Estimation Competition Winner

Our first estimation competition is complete with a total of 857 beads in the jar.  Congratulations to our winner Kaden from 4W.
Beginning Monday is our Christmas estimation competition.

Maths Week

Next week BHS is celebrating maths week.  The Year 4 classes will be holding a 'Stacking Cup' competition and there will be other in school activities too!

Camp was a Roaring Success!

Thank you for all of your support!

The Year 4's had a blast on camp this year!  We had a fabulous group of children who participated with enthusiasm and a 'Yes, we can' attitude (Bob the Builder, circa 1999). 
We hope you enjoyed the pictures on 'Cover It Live'.
Now its time to settle back into a routine before Christmas.

No Homework This Week!

As camp is on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the children will not have homework this week.

Camp Reminders

Camp is Wednesday!!!
A big thank you to everyone who has brought in snacks for camp.  If you have not done so please remember to bring in the snacks on Monday.

It is a good idea to get your child to help pack their camp bag.  Talk to them about what to wear each day so they do not wear the same thing for 3 days, stinky!!!!

Pack extra set of clothes in the day bag in case it is wet on the Wednesday.

Exciting times, camp here were come!  Yeah!

4C Assembly

Well done to Mrs Mulligan and 4C on a wonderful class assembly.  It was great to see the learning that has taken place in this unit.  We loved the drama and the song too.

Camp Form - Urgent

As mentioned at the camp information evening, children will have the opportunity to paddle in the water at the beach.
Today, 6th November, your child will bring home a permission slip for you to fill in.  It also asks you to reconfirm if your child needs vergetairian meals.

Please return this form to us as soon as possible.

Camp Friendly Reminder

Thank you to the parents who have returned the camp forms already.  As camp is approaching at an alarming rate we would ask any outstanding camp forms be returned to school ASAP.

As mentioned at the camp meeting, we would like each child to bring in a small/multi pack of biscuits (like Oreos, koalas or chips ahoy), seaweed, rice crackers, Ritz snack biscuits etc. A box will be placed in the crush area for children to put the snacks in to be transported to camp.  These snacks will be shared among the children during the camp.

The Pitch

Year 4 will begin going to the pitch on Thursday 6th November (this week).  This will replace the class PE sessions and ultimately affect the days the kids wear PE kits.

4W change from Monday to Thursday.
4M change  from Wednesday to Thursday.
4C change from Friday to Thursday.

Please note that lunch times will not be affected on pitch days.

Ocean Park

We have returned from our Ocean Park Trip.  A big thank you to the parents who helped out on the trip. 

Mandarin Consultations

Please be advised that the Gateway bookings for our upcoming Mandarin consultations will close on Friday 7th November.

Holidays

Have a great holiday; be happy, healthy and safe.

We look forward to seeing you when we return!

Camp Forms

Permission forms were given out to attending parents at the camp information evening.  Please complete these forms and return to school as soon as possible.  If you were not at the meeting, please email your child's class teacher for a copy of the form.

Ocean Park

Thank you to all families for your prompt response to the Ocean Park Excursion on the 31st Oct.  Parents have now been notified if they are coming on the trip.  If you have been selected to come on the trip but are unable to make it, please inform us immediatoley as we have had well over one third of parents express interest in helping us on the day.

Please note that you may not be with your child based on the animal experience that they choose.

School Photos Monday

Monday and Tuesday are school photos. 
Year 4 pictures are all on Monday.  The children are to wear proper school uniform, including correct school shoes.
4W are to bring PE kits to school in a separate bag.

Camp Meetings

For years 3-6, reminders that camp parent meetings are next week on the following dates and times:

Tuesday 14th October - 6pm - Year 4 Camp information meeting

Tuesday 14th October - 7pm - Year 6 Camp information meeting

Wednesday 15th October - 6pm - Year 3 Camp information meeting

Wednesday 15th October - 7pm - Year 5 Camp information meeting

Ocean Park Excursion

We are in the very fortunate position to offer our Year 4 students an excursion to

Ocean Park as part of our second UOI, Sharing the Planet.  Due to a cancelation

and a long waiting list, we were very lucky to be offered Friday 31^st October at

9.30am. As a result, students will need to be in school by 8.15am.  We realise that this impacts on students who come to school on the late buses; it would be much appreciated if you could arrange an alternative mode of transport for this 1 off special event i.e. car pooling, MTR or other.

