Burton Primary School Newsletter

Term 2, Week 1 2024

From the Principal

Dear Families,

Welcome back to term 2. We hope you had a joyful break and enjoyed time with your children, while taking advantage of some of the dry weather we had. 

Some families would have noticed that two surveys were shared at the end of term 1. We are aiming to gain parent perspectives on Burton Primary School and our new school values. Collaboratively working alongside our families when implementing whole-school change is important, so we are seeking genuine input in these areas. Currently, we have 6 responses for both and, in hope that one final push may help to receive some more to support with our decision making, we have included the QR codes below. 

Uniforms

As we move through the year, we understand that school uniform gets damaged, lost and out-grown, but at Burton PS our uniform helps to create a sense of pride and promotes our school value of Inclusion. It also ensures our students are easily identifiable during their journey to and from school. Could you please ensure that your children follow our uniform policy, where the expectation is that students wear: 

  • Plain navy blue, grey, burgundy, turquoise or black bottoms (shorts, track pants, long pants, cargo style pants, skorts, skirts). Navy denim jeans are acceptable providing they are not torn or heavily embroidered etc. 

  • Burgundy and turquoise polo t-shirts (short & long sleeved) 

  • Turquoise or burgundy jumper 

  • Year 6 students have the option of purchasing a specially printed jumper 

  • Burgundy check dress 

Information

For your information, I will be on Long Service Leave from 9th May – 22nd May as I am travelling back to the UK. During this time, Maria Appelt will be leading the school in her Deputy Principal role.  


School hours

Please be reminded that school starts at 8:45am (gates open at 8:30am) and finishes at 3:05pm. It is important that students attend for the entirety of the school day. Early dismissal or late arrival needs to go through the Front Office. Reasons for these need to be provided to the class teacher and/or office as soon as possible.


Hats

During term 2, hats are not a requirement during lunch and recess as per our Sun Smart Policy, however, we do encourage them to be kept at school as the UV rating has been over 3 during the last few weeks. 

Kaylem Short 

Principal 

M&S Charges

First of all thank you to those families who have already paid or are part paying their Children’s M&S Charges for 2024 – without these payments your child’s learning can be severely compromised due to lack of resources etc.

For those parents who have not commenced paying please be aware that as of the end of this term, the Governing Council can legally take non-payment of M&S Charges to Debt Collection.

For those families who have not paid 2022 / 2023 M&S charges please be aware that:- The governing council therefore wish to advise that if payment or arrangements to pay are not made within the next 30 days that the council intends to commence further debt recovery action. All debt recovery action will be in accordance with Section 129 of the Education and Children’s Services Act 2019 which allows governing councils to legally recover outstanding materials and services charges.

Remember – part payments are welcome and can be paid via Direct Debit into our school 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

Via the QKR app (our preferred payment method).

Or via EFT through the Front Office.

If you believe you are eligible for school card please fill in the school card form online at sa.gov.au School Card Scheme or pop into the office and fill out a manual form as soon as possible.

Unfortunately Centrepay is no longer an option to pay your M&S Charges.

If you would like to talk about your account please feel free to call the office and make an appointment.

Kind regards

Julie Pickles – Business Manager

Mother's Day Stall

Our annual Mother's Day stall will be held this Wednesday, May 8th.  The stall will run from 9-12:20pm.  Students will visit the stall with their classes throughout these times.

Gifts range from 50 cents to $8.  Gifts are limited to 1 x gift per student.

Parent Reading information session - Friday, May 10th at 9am in The Hive

Governing Council Meeting - Tuesday, 14th May at 6pm

Walk Safely to School Day - Friday, May 17th

Issue 3 - Book Club. Last day to pay Monday, May 20th

National Simultaneous Storytime - Wednesday, May 22nd

Room 6

In Room 6 we have gotten in touch with our feelings through Kimochis®. The word Kimochi (KEY.MO.CHEE) means ‘feelings’ in Japanese. The program is taught along with plush character toys that carry feeling pillows inside. Each week we spend 2 lessons focusing on understanding a specific feeling or social skill. We spend time reading stories and sharing about our thoughts and feelings. Room 6 can connect with them and find strategies to cope and manage their own feelings. By engaging in the program, each child can connect, communicate, create and commit to building a strong social world. Kimochis are not just a toy but rather a tool to manage big feelings and bring more positivity to children's life. Room 6 have enjoyed using Kimochis to build their social and emotional skills.

Room 8

Room 18

Some amazing artwork done by Room 18 reception students for Anzac Day, after reading the book:

"Anzac Ted" by Belinda Lansberry

SAPSASA Term 1

Our Boys and Girls Teams travelled to Argana Park to play in the Para District SAPSASA carnival on Friday 5th April . The students have dedicated the lunch times for over 6 weeks in the lead up to this carnival training every Wednesday lunchtime.  Our Boys Football finished the day in 4th place with 1 win, 2 losses and a draw.  Girls doing exceptionally well finishing 2nd overall with 5 wins and 1 loss. Mrs Vega and I are proud of the student’s commitment and dedication the students have shown to their sport.

Student report:

This year Burton Primary did really well in Netball SAPSASA. We ended the day with 5 wins and one loss. The girls all played really well as a team and tried their hardest. The team thought we did really well and couldn’t be happier with the results. Thanks for Mrs Vega for being a great coach.

Written by Charlotte Pearson year 6 student.

GO JETS!

Kind regards,

Mr Williams

Purchase your uniforms online - Belgravia Apparel

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

How to install the QkR! app

We are on Facebook

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.  


Kind Regards,   

Burton Staff

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Burton Primary School's vision is to develop lifelong learners who can positively contribute to their rapidly-changing world.  Our aim is for students to attain high levels of literacy and numeracy along with information and communication and technical skills.