SCHOOL BULLETIN

In This Issue

Principal’s News

Important dates to

remember

Star of the week

PFA News

School Captains

Corner

School photos

PRINCIPAL’S NEWS

Student Leadership Presentations

At our school assembly on Monday the 27th of February, our student leaders will be formally presented with their leadership badges by student leaders from Balwyn High School. Please note that our Junior School Council (JSC) representatives will be presented with their badges once these positions have been formalised. The assembly begins at 2:45pm in the school hall. Please come along if you have the time.

Curriculum Day

On Monday the 20th of February, all teaching staff were engaged in professional development involving the writing program at BNPS, with literacy consultant Julie Shepherd. Julie has worked at Deakin University, has published several teacher reference texts; and worked extensively around Australia and internationally. Staff looked at ways to build consistency in the language used, as well as teaching approaches. We are delighted that Julie will continue to work with our school into the future, by modelling in classrooms, assisting with planning and offering further professional development.

Please note that two further curriculum days will be held on Friday the 17th of March (Term 1) and Monday the 17th of July. These days will focus on effective learning environments, as well as an emphasis on maths teaching and learning approaches.

School Photos

A friendly reminder that our school photos will be taken on Monday the 6th of March. Please see the attached information for further details, including how to pre-order photos.

Book Fair

It has been another successful Book Fair at BNPS this year, with lots of excited children perusing the range of books on offer. A big thank you to Mrs Dimond who has been working hard behind the scenes to make the Book Fair such a success.

The Book Fair will continue until Tuesday the 28th of February, so don’t miss out!

CARE launch

With much anticipation, students will begin in their chosen CARE groups tomorrow (Friday). CARE Clubs give students the opportunity to self-select an activity and work in a multi-age envi-ronment. The clubs this year are quite diverse and include activities such as blogging, science and gymnastics. Watch this space for some exciting developments!

Thursday 23rd February 2017

Quote for the

week.

A real friendship

is something we

both have to

build.

In many ways it’s

a journey we

take together.

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Asthma

Asthma is a chronic health condition affecting approximately 10% of Australian children and teenagers. It is one of the most common reasons for child admissions to hospital and missed days of school. Asthma exacerbations can commonly occur while attending schools, particularly in February and May.

In order to meet the duty of care obligations and to ensure the health and wellbeing of all students, Balwyn North Primary School recognises the importance of staff education and the implementation of an Asthma Policy. The school also recognises the importance of involvement and engagement with parents and carers of students and the ability of students to self-manage their asthma where appropriate.

As such it is important for the school to:

Obtain a written asthma plan for all students diagnosed with asthma upon enrolment at the school and ensure

they are updated at least annually

Complete a Health Support Plan for students with an identified health care need

Ensure that students feel safe and supported at school

In order for us to fulfil these obligations, we ask parents and caregivers to please do the following:

Inform the school if their child has asthma

Read the school’s asthma management policy

Participate and sign student Health Support Plans as required

Provide a signed written asthma plan to the school, and ensure that it is updated at least yearly

Provide a School Camp or Excursion Medical Update form as required

Provide the school with their child’s reliever medication along with a spacer (required for ‘puffer’ medication)

for all times the child is attending the school, unless the child is carrying the medication and spacer for self-

management purposes

Ensure that if their child is self-managing their asthma correctly the child carries their reliever medication and

spacer at all times

Promptly communicate all medical and health information relevant to their child, to the principal and staff of the

school

Communicate any changes to their child’s asthma or any concerns about the health of their child.

Thanking you in advance for your support in maintaining the safety and wellbeing of our children.

Erika Bienert Tony Stokes

Principal Assistant Principal

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday 27th February Division Swimming

Uniform Shop 2:30pm—2:45pm

Assembly 2:45pm

Tuesday 28th February School Banking Due

Twilight Fun Festival 10:00am Seminar Room

Wednesday 22nd February No Preps today

Uniform Shop 8:45am—9:30am

Monday 6th March School Photos

Uniform Shop 2:30pm—3:15pm

Assembly 2:45pm

Friday 17th March CURRICULM DAY Student Free Day

Captain’s Corner Dive into District Swimming!

