BOYANUP PRIMARY SCHOOL - Your Child, Your School, Your Community Page 1 YOUR CHILD, YOUR SCHOOL, YOUR COMMUNITY 45 Thomas Street Boyanup WA 6237 Telephone (08) 9731 5111 Absentee SMS 0437 204 580 Principal: Mr Justin Grasso [email protected]Issue No: 19 November 28 th 2018 Changes in School Times for 2019 The School Board recently approved changes to the school start and finish times commencing from 2019. Purpose behind these changes is to increase morning instruction time, maximising on the children’s fresh minds and to cater for the literacy and numeracy blocks. By decreasing the afternoon period caters for those students who can become tired and less engaged in their learning after lunch. Start Time Finish Time 8.40am 8.50am Home Room 10 minutes 8.50am 9.50am Period 1 60 minutes 9.50am 10.50am Period 2 60 minutes 10.50am 11.10am Morning Recess 20 minutes 11.10am 12.10pm Period 3 60 minutes 12.10pm 1.10pm Period 4 60 minutes 1.10pm 1.50pm Lunch 40 minutes 1.50pm 2.00pm Fitness/Meditation 10 minutes 2.00pm 3.00pm Period 5 60 minutes Kindy will commence at 8.50am and finish at 3.00pm. 10 minutes earlier start in mornings for meet & greet, absentee’s and preparation for the day. 5 learning periods of 60 minutes each – caters towards effectively delivering the expected curriculum. Lunch reduced from 50 minutes to 40 minutes. 10 minutes after lunch allocated to support meeting expected 60 minutes fitness per week, in addition to Physical Education Program. School finishes at 3.00pm. Recommended curriculum after lunch includes Physical Education, Music, The Arts, Science and Technologies. Recommended Crunch & Sip around 12.00 midday for little hungry tummy’s as a result of the later lunch. Before and after school Bus Run will be slightly adjusted to accommodate these changes. Students are expected to start arriving at school from 8.25am.
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BOYANUP PRIMARY SCHOOL - Your Child, Your School, Your Community Page 1
YOUR CHILD, YOUR SCHOOL, YOUR COMMUNITY
45 Thomas Street Boyanup WA 6237 Telephone (08) 9731 5111 Absentee SMS 0437 204 580
The School Board recently approved changes to the school start and finish times commencing from 2019.
Purpose behind these changes is to increase morning instruction time, maximising on the children’s fresh
minds and to cater for the literacy and numeracy blocks. By decreasing the afternoon period caters for
those students who can become tired and less engaged in their learning after lunch.
Start Time Finish Time
8.40am 8.50am Home Room 10 minutes
8.50am 9.50am Period 1 60 minutes
9.50am 10.50am Period 2 60 minutes
10.50am 11.10am Morning Recess 20 minutes
11.10am 12.10pm Period 3 60 minutes
12.10pm 1.10pm Period 4 60 minutes
1.10pm 1.50pm Lunch 40 minutes
1.50pm 2.00pm Fitness/Meditation 10 minutes
2.00pm 3.00pm Period 5 60 minutes
Kindy will commence at 8.50am and finish at 3.00pm.
10 minutes earlier start in mornings for meet & greet, absentee’s and preparation for the day.
5 learning periods of 60 minutes each – caters towards effectively delivering the expected curriculum.
Lunch reduced from 50 minutes to 40 minutes.
10 minutes after lunch allocated to support meeting expected 60 minutes fitness per week, in addition to
Physical Education Program.
School finishes at 3.00pm.
Recommended curriculum after lunch includes Physical Education, Music, The Arts, Science and
Technologies.
Recommended Crunch & Sip around 12.00 midday for little hungry tummy’s as a result of the later lunch.
Before and after school Bus Run will be slightly adjusted to accommodate these changes.
Students are expected to start arriving at school from 8.25am.
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School Presentation Assembly and Year 6 Graduation
This annual event will be held on Thursday 6th December, commencing at 9.00am. Classes from Pre-
Primary to Year 6 will entertain our families with a song and/or dance with an ‘Australiana’ theme. Students
will then be presented with their class awards. Following will be the Year 6 graduation. Graduates will then
share morning tea with their families before going out to a special lunch and to the pool in Bunbury.
Proposed Class Structure for Term 1, 2018
Through careful planning and consideration, the following class structure is proposed for 2019.
