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BOWRAVILLE NSW 2449 Fax: (02) 65647801 Website: http://www.bowraville-c.schools.nsw.edu.au

BOWRAVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

TERM 3, WEEK 10, 26th September 2018                                   PRINCIPAL: David Taylor 

Calendar  

27th September  Year 12 Formal  31st October  P & C Mee ng 5.30pm 

28th September   Last Day of Term 3  1st November  HSC Exams—Ab. studies 

15th October  First Day of Term 4  6th November  Years 4,5 & 6 Adventure Centre  

23rd October  Vaccina ons  12th to 23rd November  Swim School 

26th October  Bowraville Memorial Cup  20th to 23rd November  SMILE Camp ‐ Secondary 

26th October  HSC Exams—Senior Science  3rd to 7th December  Year 10 Work Experience 

Proud member of Nambucca Valley Community of Public Schools

Congratula ons Year 12 of 2018 

Ms Jan Sheriff, Jessica McEwen, Trista Richards, Maleeka Darcy, Isaac Simon, Brendan Brown, Zane Doolan  and Michael Kennedy.  Absent from photo:‐ Antoine e Edwards, Jaxon Primmer, Marjory Rose Stadhams and Ollie Walshe. 

 

 

P R I N C I P A L ’ S M E S S A G E

You might  have  seen  the  sign  outside  the  school  in recent weeks. Last week  it  read  ‘we have  raised  the bar’. This week it reads ‘Every student improves every year.’  This  is  part  of  the  schools  plan  for improvement.  I have been reading the Grattin report ‘Making  time  for  great  teaching’.  It  talks  about  the amount of white noise in schools impacting on school improvement,  including  teachers  focussed  on  non‐teaching tasks and students focussed on non‐learning activities.  It  states  ‘Schools  must  make  difficult  but crucial  trade‐offs  in how  teachers and school  leaders spend their time. We must be explicit that every time we  ask  teachers  to  perform  extra  activities  we  are decreasing  the  quality  of  teaching  and  learning  in schools. Education strategy must change.’ If we are to significantly  improve our school performance we will need to start prioritising learning. This means some of our  extra  curricula  activities  may  need  to  be minimized. I realise that learning is not all about what happens in classroom and a child’s most fond memory of  school may  include going  to Dubbo or  the Year 7 camp to Scott’s Head, so there needs to be a balance. I am currently asking my staff to look at the Calendar for  2019  and  consider  what  needs  to  happen  and what  could possibly  go.  I  am  also  interested  in  your opinion.  My  office  is  always  open  if  you  have  an opinion or feel free to  join us on Monday afternoons at 5:00pm, weeks 3, 6 and 9 for P&C. Your opinion  is important to me.   Strategic plan 2018‐2022 The NSW Department of Educa on  released  the five year Strategic Plan with  the vision  ‘To be Australia’s best  educa on  system  and  one  of  the  best  in  the world’.  The  plan  includes  10  goals.  Each  fortnight  I have  been  discussing  one  of  the  goals  and  how  it related  to Bowraville Central School. This week  I will unpack with Goal  4  –  ‘Every  student  is  engage  and challenged  to  con nue  to  learn’. Given what  I  have said above, this is the plan. We need to challenge our students to con nue to learn. As parents you can help by asking them what they have learnt each day when they  come  home.  In  2019,  we  are  also  looking  at offering  new  Stage  5  elec ves  with  the  goal  of engaging  students with  a  changing  curriculum.  Last week  I a ended  the NESA School Curriculum Review Roadshow in Coffs Harbour. They asked the following ques ons:  What should the purpose of schooling be in the 21st century? What knowledge, skills and attributes should every student develop at school? How could the curriculum better support every student’s learning? What else needs to change?  If you want to have your say go to https://www.nsw.gov.au/improving‐nsw/have‐your‐say/nsw‐curriculum‐review/   

