Aiming for the Stars
Friday, 2023 - Term 2 Week 2
Principal's Message
Welcome back to term 2! I would like to especially welcome our new P & C committee following the AGM late last term. The new P & C committee members are:
President: Wendy Tu
Vice President 1: Michelle Ly
Vice President 2: Sek-Mun Wong
Secretary: Brian Diep
Treasurer: Ken (Kang) Leung
Executive 1: James Yakoumelos
Executive 2: Katharine Oxley
Executive 3: Janet Gete
Executive 4: Yeyi Tang
The P & C work extremely hard to provide activities for the whole school community and to fund-raise for the school. Later this year they will be holding a movie night at Burwood Public School for students and their families. This is a really fun whole community event and information will be sent out soon.
The P & C welcome all parents and carers to their monthly meetings and also any who are available to volunteer at events. You can contact them at burwoodpublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au
Sports in Schools Program
The Sports in Schools (SISA) program has begun. This program provides high-quality activities in fitness and sport with qualified sports teachers. Thank you to all parents who have returned permission notes and paid. It is important that all students return the permission note. If you are unable to pay, the school is happy to provide student assistance so all students can participate.
Teacher Professional Focus
Last Monday, teachers participated in professional learning around Aboriginal Education with our Wingarra Community of Schools. Around 300 teachers from our local primary school network engaged in professional learning at Homebush Public School. We started the day with a wonderful session with two Aboriginal Teachers then participated on collaborative professional learning. During the afternoon the teachers participated in On Country learning.
Teachers will continue with this important focus on Aboriginal Education during two twilight sessions this term. These sessions will take place in the evening and will be in lieu of the Staff Development Day on December 19. The first twilight takes place next Tuesday. Teachers will focus on curriculum planning and building their capacity to include Aboriginal Perspectives in our units of work and on how to cater for Aboriginal Students with strong effective EAL/D pedagogy.
Money and Valuables at School
A reminder to please not send large dollar bills or valuable items, even if they are not expensive but are special to your child, to school. Unfortunately, teachers cannot take responsibility for money or student’s belongings.
Events this term to remember:
May 8 - Cross Country Carnival (Years 3 – 6)
May 19 – Walk to School Safely Day
May 22 – Stage 2 Incursion
Spelling bee (Years 3 – 6) – information to be sent home to parents - Dates to be advised
Multi-cultural Public Speaking Competition - Dates to be advised
June 7 – 9 Music camp
June 14 - Festival of Instrumental music Concert
June 15 and 16 – Dance Concerts
June 21 - NAIDOC performance for all students
June 26 – Stage 2 excursion Field of Mars
June 27 – School photographs
School News
School Finance
We are excited to announce our school will be transitioning to an upgraded School Bytes finance system on 23 May 2023!
In preparation for the transition to a simplified finance system for both you and the school, we will be required to implement a short payment lockout period where we will not be able to receive any payments.
What this means for you:
• No payments can be made online from 9am, Tuesday 16th May 2023
• We will advise you when payments can resume closer to the above date
• Any existing payment links that have been sent to you previously in emails can still be used after the transition and will automatically redirect to the new system
• After the transition, a School Bytes portal will be available for you to register and begin using (Link: https://portal.schoolbytes.education)
All previous payments made will be migrated to the new School Bytes finance system and portal What is the School Bytes portal The School Bytes portal provides flexibility for you to conveniently:
• Make school payments online (including paying for multiple siblings at once)
• Use a family credit to pay for an activity or school contributions
• Download a receipt for payments made
• View all historical payments in one place
• Complete and submit digital permission notes
• View the status of all permission notes
Through the portal, you will easily be able to download a receipt once a payment has been made and have access to view all historical payments when needed. Online payments are processed in real-time and can be viewed by school staff immediately.
PSSA - Senior Netball
The senior netball teams have kicked off the season with a flying start, winning both games against Summer Hill’s A and B teams. With only one training session under their belt, they managed to work together really well to maintain possession of the ball and accurately score goal after goal.
The Senior A team dominated the court and came away with a 20-2 score, while the Senior B team’s tight defence stopped the opposing team from scoring any goals, ending the game with the score 9-0.
With a long season ahead of them, the players are excited to continue improving their netball and team working skills!
Will X - Burwood's Super Swimmer!
Congratulations to Will from year 2 who participated in the NSW State Swimming Championships at the end of last term. He represented Burwood PS, the Inner West PSSA and the Sydney East region at this event.
Will placed 2nd in the 8 years freestyle final and 3rd in the all ages relay with his Sydney East teammates. This is an exceptional achievement for Will and we are all very proud of his achievements!
We are looking forward to seeing lots more great swimming in the future!
Ms Mitchell
Sports Organiser
Dance Update
Congratulations to both our junior and senior dancers, who this week found out they were successful in their auditions for the Regional Dance Festival!
Our dance groups will be performing their items; All of a sudden, one went POP! (juniors) and When you're an Addams... (seniors) at the Seymour Centre in June.
We are looking forward to seeing our dancers shine on the stage!
Ms Mitchell and Miss Charli
Dance Teachers
Year 3-6 Premier’s Spelling Bee Challenge 2023
The Premier's Spelling Bee is a fun and educational way for primary school students to engage with and improve their spelling. The program includes activities that encourage students to broaden their vocabulary, and improve their literacy skills. This is open to all students from Years 3 to 6.
This year’s wordlists are available on the Premier’s Spelling Bee website. A password is required to access the wordlists, which will be provided to students. You can find more information about the Premier’s Spelling Bee online through https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/program/nsw-premiers-spelling-bee.
Happy practising
MUSIC NEWS
Kindergarten beginner Violin/Viola or Cello lessons
Update - Due to an overwhelming response to lessons we are currently trying to source more violins to hire. We will contact you as soon as this is done. If you are interested in purchasing a violin/viola or cello please let us know.
Instrumental lessons for years 1 - 6
We have 2 Clarinets available to hire and a Saxophone for students in years 3 - 6. Lessons are Friday morning 8.15 am.
We also have hire violins available for students in years 2 - 6.
If your child is interested please let Mrs Wijngaarden know.
Hire Instruments
If your child is interested in lessons and/or hiring one of these instruments, please follow the link below and complete the form.
To sign up for lessons or hire instruments for Year 1 - 6 please follow the link
Years 1 - 6 - Instrumental lessons and hire
Music Groups
We are still welcoming students in all of our music groups. There is no cost involved in our extra curricular music groups. Students who would like to join the Senior Orchestra please see Mrs Wijngaarden first.
The music group timetable is below and there is also a timetable outside the music room for updated information.
SAVE THE DATE
Festival of Instrumental Music - Senior orchestra strings and selected advanced recorders
Students are expected to learn and practice the music at home and attend all rehearsals at school.
Wednesday June 14
Notes will be given to selected students.
Combined Music Camp - Selected students - Year 4 - 6
Reminder - Please bring your permission note to Mrs Wijngaarden.
June 7 - 9 Wednesday - Friday
If your child is involved in a music group, please sign up for enews music group alerts. Please check the noticeboard outside the music room for groups and time changes.
Burwood Council
Community Activities at Burwood PS
Please note, the advertisement placed in the newsletter are either community users or local community activities. Their inclusion in the newsletter does not imply that the school endorses the products or services. Payment is paid directly to the company.
Miss Charli's Dance Class at Burwood PS
Arts On Canvas
J.Murphy Tennis Lessons
Indo-China Chinese Association - Sun Yet Sen Chinese School
