Burwood BUZZ
Aiming for the Stars

Friday, 2024 - Term 3  Week 4

With voices clear, all at Burwood Public School Acknowledge the Wangal Clan as the Traditional Custodians of this place. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

With Deeds Not Words we learn, grow and care for Country together with our Aboriginal brothers and sisters, Aunties and Uncles.

Notes have gone out through School Bytes for the Year 2 Swimming School. Swimming School will take place in the last 2 weeks of this term (16 - 27 September). The program is subsidised by the Department of Education who provide the swim school teachers.

Thank you to all the parents and carers who attended our parent information session on REAL Schools. It was absolutely fabulous to have so many parents (over 80) attend! Feedback from the parents was overwhelmingly very positive.

REAL Schools is an excellent initiative that will be implemented over the next 3 years to support teachers to develop our students' resilience, self-regulation and social-emotional strategies. Information on the Department of Education support of Restorative Practices can be found at Restorative practices (nsw.gov.au). Please look in the newsletter for frequent information on REAL Schools and restorative learning strategies. The PDF of the powerpoint presented by Marion Walsh-Gray can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dG1DBWkSHOCz8Ll7jv7_4TKUHgnMzr-C/view?usp=sharing

Ms Birchley and Ms Sweeting were invited to present at the State Office 2024 English as a Second Language/Dialect (EAL/D) Conference this week to showcase our school's ongoing work focusing on assessment practices and EAL/D learners. This included sharing our approach to building strong EAL/D pedagogy and practices across the school, the purpose of formative and summative assessments, knowing and understanding syllabus outcomes and expectations, developing protocols that assist in the design of effective assessment tasks and modifications to reporting processes.

We have had some issues with students using umbrellas dangerously. We ask parents and carers not to send umbrellas to school with students. If they need an umbrella walking to school or home with you, please take it with you when you leave, alternatively they can wear a raincoat. If students use umbrellas unsafely at school, they will be confiscated. 

If your child comes to school with you on a scooter, please ensure that they walk their scooter or bike on school grounds. This is a safety issue. We have a bike rack near the Hornsey St entrance where students are able to leave their scooter or bike for the day if needed.

Dear Parents and Carers

 We would like to remind you about the upcoming payment for the Year 2 Swimming Scheme.

This program is an excellent opportunity for your children to develop their swimming skills and water safety skills.

Please note total cost $134.40 payment and due by Sunday 15th September 2024.

Stage 3 Camp Medical and Dietary Information needs to be completed by Monday 16^th August 2024 at the latest.

If you have any questions or require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.

Chrissie Kandilas

School Administration Manager

Last week we did an egg and spoon race. We did some diving and some bowling in the hall. We had so much fun! By Phoebe.

On Friday I went to the potato olympics and I like shot put. I like to do shot put because I like throwing the potato. By Kayley.

Last week KM did the potato Olympics! First we decorated our potato. Next we did lots of events, my favourite event was the skateboarding. Then I liked shot put because I won! Next I like bowling but most of the time I missed. I also liked the balancing. Then it was the end of the Potato Olympics. By Oscar

The Primary Netball Championships, organised by the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association, were held this week from Monday, 12th August to Wednesday, 14th August at Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre. 

Our very own Kate from Year 6 was in attendance, representing Sydney East, and was phenomenal in the Goal Attack and Goal Shooter positions. She was previously scouted for the team at the Regional PSSA Carnival.

After 3 days of intense netball competition, Kate and the Sydney East team came second and went home with fantastic silver medals.

We are so proud of you, Kate!!!

The Senior A and Senior B netball teams have both had phenomenal seasons in PSSA this year. Both teams have made it into the GRAND FINALS, which are being played today (23/08/24).

Both teams dominated the rounds and did not lose a single match all season, finishing at the top of the leaderboard. Last week, they played the semi-finals and came away with convincing wins against Enfield and Croydon Park.

The Senior A team will now face Haberfield in the grand final, beginning at 12:15pm. The Senior B team will face Abbotsford at 1:00pm. Wish us luck!

Burwood has never had a grand final win in PSSA netball before. Last year, the Senior B team made it as far as the grand finals but ultimately lost the match by one point! 

We are hoping this could be the year we take home the victory, possibly in BOTH A and B divisions! What a wonderful end to a fabulous season of Winter PSSA.

Last week, Burwood Public School welcomed parents and carers to celebrate Education Week. We began with an information session about Real Schools, followed by open classroom visits where students engaged in literacy learning. Afterwards, parents and carers were invited to stay and enjoy a picnic lunch in the playground as we celebrated this year’s theme “Proud to Belong”.  

Our community makes Burwood PS a wonderful place to be!

Ms May

Next week is Children's Book Week, a yearly celebration of books and the joy of reading. Our BPS celebrations will happen on Wednesday 21st August with TWO special events.

Costume Parade

Students are encouraged to come to school dressed up as a fictional character. We will be holding our annual Book Week costume parade from 2pm - 3pm under the COLA (where we usually have morning assembly). Parents and carers are invited to attend and watch the wonderful costumes on parade!

