Black Mountain School in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Special needs school

Black Mountain School

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6205 6377

Address: 48 Dryandra St O'Connor 2602 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: http://www.bms.act.edu.au/

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25.01.2022 Don’t forget tomorrow is school photo day! Don’t forget tomorrow is school photo day!

25.01.2022 Have you had a chance to check out our writing corner? Head on down to the Discovery Hub to see some great pieces of student writing

25.01.2022 Students are back training in our Six Degrees Cafe, serving up beautiful coffees and treats. Currently only open to the school community of staff and students but we’re looking forward to being back open to the public ASAP. Check out the wonderful Camryn and Matthew hard at work today

24.01.2022 What do you think about our school? Have your say! Follow this link with your student’s ID number: Https://tinyurl.com/y6y8owmj

24.01.2022 Black Mountain School currently has a school board vacancy available for a parent or a member of the school community. Please contact the school if you think you might be interested

23.01.2022 Photo of the week this week comes from Black Mountain School - Canberra where students officially opened their brand new Fresh Food Shop! The Fresh Food Sho...p is a mini supermarket, that will be staffed by students in Years 10-12 with an interest in a career in the service industry. Students will gain valuable work experience and develop on the job skills such as stocking shelves, cash handling and customer service. The BMS Fresh Food Shop is generously supported by Woolworths and Fujitsu who provide the produce, uniforms, electronics and tech support.

23.01.2022 A wonderful introduction to Compass teacher Rebecca Andrews

23.01.2022 A very, very big thank you to the amazing folks in the Thursday Friendship Group who made these amazing quilts for us. They are absolutely stunning, and our students are so excited about them What a gorgeous addition to our classrooms

23.01.2022 Check out these amazing pieces of work by Rooms 46 and 47 students. Students have composed their own Dreamtime stories and made illustrations using pencil, texta and Edicol dye. Fantastic work, guys!

22.01.2022 And a further interview with Camryn, one of our very hard working students. Congratulations, Camryn, on so wonderfully representing BMS and your determination to build on your hospitality skills.

21.01.2022 Recognise any familiar athletes in this photo?

20.01.2022 Room 44 and 45 Compass students have done an excellent job researching and presenting their passion projects this semester. We have loved learning about everyone's passions! Whilst researching their chosen topic and developing their presentations students have worked on their independent on-task skills as well as their literacy and ICT skills. Fantastic job, everyone

19.01.2022 The very talented Courtney takes her class on a journey to the top of a mountain and asks "what can I see?" For those learning at home, this is a great activity to get to know your surroundings and notice things you might have overlooked in the past. Happy hunting!

18.01.2022 Like most thing ins 2020, DanceFest has looked a little different and the students and staff have adapted beautifully! As we were unable to attend The Canberra Theatre Centre to perform our piece ‘Envision’, we put our own production here in our school gym. A huge thank you to all our students for working tirelessly and enthusiastically in DanceFest this year. We commend you for your maturities and ability to adapt to change. Lastly we would like to thank all of our DanceFest staff for their support and flexibility, and Ben P for putting our production together.

18.01.2022 Save the date! Saturday November 14th, 12.30-2.30pm Black Mountain School will hold an event for International Day of People with a Disability and to celebrate the opening of the Black Mountain School Horticulture Centre. Events include:... BBQ performances by CD Teens plants sale Six Degrees Cafe will be open displays by a variety of disability providers official opening of the Horticulture Centre at 1.30pm See more

18.01.2022 Hi everyone! The AGOSCI AAC picnic has been postponed today due to the weather We will let you know when we have more details

18.01.2022 The Education Directorate is working in collaboration with the Office eSafety Commissioner and the Australian Federal Police and will be hosting a live webinar for families tonight Wednesday 16 September 2020 from 7:00pm 8:15pm. You can register for the webinar via a dedicated website . This webinar is suitable for adults and will provide an overview of: The role and function of the Office of the eSafety Commissioner and the AFP Prevention tips and how to support your ...child to be a responsible digital citizen How to report inappropriate and harmful content Hard to have conversations and resources to support families Other information about eSafety is available through the Office of the eSafety Commissioner’s website . See more

18.01.2022 Another video by another amazing staff member, Olivia. She helps our students learn about the importance of keeping clean hands and giving space out in the community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sieJaSPHbVc&t=3s

17.01.2022 There is some great online learning happening all across the school. In this video Tarana has been teaching Room 20 students how to use their Emotional Toolbox to stay calm. Feeling much better now, thanks Tarana!

