Excellence Partnerships Opportunities

Thursday 7th March 2019 From the Principal

Car park

The school has previously worked with Work

Health and Safety personnel to review our car

parking situation. A risk assessment was conducted

around the safety of cars parking on school

grounds. The recommendation has been made that

no parent parks on school grounds. We urge that

all parents and community members support this

request as student safety is a main concern.

Save the dates- School photo day – Monday 25th March.

All students to wear summer uniform. Photo envelopes have been sent home. Envelopes need to be

returned on the day with the correct money enclosed as no change will be given.

Upcoming Events 8th March 2019 Zone Swimming Carnival

12th March 2019 Regional Swimming Carnival

13th March 2019 Athletics Carnival Year 3-6

14th March 2019 Selective High School test

20th March 2019 Book Club orders due to Library

21st March 2019 Harmony Day

28st March 2019 Mathematics TEN workshop

Contact Details: Address: Jacaranda Avenue, Bradbury. 2560 NSW

Phone: 4625 2271 Fax: 4628 0007 Email: bradbury-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.bradburyp.schools.det.nsw.edu.au P & C: Meets on the third Tuesday of the month.

Payments Cash is accepted Tuesday to Friday from 8.30am to 9.30am

only EFTPOS Monday to Friday 8.30am to 2.45pm

School Uniform- Being a part of the “Bradbury School Team”

It is fantastic to look out on assemblies to see students who look a part of the “Bradbury School Team”

by wearing their full school uniform. Thank you to all of the boys and girls for wearing full school uniform,

and of course their parents / carers for ensuring that this happens.

In previous newsletters it has been mentioned that plain green shirts are not school uniform. I encourage

all students to wear full school uniform. The new school hats have arrived and are in stock. We are

currently awaiting small sized shirts and the girl’s school dresses. We have changed suppliers of dresses

due to the feedback around sizing and make.

Parents and Community Association (P&C) The Annual General Meeting will be held at 9.15am on Tuesday 19th March in the school hall. All

executive positions on the Bradbury Public School Parents and Community Association will be declared

vacant. Anyone wishing to nominate a school community member for a Parents and Community Association

Executive position please fill out the application on the last page and return it to the office by 4pm on

the 8th March.

Student Banking

We are very pleased with the amount of students who are now

banking. Our school banking representatives will happily assist

parents or students with any school banking needs on Tuesday’s in

the community Room between 9-10am.

K-2 Easter Hat parade Thursday 11 April. More information to follow.

Staff Professional Learning

Our staff engage in professional learning each Tuesday. This week our inspirational, Beginning Teachers

Miss James, Miss Marshall and Miss Savage who recently attended a Noii conference with Mrs Rodwell

their incredible mentor shared their knowledge on inquiry based learning activities that could enhance

their students deeper understanding in a fun and risk free environment.

They were so inspired to come back and share the inquiry based learning ideas with all the staff. Two

ideas they shared were Number Talks and Loose Parts. Collaboration, creative, communication and

critical thinking skills were definitely evident as staff created a response to a text using loose parts.

See some of this in action in the photos below. We love sharing best practice in action and listen out for

your children talking about these type of activities at home.

Stage 3 Camp

Expression of Interest notes have been sent home regarding the Stage 3 Camp to Canberra/Snowy

Mountains. A deposit of $20 is required to hold a position open for students. As this camp is limited to

numbers, please hand these in as soon as you can.

Year 6 - High school

All Expression of Interest forms for Year 7 2020 have been sent home. Please return these forms as

soon as possible, these are a compulsory requirement. If you require any assistance filling in these forms

please do not hesitate to contact your child's classroom teacher.

Debating

Bradbury's debating team participated in a whole day workshop on Monday. This was run by members of

the Arts Unit. All students had a wonderful time learning about the ins and outs of debating and are

looking forward to the competition beginning in Term 2.

Book Club

Book Club Procedures will be uploaded to the website and Skoolbag for your reference and processes.

Student Book club order brochure should be received this week. Please see classroom teacher if you

don’t receive this. Please note orders to be returned on the stated day only and returned to the Library.

Harmony day at BPS

The Partnerships Committee at Bradbury Public School have started the initial planning for Harmony Day

2019. Every year Harmony Day is held on the 21st of March and it celebrates Australia’s multiculturalism.

Harmony Day is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or

linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values.

