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BRUNSWICK EAST PRIMARY SCHOOL
Phone: 9387 3361, 9387 5707
Fax: 9388 1949 OSHC Phone: 9387 2631
Email: [email protected]
APRIL 24 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 10
PLEASE NOTE: Children are supervised at school between 8.45 and 3.45 each school
day. They should not be on school grounds outside those times.
If you require your child to be supervised outside those times they need to be at
OSHC.
Term 2: Tuesday 22nd APRIL-27th JUNE
Term 3: Monday 14th JULY-19th SEPTEMBER
Term 4: Monday 6th OCTOBER-19th DECEMBER
NEXT FRIDAY MARKET:
Friday 25th APRIL: Anzac Day: No market
Friday 2nd MAY (4/5/6 Julie)
Friday 9th MAY (PINK FRIDAY)
APRIL
APRIL 25th ANZAC DAY (NO SCHOOL)
MAY
MAY 5th COMMUNITY BUILDING 7.00PM
MAY 9th PINK FRIDAY MARKET
MAY 12th OSHC 6.00PM
MAY 13th FINANCE COMMITTEE 8.00AM
BUILDINGS/GROUNDS/ENVIRONMENT & SAFETY 7.00PM
MAY 14th EDUCATION COMMITTEE
MAY 15th ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE 4.00PM
MAY 27th SCHOOL COUNCIL 7.00PM
TERM DATES 2014
Friendship
building strong, positive and
supportive relationships
Empathy
understanding and identifying
with members of our diverse
community and treating them
with compassion and respect
Resilience
developing adaptability,
optimism and strength of
character to cope with life’s
challenges
Creativity
encouraging inventive,
imaginative and original
thinking and expression
Wonder
inspiring a sense of awe,
fascination and curiosity in the
ways we can explore our world
Our Vision
To create
confident,
passionate and
curious learners
who are highly
literate and
numerate, have
high expectations
and are engaged
in their
community.
From Janet Welcome back,
When thinking about the newsletter this week I wondered what to write about as we really have
only had a few school days since the last newsletter. Of course I start by saying that I hope that
you have all had a great break and managed to have some time with family or in the garden or
camping or whatever you enjoy. I love the term one break as it gives me time to harvest most
of my vegetables, start to clean up the hot house and chook shed and spend time with my
family.
From a school point of view, much of what I have to tell you, and what I told School Council on
Tuesday night, is about the maintenance done at BEPS over the break. It is not the very flashy
projects or things that you instantly see as you enter the school but it is work that improves the
working environment of all. Some of this work is paid for from money the department gives to
the school for general maintenance, some from the voluntary contributions that many parents
make to the buildings and grounds and some of this work is done by parents. Thankyou, for
being a fantastic and supportive community. Working together is what makes BEPS an
extraordinary school.
We started with a thorough cleaning of all toilet areas and painting of the staff toilets.
Student toilets in main building will be painted on Saturday, 3 May. I was asked why it was so
important to me to improve the toilet blocks in the main building. The answer is simple. The
toilets are always cleaned but to me the general impression when I went into any of the toilet
areas was that they just needed a bit more care and attention. To the staff at BEPS I think that
it is important to respect them by giving them clean and pleasant toilet blocks and this respect
is equally important for the students.
We also managed to get some tree maintenance done that was difficult or dangerous for parents
to do. The contractor climbed the dead trees in two court yards, cut them down, removed dead
limbs and mulched the rubbish. This improves the safety of the school environment.
We had trees pruned along the boundary with our Stewart Street neighbour and the tree canopy
over netball courts reduced to minimise chance of splitting.
Plumbers have installed a tap into hall kitchen. This was a compliance requirement for OSHC.
Some spouting has been cleaned (too wet to do main building but this will be done soon) and
the gutters, downpipe and roof inspected. Some guttering, downpipes and a piece of roofing
need replacing because of rust. We are hoping for less leaks and hence less damage to the
building.
Unfortunately three windows needed to be replaced because of vandalism.
Maintenance clean-up done over holiday by corrections included a massive clean-up of school
especially the pit; spreading of mulch to provide sufficient soft fall under the play equipment;
and helped to dig the soil out in the kitchen garden beds. Thank you to Janine for here tireless
support and supervision of the Corrections Program at BEPS.
Parents then spread mulch and top soil, raked piles of mulch around various areas of the school;
weeded, spread seed and watered it in; put compost and soil into the garden beds and got them
ready for this term. Thank you for your time and hard work.
Just to finish up: Tours for parents interested in enrolling their Prep child at BEPS started today.