This year, we have invited Gleebooks to come and run the Book Fair. They will have lots and lots of brand new books for sale, from relevant new-releases to classic award winners. As your children grow, Book Fairs make it easy to be sure their home libraries grow with them. As a bonus, our school earns a commission on any books sold at the Book Fair, which we then use to purchase new books for our library. 

The Book Fair will run all day in the Hall, opening from 8:30am and closing at 4:00pm. Parents and carers are encouraged to come with their children before and after school. Both card and cash payments will be accepted. All classes will also have a chance to come in and shop at the Book Fair during the day.

We are looking forward to a wonderful week all about books and the joy of reading. Hope to see you there!

In the junior netball season, the team faced a challenging year without securing a win. Despite this, their commitment and perseverance were evident throughout the season. Every game was met with a determined effort, and the players demonstrated significant growth in their skills and teamwork. The team's resilience and dedication were commendable, and although the scoreboard didn't reflect their progress, their hard work laid a strong foundation for future success. Well done and congratulations.

Congratulations to our senior dancers who have been selected to perform at the State Dance Festival later in the term. This is an incredible achievement for our dancers to be selected for the 2^nd year in a row!

Our selection is a credit to the hard work our dancers have put into learning their dance via videos and zoom with Miss Charli!  It is also a wonderful acknowledgement to the choreography Miss Charli creates!

Seniors dancers, we are very proud of you and are looking forward to once again seeing you shine on stage!

Thank you for recycling your containers and bottles. Ms Self received $24.60 at the recycling centre, which means an impressive 246 containers or bottles were collected! 

The SRC is excited to collect and recycle even more, with the goal of using the funds earned to purchase games and sports equipment for students to use during lunch and recess.

The SRC has been exploring different strategies to reduce waste and address the ongoing issue of litter around the playground. Fortunately, Ms Self has purchased several handy 'Pick Up Tools' for students. To help everyone use these tools safely, the SRC is creating a video that will be shared with students.

During this week’s meeting, Aadiv (5K) had a great idea to create a catchy name for the 'Pick Up Tools' to inspire students to participate in cleaning up rubbish and caring for our school environment. If you have a creative and fun name idea, please share it with your SRC member or your class teacher.

This term we worked in small groups and wrote scripts about a book called Nian. We practised reading the scripts with our groups.  Each group made props to help tell the story and to make the story more interesting and realistic for the audience. We decided to perform it.  After we practised, we gave feedback to each other so that we could improve for next time. 

 We invited Ms Birchley to watch our performance during Week 4.

After the performance we talked about what we enjoyed.  Some people liked acting in front of people, and some people overcame their fear, and became brave, proud and confident during the process. One of the best things was that we worked together to support each other.

By 2L. 

* additional note by Ms Birchley: This year one of the major focuses for our professional learning time has been on reading.  In addition to our focus on explicit teaching and phonics, a sustained focus across the school has been on the importance of fluency.  One way to improve our fluency, and ultimately our reading and reading comprehension is through Reader’s Theatre!  

This week 20 students left school for a big day in the city. After months of learning many songs we were ready. We joined many other schools from around NSW to form a combined choir of approximately 800 students and performed at the  Sydney Opera House. Highlights from the night included a performance with Tiwi island women.  Our students as always were amazing,  respectful and we are very proud of their accomplishments. 

Beginner Orchestra 

Monday 8:00 am 

Any students who have been learning the Violin, Viola, Cello, Flute or Saxophone for at least 2 terms are invited to join our ensemble in the music room. There is no charge. 

Senior Orchestra 

Week 5 

7:45 am 

CHOIRS

Primary Proms Choir

Some students will be invited this term to go and perform at the Sydney Town Hall in September.. There is a cost involved of $40. 

We only have 24 spots available so if you are offered a place and your child cannot meet the commitment please let Mrs Wijngaarden know as soon as possible. 

Students have been given access to Google classroom with their practice music on it. 

If your child cannot access Google classroom please scan the yellow QR code to access the practice music.

Performance Choir

Choir will continue in Week 5 

Recorder groups 

Advanced Recorder 

Advanced recorder will continue in Week 5 

INSTRUMENTAL LESSONS

Kindergarten Violin/Viola and Cello lessons - Term 3

Lessons are now open for Kindergarten students interested in learning Violin, Viola or Cello. 

Lessons are available in Beginner groups for 1 term or individually. 

A limited number of hire instruments are available through the school (subject to availability). 

For more information please scan the QR code or follow the link below.

https://forms.gle/rTKoYr4F7UN5tRhi7

Is your child interested in learning an instrument? Years 1 - 6

We have many instruments available to hire and learn. 

If you are interested in one of the following instruments please scan the QR code or follow the link below. 

Any questions please see Mrs Wijngaarden. 

Violin        Viola        Cello 

Flute        Clarinet    Saxophone

For more information scan the QR code.

 https://forms.gle/TXfhjHCWESruSP998

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