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* Assemblies (please check calender going home next week) * Gala Day Fri 13 th March * Parent Dinner Mon 16 th March * Book Fair starts Wed 18 th March * Harmony Day * School Photos Tues 7 th April Uniform Shop Every morning 8.30am-9.30am Office Payents Eftpos,Online & Cash (money needs to be correct as we do not give out change) Asthma Plans If your child has Asthma please update your plan for 2020 and bring to the office. Newsletter Week 6 Term 1 Principal Message Dear Parents and Caregivers, It has been a very busy middle of term 1 and I would like to thank our whole school community for supporting our many events. Our classrooms continue to be settled with students working hard each and every day. I would like to thank all parents and carers who have supported their children wearing our school uniform. Not only does our uniform represent which school your child attends, but wearing the uniform symbolises teamwork, togetherness and it fosters a greater sense of belonging. Thank you to those parents and carers who attended our ‘Meet The Teacher’ afternoon organised by Mrs Riley. It is a great chance for old and new parents and carers to meet their child’s new classroom teachers and gain a greater understanding of what our students do each and every day. Our 2020 swimming carnival went off with a bang with all students who attended the event representing their houses with pride. I believe the student House chants were the loudest in recent memory! It was great to see students enjoying the water novelty event and also playing water games outside the pool area. We did have lower numbers of students participate in the formal swimming races than in recent years. I would like to take this opportunity to invite all parents and carers in joining us in our first Parent/Carer dinner of the year. It begins at 4:00pm on Monday 16 th March (Week 8). It is another great opportunity for staff and carers to come together in partnership. A pizza dinner and committee show will be provided for all parents and carers while students who attend will receive a BBQ dinner. As usual, I request that if you have a concern about the school or a school issue, please come and discuss any issues with our staff and do not wait for a little problem to become a larger one. Discussing concerns when they happen is the best way to move forward. Yours in partnership, Mrs T.Anderson

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* Assemblies (please check calender going

home next week)

* Gala Day Fri 13th March

* Parent Dinner Mon 16th March

* Book Fair starts Wed 18th March

* Harmony Day

* School Photos Tues 7th April

Uniform Shop

Every morning 8.30am-9.30am

Office Payents

Eftpos,Online & Cash (money needs to be

correct as we do not give out change)

Asthma Plans

If your child has Asthma please update

your plan for 2020 and bring to the office.

Newsletter Week 6 Term 1 Principal Message

Dear Parents and Caregivers, It has been a very busy middle of term 1 and I would like to thank our whole

school community for supporting our many events. Our classrooms continue

to be settled with students working hard each and every day.

I would like to thank all parents and carers who have supported their

children wearing our school uniform. Not only does our uniform represent

which school your child attends, but wearing the uniform symbolises

teamwork, togetherness and it fosters a greater sense of belonging.

Thank you to those parents and carers who attended our ‘Meet The

Teacher’ afternoon organised by Mrs Riley. It is a great chance for old and

new parents and carers to meet their child’s new classroom teachers and

gain a greater understanding of what our students do each and every day.

Our 2020 swimming carnival went off with a bang with all students who

attended the event representing their houses with pride. I believe the student

House chants were the loudest in recent memory! It was great to see

students enjoying the water novelty event and also playing water games

outside the pool area. We did have lower numbers of students participate in

the formal swimming races than in recent years.

I would like to take this opportunity to invite all parents and carers in

joining us in our first Parent/Carer dinner of the year. It begins at 4:00pm on

Monday 16th March (Week 8). It is another great opportunity for staff and

carers to come together in partnership. A pizza dinner and committee show

will be provided for all parents and carers while students who attend will

receive a BBQ dinner.

As usual, I request that if you have a concern about the school or a school

issue, please come and discuss any issues with our staff and do not wait for

a little problem to become a larger one. Discussing concerns when they

happen is the best way to move forward.

Yours in partnership, Mrs T.Anderson

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Attendance 2020

Week 4 was 92.52% & Week 5 was 93.04% attendance… lets get to 100% We are keen to keep this attendance at this level and higher..Lets do this!

Winners 2/3J & K/6T

Look out for our Attendance Board which will

be displayed soon in the morning quad area.

Mr Murphy Attendance Coordinator

Newsletter Week 6 Term 1

KH NEWS

KH have been learning some wonderful new things this term. We have started learning to

read and love singing songs about the alphabet. We have done lots of craft with letters

and are learning to count to 10. We have made lots of new friends and have so much fun

at school!

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Sports News

Congratulations to the following students for being selected as House Group Leaders

Banksia (Blue) HOUSE CAPTAINS VICE CAPTAINS Max B Kae’Lena-Pheonix B Amani E Kimberly C

Boronia (Green)

HOUSE CAPTAINS VICE CAPTAINS Landon H Kea G Ebony H Cody G

Telopea (Red)

HOUSE CAPTAINS VICE CAPTAINS Kimi M Abilene N Talisha N Taylor R

Wattle (Yellow) HOUSE CAPTAINS VICE CAPTAINS Azecharaia T Tabitha S Yasmine S Anahera W

Swimming Carnival - Thank you to all students who participated in the swimming carnival. It was a great

day and student behaviour was fantastic. Thank you to parents and carers who came to show their

support.

Congratulations to the following students who qualified for the zone swimming carnival which is on Friday

6th March, Ebony,Amani,Omar,Tyleaha,Andrew,Talisha,Landon and James.Students have their zone

notes with more information.

Swimming carnival ribbons will be handed out at the next infants and primary assemblies, please note that ribbons are decided based on student swim times.

Gala Days - Gala sport is for students years 3-6. Gala days this term are Friday 13th March (week 7) and

Friday 3rd April (week 10). Students have decided their Summer sports and more information will be sent home soon.

