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BOOK CHARACTER DRESS UP DAY - 25/08/2023
This morning we held our annual BWPS Book Character Dress Up Day!
Well done to everyone on your amazing, creative costume designs!! It was awesome to see everyone’s efforts to celebrate Book Week.
Thank you to our BWPS for coming to our Book Character Parade - we hope you enjoyed the day!
This morning we held our annual BWPS Book Character Dress Up Day!
Well done to everyone on your amazing, creative costume designs!! It was awesome to see everyone’s efforts to celebrate Book Week.
Thank you to our BWPS for coming to our Book Character Parade - we hope you enjoyed the day!
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SAVE THE DATE - Father's Day Breakfast!! When: Friday 1st September Where: BERT building Time: 8-9am This will be a Father's Day breakfast for students and their special person (Dad/Grandpa/Uncle/Male Guardian). We hope to see you all there! |
Hot Chocolates in Term 3!
Our students have enjoyed being able to purchase a hot chocolate every Wednesday this term.
Don't forgot to bring your $1 on a Wednesday if you would like to buy a hot chocolate at lunch time.
Our students have enjoyed being able to purchase a hot chocolate every Wednesday this term.
Don't forgot to bring your $1 on a Wednesday if you would like to buy a hot chocolate at lunch time.
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SAVE THE DATE
Book Character Dress Up Day 2023 When: Friday 25th August Where: Basketball Court Time: 9am parade To celebrate Book Week we are holding our annual Book Character Dress Up Day. Come to school dressed up as your favourite book character and join in our parade to showcase your creative costume! |
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Hot Chocolate Day - every WEDNESDAY in Term 3! We will now have Hot Chocolate's for sale at BWPS! When: Each Wednesday in Term 3 - at the beginning of lunchtime Cost: $1 (cash only) Our School Council has purchased new keep cups, so we can reuse these each week. We will also have a soy milk option available. |
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SAVE THE DATE - Mother's Day Breakfast!! When: Friday 12th May Where: BERT building Time: 8-9am This will be a Mother's Day breakfast for students and their special person (Mum/Grandma/Female Guardian). We hope to see you all there! |
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Production Update - 3/5/2023
There was a lot of excitement at BWPS today, as we began learning the dances for our production ‘Rock Bottom’. Each week all of our students will be participating in dance classes to prepare for our performances in Term 3. The show is starting to come together already!! |
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Easter Hat Parade! - 6/4/2023
We had a fabulous last day of Term 1 at our annual Easter Hat Parade.
Well done to our students on their amazing hat creations!
It was also great to see the massive turn out of families, who came to join in on the festivities!
We had a fabulous last day of Term 1 at our annual Easter Hat Parade.
Well done to our students on their amazing hat creations!
It was also great to see the massive turn out of families, who came to join in on the festivities!
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Harmony Day - 21/03/2023
Harmony Day is the celebration that recognises our diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. Today our students wore orange to celebrate the day and participated in a range of learning experiences to gain a better understanding of our amazing cultures all across Australia. |
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Happy New Year - 01/01/2023
Welcome to 2023! We hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and is enjoying their summer holidays so far! Just a reminder that all students return to school for 2023 on Tuesday 31st January. We look forward to seeing you all soon and hearing about your amazing holiday adventures! |
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Previous Years News!
100 Days of Prep! 02/08/2021
Today in Prep it was our 100th day and what a celebration it was! We began the morning with 100 exercises, followed by some collaging of the number 100 with our buddies. We then had some delicious party food and finished the day by decorating cookies with the number 100. Congratulations to all our wonderful Preps this year, you are resilient, curious, hardworking learners who have made a fantastic start to your schooling. We couldn't be prouder!
Lawn Bowls - 12/07/21
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Our school has been lucky enough to secure a fantastic four week lawn bowls program. The students have loved walking to the local lawn bowls club each week, learning new skills and forming positive relationships with people from our local school community.
We can't wait to see what the future holds for these lawn bowls stars! |
Our Basketball Courts are here! - 03/05/21
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In just a matter of weeks, BWPS has transformed! Our brand new basketball courts are now up and running ready for basketball, netball, down-ball and bat tennis tournaments or just some good old-fashioned fun!
Come on down and try them out for yourself! |
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Last Day Term 1 - 01/04/21
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Today is the last day of Term 1! Well done to everyone on a great first term in 2021. We are very proud of everything that was achieved at BWPS this term. We hope you all have a happy and safe school holidays. Reminders: - School finishes at 2:30pm for the last day (Thursday 1st April) - School returns on Monday 19th April |
Easter Hat Parade - 01/04/21
This morning we held our annual BWPS Easter Hat Parade!
Well done to everyone on your amazing, creative hat designs!! It was awesome to see everyone’s efforts this year and was a great way to finish off Term 1!!
