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Bayswater South Primary School Issue 10 May 6 2019

On Friday our 50th Birthday Celebrations kicked off formally in style, with our school hall full of costumes and colour. We had an amazing cross section of events and famous people enter our hall ranging from the first men that landed on the moon (1969), a disco ball (1970’s), Freddy Mercury (1980’s), Spice Girls (1990’s), and our preps celebrating the number 50.

THE BULLETIN Issue 10, May 06 2019

Principal's Corner

50th Birthday Celebtration

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Student Voice

Learning & Leading through Languages

Key Dates- for your diary

Term 2 May 6—10 Swimming Tue May7 No Hot food today Fri May 10 No assembly Mon May 13 Open Morning 9am—10am Tue May 14 NAPLAN Years 3 & 5 Fri May 17 Open Morning 10—11am Mon May 20 Year 5/6 Healthy

Relationships Parent Info Session 7.00am—8.30am Mon May 20 Open afternoon 2.30-3.30 Wed May 22 Open Evening 6pm-7.30pm Thu May 23 Open morning 9am-10am Fri May 24 Scoresby Cross Country Tue May 28 Student Banking

Mon June 3 Year 6 Healthy Relationships

Fri June 7 Year 6 Healthy Relationships

Mon June 10 Queens Birthday Holiday Wed June 19 Learning Celebrations years

3/4 Tue June 25 Student Banking Wed June 26 Learning Celebrations

Preps—Year 2 & Years 5/6 Tue Aug 13 Prep Transition 2.30-3.20 Tue Sept 3 Prep Transition 2.30-3.20

2019 Term Dates 23rd April—28th June Term 2 15th July—20th Sept Term 3 7th Oct—20th Dec Term 4

Curriculum Days Fri March 8 Tue June 11 Mon Nov 4

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ICT and Cybersafey at BSPS

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Principal’s Message– 50th Birthday Celebration

Dear Parents, Staff & Students,

This morning our 50th Birthday Celebrations kicked off formally in style, with our school hall full of costumes and colour. We had an amazing cross section of events and famous people enter our hall ranging from the first men that landed on the moon (1969), a disco ball (1970’s), Freddy Mercury (1980’s), Spice Girls (1990’s), and our preps celebrating the number 50. ‘It’s a kinda magic’ played out through the speakers as our students paraded through the onlookers. It was special to see all the family and friends in attendance and of course our staff getting involved.

Throughout the year, our school will continue to celebrate 50 years, and make it a time to remember!

Reminders

A reminder that we have our Swimming week next week, so normal classes and routines will be affected. As a result we will have no assembly next week but we will be back again on May 17.

Don’t forget that if you have a little one intending to start prep next year, please take the time to get your enrolment in to assist us with our planning and also help preparation for prep transition.

Finally, some key dates:

Open Evening: May 22, 6 -7.30pm

Learning Celebrations: June 19 (years 3-4), June 26 (Prep, 1-2, and 5-6)

50th Anniversary Gala- October 25

Have a great weekend

Don’t forget that if you have

a little one intending to

start prep next year, please

take the time to get your

enrolment in to assist us with our planning and also help

preparation for prep transition.

@principalbsps

Tweetification of the week

50th birthday celebration

Follow US!

- This week’s Oscar was presented to

Jayson Williams

Principal ([email protected])

@principalbsps


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BSPS Reminder & News Snippets Emergency details– It is every parents' responsibility to ensure your emergency details are updated regularly.

Bike safety - Students are reminded to walk their bikes and scooters on school grounds. While on pathways all students must look out for pedestrians and keep a good distance between themselves and other children.

Dogs on the school grounds—Could parents please refrain from bringing their dogs onto the school grounds, as per School Council regulations. Any dog on school grounds must have obtained special permission from the Council.

BSPS Effective Communication Channels

Student query/issue= Contact the classroom teacher

School wide query/issue = Contact Jayson or Bret

Financial - Administration query /issue = Contact the office.

NB. Our Parents’ Club’s Facebook page is not an official communication channel of BSPS.

