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Bicheno Primary School Launching into Learning

Locality: Bicheno, Tasmania

Phone: +61 3 6375 1222

Address: James St 7215 Bicheno, TAS, Australia

Website: http://bichenoprimary.education.tas.edu.au/

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25.01.2022 How to install the Bicheno Primary School App INSTALLING SZapp - Apple User: 1. On your device, open the App Store. 2. Search the App Store for SZapp.... 3. Download and install SZapp. Android User 1. On your device, open the Play Store. 2. Search the Play Store for SZapp. 3. Download and install SZapp. Once the Schoolzine app is installed on your device you will need to do the following: 1. FIND YOUR SCHOOL Select Asia Pacific for the school's region. Search for and select Bicheno Primary School from the school Search Field. 2. REGISTER A USER Before you can add your school, you will need to register. Register with your email, or sign in with Google or Facebook. 3. CREATE A PROFILE Enter your email and name and then create a password. 4. MANAGING NOTIFICATIONS Choose which group/s you would like to receive notifications from. Groups with arrows indicate that there are sub-groups which you can join. Make sure you click to receive LiL notifications. Any problems - please call the BPS School Office on 63 751 222

25.01.2022 There is a great new free app with some parent resources for our LiL children. Link below: https://www.brighttomorrows.org.au

25.01.2022 thanks to everyone who has supported our family challenges! Congratulations Cassie Stanley a pamper pack from St Marys Pharmacy on the way to you plus a child a...ctivity set thanks to the St Marys Op Shop volunteers for helping out in the draw! Next week is our final challenge as we will be moving to some face to face programs as of the 15th June -watch out for our walking groups and nature excursions challenge #11 is to share some of the moments of family time during isolation - what worked & what didn't! Family Hamper with lots of goodies to win! 2 weeks to enter (until 15th June )

25.01.2022 Our beautiful Kinders and Prep/1s

25.01.2022 Welcome to this place! Come and join me this Friday morning with all your family for 30 minutes of music making would love to feel connected with u all - I MISS my little music makers !!!!

24.01.2022 Thanks to everyone who joined last weeks family challenge - there were some fabulous book ideas! Congratulations to Alice Cordwell - $50 Purple Possum voucher ...and winter cooking hamper plus activity pack heading your way :) We are excited this week to team up with East Coast Grazing to offer a delicious Mothers Day hamper for this week's challenge #7. As we move towards (hopefully) lifting some restrictions it is a great time to make a rainbow! share a favourite photo of your family rainbow activity or just a beautiful rainbow image for us all to enjoy. We have added in some fun suggestions due to delivery requirements we will announce winner of Friday afternoon :) Break O'Day and Bicheno/Coles Bay areas only this week https://www.facebook.com/eastcoastgrazing/

24.01.2022 Playgroup will return this Friday at 9am with Shake It Up Kids - our musical playgroup. This term our booking system has changed slightly. We will be offering a ticketing system for our sessions. Some sessions will be capped while others will not. Securing your tickets will still be via the SchoolZine App. Each Monday we will send a notification for the booking system to be open. There will be a link to our school calendar on the notification, click on that and book a ticke...t. The following things will remain the same for Term 4: you MUST book each week- this is to adhere to our COVID-19 safety plan only one parent can attend with their child/ren entrance is via the James St gate ONLY (at the school carpark) each adult must complete a COVID-19 health screen form prior to attending the sessions please do not arrive earlier to any sessions. If you are early please use the Lions Park as a play space as our playground will be used. your child/ten must attend with you. Unfortunately a friend is unable to bring your child to sessions booking will close on Thursday nights so please ensure you book in by this time If you or your child are displaying any cold/flu like symptoms please do not attend. If you have any questions, please contact the school office directly on 63 751 222 for support or assistance. Unfortunately the message notifications on our Facebook are turned off and we ask that all communication is via our school office. The Term 4 calendar will be up shortly, we are just finalising some last details. Thank you! Eliza, Mel, Tanya and Victoria

