Birchgrove Buzz Term 3 Week 8 6 September 2017 · Commissioner’s recommendations are different to...

Birchgrove Buzz Newsletter of the Birchgrove Public School Ph: 02 9810 2469 A NSW Government School Fax: 02 9555 8653 Birchgrove Road, E: [email protected] Balmain NSW 2041 W: www.birchgrove-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 Week 8 6th September 2017

2017 Dates to Remember

Parent Music Sport Student Parliament

T3 8/9 Kindergarten Zoo Excursion 12/9 School External Validation Day 12/9 Sydney East Athletics Carnival 15/9 P&C Movie Night – Moana- 5pm start 18/9-22/9 Readiness Testing Naplan Online Years 3 &5 19/8 Bunnings working with Stage 2 on garden projects 20/9 P&C Meeting 7pm Staffroom 22/9 Last Day of Term 3 T4 9/10 Students Return 12/10 – 13/10

Music Camp (Year 3 + only) Training Band, Concert Band, Rock Band, Concert Strings

16/10 Kindergarten Orientation Evening- 5:30-6:30 18/10-19/10 State Athletics Carnival 20/10 Big Night Out P&C 23/10 Kindergarten Orientation 9:30-10:45 26/10 Kids in Space – Evening Performance 27/10 Kids in Space – Matinee & Evening Performance 30/10 Kindergarten Orientation 9:30-10:45 3/11 Kindergarten Local Walk 6/11-17/11 Swim School Year 2 6/11 Kindergarten Orientation 9:30-10:45 20/11-22/11 Stage 2 & 3 Cybersafety- Life Education Incursion 22/11-24/11 Stage 2 & 3 Swim School 27/11-30/11 Stage 2 & 3 Swim School 1/12 St Johns Concert 1/12 Parent & Volunteer Thank you Morning Tea 4/12 Years 1 & 2 Recognition Ceremony 5/12 Preschool Concert- Blue & Green 6/12 Kindergarten Graduation 7/12 Years 5 & 6 Recognition Ceremony 8/12 Preschool Concert- Red & Yellow 11/12 School Picnic Clifton Gardens 12/12 Year 6 Formal 12/12 Preschool Party- Blue & Green 13/12 Years 3 & 4 Recognition Ceremony 14/12 Preschool Party - Red & Yellow 15/12 Year 6 Farewell Assembly & Arch 15/12 Last Day of School 2017

Library News The Premier's Reading Challenge closes this week. Please complete your challenge either on line or return your completed list to Mrs Ilieff. Red Gum books have arrived and children have received their purchases. Please contact Red Gum if you have any problems. Please let me know if you are waiting for any more orders from the Scholastic Book Fair. I am still waiting for some very popular books. Please contact [email protected] Mrs Ilieff

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Principal Peer Support This week the focus is on step 2 of the model, Plan. In Peer Support children learn the need to develop a range of coping strategies and be creative in drawing on these when planning responses. Responses include persevering, seeing the positive side to situations and engaging in activities they enjoy as a distraction for a short time. Encourage your child to talk with you about strategies they could use as difficulties arise.

Congratulations to the Stage 2 Cockatoos who received the Principal’s Award for Excellence in Learning, during this week’s assembly their outstanding questioning skills. During Science Week the Cockatoos participated in a "Wake Up To Astronomy" live streaming session run by CAASTRO. They submitted questions along with other Year 4, 5 and 6 students participating across the country and Arjuna won "best question" and received an astronomy goodie pack from CAASTRO. Cormac's question was also answered during the session. The whole class also received astronomy related resources and activities for our classroom. They were very excited and got a lot out of their interactive virtual excursion.

This week we are celebrating SASS Recognition Week, where we acknowledge all the great work our school support staff do to help the children, parents and staff. So thank you to these amazing people: Mel, Karen, Raylene & Angela (office), Amanda, Angela, Suzie (learning support officers), John (GA) and Karen (canteen). We appreciate all the things you do for us and all the effort you put in to your work.




It was a timely reminder for our students, teachers and importantly parents to monitor and talk to the children about what they are doing on their devices. It’s also a timely reminder for parents to update their “nanny” software on devices. I have included the Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner ‘s age guide to social media below to help out any parents who are unsure what the recommended ages are. It’s important for parents to note the eSafety Commissioner’s recommendations are different to the App Store and Google Play ratings.

