Newsletter: Term 2 - Week 4

A Message from the Principal

Teacher Planning Day –

As you will be aware the first of our teacher planning days for this term is this coming Monday. If you are going to send your child to school please let the front office know on 6142 1201 so we can effectively plan our supervision for them in advance.

Students coming to school on Monday will have to enter through the front entrance gates, next to our school’s front office.

P and C Barbecue and Cake Stall

Neville Bonner Primary School is a polling station for tomorrow’s Federal Election and our wonderful P and C will be holding a barbecue fundraiser. As well as democracy sausages, they will also be cooking bacon and egg rolls in the morning. Please support our P and C if you are voting at Neville Bonner Primary and enjoy a delicious snag or cake in the process!

Assembly Attendance –

We are now able to welcome parents back onto site for school assemblies. From next week, parents from the hosting class will be able to attend to watch their child perform and parents of award recipients will also be able to attend. Classroom teachers will ring families in advance of the assembly to advise that their child is receiving an award. Next’s week’s assembly will be hosted by Kevin’s Kindergarten class, and as such we welcome those parents to attend.

Reporting –

With the middle of the school year fast approaching our teachers will soon be preparing student reports for semester 1. This semester we will be providing students with an overall A-E grade, and an assessment of achievement standard statements on a 5-point scale.

While semester 1 reports won’t include detailed teacher comments, parents are encouraged to speak directly with their child’s teacher(s) if they have any questions or concerns about their progress. Our teachers will also continue to communicate directly with you when there are any concerns about student learning or other classroom updates.

Farewell –

Our Kindergarten and Year 1 Executive teacher Sascha Steinbeck finishes up with us today after several years at the school. She is off to Bundaberg in Queensland where her skills will certainly be a plus for the community of her new school. I’d like to thank Sascha for her efforts at Neville Bonner Primary, particularly last term as acting Deputy Principal where she was of great support to me. Sascha will be missed by our staff, students and community. We wish her well on her endeavours. We are in the process of filling Sascha’s position through a recruitment process and hope to have this finalised quickly.

Dates to Remember

Tuesday 10 to 20 May - NAPLAN
Monday 16 to Friday 27 May - Kenny Koala visits
Saturday 21 May - Election day
Monday 23 May - Pupil free day
Tuesday 24 May - New family information evening
Wednesday 25 May - National Simultaneous Story Time 2022
Wednesday 25 May - Second hand uniform shop open
Monday 30 May - Reconciliation day public holiday

Monday 13 June - Queens birthday public holiday
Monday 20 June - P & C meeting
Wednesday 22 to Friday 24 June - Year 5 camp 'The Tops'
Friday 24 June - Pupil free day

Friday 1 July - Last day of term 2
Saturday 30 July - P & C second hand book fair

Communications Sent Home This Week

Notes and Emails Home

COVID-19 exposure letters
Year 5 camp note
Reminder: Pupil free day Monday 23 May
Kevin assembly
Year 6 camp - expression of interest

SMS Texts Home

Absences

Term 2 Assembly Schedule

NAPLAN

NAPLAN Online 2022

A very successful NAPLAN assessment window has now been completed.

A big thank you to all the staff and students.

NAPLAN is quite the logistical challenge, organising up to 90 children online at one time, Year 3 and Year 5 students did a tremendous job of applying themselves to the task.

Results are expected to be made available during September.

Kenny Koala Visits

Neville Bonner Primary School is pleased to welcome Constable Kenny Koala who will be visiting our children to support their learning about safety on the road and within our community throughout Term 2.

The Constable Kenny Koala program works towards ensuring children in our community ‘Stay OK’ by increasing their awareness of the importance of safety and the dangers of not staying safe. This is primarily achieved through direct engagement with children through school presentations. Constable Kenny Koala’s presentations this year may include any of the following topics:

Stay OK on the ROAD: Road safety

• using safety equipment including seatbelts and helmets

• safe behaviours walking or riding on or near roads

• road rules for the car and road.

