Newsletter Date Week 9 Term 4 PRINCIPAL: Marie-Louise Adams DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: Margot Bradley ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: Birgit Lucas

BELLEVUE HEIGHTS PRIMARY SCHOOL

7 – 19 Vaucluse Crescent, Bellevue Heights SA

5050

Telephone 8278 7182, Fax 8370 2671

Email: bellevue.ps891@schools.sa.edu.au

IMPORTANT DATES

Term 4 2020

Friday December 11

UP EOY Excursion

Pizza Lunch

Last day of Term 4

2:30pm dismissal

Term 1 2021

Wednesday 27th January

First day of Term 1

OSHC will be available on Monday 25th January 2021

Bookings Essential

Tuesday 26th January

Australia Day Public Holiday

Bell Times

8.40am Students can arrive

9:00am School starts

10:55am Recess starts

11:25am Recess ends

1:05pm Eat lunch in class

1:15pm Play time starts

1:50pm Lunch ends

3:30pm School ends

Students need to be collected by 3:50pm

Dear parents and community members,

We have had an amazing fun final week! It has been wonderful to move

around the school and see the smiling faces of a community of learners who

are celebrating such success and friendship over the year. There is a

tangible feel of happiness and joy across the school.

Classes are taking time out to celebrate together through excursions to

beaches and pools, they are having class parties and exchanging messages

of well wishes for the future. The teachers have finalised their reports

and are relaxing - a little. The year 7s have had their graduation and been

to their high schools and are more than ready to take on the challenges

waiting for them.

Included in this additional newsletter are our final award recipients for the

year. Well done to all students who have been receiving small class awards.

Students glue these awards into their school award book and when they

have 10 awards, they receive a blue certificate at assembly. Teachers have

passed these award books to the new classes ready to keep collecting next

year.

Our graduating year 7s had a fabulous night on Wednesday night having

dinner at Nunyara Conference Centre and presenting their slideshows and

moving speeches in our school gym. They all conducted themselves with

maturity and we are so proud of them. Enclosed in this newsletter are the

awards given to year 7s.

Monday we finally held our SRC Carnival! The weather was almost a repeat

of term 3 but we determined to go ahead rain or shine. Luckily the sun

shone and everyone had a fabulous time!

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Marie-Louise has been absent this week due to her father being unwell. He lives in Canberra and she was

lucky to be able to fly over to be with him. We wish her well and hope that he is recovering quickly.

We have included in this newsletter our updated uniform policy. This was sent recently but we have not

enforced it yet. We will however be looking for all students to be in the correct uniform from the start of

next year. The changes are small so please have a close look at the colours for pants etc.

Finally, we would like to thank Fiona Brady who spent a very hot “Showcase” day filming all of your children.

A separate email is being sent today with links to a private Youtube Channel where you will be able to view

your child’s / childrens showcase.

We would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday. We hope that you have the chance to see family and

friends who you may not have had the chance to see for sometime. Thank you so much for your patience this

year. It has been one like no other and the grace you have shown teachers and staff has really been felt.

We are all immensely proud of the astounding growth and development of all of the children at Bellevue this

year and are looking forward to a wonderful 2021.

On behalf of us all, Margot

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Congratulations to our fabulous Year 7s who graduated on Wednesday Night. We wish them all the best for their high school years and beyond.

SCHOOL AWARDS The school award system recognises and rewards positive social and academic achievement.

There are three levels: 1. School Awards & Principal Awards

2. Awards for Excellence (10 School &/or Principal Awards)

3. School Medal (10 Awards for Excellence)

Awards for Excellence Recipients The following students have earned an Award for Excellence certificate: Clara M, Mia H, Chloe K, Dani M, Christopher D, Udo S, Jesse D, Nika, Brooke P, Steven C, Mahbir M, Tommy W, Rory M, Milo GS, Zane C & Cameron W.

Christmas Raffle winners - Congratulations!