Bradbury will celebrate Harmony Day with an assembly:

When: Thursday 21st of March

Where: School Hall

Time: 12:40pm

All parents and carers are welcome to come and celebrate this occasion. Students are welcome to wear

traditional dress or an orange accessory/ t-shirt to acknowledge Harmony Day.

More information regarding this event will be sent to students shortly.

Lost Property

Please label all students items clearly with their name so they can be returned to the students. All these

items do not have names on them. All items not collected by the end of the week will be re-homed.

Parent Workshops

Parent Technology Information Session,

This morning 26 parents enjoyed an information session on Reading Eggs and Mathletics. We were lucky

to have Darcy Gale from 3P Learning come in to present and answer a range of questions. Parents

enjoyed learning about the program and having their questions answered.

Parents Comments:

Maria: this was a good opportunity for parents to hear how to use this product.

Belinda: this was very helpful because it showed me how to use it well at home.

Belle: this is useful for my own child and would give direction for children with special needs.

Niddal: This talk was informative and was explained in depth. He answered our questions.

Upcoming Parent Workshops

Come along and join in the fun and at the same time learn how to support your child at home with Reading

and Mathematics.

Mathematics TEN Workshop (Addition and Subtraction)

When: Thursday 28th March

(This is a change of date from the letter that was sent home this week due to a clash with the

Morning P&C meeting).

Time: 9:15-10:30 (Packs are available at a cost of $8:00)

Phonics and Phonemic Awareness

When: Thursday 16th May Time: 9:15-10:30

Packs will be available. More information will be provided soon.

Both of these workshops are aimed at K-2 however all are welcome. Upcoming workshops will be available

that are aimed at 3-6 throughout the year. If you have any questions about the workshops please

contact Mrs Milne or Mrs Elvery.

On Friday 15th March we will stand united with more than 5000 other schools and participate in the 2019 National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence. All classes will engage in discussions, lessons and activities that help foster a safe and supportive climate where all students are accepted. They will learn about preventing and responding to bullying, including rules that clearly describe how students are expected to treat each other.

The Autism Summit is just around the corner! It is a FREE

& ONLINE EVENT which offers a smorgasbord of ideas

and interventions for parents of children with autism. The

Autism Summit will stream live on the website from April

1st – 5th (during Autism Awareness Week) Leading world

experts including Tony Attwood and Maggie Dent,

inspirational parents and empowered people on the

spectrum reveal the tools, mindset and strategies to help

your child thrive.

Bullying. No Way! Take action every day.

Tell Them From Me

Student Survey

I am delighted that this term, our school, like many other public schools in the state, will participate in a

Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey. The survey

measures factors that are known to affect academic achievement and other student outcomes. The

focus of the NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices.

More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide us with valuable and quick feedback on

what they think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that

teachers interact with them. More than 6,300 schools in Australia and around the world have used Tell

Them From Me to survey 5.4 million students. Capturing the voices of our students will help improve how

we do things at our school.

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The survey is conducted online and will typically

take less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during school hours between 11 March and

12 April. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary.

A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about the survey is being sent home with students. If you

do not want your child or children to participate, please return the form to school by Friday 15th

March. Copies of the form and FAQs are available from: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-

for-parents.

The consent form and FAQs are available in 23 languages.

Parents and Community Association Nomination Form

Annual General Meeting

As the Annual General Meeting approaches, (9.15am Tuesday 19th March), nominations are now called

for positions on the Bradbury Public School Parents and Community Association for 2019.

Anyone wishing to nominate a school community member for a Parents and Community Association

Executive position, should, (after consultation with the person concerned), fill in the slip below, including

the name of a seconder, and return it to the school office, by 4.00pm Monday 18 th March, as nominations

will only be taken from the floor, in the event of no written nominations having been received.

All Executive positions on the Parents and Community Association will become vacant.

Many thanks,

Mrs Michelle Lester

Principal

Parents and Community Association Nomination Form

Please return by 4.00pm Monday 18th March 2019.

I wish to nominate for the position of:

Please circle to indicate-

a) President

b) Vice President

c) Treasurer

d) Secretary

On the Bradbury Public School Parents and Community Association Executive for

2019

Nominated signed

Seconded signed

Date-