Bayswater South Primary School THE BULLETIN · 5/8/2017 · Bayswater South Primary School Issue 12 May 8, 2017 Last Tuesday, our Electives started and it was fantastic to walk around

Bayswater South Primary School Issue 12 May 8, 2017

Last Tuesday, our Electives started and it was fantastic to walk around and witness the students, mixed up and participating enthusiastically in a wide range of activities. A large number of parents bravely joined in and lead some electives. It was great to see further parental involvement in our classes.

THE BULLETIN Issue 12, May 8 2017

Principal's Corner

Now Taking Enrolments!

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Inside the Classroom

Learning & Leading through Languages

Key Dates- for your diary

Term 2 May 9-12 NAPLAN Years 3 & 5 Thu May 11 Mother’s Day Stall Fri May 12 Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea Preps Mon May 15 Curriculum Day Tue May 16 Yr 3/4 & 5/6 Camp Instalment due Thu May 18 Open Morning 9am—10am Fri May 19 District Cross Country Wed May 24 Open Evening 6.30pm—7.30pm Thu May 25 Open Morning 9am—10am Mon May 29-31 3/4 Camp Thu June 8 Winter District Sport Tue June 13 Year 5/6 Camp Instalment due Tue June 20 Year 2 Excursion

Wed June 21 Winter Sport Final Fri June 23 Reports to go home Thu June 29 End of term Lunch Fri June 30 End of Term 2 (2.30pm finish) Term Dates Term 2 18th April—30th June Term 3 17th July—22nd September Term 4 9th Oct—22nd December

Convince your students of the benefit of healthy habits. 2

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Grade 2’s Fictional

Narratives.


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Principal’s Message– Now Taking Enrolments

A reminder for existing

families that we ask if

you have a child

beginning in 2018, please

get your enrolment form in as

soon as possible.

Principal's Corner

Tweetification of the week—

Convince your students of the benefits of healthy habits

Follow US!

It has been a relatively quiet and consistent week as we have had a full week of schooling. This has been good as it has allowed everyone here to settle and get back into the rhythm of things. It is amazing that when a change of routine happens, you start to see inconsistencies creep in with student learning engagement and behaviour. So with our minds all fresh we look forward positively to the coming weeks and some great work to be done. It is going to be a big term as we have a number of important events happening: Mother’s Day, Open morning, Education Week – Open Evening, TLIM Electives, District Sports, production planning, reports and Learning Celebrations are all planned. So keep informed, mark in those dates, and get involved. Last Tuesday, our Electives started and it was fantastic to walk around and witness the students, mixed up and participating enthusiastically in a wide range of activities. I also noted a large number of parents bravely joining in and leading some electives. It was great to see further parental involvement in our classes. A reminder for existing families that we ask if you have a child beginning in 2018, please get your enrolment form in as soon as possible. The coming weeks will see a large number of school tours taking place as new family enrolments come in. Next week, we would like to prepare more BSPS brochures and do a ‘Kinder drop’. So if you can help through folding some brochures or you can drop some to a local kindergarten please let me or the office know, as any help would be greatly appreciated. Finally, NAPLAN is held next week, while the results are used it is also important to remember these a just a snapshot of student performance, especially in comparison to our teachers’ yearly judgements. So it is important that we maintain a positive and supporting approach to such assessments. We wish all the best for those involved.! Have a great week!

Jayson Williams

Principal

[email protected]

@principalbsps

Dear Parents, Students and Staff,

This week’s Oscar was presented to: Frau Klinger & Frau Gillson for organising the student electives.


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Hello, my name is Bronwyn Upton and I am the Bayswater South Primary School Chaplain. I would like to outline for you the role a Chaplain plays within the school community. A Chaplain will-

Provide care and be a friend

Be a 'listening ear' for those who need someone to talk to

Provide pastoral care (encouragement and support)

Help a child sort through a problem or an issue

Run support groups (eg. Friendship programs)

