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25.01.2022 R U OK DAY 2020 // Biddabah would like to thank our enthusiastic R U OK student committees for getting behind and supporting this day through decorating the school and delivering presentations to all of our classes. Life is so much better when we show kindness and support for one another! #RUOKDay

24.01.2022 CAPA NEWS // Did you know that CAPA stands for Creative and Practical Arts? Our school provides a diverse range of drama, music, dance and art experiences for all to enjoy. Check out our Year 6 students loving their CAPA lessons today!

24.01.2022 K-2 PLAYGROUND // Our fairy garden and boat were looking a little tired so when everyone went home yesterday, some little fairies came in and fixed them up!

23.01.2022 SCHOOL LEADER REPORT - WEEK 7 // Keep up with our latest Biddabah news from our school leaders. Written and produced by Noah, Will, Harper and Ruby.

23.01.2022 OUT OF UNIFORM DAY - CANCER FUNDRAISER // On Friday 4th December, Biddabah will have an out of uniform day to raise money for cancer research. Students can come to school wearing either yellow or purple clothing. Bring a cold coin donation!

22.01.2022 This National Recycling Week, why not start reducing and recycling your soft plastic? Here are 10 of our favourite tips for reducing our soft plastic use at home, work and school. Let's tackle soft plastic waste, together! #NationalRecyclingWeek Planet Ark

22.01.2022 R U OK DAY // R U OK Day is today. A simple conversation can change a life, so who will you ask? #RUOKDay https://youtu.be/KEKhTSagJ3I

22.01.2022 FOCUS OF THE WEEK // Our focus this week is GIVING. This group of gorgeous students have been giving up their playtime on a Wednesday to spread kindness. They are part of our Pen Pal Club (a.k.a Kindness Club). They have been writing letters and making some beautiful artwork to send to elderly residents in aged care. What will they get in return.......possibly nothing, and they know that. The fact that they are willing to give without receiving to make someone else happy makes us incredibly proud!

22.01.2022 LIBRARY NEWS // Issue #6 Book Club closes this Friday 4th September 3pm. https://www.scholastic.com.au/media/5667/bc-620.pdf

21.01.2022 FATHER'S DAY STALL // Biddabah P&C would like to inform parents that our Father's Day stall is now open for online orders. https://biddabahuniformshop.square.site/ All purchases will be sent home with students over the next 2 weeks with the last delivery scheduled for Friday 4th September 2020. For more information please see the Biddabah PS P&C Facebook page.

21.01.2022 TELL THEM FROM ME SURVEY// There is still time for you to have your say!! Click on the link below and complete the survey about BPS.

20.01.2022 JUMP ROPE NEWS // Jump Rope for Heart is well underway and it’s great to see so many children out in the playground skipping with smiles on their faces. At the end of last week we had skipped for an incredible 34 025 minutes! Keep up the great efforts Biddabah!

19.01.2022 JUMP ROPE FOR HEART // It's Jump Off Day!! Don't forget to wear red and bring your gold coin donation. Let's end the term with some fun!

18.01.2022 TELL THEM FROM ME SURVEY // We need your help! We only have 3 more weeks left to collect data from our annual online "Tell Them From Me" survey. Do you have time this weekend to fill it out? Your opinion matters to us. http://www.tellthemfromme.com/biddabah

18.01.2022 JUMP ROPE NEWS // Biddabah skipped up a storm last week and with less than 10 000 minutes from reaching our goal, every minute now counts! Week 7 Jump Rope for Heart award winners are: ... - KB and KF for learning new skills. - Demi M for skipping 8 hours. See more

18.01.2022 FOCUS OF THE WEEK// This week's focus is a repeat of last week: Anti-bullying. Talk to your child/ren about their understanding and experience of bullying. Visit the Bullying: No Way website for information, support and some great strategies to deal with bullying. Most importantly, view the definition of bullying and discuss it with your child/ren.

17.01.2022 WEEK 8 JUMP ROPE NEWS // We are getting very close now to reaching our targeted skipping goal! It is great to see so many students busy preparing tricks for the upcoming Jump Off Day which is scheduled to go ahead on the last Friday of this term. A special congratulations goes to Lachlan S for skipping 480 minutes in Week 8.

17.01.2022 R U OK? - DAY // In light of our current world events and our on going need to support and look out for one another, Biddabah will be participating in 'R U OK? - Day' on Thursday 10th September ( 2 weeks from today). Students are encouraged to come to school dressed in yellow on this day.

16.01.2022 R U OK DAY - THURSDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER // Did you know that there's more to say after - Are you Ok? This Thursday our students will be learning what they can say and do, to help support each other through lifes ups and downs. These conversations can be life changing! #RUOKday

16.01.2022 LIFE EDUCATION // Healthy Harold, our all time favourite giraffe, was a real hit at Biddabah last week. Students across all grades enjoyed visiting the life education van for their special 1.5 hour lesson.

15.01.2022 NEWSLETTER TERM 3 WEEK 10 //

14.01.2022 FARMER CHRISTMAS CARDS // Biddabah students have been busy making cards for Aussie farmers to let them know we are thinking of them this Christmas. There were many thoughtful messages included in these cards

12.01.2022 FOCUS of the WEEK// Our focus for Weeks 8 and 9 is to be Respectful - Generous & Giving. Have a family discussion about what this looks like for your family. It also links in with our RUOK day on Thursday. We have been talking about ways we can be generous without giving a gift and also ways to be kind.

12.01.2022 HUNTER LIFE EDUCATION // Just a friendly reminder that payments for Hunter Life Education are due by this Wednesday -26th August. Don't miss out!

