Term 3 Week 10

DatestorememberTERM3

27/9/19 FinaldayofTerm3

TERM4

14/10/19 FirstdayofTerm4forstaff&students(K-6)

15/10/19 Year6PrimarylinksProgram@PenshurstGirlsHS

16/10/19 Walkathon

21/10/19 Grandfriends’PerformingArtsConcert@BHPS

21/10/19 3-6Assembly(5/6AM)

22/10/19 Year6PrimarylinksProgram@PenshurstGirlsHS

23/10/19 SportsandSpecialGroupPhotos

KindergartenEnrolmentsfor2020WearecurrentlytakingenrolmentsforchildrenstartingKindergartenin2020.Ifyouhaveachildstartingschoolnextyearorknowofchildreninourlocalareathatarestartingschoolpleasecontacttheschoolorcallourofficeon95805074tobegintheenrolmentprocess.OurKindergartenOrientationdatesthisyearareMonday23September,Monday28OctoberandMonday4November.Childrenmustbeenrolledtoattendorientationsessions.WearelookingforwardtomeetingthenewKindergartenstudents.

KindergartenOrientationParentInformationSessionThenewKindergartenstudentswillbecomingtovisitusfortheirsecondorientationsessiononMonday23September.Therewillbeimportantschoolinformationprovidedfortheparents.PleaseNote:Pleasehelpuswelcomethesenewstudentsandparents,bydroppingyourchildtoschoolonthesemorningsandthenleavingthepremises.Thiswillhelptokeepthecarparkfreeforparking,sothatnewKindergartenparentsmaybringtheirchildrenintotheschoolandhelpthemtosettlequickly.

At BHPS we are Safe, Respectful Learners

PerformingArtsShowcaseLastnightover300parentsandfriendsexperiencedour2019PerformingArtsShowcase.Thankstothededicationofmanystaff, students were given opportunities to shine. The choirs, the dance groups, the bands, two amazing humorouspresentationsfromtheSeniorandJuniorDramagroupsabouttheimpactoftheAustralian‘GoldRush’onoursocietyandthelegendbehind‘Scissors,Paper,Rock’andaspecialfinalewerehighlightsofawonderfulnight.Thankyoutoallthestudentswhoperformed,theparentsandcaregiversthatsupportedtheeveningandthemanyteachersthatinvestedsomuchtimeintomakingtheeventsuchamemorableone.SpecialmentionshouldbemadeofTracey,ShadiandLuke,ouroutstandingcomperes,whoconductedtheevening’seventssoprofessionally.ThankyoualsotoTariqandLucaswhoperformedthechallengingrolesof light/soundtechniciansadmirablywiththesupportofMrsMorris.Thankyoualsoto thestaff thatattendedonthenighthelpingasushers,personalassistants, supervisorsandsupporters.AspecialthankyoutoourPerformingArtsteamfortheirhardworkanddedication.

DanceFeverMultisportOurDanceFeverMultisportProgramwillcontinueinTerm4withallstudentsparticipatinginaGymnasticsProgramrunbyDanceFeverMultisport.Studentswilldevelopgymnasticsskillsincludingspringandlanding,rotation,locomotion,balance,acrobaticsandcircusskills.Studentswillnotonlylearngymnasticsskills,buttheywillimprovetheircoordination,flexibility,agilityandstrength.TheprogramisalignedwiththePDHPEcurriculumandthestudentswillbeassessedaccordingly.

StudentsareremindedtoweartheirsportuniformontheirallocateddaybeginninginWeek1Term4. SchoolResumesforTerm4ThefinaldayforTerm3isFridaySeptember27.SchoolresumesforallstudentsforTerm4onMondayOctober14.

GoldAssemblyTheGoldAssemblywasheldonMondaySeptember24.Itcommencedat2pmwiththeHarmonyandMelodyChoirssingingbeautifullyundertheguidanceofMissWhittingham.Alargenumberofparentsandfriendsoftheschoolattended,appreciatingthedelightfulperformance.CongratulationstoallstudentswhoreceivedGoldAwardsandSchoolMedals.TheSRCdidafinejobleadingtheassemblyundertheguidanceofMrsMoranandMrsFernandez.Itwasawonderfulcelebrationoftheachievementsofourchildren.