Connect with parents as the need arises

Refer a child to other professionals

Support teachers in class, helping out as needed Matters of faith are only pursued when a person wishes to talk about them Life is not always easy. But knowing that someone is there for you to talk to, to listen, to encourage and to walk alongside you can be very comforting and can help you through difficult situations. My chaplaincy role is about offering care and support to the whole school community. It's about working with students, parents and teachers to assist in meeting the need s that arise in our daily lives. Children today have to deal with some very 'grown up' issues such as family break-up, grief and addictions. Or they may be struggling to make friends or to fit in with their peers. These can be very traumatic for children and could affect their ability to cope with the stresses of daily life. As such it may be beneficial for your child to have someone who they can talk to. This would occur on a purely voluntary basis. If you would prefer that this interaction not happen for your child/ren, please contact the school. Please feel free to call me regarding anything I can help you with. I am available on Mondays and Tuesdays at the school betw een 9am – 2.30pm. Or leave a message anytime and I will call you back. Regards Bronwyn Upton SCHOOL CHAPLAIN










BSPS Reminder & News Snippets

Emergency details– It is the parents' responsibility to ensure your emergency details are updated regularly.

Bike safety - Students are reminded to walk their bikes and scooters on school grounds. While on pathways all students must look out for pedestrians and keep a good distance between themselves and other children.

Dogs on the school grounds—Could parents please refrain from bringing their dogs onto the school grounds, as per School Council regulations. Any dog on school grounds must have obtained special permission from the Council.

BSPS Effective Communication Channels

Student query/issue= Contact the classroom teacher

School wide query/issue = Contact Jayson or Bret

Financial - Administration query /issue = Contact the office.

NB. Our Parents’ Club Facebook page is not an official communication channel of BSPS.

Office News

Mother’s Day Stall Don’t forget our Mother’s Day Stall on Thursday May

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Second Hand Uniform - Change of Opening Days

To make the shop more accessible to parents we are going to open before assembly on Friday mornings.

Starting next week the Second Hand Uniform Shop will be open Wednesday afternoon 3.05—3.30 and Friday morning

8.30 –8.55.

Grade 3/4 Camp

Camp must be paid in full by Tuesday 16th May, unless other arrangements have been made with the Parent Payment

contact, Noleen Maxwell.

CSEF Prep Package

If you are in receipt of the CESF and have a child in Prep don’t forget to complete the information that was sent home

with your child last week. Please return the completed forms to the Office.

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Inside the Classroom - Grade 2’s Fictional Narratives

GRADE 2 CLASSROOM UPDATE

Our writing focus for Term 2 is narratives and this week we started to analyse the structure of fictional

narratives. Students listened to the story Jack and The Beanstalk and were able to identify the characters,

setting/s, problem and resolution. We also discussed the different elements of fairy tales such as special

beginning and ending words (Once upon a time or they lived happily ever after), magic, good characters

and villains and the presence of royalty and or a castle. Students then worked in groups and completed a

task using their five senses (what they could see, hear, smell, touch and taste) to describe a variety of

settings, such as a castle, farm, gingerbread house and forest. Here are some photos of the students

working cooperatively to achieve this task.


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Student Electives in Pictures


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OPEN SESSIONS FOR 2018

THURSDAY MAY 18 OPEN MORNING 9AM—10AM

WEDNESDAY MAY 24 OPEN EVENING 6.30PM—7.30PM

THURSDAY MAY 25 OPEN MORNING 9AM—10-AM

ENROLMENT FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR 2018

ENROLMENTS. IF YOU HAVE A CHILD STARTING SCHOOL

IN 2018, WE WOULD APPRECIATE HAVING THESE

ENROLMENTS BY MAY 26.


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Student Grade For

Alice Rose Prep GC Her excellent work with her writing and participating in class

discussion.

William Mitton Prep P A big improvement in his concentration and application to his work!

Well done.

Irina Zhang Prep S Applying herself to every task! Well done Irina.

Ben Berger 1-B Taking pride in his spelling journal! Fantastic Ben.

Summa Gray 1-B Working hard in her spelling journal! Well done.

Savannah Tynan 1-W Doing the right thing even when no one is watching!

Julian Fisher 1-W Being proactive in all lessons and listening well!

Liam Chen 2-M Demonstrating great sportsmanship during P.E. Well done and keep

up the effort.

Alex Szczepaniak 2-W Putting in extra time and effort to keep our classroom tidy! Well

done.

Jaxom Woods 3/4D Always working to the best of his ability. You are a great role model

for other children.

Rory Lennon 3/4D Being a responsible and hard working student. Well done!

