Stoney Creek Road, Upper Beaconsfield 3808

Tel: 5944 3591 Fax: 5944 3506

Website: www.bups.vic.edu.au

Email: beaconsfield.upper.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Principal: Vicki Miles

Assistant Principal: Kerrie McDonald

OSHClub Program Contact 0428 273 547 Head Office 8564 9000

Newsletter Advertising: Kathryn Smith Tel: 5944 3591

“Respect , Persistence, Confidence, Organisation, Excellence & Team Work” Strategic Plan 2006-2009

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BUPS BULLETIN “Respect , Persistence, Confidence, Organisation, Excellence & Team Work” BUPS Strategic Plan

Tuesday 21st May, 2019 No 14

Important Dates

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

We love dogs but not dog do. We love our dogs at BUPS, This really is quite true, But what we don’t love much, Is picking up the poo.

If you wish to bring your dog along, To visit us at school, Make sure you pick up doggie’s poo, That really is the rule!

Vicki Miles

Wednesday 22nd May Life Ed Van PFA Hot Food Day - Hotdogs

National Simultaneous Storytime Open Morning 9:30 - 10:30am

Thursday 23rd May Life Ed Van

Friday 24th May Life Ed Van

Monday 27th May Life Ed Van School Council meeting 7pm

Monday 3rd June Division Cross Country

Tuesday 4th June Kickstart Grade 5/6 @ Berwick Secondary College

Friday 7th June Tiger PAW Grade 5/6 Incursion

Monday 10th June Queens birthday - no students at school

Friday 14th June District Lightning Prem Grade 5/6 PFA Disco

Monday 17th June Grade Prep - 2 Coach Approach Incursion

Thursday 20th June SSV Regional Cross Country

Friday 21st June Chess Tournament @ BUPS 9:30 - 11:30am

Monday 24th June School Council Meeting 7pm

Wednesday 26th June Student Led Conferences

Have you visited the BUPS veggie garden recently? If not, make sure you do, as there has been plenty of action with mulching and planting of winter veggie seedlings, digging for worms, collecting snails and caring for the chickens, along with two new residents. Can you guess who they might be? If not, drop by and find out. They love a pat!

Every Wednesday lunch time, weather permitting, BUPS Garden Club takes place. It is open to all BUPS students to experience the joy of basic gardening concepts, care for the chooks and if the time is right, eat their own fresh produce. There is always something to do in the garden. It is very much hands on, with students often returning to class with dirt under

their nails and grins on their faces. Parents are very welcome to attend.

Also a reminder to pop your name down at the office if you are available to care for the chickens over a weekend. Your support helps us to provide these great opportunities to our students.

Mrs Gallagher and Ms Muller Gil Pitt and Sarah Sankey

Take Home Reader and Library Books

We have been going through our Take Home Readers and Library books and there are quite a few that are missing. Each Take Home Reader costs between $10-$13 dollars. Our Library books are $15-$25 dollars. Could you please have a look around your house and return any that you can find to the office during school hours, it would be greatly appreciated.

Week ending 17th May, 2019

GRADE STUDENT/S GRADE STUDENT/S

0B

Ella L What a great job you are doing with your reading! You are stretching out words and looking at the pictures for clues. What a su-perstar you are!!

0M

Maci H What a super little reader you are, Maci! You are doing a fabulous job of sounding out the words and using the pictures to help you read. I am so proud of you, young lady! Well done.

0Z

Joel W For trying so hard to remain focused during learning time. I can see that you have been making a big effort to come to class when the music is on, keep it up, you’re doing great.

1/2A

Jackson P I am super impressed with how well you are doing with your writing. You are now using more strategies to work out unknown words. Well done.

1/2L

Sophie D For working hard to improve her reading. It’s so fantastic to see your confidence growing daily. Keep it up Sophie!

1/2G

Harry S For always giving 100% to everything, you do! You are such a helpful and kind person to have in our classroom. Keep it up Harry!!

1/2B

Noah C Congratulations Noah on another terrific week. I am so impressed with your positive attitude and motivation to do your best. What a brilliant job you have done challenging yourself with using new strategies to help you solve addition problems. You are a wonderful role model for us all buddy!

