The stationery and books that your child requires for the 2023 school year are now available to be ordered through winc. As advised earlier in the year, we are moving to self-purchasing of stationery and book packs rather than making a contribution to the school. Families are requested to purchase the packs through winc as your child will need to have everything listed for the first day of the 2023 school year.

Stationery lists were emailed home and are available on the school website Book Packs - Neville Bonner Primary School (nevillebonnerps.act.edu.au)

Please visit the winc website Home Winc Schools and follow the instructions on the stationery list to place your order.

All orders placed by 29 December will be delivered to the school for free on the 26 January.

Orders placed after 29 December will be charged an additional $12.95 for delivery and the pack will be delivered to your home address for you to bring to school on the first day of the 2023 school year.

There are many payment options, even zip pay payment plans!

We have a Christmas tree set up in reception for you to drop off donations for the MIX 106.3 pack the bus charity collection. Donations will be collected from the school and delivered to Communities@Work to be wrapped and packed for families in need this Christmas. Thank you for your generous donations of non perishable food items and unwrapped new toys. Our scheduled pick up date is Friday 16 December at 11am.

Are you ready for the 2023 school year? Is your child transitioning to another school next year? It’s not too late to enrol your child in their local school. Make sure you submit your application before the current school term ends on 16 December 2022. Enrolment applications received after that date may not receive notification until late January 2023. For more information and to enrol, go to https://bit.ly/3Wnk7JQ

PBL Update

Our whole school focus will continue to be using school equipment respectfully.

We have a new goal of 3000 raffle tickets. We are currently up to 1599 tickets. During assembly this week it was lovely to acknowledge our PBL leaders who have been giving up parts of their breaks to contribute to Neville Bonner's PBL framework.

The Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs has a range of grant programs which provide funding support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Grants rounds open at various times throughout the year. Categories of grants that are currently open include Reconciliation Day, cultural, leadership and scholarship grants. For more information go to Grants - Community Services.

This is a reminder to ensure your children and young people understand the importance of stranger awareness safety and information has been included on how to report an incident.

Please support us to keep our children safe by having conversations about moving safely around the community. You may wish to visit the Australian Federal Police website section on Child Safety for tips. In addition, the Safety4Kids is a non-government website that has useful information and links. The Constable Kenny website also has a number of tips for parents for younger children.

If you become aware of an incident or notice anyone acting suspiciously around a school or student, contact police immediately on 131 444 or in the case of an emergency call 000. If you witness an incident or if you have any information that could assist police, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Information can be provided anonymously. We would also ask that you notify the school so we can also support the wider school community to be aware of incidents.

Year 3 enjoyed a session with Aunty Josephine Proud Ngunnawal Woman last week learning about Indigenous Traditions and Customs. All students enjoyed taking part in painting leaves to experience Indigenous culture through art. Please enjoy some of the pictures taken throughout one of the sessions.

The Year 5 Environmental Tourists have been learning about inventors who have changed the world. Students created oil pastel portraits of their inventor and wrote interesting facts about their inventions.

‘Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb because he was scared of the dark.’ Brooklyn

‘Henry Ford was the founder of Ford company and made his first car in 1896 in Detroit and was a great friend of Thomas Edison.’ Aarav

‘Samuel Morse was the inventor of the Telegraph which was used for communicating and it was also used in wars.’ Jayden

‘Joseph Nicephore Niepce invented the Camera Obscura in 1916. For the first time, images of life could be captured and sent around the world.’ Georgia

‘Thomas Edison made the light bulb in 1879 and he had 6 kids.’ Levi

‘Mary Elizabeth Anderson invented the windshield wiper in 1903 because she saw that a person had to keep on getting out of their car and wiping his windshield.’

Japji

‘Yi Xing Invented the mechanical clock which told the time of day, the day of the month, the phase of the moon, and the position of certain stars and planets in the sky.’ Sienna

‘The Mechanical Clock was invented by Yi Xing, a Buddhist mathematician and monk, in 725 AD.’ Patricia

‘Karl Von Drais was the inventor of the first ever bicycle in 1817. It was easier transportation than having to walk or take a horse.’ Mason

‘Yi Xing invented the first mechanical clock though it was supposed to be an astronomical clock.’ Yuvon

‘Maria E Beasley invented the life raft because she wanted to save the lives of the people in the water.’ Shanum

‘Mary Elizabeth Anderson invented the windscreen wipers in 1903 because her driver had to keep getting out of the car in order to clear the snow. She thought it made no sense and it wasn’t fair.’ Ava

‘Mary Elizabeth Anderson invented the windscreen wipers and was a rancher, a real estate developer, viticulturist and had no kids and wasn't married.’ Jessica

‘Steve Wozniak invented the first Personal Computer (PC).’ Yusufu

Mary Elizabeth Anderson made the windscreen wipers so drivers could stop wiping it with their hands.’ Christy

‘Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, the inventor of the camera, became interested in the new technique of lithography and began to explore ways of using light sensitive materials to produce images directly onto the printing plate or stone.’ Mamajan

‘Mary Elizabeth Anderson never drove even though she invented the windshield wipers.’ Madyson

‘Karl Von Drais made the bicycle because horses were not reliable enough, you had to train them and also take care of them.’ Art

‘Thomas A Edison was the first inventor of the light bulb because he loved electricity and electronic things.’ Feenat

‘Karl Von Drais invented the bicycle in 1817 because he had to get around faster.’ Ayo

‘Samuel Morse and Alfred Veil created morse code to transmit messages during the war because they wanted to help their side in the war.’ Zachary

P&C Committee Meeting

The last Committee meeting for 2022 is from 6.45pm on Tuesday 6th December in the staff lounge.

All school families are welcome to attend. The meeting covers items involving the school environment, from the principal, the canteen, committee president, committee treasurer, fundraising plans and such. The meeting is generally 1-2 hours only, although a quick meeting is a good meeting, so we aim for quick ones.

Family Portrait Fundraiser

Thank you to everyone who came along and had their family portrait taken at the school. The viewing day is on Friday 9th December. Please come to reception at your allocated time, and remember to bring your own USB if you will be purchasing digital images. If you have any questions about the viewing, please contact the photographer - lassostudios.kieran@gmail.com

Scholastic Book Club

Issue 8 catalogues are out and should have come home with your student. This will be the last one for the year. Issue 8 closure date will be on Friday 2 December.

Sorry, we can NOT accept cash orders through the front office, please place orders through the Scholastic Book Club LOOP website.

There is an option to select 'gift', during the order process, if you do not want your child to receive the order. If you select this option you will receive a phone call to collect your order at a different time. For every sale 20% is given to us in ‘rewards’ that the school can use to purchase resources from the catalogues.

Second Hand Uniform Shop

Neville Bonner Primary School P&C Second Hand Uniform Stall will be open on school grounds, under the school hall covered area, at the following opening hours.

** Week 9 - Tuesday, 6th December, from 2:45pm to 3:15pm - near the Preschool area for Orientation Day (for Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday students).

** Week 9 - Thursday, 8th December, from 2:45pm to 3:15pm - near the Preschool area for Orientation Day (for Wednesday/Thursday/Friday students).

** Week 10 - Wednesday, 14th December, from 8:45am to 9:45am.

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.