Rhea Top of Her Class in SSV Cricket Trials!

Our grade 6 student, library captain and cricket player, Rhea, has performed with excellence in her School Sport Victoria Girls Cricket trials. Rhea has attended two trials now and will attend her third on Tuesday 21st March. In her first trial Rhea was selected from 100 players to progress to the next stage. At the next stage Rhea was again selected as the team was cut from 50 players to 26. This next stage sees Rhea trialing for the Victorian State Girls Under 12 Cricket team. We are so thrilled for Rhea and her family who work very hard and commit a lot of time and energy to cricket training, playing and improvement. Congratulations Rhea on your outstanding efforts! You are a Champion!

Our Super Fish Just Keep Swimming Fast!

Grade 5 and 6 students and swimmers, William and Chris, just love to swim fast!! At the recent Whitehorse Swimming Championships William placed 2nd in his breaststroke and 3rd in his freestyle, which was an awesome effort! Chris also swam his heart out in the breaststroke and backstroke and placed 2nd in both events, which was an amazing effort! William and Chris then teamed up for the Open Medley relay with BPS mates, Alfie and Louis and placed 4th in the Open medley relay! What an awesome team and individual effort from our four swimmers! High fives!

Regional Swimming Championships

A massive congrats to Chris and William who have qualified for the Eastern Region Swimming Championships on Friday 24th March at Aquanation. Chris will swim both the 50m breaststroke and 50m backstroke and William the 50m breaststroke. Amazing effort to Chris, William and their families on their achievements and success at this level! We wish you all the best for Friday's Regional Championships!

Our Tennis Ace off to Division!

Congratulations to our tennis ace, grade 5 student Oli, who will represent BPS at the Division Tennis Championships on Tuesday 4th April in Kew. Oli loves his tennis and is primed for this event where he will take on the Whitehorse Division's best players, Oli being one of them himself!

We hope you have fun Oli and enjoy the experience representing BPS at Division! We are all very proud of you and the hard-work you put into all you do!

Our BPS Whole School Cross Country just around the corner!

Details

Date: Wednesday 29th March

Back-up date: Thursday 30th March

Volunteer meeting time in gym foyer: 8.45am

Time of event: 9.10am - 1pm

Presentations in the gym: 2.50pm - 3.30pm

Timetable of events

Venue: BPS oval

Starting time: 9.20am (first race)

Students need to bring and wear: House coloured t-shirt, runners, shorts or leggings, sunscreen, a hat, water bottle, asthma medication (if asthmatic) and a healthy snack.

All families are welcome to attend to cheer on your child/children!

TIMETABLE

PLEASE NOTE…These are only approximate times for events. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the race starting time as races may run earlier if we are ahead of time.

Races will be run in genders except for the grade 3 – 6 Participation race where it will be mixed genders running in the same race.

8.45am – Volunteers arrive for short briefing.

9.05am – All classes come out to the oval and sit in Houses.

9.20am – 9.35am – Foundation boys and Foundation girls race (separate races)

9.45am – 10am Grade 1 boys and Grade 1 girls race (separate races)

10am – 10.15am – Grade 2 boys and Grade 2 girls race (separate races)

10.15am – 10.30am – Grade 3 – 6 Participation Race

10.35am – All students head back to class

RECESS – 10.40 – 11.10am

Grade 3 – 6 Championship Races

11.20am - 8/9/10 year girls – Championship 2km race

11.40am – 8/9/10 year boys – Championship 2km race

12 noon - 11 year girls – Championship 3km race

12.20pm - 11 year boys – Championship 3km race

12.25pm - 12/13 boys - Championship 3km race**

12.40pm - 12/13 girls - Championship 3km race**

Lunchtime – 1pm

Pack-up Oval

2.50pm – 3.30pm – Presentations in the gym for Never Give Up Awards, medals for all Championship races (1st, 2nd , 3rd) and the presentation of the 2023 House Cross Country winners trophy.m

We can't wait to see everyone in action, running and cheering for their house! It's going to be a terrific day and we can't wait to see our students giving their best. Remember this event is all about being the best YOU can be for both you and your house team!

GO TEAM!!

Grade F-2 and Grade 6 Swimming Program

In term 2 our Grade F-2 and Grade 6 students will be participate in in their annual swimming program held at Aqualink, Nunawading. Our F-2 and Grade 6 students will do a 5 day intensive. Information and excursion forms will be being sent out before the end of this term in readiness for the program in term 2.

F-2 dates

Remember only 1/2 our students go in week 1 and then the other 1/2 in week 2 of the program.

Week 1 - Monday 8th May – Friday 12th May

Week 2 – Monday 15th May – Friday 19th May

Grade 6 dates

Monday 15th May – Friday 19th May

Planning Week PE changes

Over the next two weeks we will have some changes to our specialist timetable due to planning week and teachers planning in their teams for term 2.

Please note when your child has PE this week and next week.

Monday 20th March - Normal PE timetable

Tuesday 21st March - NO PE at all (Specialist planning day)

Wednesday 22nd March - Grade 1 and 2 PE ONLY

Thursday 23rd March - Foundation PE ONLY

Friday 24th March - Chinese Day (NO PE)

Monday 27th March - Grade 5 and 6 PE ONLY

Tuesday 28th March - Normal PE timetable

Wednesday 29th March - BPS Whole School Cross Country - No PE at all

Thursday 30th March - Normal timetable

Friday 32st March - Grade 3 and 4 PE ONLY

TERM 1 - Thank you!

Thank you for your support of the BPS Physical Education and Sporting program this term! I've been so proud of our students and the wonderful way they have applied themselves to learning and PE and sport!

Quote of the week...

"Winners are not people who never fail. Winners are people who never quit."

GO TEAM BPS!

Mrs P:)

Harmony Day

2023