Blaxland Public School

Term 1 Week 8

Thought for the week

“Stay humble, work hard, be kind”

Important Dates

Week 9

Monday 20 March

  • K-6 Assembly

Wednesday 22 March

    • Ice Block Wednesday 

    Thursday 23 March

    • Year 6 treat Stall at Recess 
    • AFL Afternoon Session

    Friday 24 March

    • Harmony Day
    • Year 6 treat Stall at Recess 
    • Sydney West Swimming Carnival

    Week 10

    Tuesday 28 March

    • Parent Teacher Interviews

    Wednesday 29 March

    • Ice Block Wednesday 
    • Parent Teacher Interviews
    • Lunch Time Disco

    Thursday 30 March

    • School Photos
    • Year 6 treat Stall at Recess 

    Friday 31 March

    • Year 6 treat Stall at Recess

    Week 11

    Monday 3 April

    • Dental Clinic

    Tuesday 4 April

    • Dental Clinic

    Wednesday 5 April

    • Dental Clinic

    Thursday 6 April

    • Easter Raffle and Fancy Hat Parade
    • Last Day of Term 1

    Permission Notes and Payments

    The School’s preferred method of payment is online via the School Website.

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

    Message from Mrs Ellis

    Congratulations Niah on your selection in the Blue Mountains PSSA Girls Soccer team, we are all so proud of you.

    NAPLAN

    Year 3 and 5 students have begun their NAPLAN assessments in literacy and numeracy, completing writing and reading assessments this week. Language conventions and numeracy will be next week. The school and parents/carers will be notified of the results later in the year.

    Harmony Day

    Blaxland Public School will be recognising Harmony Day on Friday 24th March. Harmony Week is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values.

    Orange is the colour chosen to represent Harmony Week as it signifies social communication and meaningful conversations. It also relates to the freedom of ideas and encouragement of mutual respect.

    All students are asked to wear orange or a tone of orange on Friday the 24th of March. This colour represents that everyone belongs in Australia.

    Parent Teacher Interviews

    This week, a parent teacher interview google form was sent to all parents on Skoolbag and via email so that parents can book an interview time with their child’s class teacher. These interviews will be face to face and will occur over two days.

    • KE, K/1C and 1/2H: Tuesday 28th March 2pm-6pm
    • 3/4H, 4/5D and 5/6PS: Wednesday 29th March 2pm-6pm

    Easter Hat Parade

    Planning is well underway for the annual Fancy/Easter Hat Parade on Thursday 6th April starting at 10:15am. All parents/carers and younger siblings are invited to join us on the day as well as the Gateway Playgroup. It will be a fun way to end Term 1 with the chance to win a prize in the P&C Easter Raffle.

    School Photos

    This year, the school photos will be on Thursday 30th March, starting the day with a whole school photo at 9:10am. All students will need to wear the summer school uniform.

    NSW Health Dental Program

    Blaxland Public School students will have the opportunity to participate in the NSW Health Dental Program on Monday 3rd- Wednesday 5th April. This is a free check up for all students. All parents/carers are asked to return the dental forms to the school office by Wednesday 29th March.

    Blaxland PS P&C and Fathering Project Sleep Out

    Ryan and Jason have been very busy planning a fun sleep out night on Saturday 1st April on the school oval. The aim of the Fathering project is to connect Dad’s and their children. Final notes were sent home yesterday and need to be returned with payment to school by Friday 24th March.

    2023 Blaxland Public School P&C Executive

    This week, the Blaxland P&C elected the new P&C executive for 2023.

    • President: Claire
    • Vice President: Kayla
    • Secretary: Ruth
    • Treasurer: James

    School Photo Day

    School Photo Date: 30/03/2023

    Kindly see attached school photo day flyer on how to order and pay for school photos.

    Download

    SRC Update

    We have a very considerate and passionate group of class representatives in 2023 who are keen to help, support and improve not only our school but our local and global community. Some great ideas and initiatives have already been discussed and planned.

    Ice Block Wednesdays

    Thank you for supporting the first two ice block days. So far we have raised $190 and we are looking forward to supporting animal adoption projects. The next two Wednesdays – March 22nd and 29th, will be the final chances to purchase a cool treat at lunchtime. Ice blocks are $1 each and ‘sugar free’ options are available.