From the Office

Hello, my name is Bronwyn Upton and I am the Bayswater South Primary School Chaplain. I would like to outline for you the role a Chaplain plays within the school community. A Chaplain will-

Provide care and be a friend

Be a 'listening ear' for those who need someone to talk to

Provide pastoral care (encouragement and support)

Help a child sort through a problem or an issue

Run support groups (eg. Friendship programs)

Connect with parents as the need arises

Refer a child to other professionals

Support teachers in class, helping out as needed Matters of faith are only pursued when a person wishes to talk about them Life is not always easy. But knowing that someone is there for you to talk to, to listen, to encourage and to walk alongside you can be very comforting and can help you through difficult situations. My chaplaincy role is about offering care and support to the whole school community. It's about working with students, parents and teachers to assist in meeting the need s that arise in our daily lives. Children today have to deal with some very 'grown up' issues such as family break-up, grief and addictions. Or they may be struggling to make friends or to fit in with their peers. These can be very traumatic for children and could affect their ability to cope with the stresses of daily life. As such it may be beneficial for your child to have someone who they can talk to. This would occur on a purely voluntary basis. If you would prefer that this interaction not happen for your child/ren, please contact the school. Please feel free to call me regarding anything I can help you with. I am available on Mondays and Tuesdays at the school betw een 9am – 2.30pm. Or leave a message anytime and I will call you back. Regards Bronwyn Upton SCHOOL CHAPLAIN

2019 School Fees Instalment 4 of $60 was due Monday 29th April. Grades 1 & 2 Scienceworks Excursion Permission form and payment of $23 is due no later than Monday, 13th May. Grades 5 and 6 Canberra Camp Information and permission forms were sent home last week with the payment of the 1st instalment of $150 due no later than 29th May. After this date numbers attending will be confirmed. This will then deter-mine whether 1 or 2 buses are needed; the exact cost can be calculated and will be advised to parents. If anyone is experiencing difficulty making the requested payments, please contact Noleen Maxwell

(Business Manager & Parent Payment contact) to discuss payment arrangements or support options.

Noleen Maxwell Business Manager

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From the Assistant Principal

ICT and Cybersafety at BSPS Dear BSPS Community, ICT is a big focus especially in the year 3-6 areas this term. Already parents would be aware of discussions with students around expecta-tions and good practice in the areas of ICT and internet usage within the school. Senior students have recently taken home ICT Acceptable Use Agreement documents aimed at informing both students and parents of the expectations around the use of technology at BSPS. The introduction of this document also facilitated more in depth discussions around interrelated issues such as privacy, securi-ty, copyright, respectful language and cyberbullying. On Tuesday the 30th April we hosted a ‘ThinkYouKnow’ Cybersafety presentation night for parents only, which was well attend-ed and from what I have heard from many parents, informative and very well received. After listening to knowledgeable pre-senters from Datacom and the Australian Federal Police, attendees now feel better informed, with new ideas of how to over-come some of the challenges of technology, internet usage, social media and the way young people use them today. Resources were giving out on the night but if you are interested in having a look at some of the content covered, please visit the link below. https://www.thinkuknow.org.au/parents-portal Due to the success of the night we are exploring the possibility of another parent session later in 2019 as well as student ses-sions in semester 2.

Bret Mottrom Assistant Principal

https://www.thinkuknow.org.au/parents-portal


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Student Voice - SRC

At the end of Term 1, the SRC discussed where students can play. We asked our classes for feedback and shared it with the Principal (Mr Williams) and our student Wellbeing leader (Miss Koch.) We go outside at lunch and snack to keep fit, to get fresh air, to make connections with other peers and for imaginative play. The SRC members drew pictures to show areas where we can play.

We illustrated the different play areas at BSPS.

The whole school can play in the new amphitheatre.


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This playground is for Year 1 and 2 only (next to the amphitheatre). This playground is for Year 3 and 4 only (next to the office).

This playground is for Year 3 and 4 only (on the oval). The whole school can play on the oval.

This playground is for Prep only (this includes the sandpit).

This basketball court is for Prep- Year 4 only (near Year 3 and 4 classrooms).


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This tennis court/basketball court is for Year 5 and 6 (behind the LCC).

This diamond area can is for Year 3-6. On Fri-day Prep-Year 2 can come down for a play.

The Gazebo and bottom playground is for 5-6 only. The grass

quiet (eg. reading) for Year 3,4 5 and 6 only.

All students can play at the front of the school area (Downball and tennis the only ball sports allowed).

Please consider our playground guidelines and

have a safe and fun playtime


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Student Grade For

Angelina S Prep A Always applying herself and completing her work to a wonderful

standard. Well done!

Zane C Prep B Being so courteous and doing the right thing when nobody was

watching!

Grace M Prep C A warm welcome to BSPS and Prep C!

