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NEWSLETTER Phone: 9484 8844 24 September 2019 Fax: 9484 8200

P & C Meeting – Wednesday 16 October 2019 7:30 p.m. – Library Website: www.beecroftpublicschool.com.au Email: beecroft-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal’s Report Happy Holidays It has again been a busy term filled with many significant highlights. I am proud to work alongside a talented and dedicated team who actively strive to ensure that each child in their care is ‘known, valued and cared for’. Students have worked hard striving to achieve their own personal bests and have shone in athletics, cross-country, chess, debating, public speaking and the arts. Our community and P&C secured a grant that will leave a legacy for future generations. It has been a fabulous term and I thank everyone for partnering with us for the benefit of our students. I wish our students, staff and families a restful break filled with fun, connection and relaxation. Students return to school on Monday 14 October 2019. ‘Service to Others’ is Appreciated Each and every day at Beecroft Public School, our community leads by example showing that service to others is important. Research has shown that volunteering is not only a ‘good thing to do’ but that it significantly enriches an individual’s own wellbeing. Our students benefit from the extra time, energy and support that is given by dedicated volunteers to the many extra-curricular opportunities and services provided at BPS. When I write about volunteers, I am talking about the staff, parents, grandparents, community members, the P&C and students who give their time, skills and passions to enrich the lives of others. Those with servant hearts, give of themselves not for their own egos or status, but for the greater good of others. In the last week alone, volunteers have helped in many ways across the school. Volunteers have:

• helped in classrooms in literacy and numeracy groups; • served in the canteen, helping to celebrate the ‘Healthy School Canteen’ accreditation; • planned and organised the Band Tour; • prepared and served morning tea for the 2020 Kindergarten students and their parents; • presented at the Kindergarten Orientation on the P&C committees and services including: the Uniform Shop; Canteen; School

Banking; Band and Strings; Arts and Crafts and BOOSH; and • organised and ran the P&C movie night.

On behalf of our school, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who serve our school and students. Band and Strings The Band and Strings program provides opportunities for Beecroft Public School students to participate in one of five bands or three string ensembles. Last week, the Senior String Ensemble entertained the parents at the Kindergarten Orientation and this week our Stage 3 musicians will perform in schools along the South Coast.

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The Beecroft Band and Strings Program is fortunate to have the support of many parent volunteers who give generously of their time. The dedicated Band and Strings’ committee under the leadership of President, Janine Kissick, works tirelessly and gives generously of its time to enable this program to flourish. The dedication of the students, staff and volunteers, has allowed our Band and Strings Program to make beautiful music for decades. The Band and Strings’ AGM will be held on 7 November at 7:30p.m. in the staffroom. As with each year, pivotel parent committee members will be leaving and new volunteers are needed to take on essential roles on the committee. If you have students who will be joining Band and Strings in 2020, please consider volunteering and nominating for a position on the Band and Strings’ committee. Healthy School Canteen Last week, our P&C Canteen celebrated their NSW Healthy School Canteen certification with a delicious and healthy yogurt, coulis and granola parfait. The new healthy menu, championed by Belinda Varndell, Donna Dubsky and Nina Frykberg, now sees Beecroft Public School as one of a number of school canteens from across the state accredited as a Great Choice Healthy Canteen. Thank you to our amazing canteen staff and the volunteers who provide this valuable service to our students every school day. The P&C also voted to support the canteen in making significant changes to the internal layout and to invest in newer, time saving equipment that will allow the team to further enhance their healthy choices menu. Congratulations to the BPS Canteen team! Silver Awards Congratulations to our outstanding students who received their Silver awards at the assemblies last week. You and your parents should be very proud of this achievement and for your commitment to the school values: respect, responsibility, excellence and participation.

Kindergarten Orientation Last Thursday, we welcomed our 2020 Kindergarten students and their parents to the first of three orientation sessions. At this first session, our parents participated in an information session and learnt about the many great opportunities provided by both the school and the P&C. The children enjoyed some time in the Kindergarten classrooms doing craft and listening to stories. Thank you to our

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volunteers who served morning tea and welcomed our 2020 families into the Beecroft Public School community. Thank you to Mrs Kim Walsh and Mrs Sophia Widolf and their team for their excellent organisation. Operation Art Exhibition Congratulations to Hannah G, Mayuri H, Katia H and Caitlyn V whose artworks are currently on show in the Operation Art Exhibition at the Armory Gallery, Jamieson Street, Sydney Olympic Park until 16 November 2019, 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. daily. Operation Art is an initiative of the Children's Hospital at Westmead in association with the NSW Department of Education. As a school, we are proud to be involved in the special work carried out by the Children's hospital at Westmead. Tanya Rose Principal

