The ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Loyalty Square is a very special event for the Balmain community. I was impressed with our student leadership team, who attended the service and proudly represented Balmain Public School, alongside Ms Whelan and Ms Burke and other BPS families.
Sadly, I was unable to personally attend, as I was still recovering from COVID...thankfully, only a mild case. It's so easy to focus on the negative, however, the positive I was able to take away from this experience, was spending time together as a family, literally 24/7!
Luckily, my son was able to experience freedom on the Friday at 6pm, as the close contact regulations eased! A positive for him!
It's been such a great start to the term, with a fabulous end of the week...check out what our Environmental Warriors got up to! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc9oK5uPf0h/
Mrs Maria Lambos - Principal
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If you are experiencing financial difficulty, please contact the office, or Mrs Lambos, to arrange alternate options.
The best way to order new uniforms is online and they will be delivered to children's classrooms each Friday morning.
Come to the uniform stall if you need to try items on for size or for Second Chance items.
Located on top floor, via Miss Pauline's Garden entry
On 26 April the NSW Teachers Federation has directed its members to participate in statewide industrial action in the form of a 24-hour strike on Wednesday 4 May 2022.
As a result of this strike, our school will be NON-OPERATIONAL on this date and no student supervision will be available.
Please make alternative care arrangements on this day for your child/ren.
To support learning from home, resources can be accessed on the department’s website.
The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment of literacy and numeracy skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.
Our school will be participating in NAPLAN Online between 10 and 20 May 2022.
Excessive preparation for NAPLAN Online is not recommended. Students can use the public demonstration site to familiarise themselves with the types of questions and tools available in the NAPLAN Online tests.
If you have any questions about NAPLAN Online, please contact your child’s teacher.
To celebrate all you awesome mums & female carers we have two fantastic events next Friday 6th May.
Please join us from 8am for our annual Mother’s Day BBQ Breakfast under the cola. We look forward to welcoming you back on school grounds for this lovely community event.
Gold coin donation – raising funds for Miss Pauline’s Garden.
Then we have our amazing Sole Sisters Walk and Lunch where local Balmain school communities join together to raise funds for children affected by trauma. Parents at Nicholson Street, Father John Therry, Balmain, Birchgrove and Rozelle Public will all start the walk at their respective schools from 10am and converge on Mort Bay to walk together for 5km. The walk ends with lunch and a mother’s celebration at The Cat & Fiddle Hotel, Balmain.
Your ticket includes champagne on arrival, two course lunch and a guest speaker, with all profits going to Be Centre. After an incredible event last year it is so nice for us to connect with the community again and enjoy a relaxing walk and lunch together.
Ticket Price: $65 at https://www.nichopandc.com.au/shop
Thanks to all the volunteers who are helping out on these events, we couldn’t do it without you!
We look forward to seeing you at one or both events to celebrate all mother figures.
Balmain Public P&C Exec Team
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