    Lunchtime Discos

    Due to popular demand, our lunchtime discos will return in Week 10. There will be no cost to attend.

    • Years K-2 Thursday 30th March
    • Years 3-6 Friday 31st March

    Breakfast Club

    Starting in Term 2, the SRC will be running a Breakfast Club on Wednesday mornings. Breakfast will be served from 8:35am until 8:55am, allowing time for students to eat before school. The cost will be $2 and students can order –

    • Raisin toast and juice
    • White toast served with your choice of butter, vegemite, strawberry jam or honey and juice.

    Gluten free toast will be available.

    Orders will be taken from the canteen windows.

    We are looking forward to a productive year!

    SRC & Mrs Cooke

    Year 6 to 7 moving to High School

    To all Parent/carers of year 6 students.

    To enrol your child in Year 7 for 2024, you will need to complete an Expression of Interest for Year 6 to Year 7 transition. The Expression of Interest (EOI) lets you indicate which school(s) you would like your child to attend in Year 7. Kindly read the attached Year 6 to 7 Moving to High School note for more information.

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    A Calendar of School Excursions and Events

    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. 

    2023 Calendar

    Kindly see the attached calendar for 2023 Term dates.
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    In the Garden

    I wish to thank the new families for coming along to our garden club, many hands make light work and there is always a lot of work to do in the garden. If you would like to join, we meet every Monday 2:30pm -3:00pm. I especially love seeing toddler siblings discovering and showing me what they find the in garden, they love to pick out all the bugs. We encourage everyone to wander around the garden and check out what is growing.

    Happy Gardening. Theresa (parent volunteer)

    P&C News

    P&C Update

    This week the P&C had our AGM (Annual General Meeting).

    As we reflect on the last 12 months we would like to thank all the P&C committee, P&C members, and the amazing BPS families for your hard work and support.


    We would like to give a special thank you to our outgoing vice president Theresa who does so much for our school and the community.

    Thank you to Kayla for volunteering to step up as out 2023 -2024 vice president. Welcome to the P&C committee.

    A big thank you also to Claire (President), James (Treasure) and Ruth (Secretary) who have offered to stay in their positions for another year.

    We welcome all BPS families to attend the P&C meetings, become a member if you want, and we appreciate your help at our events.

    This week you received a note and raffle book for the P&C’s annual Easter raffle.

    Thank you to those families who have already returned their sold raffle tickets and Easter raffle donations.

    Please return your sold raffle tickets and Easter donations to the office by Friday 31st March (Term 1, Week 10).

    We have begun preparing for the Mother’s Day stall (Thursday 11th May –Term 2, Week 3).

    It would be wonderful if some of our BPS dads could save the date to help sell the Mother’s day gift that morning.

    Our next P&C meeting will be Tuesday the 9th of May (Term 2, Week 3), 7pm via zoom.

     

    Contact Blaxland P&C via

    -       Blaxland Public School Families Facebook page

    -       Email us on blaxlandpandc@gmail.com

    Student Awards - Term 1 Week 8

    School Captain

    • Niah

    Vice Captain

    • Abbey

    Silver and Gold Awards

    • Ivy 

    Assistant Principal Awards

    • Beatrice
    • Amelia
    • Max
    • Sophia
    • Soraya
    • Abbey

    Awards for Attitude, Commitment and Effort Awards (ACE)

    • Xavier
    • Oliver
    • Eden
    • Bella
    • Maddie
    • Connor

    Merit Awards

    KE

    • Nora
    • Marcus

    K/1C

    • Ethan
    • Ella

    1/2H

    • Thea
    • Cooper

    3/4H

    • Manix
    • Otis

    4/5D

    • Michael
    • Angus

    5/6PS

    • Maycee
    • Axton


    Box Divvy

    https://www.boxdivvy.com/
    Thank you to the generosity of the local Box Divvy organisation for their donations of fruit and vegetables every fortnight. We greatly support your generosity. If interested, click on the website link to find out more information about Box Divvy.

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