Deputy Principal’s Report Tell Them From Me Parent Survey Thank you to those parents who have already taken part in the 2019 Tell Them From Me parent survey. To have your say on our school community please click on the following link to complete the survey: http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/beecroft2019 Alex Montgomery Deputy Principal

3-6 Parent and Student GenReady/Cyber Safety Information Evening

Save The Date! Save The Date! Save The Date! Pop this date in your diary: Tuesday 22 October from 5:45p.m. to 7:45p.m. Beecroft Public School will be hosting an information evening for parents and children about empowering young people to make appropriate choices in a fast paced and challenging world. Guest

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speakers for this event will be Constable Debbie Chrystal (Local School Liaison Officer), from Eastwood Local Area Command to discuss Cyber Safety, and Hayley Walsh from GenReady who will talking about healthy relationships for Stage 2 and puberty for Stage 3. More information in regards to the cost of the evening will be sent home in the coming days. Mrs Ellen Randall and Mrs Joanne Justic

What’s Happening in Year 6? Year 6 Toby Tree Excellent writing by Year 6 students about the characters in our novel Toby Alone. Our tree is finished, thanks to the students who helped to construct it. We are also growing flowers on the balcony, helping to make our space more beautiful.

Mrs Glenda Luscombe

Group Photos 2019 Group photos are now available to view and order online at www.theschoolphotographer.com.au using the code 19S1085PRE39.

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Eco Corner Report Many hands make light work Thirty knights came to take care of the school veggie gardens on Friday. With so many hands, all the gardens were harvested. Bunches of lettuce, spinach and snow peas were picked and then carefully weighed in the canteen into even bags, before being taken off ready for sale. Eleven bags in total were harvested and sold. This Friday sees the knights preparing the gardens for the holidays. Ben the Green Garden Guru In knowledge we grow

The Sound Engineering and Lighting Squad (SEaLS) The SEaLS had a quick meeting on Monday. We discussed our goals for next term, including how to utilise the lights more than their current 1% of the school year. Watch this space. Ben McSweeney P & C President

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P&C News P&C News P&C News P&C News P&C News

Message from the President Well what an action packed term. Athletics carnivals, fit-a-thons, orientations, discos, movie nights, K-2 concerts and finishing with a band camp. Time for a well-deserved two weeks off. Have a safe break. Movie Night under the Stars Last Friday we had over 250 students and their parents enjoy our Movie Night under the Stars. The movie this year was How To Train Your Dragon 3. The weather, which was so average earlier in the week, was perfect. Thank you to Shannon and her team for putting this wonderful night on. Special thanks to Ruby, Virginia, Edwina, Lyndal and their kids. Special thank you to Douglas McCarthur from Ray White Beecroft who continued their sponsorship of the movie night. Kindergarten Orientation Last Thursday we welcomed for the first time our new students for 2020. The P&C put on a fabulous welcome morning tea for both the parents and some still very hungry new students. A huge thank you to Lyndal for organising this morning tea, ably assisted by Virginia, Emma, Alison, Pradeep, Merryn, Koreen, Amy, Justine, Alex, Berta, Katherine and Charlotte Clayton (student), Lucy van Hooft (student), as well as all the 2019 Kindergarten families that supplied such a beautiful smorgasbord morning tea. September P&C Meeting Last Wednesday was our September monthly P&C meeting. We were brought up to date on all things going on in the school, particularly the new BOOSH building. We voted and approved for the canteen to go ahead with upgrades to its layout and new equipment to help it meet the changing needs and requirements of the canteen healthy food guidelines and the increasing number of students using the canteen for their lunches. Busy days see 300 lunch orders. One third of the school. Congratulations to Belinda, Donna and Nina for helping the canteen meet its new healthy food requirements. Upcoming Events Term 4 Working Bee: Sunday 20 October Ben McSweeney ben.mcsweeney@gmail.com P & C President

Canteen News - Phone 9980 7255

#timeforatreat success! Thank you to all the students and staff who chose to partake in our little fundraiser event! Despite the cooler and rainy weather, we had a few brave souls who got wet just to get their hands on the yoghurt pots! All round, the verdict was 10/10 for taste and it was definitely 10/10 for healthy eating!

