Newsletter: Term 1 - Week 9
A Message from the Principal
Cross Country
A big thank you to everyone for a very successful Cross Country. Our organisers Fergus, Richard, Goon and Maddie did an great job of ensuring the day ran smoothly. It was wonderful to have so many parents and family members join us and watch the events.
Easter Weekend
Wishing everyone a happy long weekend. Our families celebrating Easter we wish you a happy Easter. For our families travelling we wish you a safe trip. We look forward to seeing you back next Tuesday.
Dates to Remember
Friday 29 March - Good Friday - public holiday
Monday 1 April - Easter Monday - public holiday
District Swimming - Wednesday 3 April
Wednesday 3 April - Amaroo High to visit Neville Bonner - Year 6 students
Monday 8 - Wednesday 10 April - Year 6 camp
Kindergarten - Mulligans flat excursion
Friday 12 April - Last day of term 1
Tuesday 30 April - First day of term 2
Wednesday 1 May - ANZAC assembly and defence morning tea
Mother Day stall - Thursday 9 May ( Tuesday 7 May- M/T Preschool)
Wednesday 15 & Thursday 16 May - School photos
Wednesday 22 - Friday 24 May - Year 5 camp
Friday 24 May- Combined band to Margaret Hendry
Monday 24-Wednesday 26 June - Kindergarten health checks
Saturday 3 August - P & C book fair
Communications Sent Home This Week
Notes and Emails Home
SMS Texts Home
Absences
Student Wellbeing at NBPS
Kindness- Tenacity-Resilience- Empathy- Equity
PBL Focus: Winangay Room and The Oval
Token Amnesty
At Neville Bonner Primary School we give out tokens to acknowledge safe, respectful learners. These are orange, blue and white. When a student receives 30 of a specific token, they are awarded a bronze certificate. When they receive 50 of a token, they receive a silver certificate that is handed out during our whole school assembly. We are very pleased that we already have some students that are going to receive their silver certificates in week 11. We are very close to filling our token collector in the front office which means we will have a whole school celebration. At the moment we have noticed that we are missing a large number of tokens. Sometimes these tokens find their way into little pockets and make their way home. If you have any of these tokens (picture below) please bring them back next week and return them to your teacher. Thanks in advance for your help.
Sign Up Now To Access Parent Portal
This term we are introducing a new Parent Portal, a secure online platform used to share student information between you and your child’s teachers.
Using the Parent Portal on your mobile phone, tablet or computer, you will be able to:
· notify us if your child is sick or explain an absence
· book parent-teacher interviews
· receive academic reports
· receive our school newsletter
· receive messages from your child’s teachers
· make payments
· access the school calendar and your child’s student timetable.
You can start the sign up and identity verification process now so you’re ready to go. Head to the Education Directorate website Parent Portal page for all the details.
Save The Date School Photos
Equity Fund
The Future of Education Equity Fund for the 2024 school year is open.
The Equity Fund provides a one-off, annual payment to low-income families living in the ACT to help cover the costs of education expenses like school uniforms, excursions, sport equipment, activities and music lessons. The Equity Fund is open to eligible families with students in years P-12.
Applications for the 2024 school year can be made online. Find out more at https://bit.ly/3SH0cUr
Update Household Details
If you have moved house or changed phone numbers, please be sure to update your details with the front office.
You can do this in person at the office or via email: nevillebonnerps@ed.act.edu.au
It is important to keep this information up to date in case we need to contact you in an emergency as well as for when the new parent portal is released later this year.
Thank you, the admin team.
Parents' and Citizens' Association
Neville Bonner Parents and Citizens Committee
Our P&C provides services to the school such as canteen, second hand uniform shop, disco and other activities. Without a P&C, we cannot continue to do these things.
For more information on our committee and event notices and updates, please head to the P&C Facebook or the Neville Bonner P&C page We are always happy to accept new members into the P&C and event volunteers as well - send us an email.
More information about our canteen; lunch orders with flexischools, over the counter sales and birthday cupcakes, as well as the uniform shop can be found on the P&C component of the school website.
Contact Us
Want to touch base with your P&C? You can email us at nevillebonnerps.pandc@gmail.com, or connect through FB at https://www.facebook.com/NBPS.PandC.
Second Hand Uniform Shop
Neville Bonner Primary School P&C Second Hand Uniform Stall is open. Every Wednesday from 8.40am to 9.20am outside of the hall. We are now selling brand new hats and beanies, see poster below.
Canteen
The P&C Canteen is running every day.
Orders can be placed through the Flexischools website (http://Flexischools.com.au) or through the Flexischools app.
The canteen is also operating over the counter sales on: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday during first play break. Wednesday and Friday during second play break.
We are having another red food day on Friday 5 April!
Mother's Day Stall
The Mother's Day Stall is returning in 2024.
Save the Date: Thursday 9 May (Tuesday 7 May for M/T Preschool).
Students will be able to shop during class time.
More information, coming soon.
Scholastic bookclub
Issue 2 orders close at midnight tonight. Please order through the loop website or app.
Orders will be received and sent out to your children before the end of this term.
Don't forget that a percentage of sales is donated back to the school in rewards credits. The library purchase lots of amazing books with these reward points.
If you placed an order from issue 1, you automatically have a $5 credit to use when ordering from issue 2. It is only valid with an issue 2 order.
Contact Information
Principal:
Sylvia Headon
sylvia.headon@ed.act.edu.au
Deputy Principals:
Haeley Simms (P-2) haeley.simms@ed.act.edu.au
Stacey Naden (3-6) stacey.naden@ed.act.edu.au
P&C President:
Jayne Trustum nevillebonnerps.pandc@gmail.com
Board Chair:
Amani Kerr