Term3Week9

Datestoremember

TERM3

17/9/18-28/9/18

Stage2/3SwimmingScheme

21/9/18 PSSASeason3commences

24/9/18 GOLDAssembly

26/9/18 PerformingArtsShowcase

28/9/18 FinaldayofTerm3

SchoolResumesforTerm4ThefinaldayforTerm3isFridaySeptember28.SchoolresumesforallstudentsforTerm4onMondayOctober15.

SydneyEastPSSAAthleticsCarnivalOnMonday18SeptemberNoah,Keanu,Nick,Diazhye,CalebandIsaiahrepresentedBeverlyHillsPublicSchoolattheSydneyEastAthleticsCarnival.Fromallreportstheboyswerewonderfulrepresentativesforourschool.Wecongratulatetheboysontheirexcellentresults.Diazhye,Nick,NoahandKeanurecordedamazingresultsintheirindividualevents.TheseniorboysrelayteamconsistingofNick,Diazhye,IsaiahandCalebcame17thoverall.

GoldAssemblyOurGoldAwardAssemblywillbeheldonMondaySeptember24.

KindergartenEnrolmentsfor2019If you have a child who will be enrolling in Kindergarten in 2019 please telephone or call into the school office for anenrolmentformassoonaspossible.KindergartenOrientationwillbeinweek3&4,Term4.

At BHPS we are Safe, Respectful Learners

PSSASportSeason3PSSA Sport Season 3 will commence this Friday, September 21. This season we will be competing in five sports. Theirrespectivecoachesare:MixedHockey MrsMorrisBoysBasketball MrsMoranGirlsOztag MissAxamGirlsT-Ball/Softball MissStone/MrsErkenBoysCricket MrMcColl

FarmerDressUpDay-FundraiserforourFarmersThankyoutoallthegenerousstudentswhobroughtmoneyandparticipatedinourdressupdaytoraisemoneyforourfarmers.Weraised$1013.10,whichwillbedonatedtotheBuyABaleOfHaycharity.www.buyabale.com.auThankyouforsupportingourfarmersinthisdreadfuldrought.FromtheSRC.

LostPropertyPleaseensurethatallyourchildren'sbelongingsareclearlylabelledtoenableeasyidentification.Thankyoutoallthestudentswhohavebeendoingagreatjoborganisingtheirbelongings.Unfortunatelytherearemanyitemsthathavefoundtherewayintothelostpropertybox.EachFridaylostpropertywillbetakenfromtheboxandputonthesilverseatsforallstudentstolocateanymissingitems.EverysecondFridayanyunclaimeditemswillbedonatedtothePandCSecondHandUniformStall.Thankyouforyoursupport.

SchoolPlaygroundItiswonderfultoseesomanyfamiliesusingourschoolplaygroundandequipmenttobuildpositiverelationships.OurAfterSchoolCarefacilitiesutilisesourplaygroundspacefrom3.30pmeachdayenablingourstudentswhoattendafterschoolcareanopportunitytoparticipateinmovementandgames.Toprovidethemwiththespaceitisimportantthatfamiliesusingourschoolpremisesintheafternoon,vacatetheareaby3.30pmeachafternoon.DoyleGardens,ourlocalpark,isacloseandconvenientlocationforfamiliesandstudentstocontinuesocialising.

Stage3News Whatabusytermithasbeen.Stage3havebeeninvolvedinavarietyoflearningopportunitiesbothinandoutoftheclassroom.

InWeek7,Stage3heldtheirPublicSpeakingCompetitionFinal.Alltenrepresentativesdeliveredwellrehearsed,thoughtprovokingspeechesthatengagedtheiraudienceandmadethetaskofadjudicatingverydifficult.Theimpromptutopicof‘Thefutureisinourhands’wasinterpretedinavarietyofwaysbyeachspeakeranddemonstratedeachstudent’sabilitytocomposeaspeechinashortperiodoftime.AllStage3teachersareincrediblyimpressedbythequalityofspeechwritingandeffortdisplayedbythesestudents.CongratulationstoourwinnerAnand,withhistopicof‘Robotswon’tmakelifeeasier’andourrunnerupEmily,withhertopic‘Eyeofthebully’.AnandwillnowrepresenttheschoolattheDistrictPublicSpeakingCompetitioninTerm4.Wewishhimgoodluck.CongratulationsalsogotoBrianJiao,whorepresentedtheschoolatthe‘NumberCrunchers’competitionatConnellsPointPrimarySchool.Heshouldbeveryproudofhisachievementsonthedayatthischallengingtournament.LastweekwecametogetherasacommunityfortheannualLifeEducationBreakfast.ItisalwaysafunmorningandStage3stillenjoyavisitfromHarold!DuringourlessonsintheLifeEducationvanwelearnttheimportanceofmakingpositiveconnectionswithourpeersandothers.Lastweek,Stage3attendedascienceincursiononthetopic'EarthandSpace',runbyFizzicsEducation.Studentsenjoyedwatchingdemonstrationsandparticipatinginmanyhands-onexperimentstolearnaboutourSolarSystem.Studentswereintriguedtolearnaboutwhathappenstoastronautsinspaceandhowmechanismssuchasgyroscopeswork.Studentsalsowatchedawaterrocketlaunchhighintotheair!Allclassesthoroughlyenjoyedtheincursion!Thisweek,Stage3studentsNick,Caleb,Diazhye,KeanuandIsaiahalsorepresentedBHPSattheRegionalAthleticsCarnivalinbothtrackandfieldevents,includingthe100mrace,SeniorBoys100mrelayandshotput.AnumberofYear6girlshavebeenattendingthePrimaryLinksprogramatPenshurstGirlsoverthepasteightweeks.Ithasbeenaverypositivelearningexperienceandhasprovidedmanyinsightstohighschoollife.ThefeedbackfromteachersatPenshurstaboutthegirls’behaviourandattitudehasbeenoutstanding.

