Here’s the latest news to keep our community up to date on the latest happenings at our school.
Hello Everyone,
Thank you for reading our final newsletter for Term 1. As you are reading this, I wonder if, like me, you are thinking 'where has this term gone?' Shortly we will all be enjoying our holiday break. Staff and students have engaged in a term of rigorous teaching and learning and are looking forward to a well-earned rest and slower pace. We wish all families a safe and enjoyable holiday. For those families who celebrate Easter we hope you get to celebrate with your loved ones and enjoy an Easter egg or two. Mrs Bianco is using some of her Long Service Leave to enjoy a very well-earned extended holiday and will be keen to share her holiday stories when we all return in Term 2.
SCHOOL COUNCIL
Thank you to the parents, staff and community members who have volunteered to be a member of our School Council. Our new BVPS School Council is made up of the following people:
• Carmela Bianco
• Amanda Saunders (Vice President)
• Lisa Stanford
• Adeela Kamran
• Jamielee Black
• Richard Armstrong
• Jordan Columbo
• Mourad Arabi
• Jennifer Petrone
• Naime Gokce
• Michelle Gujer (Co-opted Community )
• Phoebe Watson
• Marcelle Jackson (President)
ASSEMBLY
Please note there will be no assembly on Friday 5th April as this is our last day for the term and we will have an early finish at 2.00pm.
CODING WORKSHOP
I had the pleasure of seeing 19 of our Grade 5-6 students engaging in a coding workshop hosted by Hume Central Secondary College. The session was run by a PHD scientist from Melbourne university.
The objectives of the workshop were:
When I visited the session, I saw engaged and smiling students.
As well as providing our students access to an amazing coding workshop opportunity, our students got to mix with teachers from the secondary school and work in their spaces. This can be a positive aspect of their future transition into secondary college.As this term draws to a close we would like to acknowledge and thank all stakeholders of BVPS. Families, carers, students and staff all play their part in making sure our school is a safe, fun and productive learning community and we look forward to continuing our work in Term 2.
Yours sincerely,
Lisa Stanford - Assistant Principal
It has been a terrific start to the year in Learning Neighbourhood 1. Our devoted teachers, Jamielee, Wendy, Belinda, Sharni, Jordan and Sarah, are enjoying getting to know all of the students and are developing an understanding of how they learn best.
Students have been learning to follow the structure of a Narrative during Writing. The neighbourhood has been developing a narrative by starting with a plan, then drafting the story and the students are later going to publish their stories on a word document. These stories are going to be formed into a class book for students to keep in their classroom.
During Numeracy sessions, all students have been involved in a wide range of learning experiences. Students in Grades 1 and 2 are using their problem solving skills to work through open ended tasks. Prep students have started exploring data, measurement and representing numbers in graphs. Coming up in LN1 we will be learning about 2D and 3D shapes.
This year Learning Neighbourhood 1 is participating in the Cultivating Communities Program. The students have been enjoying the Gardening program with Miss Carol. The students have participated in a wide range of activities such as planting seeds, digging, watering and feeding the chickens.
Sharni, Wendy, Belinda, Jordan, Sarah & Jamielee - LN3 Team
Thursday the 21st of March was the Broadmeadows Sports District Cross Country event held at Westmeadows and Willowbrook Reserve. This was a very exciting and eventful day for the 11 student attendees from Learning Neighbourhood 2 and Learning Neighbourhood 3. Each student represented BVPS with exceptional qualities and a fantastic display of all our school learning values. The students conquered the 2km and 3km cross country track with high levels of enthusiasm and passion. Each student put everything they had into the race and all managed to finish the course regardless of the position they finished in. We were successful in many aspects of the day including having two students qualify for the Woodlands Cross Country event to be held in May at Bundoora Park. Congratulations to Jonas (LN2) and Richard (LN3) who were successful in qualifying for this event.
Thanks,
Ash Macarthur – Physical Education Teacher
Food, families, colour, community and culture!Our Harmony Day picnic was a celebration of all of these things. It was wonderful to have so many families join us to celebrate our cultural diversity.
Students were involved in learning activities throughout this week around the theme that ‘Everyone Belongs’ – no matter where in the world they have come from. We really saw this message come alive on the day of our picnic!
Thank you to our amazing group of Parent Ambassadors and our BVPS Cultural and Community Young Leaders groups who all worked hard to help make the day so successful. And of course THANK YOU to all of the families who brought along delicious food to share. It was a feast for the eyes as well as the tastebuds! We are lucky to have such a diverse community where we can all learn from each other.
I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday.
Kirsten - Community Engagement LeaderHume Central Secondary College - OPEN NIGHT
Grade 5-6 students and parents (as well as parents and students of Years 3-4 who may be interested) are invited to Hume Central Secondary College's College Open Night 2019. They welcome all to come along and view the modern teaching and learning environments and hear about the programs they offer to achieve the best possible academic and social outcomes for all students. On the night, lesson ‘tasters’ will also be a special feature for prospective Year 7 students to experience.
HUME CENTRAL SECONDARY COLLEGE
OPEN NIGHT
Thursday 2nd May 2019 – 6.00pm to 7.00pm
TOWN PARK CAMPUS
60-78 Tanderrum Way
Broadmeadows
Easter Fun Raffle
Tickets $1 each
Each family has been sent home with a book of five tickets - more tickets are available at the office.
Money and tickets due back to school by Tuesday 2nd April (tomorrow).
Prizes drawn Thursday 4th April!Hume Council Broadmeadows Street FestivalHume Council Youth Week ActivitiesRead about the events and more information here (Website Link)
Congratulations to the following students who have exemplified our school learning values over the last 2 weeks. They received their Learner of the Week certificates at assembly.Week 802J - Janet P - Rafid02C - Zahida A - Djinda34V - Thusanth S - Gus & Gert34M - Vaeila P - Matilda34L - Hasan H - Matilda56H - Richard T - Djinda56S - Kiana N - Djinda56A - Nadir N - Natia56G - Mohammed H - RafidWeek 902M - Razan C - Djinda02J - Amani M - Djinda02S - Zach T - Matilda 02K - Jay S - Djinda02C - Zahida A - Djinda34M - Jesel G - Natia34V - Zion Z - Natia34L - Maki S - Gus & Gert56G - Tyrell V - Matilda56H - Maxx S - Natia56S - Apollo T - Matilda56A - Dani Y - Djinda