Newsletter T3 W10 Bangalow Public School

In Geography, we have been learning all about the importance of our local community, what makes it special and our place within it. We have also been investigating the states that make up Australia and its capital cities. We are adventurous learners in Jingrrd Jingrrd, so we made suitcases to show all that we have learnt about the land down under!

In Mathematics, we have loved being able to utilise our new white board tables to demonstrate our thinking and tackle challenging problems. We have been using our knowledge of landmark numbers to help us solve large addition problems. We have also started learning about arrays and how they can help us understand groups of numbers and even develop our understanding of area!

Science has been so much fun this term! With the help of Ms Thomas, we were able to design our own smart farms in Science Week! We were connected learners and collaborated in our learning teams to plan and create our smart farms. We have also loved sharing our flexible learning space with Wajung this term. We have been learning all about sound and light and have undertaken experiments to better understand sound and light, how it is formed, and reflecting on our discoveries!

Some highlights of this term have been, parading around as our favourite book characters for Book Week, being inspired by amazing illustrators and authors at the Writer's Festival and being drenched in colour for the Fun Run!!!

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general enrolment

As the year quickly draws near to end, we ask you to please inform the school as soon as possible if you know that your child will not be at Bangalow PS next year. We know and understand that sometimes students must change schools for various reasons, including moving away, but we rely on accurate enrolment information to form the basis of our staffing and class organisation. You can do this by calling the office or sending in an email. We appreciate your help in this matter.

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lost property

All lost property will be disposed of TOMORROW afternoon before the holidays. Please take the time to look for any items that might belong to your family. There are lots of jumpers, drink bottles and lunch boxes in the area outside the canteen.

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state dancers

Last week our four State Dancers performed with their Far North Coast Regional Ensemble at the State Dance Festival at the Seymour Centre in Sydney. It was a brilliant showcase of the talent of students and teachers in both choreography and performance from across primary and secondary settings in public schools from across NSW. We are incredibly proud of Anais F, Mila B, Fin R and Reuben E who represented our school at this level.

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new payment system coming soon

We are excited to announce our school will be transitioning to the School Bytes finance system on 24 October 2023!

In preparation for the transition to a simplified finance system for both you and the school, we will be required to implement a short payment lockout period where we will not be able to receive any payments.

What this means for you

• No payments can be made online from 9am, Tuesday 17 October 2023.
• Last day to make cash, cheque or EFTPOS payments will be at 1pm on Wednesday 18 October 2023.
• We will advise you when payments can resume closer to the above date.
• Any existing payment links that have been sent to you previously in emails can still be used after the transition and will automatically redirect to the new system.
• After the transition, a School Bytes portal will be available for you to register and begin using (https://portal.schoolbytes.education).
• All previous payments made will be migrated to the new School Bytes finance system and portal.
• Moving forward, when making a payment online, you will be redirected to a Service NSW page to complete an online payment. This is the new payment platform for online as directed by the NSW Department of Education.
• Payments made online will display as 0SCHOOLSONLINE 0000 PARRAMATTA AUS on your bank statements moving forward.

What is the School Bytes portal?

The School Bytes portal provides flexibility for you to conveniently:

• Make school payments online (including paying for multiple siblings at once)
• Use a family credit to pay for an activity or school contributions
• Download a receipt for payments made
• View all historical payments in one place
• Complete and submit digital permission notes
• View the status of all permission notes
• Request a refund if required

This can be done where you want at any time: day or night.

Through the portal, you will easily be able to download a receipt once a payment has been made and have access to view all historical payments when needed. Online payments are processed in real-time and can be viewed by school staff immediately.

While our preference is for payments to be made via the portal, we will still accept payment via cash, cheque, money order and EFTPOS.

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is your child celebrating a birthday?

If you would like to send something for your child to share with their classmates, please only send in purchased 99-100% juice ice blocks, as many of our students have allergies to various substances that could trigger an anaphylactic reaction. It is for this reason that we also ask that students do not share their food with other children.

Any ice blocks sent to school should already be frozen or they will not be ready for distribution on the day. An acceptable brand is Berri Quelch ice blocks (please note we are unable to distribute Frosty Fruits or Lemonade Icy Poles). Thanks for your cooperation - the safety of all students is our first priority.

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kindergarten 2024

Kindergarten 2024 enrolment has commenced. If you have a child who will need to be enrolled in Kindy for next year, please contact the school via phone or email to begin your Kindergarten enrolment process, or you can enrol ONLINE . Similarly, if you know of any local families who may be looking to enrol, please encourage them to do so. In this way we can inform them of information sessions and transition dates early.

Save the dates!

Kindy 2024 Orientation Mornings:

• Wednesday 18 October
• Wednesday 25 October
• Wednesday 1 November

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POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING (PB4L)

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attendance awards

Congratulations to the following students who have achieved above 95% attendance for Term 3.

• KL - Otis B, Leo C, Nico M, Fox O, Hudson P
• KR - Cleo D, Eva E, Atlas H, Hunter J, Remi S, Emily S, Cillian S, Micky W
• 1/2E - Rockford D, Anika K, Elliott T, Lotte A, Isla B, Vivienne B, Maxwell E
• 1/2K - Ava B, Lottie B, Maceo B, Hazel B, Gracie V, Rex W, Rose G, Monty G, George R
• 1/2M - Bay G, Hera H, Ochre R, Sybella T, Mila W, Manoa B, Leo D, Sophia H, Lola P, Luna R, Oscar W, IvyIris W
• 1/2S - Beau B, Alex B, Saila E, Marley S, Hardy G, Neve H, Iliya M, Roger S
• 3/4J - Hugo D, Frankie D, Luther M-S, Hugo N, Claire F, Billy O, Miles P, Lachlan W
• 3/4W - Naomi C, Poppy C, Rye D, Alex D, Felix D, Billy G, Tyla H, Chester K, Louis M, Wolfgang W, Callee W, Quin A, Benji B, Skylar F, Ruby S H
• 4/5S - Tallulah B, Lola N, Alfie O, Henry W, Milla B, Indi F, Willow H, Zac S, Akshay S, Lily T
• 5/6G - Allegra B, Disha B, Charlotte B, Sylvie D, Sophie F, Aaliyah G-H, Ella J, Oscar N, Clancy W
• 5/6P - Anais F, Louie P, Jake W, Darcey A, Annie C, Reuben E, Andy F, Nikol O, Felix O, Fin R, Frankie T, Scout W, Thomas Z