International Women’s Day – This Sunday 8 March, is #IWD 2020#. This is an ideal

opportunity to chat to your kids about how important it is for everyone to generate a

gender equal world. You can start your conversation by celebrating the achievement of

women in sport, the arts, drama, education, politics, or in your local community.

Encourage your daughters to aspire to great things in the future, and encourage your

sons to challenge any traditional gender stereotypical attitudes they might be exposed

to. It’s up to each and every one of us to make a positive difference to women. Over three

years ago we became a lead school in the Respectful Relationships initiative, and I’m

proud to say that ‘respect’ underpins our expectations at Bellbrae.

Student voice and agency – Victoria, as the Education state, ‘recognises the importance of

empowering students,’ and how this can have a positive impact on their general health and

well-being. I am of the firm belief that if a child has a positive mindset and is physically and

mentally well, they have a good chance of succeeding in most facets of schooling. As such

we need to provide opportunities that allow for students to make purposeful contributions to

their learning and have representation in the way they express their knowledge and skills.

This is something we are encouraging at Bellbrae and was very evident in the Starting Right

program, which each class participated in during the first few weeks of term. We are also

trying to provide more opportunities for our student leaders to make contributions in broader

school decisions. On Tuesday the staff leadership team had a lunch meeting with our school

captains and vice captains, where we discussed some of their visions and ideas of how we can

improve our school. We will certainly take their ideas seriously and create more opportunities

to empower our students for the future. Our Junior School Council office bearers also met

with staff on Tuesday and are in the process of electing representatives from each year level.

JSC provides an opportunity for students to be heard and directly create change for their

school. In the past the JSC have had input into sports equipment purchased, initiated bus

monitors, changed where buses line up, created urgency around the toilets which brought

forward their renovation, got drink taps fixed, had input into where bins were placed,

identified safety issues in the yard (hot dots on school map), etc.

From a formal curriculum point of view, the ‘Capabilities’ dimension in the Victorian

Curriculum, encompassing Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical, Cultural and

Intercultural, Personal and Social capabilities, all provide an ideal platform to further allow

students to exercise voice and agency. If you would like to learn more about student

representation in learning, please access:

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/teachers/teachingresources/practice/A

mplify.pdf

Thursday 5th March 2020

BELLBRAE PRIMARY

SCHOOL NEWS

Phone 5261 2660 Fax 5261 6177

E-mail: bellbrae.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.bellbraeps.vic.edu.au

Issue 5

2 Bellbrae Primary School School Council Elections – Thank you to all the parents who have already voted. Please

remember that voting closes this Friday afternoon at 4pm and you need to include your full

name on the back of the envelope containing your ballot paper. Our School Council AGM

and first meeting for new office bearers will be on Monday 16th March. At this meeting the

School’s Annual Report to the community will be presented.

Special visit to the school – On Monday we hosted teachers from another local primary

school to learn more about our STEM program. This Friday we will welcome Nick

Beckingsdale, Executive Director Learning Teaching and Pathways Division and Justin

McDonnell, Executive Director, Wellbeing, Health and Engagement Division, DET, who will

be visiting Bellbrae to learn more about how we approach High ability/excellence programs,

STEM, primary to secondary transitions and Wellbeing programs. It is a fantastic honour for

our school to be selected for the visit, and these are all areas we have spent many years

focussing on to make our school an enjoyable and stimulating learning environment.

Clean up Australia Day – Thank you to all the families who made a positive impact on our

environment by encouraging our students to do a ‘community clean-up’ of the area close to

where they live. Participating in events such as these promote a culture of environmental

responsibility and sustainability, both aspects we place a lot of emphasis on in our school.

Have a great weekend and please remember to acknowledge International Women’s

Day on Sunday. With that in mind, I’ll leave you with the thoughts of a great woman,

Mother Teresa: ‘Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly

endless.’

Adrian Waters –Principal

CORONA VIRUS INFORMATION

Corona virus - Updated information for parents on COVID – 19 can be found at:

https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/victorian-public-coronavirus-disease-covid-19

WHOLE SCHOOL PHOTOS - 24TH MARCH

School Photo Day 2020 – Bellbrae Primary School Annual school photos will be taken on 24 March, 2020

and also when sibling photos will also be taken by

request. So for sibling orders only;

Grab your phone and go to arphotos.typeform.com/to/uGRIEz

2. Enter the name and class of the eldest child to be in the photo

3. Enter the names of all other children to be included in the photo

IMPORTANT - To ensure a sibling photo is taken on photo day, please complete your

request online before midday on the day before photo day.

There is no need to return any forms or payment to school for photos before photo day

however if you do not have internet access you may contact the school for an order form.

All other school photo ordering details will be issued closer to photo day.

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EVENTS TO COME……………….

