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PRINCIPAL’S COMMENT Today is National P&C Day, and we are celebrating the hard-work, commitment and dedication of our many P&C volunteers over the past years. We are taking the time today to say a heart-felt thank you to each and every mum, dad, carer, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle and friend in our school community. Each class has made and displayed a sign or poster, either at the front of the school or in the assembly area, to say thank you from the students. The staff and students are very aware of how fortunate we are to have so many people who support the school and who are willing to work together for the benefit of our students. THANK YOU!

School Plan At Beechwood Public School we are in the final year of our current School Plan, 2018-2020. The change, improvement or innovation outlined in the school plan is driven by two strategic directions: 1. Creating successful learners 2. High quality teaching

The final year of a school plan is an incredibly busy and exciting time. The plan is dynamic and responsive, and pathways toward success may be altered, paused or changed for a variety of reasons. All staff have been involved in a variety of professional learning opportunities and we have continued to build upon our wellbeing, welfare and curriculum provision.

Attendance As I have mentioned previously, late last year our school had an attendance audit. As a result, we have needed to make some minor adjustments to our attendance procedures. Late arrivals and early leavers: please ensure if your child is arriving at school after 9.00 am that you accompany them into the school office to be signed in. When leaving early, please first see the school office for a slip, then collect your child from their classroom. Your child’s teacher will need the slip to add to their files.

Vol. 35. No. 3. 4 March 2020

“Tree”mendous Awards:

Ada, Jack

Primary Swimming Years 3-6 Commences TOMORROW, Thursday

5 March! Helpers Needed Please!

Senior Citizens/Grandparents Day!

Wednesday 25 March 9.00am – Open classrooms, 10.00am – Class performances

Followed by a cuppa and plate.

Students please bring a small posy of flowers in the morning for our special guests and a plate of something to share.

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Principals’ Induction Conference Evidence around the world shows that investing in leadership at all phases of a school leader’s career will make a substantial difference to the quality of teaching and therefore the quality of student learning in our school. From the 19 to 21 February, I had the pleasure of attending the Principal Induction Conference in Sydney delivered by the Department of Education School Leadership Institute. This conference provided engaging, relevant and significant professional learning. This included leading high-quality teaching and learning across the school, enhancing student wellbeing strategies and ensuring that in our school community, every child is known, valued and cared for.

I was reminded of the importance of modelling lifelong learning to my staff and students. Conferences of this nature enable me to focus on quality teaching and leadership practices that have the greatest impact on teacher learning and therefore the outcomes of our students.

Communication Update We are always looking at ways of improving our communication with all members of our school community. Over the past few weeks Mrs King has been updating our school website, including adding several school practices and procedures documents. You can now view our school procedures around student leadership (School Parliament), school uniform, attendance and our anti-bullying plan. We will continue to add to these throughout the year as they are completed. Another area that you will see some changes in over the coming months will be this school bulletin. I have tasked Mrs Reid and Mrs King with the job of ‘revamping’ our bulletin with a new look and feel. Alongside that, we are doing our best to minimise paper usage across our school, so starting in Term 2 our school Bulletin will be paperless. The bulletin will be uploaded to our school website along with the SkoolBag App. This, along with my weekly ‘This Week at a Glance’, should keep you informed and up to date.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards These awards are given to students who have demonstrated exemplary behaviour reflecting Beechwood Public School’s Code of Conduct. The following students received awards at the last assembly or at a morning assembly:

BRONZE: Charlotte, Jetson, Vincent, Jed C, Lucy W.

SILVER: Jetson, Lucy W. Merit Awards The recipients of the “Merit” award at the last assembly were:

KMC - Ryan R, Louis, Chelsea K-1LC - Ivy, Thomas T, Lucy W 1-2P - Charlie W, Braiden, Aria 2B - Harry T, Zoe, Josh C 3-4S - Mason R, Hayden 4-5S - Nathan D, Riley S, Anushka 5-6P - Nate, Savannah, Jalen L Quality Work Awards The recipients of the “Quality Work” award at the last assembly were:

KMC - Georgia, Emily, Anneliese K-1LC - Lucy H, Ryan S 1-2P - Cruz, Oliver B 2B - Oska, Kaitlyn 3-4S - Bailey, Jaiden B 4-5S - Cooper W, Osharna, Max 5-6P - Will, Lawson

Congratulations and well done!

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TRACEY BROMFIELD Relieving Principal FRIDAY FUNDRAISING Chicken Sausages on bread may be purchased at $2.00 each and Bulla Splits $2.00 each. Half a sausage in slice of bread available for $1.00. Slushies are available ($2.00 each) and poppers/flavoured milk ($2.00 each).

The first 2020 School Parliament Friday Fundraising Canteen commenced last Friday.

Orders are taken on Friday mornings on the school back veranda by designated School Parliament members (prices above).