Naplan growth I am really pleased to announce that as a school we have seen significant growth  in 2018. We  improved in 70% of assessments. Most  importantly when you compare our  results  to our similar schools,  (schools considered  to  be  like  us  based  on  geographic  and social  factors) we  are outperforming  them  in 15 of the  20  assessments  and  have  gone  from  behind similar schools to  in front  in the  last twelve months on 8 of 12 assessments. We s ll have lots of work to do  to  move  towards  state  averages.  We  have  a wri ng strategy  in place and will  increase the effort across  the  school  in  improving  Literacy  and Numeracy further in 2019 with the appointment of a new Numeracy  role and  the  implementa on of  the Leading  and  Sustaining  Quality  Teaching  and Learning Ini a ve commencing in Term 4 2018.   Health Care Plans We currently have a number of students with out of‐ date  Health  Care  plans.  These  plans  are  very important as without a current Health Care plan your child  may  not  be  able  to  access  extra  curricula ac vi es  including  sport,  excursions  and  prac cal subjects. Please contact Gloria  in  the  front office  to get details on how to update your plan.   Best Regards, Dave Taylor 

Scien st of the week  

Year  Student  Achievement 

7  Eli Benne   Knowledge of  simple machines 

8  Locky McEwen  Consistent applica on 

9  Ky Grace  Understanding wave energy 

10  Gwen Keller  Mad Scien st Award recipient 

 

 

S C H O O L N E W S

Primary Industries  (AHC20116 Cer ficate 2 Agriculture) 

Year 11 & 12 Primary Industries students have been undertaking a course  in Quad bikes over  the  last 2 Tuesdays .Laurie Gallagher from Taree Tafe brought 4 Quad bikes from Tafe to Bowraville to teach them safety, maintenance and how to safely ride through courses and on slopes. Thank you to the Racecourse Commi ee who kindly allowed us to use the centre of  the  racecourse  to  undertake  the  prac cal component of this course.  All  students  enjoyed  and  excelled  in  the  prac cal gaining  a  Cer ficate  of  A ainment  for  this competency.  Year  12  students  have  now  completed  their Cer ficate  2  Agriculture  and  I  wish  them  “all  the best” in their future. It has been a pleasure to return to BCS and deliver the last year of their PI course. I‘ll con nue in Term 4 with year 11 students, then I am re‐re ring and leaving PI in the capable hands of Ms Lori Wilson who has been managing  the Ag. Dept. this past year with enthusiasm and innova on. 

Jeane e Perkins 

 

 

Year 10 Agriculture - Introduction To Beekeeping

As part of Year 10 Agriculture, students have to choose an agricultural enterprise and research it. This year, three students identified that they would be interested in learning about bees. On Tuesday, the 11th September 3 students, Zeth Grace, Ethan Davidson and Matthew Williamson-Roe as well as Ag. Teacher Ms Wilson and Farm Assistant, Sharon Aitkins all attended Little Star Bee Sanctuary to undertake 'The Introduction to Beekeeping Course'. After an in-depth discussion regarding the advantages and disadvantages of GPS and a few stops to ask directions after a GPS failure, we arrived at Little Star Bee Sanctuary, which is nestled into the hillside of the Missabotti Valley. We were met by our Instructor Steve and his wife Trudy. We introduced ourselves to the other participants and settled in for the day, to begin our learning journey. We listened attentively as Steve introduced us to his philosophy on natural beekeeping and outlined what we would be learning throughout the day. We learnt about the different lifecycles of the bees and were shown how a Langstroth Beehive works and is assembled. Steve discussed the health of bees in Australia and how pests and disease are one of the biggest threats to the beekeeping industry.