BELLBRAE PURPLE DAY – NEXT THURSDAY 12th MARCH

As a part of our fundraising effort for the Bellbrae Primary School Relay for Life team, we will be having our PURPLE DAY on Thursday the 12th of March. Students are encouraged to come to school wearing purple with a donation of your choice that will go towards our Relay for Life Team fundraising effort. Relay for Life is a community fundraising challenge raising vital funds for cancer patients. Your donations go directly to research into cancer and the treatment of cancer patients.

So remember to dress up on Thursday 12th March in PURPLE.

Purple hair! Purple face! Purple clothes! Purple shoes!

We thank you for your support!

MARCH

9th - Monday Labour Day Public Holiday –NO SCHOOL

11th - Wed Division Swimming for Qualifying Students

12th - Thursday WEAR PURPLE DAY

19th – Thursday Year 2 Sovereign Hill Exc – Students at school 8.20am

20th - Friday Summer Lightening Premiership – Years 5 & 6

20th – Friday Year 5 / 6 Disco – Bellbrae Hall 7.00 – 9.30pm

Sat 21st & Sun 22nd Portrait Photos Fundraiser for Bellbrae P.S.

with Little Black Rabbit Photography

23rd – Monday Whole School Sausage Sizzle

24th - Tuesday Whole School Photos with Arthur Reed Photos

27th - Friday Last day of Term One - Dismissal 2.30pm

APRIL

13th - Monday Easter Monday Public Holiday – NO SCHOOL

14th - Tuesday First Day Term Two

20th - Monday Bellbrae PS Cross Country

23rd - Wed Girls AFL Football Lightening Premiership

MAY

3rd - SUNDAY MAYFAIR******* MAYFAIR ******MAYFAIR

28th - Thurs Winter Lightening Premierships Years 5 & 6

JUNE

26th - Friday Last Day Term 2 – 2.30 Dismissal

JULY

23rd - Thurs Bellbrae Athletics

Monday 27th – Wed 29th Year 3 Camp Wyuna *Note Date Change*

AUGUST

Mon 24th Aug –– Fri 4th Sept Foundation – Year 4 Two Week Swimming Program

OCTOBER

Mon 5th Oct – Fri 27th Nov Foundation – Year 4 Gymnastic 8 week Program

Mon 26th – Wed 28th Year 4 Urban Camp

Thurs 29th – Fri 30th Year 2 Camp to Burnside Camp Anglesea

NOVEMBER

Mon 5th Oct – Fri 27th Nov Foundation – Year 4 Gymnastic 8 week Program

12th – Thursday School Concert – GPAC

Wed 25th – Fri 27th Year 5 Sovereign Hill Camp

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T8 & T9 BUS TRAVELLERS – PLEASE READ

SUPPORT HOLLY IN GRADE 6 DOING THE WORLD’S GREATEST SHAVE

Hi, I'm Holly from Grade 6.

I want to shave my head and donate my hair to cancer because

somewhere, there is a girl who is having chemo and wishes she had

long, healthy hair like all the other kids at school. I hope it will give

her more confidence. Also, the money that I raise will go towards

vital research and practical support for Aussie families facing blood

cancer.

If you wish to support me and this great cause you can donate

money via the Leukaemia Foundation web site under;

World’s Greatest Shave - Donate - Holly Droomer. Thank you

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SPORT NEWS

CITY TO SURF DISTRICT TENNIS

Last Friday Chloe Muscroft, Hazel Kadera, Clare Edmonds-Wilson, Emilia Bennett, Charles

Edmonds-Wilson, Gus Smith, Finn Bridgeford and Sascha Buckland competed at the City to

Surf District Tennis Tournament. The students were fantastic, and faced some very tough

competition throughout the day. It was pleasing to see such genuine sportsmanship and

encouragement by our students.

Congratulations to Clare Edmonds-Wilson and Hazel Kadera on winning their pool and

making it through to the finals. Both girls played great matches in the finals but were beaten

by some tough opposition from Torquay.

BELLARINE DIVISION SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Next Wednesday we are sending 26 students to compete in the Bellarine Division Swimming

Carnival at Kardinia Park. We wish the following students all the best and know that they will

give 110% in their races. GO TEAM BELLBRAE!!

Alegria King, Annabelle Sadler, Ava Lyons, Aya Davies, Beau Spencer, Charles Edmonds-

Wilson, Chloe Muscroft, Clare Edmonds-Wilson, Emilia Bennett, Finn Bridgeford, Gabe

Bobele, Harry Price, Holly Droomer, Hudson Reynolds, Jarvis Barrow, Kit Blizzard, Koa

Davies, Maulie Lowdon, Mia Farrelly, Mitchell Garnett, Nelly Garnett, Olivia Bradshaw,

Scarlotte Benney, Sienna Lucas, Tanner Maddock, Tom Tyack.