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

9.10–9.503/4A+3/4M9.50–10.303/4W10.30–11.103/4F+3/4S12.00–12.401T+KA12.40–1.20KB+KN1.50–2.301R+1G

9.10–9.502L+2S9.50–10.305/6B+4/5H10.30–11.105/6D+5/6F12.00–12.405/6M+5/6AM12.40–1.202MB+2X

GOLDAWARDRecipients

Cynthia1T Bethan1R Luka1REthan1G Joanne2L Liam2LJacob2L Destan2MB Atalya2MBNicholas2S Jude2S Morton2XClarabelle2X Ayaan3/4A Kayla3/4SHayley3/4F Rhys3/4M Luca3/4MLucas3/4S Sukayna3/4S Kevin3/4SAli3/4S Edmond3/4W Justin3/4WClaresta4/5H Thomas4/5H Jason5/6AMKywen5/6AM Shadi5/6AM Xavier5/6DEizar5/6D Vanessa5/6D Lucas5/6MStratos5/6M Riley5/6M Hannah5/6FTimothy5/6F Sarah5/6F SCHOOLMEDALRiley5/6MEizar5/6D

PublicSpeakingCongratulationstoallthestudentswhorepresentedtheirclassintheStagePublicSpeakingCompetitionsthisterm.OnewinnerfromeachstagewaschosentorepresentBeverlyHillsPublicSchoolattheMetropolitanSouthOperationalDirectoratePrimarySchoolsPublicSpeakingCompetitioninTerm4.STAGEWINNERS

EarlyStage1 Winner:Sophia Stage1 Winner:ClarabelleStage2 Winner:DespinaStage3 Winner:Shadi

Welldonetothesestudentsandallwhocompetedontheircommendableeffortandachievement.GoodlucktoallourstagewinnerswhowillberepresentingBeverlyHillsPSatthePublicSpeakingCompetitionon23OctoberatMcCallumsHillPS.

TellThemFromMeSurveyBeverlyHillsPublicSchooliscurrentlyimplementingtheTellThemFromMeSurvey.WevalueyourinputandwouldliketoinviteallparentsandcarerstocompletethesurveyinQuickSmartroom(nexttotheNewcombeballcourt)thisFridaymorningfrom8:50.Wewillhavecomputerssetupforyoutouse.Thisfeedbackisisimportantfortheschooltoensurethatwearemeetingtheneedsofourcommunity.Toaccessthesurveyathomepleaseusethefollowinglink.http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/bhps19orQRcodethatwillbedisplayedaroundtheschoolduringThree-wayinterviews.

Sport/GroupPhotosOurSport/GroupphotographswilltakeplaceonWednesday23October2019(Term4,Week2).Asport/groupphotographnotewillbesenthomeearlynextweekoutlininggroupphotostakenanduniformstobeworn.Studentswillneedtoensuretheyhavethecorrectuniform/outfitfortheirphoto(s).

Stage3NewsStage3havehadabusylastfewweeksoftheterm.WesawHealthyHaroldandlearntabouthowtomakeimportantdecisionsforourfuturelives.Year6evenhadalovelycuddlewithHarold,nevertoooldforHarold.

InGeography,wehavebeenlearningaboutourimpactonoursurroundingsandhowwecan‘PayBack’theenvironment.5/6MhaveawonderfulinitiativeofnowasteTuesdayswherestudentsbringazero-wastelunchbox.Theyaremakingastatementagainsttheusageofpackagingthatgoestolandfillanddoesnotdecomposesuchasplasticwrappersandsandwichbags.Additionally,theEcoWarriorshavebeencollecting10cdrinkcontainersduringlunchtimeandtheproceedswillcontributetotheYear6Farewell.

BHPSWalkathon2019TheWalkathonhasbeenrescheduled!Itwillbeheldat9.30amonWednesday16October(Term4,Week1)atBeverlyHillsPS.Childrenareencouragedtokeepbringingintheirdonations.TheP&C,staffandstudentsarealllookingforwardtothisfunevent!Itisawonderfulopportunitytoraisefundsforourschool.Thisyear,theP&Carehopingtoraisefundsforfuture-focusedlearningresources,passiveplayequipmentandelectronicsignage.Ourfocusistosupportourschoolandstudents,aswellasencouragingahealthylifestyle!Thankyouinadvanceforyoursupportandanycontributions.Anydonation,nomatterhowsmall,isappreciated.AllproceedswillgodirectlybackintoourschoolcommunityandwillsignificantlyhelpBHPSprogressinoureducationaljourney.

