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SCHOOL BULLETIN
Principal’s News………. Thursday 31st May 2018
In This Issue
Quote of the
Week
Kindness
matters
In This Issue Principal’s News
Important Dates to
Remember
Housekeeping
Uniform Shop
Sports News
PFA news
Aladdin Jr—Production
Garden New
School Improvement Partnership
Balwyn North Primary School has been selected as a lead school in the DET
Education State Initiative School Improvement Partnership (SIP). Our focus
school is Launching Place Primary School. Earlier in the year, the leadership
teams from both schools had the opportunity to meet and discuss our shared
goals and educational visions. During this time, we have had some productive
conversations regarding our two school contexts and arrived at a common body
of work. Our collective focus is improving student outcomes, by extending our
ability to facilitate effective teaching and learning conversations. Through this
project, which is fully funded by DET, there have been opportunities for
significant professional learning for staff from both schools. I have been privi-
leged to attend professional development sessions, where staff from both
schools have met to discuss teaching and learning in our respective schools. We
are particularly proud that our school has been recognised to lead this project
aimed at system-wide school improvement.
Professional Learning- Literacy and Maths
Throughout this term, staff have continued their work with educational
consultants, Julie Shepherd and Sue Fine, in the areas of Spelling and Number
and Algebra, respectively. Julie and Sue have worked to support teachers with
curriculum planning, as well as coaching in the classroom. Our school has worked
with Julie and Sue for some time now and as a result, we believe that strong
gains are being made across the school in the areas of literacy and numeracy.
Working Bee
Our Working Bee will be held this Sunday, 3rd June. Keeping a well maintained,
attractive and safe environment for our children is of utmost importance and we
appreciate all of the help that you can provide in this capacity. This generally
includes light gardening activities. This time, in addition to our regular Working
Bee, we will be busily painting and constructing props for our upcoming Senior
School Production of Aladdin Jr. If you would like to be involved, we will be work-
ing from 9-12 noon in the Senior School building. Please email Lisa
at [email protected] if you are available to support this. Even if
you can only drop in for half an hour due to other commitments, we would love
to see you there. As always, we will end with a sausage sizzle to feed our hungry
workers!
Year 3 Phillip Island Camp
Our Year 3 students will leave for the CYC Camp at Phillip Island on Monday. Our teachers have been working hard to
prepare for the camp and we hope that they have some reasonable weather! We are sure that everyone will have a
great time and will return to school on Wednesday at 3:00pm, with many stories to share.
Outdoor Learning
A big thank you to the Gan Family for their creative contribution of the chess pieces to our outdoor chess area. Next
time you are passing by please stop and have a look.
Erika Bienert Tony Stokes
Principal Assistant Principal
HOUSEKEEPING:PARENT PAYMENT AND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION:
Payments can be made on Compass or please visit the School Office at any time.
LATE STUDENT ARRIVAL AND EARLY PICK UP:
Parents are reminded that you are required to accompany students to the School Office if arriving after 8:50am. Parents need to sign their children in as a late arrival on the School Compass portal located at the school office.
If you are picking up your child before 3:30pm you must come to the office first, to sign your child out before proceeding to the classroom to collect them.
FOOD DELIVERY:
If you bring your child’s lunch to school during the day, you will need to leave it at the school office. You must not take it to the classroom.
UNIFORM SHOP:
Uniform Shop hours are: Monday 2:30pm—3:15pm
Wednesday 8:45am—9:30am
Student iron on name labels are available in the Uniform Shop now. Cost per label 50c each.
All children must wear the School Uniform.
LOST PROPERTY:
Lost property is located in the sick bay. If your child has lost any uniform pieces, please check LOST PROPERTY.
.
Sunday 3rd June Working Bee 9:00am—12:00pm
Monday 4th June Year 3 Phillip Island Camp
Uniform Shop: 2:30pm—3:15pm
Assembly 2:45pm
Tuesday 5th June Year 3 Phillip Island Camp
Year 2 CERES Excursion
School Banking due
Wednesday 6th June Year 3 Phillip Island Camp
Uniform Shop: 8:45am—9:30am
Book Club Orders due
Thursday 7th June District Cross Country
Monday 11th June QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL
Monday 25th June Year 5/6 Production to Doncaster Secondary College—Dress Rehearsal
Uniform Shop: 2:30pm—3:15pm
Assembly 2:45pm
Tuesday 26th June Year 5/6 Production to Doncaster Secondary College
Wednesday 27th June Year 5/6 Production to Doncaster Secondary College
Friday 29th June Free Dress Day
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL—Dismissal 2:30pm
Monday 16th July STUDENT FREE DAY - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 17th July First Day of Term 3 for students
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
BNPS STARS OF THE WEEK
Term 2 Week 6
Class Name Achievement
FC Hayden Chan For being an Inquirer by showing curiosity and commitment when we were finding collections of 100 around school. Well done Hayden, great attitude towards learning!
