BayView State School - Term 2, Week 8
Principal, Mr David Cooke
Deputy Principal, Mrs Shiolan Ferrer
In week 2, Term 3 on Friday middle session at the hall, we will be celebrating our Parade of Nations, linked to NAIDOC, Harmony, Multicultural and Bastille Day. All family and friends are welcome to attend this parade.
Senior students involved in the Fan Dance will need to wear a long sleeve plain black shirt and plain black leggings. Could students dancing the Fan Dance, also put their hair up into a high bun with no fringe. These students will also need to get some plastic coloured beads, which can be purchased at any Reject or Kmart/ Big W shops for around $2. I will supply the fans and sashes for these students.
The Parade of Nations highlights our school diversity and celebrates multiculturalism at its best.
Any students from P-6, who would like to model their national costume for this day, can contact Mr.Sinon, our French Teacher.
Languages Cluster Day
Recently select students from our Year 6 cohort were invited to attend the Cluster Languages Day. This event, is a joint initiative from all our Cluster Primary Schools and Cleveland District State High School, around promoting and engaging young students in the Languages sector.
These students had the opportunity to engage in language activities with other schools, linked to Jandai, Chinese, Japanese and French. They also got to sample different food from these language areas and watch cultural performances.
Targeted Reading
This year, one of our school's Improvement Agenda initiatives centres on Reading. We have already commenced, as a whole staff, around active research in the Science of Reading, with our Prep Team and both Deputy Principals attending PLD Training.
Shortly, our Prep Team and cohorts will be involved in introducing PLD- a Synthetic Phonics Program, as part of the Department of Education Queensland's Equity and Excellence Policy in investing in early phonics learning for the early years.
Students in this cohort will continue to learn the simple synthetic code and be introduced to further learning around Phonological and Phonemic Awareness; where specific learning around decoding and learning about sounds in letters and how they are used and manipulated into reading will be taught and learnt.
As part of the school's Targeted Reading initiative, parents often ask classroom teachers, what can they do to help.
Please continue to read books to your children and promote the love of reading through use of environmental print linked to:
- story books
- chapter books
- magazines
- newspaper articles
- reading information using digital devices
- reading labels; instructions etc.
Engage in conversations around their reading, so as to build curiosity, evoke thinking and leading these questions to make children develop ideas, thinking strategies and evoking opportunities for students to reason and evaluate their responses.
Reading is a difficult concept to learn and goes beyond just knowing letters. Reading is a specific skill that requires explicit teaching and practised regularly, in order for automatic retention.
The love of reading starts in the home and supported through explicit instruction in schools. So please continue to pick up a book or reading article and promote reading, where you can.
Today a reader...tomorrow a leader!
Happy Reading everyone!
Cluster Languages Day
Deputy Principal, Mrs Hayley Hampton
If you have a child starting at BayView SS for Prep in 2024, please make sure you have:
- Filled in your Enrolment forms through the front office
- Marked in your diary, one of the parent information sessions to attend
- Marked in your diary our 3 * 1hr transition mornings (we encourage you to attend as many as possible)
We are really looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible.
Head of Curriculum, Mrs Carly Blyth
Semester 1 2023 Student Report Cards
To enhance the teaching and learning cycle for students, Semester 1 2023 Student Report Cards will be emailed home to parents and carers in Week 1, Term 3 (Wednesday 12 July).
If you would like further information please contact Carly Blyth – Head of Department Curriculum cblyt29@eq.edu.au
Extension Teacher, Mrs Debbie Bowe
Stretton Chess Tournament
On Tuesday, Bayview students ranging from Years 1 - 6 participated in the Gardiner Chess South Brisbane Chess Tournament at Stretton State College.
Our students played seven 20-minute rounds throughout the day, battling against children of differing ages and levels of expertise from more than 20 different schools on Brisbane’s South Side. More than 300 players participated in the event, which proved to be an excellent learning experience for our students who got to meet new friends, challenge their minds, and practise the skills of persistence, patience and resilience.
Two of our teams finished in the top 5 within their division, a remarkable achievement considering some of our students have only taken up chess this year.
A huge thank you to the generous parents who assisted with transportation to and from the competition. Without your assistance, this event would not have been possible. It was a hugely successful tournament and I congratulate all students involved on their wonderful displays of perseverance, problem solving and cooperation.
Chess is a game that anyone can learn and has been linked to better brain function, improved memory and cognitive abilities, strategic thinking and attention improvement. If your child is keen to experience the wonders of chess, tell them to come along to Chess Club, held in the Wellbeing Room in the Multi-age precinct every Monday at first break.
