Birmingham Primary School in Mount Evelyn, Victoria, Australia | Primary School

Birmingham Primary School

Locality: Mount Evelyn, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9726 3260

Address: 43 - 49 Francis Crescent 3796 Mount Evelyn, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.birminghamps.vic.edu.au

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21.01.2022 We're also just a little bit excited about this - most particularly the bit located in paragraphs 4-and-5 about Grade 6 graduation ceremonies. Once again, it'll need to involve VERY different execution compared to what we have traditionally done, so it's going to take us a little bit of time to re-imagine it. But we will let our Grade 6 families know everything that they need to know... as soon as we know!

19.01.2022 Dear Families, We know that the cherubs haven't even walked back through the front gates yet(!), but we are excited to let you know that we will be - in one way or another - celebrating Book Week from October 19 to October 23. The theme this year is: 'Curious Creatures. Wild Minds'. AND! We'd like to aim for a 'dress up as your favourite book character' day on Thursday, October 22.... We're trying to give you plenty of runway here, as we know accessing props may be challenging in the current environment. We would also encourage you - now more than ever - to "do no more than what you can, which might well be nothing!" (*we're trying to give the kids 'an escape', not to give you a task that you'd like to escape ). Unfortunately, due to the current restrictions parents will not be able to attend the parade at school but we are hoping to share videos and photos with you. During the week we will be sharing and celebrating the books we love. There are plenty of fun activities planned (including a book treasure hunt of some of the latest shortlisted books). We are looking forward to reconnecting our student community with this special week

19.01.2022 BOOKFAIR final week! Calling all book worms! This Friday 20th November our Bookfair comes to a close. Are you still looking for Christmas gift ideas? Our shelves have been restocked. Why not purchase a book and support our school library at the same time!?... Click on the link below to browse the full range of books. The link also shows backorder items (these must be paid for in advance and will be available for collection in the week ending 27th November). https://docs.google.com//2PACX-1vQK-4htJ1rIkbTERtn/pubhtml# The Bookfair is still open at recess and lunch play every day this week. Payments can be made via cash (in the library) or online via the Scholastic website: https://parentpayments.scholastic.com.au/BookFairs (don’t forget your Wishlist with receipt number). *Unfortunately parents cannot come through, so - if your child/ren will be shopping 'onsite' - please chat with them to make sure that they are prepared

17.01.2022 Some really exciting news from Victoria's Premier earlier this afternoon See the attached post to see the all-encompassing and official version, and for the key changes to 'life-in-general' for metropolitan Melbournians. The Birmingham P.S.-specific summary would include that ALL of our students (that's right, ALL the way from Prep-to-Grade Six!) will begin a gradual return to the classroom from Term 4, Week 2 (Monday 12 October). Given that we've "been here and done th...is" before, you can absolutely expect that the return to school for all of our students and families will look and feel much the same as it did towards the end of Lockdown-1. However, we will take the next two weeks to make sure that we've got all of our i's dotted and t's crossed, and we'll keep you updated via Compass as our processes are locked-in. For now though... continue to enjoy your holidays! They are truly well-earned https://www.facebook.com/DanielAndrewsMP/posts/3460840917313753

16.01.2022 PLEASE CHECK YOUR CONTACT DETAILS ON COMPASS: Please check your: phone number, email address and... mailing address ...to make sure all of the information is correct. You are able to make changes yourself on Compass, or - if you prefer - please phone the office on 9736 3260 to arrange for the changes to be made. Thank You

16.01.2022 Following advice of the Victorian Chief Health Officer, the Victorian Government has released a staged approach for students to return to on-site schooling. The purpose of the plan is to get students back in the classroom as soon and as safely as possible without putting at risk all that has been achieved through the period of restrictions to reduce the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). After a day of exhaustive fine-tuning, we look forward to sharing our arrangements with yo...u (starting tomorrow!). Stay tuned

14.01.2022 Whilst this announcement doesn't affect Birmingham Primary School directly, there'll be plenty of our families who this will affect...

