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St Brigid's Primary School Ballan
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98 Inglis Street
Ballan VIC 3342
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P: 03 5368 1015
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St Brigid's Primary School Ballan

98 Inglis Street
Ballan VIC 3342

Phone: 03 5368 1015
Email: administration@sbballan.catholic.edu.au

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Newsletter February 19th, 2024

  • Weekly Prayer
  • Welcome Picnic - this Wednesday!
  • Key Dates 2024
  • Swimming
  • Positive Parenting Sessions
  • Positive Parenting Session - 27th Feb, 2024
  • Moorabool Sports Event
  • Assemblies
  • Ballan Autumn Festival
  • NAPLAN
  • St Brigid’s Parents & Friends Committee
  • Easter Raffle
  • School Uniform
  • School Routine and Absences
  • Enrolments for 2025 are open
  • Hot Lunches
  • Zooper Doopers
  • Preschool Story Time
  • Birthdays
  • Community News & Events
  • Gordon & Bungaree Parish News
  • SZapp Mobile Application - St Brigid's communication in one place!
  • Change of Details

Weekly Prayer

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Welcome Picnic - this Wednesday!

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Key Dates 2024

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All of the timetabled events (to date) for the school year can be found on our school calendar which can be accessed through PAM and via this newsletter.

2024 Dates

Term 1..

Tuesday 20th February

Staff Professional Learning Day - student free day

Wednesday 21st February

Foundation Rest Day

Wednesday 21st February

Welcome Picnic

Monday 26th February -

Friday 1st March

Swimming - Year 3/4, 4/5 & 5/6 classes

Friday 1st March

Assembly 9:00am

Tuesday 27th February

Positive Parenting Session 9:00am - 11:00am

Wednesday 28th February

Foundation Rest Day

Wednesday 28th February

SAC Meeting - 3:15pm

Thursday 29th February

Positive Parenting Session 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Wednesday 6th March

Foundation Rest Day

Friday 8th March

Staff Professional Learning Day - student free day

Monday 11th March

Labour Day Public Holiday

Wednesday 13th March

NAPLAN commences

Friday 15th March 

Moorabool Sports - Masons Lane

Sunday 17th March

Ballan Autumn Festival

Friday 22nd March

Assembly 9:00am

Thursday 28th March

Last day of Term 1 - 2.20pm finish

Easter Raffles drawn

Friday 29th March to

Sunday 14th April

School Holidays

Monday 15th April

Term 2 commences - 8:55am start

Tuesday 16th April

School Photo Day

Swimming

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This year we will be participating in a swimming program from Foundation - Year 6 at the new Salt Water Swim School in Bacchus Marsh. This will consist of a 5 day intensive swimming program, where children will participate in a 30 minute lesson each day.

Swimming and water safety is included in the Health and Physical Education Curriculum from Foundation to Level 10. This means that schools must ensure that they are implementing a swimming and water safety program that meets the requirements of the curriculum. Development of knowledge and skills relating to survival swimming and basic water safety can significantly reduce a child’s drowning risk and enhance community safety.

Class groupings attending are as follows:

  • Year 3/4W; Year 4/5A; Year 5/6B - Monday 26th February - Friday 1st March
  • FC; Year 1/2R; Year 1/2S - TBC

Further information regarding times of lessons and travel details were sent via PAM.

Positive Parenting Sessions

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Positive Parenting Session - 27th Feb, 2024

Feb 27 Tue
  • 27 Feb 2024
  • 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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Moorabool Sports Event

On Friday the 15th March the St Brigid’s students will be participating in the annual inter-school sports competition at Mason’s Lane in Bacchus Marsh. The children need to be at the venue and ready to go by 8:45am for a 9:00am start and the day is usually finished by about 2:30pm once presentations have been made.

Although our sports day doesn't take place at school, it is considered an essential learning day where we would request that all children attend. The students compete against other children of similar ages from other schools and this is a great way for us all to practice the skills of responsibility, resilience and being a good sport.

You are all invited to cheer on your children and their classmates as they compete in the events. It is usually a lovely day for a picnic lunch and the children really do appreciate their family members being there. We would appreciate that all students attending the sports day with their family stay after all the events have been run so that they can participate in the awards presentations.

We are providing transportation by bus to Mason's Lane departing from school and returning to school by 3pm. This is for ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY, if both parents or guardians are unable to attend and or drop and collect their child/ren. An activity permission form will be sent via PAM shortly with more information. 

