Principal's Message

LONG SERVICE LEAVE

I will be on leave from Friday 2/8 to Friday 9/8. My wife, Stephanie is presenting at a conference in Norway and I will be doing all the pick ups and drop offs for school, sport, dancing etc... with my two daughters. Rachael Curtain will be Acting Principal over the next week with the support of our leadership team.

PARENT INFORMATION SESSION

Following our recent school review, we would like to have the opportunity to share our vision for the school as well as our strategic plan with families.

The session will be in Week 8 on Tuesday 3rd of September with an opportunity to attend from 2:15pm-3:15pm or 6pm-7pm. Please note that this will be an identical presentation and the two times are to cater for the availability of parents. There will be more details to come as the date draws closer.

YEAR 3/4 SPELLING APPROACH

This term, our Year 3/4 teachers have commenced using an approach called Spelling Mastery with our Year 3/4 students. This approach utilises cognitive load theory and explicit direct instruction to teach students in a systematic and sequenced way. Based on pre-assessment, students have been split into 6 ability-based groups with the 5 teachers taking a group each and 1 group being shared by Ms Curtain and I.

GIRLS FOOTY TEAM

Congratulations to our girls football team who won the Western Metropolitan Football Carnival (pictured above). They have now progressed to the State Championships later this month. This is an outstanding achievement, highlighted by the girls only conceding 1 point across the entire carnival earlier this week.

INSTAGRAM PAGE

We have recently opened a school Instagram page. You can follow us  

@barwonheadsps

Please note that no critical information will be shared on the page, it is to share photos and promote the school.

BARWON HEADS COMMUNITY GOLF DAY

A reminder that our community golf day is on this Sunday at Barwon Head Golf Club. Thank you for supporting the school and we hope you have a great round!

Father's Day breakfast celebration

Save the date! Please join us for a special breakfast to celebrate Father's Day on Friday 30th August between 7:45am - 8:45am. This is an event for the whole family to celebrate all the fathers, grandfathers, and other special people in your children's lives. Everyone is invited and more details, including menu, will follow in the coming weeks.

UPCOMING DATES

Sunday 4th August: Golf Day @ Barwon Heads Golf Club

Tuesday 6th August: Prep 100 Days Of School Celebration (students are invited to come to school dressed as a 100 year old)

Wednesday 7th August: School Council Meeting

Friday 9th August: 2.40pm Assembly

Monday 19th August: Book Swap starts

Friday 23rd August, 9.15am: Book Week Parade (students are invited to come to school dressed in a book related costume and parents welcome to view the parade)

Friday 30th August: BHPS Staff Appreciation Day

Friday 6th September: 2.40pm Assembly

Thurs 12th September and Fri 13th September 3.00pm to 4.00pm: Student Art Show

Friday 20th September: Last day of Term 3 – 9.15am assembly and 2:30pm dismissal (casual dress day) 

Term 4

Monday 7th October: First day of Term 4

Monday 4th November: Curriculum Day

Friday 20th December: Last day of Term 4 – 1.30pm dismissal

Have a lovely weekend everyone and see you at the start of week 5.

Rob Bennetts

Principal