Principals' News 

Principal News 14/11/2025

Dear Banyan Fields Primary School Community,

We have a fun-filled week ahead at BFPS, where we continue to thrive, with the excitement of sliming continuing as part of our Colour Run fundraising! Thank you to our whole community for getting behind this event — the energy, enthusiasm, and generosity have been incredible. Let’s keep the momentum going as we head towards Colour Run Day!

Tenacity: We try, we learn, we never give up.

Inside our School: A peek into PLC

First Foundation Transition

This week, we welcomed our new 2026 Foundation students for their first transitionsession. Our newest learners showed incredible Tenacity, building confidence in a newenvironment; Equity, including others and sharing; Synergy, working together duringactivities; and Stewardship, taking pride in their belongings and learning spaces.We can’t wait to see them continue to grow over the next sessions!

Synergy: We listen, we learn, we grow together.

We’ve Heard You – Let’s Strengthen Communication Together

We’ve been reviewing our Parent Opinion Survey data, and we’ve heard yourfeedback. A key area you would like us to focus on is more transparent communicationand a stronger community connection.

To ensure we truly understand what this means for you, we will include a series ofmini-surveys in upcoming newsletters. Your responses will help guide our planning anddecision-making as we move into the new year.

Your voice matters. Together, we can thrive by continuing to strengthen our partnershipand make Banyan Fields Primary School an even more connected and informedcommunity.

https://forms.gle/gHG2fF8S3P3ZcwNQ9

Every Day Counts at Banyan Fields!

Regular attendance is one of the biggest contributors to your child’s learning andwellbeing. When students are at school every day, they build strong routines, feelconnected, and make steady academic progress. Even a few missed days can add upover time.

Thank you to all families who continue to support positive attendance habits andcommunicate absences promptly. Together, we can ensure every child has theopportunity to learn, grow and thrive.

Equity: We include, we respect, we support.

Stewardship: We care for people, places, and possibilities.

STEAM Expo

Thank you to all the families who came along and supported our STEAM Expo onThursday. It was wonderful to see so many people exploring the creative and innovativeprojects our students have been working on.

A huge thank you to Mrs Van Bakel, Mrs Beckwith and Miss Nummey for their incredibleeffort in organising and setting up this event. Our students also put in a tremendousamount of work, and it was fantastic to see their smiling faces as they proudly sharedtheir learning.

The STEAM Expo was a great example of our values in action – showing Tenacitythrough problem-solving, Equity in collaboration and inclusion, Synergy throughteamwork, and Stewardship in caring for our environment and resources.

Curriculum Day – Friday 21 November

A reminder that Friday 21st of November is a Curriculum Day. Students do not attendschool on this day. The focus for the staff will be on assessment and reporting. Teacherswill spend the day analysing assessment data and students’ work samples to inform theSemester 2 reports. While there will be many more hours of work that go into preparingour end of year reports, this is a crucial opportunity for the team to reflect on thelearning of every student this year

Patrick Halpin - Principal 

Jennifer Churcher - Assistant Principal 

Sharleen Nason - Assistant Principal