community 

art auction 

The 2020 art auction is now live and online: https://airauctioneer.com/bnwps-2020-art-auction 

Bidding is simple; once registered as a bidder you can leave bids online and receive email notification if you've been outbid.  Student artworks can alternatively be purchased immediately for $15 through the 'buy it now' button.

Works are still being accepted and are being added to the site daily. All works are welcome and gratefully received. Entries need to be in by Monday 19 October.  Bidding closes Friday 23 October, 5pm.

Students who have submitted work through See-Saw or Google Classrooms, please remember to bring the physical work into school next week and leave in the box for entries outside the front office. Please ensure all student entries are labelled with name, grade and unit. You might want to give your work a title too! 

Community members donating work, please complete the donor form available from the front office (appointment required) or else email Jane with your contact details, details of the work and a preferred starting price: jleckett@unimelb.edu.au

ride to school safety survey

We love kids riding to school for many reasons: it is an active form of transportation, it is sustainable and it reduces traffic around the school! But we know there are a few reasons why families choose not to ride: safety, time, available bikes and more. Tim Read, our local Member, is interested in understanding the safety reasons why families avoid riding to school, to inform discussions and decisions about our local area. If you have something to say and are interested in sharing your thoughts with Tim, you can find his survey here.

capital works update

This week I have spent a lot of time catching up on what I have missed out on over the past term and a half. The Capital Works project has certainly not lost much momentum and has made significant and significant progress in my absence! Unfortunately, due to COVID-restrictions, we have not been able to start building by the planned date, but our architects and builders are waiting in the wings to get going. Pleasingly, our drafted plans have come in ‘under budget’ which allows for us to include additional projects around the school. We are in the early stages of developing these ideas, so keep an eye out for updates in the newsletter about further developments to our Capital Works project, as well as impacts and considerations for our school community, as the build begins.