24.01.2022 Playgroup update for Term 3: We are very excited for Playgroup to return in Term 3! These sessions will still run on a Friday morning. Please note, there will be restrictions around the structure of our sessions and changes to times/sign in procedures. All Playgroup sessions will be held at Bicheno Primary School. You must book in your child/children via our School Zine App (SZApp) - these will be open on each Monday morning and close Thursday. We will put a post up very ...shortly to show you how to book in for Playgroup. Please book one spot per child (two children, two spots). Entrance is to be via the James Street gate ONLY. You then head to the school office to sign in and sanitise. Departure is via the pathway next to the Gym, heading to the school oval. Sessions will start a little later in the morning to allow for students and families to leave the school grounds prior to Playgroup families arriving. We will be offering the following sessions: *Shake it Up Kids with Victoria and Mrs Spykers - two sessions. These will be capped at 10 children per session. Held in the school Music room. *Gym Play - with Building Blocks. Held in the School Gym. Participant numbers not capped. *Playground Play - held in the BPS Early Childhood Playground. Participant numbers not capped

24.01.2022 BABY PLAY Babies and toddlers love to explore everyday items. They learn a lot by exploring the shape, taste, sound, feel and smell of objects. Babies will have fun putting the objects in and out of the container. By talking about objects, we are helping babies build their understanding of words. MAKE A TREASURE BOX FOR BABY ... What you will need: a box interesting things from around the house and from nature. For example: a piece of material, leaves, a cardboard tube, a rubber ball, a scrubbing brush, an egg ring, a bell and an empty salt shaker. What to do: 1. Collect interesting items from around your house and yard. Make sure objects are not a choking hazard and do not have sharp edges. This is especially important if your baby is at the stage of putting everything in their mouth. 2. Put them in a box or container (for example, a cardboard carton or ice cream container). 3. Give the box to your baby to explore and discover. 4. Name and describe things to your baby as they pick them up. (That’s a shell. It’s very smooth.) Taken from Department of Education Learning At Home

23.01.2022 Term 3 calendar is now up! Bookings for 24th July will be open on Monday 20th July. If your child is attending one of these sessions, you must book in prior, unfortunately your child is unable to attend if there is no booking. Have a wonderful holiday and we look forward to seeing you at our sessions.

23.01.2022 Getting ready for school starts at birth. Children who are confident and involved learners thrive at Kindergarten. Check out this great DoE website to support your child preparing for Kinder: http://kinder-ready.tas-education.org/

22.01.2022 Start counting the Aussie Backyard Bird Count starts TODAY! You can submit as many different counts as you like throughout the week, as long as each count la...sts for 20 minutes. Download the app or head to The Aussie Backyard Bird Count website to get started... https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/ Today we will launch the Aussie Backyard Bird Count Broadcast - live on Facebook and YouTube! Join our Chief Counters and BirdLife supporters around the nation as we celebrate all things BIRD! *We'll post the live video link to the Facebook event page when we kick off on Monday, so keep your eyes peeled for that* Run time by timezone: 12pm 2pm AEDT (NSW/ACT/VIC/TAS) 11:30am 1:30pm ACDT (SA) 11am 1pm AEST (QLD) 10:30am 12:30pm ACST (NT) 9am 11am AWST (WA) *Don't worry if you miss the livestream - we'll be putting the video online for you to catch up later* #AussieBirdCount #BirdLifeOz #UrbanBirds #BirdsinBackyards #Birdata #CitizenScience #CitSciOz #cuppawiththebirds #birdingathome

22.01.2022 Needing help on how to book in your child/ren into our LiL sessions? Here is a short video that might help

22.01.2022 What's on this week at Building Blocks? Tuesday - Read Sing Create! at Bicheno Libarary from 10.30-11am wiht Natasha Speers lots of songs and stories to share f...or children and families/carers plus we will be at Ringarooma Primary for 123 Magic with Jessica Whitmore from 1.30-3pm contact the school to book your place - limited spots still available Wednesday - our Gladstone Session will now be postponed next week instead (2nd Sept) to avoid a school clash with bush school- June PraphanwithayaJamie TaylorKasia Lagodzka Carly MooreSadhna Wagner please let everyone know (same time 10.30am and same place!) Thursday - St Marys Town Hall 9.30-11am with Rebecca Hibberd for Launching into Learning - explore our dark den and lots more! (and final BUGK online course for everyone in that group :) ) Friday - Bicheno Primary School 9.30-10.30 am with Eliza Spykers for Launching into Learning - lots of fun for children in the gym space plus Read Sing Create! at St Helens Library from 10.30-11.30 am with Mariah 'Sullivan' Terry all sessions are free and promote early learning for children 0-8 years - photos today from the wonderful inquiry project in Bicheno Kindergarten - lookign at all types of shelters and construction

