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NEWSLETTER Phone: 9484 8844 2 July 2019 Fax: 9484 8200

P & C Meeting – Wednesday 21 August 2019 7:30 p.m. – Library Website: www.beecroftpublicschool.com.au Email: beecroft-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal’s Report As we head into the holidays, Beecroft Public School will finish the term with a flurry of activity. Parent teacher meetings on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings; the K-6 Athletics Carnival and the Peer Support Picnic will all take place this week. Just a reminder that Friday is a P&C Mufti Day. Please bring a gold coin donation with all proceeds going to the P&C. Students have had a busy term of learning and I encourage all families to enjoy the holidays with their children, away from the demands of homework, routines and study. The holidays will pass quickly and students will return to school and to formal learning on Tuesday 23 July. ‘Run Beecroft Run’ - Athletics Carnival Wednesday 3 July 2019 This Wednesday Beecroft Public School is holding our annual K-6 Athletics Carnival at Greenway Park, Cherrybrook. Thank you to Mrs Reid, Miss Richards, Mrs Faber, Mrs Justic and the huge team of teachers who have worked on the comprehensive planning of this event. Thank you also to Belinda Varndell, Donna Dubsky-Clark and Nina Gilks and the team who will manage the pop-up canteen and the sausage sizzle. Thank you to all the teachers and parent volunteers who will support the detailed operation of the carnival. Ensuring we maintain accurate rolls at carnivals and off-site events is essential to keeping our students safe. Each year we adjust our procedures to streamline this process.

• Students who will be driven to the field by their parents will be marked present on the roll by their teachers the day before.

• Any K-2 students who leave Greenway with their parents/carers will need to be marked off the roll by their class teacher at the end of the K-2 carnival.

• Any 3-6 students who leave Greenway with their parents/carers will be marked off the roll at the Roll Marking Table between 1:45-2:20p.m. 3-6 students must not leave until the relays have concluded.

• In the case of an emergency or student illness throughout the day, please see Mrs Rose, Ms Montgomery or Mrs Robbins

directly.

• Students will only be allowed to leave with an adult who is not their parent/carer, if this has been prearranged and communicated to the class teacher using the return permission slip.

Congratulations Valentina Congratulations Valentina K (6R) on successfully qualifying for the state Cross-Country Carnival. This is another amazing achievement. Good luck Valentina. Service to Others - Peer Support Leadership at Beecroft Public School is about ‘service to others’. Perhaps the strongest way that we see ‘service to others’ in action is through our Peer Support program. Our Year 6 students have assumed the role of Peer Support leaders and have delivered sessions dealing with resilience, optimism, personal strengths, friendship, team work and persistence. The Peer Support leaders have been

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outstanding and our junior students have certainly benefited from their wisdom and guidance. This Friday our Peer Support program will finish and we plan to celebrate by way of a picnic. Students are asked to bring their own piece of fruit to enjoy at this picnic. Thanks to the Year 6 teachers, Mr Littlejohn, Mrs Luscombe, Mrs Randall, Mrs Stapley and Miss Woodbury, for their leadership and organisation of the program. It has been an absolute joy watching our Year 6 students step up and lead this program. Beecroft is an even better school because of Peer Support! Service to Others - Celebrating an Outstanding Volunteer Beecroft Public School is fortunate that ‘service to others’ is a cornerstone of our P&C and volunteer parent and community body. Our students benefit from the rich and diverse support provided by many volunteers at our school. Last week, parent volunteer, Ben McSweeney was recognised formally for his work as a volunteer at Beecroft Public School and in particular his leadership of the Gardening Group over the last seven years. Ben’s nomination was selected by a panel from many nominations from across the Metropolitan North Operational Directorate as being worthy of receiving this significant award from Executive Director, Mrs Cathy Brennan. Congratulations Ben McSweeney on receiving the prestigious award – ‘Executive Director’s Award for Excellence in Community Service’. The citation for this award is included below. Fittingly, the Gardening Group marked this occasion at Gardening Group last Friday with garden themed cupcakes and heartfelt speeches from student gardening leaders, Spencer and Oscar. Congratulations and thank you, Ben McSweeney, for your service to our students and school.

Executive Director’s Award for Excellence in Community Service Ben McSweeney has been a parent and active member of the Beecroft PS P&C since his son Lucas started kindergarten in 2013. Growing up in Beecroft himself, Ben also attended Beecroft PS as a student and has a passion for the school and local community that runs deep. For the last seven years, Ben has lead the ‘Greening our School’ initiative that has seen many gardens, playgrounds and potted plants flourish throughout the school. Ben has a gift for uniting the community and harnessing the talents of our students and parents, where working bees see up to 100 community members unite to plant, prune and tidy our school. Each Friday, Ben leads a team of student volunteers, the 'garden knights', in planting, harvesting, watering and weeding the kitchen gardens that Ben has established throughout the school. This small venture allows students to sell basil, mint, lettuce and other vegetables and use the profits to buy more seedlings and plants. Ben never misses an opportunity to teach the knights how to care and maintain seasonal crops and each week he writes a small section for the newsletter celebrating the gardening achievements for the week. Ben has not only upheld the value of service, in the department’s strategic plan, but has advanced this value, by inviting others to use their talents to serve also. While this nomination primarily celebrates Ben’s service to the school and students at Beecroft Public School through his efforts greening the school and teaching our students to care for the environment in which they spend so much of their school days, Ben’s service extends far beyond the gardens. Ben has served several terms as P&C President, Vice-President and as a P&C member. Ben has organised movie nights, working bees, election day BBQ’s and has been a pivotal collaborator for 3 Multicultural Fairs. Ben is always the first on the scene of any event and can always be found locking up at the end. He has endless energy and works tirelessly so any events run smoothly. The Beecroft P&C and community has a strong culture of service to others and Ben McSweeney has been a shining example of this value.

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Celebrating Outstanding Students Congratulations to our outstanding students who received their Silver awards at the assemblies last week. You and your parents should be very proud of this achievement and for your commitment to the school values: respect, responsibility, excellence and participation. To recognise the significance of achieving the highest Beecroft accolade, a Gold Award, students receiving a Gold Award for Semester 1 and their parents and/or carers will be invited to a Gold Award morning tea early in Term 3. Congratulations to all award recipients.

Roofing Project This week we are expecting safety railings to be erected on the roof of the Administration building and for the removal and replacement of tiles to begin on Wednesday. It is likely that work will be suspended on Thursday and Friday, as new fencing will need to be erected at the front section of the building on Saturday. I would like to thank and acknowledge the staff, students and parents for their positivity and understanding throughout this process. Baby News Congratulations to Mrs Holly Halliwell and her husband Hugh on the safe and joyous arrival of their gorgeous baby girl, Lucy Mae Halliwell, last Saturday morning. Tanya Rose Principal

Peer Support 2019 Week 10 In this week’s final session of Promoting Harmony, the children will reflect on what they learned in Peer Support. They will remember to reflect on how to show respect, take responsibility and work collaboratively with others. To conclude the program the Peer Leaders have organised a fruit morning tea.

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Thank you for contributing a piece of fruit for this celebration and for the ongoing support of your child/children as they strive to promote harmony.

Dear Parents, Our final Peer Support session for this year will be held on Friday 5 July. To celebrate what has been a most enjoyable and successful term of new friendships, we are having a small celebration with our Peer Support groups. This will take the form of a morning tea and small games session. Our morning tea and games session will take place on the Mary Street Grass at 10:05a.m. Students are asked to bring their own piece of fruit or vegetable, their own water bottle and the Year Six leaders will provide a treat to share. Food supplied for this event should be in line with the Beecroft Public School Anaphylaxis Policy, which asks students and parents not to bring any foods containing nut products. This event has the approval of the Principal. A risk management plan has been submitted as part of the event planning. Year 6 Teachers

Ellen Randall Assistant Principal

Eco Corner Report Harvesting, watering, fertilising … and festivities for the Knights A huge thank you to our principal Mrs Rose for the beautiful cupcakes she made for our greening group. Delicious and enjoyed by all. It was also Spencer’s birthday, so we sang him a big happy birthday. He is our longest serving garden knight. With the festivities finished, it was time for more fun harvesting lettuce, rocket, and spinach, then watering the garden. It is the last week of term this week so a couple of new seedlings will be planted, with some mulching and fertilising of the garden beds in preparation for the school holidays. Ben the Green Garden Guru In knowledge we grow

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P&C News P&C News P&C News P&C News P&C News

Message from the President Thank you to all our volunteers Last Wednesday I had the honour of receiving a Certificate of Recognition Award from the Department of Education in recognition of my volunteering work over the last few years at Beecroft Public School. I would like to thank both the school and P&C for nominating me for this award. In all my time at school, it has always been a pleasure serving the community and being part of such a wonderful school. As nice as this award is for my service, I would just like to acknowledge some of the wonderful volunteers that I have worked with over my time, who may not get any recognition and who work tirelessly to make this school a better place. I would like to thank Sue Day and Sunil Shah who were our P&C role models when we came to this school and of course Tracey Hartshorne who did and was involved in everything and who was for so long the driving force behind the MCF and all things fundraising and social within the school. There was Ianthe Denby who ran the canteen, and has now been replaced by our wonderful Belinda Varndell, who has been the Canteen convener for many years. There was Stephanie Mitchell who seemed to be secretary of every committee and subcommittee. We currently have Maret Fraser who oversees all things Arts and Crafts, who is never seen, but has done such a wonderful job in growing this extracurricular area within our school. We have Sherri Cooper overseeing our Uniform Shop, Nathan Green who has been a constant source of guidance within BOOSH, and Janine Kissick keeping all things in tune within our Bands and Strings Subcommittee. Of course, there is Gary Tyzack who took on the daunting job of treasurer six years ago and who has streamlined all things accounts-wise so that our subcommittees are all in fabulous shape. We currently have Carolyn Choong and Louise De Vos watching over all our socialising, our secretary, Melannie Hogan, who has tidied up all our paperwork and ensured that our P&C Constitution is all in order, and our current VP’s, Lisa Yen and Adam Fusca, who work to get all the little things done and the bigger things as well. I have been blessed to work with so many parents during this time, have got to know them, and been involved in their lives and their children’s lives. The friendships that have been formed will last a lifetime.

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So, as nice as it is to be honoured with this award, it is more important to reflect on and acknowledge the wonderful voluntary contribution, seen and unseen, of so many parents with our school; contributions that create the school that serves our children so well. There are many others who I have not mentioned but who I say a very big thank you to as well. How can you volunteer? For all of these events, the more parents involved the smoother the event, the easier the event and more importantly the greater opportunity to grow the community of our school. If you’re interested in any of these please let me know or grab a Blue Volunteer Sheet from the front office. Term 3 Fit-A-Thon - Monday 19 August 3-6 Disco Helper - Friday 6 September Kindergarten Orientation - Thursday 19 September Movie Night under the Stars - Friday 20 September Term 4 Working Bee - Sunday 20 October Upcoming Events: P&C General Meeting: Wednesday 21 August at 7:30p.m. in the School Library Ben McSweeney ben.mcsweeney@gmail.com

P & C President

Canteen News - Phone 9980 7255

K-6 Athletics Carnival If you have not pre-ordered our Greatest Sausage Meal Deal then please make sure you pack lunch for you and your child! The Canteen kiosk will be selling small baked goods, treats and water, but nothing more substantial than that. We are looking forward to a great day tomorrow! See you there… See what is ready to go into our lunch packs at the Athletics Carnival?! Homemade goodness…YUM!

Please help us! We need help the last two days of this term! We have few people on the roster and it would be really great if we can have some new faces to join our team! Even if you come just for the one day – just for a couple of hours. We need the help; please pop by the canteen if you can. Thanks.