Tours will be every Thursday morning during term 2. If you know someone who would like to
have a tour please ask them to ring Angela to book a time. If you have a child who will be
starting in Prep next year, you are also welcome to come along for a tour and ask questions or if
you think that you know the place well enough and don’t need a tour, please just let Angela
know there is a sibling to be enrolled for next year and she will add your name to our enrolment
list.
I look forward to a fantastic term and I hope that you are all ready to learn with your friends.
Have a great week and long weekend
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES OSHC Service: 93872631/0409380202;
Places in
OSHC
The following programs have places still available;
Aftercare; Monday & Friday Beforecare: Every day
Casual days will become available on each day as usual. Let us know if you need a casual spot; email; text;
write in booking diary. DO NOT just turn up, as we may not have a staff member on to cover extra numbers.
LATE PICK-
UPS
There have been a number of late pick-ups. Please be mindful that your child needs to be picked up by
6.00pm each day. Please call if you are running late. Late Fees apply.
OSHC
Bookings
and
notification
of absences
Families are reminded to inform the OSHC Service if your child will not be attending a booked day.
Informing the OSHC Service of absences in a timely manner ensures the safety of your child and avoids a lot
of stress to OSHC staff as we attempt to locate your ‘missing’ child.
A REMINDER THAT ALL BOOKINGS ARE CHARGED FOR ONCE BOOKED, EVEN IF YOU ARE
ABSENT.
OSHC
INVOICES
& payment
options OSHC invoices will be emailed out weekly. Payments can be made online via your school account and
individual family biller code and reference numbers (available from the school office). Please see Rena
if you have any queries, or have not been receiving them.
CCB & CCR PLEASE CHECK THE LAST PAGE OF THE INVOICE, AS THERE ARE QUITE A LOT OF
FAMILIES WHO HAVE GIVEN ME INCORRECT OR INCOMPLETE CCB DETAILS,
THEREFORE, YOU MAY NOT BE RECEIVING YOUR CORRECT ENTITLEMENT. Please
check your details and see Rena if you have any queries, or ring DHS: 136150
OSHC
Committee
Meeting
Next OSHC Committee meetings: Monday 12th
May; in Principal’s office. 5.30pm All Welcome. WE
NEED YOU……
Parent Representative for OSHC; Contact by e-mail; [email protected].
Contacting
OSHC
OSHC email; [email protected]
Coordinator: [email protected]
ph; 0409380202 ph; 03 93872631
Emergency
procedures
We have had and will be practising our emergency evacuation procedures with all OSHC children and staff.
This can sometimes be a little worrying to the younger and new children. While we will be talking about why
we need to practice these procedures with everyone, it is a good idea to reinforce and continue these
conversations at home to maintain a positive and rounded approach to this challenging subject.
POLICY
UPDATE
We will be reviewing our Booking and Waiting list policies. We would like your input, particularly if you
have policy writing experience or expertise. See Rena if interested.
Framework for School Age Care; Focus Outcomes;
1.‘Children have a strong sense of identity’
2. ‘Children are connected with and contribute to their world’
3. ‘Children have a Strong Sense of Wellbeing’
4. ‘Children are confident and involved learners’
5. ‘Children are effective communicators’
AFTERCARE Day Date Activity
Mon 28th April
Hayfa: ‘Wheels Day’ (Bring in your own wheels of choice; bikes, scooters,
skateboards, rollerblades, etc, etc…please remember to bring your own
protective gear’
Justine: ‘Paper Clay Figures from FROZEN’
Glenda: ‘Skipping/Adventure Playground/Master Chef’
Rusty: ‘Soccer
Indiana: ‘AFL’
Tues 29thApril
Harri; ‘Sewing Club; Softies & Cut-out Face Cushions’
Justine: ‘Friendship bands’
Glenda: ‘Adventure/ Glenda’s Hairdressing Salon’
Rusty: ‘Hall Games’
Indiana: ‘Ball Tiggy’
Phyllis: ‘Lego in hall’
Wed 30th April
Indiana: ‘Wheels Day’ (Bring in your own wheels of choice; bikes, scooters,
skateboards, rollerblades, etc, etc…please remember to bring your own
protective gear’
Glenda: ‘Master Chef/Adventure; Outside games’
Harri: ‘Sewing Club; Softies & Cut-out Face Cushions’
Justine: ‘Nature Collage; Found Objects’
Rusty: ‘AFL’
Phyllis: ‘Science Experiments’
Thurs 1st May
Harri; ‘Pom Pom Caterpillars’
Justine: ‘Outside drawing; chickens ‘
Indiana: ‘Soccer’
Glenda: ‘Glenda’s Cooking Club; Jam Fancy Biscuits’
Rusty: ‘Handball’
Phyllis: ‘Wheels Day’ (Bring in your own wheels of choice; bikes, scooters,
skateboards, rollerblades, etc, etc…please remember to bring your own
