Please let the school know, as we are currently planning for 2024...
Thank you for your understanding...
From the Principal's Desk...
Thank you, Will Crutchley & Team + Adam Spencer
You may have noticed the very smart-looking decking that was installed around the bell tower a few months ago. This beautiful craftsmanship was thanks to the extremely generous donation of time from Will Crutchley (Dad of Teddy in Kindy), and his team at *Hatch Constructions*, as well as Adam Spencer (Dad of Billie in 1/2A), who dedicated two whole weekends of their time, so the children would have another place to sit during their lunch break. A big thank you for your efforts, Will and Adam, (and team), from the Balmain Public School Community and the P&C. This was a hugely generous gesture. A new friend has been permanently placed in your honour at the back of the decking. Look out for him when you're next at assembly or visiting our school.
A group gift card may be given, as long as the total DOES NOT EXCEED $50 X No. of Students/families. Example: a class of 20 students may give their teacher a gift card totalling no more than $1000.
PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING! We're collecting plastic bottle lids for a special project. Please wash and dry instead of recycling. There is a collection box in the foyer, outside the office. Thanks so much for your help!
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The week that was...
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IF YOU SEE A COLOURED CIRCLE AROUND OUR SCHOOL LOGO, DON'T FORGET TO TAP ON IT, FOR OUR LATEST STORY...you've got to get in quickly, as it disappears after 24 hours!
From Wednesday, December. 6th, 7:00 pm to Wednesday, December. 6th, 8:30 pm
Location
Royal Oak Hotel, College Street, Balmain NSW, AustraliaGet Directions
Information
We are holding the meeting in person (upstairs at The Royal Oak Hotel) and over Zoom (link below).
New Members
All are welcome! If you are not yet a P&C member and would like to join, please complete the attached NEW MEMBERSHIP form and return via email balmainpspc@gmail.com. Financial contribution ($0.50) required for membership can be made at the meeting (contactless payment available).
To see what else we've been up to this week, head over to @balmainps!
***COMPASS IS OUR MAIN FORM OF COMMUNICATING WITH YOU***In case of urgent/important communication, notifications via the Compass app on your phone will keep you informed***
To ensure you receive all communication via Compass, please have the app downloaded on your phone, with the notifications turned ON.
Although the school pushes out notifications via the app and email, there may be times when an important message may be missed as emails may sometimes not be checked regularly.
If there were to be an emergency, (hopefully not), information would be pushed out via Compass.
From the Office
ALL PAYMENTS ARE NOW MADE VIA COMPASS
**NEW: Making Payments via COMPASS**
When you access your Compass App, you will now see 'Payments Centre' on the top right...click on 'Click here for more information'
Any DUE or OUTSTANDING payments will be visible here...
YOUR ASSISTANCE IN FINALISING ANY OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS IS MUCH APPRECIATED.
Payments online
All online payments are now made using COMPASS.
Dropping something off?
Please label item/s with their full name and class.
Absences
Please use the Compass app to notify your child's teacher of their absence/s.
Kindy Parents/Carers
Sometimes children have 'accidents'. Where possible, we provide them with a clean dry change of clothes. Please keep spare underpants and socks in their bag, just in case.
Dropping off/collecting your child
If you are collecting your child early or dropping them off late, please come to the Office window on Eaton Street. Squeeze 'Charlie' the Chook and we will organise a note for the student. Also, if you are dropping anything off for your child, please ensure all items are LABELLED with full name & class.
Change of address/contacts
If you have moved recently or changed Emergency Contacts or mobile numbers, please email the Office so details can be updated.
Financial Difficulties
If you are experiencing financial difficulties, please contact the office or Mrs Lambos.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
MON 4 DEC | Year 5 2024 Opportunity Class Orientation
TUE 5 DEC | Year 6 Day Out
WED 6 DEC | House Points Winners - Special event
If your child is in Blue Gum, they may wear their sport t-shirt, with school uniform and sports shoes, as they will be participating in a special event during the school day!
The best way to order new uniforms is online and they will be delivered to children's classrooms each Friday morning.
Come to the uniform stall if you need to try items on for size.
Second Chance items are available the first Friday of every month during the school term.
If you would like to volunteer to help, please either email us at balmainpsuniforms@gmail.com or sign up via the link
Located on the ground floor, next to the ConneXion Hub.
Every FRIDAY | The School Canteen: Special request for parents and carers to cancel their lunch orders if their child is not going to be at school for lunch, by texting 0416 786 603 with their child’s full name and class. In return, an sms will be sent back to confirm the order has been cancelled and all monies returned in full to the child’s Spriggy school account.
