Art Exhibition

The Boat Harbour Primary School Art Exhibition was opened this week. The Exhibition presents the vast array of artistic talents across our school, highlighting the passion and enthusiasm for art from students of all ages. Thank you to the many parents and grandparents that attended the opening, you helped make this occasion a highlight for many of our students. Ellie McDonald, Ella Snare and Akira Wilson, spoke about why art is important to them and what they loved about art. These students spoke about how art helps them express themselves, encourages creativity and how it allows their imagination to flow freely. These students highlighted the importance of events like this in our school, and they did an outstanding job in opening our 2025 Art Exhibition.

A massive thank you to all staff for presenting student work in such a professional and exemplary standard. Staff provide a safe and encouraging environment for students to try new things and provide opportunities for them to become confident and creative learners.

Assembly

Our assembly this week was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate student achievement. We are proud of our students that continually showcase our school Values, and it was fantastic to acknowledge these students at Tuesday’s assembly. Mr Paul Harding, the principal at Wynyard High School, also presented certificates to students that have been attending the High School to access specialised STEM and Drama learning opportunities. It is wonderful to have our students challenging themselves at the High School, accessing expert and extended learning.

Reading

Each week we recognise students for achieving a variety of different reading levels. At this week’s assembly a number of students achieved the 200 reading rules level – what an excellent effort! Thank you parents that give their time to read with their child at home. Every little bit extra that they read helps them become fluent readers that comprehend what they are reading – and this helps open up the world for them.

Representative Sport

Congratulations ­­­­­­­­­­Stephanie Marijic, Toi Williams, Ella Snare, Angel Gilliland, Tarik Mac Donald and Maci Reid for making the North West representative teams to play the North in your chosen sport. Your commitment to training, travel and impressive teamwork is a credit to you. We wish you all the best in your games and look forward to hearing about your experience – good luck!

Surveys

Thank you to those people that have been able to complete our parent surveys recently. Your feedback assists us in forming our pathway forward, allowing us to understand what we need to continue and what we could do differently. If you haven’t yet completed the survey, I encourage you to take a few minutes to complete it and to help form the direction of the school moving forward.

Survey link:Family School Satisfaction Survey 2025

Yesterday the Prep-1 classes had a great day out to see the Burnie High musical production ‘Once Upon A Time…’ It was full of all our favourite fairytales that we have been learning about in class! We had lunch at the Somerset Park before heading back to school. Here are some of our pictures from the day:

In Kinder we have been learning about Aboriginal culture and way of life through hands-on activities and Dreamtime stories. We were fortunate enough to have Camilla and her fellow educators from Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation visit our class to share information on Aboriginal culture and traditions. The class got to hold and learn about many different natural objects that the Aboriginal people used in their daily life. They learnt about the types of shelter they lived in, the different roles the men and women had, the foods they hunted and collected, and the importance of country. The students also has the opportunity to have ochre painted on their faces or hands, and taste test dried green ants and pig face. The students asked some wonderful qqestions and loved passing the objects around. 

In 5L for ‘Book Week’ we drew the front cover of one of our favourite books and placed it into a reusable bag for us to take home.

Every school day matters.   

We love seeing your children at school, every day. Going to school every day gives your child every chance to learn, grow and connect with their friends and teachers. It gives us a chance to engage with your child. We all play a part in helping our kids get to school every day. It’s where bright futures start and where they’ll benefit the most.  With an education and support for wellbeing, anything is possible for our children and young people.  

Talk to us at school or visit Anything can happen - Department for Education, Children and Young People. 

In 3/4MD, we have been learning about authors purpose and genre. We learnt that genre is a category of books of a similar theme. There are lots of genres such as fantasy, adventure and scary books. We loved the idea of scary stories and decided that we would write our own spooky stories. To assist us, we have been reading some of Paul Jennings spookiest stories including ‘Without A Shirt’ and ‘Skeleton On The Dunny’. Here are some of our first drafts of our orientation paragraphs:

Students recently had the pleasure of Saskia's expertise with ReThink Waste sessions.
They thoroughly enjoyed learning all about recycling and waste management. 
They learnt that much landfill could be reused, or treated differently to be reduced, recycled or even avoided altogether.

Much thought has gone into how we can avoid, reduce, reuse, and recycle here at school!
Helping Tasmanians to avoid, reduce, reuse and recycle - Rethink Waste

Free Access to StoryBox Library for Tasmanian Families!

Tasmanian primary school students now have free access to StoryBox Library - a fun and educational digital library you can enjoy at home!

StoryBox Library is a subscription-based website and app featuring Australian storytellers reading hundreds of much-loved children’s books. It’s a fantastic way to nurture your child’s love of reading and support their literacy development.

With features like Read-Along, Closed Captions, Auslan stories, and engaging audio-visual content, StoryBox Library is designed to be inclusive and accessible for all children.

How to Access:

1. Visit www.storyboxhub.com or search “Story Box Library” on your device’s app store.
2. Click LOG IN at the top right of the homepage.
3. Enter the school username and password (provided below
4. Start exploring hundreds of stories - Anytime, anywhere!

School Login Details

Username: boat.harbour

Password: school

Please visit the DECYP website or StoryBox website for more information.

We’ve been working on improving our website to make it easier for families to access accurate and up-to-date information about our school bus services.

You can now visit:
https://www.wynyardbuslines.com.au/school-runs

The page includes details on:

• Ticketing and payments, including how to apply for the Free Travel Card
• Routes, maps, and timetables
• A link to the Department of State Growth’s School Bus Route Finder
• The Passenger Code of Behaviour

We’ve also added a New Passenger Notification Form to help parents/guardians submit their details directly to us. This will assist with managing passenger numbers and provide us with important contact information if needed.

We’re thrilled to announce that Open Day 2025 is coming to the Cradle Coast Campus on Sunday 19 October - and this year, it’s going to be bigger and better with the MakerX Hub featured as part of the day’s celebrations!

? Open Day – insightful, inspiring, and future-focused
?️ MakerX Hub – playful, immersive, and STEM-focused

COTA Tasmania is hosting the Seniors Week Generations Connect Fun Day in Burnie, and we thought you might like to come along.

The event marks the launch of Seniors Week 2025 and is a chance to celebrate community in a relaxed and welcoming way. It’s a day for people of all ages to come together, try new activities, and enjoy each other’s company.

There’ll be plenty of free activities for people to get involved in like face painting, temporary tattoos,  cooking demonstrations, stalls, crafts, and other fun activities that encourage connection across generations.

You’ll also find information and resources from organisations including, Services Australia, Department of Health and Aged Care, Volunteers Tasmania, Carers Tasmania and more.

Please feel free to bring along family or friends - everyone is welcome.

? When: Tuesday 1 October, 10.00am – 2.00pm
? Where: Burnie Arts Centre

?️ Free entry

To book your free ticket please visit Tickets for Burnie Generations Connect Fun Day

It would be wonderful to see you there. 

ENJOY RIDING YOUR BIKE?

Looking for something to do in the school holidays?

City of Burnie Cycling are offering 4 FREE come and try sessions over the holidays. Whether you have ridden before, are an absolute beginner or just want to get in some practice before the schools triathlon later in the year, these sessions are perfect for you!

Open to all ages, even parents are invited to ride too! We have some track bikes available or you can bring your own bike and have a spin on the brand new surfaced track at WEST PARK OVAL, BURNIE. You will need a helmet and enclosed toe shoes like sneakers (no thongs, crocs or sandals) and be ready to have some fun!! Check out the attached poster for dates, times and more information. 

Any questions please contact Sally on 0419 117 989 or email burniebikes@outlook.com