Dear Families, Students and Friends 

I am excited to announce that I will be continuing in the role as Principal at Burnie Primary School through to the end of Term 3. I am looking forward to progressing the important work our team have commenced throughout the first part of the year. Some of the events we have planned for Term 3 include National Science Week Open School, Book Week Celebrations, Community Connections, Early years water orientation and of course our most important work - ‘Learning’.  

Winter has certainly arrived!  
With the colder weather upon us, we encourage students to dress accordingly. This means that students can wear extra layers outside.  During these cooler months students may wear jackets such as a puffer, beanies (school or dark blue), or gloves outside. If your child feels the cold and requires a neck covering, they may wear a neck warmer; for safety reasons we ask that scarves are not worn. We have heating in all classrooms and ensure that learning environments are kept at an ideal temperature during these colder months; therefore, we ask that when inside all beanies, puffer/outdoor jackets and gloves are removed. 

Winter Wellness 
The cooler months bring colds, the flu, COVID-19 and other illnesses. Being prepared is the best way to protect yourself and your family. 

Prepare 
Children are most likely to catch and spread the flu. Make sure your child has received their annual flu vaccine as this will boost their immunity against common flu strains. It will also help stop them getting very sick. 

Plan 
If your child is at higher risk of becoming very sick from the flu, COVID-19 or other respiratory illnesses, make a plan with your healthcare provider for when your child becomes sick. 

Protect 

Protect others by keeping your child home if they are unwell, encouraging regular hand washing, and covering coughs and sneezes. 

For more information, read the parent and carer factsheet in the newsletter or visit the Department of Health website.

Thanks for doing your part to keep our school community safe, healthy and learning.

Stay at Home if Unwell 
Protect others by keeping your child home if they are unwell. This includes if they have any cold or flu-like symptoms. 

If you’re concerned about your child’s symptoms: 

• Contact your usual GP/medical practitioner 
• Call HealthDirect to speak to a Registered Nurse 24/7 on 1800 022 222. They can provide advice when you are not sure what to do and may arrange for a call back from a GP. 
• Visit www.tasafterhours.com to find medical options near you available on evenings, weekends and public holidays, including afterhours GPs, walk-in clinics and pharmacies. 

https://www.health.tas.gov.au/campaigns/winter-wellness 

Take care everyone, enjoy a restful and relaxing two-week break; we look forward to Term 3 starting for all students on Tuesday 25th of July. Our staff will commence Term 3 on Monday 24th of July as this is a designated Staff Professional Learning Day.  

Thanks for doing your part to keep our school community safe, healthy and learning.

Sora Keeps Students Reading, at Home or at School 

Audience: Parents and caregivers/Community 

Libraries Tasmania is providing all Tasmanian Government school students with free access to thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines, comics, graphic novels and easy reads through the Sora app on school or home devices. 

We’re excited to welcome readers of all levels with free access to this huge collection.

Students can download the Sora app from Apple or Google Play, find Education Tasmania and sign in with their DECYP login.   

For more information: Sora by OverDrive in schools: Getting started (libraries.tas.gov.au) from Sora in schools – Libraries Tasmania 

Celebrating Student Success  
Congratulations to the grade 5/6 yellow netball team on making their grandfinal. We wish the girls all the best on Saturday.

Burnie Eisteddfod Poems

Grade 6
EQ 1st Charlotte

Highly Commended
Noor, Nathan, Kirilyn, Zoey, Darcey, BoBo, Gaelle, Archie & Rylee

Grade 5
EQ 2nd Kobi
EQ 3rd Aiden

Highly Commended
Carter H, Carter C, Eva, Amelia, Billy, Tage, Remi, Maya, Lucy, Jacinta, Oliver

Grade 4
EQ 2nd Olivia
EQ 3rd Navika

Highly Commended
Siharna

Grade 3
3rd Lachlan D

Grade 2
1st Harry
3rd  Thea

Highly Commended
Arya

Outstanding Poem
Harry Grade 2

Susan Barnard
Acting Principal

What’s happening in Prep, Term 2.

This term in Prep we have been focusing on Fairy Tales. We had a lot of fun reading, responding to and writing about many fairy tales. In maths we have been learning about measurement and in science our focus has been on materials. We have been able to combine these together to do some terrific inquiring, including making houses strong enough that the Big Bad Wolf can’t blow over, bridges that can hold a goat, and some collages made from different materials.

