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Please assist us in reducing vandalism at the school by contacting one of the telephone numbers listed below if you notice any suspicious behaviour on the school grounds.
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Police Non-Emergency 131 444 |
Mundijong Police 9526 5111 |
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Armadale Police 9399 0222 |
Education Security 9264 4771 or 9264 4632 |
Welcome to our Week 6 Newsletter. It is hard to believe that we are over halfway through the term. It has certainly been a busy first half to the term, with much more learning and fun to come. This week we celebrate Book Week, this year’s theme being Reading is Magic. It has been great to see some of the fun activities our students have been participating in this week to celebrate Book Week. This was accompanied by our costume parade on Tuesday, and it was great seeing all of the creative, interesting and inventive costumes. Thank you so much to our students, parents and staff for putting in so much effort to make it a fun morning.
Planning 2025
Part of our preparation for 2025 is class structures and placements. This can often be a stressful time for school staff and families. While we are planning class structures and placements it is important that we have as much information as possible to make informed decisions that best meet the needs of our students and school. Firstly, I ask that any families that are not planning on returning to Byford PS in 2025 to please let the office know. This will ensure that we have accurate projected enrolments and will hopefully reduce the risk of having to restructure classes once the school year commences. Secondly, if you have any class placement requests based on the educational needs of your child please also forward these onto me. It is important to note that with over 400 students it may not be possible to meet all requests, but all will be considered. Please email this required information to Byford.PS@education.wa.edu.au and attention it to Jody Harrington.
BPS P & C Celebrating 40 Years
This week was the 40th Anniversary of the Byford Primary School P and C Association. As you all know the P & C support our school in many ways including running essential services such as the Canteen and Uniform Shop, in addition to varied fundraising activities and events that are not only fun for our students but raise money to give back to the school for equipment, resources and building and ground improvements. We are so thankful to everyone that has contributed to the P & C over the last 40 years and we thank you for your service to our school. A formal event to celebrate will take place later in the year.
BPS Faction Athletics
We hope you can join us for our school Faction Athletics Carnival next week. Jumps & Throws will take place on Tuesday 27th August. This will be followed by our full day program on Friday 30th August. A program of events will be posted to class dojo over the next day or so. A huge thank you to Ms Timms for her co-ordination of the day, and to all members of staff for the weeks of training and organisation of teams within their faction.
Edu Dance / Open Night / Book Fair
We look forward to welcoming family and friends to our Edu Dance Concert and Open Night on Monday 16th September. The concert will be the culmination of each classes hard work and practice over the term, and we look forward to seeing each dance. During the concert, the announcement of the School Captains for 2025 will also be made. Following the concert, families are invited into classrooms to see all of the wonderful work students have been doing this term. The Library will also be open for families to visit the Book Fair. This will be a wonderful way to end a very busy term. We hope to see you all there.
Save the Date – Term 3
Term 3 is looking to be a busy term with sporting events taking centre stage. Here are some important dates to put into your calendar ready for the term ahead.
* Edu Dance is timetabled every Monday and Friday, commencing Week 1
26 August – Father’s Day Stall
27 August – Athletics Carnival: Jumps & Throws
29 August – Father’s Day Stall
30 August – Athletics Carnival: Full Day
Week 8 – Science Week
4 September – Assembly Student Council
13 September – BSSA Interschool Athletics Carnival
16 September – Edu Dance Concert / Open Night / Book Fair
17 September – ECE Family Sports Day
20 September – Last day of Term 3
Jody Harrington
Principal
Ph 9526 6300
Email: Byford.PS@education.wa.edu.au
The theme this year was "Reading is Magic"
Congratulations to the following students, their imagination and costume creativity won themselves a book voucher to spend at our 2024 Book Fair later in the term.
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ROOM 1 Eva D & Memphis P |
ROOM 2 Bea B & Steve S |
ROOM 3 Georgia A & Jack D |
ROOM 4 Archer M |
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ROOM 5 Evie G, Laynee C, Summer-Rose S & Emelia K |
ROOM 6 Alyssa J |
ROOM 7 Koalten S, Liam O & Alvey A |
ROOM 8 Paiton N & Max M |
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ROOM 9 Jasper F |
ROOM 10 Cullen P & Hayden W |
ROOM 11 Piper M |
ROOM 12 Connor D |
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ROOM 13 Callum O & Sophie |
ROOM 14 Carter K & Nahla G |
ROOM 15 Madison S |
ROOM 16 Enzo P & Aleena B |
Room 6 love to learn and we know that we learn in a lot of different ways. Some of the learning we’ve been doing lately has been: through dance, as we learn our routine for the upcoming Edu dance concert, through storytelling, as we listened and joined in with Becky Buckaroo and her entertaining story telling session and through manipulatives, as we consolidate the strategies we’ve learnt in maths. We are also learning about respect and kindness and enjoy our community picnic lunches on our yarning mat each day. Here are some photos of us enjoying learning in different ways.
