19 July 2018

Newsletter Articles

Byford Primary 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.

Principal’s Report

Dear Families and Friends

Welcome Back

Welcome back to Term 3 and a special welcome to our new families who have started with us this term. We currently have 376 Kindergarten to Year 6 students attending Byford PS. Term 3 is a busy term with EduDance commencing next week, Cross Country (Faction Wed 1st Aug; Interschool Fri 10th Aug), Book Week (dress up day Fri 24th Aug), Senior Dale Fest (Fri 31 Aug) , the Faction Athletics Carnival (Wed 12 Sept & Fri 14 Sept) and finally the EduDance Concert and Open Afternoon (Wed 19th Sept). Please keep an eye on the calendar for dates and any changes as some of these events are subject to weather – there is a link in the right hand column of this newsletter.

This term we will be confirming enrolments for Kindergarten and Pre Primary students for 2019.

Don’t forget to purchase you Thermomix raffle ticket – the raffle will be drawn at the assembly on Wed 25 July.

Term 2 Reward

Congratulations to all our students who were involved in the end of term reward. It was fantastic to see so many students participating in the event. Activities ranged from disco dancing in the undercover area, playing the big games to playing organised sports.

Faction Cross Country

The Byford Primary School Faction Cross Country Event is coming up and will be held on Wednesday 1st August 2018.

Our Year 3 to Year 6 students will be competing in the Faction Cross Country Event, completing laps around the track across the road from our school oval on the Byford Primary School vacant blocks, located on South Crescent.

The Cross Country race events will commence at 8:50am.

The event order is as follows;

All parents and families are invited to view the event. There will be a dedicated spectator area for parents to view the students as they run and complete the course.

The top 10 placed students will receive points for their factions. Those students who successfully place in the top 4 positions will be selected to compete in the Byford Interschool competition held at the Serpentine Pony Club on Friday 10th August 2018.

We are looking forward to all students from Years 3 - 6 competing in an enjoyable event. It will be great to see as many parents as possible supporting and cheering on the students.

Support the P&C

Our P & C work hard to get our community involved in helping to raise funds for the school. Here are a few on-going fundraisers during 2018 that you may be interested in. Every little bit helps!

Edu-Dance

Edu-Dance has become a fantastic whole school program at Byford Primary and we are set to commence this year’s program in Term 3. All students from Pre-Primary to Year 6 have the opportunity to complete Edu-Dance lessons, commencing Week 2 of Term 3 with Tuesday and Thursday lessons. The program concludes with our school concert on Wednesday 19th September in Week 10.

Each year level has a program specifically designed to suit their age group with appropriate music selected to complement each group. The program has once again been heavily subsidised by the P&C and the school to reduce the cost to parents. Parents will be required to pay $10.00 for the nine weeks of lessons. All students will be given the opportunity to participate in the first lesson but must have paid their $10.00 by Tuesday 24th July, (Week 2) to continue in the program. Click here for a copy of the Edu-Dance permission slip.

Sue Heath
Principal
Ph 95251337 / Mb 040 937 0903
Email: Byford.PS@education.wa.edu.au

Art Room

In our last newsletter, Miss Marchetti discussed the school’s waste audit and our aim to become more sustainable and reduce waste. Well, here in the art room we try to use a lot of recycled materials and would love any donations that you can make.

Did you know that while glass jars are recyclable their metal lids are not. The same goes with plastic containers lids. Many amazing artworks can be made with these materials when collected in bulk.

Recently our Year 5 & 6 students made 3D soft sculptures and utilised plastic bags for the stuffing. Recycling materials in this way is not only good for the environment but also saves money that can be spent on many other materials.

Here are some materials that we would love you to donate to the art room:

• Jar & plastic bottle LIDS
• Plastic bags (bread bags etc & multiple use bags when they have a hole in them)
• Clean polystyrene trays (ie meat tray) - we can use clean ones to do printmaking.
• Cereal boxes cardboard

Check out our students working in the art room last semester.

Chaplain Chatter

Hi everyone, welcome back. I hope all went well while away from school. As we enter Term 3, our next character quality is Initiative.

