Coming Soon... School Stream

With our old school app being decommissioned on the 31 st August, we have decided to replace it with School Stream which we will launch to our school community in the coming months.

School stream will offer our parents the following, plus more:

1. Detailed permission notes specific to events

2. One click payment portal

3. Events calendar

4. Easy access on your Iphone or Android phone

5. No account needed to join the school app

We will be running "how to" days in the coming months. Look out for the announcements of when they will be held. If you would like additional information, please see the front office.

Science Week Competition

Tell Them From Me Survey

Our school, like many other public schools in the state, will participate in a Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey. The survey measures factors that are known to affect academic achievement and other student outcomes. The focus of the NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices.

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide us with valuable and quick feedback on what they think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them. More than 6,300 schools in Australia and around the world have used Tell Them From Me to survey 5.4 million students. Capturing the voices of our students will help improve how we do things at our school.

The survey is confidential. The survey is conducted online for students in years 4-6 and will typically take less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during school hours between 26 August and 25 October. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary.

A consent form has being sent home with students in years 4-6. If you do not want your child or children to participate, please return the form to school by Friday 30th August.

Frequently asked questions about this survey can be found at the following link:

https://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/images/FAQs/TTFM_Student_Survey_FAQs_Parent_and_Carers_T12019e.pdf

Shade

We are fortunate enough to have funding to purchase some shade sails. We are looking at covering certain areas of the school and would like some feedback from the school community.

We have created a google form for you to do this.

Celebrating 125 years

We are seeking committee members and ex-Burkies to help us celebrate this massive milestone in 2020.

If you are interested in helping out, contributing to our anniversary or have memorabilia you would like to share, please contact Emily Macbeth on 08 80884700 or via email emily.macbeth@det.nsw.edu.au

Kindergarten 2020- Enrolments Now Being Taken

Please visit the school office or call to register your child for kindergarten 2020.

You can enrol your child in kindergarten at the beginning of the school year if they turn 5 on, or before, 31 July of that year. Students must be enrolled by their sixth birthday.

If you know of any children who will be of school age this coming year, please encourage their family members to call or register.

Calling All Volunteers

The canteen is currently looking for volunteers for a few hours. As a volunteer, you will be supported by Sarah Garnaut or Nardia Stubing. If you can help out, please contact the front office.

Term 3 Volunteers:

Vacant	30 August
Vacant	6 September
Vacant	13 September

Public Speaking Certificates

Certificates will be handed out to all members of the public speaking group at this Friday's 3-6 Assembly. Students receiving an award will have been given a note today.

Bullying NO WAY!

What is Bullying?