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Bayswater South Primary School Issue: 9 May 1 2020

THE BULLETIN Issue 9 May 1 2020

Assistant Principal’s message 1

Birthdays 31

Assistant Principal's Message

Dear Students and Parents,

What an interesting start to the term. It has been so great to

see you all engaging with learning from home and trying your

best in these challenging times.

Students, from what I have observed, you are trying very hard

during this time and we know that you are missing your classmates and teachers. Keep up the great effort! The

teachers are working on ways to connect you in class meetings over video chat – more to come on this.

Parents, I would like to extend my gratitude towards your efforts and perseverance during the move to learning

from home. My own experiences with my Son (Grade 1) and Daughter (3 Year-Old Kinder) have taught me that

there are good days and bad days when it comes to attempting learning tasks. Again, we applaud your efforts!

I’d also like to thank you for marking the attendance during this time – it will assist us in our record keeping whilst

we are learning from home.

Teachers, this has been a time of steep learning curves, but also an affirmation of your talents and innovative

spirit. Below is some evidence of this! If you haven’t had the privilege of viewing this video yet, I can highly

recommend it.

Finally, I’d like to acknowledge our new Principal Bret Mottrom and the Leadership Team for their guidance and

expertise during this time. These people have worked in overdrive over the past 3 weeks to ensure our transition

into flexible learning from home has been a smooth one.

Dan Zielinski

Assistant Principal (Acting)


PA - Astrid May PB - Sylvia Schmelzle

ANZAC DAY

Prep A and Prep B listened to the story ANZAC Ted and followed directions on how to draw him. Below are some of their drawings, they did a great job.


PA - Astrid May PB - Sylvia Schmelzle


PC - Shree Schmaal PD - Isabella Maresca


1/2A - Tayla Devilee 1/2B - Blaich Desiree 1/2C - Stephanie Groves

1/2D - Annette Schmelzle 1/2E - Maria Mccluskey, Jess Koch


3A - Christian Morf 3B - Kate Williams


3C - Alice Wirth - Tim Aris

Chatterboxes and Favourite Family Events

The students in year 3 made chatterboxes. They surveyed their family about their favourite food, events and sport. They used the information to include in their chatterboxes. They were asked to check how much their family knew about each other. The children also wrote about their favourite

family event.


5/6A - Megan Payne

5/6 A – WORKING HARD AT HOME!


5/6B - Angelina Rosas– Ortiz


Found by Isabelle

Found by Harry Found by Fern

Found by Matthew

HI, FROM YOUR STUDENT LEADERS! (OUR YEAR 5/6 SRC, HOUSE CAPTAINS AND STUDENT LEADERS)

Remember (students, staff and families)…

Awesome quotes

“When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the centre

of every constellation, and people want to be near you.”

(Found by Emmanuel)


Scavenger Hunt by Declan:

H O U S E C O M P E T I T I O N

Find these items in your home: Something colourful

A flower A pillow

Something smooth A ball

Something rough A cake A leaf A stick

The BSPS school logo A garden hose

A toy car A street light

A mail box A tree

A board game A coffee cup

This term as you all know there is no Assembly is at school so, the House Captains have decided to have a CHALLENGE!

The challenge is to send in a photo with you wearing your house colours (you

need to get permission from your parents to send it). The house with the most people who have dressed up will get house points!

We have decided to do it one year level at a time J

This week’s year level will be the 5\6 year level.

Please send the photo (with permission) to Miss Koch with your name and

grade: [email protected]

We hope that you are enjoying school at home and we hope to see lots of your colourful pictures this week!!

Stay safe!

YOUR HOUSE CAPTAINS J


Jess Koch Blaich Desiree – Wellbeing Leaders

April 2020

Dear families and friends,

We launched our wellbeing theme of KINDNESS at the beginning of 2020 not knowing

how fitting it would be even during this pandemic.

KINDNESS is ‘the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate’.

How are you showing kindness at home? If you have stories or photos to share for our

next newsletter please email:

[email protected]

*Please include your child’s first name and class.

ANZAC DAY:

Usually we would come together as a school community for our ANZAC Day Assembly.

We hope you take them time to remember on Saturday 25 April 2020. Lest we forget.

Here are some extra wellbeing resources where the whole family can join in!

mailto:[email protected]


GRATITUDE:

It’s always good to remember what are 3 things that went WELL this week?

RESILIENCE:

From Positive Education:


Below are four research-supported strategies that may help support you

and the people in your life, whether younger or older:

Notice what’s good.

It’s easy for us to join the outrage and panic, but our students and

children swim in that same water. If we want them to be calm and

optimistic, we need to role model this. We know humans are innately

good, with a deep desire to help each other. We also understand the

power of descriptive norms; if we describe our world as pro-social

(helpful, kind, community-focused) then we inspire that behaviour.

If we describe our world as anti-social (hoarding, greedy, selfish) then of course we inspire that behaviour.

**Action: create pro-social ripples**

Send a daily gratitude text, email or letter to someone.

Look for and celebrate the helpers in your world, such as the wonderful community groups, which are springing up online.

Ask young people to identify a way in which they could help their family. This might be as simple as

maintaining good personal hygiene or setting the table for dinner.

Be present.

Practice mindfulness, and schedule mindful breaks for your students or children. Resisting the urge to

‘mentally time travel (ruminating “if only we…” or worrying “I should…”) – we are here and now, and the

more time our mind spends with us the calmer we will feel. Just ten minutes of quiet, present-centered

reflection can be enough to significantly reduce stress levels. Our body is always anchored in the present,

which is why our mindfulness practices often start by focusing on our body or breath.

