12 December 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

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very safe and happy holidays. To those families and students who leave us at the end of 2019, I wish you all the very best for the future.

Student Reports

On Friday 13th and Monday 16th December, 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.

Colour Run - Reminder

Just a reminder that we have our Colour Run at school on Monday 16th December. This has been postponed from Friday due to the weather. Students will need a white t-shirt and to bring sunglasses to wear on the day.

Student Class lists

Student class lists for 2020 will be displayed on the windows outside the staffroom on Friday 31st January 2020. The Uniform shop will also be open from 10am – 1pm. EFTPOS facilities will be available on this day.

Canteen

Please note that our canteen will NOT be open on the first day back to school, Monday 3rd February, so please ensure you provide food for recess and lunchtime. The canteen will re-open on Friday 7th February.

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.

Sue Heath - Principal
Ph 9526 6300
Email: Suzanne.Heath@education.wa.edu.au

Book Lists

Book lists for 2020 have been sent home, so please check your child’s bag. Spare copies are available from the Front Office or click on the Year Level here:

Nurse News

Scoliosis

Scoliosis is an abnormal sideways curvature of the spine. It can be detected by a simple examination of the back.

The normal spine has three curves – one in the neck, on in the upper back and one in the lower back. These curves can be seen from the side, but when you look from behind the spine should appear straight. If the spine has a sideways curve, this is scoliosis.

An information leaflet about Scoliosis will be distributed to all year 6 students in term 4. Please read through the information provided and check your child for scoliosis as described in the leaflet.

If you have any concerns, please contact your General Practitioner or Community Health Nurse, Jane Skoll 9390 2289.

Colour Blindness

Colour blindness means that a person cannot distinguish some colours or see the colours differently to other people. Very few people who are colour blind are ‘blind’ to all colours. Commonly, the colours seen differently are greens, yellows, oranges and reds.

An information leaflet on colour blindness will be distributed to all Pre Primary and year 6 students in term 4.Please take the time to read the pamphlet.

For more information and see the Colour Blind Awareness and Support Group via the link below.

If you have any concerns, in any year group regarding colour vision please consult with your GP as testing can be performed by some general practitioners, eye specialists or optometrists.

West Byford School Dental Therapy Centre

Christmas Closure Dates

The Dental Therapy Centre is closed from Tuesday 24th December until Friday 17th January inclusive. If there is an emergency during this time please contact the Mt Henry Dental Clinic located at 43 Mt Henry Road Salter Point, phone 9313 0555.

If there is an emergency after hours or during public holidays, please contact the emergency service phone 1800 098 818.

West Byford School Dental Therapy Centre reopens on Monday 20th January.

Wishing you all a very happy and safe festive season.

Dental Staff

Chaplain Chatter

Hi everyone and what a beautiful weekend it was, but busy!

Geoffrey Chaucer in the 1300's, over 700 hundred years ago said that, "Time and tide wait for no-one." Sure enough. It hasn't. He passed away in October of the year 1400 and time has kept going and here we are.

My question is then, for the next 15 minutes what would you like to listen to? Listen to some soothing music, the wind going through the trees, a water fall, it might be watching the sun set while the world grows quiet?

Our lives are so busy, time flying past, we really need down time, just to be. Some self-care. Take 15 minutes today, tomorrow and the next day. Time isn't going to wait for you, try to enjoy it every day. Food for thought.

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 27 – What Girls Need from their Dads

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

Message from the P&C President

The P&C would like to thank each and every staff, student and all our families from Byford Primary School for their ongoing support over the 2019 school year. Your continual support is greatly appreciated.

The committee would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.

Our AGM will be held Thursday 20th February 2020 at 6pm in the Library. New and old members welcome.

I would like to thank the Committee for the hard work and dedication they give to the school. We would not be able to do any of this without the ongoing commitment from the Committee.

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.

Canteen

Please note that our canteen will NOT be open on the first day back to school, Monday 3rd February, so please ensure you provide food for recess and lunchtime. The canteen will re-open on Friday 7th February.

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

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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.