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SCHOOL BULLETIN Thursday 16th March 2017 Curriculum Day - Friday 17th of March Quote of the week. A reminder that tomorrow (Friday 17th March) is a student-free day at Balwyn North Primary School. Staff will be working with Educational Consultant David Anderson to further enhance Today, I shall teaching practice in alignment with our school’s Annual Implementation Plan. behave, as if School Sports Victoria Awards this is the day I It was my great pleasure to attend the Victorian School Sports Awards at the Melbourne will be Cricket Ground on Tuesday to celebrate the wonderful achievement of two of our community members. Remembered. Sport is a central part of our lives and communities, whether it be volunteering at local sporting associations, or staying up late to watch a major event being played live. From Dr. Seuss Sport is also just as vital in our schools. It teaches students to work as a team, and to lead and motivate others. They learn the importance of training, practise, patience and discipline, and importantly gives them an opportunity to make new friends. On Tuesday at the Victorian School Sports Awards, Olivier Peios who graduated from Balwyn North Primary School in 2016, deservedly accepted a Sporting Blue Award for his achieve- ments in Soccer. Among other achievements in 2016, Olivier travelled to Belgium to attend a national football tournament and was also one of the youngest players in the Victorian under 12 football squad, which finished third at the School Sport Australia Championships. Our very own Mr D also excitedly accepted the Outstanding Teacher Contribution Award. As you are aware, Mr D works extremely hard to raise the profile of physical education and sport in our community and has a ‘can do’ attitude to anything he puts his mind to. He creates op- portunities to support our students to be the very best they can be and to enjoy what they are doing rather than focusing on ‘winning’ or ‘losing’. Mr D also inspires others by his per- sonal achievements with an example being his successful completion of the World Ironman Championship in Hawaii in 2016. He is a positive and influential role model and we are very In This Issue lucky to have him as part of our Balwyn North Primary School community. Our heartfelt congratulations to both Olivier and Mr D. We are very proud of you both! Principal’s News Important dates to remember Star of the week PFA News School Captains Corner Junior School Council Badge Presentations Classes across the school have recently been selecting a Junior School Council (JSC) representative. Please see later in this Bulletin for the full list. The JSC representatives will be formally awarded with their badges by our School Leaders at our School Assembly on Monday 20th March. Our JSC do important work for our school through representing their peers to help inform whole school decisions and we look forward to working with them in 2017. Twilight Working Bee Next Thursday the 23rd of March, we will be running a special twilight Working Bee between 3:45pm and 4:45pm, organised for children and parents. Icy poles have been organised for the end of the Working Bee for all of our hard-working children (and adults!) We hope to see you there! State Schools Spectacular Our State School Spectacular Groups have already had many rehearsals under the expert guidance of our teach- ers Christina Reid (Dance) and Laura Parkes (Choir). The group is preparing for the State Schools Spectacular which will be held at Hisense Arena on Saturday 16th September 2017 and filmed for television broadcast. The dance group attended their first group rehearsal at Mont Albert Primary School today. We are really looking forward to seeing our talented students on stage! Developing Learning Partnerships and Classroom Helpers Course 2017 Today in the school library, we hosted around 40 parents for the first session of our Developing Learning Part- nerships and Classroom Helpers Course for 2017. The course is open to all parents and carers who are interest- ed in helping in classrooms. The second and final session will take place on Thursday the 23rd of March between 2:30pm and 3:30pm in the school library. If you were unable to make the first session, you are more than welcome to attend the second session. Please contact the main office to let us know. Erika Bienert Tony Stokes Principal Assistant Principal IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Friday 17th March CURRICULM DAY Student Free Day Sunday 19th March Jam making - Contact Janet 0423 305 063 2:00pm—4:00pm Monday 20th March Balwyn North Bookworms 9:30am—10:15am Uniform Shop 230pm - 3:15pm Tuesday 21st March Balwyn North Bookworms 2:00pm - 2:45pm School Banking Due Wednesday 22nd March Uniform Shop 8:45am—9:30am