**Action: be mindful**

Limit time spent scrolling through newsfeeds or consider a media-fast for 48 hours (don’t worry – you’ll hear about any significant events from others around you).

Create routines for anyone spending long periods at home. Structure and stability cannot be underestimated in their capacity to support mental health.

Investigate some of the great free practices, which are available online such as Mindfulness Meditation for kids, Body Scan Meditations, Cosmic Kids Yoga, GoNoodle or go to Headspace:

https://www.headspace.com/covid-19

https://www.headspace.com/covid-19


Acknowledge negative emotions.

Feeling scared, uneasy, worried or anxious about the current state

of the world is understandable. If we try to ignore these emotions,

studies show we will only feel them more strongly.

**Action: name the feeling or emotion**

Understand that the emotion may pass quickly or slowly, but it will eventually pass.

Curiously examine the emotion. What is creating this?

Consider: is there a way to ‘reframe’ the experience? Is

there anything positive which can be drawn from the current situation?

Go outside & be active.

It would be easy for us all to bunker down and lock ourselves away indoors. We know the importance of

physical activity for both mental and physical health, and we also know how impactful being in nature is.

**Action: create healthy habits**

Spend some time outside each day; reading a book, drawing something in nature, walking a dog, planting vegetables, taking photos, getting creative with craft projects…

Move your body (there are many free You Tube sessions and movement sessions already available online)

Try counting your steps – use a FitBit or download a free app and start measuring the number of steps

you take each day. Start small, track your progress and be easy on yourself!

http://vuir.vu.edu.au/29912/1/Mental%20health%20review%20of%20reviews%20(BJSM%202011)%20(IR%2025-1-16).pdf

http://willsull.net/resources/BratmanHamiltonDaily2012.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7AYKMP6rOE


Get up regularly and move, especially when you are sitting for long periods of time. Walk around the room, drink water or get some fresh air.

Start early – just 20 minutes of moderate activity could significantly improve your mood! Exercising at the beginning of the day kick starts your metabolism, so start your day with a brisk walk, go to the gym, go for a walk or jog with the kids or do yoga together as a family.

Below are 30 ways/actions you can do to look after yourselves and others.


https://www.baysouthps.vic.edu.au/. Under Curriculum you will find the Primary Years Programme (PYP) tab,

here there is key information about the program which includes links to videos that explain the PYP and the

Learner Profile, as well as a copy of the school’s Program of Inquiry.

Karyn Georgios

PYP Coordinator

Want to find out more about the PYP at Bayswater South?

Mother Tongue Book donations

Near the end of last term a parent information session was held about the

PYP. Thank you to the parents that attended this session.

This presentation will be repeated over Zoom on Thursday the 7th

of May at

4pm. Look out for an email early next week from the PYP Coordinator about joining her for this presentation.

This will be an opportunity to ask questions about the program.

Parent PYP information sessions will be a regular occurrence throughout 2020, so if you can’t make it this time, look out for the next one in future bulletins.

PYP Information Zoom meeting

International Baccalaureate (IB) News

Hello and welcome to the first IB news item for Term 2. It has been wonderful hearing from teachers about all the inquiry learning that has been going on this term. Please continue sharing lots of your Unit of Inquiry work with your teachers, you never know, it might make it into next week’s bulletin!

One of the ways you can discover more about the learning and teaching at Bayswater South is on the school’s

website .

We are collecting books written in mother tongue languages to promote the reading of books in the

languages found within the Bayswater South Primary School community.

From next Monday the 4th

of May, there will be a special box placed at the school office to collect your donations so look out for it. There is a house competition, with every student that donates a book contributing 50 points to their house!

https://www.baysouthps.vic.edu.au/


Sport News - Matt Campbell

BSPS PE Week 2


Visual Arts - Petra Murrihy

Davis Family Art Class

Parents having a go at the art activities (Tani C)

Bastian Prep B

Jacob Prep B

Patrick McF 1/2D



Mia Prep C

Levi Prep C

Prahil Prep C

Aiden 1/2A and Emily Prep C

Kobe Prep D

Sophia 1/2B



Leon Prep D

Benny 1/2B

Zoe Prep D

Savannah 4B

Caleb 1/2E

Angelina 1/2E Lucas W 1/2E



Ipsa Prep D

Jasmine Prep D

Ella 1/2B (while in quarantine)

Myra 1/2B

Lucas W 1/2E

Laura Prep A Declan 3A Isabelle 3A



Wyatt 3A

Cooper k 3B

Christopher and Andrew creating art

Matthew 1/2D

Arwyn 4B

Samuel 4B Liesel 5/6C


Bayswater South Primary School Song

Let us sing together out loud,

To show that we are proud,

Let us sing together as one,

Bayswater South Primary School.

This is our school, prep to six,

We always try to do our best,

Our colours are blue and gold,

We wear them proudly for all to know.

German Chorus:

Lasst uns laut unsre Schule besingen.

Stolz tut unser Schullied klingen

Vereingt singen wir in Chor,

Bayswater’s Bilingual School.

This is our school with a view,

To work together for me and you,

Caring for one another here,

Always striving for our best year.


To show that we are proud,

Let us sing together as one,




*Clap Clap*


Happy Birthday to those students who

have had their birthday’s recently.

Jakob K, Alexander M, Cooper P, Gabriel H, Mia F, Erica M, Mackenzie L, Diya S


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 the 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

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 Bret

Financial - Administration query /issue = Contact the office.

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

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