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- Byford Primary News
- Principal's Report
- Faction Athletics Carnival
- Book Week Dress Up Day
- Room 14
- Kindy's Tadpoling Adventure
- Veggie Patch
- Merit Certificates
- Aussie of the Month
- Chaplain Chatter
- Payment Options for Excursions, Incursions and Voluntary Contributions
- P&C Association & Year 6 Fundraising
- Don't Forget Your Hat
- Community News
Please assist us in reducing vandalism at the school by contacting one of the telephone numbers listed below if you notice any suspicious behaviour on the school grounds.
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Police Non-Emergency 131 444 |
Mundijong Police 9526 5111 |
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Armadale Police 9399 0222 |
Education Security 9264 4771 or 9264 4632 |
Welcome to our final Newsletter for Term 3. It is hard to believe that we are nearly at the end of another school term. I would like to congratulate all of our students and staff in Years 1 - 6 for a wonderful Athletics Carnival last week. I was very proud of the high level of participation and the sportsmanship displayed throughout the day. Congratulations to those students who took out individual medals and to Mercury for being overall winners on the day. A special thanks must also go to Miss Marchetti for all of her hard work and planning, resulting in a very successful carnival. Looking forward to our Early Years Carnival next Tuesday.
Planning 2023
Part of our preparation for 2023 is class structures and placements. This can often be a stressful time for school staff and families. While we are planning class structures and placements it is important that we have as much information as possible to make informed decisions that best meet the needs of our students and school. Firstly, I ask that any families that are not planning on returning to Byford PS in 2023 to please let the office know. This will ensure that we have accurate projected enrolments and will hopefully reduce the risk of having to restructure classes once the school year commences. Secondly, if you have any class placement requests based on the educational needs of your child please also forward these onto me. It is important to note that with over 360 students it may not be possible to meet all requests, but all will be considered. Please email this required information to Byford.PS@education.wa.edu.au and attention it to Jody Harrington.
Edu Dance / Open Night / Book Fair
We look forward to welcoming family and friends to our Edu Dance Concert and Open Night on Thursday 15th September. The concert will be the culmination of each classes hard work and practice over the term, and we look forward to seeing each dance. During the concert, the announcement of the School Captains for 2023 will also be made. Following the concert, families are invited into classrooms to see all of the wonderful work students have been doing this term. The Library will also be open for families to visit the Book Fair. This will be a wonderful way to end a very busy term. I hope to see you all there.
Public Holiday
You will be aware that the Prime Minister announced a public holiday as a national day of mourning for the late Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday 22 September. The Department of Education has advised that schools and worksites will be closed on this day. School is open for the last day of term on Friday 23 September.
Final Save the Dates
Wow! What a busy term. Here are the last save the dates for our last week of school.
15 September – Edu Dance Concert & Open Afternoon
15 to 20 September – Book Fair
20 September – ECE Sports Carnival (Kindy & Pre Primary)
21 September – Assembly Rm 13
22 September – Public Holiday
23 September – BSSA Interschool Athletics Carnival
23 September – Last day of Term 3
End of Term
As this is the final newsletter for the term, I would like to wish all of our students and their families an enjoyable and safe term break. School returns for students on Tuesday 11 October.
Jody Harrington
Principal
Ph 9526 6300
Email: Byford.PS@education.wa.edu.au
Congratulations to the following students for their individual success winning champion and runner up champion in each age group:
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ROOM 1 Madeline V Cullen P |
ROOM 2 Lachlan T |
ROOM 3 James B |
ROOM 4 Aleena B |
ROOM 5 Orin C |
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ROOM 6 Sayuri S Hayden W Aarav G |
ROOM 7 Azahria S Blakely W |
ROOM 8 Hudson B Lincoln P Jasper F Aubree L |
ROOM 9 Bodee D Zoe A Aimee T |
ROOM 10 Lily S Ava P |
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ROOM 11 Ava B |
ROOM 12 Bea B |
ROOM 13 Mason M Ruby A |
ROOM 14 Aria H |
ROOM 15 Mason L Indi S |
Dreaming with Eyes Open
Here are some of Room 14’s amazing costumes for Book Week. We made Dream Catches and imagined what the world would be like in the future.
Mrs Marion Ramsey & Mrs Stephanie Prosser
Classroom Teacher
In recent weeks the Kindy children have been learning about some of our smallest living animals. As part of this unit, they have explored the lifecycle of the frog. To add interest and allow real life, hands-on learning opportunities to this, they went exploring in our local rainforest to observe and catch some tadpoles in various stages of development. Some were then brought back to their classroom to be observed over a few weeks, enabling students to observe changes in their development and pique interest and curiosity in these important amphibians.
Mrs Tania Hall
Kindergarten Teacher
Mrs Bunce and a few keen gardeners harvested a bumper crop from the veggie gardens this year. The school community ate the lot!
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Ashanti A |
Brock B |
Henry B |
Corey C |
Sarah D |
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Lucas F |
Jobe F |
Lucas G |
Harvey H |
Noah H |
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Serena J |
Latasha L |
Jaxon L |
Brookttyn M |
Dustin O |
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Neve P |
Mia S |
Jasmine S |
Phoebe S |
Alyana T |
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William T |
Cooper T |
Norah W |
Tahlia W |
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Each month two students are chosen as our ‘Aussie of the Month’ and are presented with a badge, certificate and reward at our assembly.
It is awarded to an outstanding citizen in our school community.
