Welcome back to Term 2! We have some exciting events this term including Eisteddfod, BPS Cross Country, State Athletics, North-West Cross Country, Reports and Parent-Teacher Conversations. I’m sure there will be more as the term progresses so please keep up to date with our school calendar.

Burnie Writing Collective

Teaching staff recently participated in an after school Professional Learning with the collective of schools at Somerset Primary to further our knowledge of Writing Conferences. This followed on from Moderation Day last term where we collectively assessed students writing. Our teachers are always looking for ways to improve teaching practices and student outcomes and we are excited to implement Writing Conferences into literacy blocks this term, with the support and expertise of Mrs Liz Fidler, Literacy Coach.

Mid-Year Reports

The major reports and Parent/ Teacher Conversations are occurring later this term. Teachers may contact some families prior to the reports coming home, conversely if you have any questions or concerns it is important you contact your child’s teacher as early as possible so that your child’s needs can be addressed.   

NAPLAN

Our Year 3 and 5 students will be participating in NAPLAN from May 10 -13. An information sheet was sent home this week with information about NAPLAN. If you would like more information or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher.

P&F Meeting

This meeting is on Tuesday, May 4 from 4.30pm - 6.00pm just prior to the School Association meeting. 

School Association

Following from the P&F meeting will be the School Association meeting from 6.00pm -7.00pm. If you wish to attend or become a member of our School Association, please contact Mrs Cheryl King, BPS School Business Manager.

Disabled Parking

The disabled parking spots are for people with permits. Please only park there if you are a permit holder. We appreciate your co-operation.

Breakfast Club

We are in the process of organising a Breakfast Club for BPS. We know that Breakfast Clubs are great for busy families and for students socialising before school, as well as a healthy start to the day! We would like to thank Emma and Gregory Baker for their on-going donation of bread to the Breakfast Club. We are looking for regular donations of milk, spreads, and cereals. If you or a community member can regularly donate, please contact Mrs Rochelle Cunningham. We are aiming to start the Breakfast Club at the beginning of Term 3, so watch this space!

Rochelle Cunningham

Acting Principal

Coming into the cold and flu season, it’s important that we all continue to keep healthy and safe. To ensure we can keep on top of COVID and also cold and flu, make sure you:

• Be alert to any symptoms of cold or flu that you or your child may exhibit
• Get tested for COVID if you or your child have symptoms
• Practise good hygiene, such as covering coughs and sneezes and washing hands
• If you or your child do get sick, stay at home until symptoms has passed, even if a COVID test is negative

Remember, symptoms include fever, tiredness, cough, headache, sore throat, sniffling and sneezing.

To keep our school safe, we are still:

• continuing with increased cleaning
• making sure there is plenty of soap, sanitiser and tissues available
• applying restrictions to large gatherings of adults and encouraging physical distancing
• requiring visitors to check-in on our sites

Students would have taken home our parent brochure (attached) explaining the whole school Home Reading Program. All students from Kinder- Grade 6 can participate and are able to read any book of their choosing. Just sign each night they read, and we will celebrate their milestone achievements in the newsletter. If you have any questions, please chat with your child’s class teacher.

Each Friday, Grade 1 has a focus on problem solving challenges. Last week Miss Hall and Mrs Constantine introduced us to a problem about shapes. We had to make a square using counting sticks. Our instructions were to remove 2 matchsticks which would leave 2 squares. Can you solve the problem?

In Term 1, Grade 2 inquired about living things. We looked at life cycles and made models of the plant or animal and described the features and stages of their life.