Assemblies

Assemblies will commence next week (week 5). As we now have specialist classes on a Friday afternoon, we will need to move assembly to Friday mornings from 9:00am - 9:20am. 

This term we will have two assemblies - Friday 1st March and Friday 22nd March. In term two, we will move to fortnightly assemblies, commencing Week 2. 
Our assemblies this year will have a strong focus on 'whole school prayer' and each class will be rostered on to facilitate one assembly each Semester. 

Ballan Autumn Festival

On Sunday 17th March, the Ballan Autumn Festival will take place! As a school, we are very excited to again be a part of this wonderful community event. We would love for families and staff members to join us for the parade. Rather than have a specific theme for the 2024 Festival, the focus is on celebrating ‘who we are’ as a community: the people, places, culture and history, environment, and autumn colours. The goal is to add more meaning, context, and diversity to the presentation of the Parade.

This year we are asking children, families and staff parading with St Brigid’s to wear our school colours – blue/gold. This could be in the form of blue/gold clothing, crazy hair, face paint, etc. We look forward to seeing as many children and families as possible.

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NAPLAN

This year, the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will take place in March from Wednesday 13th March - Monday 25th March for students in Years 3 and 5.

This year, students will complete NAPLAN online. NAPLAN online brings many new opportunities for students and teachers that are limited or not possible with paper-based tests. The year three Writing test is the only test that will continue as a pen and paper assessment this year. It is through the Online National Assessment Platform that we will administer the tests. Children will complete the tests via a secure locked down browser on a suitable device.

This Wednesday year 3 and 5 children will participate in a NAPLAN practice test. 

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St Brigid’s Parents & Friends Committee

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Our first Parents and Friends meeting for 2024 will take place on Monday 4th March from 3.15pm - 4.00pm in our school Library. An active P&F committee allows families the opportunity to play a valuable part in providing social and fundraising activities.  Please attend this meeting if you are interested in joining our P&F committee. Any help would be greatly appreciated as all funds raised contribute to resources and materials to support your children in their holistic development.

Easter Raffle

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As in past years we will once again be conducting our Annual Easter Egg Raffle. All families are asked to donate an Easter related item for our raffle. Raffle tickets for the Easter Raffle will be sent home with the eldest in the coming weeks. The raffles will be drawn on the last day of Term 1, Thursday 28th March 2024.

School Uniform

Please ensure that your child is wearing the correct summer uniform to school each day including bringing the St Brigid’s school bag to and from school daily. A navy wide brim hat is also required, which stays at school for the Term. If your child does not have a hat to wear they will need to play in the sheltered area only during breaks. 

Children are able to wear sports uniform each Wednesday and on classroom nominated sports day as directed by your child’s classroom teacher. Given the nature of Physical Education lessons, on Wednesday’s children can wear either correct sports shorts or pants.

We are currently exploring options regarding rain coats. More details to follow regarding these items.

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School Routine and Absences

All children are expected to be at school ready to begin by 8:55am. Arriving on time for school is important. The first 10 minutes of school is a vital time of the day when the day's routine and structure is established. It is a time for ‘tuning in’ and focusing on the learning intentions for the day. It is very difficult for children arriving late to ‘catch up on this missed information. Parents are expected to phone through to the office the child’s absence on the day, or through our school Parent Access Module (PAM). If there has been no contact from the family in the morning of the absence, a sms from the office confirming the child’s absence from school will be sent.

Enrolments for 2025 are open

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Hot Lunches

Just a reminder that there will be no hot lunches in Term 1! Hot lunches will resume again in Term 2. If you are able to assist with hot lunches on a Friday, please contact the school office.

Zooper Doopers

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Preschool Story Time

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Birthdays

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February 13 - Evie Miles
February 19 - Harry Cassar
February 22 - Oliver Hornsey
February 27 - Marlee McGill
February 28 - Felix Trinder

Community News & Events

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Gordon & Bungaree Parish News

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Gordon Parish Newsletter

SZapp Mobile Application - St Brigid's communication in one place!

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SZappp Mobile Application is a fantastic way for communicating and making information or resources available to our St Brigid's school community. 

Please follow the instructions in the below guide on how to install the SZappp and register an email account for communication. 

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Change of Details

Notification Form

It is imperative that our records are kept up to date for contact, census and funding purposes. If you have a change of address, phone number, email address, occupation or similar, please notify the school office as soon as possible. This form provides a quick and easy way to let us know.

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