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From the Principal’s Desk
Balwyn North Primary School Vision
Every four years Victorian Government schools write a School Strategic Plan (SSP) from which an Annual Implementation Plan (AIP) is written. 2016 is a year of review for Balwyn North Primary School and as such we are in an exciting phase where we begin to set the direction of the school over the next few years. As part of this process it is important for school communities to embrace a shared vision based on a set of core beliefs to which the community can commit. The school improvement priorities as highlighted in the SSP and AIP should align with the school vision. Creating a shared vision that is meaningful to all stakeholders is an important aspect of this process. It requires all members of the community to identify and share their core beliefs and describe how their ideal school would look. Over the past few weeks we have been working with staff and students to gain insight into what they value at Balwyn North Primary School. Parent partnerships play a vital role at our school and as such we would like to invite your feedback to the following questions;
What do we value?
What makes Balwyn North Primary School unique?
What do we want our school to be like?
A separate notice about this will come home with your children in the next few days. The feedback you provide (along with students and staff) will contribute to a planned session on Tuesday 24th May (6:30pm-8:00pm) where you are invited to the next phase of creating our school vision and discuss the future directions of our school.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Cross Country Last Friday all students participated in our school’s Cross Country. Once again this day proved to be a huge success! Thank you to our wonderful Physical Education Teacher, Mr D and to all of his many helpers on the day. Our students certainly had a lot of fun and participated with pride. A number of our students have qualified to represent our school at the District Cross Country which will be held on Friday 13th May. Congratulations one and all on a fantastic day.
Thursday 28th April 2016
NAPLAN
On Tuesday 10th – Thursday 12th May all students in Australian primary schools in Years 3 and 5 will undertake NAPLAN tests in Language Conventions, Writing, Reading and Numeracy. The timetable is as follows; Tuesday 10th - Language Conventions and Writing Wednesday 11th - Reading Thursday 12th - Numeracy Please help your children as much as possible by ensuring that they are at school on time and that they have eaten a substantial and healthy breakfast before coming to school. For more information about NAPLAN please visit www.naplan.edu.au or please feel free to come up to see us at school.
Attitudes to School Survey The Attitudes to School survey is an annual survey for Years 5 to 12 students offered by the Department of Education and Training. Over the past week, we have been conducting this survey with our students in Years 5 and 6 to gain a better understanding of students' perceptions and experience of school. We will use the results of the survey to plan programs and activities to improve your child's experience at school. All responses to the survey are anonymous. The results will be reported back to the school via the annual reporting process and we will continue to work with students to make Balwyn North Primary School the best it can be! Please speak to your child’s teacher if you would like more information. Erika Bienert Tony Stokes Principal Assistant Principal
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
Monday 2nd May Uniform Shop 2:30—3:30pm Assembly 2:45pm
Tuesday 3rd May Mother’s Day Stall Bookworms 2:30pm—3:15pm School Banking
Wednesday 4th May Uniform Shop 8:45am—9:30am
Thursday 5th May Year 2 incursion Yarra Valley Water Balwyn North Bookworms 2:30—3:15pm
Friday 6th May
Mother’s Day Lunch at Hellenic Republic Kew
Wednesday 18th May Education Week Parent Breakfast Open Day 9:15—10:30am
Please join us to Celebrate
MOTHER’S DAY
On
Friday 6th May 2016
At
HELLENIC REPUBLIC 26 Cotham Road Kew
Time: 12:30pm—Lunch
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BALWYN NORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL
Please complete form below and return with payment to school office
NAME:_________________________________________________ STUDENT’S NAME:_______________________ ROOM NO:_______ NO OF TICKETS: __________ COST $25.00 EACH
GRANDPARENTS’ AND SPECIAL FRIENDS’ DAY
THURSDAY MAY 19th 2016
Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day is coming up very soon and we hope to see all the grandfathers, grand-mothers and special friends here again this year. It was a great day last year and we look forward to meeting more of you this year. The children absolutely loved showing you their classrooms and working with their special visitors. Put the date in your diaries and let your grandparents or special friends know. There will be more information and notes to follow. Stay tuned!!!!! If you have any queries about the day, please contact Alison Crawford by email. [email protected]
Program 10:30- Arrive at school. 10:40- Morning Tea in the hall with teachers and school staff. 11:10- Performances by school children in the hall.
11:40 to 1:00- Visit children in the classrooms and take part in classroom activities.
SCHOOL CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE
Hi,
We hope that everyone had a fabulous time at the BNPS cross country day. Remember that it is not all
about winning, but it is about having fun and giving it your best try. Congratulations to all those who quali-
fied for District.