TERM 1, 2020 – FRIDAY FUNDRAISER ROSTER

WEEK 6: Friday 6 March 11.30 – 1.30pm Chris CALLER WEEK 7: Friday 13 March 11.30 – 1.30pm Tamara THURLING-HERR WEEK 8: Friday 20 March 11.30 – 1.30pm Siobhan JURIC (Change in roster) WEEK 9: Friday 27 March 11.30 – 1.30pm Alison COLEMAN-LOCKE WEEK 10: Friday 3 April 11.30 – 1.30pm Ashleigh WHITTON If your rostered date is not suitable or if you no longer can do the Friday Fundraising Canteen, please phone the office on 6585 6136.

STEWART HOUSE DONATION DRIVE Stewart House Donation Drive envelopes will be sent home this week for those families who would like to give to this worthy cause. Stewart House has provided happy, healthy care holidays for 89 years for over 1,700 children each year aged 5–16, from NSW and ACT public schools, who need a short-term respite. Just place at least a $2 gold coin donation in this envelope (see below) and you will be entered into a prize draw with the wonderful first prize of a Family Holiday to the destination of your choice for the value of $4,000.

• On the DONATION DRIVE ENVELOPE write your Name, Phone Number, School and Email.

• Insert at least a $2 (to be eligible) GOLD COIN Donation into the envelope and seal.

• Return to school by Thursday 9 April 2020 in order to make it into the draw.

School Parliament Assembly

Friday 13 March 2020 at 2.00pm

All welcome!

Anti-bullying and Harmony Day

Friday 20 March!

Don’t forget to wear ‘ORANGE’!

Library Van visit

Thursday 12 March

9am to 12pm

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The cooking club has thoroughly enjoyed the cooking experiences we have had. Students have been very responsible with cutting and moving around the kitchen. Groups have been very inclusive with all members being given a role by the group leader.

Thank you to parent helpers, who oversee and check measurements but allow the students to do all the preparation and clean up themselves. Please contact the office if you are available to help any Monday from 12.50pm until about 2pm. Our fabulous creations will be for sale at the canteen the next day. Keep an eye out for announcements of what you can purchase.

Happily, I have already been told that a student made the Zucchini slice, he learnt how to make it in cooking club, for his family for dinner. They LOVED it!

If anyone has any garden produce they can donate to the cooking club, we will try to incorporate this into our recipes.

Happy, healthy cooking! Mrs Mc

Last Thursday, we were fortunate enough to have a visit from some of the team members of the Canterbury Bulldog’s. These players spoke to our students about the importance of ‘Respect’ and how it plays a big part in their personal and professional life. Miss Pollard – Class Teacher

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CANTEEN NEWS Canteen Volunteers for 2020 We are in need for some volunteers to fill our Canteen Roster for term 2! If you are able to assist, please let us know by returning the below form to school ASAP. Term 1 Meal Deal We will be having a meal deal later this term, keep an eye out for more info to come! Sharon Biddle

Canteen Supervisor =======================================================================================

2020 CANTEEN ROSTER VOLUNTEER SLIP

Name: ___________________________ Your Child’s Name: ______________________

YES, I am able to help in the canteen on: - Contact Number: _______________________

Date/s of Tuesday/s available: ________________________________________________

Specific Dates I am/am not available: ___________________________________________

Please call me if a rostered volunteer is unable to attend YES / NO

I would like to be a member of the canteen subcommittee YES / NO

P&C NEWS Easter Raffle This year the P&C are again running an Easter Raffle and would like to ask for donations of Easter Eggs or Easter themed items. These can be left at the school office. Raffle tickets will be sent out shortly for families to please sell – details given then. The Easter egg raffle will be drawn on Thursday 9th April. P&C Committee Members At last night's meeting the following P&C Committee positions were filled:

Treasurer - Lauren Swain BOOSH Convenor - Alison Drury BOOSH Treasurer - Leanne Farrington

Thank you so much to the ladies who accepted the nominations. We look forward to having you as a part of our P&C.

The following positions are still vacant: Vice President (Communications Officer) Vice President (Fundraising)

If you would like any further information about either role, please contact us via Facebook or beechwoodpandc.president@gmail.com LIBBY HAMERLOK - P&C President

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TERM 1 - 2020 IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Week 6: Thursday 5 March 11.00am – 1.00pm Year 3-6 Swimming Week 7: Thursday 12 March Library Van visit 11.00am – 1.00pm Year 3-6 Swimming Friday 13 March 2.00pm Parliament Assembly Week 8: Thursday 19 March 11.00am – 1.00pm Year 3-6 Swimming Friday 20 March Anti-bullying & Harmony Day (Orange) Week 9: Wednesday 25 March 9.00 – 9.40am Grandparents Day - Open classrooms 10.00am – 11.30am Assembly and Morning Tea

END OF TERM 1 – Thursday 9 April 2020 TERM 2 – STUDENTS RETURN – Tuesday 28 April 2020