Principal
Our school is located on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.
Classroom Expos
We look forward to our community joining us on Thursday April 7th for our Term 1 Expos from 3-4pm. Our students will be excited to show you all of their learning from this term.
A reminder you will need to be vaccinated to be in the school buildings and you should wear a mask at all times when inside the building.
Whole school BBQ
We are holding a Whole School BBQ after our Expos on Thursday April 7th from 4-6pm.
We have arranged games for students from 4-5pm.
Please let us know if you will be attending so we can work out catering.
Working Bee
We are holding a Working Bee on Saturday April 2nd from 10-12. Please see the Working Bee page which has a link so you can let us know if you can attend.
Welcome Morning Tea
We would like to invite all of our Foundation Parents to come to a morning tea to get to know each other on Wednesday March 23rd at 9am. We will set up around the foyer of the Stadium so please come and join us and make new connections.
Safety in and around the school
Getting safely to and from school is of the utmost importance to us all. Our families chose to walk, wheel or drive to school. No matter how we get to and from school we all want to drop off and pickup our children safely. As a community we share the road and footpaths. It is vital that cars follow the speed limit. It is also important to support those who ride to school and keep them safe. Under current Victoria law cars need to provide 1m clearance when overtaking cyclists under 60kmh, and 1.5m over 60kmh. A number of our students and families ride to school, they will be extremely aware of their own safety, often leaving space between them and parked cars to make sure if doors are opened they are not hit.
Link to VIc Roads for advice on Sharing the road safely.
Next week we celebrate Ride to School Day on Friday March 25th. We look forward to lots of students and families riding to school. We are all responsible for the safety of those who use our roads and footpaths.
JSC fundraiser
Don't forget free dress day is on Monday March 21st. JSC are asking students to dress in the colours of the Ukraine flag - blue and yellow. See their page for more details.
Class reps
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to be a Class Rep for 2022.
We are holding a Class Rep meeting at school on Thursday March 24th at 7pm.
If you would like to get involved in the school, learn about volunteer opportunities then please come along and join us.
One of the main volunteer opportunities is to support the Mother's Day and Father's Day stalls (see the next item).
This year we hope to explore the establishment of a Parent Group who meet regularly and identify ways to volunteer and support the school.
Mother's Day and Father's Day stall
Mother's Day and Father's Day stall coordinators are needed for 2023. Our very experienced coordinators Pia and Nancy will be running their last Mother's Day and Father's Day stalls in 2022, with both having their last child in Year 6 this year.
They would love to have a couple of volunteers shadow them this year so they can learn how we put these great events together for our students and families. Nancy and Pia will also be seeking volunteers to assist with running the stalls this year.
School Council AGM
We are holding our Annual General Meeting of our School Council this coming Wednesday March 23rd at 7pm. This meeting will be followed by the first meeting of our new School Council.
Our members for 2022 are:
Michael Coulter Lisa Di Censo
Frank Fu Sophia Louie
Sareena Sahab Joe Cook
Georgian Dimopoulos Brice Chen
Shannon Reeve Sue Wuttke
Cat Fleming Carley Thomas
Uniform Shop is open for business
The uniform shop is back in business at BPPS. It is in Room 30, down near the OSHC room.
The shop is open each Tuesday morning from 8.30am to 10.30am.
A reminder this is a cashless shop.
Parents need to sign in using the iPad at the uniform shop and show proof of vaccination (as per Department requirement when people are inside the buildings).
Please note masks will need to be worn at all times by parents and carers and students from Grade 3-6, when in the uniform shop.
Education Week in 2022
We have started planning our Education Week celebrations, including our Open Day.
Our Junior School Concert is also being held on Wednesday May 25th.
It will be an exciting week to share our school with prospective new families and our own community.
We look forward to our Year 6 leaders supporting us with Open Day and tours throughout this week.
2022 Class Directories
Thank you to the many families who completed the form to be part of the Class Directories for 2022. The Directories were sent out to the community this week via Sentral message. Be sure to download the list of contacts.
BPPS Facebook and Instagram
Don't forget to follow our social media accounts and see what is happening at school each day. Boroondara Park Primary School Facebook
Search @BoroondaraPark on Instagram to follow the school.
Susanne Lowe
Principal