Burton Primary School Newsletter

Dear Parents and Carers,

Swimming and Aquatics

Being able to swim in Australia is a critical skill, so swimming and aquatics lessons are a valued part of our PE program.

It was pleasing that 96% (349) of our Reception to Year 5 students were able to go swimming last week. 91% of our Year 6 students attended aquatics on Wednesday.

Students requiring extra support due to disability receive support within the group situation. Moving 349 students from 18 classes to and from swimming has been a major exercise and has involved 50 staff. Without the good work of our staff, swimming could not happen.

Student Leaders

Congratulations to 4 of our senior students who have been chosen to be our Student Leaders for 2023. They are:

1. Tiffany Mackenzie, Room 2

2. Mason Boaden- Smith, Room 2

3. Sanjana Vinod Kannan, Room 5

4. Imogen Banks, Room 4

These students were required to prepare a speech, present that speech to the other senior students, and then be interviewed by the principal. They will be visible in many different ways around the school, including presenting certificates at assemblies, doing school tours for prospective new parents, and meeting regularly with the principal to discuss school matters.

Our 2023 Student leaders will receive their leader badges at the week 3 assembly.

Pupil Free Day

The next pupil-free day will be held in week 6 of this term, on Friday June 9. Schools are able to have 4 pupil free days and one school closure day per year. These days must be approved by the Governing Council, and also approved by the local Education Director.

On Friday June 9, the staff will focus on literacy professional development in the morning, and will explore the new Australian curriculum in the afternoon. We understand pupil free days sometimes cause parents to change normal family arrangements, so we appreciate parent cooperation each time there is a pupil free day.

Our OSHC service will be available for parents on this day. Please book direct with the OSHC service.

Michael Hosking

Principal

This week you would have received your statement. Any outstanding 2022 M&S charges are due and payable immediately. If you have not entered into a payment agreement with the school, then the remaining 2023 Charges are also due for payment now. There are several ways in which to pay your accounts:

1. QKR app will accept full payment, part payments – QKR is our preferred payment method

2. EFT facilities are also available. If you prefer to pay your fees via direct debit into our bank account:

Burton Primary School Council Inc Consolidated Account

BSB: 065 122

Acct number: 00 908 853

Please ensure that you use your child’s full name as a payee Code and email payment advice to dl.1844.finance@schools.sa.edu.au

3. As usual, part payments are more than welcome. If you choose this option we request that you make an appointment to meet with us as soon as possible to complete an instalment plan.

4. We can also organise for you to pay via direct debit from any Centrelink payments you receive via Centrepay. If this is your preferred option, this now has to be completed online and our Service Provider Reference Number is: 555-077-015V.

5. If you believe that you may be eligible for School Card, you can fill in the School Card form online, using the following address: www.sa.gov.au School Card Scheme If you are unable to apply online please come into the front office as soon as possible and complete the form. Please also bring a copy of your Healthcare Card, which shows your CRN and those of your children.

From 1 May 2023, SkoolBag moved to a new name and new brand - Audiri. 

What do parents have to do to upgrade to Audiri?

Parents will simply need to update their Skoolbag app – just open the app store on their device, go to the updates tab in the App Store, or the My apps & games tab in the Google Play store and select the update button. Simple!  

If you require any help, please see office staff.

Thursday May 11 - RSPCA Presentation

Thursday May 11 - Mother's Day Stall

Friday May 12 -  "Do it for Dolly" Awareness Day

Friday May 12 - SAPSASA Cross Country

Tuesday May 16 - Governing Council Meeting

Wednesday May 17 to Monday May 29 - Book Fair

Thursday May 18 - RSPCA Presentation

Friday May 19 - National Walk Safely to School Day

Friday May 19 - Year 5 and 6 - Dream Big Children's Festival

Friday May 24 - SAPSASA Rugby Tackle

Wednesday May 24 - National Simultaneous Storytime

Friday May 26 - National Sorry Day

Saturday May 27- Saturday June 3 - Reconciliation Week

Thursday June 1 - Knock-out Boys Football

Students Reception to Year 3 will learn empathy, community responsibility, and how they as young people can make a difference to the lives of animals. 

Our experienced staff deliver incursions that offer your school;

 -          Interactive, fun, visually stimulating presentations that are 40 minutes long to work within your class blocks including lots of time to answer all your students’ animal questions. We know they have a lot of things they want to ask about the animals we look after!

-          Presentations that are developed to suit specific year level cohorts and designed to keep your students engaged

-          Education that is based on a Unit of Learning called ‘Project: Animal Wellbeing’ from our AWARE Education Teachers’ portal. Teachers can use this online unit for additional Australian Curriculum- aligned learning activities associated with our incursion across English, Science, Design & Technologies or Health.

Dear parents/caregivers 

Friday May 19th is National Walk Safely to School Day - a day that encourages primary school children, their parents and carers to walk safely and regularly to school where possible. 

It's an opportunity to teach children valuable road safety skills. If you are driving, remember to take care in school areas to support those walking to and from school. 

And always be on the lookout for our friendly Road Crossing Monitors. 

We at Burton are encouraging families to share this day with your children, family and friends and walk to school keeping yourself safe and Healthy. 

Children will be issued with 'Walk Safely To School Day' tattoos which the students can apply on the day to promote this initiative. 

Hope to see many families walking to school on May the 19th. 

Regards 

Burton Primary Staff. 

All Lost and Found uniform items are now kept in "The Hive".  If your child has misplaced something, please check in there.

Please make sure to label all belongings in multiple places, this makes it much easier for our staff to be able to return the items to their owners.

As of now, uniforms are no longer kept at the office.  Uniforms need to be ordered online via the supplier's store.

Hats are the only item which will still be stocked in the office for purchasing, but they can also be purchased online.

Collection/Delivery Options:

• Collect from School: Orders placed before Midday Tuesday during school term will be packed and delivered to the school front office for collection each Thursday
• Click and collect: Online orders can be collected from the Craigmore location, shop 16 Craigmore Village, 170-190 Yorktown Rd, Craigmore. Please wait for an email from one of our shop staff advising when it is ready for collection.
• Home Delivery (Fee)
  
  

https://www.belgraviaapparelschools.com/collections/burton-primary-school

Dear Families,   Burton Primary School is on Facebook! Being on Facebook will allow us to communicate more easily with families. 

Liking our page will enable you to see our posts. You can like our page by going to    

https://www.facebook.com/Burton-Primary-School-110890621367317

This page will be used alongside SeeSaw and Skoolbag to communicate about events and learning at the school and within the community. We encourage parents to comment and message to provide feedback, ask questions and contribute to the Burton Primary School community. We ask that you read the following guidelines to ensure the page is used safely and respectfully. 

Comments which are:  

- Abusive, harassing, threatening, defamatory, offensive or attacking others 

- Identifying students, staff, families or members of the community in a negative or disrespectful manner.  

Will be removed by our Administrators. 

 If you have a specific concern we recommend you contact the school directly via email dl.1844.info@schools.sa.edu.au or by phone on 8280 6277.  

For us to post pictures of students online, in newsletters and other publications we are updating our Media Permissions for all students. If you are willing for your child’s photo to be used in newsletters, our website, School Facebook Page and other publications please fill out the attached form. Once completed this permission is valid for your child’s total schooling. If you do not want your child’s photo shared please indicate this on the form. Please return to the front office as soon as possible.  

Kind Regards,   

Burton Staff

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