnolia	Estelle D	seeking support in her learning and trying her best to be organised!
3/4 Rainforest	Elizaveta S	her organised approach to learning!
5/4 Marigold	Josie A	continually demonstrating to her class how to be ready to learn
5/6 Cherry Blossom	Matilda R	managing her time effectively during assessments
5/6 Frangipani	Lexie B	consistently demonstrating strong organisational skills
5/6 Willow	Wenwen Z	a positive and organised approach to school life
5/6 Yautia	Madeleine M	always coming to school organised and ready to learn

POSITIVE PETE Awards

Thanks to Ms Karstrom, who organises the collection and distribution of the Gelatissimo ice-creams, as well as takes the fab photos!

PHOTO GALLERY: This Week's Positive Pete Winners

S2 - Lina S - 3/4 Rainforest

S3 - Harper S - 5/6 Frangipani

ES1 - Oliver N - K Jasmine

S1 - Aitan M - 1/2 Mangrove

S2 - Lina S - 3/4 Rainforest

S3 - Harper S - 5/6 Frangipani

ES1 - Oliver N - K Jasmine

S1 - Aitan M - 1/2 Mangrove

PHOTO GALLERY: Last Week's Positive Pete Winners

S2 - Brodie N-S 3/4 Magnolia

S3 - Emily R - 5/6 Frangipani

ES1 - Charlotte O - K Kale

S1 - Rosalind C - 1/2 Mangrove