Emmanuel Varela Torres 3/4H Great use of a variety of sentence openers in his stories.

Lilly Hand

3/4M A marvellous participation in class. Great improvement Lilly.

Jennifer Ridd 5/6O Consistently demonstrating great leadership both within and outside

of the classroom. Keep up the great effort Jen!

Tony Cheng 5/6S Great work in maths classes! Well done Tony, you are a fabulous

Andrew Whiteley 5/6W Always putting first things first in all his classroom activities.

Sick Bay Roster

Fri 5th May Kathy Herrmann

Fri 12th May Stefanie Kerr

Fri 19th May Eiko Naruse

Fri 26th May Angela Murray

Fri 2nd June Anna Holloway

Fri 9th June Jessica Brown

Fri 16th June Angela Cotter

Fri 23rd June Nicole Kuruwita

Fri 30th June Rachel Saad

From Our Sports Captains

Due to the weather last Wednesday, the District Athletics was postponed until the 15th of June. A new notice will go out to all the students competing and they will need to return it in the coming weeks. The Scoresby District Cross Country will be held at Knox Athletics Track at 12:30 to 2:30 on the 19th of June. We hope all our competitors will have an enjoyable and successful run. It is good to see lots of people still doing the early morning fitness track. Despite the weather making it difficult, the students are still determined to participate. Keep up the great effort! It would be great to see even more students joining in this great program. The Year 5/6 Winter Interschool Sport is coming up and our first date for the competition is on the 8th of June. We are continuing to train for our team sport on Thursdays in the last hour. The teams are as follows: tee-ball, netball, football and soccer. Each of the sports will be played at a different venue in the surrounding suburbs. Jack and Jayde Sports Captains


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From Our School Chaplain

Learning By Their Choices

Hi Parents, most of us want our children to become responsible for their behaviour and their relation-ships. One way to do this is to allow your children to experience the outcomes of their choices, whether smart or not so smart. That’s not to say we just let our children make mistakes haphazardly, they benefit from guidance and mentoring. They also need to be protected when their choices may impact long-term on their life or when their safety is at risk. But there are many times when experience is a child's best teacher.

A child who leaves their jumper home may get cold; a child who spends their week’s pocket money on Monday will have nothing left for the week; a sibling who annoys his sister risks being ostracised; and a child who skips sport training may miss out on being in the game that week. These are all natural conse-quences. They don’t require too much from us as parents, apart from standing back and not taking an “I told you so” attitude, which would likely undo the impact of the consequence. Allow their problem, to be their problem.

Often as parents we take on our children’s concerns and make them our own. If something doesn’t both-er them and there is no risk or infringement on other people’s rights, let them be. If they leave their homework until the last minute and don’t get it finished by the due date it shouldn’t bother you. They probably won’t do it again!

Some children are good at getting parents to take responsibility for their problems. There is a difference between taking responsibility away and making it easy for children to remember what they have to do. Remind children to take their lunch/don’t annoy their sister/put dirty sports clothes in the washing bas-ket, but don’t become responsible for these actions. Resist saving them from themselves. The temptation to save children from the outcome of their poor choice is difficult to resist, as they often put pressure on us to save them. If they don’t put their dirty sports clothes in the wash and have to wear them all muddy and smelly next game, they’d never do that again!

Link behaviour to outcomes. Sometimes the lessons children learn need some explaining. So be prepared to reinforce life’s lessons if they don’t understand the outcome of their behaviour. Allowing children to absorb life’s lessons is a tough gig for parents, but for some children and some situations, it’s the only op-tion. You just have to get out of the way and let them learn from their mistakes.

Bronwyn Upton

BSPS Chaplain – (Monday & Tuesday)


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Parents’ Club News

Hello to all families. I hope you have all settled in nicely to term 2. Noted below is a snap shot of what is happening in Parents’ Club for this term and a sneak preview of up coming events later in the year. HOT FOOD TUESDAYS We commenced our Hot Food Tuesdays this week. The kids love this event and have been very supportive of it in previous years. The weather is getting colder and the children love looking forward to a warm lunch. A few reminders: **Please make sure that the food you send is thoroughly defrosted. With lunch time being at 11.00am it does not allow us much time to

heat food, let alone if the food is still frozen. Best to leave it out the day/night before just to be safe.