TECHNOLOGY: Mrs Zeritis

Year 6 students were so excited to be working in the Woodwork room this week!

Their eyes stared excitedly at the pieces of machinery around the room.

Some girls were a little apprehensive about using the scroll saws but when I

reassured then that I hadn’t lost any fingers over my 36 years of teaching,

they smiled and were relieved.

The task for the girls this week was to design and make a key ring, which they

could later attach to their school bag as identification. The lesson began with

some basic safety reminders and then it was on to using the scroll saws. The

girls showed competence and concentration and worked with confidence

once they knew that there were safety guards attached to each of the scroll

saws.

Once the wood was shaped, it was time to introduce the electric disc sander

to the` girls. They used this tool equally well and by the conclusion of the

lesson they were ready to begin their decoration of their key rings.

ENGLISH: Mr Morgan And so, after eight glorious weeks sailing upon the stormy seas of imagination and exploring new

narrative terrain we have reached the end of our creative quest. Having unearthed a multitude of

magnificent treasures that will surely serve to enrich and enliven our stories for many years to

come, we must now bid our fellow adventurers a fond farewell as we each bravely forge ahead on

our own individual narrative journeys. Although we may never be quite sure of where these

stories will lead us or what forms they will take, what has become clear is that each member of

our fearless crew possesses the adventurer's will, the bard's turn of phrase, the cartographer's skill

and the artist's keen gaze that will illuminate the darkness, dispersing the haze and allowing our

stories to set hearts ablaze!

Week 7 & 8

TECHNOLOGY: Mrs Zeritis

Year 6 students were so excited to be working in the Woodwork room this week!

Their eyes stared excitedly at the pieces of machinery around the room.

Some girls were a little apprehensive about using the scroll saws but when I

reassured then that I hadn’t lost any fingers over my 36 years of teaching,

they smiled and were relieved.

The task for the girls this week was to design and make a key ring, which they

could later attach to their school bag as identification. The lesson began with

some basic safety reminders and then it was on to using the scroll saws. The

girls showed competence and concentration and worked with confidence

once they knew that there were safety guards attached to each of the scroll

saws.

Once the wood was shaped, it was time to introduce the electric disc sander

to the` girls. They used this tool equally well and by the conclusion of the

lesson they were ready to begin their decoration of their key rings.

ENGLISH: Mr Morgan And so, after eight glorious weeks sailing upon the stormy seas of imagination and exploring new

narrative terrain we have reached the end of our creative quest. Having unearthed a multitude of

magnificent treasures that will surely serve to enrich and enliven our stories for many years to

come, we must now bid our fellow adventurers a fond farewell as we each bravely forge ahead on

our own individual narrative journeys. Although we may never be quite sure of where these

stories will lead us or what forms they will take, what has become clear is that each member of

our fearless crew possesses the adventurer's will, the bard's turn of phrase, the cartographer's skill

and the artist's keen gaze that will illuminate the darkness, dispersing the haze and allowing our

stories to set hearts ablaze!

Week 7 & 8 MATHEMATICS: Miss McLachlan Last week in Maths, students studied tessellations. A tessellation is a repeating pattern of interlocking shapes with no empty space left over. Tessellations are used in both art and engineering, and even appear in nature! Students tested a number of familiar shapes to see if they could tessellate, and also drew tessellation patterns using one or more of these familiar shapes.

Some students also enjoyed finishing off their kaleidocycles from Week 6.

SCIENCE: Mr. Adams Last week Primary Links students used their Bunsen burner skills to undertake an entire experiment. Students studied the water cycle and changes of state. They set up equipment and used a Bunsen burner to demonstrate evaporation, condensation and melting taking place simultaneously. Students worked safely and competently and they were amazed when it began raining in their beaker.

Next week students will perform some experiments on carbon dioxide, a substance that changes directly from a solid to a gas without going through the liquid phase.

CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS - Dance Edition: Ms K. Zeritis This week we started our dance troupe off with a huge session of activities to prepare us for our dancing festival next week!

We have been exploring our body awareness and control, as well as how to stretch to warm up our muscles and avoid injury. We also did some crazy cardio which demanded coordination and balance superpowers, and learnt about locomotor and non-locomotor movements. In the flurry of activity we somehow managed to document our dance session! Next week promises to deliver the goods as we will be performing our own choreographies using our growing understanding of canons, levels, pathways and transitions! Get stretching year 6 and prepare to deliver your inner dancing queen!

WewaitwithexcitementtoseetheperformancesbymanyofourtalentedStage3studentsnextweekatthePerformingArtsShowcase.Thestudentshavebeenrehearsinginpreparationforthiswonderfulnight.Itisguaranteedtobeanentertainingevening.AllStage3teachersthankyouforyourongoingsupportandcommitmenttoyourchild’slearning.

TellThemFromMe'PartnerinLearning'ParentandCarerSurveyThankyoutotheparentsandcarerswhohavecompletedtheTellThemFromMeSurvey.Thissurveyhelpsourschoolunderstandparents’andcarers’perspectivesontheirchild’sexperienceatschool.Theseinclude:communicationbetweenparents/carersandstaff,activitiesandpracticesathomeandparent/carerviewsontheschool'ssupportoflearningandbehaviour.Thisvaluablefeedbackwillhelpourschoolmakepracticalimprovements.Thesurveywilltypicallytake15minutesorlesstocompleteandiscompletelyconfidential.Althoughparticipatinginthesurveyisentirelyvoluntary,yourresponsesareverymuchappreciated.Pleaseaccessthesurveyusingyourphone,tablet,laptopordesktopcomputerviathislink:https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/beverlyhillsps2209PleasejoinusonFriday21ofSeptember(Weeks9)tocompletethesurveyintheQuickSmartroomadjacenttothecricketnets.Theroomwillbeopeninthemorning8.40-9amandintheafternoonfrom2.30pm.Welookforwardtoseeingyouthen.

Assemblies

TERM3 Week10 GOLDAssembly(Choir)

PositiveBehaviourforLearning–PBL

PBLFocus:BeaLearner

CongratulationstoourWeek9PBLAwardWinners

KS KayalandChinyu 1BC JacobandNoa

KN AliandSamara 1G LiamandChloe

KB EasonandCarly 2K TarneeandGavin

KA SkyeandNoah 2M GisellaandLavaka

1R MiaandHussain 2X LucaandAlexis

1MB LiamandScarlette

PlaygroundAwardWinners:Rayirth(1BC)and(Xyris2M).

AttendanceGoingtoschooleverydayisthesinglemostimportantpartofyourchild’seducation.Studentslearnnewthingsatschooleveryday.Whenstudentsmissschoolregularly,theymissoutonlearningthefundamentalskillsthatwillsetthemupforsuccessinthelateryearsofschool.Whenyourchildisabsentfromschoolparents/carersarerequiredtoprovideanexplanationfortheabsencetotheschoolassoonaspossibleorwithinsevendaysoftheabsence.Toinformtheschool,parents/carerscanmakeacalltotheschool,submitanabsencenoteviatheSkoolbagapporsentinanabsencenote.Regularattendancemonitoringoccursattheschool,andremindernotesaresenttofamilieswithunexplainedabsences.Achildwhomissesaslittleas8daysinaschoolterm,bytheendofprimaryschooltheywillhavemissedoverayearofschool.

PSSASportSeason3CommencesThedrawforRound1onFriday(21/9/2018);§ GirlsOzTagvOatleyWest@PeakhurstParkField2§ GirlsSoftballandT-ballvPeakhurstWest@GannonsPark5§ BoysBasketballvHurstvilleSouth@BeverlyHills§ BoysCricketvBYE@§ MixedHockeyvBYE

ParentParkingAremindertoallfamiliesutilisingtheparentcarpark.Mornings:Pleaseensureyouparkyourcarinthecarparkpriortoallowingyourchildtodisembark.Therehasbeenconcernoverthesafetyofstudentsdisembarkinginthemiddleofthecarparkandnavigatingtherewayaroundmovingvehiclestomaketheirwayintotheschoolgrounds.Afternoons:Vehiclesenteringtheschoolgroundspriorto2.55pmarerequiredtomovethroughthecarpark.Iftherearenocarspacesavailable,pleaseexitthecarparkandmakeyourwayaroundtheblock.Alternativelyparkingisavailableinthenearbysidestreets.Thisalsoensuresnoparentisputinanunsafesituationofwaitinginthehighway.Parentswalkingthroughthecarparkareremindedtobevigilantwithmovingvehiclesenteringorreversingintocarspaces.Parentsshouldbeholdingtheirchild’shandwhilstwalkingthroughthecarpark.Wethankyouforyourassistanceinensuringthesafetyofourfamilies.

DannySquiresPrincipal

20September2018