Last week, around thirty students from our school went to Boroondara Sports Complex to represent Bal-

wyn North PS at the District Swimming Carnival! At the end of the day, our school placed seventh out of

fifteen schools, with a few students even going through to division, what an achievement for our school!

Year 5 and 6 Interschool Sport

Interschool sport commences this week so don’t forget to consent on Compass if you haven’t already

done so! This week our school is playing against Mont Albert. The different sports we will be playing are

cricket, softball, volleyball, hot shots tennis and rounders! Good luck to everyone who is playing against

Mont Albert this week! GO BALWYN NORTH!

I tried to catch some fog. I mist.

From your 2017 School Captains,

B.N.P.S. Stars of the Week Term 1 Week 3

Class Name Achievement

FL Sarah Dixon For being Caring by being very helpful around the classroom and thinking of others. Well done Sarah – you’re awesome!

FS Kiara Bisoni For being Caring by showing empathy and respect towards the feelings of her peers. You’re a great friend!

FT Urania Cao For being Caring by showing empathy and kindness to her classmates and being a positive role model in our classroom. Well done Urania!

1K Aston Fredericks For being an Inquirer by developing his natural curiosity, asking lots of questions and showing independence in his learning. Well done J

1F Abeer Barodawala For being a Risk-Taker by approaching new situations with confidence and having a positive attitude.

1N Charli Bono For demonstrating Confidence and Commitment by completing her work independently to a high standard. Well done Charli!

2G Jamie Furnival For being a Risk-taker, always prepared to have a red hot go at all things 2G style! Love that you are so cooperative and enthusiastic Miss Jamie. Well Done!

2S Amy Zhou For being a Thinker by applying herself to new tasks in Maths! Great work Amy!

3A Aiden Aguirre For being Principled by following classroom routines and being a great listener!

3C Lucas Campbell For displaying Commitment by persevering in the pool and being chosen to represent BNPS at the District Sports. GO LUCAS!

3R Issy Potger For being Caring by showing kindness and respect to her classmates and our school.

4A Iona Fanning For being Balanced by showing care and respect for herself and those around her.

4J Sarah Yu For demonstrating Confidence by enthusiastically and confidently settling into Balwyn North P.S.

4M Cathy Zhong For demonstrating Confidence and Commitment by completing her work to a high standard with independence and creativity. Fantastic work Cathy!

5B Kovida De Silva For being Knowledgeable by demonstrating his understanding of place value when investigating large numbers. Great work!

5C Jordan Te For being a Risk-Taker by having the confidence to approach new situations at BNPS. Great start Jordan!

5L Lisa Thomas For being an Inquirer by regularly sharing her thoughts and wonderings during class discussions.

6D Terry YU For being an Inquirer by searching for answers in Mathematics and getting excited over maths problem solving.

6M Ross Pappas For being a Risk-Tasker by approaching his Maths with courage, enthusiasm and with a positive attitude.

6R Jude Hattersley For demonstrating Commitment by having such a great positive start to the year with much enthusiasm and plenty of smiles.

PERFORM-ING ARTS

Azahara Jackson For demonstrating Enthusiasm by eagerly participating in Music lessons with a smile on her face.

ART Alexander Siemers For demonstrating Empathy by understanding the needs of others and caring for his peers.

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Dear Parents and Students Welcome back to School . It is great to see so many students had started their banking already. Our school banking program is through the Commonwealth Bank. For parents who wish to set up school banking program for their children, here is how.. 1. Unfortunately there will be No more paper based applications. 2. Parents can either open the account online via netbank or the commbank app or visit a branch to open the ac-count for your child. 3. If your child already has a Youthsaver account with the Commonwealth Bank then they simply bring their book and money to school on School Banking Day and the School Banking co-ordinator will give them a student number and process their deposit. Our school banking day is Tuesday every week. There are great prizes this term, we will send flyer home soon. Happy banking Lan Tran and Janet Vello School Banking Co- ordinator