Berkeley Vale Public School Pindarri Ave | Berkeley Vale NSW 2261 | : 02 4388 1796 | : 02 4389 1178 www.berkeleyva-p.schools.nsw.edu.au : [email protected]Office Hours: 8.30am to 3.15pm Monday 13 August, 2018 Term 3 Week 4 Newsleer What a massive week we had last week celebrating Education Week and the many successes of public education. Congratulations to all of our families who won their class artwork. So much time and care went into ensuring these were something so worthy of winning. I hope they now sit proudly in pride of place in your houses. To everyone who visited our Art Show we appreciate your support and look forward to making this a yearly event. It was great to have our many groups perform on this day in the CoolZone and a special thanks to the teachers who organised dancers, choirs and performers. If you have not purchased your child’s art and would like to it is not too late; please contact the front office to arrange this. Congratulations also goes to our students who have gained places in a Selective High School (either Gosford or Gorokan). Some of these students may not take up their offer but have all made us proud for attaining such a wonderful achievement. We congratulate Isabella Pex, Sophie Gentle and Malachi Foster and wish them all luck. Congratulations also to the large group of Berkeley Vale students who found out recently that they have been accepted into the GATs (Alpha) class at Berkeley Vale Campus for 2019. This is definitely the newsletter for congratulations as many of our students participated in sporting events, debating, spelling bee finals, handing over of the TLLC AECG message stick, naming of the Aboriginal garden to name a few. It is exciting to see that so many of our students take up so many of the additional extra curricula activities we offer and excel with the opportunity. If it wasn’t for the amazing staff that constantly go out of their way for your children these activities would not be available. To the amazing staff who organised our exceptional K-2 Athletics Fun Day…thank you. It was an enormous success and every child had a great day. Thank you to the parents who came along to watch, support or join in, we appreciated it and so too did the children. If you have any suggestions or ideas how we can enhance this day we would love to hear as we are always aiming to improve. Narelle Armour - Principal KS AND KA RUMBALARA EXCURSION On Monday 6 August, KS and KA went on their first excursion to Girrakool at Somersby. We got to play games to learn about the needs of animals and plants, go on a bushwalk and be environmental detectives using magnifying glasses. When we returned from our bushwalk we had a bush picnic with all of our Australian native animal toys. We had a great day! BVPS SCHOOL UNIFORM The school community of Berkeley Vale has always taken pride in the school uniform. The school would like to thank the students and parents who have continued to display respect towards our uniform and have followed the existing BVPS School Uniform Policy. Our School Uniform Policy continues to, and will always, align strongly with the Department of Education Uniform Policy. In light of recent changes to the Department School Uniform policy, our school has reviewed and modified the policy to adhere to these changes. The new BVPS School Uniform Policy will be presented at the next P&C meeting. Berkeley Vale Public School will be providing many opportunities for students to be rewarded and acknowledged if they wear the full, correct uniform. SEMESTER 2 STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL Thank you to the outgoing Semester 1 Student Representative Council members. Your contribution and positive attitude was greatly appreciated.
Monday 13 August, 2018 Term 3 Week 4 Newsletter What a massive week we had last week celebrating Education Week and the many successes of public education. Congratulations to all of our families who won their class artwork. So much time and care went into ensuring these were something so worthy of winning. I hope they now sit proudly in pride of place in your houses. To everyone who visited our Art Show we appreciate your support and look forward to making this a yearly event.
It was great to have our many groups perform on this day in the CoolZone and a special thanks to the teachers who organised dancers, choirs and performers. If you have not purchased your child’s art and would like to it is not too late; please contact the front office to arrange this.
Congratulations also goes to our students who have gained places in a Selective High School (either Gosford or Gorokan). Some of these students may not take up their offer but have all made us proud for attaining such a wonderful achievement. We congratulate Isabella Pex, Sophie Gentle and Malachi Foster and wish them all luck. Congratulations also to the large group of Berkeley Vale students who found out recently that they have been accepted into the GATs (Alpha) class at Berkeley Vale Campus for 2019.
