Principal's Report

Parent/Carer Opinion Survey

We Want Our Parents To Tell Us What They Think!

Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents/carers think of our school. The Parent/Carer Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education that is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour, and student engagement. 

The survey is optional, but we encourage all families to participate. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.

A random sample of approximately 30 per cent of parents/carers has been selected to participate in this year’s survey. 

The Parent/Carer Opinion Survey will be open from Monday 7 August to Friday 8 September 2023. The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time within the survey period on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones. The online survey will be available in English and 10 other languages including Arabic, Greek, Hakha Chin, Hindi, Japanese, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Turkish, and Vietnamese.

Last year we used the survey results to review programs and policies at BNPS.

Free Eye Examination For All Students

The school is pleased to announce that the Student Eyecare Program will be running at the school in Term 4.  

An optometrist will be onsite during school hours to provide students with a free comprehensive eye examination that is covered through Medicare Australia.

1 in 6 students have eye conditions that go undetected. This is due to the high level of visual demand on their eyes from books, laptops, tablets and smartphones. Every student will receive a full report about their eye health and a prescription will be provided if glasses are required. The prescription can be taken to any optical store to get the glasses made. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity.  To register, please click on the following link: https://forms.gle/a2ewmiGYcFLcpHcZ6

Life Education 

All of our students have now attended The Life Education Program. This program is not to be confused with the Respectful Relationships program.

The Life Education program encompasses the topics of:

Prep and Year 1 - ‘Harold’s Friendships’. In this module, students learnt to recognise the importance of relationships and will gain skills to seek help in a variety of situations and will also practice strategies to manage their feelings and emotions.

Year 2 - ‘Growing Good Friends’. This module highlighted the role that positive relationships play in their health and wellbeing.

Year 3 - ‘Friends and Feelings’. This module focused on being a good friend. The concepts of asking consent, having tricky conversations with friends, and feelings associated with big changes were also explored. 

Year 4 - ‘The Inside Story’. In this module students travelled inside the body to visit the body systems. Harold reported his findings along the way to help students learn how food is processed, the role of nutrients in our bodies, and how the heart and lungs oxygenate blood. 

Year 5 - ‘On the Case’. This module focused on decisions related to smoking, students developed strategies to reduce harms related to smoking.

Year 6 - ‘Decisions’. This module offered a choice of content on legal drugs or legal and illegal drugs. Students explored the decision-making process and improved decision-making skills by looking at choices, consequences, responsibility, facts, and influences.

Student Led Conferences

Congratulations to our students from Prep to Year 6 who managed their Student Led Conferences last week.  The feedback from the many parents who attended these conferences has been very positive as they experienced their child describing their learning and knowledge.

Book Fair

This week we are holding our Scholastic Book Fair. The students have had time exploring the vast number of books and have developed a 'Wishlist'.  I would like to thank Bonnie Lewis for organising this special event.

State Finalists

Yesterday our boys Australian Rules Football team competed in the SSV State Football Finals.  This was a huge effort to reach this far in the competition, by all of our team.  I would like to congratulate our team for their efforts, and to thank Mr Dan Farmer and Mr Angus Ross for all of the time and effort given to the training and preparation of our team.

2024 Prep Students

Yesterday we welcomed our 2024 Prep students, who enjoyed their first day at Beaumaris North Primary School.  

This introduction to primary school had a very special guest - Mr Josh Staley, an ex-student who is a magician, comedian and showman.  To learn more about Josh, please visit his website at https://joshstaley.com/

Thank Nat, Rachel & Cathryn for organising the morning tea for our new parents whilst their children were enjoying their introduction to school.

House Athletics – Thursday at Sandringham Athletics Track

Today is our school House Athletics carnival with all students from Years 4, 5 and 6 participating. I would like to sincerely thank Kirsty Hall for managing this mammoth task.  The logistics of moving 300 students and their teachers to and from the athletics track in a timely manner is to be applauded. 

I would also like to thank all of our staff members and pre-service teachers who are supporting this event.

Girls Netball Team

Good luck to our Girls Netball team who will be travelling to Pakenham tomorrow to compete in the Regional finals. Thank you to Kirsty Hall who has coached our team, and to the parents who have supported us with transport arrangements throughout this round robin event. 

Somers Camp

Our Somers Campers returned today, and everyone had a wonderful time, our students enjoyed this experience immensely.

Assembly Item - Monday 28 August

Our whole school song performance ‘Words Make the World Go Around’ will be performed on Monday 28 August, as we embark on a ‘Busking for Change’ event. 

This fundraising activity organised by our music department will be raising funds for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

We are encouraging children to wear free dress and to bring a gold coin donation.

Preps and Year 1 practicing. 

Our Wonderful Parents & Friends

Winter Wonderland School Disco: The Winter Wonderland Disco was a night full of music, dancing, and wonderful winter-themed decorations; the disco brought smiles to the faces of our BNPS students. 

Thank you to the Parents and Friends Committee for this wonderful event.

Bunnings Sausage Sizzle: A big thank you to the volunteers who helped at our Bunnings sausage sizzle last Saturday. It was great to see many people satisfying their hunger purchasing a sausage or two. A great result raising $4,428 for our school. Again, a big thank you to the Parents and Friends Committee for organising it.

Father's Day Stall

Our Father’s Day Stall will be held on WEDNESDAY 30 August. Gifts range from $2.00 to $10 and will be put in a gift bag to take home to Dad, Grandpa, Pop, Pa, Poppy or other special person!Children can come to school with money on the day or you can pay a set price of $6, $10 or $15.00 up until midday on Monday 28 August (particularly useful for avoiding disappointment as we are unable to accommodate IOU’s!).QKR > School Events >Father's Day Stall. Please ensure separate Qkr payments are made if you have more than one child!  

Well-Being Team

Congratulations to our Wellbeing Team for organising 'Dress as you wish' raising $558.00 for Make-A-Wish Australia.

Curriculum Day

Next week our children will not be required at school on both Tuesday 22 August and Wednesday 23 August. 

Staff are required to have two consecutive days of PYP training by external presenters.  The focus of this two-day compulsory staff training is ‘Creating A Curriculum for Transdisciplinary Learning’. The facilitators of this event are coming from New Zealand and New South Wales.  Both presenters have worked extensively in International Baccalaureate schools.

If your child requires care on these days, please book them into OSHC.

Kind regards

Sherril Duffy

Principal