Beaumaris Primary School Beaumaris Boulevard, Ocean Reef WA 6027

Student Accounts

Last week we sent home your child’s student

account. We would like to remind our community of the

value of paying these Voluntary Contributions for our

school and programs.

The School Voluntary Contribution is $60.00 per child. Money collected will

be used to supplement classroom resources. Whilst contributions are

voluntary, the quality of our teaching and learning program will be maximised

when each family makes this contribution.

The P&C Levy is $50 per family and donated to the P&C Building Fund; being a

tax deduction. Last year our P&C Building fund contributed to some fantastic

projects throughout our school like the new LED Street Sign and remote

controlled stage curtains.

Many thanks once again to those families who have already paid these fees.

Easter Fair

Our first whole school event for 2017 is happening

on Thursday 6th April between 12:30pm and

2:30pm. All Students are required to wear their

school uniform on this day.

Families of all students at BPS are most welcome to come along.

Our Student Council plays a large role in the organisation of the annual Easter

Fair and they work very hard before and on the day to ensure that everything

runs smoothly (with the help of Ms Clarke and their teachers and admin staff

of course).

With this in mind, we remind the school community of much needed

donations for the Student Council Giant Raffle prizes. They have also

organised for “Fairy Floss” to be available on the day and a most welcome

lunch treat of a sausage sizzle.

In addition to the list of donated items asked for on the below list, we would

also be happy to receive other items for the Student Council Giant Raffle in

the way of:-

Plant Seed Packs, Stamps /stickers/novelty Key rings, colouring books etc, etc.

Newsletter – Edition 3 – 23 March 2017

Upcoming Events

2017

FRIDAY 24 MARCH

BOARD MEETING 8AM

FRIDAY 31 MARCH

ASSEMBLY - Yakin 4 (Yr 4) &

Djidi-Djidi 3 (PP)

Summer Sports Carnival Year 6

students

SATURDAY 1 APRIL

City of Joondalup Festival –

TWILIGHT LANTERN PARADE

Year 4 student participation

WEDNESDAY 5 APRIL

SHOWCASE Assembly

THURSDAY 6 APRIL

EASTER FAIR 12:30PM TO 2:30PM

FRIDAY 7 APRIL

FREE DRESS DAY

END OF TERM

…..Term Two…..

MONDAY 24 APRIL

School Development

Day – Students do not attend

school

TUESDAY 25 APRIL

ANZAC DAY public

holiday

WEDNESDAY 26 APRIL

Students commence Term

Two

We would like to receive all donations NO LATER than FRIDAY 31 MARCH, so that prizes can be made up into

baskets.

1. Empty baskets/fancy boxes to make up the prize hampers 2. Easter bunnies from Pre-Primary Classes 3. Medium size easter eggs from Year 1 Classes 4. Small Easter eggs from Year 2 Classes 5. Fun bathroom/shower accessories and products from our Year 3 Classes 6. Stationery items suitable for children from our Year 4 and 5 classes 7. Easter Bunnies from our Year 6 classes

The items listed above are donations towards the Student Council’s Raffle and not to be confused with donations that may have been requested by your child’s class teacher.

Before you make your Easter Fair donations, you may choose to purchase Easter Eggs from the P&C Cadbury Easter Egg Fundraiser and donate to the Student Council Giant Raffle.

Cadbury Easter Egg Fundraiser note coming soon!

When to Keep your Child Home from School There are a number of infectious and contagious illnesses that affect school aged children. It is

important that your child stay at home in the early stages of illness, as at this stage they can be

infectious and shed the virus, bacteria or parasite through coughing, sneezing, contaminating

surfaces and personal contact. Infectious Diseases as set down by the Health Department of WA,

for children to be excluded from school are:-

Chicken Pox, Head Lice, Measles, Rubella, Trachoma, School Sores, Influenza, (includes Croup), Ringworm,

Mumps or Sars

If you are unsure, please consult your medical practitioner or local Pharmacist for advice.

Merit Certificates

The following students have been awarded with a Merit Certificate at our last two assemblies. Congratulations to these students for a fantastic start to 2017.

