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43-45 Charles Street, Blackalls Park 2283

Phone: 4959 1213 Fax: 4950 4913 Web: www.blackallpk-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: blackallpk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Public School

Working as one…….. Success for all.

What’s on at B.P.P.S.

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Wednesday 27 November • Sport K-6 (Netball) • Yr 7 2020 THS Info night

Thursday 28 November • Learners Band • School Concert 7pm Friday 29 November • Band 8:15am

Sunday 1 December • Bunnings Barbeque

fundraiser at Glendale • Band playing at Toronto

Carols 5:30pm Tuesday 3 December • Year 7 2020 THS

orientation day • Dance Wednesday 4 December • Netball • Band – Arcadia Vale PS

Thursday 5 December • K – 2 Reptile Park • Learners Band

Friday 6 December • Band 8:15am • Ice-cream Spider Day

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Wednesday 11th December • Year 6 Farewell

Thursday 12th December • Presentation Day Friday 13th December • Kindergarten Graduation • Butler Day Wednesday 18th December • Last day of Term 4

Monday night was a wonderful performance – so many stars in action. If you have tickets for tomorrow night you are in for a treat. Just a reminder to parents who are dropping their children off and picking them up after the performance – pick up time is 8.10pm. On Monday we did a “stocktake” in our lost property basket. We have:

• 5 hats, in a variety of styles • 2 microfibre jackets • 4 fleecy jumpers • 1 raincoat (the clear sort we sell in the uniform room) • 6 fleecy jackets

Most of the items don’t have a name on them, although there are a couple with a faded name that can no longer be read, or, the name of someone who doesn’t attend this school. If you think your child may own one of these please see Mrs Cowburn and she will be more than happy to show you our collection. A special reminder to parents of Year 6 students. Your information night for Year 7 2020 will be on at Toronto High School tonight commencing at 6pm.

Our Year 5 students are getting ready to take over the roles of student leaders for 2020. For those of you who aren’t familiar with our election process, it is very similar to a job application. At this stage those students who are interested in taking on a role have submitted their written applications and they have been considered by the selection panel (i.e. the staff, who had to look at the applications without names on them). Twelve students have been selected to move forward to the next stage which involves making a speech to the whole school. (We equate this to a job interview). After that all students in years 2 to 5 and the staff get to vote. Our leaders will be announced on Presentation Day and their positions will be announced in 2020.

Our Year 5 students came up with lots of suggestions on ways we could improve the school and I met with them all yesterday to discuss their ideas. Sadly some of the suggestions would have cost us more than $2 million but I’m sure they will be able to implement some of the less costly suggestions when they are school leaders in 2020.

Merrita Jeffrey (Principal)

CONCERT – Thursday night One more night to go! Thank you to all

parents for making your child available to participate this year. They are awesome!

Awards for Term 4 - Week 6

The Act of Kindness Award

Term 4 Week 6

Cordelia R for being considerate of another student’s feelings. ________________________________________________________

Borrowing for 2019. Unfortunately this week will be the last week for borrowing. All books need to be returned no later than Friday 13th December. Overdue notices will be sent home this week. Please help your child find their books and return them as soon as possible.

Congratulations to all those students who borrow regularly. Keep reading over the holidays. Remember you can borrow from the Toronto Public Library. It is free to join but you will need a parent to sign for you to get a card. Happy reading

Mrs Cashin

Merit Certificates You Can Do It! Student of the Week KF Ava F

Madison P Waimana W Eden B Max J

KN Curtis W Harry M Koah S Charlotte A Ocea N

1A Laiylan L Evie E Caiden V Aidan V Cooper M

1-2L Gabriella M Isaiah P Blake M Mason D Samuel S

2W Michael B Tae E Miliani E-C Jaxson M Sam S

3-4S Darcy G Nate E Hayden S Zane B Blaide L

3-4H Eric H Deklyn L Tyler M Katie M Joshua F

5-6K Keely E Shelby Mc Lachlan B Riley P Nicholas D

5-6M Gizelle W Jazmine C Riley L Isaac C Allanah S

Dance

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

1st Emmi A 1st Jacinta J 3rd Reid C 3rd Lincoln L 4th Katie M 4th Lila C 4th Samuel S 8th Deklyn L 8th Blaide L 8th Sophie S 9th Eden B 10th Ava M 10th Gizelle W 12th Lachlan B 16th Cameron A 16th Henry K 20th Michael B 21st Decklan M 24th Allanah S 28th Miliani E-C 29th Savannah S 29th Ava G

STATE PARLIAMENT HOUSE - SYDNEY 19/11/19 Six students were about to set out at 7.48 in the morning on an exciting adventure to Sydney… State Parliament House. We were all very excited on the two hour train trip and a little bit

noisy. The landscape sped past as fast as a cheetah chasing its prey. The smoke rippling and twisting in the air. Eventually the graffiti on the walls kept our attention before the train came to a sudden halt. We all hopped off at Central… platform 7. We then came down to the steep escalator which took us down under the bowels of the earth. We caught the train to Martin Place and came out in front of channel 7 where they broadcast Sunrise. Sunrise was over but we got to see the Morning Show. We took a photo in front of State Parliament House. It was very grand.

We then walked down to Parliament House. First we had to go through security which was a bag x-ray machine. Then we went and got a personal tour from our local member…..Mr Greg Piper…. We went to his office, then to the garden rooftop and saw another politician who was educated at BPPS. Mrs Norrish might have taught her. When we were in Mr Piper’s office, we were watching something that was happening in the green room. Then we went and had lunch in the park called The Domain. At 2.00pm we went to question time, which was really fun because someone got four strikes. It had been a fantastic experience…Parliament House…we would recommend it to anyone. Oliver 3/4H

GIVING TREE: Our students will be putting up the Christmas giving tree in the office this week. We welcome all donations towards our selected charity this year “Local Women’s Refuge”.

_______________________________________________ CONCERT UPDATE Monday nights performance was a huge success! One night to go….. Thursday 28th November

CHILDREN ARRIVE AT 6:45pm please and go to their appointed classrooms. All children can be collected from their classrooms at the end of the concert at 8:10pm. Taking photos will be permitted but we ask that you not put them on any form of social media.

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Exciting news! Kindergarten Graduation will be held on: When: Friday 13th December Where: KN room Time: 9:15am Parents are welcome to attend…………………………. ____________________________________________________________________________

BUNNINGS BARBEQUE Hoping to see many helpers at Glendale on Sunday. Any amount of time you can spare, would be very much appreciated. Thank you.

We are currently organising our Christmas raffle. Each family received a book of tickets today. Tickets are $1.00 each. Extra books are available from the office. All tickets sold or unsold need to be returned to school by Tuesday 10th December.

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Clearance stock – All items are just 50c. If you need any of these items to finish off the year or for the start of 2020 just bring your 50c to the canteen.

CANTEEN ROSTER – Term 4

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday December 2 December 3 December 4 December 5 December 6

Kez T Jane M Jane M CLOSED Jane M Susan Mc Julie L Candice R Carissa M / Kelly T

Uniform room open hours

Monday mornings 8:45-9:15am Wednesday mornings 8:45-9:15am Wednesday afternoons 2:30-3:00pm

Tuesday 3rd December 6:30pm in the staffroom Everybody is more than welcome to attend this meeting.

Remember our on-line ordering system. Our new home cooking items are proving to be very popular.

Red, black, blue

School Band playing 5:30 – 6:00pm