21.01.2022 Now that everything is opening up, its a great time to explore your local community. Thanks also to Natasha Speers for looking after the BB page this week whil...e I take some screen free time! Remember to post inlir final family challenge..maybe Nature World will be a highlight for your family! See more

20.01.2022 Term 4 LiL calendar

20.01.2022 Some staff photos from our CBCA Book Week parade today. #whereisthegreensheep #memfox #cbcabookweek2020 #tasgoveducation

20.01.2022 Our LiL Christmas party will still be held on Friday 4th December from 9:15am. We will instead start the session with carols and music (and a visit from some special people) at the school. Following this, we will then head to the Lions Park for a picnic and activities with Tanya from Building Blocks. Please don't forget to bring a wrapped book for your child as a gift, your picnic rugs and picnic basket. All participating families are to enter via the James St gate and hea...d to the office to sign in and complete your COVID screening. We will also have a sack ready for you to place your child’s gift in. Due to high numbers attending our last session it is important that you book Thank you, Eliza Spykers and Mel Lewis.

20.01.2022 PRE-KINDER ENROLMENT SESSION - Friday 11th September Please find attached information and DoE requirements for your child's Pre-Kinder enrolment session on Friday. We ask that you arrive 5 minutes earlier to complete at COVID screening. Entrance is via the school office.... A selection of uniforms will be available to purchase. Payment is via EFTPOS. Any questions - please contact the school office on 63 751 222

19.01.2022 Week one of end of year celebrations...van even had a clean by our special helper ready for a big 2 weeks of fun! Mariah 'Sullivan' Terry Natasha Speers Eliza Spykers

19.01.2022 ‘ArtStart’ is an exhibition designed to encourage children’s participation in the visual arts, open to kindergarten to grade six students in northern Tasmania. ... This year’s theme is Connection to Place. Students were asked to explore and express the feelings that are evoked from particular environments significant to them. We get such joy seeing artwork by children on our gallery walls, and these students from Bicheno Primary were pretty pleased too! On show now at the Art Gallery at Royal Park. #ArtStart #ConnectionToPlace

19.01.2022 As an adult, it's easy to be distracted by the million things rolling around in your brain. Doing something as simple as taking a walk with your children can re...mind you to stop and smell the roses. Kids are wonderful at being "in the moment" and noticing all of the big and little things in their environment. Here's 5 things to do on a walk: 1. Look at the numbers on the letter boxes and driveways. 2. Search for a bird’s nest. 3. Notice the road signs. 4. Comment on the different gardens, trees and flowers. 5. Talk with your child about what you see, hear and notice. This activity, and many more, can be found on the Learning at Home section of the DoE website: https://www.education.tas.gov.au/lear/birth-4-years-of-age/ #MovementMondays

18.01.2022 Kinder 2021 We are currently planning our Pre-Kinder program for our Kinder students who will begin at Bicheno Primary School in 2021. If your child turns 5 before December 31st 2021 they are eligible to attend Kinder. There will be information to follow shortly.... Can you please email [email protected] or contact the school office on 63751222 if your mailing address needs updating on your child's LiL form. Thank you

18.01.2022 Named the ‘world’s oldest toy’ by the National Toy Hall of fame, the humble stick has been entertaining children for generations. The play possibilities are end...less. We are sharing some of our favourite activities to do with the ‘fallen’ sticks you find next time you are out and about in the natural environment. Never a better time than now to get outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine, even if it is in your backyard or on a walk around the block. Sign up for nature play, in your backyard, everyday at www.natureplayeveryday.com.au Enjoy!

18.01.2022 Reminder to families that our booking for the first session tomorrow closes at 11:59pm tonight

17.01.2022 The school holidays are a great time to provide opportunities for active play and to help help your child develop different movement skills. Visit https://www.facebook.com/playmoveimprove or https://www.playmoveimprove.com.au/ for movement activity ideas.

16.01.2022 Big news! The ABC's Parental As Anything with Maggie Dent podcast is now on Spotify.... Including the most recent episode, all about Roosters and Lambs: Understanding your child's temperament. Have you listened yet?