Soiree 7:00pm Thursday 23rd March Division lawn bowls Parent Helpers Course Mini working Bee 3:45pm—4:45pm Monday 27th March Uniform Shop 2:30pm—3-:15pm Assembly 2:45pm Friday 31st March FREE DRESS DAY 2:30PM DISMISSAL Uniform Shop Dear Parents, Please note that winter jackets are now available in the uniform shop. Monday 2:30pm—3:15pm Captain’s Corner Swimming the Distance in Division On Monday afternoon, two swimmers went to represent our school in the division swimming carnival, and one swimmer is even going all the way through to the regionals’ swimming carnival! Good luck! Bearing Badges! Our leaders of 2017 have received their leadership badges! If you see them around, make sure to congratulate them on their fantastic achievements! Pencils could be made with erasers at both ends, but what would be the point? From your 2017 School Captains, Ryan, Michael, Catherine and Emma CSEF Dear Parents, This is a reminder, if you qualify for CSEF, you must complete a new form for 2017 and return to the school office as soon as possible. B.N.P.S. Stars of the Week Term 1 Week 6 Class Name Achievement For being a Risk-Taker and challenging herself to independently write some FL Azahara Jackson great sentences. Well done Azahara – you are AMAZING! Mattia Corona For being a Risk-Taker by always challenging himself and giving everything FS Acosta his best shot in FS! Great job Mattia J For demonstrating Respect by being polite and always listening to others FT Ryan Zhang during class discussions. For being Caring by always looking out for her classmates and going out of 1K Ela Yumlu her way to make sure everyone is happy! You are amazing J For being Knowledgeable by helping her classmates understand the concept 1F Agnes Mary Eldho of Rights and Responsibilities and how they apply to their lives. For demonstrating Empathy by showing compassion and respect towards 1N Mona Khosravi the needs and feelings of others. For being Principled by taking responsibility for his learning in the classroom 2G Tyler Vo and making great choices. Well done Tyler! For being Open-Minded by listening to others and respecting their ideas… 2S Alena Nguyen Thank you Alena, you are a valued member of 2S! For showing Confidence by approaching her work with positivity and 3A Kayla Khosravi confidence. For being a Risk-taker by going out of her comfort zone to confidently 3C Samantha Fan express herself in front of the class. Excellent Job Samantha! For being a Communicator by presenting to the class in a thoughtful and 3R Stella Subocz confident manner. For being a Risk-Taker and demonstrating confidence by showing courage in 4A Angela Zhang her ability to share her ideas and thoughts with others. Well done! Mehmet Koza- For being a Communicator by effectively expressing his thoughtful ideas in 4J noglu class discussions. For being a Thinker and Communicator by thinking deeply about her 4M Theresa Wang learning and expressing her thoughtful ideas with her class. For being Committed by demonstrating his dedication to extra roles and 5B Antonio responsibilities at BNPS! For being Enthusiastic by showing appreciation for her learning and always 5C Kathryn Cher with a bright smile. Fantastic week Kathryn! For displaying Confidence by sharing his ideas, thoughts and wonderings 5L Victor Chiew during learning conversations. For being Enthusiastic by always putting in the extra effort and enjoying all 6D Michael Lew learning. For being Reflective by actively seeking feedback in all aspects of her work, 6M Melody Gokoglu and by implementing strategies to improve her learning. For being a Risk-taker and displaying Commitment and Integrity by pre- 6R Deborah Le senting a well prepared speech for JSC nominations and with a lovely smile and attitude. PERFORM- For being Knowledgeable by exploring concepts and skills related to the Bella Li 5B ING ARTS Ukulele and sharing these with her classmates. For being an Inquirer by actively engaging in the Chinese Calligraphy L.O.T.E Zachary Miritis 6D research with enthusiasm and curiosity. Shalini Balashankar For being a Risk-taker by taking a risk and not being afraid to experiment ART 2S with new ideas. Chess Tournament News Last Thursday, our school competed in a "Chess Kids" tournament at Kerrimuir Primary School. Every year, we worry that our team will be depleted with the progress of some of our strongest players, to secondary school. However, we usually find that our dedicated players who remain, simply improve their skills and manage to maintain our position as one of the top Chess playing schools in Victoria. Our team of Callista Leong-La, Oliver Chen, Kovida De Silva, James Deng, Julia Hawkins, Sean Hawkins, Lincoln Kwan, Elizabeth Ngodinhson, David Wang, William Wu and Clare Zhu gave us confidence that we have a good Chess year ahead.