Quality Character #15 Initiative; is seeing and doing what needs to be done before being asked to do it. Initiative is activated by thoughts and words, to plan, to calculate, invent and imagine. Initiative is a foundational building block to having a good character. The older whistling swan shows initiative by taking the lead in a flock’s “V” formation. As other swans follow the leader’s example and take turns breaking the wind, a flock is able to fly 30 percent further than if each swan flew alone.

‘Chaplain’s Challenge’ is back this term with a twist. I am looking forward to sharing those details soon. Keep smiling and keep hoping. Hope gives the heart courage. Have a champion week.

Joe Grida
Chaplain

Fathering Project

As part of The Fathering Project involvement with your school, I will be including helpful tips and ideas for all fathers and father – figures. I hope these tips will help, inspire and encourage all fathers and fa-ther – figures to be the best that they can be, as all fathers and father – figures are critically important in every child’s life. Click here for Tip 4 – Helping Your Kids Feel Special.

Payment Options for Excursions, Incursions and Voluntary Contributions

Direct Bank Deposit

Pay directly into the Byford Primary School’s bank account. Simply access your internet banking service provider and pay to the following account:

Byford Primary School     BSB: 066-040     Account No: 19902028

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.

EFTPOS

Byford Primary School have an EFTPOS machine as an option for you to pay for school fees, excursions and incursions. The EFTPOS machine can ONLY be used to pay for Byford Primary School expenses.

• There is NO “cash out” option on the machine, and
• We are unable to take any payments for the P&C

Cash or Cheque

Payments by cash or cheque can be made at the Front Office for Voluntary Contributions. If you are paying for an Excursion or Incursion, please take your payment to your child’s teacher so it can be processed through their money book.

Don’t Forget Your Hat

Please remember to bring your hat to school each day. It is important to protect ourselves from the sun. Your hat must be wide brim or bucket style.

Students who do not have a hat will not be able to participate in sport / fitness or any outside activity and will be restricted to the undercover area. So please remember - No Hat, No Play!

P&C Association & Year 6 Fundraising News

Thermomix Raffle

Just a reminder to Year 6 parents who are selling Thermomix raffle tickets, can you please return ‘sold’ books with money to the front office. Those that have tickets they don’t think they will sell, can you also return to the office so we can telly up how many tickets we have left to sell. Raffle will be drawn on Wednesday 25th July.

Entertainment Books

Get your Entertainment Membership NOW to help Byford Primary School raise much needed funds!

Help us raise funds for our School by buying an Entertainment Membership from us. You'll receive hundreds of valuable offers for everything you love to do, and help our fundraising at the same time. Hurry, Entertainment Memberships sell out quickly.

To order your Book or your Digital Membership online visit:

If you have any queries, please contact Hayley Edwards on 0422894753 or via email at byfordprimarypandc@hotmail.com

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Book Club

Don’t forget….. Issue 5 catalogue orders are due by Tuesday 31st July 2018. You can place your order online or hand your order and money to the Front Office. Please ensure your child’s name is clearly marked on the order.

Canteen

The Byford Primary School Canteen is open for recess and lunch on Monday and Friday. Orders can be made direct to the canteen, or through QuickCliq

If you have any spare time on a Monday or Friday, volunteers are required to help in the canteen.

New Canteen Menu available here:

School Banking

New to School Banking? There are three simple ways to get your child started.

Banking is held every Wednesday morning in the Library – we look forward to seeing you there!

Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop opens every Wednesday afternoon from 2:00 – 3:00pm. Payment can be made by cash or cheque only. If you are unable to visit the Uniform Shop on a Wednesday, order forms (with payment) can be left at the Front Office. Please ensure there is a name and contact number provided.

Icy Pole Fundraising

Icy poles will be on sale every Thursday at lunchtime from the canteen in the undercover area. It’s a great way to cool down during the summer months and they only cost 50c.

Donations of icy poles can be made to the school to help support this fundraiser.

Community News

Help Us Keep Our Community Safe!

Neighbourhood Watch meetings are held at the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Council Chambers, 6 Paterson Street, Mundijong on the last Thursday of each month.