Newsletter: Term 3 - Week 9

A Message from the Deputy Principal

P&C Disco

The P&C Disco is on tonight! We look forward to seeing many of our students in attendance. 

Entry is by gold coin ( money raised goes to the P&C). Further information in the P&C section of the newsletter. 


Year 6 

Yesterday our Year 6 students spent the day at Amaroo utilising their high school facilities. The students had the opportunity to work together on problem solving scenarios and during the breaks meet other Year 6  students from Amaroo. This day was part of our wider transition program to help prepare our students for high school. Thank you to the Year 6 team for supporting our students to make this day a success. The next Transition Day to Amaroo School is scheduled for 6 December for students attending Amaroo in 2024.


Kenny Koala

This week we had Kenny Koala visit Preschool, Kindergarten and Year 3 to Year 6. The students were so excited to see Kenny and warmly welcomed him as he made his way through the school. Kenny delivered a range of programs including Stay OK for life,  Stay OK everyday, and Stay OK in the community.  Stay OK for Life for Year 5 and 6 students included information about staying safe online. These programs are part of ACT Policing's approach to staying safe in a range of situations and encouraging students to turn to police for help and advice.


Before School Supervision

Our school gates open from 8.30am and supervision is provided on the River by a member of the leadership team until the bell rings at 9am to signal the start of the day and for students to walk to their classrooms. If you are dropping off your child/ren please send them straight to the River where we have someone on roaming duty. 

We ask that you do not encourage your children or their siblings to play on the playgrounds before or after school as we do have supervision in these spaces. We also ask that you do not encourage them to visit the local shops before school (unless of course you are with them).


Islamic Education 

Islamic Education classes will continue to run each Thursday at break one next term. If you are new to the school and would like to register your child for these, please do so here. 

Dates to Remember



Communications Sent Home This Week

Notes and Emails Home

SMS Texts Home


Student Wellbeing at NBPS

Kindness-Tenacity-Resilience-Empathy-Equity

Safe - Respectful - Learner 

Whole School Celebration- Crazy sock day

We have achieved our whole school goal of filling our three acknowledgment PBL tubes. This means as a school we will be having a whole school celebration. Our whole school celebration will be on Friday 22nd of September. We will be having a crazy sock day. All students and staff are invited to wear their loudest, craziest socks.  An email was sent home regarding this yesterday. 

Fortnightly Focus Week 9 &  10:  We take turns and share equipment.

Defence Club - 100 Years of Legacy

This year NBPS will be selling Legacy 100 Centenary items to help support Veterans families.

These items will include badges (various $2-$20), keychains ($5), wristbands ($3) and pens ($5).  Posters will be on display around the school next week showing items that will be for sale.

Please assist with your purchases by having the correct monies to purchase your items.

These items will be sold by Wendy DSM and Defence kids at a table near the Canteen on Wednesdays and Fridays during Break 2 in weeks 9 and 10.

Passion & Purpose Dance Club

Passion & Purpose Academy - Years 2-6 - Wednesday Lunchtime Dance Program

 

Passion & Purpose Academy is Gungahlin’s fastest growing and only multicultural dance school, providing Canberra families with the most affordable hip hop dance classes for kids outside school hours.


Passion & Purpose is again very excited to offer Neville Bonner students the opportunity to participate in their lunchtime dance program every Wednesday. This helps parents as they don’t have to worry about transport after school or over a weekend!


The dance program will allow students to participate in interactive and beginner friendly Hip Hop and Afro dance routines, with a strong focus on building confidence, teamwork and staying active!  Dance classes will be held at lunchtime in the hall from 1:30pm-2:00pm

 

Payment is $85 per child for the 9 week program starting in Week 1 (11 October) and going until Week 9. 


Please enrol online to register your interest. It will be a first in, first served basis with limited spots available. www.passionandpurpose.com.au

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 next year.

Thank you, the admin team.

The Smith Family Saver Plus Program

The Smith Family (ACT) offers a range of programs to help families and individuals to stay engaged with education. Saver Plus is a program with a specific focus on supporting families and individuals with low incomes to meet their education expenses.

Saver Plus is a matched savings and financial education program that aims to help people on lower incomes to strengthen their financial skills and to develop a savings habit. The program provides financial skills education and motivates participants to save by matching their savings dollar for dollar, up to $500. These savings can be used to pay for education costs such as computers, books, uniforms, extracurricular activities and school excursions. To fill in the online enquiry form; Saver Plus enquiry form | Brotherhood of St. Laurence (bsl.org.au) 

Contact Saver Plus on 1300 610 355 or saverplus@bsl.org.au. 

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.

P&C Committee Meetings

Our General Committee meetings are held in Week 2 and Week 7. Our next meeting is Monday 16th October 2023 at 7pm. We meet in the staff lounge within the school. 

P & C School Disco

It’s disco time, at Neville Bonner Primary school! This year we have opted to go with no theme and ask all disco attendees to come in their comfiest clothes to dance the night away! Date: Friday 15th September, 2023, Two sessions:

- Session 1: 5:30pm-6:30pm – Preschool – Year 1  All preschool parents will be required to stay on the premises for the duration of their session. 

- Session 2: 6:45pm-8:15pm – Year 2 - Year 6

Second Hand Uniform Shop

Neville Bonner Primary School P&C Second Hand Uniform Stall is hosted under the school hall covered area.

** Term 3 - Week 10 - Wednesday 20th September, from 8.45am to 9.45am. 

Scholastic Book Club

Issue 6 books have arrived and were delivered to the school for distribution next week (just in time for school holidays). Keep an eye out for Issue 7 in early Term 4.

Here's an example of this terms books rewards! All these books have been purchased for the library using credits earned by student purchases.

Contact Information

Principal:

Will Johnston 

william.johnston@ed.act.edu.au


Deputy Principals:

Haeley Simms (P-2) haeley.simms@ed.act.edu.au

Sylvia Headon (3-6) sylvia.headon@ed.act.edu.au

P&C President:

Jayne Trustum nevillebonnerps.pandc@gmail.com


Board Chair:

Amani Kerr

Community Information