Dear Parents,

We are so excited to perform our concert items for everyone today and tonight. Please bring along your loudest cheering and clapping. The more our audience enjoys the performances, the better the children will perform. We can't wait! 

Some final information for the evening performance;

School Concert Information

• For the evening performance on Thursday, 6th August, children are asked to be at the BMEC at 6.00pm in preparation for the commencement of the concert at 6.30pm. 
• Children will need to have had dinner prior to their arrival at the evening performance. We ask parents to toilet their child before handing them over to staff at 6.00pm. Water and a light snack are advisable for the evening performance. 
• Children should wear comfortable clothes (sports uniform, casual clothes or pyjamas) and will change into their costumes once they have arrived. Children will change out of their costumes in the evening before leaving the BMEC. This will take approximately 20 minutes after the conclusion of the concert.
• We expect the Concert to run for 2 hours. 
• Children will be collected from City Hall at the conclusion of the evening performance.
• The School Concert will be professionally videoed during the matinee and evening performance. A School Concert USB will be produced which will be sold to parents after the concert. School staff will be taking photos during rehearsals and the performances for promotional use. Photos and videos will also be used on social media, the school yearbook and the school newsletter.  

Congratulations to our Term 3 Student Representative Council members. These children will work with Ms Lloyd every Wednesday during Break 2 in the 5/6B classroom.

Support: Brooklyn Thurtell and Elijah Robbins

1/2G: Roisin Mannion

1/2M: Thomas Muldoon

1/2SP: Caleb Kneller

1/2W: Astrid Markwort

2/3F: Nico Merkel

3/4GW: Natalia Heiner

3/4M: Charlie Seager

3/4W: Patrick Muldoon

5/6B: Sethina Addo

5/6C: Clancy Naylor

5/6D: Liam Stanford

5/6T: Sophia Simpson

Congratulations to all of our children who participated in the Commonwealth Games Day last Friday. It was such a special and fun day. Thank you, Mrs Murphy, for your coordination of the day. Thank you to all of our staff for your work which ensured its success. Thank you to the many parents that came along and cheered us on. Well done, BPS.

Term 3 Parent Teacher Interviews - Our Parent/Teacher Interviews have been organised for Tuesday 11th August and Wednesday 12th August for the Support Unit classes (held in the Interview Room) and Monday 31st August - Friday 4th September for all other classes (held in the Annexe). These meetings will allow parents to meet with teachers, talk about your child's progress during Semester 1, find out what is to be taught during Semester 2 and talk about any issues or concerns you have. Interview bookings are open through the Sentral Parent Portal. Interviews will be face to face or via phone. If there are any issues, please contact the office at school.

The timetable for Parent/Teacher Interviews in Week 4 and 7 is as follows:

Tuesday 11th August - Support Parent Teacher Interviews 

Wednesday 12th August - Support Parent Teacher Interviews 

Monday 31st August - 1/2G, 1/2W and 1/2SP  

Monday 31st August - 5/6D Parent Teacher Interviews 

Tuesday 1st Sept - 5/6C, 5/6T and 5/6B Parent Teacher Interviews   

Tuesday 1st Sept - 1/2M Parent Teacher Interviews

Wednesday 2nd Sept - 2/3F, 3/4W, 3/4GW and 3/4M Parent Teacher Interviews  

Friday 4th Sept - KM and KMc Parent Teacher Interviews 

Our 10 Day Term 4 Intensive Swimming Program will occur from Monday 23rd November - Friday 4th December at the Manning Aquatic Centre. This program will be open to all children from Kindergarten to Year 6. The children will be taught by qualified Swimming Instructors employed by the Manning Aquatic Centre. Sessions will be 45 minutes long and will run for 10 days between 9.15am. and 2.00pm. Children will be accompanied to and from the pool by school staff. The cost will be $105.00 for the 10-day program, including bus travel, facility entry, and professional instruction. This can be paid through our Sentral Parent Portal or at the front office via cash or EFTPOS. Active Kids and First Lap vouchers are not accepted this year. If you would like your child to attend, please answer the questions through the Sentral Parent Portal. Medical information is not provided or updated through the Portal. Please contact the front office with any medical updates. A deposit of $50 must be paid to secure your child's position in the program by Thursday, 24th September. The final balance must be paid by Friday, 6th November. After this date, there will be no refunds. Parents will be informed of the details of their child's classes before the program commences. Parents are asked to contact the school and update their child's medical information closer to the start of the program if necessary. If parents have any further questions regarding this Intensive Swimming Program, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Mitchell, Miss Reedy or Mrs White.

If any parent has any concerns regarding any aspect of school life, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kate White

Principal