Citizens of the Term 2024

 Prep Citizen of the Term 1 2024

Congratulations Olive

I am so pleased to announce that the citizen of the term for Foundation is Olive. Olive enters the classroom each morning with a big smile on her face, ready to start the day and brings this positive ‘can do’ attitude into everything she does. She is a patient, calm and friendly student who is always kind to those around her. Olive is often seen welcoming others into her games and activities to ensure that no one is left out, including new students to our school. Olive is always thinking about how to help and look after others, and this is a wonderful example of how she genuinely demonstrates our school value of community. Olive shows care in the way that she is kind to her peers both in the classroom and playground. She plays fairly and is friendly to all others at school. I can always count on Olive to be looking out for her peers, noticing if they are hurt or upset and trying to help. Olive also shows care to her learning in the classroom, making sure that she has listened to the instructions carefully and then given her best effort at the task, often being seen helping others once she has finished. Olive consistently shows respect towards others and our school. She looks after our resources, using them as directed, then ensuring that they are packed up at the end of each session and put back away. Olive consistently respects both classroom and school rules and uses her manners when speaking to both peers and adults, helping to make our school and safe and happy place to be. Olive has shown excellence this term in the way that she has thrived in both literacy and numeracy learning activities. Olive has impressed me with her mathematical knowledge and ability to problem solve, being invited to share some work with Mr Garner as well! She has worked hard both at school and at home to learn her high frequency words and has achieved wonderful success in learning these and knowing her letters and sounds.

Congratulations Olive, I am proud of your positive attitude to learning and all you have achieved this term. You should be extremely proud of the way in which you have started your schooling at BNPS. You are such a worthy recipient of the Foundation Unit Citizen of the Term, keep being you!

Mrs Davey

1/2 Citizen of the Term 1 2024

Congratulations Cruz

Cruz is a standout for this award in so many ways! He shows our school value of care by always being there for his friends and classmates. Anyone who needs a friend can rely on Cruz always. He gives everyone a go and always tries to make other people happy. Cruz offers assistance when needed and can be relied upon to help out when required. He has a very big heart, which definitely does not go unnoticed.

Cruz shows our school value of respect by the way he treats everyone he comes into contact with. He waits his turn, offers his place to others and shows respect for our school in every way. Cruz is an excellent role model for others in our school by being a good listener and always following the instructions of his teachers.

Excellence is something Cruz always strives for in his school work. He listens carefully to instructions, to ensure he understands the task at hand and then works quietly to get his best done. Cruz takes on feedback from his teachers and is always willing to teach others what he has learnt when they are having trouble. He takes lots of pride in the work that he produces and always achieves his very best. Cruz not only excels in his class work, but achieves at a high standard in his specialist subjects, with a very keen interest in sports.

Cruz is a very community minded person. He shows care to everyone in our school community and likes to involve himself in everything that is offered. Cruz gets to know his classmates and always recognises when someone is struggling and will check in to make sure they are ok.

Cruz, you are an exemplary student, with so much to offer our school community. I thoroughly enjoy engaging in conversations with you and catching up on all the sports results from over the weekend! You are an absolute pleasure to teach and we are all very lucky to have you in our school.

Mrs Gilbert

3/4 Citizen of the Term 1 2024

Congratulations Ryan

I have great pleasure in announcing the Year 3/4 Citizen of the Term; Ryan!

Ryan is an exemplary model of our school’s core values of Care, Respect, Excellence and Community. He goes about his business in a quiet way, yet always speaks and acts in a mature and responsible fashion. Ryan works well with everyone, he is inclusive, friendly and encourages others to share their thoughts and ideas. He consistently puts 100% effort into everything he does, taking pride in his work and striving for excellence.

Ryan has a positive ‘have-a-go’ attitude and is always willing to try new things. He persists with difficult tasks and demonstrates resilience when faced with challenging situations. Already this year Ryan has developed his confidence; becoming more likely to speak up and sharing some excellent thoughts and ideas.

Congratulations Ryan on a brilliant start to the year. The way that you’ve conducted yourself has been a credit to you and your family and you should be very proud of your achievements.

Mr. Curtis and Ms Read.

5/6 Citizen of the Term 1 2024

Congratulations Jobe 

Jobe is a friendly, enthusiastic, kind and unassuming member of the 5/6 team.

Mrs. Lockyer and I are so pleased to recognise the qualities that make him a worthy recipient of the 5/6 Citizen of the Term award for Term 1. Jobe has settled into 5/6 with ease, He demonstrates community-mindedness and maturity in his daily interactions with staff and peers.

Jobe effortlessly embodies our school values. He speaks with respect, listens attentively, and shows care in various ways. A recent example of his compassion for others was when Mrs Lockyer was injured. Jobe, without hesitation, collected and carried things for her, ensuring she had a chair to rest on in the classroom and during yard duty.

We both admire Jobe's initiative. He frequently volunteers for tasks such as cutting worksheets, handing out, or packing up equipment. Jobe's proactive nature means he often completes these tasks without us even noticing simply because he sees what needs to be done.

He is an interested learner who engages in class discussions and regularly offers his ideas. This term, he was active in his group's DASH project. He showed interest in other group members' ideas and encouraged others to contribute to the tasks to be completed.

Jobe's positive influence, through his actions and qualities, have a significant impact on our school community. His peers respect him, and his friends value his friendship. We are excited to see how Jobe's leadership skills will continue to develop and positively influence our school community throughout the year. 

Mrs Lockyer and Mrs Macdonald.