Respectful | Responsible | Fair
Member of the Lighthouse Valley of Schools
Byron Bay Public School acknowledges and pays respect to the Arakwal people of the Bundjalung Nation, the traditional custodians of the land upon which the school proudly stands.
We believe in excellence, innovation, opportunity and success for our students. We are a dynamic school community committed to delivering a broad range of quality learning experiences, in a nurturing environment where all students have the opportunity to achieve their personal best. Students will become successful learners, displaying confidence and creativity, along with the knowledge and skills to become active and informed citizens of the future, living and working in the 21st Century.
Term 4 | Week 7
- Thu 28 Nov | Playgroup in the School Hall - 9:30am - 11:00am
- Thu 28 Nov | Intermediate Band - 8:15am - 9:15am
- Thu 28 Nov | Rugby League Program - 7:50am - 9:00am
- Thu 28 Nov | Paddock to Plate
- Fri 29 Nov | Paddock to Plate
- Fri 29 Nov | Kindergarten Excursion to Summerland Farm - 9:10am - 3:00pm
Week 8
- Mon 2 Dec | Whole School Assembly @ 1:50pm
- Tue 3 Dec | Senior Band - 8:15am - 9:15am
- Tue 3 Dec | Beginner Band - 9:25am - 10:15am
- Tue 3 Dec | Year 7 Orientation Day to BBHS - 9:30am - 3:10pm
- Wed 4 Dec | Year 5 Palace Cinema Excursion - 12:10pm - 2:30pm
- Thu 5 Dec | Intermediate Band - 8:15am - 9:15am
- Thu 5 Dec | No playgroup on this day
- Thu 5 Dec | Presentation Day for Year 3 - 6 @ 9:45am
- Fri 6 Dec | Kindergarten Christmas Concert in School Hall & Picnic Lunch - 10:15am - 11:15am
Week 9
- Mon 9 Dec | Whole School Assembly @ 1:50pm
- Mon 9 Dec | SRC Talent Quest - all day
- Tue 10 Dec | Senior Band - 8:15am - 9:15am
- Tue 10 Dec | Beginner Band - 9:25am - 10:15am
- Wed 11 Dec | Stage 1 End of Year Excursion to Palace Cinema times - 9:30am - 11:30am
- Wed 11 Dec | Stage 3 End of Year Excursion to Ballina Pool & Waterslide times - 9:20am - 3:00pm
- Thu 12 Dec | BBPS End of Year Celebration at the school oval
Week 10
- Mon 16 Dec | Whole School Assembly @ 1:50pm
- Mon 16 Dec | Year 6 Graduation in the school hall - 5:00pm - 8:00pm (TBC)
- Mon 16 Dec | Student School Reports emailed home
- Tue 17 Dec | Band Breakfast in school hall for all band students and parents - 8:00am - 11:00am
- Tue 17 Dec | Stage 2 End of Year Excursion to Mullumbimby Petria Thomas Swimming Pool
- Wed 18 Dec | Last day for students
Year 4 Feature
4S in deep discussion with the English text '200 minutes of danger'
In Year 4, we have been busy writing, discussing and reading our unit text '200 minutes of danger'. We have been completing tasks around creative writing, identifying figurative language and having excellent class discussions around predictions and comprehending the text. We are always on edge as to what will happen next in our book!
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Mrs Trigg’s News
I have decided to finish up as the Principal at the end of the year. It’s been something that I have been thinking about for quite some time. I will take leave next year and someone else will relieve as the Principal in my place. Peter Campbell, Director Educational Leadership will be running an EOI process in order to make sure he has the best person for the job relieving in my position.
I have been involved in Public Education for 45 years and can attest to the fact that Byron Bay Public School is truly a gem, it is outstanding in so many ways.
Outstanding Public Speaking Competition
Congratulations to all the finalists who spoke at the Cheryl Booker Memorial Public Speaking Competition Finals last Wednesday. The standard was outstanding and they all have much to be proud of.
