Brookvale Public School
Brooky News -
Issue 24
Wednesday 13 August 2008
Dear Parents
I am away for part of this
week with Year 6 on their excursion to Canberra and the Snowy
Mountains. This is a wonderful educational and social experience
for them and, with the help of Mr Taylor, they will produce a newspaper
recounting their journey. This will hopefully go home with all
families next week.
Year 6 write a journal each night of
their excursion, Below is Moanas journal entry, written on
Tuesday night.
Best Wishes
Steve Richard
Principal
Journal Entry
Today was awesome, we woke up
and got ready. We had a lot of yummy food for breakfast. I liked it all
except the baked beans - yuk!
We dressed in our ski gear, got our
bags and got onto the coach. I was so excited. Then we were driving
along and we saw snow and everyone was getting more and more excited.
We had to stop so Sasha, our coach driver could put chains over the
tyres so we didn't slip on the road.
We arrived at Mt Selwyn to do some
skiing. We put on our boots and got our skis and stocks. We went
outside and it was snowing and we had our ski lesson. They taught us
how to put on our skis and how to stop. They said we had to ski in a V
shape. My leader was Scott and I was in the beginners class because it
was my first time skiing. My favourite stop was the J stop but I
liked the snow plough too. We
learnt to ride on the chair lift, it was fun.
We had hot dogs for lunch and even
though it was so cold it was yummy. After lunch we had a free ski. When
we finished we packed up and took our gear back then we had a snow
fight.
Moana 6T
Year
6 Excursion
- Highlights of the itinerary are reproduced below.
Monday
11 August
6am – Depart school
12pm - Parliament House
1.15pm - Lunch at Lake Burley Griffin
1.45pm - Embassies and High
Commissions tour, Spanish Embassy, National Museum of Australia
4.45pm - Depart Canberra
Tuesday
12 August
8am – Depart Adaminaby for Mt Selwyn
10am – Ski Lessons
4pm – Leave Mt Selwyn for tour
Kiandra, Providence Portal and Old Adaminaby
7pm – Arrive at Adaminaby
Wednesday
13 August
8am - Snowy Mountain Information
Centre - Cooma
10am – Australian War Memorial and
wreath laying
1pm – Questacon
3pm– Depart Canberra
7.30pm -Approximate arrival at school
Year 6
Raffle
If you are able to help out by
buying some tickets or selling a book of raffle tickets (10 x $2
tickets) please contact us at school and we'll make sure you get a
book. The raffle will be drawn on Thursday 21 August in the
afternoon assembly.
Fathers' Day
An invitation is going home with
today’s newsletter for all dads to a Fathers Day breakfast with their
children to be held at school on Friday morning 5 September. It
will be a cooked breakfast so it is important to reply so that we can
order the right amount of food.
Year 6 were asked to write a story
about their dads. Eight have been selected to be displayed along
with stories from other schools at Warringah Mall on the Galleria level
near David Jones. Congratulations to Brittany Thew (Principal's
choice), Brooke Davies, Jamie Hall-Burton, Cheena Jayara, Raymond Ruan,
Jason Vo and Aaron Mahboob.
Child
Protection
As part of the PD/Health/PE
curriculum, students will participate in child protection lessons this
term. These lessons will help children to identify dangerous or
uncomfortable situations and to seek help from trustworthy
adults. Some lessons may involve the naming of body parts.
The lessons have been developed by the Department of Education and are
an important priority for schools.
I will be talking about this program
at the P & C meeting which will be held on Tuesday 19 August at 2
pm. For parents unable to attend this meeting, there will be an
opportunity to ask questions at the School Council meeting on Tuesday
26 August.
We trust that you will support your
child's participation in the program. Please contact the
Principal or your child's class teacher if you have any questions.
Gym Classes
This term gym classes will
continue each Monday for the rest of this term. Classes are
being taught by a qualified gym instructor under the supervision of the
class teacher. Children should wear sports uniform on Mondays for
the remainder of the term to make participation in the activities
easier. Girls might prefer to wear maroon shorts or track pants
for gym classes.
UNSW English
and Maths Competitions
Children in Years 3 to 6 who have
returned a note and money have been entered for the UNSW English and
maths competitions. The maths test was held two weeks ago and the
English test last Thursday for year 6 and yesterday for years
3-5. It was good to see so many children attempting these
challenging tests.
Sports Results
It was great to have a fine day for
sport on Friday. Results were as follows:
Senior Soccer lost 2-0 to
Harbord
Junior Rugby League lost 50-36
to Manly West
Senior A Netball defeated
Balgowlah Nth 12-7
Senior B2 Netball defeated Manly
Village 14-1
Senior B1 Netball defeated Manly
Village 5-4
Junior B1 Netball defeated Manly
West 5-l
Junior B2 Netball defeated Manly
Village 7-1
Brooky A Chess lost to Beacon
Hill 4-0
Brooky B Chess defeated Our Lady–
Forestville 3-1
Assembly
At last week's assembly merit certificates were given to :
Kelly Xu, Tara O’Shannessy, Ebony-Ella Melani, Kai Palmer, Akanesi
Vaipulu, David Tadullala, Joe Lewicki, Aaron Kew, Kaylene Ng, Epenezer
Hansell, Carlo Maruca, Joseph Anae, Paris Fraser, Michael
Roberts, Ia Faletoi, Seini Taofi, Paige Ronzini, Ally Green, Dillon
Qian, Emily Allen, Jack Ongosia and Talie Mua Tala .