BELLBRAE CROSS COUNTRY

The Bellbrae Cross Country is fast approaching, and will be held on Monday 20th April, the

second week of Term 2. Please ensure that your child is practising for the day as it is very

difficult to run distance runs without any practise. Ages 8/9 & 10 run 2kms, ages 11, 12/13

run 3kms.

The age groups are 8/9, 10, 11 & 12/13. These age groups are based on the age the students

are turning in 2020. Age groups 8/9 and 10 will be run separately for the Bellbrae Cross

Country, however times will be combined for these two aged groups and the top 10-15

competitors (based on times) will progress through to the City to Surf District Cross Country.

As with last year, we will be seeking parent helpers to marshal checkpoints around the

course. If you are available to assist on the day, please email Brigid Chapman

chapman.brigid.b@edumail.vic.gov.au .

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WELFARE NEWS

It is inevitable our children are going to come into

contact with the online world, and whilst this

provides them with many great opportunities, it is

important we have open communication around

children’s online use, and implement appropriate

boundaries to assist them in navigating this space

safely. On the 16th March at 6.30pm we are hosting

a cyber-safety seminar at Bellbrae Primary School

called “Digital Tattoo” to assist in talking through

some of the common challenges in managing

online use with our children. Please see the flyer

attached for more information.

Another useful resource is the E Safety

Commissioner, with many tips and suggestions to

guide online use with children, such as how to

implement appropriate boundaries and manage

open conversations. Visit www.esafety.gov.au/ for

more information.

Feel free to get in touch if you are interested in

more information on how to talk to your children about online safety!

Thanks, Jess Swain (Mon/Tues/Thurs)

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CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY

Clean up Australia Day! We are lucky to have so many sustainable-minded students at our school who genuinely care for our natural world. From coming to school with ‘nude-food’ lunches to taking on initiatives in the school yard such as composting, we are very lucky to be surrounded by people who care for the environment. On March the 1st it was Clean-up Australia Day. Wouldn’t it be great if this day didn’t have to exist at all because it would be beautiful and clean all the time!? Unfortunately that’s not the case so some students and their families went the extra mile on the weekend, picking up discarded rubbish that had found its way into the parks, beach and walking tracks of our community. Thank you so much for sharing the photos of your clean-up with us and well done on improving the environment for everyone to enjoy! We hope that this inspires our school community to continue to ‘take 3 for the sea’ and assist where possible with removing harmful waste from our beautiful community throughout the whole year.

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BARWON HEALTH WIDE SMILES PROGRAM

The Barwon Health Wide Smiles Program is coming to Bellbrae Primary School!

The Barwon Health Dental team will be attending your school in

2020 to provide dental screenings to Years Prep and One classes.

Forms will be sent home with your child so that they can participate

in our dental program, please complete these forms and return them

to the school as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please call Dental Administration on

(03) 4215 7625.

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PORTRAIT PHOTO FUNDRAISER WITH LITTLE BLACK RABBIT

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OSHC

Birthday Celebrations this week

FEBRUARY

4th Hudson Capon

5th Anai Molloy & Mali Taylor

6th Gus Smith & Olivia Bradshaw

7th Ben Beck

8th Alice Palmieri

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CANTEEN – Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays

Don’t forget to order online

Create your own account at…..

Ultimate Schools www.ultimateschools.com.au

Please sign in at the office at 12.30 pm prior to going to the Canteen. Also don’t forget to sign out

SICKBAY WASHING ROSTER - Fridays

DATE VOLUNTEER

Friday 6th March Melissa O'Keefe Friday 13th March Joanna Hilbert Friday 20th March Kate Archbold

Please call into the office Friday afternoon, strip the bed and return early in the next week

SECOND HAND UNIFORM - Any day of the week that suits

DATE VOLUNTEER

W/Starting Tue 10th March Melinda Stott

W/Starting Tue 16th March Miyo Fallshaw

W/Starting Mon 23rd March Emily McDiarmid

Any day of the week that suits

GARDEN ROSTER

29th Feb – 13th March

Hollands Family

Hunter Family

Huppatz Family

Hurley Family

14th – 27th March

Hutchieson Family

Hynes Family

Isaac Family

Jackson Family - Ben

28th March – 10th April

Jackson/Fort Family

Jones Family – Daisy

Jones Family – Mahli

Jury Family

A garden roster letter with an explanation of how the roster works will be sent home with your eldest child prior to your duty

Helen’s Special next week is

Mexican Bean Bowl veg/gf

With Rice, Corn Chips & Sour Cream - $6

Term 1 NAME Friday 6th March Tammy Green & Courtney Smith-Sheils

Thursday 12th March Volunteer Required Please

Friday 13th March Joanna Hilbert

Thursday 19th March Alexandra Boston

Friday 20th March Anthony Curtin

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COMMUMNITY NEWS