Bayswater South Primary School Issue 23 August 7, 2017

This week we had to say good bye to our much loved Green Tree Frog “Jabba”. During the last holidays he accidently swallowed a glass pebble, which was at the bottom of his tank. This prevented him from eating and he had surgery to remove the pebble.

THE BULLETIN Issue 23, August 7 2017

Principal's Corner

Jabba

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Our school in Action

Learning & Leading through Languages

Key Dates- for your diary

Term 3 Fri Aug 4 Final swimming balance due Mon Aug 7 Book Club Orders due in Fri Aug 11 Full Dress Rehearsal 10—3pm Mon Aug 14 Permission forms & payment for

production rehearsal due Tue Aug 15 Hooptime Yrs 5/6 Wed Aug 16 Production Technical run through Thu Aug 17 School Production 7pm Fri Aug 18 School Production 11am Fri Aug 18 School Production 7pm Aug 21—25 Swimming (whole school) Tue Aug 29 Parents’ Club Mtg Coffee Club Knox Thu Aug 31 Father’s Day Stall Sat Sept 9 Disco Bingo Night (adults only) Tue Sept 12 District Summer Sport Thu Sept 14 Yr 5 Excursion to Heathmont SC

Fri Sept 15 Footy Day Special Lunch Thu Sept 21 District Summer Sport (back-up) Term 4 Oct 9-13 Canberra Camp Sat Oct 31 Shopping Tour Mon Nov 6 Curriculum Day Wed Nov 15 Yr 6 Cuckoo Wed Dec 13 Christmas Market Mon Dec 18 Reports go home Tue Dec 19 Yr 6 Graduation Wed Dec 20 Mystery Tour Term Dates Term 3 17th July—22nd September Term 4 9th Oct—22nd December

Preps 100 Days at school,

movie night & school

production.

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Eight qualities indicate stu-dents are actively engaged

in learning.

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Principal’s Message– Jabba

Some sad news this week on

the passing of our little

green frog

‘Jabba’.

Dear Parents, staff and students, It has been a relatively short week for me after being struck down by a dreaded kinder virus. That probably

serves me right after mentioning last week that I never get sick! It was a timely reminder that we all need to

take care during this cold season and that ensure we do the simple things like washing our hands. Being

home also made me reflect of how easy the desire to get back to school can overshadow the need to

consider others. So I encourage all our community to ensure they take the necessary time to firstly get better

and secondly to consider others before returning after a virus.

Some sad news this week on the passing of our little green frog ‘Jabba’. Recently, some important medical

assistance was needed to help Jabba, and we did the best we could to help him. Thank you to Frau Schmelzle

and Tanya McKendry and family especially for all your help and support. I know Jabba will be missed but

fondly remembered by our community.

On a brighter note, the BSPS movie night took place on July 28 and was a major success. Thank you to our

Parents’ Club who do a terrific job in organising and running such events all of the students. BSPS is definitely

a better place with such contributions. I think we also should acknowledge Kam our cleaner who quietly

achieves and supports the school throughout the year. I would like to also pay special thanks to Olga Kustova

and Smart Digital Australia for their work and sponsorship of the event.

Finally, a note will go home shortly requesting families to inform the school if they are not intending to join us again next year at Bayswater South. This will help with our planning and enrolments for 2018. Have a great weekend. Jayson Williams Principal

williams.jayson.s@edumail.vic.gov.au

This week’s Oscar was presented to - Years 3-6 for their great movie night behaviour.

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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

BSPS Reminder & News Snippets

Emergency details– It is the 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.

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

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 Facebook page is not an official communication channel of BSPS.

Swimming

Swimming MUST BE PAID IN FULL no later than Friday, 4th August.

Production

Permission forms and payment is due Monday, 14th August.

Payments and Permission Forms

Please ensure your children give any permission forms and payments straight to their teacher. Teachers need to have a record

of who has handed them in. Teachers then give the office the payments to be processed.

Please do not give forms and/or payments directly to the Office.

Office News

Earn & Learn is back!!!!

As from Wednesday, July 26 when you shop at

Woolworths, you will be able to collect stickers.

A collection box has been set up in the school

office foyer ready to take stickers.

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Congratulations to our Prep

students on achieving 100 days at

school.

Our School In Action

Preps 100 Days at School

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Just a sample of what the production will

hold.

Production Costumes

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Students enjoying the movie night held last Friday

Movie Night Held Friday, July 28

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Student Grade For Aaron Chen Prep GC His outstanding writing and challenging himself. Awesome work!

Angus Tongue Prep P Mastering the first 100 most used words. What a superstar!

Alexander Scott Prep S Projecting his voice strongly and clearly during production rehearsal.

