16 May 2019

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

ANZAC Day Service

Thank you to all those who took part in our ANZAC service. Once again Byford PS students made us proud with the way they conducted themselves and our leaders made it a very special event.

We would like to acknowledge all our parents and friends, including Maureen from A Floral Moment, for donating flowers for this special occasion, we thank you and others in our community for being so generous – all the flowers looked amazing.

Kindergarten & Pre-Primary - Applications to Enrol for 2020

Byford Primary School is now taking enrolment applications for students entering Kindergarten and Pre Primary in 2020. Both Byford Primary School and Byford Community Kindergarten will be offering a Kindergarten program in 2020. When completing an application to enrol for Kindergarten, parents will be asked to nominate which program they wish to apply for. Your child can only enrol in one of these programs.

Children born between July 1 2015 & June 30 2016 are eligible to apply for Public School Kindergarten.

Children born between July 1 2014 & June 30 2015 are eligible to apply for Public School Pre Primary.

When making an application for enrolment, please bring a copy of;

• Your child’s birth certificate
• Passport and Visa Grant Notice if born overseas
• Proof of residential address (eg utility bill, lease agreement);
• ACIR immunisation records, and
• Family Court Orders (if applicable)

What is the difference between a Community Kindergarten and a school-based Kindergarten? Please click here for details:

Remember, your child can only enrol in one of these programs.

To enrol at Byford Primary School, Clifton Street, click here:

To enrol at Byford Community Kindergarten, Park Road, click here:

Application forms are also available on our website in the link below or can be obtained from the Front Office.

Application forms for Pre Primary 2020 will be sent out to our current Kindergarten students. Parents of children currently attending Kindergarten programs this year (2019) must apply at the school for Pre Primary placement in 2020 if you wish your child to continue attending Byford Primary School. Please note, students residing outside our catchment area may still apply, however your application may not be successful.

Students in Pre Primary in 2019 will automatically roll over into Year 1 in 2020 and beyond. If your child will not be returning to Byford Primary School in 2020, please notify the School Office.

It should be noted that an application does not confirm placement for any child – selection criteria may apply. Application details will be used to assist the school in organising classes and placements for next year. Parents of children who are offered placement at Byford Primary School will be asked to complete formal enrolment details at that time. Unsuccessful applicants will be offered a place in a school as close to their residential location as possible or be referred to their local school in the case of Pre Primary students.

Applications required by Friday 26th July 2019 .

All applicants will be advised of their child’s placement during Term 3 this year. Enrolment applications can be made through the school office between the hours of 9.30am to 2:30pm.

Woolworths Earn & Learn

Woolworths Earn & Learn is back for 2019 and we’d love to have you involved. It’s so easy to Earn & Learn. Between 1st May and 25th June shop at Woolworths and collect as many stickers as you can for a chance to earn amazing resources for our school. There are boxes to deposit your stickers in at Woolworths Byford and at school in the Front Office and outside Admin. Sticker sheets are available at the Front Office so grab as many as you need. Your support to help us earn resources is greatly appreciated.

NAPLAN Years 3 & 5

NAPLAN testing commenced Tuesday 14th May. These tests give the school and parents an overall view of how your child is going and this normally echoes what we as teachers and you as parents already know. The school uses the information to help plan at an individual (child) level, class level and as a whole school. Attached is a poster that has been produced for NAPLAN testing, but it can be adapted for any test or big event in our lives. It is important to put things into perspective and this poster gives us some good tips on how to handle situations that make us feel anxious or stressed.

Federal Election Day BBQ

On Sat 18th May, Byford Primary School will be open as a polling place. Voting will take place in the undercover area. Our P&C and Year 6 Fundraising committee will be holding a sausage (plus bacon and egg) sizzle on the day. If you can help cook / serve on the day, please indicate on the Byford PS Facebook page or email the P&C on ByfordPrimaryPandC@hotmail.com. Remember to bring your money on the day to purchase a bacon and egg burger for breakfast or a sausage in a bun.

School Photos

It is that time of the year when we have our school photos taken. The photo team will be at school on Monday 10th & Tuesday 11th June in Week 7 this term. The photo order forms have been sent home. Monday is our main photo day when all class photos will be taken along with the majority of individual and family photos. Tuesday will be a catch up day for students who were away on Monday and to complete family photos if required. If you are interested in having a family photo taken, the envelopes are available in the front office for collection.

If you are going to order any photos you will need to choose the option you like, include the money or complete the credit details and send the envelope to school with your child on Monday 10th June.

If you do not wish to order any photos you will still need to send the order envelope to school with your child as the bar code on it is used to scan their name into the computer just before their class photo and individual photo is taken.