Stay OK in the community

TOP TIPS

stay close to your parents when you are out
make sure you look out for younger brothers and sisters
know your address and parent's mobile numbers
don't speak to adults you don't know
don't take toys or food from people you don't know
make sure your parents always know where you are
if you get separated from your parents, find someone you can trust wearing a uniform like a police officer or shop keeper
it is always ok to say no if you feel uncomfortable
if a stranger makes you feel unsafe, tell a trusted adult straight away.

Stay OK online

TOP TIPS

treat people how you would like to be treated
keep personal information private
be careful of people you don't know on the internet. They might be pretending to be someone else
don't arrange to meet up with someone you have met online
don't tell strangers where you live, your phone number or where you go to school
never post your phone number or address online
don't send photos of yourself to people you don't know
if you ever feel uncomfortable or scared about something on the computer, tell an adult
if someone is mean to you on the computer, don't reply and tell an adult so they can make it stop
use your privacy settings on social media to make sure people you don't know can't find out personal information about you
don't download anything without speaking to your parents first.

Stay OK for life

TOP TIPS

think about the possible consequences of a decision before you make it
respect rules from your parents and teachers because they are trying to keep you safe and happy
it's important to make good decisions now because they can affect your whole life
real friends don't pressure you to do things you don't want to do
there is nothing so bad that you can't talk to someone about it
if you ever feel unsafe or unhappy, remember your network of people who can help; family, teachers and friends
if you ever need to talk to a counsellor about something that is bothering you, you can call the Kids Help Line on 1800 55 1800 or visit the Kids Helpline website
if you see an emergency call Triple Zero (000).

We are very excited for the first in a sequence of presentations that will be delivered by Constable Kenny Koala at our school over the next two weeks.

Brilliant Barramundi

Year 4 Tam - Brilliant Barramundi - Kandinsky Art Circles

This term the Brilliant Barramundi have been learning about different artists and art periods. Wassily Kandinsky was the first painter of his time to stop painting pictures of things. Rather, he began painting just using colours and shapes. He believed that this let him paint honestly about his feelings.

After creating their works of art, the Brilliant Barramundi reflected on how they were feeling while they were painting and what emotions the colours they had used represented:

Aarav: I felt creative because I felt inspired by Kandinsky’s paintings. I used cool colours because they look neon and I was happy.

Mia: I felt happy and sad. I was happy because I went to school and I was sad because I had to wait to see Priscilla. I used red and blue because red stands for my frustration and blue stands for my sadness.

Ariya: I was relaxed and happy. I used yellow because it reflects happiness. I used pink because it is warm.

Ranuth: I felt calm and entertained because I was able to experiment with colours. I used blue because it is like the ocean and when I’m at the beach I’m entertained and happy.

Emily D: I was feeling happy. I used yellow for joy. Joy for finishing. Pink is for happiness because I was happy with my artwork.

Thomas: I used blue because it reminds me of water, light blue reminds me of the sky, green reminds me of nature and orange reminds me of the beautiful sunrise/sunsets. My painting makes me feel happy because the colours remind me of places I like to go.

Nalah: I used gold because it reminds me of the depths of the world, pink because it makes me feel a heart beat and I used blue because it makes me feel music beats. This painting makes me feel musical, tunie and a bit heavy metal.

Hunter:

Parisa: I felt happy and relaxed while we were painting this artwork.

Mason: I was feeling energetic and happy because the colours I chose make me happy. I used orange, red, yellow and green because I wish I was on a tropical island.

Akil: I used blue because it makes me feel calm. All the colours of my painting make me feel happy.

Ubaidah: The colours I used in my painting make me feel peaceful, excited and mindful. I felt tropical while we were painting because of all the orange I used.

Ben: I felt a mixture of emotions but mostly I felt excited. The colours I used remind me of my friends.

April: When we were painting I was feeling happy because the colours remind me of the happy things I did with my family, like when we went on a road trip. I used green because it reminds me of going for a walk.

Emily W: I used yellow because it makes me feel happy and joyful. My painting made me feel happy and calm because it makes me feel like I’m on a walk.

