Specialist

Athletics Day is occurring on Thursday 27th June (same day as Colour Fun Run). Students are encouraged to wear their house colours and then bring a spare white t-shirt to change into at lunch to prepare for the Colour powder. Parents are encouraged to watch. 

Students in Foundation - grade 2 have been learning the rules and how to participate in the Athletics Day events. These events will be happening between 11:20am-1pm and include:

• 80m Sprint
• Hurdles
• Long Jump
• Target Throwing
• Relay

Students in grade 3-6 have been learning how to complete the events they will be participating in for Athletics Day. The times of these events are 9am-10:45am and the events include:

• 100m Sprint
• 200m Sprint
• Discus
• Shot Put
• Long Jump
• High Jump

A big congratulations to Fatima M in grade 5 for making it through to the next round for Cross Country. Fatima travelled to Kilmore Race Track on Wednesday 5th June to run 3000m, placing 34th out of 100 students from other schools within the district. Well done to Fatima for a fantastic effort. 

This week, Campbellfield Heights needs to forfeit, resulting in a win for all 7 of BPS teams. 

Interschool Sports Winter Season

We have had an AWESOME two weeks of Science learning in STEM! 

Here is what we did:

This week, in preparation for the arrival of our chicken eggs, all students began learning about the life cycle of a chicken, the importance of eggs in our diet and farming practices in Australia.

Some amazing photos of some baby chickens and eggs will be in our next newsletter!

Here are some photos of our plants that are growing:

Foundation: 

The foundation students have been enjoying working with new materials and mediums. They have practised painting with watercolour paints and ink. They also created some funny faces using different facial features and wool.

Grade 1/2:

The grade 1 and 2 students have been busy working on mixing primary colours into secondary colours. They created colourful icypoles. They used markers to colour their icy poles and mixed the colours together with water. The Grade 1 and 2 Eric Carle inspired suns and moons are complete and on display in the foyer.

Grade 3/4:

The grade 3 and 4 students have completed their Pete Cromer inspired big cat collages. These are on display in the foyer and look great!

Grade 5/6:

The Grade 5 and 6 cohort have been working on creating dragons eyes using plasticine and glass eyes. These are turning out to be amazing.

On Wednesday we celebrated Environment Day! Students explored the reasons why we celebrate Environment Day, and ways that we can take care of our environment. They looked at strategies such as reducing waste and littering, recycling, planting trees, reducing our water usage, and being respectful of wildlife. Foundation and some helpers from Grades 1/2 also created a colourful Environment Day collage, that is now on display in the Health Room.

Students in Grade 5/6s have submitted their BPS Community Garden Posters to be reviewed by Miss Sheppard. These posters highlight the rules all students are expected to follow when participating in the garden activities, to ensure we are all being safe and supportive of each other. 

The garden area has undergone a fresh start makeover, and is ready for students to begin their gardening adventures. To kick-start our garden’s growth, will begin with planting some strawberries, mint, and parsley, as well as a variety of beans and peas. Students will be in charge of maintaining the garden, as they watch their plants grow big and strong.