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Big thanks to the helpers who sold them at recess: Virginia C, Meghan L & Mel W and once again a big thank you to Donna D & Nina F for their enthusiastic efforts in making this happen. Good job everyone. Menu Launch 5...4...3...2...1 – our menu is blasting off next Term, so get on board! This is only the beginning of our adventure into a new canteen! Roster for the upcoming week & Term 4 Week 1 Wednesday 25 September: Carly S, EXTRA HELP PLEASE! Thursday 26 September: NO ONE ON ROSTER Friday 27 September: Michelle M, Olga L ++++++++ Have a good break! ++++++++ Term 4 Monday 14 Octobber: Alison M Tuesday 15 October: Alison F

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If you are rostered on and cannot commit, please arrange for someone to cover your day. Please try and let either myself or the Managers know to help organise the weekly roster. If you are still having difficulties, please phone the Canteen Managers, Jenny or Julie on 9980 7255. Thanks. Belinda Varndell info.bps.canteen@gmail.com Canteen Convenor

Arts & Crafts Program

The draft brochure for Term 4 Arts and Crafts is attached. Qkr! will open for enrolments on Wednesday 25 September (week 10) AFTER 9:00P.M., and close during the holidays on Monday 7 October. An update to Arts for 2020: please note that from 2020, the Arts program will only be for children in Years 1-6 (not kindergarten). Helena, Haosen and Maret haosen_liu@hotmail.com

lanhe2211@gmail.com

Lost Property

A big thank you to Scarlett W and Aurelia G from 2A and Asher B from 3B who gave up their lunchtime, to help sort out lost property last week. Any 'unlabelled' lost property items left in the area on Friday 27 September at 3:00p.m. will be donated. Please take the opportunity prior to then, to have a look for any missing items. Thank you to the class parents of 1C for sorting out lost property this week. Enjoy the school holiday. Please take this opportunity to re-label your children's items. Lisa Yen P&C Vice President bpsclassparent@gmail.com

Uniform Shop

Please note that the Uniform Shop will be CLOSED this Thursday 26 September. We hope you all have a safe and relaxing holiday. Helping in the shop this week: Wednesday 25 September - No volunteers Thursday 26 September - CLOSED

Hours: Wednesday 3:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. Thursday 9:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. Sherri Cooper Uniform Shop Convenor beecroftpsuniform@gmail.com

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School Banking

Regular Hours: Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

You can now pre-order Term 4 rewards if you have 10 or more tokens. To check your token count, you can log into the Youth Ap which can be downloaded onto any Smart device. Alternatively, you can put a note in your bank book to ask, or check in at the banking window on a Thursday morning. Once students reach 9 tokens, they receive a letter in their class tray letting them know they can now order a reward item.

Alice Clayton BeecroftSchoolBanking@gmail.com

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BOOSH

Hello Booshies!!! Vacation Care – Open for Bookings Current families who have submitted their online permission slip are now able to book their required Vacation Care days. Days have been booked out extremely fast with only Thursday and Friday, 10 and 11 October having vacancies left. The online Permission Slip can be filled in through our website or using this direct link https://forms.gle/zSTbNWVmG519K3wx6 . New families who lodged a permission slip have been contacted in regards to availability. Direct Payments for Fees Have you filled in a direct debit/credit authority form for your family yet? Remember that to re-enrol for Boosh positions in 2020 you must have completed the form. Re-enrolment will commence at the AGM in November (for families with permanent session) and be completed the week after for families with casual or temporary bookings only. Exact dates will be advertised soon. The form and FAQ can be downloaded from here http://www.boosh.com.au/fees-and-hours/bank-details-and-direct-payment-authorisation/ . Boosh AGM and Re-enrolment Night The BOOSH Centre Annual General Meeting (AGM) and re-enrolment for BOOSH 2020 places will be held in November at the Beecroft Bowling Club. The exact date will be advertised to parents within the next week. PLEASE NOTE – ATTENDANCE AT THE AGM IS MANDATORY FOR RE-ENROLMENT OF PERMANENT POSITIONS. As per the Enrolment and Orientation Policy, families must send a representative to the AGM to be able to re-enrol at Boosh in 2020. Any family whose children have PERMANENT places at Boosh must re-enrol for these places at the AGM. Information on the Re-enrolment process for all families will be sent closer to the date. Families who have only temporary positions or casual access are also invited to attend the AGM, however attendance is not mandatory. These families will be advised of the Re-Enrolment procedure in the coming weeks. Have Your Say on Before and After School Care The NSW Government is committed to providing before and after school care to all students of public primary schools in New South Wales. As part of the reform,a parent web form has been established by Service NSW that will enable parents to tell the Department about their specific care needs and to stay up to date with any new developments. The information provided by parents will help the Department of Education to understand your needs, give them insights into where there are gaps in service delivery and help to ensure the extra places are delivered where they are required. Have your say today at https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/basc. Special Afternoon Tea This week’s special afternoon tea is Fried Rice on Wednesday afternoon.

