Blaxland Public School

Term 3

Week 5

Tuesday 16 August

• Police Cyber Safety talk with Parents

Wednesday 17 August

• Blaxland High School Visit 

Friday 19 August

• Kindy to Year 2 Athletics Carnival

Week 6

Monday 22 August

• Blue Mountains/Nepean Dance Festival - Tickets on Sale

Week 7

Tuesday 30 August

• Blue Mountains/Nepean Dance Festival - Rehearsal

Week 8

Tuesday 6 September

• Blue Mountains/Nepean Dance Festival -Maitenee Performance

Wednesday 7 September

Blue Mountains/Nepean Dance Festival - Evening Performance

For all notes sent home please see either the School Website or SkoolBag.

It has been lovely to welcome the school community back onsite for the Book Fair and Character Parade and the Years 3-6 Athletics Carnival over the past two weeks. Both events have been well supported and we thank the school community for their ongoing commitment to Blaxland Public School.

Kindergarten enrolments 2023

We have started planning for 2023 and the kindergarten enrolments for 2023 are growing each week. If you have a child who is turning 5 before 31st July 2023 and they are ready for school, please complete an online enrolment application which is found on the Blaxland Public School Website. The Kindergarten Transition program planning has also begun and the dates for the Transition Program are:

Thursday 15th September

Thursday 22nd September

Thursday 13th October

Thursday 20th October

Thursday 27th October

The Kindergarten Transition program will start at 9:30 and finish at 11:00am.

Blue Mountains Dance Festival

This year Blaxland Public School will be participating in the Blue Mountains Dance Festival at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in Penrith. We have three dance groups in the festival, and we are very excited to offer this opportunity to our students.  The school will cover the costs of the dance costumes and parents will be asked to pay a minimum fee to cover the costs of bus transport for the rehearsal and matinee performances.

Dates for these performances are:

Tickets go on sale Monday August 22nd

https://www.thejoan.com.au/

Dance Rehearsal is on Tuesday 30th August

Matinee performance is September 6th

Evening Performance is September 7th

Police Cyber Safety Parent Talk

On Tuesday 16th August starting at 9:15-10:15, Senior Constable Hatton Youth Officer from Springwood Police will be presenting a Cyber Safety talk for parents. During this talk, parents will learn about ways to keep their children safe online, setting boundaries for technology use for your children, recent facts about Cyber Safety and ways for adults to keep themselves safe online. This event will be held in the school library and tea and coffee will be available. We hope that you can join us on that day.

P&C Father’s Day Stall

The Blaxland PS P&C will be holding the Father’s Day stall on Thursday 1st September for all students K-6. A variety of gifts will be available for purchase.

Basketball Clinic

Blaxland Public School has been fortunate enough to receive a sporting schools grant for Term 3 from Sporting Schools Australia. Students will be participating in four free Aussie Hoops sessions which will be delivered by Basketball NSW. 

Dates: Weeks 5-8 

·         Friday 19th August 2022 

·         Friday 26th August 2022 

·         Friday 2nd September 2022 

·         Friday 9th September 2022 

K-2 Sports Fun Day

K-2 students will be participating in a fun morning of sporting activities on Friday 19th August. The Basketball program will be incorporated into the morning for KE, K/1C and 2H

Blaxland P&C has some exciting events planned for the second half of the year.

BPS tea towel, tote bags and aprons fundraising event is coming soon!!! 

Soon our BPS students will be asked to draw their self-portrait for the tea towel, tote bags, and aprons. The ordering system will be online. We will share more information shortly so you can start ordering these wonderful keepsakes.

Colour Run family fun afternoon

We are looking into running a colour run as a family fun afternoon on Friday 16th December this year. We would like to celebrate together and have a fun end to the year. The P&C would love to extra help to help this event run smoothly. We are setting up a working party to plan and run this event. Please contact us if you are able to help. Families are invited to join in the colour run, which will be held after lunch on Friday 16th December so please put the date in your calendar. 

Next P&C Meeting

Our next meeting will be Tuesday the 13th September (Term 3, Week 9) via zoom. 

We have two calendars available to view our School Excursions and Events that are happening through out the year.

SkoolBag

To find the Events Calendar in SkoolBag:

• Click our School Emblem - found under My Schools & Services.
• In the blue bar at the bottom of the screen click Events.

School Website

For upcoming excursions and events on the School Website, they can be found either at the bottom of the Home page or on the Events page. 

Weekly flute lessons available after school from Term 3. 

Book in now for a spot! Group class held 3.15pm Thursdays at Blaxland Public School Individual lessons also available from 3.45pm Fun, interactive, classes held by an experienced flute teacher.

Justine has a Masters degree in Music and more than 25 years of experience as a flute teacher and performer.  She has taught all levels from beginner to university level and has worked with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Opera Australia, the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, as well as for musical shows such as “The Sound of Music” and “Phantom of the Opera”.She has taught at schools for more than two decades and is a highly skilled, compassionate and understanding teacher.Lessons cost $22.50 per child for group lesson. $45 for individual lessons. Lessons are also available at Justine’s studio in Hazelbrook. Justine also offers preparation for AMEB exams and holds a Working with Children Clearance Check.

Please contact Justine directly on: 0429 357 197

www.justinebristow.com