Book Week
Book Week is a wonderful opportunity each year to share and promote a love of reading.  Reading is a gateway to learning and allows students to build creativity while learning how to access information and become life long learners.  One way this is celebrated is for students to dress up as a character from a book they have read.  The costumes from students this year were fantastic, highlighting the broad range of books students are reading.  Thank you to parents for supporting your child’s participation, and more importantly those that make the time to read with their child as often as they can.  Well done everyone, you looked fantastic!

Art Exhibition
We are looking forward to the annual Boat Harbour Primary School Art Exhibition where the art skills of every student across our school will be on display.  We are so very fortunate to be surrounded with staff that continue to foster a proud history in the Arts at our school, challenging themselves and students to be creative and access a variety of mediums.  The Art Exhibition will be held in week 9 Term 3, starting on Monday 13^th September and concluding on Saturday 18^th September.  During the week and on the Saturday, parents are welcome to visit and explore the art extravaganza.  We request that when you visit that you check in with the Check in TAS App and follow COVID hygiene practices.

On Thursday, 16^th September at 12:15pm after the school cross country, the official opening of the Exhibition will be held in the School Hall.  This will be an opportunity to formally celebrate the creativity of each of our students, we hope you can join us!

Cross Country
Our school Cross Country will be held in week 9, on Thursday, 16^th September.  This will be an opportunity for students to participate and try their best.  For those that enjoy competing in running, they will be able to challenge themselves and race against their fellow grade members.  This is a great event that brings our school community together, celebrating those students that perform strongly at long distance running and all students for participating.  If you are available to come along to support our students, you are very welcome to join us.  You are invited to attend the opening of our Art Exhibition directly after the Cross Country at 12:15pm in the school hall.

Cross Country Start Times:
Grade 6:             11:10am
Grade 5:             11:15am
Grade 4:             11:20am
Grade 3:             11:25am
Kinder:               11:30am
Prep:                  11:35am
Grade 1:             11:40am
Grade 2:             11:45am

Surveys
Each year the Department of Education conducts School Satisfaction Surveys in Tasmanian Government schools, to gain feedback on what you think our schools do well and where you think we may improve.

We encourage you to complete the survey about Boat Harbour Primary School. Your feedback is very important to help us inform our school planning and decision-making.

You can complete the online survey at any time until Friday, 17th September 2021.The survey link will be sent home with the youngest in the family today.

All responses are anonymous and confidential with the survey carried out on a secure website.

Feedback is only accessible to the school principal, teachers and relevant Department of Education staff, in online summary report formats with no individuals or families identifiable.

For any assistance please contact Education Performance and Review by emailing: schoolsurveys@education.tas.gov.au.

Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey.

Peter Brown
Principal

1-2H & 1-2W

Grade 1-2W and 1-2H have begun weekly STEM challenges with the aim to build teamwork, leadership and problem solving skills. The challenge last week was to work to create 4 paper airplanes to fly for different purposes.

Round 1 – Target Round – The plane has to land as close to the ‘x’ as possible. Well done Margot for landing so close!

Round 2 – Hang-time Round – The plane that stays in the air for the longest time.

Round 3 – Accuracy Round – Closest to land in the middle of the ‘runway’.

Round 4 – Distance Round – Plane that flew the furthest.

Congratulations to Drew, Jalen, Alya and Margot for coming in first place in the challenge!

Mrs Wilkinson and Miss Wescombe

1-2LM & 1-2 ME

What an exciting and productive few weeks we have had in art in 1-2 LM and 1-2 ME! Students have been learning about Islamic geometric patterns, how to draw and construct their own geometric designs and how to tessellate them together to make new patterns and amazing art. All students should be very proud of their beautiful artworks, their perseverance, attention to detail and most importantly the support and encouragement they gave each other!!

Mrs Lazenby, Mrs Evetts & Mrs Matthews

Congratulations to the following students who received a Merit Certificate at last week's assembly:

Prep KC
Lachlan Earle, Logan Hampson & Edith Elphinstone

Prep W
Zachery Dukeson, Ari Groom & Sunny Hardy

1-2H
Arianna Cooper, Skye Cherry, Lucy Roberts-Thomson & Micah McLean

1-2LM
Malachy Russell, Maci Reid, Kaylee Brown & Layla Smith

1-2ME
Abigail Hutchison, Cruz Turner, Kane Shore & Mia Eiszele

1-2W
Lottie Hercott, Drew Bye & Toi Williams

3-4E
Lex Forsyth, Indy Leary & Ari Handy

3-4EM
Logan Reid, Bryce McNab & Kristy Loring

3-4T
Mia O'Halloran, Mason Hill, Zach McLean & Izabella Jones

4-5KB
Ashton Dodd, Kayla Harris & Samantha Donnolley

5-6G
Ellie Woodhouse, Alex York, Anthony Dicker & Leo Taylor

5-6N
Abbie O'Reilly & Jordyn Callaway

Music
Harry Wilson, Sophie Mills

Target 50
Kyah Evetts, Sofia Evetts, Ella Snare, Willow James, Sunny Hardy, Lachie Wade, Jobe Elphinstone & Indy O'Halloran

