BARRINGTONPUBLIC SCHOOL

Integrity and Excellence

1 Kenmore Street, Barrington NSW 2422 t: 02 65584258 f : 02 65584216www.barrington-p.schools.nsw.edu.au barrington-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 8 Tuesday 14 March 2017

A p r o u d m e m b e r o f t h e B u c ke t t s Wa y C o m m u n i t y o f S c h o o l s

Weekly Awards Term 1 Week 7K/1/2Charlie Coombe – ‘showing interesting, well-prepared news’Hunter McKinley – ‘trying hard with reading and writing’Emily Hebblewhite – ‘clever skills in maths games’Meaka Taylor – ‘being a settled, hardworking student’Louis Want – ‘fantastic writing skills’

3/4Amarlie Stephenson – ‘working hard on her story writing skills’Elana Pope – ‘great time’s table and number facts knowledge’Irelyn Want – ‘great story writing and excellent “digging deeper”’Jarrah Wilson – ‘improving his number fact knowledge’

5/6Ella Howe – ‘her impeccable bookwork’Renee Carr – ‘her thoughtful responses in class discussions’Hayden Schultz – ‘stepping up a speed in his work rate’

Level 2 - Silver Commendation CertificateKane Germon.

Congratulations to the following students who have demonstrated the school’s values this week:Emily Hebblewhite, Georgia Ellis, Stella Thurlow, Jarrah Wilson and Rubi-Roze Tull.

BPS Values AwardBradley Rayner for the value of CARE.

COMING EVENTSTERM 1 2017Wednesday 15 MarchWhole school to ‘Oz Opera’ at Gloucester Public School.P&C Meeting 12.30pm at school.

Friday 17 MarchICAS registration form and money due back at school. Bookclub due.

Tuesday 21 MarchAssembly 2.15pm in 5/6 room.

Tuesday 28 MarchK/1/2 excursion to ‘Diary of a Wombat’ at the Manning Entertainment Centre.

Friday 31 March-Saturday 1 AprilGloucester Show.

Friday 7 AprilLast day of Term 1. Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Hat Parade.

TERM 3 2017Monday 4 - Wednesday 6 SeptSydney Excursion for Years 3-6.

BirthdaysBradley Rayner 14.3.17 (9)Jali Wilson 14.3.17 (7)Indiana Dodds 16.3.17 (7)Kane Germon 19.3.17 (6)

AttendanceAt Barrington Public School we are committed to educational excellence. We work in partnership with families to provide children with learning opportunities that will provide a solid foundation for their future.Research indicates that success in learning is directly proportional to regular attendance and participation in education programs. The Barrington Public School Attendance Policy places priority on the early identification of non-attendance and irregular attendance, and outlines practices to support regular attendance of students in our school community.Please refer to the Attendance Procedures on the school’s website for full details and procedures.

Sporting Schools Program – CricketBarrington School have again applied for and received a sporting schools grant. We have enlisted the services of Cricket NSW. A coach will be delivering a cricket skills program to the whole school for the next 4 Thursdays. K/1/2 9.15-10.003/4 10.00-11.005/6 12.00-1.00 CanteenPlease be aware that yesterday was the last canteen day for this term. There will be no canteen until school resumes in Term 2. If you wish to volunteer for the canteen roster please contact Mrs Amanda Ellis through the school. More volunteers are urgently needed or canteen closures may need to become regular occurrences.

BARRINGTONPUBLIC SCHOOL

Integrity and Excellence

1 Kenmore Street, Barrington NSW 2422 t: 02 65584258 f : 02 65584216www.barrington-p.schools.nsw.edu.au barrington-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 8Tuesday 14 March 2017

A p r o u d m e m b e r o f t h e B u c ke t t s Wa y C o m m u n i t y o f S c h o o l s

PSSA TennisOn Friday 3 March, Barrington School’s tennis team played the first round of the PSSA competition against Gloucester Public School at the Gloucester courts. The team was Toreen Denyer, Natalie Rayner, Zane Commons and Dean Germon. In the singles Natalie won 6-0 and Toreen and Natalie combined in the doubles to win 6-4. Unfortunately Gloucester was too strong and won the overall points. All the students must be commended on their effort and fair play and a big thank you to our cheer squad of parents. Their coach, Toni Laurie was very impressed saying they all had improved so much. Gloucester now advances to play Forster. Mrs Faull