Keep up the great !
Congratulations and well done to all
students who received Merit Awards.
Keep up the great work!
| Term 3 | Week 4 | ||||
| Brianna B | Beatrix B | Levi C | Jack D | Tyson H | Parker H |
| Lianah H | Oliver H | Serena J | Alex J | Kaylee L | Mason L |
| Nicholas L | Savannah M | Amelia P | Gabriela R | Navanah S | Evie S |
| Ava S | Chael S | Phoebe S | Madeleine T | Madeline V | Jayden W |
| Angus W | Aurora Z |
| Term 3 | Week 6 | ||||
| Maiton A | Nate B | Regan B | Jaxson C | Jaxon C | Olivia D |
| Evie G | Jacob H | Jade H | Nevaeh H | Tyler I | Maliyah J |
| Billie K | David L | Adelyn M | Carter M | Georgia O | Ashlee P |
| Cohan R | Mason S | Tyrelle W | Hunter W | James W | |
ROOM 5
This Term the students in Room 5 have been learning about starting a story with action.
Zooper Dooper Thursdays
Zooper Doopers are continually being sold on Thursdays for 50c each. We’re always in need of Zooper Doopers to continue this fundraising venture and are very appreciative of donations. If you can help, please drop Zooper Doopers to the senior block.
Containers for Change
We’ve joined the Containers for Change team to raise money for the year 6 camp, whilst helping to make a real difference to the environment. This will roll over to the Year 6 Fundraising Committee every year. Donation bins have been placed in the undercover, blue court and pre-primary areas for students to donate their used water/drink bottles, juice and milk boxes (please look out for the 10c icon on the side of the container). If you wish to donate containers from your household, please quote our Scheme ID #C10425624 when you drop off your containers to the recycle drop-off points and the funds will automatically get deposited into our fundraising account.
Canteen
The Byford Primary School Canteen is open for recess and lunch on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Orders can be made direct to the canteen, or through QuickCliq https://quickcliq.com.au/.
If you have any spare time on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday, volunteers are required to help in the canteen.
New Canteen Menu available here:
Uniform Shop
The P&C are excited to tell you all that the uniform shop now accepts Afterpay Payments.
Our uniform shop is volunteer run to keep our school uniform prices as low as we can. Adding Afterpay as a payment option allows you to pay off your purchase over 4 payments (payments payable every 2 weeks)
Haven't got Afterpay??? Sign up here https://www.afterpay.com/en-AU
* Not available for QuickCliq purchases *
QuickCliq is our online ordering system and it's an easy and convenient way to order your child’s uniform. QuickCliq is approved by the Department of Education, it’s free, safe and secure. You can use Paypal or Credit Card for immediate payment. You can also use Direct Deposit. To sign up, click www.Quickcliq.com.au
If you are unable to order online, order forms can be placed in the dropbox at the Front Office. Please ensure there is a name and contact number provided.
Orders can still be placed at the Uniform Shop on Tuesday mornings 8:15am - 8:45am or Thursday afternoons 2:30pm - 3:00pm. EFTPOS AVAILABLE.
Please click here for price list:
To ease the financial burden on families over the year, we encourage parents to make payments throughout the year, to be assigned to fees, excursions and swimming etc.
This can be as a regular weekly or fortnightly payment, or whenever you have funds available. See the Admin Staff in the front office to arrange this. You will be provided a breakdown of payments made, should you require.
Payment options are as follows:
- Cash
- EFTPOS
- Credit / Debit Card over the phone
- Direct Deposit – Byford Primary BSB: 633 000 Account No: 192 414 571
Please enter the name of your child and the purpose of the payment in the description field i.e. A Smith Zoo Exc.
The West Byford Dental Therapy Centre will be closed from Thursday 27/6/24 until further notice.
For Dental emergencies from the 28/06/24 during clinic hours (8am to 4pm) please phone Woodland Grove Dental Therapy Centre on 9526 4012.
Should an emergency arise after clinic hours or during a public holiday please contact the emergency service on 1800 098 818, your local practitioner, or the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia on 6457 4400.
Thank you
Jeanet and Shayna.
West Byford Dental Therapy Centre
A ‘No Hat, Limited Outside Play’ policy is enforced at Byford Primary School all year. Parents can assist us by reinforcing the need for protection from the sun by ensuring that students have a wide brim hat. Hats can be purchased through the school uniform shop next to Room 3. Students who do not have a hat are instructed to play under sheltered areas such as the Undercover Area near the canteen. Caps are not acceptable as they do not provide adequate protection to the ears and back of the neck from the sun.
Cuddles East Byford NOW OPEN. Visit the website at https://www.cuddlesearlylearning.com.au/eastbyford
Djinda Dreaming Childcare
Winter Netball
