1 August 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

STEM Day Activities

On Wednesday 25th July we celebrated our learning in the area of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Our students were in multi-age groups and were able to complete three different activities. I hope that the parents who attended enjoyed the sessions and may have even learnt something!

End of Year Concert – Wednesday 5th December

Planning for our end of year concert is under way. The concert date this year is Wednesday 5th December. Children will need to be seated for a start time of 6pm. This year we have a change of venue. It will be held in the gym at Byford Secondary College. We will provide more information as the time draws closer.

THINKUKNOW What Young People See, Say & Do Online?

Do we know what are children are doing online? There is a great website to support parents to support their children when online.

“Technology plays an important role in how young people maintain their friendships and communicate with those closest to them.

Technology is no different to anything else a young person encounters. They will make mistakes, and we need to be able to support them through this and arm them with the right information, and empower them to make the right choices.

Through research and discussions, parents have told us they want to know what their children are seeing and doing online. We’ve developed advice on what children SEE, SAY and DO online. It is an easy way to remember what your children may encounter online, and the potential challenges they may face.”

The website site has some great resources to support parents to obtain helpful information and to help understand what, for some is, an area that we have little knowledge of and scares us. Please check out the website.

School Chaplain

We would like to welcome Miss Ashley Finnigan who has joined Mr Grida at Byford Primary School as School Chaplain. Miss Finnigan will work every Thursday for the remainder of Term 3.

Edu-Dance

Students are in the second week of EduDance lessons. At the conclusion of lessons, an EduDance concert will be held after school on Wednesday 19th September. The school will have an Open Afternoon at this time, when parents can visit the classrooms and the BookFair in the Library.

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

Room 2

In Room 2 we have been discussing the importance of having goals in life. The students have learned about the definition of a goal, how to set goals and what is necessary to do to achieve their goals.

We specifically looked at the SMART Goal framework which discusses the need for goals to be: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-bound.

The students have set three goals for themselves namely an academic, sporting and personal goal. They are now concentrating on challenging themselves and working hard to achieve their goals.

Merit Certificates

Congratulations to all students who received Merit Awards. Well done and keep up the good work!

Aussie of the Month

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.

Chaplain Chatter

Hello! Hello!, just to make sure you heard me. How are we all this week?

People are generally social beings. Relationships are important to us all. Do you have someone to talk with who can help and encourage you, someone that you can really have a chat with, someone who hears you? It makes all the difference being connected. There is an old saying which goes a bit like this: “A person with too many friends can end up not knowing who to talk to, but you can have a good friend who sticks closer than a brother / sister and helps you through both thick and thin”. Food for thought.

Quality Character #16 Loyalty; is the bonding of individuals in a deep long-term relationship. Every important relationship in life must be built on loyalty, such as best friends, family, marriage, work place relationships etc. Loyalty is based on trust, reliability and commitment. The Canada goose demonstrates loyalty by protecting its nest from intruders and will even lay down its own life in defence of its lifelong mate.

Have a wonderful week everyone. Take care and I hope that you have someone to talk to.

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 5 – Creating Special Times with Kids.

Chaplain’s Challenge

On Thursday 9th August at 8am, we will be hosting a BBQ breakfast and running the “Great Land Yacht Race”, as part of our Fathering Project. It will be a lot of fun and we hope to see you there. Please return the RSVP slip by Monday 6th August if you are interested so we can cater for the event.

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

Our Thermomix raffle was drawn on Wednesday 25th July 2018 at the school assembly. Congratulations to Rose Barnes who was the lucky winner of the Thermomix TM5 valued at $2089. Our winner has been notified. The Year 6 Fundraising Committee would like to thank everyone who supported the raffle and helped raise money for the Year 6 camp.

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!

Entertainment Books

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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!

Canteen

Welcome to Byford Bites for Term 3!

We still have our winter menu this term but there have been a few amendments and minor price changes so please check your menu before placing an order.

We are in desperate need of volunteers for Fridays this term, no experience needed and it’s easy to do! The kids love it when Mum / Dad / Nan / Aunty are in the canteen. If you are free any Friday please contact me!

I have a few kids that come and see me in the morning for a little chat and to watch me make pikelets. I have told them how easy it is so I thought I would share the recipe so any of the kids can make it at home. The mix can easily be doubled and if you make them a bit bigger they are great pancakes, perfect on a Sunday morning with banana, strawberries and maple syrup!

Pikelet Mix

• 1 cup self raising flour
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 egg
• Milk to make into thickish batter

Add all ingredients together and mix with an egg whisk. Keep adding milk and whisking until it is about the consistency of honey and smooth.

Heat frying or electric pan. Use spray oil (or butter) in the pan then pour batter in small amounts (about 1 Tblspn for pikelets, more for pancakes). When bubbles start to appear and ‘pop’ on the surface then flip over.

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

SJ Community Fair

Triple P Parenting Discussion Groups