21 November 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.

Upcoming dates to remember:

Principal’s Report

Dear Families and Friends

We are in the second half of Term 4 already! Please check the “Upcoming Dates” above to see what is happening.

Student Reports

On Monday 16th Dec, student reports will be emailed home. If you have updated your email address, please inform the school so that you will receive your child’s end of year report.

Interschool Athletics Carnival

On Friday 25th October, Byford Primary athletics competitors took part in our Byford Schools Sports Association Interschool Athletics Carnival for 2019. All our Byford Primary students represented our school with pride, good sportsmanship and 100% effort. Students competed in running track events and worked together with their peers in team games. Congratulations to all students for their best effort, full concentration and team camaraderie. After a full day of events, Byford Primary achieved third overall. Congratulations to West Byford PS who was the winning school. An amazing effort by all competitors, well done!

School Fees

A HUGE Thank You to all the parents who have paid their 2019 School Fees.

The School Fees contribution assists Byford Primary School in being able to provide programs such as Soundwaves, Reading Eggs and Mathletics for the students. These programs are used on a daily basis in all classrooms. The fees are also used in accessing resources for the Science, HASS and the Arts, which adds to the overall learning of your student.

Swimming Term 4 - Reminder

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.

Kindergarten & Pre Primary Information Sessions - Reminder

Parents/Guardians of children who have been accepted and will be attending Kindergarten and Pre Primary at Byford Primary School in 2020 are invited to attend an information session.

Pre Primary Session is Friday 6th December 2019 at 2:00 - 3:00pm. At this session you will be given an information package and be able to have a look at our facilities. Please come to the Front Office and you will be directed to Room 12. If you bring your child that you are enrolling, a supervised activity will be provided for them. During this term your child will participate in orientation sessions during the school day as part of the transition program.

Kindergarten Session at Byford Primary School

Group 1 - Tuesday 26th November 2019 at 9:00 - 10:00am.
Group 2 - Tuesday 10th December 2019 at 9:00 - 10:00am.

At this time, children will participate in an orientation activity. Please come to the Front Office and we will direct you to where these activities will take place. You will be provided with an information package for 2020 on this day.

Kindergarten Session at Community Kindergarten, Park Road Byford is Thursday 28th November 2019 at 9:00 – 10:00am. Your child will be involved in organised activities whilst you are provided with information for a successful start to your child’s education.

Parent Helper Morning Tea

I would like to extend an invitation to our parents and friends who have helped in any capacity over the year to a ‘Thank You’ morning tea. This will take place on Wednesday 4th December at 10:30am in the Library. We look forward to seeing you there.

Colour Run

For the first time we will be having a Colour Run at school. There will be an explosion of colour and fun on Friday 13th December. A note will be sent home soon with full details. Students will be asked to wear a white shirt on the day.

End of Year Concert – Wednesday 11th December

The End of Year concert is fast approaching and the students are busy preparing their items. It will be an Australiana theme this year. The concert times are 6:00pm – 8:30pm and will be held at the Byford Secondary College in the gym. Students need to be at the venue and seated at 5:45pm so we can commence at 6pm.

We hope to see you there to share in the students’ performances and to celebrate our many award winners.

Our students will be transported by bus to BSC during the day, on Wednesday for a practice on the stage. A gold coin donation towards covering the cost of the bus is greatly appreciated.

End of Year P&C Raffle

The P&C will be drawing the raffle at the end of year concert. In the past we have had some fantastic prizes. The P&C are calling for donations for the raffle. These can be placed in the baskets at the classrooms.

Food Hampers

Our local community is once again calling for donations of food items (non-perishable) that will be packaged in a hamper and donated to local families in need. If you can provide any items, please leave them at the front office or in the basket in the library.

Planning for 2020

Planning for 2020 is well under way. As the area that Byford PS caters for is growing, it is very important that we are aware of students who will be leaving and any new enrolments. This will enable us to plan the correct number of classes for 2020.

I would very much appreciate if you could please let the front office know if your child/ren will not be returning to Byford PS in 2020. If you know of any families moving into the area, please encourage them to come and enrol their child/ren as soon as possible.

Byford Secondary College Uniform Shop

To the Parents of Students attending Byford Secondary College in 2020:

The Byford Secondary College uniform shop is open two days a week during the school term, and you are welcome to visit during the 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.

Waste Free Wednesday

After such a successful reduction in rubbish, we will be continuing with Waste Free Wednesdays. Click the link below for more details.

End of Year Book Prizes

At the End of Year Concert a number of awards are presented to students who have made significant gains in their education. Parents, businesses and organisations are invited to donate a contribution towards the cost of these prizes. All donations are acknowledged. Thank you to those who have already donated a book award to the school.

If you are interested in making a donation, please contact the front office, or you can make a donation directly into the Byford PS bank account. Please enter BA and your name in the comments.

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

Room 6 & 7

Rooms 6 and 7 have been working hard to create their own t-shirt designs. They also wrote some great arguments to persuade their readers that student’s should be allowed to design their own uniforms.

Please click here to have a 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 26 – What Boys Need

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.

A HUGE Thank You to all the parents who have paid their 2019 School Fees.

The School Fees contribution assists Byford Primary School in being able to provide programs such as Soundwaves, Reading Eggs and Mathletics for the students. These programs are used on a daily basis in all classrooms. The fees are also used in accessing resources for the Science, HASS and the Arts, which adds to the overall learning of your student.

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 2019 we have stopped 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

School Concert Raffle Donations

The P&C is requesting donations of non-perishable food and other items suitable to be used for raffle prizes at the End of Year School Concert. If you are able to help out with any donations, please drop them in the basket provided in your child’s classroom. Please no food items that will expire before Christmas. We are looking forward to some great prizes this year. Thank you for your support.

Raffle tickets will be sent home later in the term. The raffle will be drawn on the 11th December at the End of Year concert.

Good luck and thank you for your ongoing support.

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:

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 (before school) 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

Byford Carols

Community BBQ – Free Event

You’re invited to our Community BBQ Series. This program is a joint initiative between the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale, Neighbourhood Watch and the Mundijong Police.

This is a good opportunity to get to know other residents within your local community and to have an informal chat to local Police about any issues or concerns relating to crime and safety that you may have. Click here for dates and locations:

Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale

SCHOOL PARKING:

Rangers are frequently identifying vehicles illegally parked around school areas. Creating a hazard to children and unnecessarily impeding traffic. Some of them are repeat offenders. There are reasons why you cannot park in some places, and safety of yourselves and others are the main reasons why. You are likely to be fined if you park illegally. Click here to identify where you can park and where you cannot.

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: