from the principal’s desk thursday 24th june 2016balwynnorthps.vic.edu.au/pdf/2016...
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From the Principal’s Desk
Happy Holidays As we prepare for the end of Term 2, I'd like to thank you for your work over what has been a busy and rewarding few months. We've made great progress this term reinforcing the collaborative strength of our school community with a focus on teaching and learning. Our work on developing a shared vision for Balwyn North Primary School has been a highlight for our school and we look forward to continuing to enact this into the future. We trust that everyone will have a happy and safe break over the next two weeks and we look forward to seeing you all on Monday 11th July, ready for what promises to be a busy and exciting Term 3! Second Hand Uniform Shop A big thank you to Janet Wheeler and Kathleen Black who organised our second hand uniform shop this week. This was once again well supported by our community and we thank the volunteers for all of their contributions to our school. Please make sure that you come and do a final check of the lost property items in Sick Bay this week prior to the holidays. 2017 Enrolments We are planning grade numbers and staffing for next year. Our 2017 Foundation classes are filling fast and we therefore request any BNPS families that have a younger sibling starting Foundation in 2017, to complete an enrolment form by the end of Term 2. China Sister School Visit Our Sister School have confirmed that they will be arriving at Balwyn North Primary School on Friday 5th August and will depart on Thursday 11th August. We are still looking for two families who can each host a male student from China. We are also seeking interested families to host a visiting teacher. Please contact Helen Zannis on [email protected] if you are interested or would like some more information. A contribution of $200 per student/teacher will be available to host families to go towards covering the cost of hosting. Last Day of Term A friendly reminder that tomorrow, Friday the 24th of June, is the last day of term. This means that school will finish at 2:30pm. Please ensure that you can make appropriate arrangements for this early finish. Erika Bienert Tony Stokes Principal Assistant Principal
Thursday 24th June 2016
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
Friday 24th June Last day of school 2:30pm finish Free Dress Day GOLD COIN DONATION Last day treats
Monday 11th July Return to School Term 3 Uniform Shop 2:30pm—3:15pm Assembly 2:45pm
Tuesday 19th July Student Led Conference: 1:30—5:30pm and 6:30—8:30pm School Banking Due
Wednesday 20th July Uniform Shop 8:45am—9:30am Student Led Conference 3:45—5:40pm
Thursday 21st July BNPS House Athletics Sister School welcome event—Government House
CAPTAINS CORNER – Last week of term We are all excited for the upcoming term 2 holidays. We hope everyone has had a fantastic time. Congratulations to everyone who participated last Friday on the Hockey 7’s day. Great job!! Now go and have an awesome holiday and come back with fresh minds ready to learn!! From the school leaders, Aaron, Pasandul, Hannah and Sophie
PFA NEWS 23rd JUNE FRIENDSHIP LISTS AND CLASS REPS All Classes have a Class Representative now. Each Class has their Friendship List collated and they should have been emailed out to the Families who returned the Friendship List Form. If you are new to the School and would like to come into contact with the Families in your child’s Class please speak to your Class Rep. The Class Reps are: Nam ( FA) , Kathleen (FS), Briony (FL and 2S), Lan T (1G and 2A), Feng and Angel (1F) , Emilia ( 2K), Helen ( 3C), Lynda ( 3B), Ana ( 4M ), Khadijah ( 4J and 6M ), Carol ( 5C ), Janet ( 5T), Veronica ( 5L), Renee ( 6R), An-na ( 6D) .
END OF TERM TREATS FRIDAY 24TH JUNE On the last day of every Term the PFA sells TREATS ( chocolates, lollies, juices, popcorn, chips) to the students. Only a few gold coins are needed to buy a treat or two.
FEDERAL ELECTIONS BBQ SATURDAY JULY 2nd As you would all be aware, the Federal Elections will be held on Saturday 2nd July. BNPS is a polling station for the elections. This is a fantastic fundraising opportunity for our School. At the last State Elec-tions we made $3000. The school always needs money for new equipment, fur-niture and resources for our children. We will be selling BBQ sausages , drinks and chocolates. For this to happen we need volunteers. Volunteers for a two or 2.5hr hour shift at the BBQ.The shifts will be: 8am - 10am SET UP and COOKING 10 -12:30noon COOKING 12:30 -3pm COOKING and CLEAN UP Please email Athina [email protected] if you are able to help.
B.N.P.S. Stars of the Week
Term 2, Week 10
Class Name Achievement
FA Xinxin Ou For being a Communicator by showing great listening skills and
enjoying her time at BNPS.
FL Terry Deng For being Principled by following our essential agreement and
being a good role model to his friends.
FS Melody Mohiti
Asli For being Balanced by trying her best in all areas of her learning at
school. Well done!
1F Alena Nguyen For being a Communicator by working effectively and in
collaboration with others.
1G Ned Fryett For being Reflective and independently thinking through different
ways to solve problems. Very Reflective Neddles!
2A Shaina De Los
Reyes
For being a Communicator by working really well with other
children and sharing good ideas.
2K Kevin Yang For being Knowledgeable by sharing many interesting facts about
blue whales in his information report. Well done Kevin!
2S Lachlan Cartledge For being a Thinker by making attempts to think creatively when
approaching new problems.
3B Amanda Wang For being Caring by showing respect and empathy towards her
classmates.
4J Josh Rao For being an Inquirer by independently investigating Rube
Goldberg machines.
4M Cecilia Pham For being a Thinker by contributing creative ideas when designing
and making a Rube Goldberg machine.
5C Sanjay Patel For being Reflective by giving thoughtful consideration to his
personal learning, showing improved listening skills to further his
learning.
5L Lincoln Kwan For being a Thinker, for working hard and thinking carefully to
complete his Coding Maths Talent Quest Project.
5T David Wang For being a Thinker by being creative with his thinking to solve
complex MTQ problems! Well done David!
6D Sam Allan For being a Thinker by thinking creatively to solve computer
problems for others and to use technology effectively.
6M Maleeha Shah For being Caring by acting to make a positive difference to the lives
of others by sacrificing her recess to help her friends.
6R Pasandul De Silva For being Balanced by participating in all aspects of school life
with a great attitude and a smile J
MU-
SIC Sam Allan
For being a Risk-taker by always giving his absolute best during
musical rehearsals!
P.E. Lockie Everett For being Balanced, in all aspects of learning especially in team
games in sport.
Chess Report On June 15th, BNPS Chess team attended Chess Victoria Tournament at Mon Albert Primary school. This time the team consisted of Pasandul De Silva, Kovida De Silva, James Deng, Henry Law, Brandon Leung, Callista Leong-La, Elizabeth Ngodinhson, Victor Li, Leo Zheng, Owen Cai, Justin La, Aaron Chau, Terry Yu, Sean Hawkins and Andrew Ngodinhson. Our team obtained Bronze medals after competing against challenging opponents! Sensational effort by every team members; none scored below 3. One team member received a trophy for the second best player. We would like to thank our fantastic drivers: Mrs de Silva, Mrs Law, Feng Fang and Mr Chau. Finally we would like to applaud Mrs Dimond for organising this tournament.
Chess Captain, Andrew Ngodinhson
Dear Parents and tennis players,
We have finished all lessons for the semester. Coaching program for semester 2 will
commence Friday July 22. Holiday Tennis program commences Monday June 27 to
Friday July 1.Join for week or day. Pls contact Russell 0408365636 .
Thankyou for all your support.
Regards
Russell & Vivien
MISS PEPPERCORN Last day for lunch orders in Term 2 will be Thursday 23rd June
Balwyn High School—School Tour
The Balwyn High School Principal Team are delighted to be able to offer prospective
parents and students the opportunity to tour our school.
Tours will be held at 9am on Tuesday 14July and bookings are essential. Bookings can be made
through the following link.
http:/www.trybooking.com/CLLE
