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 first Newsletter for Term 2. Thank you to all of the parents and extended families that attended our ANZAC service and/or donated flowers on the last day of Term 1. We were generously supported by many, many donations of flowers this year and it was greatly appreciated. It is set to be another busy term and in addition to our teaching and learning program we also have a few events on including BPS Cross Country, BSSA Cross Country, BSSA Winter Carnival, NAIDOC Week, STEM AND RAC Incursion, a Colour Fun Run and Semester One Progress Reports . Be sure to check out the important dates at the end of my message to see what else is happening this term.

Semester 1 Student Progress Reports
Your child will receive a Semester 1 Progress Report at the end of Term 2. This progress report will provide you with information on how your child is progressing against the curriculum taught so far in the year. Reports will be emailed home on Tuesday 1 July 2025.

School Development Day Week 5
A reminder that our School Development Day (student free) for Term 2 is on Friday 30th May this year. Students do not attend school on this day.

Kindergarten & Pre-Primary Applications to enrol 2026
Byford Primary School is now taking enrolment applications for students entering Kindergarten and Pre Primary in 2026. Both Byford Primary School and Byford Community Kindergarten will be offering a Kindergarten program in 2026. When completing an application to enrol for Kindergarten, parents will be asked to nominate which program they wish to apply for.

The Department of Education requires an application for enrolment on entering Kindergarten, starting Pre-Primary and Year 7, or when changing schools. Parents of children currently attending Kindergarten programs this year (2025) must apply at the school for Pre Primary placement in 2026 if you wish your child to continue attending Byford Primary School. Further details on how to enrol are included in this Newsletter.

Applications for enrolment are due by Friday 25th July. Kindy places can fill up fast so please make sure you get your enrolment in as soon as possible.

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
Here is a list of save the dates for your calendar. Keep an eye out in your children’s school bags and Class Dojo for more detailed information about each event. These will be sent home or placed on Class Dojo closer to each event.

14 May – BPS Faction Cross Country
14 May – P & C Meeting
15 May – BPS Board Meeting
21 May – Assembly Rm 6
22 May – BSSA Interschool Cross Country
26 May to 30 May – Sorry Day / National Reconciliation Week
27 May to 28 May – RAC Incursion (Years PP to 2)
30 May – School Development Day (Student Free)
2 June – WA Day Public Holiday
4 June – Assembly Rm 7
10 June – STEM Expo Incursion (Yr 5/6)
18 June – Assembly Rm 1
19 June – BPS Board Meeting
25 June – P & C Meeting
27 June – Colour Fun Run
30 June to 4 July – NAIDOC Week
1 July – Semester One Progress Reports Emailed Home
2 July – Assembly Rm 14
2 July - NAIDOC Incursion BSC Follow the Dream Staff & Students
Wear Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colours or cultural dress
3 July – BSSA Winter Carnival (Yr 5/6)
4 July – Last day of Term 2

 

Jody Harrington

Principal

Ph 9526 6300

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

In Room3, Year 2, we're poets and we know it!
This week, our clever writers created cinquain poems all about autumn. This poetry style is a fantastic way for us to show off our growing understanding of adjectives and verbs—and wow, did the class rise to the challenge! Their five-line poems captured the beauty of the season with imagination and flair. We’re so proud of their thoughtful word choices—look how awesome they are!

Mrs Fiona Pyne

Classroom Teacher

Rooms 7 and 8 have been learning language under the topic, ‘Tutto su di Me (All About Me).’ This includes greetings for different times of the day, asking someone how they are, asking people their name, replying with their own name and, saying their age and a few a few details about themselves. The students have enjoyed learning numbers and they will be learning Italian bingo, called Tombola! They have been practising conversation skills with questions and answers, plus their reading, listening and writing skills on Languagenut. Below they have completed some writing about themselves.

Languagenut are currently running a worldwide competition until 20th May. Students earn points when they do the practice exercises and quizzes. Languagenut can be accessed from any device, so the students are welcome to do it at home, they just need the username (lastname, first initial) and password. Top points scorers will receive a small prize at the end of the competition, but there are also worldwide prizes up for grabs. Good luck everyone!

Signora Podgorny

LOTE Teacher

On Thursday 3rd April our Year 5 and 6 students participated in the BSSA Summer Carnival. We had a fabulous day at Briggs Park with our teams competing in tee-ball, basketball, and cricket tournaments. The students should be very proud of their efforts, they all played very well and had their best performance on display – it was great to see the high level of sportsmanship amongst our students as they proudly represented our school!
Each of the teams showed great improvements across the day as their skills developed and they grew in confidence. A special mention for our Girls Tee-ball team who made it to the final, finishing in 2nd place!
A big thank you to Miss Winmar, Mrs Paxton, Mr Way and Mrs Charlton for their organisation, training and coaching on the day.
Great job, Byford Primary!

On Wednesday 14th May, students enjoyed an excellent morning of Faction Cross Country.  Students from Years 3 to 6 competed in our cross country event, running 1000metres and 1500metres.

It was a fantastic event with all students showing commitment and resilience to challenge their bodies and complete the endurance race.  Thank you to all those parents who were able to attend the competition. It was great to build atmosphere, cheer and support our children. This helped make the event more enjoyable.

At the end of competition, the results were…

Congratulations to all our Mercury competitors.  Also, a huge congratulations to all students for running and competing in the event and completing the cross country course.

We are now looking forward to our top placed students in each year level, travelling to Woodland Grove Primary to represent our school at the Byford Schools Sporting Association Interschool Cross Country event on Thursday 22nd May 2025.

Keep up the great !

Thank you to the families who donated breakfast items for our Mother’s Day Breakfast Club and for the staff and volunteers who helped set up and cook for the morning.  It was a successful turn out and lovely to see the students and families enjoying their morning together.

We hope everyone enjoyed their Mother’s Day celebrations.

Daniella Cameron
Student Support Officer

School Fun Run 

School_Fun_Run.pdf

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.