16.01.2022 Newsletter - 2nd December https://bichenops.schoolzineplus.com/news?nid=20

16.01.2022 Great inquiry happening today at Bicheno..exploring bones and fossils with our talking Tub & Floorbook project. Lots of hands on activities and wonderful classr...oom set up Eliza Spykers. Building Blocks resources are used in classrooms to support quality programs and enhance children’s engagement in their learning See more

16.01.2022 ONLY 3 LIL SESSIONS LEFT FOR 2020: We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support throughout this crazy year. It is also an important and timely reminder to all families to please book before attending. This is for us to comply with our COVID safety plan and know who is entering school grounds. This is now easier - via the calendar feature on the SZApp. All three sessions can now be booked in advance.... It is also important that families enter via the James Street entrance at the staff carpark and sign in first and complete their COVID screening before your child begins playing.

14.01.2022 This Friday is a special Book Week playgroup with Tanya. Come dressed as your favourite book character. Special guest reading of the winning CBCA Early Childhood book. Bookings must be made prior to 12am Friday morning on the SZApp. All sessions are now open for booking also throughout Term 4. This is now done through the calendar section on the SZApp.

14.01.2022 SharingSo cute!!! Thanks to @jtchoppa for suggestions!

14.01.2022 Welcome back to Term 3! Visitor health screening is an important part of keeping our staff and students safe at school this term. This video runs through what you can expect.

14.01.2022 Let it Snow With snow forecast to fall to low levels overnight and tomorrow, you might like to check our Facebook page before heading off on the school ru...n. We’ll keep you up to date if any government schools and centres are affected. For the latest information, please visit our website: https://www.education.tas.gov.au/about-us/alerts/ And for road closures in your area please visit: https://www.police.tas.gov.au/community-alerts/

12.01.2022 Stages of Writing #childrensdevelopment #milestones #earlychildhood #writing #finemotorskills #teacher #preschool #my_stepping_stones_coogee

11.01.2022 CHICKEN DIVAS - National Simultaneous Story Time National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually. Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. It aims to promote the value of reading and literacy. This year's book was "Chicken Divas" - a hilarious story about two gorgeous chooks c...alled Whitney and Britney. WATCH THE STORY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxoe-n9Hel4 AT HOME ACTIVITY: Use a paper plate and fold in half to make a rocking Whitney and Britney. Decorate your hen blue or pink or any other bright colours. Find some feathers in your home environment and glue these on your chooks. Draw on two eyes and cut a small triangle for a beak. Links to Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF): Outcome 5 I am beginning to understand key literacy and numeracy concepts and processes, such as the sounds of language, letter-sound relationships, concepts of print and the ways that texts are structured.

11.01.2022 Watch out for Ted and friends in the Building Blocks van - out and about doing some home deliveries in the next few weeks!

10.01.2022 We’re going on a Bear Hunt around Bicheno, so please put your teddy bears out around town. Seeking families who wish to join this spot the teddy activity by putting a teddy or two in their front window. The idea is when kids and parents need a break from the house, they can jump in the car and try and find the teddy's, while remaining in their car. Feel free to comment below with the street in which families can drive to and find a teddy or two. ... Mrs Spykers

09.01.2022 Our Principal Mr Spykers is finding out if he made the naughty or nice list after his first term in the hot seat!

09.01.2022 Things are starting to get back to normal in our schools, and in Term 3 a lot more activities are back on This little video provides an overview for our parents and carers. Head over to our website for a full guide: http://ow.ly/Avp650Aljgl

08.01.2022 Over the past two years, Claire Neyland and myself have been working quietly away at what started as a maternity leave projectand has now been turned into a ...BOOK! It’s been published by Tassie’s own 40South Publishing, and copies are on their way to us it’s getting real! We’ve called it 'A Home for Little Penguin'. It’s a children’s book (didn’t have time to write a novel) and the story is about a Little Penguin, who needs to find a new home. If you are a child, have a child, know a child or once were a child yourself, then this book belongs on your bookshelf (shameless sales pitch). PS: For those of you who didn’t know Claire Elizabeth can PAINT! Her watercolours brought this little story to life, and I’m so happy we found each other **** We will be having a book launch in Bicheno, details TBC!!!! **** If you would like to pre-order a copy (or 10) send myself or Claire a message, and we will get a copy to you, hot off the press. PS. if you can't make the launch and / or forget to pre-order through us....'A Home for Little Penguin' will also be available at several awesome retail outlets across the state. PPS. Sharing is caring. Feel free to share this post on our behalf with any penguins who may be interested.

