Each Week

Throughout the Term

Staff Professional Learning

On Monday, Bonnells Bay PS staff teamed up with staff from Dora Creek and Wyee Public Schools and spent time focusing on Aboriginal culture. Following a morning of planning and reflection on current programs we hopped on a bus and went to learn on Awabakal land. We worked with Uncle Noel from Murrung Murai cultural tours and visited some incredible local sights including Redhead Beach, Cullen Park and Swansea Heads. 

It was such an amazing start to Term 2.

 ANZAC DAY 2023 ​

Well done to the students who were able to march yesterday and show respect as we remember and honour the service and sacrifice of those who have served and still serve our nation.

Our students represented the school with pride and respect at this important commemoration. There were also a number of students who marched with the Scouts.

Positive Reinforcement System

Our new positive reinforcement system started today. Here is a recap of the note that was sent home at the end of last term:

Daily Points System:

Utilising the classroom behaviour traffic lights, students receive points at the end of the day depending on which circle they finished on.

• 3 – Super Student
• 2 – Ready to Learn
• 1 – 1^st Reminder  

Students will also earn points for:

• 2 – Incident free week on the playground.
• 1 – Positive behaviour during RFF lesson.

These points are recorded daily on Class Dojo. As the points accumulate throughout the year, students are provided with rewards as they reach a new level. These reward days are scheduled for week 10 of every term.

Milestone awards are presented at each school assembly. They will be presented with a merit certificate representing the level they have achieved.

These milestones are accumulative, meaning that if a level isn’t reach within a particular term, then their points will carry over to the next term. Points reset to zero at the beginning of the year.

As we are starting our new system at the beginning of Term 2, all students will start on 75 points.

Parents can access Class Dojo to get daily feedback on where their child finished on the traffic light system. Parents will receive a notification on their Dojo account each afternoon if their child has received one of the required traffic lights. If you do not receive a notification, your child did not meet the requirements for the day.

Social and Emotional Wellbeing

We are very excited by a new opportunity that we have to support our students with their social and emotional wellbeing.

At times your child may have issues with friendships, they may be feeling down on themselves and lacking confidence, they may have had a fight in the playground, or they may be having issues with regulating their emotions or knowing what to do when work is challenging.

Social and emotional wellbeing impacts on happiness, on relationships and on a child’s capacity to engage with learning.

We will be supporting students to develop strategies to improve their social and emotional wellbeing. Mrs Hannah Rothwell is the program coordinator, and she will be running targeted intervention groups for nominated students each week. Students can move in and out of the program as their needs change and their skills develop. If your child has been identified to participate in the first round of groups, they will bring home a letter this week. If you have any question about the program, please contact Mrs Rothwell on 4973 1149.

Karin Hird

Principal

Welcome to Term 2! We are very excited about the sporting opportunities available to our students over the coming weeks including Athletics, Zone Cross Country and representative events. 

Athletics

Athletics Carnival 

Date: Thursday 4 May 2023 (Term 2) 

Venue: Hunter Sports Centre, Glendale

Students Involved: Students aged 8 and above, including students who will turn 8 in 2023

Event Coordinator: Kylie Douglas 

Further Information: 

• Entry & Ground Fees: $8:00 Bus Fare: $7.00 (remaining fee subsidised by school)

• Buses leave school at 9:30am and will return to school in time for 3:30pm dismissal

• Students need to bring: Full sports uniform, including hat and suitable shoes for running. Lunch, recess, a bottle of water, sunscreen and a rug or towel to sit on. Asthma medication - this will need to be carried by the student during the event.

• Canteen facilities are available.
• High Jump and the 800M events will be run from 8:50am. 
• Students coming to the event via private transport need to be signed in at the facility no later than 10:00am.
• Parents and carers are permitted to attend.
• Students must be signed out to leave the carnival. Students will be given a stamp on the hand at the sign out table. Students without the stamp will not be permitted to leave the gate.
• In the case this event is postponed for any reason details can be found on our school’s Facebook page and your child’s class Dojo.

Zone Athletics Carnival 

Date: Thursday 3 August 2023 (Term 3) 

Venue: Hunter Sports Centre, Glendale 

Students involved: Eligible students will be given an invitation after the school athletics carnival. Ribbons for the carnival are presented at assembly. Parents and carers are encouraged to attend and will be notified via newsletter, Class Dojo and the school Facebook. 

Event Coordinator: Hannah Rothwell 

More information to come. 

Hunter Athletics Carnival 

Date: Friday 1 September 2023 (Term 3)

Students involved: Eligible students who compete at the zone carnival. Invitations will be given after the carnival. Ribbons for zone are presented at assembly. Parents and carers are encouraged to attend and will be notified via newsletter, Class Dojo and the school Facebook. 

More information to come. 

Cross Country

Zone Cross Country

Date: Wednesday 10 May 

Venue: Avondale School

Students Involved: Eligible students will be given an invitation after the school carnival. Ribbons for the carnival are presented at assembly. Parents and carers are encouraged to attend and will be notified via newsletter, Class Dojo and the school Facebook. 

Event Coordinator: Hannah Rothwell

A date for Regional Cross Country is yet to be announced. The State Cross Country event is scheduled for Friday 21 July 2023. More information to come. 

PSSA

Our sports team is committed to providing opportunities for students to represent our school in a variety of sports. When an event is coming up, students will be notified at our school assembly and invited to express their interest. Depending on interest, a trial may be held at school to determine our nominations to the Westlakes Trials. These events are competitive and require specific skills and experience.
In Term 2 Soccer, Netball, Ruby Union and Softball will be offered. In Term 3, the opportunity to trial for golf is available and Cricket will be offered in Term 4, ready for the 2024 team. 

PSSA Knockouts

Soccer Coordinator: Miss Maddison Dunlop

Netball Coordinator: Miss Maddison Gibson

Basketball Coordinator: Mr Conor Lyon

Rugby League Coordinator: Mrs Hannah Rothwell

Touch Football Coordinator: Mr Adam Flemming 

The rugby league team has been fortunate enough to have 5 parents offer their time to help throughout training sessions. If you have any skills in these sports please contact Mrs Rothwell or the team coordinator directly.

As always, if you have any questions or feedback regarding sport at BBPS, please contact me on the school number 4973 1149 or hannah.scott20@det.nsw.edu.au.

Kind Regards, 

Hannah Rothwell

Sport Coordinator 

Welcome back to another busy term in the library. This term we will be continuing to focus on completing the Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC). Students have until August to read the allocated number of books for each challenge group, 30 for K-2 and 20 for 3-6. Students can log the titles read on their student portal. Home (nsw.gov.au)

All classes will be working on computer coding this term. This involves creating algorithms using block code in a variety of coding apps and programs. Kindy will begin in a number of iPad apps and progress to Scratch Jr. Stage 1 will start in Scratch Jr and work their way to Scratch MIT. Stage 2 and 3 will begin in Scratch MIT.

Please remember to send library bags with K-2 students on their library day. It helps to keep our library books safe in school bags.

Happy Reading

Mrs Wood