Tiana M & Alex B
Quick to Listen
Relationships between people are what truly brings joy, a sense of belonging, feeling accepted/loved and of being a worthwhile human being. In your relationships you find purpose and understanding, both of others and yourself.
It seems however that more and more people are becoming self-entitled. They are quick to speak and to give their opinion, but not to listen.
Listening is an act of love. Love here is the love for everyone, universal, empathetic, compassionate and understanding.
We so often seek to be understood, generally before we seek to understand. Someone once said, “Be quick to listen, but slow to speak.”
Today we have the opportunity to listen, to learn and grow our understanding of the people around us. By listening and understanding others more, could that possibly lead and help us to understanding ourselves more?
Food for thought. Have a great week.
Joe Grida - School Chaplain
To ease the financial burden on families over the year, we encourage parents to make payments throughout the year, to be assigned to fees, excursions and swimming etc.
This can be as a regular weekly or fortnightly payment, or whenever you have funds available. See the Admin Staff in the front office to arrange this. You will be provided a breakdown of payments made, should you require.
Payment options are as follows:
- Cash
- EFTPOS
- Credit / Debit Card over the phone
- Direct Deposit – Byford Primary BSB: 633 000 Account No: 192 414 571
Please enter the name of your child and the purpose of the payment in the description field i.e. A Smith Zoo Exc.
Year 6 Camp Fundraisers
The 2022 Year 6 Fundraising Committee would like to thank the Byford Primary School families for their support of all of the fundraisers over the last twelve months.
Father’s Day Stall
The Father’s Day Stall was held during week 7. A huge thank you to everyone who visited and purchased gifts this year. We hope our primary school dads and grandads had a lovely Father’s Day and loved their gifts. All proceeds from the stall will go towards the 2023 year 6 camp.
Father’s Day Raffle
Many of our local businesses have been very generous in donating some awesome prizes for this year’s Father’s Day Raffle. The Year 6 Fundraising Committee would like to give a shout out to:
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Bunnings Armadale |
Byford Blades Barber |
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Hugh Jones MLA |
Byford Newsagency |
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Hair One Barber |
Byford Coffee Club |
The raffle was drawn on Friday, 2 September - congratulations to the following winners:
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1st – Josie (Room 5) |
5th – Max (Room 2) |
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2nd – Ayce (Room 13) |
6th – Jaime Armstrong |
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3rd – Logan (Room 12) |
7th – Emily (Room 10) |
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4th – Zoe (Room 9) |
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Cake Stall
Thank you to those families who supported Tuesday’s cake stall at the Athletics Carnival – it’s greatly appreciated. There were some yummy treats donated by parents and all proceeds from the sales will be going towards the 2023 Year 6 Camp.
Zooper Dooper Thursdays
Zooper Doopers are continually being sold on Thursdays for 50c each. We’re always in need of Zooper Doopers to continue this fundraising venture and are very appreciative of donations. If you can help, please drop Zooper Doopers to the senior block.
Containers for Change
We’ve joined the Containers for Change team to raise money for the year 6 camp, whilst helping to make a real difference to the environment. This will roll over to the Year 6 Fundraising Committee every year. Donation bins have been placed in the undercover, blue court and pre-primary areas for students to donate their used water/drink bottles, juice and milk boxes (please look out for the 10c icon on the side of the container). If you wish to donate containers from your household, please quote our Scheme ID #C10425624 when you drop off your containers to the recycle drop-off points and the funds will automatically get deposited into our fundraising account.
Call for Volunteers – 2023 Year 6 Fundraising Committee
Planning is now underway for the 2023 Year 6 fundraising committee. A Facebook group has been created – please see Class Dojo for the Facebook link. A meeting will be held in the next couple of weeks (date/time TBA) to start planning ahead for our year of FUN-draisers – so watch this space.
Canteen
The Byford Primary School Canteen is open for recess and lunch on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Orders can be made direct to the canteen, or through QuickCliq https://quickcliq.com.au/.
If you have any spare time on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday, volunteers are required to help in the canteen.
New Canteen Menu available here:
Uniform Shop
QuickCliq is our online ordering system and it's an easy and convenient way to order your child’s uniform. QuickCliq is approved by the Department of Education, it’s free, safe and secure. You can use Paypal or Credit Card for immediate payment. You can also use Direct Deposit. To sign up, click www.Quickcliq.com.au
If you are unable to order online, order forms can be placed in the dropbox at the Front Office. Please ensure there is a name and contact number provided.
Orders can still be placed at the Uniform Shop which opens Wednesday mornings from 8:15am - 8:45am. EFTPOS AVAILABLE.
The P&C have reviewed the uniform prices and have made some changes, please click here for new price list:
A ‘No Hat, Limited Outside Play’ policy is enforced at Byford Primary School all year. Parents can assist us by reinforcing the need for protection from the sun by ensuring that students have a wide brim hat. Hats can be purchased through the school uniform shop next to Room 3. Students who do not have a hat are instructed to play under sheltered areas such as the Undercover Area near the canteen. Caps are not acceptable as they do not provide adequate protection to the ears and back of the neck from the sun.
Byford Futsal League
A Byford Futsal League for kids aged 7 – 12 is coming!
Help us get our inaugural season off the ground by registering early! ?
No payment required until the league is confirmed.
2 Weeks of free turn up and play will be included - In the Holidays leading up to Term 4, to help us make teams as even as possible.
Register via the link or alternatively, please visit our ‘Byford Futsal League’ Facebook page where there is also access to a registration link.
https://forms.gle/dGyEtnyyqicBegqh6
