Coming Soon... School Stream

With our old school app being decommissioned on the 31 st August, we have decided to replace it with School Stream which we will launch to our school community in the coming months.

School stream will offer our parents the following, plus more:

1. Detailed permission notes specific to events

2. One click payment portal

3. Events calendar

4. Easy access on your Iphone or Android phone

5. No account needed to join the school app

We will be running "how to" days in the coming months. Look out for the announcements of when they will be held. If you would like additional information, please see the front office.

Shade

We are fortunate enough to have some funding to purchase some shade sails and are looking at covering certain areas of the school and would like some feedback from the school community.

We have created a google form for you to do this.

Celebrating 125 years

We are seeking committee members and ex-Burkies to help us celebrate this massive milestone in 2020.

If you are interested in helping out, contributing to our anniversary or have memorabilia you would like to share, please call Emily Macbeth on 08 80884700 or via email emily.macbeth@det.nsw.edu.au

Kindergarten 2020- Enrolments Now Being Taken

Please visit the school office or call to register your child for kindergarten 2020.

You can enrol your child in kindergarten at the beginning of the school year if they turn 5 on, or before, 31 July of that year. Students must be enrolled by their sixth birthday.

If you know of any children who will be of school age this coming year, please encourage their family members to call or register.

Calling All Volunteers

The canteen is currently looking for volunteers for a few hours. As a volunteer, you will be supported by Sarah Garnaut or Nardia Stubing. If you can help out please contact the front office.

Term 3 canteen volunteer list :

Tamika Pols	23 August
Raelene Forster	30 August
Vacant	6 September
Vacant	13 September
Tamika Pols	20 September
Raelene Forster	27 September

National Science Week

Mr Lardner will be available to give assistance to participating students during lunch times before the closing date.

Stewart House

Stewart House: From the Outback to the Ocean

Help send students from 9 local primary schools, 2 local high schools and 2 central schools within Broken Hill and surrounding areas to Stewart House, Sydney. Participating schools include: Alma Public School, Broken Hill High School, Broken Hill Public School, Broken Hill North Public School, Broken Hill School of the Air, Burke Ward Public School, Menindee Central School, Morgan Street Public School, Railway Town Public School, Tibooburra Outback School, White Cliffs Public School, Wilcannia Central School and Willyama High School.

A visit to Stewart House is a long-standing tradition within our community with past attendees holding fond memories of this trip when they too were just 10 – 12 years old.

This November, 26 students from Years 5 to 8, will fly to Sydney and stay at Stewart House, located near beautiful Curl Curl Beach for 12 days.

During their stay, students will attend school, visit iconic Sydney attractions (Taronga Zoo, The Australian Museum & Sydney Harbour Bridge) and access a range of health checks (dental, optical and audio screenings). Being away from home, students will be challenged to step outside of their comfort zone, build teamwork skills, resilience and develop lifelong friendships.

For many students, this trip will be their first flight on a plane, first visit to Sydney and their first swim in the ocean.

We believe this trip is essential to the improving student potential within their school and the wider Broken Hill community.

To help our outback students (and 2 chaperones) experience this unique opportunity, we require your support to purchase return flights. Please give now to ensure our young Broken Hill students get to Stewart House this November.

All donations over $2 are tax deductible.

Don't forget to share this opportunity with others - together we will get our students to Sydney.

Thank you for your support.

Note: Railway Town Public school is the coordinating school for this Broken Hill combined schools community activity.

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