Term 1 Week 6

DatestorememberTERM1

11/3/19 K-2Assembly(2L)

13/3/19 SchoolPhotographs

14/3/19 SelectiveHighSchoolPlacementTest

18/3/19 3-6Assembly(5-6M)

20/3/19 HarmonyDay

22/3/19 StewartHouseCollectionDate

25/3/19 K-2Assembly(2X)

27/3/19 Canteen‘Colourful’Day

1/4/19 3-6Assembly(5-6B)

2/4/19 Finaldayforsubmissionofsilverawards

2/4/19-3/4/19

Stage1‘Skyworks’Incursion

4/4/19 Parent-Teacher-StudentInterviews

11/4/19 EasterHatParade

NAPLANOnlineThisyearourschoolwilltransitiontoNAPLANonlineforstudentsinYears3and5.NAPLANOnlinewillprovidebetterassessmentofliteracyandnumeracyskills,morepreciseresultsandfasterretrievalofinformation.NAPLANOnlineenablesstudentstocompleteNAPLANassessmentsonschooldevices.This‘tailoredtesting’willprovidestudentsquestionsthataremoresuitedtotheirability–resultinginbetterassessmentandmorepreciseresults.Year3studentswillstillcompleteapaperwritingassessment.ToprepareforNAPLANOnline,studentswillparticipateinaschoolpracticetoallowstudentsanopportunitytobecomefamiliarwiththeformatandonlinetestquestionsfromthe25March.

TheassessmentwindowforNAPLANOnlinewillstartonTuesday14May(Term2,Week3)andfinishonFriday24May2019.Thistimeframewillallowschoolsmoreflexibilityinschedulingandaccommodatingdevices.Aninformationsheethasbeenattached.FurtherinformationregardingNAPLANOnlinewillbedistributedtofamilieswithstudentsinYears3and5laterintheterm.

At BHPS we are Safe, Respectful Learners

CongratulationsourDistrictSwimmersCongratulations to our District swimmers who were wonderful representatives of our school last Thursday. All studentsparticipated enthusiastically and did our school proud. Thank you toMrs Austin andMrs Frawleywho accompanied thechildrenonthedayandalltheparentswhosupportedourchildrenenthusiastically.Welldonetoallourcompetitorswithspecialmentionforthefollowingoutstandingresults:

Anna2ndgirls100mfreestyle2nd12yeargirls50mfreestyle1st12/13yeargirls50mbackstroke1st12/13yeargirls50mbreaststroke1st12/13yeargirls50mbutterfly1stOpenIndividualMedleyLola2nd9yeargirls50mfreestyleNoah6th9yearboys50mfreestyleThomas6th12yearboys50mfreestyle3rd12yearboys50mbackstroke2nd12yearboys50mbreaststroke5th12yearboys50mbutterfly3rdOpenIndividualMedleyEden5th11yearboys50mbutterflyTheJuniorGirlsRelayteamcame2nd.

TellThemFromMeSurveysThisterm,ourschool,likemanyotherpublicschoolsinthestate,willparticipateinaDepartmentofEducationinitiative:theTellThemFromMestudentfeedbacksurvey.Thesurveymeasuresfactorsthatareknowntoaffectacademicachievementandotherstudentoutcomes.ThefocusoftheNSW-widesurveyisonstudentwellbeing,engagementandeffectiveteachingpractices.Moreinformationaboutthesurveyisavailableat:http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.auThesurveyisagreatopportunityforourstudentstoprovideuswithvaluableandquickfeedbackonwhattheythinkaboutschoollife,howengagedtheyarewithschoolandthedifferentwaysthatteachersinteractwiththem.Morethan6,300schoolsinAustraliaandaroundtheworldhaveusedTellThemFromMetosurvey5.4millionstudents.Capturingthevoicesofourstudentswillhelpimprovehowwedothingsatourschool.Iwanttoassureyouthatthesurveyisconfidential.Thesurveyisconductedonlineandwilltypicallytakelessthan30minutestocomplete.Itwillbeadministeredduringschoolhoursbetween18Marchand12April.Participatinginthesurveyisentirelyvoluntary.AconsentformandFAQsforparents/carersaboutthesurveyisbeingsenthomewithstudents.Ifyoudonotwantyourchildorchildrentoparticipate,pleasereturntheformtoschoolby15March.CopiesoftheformandFAQsareavailablefrom:http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents.TheconsentformandFAQsareavailablein23languages.

