From the Principal
Term 3 Dates
29th August - Prep/1 Swim & Gym
1st September - Curriculum Day - No students
3rd September - 3 to 6 Golf Incursion
9th September - School Council
10th September - 3 to 6 Golf Incursion
10th September - School Review Day 1
11th September - School Review Day 2
11th September - Division Athletics
15th - 17th September - Parent/Teacher Interviews
16th September - School Review Day 3
17th September - School Review Day 4
19th September - End or Term BBQ / Casual Clothes / 2.30pm Dismissal
Curriculum Days 2025
(Term 3) - Monday 1st September
(Term 4) - Friday 5th December
(Term 4) - Friday 19th December
Camps Program Dates
Year 2 Sleep In - Friday 7th November
3/4 Ballarat Experience Camp 15th to 17th October
5/6 Lorne Camp - 12th to 14th November
Swimming Program Dates
Prep/1 Swim and Gym program (Term 3)
- Friday 29th August - LAST ONE THIS WEEK
Year 2 - 6 Swimming Program (Term 4)
- Friday 31st October
- Friday 7th November
- Friday 21st November
- Friday 28th November
- Friday 12th December
Student Birthdays
Happy Birthday to the following students celebrating their birthdays in the coming 2 weeks
Henry (5/6A)
Raylan (5/6B)
William (1/2B)
Jayden (5/6A)
Kaiya (3/4A)
Mani (1/2B)
MONDAY 1st SEPTEMBER - CURRICULUM DAY
Students are not required at school on this day. All teachers will be attending professional development off site.
Parents and Friends Wood Raffle
All students will be bringing home the P&F Wood Raffle tickets this week. This is the final wood raffle for the year.
Tickets are $2 each and the winner will be drawn on Thursday 18th September.
P&F will arrange delivery of the wood.
All money raised will go to supporting the cost of camps and excursions.
Father's Day Stall
Parents and Friends are, once again, running our Father's Day stall. We are seeking donations and assistance with the stall. The stall will run of Thursday 4th and Friday 5th September during lunch break. Please let the school know if you are able to assist in any way.
Mobile Phone Policy
Please see below our school based Mobile Phones - Student Use policy. This policy was developed in accordance with the Depatement of Education Policy, issued by the Minister of Education.
Key points
- Mobile device refers to any mobile phone, tablet or smart watch that can be connected to or have similar functionality to a mobile phone
- Whilst BPS understand that students will bring devices to school, particularly for travelling to and from school independently, we do not encourage them being bought for any other purpose. Students do not have access to these devices during the school day.
- All devices are to be handed in to the office on arrival and collected at the end of the school day.
- Devices should be switched off or onto silent before being placed in the tub.
- Smart watch devices must have school-based settings or not be connected during school times, including recess and lunch breaks
Students not complying with the DoE and School based policy may be issued with consequences consistent with the school's existing engagement policies.
To support our year 5/6 cohort for needing to walk up to the office, an additional storage container has been provided in their space. Students in 5/6 are asked to place their device in this container and then it is bought to the office for safe storage throughout the day. The tub is then returned before the end of the school day.
Should you have any questions regarding this policy, please reach out.