FL Marcus Tsai For being a Risk-taker by challenging himself to complete tasks in an enthusiastic way. Good job Marcus – you deserve to be a super star of the week!
FS Isabelle Bai For being a Risk-taker by challenging herself to have a go at all tasks and completing them with her best effort! You’re a star Isabelle!
FT Khiem Huynh For demonstrating Commitment by consistently putting in effort across all aspects of his learning and facing challenges with a great sense of humour. Top job Superstar!
1F Fiona Jiang For being Principled by always making sensible choices in the classroom to ensure she gets the most out of every learning experience.
1S Nishka Shikaripur Azahara Jackson
For being Principled on our Year 1 Camp to Werribee Zoo. You both demonstrated a level of maturity beyond your years! Very proud!!
1C Howard Zhang For demonstrating Commitment by always trying his best to be the best learner he can be and never giving up. You are a superstar Howard!
2A Maggie Chen For demonstrating creativity by making a fantastic robot with recyclable materials on Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day. You had some great ideas! Well done!
2M Christian Philips For demonstrating commitment by working hard to learn new words and showing care for his class and peers. We are going to miss you in 2M!
2R Mikael Hutaga-
lung For demonstrating Commitment by being open to challenges in his learning and com-pleting tasks to the best of his ability.
3R Suvaathy Ru-bychandran
For demonstrating Enthusiasm by taking part in everything with a smile on her face and a friendly attitude. Welcome to 3R!
3S Nadira Marikar For being a Risk-Taker and demonstrating Confidence by settling in perfectly to our class and for sharing her knowledge and smile with us every day. We are so happy to have you in 3S!
4A Isabella Qu For demonstrating Creativity by always showing her amazing ability to express herself in different ways.
4J Linda Gu For being committed to her learning and demonstrating perseverance at all times. Well done, Linda.
4P Julie Guo For being balanced by approaching all tasks with confidence and persistence.
5B Caleb Low For being a Risk-taker by stepping out of his comfort zone to perform with confidence during production! #Arabian nights.
5C Ethan Cao For being a Thinker by creating a thoughtful and interesting presentation about ocean pollution.
5C Huaxing Ding For being Knowledgeable by developing a detailed oral presentation about ocean pollu-tion including the plastic ocean island.
5M Mayar Ibrahim For demonstrating confidence by actively speaking in front of the class at all opportunities and handing out brochures for Aladdin Jr, on Open Morning.
6D Adarsh Vijaya-
krishnan For being a Communicator for confidently performing at all school functions and in Aladdin.
6R Rahma Al Haj
Kasem For being Caring and demonstrating Confidence with her positive and smiling attitude in and out of the classroom to everyone. #puts a big smile on Rebekah’s face every day!
6S All of 6S For demonstrating Commitment and being Balanced for all your hard work and effort during Education Week and helping the foundation kiddies during PMP with such enthusiasm! Well done 6S
PERFORM-ING
ARTS Justus Tsai 6R
For showing appreciation by hosting, playing piano and giving a fabulous introduction at Grandparents and Special Friends Day.
LOTE Judy Al Haj Kasem (1F)
For being showing curiosity by always asking meaningful questions in Mandarin class and participating in class discussions actively.
P.E. Carla Palotta (2A) For being Principled by demonstrating whole body listening during PE sessions and always being a great teammate.
Parent Volunteers
In preparation for these performances, we are looking for parent help, including assistance on the night as well as
leading up to events. Areas requiring assistance may include:
Applying make up, including face paint, during dress rehearsals and performance evenings, for either the
Tuesday or Wednesday night.
Sorting of costumes during rehearsals and for performance nights.
Building of larger props (in particular, if you have artistic or carpentry skills).
Videography on performance nights.
Assistance moving larger props to and from the performance venue at Doncaster Secondary College (A van
or larger vehicle would be ideal).
Helping in the kiosk at the theatre on the night/s of the performance.
If you would be able to offer any assistance in any of these roles, please contact Lisa Cuthbert-Novak via email
King Regards,
The Aladdin Jr. Team
(Laura Parkes, Lisa Cuthbert-Novak, Beth Newbery, Rebekah Skipper, Sarah Cannuli, Debra Murray, Matt Manuell)
Large fake plants,
Long Persian carpet
Rectangle Persian Carpet
Old chair that could be made in to a throne.
Fancy umbrellas/ Parasols
Toy Swords for guards
Hessian Bags
Baskets
Plastic Fruit/ food
Materials/ fabrics
Old fashioned books
Old objects that could be spray painted gold to look like treasure.
Aladdin Jr.- 26th & 27th June
Help and Donations Needed
As you will be aware, the Year 5 and 6 students are busily preparing for our up and coming production of Aladdin Jr.
To support us at this exciting time, we are requesting assistance from our community in a number of ways.
Donations/Loans of Items for Props
If you have and can loan any of the following items for the production, this would be greatly appreciated: (Please do not
lend precious family items.)
