What an exciting and busy last few days of school for 2021. We have the Grade 6 Big Day Out today, assemblies next week and the much-anticipated Big Day In. As we come towards the end of a school year, we also sadly say goodbye to some of our staff members. I would like to acknowledge and thank the professionalism and dedication of the following staff;

• Mrs Emma Constantine
• Miss Meaghan Hosking
• Mrs Emma Sterta
• Miss Cyndra Williams
• Mrs Bron McDougal

Thank you for all you have done for the students at BPS!

Whilst Mr Andrew Woodard is not leaving BPS he is changing roles in 2022. Mr Woodard has decided he missed teaching the students too much and is moving into a teacher role at the school from 2022 onwards. So, I would like to sincerely thank Mr Andrew Woodard for all his contributions to the leadership of the school and wider community.  Mr Woodard has been instrumental in establishing the Makerspace and elevating STEAM and digital technologies into mainstream subjects.  His innovative thinking, passion and dedication to BPS has been an asset to the entire school community. On behalf of all the staff thank you for all you have done as Assistant Principal at Burnie Primary School.

I would also like to take this opportunity to announce a new staff member joining the Burnie Primary School team in 2022, Miss Kerryn Duncan. Miss Duncan, won the Assistant Principal position, is an experienced leader in the department, and we are looking forward to her becoming a valued member of the Burnie Primary School community.

Staffing 2022

• Andrew Starick - Principal
• Kerryn Duncan - Assistant Principal
• Alanna Smith - Quality Lead Teacher - Numeracy
• Stephen Dome - PE/Advanced Skills Teacher
• Amanda Hyland - Kinder/Advanced Skills Teacher
• Anita Mitchell (Snooks) - Kinder
• Rachael Sykes - Prep
• Clare Smith - Prep
• Rachel Johnson - Prep/Literacy Support
• Kendall Sandman - Grade 1
• Christina Cohen (Makerspace)/Georgette Moore (LiL & Advanced Skills Teacher) - Grade 1 
• Rae Tevelein - Grade 2
• Diane Williams - Grade 2
• Susan Woodward - Grade 3
• Steph Hanson/Meg Nayler - Grade 3
• Liz Fidler - Grade 4
• Jana Kalweit - Grade 4
• Patti Page - Grade 5
• Olivia Meldrum - Grade 5
• Sue Smith - Grade 6
• Andrew Woodard - Grade 6
• Cathryn Parke - Literacy Support
• Vicki Brumby - Indonesian Teacher
• Meera Ganeshkumar - EAL support Teacher

Big Day In

Wednesday 15 December is our Big Day In. Students will be able to choose different activities to participate in up until lunch time. Thank you to the School Association for helping with the cost for the day. Students will need to be in school uniform that day and remember their hat!

End of Year Assembly

Tickets for the assembly have nearly gone so if you haven’t booked any please use the links within the app to secure your tickets. If you are having difficulty securing your tickets, please contact the office.

When you arrive at the JMC you will be required to check in and sanitise. We also ask that you fill up the seats set out rather than standing.

We look forward to celebrating the year with our students families.

Wishing everyone a relaxing and safe holiday!

Rochelle Cunningham

Acting Principal

Grade 1 have been exploring celebrations around the world. After discussing thanksgiving children told us the things that they are thankful for.

Here are some of their ideas:

I am thankful for my sister, my mum and my dad because they all help me. My sister plays with me and keeps me company. I am thankful for friends because they are nice to me and they play with me.

I am thankful for my school because it helps me learn.

I am thankful for the school that I go to because I get to play with my friends every day.

I am thankful for my food because my mum worked very hard to make it.

I am thankful for having a big house because I have my own room. I have a giant backyard, three bathrooms and four bedrooms.

I am thankful that Martin is born and that my mum and dad raised me because they give food to me and take care of me and Martin.

I am thankful for nan and pop because I get to go to Scamander for a holiday to see my nan and pop. I love them a lot.

I am thankful for Anne because she is nice.

I am thankful for Eylse because she is kind.

I am thankful for air because it helps us to breathe and if we didn’t have air we would not be alive.

I am thankful for being alive, if I wasn’t alive I wouldn’t be in this wonderful world.

On the 4^th and 5^th of December the Grade 3-4 boy’s basketball team of Cooper, Ryan, Hudson, Elijah, Louis, Sashan, Lucas, Archie and Bentley went to Launceston to represent Burnie Primary School in the State Championships.

We were all feeling very nervous and excited about the weekend. On Saturday we played two pool games and lost them both by only one and two points – we collaborated well as a team but just fell short. During our games on Saturday Bentley suffered a knee injury as he had a crash with Hudson when they were rebounding. He went to the hospital and he couldn’t play any more however was there cheering us on.

On Sunday we played two further games and we won both games comfortably. This put us in 5^th place in the whole of Tasmania which is an amazing effort.

We want to thank Stephen Gillam for coaching us through three tournaments we had great fun, it was a great time and we really enjoyed ourselves.

By Ryan and Cooper

The Grade 5-6 Boys Basketball team made up of Oliver D, Ryan, Oliver R, Nash, Tobias, Hayden, Lucas, Johnty and Brooklyn went to Launceston on the 4^th and 5^th of December to represent Burnie Primary School at the State Basketball Championships.

