16 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

Faction Cross Country

On Friday 3rd August 2018, 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 very close between three of our four factions. Zeus was fourth with 870 points. Apollo came third on 940 points. Venus was second with 1070 points and Mercury was our winning faction for 2018 with 1520 points. Congratulations to all our Mercury competitors.

Interschool Cross Country

Congratulations to all those students who represented Byford Primary School at the Interschool Cross Country event last Friday 10th August 2018.

It was another fantastic morning of competition with the top 6 runners from Year 3 to Year 6 completing the Serpentine Pony Club course of 1000 and 1500 metres.

Top effort from all our runners as Byford Primary School placed second in the overall competition.

An extra superstar effort must go to 6 of our competitors who placed in the top 3.

NAPLAN Online – School Readiness Test

You may have heard that NAPLAN Online was introduced in 2018, with 274 schools Western Australian schools participating. Our school will be transitioning to NAPLAN Online in 2019.

NAPLAN online will provide better assessment, more precise results and faster turnaround of information. Your child’s results will be returned to the school faster, within a few weeks rather than a few months.

This trial, called the School Readiness Test (SRT), will enable us to assess our technical readiness to implement the new online assessments. In addition it will gives us a chance to try out the new national online assessment platform in a real-life classroom environment

During August 2018, all students in Years 3 and 5 will participate in a trial of the assessment platform, by undertaking online readiness tests that include examples of the new NAPLAN online questions. Each test will take about 45 minutes to complete.

Participating in this trial is important as it will help us ensure we have adequate internet connectivity, and whether students have access to sufficient number of devices for NAPLAN Online testing. During the trial, our teachers will have the opportunity to practice managing the classroom logistics for an online assessment and the new test administration processes.

The readiness test has not been constructed to assess curriculum knowledge, but rather to provide students with an opportunity to experience the types of questions that will be included in the new online assessments. As such, reports will not be provided.

Participation in the SRT is a key step to ensuring a successful NAPLAN online experience in 2019.

Save These Dates

Upcoming events are:

• Friday 24th August - Book Week dress up day ‘Find Your Treasure’ theme
• Monday 3rd September Rooms 3, 6, 13 & 14 Perth Zoo excursion

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

Room 15 – Blue Group

This week in Room 15 we were fortunate enough to participate in an incursion with Urban Indigenous called “A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT.”

Our students participated in an interesting mix on Aboriginal Cultural activities. These included: listening to stories, having their faces painted and painting a canvas using traditional tools such as honkey nuts. The session ended with students getting to eat some delicious bush tucker – Lemon Myrtle Cake!

Urban Indigenous incursion - “A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT.”

Merit Certificates

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

Chaplain Chatter

Hi everyone, as we continue to look at good character traits, the next one can be particularly difficult.

Quality Character #17 Obedience; a voluntary action in following a command or an authority. Submitting oneself to that of another person. Obedience is not an optional quality. A lack of obedience results in personal destruction. Wood ducks provide a profound illustration of obedience. Although the eggs are laid over an eleven-day period, they all hatch within a few minutes of each other in response to their mother’s call. Shortly thereafter, the mother stands at the base of the tree and calls out for the ducklings to jump. Those that obey find safety in nearby ponds. Those that disobey perish in the abandoned nest.

Yes, sometimes obedience is difficult, but the fruit or reward usually follows later. Food for thought.

Have a brilliant week everyone. Be sharp and take care.

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 6 – Helping Kids Realise They Have a Special Future

Chaplain’s Challenge

Hi everyone. On Thursday 9th August we hosted a BBQ breakfast and ran the “Great Land Yacht Race”, as part of our Fathering Project. I would like to say a special thank you and well done to all the Dads, Father Figures and Mums that helped their child/ren to build a land yacht. It was great fun to see so many people attend the BBQ and the race. The yachts showed the effort and time that was put into them, but also your child. It's always exciting to see family together and having a good time, making a fond memory. We didn't just have one winner, but you all were for being there and joining in the fun.

Again, thank you so much for joining in the challenge and spending that invaluable time with your children. Take care and keep safe. I look forward to the next time where our Dads, Father Figures and important adults and kids can get together and have some fun.

Art Room

Ms Gasper would like donations of any plastic or jar lids for the Art Room. Please do not send in the bottles or jars – just the lids please. Donations of these items can be left at the Front Office or Art Room.

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

School Run 4 Fun

Congratulations to all those who participated in the School Run 4 Fun. Byford Primary School raised an amazing $5017.05. A special mention goes to Jackson E and Isabella E who were our highest fundraisers. They each raised $210 – great job!!

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 the link below

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

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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

Byford Basketball

Byford Basketball Association Inc is taking registrations for the spring / summer season. Training is provided for all age groups.

Triple P Parenting Discussion Groups