DancefeverMultisportThisyear,allK-6studentswillbeparticipatinginarangeofexcitingphysicalactivityprogramstodevelopskillsinathletics,danceandgymnasticsthroughoutTerms2,3and4.Theseprogramshavebeenorganisedbyanexperiencedexternalprovider,‘DancefeverMultisport’.DancefeverMultisporthavebeenteachingphysicaleducationprogramsinprimaryschoolssince1999andarecurrentlyteachinginover750schoolsacrossNSW.Ourstudentswillengageina40minutelessononceaweekforthedurationofterms2,3and4.AlllessonsarealignedtothePDHPEcurriculum.Thecostfor

allthreeprogramsoverthecourseoftheyearis$71.00perstudent.Eachlessonworksoutatacostof$2.50perstudentperweek.Thisisawonderfulopportunityforstudentstoengageinessentiallearningexperiencesthatdevelopknowledge,understandingandskillsinarangeofphysicalactivity.

SchoolPhotosOurschoolphotoswilltakeplaceonWednesday13March2019.Studentsaretowearfullsummeruniformincludingblackschoolshoes.Photoenvelopeshavebeenhandedouttostudentsandwillneedtobereturnedbyphotoday.Onlinepaymentsforschoolphotosaremadedirectlywiththeschoolphotographer.Studentsnotpurchasingphotosarealsoaskedtoreturntheirenvelope.Siblingphotoswillalsobetakenonthisdayforsiblingsattheschool.Siblingphotoenvelopescanbecollectedfromthefrontoffice.

MindQuest2019OnSaturday6and7April2019,theNSWGiftedandTalentedEnrichmentWeekend(MindQuest)willbeheldforstudentsfromYears1–6atStGeorgeGirlsHighSchool.Studentswillhaveanopportunitytoparticipateinover37exciting,facedpacedcoursesinthetwo-dayprogram.Theyincludecoursesinchemistry,earthsciencesart,dramaandcreativecartooning.Thecostoftheweekendis$200.TheclosingdateforallapplicationsisFriday8March.Aninformationandapplicationformcanbecollectedfromthefrontoffice.

KindyConnectionsMorningTeaLastFridayweheldourKindyConnectionsmorningtea.Itwasagreatopportunityforparentstogettoknowsomeotherparentsinthesameclass.MsKylieTomalarisorganisedsomegreat‘ice-breakers’thatwerealotoffun.Watchthisspaceforournextsession.MelindaFernandezRel.ES1AP

AssembliesTERM1Week7 K-2Assembly 2LWeek8 3-6Assembly 5/6MWeek9 K-2Assembly 2X Week10 3-6Assembly 5/6BWeek11 GOLDAssemblyN.B.Parentsandcarersarewelcometoattendtheassemblies.Pleasebemindfulofthefactthereislimitedparentseatinginthehallandpriorityisalwaysgiventoparentswhohavechildrenperformingorreceivinganawardduringtheassembly.

PositiveBehaviourforLearning-PBLThePBLFocusareaforthefortnightis‘Toilets’.

PBLExpectationFocus:BeRespectfulCongratulationstoourWeek6PBLAwardWinners

3/4S WilliamandBatoul 5/6D AngelaandEizar

3/4A MahdiandSofia 5/6B ElizabethandJustin

3/4W VivianandReuben 5/6M AnnaandLucas

3/4M HansonandAngus 5/6AM RaniandMahdi

3/4F EvieandKhalil 5/6F EvaandHayton

4/5H GavinandClaresta

PlaygroundAwardWinners:Jonathan(5/6B)andSimon(3/4S)

PSSASportSeason1ThedrawforRound3onFriday(8/3/19);

§ BoysTouchvNarwee@PeakhurstParkField5§ GirlsCricketvPenshurst@Gannons5§ AFLvPeakhurstSouth@OldsPark1§ GirlsBasketballvOatley@Oatley§ BoysT-BallandSoftballvOatley@Gannons5

Team Result PlayerofMatch

JNRBoysTouch

3-0 Win

SNRBoysTouch

2-1 Win

JNRGirlsCricket

93-167 Loss Maya

SNRGirlsCricket

70-149 Loss Shanzay

BoysAFL

12-74 Loss Thomas

GirlsAFL

52-0 Win Rylee

JNRGirlsBasketball

2-14 Loss Despina&Keita

SNRGirlsBasketball

6-40 Loss Shia&Vienn

BoysT-Ball

7-8 Loss David

BoysSoftball

6-0 Win Luke

SchoolBankingRemembertobringyouryellowwallettomorrowandhandittoyourclassteacherinthemorning.RewardsavailableinTerm1aretheScentedStackableHighlighterandtheSnowyOrigamiSetWearealsolookingforparentvolunteerstohelpprocessthebankingforaboutanhoureveryFridaymorning.Ifyouareabletohelp,orwouldlikemoreinformationabouttheprogram,pleasecontactusatBHPSbanking@gmail.com.

DannySquiresPrincipal7March2019