BIDWILL Public School Newsletter

Regular attendance at school is essential for a students to achieve their educational best and increase their career and life opportunities. 

During term 1 the following children recorded 100% attendance, they have received a $50 school credit to be used towards excursions, uniforms or school based learning activities.

July

3rd       Panther Trophy Finals Day

              Brilliant at being resilient

             Winter Sizzler (stage 3 fundraiser)

4th       Gymnastics Kindy to Y4

5th       Last day of Term 2 (Friday)

23rd     First day of Term 3 (Tuesday)

              Swim School begins

24th      Chase your Dreams starts for year 6

26th      National Tree Day

29th      NAIDOC Celebrations

August

6th       Preschool Photos

              Radical Recyclers

             Westfield MtDruitt Performances

8th        3-6 Athletics Carnival

               Preschool Photos

26th      Life Education visits start   

28th - 30th    Stage 3 Camp - Milson Island Sports & Rec Centre

29th - 30th    Stage 2 Camp - YMCA Yarramundi

World Environment Day Poster Winners

And the winners, as chosen by the SRC Environment Group are....       

Kate 5/6P

Jamie-Lee 5/6P

Devante 1C

Ennabella 2/3P

SRC Environment Action Committee                                                                                          Report for School Newsletter                                                            Written by:  Caitlyn

On the 18th of June, the SRC Environment action group organised an Ornithologist to come Bidwill PS to teach us about Native Birds. Did you know there are 78 common species found in Sydney? We were lucky enough to see 16 of these species in our playground, including Masked Lapwing (plover), Red-Rumped Parrots, Ravens and Musk Lorikeets. 

Photos taken by: Levi

We only have a couple of places left for the Stage 2 Camp to Yarramundi on the 29th and 30th August. If your child wishes to attend, please ensure their note and $50 deposit is handed in ASAP.

Our State of Origin fundraiser last week was a huge success with approximately $400 being raised. This will be used to purchase some new sports equipment for our students. A big thank you to all the wonderful parents and grandparents who generously donated treats and helped out at lunch time! The students looked fantastic wearing blue and maroon in support of the NSW and QLD State of Origin teams. 

Click here for more photos from this day.

Woolworths Earn & Learn finished on Tuesday 25th June and we would like to thank everyone who has helped us out by shopping at Woolworths and collecting those stickers. Now comes the fun part, the counting!

Obviously we want to count as many as we can, which is why we need your help to bring in all the stickers you may have collected and put them in out collection box. Every sticker counts. And the higher we can count, the more equipment we can get!

Thanks again for supporting our school.      

The NCCD is an annual count of students who are being provided with adjustments to address disability. All Australian schools and approved authorities for schools participate in the NCCD each year.

Parents, guardians and carers have an important role in their child’s education. They work collaboratively with the school to ensure that the school understands their child’s needs and that appropriate adjustments are made to enable access to education.

To ensure this, students with disability may receive adjustments or support, depending on their functional needs, to access and participate in education.

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data Fact Sheet for Parents, Guardians and Carers

Plastic Free July is an initiative to encourage people to be more aware of their plastic use and to create a cleaner world for generations to come.

The SRC Environmental Action group is setting up a challenge to all classes next week (Week 10, Term  2) to use minimal plastic within our lunchboxes. Students are encouraged to use reusable washable containers, rather than single-use plastic wrapping. 

During literacy and science this week, students are participating in lessons on the impact that single-use plastic has on the environment and ways we can reduce this impact.

 During math lessons in Week 10, each class will be tallying the plastic within their lunchboxes. Which class will win the challenge?

Have a look at some incredible poster designs by our students!

Bidwill PS students will be competing in this year’s Premier’s Spelling Bee competition. The competition is designed to be a fun and educational way for primary school students to engage in spelling. The program includes activities to encourage all students to improve their vocabulary and spelling and to promote literacy skills in combination with the English K-6 Syllabus.

Bidwill PS will be holding a spelling bee during the beginning of term 3. Two students from Stage 2 and another 2 students from Stage 3 will be selected to represent our school in the regional finals.

Students who would like to compete in the Premier’s Spelling Bee competition need to see Mr Birdee and start practising.

NSW Premier's Reading Challenge 2019

Students in K-6 can participate in the 2019 Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) which is presented by the Department of Education. The challenge commenced on 4 March and aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to enable them to experience quality literature.

The PRC runs until 30 August 2019.

Colder days and chilly nights have set in and influenza (flu) season is here. The flu is much more serious than a cold and can be prevented. 

Flu symptoms range from mild to severe and can include:

• fever and chills
• cough, sore throat and runny or stuffy nose
• muscle aches, joint pains, headaches and fatigue (feeling very tired)
• nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea (more common in children than adults).

Visit the DET information here.

With the school holidays fast approaching, daily routines often change and everyone is a lot more relaxed. Different play locations and holiday destinations means changed traffic environments and new safety concerns.

To help keep our children safe, we all need to remember these key road safety messages in these new environments:

• Point out the road safety differences and dangers.
• The best way to keep children safe is to actively supervise them.
• Talk to children about being a safe road user.
• Stop, look, listen, think every time you cross the road.
• It’s the law that everyone wears a helmet when riding a bike in a public place.
• Click clack front ‘n back every person for every trip.

Families and children can discover more information at the Safety Town website.

Bidwill Public School will be celebrating NAIDOC week in Week 2 of Term 3. NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. More details to follow. 

To emphasise the NAIDOC 2019 theme - Voice, Treaty, Truth, several of our students have been working on "Voice" within our Aboriginal Programs and students across the school have been learning to say warami (hello), yanu (goodbye), ngani (how are you?), and didjurigur (thank you) in Dharug, our local Indigenous language. 

Congratulations to Kordell, Alex and Cornelius who represented Sydney West at the 11's Rugby league Championships in Newcastle last week. Over 3 days, they competed against other regions in NSW and were undefeated in all games. The team won the grand final against Sydney South West and were the winners of the NSWPSSA Championships!