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What’s on?

Term 4 – Monday 10 October school resumes

Week 1

Mon 12 Oct Staff and students return to school

Staff Meeting – Technology update information, Stage Team meetings

Thur 15 Oct Year 6 Willyama HS Transition visit 9am-11am

Fri 16 Oct School Assembly at 9am hosted by Mrs VW + SRC

Principal’s Meeting – Railway Town PS

Week 2

Mon 19 Oct Staff meeting – Delivering What Works Best: Feedback

Tues 20 Oct BHNPS Public Speaking Competition; Jnr 9:15am, Snr 11:40am

Thurs 22 Oct Year 6 Willyama HS Transition visit 9am-11am

Fri 23 Oct School Assembly at 9am hosted by 5-6 G

Principal's Report

Hello Families,

I am so excited and privileged to be joining Broken Hill North Public School in 2023 as your new Principal. I would like to sincerely thank Mr Cumming on leading such a wonderful school for 12 years and I know I have huge shoes to fill. I would also like to pass on a huge thank you to Mrs McEvoy for stepping into the chair for Term 4. We will be working closely together throughout the term to ensure a smooth start to 2023.

On the first weekend of the school holidays, my family and I paid a visit to Broken Hill and were lucky enough to meet our brilliant Executive team and Mr Peter Macbeth our Director, Educational Leadership. We have sought temporary accommodation and once we move in January, we will be looking at either buying a block of land with the intention to build or to buy our new home.

I will be visiting Broken Hill and will be working closely with Mrs McEvoy to plan for the year ahead. I will also take this opportunity to get to know students and staff. I will be at school from Monday 24 October to Tuesday 1 November and hope to meet as many families as possible. I anticipate that I will visit again towards the end of the term before moving to Broken Hill permanently with my family early in January.

Looking forward to joining the Broken Hill North Public School community,

Angela Sampson

Welcome back to Paradise!

We really hope everyone has had an enjoyable break from the routines of school and are now ready to take on the many opportunities that are planned for Term 4. These include the Check-In Assessment for Years 3, 4 and 5, Swimming School for Years 2 – 4 and Support Unit students, Kindergarten transition, Year 6 to High School transition visits and Public Speaking competitions.

A reminder that wearing hats is a school expectation when outside and in the playground. It is important to “Be safe” and look after our skin to stop issues in later life.

Sonja McEvoy

COVID-19 requirements

You may have heard that National Cabinet announced a decision to remove the isolation requirements for COVID-19 positive cases. The NSW Department of Education is working on this to make sure our COVID-smart settings are aligned when the change to isolation comes into effect on Friday 14 October. In the meantime, the school is to continue to follow the same measures we had in place for Term 3. An update will be provided to all staff and families once we have confirmation from the department.

P & C – Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 8 November at 6.30pm in the Community Centre. It would be great to see lots of parents there to have a say in our school.

Gala Days - On Wednesday 21 June, sadly the boys cricket day had to be cancelled due to the rain but our girls shone brightly in basketball. All we expected from them was to do their best and have fun! Mission accomplished!

Kindergarten 2023

It is really important that enrolments for our 2023 Kindergarten students are sorted as soon as possible. Kindergarten transition commences in Week 3 and we need to have names to invite our Little Northies to visit and prepare for 2023.

If you need assistance with the paperwork we’re more than willing to help out. At the moment we have very few enrolment forms handed in – I’m certain there are many more little ones that want to come our way next year!

http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/bhnps2022

The survey window will open on Monday 5 September (Week 8, Term 3) and run until Friday 4 November (Week 4, Term 4)

We are encouraging parents to participate in The Tell Them From Me Parent Survey. It is anonymous, voluntary, and easy-to-use. It is based on a comprehensive questionnaire covering parents' perceptions of their child's experiences at home and at school.

Insights into parent and staff communication, activities and practices at home, and parent voice on the school's support of learning and behaviour all build an accurate and timely picture that schools can use for practical improvements.

Please go to the following site and complete the survey before Friday 4 November 2022.

http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/bhnps2022

Your opinions and responses are greatly valued and enable the school to plan for the future.

How2Learn

HOW2Learn

Each week I will endeavour to propose aspects of mindsets and challenge you to take it into consideration in your role as parents / carers.

Fixed Mindset

This is just too hard

Change to

Growth Mindset

This may take some more time and effort from me

Which mindset is most likely to result in learning? Change the words, change the mindset!

Attendance Snapshot

Term 3 Week 10

Target 91%

Actual – 78.41%

K F	K M	K-6 D	K-6 R	K-6 W	1 H	1-2 H
76.7%	96.7%	82.1%	75%	89.3%	81.6%	80%

2 B	3-4 K	3-4 S	3-6 L	4-5 M	5-6 G	5-6 W
83.3%	69.8%	84.1%	65.4%	78.1%	58.9%	76.7%

Let’s make sure if we can be at school we are here every day

Classes of The Week

Raise Responsibility Class Points ( > 90% ) All classes!!!

100% Green students – 2B, 5-6 G, K-6 R, K-6 D, K-6 W

Attendance – K M

100% attendees – 153 students attended every day this week. Thank you for being here!

Levels Awards

The following students achieved Gold Level and will be presented with their certificate at this Friday’s school assembly. Congratulations and thanks for setting the example at our school.

K F	Lyric Mackiewicz
K M	Bella Norris
K-6 W	Timothy Kelly
1 H	Ashton Bugeja
1-2 H	Isabella Morton, Ace Reid
3-4 K	Harrison Druitt
5-6 G	Isabella Miller, Clementine Schultz

The following students achieved Silver Level and will be presented with their certificate at this Friday’s school assembly. Congratulations and thanks for setting the example at our school.

K-6 W	Beaudean Bugmy
3-4 K	Abel Nilsen
3-4 S	Riley Pimm

Superstar

This weeks Superstar is Amelia Haring from 2 B. Amelia is helpful, responsible and respectful Northie. She is always kind and we are lucky to have her at our school!

Legend

This weeks Legend is Steven Neale from 5-6 G. Steven for demonstrating excellence in leadership and responsibility. Steven is always first to step into leadership roles when captains are away. He has given up multiple lunches and recesses to help with these roles. He is an asset to our school

Awards

	Class Awards
K F	Skylah Grossole, Kayden Smith, Sofia Peduto
K M	Shakaila Etrich Graham, Elisha Bishop, Amelia Watmore
K-6 R	Andrew Forbes
K-6 W	Beaudean Bugmy
1 H	Blayde Baldwin, Embalea Power, Diane Parfitt
1-2 H	Charlie Stephens, Catalina Chavez Slater, Ebonee Pimm
3-4 K	Harrison Druitt, Olivia Hampton, Edmund Schultz
3-4 S	Tyler Pollard, Toby McClure, Riley Pimm
5-6 G	Deacoda Corradini, Isaac Chavez Slater, Jamieson Tartoosie

Broken Hill North Public School

Newsletter No. 30 - 10 October 2022