27 March 2019

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From the Principal

Our Motto: Friendly Respectful Courageous Learning

Our Commitment: With courage we learn, connecting to people and place. Striving for excellence by being curious, creative and resilient.

Congratulations to all of our amazing students who gave their best on our athletics day. It was a highly successful and fun day, and we managed to dodge the rain squalls! Thanks to everyone who made the day a success, in particular our sports coordinator Mr Kelly, and to the School Association for keeping us well fed and for those who needed it topped up with a superb coffee! The big congratulations goes to Denison house.

I would also like to congratulate our student leaders for the responsible and reliable way they have taken to their new leadership roles. Listening to their speeches last week highlighted the sincerity and commitment they are making to our students, school and to their own self-improvement journey. Their organisation of assemblies, ideas they are identifying for school improvement, their care of our plants and gardens, and their wonderful support of our younger students has been exemplary.

It’s that time of year where our Grade 3 and Grade 5 students prepare to sit the NAPLAN tests. For parents of our clever Grade 3 and Grade 5 students please refer to the information sheet in this newsletter.

The Parks and Wildlife whale rescue training session on Sunday 17th March was a great success with over 55 people being trained up. This is the first of many opportunities we will have to host Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife training courses at our school and also for the broader community. The great news is that we are now a Wilds’cool which means our students will have many real and connected experiences which really fits our commitment statement of: With courage we learn, connecting to people and place. Striving for excellence by being curious, creative and resilient.

Over the remainder of the year we will have many staff taking on leadership roles focussed on quality school improvements in literacy. Bron Pierce is working with literacy coaches from St Mary’s St Helen’s, and our department, focussed on developing an Instructional Model for our schools.

We have Anthony Hill from Plastic Pollution Solutions conducting two workshops at Bicheno PS In the grade 3/4 and 5/6 unit on Tuesday 2 April 2019. The first session in for students only. The second session is open for EON and broader Bicheno Primary School community members. For our school community members attending please confirm your attendance with our school on 6375 1222.

Have a wonderful week and stay warm!

What’s happening in our classrooms?

Prep/One

Social/Emotional: We are learning to try tasks independently and seek help when needed.
Reading: We are learning to recognise and say the letters ‘ c k e h r m’ and the sounds they make.
Writing: We are learning to use our golden magic 100 words in our writing and use letter sounds to write words.
Numeracy: We are learning to subitise small collections of objects.
Science: We are learning to understand how the weather affects everyday life.

Grade 1/2

Have been Learning Recounts

• Read supportive texts using developing phrasing, fluency, contextual, semantic, grammatical and phonic knowledge and emerging text processing strategies, for example prediction, monitoring meaning and rereading (ACELY1659)
• Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning about key events, ideas and information in texts that they listen to, view and read by drawing on growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features (ACELY1660)

Here are some examples of our recount writing

Recount writing by Ruby, Bon, Leyla, Bertrand and Finn

Grade 5/6

Over the last two weeks Grade 5/6 have been learning:

In English

• the Latin roots for number,
• the treatment of words ending in an e when adding a suffix
• how to structure our paragraphs in a Persuasive text using the P.E.E.L strategy.

In Maths

• transformation of 2 D shapes
• lines of symmetry
• rotational symmetry.

In Science

• different adaptions that plants have in order to survive in their environments
• elements of extreme environments.

In Art

• the design process
• to design our own logos.

Grade 5/6 Personal logos

Grade 5/6 have been working with Carl Noonan (visiting artist) on designs and logo. They each had to design a logo based around their initials, featuring things that they relate to or interest or describes them as a unique individual.

Personal Logos

Indonesian

In kinder we are beginning the Early Learning Language Australia (ELLA) program. They are learning how to ask what your name is and how to answer it.

Prep/1 and 1/2 are learning how to say what they like and what they don't like.

Saya suka..../ I like....
Saya tidak suka......../I don't like.....

Grade 3/4 have been learning how to ask about the weather and to describe the weather.

Bagaimana cuaca hari ini?/ What is the weather like today?

Grade 5/6 have been beginning an online Indonesian language program that is able to be used at home. It is called Education Perfect and they now have a password that enables them to access this at home if they wish to do so.

Launching into Learning

Athletics Carnival results

Here are the final house points from athletics carnival (including 800m and 1500m).

Bicheno Athletics Carnival

School Association Canteen

School Association

2019 Bicheno Primary School Association elected at the AGM

As always, our committee members are available should you wish to discuss school matters with us. You will also find the BPSA community spreadsheet at the front desk – please use this spreadsheet to have items added to our agenda for the next meeting.

2019 fundraising goal

The BPSA will soon set our 2019 fundraising goal. If you would like to have a say on what you think should be our focus this year then please add it to the BPSA community spreadsheet.

Canteen

The next Canteen is Thursday 28th March, lunch time only. Please let us know if you are available to help on Thursday 28th March, 11am to 1pm. A working with vulnerable people card is required.

Uniform change

We have been advised from our supplier that the dark blue polo t-shirt recently voted for by the school community is not of high enough quality to meet our standards. We will continue to work with the school to source an appropriate t-shirt. In the meantime, Sandra will be placing a winter uniform order for jackets only. Please place your order by completing the online order form below or contacting the school office

Easter Raffle

The 2019 Easter raffle proceeds will be used to support the students who are selected for the 2019 Country Gold ENE sports carnival. We are calling for donations of Easter Eggs by our school community and the BPSA will match those donations. You can leave your Easter Eggs in the box at the school office.

Can you help?

Notice for parents: Online Naplan

Notice for parents: Asthma and Medical Plans in Winter

Have an Asthma Action Plan

Winter brings cold weather and keeps us inside where indoor triggers such as dust mites, pet allergens, smoke and viruses can worsen asthma symptoms. Cold, dry air may cause airways to tighten, making breathing more difficult.

Winter is also the season for colds and influenza. As many as 8 out of 10 asthma attacks in children and 4 out of 10 in adults are triggered by viral infections. All the more reason to have a written asthma action plan. If you do not have a written Asthma Action Plan please discuss this with your doctor next time you visit.

As with any other time of year, it is very important to keep your asthma under control. This includes having regular reviews with your doctor, taking the proper medication regularly as indicated on your Asthma Action Plan and avoiding your asthma triggers.

So please if your child has asthma and is on Asthma medication, please see your doctor about completing an Asthma plan and bringing it to school.

Notice for Parents: Reports

Primary Progress Reports will be sent home with your child tomorrow. Additional copies can be requested by contacting the school office.

Footy Tipping Margin Tickets

ROUND 1 Ticket 658477 Margin winner with 7 was Greg Cirkel

Grammar School Visit

Last Friday, Grammar School teachers visited our Grade 5/6 class to engage out students in a STEM challenge.

STEM challenge

Community Opportunities

Important dates

School Information

Phone: 63751222
Email: bicheno.primary@education.tas.gov.au
Principal: Robert Presswell
School Business Manager: Sandra Silberberg

Teachers

Kinder and LiL: Eliza Spykers
Prep/One: Bronti Cooke and Bron Pierce
Grade 1/2: Bruce Campbell and Jen Sliskovic
Grade 3/4: Sam Kelly
Grade 5/6: Jill Bosua
Support Teacher: Bron Pierce

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