Alba: I was feeling happy while we were painting because after school my cousin is coming over. I used blue because it makes me feel relaxed.

Pippa: My painting makes me feel calm and happy because I used bright colours. I used green because it’s my favourite colour.

Mehar: When we were painting it reminded me of the times when I was young and I liked to draw. I used lime green because it made me feel like the sun, red and orange made me think of happiness.

Hajrah: I was feeling calm and very happy while we were painting. I used yellow because it makes me feel calm and pink because it makes me feel happy. I used blue and green because it makes me feel sad from picking up litter.

Sreehaas: My painting makes me feel calm. I used a brick colour to be unique and gold to be strange. I was feeling a little confused while we were painting.

Leon: While we were painting I was feeling a bit calm because it felt it would be pretty easy to make. I used blues to resemble oceans, green to resemble seaweed and yellow for land.

Crystal Clear Waters

Crystal Clear Waters (Year 1) have been learning some interesting facts about animals.

Did you know……

“The tomato frog is red like a tomato.” (Milly)

“Lions eat meat and if mammals don’t have bones they would be all floppy.”(Besan)

“The biggest mammal is a blue whale.” (Adam)

“Camels can store water in their body for a few days and they store fat in their humps for energy.” (Wishmitha)

“A giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world and a whale is the biggest sea animal” (Amelia)

“Elephants have toe nails as big as our hands.” (Sophie)

“The tomato frog has poisonous slime and a black stripe which helps it absorb heat.” (Isla)

“Camels have long eyelashes to keep the sand out of their eyes.” (Aaliyah)

“A giraffe is the tallest animal in the world.” (Eli)

“Hares can run up to 80kph.” (Logan)

“Rabbits can hop fast.” (Isabella)

“Cheetah’s run very fast and have sharp teeth.” (Zandah)

“Big cats are meat eaters.” (Elyse)

“A tiger is a big cat.” (Lewis)

“Cheetahs don’t climb up trees.” (Anna)

“Monkey’s eyes are at the front of their head and this helps them to see far in the distance.” (Lucas)

“Turtles live all over the world.” (Unays)

“Monkey’s spend most of their time in trees.” (Tatiana)

“Turtles can live to be 10yrs to 150yrs old.” (Brody)

“A rhinoceros is as heavy as 30 people.” (Zohaib)

“An elephant uses its trunk to pick things up.” (Amanat)

“A tiger eats meat.”(Younis)

Digital Technologies

Digital Technologies in Kindergarten!

Kindergarten have been learning basic skills in coding using ipads. They are now applying some of these skills to control a larger, more complex robot named Dash. Students are working on completing a range of set challenges and will then create their own. They are having an amazing time, all while applying problem solving skills in sequencing, coordinates and conditions. I can’t wait to see how they develop their skills further throughout the year.

Amy Slaven (Digital Technologies teacher)

Kindergarten Newsletter Term 2.mp4

Year 5 Camp

Year 5 Camp will be held at 'Tops Conference Centre',

Stanwell Tops 22-24 June 2022

We had great fun last year!

Please return permission notes by Monday 23rd May.

Payment required by Monday 13th June.

Please feel free to ask any or lots of questions, contact Kerry via Reception or direct email.

Kerry.johnstone@ed.act.edu.au

Year 7 2023 Enrolments

Attention families with a student in Year 6.

Now is the time to enrol your child for High School next year.

Enrolments open 6am Tuesday 26 April (first day back for term 2)

Round one closes Friday 3 June.

Apply through the ACT education website: Enrolling in a Public School - Education (act.gov.au)

Preschool 2023 Enrolments

Enrol your child for preschool 2023

Enrolments open 6am Tuesday 26 April (first day back for term 2)

Round one closes Friday 3 June.

Apply through the ACT education website: Enrolling in a Public School - Education (act.gov.au)

2023 Information Evenings

Parents' and Citizens' Association

2022 NBPS P&C Committee

Keep an eye on the School Newsletter and the Facebook group for the event notices. Restrictions are easing, which means you'll see more of the P&C, hooray!!