07.01.2022 We are missing our LiL families very much and hope you are keeping safe and well. If you would like some at home packs of items your child can play with, please contact Tanya from Building Blocks on 0400 002 116 to arrange delivery to our Coles Bay and Bicheno families. Also tune into Little Music Makers Creative Ground on Facebook every Friday from 10:30am to 11am for music and stories with Lila Meleisea. ...

07.01.2022 We are really excited to be back with our Read Sing Create! sessions next term. spaces are limited but we hope that everyone will be able to join us - Bicheno families will need to book in advance. Natasha Speers

05.01.2022 School term dates and professional learning days have been finalised for 2021 and are available on our website: https://bit.ly/2021TermDates If you'd like a... handy visual, we also have a printable calendar version that you can download and print for the fridge: https://bit.ly/2021TermDatesPDF PLEASE NOTE: The end date for Term 1 has been changed so that school holidays start straight after Easter. This means students are less disrupted and won't return to school between Easter and when the Term 1 holidays were originally planned. #LearnersFirst #TasGovEducation #TermDates

04.01.2022 Did you know that getting ready for school starts at birth? Children who are confident and involved learners thrive at Kindergarten. The Department of Education have a wonderful website to support families preparing their child for Kinder: http://kinder-ready.tas-education.org/#welcome... This website give tips and strategies for three different age groups: Baby: http://kinder-ready.tas-education.org/#baby Toddler: http://kinder-ready.tas-education.org/#toddler-0-0 Pre-school: http://kinder-ready.tas-education.org/#preschooler-0-0

04.01.2022 Bookings for Friday’s playgroup sessions are now open. 9:00am - 9:30am 9:30am - 10am... Look forward to seeing you again - we’ve missed playgroup

04.01.2022 Just a friendly reminder that all families attending our LiL Christmas Party must book before tomorrow. Link to book: https://bichenops.schoolzineplus.com/event/254

04.01.2022 check out our new exhibition of art work by children 0-4 years. very pleased to be hosting the B4 Making Marks art trail this summer

03.01.2022 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/read-sing-create-bicheno-li

03.01.2022 A PLAY SCHOOL COVID-19 SPECIAL To help explain what's happening at the moment, we present this special episode that will launch on Facebook. Watch Play School: Hello Friends! with your little ones here at 4pm Thursday AEDST.

03.01.2022 Playgroup sessions will be open to book from midnight tonight. Don’t forget to sign up to Bicheno Primary School. Once you are on the home page - click on manage. You will then need to choose push notifications and LiL. A push notification invite will be sent to subscribers when the bookings are open.

01.01.2022 The way things are done at school will be a bit different from how they’re done at home. For example, how to ask for help, how to take turns, and how to follow ...instructions. To teach your child how to ask for help, model the behaviour. For example, ask can you please help me get that ball?. You can help them follow instructions when playing games like Simon Says. During everyday activities, for example, you could ask "can you please put the tomato sauce on the bench?. Practice taking turns when doing a puzzle together or playing a game. #ReadyForSchool #TheNextStep #TasGovEducation #LearnersFirst

01.01.2022 Playgroup this coming Friday 21st August is Shake It Up Kids (Musical playgroup). Please be aware that this session has a capped number of 15 children due to physical distancing guidelines. Bookings are now open via the SZApp - please give the school office a call if you are having difficulties booking. Due to capped numbers it is crucial that you book. Bookings close Thursday evening.

01.01.2022 Message from Dr Liz at Bicheno Medical Centre: Our first batch of Government funded influenza vaccinations have arrived today at Bicheno Medical Centre. Children aged 6months-5 years, over 65's, and patients with SPECIFIC chronic conditions are eligible for the vaccination. Non-eligible people should phone and request a script phone appointment to obtain it from the chemist. This year for adults we are arranging a drive-flu clinic. Procedure; 1.Phone to make appointment. 2.wear a short sleeve that is easy to lift. 3. drive in one entrance. 4. stop and turn off your vehicle. 5.receive your shot. 6. drive out the exit. Children will have to be brought into the clinic-but physical distancing etc must be observed as hygiene is of course. Cheers, Bicheno MC.