Djidi-Djidi – Pre-Primary – Nash H, Saleem M, Tiahna H, Jackson Mc, Beau J, Salma S, Ariana R, Oscar E,

Jamie B, Evan L, Rory P, Hamza S, Aliyah B & Lucas S

Yerdarap - Yr 1&2 - Caitlyn A, Sky T, Bobby F, Bernice T, Isabella W, Ava G, Izzy O, Bryce G, Abigail K,

Denver M, Jacob O, Bella B, Amara R, Imogen W, Lily F & Callan G

Karda – Yr 2 - Jordan M, Mai M, Lily S, Rowan B, Ava H, Noah P, Shaye J, Matvey M, Benjamin V, Jessica

S, Zac W, Elodie C, Clayton E, Jayda A & Mason S

Nyingarn - Yr 3 - Elysha M, Luka S, Sam J, Sophie E, Harrison P, Roaa A, Riley P, Kiera B, Keira P, Harry S,

Caitlin A & Millie C

Yakin - Yr 4 - Patrick O, Romy H, Henry T, Hannah B, Ruby W, Amy P, Ava Y & Jaxon Mac

Yonga – Yr 5 - Ethan S, Max G, Louis C, Samantha R, Joseph R & Rebecca M

Weitj – Yr 5/6 - Ruiz L, Emily Mc, Brooke S, George K, Michael P, Ayston V, Mieke G & Curtis W

Festival Parade – City of Joondalup 1 April

Our Year 4 students have been very busy creating their lanterns for the'Twilight Lantern Parade' and they are looking fabulous! Thank you to all the parents from Yakin 1 & 2 who have come along to the Art Room to lend a helping hand. Parents are welcome to join the Year 4s in the Art Room in the next two weeks leading up to the parade.

The Festival is an open invitation to citizens of the Joondalup area and surrounding suburbs and is always a great family day or night out! The Festival commences Friday 31 March and concludes Sunday 2nd April at 8pm. The Parade is on Saturday night . A note has gone home with all our Year 4 students and a copy of that note is on the school website under Students/Excursions/Incursions/Camps. Art in School - We like to recycle!

Thank you to the students and families who have been collecting 2 litre plastic milk bottles. We now have the supply we need so please continue to recycle them at home.

We would now like your empty 2 litre ice cream containers please AND plastic containers that hold those dozen easter eggs!

We are still collecting newspapers, meat trays and cardboard rolls. Please drop them off at the Art Room before or after school.

Our Year 6 students will be creating ‘Shoe Sculptures’ next term. Each student needs to bring in an old shoe to use as the basis of their sculpture. It can be any style of shoe from a sports shoe to a stiletto heel. If any parents are planning a clean out of their shoe collections, we’d be grateful if you could send your unwanted shoes to the Art Room.

Remember to ‘like’ the Beaumaris Primary Visual Arts Facebook page. We still need around 30 ‘likes’ to reach our goal of 300 ‘likes’ before the end of the term. Thank you for helping us to achieve our goal!

Faction Sports Carnival – TERM 3

Our 2017 Faction Sports Carnival has now been scheduled for FRIDAY 18 AUGUST (Week 5, Term 3). This is

an all day event, held on the school oval, and parents and other relatives are most welcome to attend. Bring your

picnic chair/rug and lunch. This event will be added to the Term 3 Planner.

Broadcast Live at BPS in Term 3

Mark your diary for Friday 22nd September (last day of Term 3) to come

down to the school early and view 98five FM broadcasting LIVE. This network

will be here from 6am to 9am, providing FREE coffee to the adults. If you can’t get

here, then make a note to tune into this station!

Toy Trucks and Cars

Many thanks to those families who have recently donated pre-loved toy trucks and cars to our

Kindy groups. We still need more donations! So if you have any old toys of this nature

that are not being used anymore, we would love to receive your donation. You may drop

them off to the school office or Djidji-Djidi 1 or 2 in the Kindy area.

