Welcome back to Term 3. I hope all of our students and families had a chance to enjoy the recent school holiday break. We have hit the ground running with a very busy start to the term, and there is a lot more learning and fun to come. This term we celebrate Book Week and Father’s Day. In addition to this, Term 3 always sees sporting events take centre stage with our Faction and Interschool Athletics Carnivals. Edu-Dance practice is well underway and we will finish the term with our Edu Dance Concert and Open Night in the last week of term.

Projected Enrolments / Planning for 2024

We have reached the time of the year when we start our planning for the following year. At this stage I am just asking if families could please inform the school if they know they will not be returning to Byford PS next year. This information helps us greatly with our planning for staffing and class structures.

In the next Newsletter I will include information on how to submit any class placement requests for your children in 2024.

Kindergarten & Pre-Primary Applications to enrol 2024

Applications to enrol for Kindergarten and Pre-Primary in 2024 were due by Friday 21^st July. If you haven’t handed in your enrolment forms can you please do so as soon as possible. As we have commenced planning for 2024 this information helps greatly with planning for class structures and staffing.

Confirmation of enrolment letters and emails for those families that have already handed in their enrolments will be sent out next week.

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)

Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability.

Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:

• Year of schooling
• Category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional
• Level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantial or extensive.

This information assists schools to:

• Formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools
• Consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools
• Develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes for students with disability.

The NCCD provides states and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support of students with disability.

The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students in ensured.

Further information about the NCCD can be found on the NCCD Portal https://www.nccd.edu.au

Chaplain Update

It is with mixed emotions that I confirm that our Chaplain Mr Joe Grida is taking some time away from chaplaincy and won’t be returning to Byford PS. We thank Mr Grida for all of his work at our school over the last many years, I know he is already being missed by many students, families and staff. I will keep you updated about a replacement chaplain or youth worker role as I work with the education department on this.  

Save the Date – Term 3

Term 3 is looking to be a busy term with sporting events taking centre stage. Here are some important dates to put into your calendar ready for the term ahead.

* Edu Dance is timetabled every Thursday and Friday, commencing Week 1

9 August – Assembly Rm 14

11 August – Disco (Year 6 Camp Fundraising Committee)

16 August – 2024 School Captain Speeches & Voting (Year 5)

22 August – Book Week Costume Parade (Read, Grow, Inspire)

23 August – Assembly Rm 11

29 August – BPS Faction Athletics (Jumps & Throws)

1 September - BPS Faction Athletics School Carnival (Yrs 1 to 6)

Week 7 – Father’s Day Stall Dates TBC

6 September – Assembly Rm 13

12 September - ECE Sports Carnival (Kindy & Pre Primary)

15 September - BSSA Interschool Athletics Carnival

20 September – Edu Dance Concert & Open Afternoon

22 September – Last day of Term 3

Jody Harrington