This is definitely the newsletter for congratulations as many of our students participated in sporting events, debating, spelling bee finals, handing over of the TLLC AECG message stick, naming of the Aboriginal garden to name a few. It is exciting to see that so many of our students take up so many of the additional extra curricula activities we offer and excel with the opportunity. If it wasn’t for the amazing staff that constantly go out of their way for your children these activities would not be available.
To the amazing staff who organised our exceptional K-2 Athletics Fun Day…thank you. It was an enormous success and every child had a great day. Thank you to the parents who came along to watch, support or join in, we appreciated it and so too did the children. If you have any suggestions or ideas how we can enhance this day we would love to hear as we are always aiming to improve.
Narelle Armour - Principal
KS AND KA RUMBALARA EXCURSION On Monday 6 August, KS and KA went on their first excursion to Girrakool at Somersby. We got to play games to learn about the needs of animals and plants, go on a bushwalk and be environmental detectives using magnifying glasses. When we returned from our bushwalk we had a bush picnic with all of our Australian native animal toys. We had a great day!
BVPS SCHOOL UNIFORM The school community of Berkeley Vale has always taken pride in the school uniform. The school would like to thank the students and parents who have continued to display respect towards our uniform and have followed the existing BVPS School Uniform Policy. Our School Uniform Policy continues to, and will always, align strongly with the Department of Education Uniform Policy. In light of recent changes to the Department School Uniform policy, our school has reviewed and modified the policy to adhere to these changes. The new BVPS School Uniform Policy will be presented at the next P&C meeting. Berkeley Vale Public School will be providing many opportunities for students to be rewarded and acknowledged if they wear the full, correct uniform.
SEMESTER 2 STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL Thank you to the outgoing Semester 1 Student Representative Council members. Your contribution and positive attitude was greatly appreciated.
Congratulations and welcome to Semester 2 SRC representatives. It is a great achievement to be elected by your peers. We look forward to working with you this semester.
Mrs Lay and Miss Purcell
PREMIER’S SPELLING BEE The Premier’s Spelling Bee was undertaken this year during the first three weeks of Term 3. The class competition was run during the first two weeks and the lists were very exciting. They included the categories of The Arts, Food and Nutrition, Science and Technology, Plants and Animals and Geography. The Spelling Bee had many students participate a across Stage 2 and Stage 3, with a total of 30 students making it to the finals. The Spelling Bee Stage Finals were completed on Monday 6 August. The students competing showed great knowledge of the spelling lists. All of the students should be commended on their confidence to accept the challenge of spelling in front of the whole school. It was a tough battle which saw Kydan Riddle and Dylan Smith from Stage 2 go through to the next round. The winners of Stage 3 were Aiden Hall and Isabella Pex. They will be competing at Peats Ridge Public School on Friday 14 September. If you see the students at school, please wish them luck!
Todd Van Epen
ART SHOW Last week Berkeley Vale Public School held our very first Art Exhibition. Every class created beautifully unique whole class canvases and individual artwork. It was an amazing showcase of the artistic talent we have at our school. It was lovely to see so many families come and celebrate our student’s artistic talents. We would like to thank Grant Molony for donating one of his beautiful artworks that was auctioned on the day. If you would like to see more of Grants artworks see his website https://www.krop.com/grantmolony/#/
The student welfare direction at Berkeley Vale Public
School was revised and modified for implementation at
the start of 2018. Since this launch, student behavior has
improved significantly across Kindergarten to Year 6.
Major focus areas and achieved success include the
following:
BVPS Student Wellbeing policy has been reviewed and
implemented (on website)
BVPS Anti Bullying Action Plan has been reviewed and
implemented (on website)
BVPS Student Welfare policy has been reviewed and
implemented (on website)
Staff Student Welfare committee established and
active
Student behavior data is regularly analysed and as a
result, whole school changes made to are thus
modified
Students participate in weekly lessons, developed by
the Student Welfare committee, based on the student
behavior data analysed.
Every class has introduced a communication box in
order to provide students with a variety of methods to
discuss topics with their teacher
Stage 3 students (Years 5 & 6) regularly participate in
written ‘check ins/outs’ with their teachers before and
after socialising on the playground.