We are sorry for causing such an inconvenience; however we do feel that the children will gain so much from such a terrific experience.

There is a $100 fee for the trip which includes an interactive, educational experience with a dolphin, a seal or a panda!  Yearly passes for Ocean Park do not cover this excursion.  This is not a shopping trip so no extra money will be required.

Children will need to bring their own snacks and lunch so Deli Fresh will need to be cancelled for that day.  More detailed information to follow on the weekly update.

Please complete the permission slip below and return to class teachers as soon as possible.  Parent helpers will be selected on a first come, first serve basis and will be notified nearer to the time.

FAQ

1. Can I come to Ocean Park paying my own way, even if I am not a parent helper? 

           The short answer here is no.  The programs we are attending are very number specific.

     2.  Can I stay at Ocean Park with my child after the program?
            Again, the answer is no, sorry.  We will be leaving to school after the kids eat their lunch. 
            We will be back at school for the final sessions of the day.

Finally, a full week!

 

What a joy to have a full week of 'NORMAL' routine.  The kids have gained a lot of on-task time this week and have worked to get to the end of our units in English, UOI and Maths.  Next week is only 2 days of school time but it will be riddled with assessments, really looking forward to it!

We hope you enjoy the few family days that you have together while celebrating National Day. The teachers will be hard at work learning about the wonderful world of science on the Friday while all the kids are sleeping in.

Thank You Mrs Chen

The year group was delighted to share the stories of Mrs Chen's life and how it has framed her beliefs and values.  We all learned so much from her wonderful talk.

Thank you Mr McCoy

 

Matthew (4C) was proud to present his dad to the Year 4 classes this week. Mr McCoy treated us and helped us to learn more about our UOI by sharing his beliefs and values. Who would have thought that a wallaby could be such a wonderful metaphor for Life. For further information, ask your kids. Thank you Mr McCoy

Random Acts of Kindness

At assembly this week Mr Pheasant presented a wonderful show about random acts of kindness.  Please view the video below and talk about random acts of kindness that you can do as a family.  Remember its the small things you do that have the biggest impact.

Great to see you all!

Thanks to all the parents who put aside their busy schedules to come along to the parent information evening on Tuesday. The information night slides will be appearing soon on the BHS website.  Please remember if you have any questions contact your homeroom teacher.

LEAP

Thursday the Year 4 students had an informative and exciting trip to visit Happy, Healthy, Harold and his friends at the Life Education Center.  Topics included making decisions, the Nervous System and the impact of stress in a child's life.  The final topic stressed the impact of drugs both medical and non-medical which included the impact of caffeine.  What out all you coffee drinkers, the drug busters of year 4 may catch you out! 

Parent Information Evening

The Year 4 teachers are looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday night in the hall.  A letter was sent home with all the information, please refer to it for the Year 4 starting times.
See you on Tuesday!

'Who We Are' Guest Speakers

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We are looking for any parents who are willing to come in and share their stories of their beliefs and values and how it makes you who you are.
Discussion points would include

• your tradition
• your celebrations
• family life
• cultural food/dress/activities
• Personal influences and inspirations

Please email your class teacher if you are interested

LEAP

Each of the Year 4 classes will be heading off to LEAP on Thursday 4th of September.  The school day will run as usual.

4M will leave school at 9.00 returning at 11.30
4W will leave school at 10.45 returning at 1.15
4C will leave at 12.30 returning at 3.00

4C parents please make sure you have cancelled Deli Fresh and send in a packed lunch with your child.

Welcome to Year 4

A big hello to all our Year 4 families.  We hope you all had a relaxing, refreshing and enjoyable holiday ready to get into the highs of being in Year 4.

A welcome to Kaden and Michelle our 2 new BHS students.  

Homework will begin on Monday to be returned on Friday.  Further information will be given to you on the 'Meet the Teacher' night.

In the meantime, sit back relax and enjoy the show.