Brenna Bell 1-B Fantastic listening and participation in maths sessions. Sehr gut!

Eashan Gupta 1-B Applying Habit 2—’Begin with the end in mind’ to his learning!

April Nielsen 1-W Being a kind and caring friend to her peers. Wunderbar!

Lawson Victoria 1-W Excellent focus on his spelling! Well done Lawson.

Eunice Lee 2-M Being proactive and a wonderful help during electives. Thanks

Eunice.

Patrick Rees 2-W His enthusiasm and leadership during production practice! Well done

Patrick!

Aliyah pearce 3/4D Always working to the best of her ability. You are a great role model.

Rohan Roberts 3/4H Great work preparing his part for production

Farrah lagawan 3/4M Being a great role model and taking responsibility for her own learning. Fantastic listening skills.

Dylan McKendry 5/6O His dedication and amazing care of Jabba the green tree frog. Thank

you so much!

Dylan Russo 5/6O His excellent care of Jabba the green tree frog. Thank you and well done!

Emjay Matheson 5/6S Great work learning your script for production. Well done!

David langsford 5/6W His effort that he places into his reading tasks.

Sick Bay Roster

Fri 11th Aug Angela Murray

Fri 18th Aug Anna Holloway

Fri 25th Aug Jessica Brown

Fri 1st Sept Angela Cotter

Fri 8th Sept Nicole Kuruwita

Fri 15th Sept Rachel Saad

From Our Academic Captains

As the Academic Captains for 2017, we are excited for the upcoming School production ‘Couch Potatoes’ at Karralyka Theatre! All the students and teachers have been working hard, practising and making props ready for the night. Many parents have volunteered their time to help write scripts, choreograph songs, organise and make costumes and design props. Thank you very much to these people! Some of the programs you can look forward to are: Discover Australia, Octonauts, The News and Seamstraße (Sesame Street). This year, due to increased demand, we are performing three shows: Thursday 17th of August at 7PM, Friday 18th of August at 11AM and 7PM. Book your tickets now at: http://sa2.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=100909706&presenter=AUKARRALYKA&venue=&event=&version ! Students will need to come to school on Friday morning and will be bussed to and from Karralyka and will be ready for pickup after 2pm.

Just a reminder that the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge closes on the 8th of September. Students in Prep – Year 2 need to have read or have had been read 30 books, and Year 3-6 students will need to read 15 books. Good Luck! Earn and Learn is Back! You can now collect stickers every time you shop at Woolworths and can place them in the Bayswater South Primary School collection box at Woolworths or you can bring in your stickers and place them in the box in the office area. See you at production, Ethan and Anngraha Academic Captains

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This week we had to say good bye to our much loved Green Tree Frog “Jabba”. During the

last holidays he accidently swallowed a glass pebble, which was at the bottom of his tank.

This prevented him from eating and he had surgery to remove the pebble. Despite our

best efforts, unfortunately he passed away a week later. We would like to thank Brendan

the vet from Warranwood Veterinary Centre for his excellent care for Jabba. A very spe-

cial thank you goes to Dylan McKendry, his Mum Tanja McKendry and Dylan Russo, our

frog monitors, for their amazing dedication and care for Jabba over the last 2 years. Jabba

has been lucky to have you look after him. Thank you!

Jabba came to join the other animals in the school’s Science Program in 2005 together

with a little female frog. He was given to us by the Science department of Lilydale High

School. In his 12 years at our school, Jabba helped teach hundreds of students about am-

phibians and the important role frogs have in our ecosystem. Students enjoyed holding

him and watching him catch crickets and woodies. He escaped a few times and was found

in the smallest of spaces (between CD’s in a CD rack). The cleaner turned the vacuum on

after school, Jabba thought it was another frog croaking and answered, hence we were

able to find him every time. Many families and teachers enjoyed looking after him over

the school holidays.

August 2005

Jabba – a few months old

Jabba

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Parents’ Club News

Last Friday night Parents’ Club hosted our first ever ‘Movie Night’ and what a night it was ! 145 students attended across the 2 sessions to watch Smurfs 2 and Daddy Day Care. Students were able to purchase popcorn, drinks and lollies from the candy bar to enjoy throughout the movie. They enjoyed the popcorn so much that we sold out of the 300+ bags that we had. Thanks to Metro Cinemas in Boronia for allowing us to enjoy real movie style popcorn for the night ! Our special thanks go to Olga Kustova, one of our BSPS parents, for assisting us to put the night together. Olga was a wealth of knowledge and led the way coordinating the legalities of hosting such an event. Our thanks also goes to Smart Digital Australia for sponsoring the equipment for the night. The picture and sound quality was amazing. Now I think we just need a bigger hall to host a much bigger night !! As always, thanks also to the Parents’ Club members that helped on the night and behind the scenes preparing in the weeks lead-ing up. Thank you to Tim and Ethan for assisting with the setup and pack up of the equipment as well.