Principal’s
Certificates were awarded to Joshua Wellham, Jordan Smidt,
Jemima Smuts, Ngaire Cleavely, Thomas O’Hare-Searle, Mathew Lo, Joanne
Kisona, Tiarah Alicer-Ramos, James Berriman.
The Principal’s
cup was awarded to Seini Taofi, Terence Miletic and Talie Mua
Tala for doing such a great job helping with sales for yo yos
eNewsletter
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by email and read it wherever you like. Put the words ‘subscribe
eNewsletter’ in an email addressed to: ctaylor@brookvaleps.nsw.edu.au.
Brooky Playgroup
Playgroup has started again this
term and is on each Thursday from 9.30 to 11 am. All
preschoolers, parents and friends are welcome. Contact the school
on 9905 4168 for more information. Bring your friends!
Keyboard and
Guitar Lessons
Keyboard and guitar lessons are
taught at lunchtime each week at school. If you are interested in
either, please contact Barbara Sayce (keyboard) on 0425 273 802 or Adam
Thomas (guitar) on 0423 428 435. Guitars are available from Mr
Richard.
Football Parking
Thank you to Ken Brown, Douglas
Powley, Ron Bilsborough, Ivan Hurwitz and Julie and Kevin Milner who
opened the school for football parking last Friday night. Over
$800
was collected and will be used by the P&C for the benefit of your
children.
Stewart House
2008 Donation Drive
Envelopes will go home with the
newsletter today. The prize this year is a $4000 family holiday
to a
destination of your choice. 3
Easy Steps
* Write name, address, phone number
and school, under the flap of the envelope.
* Place GOLD coin in the envelope
and seal.
* Return to school by 28 August.
The winner will be drawn on Friday
26 September. ALL donations are gratefully accepted but envelopes
with less than a $1 will not be eligible for the travel prize. Good Luck !
Brooky Breakfast
A free healthy breakfast is
available before school on Wednesday mornings from the canteen window
in the wet weather shed. All food for the breakfast is donated by
the
P & C.
School Nurse
The school nurse visits our school
on the first Thursday of each month to pick up referrals. If you
have
any concerns regarding your child’s vision, hearing, speech, language
or motor skills, please see your child’s class teacher to obtain a
referral form. This is a free service
Uniform
For all your uniform needs,
orders
can be placed directly with the canteen. Order forms are available at
the canteen and outside the Principal's office. For enquiries
contact the canteen between 9 and 10 am any day.
Student Banking
Bank books are collected every
Wednesday morning at assembly. ?For information about student
banking, see Jackie in the canteen.
Community
Announcements
Triple P
Program
A Positive Parenting Program will once again be conducted by NSW
Health at Queenscliff Health Centre, starting on Thursday 4
September and running for three consecutive Thursdays. This outstanding
program explores positive ways of promoting children's
development. Contact 9466 2500 for further information.
Highly recommended!!
Element Of
Beauty Brookvale
Part time work available. Must be
fully qualified Dermalogica Certified. 8-12 Hours per week flexible Saturday
& a week day Please call
Jenny on 02 9907 4088
Tae
Kwon Do
The Australian Tae Kwon Do
Association is holding classes for all ages. For information,
call Mr Suh on 9981 7788.
Rebel
Sports MVP Day
MVP Members 20% OFF DAY! Bring your MVP card to receive this
discount & support your local club. Thursday 14 August at
Rebel Sport , shop 516 Warringah Mall, Brookvale. NO HOLDS, RAIN CHECKS OR LAY BYS.
Saturday
afternoon basketball
Is held at Northern Beaches Indoor
Sports Centre, Warriewood. Learn to play only $7 per
session. Excellent coaches. Ages 7 and under from 2.30
pm; all girls from 2.30 pm and ages above 8 mixed from 3.30
pm. Phone 9913 3622 for more information.
School
Calendar
Monday 11 to Wednesday 13 August - Year 6 excursion to Canberra and the Snowy Mountains
Friday 15 August - PSSA winter semi finals
Tuesday 19 August - 2 pm - P & C Meeting
Wednesday 20 August - 9.30-11am - Kindy Open Morning
Thursday 21 August 2.30 - Monster Raffle Draw in the hall
Friday 22 August - Winter PSSA Grand Finals
Tuesday 26 August 7.30 pm - School Council meeting
Monday 1 September - K-2 Kindifarm
Friday 5 September - 8.15-9am: Fathers Day Breakfast, 9.30-11am: Fathers Day Stall
Friday 19 September - International food night