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BOOSH Page 2 This Week’s Photos Year 6 girls spending quality time with staff; making “climate dioramas” for nature week; learning new ball skills; dress ups with friends and creating a rainbow symphony. Upcoming Dates Vacation Care bookings open for current and new families: NOW! Waitlist open for Kindy 2020 New families: NOW! AGM and Re-enrolment night: November - TBA Have a great week! Mel and The Boosh Team 9980 8224 admin@boosh.com.au

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Band News

Best wishes to all the senior band and strings students, who will depart on their tour to the South Coast on Wednesday, performing at local schools along the way. We know you will make us proud. Have a wonderful time! Intermediate and Training Band News Due to Tim Ferrier attending the Band Tour this week, there will be NO INTERMEDIATE BAND REHEARSALS on Wednesday morning or Friday afternoon. Also, there will be NO TRAINING BAND REHEARSALS on Thursday morning. Training Band 2020 If you have a child in Year 2 who is interested in joining the Training Band next year, please mark the evening of 30 October in your diary and come along to the information night. It’s a great opportunity to find out what’s involved and ask any questions before applications open. Band and strings awards With the end of Term 3 approaching, it’s a good time to check whether your child is on track to meet the requirements for the band and strings award program. The criteria will be emailed to all band families by the band coordinators. Please make sure that you show the form to your child’s tutor so that they can work on the required elements. Completed forms must be returned to the band box by Week 3 of next term. Lane Cove Concert Band Parents, if you play an instrument and have been inspired to take it up again by the fun your children have in band, check out the flyer at the end of this newsletter for the Lane Cove Concert Band. They’re looking for players of all ages. Band calendar

Date Event Time 25 – 27 September Band and Strings tour N/A Thursday 7 November Band and strings committee AGM 7:30p.m. Wednesday 30 October Training Band 2020 Information night 7:30p.m. Monday 11 November Training Band 2020 instrument try out 3:30 – 5:00p.m. Friday 30 November End of year concert TBA (evening)

If you have any questions, please contact your band coordinator. For general inquiries, please contact the secretary. Megan Hobbs therealmeganhobbs@gmail.com Secretary

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String Ensemble News

BPS Musical Program Annual Award Form 2019 An email has been sent out to all Strings families last week about the annual award form. Please speak to your ensemble coordinator if you have not received this information. Click here to access all the forms. Get your child’s tutor to sign it off by Friday 18 October, and hand in the form to the conductors in Week 2 of Term 4. Weekly Rehearsal Parent Roster – Term 4 A volunteer parent is needed to support the smooth running of each rehearsal. Please remember to sign up to the weekly parent roster if you have not done so already. Please note that each member’s parent(s) is expected to roster for one shift at least each term. Advanced Strings: https://signup.com/login/entry/447016456513544039 Intermediate Strings: https://signup.com/go/xkHLqBL Training Strings: https://signup.com/go/xKCbOBA String Ensemble Applications for 2020 Beecroft Public School Strings Program welcomes new players of all levels, from Year 1 to Year 6, who play violin, viola, cello and double bass. The String Ensembles perform at festivals and events throughout the year. For more details, please refer to the BPS Band and Strings Program Handbook 2019. To make an enquiry or book an audition, please contact the Strings Coordinator on StringsBPS@googlegroups.com. Term 3 Events

Ensemble Event Location Date Time Advanced Strings (Year 5&6 students only)

Band & Strings Tour Various locations 25-27 September (Wed-Fri)

Three day event

Term 4 Events

Ensemble Event Location Date Time Advanced Strings & Intermediate Strings K-2 Assembly BPS School hall 16 October

(Wednesday) 12:00-1:00p.m.

Advanced Strings Epping Festival TBA 13 November (Wednesday) TBC

Advanced Strings OC Orientation BPS School hall 14 November (Thursday) TBC

Advanced Strings Rotary Christmas Carols Beecroft Village Green December TBC TBC Training/Intermediate /Advanced Strings End of the year concert BPS School hall TBC TBC

Have a safe and relaxing holiday!

Fei Gao Strings Co-ordinator StringsBPS@googlegroups.com

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Community News Beecroft Public School, as a service to parents, will advertise community events that may be of interest. Beecroft Public School does not necessarily endorse or sponsor the events and accepts no responsibility for the management or organization of these events.

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Hornsby Chil d and Yo uth Mental Healt h Service (CYMHS) Parenti ng Anxio us Children

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