Term 2 Week 9
DatestorememberTERM2
27/6/19 Reportssenthome
28/6/19 &2/7/19
Stage1OlympicParkExcursion
1/7/19 GOLDAssembly
2/7/19 Year5TasterDay@PenshurstGirlsHS
3/7/19 &4/7/19
Stage2ElizabethFarmExcursion
5/7/19 Stage3MindMarathon
5/7/19 FinaldayofTerm2
ParentCarParkintheMorningWecontinuetohaveissueswiththecarparkinthemorning.AsIhaveindicatedbeforetherulesofthecarparkarethesamewhetheritbetheafternoonorthemorning.Carsarenotpermittedtodouble-parktoallowchildrenoutofthevehicle.OurschoolcarparkisNOTa‘KissandDrop’zone.Itisnotsafeforchildrentoleavevehiclesifthecarisnotparkedinaparkingspace.SupervisionoftheParentCarParkofanafternooncannotalsooccurinthemorningasthisisatimewhenimportantstaffmeetingsarehappening.PleaserememberthatitisnotpartofthedutiesofthestaffatBeverlyHillsP.S.tosupervisethecarpark.Theexecutivestaff(AssistantPrincipalsandDeputyPrincipal)dothisdutyofanafternoontoassistwiththechildrenleavingtheschoolgroundssafely.Wearerelyingonthesupportofparentstofollowthecarparkrulesinthemorningaswellastheafternoon.Ihaveincludedthesecarparkrulesagainsopeoplecanrespecttheexpectationsoftheschoolandmakeourenvironmentasafeoneforourchildren.NationalConsistentCollectionofData:SchoolStudentswithDisability(NCCD)TheNationalConsistentCollectionofDataonSchoolStudentswithDisabilityisanannualcollectionofdataonthenumberofschoolstudentsreceivinganadjustmenttoaccesseducationduetodisability.Thisinformationwillfocusattentionontheindividualadjustmentsrequiredtosupportstudentswithdisabilityensuringstudentseffectivelyparticipateinlearningonthesamebasisasotherstudents.Thecollectionofdatastrengthenscommunicationbetweenallstakeholdersandenablestheschoolanopportunitytoreviewourlearningandsupportsystemsandprocessestocontinuallyimproveeducationoutcomesforallstudents.Afactsheetforparents,guardiansandcarershasbeenattachedforfurtherinformation.
At BHPS we are Safe, Respectful Learners
AthleticsCarnivalTuesdayJune18wasagreatdayforourAthleticsCarnival.Allchildrenparticipatedenthusiasticallyandwithgreateffort.AspecialthankyoutoMrsAustinandMissLonerganfortheirfantasticorganisationontheday.ThankyoualsotothestaffthatmanagedtheeventssoadeptlyandthankyoutothestaffofDancefeverMultisportwhodidagreatjobsupportingtherunningoftheday.Weoftenspeakhighlyofthebehaviourandattitudeofourchildrenhoweveritisfantastictoreceivesuchfeedbackfrompeoplewhohavenoassociationwiththeschool.Theladiesinthecanteensungthepraisesofourchildrenfortheirpolitenessandtherespecttheydisplayedthroughouttheday.
BandfestOurPerformingbandattended'Bandfest'onMonday24June.Theyplayed3songsandwereawardedaGoldtrophyfortheirperformance.MrsAustinandMrsStonewereveryproudoftheirbehaviourandperformance.
PeerSupportWeek9Thisweekwefurtherdeveloptherangeofstrategieswecanuseinchallengingsituations.Thissessionfocusesonstep3ofthemodel,Proceed.Inordertolearnfromsituationsandmoveforwardchildrenneedtogobeyondthinkingof strategiesandaction them.Children recognisedespite theuseofa rangeof strategies, sometimes theycannotchangethesituation.Atthesetimes,itisimportanttoacceptthesituationandmoveforwardwithapositiveoutlook.Encourageyourchildtofollowthroughwithstrategiestheyhavediscussedandplannedtouse. It is importanttothenhelpthemevaluateifthishasworkedoriftheyneedtotryadifferentstrategy.
CodingClubTheCodingClubwerefortunatetohaveMrMoollan(fatherofTariqandIssac)makeapresentationaboutHTML.Heexplainedtothegroupof25studentsthatHTMListhehiddencodethathelpsuscommunicatewithothersontheWorldWideWeb.MrMoollandemonstratedhowtousebasicHTMLcodeandstudentswerekeentoapplywhattheyhadlearnt.Towardstheendofthesession,studentswereamazedwithwhattheyhadcreatedandwantedtolearnmore.MrMoollanendedthesessionbyexplainingtheimportanceofcodeforourfuture.
