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 week. 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 Zeus for being overall winners on the day. A very big well done to all of our students and staff in our Early Years for holding a wonderful Family Sports Day this week as well. We were fortunate to have the weather hold off for us and it was so great to see the smiling faces on our Kindy and Pre-Primary students as they participated in races, relays and games.

Planning 2024

Part of our preparation for 2024 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 2024 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 380 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 Wednesday 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 2024 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.

Vandalism and Anti-Social Behaviour

Unfortunately, over the last two terms we have been receiving an increasing number of reports of vandalism and anti-social and dangerous behaviour (e.g. groups of children/teens on top of buildings) on our school site out of hours and on the weekends. We have worked with the Department of Education building and facilities team over the year to make certain areas of our school more secure and are exploring this for the oval area, however, this will be a long term project due to the cost. The police and education department security have been notified each time and are supporting through patrols. I am asking for assistance from all in our school community to please report to the school anything suspicious or unsafe that you may see happening on the school site out of hours, and if you are able to please call Education Department security on 9264 4771 when you see it happening as they will be able to attend immediately. Thank you for help to ensure all are safe on our school site.

Final Save the Dates

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

15 September - BSSA Interschool Athletics Carnival

19 September – Book Fair Open 8:00 - 8:45am and 3:00 – 3:30pm

20 September – Edu Dance Concert & Open Afternoon (Book Fair Open 4:00 – 5:00pm)

21 September – Book Fair 8:00 – 8:45am

22 September – Last day of Term 3

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. School returns for students in Term 4 on Tuesday 10 October.