Welcome to our final Newsletter for Term 3. It is hard to believe that we are nearly at the end of another school term. I would like to congratulate all of our students and staff in Years 1 - 6 for a wonderful Athletics Carnival last Friday. I was very proud of the high level of participation and the sportsmanship displayed throughout the day. Congratulations to those students who took out individual medals and to Mercury for being overall winners on the day. A special thanks must also go to Miss Marchetti for all of her hard work and planning, resulting in a very successful carnival. Looking forward to our Early Years Carnival on Tuesday.

Planning 2022

Part of our preparation for 2022 is class structures and placements. This can often be a stressful time for school staff and families. While we are planning class structures and placements it is important that we have as much information as possible to make informed decisions that best meet the needs of our students and school. Firstly, I ask that any families that are not planning on returning to Byford PS in 2022 to please let the office know. This will ensure that we have accurate projected enrolments and will hopefully reduce the risk of having to restructure classes once the school year commences. Secondly, if you have any class placement requests based on the educational needs of your child please also forward these onto me. It is important to note that with over 360 students it may not be possible to meet all requests, but all will be considered. Please email this required information to Byford.PS@education.wa.edu.au and attention it to Jody Harrington.

Edu Dance / Open Night / Book Fair

We look forward to welcoming family and friends to our Edu Dance Concert and Open Night on Monday 20^th September. The concert will be the culmination of each classes hard work and practice over the term, and we look forward to seeing each dance. During the concert, the announcement of the School Captains for 2022 will also be made. Following the concert, families are invited into classrooms to see all of the wonderful work students have been doing this term. The Library will also be open for families to visit the Book Fair. This will be a wonderful way to end a very busy term. I hope to see you all there.

Centenary Celebration

Our 100 Year Celebration event is fast approaching and is planned for Saturday 23^rd October. The planning committee is working hard and has put together a fun event that will honour our schools hundred year history. Take a look at the information flyer included in this Newsletter for more details about the event. We are looking forward to sharing this special event with our community. More information to follow in the lead up.

Final Save the Dates

Wow! What a busy term. Here are the last few save the dates for our last week of school.

20 September – Edu Dance Concert & Open Night

21 September – Early Years Sports Day

23 September – BSSA Athletics Carnival

24 September – Last day of term

End of Term

As this is the final newsletter for the term, I would like to wish all of our students and their families an enjoyable and safe term break. An important reminder that there is no school development day in Term 4, this means school returns for students on Monday 11^th October.

Jody Harrington