**Please also make sure that the food is wrapped appropriately, labelled with your child’s name and class and that the $1 is sent along with the food. I suggest wrapping the food in foil and then either taping the coin to the food or placing the food and the coin in a paper/plastic bag and seal it up.

Mother's Day Stall Next Thursday 11th May Parents’ Club will host its annual Mother's Day Stall. Prices will range from $1 - $10. This year we have lots of fabulous items to choose from. Get excited Mums you are sure to receive something wonderful !! Each class will get an opportunity to come and shop for their Mum. Please make sure that your child’s money is secure in their bag.


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DISCO NIGHT Friday 2nd June our school hall will transform into the BSPS Disco ! The children get to come along and have a dance to their favourite songs. There will be selected ‘Glow items’ available for purchase on the night. We will be running 2 sessions: * Prep - Grade 2 from 5.30pm - 6.45pm * Grade 3 - Grade 6 from 7.00pm - 8.30pm A notice will come home giving a more thorough explanation and details of the event. * Keep and eye out for more details about our up coming Scholastic Book Fair OTHER DATES TO MARK ON THE CALENDAR * Friday 28th July - MOVIE NIGHT Thursday 31st August - FATHER'S DAY STALL Saturday 9th September - ‘DISCO BINGO’ Adults Social Event Saturday 21st October - SHOPPING TOUR THE NEXT PARENTS' CLUB MEETING: Thursday 1st June 9.15am (Venue to be confirmed). *Don't forget to sign in at the office on the day The Parents' Club also have a Facebook page that we use to communicate and pass on information. Bsps Parents Club Cheers, Nicole Whitty (President) [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


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P.O. Box 71, Moonee Vale 3055

T (03) 9384 2204

F (03) 9384 2205

E [email protected]

Special Offer

$10.00/week

Early Bird Special if you Enrol by 13th April!

BAYSWATER SOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL

Breaking, Popping and Locking!! Our specialized Dance coaches can get your child’s hips swing-ing, feet rocking and heads bumping to the original street dancing. Street dance is a FUSION of styles that you child can enjoy dancing out to!!!! Sign up fast as places are limited for our 10 week program and let our coaches beat, ignite your child’s feet!

‘OLD SCHOOL’ HIP HOP WHEN: Thursday COMMENCING: 27/04/2017 CONCLUDING: 29/06/2017 TIME: 11.10am – 12.00pm YEAR LEVELS: P – 6 COST: $100

GAME ON!

COST: $100 – Thursday $90 Tuesday (Early Bird Special if you enrol before 13th April)

Game On! is all about getting active and moving through general game play. Children will develop basic motor skills by playing a variety of invasion, evasion, catching, target and striking games while having a blast with their friends. Children will play a range of dynamic and active sports. This program will provide an essential base for your child’s motor skills but also help build confidence and coordination in a fun environment!

VENUE: Bayswater South Primary School

WHEN: Tuesday COMMENCING: 2/05/2017 CONCLUDING: 27/06/2017 TIME: 3.40pm – 4.40pm YEAR LEVELS: P – 2 COST: $90

ONLINE ENROLMENT www.kellysports.com.au

Extra Curricular Activities

MIGHTY MULTI SPORTS

Mighty Multi Sports is a great way to improve your child’s motor skills and co-ordination within a FUN environment.

We aim to develop and enhance balls skills; catching, kicking and throwing, while improving strength, flexibility,

hand/eye coordination and spatial awareness.

With two weeks each of Football, Hockey, Athletics and Cricket. We teach new skills and improve ability by using

games, drills and exercises. It’s a great way to try new sports, improve skills and maintain fitness – all while having

FUN!

WHEN: Tuesday COMMENCING: 2/05/2017 CONCLUDING: 27/06/2017 TIME: 11.10am – 12.00pm YEAR LEVELS: 3 – 6 COST: $90

MIGHTY MULTI SPORTS

Mighty Multi Sports is a great way to improve your child’s motor skills and co-ordination within a FUN environment.

We aim to develop and enhance balls skills; catching, kicking and throwing, while improving strength, flexibility,

hand/eye coordination and spatial awareness.

With two weeks each of Football, Hockey, Athletics and Cricket. We teach new skills and improve ability by using

games, drills and exercises. It’s a great way to try new sports, improve skills and maintain fitness – all while having

FUN!