A parent information session was available during
Term 1 to present the BVPS new student welfare
direction, anti-bullying plan and future directions to
support students at BVPS.
All K-6 students participated in the ‘National Day of
Action Against Bullying and Violence’ during Term 1.
Every class created a pledge and a poster uniting our
school in the promise to make each and every day safe
and happy for all students.
Bullying is NEVER Okay, BVPS Student Welfare Report
Introduced the ‘Out of Class’ passes across K-6 classrooms.
BVPS invited the Police Youth Liaison Officer to our school in Term 2 to discuss the impact and consequences of Cyber Bullying to Stage 3 students.
Identified Stage 3 students participated in a ‘We Respect’ program during Term 2
Boyz Shed continued to provide identified students with an alternative playground to learn new skills
Structured Play continued to provide identified students with an alternative playground to learn new skills which targeted the ‘Social and Emotional Capability Framework’.
Kindergarten and Year 1 students have implemented the ‘Zones of Self-Regulation’ program into every classroom. This includes weekly focus lessons for students.
All students have been actively involved in a strong ‘Getting Along’ focus across K-6.
Berkeley Vale Public School has purchased the following programs which support the weekly K-6 Student Welfare lessons:
Program Achieve (Years 1-6)
Bullying- The Power to Cope
Attitudes and Behaviours for Learning (AB4L)
‘National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence’ resources and wrist bands
10 copies of the ‘Zones of Self-Regulation’ resources for Kindergarten & Year 1 classes
Professional learning for teachers in Mindfulness
We look forward to the extensive interventions planned for our students during Terms 3 and 4.
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CrossFit Kids
We strive to help shape our little humans into the best version of themselves they can be.
Classes Mondays for (Kids) and Thursday (Teens) To register your interest and for any further details contact us: Email: [email protected] or phone Corey on 0439 339 422
Incorporates all aspects of fitness Fun challenging format Children develop habits for a
healthy balance lifestyle. Classes follow school terms
Year 4 Outdoor Education Camp Thursday 6 September to Friday 7 September
Final Payment due Thursday 23 August
MAKEY MAKEY WORKSHOP Makey Makey is a very exciting thing. Also simple if you’ve done it before. You get to cut out a controller, and decorate it with copper tape, and all things that help with the electricity. I personally thought it was an experience to remember. Makey Makey is connected by wires that lead to the computer to the earth and that are obviously connected to the Makey Makey. You can go on Scatch and Coding Games and use the paper controller to control the games. We got to test it by going on a piano coding game and then got to play Donkey Kong. But the thing about Makey Makey it’s not too hard or too easy! Written by Talieghia 5R The Makey Makey incursion was a fun computer coding device where you plug it into the computer and into basically anything like a banana and it goes up, down, left, right, space and click. We had lots of fun when we connected it to a person and when we hi-fived it played the piano. We also made a controller and played Donkey Kong. We could do all this by making a circuit. Written by Aubin May 5R
School Photo Day is
21 August 2018 and 22 August 2018 Please take time to read the relevant information on the MSP Photography payment envelope and remember these helpful points:
Don’t seal envelopes inside each other. You can pay for all children in one envelope however each child needs to have their own envelope.
Family envelopes are available at the school office upon request.
Please enclose correct money as no change is given. Cash and money orders only (sorry no credit card accepted).
For any enquiries, please feel free to contact MSP Photography—ph: 4966 8292 Email: [email protected]
Your child’s class is scheduled on the following days:
Tuesday 21 August
Wednesday 22 August
KS 1S 2R 5P
KA 1/2A 3/4H 6J
KM 1M 3/4T School Leaders
KH 1P 4D SRC
1D 2B 4G Sibling
1W 2M 4L
3L 5R 6M
3E 5H 6P
3R 5/6B Sport Captains
2M
Year 5 Outdoor Education Experience, Forster
Wednesday 5 September to Friday 7 September
Final Payment due Friday 24 August
School Photos Bring money in envelope on the day and