17.01.2022 There was some pretty yummy cooking happening in the Connect cohort during online learning session. While cooking at home with Rachel and Silvia students have made fried rice, apple and oat muffins and zucchini slice. Looking good, Connect!

16.01.2022 Room 22 and 23 made lava lamps this week Grab some vegetable oil, some food colour, some water, some food colour and some effervescent tablets and you can make one at home, too! We have used the PODD to say "more" and "I like it". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWAuWbore4I

16.01.2022 Some amazing work happening in Link's Room 50 program. Some recent highlights include bike riding, making deliveries, sensory time in the gym, hydrotherapy, and scooter riding as part of a road a social safety program. Well done, everyone!

15.01.2022 Our Six Degrees Cafe Gallery Garden is now open to the public from 9am-2pm Tuesdays-Fridays. Come on down and grab something yummy and enjoy a coffee in the magnificent sunshine that we're getting in the outdoor spaces.

15.01.2022 In case you missed the interview this morning

15.01.2022 With communication one of our school’s strategic priorities, ROCC has been a valuable assessment and planning tool. Thank you to the amazing Kate Taylor for leading the way in this priority area.

14.01.2022 Farewell to Louise Walsh. Our wonderful Louise is heading to the seaside. She shared this message with us: After more than 5 years at BMS and a total of 16 years with ACT Government , it is with mixed emotions that I farewell this wonderful community. I am chasing a dream I’ve had for many years and I’m about to embark on a sea-change to Batemans Bay/Eurobodalla. My last day at BMS will be Friday 29th May. Just prior to Covid19, I resigned from the AIMBIG/ BusyBeans p...rogram so there might be a new face for the BusyBeans eventually. I have really enjoyed supporting each student and the many fun times over the years both in classrooms and training them in the cafe. I am so proud of how much you have learned and wish you all the best post school. There are many parents/carers who I have had the privilege of getting to know whilst supporting their children. It has been my pleasure to watch your children grow and develop in their skills and confidence. I will especially miss the parents who were cafe regulars. I have loved the unique BMS staffing environment with its strong emphasis on well-being. I will truly miss your friendships, comraderie, teamwork and cordial club. I will visit BMS occasionally because Canberra was my home for 25years and I won’t be able to stay away (although I won’t miss those bleak, freezing cold top playground duties )

14.01.2022 This term the superstars in Room 5 have been working hard on their literacy skills. In these photos students are working hard on creating texts and sentence building, spelling and letter work and the Reading Eggs app. Amazing work Emma, Maddy, Harry and Dion

14.01.2022 Six Degrees will open to the public next term on Tuesdays-Fridays. Whoohooo!!!

14.01.2022 Making positive change one step at a time. In 2018 ThinkPlace formed an employment pathways partnership with Black Mountain School, a centre of excellence in ed...ucation for students with intellectual disabilities. Every week, students and ex-students attend work experience at our Canberra studio assisting the team with various operations necessary for the functioning of the studio. The right to fair pay and the opportunity for appropriate and rewarding employment are important goals for many people living with intellectual disabilities. We are proud to play a small part in helping advance these fundamental human rights within our community. www.thinkplaceglobal.com/company/our-purpose

13.01.2022 This week is Reconciliation Week. Michelle has worked on collaborating our teaching and learning resources onto a Padlet. Have a look https://padlet.com/michellefischer/pkjni6phqca1uu2y

12.01.2022 Check out this amazing Australian Indigenous artwork display of Australian animals done by Connect and Compass students. Well done, guys! They look beautiful down in the art room.

12.01.2022 Compass have made these amazing Bogong Moth artworks using natural materials found in the playground. Students have been learning about Aboriginal culture and have been talking about the significance of these moths to the Aboriginal people.

11.01.2022 As many of you would be aware, during the school holidays a distressing incident occurred at the Westin Skate Park where two young people were stabbed, and an 18 year old later died. ACT Policing have asked us to share a video with you about the incident that also includes advice about cyber safety for our young people. Https://youtu.be/4w9Noq1J5Gk

10.01.2022 We currently have two Supported Independent Living vacancies available in the ACT. Click on the links below for more information. Phone: 1300 DISABILITY (1300 ...347 224) Email: [email protected] https://www.disabilitytrust.org.au/supported-inde/bruce-act https://www.disabilitytrust.org.au/support/kambah-house-act

09.01.2022 Thanks for an awesome end to the term, BMS!! hair colour day was a hit! Today we also say farewell to our amazing Jenn Burness, who has been at BMS for many years Jenn has taken an executive position at Monash School. We will miss you, Jenn, and look forward to hearing about your new adventures

09.01.2022 It was a wonderful morning to welcome the students of Black Mountain School - Canberra. We hope they enjoyed their visit and the hand sanitiser goes to good use during these interesting times!