Stage2NewsStage2havebeencontinuingourScienceunit“SmoothMoves”byexperimentingwithdifferentforces.Wemaderampsfortoycars,usingourknowledgeofforcestotryandmakeourcarstravelthefurthest.Studentsthenputtheirforcesunderstandingtothetest,makingthemarbletravelfromthetopleftcornertothebottomrightcornerofapieceofcardboard,tryingtomakethemarbleslowdownandtakeaslongaspossible.Studentsenjoyedthechallengeandhadcreativesolutions,workingwellwiththeircooperativegroups.
BeverlyHillsPublicSchoolhasbeenfortunateenoughtohaveaccesstoa3DprinterthistermaspartoftheSTEMshareinitiative.Thishasprovidedopportunitiesforstudentstoengageinlearningopportunitiestopromotecreativityandproblemsolving.Asourfirstattempt,Stage2studentsenjoyedusingtheonlinedesignprogram‘Tinkercad’tocreatekeychains.Wethenusedthe3Dprintertobringthemtolife!
PositiveBehaviourforLearning–PBL
PBLFocus:BeSafeCongratulationstoourWeek9PBLAwardWinners
KB AlexiandRhianna 1R LionelandAriella
KN BenjaminandSofia 2S JosephineandLiam
KA SierraandMason 2MB GimaaandDylan
1T NoahandCharlotte 2L AllyandLiam
1G RaviandAngelina 2X JustineandOliver
4/5H JoshuaandBliss
PlaygroundAwardWinners:DanielKBandHussain2S
AssembliesTERM2 Week10 GOLDAssembly(ChoirandBandPerforming)
PSSASportSeason2ThedrawforRound4onFriday(28/6/18);§ BoysSoccervLugarno@OldsPark1§ GirlsSoccervNarwee@RiverwoodField4§ MixedNewcombeBallvPenshurstWest@PenshurstWest§ GirlsNetballvLugarno@OldsParkCourt13
ResultsfromRound5Team Result PlayerofMatch
JNRBoysSoccer 0-1 Loss WilliamSNRBoysSoccer 5-0 Win DeanJNRGirlsSoccer SNRGirlsSoccer JNRGirlsNetball 1-15 Loss TayneshaSNRGirlsNetball 26-9 Win NikaelaJNRMixedNewcombeBall 3-0 Win DespinaSNRMixedNewcombeBall 0-3 Loss Yvette
P&CNewsSchoolBankingIfyouwouldlikemoreinformationaboutSchoolBanking,pleasegotohttps://www.commbank.com.au/banking/[email protected]
WoolworthsEarnandLearn-Bringinyourstickers!TheEarn&Learnpromotionisfinishedfor2019.Manythankstoallthefamilieswhohavehelpedcollectstickersforourschool.Nowisthetimetobringinyourremainingstickers.TheCollectionBoxwillremainintheofficeforanotherweek.Remember,everystickercounts!Thankyouforyoursupport.
Pleasenote:SiuWanghasonceagaindoneanamazingjobcoordinatingthisinitiative.ManythankstoSiuforhercontinuedsupportofourschoolthroughcoordinatinginitiativessuchasWoolworthsEarnandLearn.
EntertainmentBook2019/2020ThenewEntertainmentBookfor2019/2020ishere!For$70youcanpurchasethe2019/2020versionwhichcontainsover$20000worthofdiscounts.LocalbusinesseswhichofferdiscountsincludeEventCinema,ChaTime,BeverlyHillsHotel,Pancakes,DtoDCafeandmanymore.TheEntertainmentBook2019/2020isavailableasaphysicalbookoradigitalversion.Anybooksorderedwillbedeliveredtoyourchildwithin2businessdays.AndanydigitalversionoftheEntertainmentBookcanbeautomaticallydownloaded.Orderscanbeplacedbyheadingto:https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/213w150Thankyouforanyfuturepurchasesmade.Ourschoolreceives$14commissionforeachbooksold,sotellyourfriendsandfamilyaseverypurchasehelpsourschool.DannySquiresPrincipal27June2019
SurveyMySchoolResultsInTerm1,BeverlyHillsPublicSchoolconductedthe‘SurveyMySchool’survey.239studentsand53parentscompletedthesurvey.Thefollowingisanoverviewoftheresults.Howtoreadtheresults
PARENTRESULTS
AreasforImprovement• Communication• Cleanlinesswiththeschool• Extra-CurricularActivities• Technology• Carpark
STUDENTRESULTS
WhataretheBESTthingsaboutthisschool?
• Friends• Curriculum• Staff• Extra-Curricularactivities• Other(Technology,playground)
IfyoucouldimproveONEthingabouttheschoolwhatwoulditbe?
• Toilets• Learningactivities• Computers• Homework• Friends• Other
WheretoNext?Informationhasbeenreportedtotherelevantcommittees.TheseincludethePBLcommittee,SRCandtheLeadershipteam.