Garden cuttings etc

Our Kindy groups are also requesting donations of garden cuttings, seedlings or Gnomes. They are

wishing to enhance their nature playground area. Any donations of this kind, can be taken to Kindy

1 or 2 or dropped off at the school office.

SCHOOL LIBRARY - Our lovely Library Officers, Sue and Paula are in urgent need of parent helpers to assist

with new book covering, shelving and other ongoing tasks. If you have any spare time at all, maybe the last

hour of a school day (this would help with getting a parking spot), then please come in and have a chat to either

Sue or Paula about helping out. You might even get a cup of coffee! The library is closed on Wednesdays.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR - The Scholastic Book Fair, always a great event at school, is coming in Week 9

of Term 2. We would love to hear from any parents who would like to be involved in the organization of the fair

as the current parent organisor now has a full time job. The first meeting for this group will be on Friday 31

March at 1pm in the Library. Please pop in to see either Sue or Paula in the Library to find out more information

on this event and what is required for preparations.

SCHOOL CANTEEN

The school canteen is run independently from the school by Ms Danni Brogan. All enquiries about lunches etc, are

to be directed straight through to Danni on 0421 459 581. The canteen only operates on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS

and FRIDAYS. Preferred method for ordering lunches and or recess is online at: www.ouronlinecanteen.com.au.

Orders must be placed before 9am on the day and you can also order up to 2 weeks in advance.

BAKERS DELIGHT

The FREE bread every day for a Month vouchers went to Karda 2 (Mrs Roussel/Mrs Lawton) and Nyingarn 3 (Ms May) for the month of March. Thank you Bakers Delight!

P&C Update Beaumarispandc@gmail.com

Uniform Concepts - Please take note that the School Uniform Shop at 5/7 Delage Street, Joondalup will

be CLOSED for the first week of the school holidays, from Monday 10 April. They will re- open on Tuesday 18

April. They will also be closed on Tuesday 25 April on the ANZAC day public holiday.

Entertainment Book 2017/2018 - This major fundraiser is coming to our

school to help us raise money. The books sell for $70.00 and with every book sold we

get to keep $14.00. The Entertainment Book gives you access to thousands of UP to

50% off and 2 for 1 offers for Perth’s best restaurants, cafes, attractions and much more.

Plus, it offers the best in market prices for thousands of hotels, resorts, car rentals,

theme parks, groceries, petrol and shopping that you can use whenever you like until 1

June 2018.

The entertainment Books are available as a Book (with a gold card and vouchers) OR as a Digital Membership

that puts all the offers in the book, on your smartphone to redeem at the touch of a button!

Membership will be available in May, however,

pre-order TODAY to receive up to $200.00 in Early

Bird Offers, that you can use straight away. You

can also get your friends and family members to

order by using the link below.

To ORDER your Book or your Digital

Membership securely online, visit: www.entbook.com.au/8607d7

Library Bags – Waterproof Library Bags are now available from Uniform Concepts, the P&C Second Hand

Uniform Shop and the school Library. Cost $8.00.

School Discos - We are pleased to confirm that School discos will be back in Term 2! A big thank you to

Katrina Lord (mum to Imogen in Year 1) and Jayne Church (mum to Louis in Year 5), both working mums, who have

managed to find some time to organise these much loved events. We have also received a number of requests from

other parents to help the “new” Disco Queens, and we thank them also for coming forward.

If you feel that you can offer some of your time to help with discos or any other P&C activities then please contact the

P&C via beaumarispandc@gmail.com or pop into our shop to see Wendy or Kathryn. It is a fantastic opportunity to

get involved in your child's school and help raise some much needed funds for the school.

P&C Secretary Position – We would like to THANK Nicole Redman (mum to Blake Yr 4, Kaeden Yr 2 and

Jaxon in Kindy) who has stepped up and is assisting our current P&C Secretary, Paula Whitehead. We are confident

Nicole that you are the right person for this position and we hope you enjoy your involvement.