DISCO BINGO - SATURDAY 9th SEPTEMBER Book the babysitter !! This is a Parents and friends only event. A super fun night (ask anyone who came to the last one) More details in the coming weeks. OTHER DATES TO MARK ON THE CALENDAR Thursday 31st August - FATHER'S DAY STALL Saturday 9th September - ‘DISCO BINGO’ Adults Social Event Friday 15th September - FOOTY DAY end of term special lunch Saturday 21st October - SHOPPING TOUR THE NEXT PARENTS' CLUB MEETING: Tuesday 29th August 7.30pm Coffee & cake at the Coffee Club Knox Hoping to see a few faces that can't make it to the daytime meetings.

The Parents' Club also have a Facebook page that we use to communicate and pass on information. Bsps Parents Club Cheers,

Nicole Whitty (President) nicolewhitty@hotmail.com

I would like to say a big "thank you" to Ethan Wright and Timofey Kustov for

their help in setting up and packing up the equipment, as well as to the local

business Smart Digital Australia (www.smartdigital.com.au) for

providing all the equipment for the

Olga Kustova

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GERMAN FOR EVERYONE LEARN GERMAN BASICS!

HELP YOUR KIDS WITH THEIR GERMAN!

ORDER YOUR NEXT MEAL AT MUNICH BRAUHAUS IN GERMAN!

Liebe parents,

Starting from Monday 14th of August, and every Monday for the rest

of the term, our Language Assistant Herr Andreas Ladwig will offer Ger-

man classes for parents from 2.30pm – 3.30pm.

Sessions will be held in the meeting room.

All levels are welcome!

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW

START DATE FOR THESE

CLASSES. PREVIOUSLY IT

WAS TO START ON THE

7TH,NEW DATE IS NOW

14TH AUGUST

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http://www.karralyka.com.au/Theatre/Touring-and-Community/Bayswater-South-Primary-School-2017

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Production 2017 FAQs

What is the BSPS School Production?

A theatrical experience, which allows all students to explore aspects of their Inquiry learning through the Arts, in a professional facility. It is an opportunity for each child to shine and perform for their families and friends.

How do I purchase Tickets?

You can buy them online, from Friday 21st July, 4PM at:

http://www.karralyka.com.au/Theatre/Touring-and-Community/Bayswater-South-Primary-School-2017

Please note that the theatre charges a $3 booking fee when you buy tickets online (any amount of tickets can be purchased in one booking). Alternatively, tickets can be purchased at the Karralyka Theatre with no booking fee.

Do all students perform?

Yes, the production links together many elements of the students’ curriculum (Inquiry, Performing Arts, Visual Arts etc.) and the expectation is that all students participate in all performances.

Why are we having a Matinee Performance?

Ticket sales in 2013 and 2015 were very strong with near full-houses over two performances. In addition, our school numbers have grown significantly. Also, a matinee allows more grandparents and younger children to attend. The starting time of 11:00am enables us to transport the students to the theatre in time for the performance and to return them to school for the usual 3:30 pick-up and after-school activities.

What are the pick-up and drop-off arrangements?

Students will be transported by bus to and from the theatre on both days; a payment and permission form will be sent home early next term. Parents will need to organize transport to the evening performances with students required from 6:30pm – 9:00pm each evening.

Will there be a DVD?

Yes. One of the performances on the Friday will be professionally filmed (costellovideo.com.au) and DVDs available for $25. Delivery about one week after the show. Order forms will be available next Term.

Will there be a staff item?

Mmmmm. Maybe. Watch this space…

Kind Regards,

Linton Roe roe.linton.j@edumail.vic.gov.au

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Bayswater South Primary School

Enfield Drive

Bayswater, Victoria, 3175

Australia

Phone: 03 9729 2862

Email: bayswater.south.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Web: www.baysouthps.vic.edu.au

Values : Respect Empathy Honesty Teamwork

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU RETURN YOUR

COMMUNITY RAFFLE TICKETS/MONEY TO THE OFFICE AS

SOON AS SCHOOL RESUMES FOR TERM 3. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO RETURN THE TICKETS, EVEN IF YOU HAVE

NOT BEEN ABLE TO SELL ANY, AS THEY HAVE TO BE

ACCOUNTED FOR.

Congratulations to our ex

students on their placements

in the German Poetry

Competition.

German Poetry Competition