From the Principal

Term 4 Important Dates

Thursday 26th October - 3-6 Baseball Clinics

Wednesday 1st November - 2024 Prep Transition 2.10pm till 3.10pm

Thursday 2nd November - 5/6 Cricket

Tuesday 7th November - Melbourne Cup - NO SCHOOL 

Wednesday 8th November - 2024 Prep Transition 2.10pm till 3.10pm

Friday 10th November - Year 2 Sleep-Over

Tuesday 14th November - Division Golf

Tuesday 14th November - School Council

Wednesday 15th till Friday 17th November - 5/6 Camp

Sunday 19th November - Beaufort Show

Friday 24th November - 2024 Prep Transition 8.45am till 11.00am

Friday 1st December - Curriculum Day - STUDENTS NOT REQUIRED AT SCHOOL

Monday 11th December - 2024 Prep Parent Information Session

Tuesday 12th December - Statewide Transition Day

Wednesday 13th December - End of Year Concert and Year 6 Awards Night

Monday 18th December - School Reports uploaded to XUNO

Tuesday 19th December - Grade 6 assembly and graduation

Tuesday 19th December - Last day for all students 3.20pm finish

Wednesday 20th December - Staff Professional Learning Day - STUDENTS NOT REQUIRED AT SCHOOL.

Happy Birthday

We would like to wish the following students a happy birthday. These students will celebrate their birthday over the next 2 weeks.

Lucy (5/6B)

Keala (5/6A)

Zoe (5/6A)

Shaelee (3/4B)

Nayt (5/6B)

Connor (1/2B)

Taylah (5/6A)

From the Principal

I was lucky enough to stop by the 3/4 Camp, last week, and it was great to see so many happy smiling faces. There were a number of highlights to quickly talk about, including disco bowling, exploring Sovereign Hill and visiting the art gallery. Thank you to Miss Mawby, Mrs Jacobs, Miss Stephan, Mr Reid and Jaeben for making this camp so enjoyable for our students. 

This Friday is National Teachers Day. I would like to take this opportunity to show my gratitude and say thank you to all the staff at Beaufort Primary School, including teachers, education support staff and office staff. I am blessed to have such a wonderful team to work alongside and lead. 

Last week, we took 16 students to take part in the interschool golf tournament. This was a great opportunity for these students, including some first-time players. Congratulations to the students who have progressed to the next level. Thank you to David and Tamara for also supporting our students on the day.

The Beaufort Show is coming up quickly. Parents and Friends will once again be running the BBQ. We will be looking for volunteers to assist throughout the day. Please keep an eye out on XUNO for volunteer information. 

Social Media Information

As a school, it is important for us to foster and educate our students around cyber safety and the appropriate way to use different social media platforms. We are aware that the use of these platforms and the access the students have outside of school hours is beyond our control, however, it is still important that our students know the information. That is why it is part of our Respectful Relationships and Life Education curriculum. 

Part of this education is around the age restrictions of these platforms and obtaining parent consent if signing up. 

These are just some of the platforms and their age restrictions. 

Discord is another platform that some of our students are discussing, and the age restriction for this is 13+. This platform has raised some red flags for me, so it is definitely worth looking further into it if your child is using, or wanting to use, this platform. 

We have had many discussions around the "BLOCK" button being your best friend and the "REPORT" button as well.  Additionally, we have spoken about not friending people our students have never physically met. 

As I have said a number of times to our students, they are growing up in a world where social media can be a great tool, but it can also be the worst. They all have their pros and cons, and our students need to have honest conversations with their parents before signing up. 

It would be great if parents could continue to have these conversations with their child/ren, as they are growing up in an ever-changing world that is heavily influenced by social media and online platforms.