WHEN: Tuesday COMMENCING: 2/05/2017 CONCLUDING: 27/06/2017 TIME: 11.10am – 12.00pm YEAR LEVELS: 3 – 6 COST: $90

mailto:[email protected]


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Prep Transition Program 2017

Term 2

For tours of the school please ring Mr Jayson Williams our Principal on 9729 2862

Term 3 Transition Program Begins

(All sessions begin at 2.30pm and end at 3.20pm)

Story and Activity Session

Mathematics Session

Tuesday 2nd May Open Morning 9am – 10am

Thursday 18th May Open Morning 9am – 10am

Education Week Wednesday 24th

May

Open Evening 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Thursday 25th May Open Morning 9am – 10am

Wednesday

23rd August

2.30pm-3.20pm

Welcome to Bayswater South Primary School! Children are invited to join the Prep teachers for a story and activity

in the Prep Classrooms.

Wednesday 6th

September

2.30pm-3.20pm

Children will enjoy mathematical games and activities with the Prep teachers in the Prep classrooms.


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Term 4 For children enrolled at BSPS

Readiness for Foundation 2018 at BSPS

German session

Performing Arts

Half-Day Transition

State Wide Transition Day

Wednesday 25th

October

6.30pm-7.30pm

Parents are invited to an information session, which will provide information about the Prep school year and how

to prepare your child for school.

Wednesday 1st

November

2.30pm-3.20pm

Children are invited to come and meet our German teachers to experience the German language.

Wednesday 9th No-vember

2.30pm-3.20pm

Children are invited to meet our music teacher Herr Roe to participate in movement and singing activities.

Wednesday 23rd November

9.15am-12.00pm

Come and join us for a half-day of school. Children will be doing literacy and numeracy activities in both English and

German.

Tuesday 12th

December

9.15am-12.30pm

BBQ 12.30pm – 1.30pm

Children will join us for a whole day of transition. This is a great chance for children to learn some school routines

before commencing school in 2018. Parents will be notified of the 2018 Prep classes on this day.

Children and parents are invited to stay for a BBQ lunch after the session.


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Secondary School Tours & Open Days

Bayswater Secondary College—bayswatersc.vic.edu.au

Friday mornings from 9.30—10.30am every Friday in Term 2

Fairhills Secondary College— fairhillssc.vic.edu.au

Open Night Thursday, March 23Heathmont College—

heathmont.vic.edu.au

School tours Weekly at 9.15am on Thursday. 9871 4888

Highvale Secondary College—highvalesc.vic.edu.au

Mater Christi—materschristi.edu.au

Weekend Tours Sunday Feb 26, March 19. May 21, June 18

Ringwood Secondary College—ringwoodsc.vic.edu.au

Open Night 26th April—no booking required

School tours 3 mornings a week with a Saturday morning

tour in May

Vermont Secondary College—vermontsc.vic.edu.au

Wantirna College—wantirnacollege.vic.edu.au

Tuesday & Thursday morning tours starting at 9.30—

11.00

Please check their websites as most colleges require bookings to be made online

Excess ICT Equipment - To a good home!

As part of our school ICT plan we have recently updated to laptops across

years 3—6, leaving some outdated computer screens and keyboards over.

If you are in need of an LCD screen or keyboard, this excess equipment is

available to the community for a small cost, which would go towards our ICT

program for student use.

LCD screen = $10

Keyboard = $2

If you are interested please see office staff for information and/or payment


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Bayswater South Primary School

Enfield Drive

Bayswater, Victoria, 3175

Australia

Phone: 03 9729 2862

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.baysouthps.vic.edu.au

Values : Respect Empathy Honesty Teamwork

School Payments Due

Year 5/6 Camp 2nd Instalment Tue 16/05/17

3rd Instalment Tue, 13/06/17

4th Instalment Mon, 17/07/17

5th Instalment Mon, 14/08/17

Final Instalment Mon, 11/09/187

Year 3/4 Camp Final Instalment Tue 16/05/17

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Bayswater South Primary School THE BULLETIN · 5/8/2017 · Bayswater South Primary School Issue 12 May 8, 2017 Last Tuesday, our Electives started and it was fantastic to walk around