Sahara F 1/2A Being an excellent thinker, using deductive reasoning to assist her

understanding of German.

Oscar 1/2B Creating a fabulous marble racer! Great job Oscar!

Sophie P 1/2B Her outstanding effort and improvement in her soccer skills. Great

job!

Millie R 1/2C Being a caring and respectful classroom member.

Alice C-K 1/2D Welcome to BSPS. A fantastic start Alice! We are so lucky to have

you join our class.

Nadia N 1/2E A fantastic verbal recount of her holidays and sharing photos with

the class.

Heidi M 1/2ED Being a fantastic communicator and sharing you’re your thoughts

clearly! Toll!

Grigory Y 3A His ability to synergise during whole class activities.

Alex M 3A For always being present, centred and grounded with his learning!

Lawson V 3A Demonstrating being open minded towards his learning!

Alexander M 3A Thinking win win and sharing his project “growing an apple tree”

with the class. Super!

Bethany R 3B Being a risk taker with her learning and working hard at home!

Kai K 3B Being proactive and taking responsibility for his own learning

through his engagement in tasks.

Alice D 3B Always trying her very best in class! Fantastic Alice!

Summer S 3B Being a risk taker and using her beautiful German in class activities.

Ashish S 4A Being a risk taker in his exploration of sentence fluency.

Oscar M 4B Sharing freely during sport lessons. Super teamgeist, Oscar!

Milla K 4B Caring for the environment by carrying out her role as compost

monitor.

David G 5/6A Spitze leistungen in allen fachern!

Jarom F 5/6B Being a caring class member who makes a positive difference.

Farrah L 5/6C Being a respectful, helpful and caring member of our classroom

community.


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From Our School Chaplain

Trial and Error Learners Hi Parents, Does your child act before he thinks? Would he pat a dog, even though you warn him not to? Would your child ignore a ‘wet paint’ sign and check it out for himself? If you’re saying yes, then chances are your child likes to learn through trial and error. You can tell me all you want, but I’m going to find out for myself, is their life motto. They don’t like to be told, as they learn by experiencing things for themselves first hand. This can make parenting these children pretty tough. At school these children are hands-on and tactile. They love to experiment and tinker. They learn about flight by making paper aeroplanes and flying them through their classroom. They’ll adjust the nose, tail and wings to make it fly further. They learn about human behaviour by watching the reactions of classmates as the aeroplane flies. They’ll notice that people all react differently. Mates will love it and most likely laugh. Others will cringe and roll their eyes. They learn about limits when the teacher keeps them in at lunchtime for flying aeroplanes in the wrong place at the wrong time. They may adjust their behaviour to avoid being kept in, but if the pay-off is big enough in terms of getting a reaction from peers, they may choose to continue flying aeroplanes in class instead. The pay-off is worth the risk of being caught!! These trial and error children learn many of their life lessons through experience. They will test the boundaries parents and teachers set, and often ignore their advice. These children may become the young adults who’ll take their time settling down, perhaps travelling overseas to get life experience before deciding what career path they’ll choose to take. The risks when they’re young involve scraped knees, hurt egos and disappointment. They are minor compared to the risks that these teens may take. This can be scary, but it doesn’t mean as parents we should shelter these children. Here are some tips for parenting trial and error children so they stay safe and absorb lessons along the way:

Make their problem, their problem: Sometimes we as adults can take on our children’s concerns and make them our own. If something doesn’t bother them, nor is it wrong and there is no risk to them or to other people, then let them be. Let them experience natural consequences. Natural consequences are fabulous teachers so step back and allow them to experience the outcome of their decision, whether pleasant or unpleasant. For instance, if a child spends all his pocket money on the first day of the week he may learn the value of planning and saving, if it is not topped up. Differentiate between safe and unsafe risks. The use of natural consequences doesn’t apply when a child’s safety or well-being is at risk. If your child is riding his bike in an absolutely reckless way, then banning the bike for a time may be the best option. If he’s going to be frivolous with pocket money then natural consequences may well be their best teacher, because no harm will result.

Link behaviour with outcomes: Annoying a dog to the point where he snaps is an obvious risk. Sometimes the lessons they should learn need some explaining. So be prepared to reinforce life’s lesson if they don’t get it. “The reason your friends don’t want to play footy with you is because you keep annoying them.” Sometimes the lessons take a while to sink in so you need to be patient and keep explaining. It may seem like you’re forever repeating yourself, but there is often no other way with trial and error learners.