Our winners this year were:

OUR WONDERFUL IELP GRADUATES 2020

YEAR 7 AWARD RECIPIENTS

1st Prize Giant Xmas Stocking Aabooshan

2nd Prize Xmas Food Hamper Isaac B

3rd Prize Pamper Pack Kylie

4th Prize Xmas Cooking Pack Mel M

5th Prize Totem Tennis Jiayi

6th Prize Gingerbread House Mason & Aria D

7th Prize Body Board Jack White

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Tenzin S and Alice W

IELC CITIZENSHIP AWARD

Lynn Oving

CITIZENSHIP AWARDS

Makayla S and Isaac B

COURAGE AWARD

Sasha S and Alissa K

FRENCH AWARD: Chloe K

SCHOOL MEDAL: Chloe K

Carnival was postponed in term three due to a forecasted

storm but that didn’t stop us from raising a huge $1,136.

Thank you to all families for buying tickets and donating money.

All classes worked hard and played harder on the day, making the

2020 SRC (student representative Committee) Carnival a great success.

The money will be donated to the following

three charities, as chosen by the SRC executives:

Local charity - Muddy Puddles Foundation

Aims to build lifelong connections for SA children with

chronic & complex bowel & bladder conditions

National charity - Mission Australia

Helping Australians find houses, homeless support for families,

empowering troubled young people

International charity - World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Global action to stop wild animals becoming

extinct and habitats being destroyed

Thank you for your contributions!

High hopes

Our class (Mrs. Potter’s) has decided that we need

to move on from all the negatives of 2020.

We have moved on from COVID talk and lock-

downs and are focusing on the positive future and

is accepting that we now have to live with COVID.

We want to focus on what we can achieve and not

what we can’t achieve because that will only bring

us down, living in the past will only make us more

worried, ad and anxious rather than if we live in

the now and focus on all the great things of 2020.

We’ve been focusing on our positive goals and

dreams for 2021, and working to achieve them,

after all room 19 has high high hopes.

By Leah W.

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Bellevue Heights Primary School Uniform Policy Uniforms and Dress

Code

Department for Education School Dress Code Procedure https://www.education.sa.gov.au/doc/school-dress-code-

procedure

Bellevue Heights Primary School has a school dress code policy. The uniform selected is flexible, based around the

school colours of maroon and sky blue with a variety of interchangeable pieces allowing for choice and individual

preferences.

The Bellevue Heights Primary School school uniform policy is compulsory and includes clothing suitable for every-

day physical activities, as well as academic pursuits.

The school believes that the wearing of a school uniform creates a positive school identity and public image. We

believe our uniform items maintain choice for individuals, are mindful of protection, allow for a variety of physical

activities, reflect principles of equality of opportunity and are cost effective.

School uniform are required for all students attending events such as excursions, performances, school photo-

graphs or inter-school activities.

This policy is supported by the Governing Council and the Parents & Friends Committee

Polo Shirt Short or long sleeve polo shirt in sky blue or maroon with school logo. Year 6 and 7 final year shirt is ac-

ceptable.

Windcheater Maroon with school logo - any style suitable. Yr 6 and 7 school jumper is acceptable.

Dress Summer cotton uniform in school material, winter pinafore/skirt in school material, maroon netball skirt, or

other grey, black or maroon skirt.

Pants / Shorts Grey, black or maroon pants or shorts, any style and material suitable; no denim.

Footwear Footwear needs to be appropriate for a variety of school activities. Dark coloured footwear is encour-

aged. Footwear with open toes is discouraged. Students must wear shoes at all times at school unless given per-

mission by staff to remove them for a particular activity as this is a safety and health issue.

Hats Students are required to wear a full brim or legionnaires hat at all times, except June, July & August, when UV

Level is below 3, or when involved in lessons or recess & lunchtime activities outside. Peaked caps are not allowed.

(Refer to the SunSmart Policy).

Sports Uniform When students are representing the school the sports uniform is maroon shorts or skirt with the

school polo shirt. Basketball, netball, cricket and soccer have their own school sport tops.