Stage 3 Recipients
- 1st Place | Nina A 5I
- 2nd Place | Rio F 6W
- 3rd Place | Pia L 6B
- Honourable mentions | Eve L 6B and Jack G 6A.
Stage 2 Recipients
- 1st Place | Pascal E 3M
- Encouragement Awards | Maple M 4L and Leo E 3H.
Stage 1 Recipients
- 1st Place | Dusty-Rose M 2M
- Encouragement Awards | Isobel L 2A and Jude L 2S.
A big thank you to Melaleuca and Raff who were Chairpersons and Fynn who was the timekeeper on the day. Thank you also to our adjudicators: Mrs Finter, Mrs Perusco, Ms Lennon, Mr Green and Mrs Whitney. Thank you to Mrs Whitney for organising the competition, as well as Ms Azzopardi, Ms Ling and Mrs Caspersz for assisting.
Congratulations to the finalists on presenting informative, entertaining and well-delivered speeches of such a high calibre.
Congratulations to our School Leadership Nominees for 2025
Last Friday, Year 5 School Captain nominees presented their speeches to Year 3 - 5 students to represent BBPS in 2025. Student speeches were of an exceptional standard and all students are to be congratulated on their individual presentations. Voting has taken place by their peers and we wish all students the very best. of luck. School Captains will be announced at our Presentation Day on Thursday 5 December.
Parent Line NSW – Free Counselling Service
Parent Line is a free telephone counselling service, that provides information and referral services for parents of children aged 0 to 18 years who live in New South Wales. They also provide support and information for professionals working with families. Parent Line counsellors are available to help with any of your parenting issues.
For example, their counsellors can help with problems relating to young babies and children:
- Settling and feeding newborns and babies;
- Toddler taming;
- Managing child care and school transitions;
- Support during family separation;
- Managing stress and anxiety
- Supporting your child after a traumatic event;
- Issues relating to teenagers including:
- Teen mental health;
- School and study issues;
- Managing technology use;
- Alcohol and drug use
- Strategies to build positive relationships.
They can be contacted on 1300 1300 52 or online at https://www.parentline.org.au/
Planning for 2025
We have commenced our planning and organisation for 2025. If you know that your child/children won’t be attending our school in 2025, with the exception of Year 6 students, could you please inform the front office. Similarly, if you are aware of any students moving into our area who will be attending our school in 2025, please ask the families to make contact with the school. This is particularly important if they are Kindergarten students as their Orientation Program has already finished. We need information about students who will and won’t be with us next year in order to work out staffing and classes which are dependent on student numbers. Also, if you are having an extended holiday and your child/children will not be back at school on the first school day in 2025, please let us know on the form that was sent home recently.
Outside School Hours Care (OSCH)
Northern Rivers Children’s Services will soon be running After School Care and Vacation Care at Byron Bay Public School. Byron Shire Council will finish operating OSHC on the last day of Term 4.
If there is a need from families, Byron Shire Council who are the current providers, will consider operating on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 December – please advise them if you need care on these days. A BIG thank you to Rohan, Jane and the team for their dedication and amazing support of our school over the years.
Grown Out of Your School Uniforms
If families have any Byron Bay school uniforms that your children have grown out of or no longer need, please send them into school to build our collection of second hand uniforms.
PBL (Postive Behaviour for Learning) Kindness Activities
🌈KT read the story, 'Have You Filled a Bucket Today?
It is a story about how everyone carries an invisible bucket of feelings. When your bucket is filled, it makes you feel good. We can make each other feel good by filling each others bucket with kind words. 🌻
🌈KT wrote kind words on each others buckets. We all felt proud and cared for when we read our bucket of Kindness!🌻
🌈Don't be a bucket dipper and say unkind words. Be a bucket filler and say kind words.🌻
Sport News
NSW PSSA State Athletics Championships & NSW PSSA Athletics Team Selection
Jack R has made Byron Bay Public School proud by securing a bronze medal in the 12/13 Boys High Jump at the NSW PSSA State Athletics Championships. His outstanding performance has earned him a spot on the NSW PSSA Athletics team, with an exciting opportunity to compete at the upcoming All Schools National Championships in Sydney.