09.01.2022 Today Black Mountain School - Canberra held a walk-and-talk-a-thon, to help students communicate and get to know one another, a recommendation of their SRC. The... event was attended by His Excellency, General the Hon David Hurley AC and Her Excellency Mrs Hurley as patrons of Peer Support Australia. A morning of sunshine, song and super powers, a popular talking point of Black Mountain students. Governor-General of Australia See more

09.01.2022 Check out all the hard work Room 14 have been doing- cutting herbs to sell at the front office. Well done, guys!

09.01.2022 Hi everyone, You may have noticed some significant changes that have occurred over the last couple of days to our school gates. To ensure everybody’s safety around some of the works happening in the school we have had some extra temporary fencing placed in the interim before some newer permanent fencing. What does this mean for drop offs/pick ups and general access to the school? All drop offs and pick ups will need to occur at the Faunce street entrance. The gates that allo...w car entrance will be unlocked and there is disability access parking. To enter the school building, please call the phone number on the door (which will soon be an intercom). The Cockle street gates (the entrance with the steep driveway) will be locked to cars but there will still be a pedestrian entrance gate and people can enter through there if they choose. This will take you to the front office also, but will not have drive-in access. We appreciate how flexible everybody has been during this transition process. Stay tuned for further updates! See more

08.01.2022 Congratulations Jeremy, you truly are an amazing and thoughtful leader within our school community.

07.01.2022 We need you! Many thanks to the parents and carers who have completed the 2020 School Satisfaction & Climate Survey. For the results to reflect the opinions of our whole school community, we need as many of you as possible to take the survey before 31 August. Please use this link to take the survey: https://tinyurl.com/y6y8owmj . You will need to have your child’s Student ID handy. To complete the survey for a second child, simply click on the link again. Alternatively, you can use the link in the email that was emailed on Monday 10th August from the EDU Surveys and Evaluation team. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!

06.01.2022 Thanks for your support and giving us the opportunity to cook some yummy snacks

05.01.2022 Thank you to the National Museum of Australia for a wonderful experience. #IDPwD

05.01.2022 Take a look at our amazing stars over in Engage . Engage students have been working incredibly hard in their class programs, which include a focus on communication and AAC, solving movement challenges and working on mobility. Engage are also strengthening their literacy and number skills. Well done, Engage!

04.01.2022 Check out these great tips and hints from our exec and speechie Matt Thompson. This is the beginning of our weekly clips with a focus on AAC and key word sign. This week's focus is "want".

04.01.2022 The Governor-General and Mrs Hurley recently visited our school during our Talk-and-Walk-a-thon. The event was a huge success! Well done to everybody who participated

04.01.2022 Happy birthday to the amazing Christine (Kirky) !! Christine has been part of the mountain team for 17 years, and has worked in room 5, 1, 30, 40 (when it was a classroom), 22, 23 and 30 and mentored many of our staff over the years in her marvellous teaching ways.

04.01.2022 Not sure if this is going to work but here's the live stream from this morning if you missed it.

03.01.2022 There will be great coffee, awesome plants and beautiful people!

03.01.2022 Don't forget that our SRC have organised a Hairspray Day tomorrow! Gold coin donations will go towards the Salvation Army Bushfire Relief. Don't forget your permission note to have your hair coloured in Central Park. We will be celebrating the end of Term 2 with a staggered disco in the afternoon. Happy almost-end-of-term, everyone!

02.01.2022 See you tomorrow at 12.30pm for I-Day!! Further info in comments :)See you tomorrow at 12.30pm for I-Day!! Further info in comments :)

01.01.2022 Join Ben every Tuesday @9am.

01.01.2022 Hi all just a quick reminder, singing group will be delivered through Google meet for BMS students and families at 9:30am on Tuesday! You will have received a t...imetable with links in the latest newsletter. I will try and do a dual live stream this week, and then we will be moving to Google for term 2. I will still post the video to the Yamffa page upon completion if you missed the live stream or were coming here purely for that purpose.

01.01.2022 Our amazing LSAs have been hard at work developing content for online learning over the past few weeks. Check out this video that Chiz from the Engage program has made. Her dog, Rosie, is modelling communication on the class PODD. Thanks Chiz and Rosie!

01.01.2022 Congratulations on an excellent term, everybody! And congratulations to our SRC students, who were awarded their badges just recently. Well done, guys!