Bourke Distance Education Centre
Green Street BOURKE NSW 2840 Telephone: 6872 2424 Fax: 6872 3109 Email Address: bourkep-d.school@det.nsw.edu.au School Website: www.bourkep-d.school.nsw.edu.au
Week 3 Term 3 Monday 2^nd August
Happy Birthday Ms O’Brien! Last week Miss Burns’ Year One group wrote a joint recount during their air lesson: Australia Zoo Yesterday my class went to the Australia Zoo. We saw Steve Erwin feed the crocodiles. Next we saw the Polar Bears. They were huge. They were playing in the water. Lastly, we saw the slippery snakes. I got to hold an Anaconda snake. I felt scared. I had a really good day at the zoo. I can’t wait to go again. Well done Year One! Australia Zoo sounds like an exciting place to visit. Kindergarten enrolment forms are now available for 2005. Please contact Fiona Rankmore. Week 5 is fast approaching for the workshop. An itinerary will be sent out next week but in regards to food, we will have a BBQ on Wednesday and Spaghetti Bolognaise on Thursday night. Lunch on Wednesday will be sandwiches and on Thursday we will have hotdogs. Families will need to bring the following items: Chairs for the bonfire smoko a salad or potato bake (Rose Ann is doing jacket potatoes) a batch of bolognaise sauce ready made eggs if possible nibblies	$10 camp fees per school aged child & adult (Maximum $40) costumes for students to wear at the book parade on Friday (dress as a book character) own towels, toiletries etc Don’t forget to think of an item for skit night – it will be hard to match the standard set at Kahmoo… Please let me know if you have any concerns in regards to the workshop. Mr O’Mally, Miss Burns and Ms O’Brien enjoyed their home visits last week. They were able to get lots of work done with William and Emily Ciesiolka and Sarah and Michael McManus. Thankyou to the McManus family for having all three teachers to stay. I heard the apple pie was very good! William, Sarah, Emily and Michael with Ms O’Brien
Sarah and Mr O’Mally working hard Michael and Ms O’Brien Miss Burns & William Ms O’Brien & Emily	This week, Miss Burns and myself are looking forward to heading out to Avondale to see Kate Ponder for her home visit. Two changes have been made to home visits on the term planner : Magrath 2/3 September and Murray (Idalia) on 9^th September. This is so Ms O’Brien can attend the moviemaking workshop in week 6 as she is our technology guru. A fax came from the VISE publicity office this week in regards to VISE tutors that are available for terms 3 and 4. Mr Rob Seekamp is now the local area coordinator for VISE in NSW. It is the VISE organisation’s 15^th year of operations and they remain very enthusiastic to assist families in remote areas of Australia who teach their children via Distance Education. VISE has many tutors keen and enthusiastic to come to NSW families. Travel assistance is available to families in need. Families who would like assistance from a VISE tutor should contact Rob Seekamp on 08-80911509. Last term a tourist from Newcastle sent our school several copies of a hard cover book titled “Newcastle” with lots of pictures and information about the city. A copy of the book was given to each of the Year 6 students and we still have several copies which have been added to our library. If anyone is interested in borrowing these books, they are now available to be borrowed. We also have additional copies of “In the Distance” in our library available for loan. This is a magazine distributed to all Distance Education Centre’s in Australia and New Zealand and there is an article and photo’s in it about our day at Jandra with the Paralympians as well as Micheal McManus’ “Scary Land” story. Attached is a map from Rose Ann to get us all to Ourimbah. Lets hope this beautiful weather continues!! Surely two workshops can’t be postponed in one year…… I hope everyone is having a good week. I am looking forward to seeing most of you at the athletics carnival on Friday. It will start at 9am and run all day. Regards, Pip Kearney