Well done to everyone on your amazing, creative hat designs!! It was awesome to see everyone’s efforts this year and was a great way to finish off Term 1!!
House Athletics and Twilight Sports - 31/03/21
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We had an amazing day today at our whole school house athletics sports!! Thank you to all involved in organising the day and well done to everyone on giving their best effort towards every event!! The winning houses from today's sporting carnivals are:
- Year 3-6 house athletics: Green House - Whole school twilight sports: Blue House Thanks to everyone involved in making the day so successful! |
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Grade 6 Heathmont College Sports Day - 22/03/2021
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This week our Grade 6’s participated in an excellent sports day. They got to try out different sports, including basketball, football ad athletics, as well as work on their team building and problem solving skills. Thanks to Heathmont College for running the event! We had an awesome day!! |
Reminder: Easter Hat Parade 2021
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Reminder: on the last day of school (Thursday 1st April) we are holding our Easter Hat Parade. Families are welcome to attend the parade, at 9am on the basketball courts. Looking forward to seeing everyone's creative designs!! |
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Prep Families BBQ - 18/03/21
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Thanks to all of our Prep families for coming along to the Prep BBQ get together this afternoon. It was great to be able to catch up with everyone, enjoy a sausage sizzle after school and celebrate an amazing first Term in Prep. Thanks to Mr Tyndall for cooking the BBQ for us all to enjoy straight after school! |
Production Auditions - 09/03/21 and 10/03/21
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A reminder to all Grade 5/6 students that our 2021 Production Auditions are on this week. If you are wanting to try out for a speaking role in this years productions, auditions will be held on Tuesday 9th March and Wednesday 10th March, at lunchtime. Looking forward to seeing you there! |
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Parent Teacher Interviews - 02/03/21
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On Tuesday 2d March, we will be running our 'getting to know you' parent teacher interviews for Grade 1-6 families. Bookings can be made via Compass. Please note: if you already had an interview time scheduled on 16/2/21, you will need to book a new time. These were all cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdown. |
Bayswater Eductation Plan - Term 1 Update
Some of our student leaders were given the opportunity to share their ideas on what it is like to be a student at BWPS, as well as their hopes for education in Bayswater in the future.
Hockey Victoria Clinics - 24/02/21
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Today Hockey Victoria came to BWPS to run hockey clinics for each grade. It was so much fun participating in these sessions and getting to learn new skills. |
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New Toilet Block (Official Opening) - 24/02/21
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Our new toilet block is officially open! Thanks again to everyone involved in the designing, planning and building of the project. Thanks also to Jackson Taylor, for attending the offical opening assembly this morning. |
New Library Furniture - 16/02/21
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Our library is looking bright and inviting with the arrival of our new furniture. The students are loving the time they spend in the library on a comfy chair with a good book! |
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Welcome Back to BWPS 2021
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Welcome back to all our students, families and staff, we are looking forward to a fantastic year in 2021. Keep an eye out on Compass for 'Getting to Know You' interviews with your new classroom teacher. |
Our New Playground is here! - 26/11/20
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There were some extremely excited students at Bayswater West today with the opening of our new playground! With a rock climbing wall, slide, maze and clock wall, wobbly poles and monkey bars, our students are guaranteed to have endless fun.
Thank you again to our fantastic 'Buildings and Grounds' SRC team who worked hard to plan this wonderful playground. |
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Bat Tennis Competition - 21/11/20
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Each year at Bayswater West Primary School we have an annual Bat Tennis Competition in Term 4 for our middle and senior school students. Over the course of 4 weeks, our Grade 6 students organise and run the lunchtime competition, scoring and marshalling games. This week we crowned our middle school champions.
Congratulations to our winners and all the students who competed! There was plenty of great sportsmanship and resilience from all of our students. |
Our New Toilet Block is Open! - 28/10/20
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Our lovely new toilet block is officially open and ready for use! We couldn't be happier with the finished product and the students couldn't agree more.
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Grand Final Day - 22/10/20
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Though not our usual fanfare, students still dressed up in their AFL team colours in the spirit of the day. There was plenty of anticipation and excitement in the air the for this years AFL Grand Final.
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New Playground Coming Soon - 20/10/20
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It's out with the old and in with the new at Bayswater West Primary School. Keep an eye out for our new junior playground coming soon...
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Introducing Friendology! - 14/10/20
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We are excited to introduce Friendology in Term 4 to our students. This program is designed to empower students with skills and strategies that support them to build and maintain positive friendships but also respond to friendship conflicts in a positive way. The program also implements a shared language across the school community, better supporting students through the ups and downs that occur during friendships.
To celebrate the introduction of this new program, we dressed up as Friendship Ninjas and dedicated the day to activities that encouraged students to reflect on their friendships and think about what it means to be a good friend. Watch this video to see what students got up to during our Friendology Day. |
Only 3 More Sleeps until we're Face-to-Face again! 9/10/20
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Only three more sleeps until we're all back together again. Your teachers have been busy reorganising classrooms and planning plenty of fun learning activities to make Term 4 a memorable one! Don't forget to bring your hats with you this term!
