30 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

Book Week Dress Up

On Friday the 24th August 2018 Byford Primary School held our Book Week Dress Up Parade. Most students in each classroom were dressed up as their favourite ‘Find Your Treasure’ book character and every class came up to show their magnificent costumes by walking in a circle in the middle of the undercover area. Our school Librarian, Mrs Innes and a School Councillor picked one winner from each classroom. Well done to all the winners and everyone who participated (including the staff)!

The winners from each class received a $5.00 gift voucher to spend at the Book Fair.

Congratulations to:

Moosley Visits Woolworths

Moosley was able to have an adventure and take a trailer ride to Woolworths in Armadale. Moosley formed part of a display for Armadale Woolworths Rural Aid – Buy a Bale campaign. They raised $1300 to support our Aussie farmers. Thank you to Woolworths Armadale to give us (and Moosley) the opportunity to participate.

Last Day of Term 3

The term has passed by very quickly. The last day for this term is Friday 21st September and school returns for students on Tuesday 9th October.

Save These Dates

Upcoming events are:

• Monday 3rd September - Rooms 3, 6, 13 & 14 Perth Zoo excursion
• Tuesday 4th September – P&C meeting 6:30pm staffroom. All welcome.
• Thursday 6th September – School Board meeting
• Wednesday 12th September - Faction Throws & Jumps
• Friday 14th September - Faction Athletics Carnival
• Wednesday 19th September – Edu-Dance Concert & Open Afternoon
• Friday 21st September – Last Day of Term

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

Room 5

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

Hi everyone and what a weekend it was. Did anyone else get to see the hail? Amazing, even now at my age it is something that makes me just say wow!

Quality Character #18 Patience; positively waiting with a good attitude and without complaining. Patience is not about doing nothing. It is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you had in mind.

Lurking in the water with only its eyes and nostrils above the surface, the green anaconda patiently waits for an animal to make the mistake of coming too close to the water’s edge. It has been documented that the anaconda can wait up to a year before it feeds. How patient are you?

Have a great week and remember to be patient with yourself. Sometimes we don’t pick things up as quick as we would like and give up. Don’t. Food for thought.

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 father-figures to be the best that they can be, as all fathers and father-figures are critically important in every child’s life.

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

Father’s Day Stall

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Book Club

Don’t forget….. Issue 6 catalogue orders are due by Tuesday 4th September 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

Australian Reading Hour

Australian Reading Hour encourages all Australians to pick up a book and escape in its pages for an hour. It is intended to encourage young, lapsed and committed readers alike to relax, learn and experience the wonderful world of books. It doesn’t matter what time of day you pick up the book, just dedicate one hour to the cause!

The Mundijong Library want to encourage children to read throughout their school holidays and will be holding a Reading Hour event on Tuesday 18 September 2018 from 3.30 – 5pm, we’ll even supply FREE ice cream and coffee from a local food van.

Read books and win a prize! To enter simply complete a Mundijong Public Library Reading Log over the school holidays and return it to the library. We have book vouchers from Rockingham Books to give away. The winners will be announced at their school assembly (where this is possible) at the beginning of Term Four.

If you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact the library on 9526 1133 or email library@sjshire.wa.gov.au

Byford Little Athletics

Triple P Parenting Discussion Groups