Classroom Year Group Teacher
Rainbow Room
Lorikeet Room
TA 1
TA 2
TA 3
TA 6
Kindergarten
Pre Primary
Year 1
Year 2
Years 3/4
Years 5/6
Mrs Bourne
Mrs Liley/Miss Lewis
Mrs Reely
Mrs Purcell/Mr Dixon
Mr Wilson
Miss Ward/Mrs Daley
Specialist Teachers
Science and Digital Technologies
Music
AUSLAN (Sign Language)
Physical Education
Mr Dixon
Mrs Raffan
Mrs Templeton (years 3 – 6)
Mr Dixon
This structure takes into account individual student needs, staff strengths/expertise, maintaining small class sizes and opportunity for student growth (new enrolments).
Justin Grasso
Principal
VALUES AND ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS
Left – Right: Ella, Samuel, Ava, Barry and Odin
Front: Delilah, Mia, Amadeus, Erin and Leila Back: Zander, Steele, Prudence and Riley
Assembly – 22nd November 2018
VALUES AWARDS
Samuel Phillips – Care and Safety
Barry Ellis – Responsibility and Care
Odin Chance - Responsibility
Ella Morris – Confidence and Getting Along
Ava Cain-Mitchell – Respect and Care
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
PP Delilah Pearce
Year 1 Leila Ridwan
Year 2/3 Amadeus Mangano and Erin O’Leary
Year 3/4 Mia Cain-Mitchell and Riley Fleay
Year 5/6 Pru Ugle, Steele Cudby and Zander Dunnet
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Huge congratulations to our Mathematics Award Winners for 2018!
Information packages went home last week for each family, including 2019 Booklists and a Contribution and Charges Booklet.
Please Note: if you would like the Donnybrook Newsagency to organise your children’s Booklist, completed forms must be returned to the front office by
Friday 7th December 2018.
Payments must be made directly to the Donnybrook Newsagency via Direct Debit, Cheque or Eftpos (upon collection from 25th January 2019). Refer to 2019 Booklist Form for details.
Assembly – Thursday 22nd November, Maths Winners
MATHEMATICS AWARDS
Junior: Champion - Leila Ridwan
Most Improved - Levi Fleay
Intermediate: Champion - Aidan Mak
Most Improved - Kai Pokkinen
Senior: Champion - Luci Charlier
Most Improved - Lily Boyle
Front: Kai, Aidan, Levi & Leila
Back: Luci & Lily
Volunteers Thank You Morning Tea
On Monday 19th November, the staff (on behalf of the students) held a
morning tea to thank all the wonderful people who have volunteered
throughout the year to make our school the wonderful place that it is.
Rebecca was invited by Justin to cut the cake in recognition for the
huge amount of time she has contributed to the school.
We sincerely appreciate your time and effort and your sense of
community. Thanks again everyone - we hope to see you again next
year!
2018 Book Lists & School Information
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Last day for returning books: Friday 30th November 2018
If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me – 97315 111.
Angela Brimson
Library Officer / Education Support
2019 Kindergarten Enrolments
We are now taking enrolments for children starting Kindy in 2019.
Children eligible for Kindy in 2019 were born between 1st July 2014 and 30th June 2015.
Enrolment forms are available at the office. Please bring a Birth Certificate
and up to date Immunisation Records for your child upon enrolment.
To assist with ordering and reduce food wastage, Canteen orders will need to be placed on Thursday morning’s (for Friday meals). These will be collected from classrooms as per normal.
The Boyanup Primary School P&C Christmas Fete was held on the weekend. Although the rain was disappointing, the day was a great success! Even Santa made an appearance to hand out goodies and draw the raffle.
The winners of the colouring competition (judged by Mr Foale) were:
Age 2-4 years old – Olivia Shearer
Age 4-6 years old – Serenity Lee Steere
Age 6-8 years old – George Flatt
Age 8+ years old – Matilda Purcell
A HUGE thank you must go to all the people who helped out by way of helping setup and packing away, manning stalls, lending shelters and eskies and donating food and goods to sell.
Congratulations to Nikki and Marion (and their team) for their huge effort preparing and organising the fete!
All orders placed before the 9th December will be delivered before Christmas. So get waste free this Christmas and support Boyanup Primary School – WIN WIN!
30% will only be donated if the order is placed through the link above. If you would like further information or to be sent the link, please email Meg at