Target 200
Ruby Pointon

Rachael Dunn, Emma Kille, Nina Vincent and Patrick Allen will be representing Boat Harbour Primary School at the North-West Maths Relay this Sunday in Burnie. Each of these students display outstanding mathematical problem-solving skills and we look forward to hearing how they go on the weekend. Best of luck to these four students.

Book Club order forms are coming home with your child today. If you wish to place an order please do so by Monday, 6th September. Orders can be processed online or form returned with payment to the office.

If your order is to be a 'surprise' please mark it as such otherwise all orders are returned to your child.

LOGIN (scholastic.com.au)

Teresa Regan & Andrea Beswick
Co-ordinators

Our Senior Choir has been asked to perform at Wynyard High School’s Arts Celebration in September, as below:

WEDNESDAY, 15th SEPTEMBER Day performance 10:30am - 12:30pm (please note minor alteration to times)
The Senior Choir will leave school by bus at 9:45am to travel to Wynyard High School accompanied by Mrs Matic and Miss Turner. They will return in time for a late lunch. Please bring a packed recess and lunch on this day.

THURSDAY, 16th SEPTEMBER Evening performance 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All choir members to make own arrangements to be transported to Wynyard High School. Choir students will need to meet Mrs Matic at Wynyard High School at 6:30pm and be collected at 9:00pm.

All choir members are expected to wear their winter school uniform for both performances.

Janet Matic

The Parents & Friends Fundraising Group will be holding their annual Father's Day Stall on Thursday, 2nd September.

All classes will have a scheduled timeslot to visit the stall and an opportunity to select a gift for their dad, step-dad, uncle or grandfather. Gifts range from $1.00 - $5.00. If you are wanting your child to purchase an item, please send cash along with them on the day.

The next meeting of the School Association committee will be held on Tuesday, 7th September at 6.30pm.  Parents are always welcome to attend these meetings.  Please contact one of the following people on this year's committee if you have anything you would like discussed at this, or any future, meeting:

Chairperson:  Kathryn Dixon
Vice-Chairperson:  Pip Sadler
Joint Secretaries:  Maire Maccana and Pippa Mills
Treasurer: Teresa Regan
Committee  Members:  Jackie Dallas, Jess Adams, Kristy Russell, Rachel Kenney, Rachelle Wilkinson, Samantha Hayes, Jenny Brooks
Principal:  Peter Brown

The Parents & Friends Fundraising Group has organised to run a stall again at the the Wynyard Foreshore Market on Sunday, 19th September.  Funds raised will go towards their ongoing fundraising goals to improve school resources, purchase new play equipment, provide fun activities for all our students and contribute to the Grade 6 camp in 2022.

A letter will be coming home with youngest child in the family today seeking your assistance with donations for the table, as well as your time to help on the day.

Please contact Event Co-ordinator, Jess Adams, on 0400 648 184 or Jackie Dallas on 0409 389 029 if you have any questions or would like to discuss how you might be able to assist.

A new option has been added to Qkr! to enable general payments to be made to canteen.  This may be helpful for parents who perhaps miss the Qkr! order deadline and ring in to order lunch for their child, which they can pay directly through the app.  Alternatively, this option could be used to pay for food that has been provided, for whatever reason, to their child.

Find weekly specials on the Qkr! app under Recess and Lunch - click on the Weekly Specials tab

Week 7   30/8/21 - 3/9/21

Wednesday Warmer
   Mince Porcupines $4.00
   Mince and rice balls cooked in a tomato sauce with mashed potato

Thursday
   Beef Casserole $4.00
    Beef casserole with vegetables in gravy served with sweet poatato mash
   Sticky Date Pudding $1.50
   Sticky Date pudding with a caramel sauce served with cream or lactose free ice-cream

Wednesday - Friday 
   Banana Bread $1.00
   Blueberry Muffin $1.00

Week 8   6/9/21 - 10/9/21

Wednesday Warmer
    Vegetable Soup $4.00
     Vegetable soup served with a bread roll

Thursday
    Meatloaf $4.00      
     Beef mince meatloaf with a tomato sauce, served with mash & vegetables
    Apple Strudel $1.50
     Apple & sultanas cooked in a light filo pastry, served with custard or lactose free icecream
 
Wednesday - Friday
   Lemon Crumble Bar $1.00
   Double Choc Muffin $1.00