Breadalbane Public School
Thursday
20th March
2014
Term 1 - Week 8
Individuals learning in a community
Phone: 4844 2243
Fax: 4844 2225
Mobile: 0410 520098
Email: breadalban-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Website: www.breadalban-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Term 1 Dates:
Tuesday 25 March
P&C 2pm
Friday 28 March
Athletics Carnival
Thursday 3 April
Visit to Indonesian Embassy
Thursday 10 April
Easter Hat Parade and
Assembly
Anzac History Visit
Yesterday we were visited by
members of the Gunning
Historical Society, who brought
with them a history box from
the War Memorial in Canberra,
containing artefacts from the
First World War. They also
brought some of their own,
personal WWI artefacts handed
down from their own family
members who served in the
war.
Friday 11 April
Cross Country Carnival
and
Last Day of Term 1
Term 2 Dates:
Tuesday 29 April
Students return to school
Tuesday May 6
District Athletics Carnival
Friday May 16
Canberra theatre trip:
The 13 Storey Treehouse
Monday May 19
District Cross Country
Friday 22 May
Musica Viva at Goulburn
East Public School
This was a powerful learning
opportunity for the students
and they asked some thoughtful
questions and gave some
carefully considered answers.
The Historical Society is looking
for more local stories and
connections with those who
served for next year’s centenary
of Gallipoli. Contact the school
or the Gunning Historical
Society if you would like to
share your family history.
Sport at Tirranna
Tomorrow, Friday 21 March we
will again travel to Tirranna for
athletics practice. This will be
our last chance to have a go
at high jump, long jump,
discus and shot put before
the big day!
Canteen
This Friday canteen will be a
meatball sub meal deal.
Please complete the attached
order form and return it on
Friday.
P&C
The first P&C meeting for the
year will be at 2pm on
Tuesday 25 March. We would
love to have as many parents
there as possible.
Athletics Carnival
The Goulburn Community of
Small Schools carnival will be
held at Hudson Park on
Friday 28 March. Please
return the permission note to
the school office by Friday 21
March.
Collector P&C will be
catering for lunch. Please
complete the attached order
form and return to school on
Monday so that order
numbers can be sent to them
by Tuesday.
Indonesian Embassy Visit
As part of our study of
Indonesia, on Thursday April
3 we will travel to Canberra
to visit the Indonesian
embassy and cultural
museum. We will stop at an
Indonesian restaurant on the
way home for lunch. There
will be more details about the
day and a permission note in
next week’s newsletter. It is
possible we may not be back
to school until 3.30pm on this
day.
Goulburn East Public School
every Friday.
The cost and transport will be
discussed at next week’s P&C
meeting. Please let me know if
you would be available to
transport a carload of students
to Goulburn East at about
midday and back by 3pm once
or twice during the term.
School Improvement
The students have been
learning about persuasive
writing techniques. Some of
them have put their skills to the
test by writing to me with some
suggestions
for
school
improvement. Here are some
examples:
Yours sincerely,
Gymnastics Term 2
Sport next term will be
gymnastics with a qualified
gymnastics instructor at
We would work very, very
hard looking after all of
the animals like feeding
the cows, chooks and
horses. And if you do not:
1. You might lose your job
and 2. You will have not
very happy students.
Yours sincerely,
Sara Nielsen
Dear Ms Powles,
I hope you will consider
having a dam here. Firstly,
you could catch yabbies.
Secondly, you can get a yabby
trap. Thirdly, you could eat
them.
Easter Hat Parade
On Thursday 10 April we will
hold our Easter Hat Parade
and end of term assembly.
Parents, grandparents and
friends are invited to join us
to make hats from scratch
starting at midday, using
materials provided by the
school. No hats are to be
made at home! We will
parade the hats and have our
end of term assembly from
2pm. If we are lucky, the
Easter bunny might even pay
us a visit so that we can have
an egg hunt before we go
home.
farming
can
learn.
Secondly, for cooking we
can have fresh milk and
eggs to make muffins and
cakes with lots of other
foods from the garden.
Thirdly it will be fun.
Isaac Norton
Dear Ms Powles,
I hope you will consider
putting a pool in the school.
Firstly,
it
is
relaxing.
Secondly, it is fun. Thirdly, it
is exercise.
Please can we have a pool at
the school because it is fun to
play in the pool.
Yours sincerely,
Juliette Hart
Dear Ms Powles,
I hope you will consider
adding a farm to the school.
Firstly, all of the kids that
want to know more about
Marianne Powles
marianne.powles@det.nsw.edu.au
ASK – Aussie Goulburn
Supporting Kids
For every settled home loan,
Aussie will donate $50-$100
dollars into a fund to
support students who wish
to participate in extracurricular activities that
they can’t afford.
Applications should be
made to the school and once
approved they will be
forwarded to the ASK
committee.