Thank you to all the parent’s who patiently dodged the playground works in the P to 2 playground. The fences are down and the work’s are finished. A huge thank you goes to all our families who have supported the PC, who paid for these works. It is an amazing, playing, learning and chilling place!

Hope your all enjoying the spring weather, Tracy Gray

It was great to have some preschool students visit me today to show me their prestigious writing efforts. It’s always great to celebrate our out of school achievements. Congratulations to Angela in the preschool who was football manager of the year! This was her first ever sport award!

Our local youth liason officer, Senior Constable John Brettle came and spoke to us about stranger danger. It was very informative and the children asked lots of good questions. There was an issues that came up widely across many of the students that as a parent you need to be aware of. Many of our students are on social media before they should be. Most social media is recommended for over 13 years of age. Many stage 2 & 3 students in particular reported they upload video’s to you tube. When Constable Brettle asked for a show of hands if you put up footage with your school uniform on… there were a lot of hands for up saying they did. Constable Brettle explained to the children this meant “strangers” would know where to look for them.




Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner - Is there an age limit for kids on social media? Most social media services and apps require users to be 13 years old to join. Why 13? This is usually to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 What about APPS? App stores set their own age ratings based on the app’s content.

Table: Age Guide to Social Media Social Media Terms of Use – Minimum Age Requirements App Store

Rating Google Play Rating

ASK.fm 13+ 12+ 12+ Club Penguin All ages

(directed at 6 – 14 year olds) 4+ G - General

EA (Electronic Arts)

18+ (with parental permission up to 17 yrs) n/a G - general

Facebook 13+ 4+ 12+ Facebook Messenger

13+ 4+ 3+

Flickr 13+ 12+ 12+ Foursquare 13+ 4+ 12+ Google+ 13+ 17+ 12+ Instagram 13+ 12+ 12+ Keek 13+ (with parental permission up to 17 yrs) 12+ 12+ Kik 13+ (with parental permission up to 17 yrs) 12+ 12+ Linkedin 14+ 4+ 3+ Minecraft All ages

(parental permission required to create a mojang account if user is under 13 yrs)

n/a M – Mature (Pocket Edition)

Moshi Monsters All ages (Directed at 6 – 12 year olds. If user is under 13, parent’s email is required)

4+ G - General

Pinterest 13+ 12+ 12+ Skype 18+ (With parental permission up to 17 yrs) 4+ 3+ Snapchat 13+ 12+ 12+ Spotafriend 13-19 yrs only 17+ 16+ Steam 13+ 17+ 12+ Tinder 18+ (Facebook account required to register) 17+ 18+ Tumblr 13+ 17+ 12+ Twitter 13+ 4+ 12+ Vimeo 13+ (With parental permission up to 17 yrs) 17+ 12+ Vine 13+ 17+ 12+ WhatsApp 16+ 4+ 3+ Yellow 13+ (With parental permission up to 17 yrs) 12+ 12+ YouTube 13+ 17+ 12+ * Age guide based on published Terms of Use and app store ratings as at April 2016. esafety.gov.au/iparent




MUSIC NIGHT The hall was filled with the wonderful sounds of ALL of our Birchgrove ensembles last night. Congratulations to all of the children for their hard work and superb performances. It is undoubtedly one of my proudest nights of the year when we have a chance to experience the breadth and depth of music program. Special thanks to all of the teachers who supervised the rooms and helped to make the night run so smoothly. The parent co-ordinators for the ongoing management of your ensembles. To Emel for co-ordinating the food stalls (on her birthday!) and the army of interval helpers. Lisa and Dianne (stage management) and Lilly Copping for sound. To Tracy Gray and Rob Cormack for their help and support and finally to the Year 6 children who very capably hosted the evening. DATES FOR THE DIARY Music Committee Meeting : Tuesday 12th September Staff Room 7pm Music Camp : 12 -13 October, Thursday and Friday




Senior & Consort Recorders Concert Strings

Training Band

Senior Choir & Rock Band

Concert Band

M U S I C

N I G H T




We are excited to be taking part in the 2017 Woolworths Earn & Learn program. During the previous campaign, we were able to purchase some great resources with the points we earned, thanks to you. From now until September 19th 2017, you can collect stickers at Woolworths that go towards Earn & Learn points and deliver them to school or drop them in our box at Woolworths. Hint: ask your family and friends to collect or ask the person in the line before or after you if they are collecting tickets!


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