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.

 

Welcome to the final Newsletter for the term. It is hard to believe that we have completed the first term of the school year already, it certainly has gone fast. A huge congratulations to the students on a successful term one, we have been very pleased with their attitudes towards learning and the work they have completed.

ANZAC Day Service
Byford PS will be holding our ANZAC Ceremony next week, Friday 11th April. The service will be held on the Blue Court starting at 9am. Each class will be laying a wreath, so we ask that on the morning of the service parents/carers send to school a small posy of flowers that can be used to create wreaths. Any parent or family members who are available to help with wreath making is welcome to join us in the Undercover Area from 8:00 – 8:50am. All parents and family members are welcome to join us at the service, we hope to see you there.

P & C Easter Raffle
Thank you to the P & C for organising the annual Easter Raffle again this year. Important dates for the raffle are: donations by this Wednesday 2nd April, tickets due by Friday 4th April and winners announced at the Assembly next week on Wednesday 9th April. Thank you to everyone that has kindly donated prizes towards the raffle. Goodluck to all who enter.

Assemblies
Assemblies are held fortnightly on Wednesdays, starting at 8:45am in the Undercover Area. To assist with planning below are our planned assembly dates for 2025:

Save the Date
Term 2 is set to be a busy one, so here are some important dates to mark in the calendar:
Monday 28 April – Students return to school
5 to 9 May – Mother’s Day Stall (Dates TBC)
Wednesday 7 May – Assembly Rm 8
Wednesday 14 May – BPS Faction Cross Country
Wednesday 14 May – P & C Meeting
Thursday 15 May – BPS Board Meeting
Wednesday 21 May – Assembly Rm 6
Wednesday 21 May – Public School Review Visit
Thursday 22 May – BSSA Interschool Cross Country
Friday 30 May – School Development Day (students do not attend)
Monday 2 June – WA Day Public Holiday
Tuesday 3 June – School Photos Day 1
Wednesday 4 June – Assembly Rm 7
Thursday 5 June – School Photos Day 2
Tuesday 10 June – STEM Expo (Yr 5/6)
Wednesday 18 June – Assembly Rm 1
Thursday 19 June – BPS Board Meeting
Wednesday 25 June – P & C Meeting
Thursday 26 June – BSSA Interschool Winter Carnival
30 June to 4 July – NAIDOC Week
Tuesday 1 July – Semester 1 Reports emailed home
Wednesday 2 July – Assembly Rm 14
Friday 4 July – Last day of term

Happy Holidays
Thank you to the students, staff and parents for a wonderful first term and all of your support. Wishing everyone a wonderful Easter and holiday break, have fun and stay safe. Students return for Term 2 on Monday 28 April.

Jody Harrington

Principal

Ph 9526 6300

Email: Byford.PS@education.wa.edu.au

As part of our Maths Trek program in ECE 3, we have been learning about Positional Language. Students had to describe the position and the location of themselves in relation to objects in our playground. Students had a great time finding and describing where they were in the ECE area.

Mrs Kirsten Sofield

Classroom Teacher

Wednesday lunchtimes in the art/science room we have held Art Club, and it has been a refuge from the heat this first term back at school. Students have been using Art Club to practice construction skills with the LEGO, plasticine, and treasures in the found objects/ recycled materials area. They have also been creative with textiles such as wool and ribbons. And of course, they have been drawing and colouring as well. It is great to see such creativity amongst all year levels.

Ms Jasmine Gasper

Art Teacher

In Room 10, Year 6 students have been learning about Australian Federation. Part of this involved students researching the important people that had an impact on the federation of Australia. We investigated the early lives of these people and the career paths they took leading up to federation. 

Ms Casey Winmar

Classroom Teacher

Keep up the great !

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. 

Thankyou to all that have donated to the easter raffle so far. More donations are needed to make more prizes, by Friday 4th April. There are donation baskets in every class room which are collected daily.

There are some great prizes and vouchers up for grabs:

$40 Fig & Ivy voucher
$50 Byford Pharmacy voucher
4x $20 Bunnings Vouchers
1x Perth Zoo - mini group pass
1x Wanderer Premium chair with cooler arm
$50 Hoyts Voucher donated by Alberti Realty
$50 Bennys Bar & Grill Voucher
$80 Luxe Mane & Co Hairstylists Voucher
And Chocolates, Chocolates, Chocolates!!

Raffle tickets have been sent home so don’t forget to get your tickets in by Friday 4th April. If you are wanting extra tickets they are available from the Admin office.

Good luck Everyone!!

Year 6 Camp Fundraiser

Congratulations to our raffle Winners.  Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets and to Byford & Districts Country Club for their genorosity.  This amazing support helped raise $1000 towards our 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

Please consider saving your drink bottles/cans and dropping them off to your nearest Containers for Change depot to be recycled and donating the proceeds to the Yr 6 Fundraising Committee. It’s so easy to do, just take your bag of cans/drink bottles to the Containers for Change depot and quote this number C10425624 to the cashier and you’ll be helping the environment and reducing the cost of the 2025 Yr 6 camp.  Containers for Change bins are also located at the school in the undercover area. So please remind your child/ren to recycle their juice boxes at lunch time too. The 2025 Fundraising Committee thank you for your continued support.

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.

Uniform Shop

The P&C are excited to tell you all that the uniform shop now accepts Afterpay Payments. 

Our uniform shop is volunteer run to keep our school uniform prices as low as we can. Adding Afterpay as a payment option allows you to pay off your purchase over 4 payments (payments payable every 2 weeks)

Haven't got Afterpay??? Sign up here https://www.afterpay.com/en-AU 

* Not available for QuickCliq purchases *

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 on Tuesday mornings 8:15am - 8:45am or Thursday afternoons 2:30pm - 3:00pm.  EFTPOS AVAILABLE.

Please click here for price list:

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. 

Please DO NOT use this account for P&C payments

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.