The AFL clinic is up and running and we are sure that everyone is having a fun time.
Pun: I was wondering why the baseball was getting bigger. Suddenly, it hit me. J
Riddle: What is so delicate, when you say it, you break it? Silence!
Pasandul, Sophie, Aaron and Hannah
PFA NEWS 28th APRIL
MOTHER’S DAY STALL
DAY 1: TUESDAY 3RD MAY
9am - 12.30pm DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 4TH MAY
9am - 10.30am
VOLUNTEER PARENTS ARE NEEDED TO RUN THE STALL. EVEN IF YOU CAN COME FOR ONE HOUR.
WITHOUT VOLUNTEERS THESE EVENTS CANNOT RUN AND THE KIDS LOOK FORWARD TO THE STALLS SO MUCH!!
PLEASE EMAIL ATHINA: [email protected]
MOTHER’S DAY LUNCH
FRIDAY 6TH MAY HELLENIC REPUBLIC, KEW
$25 ticket 12.30PM
ORGANISER: HELEN CHRISTO
UPDATE ON CLASS REPS AND FRIENDSHIP LISTS
Most classes have their Class Representative and the Friendship List organised. The Classes without a Class Rep are: FL , 5C
If any parent from these Classes would like to be the Rep please email Athina: [email protected] The job description is simple: just forward the emails the Class Rep Coordinator sends you to your Friend-
ship List. Communication between the School and the parents is really important. Anything else Class Reps do is up to them and their class.
GRANDPARENT’S AND SPECIAL FRIEND’S DAY MAY 19TH
Parents are asked to bring in a plate of food, savoury or sweet, to share with our guests.
Please drop off the food in the School Hall in the morning. Volunteers are also needed on this special day.
Email Athina if you can help out from 9am till 11am.
B.N.P.S. Stars of the Week
Term 2, Week 2
Class Name Achievement
FA Taika Davey For being Open-minded by sharing his ideas with the
class and learning new ideas too.
FL Emona Derbogosi-
jan
For being Principled by doing her best and producing a
high standard of work.
FS Hunter Till For being an Inquirer by actively engaging in our experi-
ment days with enthusiasm and curiosity.
1F Sherwin Chow For being Knowledgeable by sharing his knowledge of
animal habitats with his classmates.
1G Zacca Lee For being Principled when working in a group and mak-
ing sure everybody has a turn.
2A Elijah Hann For being a Thinker by thinking of creative ideas in the
playground and encouraging other people to join in.
2K Eleanor Thomson
For being a Thinker by learning and applying a new
maths strategy to solve tricky addition and subtraction
problems.
2S Cindy Cui For being open minded in her approach to other people’s
ideas.
3B Benjamin Han For being Caring by providing assistance, empathy and
respect towards new students in 3B.
3C Grisha Sharma For being a Thinker by using initiative and thinking skills
to make excellent choices and always with a smile.
4J Ezri Fredericks For being Open-Minded in her approach when discussing
her ideas in class.
4M Chloe Park For being a Thinker by putting a lot of thought and effort
into her work about exploration.
5C Terry Yu For being Caring by taking initiative to look after class-
mates.
5L Reeba Iywan For being a Communicator by confidently sharing her ide-
as during class discussions.
5T Katherine Nguyen
For being a Risk Taker by showing courage and enthusi-
asm during production rehearsals. Awesome job Kathe-
rine!
MU-
SIC Abigail Lee
For being Knowledgeable by demonstrating her under-
standing of high and low sounds.
Cyber Safety - BNPS is an eSmart School
At Balwyn North Primary School we are committed to educating our students about appropriate and safe online behaviours, so they are better equipped to protect their own wellbeing. In class, children engage in regular cyber safety discussions and also have the chance to experience the many educational opportunities that the Internet has to offer in a safe and supported manner. At Balwyn North Primary School we col-lect and review data on Cybersafety concerns on a regular basis, in order to support our students to safely navigate the online world. Internet Safety Tip for Parents
.Remind your child to keep personal information private. YAPPY is a useful acronym to
remind children of the personal information they should not share on public online spaces (blogs, forums etc.) – Your full name, address, phone number, passwords, your plans.
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/bullystoppers/Pages/parentcyber.aspx http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/bullystoppers/Pages/parentmodules.aspx https://esafety.gov.au/education-resources/parent-resources
Stephanie Sevastas is heading up our eSmart Committee in 2016. She would welcome parent contribution to this committee. Please email Stephanie at [email protected] if you are interested.