Mrs Debbie Bowe
Chess Tournament
Music News, Ms Amy Ellis
Year 2 and 3 Families
Year 2 and 3 families considering learning an instrument in 2024 are invited to attend the mid-year music concert 'SPOOKTACULAR'. This concert will provide you with a better idea of the instruments and ensembles available at BayView, as well as a glimpse into the future with a performance from a high school band. Current Year 2 students can apply for a string instrument in 2024, and current Year 3 students can apply for a band instrument in 2024.
Concert details can be found on the 'SPOOKTACULAR' invite.
Sports News
Congratulations to Ellis Beasley on selection in the Metropolitan East Cross Country Team. He will compete in Hervey Bay on 16 July. Ellis had a qualifying time of 7min 29sec, fastest qualifying District time.
Congratulations to the girls touch team the "Bandits"! Under the expert coaching of Hayden "The Bits" Hodges, they won their Grand Final at Cleveland Showgrounds 4-1. The Bandits go back-to-back as champions. Congratulations girls!
Shout out to Mrs Lisa Quigley who volunteers her time down at Redlands Soccer Club, running programs for junior players and providing a wonderful experience for kids to experience the game of football.
Congratulations to outside of school selections and competitions for students involved in aerobics, cheerleading, touch and softball!
Congratulations to Ilya S who was successfully selected in the Bayside District Softball Team coached by our very own Norelle Thomas! We are looking forward to hearing all about another amazing effort from this team!
Best of luck to our boys QCUP Team coached by Mr Beasley competing in a round-robin tournament this Wednesday at Springwood State High School from 9:00-2:00pm. Feel free to come down and support the boys!
Thank you to everyone who purchased a Beasley or Robinson burger to support our PE Department. It is with great satisfaction I can announce the Robinson Burger successfully outsold the Beef Burger.
Remember, run club still happening Monday and Wednesday morning!
Glen Robinson & David Beasley
Classroom News
Our Year 6 students hosted their Market Day last week. Our students became entrepreneurs by creating their own market stall to provide a product/service for the Early Years Students.
All funds raised will go towards making their Graduation Celebration a memorable event!
Year 6 Market Day
Year 4 Camp, Burleigh
Cafe News
Thank you to everyone who purchased a burger for burger day. We made 253 burgers for the day and our Robinson Rooster burger managed to win the overall vote. We thank our two amazing teachers Mr Beasley and Mr Robinson for helping us promote this meal special - you are both winners in our eyes!
The total amount donated to the PE department is $353 thanks to a $100 donation from Houda Fayad and Jad! Thank you for your very generous donation!
We are on the final stretch of bread bag collection, please bring all bags to the Café , we have until 22 June to complete our collection and we still have two more boxes we can fill. All proceeds go towards new sports equipment for the school.
Pantry Drive
In week 9 (from 12 June), we will be doing our annual pantry donation drive. We do a yearly donation drive where parents are able to donate non-perishable items to the Café to help us keep our pricing as low as we can, while still making a small profit for the P&C. All items are used in our homemade food items.
Rooster Burger v Cowboy Beef Burger!
Uniform Shop
Don't get caught in the rain this winter - BayView Umbrellas available for only $28.00. Order via Flexischools.
Please see attached link for the Uniform Shop Price list.
Corporate Services News
School Hats
A number of students come to school without their hat each day. Please ensure that your child brings their school hat to school everyday.
Advising the School of an absence
If your child is absent without explanation, you will receive an SMS asking for a reason for their absence. When replying, consider these handy hints.
- Please ensure you select the child’s name you are explaining an absence for.
- Please respond on the day (or following day) that you receive the SMS message.
If you would like to advise the school of an absence, please use one of the following methods:
- Phone the student absence line on 3206 5266.
- Email absence@bayviewss.eq.edu.au
- Use QParents.
- Please do NOT send an SMS message unless you are REPLYING to our message.
If you have any finance questions throughout the year, please contact our Accounts Receivable Officer, Kelli Franklin, kfran89@eq.edu.au or Kerry Brown, Acting Business Manager, kbrow488@eq.edu.au.
We are happy to help with any queries regarding invoices, payment plans, financial hardship or general student account questions.
Voluntary Contributions
Parents are invited to participate in a Voluntary Resource Contribution Scheme of $100 per student per year. If you haven’t received a form, please contact Kelli Franklin at kfran89@eq.edu.au. These valuable contributions go directly towards the costs involved with providing your children with a wide range of Literacy, Numeracy, ICT and Creative Arts resources.
Fruit Snack
Students are encouraged to bring a piece of fruit from home every day to promote healthy eating. Students will have a short break before 1st break to enjoy their fruit snack.
Lost Property
Please ensure that jumpers, hats and lunch boxes are clearly named, so they can be returned to your child as soon as possible.
What's On
Free Dress Day