Jack's dedication, skill, and commitment to athletics demonstrate the exceptional talent emerging from our school. We wish Jack the best of luck as he represents Byron Bay Public School and New South Wales at the National Championships. Go Jack!
Anais performing in Schools Spectacular
A huge congratulations to Anais F from 6B for her selection in the 'All 4 One' Schools Spectacular 2024. Anais will be performing later this week - 29 and 30 of November as part of a dance ensemble and has been busily travelling and preparing for the the event. This is an outstanding achievement and we wish Anais all the very best for the upcoming performance.
Jackson competes in North East Regional Tennis Team
Jackson G 4L recently competed in the Under 10s NSW State Teams Championships in Bathurst, representing the North East region. The State Teams Championships are very similar to the Davis Cup and Federation Cup, where the teams have a Team Manager/Coach. The top 48 boys and 48 girls in NSW competed. Jackson’s team came 9th out of 12 teams. Congratulations and well done, Jackson!
URGENT REQUEST - RETURN OF BORROWED BOOKS
We would appreciate if all households could please have a look for any books borrowed from the BBPS library and return to the library. Overdue notices will be sent home with your child/ren. We are conducting our annual stocktake which is an important phase in the stocking and restocking of the library. We thank you for your assistance with this.
AWARDS
Citizenship Awards
Congratulations to the Citizenship Award recipients for the month of October. Students were presented with their book and certificate by Mr & Mrs Michael Gudgeon at the Whole School Assembly last Monday.
CANTEEN
Please remember - Flexischools cut off time for canteen lunch orders is 8:30am
If you have any questions regarding your Flexischool Account, please phone Flexischools directly on 1300 361 769 as we do not have access to your information.
Roster | Term 4 Week 8
- Mon 2 December | Peta Simmons
- Tue 3 December | Kyla Egan-Hirst
- Wed 4 December | Briohny Brindley
- Thu 5 December | Val Johnson
- Fri 6 December | Lindy Simms and Amanda Varirianis
Roster | Term 4 Week 9
- Mon 9 December | Jess Best
- Tue 10 December | Lisa-Mae Riley-Burden
- Wed 11 December | Tanya Dingle
- Thu 12 December | Val Johnson
- Fri 13 December | Nikita Lee and Monika Konstantynowicz
Please note that the cut off time for orders is 8.30am, if your child is absent we ask that you please phone the school office by 8:45am to notify the canteen to cancel the lunch orders. As you can imagine the mornings are very busy for us in the canteen and once we have prepared or ordered items it is too late to cancel.
Can you also make your child aware that if they are missing a lunch order to please come to the canteen to check with the canteen staff.
The canteen is open Monday to Friday. To place an order, please sign up at https://flexischools.com.au/ (lunch orders must be placed by 8:30am). Cash will only be accepted if there is a problem with Flexischools. All lunch orders need to be placed through the online ordering system. We recommend placing your child’s lunch order the night before to ensure that the order has gone through. Please make sure that you follow the process all the way through to the order confirmation. Please check for a confirmation email after you have placed your order. If you have any problems with the Flexischools App, please try logging on through the Flexischools website. If you would like to volunteer in the canteen (9:00am - 12:00pm), please contact Lou in the canteen or email to bbpscanteen@gmail.com.
School Crossing Supervisor
Our school still does not have a School Crossing Supervisor. Transport NSW have been unable to fill this position. If you or anyone you know is interested in becoming a School Crossing Supervisor, please click the button below for more information. Please take care when crossing the road with your children and make sure they are supervised at all times.