Items coming up

- School Disco!! It's back. We're looking at theme ideas now and will have more information coming out about the when and how it will be organised. All year groups will be catered for, from Pre-school to Year 6.

- Second Hand Book Fair - Planning is underway for Saturday 30th July. We are getting closer to looking for donations, very soon, but not yet.

P&C Constitution Review - Special Resolution

We are proposing a new constitution be adopted for our P&C. A Special Resolution, "for the Neville Bonner Primary School P&C Association to adopt a whole new constitution to align with current best practice" is proposed. In order to adopt a new constitution, the Special Resolution must be passed at a Special General Meeting. This meeting will be held just before our next Committee Meeting, at 6.30pm on Monday 20th June 2022 in the staff lounge. To obtain a copy of the proposed constitution for review, please email nevillebonnerps.pandc@gmail.com.

Parent ACTion magazine

The Term 2 edition of the ACT Council of P&C Associations ''Parent ACTion'' magazine is now out. You can view it here!

Democracy Sausage sizzle.

A reminder the P&C will be holding a Covid-Safe Sausage sizzle and a Cake Stall, this Saturday May 21, for the Federal Election.

The menu, apart from the constitutional requirement of Democracy (Beef) Sausages. And until 10.30am (unless sold out earlier) there will be Egg and Bacon Rolls, as an option, for the early voters.

The cake stall will be running and ready too, at least to make voting that little bit sweeter. We hope to see you there.

Canteen

Our canteen is open for lunch five days a week, orders are via Flexischools website (https://flexischools.com.au/), the Flexischools App or cash direct to the canteen. Any cancellations must be advised prior to 9am on the day.

Remember, if you happened to forget to pick up some lunchbox items over the weekend, we have some great meal deals on Mondays and Tuesdays to ease the stress!

Over the counter sales are still on!

Every Thursday and Friday during break two for snack time.

Our canteen will have some delicious snacks available for the children to buy during the afternoon. There will be freshly baked muffins and pikelets, popcorn, crackers, potato sticks, pretzels, fruit, yoghurt, juice, flavoured milk and more! Gluten free and halal options will be available.

Prices start from $1.00, and this is a great way to learn and be responsible about handling money.

Come and support your canteen and grab a yummy snack!

Birthday cupcakes

Our amazing canteen team offers birthday cupcakes! Cost is $30 per class, with orders required one (1) week in advance. To place an order, or for more information, please email canteennbps@gmail.com.

Second Hand Uniform Shop

The second hand uniform shop, come and visit on - Week 5 - Wednesday, 25th May from 2:30pm to 3:30pm in the car park on Mabo Boulevard. We have loads of pre-loved uniforms for sale. Preferred payment is via EFTPOS, however cash will be accepted.

The photos provide an idea of the availability of stock.

We would like to be able to open the Second Hand Uniform Shop on more days of the week, but we desperately need volunteers to help. Please send us an email, if you would have spare time in the mornings (8:30am to 9:30am) or afternoons (2:30pm to 3:30pm) to help set up (10 mins before), run and pack up the shop.

Scholastic Book Club

Issue 3 orders have been lodged and will be here in the next week or two for distribution.

Don’t forget 20% of every sale is given to us in ‘rewards’ that the school can use to purchase resources from the catalogues.

Return-It Scheme

The P&C have registered with the Canberra Return-it scheme, you can donate to the P&C by using the QR code attached to the newsletter.

The process is:

- Place your bags of cans or bottles into a semi-see-through bag.

- Scan the QR code at the return point

- Deposit the bag(s) into the hopper.

- You'll receive a deposit notice and the P&C will too - Thank you!!!

There are two, close to school, return points located at:

- Gungahlin - O'Brien Place - near the carwash, vet and Goodyear tyres

- Amaroo - near the school oval off Horsepark Drive.

The returns generated from the scheme will assist the P&C to support the school, from sports equipment, school discos, Year 6 end-of-year surprises, etc.

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.