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Roster for the upcoming week & first week of Term 3 Wednesday 03 July: Canteen Closed – The Greatest Sausage Sizzle Thursday 04 July: MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK – COME ALONG! Friday 05 July: Nadya H, Jacqueline M NEED PM HELP TODAY! ** Have a Great Term Break** Monday 22 July: Canteen Closed Tuesday 23 July: Alison F, Hala H

If you are rostered on and cannot commit, please arrange for someone to cover your day. Please try and let either myself or the Managers know to help organise the weekly roster. If you are still having difficulties, please phone the Canteen Managers, Jenny or Julie on 9980 7255. Thanks. Belinda Varndell info.bps.canteen@gmail.com Canteen Convenor

Arts & Crafts Program

Arts and Crafts update – Term 3 The draft brochure for Term 3 Arts and Crafts is attached. Note that Dance and Fitness (Tue/Fri) is only running for weeks 1-9 this time. Qkr! will open for enrolments tomorrow, Wednesday 3 July (week 10) AFTER 9:00P.M., and close during the holidays (Sunday 14 July). We are still looking for several volunteers to help manage the Arts program as from Term 4. Please consider this – it is a great way to give back to our school community and can be administered via email/phone FROM HOME OR FROM WORK. Maret and Helena maretti34@hotmail.com

lanhe2211@gmail.com

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Lost Property

Thank you to the class parents and the parents for endeavouring to assist in maintaining the lost property area. Class 4L is rostered on this week. PLEASE NOTE: all lost property still in the lost property area on Friday 5 July will be either donated or disposed of. If you have lost any items, please ensure that you claim them prior to Friday 5 July. Lisa Yen P&C Vice President

Uniform Shop The Uniform Shop will be closed this Wednesday but will be open as usual on Thursday morning. Wednesday 3 July - CLOSED Thursday 4 July - No volunteers

Hours: Wednesday 3:00p.m. – 4:00p.m.

Thursday 9:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. Sherri Cooper Uniform Shop Convenor beecroftpsuniform@gmail.com

School Banking

Regular Hours: Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

School banking is open as usual in week 10. Alice Clayton BeecroftSchoolBanking@gmail.com

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BOOSH

Hello Booshies!!! Parent Committee Meeting Parent meetings are a great opportunity for families, especially those new to Boosh, to meet other parents and be involved in the running of the centre. All Boosh families are welcome; you do not have to be ‘on the committee’. Meetings are held in Boosh at 6:30p.m. Our next meeting is TONIGHT Tuesday 2 July. Vacation Care There are still a few spots available on Friday 12 July and Tuesday 16 July. Please contact Boosh if you are interested in Vacation Care for your child on this day. Annual Leave Notification Please note that I will be on annual leave for the last week of the school holidays and the first week of Term 3. Steve and Astrid will be attending to all queries during this time. Special Afternoon Tea This week’s special NAIDOC themed afternoon tea will be on Tuesday afternoon. The staff will be preparing Kangaroo BBQ and Damper. This Week’s Photos Building with blocks; knitting club; origami club; playing with cards and year 6 Booshies running their own crafts activities for younger children. Upcoming Dates Vacation Care Bookings for current families: OPEN NOW July Parent Committee Meeting: Tuesday 2 July at 6:30p.m. in Boosh TONIGHT First day of Vacation Care: Monday 8 July Mel on Leave: 13 - 27 July Have a great week! Mel and The Boosh Team 9980 8224 admin@boosh.com.au

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Band News

The City of Sydney Eisteddfod continued last week with an outstanding result for SCB2, placing second out of 24 bands in their section. Well done to all our ensembles that performed at this event. Special mention also goes to Felix P from SCB1, Stage Band and Intermediate Band, who came second in the Under 15 tenor trombone NSW State Championships on the weekend. Congratulations Felix on this fantastic achievement!