12.01.2022 FOCUS OF THE WEEK// A simple way to work out if it is or isn't bullying.

12.01.2022 LATEST NSW DoE COVID-19 UPDATE// Dear Parents & Carers Below is the latest NSW Dept of Education COVID 19 update (Aug 25). Clarification for schools - identifying and responding to unwell students.... During the COVID-19 pandemic, anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, loss of taste and loss of smell), even mild symptoms, should NOT be at school. Where a student or staff member is unwell at school, arrangements should be made to send them home. Schools should encourage staff and parents to arrange for the person who is unwell to be tested so they can return to school as soon possible once their symptoms have resolved to minimise the absence from school. For people who are unwell with respiratory symptoms, a negative COVID-19 test result must be received and sighted by the school. In situations where a parent/carer is unwilling to allow their child to undertake a COVID test or provide the school with a negative COVID-19 test result, the student is to be excluded from school for a 10 day period. Additionally, the student must have been symptom free for at least 3 days before returning to school. Please contact the school if you have any questions regarding this update. Thank you for your ongoing patience and understanding. Sincerely Steve Gately

11.01.2022 SNAPSHOTS OF KINDERGARTEN // Take a peak through the window of our Biddabah Kindergarten rooms. We are very busy!

10.01.2022 LIBRARY NEWS // Book Club Issue #6 is out now. https://www.scholastic.com.au/media/5667/bc-620.pdf All orders need to be placed via the online LOOP system https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent/Login.aspx Orders close Friday 5th Sept.

09.01.2022 JUMP ROPE FOR HEART // We did it! Biddabah students have now skipped for 70 125 minutes during the Jump Rope For Heart program. What an outstanding effort! This Friday is our Jump Off Day. Don’t forget to wear something red (students may come out of uniform) and bring a gold coin donation for the Heart Foundation. ... This week we congratulate Jack C for his consistent effort with skipping.

08.01.2022 R U OK? - DAY // Did you know that you are never too young or too old to meaningfully connect with one another. This Thursday is R U Ok Day. Our students are encouraged to wear something yellow (and come out of unform) to promote and raise awareness of how we can look after one another at Biddabah. #RUOKday

07.01.2022 LIBRARY NEWS // A huge congratulations to all the Biddabah students who completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge this year. We had a record number of 295 participants! The winning classes for the most completed challenges were 3W and 6L who both had 100% completion rates. K-2 classes completed the PRC with their teachers. If you’d like to follow the BPS library on Instagram just scan our very own QR code and you can keep up to date with all the upcoming Library events

07.01.2022 PLASTIC POLICE RECYCLING UPDATE// Check out the soft plastic recycling guide. Remember, if you can't scrunch it, bin it and it needs to be oh so clean to go into our soft plastics bag!!!

05.01.2022 JUMP ROPE UPDATE // We are half way to our skipping goal! Congratulations Biddabah. Our Jump Off Day will be going ahead on Friday 25th September, information on this will be provided next week. Congratulations to Ryan B for skipping 370 minutes in Week 6! What an effort!

05.01.2022 BUSH TUCKER GARDEN// Our gardening group has been very busy planning, weeding and preparing some of the garden beds at the front of the school. They have a dual purpose: to beautify the front of the school and to also create a bush tucker garden.

04.01.2022 FATHER'S DAY STALL - REMINDER // Did you know that there's only 6 more sleeps until Father's Day? If you are still looking for gift ideas, why not check out our P&C's online Father's Day stall. https://biddabahuniformshop.square.site/ All orders need to be finalised and sent home with students by this Friday. DON"T MISS OUT!

04.01.2022 KINDERGARTEN 2021 UPDATE // Due to Department of Education COVID-19 restrictions, our usual Kindergarten orientation procedures are currently on hold. Soon we will be sending out an information email with a power point presentation containing lots of information about our school, our normal orientation processes and what the beginning of next year may look like for you and your child. An information pack will be available for picking up from our school office from Monday 14th... September. If your child has a sibling at Biddabah, the pack can be sent home with them. These are very trying times for us all but we aim to make your child’s transition to school a smooth and happy one. We look forward to meeting you all in person very soon.

03.01.2022 LOST PROPERTY COLLECTION // Our unlabelled lost property (mostly jackets, containers and drink bottles) will be on display this Thursday afternoon between 2.30-3.30 outside our main school gate. If you are missing something or would like some second hand items, please feel free to adopt anything on display.

03.01.2022 FLASHBACK // Remember our 'All for One; All for Love' fundraiser at the end of Term 2? Our gold coin donations have been used to purchase gift cards and many, many bags of happiness ready to be delivered to children who are in hospital or isolated due to illness. Biddabah....thank you for your kindness and generosity!

02.01.2022 STAGE 3 PUBLIC SPEAKING FINALS // Biddabah would like to congratulate our twelve very talented students who competed at the Stage 3 Public Speaking finals today. While the competition was tough, Fletcher, Eva & Josh achieved the highest overall results and took out the top three places. Well done everyone!

01.01.2022 SCHOOL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS - 2021 // Congratulations to the Year 5 students who volunteered to be considered for our 2021 School Leadership positions. Staff and Yr 5 students voted last week to select the candidates who will now be considered for election as one of our school leaders for next year. Due to a tied vote, 9 boys and 9 girls will be going through to our next round, presenting speeches in Week 8. Good luck to these students: Boys: Tuscan A, Oliver A, Fletcher A, Jamie B, Jarrah B, Will J, Blake P, Flynn S & Xavier T. Girls: Lilly B, Peyton D, Georgia D, Rylee F, Tahlia F, Dakota H, Layla J, Zoe K & Jessica X. After viewing speeches, students in Years 2-5 and staff will place their final votes. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, parents unfortunately will not be able to attend the speech assembly.

01.01.2022 NEW DIGITAL SIGN // Did anyone spot the new addition to our school today? We can't wait to start using it!