From the Principal’s Desk

Year 3 and 4 Camp

Our Year 3 and 4 students left yesterday for Camp Rumbug in South Gippsland. 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 Friday with many stories to share.

Tracey Porter Cyber Safety Evening

Next Tuesday the 30th of August at 7:00pm, Tracey Porter will present to our community regarding online safety for our children. Tracey will also be presenting a very important online safety seminar to the children in years 5 & 6 at 2:30pm. Tracey is an expert in the field and will share strategies to support our students to safely navigate the online world. If you haven’t already, please RSVP by Monday the 29th of August.

Transition We have a comprehensive transition program at Balwyn North Primary School, which allows students to familiarise themselves with procedures, environments and physical learning spaces to ensure a seamless transition to their new year level. The formal transition program in preparation for 2017 will begin on Monday 29th August, where students move to the class levels they will be in 2017. Students will move in their current home groups on this day as classes for 2017 have not yet been determined. These transition experiences support students to feel more comfortable about moving to a new environment and help facilitate a smooth start to the new school year. The program on Monday will run from recess to lunchtime.

Athletics

Sadly, the weather was not on our side again last week for our second attempt for the Athletics Days (both junior and senior). Planning is already underway for the re-scheduled events. We’re sure this will be a case of third time lucky! Erika Bienert Tony Stokes Principal Assistant Principal

Thursday 25th August 2016

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Friday 26th August Year 3/4 Camp return

Monday 29th August Uniform Shop 2:30—3:15pm Assembly 2:45pm

Tuesday 30th August School Banking Due Bookworms 2:30pm Tracey Porter—Cyber Safety 7:00pm

Wednesday 31st August Uniform Shop 8:45am—9:30am Father’s Day Stall

Thursday 1st September Father’s Day Stall

Friday 2nd August BNPS Father’s Day Breakfast

Saturday 3rd August PREP OPEN MORNING 10:00am—11:00am

MONTHLY LUNCH

The PFA would like to warmly welcome all parents to our monthly lunch. It is

a chance to get together, have a chat over a meal and get to know some other

parents in the BNPS community.

This month, the lunch will be held at Tassal Kew, 339 – 343 High Street

(opposite KFC) (booking under Jean) at 12pm on Monday 29 August 2016.

To RSVP, please contact Jean on 0412 357 061 or

jewellerycreations@hotmail.com. Please feel free to just turn up if you find

yourself free on the day. We look forward to seeing you there.

B.N.P.S. Stars of the

Term 3 Week 6

Class Name Achievement

FA Min Poh-Lin For being balanced by always showing great care for her friends

and herself.

FL Jun Qi Yin For being Caring by helping his friends in the classroom and in the

playground. Well done – we are grateful to have you in our class.

FS Tarannom Mohajeri For being Balanced by always having a go and trying her best at all

things at BNPS. Well done!

1F Jason Zhang For being a Communicator by confidently contributing to class

discussions.

1G Awesome 1G For being Balanced by singing, dancing and acting in our amazing

concert. Well done 1G, jolly good!

2A Linh Hoang For being a Risk-Taker great new student at B.N.P.S. and settling in

really well to her new class.

2K Leon Lay For being a Communicator by working in a big team to construct a

wonderfully scary forest! You are such a team player, well done!

2S Linda Gu For being a Risk-Taker by making every effort to join in all activi-

ties 2S are doing. Well done!

3B Bella Lin For being a Risk-Taker by approaching our Little Devils Circus

skills session with courage and forethought.

3C Sienna Feng For being a Thinker by thinking about and spelling known and

unknown words with fantastic results. Great job Sienna!

4J Hanna Yang For being Balanced by demonstrating her amazing flips at our Little

Devils performance on Tuesday night.

4M

4M Class

Marcus Au

For being all of the PYP Learner Profile Attributes by showing

commitment and cooperation in our Little Devils Circus sessions

and performing in our concert with confidence and enthusiasm.

Fabulous work!

For being Open-Minded by challenging himself to learn new skills

during our Little Devils Circus sessions.

5C Tom Xiong For being a Risk-Taker by challenging himself to take part in

everything, with a smile on his face J

5T Tasha Coles For being an inquirer by asking thoughtful questions during our

discussions about history and migration.

6D Sharika Thayaparan For being Caring by demonstrating a mature attitude to learning,

and acting as a role model for her Grade 1 buddy.

6M Tom Zheng For being Caring by taking care of his Grade 1 buddy like a

champion during their visit.

6R George Zhu For being a Risk-Taker by approaching unfamiliar situations with

courage and a smile J