18 members of our 21 strong Eisteddfod Choir were able to participate in the 55^th Burnie City Eisteddfod on Wednesday. All members of our choir have shown great dedication throughout Term 2 in giving up their Thursday lunchtimes to attend rehearsals. It is always a pleasure to work with those students involved in Eisteddfod Choir each year and to see the wonderful way they represent Burnie Primary with pride, courage and respect. Thank you to the families that were able to attend and watch our choir perform. Thank you also to Mrs Amanda McCall who accompanied our choir on their excursion to the Eisteddfod. Finally, thank you to all the members of our choir (including those unable to be with us today) who show such joy and care when singing together.
Mrs Kathleen Matthews (Music Teacher)

On the 28^th of June, the Grades 3-6 Burnie Primary School Choir participated in the Burnie Eisteddfod along with other schools of the North West region. We performed the songs When I Grow Up from Matilda: The Musical and Rain by Peter Combe. We were in the first section and competed against Leighlands, Stella, Cooee and Yolla. The Eisteddfod was held in the theatre, while the students sat underneath the stage. All the students displayed the values of Courage and Respect. We congratulate all the students that participated in the Burnie Eisteddfod in 2023
Written by Bobo and Isabella

On Tuesday 4th July, we have Bravehearts' personal safety education program, Ditto's Keep Safe Adventure Show visiting our school. Information about this show was sent home with all Kinder to Grade 2 students last week.

The times for the shows are as follows:

• Grade 1 and Grade 2 - 9.15am
• Kinder and Prep - 10.00am 

Parents and carers are welcome to attend. If you plan on attending please see office staff to sign in before making your way to the JMC for the show. 

If you would like any further information please visit https://bravehearts.org.au/education/dittos-keep-safe-adventure-program/

Congratulations to the following students who recieved a Merit Certificate at our assembly on 19th June 2023.

Grade 6 
Kash, Rylee, Gaelle, Jed, Kirilyn, Rubi, Edward & Indigo

Grade 4
Leo, Willow, Siharna, Brax, Rayne, Matilda, Nikil & Manahil

Grade 2
Jesper, Isla, Aiden, Maddison, Ivy, Axen, Atharv & Jalen

Prep
Ashlyn, Milo, Lillian, Alexa, Knox, Oliver, Felix & Shay

Grade 5 attended a digital excursion with the University of Tasmania Alive for Kids program.

It featured Lucy Christopher an award-winning young adult and children’s author from the University of Tasmania and Reading Champion for the Tasmanian Premier's Reading Challenge.

Grade 5 learnt about Lucy’s writing processes, how nature influences her writing and how reading can help you become kinder and more empathetic.

We were able to ask some questions about Lucy’s writing process.

 ‘I thought it was interesting that the Premier’s Reading Challenge will continue to go through the holidays and I liked hearing from an author on the live stream.' Eva

 ‘I have all these books. I am excited to read some for the challenge.’ London

 ‘We were able to ask Lucy questions. We asked about her inspiration for writing.’ Samuel

We recently held a Brixhibition exhibition as part of the wider Tasmanian competition.  The students created some amazing sculptures using lego and we had around 70 participants.  There were 4 categories for students to enter; Kinder to Prep, Grades 1 to 2, Grades 3 to 4, Grades 5 to 6. There was an individual winner in each category with an overall winner announced. The overall winner receives an invite from The Brixhibition organisers to display their design in the exhibition being held at Ulverstone. 

The overall winner and category winners are:

Kinder to Prep - Maddix (The Castle)

Grade 1 to 2 - Lenny (Mermaids Tail)

Grade 3 to 4 - Leo (The Zookeeper)

Grade 5 to 6 - Oscar  (Deep History)

Overall Winner - Leo

Well done to everyone who entered the Brixhibition Exhibition.

Tennis Tasmania
During weeks eight and nine students in grade 4, 5 and 6 engaged in tennis clinics. Students learnt tennis skills through minor games and activities, as well as rules and scoring. It was great to see students engagement in the sessions as well as their improvement in skills and knowledge of the sport. We hope that some students will attend the sessions being offered in the school holidays at the Burnie Tennis Club. We would like to thank Simon, Phoebe and Georgia from Tennis Tasmania for their work with our students. 

AFL Tasmania 
During weeks ten and eleven students from Prep to Grade 6 have been engaging in AFL clinics. Students have been participating in games and skill development drills to learn how to hand ball and kick a football. It has been very rewarding to see our students engaging in a different sport, with students gaining more confidence when performing the two mains skills used in AFL. We would like to thank Jack Anders for his work with our students

Congratulation to these students who received a Respect Certificate.