We played two games on the Saturday winning both which put us into the Semi Final – this was a great game unfortunately we lost by three points which meant we were to play off for third and fourth – we won this game against Cambridge which meant we finished third in the whole state which is an awesome achievement.

We would like to thank Tim (coach) and Sarah (manager) Kinch for all their help during the season, we have learnt lots and have had a great time. Also thank you to all of our parent for getting us to all the games during the three tournaments throughout the year.

By Ryan and Oliver D

The Grade 3/4 Team.....................By the 3/4 Netball Team

On Sunday 5 December, Burnie Primary School students participated in the Alan Hudson Best of Schools Netball Carnival.

The Grade 3/4 Team won all of their games including the Grand Final. The students demonstrated aspiration by working hard to achieve their goals. They won medals and brought back a plaque for the school.

The students in the team were Claire, Darcey, Lily, Mikayla, Millie, Rhani, Romilly and Zoey.

Grade 5/6 team....................By Brianna and Bronte

Also representing our school was the Grade 5/6 team who sadly lost the Grand Final by three points. The students in the team were Bronte, Brianna, Amarli, Sana, Jana, Paige, Eve and Sienna.

Our team used great communication skills to talk as a team and also collaborated well by sharing the ball with each other to achieve our goals.

Thank you to our amazing coaches and umpires. Without their help we would not be able to play games and learn so much at training – thank you so much

Also a big thank you to Mel Pease for organising our teams, you do so much for us and are greatly appreciated.

• Coaches:   Lyn Odgers – Gr 5/6 and Alecia Rayner – Gr 3/4
• Umpires:   Lisa Palmer – Gr 5/6 and Amina Keygan – Gr3/4

Our Launching into Learning Programs held its first Books in Homes celebration Thursday morning. We are very fortunate to be part of a collective sponsored by Burnie Works. Each child received a bag of popular children’s books to enjoy at home to support their reading journey. Burnie Primary School would like to thank all those at Burnie Works for providing this wonderful opportunity for our LiL Students.

The Fathering Project, Amazing Race at Burnie Primary School

On Tuesday 30 November, The Fathering Project hosted our final event for 2021 and what a great event it was!  We had around 150 people in attendance and we were so lucky to have perfect weather for an outdoor event! It was great to see so many families working together in teams to complete the race.

A huge thanks to our wonderful Parent and Friends for supporting our event with organisation and food preparation and cooking. A special mention to Chris Bartlett, Dennis and Austin and Dale Grant from the Rotary Club of Somerset who also assisted with the cooking of our numerous sausages.

I would like to acknowledge the work by our Dads’ groups leaders this year and thank them for their enthusiasm and commitment in organising our events that have been so successful in fostering connections between Dads, Father figures and kids, but also making connections with other families. Thank you so much to Mathew Smart, Luke Sayer, Lyndon Hunter, Craig Stretton and Brendon Hyland for all your work this year, it is greatly appreciated! If you would like to join the team and be involved in the planning of events and helping out please let one of the guys know or leave your name at the office at BPS, we would love some new faces on board for 2022! To keep up to date with events and other important information please join our Facebook group by searching for:

Burnie Primary (The Fathering Project)

Please also join up to our group on The Fathering Group web page by scanning the QR code below.

Thank you all for your support of our 2021 events and we look forward to offering a fun packed 2022!

Amanda Hyland

In school co-ordinator

The Fathering Project

The School have the following items available for sale - This is an online sale ONLY, so orders are placed by calling the school office - 6433 3655 from 9.30am Tuesday 14 December. 

Payment is made via Credit Card taken at the time of the order placement - NO HOLDS.  Limited to 1 per family. The item purchased will be handed to your child at the end of the day.  There is no requirement to come into the school to collect items (unless its a surprise....)  Thank you.

Lenovo Yoga 11e (2in1)
Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1.83GHz   

4GB RAM, 120GB SSD, Windows 10, 2x USB Ports, 1x HDMI

Power Cord

$120.00 Each

On behalf of the School Association, we are seeking interest for Harlequin school bags available for order with BPS school logo. Bags come with Lifetime Manufacturer's Warranty. If interested please see the display near the office or at the door of the JMC on the day of the final assembly (Tuesday 14 December 2021). 

Please review the following for contact details.

Congratulations to the following students for reaching:

125 nights reading

1HC - Kelsey

175 nights reading

4H - Lily

200 nights reading

4H - Lily

225 nights reading

4H - Lily

250 nights reading

1HC - Alexis

4H - Milla

275 nights reading

4H - Rylee

300 nights reading

4H - Ella, Rylee

As our school uniforms are sourced thru Todd Rogers Signs, they have advised that uniform sales on Thursday 27 January 2022 will be closed, due to being off site.

They will be closing at lunch time on 21December and be back on the 10 January 2022

Todd Rogers Signs Pty. Ltd. | 17a Scarfe Street | Camdale Tas 7320|

Ph: 6433 4333

admin@toddrogerssigns.com.au

The shipments was despatched from their warehouses on 7 December 2021, therefore there is no guarantee of delivery to the school before 16 December 2021 due to transit delays at this time of the year.  The school will post via the SZapp if there is an update re delivery/deliveries.

Burnie Primary wishes to thank past and present Banking coordinators ......................

Please advise the school office in writing : burnie.primary@education.tas.gov.au if your child/ren are not returning for 2022 academic year.