1/2P

Willow H Willow, we love that you have been participating in classroom discussions this week. You also showed persistence in Maths when learning new strategies to add 2 digit numbers. Well done, Superstar!

3/4A

Daniel F Super effort in all areas of your work this week Daniel. You bring such a positive attitude to school every day and you are a delight to have in 3/4A.

3/4K

Jack H Jack you are a confident mathematician who regularly shows great application of problem solving skills and mental math strategies. This has been evident with your outstanding effort to calculate the area of irregular shapes and triangles, as well as work backwards from an area measurement to discover the perimeter of a shape. Keep up the super effort Jack!

3/4L

Maddie S For your positive attitude in your Thinking Thursday sessions. You have worked hard and created a wonderful piece of work. Well done.

3/4M

Jimmy D For showing such great persistence when practicing handwriting using the correct pencil grip. Well done, Jimmy.

5/6D

Kaine D For his enthusiasm and resilience in Interschool sports soccer. Kaine you have had a few knocks and slips and tumbles but you get up every time and get right back into it. Such a pleasure to watch. Keep it up Champ!

5/6D

Lucy H For her excellent leadership and "can do" attitude. Lucy, nothing is ever too much for you, and you actively take on feedback to improve your outcomes in both sport and academia. Keep it up Lucy!

5/6L

Bethany M You continue to take on many responsibilities that our teachers have asked of you and fulfil all tasks with pleasing results. We are so proud to have you as a part of the 5/6 team. Well done!

5/6P

Zach C For showing a willingness to hang in there when things get tough and give it his best effort. Awesome work Zach.

NOTICES SENT HOME RECENTLY:

PFA Entertainment Book District Cross Country - due asap (cost $5) Life Education Van Prep - 2 Coach Approach incursion - due Tuesday 11th June (cost $8)

SICK BAY ROSTER Thank you to the Gehling-Dawani family who will be washing the sheets in sick bay this week.

Hello everyone!

Thankyou to everyone who helped out with our Election Day raffle on the

weekend – it was another great fundraiser for BUPS, raising over $600!

Congratulations to all our lucky winners!

This Wednesday is hot dog day so if you have put in your order, you can

relax Wednesday morning knowing that lunch is under

control!

- Emma Tiberi

Chickens Thankyou to the Edwards family for looking after the chooks last weekend, we hope you enjoyed the fresh eggs. If you would like to look after the chooks please come and put your name down on the roster at the office.

Student Absences from School It is a requirement for schools under the Attendance Guidelines to contact parents/guardians as soon as practicable on the day of a student’s absence. With this in mind, we request that you either call the school or continue to send a Flexibuzz notification if your child will be not be at school. If you are aware of an upcoming absence, this can be entered in advance. We strongly urge families to use Flexibuzz rather than telephoning the school to avoid congesting the phone lines. If you haven’t already downloaded the App, we suggest that you do so as soon as possible. You are able to find Flexibuzz in the App store (iTunes or Play Store) or at flexibuzz.com.au. It is an easy process to download the app onto your phone or any other internet device. This is our way to communicate with families and keep you informed of any changes or updates that you will need to be notified about.eg: evacuations, bush fire alerts, camp arrivals, cancellation of Interschool sport, etc. If you need assistance please come and see either Sarah or Kathryn in the office.

Lost Property We have copious amounts of clothing in lost property. If your child(ren) are missing any items of clothing please come to the First Aid room and look through the lost property, none of the articles of clothing are named.

BUPS Stop & Drop zone All students and their families are invited to join in. A Stop & Drop zone is are a designate space, up to a kilometre away from the school entrance, at which parents are encouraged to drop off and pick up their children. Children then walk, ride, scoot or skate to and from school. This will assist in increasing children’s activity levels and easing traffic congestion around the schools. Parents are encouraged to accompany their children if they wish. Permanent aluminium signage has been installed at these zones.

Your school’s current Stop & Drop zone is: Beaconsfield–Emerald Road the car park at the shops near the Pharmacy. Students can walk along Beaconsfield–Emerald Road to Stoney Creek Road which leads to the school crossing.

It is suggested that students leave the zone by 8.30am to ensure they get to school on time.

This is a Streets Ahead initiative. For more information contact Council’s Active Children’s Officer, Kate Beveridge on 1300 787 624.