Newsletter Week 6 Term 1

Live life well information

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Library News for Term 1 2020

Book club will commence Thursday 13th of February at recess time, for all interested

primary students. There will be two Book Fairs this year the first being in term 1, starting

on 19th of March and finishing on the 24th of March. The 2nd book fair is in Term 3,

starting on August 13th and finishing on August the 18.th

BOOK CLUB – a reminder to all families that we have migrated to a cashless book club purchasing system. Students and families

can now order from Book Club via LOOP, an online ordering system. The details and procedure for using LOOP is on the back of

each book club catalogue.

Appointments / Concerns

If you would like to meet with any of our staff please pop in

to or call the office to make an appointment.

As you would appreciate the school is very busy and Term

1 is no exception.

Newsletter Week 6 Term 1

Assemblies 2020 Term 1 *** days are subject to change

Week Infants (Even weeks) Friday 12.30pm - 1.10pm

Primary (Even weeks) Thursday 2.10pm - 2.50pm

1 No assemblies

2 2/3J 5/6L

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4 No assembly No assembly (Swimming Carnival)

5 Whole School Assembly - Thursday 2-2.55pm

6 2/3J – Performance 5/6L - Performance

7

8 1/2M 5/6S

9 Whole School Assembly – Thursday 2-2:55pm

10 1/2M - Performance 5/6S – Performance

11 Easter Hat Parade

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Community Room BRPS’s Community Room is open on Monday this year.If anyone ever wants to pop in for a cuppa and to help with

teachers resources you are more then welcome.

We always love to see as many as possible helping out the school, coming on an outing or just having a chat!

A huge thank you to those that have been helping with class laminating, covering books and

our home readers

Skoolbag

Did you know you can do a change of details and an absentee slip

using EFORMS which are located on Skoolbag.

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Contact Details

A reminder to all parents that if any details change please ensure you keep the school informed as soon as possible.

This could include: phone numbers, court orders, health care plans, emergency contacts, address details etc.

It can be very distressing for sick or injured children when parent and carers can’t be contacted.

Uniform Order Form

This year we are introducing a uniform order form, this will allow you to order a uniform at any time and have it delivered

to your child’s classroom or kept at the office for collection. Orders using the form can be made using cash, EFTPOS,

credit card over the phone or online via the schools website

Please remember to write names on all items brought to school.

Hats, jackets, jumpers, lunch boxes, drink bottles etc.

Lost property items are in the quad of a morning and afternoon.

$$ Student Banking $$

Student banking is due each Thursday.Please bring your bank books to the school office on Thursdays.

Briar Road Public School – Payment Reminder Schedule

Event Event Date Event Amount Due Date

Term 1 - Gala Day 1 Friday 13th March $7.00 Wednesday 11th April

Term 1 - Gala Day 2 Friday 3rd April $7.00 Wednesday 1st April

School Photos (envelopes will be sent home soon)

Tuesday 7th April Various packages 7th April

Stage 3 Camp – Yarramundi

21 Sept – 23 Sept $280.00 Friday 4th September

2020 School Terms Term 1 –

9th April: Last day for staff and students

Term 2 –

28th April: All students return

3rd July: Last day for staff and students

Term 3 –

21st July: All students return

25th September: Last day for staff and students

Term 4 –

12th October: All Students return

16th December: Last day for students

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Newsletter Week 6 Term 1

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a comprehensive, integrated whole school approach to student wellbeing and behaviour. Students and teachers at Briar Road have embraced PBL both in the classroom and playground this term.

So far on the playground students who have been caught displaying any of our core values have been rewarded with catch cards each break time that they can put into their classroom catch card boxes for the chance to win individual and whole class rewards.

Our students from K to 6 also started an exciting new social and emotional learning program (SEL) which helps students learn the competencies and skills they need to build resilience and effectively manage their emotions, behaviour and relationships with others.

Week 6 is our first shopping week for 2020 and all classes with students who have earned enough reward points from their classroom behaviour systems have the opportunity to go shopping in the PBL prize cabinet.

This week we will also be introducing our classroom lining up points boards for break times in the infants and primary playgrounds. Classes will be awarded points at the end of lunch and recess when they are displaying positive behaviours. The class with the most points at the end of each week will be rewarded with a prize.

Finally the PBL team are very busy working on an exciting new PBL Relaunch. This will mean brand new PBL Mascots and new signage around our school. As a team we have created a PBL mission statement which will underpin everything we do around PBL at Briar Road:

At Briar Road Public School, we empower students to become safe, respectful, learners by promoting a holistic approach that values the

whole child and their wellbeing.

P B L 2020

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Newsletter Week 6 Term 1

Src news The SRC have had a busy week. They participated in training

to learn about their new role and their responsibilities in the school. Students participated in

activities that developed their understanding of teamwork, leadership, cooperation and

collaboration. The SRC held their first official meeting and have some exciting plans

underway. Stay tuned! On Thursday, the SRC students proudly received their badges. It is

great to see the students wearing them with pride. Well done!

Congratulations to the following students….

1-2P Rayan & Jaylan K-6D Charlie

1-2M Nathan & Jayla K-6T Brandon & Saphire

2-3T Caleb & Trae 3-6M Shane & Tayla

3-4K Corey & Casey 5-6L Dominic & Anahera

3-4Q Violet & Blake 5-6S Justin & Leah

On Friday 28th February,

our school participated in

Clean Up Australia Day!

Each class had a different

section of the school to

tidy up. Our school is

usually a very tidy and

clean place, however

students discovered

many tiny pieces of plastic

rubbish and other rubbish

that is often not noticed.

Our playground is now

sparkling tidy for students

and the little animals and

birds to enjoy too!

ECO NEWS