Student Collection Point

Students that are collected at the end of the school day will continue to be picked up from the Japanese Garden area near Minimbah and the new Prep building.  To assist us in being accountable for every student and ensuring their safe departure from school, parents (or whoever collects the student) will begin signing for students as they are collected.  This will provide us with clarity around how students have left school in case there are any issues with children being collected.

Parents & Friends Fundraising Committee

The students at Boat Harbour Primary School have been extremely fortunate for many years to be supported by a wonderful team of volunteers that fundraise to provide opportunities and resources for our students.  To assist the fundraising committee moving forward, nominations for Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Secretary are being called.  Nomination forms can be collected from the school office and will need to be returned by Friday 13^th March. 

This committee is eager for as many people as possible to be involved in a variety of different and creative fundraising events.  Even if you can’t attend all meetings they would love for you to still be involved in any way that you can.  A new Facebook page has been created that is open to everyone to help with communication, so please feel welcome to connect with the page and share fundraising thoughts and to assist with organising.  2020 is set to be an enjoyable year, we look forward to you being involved, having fun while raising some valuable funds for every student at Boat Harbour Primary School.

Search on Facebook for:  BHPS Parents and Friends info page

Athletics Carnival

The Boat Harbour Primary School Athletics Carnival will be held on Friday 28^th February.  The Carnival will start at 9:30am and finish at 2:45pm.  This carnival is purely about participation, having fun, trying your best, teamwork and celebrating achievement.  All parents are welcome, students love you being there to support them.  If you are able to help out on the day and you have your Working With Vulnerable People card, please let the school office know. Students who have pre-ordered their lunch from the canteen will have it delivered to their house tent. Please ensure your child has sufficient food and drink for the day. There are limited items available for purchase from the canteen tent. 

Grade 3 to 6 students that achieve highly in their running events will be selected to represent Boat Harbour Primary School at the North West Athletics Championships on Wednesday 11^th March.  This will be an excellent opportunity for our students to compete against other schools from along the Coast.

Class Meetings

Class meetings will be held in week 6, Wednesday 11^th March.  This will be an opportunity for parents to meet as a group with their class teacher to hear and see a variety of things about their child’s new class.  Things that will be covered include Schoolzine, Seesaw, communication, expectations, routines, and plans for the year. Behaviour expectations will be discussed, ensuring parents are fully aware of the expectations for acceptable classroom behaviour at Boat Harbour Primary School.  Homework and special lesson days will be shared, highlighting when homework will be sent home and due back, as well as days that students have library, PE, music, etc lessons. Grade groups will share together before parents are invited back to specific classrooms to ask questions and discuss anything they wish to with their child’s teacher.  If this time is not convenient or you would prefer to meet individually with your child’s teacher please always feel welcome to call the school or send a message to arrange an appropriate time.  There will be a BBQ available for parents and students to access at no cost during the afternoon.

Class Meetings Timetable

3:40pm               Kinder

4:00pm               Prep

4:20pm               Grade 1/2

4:40pm               Grade 3/4

5:00pm               Grade 5/6

Should the weather be deemed unsuitable, a message will be sent out on Schoolzine as early as possible on Friday morning.

Canteen Specials

Find this week's specials on the Qkr! app under Recess and Lunch - click on the Weekly Specials tab.

Specials for Week 5

Wednesday only:

Honey Soy Beef and Noodle Stir Fry $3.50
Frozen Yoghurt   $1.00

Wednesday - Friday

Orange Cake   $1.00
Apple Slice   $1.00
Blueberry Muffin   $1.00

Sushi Thursday:

Teriyaki Chicken $3.50
Vegetarian $3.50
Tuna $3.50

Specials for Week 6

Wednesday only:

Chicken Burger with cheese and lettuce   $3.50
Brownie and Cream   $1.50

Wednesday - Friday:

Pizza Scrolls   $1.00
Lemon Crumble Slice   $1.00
Double Choc Muffin   $1.00

Sushi Thursday:

Teriyaki Chicken $3.50
Vegetarian $3.50
Tuna $3.50

Congratulations to our elected 2020 Student Council Executives, House Leaders and Library Monitors. Grade 6 students who take on these leadership roles are given opportunities to develop their leadership, communication and organisational skills, as well as representing BHPS in an exceptional manner and being a positive role model for students across the entire school. I would like to congratulate the following students for taking on the positions within these various leadership groups:

SRC Executive:   Ciara, Aysha, Sarah, Isla, Ashlyn, Flynn, Maddison and Ashley

House Leaders:   Coolangatta – Oszkar and Teegan

                          Imbru – Hailey and Tayla

                          Illawarra – Jed and Charlie

Library Monitors: Jessie-Lee and Georgie

I would also like to congratulate the SRC class representatives for Term 1 who will be working alongside the executive to share ideas and organise events.

Term 1 SRC class Representatives: Aiden, Harry, Ellie, Orion, Tahj and Oliver

Louise Eiszele
SRC Co-ordinator

The BHPS School Association AGM will be held on Tuesday 24^th March 2020.  Members of the School Association are nominated and hold their position for two years.  Each year the two year cycle finishes for some members, creating vacant positions to be filled. 

This year there are three parent member positions and three staff positions left vacant. You must be nominated to fill one of these positions.

Nomination form for parent members is attached, or a paper copy can be collected from the School Office.  They are to be returned to the school office by 3.00pm on Friday 13^th March, 2020.  

Being a member of the School Association is an excellent way to contribute to the administrative functions and accountabilities of our school.  If you would like further information about the Association please contact one of the members to ask any questions.

The SRC Executives, House Leaders and Library Monitors, along with Grade 5 students, attended the GRIP Student Leadership Conference on Wednesday, 19^th February.

We enjoyed participating in the activities, learning about leadership goals and how we can make improvements to our school. The main message of the day was Generosity and how this is important to encourage other students to help those in need. We talked about the importance of giving without expecting anything in return. This helped us to reflect on our own leadership goals and taught us ways to develop our skills more.

We all got a lot out of the conference - we enjoyed meeting students from different schools and developing our cooperation skills and working together with others.

Thank you Mrs Eiszele and Mr Groenewege who attended the conference with us.

Maddison and Isla 
Student Representative Council Executive

Students arriving at school after 9.00am MUST be signed in at the school office, otherwise they will be marked as an unauthorised absence for the day. If students are picked up early they must also be signed out at the office. This will assist bus teachers at the end of the day. 

Unfortunately we will be postponing Story and Rhyme Time sessions in the library on Friday afternoons until second term.  

Parents are welcome to place orders for uniforms on the Qkr! app, or by completing the uniform order form as attached and returning to the office. 

Kelly Shackleton, Uniform Co-ordinator, is in each Thursday morning between 8.45am - 9.15am to assist parents with their uniform requirements, and to fill uniform orders.  Orders that have been paid for will be sent home with students.