14.01.2022 Since the onset of this pandemic, the health, wellbeing and safety of Birmingham Primary School students has been of paramount importance. The Victorian Chief Health Officer has recently penned a letter to reassure parents, carers and guardians of the low transmission risk of coronavirus (COVID-19) in schools. The letter also provides information about some of the risk-mitigation strategies in place at schools, as well as links to useful information and resources.... You can access the Victorian Chief Health Officer's letter here: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/chief-health-officer-mes

14.01.2022 Our environmental garden is singing Some of our senior onsite students completed a frog census in our environmental garden last week and logged their results through the Melbourne Water app. Under the guidance of Ms. Buckland, they thought they’d heard (and captured the sounds of) a Southern Brown frog. But we now know, via the app's 'confirmed entry', that what they heard was an Eastern Common Froglet

12.01.2022 Despite our grounds coping exceptionally well with recent weather events, a subsequent arborist report did identify a couple of trees inside our boundaries that needed to come down based on observations of the early signs of disease or that the tree was nearing the end of it's natural life. As such, there is a small amount of firewood available at the front of the school. #FirstInBestDressed

11.01.2022 We are just a little bit excited about this We will have details for all of our 2021 Prep families as soon as we've had a chance to apply the appropriate tweaks to our always highly regarded Prep transition program. Stay tuned

08.01.2022 Hi Everyone Mrs. Johnston is after a donation of buckets for her music program!?! Yep, you heard us right...buckets! Because the kids aren't really allowed to sing or play recorders (as per the DET operations guide for term 4), naturally, she's thinking that 'bucket drumming' is something our students CAN do ... This is the kind of thing we're thinking (*see picture below). Preferably, we'd be looking for "a few of the same" (so they stack for storage). BUT! Please don't go buying anything! Really, we're just hoping to tap-into the fact that we know we've been able to stumble across families that end up with unwanted empty buckets through their work... If you are able to help... please send any bucket drums to Mrs. Johnston via your child/ren. Thanks for your consideration

08.01.2022 We've got a detailed Compass newsfeed coming and plenty more to follow. But here's the time-critical stuff in a nutshell (to help you get ready for life... as you used to know it ):

07.01.2022 A slow communication week from us as we continue to settle-back-in. An important reminder though; Starting tomorrow (and due to the public holiday), it's a...

03.01.2022 On Friday October 30, Birmingham Primary School joins the rest of Australia ( and the rest of the world, we suspect ) in celebrating World Teachers' Day, to recognise the outstanding work and dedication of all teachers. For us, it is a timely opportunity to reflect on the incredible challenges our teachers have overcome (and continue to overcome) to ensure that all Birmingham students have the support they need to continue learning. We encourage our families also, to take the opportunity to reach out to their child/ren's teacher/s with a kind word, or a short note or e-mail of thanks. It would be a powerful way to recognise the incredible contribution our teachers have made in 2020...

03.01.2022 Here's some further information about the earlier-than-planned return to onsite learning for primary school students from the Education Minister (and Deputy Premier); James Merlino. Our hearts go out to, and our thoughts are with, our secondary school colleagues and their students and families. We look forward to the whole system clicking back into gear ASAP! https://www.facebook.com/JamesMerlinoMP/posts/1815684658607382

02.01.2022 Dear Families, We hope that your family enjoyed the return to school this week. Your calm and positive contribution was critical, and - as always - was greatly appreciated The staggered drop-off and pick-up arrangements became more efficient every day, and certainly assisted us to reduce the amount of time that adults are gathering at the school gates. With a view towards continued improvment across the next week, we ask that you consider the following:... 1 If you are regularly getting out of your car to drop-off or pick-up your child, we ask that you consider making plans with your children to drop-off or pick-up from the angled-parking section of the carpark which regularly has spaces available, 2 If you are in the flow of traffic, we ask that you allow parked vehicles to exit their park and also enter the flow of traffic so that the park can be used again. Besides, it is likely that the vehicle you 'let-in' has already dropped-off or picked-up their children and will not affect your place in the line! 3 a fairly large number of children are entering or exiting their vehicle from the driver side where there are moving vehicles. We would much prefer to see them using the passenger side! 4 Please also remember that the designated drop-off and pick-up space is AFTER you have passed the speed-bump, because our traffic control staff can safely start and stop traffic if-and-when needed. And - in an oversight from previous communications - please also bear in mind that walking to school is a great way not only to get some fitness work into your day, but it keeps you out of the traffic ENTIRELY! We hope that you've had a great weekend, and we look forward to seeing everyone again tomorrow morning

02.01.2022 From us to you: It's (very nearly) 2:30 on the final day of Term 3, 2020. That deserves a fist-pump