19 September 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

Thank you for taking the time to read our school newsletter. We have just over a week left of this term! Looking back over the term I noticed that week 2 of term was the only week that our students weren’t involved in an additional activity that supplemented their in-class learning. One of the highlights for me, was interacting with our Year 5 students who nominated themselves to be considered for 2020 School Captain positions. These students had to write a letter to outline why they felt they would make a good School Captain, to myself and the administration team. In small groups they attended an interview session with the administration team and a member of the School Board. The final step in the process was to present a speech to the Year 3 – 6 students. The students from Year 3 – 5 then voted for who they thought would best represent the school. At the EduDance concert our two 2020 School Captains will be announced and they will then be mentored by our current school captains, Alex and Nakyla, during Term 4.

I look forward to a very busy Term 4.

Health and Physical Education Day 2019

On Thursday 12th Sept we celebrated Health and Phys Ed Day. All our students from Pre-Primary to Year 6 and our staff, joined together for a whole school picnic. Our picnic theme was 'Nude Food' or 'Litter free lunch.' The amount of lunchtime rubbish was reduced by well over half of what is usually disposed. Thank you very much to all our parents who supported us in this challenge.

This was followed by an extended lunchtime play with a variety of special movement games. A great time was had by all students and teachers. A big thank you to Miss Marchetti and Mr Way for organising the lunch time event and to the staff for running the games session.

After such a successful reduction in rubbish, we will be commencing Waste Free Wednesdays next term.

Taking and Sharing Photos – especially on social media

With Athletics carnival and EduDance concert nearly upon us, I would like to take this opportunity to remind parents about being careful when you are taking and sharing photos.

Sharing photos or video content filmed onsite at school or a school event on social media may cause serious privacy issues for other students.

Parents and third-party contractors are not authorised to use such images unless specific permissions are signed by the parents of each child appearing on that party’s social media accounts.

This is not the decision of the school to say it is ok unless parents have signed off on what is advertising using their child’s image. This may become a duty of care issue for a school.

In the eyes of the law, a school is considered a private place, and the Principal is regarded as the manager of that private place. When a media release document is signed, and in place, Students, Parents, and Third-Party contractors need the express permission of a Principal before publishing any photos taken onsite at the school, or just outside the school, in uniform, on excursions, etc. This includes posting on social media and why there is “no publish” lists in most schools.

Taking photos of students at school and posting them to Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram etc. is publishing without consent and can cause issues from a duty of care perspective if the photo is taken wearing school uniform, onsite at the school, tagged into the school or on an excursion. Custody issues, Court Orders, Children In Care etc. also need to be considered.

The school is fine with you taking photos up close of your child only, but please be aware that you do not know what is happening in the lives of the children in the background. We understand that it is difficult to only get your child in the photo so please, before placing them on social media, make sure that you crop the photos so only your child appears in it.

Swimming Term 4

Swimming will be held at the Armadale Aquatic Centre (76 Champion Drive, Seville Grove) and the lessons will be conducted in two fortnight blocks.

Rooms 1,3,4,5,6,7,11,12,14 will attend their swimming lessons in the first block, commencing the beginning of Week 7, Term 4, Monday 25th November to Friday 6th December 2019.

Rooms 2,8,9,10,13 will attend their swimming lessons in the second block, commencing the beginning of Week 9, Term 4, Monday 9th December to Thursday 19th December 2019.

The cost of swimming is $65.00 per child. Payment and forms are due by Wednesday 13th November. If you did not receive a letter home, detailing swimming lessons, please contact the office or access them on our website.

Upcoming dates to remember:

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

Byford Secondary College Uniform Shop

To the Parents of Students attending Byford Secondary College in 2020, I write to invite you to start thinking about your child's high school uniform requirements for 2020.

The Byford Secondary College uniform shop is open two days a week during the school term, and you are welcome to visit us during our normal opening hours – Tuesday and Thursday 11am to 3.30pm. Entrance is via Mead Street near the Basketball courts, first building to the left.

If a scheduled time for a fitting is preferred (as opposed to a ‘walk in’) appointment bookings will be available in November through the school website Please allow 30 minutes per child.

Regards
Natalie JOHNSON
Byford Uniform Store

Room 15 - Science in Kindergarten

Throughout Term 3 we have completed a variety of hands-on learning experiences about ourselves, plants and some animal lifecycles, as we have investigated the concept of life and living. We explored our bodies through non-fictional text, stories, craft, puzzle play, music and movement and were able to play with real hospital equipment when we participated in a Hospital Incursion Program and changed our dramatic play area into a hospital setting. We have planted some seedlings in our garden bed and have grown our own grass heads as we explore the concept of plant lifecycles and their features. Finally, we have begun to investigate the lifecycle of frogs and butterflies and have changed our dramatic play centre to a veterinarian clinic as we learn to care for our pets and other animals. On Monday the 9th September we went tadpoling in our local rainforest area and are now using our senses to observe their changes over time.

Click here to view the video showing all the fun we have had learning science in our Kindy room:

LOTE

Year 3 students in Rooms 1 and 14 have been playing matching card games in preparation for their family booklets that they will be doing at the beginning of Term 3. Students will be drawing and writing about family members in Italian, including which family member they are, their name and age and some adjectives about them. In the card game they were matching various questions that would be used to find out about a person and answers that gave information about a person in English and Italian. Room 1 also enjoyed rehearsing sentences that they will be using in their booklets with puppets.

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 23 – Listening to kids.

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 on 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

YMCA School Holiday Program

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:

Maritime Day 2019

Enjoy an action packed day with friends and family at Fremantle Port – Free Entry! Click here for more information:

Peel Community Legal Services

Peel Community Legal Services are offering free legal and advocacy advice at the Byford Hall. For dates and session information please click here: