Bute Early Learning and Primary School in Bute, South Australia | Primary School

Bute Early Learning and Primary School

Locality: Bute, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8826 2060

Address: Third St 5560 Bute, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.buteps.sa.edu.au

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25.01.2022 We would like to invite our school community to check out our revamped website. A couple of years ago we updated our website, however, we have had many changes at our site in relation to our amalgamation with our Early Learning Centre. The new website captures these changes and the overall format looks AMAZING! A big thank you goes to Julie M for collaborating with Education Web Solutions (EWS) to bring this project to fruition. https://buteps.sa.edu.au... Happy browsing!

25.01.2022 Dear Families, Advice from SA Health and Australia’s expert health body, AHPPC, remains unchanged. Schools, preschools and early childhood facilities are low risk environments for COVID-19, and should remain open. With the current low rates of infection in South Australia, families will be encouraged to have their children return to their classroom for term 2. Parents and carers can choose to send their children to school, preschool or childcare, and feel confident that they ...are not placing their child/ren at increased risk of COVID-19. Of course, we will continue to respect the preferences of parents. If they don’t feel comfortable sending their child/ren to school or preschool for whatever reason, they won’t be obliged to. While schools are low risk environments for COVID-19, there are measures we will continue to take to further reduce the risk of transmission. The department will maintain increased cleaning schedules at all sites, and will source hygiene products such as hand soap, sanitiser and tissues to ensure we have enough stock for our site. As you would also understand we are working with children who may not always remember social distancing and we will continue to encourage this as best we can and set classrooms up as best we can to meet the needs of the current situation. The recently received letters from the DfE have been included with this post. Please contact the school if you have any questions. Kind Regards, Richard

24.01.2022 24, 283 minutes of home reading by our students for Term 2! AMAZING!24, 283 minutes of home reading by our students for Term 2! AMAZING!

23.01.2022 Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful mums, grandmothers, aunties and significant female role models. We hope you get spoilt and have a relaxing day!

23.01.2022 Wishing our teachers a happy World Teachers’ Day! We are very lucky to have such caring and dedicated educators helping our students to grow and learn!

22.01.2022 To all of our families and friends, Please know that we are thinking of you all following the extreme weather we had overnight. We know that some of you were directly affected by these events and we want you to know that we are here to support you in anyway we can. Take care and sing out if you need us. ... Regards, Bute Early Learning and Primary School

22.01.2022 Earlier this term I challenged the entire school to aim for 20,000 minutes of combined Home Reading. Today they surpassed that milestone and with a week remaining this term! BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, ACCEPT CHALLENGES, NO EXCUSES!

22.01.2022 Here is the link to our current Newsletter. Make sure to view the interactive newsletter and check out the beautiful video the children made to acknowledge the important work of our wonderful support staff. https://buteps.sa.edu.au/newsletters/ https://sway.office.com/I3qso8DEcZTp3z0z?ref=email

22.01.2022 Today we received this lovely letter from Barunga Village thanking our students and staff for letters and artwork they created for the residents at the end of last term. Well done to all of the students for again demonstrating our motto of ‘Be Kind’!

20.01.2022 This Friday students in Years 3-6 will be having a presentation (Via Microsoft Teams) from Australian 10m platform diver, Laura Hingston. Laura will talk about her journey to the Tokyo Olympics, her career highlights to date and the key values and attitudes that have allowed her to pursue her dreams. We can’t wait to meet Laura and to hear her personal story.

20.01.2022 Don’t forget to register for the last of our parenting workshops for 2020 - a joint occupational therapist and speech pathologist workshops presented by local p...roviders. This workshop is aimed at kindy and early years aged children and will cover oral language, gross and fine motor skills. All welcome. Wednesday 11/1120 9.30am start CCSLC function room Registrations essential www.nypartnership.eventbrite.com

20.01.2022 *** Early School Closure reminder*** Tomorrow (Tuesday 4th August), school dismissed at 2:15pm. Teaching staff are participating in professional learning at various sites across the NYP Partnership. Thank you for your continued support.

19.01.2022 A reminder for our 2021 Preschool families to visit our beautiful Preschool and Rural Care Centre to collect Registration of Interest forms to join our learning community next year

19.01.2022 This is fantastic news for SA. Well done everyone. Let’s keep up the great work and not lose any of the progress we have made!

18.01.2022 We have nearly reached a combined total of 22,000 minutes of home reading for Term 3! That is an AMAZING effort! Well done to all of the students who continue to grow and challenge themselves to become better readers. We are very proud of you!

18.01.2022 Only week to go! Don’t forget to register to attend this great event!

18.01.2022 How lucky are the children in our Early Learning Centre! This is amazing! Well done to the educators for developing this beautiful and engaging space!

18.01.2022 Yesterday we kicked off Science Week by watching a documentary called Drowning in Plastic. It is such a powerful documentary and we encourage our families to watch it at home. It can be viewed on Stan or SBS on Demand or by using the link below. We are certainly all feeling motivated to make a change to our practices involving Plastics! http://www.documentarymania.com/player.php

17.01.2022 Looking to be happier and build your resilience from the comfort of home? TRP@HOME can help. Filled with simple wellbeing exercises which anyone can practise, t...he TRP@HOME activities have a keen focus on the key principles of positive mental health: Gratitude, Empathy & Mindfulness. Check out TRP@HOME: https://bit.ly/3gTcgyn

15.01.2022 Warning - this is a brag post For the last 2 years at Bute Early Learning and Primary School, we have had a strong focus on building a culture of lifelong readers and good reading habits. This has included the expectation that all students read for 20 minutes a night, Monday - Thursday and record this information in their reading logs. Our students have continually accepted the challenge to reach this goal, from our Receptions to our oldest students! They continue to amaze... all of us with their commitment and determination to always work hard and improve themselves as learners. This week, our school average was 105 minutes of home reading for the week! Both heartening and inspiring! Thank you to all of our wonderful families who also support the students to achieve these goals! I cannot wait to see the end of term reading minutes that students will accrue...I might need a calculator to work out their totals!

15.01.2022 What an absolutely fantastic Science Week we have had this week! The students have engaged in some amazing experiences which includes the following long list: Ocean Life - Virtual Reality Drowning in Plastic Documentary Water Rockets... Amazing Ocean artwork MP/UP Excursion to the Port Broughton Foreshore whereby the students helped to remove plastic and other littered debris, participated in beach combing and beach art and then had a class vrs class sand castle building contest. A big thank you to the Bute Football Club for kindly allowing us to use their mini-bus. Part 2 of Science Week will continue next week with different Virtual Reality experiences and a virtual visit to the Marine Discovery Centre on Friday. Well done and thank you to all of the children on their efforts throughout the week. A massive thank you to all of the staff who made this week such a great experience for everyone.

15.01.2022 Thank you to all of our amazing families for supporting the Book Fair. It was another massive success! We hope you and your children enjoy reading the new additions to your home libraries!

14.01.2022 Best Mud Contest Mud Obstacle Course Mud Ball Target Battle International Mud Day What a fantastic time we had celebrating International Mud Day for 2020. A special thank you to our families for supporting today and for allowing the children to get a little muddy!

13.01.2022 We have an awesome week of learning experiences and celebrations planned for Science Week 2020. The poster below outlines just a few of the major events that will be happening at our site. We are looking forward to sharing our learning with our school community. Watch this space!

12.01.2022 Check out our Week 2, Term 3 Newsletter. The Newsletter is available in PDF or in our special interactive format. Happy reading. https://buteps.sa.edu.au/newsletters/

12.01.2022 Another day, another incredibly talented author and illustrator visit to our school...this time in person! Today we welcomed Sally Heinrich who is a highly successful South Australian author, illustrator and artist. Sally has had success with her work all around the world and chances are, you have seen some of her work without even knowing it! Sally shared the process she undertakes when creating her artwork and illustrations, showing some of her many beautiful pictures that... have quite profound messages and insight into the many topics her books cover. Sally also presented our students with their Premier’s Reading Challenge certificates and medallions for 2020. Again, 100% of our students successfully completed the challenge this year! We are always very proud of our students for taking on such challenges with a positive attitude and strong work ethic! Well done everyone! A big thank you to Mrs Pridham for organising Sally’s visit today! It was such a wonderful experience for everyone!

10.01.2022 Looking to practise being present and more mindful? We love this "Mindful Walk" exercise on our free hub for everyday wellbeing activities, TRP@HOME. What can y...ou notice on your "Mindful Walk"? Designed for anyone and everyone, TRP@HOME is filled with simple tasks which focus on the key principles for positive mental health. More mindfulness activities: https://bit.ly/2O2a7ne

10.01.2022 Register your child(ren) for Preschool in 2021 We have the most beautiful learning environment and the most wonderful educators to nurture and educate your special young person. We can also provide before and after Preschool care as part of our Rural Care program. We look forward to welcoming you to our learning community in 2021.

10.01.2022 This is a wonderful resource recently released by Nature Play SA. There are so many great ideas to support families with the ongoing implications of COVID-19.

10.01.2022 Thanks to everyone that attended last night’s LGBTIQA positive mental health workshop. It was a very informative presentation. We are excited to be able to hol...d the second workshop this term in week 5. ‘Building a positive body mindset in teens’ - presented by Elise Burnell Wednesday 19th August 7pm start KMS hospitality room Strict COVID restrictions apply Registrations a must (limited tickets) www.nypartnership.eventbrite.com Hope to see you there

10.01.2022 Today we were so lucky and grateful to have a visit (virtually) with Laura Hingston. Laura currently competes in the 10m Platform Diving for Australia. The students loved hearing about Laura’s journey, both her triumphs and setbacks, and about the sport of diving. Laura certainly gained some extra fans today and hopefully we can cheer her on to success at the Tokyo Olympics next year! #OlympicsUnleashed

10.01.2022 Thank you to the Bute RSL for again inviting us to join in with Remembrance Day commemorations. It is a great privilege to be part of the service and to reflect on the sacrifices made by generations of people before us. Lest we forget.

10.01.2022 All of the staff at Bute Early Learning and Primary School have greatly missed seeing our wonderful young people and their families. We are looking forward to seeing everyone either face-to-face or online from tomorrow as we commence Term 2!

10.01.2022 A visit to the Marine Discovery Centre (virtually) has rounded out a fantastic 2 weeks of learning about our oceans and waterways as part of National Science Week. Our hosts, Carmen and Georgie, treated our students to a tour of all the different rooms in the Centre and provided some great information about local marine species and the threats humans are imposing on them. I have no doubt, the last 2 weeks of learning (and leading up to Science Week) have had a profound impact on our students and they will help to lead some change in protecting our precious oceans for the future!

09.01.2022 What a legend! Make sure you tune in tomorrow at 2pm! I presume he will go live on his Facebook page.

09.01.2022 IMPORTANT COVID-19 NEWS The South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has announced a six day hard lockdown. All schools, preschools and childcare centres will be closed during this period from MIDNIGHT tonight.... The rest of the school day (Wednesday 18th November) will be completed as normal. Please pick up your children as normal at 3:15pm. Buses will run this afternoon. The next two days have been declared School Closure Days. All students will take books, pencils, devices and materials etc home for a possible contingency plan for home learning. NO staff member will be onsite from 6pm today We will update our community as more information becomes available. For restrictions information please visit the SA Health website.

08.01.2022 I just had to share this article! Another shared by The Resilience Project.

08.01.2022 Daily mindfulness is a big part of what our young people do each day to support their mental health and wellbeing. Today we were very excited to discover that the Smiling Mind website have created a special guided meditation that links to NAIDOC Week. We encourage everyone to take some time out from their busy days to listen to this episode! https://www.smilingmind.com.au

07.01.2022 Lest We Forget - I’m sure all of our families have found their own unique way to commemorate this special occasion.

06.01.2022 The entire Bute Early Learning and Primary School community would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our wonderful SSOs and ECWs. We appreciate all of the important roles you fulfill, to ensure the care, development and learning of our young people is at the core of our work! If you see one of our SSOs or ECWs this week, please join us in thanking them for the valuable work they do!

05.01.2022 This afternoon the Middle and Upper Primary students sorted through the litter and debris they removed from a local foreshore last week. The students were amazed to discover that they collected over 800 items of litter and remarkably 723 of the items were either plastics or glass! This was all in the space of one hour! This activity reinforced the learning students have undertaken during Science Week, highlighting the importance of disposing of plastics and other materials appropriately to protect our ocean environments. Well done to the students for their efforts and genuine motivation to make a difference!

04.01.2022 BOOK FAIR TIME The Book Fair is open this week! Lots of wonderful books and stationery items to choose from! Cash sales will begin from Tuesday, with EFTPOS sales available from Wednesday onwards. Purchases can be made before school, 8:30am onwards and after school from 3:20pm (Tues - Fri). All welcome!

04.01.2022 Are you looking for more ways to help your child with reading? Do you want to know how to best support your child with their reading progress at home? Below are the details for a free one-hour webinar which will provide:... The things Parents need to know about helping their child to read Helpful ‘tips’ for reading at home What to do in getting ready to listen to reading What to do before, during and after listening to reading. This session is suitable for parents and caregivers of all primary-age children, from Reception to Year 6.

03.01.2022 This term we have incorporated an Acknowledgement of Country into the Junior Primary Class morning routine. The students requested that we record and share it with the wider community and what better time to share than during National Reconciliation Week. #InThisTogether2020 #NRW2020 #NationalReconciliationWeek

03.01.2022 We have the most beautiful Early Learning Centre - both the environment and the educators. We also have the most wonderful children and families and we are always excited to welcome new families to our learning community.

02.01.2022 IMPORTANT COVID-19 NEWS More information has been received from our Minister of Education, after clarifying details with the SA Premier. Please note the following details, but be aware, these could change again as more information comes to hand; Schools, Preschools and Child Care Centres (Rural Care) will be operational Thursday, 19th and Friday 20th for children of ESSENTIAL WORKERS only. All other children and families need to follow the latest SA Health advice and remain h...ome. These services will run with a skeleton staff and will be providing a supervisory service and not an educational program. Monday, 23rd and Tuesday, 24th will be Pupil Free Days for the school. The Rural Care will be open and operating for ESSENTIAL WORKER families. We will provide further updates as the information comes to hand. Thank you in advance for your support and patience.

02.01.2022 From concept to completion...what a beautiful day to get our hands dirty in our new Sustainable Food Garden. Last year we successfully applied for a Woolworths Landcare Grant to re-establish a Sustainable Food Garden. This has involved lots of learning and planning by the students and today we have planted our first crops. We are looking forward to caring for our garden and watching the fruits and vegetables grow (and not to mention eating them!). Thanks to Lyn Bettess for helping us to prepare the garden beds and to Julie McDonald and Steph Murray for donating some of the seedlings for the students to plant.

02.01.2022 Today our school was very privileged to have a (virtual) visit from the highly successful children’s author and illustrator, Sally Rippin! Sally was very kind and generous with her time, and provided a wonderful insight into her life as both an author and illustrator. She also gave the students plenty of time to ask questions and to share a little about themselves. Further information about Sally is below; Sally Rippin is Australia’s highest-selling female author and has writ...ten more than 100 books for children and young adults. Her widely popular Billie B Brown books are beloved across the globe, and have sold more than five million copies in eighteen countries. She loves to write stories with heart and characters that resonate with children, parents and teachers alike. A big thank you to Julie McDonald for organising this wonderful experience for all of us!

02.01.2022 NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT 6.30PM - CCSLC An awesome opportunity to learn more about Cyber Safety and your child's online world. PROJECT CONNECT - The Carly Ryan Found...ation presented by Sonia Ryan. (Adults only) Tuesday 1st September -CCSLC Kadina 6.30pm start COVID conditions apply Registrations essential www.nypartnership.eventbrite.com.au