Bogangar Public School Newsletter

Dear Parents & Carers,

Bogangar Public School has been abuzz with activity over the last two weeks with students having the opportunity to engage in multiple learning activities outside the classroom.

These activities have included the Debating Gala Day, Byron Writers Festival, Lawn Bowls, Touch Football Gala Day, Premiers Spelling Bee, school Leaders and Choir visit to Pottsville Nursing Home, District Athletics Carnival and the Juraki Surf Festival.

Student inclusiveness in these activities has certainly complimented the Every Student, Every Voice theme of 2019 Education Week which was celebrated last week at Bogangar Public School.

Specifically for Education Week, students opened their classrooms for their parents and then showcased some of their many talents at a special K-6 assembly.

I sincerely acknowledge and thank our dedicated staff for providing a diverse range of opportunities for Bogangar Public School students.

Semester 1 Student Reports - Outstanding Awards

Congratulations and well done to the students who have earned themselves an outstanding grade in key learning areas in their Semester 1 report.

These students were recently acknowledged at our K-6 assembly.

• Elke C - Gold Award for Science & Technology, HSIE & PDHPE
• Beau R - Silver Award for Science & Technology, HSIE
• Ashton H - Bronze Award for PDHPE
• Trey R - Bronze Award for Mathematics

Tell Them From Me Survey

This term, Bogangar PS, like many other public schools in the state, will participate in a Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me student, parent and teacher surveys.

The focus of the NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices. This valuable feedback will help our school make practical improvements. 

Detailed information, FAQs for parents/carers about the surveys and a consent form for student withdrawal will be sent home with students and also posted on our Skoolbag app.

Please keep an eye out for this information and make a note in your diary to engage when the on-line survey is opened.

BPS Executive

This Term, our school will be participating in the Partners in Learning parent survey, another part of the Tell Them From Me suite of surveys (student, teacher and parent surveys) on student engagement. The survey asks parents and carers questions about different factors that are known to impact on student wellbeing and engagement.

Running this survey will help our school understand parents’ and carers’ perspectives on their child’s experience at school. These include: communication between parents/carers and staff, activities and practices at home and parent/carer views on the school's support of learning and behaviour. This valuable feedback will help our school make practical improvements. 

The survey is conducted entirely online on smartphones, iPads, tablets, laptops or computers. The survey will typically take 15 minutes or less to complete and is completely confidential. The parent survey will be conducted between 26 August and 20 September 2019. Although participating in the survey is entirely voluntary, your responses are very much appreciated.

Our school will provide further information about how to access the survey. In the meantime, more information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/

The survey is available in 23 languages.

I am delighted that this term, our school, like many other public schools in the state, will participate in a Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey. The survey measures factors that are known to affect academic achievement and other student outcomes. The focus of the NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices.

You may remember that our students also participated in a Tell Them From Me student survey in Term 1 this year. Asking students to complete the survey twice in one year allows us to identify trends in student responses as well as track engagement and motivation across the school year.

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide us with valuable and quick feedback on what they think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them. More than 6,300 schools in Australia and around the world have used Tell Them From Me to survey 5.4 million students. Capturing the voices of our students will help improve how we do things at our school.

More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The survey is conducted online and will typically take less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during school hours between 27 August and 5 September 2019. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary.

A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about the survey has been sent home with students. If you do not want your child or children to participate, please return the form to school by Monday 26th August 2019. Copies of the form and FAQs are available from: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents.

The consent form and FAQs are available in 23 languages.

Congratulations to all the dancers who were selected to perform at the 2019 Sydney School Spectacular. 

School Spectacular unites kids to be a part of the biggest performance of their lives. Together thousands of passionate performers play a vital role filled with energy, passion and years of collective experience to create a world-class performance.

The following students were selected to be a part of this performance-

Eva M, Ava P, Marli J-G, Cate F, Kiera A, Jayda C, Tyler C, Rosie M, Ruby O, Lily C, Lila Kate B and Indianah B.

Thank you girls for your continual commitment since the beginning of the year. You should be proud of yourselves and this great achievement.

This term we will be fundraising to support these students to travel and participate in this performance. Keep your eyes posted for these upcoming fundraisers.

We look forward to seeing you all participate in this fantastic opportunity and perform at the shows in November!

Mrs Houghton, Ms Knight, Mrs Williams, Mrs Wishart.

Dance Teachers