protective gear’
Fri 2nd May
Rusty: ‘Wheels Day’ (Bring in your own wheels of choice; bikes, scooters,
skateboards, rollerblades, etc, etc…please remember to bring your own
protective gear’
Glenda: ‘Adventure/Masterchef/Outside Games’
Indiana: ‘Outdoor Games’
Hayfa: ‘Origami/papercraft’
BEFORECARE
Day Date Activity
Mon 28th April Phyllis: ‘Hall Games’ Hayfa: ‘Origami & Papercraft‘
Tues 29th April Phyllis: ‘Hall Games’ Hayfa: ‘Origami & Papercraft‘
Wed 30th April Hayfa: ‘Origami & Papercraft‘ Phyllis: ‘Parachute Games in Hall’
Thur 1st May Harri: ‘Crochet Flowers’ Phyllis: ‘Lego’
Fri 2nd May Phyllis; ‘Lego Hayfa: ‘Board games’
COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FUNDRAISING FOR OUR BEPS
MOTHER’S DAY STALL UPDATE AND REQUESTS: Our BEPS Makers and Bakers are busy creating wonderful gifts for our Mother’s Day stall to be held on Thursday May 8
th from 9:30–1:30
For all community crafters who've been busy creating at home there is a collection tub in the parents' kitchen. Please put all contributions in so we can price them on Tuesday 6th May. Plant donations can wait until the day or two before so they don't go unloved and look sad for the stall.
Let us know what you are making: BEPS Makers Register
Check if there is anything you can donate or help with: Makers Needs
Sign up to help out on a session at our Mother’s Day stall: Stall Roster
A BIG SHOUT OUT OUR DADS to help out if you can too please.
FRIDAY MARKETS: Roster available on our BEPS website
Next week – May 2nd
– 456 Julie
Including BEPS Bike Workshop – How to change a flat
RETURNING SOON: PINK FRIDAY – MAY 9TH
Make bake grow sew see do enjoy. Help us fundraise for BEPS.
Our next meeting is MONDAY 5th
APRIL at 7pm staff room Come along to help us organise our next Twilight Market
Contact us: [email protected]
Share on our BEPS parent facebook group
Let us know what’s on about town, especially if it involves families from our community.
If you are new to the group please do read our guidelines to BEPS facebook use before posting.
PINK FRIDAY’s BACK FRIDAY 9th MAY 2014: Pop it in the diary
What’s happening?
We’re turning pink again to support the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s (NBCF) goal to be Breast Cancer free by 2030. It’s time to celebrate the
courage and hope in our own community and salute the women and families affected by this disease with the Pink Friday Market straight after school on
Friday 9th May. All proceeds from the day going to NBCF.
What can I do?
Pink it up - Children, staff and families look the part and pinkify
yourselves.
Bring a gold coin donation to help fund the research for prevention and a
cure.
Pink up your imagination and bake or bring something pink to sell at the
market.
Come along to the Pink Friday market after school. There will be live
music and more pink delights than a Princess’s party.
Offer your time to help set up, sell, or pack up at the market.
Support my family and I in the Mother’s Day Classic. See our fundraising
page:
https://mdc.mothersdayclassic.com.au/fundraising.php?id=9697
Be a part of this great event BEPS is proudly supporting. Together we can change the future for our daughters. If you’d like to get in touch: Bronwyn Labagnara P 0405229395 E: [email protected]
Proud Mum to two daughters Isabella Grade 3 and Mae 2 years and daughter of Wendy, an ongoing sufferer of the disease. Not forgetting my son, Sebastian (Prep).
Hello Parents and Carers,
An article about the BEPS Radio Room has been published on the ABC Splash webpage and is
available here –
http://splash.abc.net.au/teachers/blog/-/b/832501/school-radio-project-boosts-literacy.
It features lots of information about the radio program and plenty of quotes from the children
involved so please jump online and check it out.
Best,
Mel, Jacinta, Chiara and the BEPS Radio Team.
It was National Ride2School Day in week 8 and we had an amazing day with hundreds of people riding and walking to school. Everyone enjoyed a healthy snack, the riding courses in the school grounds, and our assembly and parade. Well done to those students who made the effort to dress their rides up! The BEPS community would like to make a special thanks to all the local businesses that supported us on the day. Brunswick Woolworths on Albert Street for the fruit supply, Reid Cycles in North Melbourne for their prize packs (which included bike locks, pumps, repair kits, lights and bells), and Avanti and Brunswick Cycle Club for their donations. The active and Sustainable travel team would also like to thank all of our students, parents and teachers - everyone who helped make day a great success!
