Binalong Public School

This week is a special week on the calendar where we celebrate SASS Appreciation Week. Our SASS team of Mrs Foran, Mrs Edwards, Miss Sykes and Mr MacFarlane are incredible group of colleagues who keep our school running and keep us all organised. Each week we can thank them for the many, many things that they do to support learning and life at Binalong Public School. Thank you to each of you, our school is a better place with each of you in it!

Last week I spent two days with small school principal colleagues from around the state at our annual Small Schools Conference. We were joined by Directors' of Educational Leadership; Meg Couvee, Vicki Stokes, Greg McDonald and Keith Duran, as well as our Executive Director, Kathy Powzun. We participated in workshops about school climate, learning and wellbeing in a small school context, curriculum reform, equity in small schools, as well as hearing from principal colleagues about their own school impact stories. These opportunities to connect with colleagues enable collaboration and networking to support us to do our jobs well and make a positive impact in our schools and for our students.

This Saturday Mrs Ranie and myself are heading to Canberra to join in a professional learning day about best practice in teaching and pedagogy and we look forward to sharing our learning with our team and school community.

Congratulations to Elise who has been nominated and selected to join the the Department of Student Voices in Education and Schools (DOVES), which is an initiative of the former Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning, to gain student feedback and perspective in relation to a range of issues in the delivery of Education in NSW. DOVES is a 27-member council representing students from all Operational Directorates across NSW, including Connected Communities, who advocate on behalf of their school communities. Students from across Regional South will have an exciting opportunity to attend a two-day student conference to share successful initiatives happening in their school as well as gain an insight into what is happening at other schools. I am sure that Elise will have many thoughtful contributions to make.

Students in Years 4, 5 and 6, had the wonderful opportunity to attend a workshop at Murrumbateman Public school with students from various schools around the area. The workshop focused on building positive peer relationships. The first activity of the day was to make eye contact with someone they didn’t know. This was a challenging task and our students rose to the challenge. They were then asked to partner up with another student from a different school whom they did not already know. This partnership was referred to as their “Best Friend For Today” or BFFT. They learnt about and practiced: having positive conversations, using positive body language and how to listen to others and to be present and engage fully in conversation. Students explored conflict and learnt five strategies to help themselves in navigating conflict.

It was refreshing to see students stepping out of their comfort zones and developing new relationships.

Our students were excited to see the new Murrumbateman School and to play in a different playground with new friends. Thank you Binalong Students for a fun day.

Mrs Tracy Ranie

A HUGE thank you to Mrs Edwards for all of her work in creating our 2022 Binalong Public School Year Book. It is such an incredible history of shared memories and the story of our students, staff, families, community and school in 2022. Mrs Edwards also works with the Year 6 students each year to create their own shorter and more personalised year book that is gifted to them after printing. These take a lot of time and effort, but the result is worth it. We will be offering the opportunity to order your own 2023 Binalong Public School Year Book at a later date, but in the meantime, please come and take a look at our 2022 year book located in the front foyer.

Week 9

Thursday 14 September    - Yass HS Small Schools Taster Day

Friday 15 September         - Baldry Shield @ Wallenbeen

Week 10

Tuesday 19 September       - Assembly 2pm - Creative Arts Fashion Show - 

Wednesday 20 September - MHS Transition

Thursday 21 September    - Arabin Cup

Friday 22 September          - P&C Movie Night

Term 4

Week 1

Monday 9 October             - Staff and STUDENTS return to school (no pupil free day)

Country Kids Club BINALONG 

After School Care at the Binalong Public School will commence on Mondays from the 21st August, 2023. Please contact Julia to make your Monday booking.
The program operates from the end of school through to 6pm. 

A healthy afternoon tea and a range of fun activities are provided at each session. The Fee for the session is $34, minus Child Care Subsidy.

For bookings and further information including Fee Estimates for your family please contact Julia on:

Phone - 62368305            Email – enrolments@ccel.com.au

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