29 August 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

We are already half way through the term. Our second half of the term is a very busy one with athletics carnivals, excursions, EduDance concert and open afternoon.

School Board

The School Board would like to invite parents and interested members of our community to attend our next School Board meeting. Please take this opportunity to join us and to see what the School Board does! This meeting we will be discussing 2020 Fees and Charges and the 2020 Student Equipment Lists. The School Board meets in the library Thursday 12th Sept at 3:15pm. Please join us for the meeting, share a cuppa and some afternoon tea and ask questions. We look forward to seeing you there.

Dale Fest

Dale Fest is an annual school district event, held for school choirs to attend and sing their hearts out together. This year’s event was held on Wednesday the 14th of August and the theme was “Unity”. Our school choir is made up of students from years 3 to 6 on a volunteer basis and we practice every Wednesday morning. The choir have a lot of new members this year who have brought a vibrant enthusiasm, as well as some experienced students who have continued to shine and this has made it a pleasure to not only lead them in singing practice but also lead them in representing our school at this event.

At Dale Fest all attending schools workshop together to practice some community songs that everyone sings together in between solo school performances. For our school performance our choir sang the song, “It Could Be A Wonderful World” which is a beautiful folk song that truly sums up this year’s theme of unity.

I’d like to thank the parents who came in support on the day and a big thank you to Mrs Chester for helping out with the setup on the day. And congratulations to the choir students on their awesome behaviour and beautiful singing on the day. You all made me very proud and definitely showed The Byford Way.

Upcoming dates to remember:

Book Week

Friday 23rd August was our Book Week dress up day. The theme this year was “Reading Is My Secret Power”. We had a fun morning parading our amazing costumes around the undercover area. Well done to everyone who got dressed up, it was a great way to finish off Book Week. A massive thank you to all those parents who took the time and effort to help their child dress up for Book Week. It was a wonderful event which doesn’t happen without parent support.

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

Congratulations to:

Bank West Grant

Byford Primary School has been approved for a Bankwest Easy Grant to the value of $600. This grant has been awarded by Bankwest’s Claremont, Armadale and Willetton branches and is to be used towards the purchase of a Mud Kitchen for Byford Primary School early childhood area. We would like to thank Beth Trout and Tania Hall who were instrumental in obtaining this grant and Bank West for their efforts and generosity.

Edu-Dance / Book Fair / Open Afternoon

You are invited! On Thursday 26th September our Edu-Dance, Book Fair and Open Afternoon will be held at Byford Primary School. Come along and enjoy a fun filled afternoon.

Immunisation Requirements for Children Enrolling at School

The Western Australian Government has amendment the Public Health Act 2016 and the School Education Act 1999 (WA) to introduce requirements for enrolment into child care services, community kindergartens and schools. These changes take effect as of 22 July 2019.

When enrolling your child at school you will need to provide:

• an AIR Immunisation History Statement no more than two months old; or
• an AIR Immunisation History Form no more than six months old, only if the child is on a catch-up schedule, or
• a valid immunisation certificate issued or declared by the Chief Health Officer (see the school or your GP for more information)

Children enrolling in Kindergarten must be up to date with all scheduled immunisations for their age to be able to enrol.

All children can be enrolled in the compulsory years of schooling (Pre-primary to Year 12) regardless of their immunisation status.

AIR Immunisation History Statement

A child’s current AIR Immunisation History Statement can be accessed at any time by the parent/guardian through:

• MyGov, by logging in to their Medicare online account
• Medicare Express Plus App, by logging into their Medicare account
• Visiting a Medicare or Centrelink office, or
• Calling the AIR General Enquiries Line on 1800 653 809 to request an AIR the Statement to be posted

Vaccine exemption due to medical reasons or natural immunity

If a child cannot receive one or more vaccines for certain medical reasons or the child has natural immunity, parents need to contact their GP in the first instance. If a vaccine exemption is warranted, the medical practitioner needs to advise the AIR online or by completing and submitting the AIR – Immunisation Medical Exemption Form. Children who have a valid medical exemption to vaccination or natural immunity will have an immunisation status that is recorded as ‘up to date’ on their AIR Immunisation History Statement.

Children who are exempt

Parents/carers may apply to the Principal of the school for an exemption because of family circumstances if the child:

• is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
• is in the care of the CEO of the Department of Communities
• is living in crisis or emergency accommodation because of family violence or a risk of family violence, or homelessness
• •has been evacuated from their ordinary place of residence because it is in an area of the State to which a declaration made under the Emergency Management Act 2005, section 56 applies
• is in the care of an adult, other than the child’s parent or guardian, because of exceptional circumstances
• Is in the care of a responsible person who holds a valid:
  - health care card
  - pensioner concession card
  - Veterans’ Affairs white card
  - Veterans’ Affairs gold card

First entered Australia not more than 6 months before the time of enrolment and holds or parent holds, one of the following visa subclasses: 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 785, 790, or 866.

If you have any questions or require support, please contact the school or the Department of Health

Sue Heath
Principal
Ph 9526 6300 / Mb 0409 370 903
Email: Suzanne.Heath@education.wa.edu.au

Room 11 & 12

As part of our focus in Rooms 11 and 12, we have been learning about parts of books. We have talked about front cover, back cover, title, author and illustrator. For our book week celebrations we used our “Super Powers” to write about our favourite books.

Click here to see which are our favourite books to read.

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.

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 22 – Being aware of kid’s emotions.

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:

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.

Receipts

From the 12 August we will stop printing receipts for most payments received unless you let Tracy or Jill at the Front Office know that you wish to receive these.

We are able to print a receipt for you any time if you decide that you would like one.

This will assist us in reducing the amount of paper and photocopying that the school is doing.

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.

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.

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 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 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. To sign up, click the link below.

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!!

Community News

Triple P Parenting Seminars

FREE PARENTING SEMINARS

You are invited to attend the Triple P Seminar Series. You will learn practical, positive and effective ways to deal with common behavioural problems and ways to help your child achieve their best at school and in the future. Parents are encouraged to attend all 3 seminars:

1. Children's behaviour - the tough part of parenting
2. Raising Confident Children
3. Raising Emotionally Resilient Children

Bookings are essential. Click here for more information: