PLEASE NOTIFY THE SCHOOL OF A CHILD'S POSITIVE CASE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Acknowledgement of Country...
Useful links can be found at end of this issue of the Pigeon Post...👇
Please let the school know, as we are currently planning for 2024...
Thank you for your understanding...
From the Principal's Desk...
I can't believe the countdown to the end of the year is on! Our Balmain Public School elves are super-busy finalising the contents of what promises to be a wonderful keepsake of your child's year at BPS. All we now need is a cover! Please see details below...
Note: Due to publishing deadlines, designs cannot be accepted after this date
PURCHASE YOUR '2023 BALMAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL YEARBOOK' NOW! Last day for purchase is Wednesday 15 November, to ensure enough time for publishing in time for the last week of school. Each yearbook is only $35. You can but as many copies as you'd like. Please use the link below to buy yours NOW!
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!
Connect with Balmain PS...Wonder what's goes on at our school? Follow us on Instagram for daily content, both through posts and stories...
Check out what we've been doing this week. Head over to our Instagram account: @balmainps
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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!
SOME OF OUR STORIES ARE SAVED AS HIGHLIGHTS...
Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L)
Follow our P&C on Insta @balmainpspc
WED 8 NOV | P&C Meeting via Zoom | 7pm
Meeting Details
Wednesday 8 November 2023, 7pm - 8:30pm
New Members
All are welcome! If you are not yet a P&C member and would like to join, please complete the NEW MEMBERSHIP form (scroll up) and return via email balmainpspc@gmail.com. Financial contribution ($0.50) required for membership can be made at the meeting (contactless payment available).
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85338142494?pwd=T2V2QmFMaUp5TjRyclpWUUI2UGxRQT09
Meeting ID: 853 3814 2494
Passcode: 215828
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.
WED 8 NOV | P&C Meeting via Zoom | 7pm
Meeting Details
Wednesday 8 November 2023, 7pm - 8:30pm
New Members
All are welcome! If you are not yet a P&C member and would like to join, please complete the NEW MEMBERSHIP form (scroll up) and return via email balmainpspc@gmail.com. Financial contribution ($0.50) required for membership can be made at the meeting (contactless payment available).
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85338142494?pwd=T2V2QmFMaUp5TjRyclpWUUI2UGxRQT09
Meeting ID: 853 3814 2494
Passcode: 215828
SAT 11 NOV | Remembrance Day | Loyalty Square | 11am
TUES 12 DEC | Celebration of Learning
Details to come...
WED 13 DEC | Salvo's Christmas Giving Tree
Details to come...
FRI 15 DEC | Last Day of School
Every FRIDAY (weather permitting) | AWARDS ASSEMBLY
Please leave your furry friends at home...
Every FRIDAY | Uniform Stall
Order items online here
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 8 November
- Wednesday 6 December
LEARN LIVE LEAD awards
| K Gigli - Mrs L Goodridge & Ms A Davis | Charlie D | doing a great job of writing his numbers neatly! |
| K Wheat(ies) - Ms K Withers | Lily K | always trying her best and finding ways to extend her learning |
| 1/2 Angel Hair - Mrs E Archibald | Ines B d M | persevering during challenging tasks and building a growth mindset |
| 1/2 Jowar - Ms L Jennett | Mia C | always displaying kindness and respect to her peers and teachers |
| 1/2 Lasagne - Ms N Lydon | Kit D | using his ICT skills to help peers in typing groups |
| 1/2 Pappardelle - Ms S Parsons & Ms A Davis | Tobiah M | his exceptional work ethic and challenging himself with his spelling goals |
| 3/4 Bigoli - Ms K Barcenilla | Ivy W | overcoming challenges in group work with resilience and leadership |
| 3/4 Cavatappi - Ms A Cooper | Sunny D | asking interesting and insightful questions, and persevering with complex learning tasks |
| 3/4 Macaroni - Ms R McLister | Elizabet R | taking ownership of her learning by showing fabulous focus and enthusiasm in maths! |
| 5/6 Bucatini - Ms L Burke & Ms S Walters/Mr T Kim | Juma M | his hard work and diligence when researching and writing his biography |
| 5/6 Couscous - Ms A Mannion | Arwen J | her diligent and empathetic approach when writing her Rosa Parks biography |
| 5/6 Egg Noodles - Mr G Elix | Charlotte H | critically engaging with her work, and comforting and helping others |
| 5/6 Pearl - Mrs A Pitman | Curtis C | working collaboratively with his peers to present an impressive F2L project |
| 5/6 Ragi - Ms R Reedy | Isabelle L | understanding and taking ownership of her learning style |