Allowing your children to absorb life’s lessons can be tough for parents. But for some children and some situations it’s the best option available to you, so they will become thoughtful and responsible adults.

Bronwyn Upton

BSPS Chaplain – (Monday & Tuesday)


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All students are welcome to join the Bayswater South Runners club on Tuesday morning on the top oval. The runners club is

to encourage students to be active in the morning and an excellent way to prepare for the upcoming Scoresby District Cross

Country. All students will meet at 8:15 and begin running at 8:20. The course will be start at the top oval and then around

the haven. The club will finish at 8:45 to allow for teachers and students to get to class on time.

Thank you very much for the wonderful donations we receive from the school community, but unfortu-

nately storage is always a problem.

The only items we are presently collecting are

If other items are required, for example cardboard boxes, a note will be sent home to relevant

grades or an announcement made in the school newsletter. Also, if you think that you have

access to larger quantities of art/craft materials that may be beneficial to the curriculum,

please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,

Art Room News

**SMALL POLYSTYRENE FOAM TRAYS **SMALL SQUEEZE BOTTLES FROM HAIR COLOUR KITS

**CLAY POTS FROM CHRI’S HERITAGE DIPS **TERRACOTTA GARDEN POTS (no larger than 50cm in

diameter and 9cm high)


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Celebrations from our 50th Birthday


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From Our Well Being Coordinator

Connectedness

In 2019, our wellbeing goal is to continue to build on positive relationships in our whole school commu-

nity.

Therefore, our theme for BSPS this year is ‘connectedness’.

Connectedness is being linked, having a connection or being joined together.

Research by Norrish, Williams and Robinson (2011) highlight how ‘overall, feeling connected to others is

believed to play a key role in good physical and mental health throughout the lifespan.’

This is one of the reasons why we changed the name from ‘Electives’ to Connect Groups in May 2019.

Many thanks for the parent volunteers and staff for their organisation. A BIG thank you to Miss Devilee,

Ms Chadwick, Herr Wilson and Mrs Maxwell for your help!

Stay tuned for photos and student reflections about Connect Groups in Term 2.

Reference: Norrish, J, Robinson, J & Williams, P (2011). Positive Relationships, Institute of Positive Educa-tion Geelong Grammar, 27 April 2019, https://www.ggs.vic.edu.au/Institute/Resources/literature-reviews

https://www.ggs.vic.edu.au/Institute/Resources/literature-reviews

https://www.ggs.vic.edu.au/Institute/Resources/literature-reviews


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Sick Bay Roster

Rachel S 3/5/19

Angela M 10/5/19

Olga B 17/5/19

Nicole K 24/5/19

Anna Z 31/5/19

Angela C 7/6/19

Kathy H 14/6/19

Michelle M 21/6/19

Julie H 28/6/19

Happy Birthday to those students who had their birthday last 2 weeks

Ethan N, Tyler S, Gabriel H, Alexander M, Cooper P, Erica M, Aiden H-T


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Students can bring along some money and buy something special for

their Mum, Nana or the special lady in their life.

There will be a fabulous selection of gifts to choose from ranging in

price from $1 to $10.

**Parents please note that children will be responsible for managing

their own money. Please send it along in something secure.

**All students are encouraged to bring along a bag to put their

purchases in. Reuse a plastic shopping bag or use an enviro bag J

Thank you for your continued support of the Parents’ Club and our

activities


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Community News

A COUPLE OF REMINDERS FOR NEXT WEEK

No hot food on Tuesday, May 7 due to

swimming

No assembly on Friday, May 10 due to

swimming


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Bayswater South Primary School

Enfield Drive

Bayswater, Victoria, 3175

Australia

Phone: 03 9729 2862

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.baysouthps.vic.edu.au

Values : Respect Empathy Honesty Teamwork

BAYSWATER SOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL’S COMMITMENT TO CHILD SAFETY

Bayswater South Primary School is committed to safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. This will be the primary focus of our care and decision-making. Bayswater South Primary School has zero tolerance for child abuse. Bayswater South Primary School is committed to providing a child safe environment where children and young people are safe and feel safe, and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives. Particular attention will be paid to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as the safety of children with a disability. Every person involved at Bayswater South Primary School has a responsibility to understand the important and specific role he/she plays individually and collectively to ensure that the wellbeing and safety of all children and young people is at the forefront of all they do and every decision they make.

CHILD SAFE STANDARD

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