 

 

After our morning introduction it was time to put on our beekeeping suits and take the scenic walk up the hill to the apiary. We arrived at the apiary to witness the spectacular sight of a bee swarm. This is natural part of the lifecycle of bees that can occur for many different reasons. The sight and sound of over 50,000 bees swarming was certainly a memorable moment. The swarm subsided and they all re-entered the box. Now it was our turn to be shown how to use the smoker and a Jtool to enter the beehive. We all had a turn at opening a box, stacking it correctly and taking out a frame. Steve then identified the brood, the capped honey, the pollen, the larvae and the uncapped honey. Some participants started the hands on activities with a little trepidation. However, this was quickly replaced with excitement and enthusiasm to remove frames and be around the bees. We were lucky enough to see a Queen Bee and witness the birth of a baby worker bee who began working less than 30 seconds after it emerged from the cell. Once we had collected enough frames to harvest some honey, we headed back down the hill to the learning space where we were shown how to extract the honey using low cost equipment, as well as the more advanced equipment available on the market. We then enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by Trudy and poured ourselves a jar of honey from the frames we had collected and harvested ourselves. I recommend this course to anybody who is interested in bees and beekeeping or anyone looking to take up an exciting hobby. Steve’s passion, enthusiasm and knowledge, shone through all day and it was such a pleasure to be a part of the course. The students thoroughly enjoyed the day and they are all keen to explore beekeeping in the future. Ms Wilson & Sharon are also pretty excited to explore beekeeping and possibly having our own hives onsite at the farm. We envisage that this will just be the start of an educational relationship between Bowraville Central School and Little Star Bee Sanctuary.

Zeth – “My favourite part was being allowed to explore the hive and pull the frames out. Steve’s philosophy of looking after the bees first, really made sense to me.” 

 

 

Dorrigo Jersey Show On  Saturday  15th  Sept,  eight  students  from  our BCS ca le  team went  to Dorrigo  Jersey Heifer Show. We achieved some outstanding results including Toria Kete  2nd,  and  Beau Davidson  4th  in  Junior  Parader and  Chyenne  Cameron  4th  in  Senior  Parader.  The students  received  some  expert  tui on  on  Ca le Parading  from  a  local  Jersey  Breeder,  who demonstrated some higher level skills.  A er  the  ca le  parading,  one  of  the  breeders commented on the quality and skill of our students in handling  their  ca le.  Over  the  season  we have    quickly  become  known  as  a  polished  team  of enthusia c  students,  who  are  helpful  and  willing to  learn.   At  the  end  of  the  day  the  team  all  enjoyed par cipa ng  in  the  Jersey  dress  up  event. We  had some  fantas c costumes.  Jessyka Cameron  (with her rainbow party cow) and Tori Harrison (with her Santa and Reindeer cow). Both made the final three.  Overall,  another  great  day  for  BCS.  The  students should  be  congratulated  on  their  exemplary behaviour and commitment to the team. 

Kerry Kete 

 

What’s Happening with Got It! 

Got It! would like to say a big thank you to 

Bowraville Central School and the families for 

their support throughout Term 3. The Exploring 

Together Program is ready to go for Term 4 and 

the families involved will be contacted during 

the upcoming days to confirm their places. We 

look forward to working with the children and 

their families in Term 4. 

Have a safe & happy holiday! 

 

 

Years 7and 8 All Schools Touch Football   On  Tuesday  the  18TH  of  September  our  7/8  girls touch  team  along  with  referees  Brady  Atkins  and Ma hew Williamson–Roe  le  Bowraville bright  and early  to  compete  in  the  North  Coast  All  Schools Touch  Football  Compe on.  There  were  12  teams entered in the girls’ division with many proving to be tough  compe on,  par cularly  teams  from  much larger  private  schools.  However,  this  didn’t in midate our girls who displayed excellent resilience and  teamwork  throughout  the  en re  day.    The Bowraville  girls  started  the  day  with  two  losses against St Johns Regional College (7 – 0) and Heritage Chris an School  (6‐0). From  this point onwards,  the girls began  to gel as a  team and put  together some impressive passages of play, only  just going down to MacKillop  College  (3‐0).  Our  first  win  came  in  our second  last game against Chatham High School (2‐0) where Shaylee  Langham and  Lennie McIntyre made outstanding  breaks  and  sprinted  away  for  the  try line.  A  well  contested  game  against  Great  Lakes College – Forster (2‐1) meant that the Bowraville girls would finish 5th  in our pool. A fantas c achievement considering many of the girls have only began to play touch  this  year!  Congratula ons  to  all  girls  who represented our school superbly on and off the field.  A  special  thanks goes  to Brady Atkins and Ma hew Williamson–Roe  for coming along  to umpire  for  the day and Lee Grace for driving the bus.  