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There will be no band and strings committee meeting this month. Meetings and festival performances will resume in Term 3. If you have any questions, please contact your band coordinator. For general inquiries, please contact the secretary. Megan Hobbs therealmeganhobbs@gmail.com Secretary

String Ensemble News

Our Advanced String Ensemble has travelled all the way to Croydon Public School to attend a preliminary rehearsal for the Festival of Instrumental Music (FOIM) – Strings. From Monday 29 July to Thursday 1 August, the Festival of Instrumental Music will present four concerts of diverse and challenging repertoire, as well as some specially commissioned works by Australian composers, at the Sydney Opera House. The BPS Advanced String Ensemble is scheduled to perform on Monday 29 July 2019.

Good luck to our team, wishing that everything goes well at the concert! Invoice for Strings Membership fees – Due 5 July 2019 The 2019 membership invoices have been emailed to all parents last week. Please ensure that payments for your children enrolled are paid by the due date of 5 July 2019. Thank you!

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Change of Rehearsal Date All Strings Rehearsals are cancelled in Week 10 (last week of term 2) due to building works scheduled around school area. Intermediate Strings Term 3 Week 1 - Monday 22 July – Staff Development Day – no rehearsal this week Term 3 Week 2 - Monday 29 July moved to Friday 2 August Thank you to all of those rostered parents who have made themselves available to support each rehearsal! Weekly Rehearsal Parent Roster – Terms 3 & 4 2019 A volunteer parent is needed to support the smooth running of each rehearsal. Please remember to sign up to the weekly parent roster if you have not done so already: Advanced Strings: https://signup.com/login/entry/447016456513544039 Intermediate Strings: https://signup.com/go/xkHLqBL Training Strings: https://signup.com/go/xKCbOBA String Ensemble Applications for 2019 Beecroft Public School Strings Program welcomes new players of all levels, from Year 1 to Year 6, who play violin, viola, cello and double bass. The String Ensembles perform at festivals and events throughout the year. For more details, please refer to the BPS Band and Strings Program Handbook 2019. To make enquiry or book an audition, please contact the Strings Coordinator on StringsBPS@googlegroups.com. Term 3 Events

Ensemble Event Location Date Time Advanced Strings Opera House FOIM Sydney Opera House 29 July

(Monday) TBA

Advanced Strings Ryde Eisteddfod Ryde Civic Centre 13 August (Tuesday)

TBC

Training Strings K-2 Assembly BPS School hall 21 August (Wednesday)

12-1p.m.

Intermediate Strings Australian School Orchestral Festival (ASOF)

Sir John Clancy Auditorium, University of NSW

8 September (Sunday)

9:30a.m. arrival

Advanced Strings Australian School Orchestral Festival (ASOF)

Sir John Clancy Auditorium, University of NSW

8 September (Sunday)

10:50a.m. arrival

Advanced Strings (Year 5&6 students only)

Band & Strings Tour Various locations 25-27 September (Wed-Fri)

TBC

Thank you to all of the conductors, teachers and parents for your support to make it another great term! Looking forward to more performance opportunities in Term 3 for all string ensembles! Have a safe holiday! Fei Gao Strings Co-ordinator StringsBPS@googlegroups.com

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KP Parent Dinner We would like to invite you to the KP Parent Dinner tonight, Tuesday 2 July at 7:00p.m. at Spoonful Thai, Beecroft. This is a parent only dinner. Please let me know if you are able to join us by Monday June 17 at kor.donegan@gmail.com . Thank you. Lyndal and Koreen Class Parents

KC Play in the Park We would like to invite all of the parents/carers and children of KC to join us for a play in the park on the Village Green on Thursday 4 July straight after school. Please bring a plate of food (nut free) to share for afternoon tea. Please join your fellow KC parents/carers and students to celebrate the end of another very busy term! Alison, Sheetal and Anand Class Parents

Community News Beecroft Public School, as a service to parents, will advertise community events that may be of interest. Beecroft Public School does not necessarily endorse or sponsor the events and accepts no responsibility for the management or organization of these events.

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Hornsby Chil d and Yo uth Mental Healt h Service (CYMHS) Parenti ng Anxio us Children

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