| Art K-2 - Mrs F Bowman | Indi S 1/2P | consistently producing beautiful works and demonstrating a conscientious approach |
| Art 3-6 - Mrs F Bowman | Sierra R 5/6C | excellent line work in our pop ghetto blaster lesson. Well done! |
| Library K-2 - Ms M Whelan | Emily K 1/2A | using simple texts to find information |
| Library 3-6 - Ms M Whelan | James L 3/4C | being able to make connections between texts |
| PDHPE K-2 - Mr S Baumann | Zachary B-N 1/2P | always trying his best when learning new skills in PDHPE |
| PDHPE 3-6 - Mr S Baumann | Cassius S 3/4B | demonstrating leadership by helping others with their fundamental movement skills |
| STEAM K-2 - Mrs S Loxton | Alexander Q 1/2L | effectively positioning the fulcrum for a lever to raise various objects |
| STEAM 3-6 - Mrs S Loxton | Nate J 3/4B | demonstrating focus and enthusiasm during a wind seed dispersal experiment |
CHARACTER STRENGTH awards - HONESTY
| K Gigli - Mrs L Goodridge & Ms A Davis | Ted D | always telling the truth and being a trustworthy friend |
| K Wheat(ies) - Ms K Withers | Liv E | treating her peers with fairness and kindness |
| 1/2 Angel Hair - Mrs E Archibald | Juliet K | being a kind, considerate and caring friend and role model to all |
| 1/2 Jowar - Ms L Jennett | Charlie N | demonstrating role model behaviours in all aspects of school life |
| 1/2 Lasagne - Ms N Lydon | Annabel C | being a good role model to others by acting with intergrity and playing fair |
| 1/2 Pappardelle - Ms S Parsons & Ms A Davis | Sefer K | acting with kindness and empathy when helping a peer in a difficult situation |
| 3/4 Bigoli - Ms K Barcenilla | Gabriel R | always demonstrating transparent and genuine communication with those around him |
| 3/4 Cavatappi - Ms A Cooper | Camilla K | speaking directly, clearly and with candour, to her peers and teachers |
| 3/4 Macaroni - Ms R McLister | Saxon R | his consistent openness and sincerity, and his keenness for taking risks in his learning |
| 5/6 Bucatini - Ms L Burke & Ms S Walters/Mr T Kim | Jack S | his honesty and always being his authentic self |
| 5/6 Couscous - Ms A Mannion | Brodie N-S | consistently being upstanding and truthful in his interactions with his friends and his teachers |
| 5/6 Egg Noodles - Mr G Elix | Remi O'B | always being willing to provide clear and helpful feedback and suggestions to others |
| 5/6 Pearl - Mrs A Pitman | Adelaide N | being open, and honest in her learning, and when interacting with others |
| 5/6 Ragi - Ms R Reedy | Gemma K | being authentic with others and true to herself |
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!
NUDE FOOD TUESDAYS WEEKLY WINNER
This week's winners...
ES1 - Nicholas Q KG; S1 - Matilda H 1/2P; S2 - James L 3/4B; S3 - Jacob A 5/6B
1/2L have had an exciting start to Term 4. Spooky season brought lots of excitement, as we had our Halloween disco last week. All children and teachers alike had great fun dressing up! One of the many creative students in our class even brought us in some lollipops wearing costumes!
The children have been busy voting in their preferred candidates for parliament. They have been thinking hard about their futures as potential candidates.
'Hola! ¿Cómo estás?' might be a phrase you hear around the playground as the children have been enjoying learning some more Spanish phrases. We have a student in our class who is learning English, therefore we decided to learn Spanish as a class too. We love to be multi-lingual and diverse!
Last term we started Freedom to Learn (F2L) which is a project designed for Treehouse students to learn about a topic they are interested in and at the end of 10 weeks, give a presentation to the class. This semester, the broad topic was cultures, specifically in Asia. We’ve had at least 1 hour each week in class to work on our projects, either alone or in a group of our choosing. We don’t only take away facts from F2L, we also improve our presentation skills and have lots of fun with our friends! The last week and a half, we’ve been presenting and watching F2L presentations. The topics ranged from Asian food to creating your own transportation systems. We’ve had lots of fun! Here, you will see 3 different groups who have presented this week. In the top picture is Miles and Ginger who focused on Asian food and gave us some yummy mango pancakes! Next down is Aojun and Kayden who made a great model of a temple! They spent lots of time and effort and, as you can see, it paid off! And last, we have members of the Treehouse making the puzzle of Europe Henry, Anthony, Sam and Dylan’s group made. All in all, we’ve had a great time watching the F2L presentations! Addie & Ginger
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.