Kate Butcherine.  

It’s spring time, parents!

To give a little bit of a helping hand, the Uniform Shop is offering a special on Senior Girls and Boys Polos – $25 until the end of term. We are also selling our Primary Sport Polo line - $14 until all stock is sold. The Uniform Shop is open from 8:30am to 8:55am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Dear Parents/Carers, At Bowraville Central School we promote posi ve a tudes and behaviours.  It  is our aim  to support students  to be  the smartest, happiest & healthiest  young  people  that  they  can  be. We  would  like  to  remind  people  that smoking  in cars while  there are children inside is not only damaging to their health but it is also an offence  in  NSW  under  the  Public  Health  (Tobacco)  Act 2008.  Informa on  about  this  legisla on  is  available  at h p://www.health.nsw.gov.au/tobacco/Pages/smoke‐free‐cars.aspx  B.C.S. supports all children’s right to a smoke free  environment.  LOVE  YOUR  KIDS!  Don’t smoke if they are in the car with you. 

 

 

Canteen Meal Deal Special $5.00

Meal

Chicken & Cheese sandwich / toasted

Ham & Cheese sandwich / toasted

Chicken & Lettuce mayo wrap

Drink

Water

Fruit Popper apple /orange

Treat

Alfie Pop

Canteen made snack

Fruit A piece of in season fruit

Recess Lunch

Name……………………………………………….

Class …………………………………………

 

C A N T E E N N E W S “Eat Healthy Stay Happy” 

FRIDAY BURGERS $4.00  Burgers have been added to our Friday menu. 

 Hamburgers and Chicken Burgers will be sold on alternate Fridays  

A big  thank you  to Alissa  for coming on Tuesdays  to do some cooking for the canteen. We no longer have any sausage rolls on the menu. As from next term we will have some new things  on the menu and some items will be going. Next  term due  to distributor price  increases  there  are some price  increases  in  the menu. We do  try  to  keep increases to a minimum. If anyone is interested in doing “Canteen Credit”. Where payments are made  in advance and  a  record  is  kept as purchases are made. Below is a form for parents/guardians who are unable to  personally come in.  

Canteen Credit 

Name …………………………………..     Class …………………….. 

Amount $ ……….. 

Budget/Boundaries………………………………………………….. 

………………………………………………………………………………… 

………………………………………………………………………………... 

Budget/Boundaries may include:‐ 

Dietary requirements, buying for others, or limit 

amount. Or phone 65647162 and ask for the can‐

teen. 

 

 

C O M M U N I T Y N E W S  

NVNA is proposing to host a Fast 5 Compe on in November/December this year if there is sufficient interest.    It will run for approximately six weeks and most likely on a Friday evening.    Players 14 years and up are eligible and teams can be 

a mixture of male/female players.   The cost per player per game will be around $6 ‐ $7.  This will help cover cost of ligh ng and umpires as well as a por on that is payable to Netball Australia and Netball NSW.  You can register your interest as an individual looking for a team, or as a team.  Please ensure that only ONE member of the team completes the form.  To register your interest in par cipa ng in this exci ng new format, please complete the Google Form available on the NVNA Facebook page or NVNA website ‐  h p://nambuccavalleyna.nsw.netball.com.au/ .    Alterna vely, you can email nvnasecretary@gmail.com and provide your name, email address, contact number, and whether your interest is as an individual or team.  Please include in the subject heading:  Fast 5. 

P&C MEETING Wednesday 31st October 2018

5:30pm

 Everyone Welcome!  

 

 

Bowraville Folk Museum You’ll find a treasure trove of memorabilia from the past. AS GOOD AS YOU’LL SEE

Monday to Friday 10.00am to 3.00pm. Saturday & Sunday 10.00am to 1.00pm Every day during the school holidays.

Coach enquiries welcome Ph: 6564 8200

 

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