2nd hand uniform shop - The P&C needs volunteers to help with the P&C shop. We need at least

one person for an hour on Tuesday mornings and an hour on Wednesday mornings. The shop is an

important fundraiser for the school, and a great way for parents to source good second-hand uniforms for

their kids. Without addition volunteers we will need to look at whether the shop can continue in its current

form, which would be a great shame. Any help would be gratefully accepted.

P&C URGENTLY need a Travelsmart committee convenor

This committee is absolutely crucial for the school – as well as overseeing our ‘walk to school’ days, they also

ensure follow-up on the work last year for the Tarolinta Crossing guard and other safety issues. Please

considering volunteering or this committee may lapse. The P&C is full of very busy people (most working

full-time), and structured so it is very efficient, so this role would not require an enormous amount of time.

More volunteers for the FUNDRAISING committee

The P&C are so grateful to those who have stepped up to be part of the P&C fundraising committee. This

committee raises an incredible amount of money, all going directly to enhancing the experience of our kids

at Beaumaris. But many hands make light work, so we really need more of our terrific parents to join this

committee!

Parent Class Reps – Are you a parent in any of the following classes?

Yerdarup 1 – Mrsd Hepburn/Mrs Harper

Karda 2 – Mrs Roussel/Mrs Lawton

Nginyarn 3 – Mrs May

We need your help to be the “Parent Class Rep”. Contact Louise Wolhuter to find out more about

what this involves. 04103 650 869 or email her at: dodiandlou@bigpond.com

School Banking - Come to the Library between 8 and 8:30am on a Monday morning and see Alaa

about setting up an account for your children to participate in regular savings through the Commonwealth

Bank.

Please direct any enquiries relating to the any of the above to:-

beaumarispandc@gmail.com

Vicki Mason

……………………………………………………………………………………...P&C President

We realise that the school and the P&C seem to always be asking for your help and volunteers from

the school community, but it is this help that actually keeps the school running smoothly and

effectively. Even if the help is required for social or fundraising events…..it all counts!

The Important Home-School Relationship” by an unknown author

Parents can be Teachers Too!

I dreamed I stood in a studio,

And watched two sculptors there,

The clay they used was a young child’s mind

And they fashion it with care.

One was a teacher, the tools she used

Were books and music and art;

One was a parent with a guiding hand

And a gentle, loving heart.

Day after day the teacher toiled

With touch that was deft and sure,

While the parent labored by her side

And polished and smoothed it o’er.

And when at last their task was done,

They were proud of what they has wrought,

For the things they has moulded into the child

Could neither be sold nor bought.

And each agreed they would have failed

If they has worked alone,

For behind the parent stood the school,

And behind the teacher, the home.

PLEASE VOLUNTEER

YOUR TIME & TALENTS to our school!

It’s a great way to meet other Beaumaris PS families.

Kids love seeing their parents involved at school – and in

Primary School they still publicly enjoy having us around!

Participate in fundraisers, help out in the organization of

events, help out in the classrooms and Library.

Any help you offer, it always much appreciated by those asking

for it.

You feel more a part of the school community when you get

involved.

HANDOUTS:

Ramay Studio – Learn Ballet at Ramay!

Nick Corrigan Soccer Schools flyer

School Banking Program

COMMUNITY NEWS

Full Time & Part Time Elite Program

Approved Specialist Program in cricket

Cricket skills testing day

Parents with children in Year 6 are invited to apply for the Belridge 2018 Approved Specialist Program in

Cricket. They will be will be trailing students for this Program (endorsed by the Department of Education and

the WACA) on MONDAY 3 APRIL (at the WACA).

Closing date for all applications is the 31st March 2017.

Please direct any enquiries to Scott Ogilvie, Cricket Coordinator on 9408 8000 or email

Scott.ogilvie@education.wa.edu.au

For full information and an Application Form go to the school website:

http://www.belridgecollege.wa.edu.au/Curriculum/SpecialistCricket.aspx

BELRIDGE SECONDARY

COLLEGE

Independent Public School

P 9408 8000 | F 9307 7133

www.belridgecollege.wa.edu.

au

Specialising in classical