For students who have a split family situation it is the responsibility of the custodial parent to pass the information on to the other parent about school photos. Each individual parent is responsible for organising to order the photos they may be interested in. Spare order forms are available at the front office for this purpose.

Please ensure that your child has the correct school uniform for photo day.

Rotating Councillors

Our rotating Councillors for Term 2 are Liam Foster and Jermain Kerr. Congratulations boys!

Sue Heath
Principal
Ph 9526 6300 / Mb 040 937 0903
Email: Suzanne.Heath@education.wa.edu.au

Room 9 & 10

Good Standing – Reward Day

Congratulations to all those students who have shown the Byford Way, made positive decisions and kept their Good Standing during Term 1. As a reward for being positive members of our school, those students enjoyed an awesome ‘Bonza Bounce’ on an inflatable obstacle course bouncy castle on Thursday 11th April. The reward was a fantastic day and a great way to end a busy Term 1.

It will be great to see those students who were unfortunately unable to join in on our reward, improve their behaviour and work hard to keep their Good Standing in Term 2.

Library Bags

All students MUST have a library bag when borrowing books from the Library. Please make sure your child has a suitable library bag that will protect our precious books from damage.

Merit Certificates

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

Chaplin Chatter

The Family that plays together stays together. People need to be supported and in turn support others. Time plus attention, plus affection equals love. Food for thought.

Have a great term everyone, be supportive and see what new heights you and those around you may reach.

Joe Grida
School 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. Click here for Tip 17 – Avoiding Bullying

Paper Plane Challenge

Hi everyone and what a great morning it was on Thursday 4th April for the Paper Plane competition. It rained just half an hour after it finished. Nice.

The highlight was seeing all the smiles on everyone's face, including those faces with sauce around the edges of those smiles.

Good on you Dads, Father figures and Mums that turned up and helped their children in the competition. You helped make a great memory for your child. You also helped make the event a great success. They will remember that for a long time to come.

Congratulations to the winners of their division:

Thanks again to everyone that entered and made it a fantastic way to start the day.

Have a safe week and take care of each other.

Joe Grida
School Chaplain.

Payment Options for Excursions, Incursions and Voluntary Contributions

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 some money available. See Jill Walker, in the front office to arrange this. Jill will be able to provide a breakdown of payments made, if required.

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

The 5c jars have been placed into each classroom so please remember to collect all your 5c pieces. The class that has raised the most at the end of term will receive a prize.

We held the Mother Day stall last week and there were some amazing presents. It was great to see all the children getting excited about what to select for their special Mum. Hope all our Mums had a wonderful Mother’s Day.

Don’t forget we have crazy hair day coming up on Friday 14th June. This is a gold coin donation. It’s time to start thinking of some crazy hair styles.

Special Treat Day – Pasta Cup

Byford Primary P&C will be holding a Special Treat Day on Tuesday 4th June. Orders are $8 each for a choice of either:

• Mac & cheese (pasta type Macaroni)
• Spaghetti bolognaise (pasta type spiral)
• Carbonara (pasta type penne)

Please return order forms to the front office no later than 3pm Thursday 30th May. NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!

Fun Run

On Friday 14th June we will be holding our school Fun Run. We invite family and friends to join us in helping to raise funds for Byford Primary School. The funds collected will go to the P&C who are raising money to help update the playground equipment. Each participant will ask family and friends to sponsor them based on the number of laps they run or walk. Sponsors can pledge per lap or make a donation. For full details and sponsorship form click here:

Easter Raffle

Thank you for supporting the Byford Primary P&C Easter Raffle – it was a great success. Congratulations to all our lucky winners!

Entertainment Books

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

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

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 Friday morning in the Library – we look forward to seeing you there!

Uniform Shop

QuickCliq is our online ordering for canteen orders and now we can order uniforms too! The QuickCliq ordering system is easy and convenient to use. 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.

Orders can still be placed at the Uniform Shop which now opens every second Wednesday afternoon from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm. The Wednesday will be on the even weeks of each term, which is also assembly day. Payment can be made by cash or cheque only at the Uniform Shop. 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.

The Uniform Shop now offers a reversible bucket hat which is navy blue on one side and our faction colours on the other side. They are available to order for $15 each. These hats will look great on Faction Carnival day!!

Icy Pole Fundraising

Icy poles will be on sale every Wednesday at lunchtime from the Wet Area near Rooms 9 & 10. 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

Mundijong Library

During Library & Information Week, the Mundijong Library are celebrating by encouraging primary school children to visit their Library between Monday 20th and Saturday 25th May 2019 to borrow a book and enter the competition to win one of three $100 book vouchers. One lucky school will also win a $200 book voucher! The prize draw will take place on Monday 27th May 2019….. Good luck! Click here to enter.