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Let the Countdown Begin! - 28/09/20
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We are so happy to hear that ALL of our students will be returning onsite from the 12th of October! Students and families have shown unbelieve strength and resilience during these trying times and we cannot thank everyone enough for putting their best foot forward day in and day out. See you all soon!
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New Gates - 18/09/20
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We recently had some new gates installed at the front of our building. We think the combination of the cacti mural and black gates has really made our front entrance pop, making it a far nicer environment for our community.
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Wellbeing Wednesday: Around the World - 16/09/20 & 7/10/20
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We might not be travelling any time soon but today student's went all around the world. With their very own exclusive passports, students travelled from Italy to Japan, England to Poland and Spain to Peru, cooking and tasting the delicacies of each country or experiencing some traditional parts of the country's culture. Watch this video to join us on our adventures.
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Wellbeing Wednesday: Creative Arts Day - 9/09/20
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We're back with another Wellbeing Wednesday and this week students embraced their creative sides. Homemade playdough creations, artwork, dressing up and of course some cooking and baking were on the day's agenda. It sure was great to see the amazing creations students came up with and we'd like to extend a warm thanks to all of our BWPS families for always getting into the spirit of these days and making them as fun as possible.
Here's a video creation of our own about this week's Wellbeing Wednesday. |
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Toilet Block Update 4/09/20
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Our toilet block is making progress quickly now, we're hoping it won't be too much longer until they're in use!
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Wellbeing Wednesday: Sports Day - 2/09/20
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This week we got our hearts racing during Wellbeing Wednesday. Competing for house points, students completed a range of fun activities around the home such as the toilet paper challenge. We loved seeing whole families get involved in this fun day and we'd like to say a big thank to our Year Six Captains for leading this day. If you missed out on the fun, watch this video to get in on some of the action.
Finally, a big congratulations to Green House who took out 1st place! |
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Wellbeing Wednesday: Challenge Day - 26/08/20
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Yoga, baking, physical challenges, house of cards and ping-pong ball trick shots were just a few highlights of this week's Wellbeing Wednesday. Saying that families and staff had fun is an understatement and even our pets got to enjoy the day with some freshly made dog cookies. To see just some of the day's highlights, watch the video here.
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Introducing Wellbeing Wednesday! - 19/08/20
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We know it's been hard for students and families learning from home so to make things a little more exciting, we've introduced Wellbeing Wednesdays. Breaking the routine of reading, writing and math lessons, students will instead engage in fun, hands-on activities which encourage the whole family to get involved.
To kick-off, this week's Wellbeing Wednesday was centered on Science, in celebration of Science Week. Watch this video to see what kind of creative experiments students got up to. |
Toilet Block Update 19/08/20
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We're happy to report that progress on the new toilet block has been smooth sailing. We can't wait to see the finished product!
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100 Days of Prep - 11/08/20
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Today our Preps of 2020 celebrate 100 Days of School! This is an exciting milestone in their school lives and as a school community we are very proud of their achievements so far. It has been wonderful to see our Preps grow and develop socially, emotionally and academically, finding their voice and sense of belonging in our community. Although our students, families and staff were unable to celebrate in our usual style, our Prep teachers made sure students had a day to remember, celebrating online instead. Our staff even made a video in honour of the 2020 Preps, watch it here.
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Mural Art 9/06/20
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While students have been learning from home, our wonderful Education Support staff have been working hard to create a colourful mural that will brighten up the school and put a smile on students' faces.
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New Toilet Block - 29/05/20
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Toilets. It's not something we're usually excited about but today we have a good reason to be. Over the course of the next few months, we will have trades on-site to build a brand new toilet block for our students. Click here to see a sneak peak of what it's going to look like and stay tuned for some progress shots.
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Music Program - 21/05/20
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We're very excited to announce that BWPS is introducing a brand new music program! With a passionate music teacher and instruments such as drums, guitars, keyboards and ukuleles, our students will be ready to rock'n'roll in no time. We're looking forward to seeing this program become an important part of school life here at BWPS, inspiring students to find their inner musician.
Watch this video to meet our Music teacher Mr. Fados and see some of the cool instruments our students will be using. |
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From our Staff to our Students 8/05/20
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Remote learning certainly isn't what we anticipated this year but our students and staff have stepped up to the challenge. We know it's not easy learning from home and we're doing our best to keep students, families and staff connected through video meetings, live teaching videos and interactive, hands-on learning activities. Our staff know though that sometimes, you need to go the extra mile to show people how much you care. That's why we created a collage for our students, showing them just how much we miss having them at school. Check out a close-up of the collage here.
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