TahnyaErkenandtheP&CCommittee

ParentParkingAremindertoallfamiliesutilisingtheparentcarpark.Mornings:Pleaseensureyouparkyourcarinthecarparkpriortoallowingyourchildtodisembark.Therehasbeenconcernoverthesafetyofstudentsdisembarkinginthemiddleofthecarparkandnavigatingtherewayaroundmovingvehiclestomaketheirwayintotheschoolgrounds.Afternoons:Vehiclesenteringtheschoolgroundspriorto2.55pmarerequiredtomovethroughthecarpark.Iftherearenocarspacesavailable,pleaseexitthecarparkandmakeyourwayaroundtheblock.Alternativelyparkingisavailableinthenearbysidestreets.Thisalsoensuresnoparentisputinanunsafesituationofwaitinginthehighway.Parentswalkingthroughthecarparkareremindedtobevigilantwithmovingvehiclesenteringorreversingintocarspaces.Parentsshouldbeholdingtheirchild’shandwhilstwalkingthroughthecarpark.Wethankyouforyourassistanceinensuringthesafetyofourfamilies.

PositiveBehaviourforLearning–PBLThisweekinPBL,wearefocussingonthePassiveLearningSpace(BirdbathArea)

PSSASportSeason3CommencesThedrawforRound2onFriday(27/9/2018);§ GirlsTouchFootballvPenshurstWest@PeakhurstParkField6§ GirlsSoftball/T-ballvMortdale@Renown1§ BoysCricketvMortdale@Renown1§ BoysBasketballvPenshurst@PeakhurstWest§ MixedHockeyvMortdale@EvattPark

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AssembliesTERM4 Week1 NoAssemblyWeek2 3-6Assembly(Runby5/6AM)Week3 K-2Assembly(Runby2S)Week4 3-6Assembly(Runby5/6M)Week5 K-2Assembly(Runby2L)Week6 Captains2020AssemblyWeek7 K-2Assembly(Runby2X)Week8 GOLDAssembly PresentationAssembly(Thursday5/12)Week9 NoAssemblyWeek10 NoAssembly

AttendanceGoingtoschooleverydayisthesinglemostimportantpartofyourchild’seducation.Studentslearnnewthingsatschooleveryday.Whenstudentsmissschoolregularly,theymissoutonlearningthefundamentalskillsthatwillsetthemupforsuccessinthelateryearsofschool.Whenyourchildisabsentfromschoolparents/carersarerequiredtoprovideanexplanationfortheabsencetotheschoolassoonaspossibleorwithinsevendaysoftheabsence.Toinformtheschool,parents/carerscanmakeacalltotheschool,submitanabsencenoteviatheSkoolbagapporsendinanabsencenote.Regularattendancemonitoringoccursattheschool,andremindernotesaresenttofamilieswithunexplainedabsences.Achildwhomissesaslittleas8daysinaschoolterm,bytheendofprimaryschooltheywillhavemissedoverayearofschool.

P&CNewsSchoolBankingIfyouwouldlikemoreinformationaboutSchoolBanking,pleasegotohttps://www.commbank.com.au/banking/school-banking.htmlorcontactusatBHPSbanking@gmail.comInTerm3,twonewrewarditemsfromourPolarSaversrangebecomeavailabletoredeem:ArcticOwlFluffyKeyringandScratchArtCards.

IfyouwouldlikemoreinformationaboutSchoolBanking,pleasegotohttps://www.commbank.com.au/banking/school-banking.htmlorcontactusatBHPSbanking@gmail.com

EntertainmentBook2019/2020ThenewEntertainmentBookfor2019/2020ishere!For$70youcanpurchasethe2019/2020versionwhichcontainsover$20000worthofdiscounts.LocalbusinesseswhichofferdiscountsincludeEventCinema,ChaTime,BeverlyHillsHotel,Pancakes,DtoDCafeandmanymore.TheEntertainmentBook2019/2020isavailableasaphysicalbookoradigitalversion.Anybooksorderedwillbedeliveredtoyourchildwithin2businessdays.AndanydigitalversionoftheEntertainmentBookcanbeautomaticallydownloaded.Orderscanbeplacedbyheadingto:https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/213w150Thankyouforanyfuturepurchasesmade.Ourschoolreceives$14commissionforeachbooksold,sotellyourfriendsandfamilyaseverypurchasehelpsourschool.DannySquiresPrincipal26September2019