Hockey Gala DayOn Wednesday 8 March, 21 students from Years 4/5/6 travelled to Gloucester’s hockey fields at Cook Park to participate in a hockey gala day. It was a round robin event and the 3 Barrington teams of 7 played against teams from Gloucester PS and Stratford/Stroud Road PS. The students had a wonderful day and no doubt learnt more about the game of hockey. Barrington will be choosing a PSSA Hockey team in the next few weeks to play Gloucester in the 1st round.A big thank you to all the parents/grandparents support in driving and cheering for the teams. Mrs Faull

GLOUCESTER SHOW JUNIOR COOKING SECTIONStewards: Sandy Tebbet, Mel PowerContact: Sandy Tebbet – 6515 0510Entry Fee: 50c per entryFirst Prize: $2.00 Second Prize: $1.00Entries in by 9:30 am Thursday 30 March 2017 Judging at 10:30 amAll exhibits to be picked up at 7pm Saturday.4 to 8 yearsMost successful exhibitor - $20 Prize donated by Mrs J O HigginsPikelets x 6 Vanilla Packet cake decorated in a CHICKEN themeCup cakes decorated (not packet) x 6 9 to 12 yearsMost successful exhibitor - $20 Prize donated by Mrs J R HigginsCoconut ice x 6Plain home made biscuits decorated – any shapeCarrot and walnut cake – ice top only.13 to 17 yearsMost successful exhibitor - $20 Prize donated by Gloucester CWA Evening & Friends of Bakers Creek.

Home made biscuits x 5 decorated in a series of (scenes of Gloucester)Fondant creation depicting Gloucester Show. up to 20cm round or squareRainbow butter cake – 5 layers (any colours) syrup/jam between layers. Frosting to cover cake. 14 cm round PLEASE NOTE: CLASS 9 14cm ROUND CUTTERS ARE AVAILABLE FROM Louise Harris- Hospitality and Food Technology Teacher at Gloucester High.

On the back of this page is information on the 2017 Gloucester Junior Showgirl. Entry Forms available at the school office.

BARRINGTONPUBLIC SCHOOL

Integrity and Excellence

1 Kenmore Street, Barrington NSW 2422 t: 02 65584258 f : 02 65584216www.barrington-p.schools.nsw.edu.au barrington-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 8Tuesday 14 March 2017

A p r o u d m e m b e r o f t h e B u c ke t t s Wa y C o m m u n i t y o f S c h o o l s

HELP NEEDED…YEAR 6 Easter FundraiserOn the last day of Term 1, Friday 7 April, Year 6 is holding a fun Easter day for the whole school. They are asking for your help in the way of small packets of Easter eggs for the Easter egg hunt. Please leave your donations at the front office in the box.

They are also having an Easter hat parade after lunch. The children will be given a party hat in the middle session and will have to decorate their hat using any materials they want. There are scrap boxes of paper, ribbons etc. in the school but we would ask you to send in some individual items with your child on the day so they can decorate their hat. Some ideas might be cotton balls, fluffy chicks, Easter eggs, ribbon, and pipe cleaners or cut out pictures relating to Easter. This day is an out of uniform day so we encourage your child to dress up in Easter themed clothes for the occasion. A gold coin donation will be collected on the day as part of the Year 6 fundraiser.Thank you for your help.

School Cross CountryThis year we are holding our cross country at school on Friday 31 March at 9.20am. We are organising a track down Skye Rd and around the school and surrounds. The 8, 9, 10 year olds will run 2km and the 11, 12, 13 year olds will run 3 km. The under 8 year olds will run a mini cross country in the school grounds. All parents are welcome to watch and help with marshalling.

PSSA SportMr Keen and Mrs Faull are in the process of organising teams for hockey and netball. These teams will face the first round of the PSSA Knockouts by the end of term.

Dance Term 2Next term we are fortunate enough to get Miss Sam back for dance. Dance is a compulsory part of the school curriculum so I would like to see all students giving their all again as they did last year.Dance will begin in week 1 and continue all of term 2. The cost of the dance is $30. Further information will be sent home shortly. Mr Dave Keen

Junior Hockey Competition will be starting up again, Wednesday 22 March, between 3:30 - 5.00pm, Cook Park.