P&C Meetings | via Zoom and offsite (in-person) @ 7pm
Meeting dates:
Wednesday 6 December
AWARDS
LEARN LIVE LEAD awards
K Gigli - Mrs L Goodridge & Ms A Davis
Remy R
making an excellent effort to complete his writing neatly
K Wheat(ies) - Ms K Withers
Arlo S
his enthusiastic and imaginative approach to tasks
1/2 Angel Hair - Mrs E Archibald
Paloma L
always treating students and teachers with kindness
1/2 Jowar - Ms L Jennett
Joshua B
always being a warm, kind and helpful Balmain friend
1/2 Lasagne - Ms N Lydon
Annie G
enthusiastically sharing her skills of French knitting with the class
1/2 Pappardelle - Ms S Parsons & Ms A Davis
Sovereign M
working persistently to produce outstanding writing
3/4 Bigoli - Ms K Barcenilla
Marla H
sharing her sense of humour and letting her confidence shine in all aspects of her school life
3/4 Cavatappi - Ms A Cooper
Leto J
his insightful knowledge and comments about the different forms of life on planet Earth
3/4 Macaroni - Ms R McLister
Elliot J
his exceptional effort and creativity in writing
5/6 Bucatini - Ms L Burke & Mr T Kim
Jacob A
displaying his deep passion for his musical idol through his writing
5/6 Couscous - Ms A Mannion
Eirlys J
demonstrating self-awareness and standing up for what she believes in
5/6 Egg Noodles - Mr G Elix
Zoe P
approaching learning with creativity, and bringing joy to the classroom
5/6 Pearl - Mrs A Pitman
Indi M
being a team player and a genuinely reliable human being
5/6 Ragi - Ms R Reedy
Kayden Y
being an upstanding and engaged learner in The Treehouse. I'm so proud of how far you've come this year!!
STEAM K-2 - Mrs S Loxton
Lily K KW
demonstrating advanced coding in her Christmas Scratch Jnr. scene
STEAM 3-6 - Mrs S Loxton
Lachlan C 3/4M
attention to detail and perseverance when teaching himself to code
CHARACTER STRENGTH awards - TEACHER CHOICE
K Gigli - Mrs L Goodridge & Ms A Davis
Millie B
Kindness - having lovely manners and treating others with care and respect
K Wheat(ies) - Ms K Withers
Esther T C
Perseverance - focusing on extending her writing and crafting beautifully written sentences
1/2 Angel Hair - Mrs E Archibald
Lane W
Leadership - demonstrating a growth mindset and encouraging others
1/2 Jowar - Ms L Jennett
Victoria W
Perseverance - demonstrating growth and engagement in learning
1/2 Lasagne - Ms N Lydon
Alex Q
Leadership - encouraging and supporting others and in and on the playground
1/2 Pappardelle - Ms S Parsons & Ms A Davis
Adam F
Teamwork - being a helpful and contributing team member
3/4 Bigoli - Ms K Barcenilla
Charlotte O
Resilience - staying cool, calm and collected when moving past challenges and distractions
3/4 Cavatappi - Ms A Cooper
Jasper G
Teamwork - making imaginative and constructive decisions during drama group work
3/4 Macaroni - Ms R McLister
Chloe C
Perseverance - trying her best at everything and showing off her incredible speed and skills in sport!
5/6 Bucatini - Ms L Burke & Mr T Kim
James L-McB
Humour - sharing his joyfulness, fun and good-natured spirit towards all activities at school
5/6 Couscous - Ms A Mannion
Demi G
Leadership - showing initiative and leading by example during group projects
5/6 Egg Noodles - Mr G Elix
Kai McB
Enthusiasm - engaging with his learning through creativity, passion and vision
5/6 Pearl - Mrs A Pitman
Jad J
Helpfulness - being responsible and reliable when helping clean up around the school
5/6 Ragi - Ms R Reedy
Ethan P
Joy - a positive, helpful and hardworking approach to learning
House Points...
OVERALL WINNERS FOR 2023! CONGRATS!
Best Class @ Assembly Award
Each week, a mystery teacher will choose the class that has followed the 'Balmain Way'. They will be entitled to 10 minutes extra play!
Congrats to 3/4B!
Positive Pete Winners
This week's winners...
ES1 - Emilie Q KG; S1 - Zach B 1/2A; S2 - Anya B 3/4M; S3 - Frederique R 5/6B
SPOTLIGHT ON...
3/4 CAVATAPPI!!!!!
3/4C is a lot of things but, most of all, we are dramatic! This term, we have used all of the skills we learned in drama and combined them with our writing skills, to compose and perform fractured fairytale plays.
In script writing, we have been making fractured fairy tale scripts and we have done the three little pigs, what we have changed is the wolf is now building the houses and three pigs destroy the houses and then the pigs take the wolf hostage and tries to get info from the wolf but the wolf doesn’t have info so they let him go. By Ollie, Henry, Cooper and Ed
We have been doing a fractured fairytale play. Our fairytale play is about Little Red Riding Hood. In our script there are two wolves and they don't eat the grandma, and we have added a grandpa character. It has been so much fun, we love doing this as a group and we can't wait to perform. By Lily O, Poppy, Skye, Camilla and Lizzie
In drama we are doing a fractured fairy tale ours is little bad riding hood it is about a wolf who needs to find a cure for his grandmother but this is why we have little bad riding hood to make things harder for the wolf it is really fun and I think we have done a really good job By Sophia, Sunny, Leto and Patrick
3/4 MACARONI!!!!!
In Geography, we have learned about lots of different biomes - Tundra, Desert, Temperate Grasslands, and Coniferous forests to name just a few! We have enjoyed researching and presenting our findings in lots of different ways...On Fridays we have loved Gymnastics and keeping fit and flexible! 3/4M are stars on the bars if we do say so ourselves!! Finally, a sneak peek at our little class project which we’ve been working on for the special Salvos Giving Assembly, which has been so fun (and sticky) to collaboratively design and work on as a class! Happy December! Love from 3/4M.
Balmain Public School children are expected to wear full school uniform, including a school hat, every day. All children are required to wear full school uniform when representing the school on excursions, at sporting events or at cultural activities.
