Our wonderful school band committee, conductors and students have certainly exemplified what it means to be flexible, resilient and committed this year. Once again, the team have adapted our band program in line with departmental guidelines and, with the support of some wonderful BHPS teachers, our students have been enjoying a combination of zoom sessions and modified face to face sessions. While we know it’s far from the ideal scenario, it is lovely to be able to maintain a sense of continuity for our students and keep their motivation up! Thank you to our band committee and conductors for everything this year! Our Intermediate Band enjoyed an ‘al fresco’ experience on Monday morning as our MPC LED lighting project was completed and it was certainly a glorious morning to be outdoors!
On behalf of all of us here at BHPS, we would like to wish all our dads, stepdads, grandfathers, uncles and significant father figures a very Happy Father’s Day for this Sunday, 6 September. We are sad that we are unable to celebrate with you as we usually would, but we sincerely hope you have a great day!
Over the coming weeks our PBL lessons will focus on Excellence. At Beacon Hill we strive to promote a culture of excellence and kindness where students feel motivated to learn and are supported to reach their full potential. Students are encouraged to strive for their personal best every day and develop a lifelong passion for learning. Learning goals can be realised when students work hard and help each other to learn in a supportive and collaborative environment. Consistent effort in the classroom will always lead to improved performance.
Excellence is fostered when the classroom is a safe space where students feel comfortable in taking risks, making mistakes and asking questions to clarify their thinking. Our Beacon Hill learner disposition superheroes remind students to Be creative, Engaged, A risk taker, Collaborative, Optimistic and Never give up. When students embody these learner characteristics, they display excellence by always striving for their personal best!
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Congratulations to the following students who have received the Blaze Award for Being Creative. They are able to:
Share Ideas
Think outside the box
Adapt their thinking
Remain open-minded
These students will receive their awards at our virtual assembly on Monday 7th September.
| KB Andreas D | KG Bailey S | KT Harvey D |
| KW Ivy B | 1G Freddy T | 1M Brock G |
| 1S Cooper C | 1/2K Claudia S | 2HC Hudson L |
| 2M Alkiel M | 3A Byron B | 3H Tilda G |
| 3/4R Molly B | 4B Dash B | 4G Nicole A |
| 4/5T Tammi P | 5G Emmanuel S | 5N Harley B |
| 6M Logan F | 6O Lani D | 6R Jack B |
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Thank you to everyone who purchased from our Virtual book fair. There were some great books to choose from whilst supporting our school. Those books will be sent to the school and I will distribute them to your child's class ASAP. Book week will be held next term – week 2. We are not too sure what this will look like yet so please stay posted. Start thinking of your favourite book character to dress up as. Premiers reading challenge has now closed. Well done to all those who participated. Certificates are on the way. We are so lucky to have so many books to choose from in our library. We are updating our books all the time trying to get the latest titles. Our shelves are busting at the seams. I appreciate that many of you have a lot of books at home and your children grow out of them. We do not however take your donations. We will be having a book swap soon where the students can swap books. You might like to chat with your class teacher to see if they need class books or the local life line. I appreciate the support and consideration.
Happy reading
Alison Shearer
Teacher Librarian
The book club catalog will be sent home with each student in the coming weeks, if you would like to have a sneak peek check out the link below.
Book Club link: https://www.scholastic.com.au/media/5667/bc-620.pdfOrders must be completed on line by 3pm on Friday September 11.
Please note no cash payments will be accepted.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO TEACH ETHICS AT BEACON HILL PUBLIC
We are seeking volunteers so that we can provide ethics classes for all the families who have requested it for their children. This could be a parent or grandparent, or someone from the local community with an interest in lifelong learning and rapport with children. Volunteers undergo a free online training course from Primary Ethics, the not-for-profit organisation approved to design curriculum and training for the ethics program, and then teach for half an hour a week. In ethics classes, children learn how to think logically, disagree respectfully and support their arguments with evidence, rather than act according to blind habit or peer pressure. Full lesson materials are provided. The curriculum is fully developed and approved by the Department of Education and volunteers find it a positive and rewarding experience. If you are looking for an opportunity to make a valuable contribution to our school and to find out more, please contact Tammy Anthonisz, the Northern Beaches Regional Manager, at tammy.anthonisz@gmail.com (ph. 0414 763 907) or visit www.primaryethics.com.au
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