And for those of you who love numbers, we had 90% kids active (made up of walkers and riders).
From the Active Travel Team
BEPS Bike Workshop – “How to Fix a Flat”
Brunswick’s fabulous Commuter Cycles are running a ”How to fix a flat” workshop 3:30-4:15 (ish) at the Friday Market May 2nd.
www.commutercycles.com.au
There are eight places and the workshop is
open to anyone in Grade 4-6 and is completely FREE. Each participant will leave with a
puncture repair kit, set of tyre levers and the know-how to fix a puncture on their own bike. Bookings are essential! To book a place email [email protected] with the name of the child being registered and what
class they are in. BYO-your bike.
Commuter Cycles will also be doing free bike checks between 3:30-4:15 on Friday May 2nd for
anyone in the BEPS community who wants their bike looked over.
We are planning more workshops by local bike shops over the course of the year so
there will be more opportunities for those who miss out.
COMMUNITY ADS NORTHCOTE HIGH SCHOOL
Tours in 2014 - for Year 7 Prospective Parents and Students
Please ring our office on 9488 2300 to reserve a place. Tours start at 9.15 am and take about one
hour
Term 2, 2014 dates are listed on our website. Tours will end in mid May.
Open Morning - 2014
Open Morning will be on Thursday 24 April, 2014, from 9.15 am - 12.00 noon
Information sessions will be held through the morning. A repeat information session will also run at 7 pm on
Thursday 24 April. The open morning is a great way to see the school in action. (There is no need to book for
this event)
ACE Program Yr 7 entry - 2015
Northcote High School's ACE program is now in its 18th year of operation.
Applications Close: Thursday 24 April 2014 12 noon
Test Date: Saturday May 3, 2014
Please see our website for details.
47 Dawson Street Brunswick 3056 Telephone: 9387 6133 Fax: 9387 0061
Email: [email protected] www.brunswick.vic.edu.au
School Tours By Appointment
Every Thursday 9.15am -10.00am Please ring the school on 9387 6133
to make a booking
Year 7 Information Evening For Prospective Parents 2015
Monday 28 April 2014 7pm – 8.30pm
Information and School Tour
Mount Alexander College
Aspire to Greatness
Important dates for current Year 5 and 6 students:
Every Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – school tours—no bookings needed.
4 May 2014 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Open Day
9 May 2014 - Registrations close for the Mount Alexander College 2015 Year 7 SEAL program.
Register interest via
www.mountalexandercollege.vic.edu.au/enrol/year-7-accelerated-learning-seal/
17 May 2014 - Testing for the SEAL program
30 May 2014 – Applications close for scholarships for the 2015 Year 7 Girls’ Leadership Program.
Applications for scholarships are available on the website.
Mount Alexander College
167–175 Mount Alexander Road
Flemington VIC 3031
T 03 9376 1622 F 03 9376 5232
Battery Recycling at CERES
It is with great enthusiasm that let you all know about our partnerships with Sustainability
Victoria and Melbourne Zoo to recycle mobile phones and Batteries.
BATTERIES: Batteries are toxic time bombs. only 3% a year are recycled, meaning 8,000
tonnes of batteries end up in landfill each year in Australia. So lets get recycling!!
We are now an official partner of Sustainability Victoria's BATTERYBACK program. The battery
recycling bin (its a big model of a battery) accepts all household batteries up to 1kg, including
computer and phone but NOT car batteries.
When the bin is full we call SV they come and empty it and recycle the batteries for us. Check
out the link.
http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/services-and-advice/households/waste-and-
recycling/batteryback
MOBILE PHONES: There are nearly 30 MILLION phones sitting around at peoples houses in
Australia waiting to be recycled. In the Congo there has been a raging war over what is known
as "conflict minerals", the minerals that go into our phones, tablets, computers etc... Since
1996, 5.4 million people have lost their lives in the Congo in these wars. The other causality in
all this are the mountain gorillas, who are losing their habitat to the mines, and being eaten by
desperately hungry mine workers who are often forced at gun point to work for minimal or no
wage.
The Zoo has partnered with Jane Goodall to set up a fund to help mine workers and protect the
last of the Mountain Gorillas. The phone recycling scheme generates money that is used through
The Jane Goodall Foundation to help in this desperate situation.
To help, all you have to do is RECYCLE YOUR PHONE AT CERES.
Who would have thought that your humble phone could make such a huge difference to the
world.
Both facilities will be in CERES reception. Lets get busy recycling our batteries and
phones. You will be changing lives, protecting endangered species and helping keep
toxins out of our global water system.
POWER TO THE RECYCLERS!!