FINANCE

YEARS 3-6 MURRI TUCKER INCURSION (12 & 16 MAY)

Invoices have been sent out.  Payment of $15.00 is due by 15 May 2025.

YEARS 3 WILDLIFE EXCURSION (4 JUNE)

Invoices have been sent out.  Payment of $15.00 is due by 4 June 2025.

CHORAL FANFARE EXCURSION (6 JUNE)

Invoices have been sent out.  Payment of $10.00 is due 29 May 2025.

YEAR 6 LAPTOP

Invoices have been set out.  You can pay in full or by instalments as set out on invoice.  (Second instalment of $100.00 is due by 9 June 2025).

STUDENT RESOURCE SCHEME

Student Resource Scheme (SRS) invoices have been emailed out.  

If you would like to discuss the SRS or you would like to set up a payment plan, please contact our Business Manager, Kristal Lewis at bsm@bulimbass.eq.edu.au

Music

We are very fortunate to have such passionate and committed music teachers at our school. Cindy, Andrea and Fan do an incredible job of nurturing our students’ love of music and are always on the look out for opportunities to grow their own skills and provide incredible support and tuition to our music students.

Band

This week we hosted Yamaha Education Outreach Clinician, Professor Rob McWilliams here at our school. Cindy, our band and percussion teacher, invited Rob to observe her conduct the band and provide feedback to further hone her conducting skills. Whilst visiting, Rob also conducted the band and gave insightful tips to the students to further develop their big band performance skills.  As well as this, we had Matt Chambers, Head of Department for Instrumental Music, visit on Wednesday morning. He conducted a workshop with the big band students on jazz soloing and improvising.

Strings

Fan is new to our school this term but has connected so beautifully with her students already. Fan’s violin and viola students are continuing to work on their technique for their bow hold, with Fan identifying how her students could benefit from the addition of a pinky holder.  Fan’s expertise and responsiveness is greatly appreciated by her students and their families.

Choir

Andrea’s junior and senior choirs are gearing up for Choral Fanfare in June. Choral Fanfare promotes and celebrates school-based choral music programs and aims to:

• offer students, as well as conductors, the experience of expert adjudication and feedback
• provide students with the opportunity to perform alongside choirs from other state schools
• highlight school-based choirs
• promote excellence in choral performance

The sound coming from the music room of a morning is just incredible. Our choirs are really something special and this is a credit to Andrea who selects, arranges and leads each of her choirs with passion and creativity.  I can’t wait to see our choirs perform on the big Fanfare stage in June!

Instrumental music parents and carers play such an important role in nurturing their child’s love of music too. Thank you, Bulimba families, for encouraging regular practice, transporting your child to early morning rehearsals, providing a quiet space at home and most of all acknowledging the effort your child puts in to their music. It all adds up!

Term 1, Week 9 P-2 News

Play-based learning in Prep

Play-based learning is one of many powerful and engaging approaches that our teachers use to teach learning concepts. By participating in imaginative activities, collaborating with peers, and exploring hands-on experiences, children can form meaningful connections to learning in a fun and creative way. Over the past week, during my visits to the Prep classrooms, I had the privilege of witnessing first hand how this approach fosters deep engagement and excitement in the students’ learning journey.

One example of play-based learning was during Science, when Prep B students were learning about the weather. In the classroom, Ms Boyd had set up a teddy bear’s picnic when the sun was shining above them. The sun was attached to a piece of string and hung above the picnic on the overhead wires in the classroom. Suddenly, the weather changed. The sun slid away, and the clouds came over. It started to ‘rain’. Prompted by Ms Boyd, the children discussed how the changes in weather affected the teddy’s picnic. They shared experiences of how changes in weather have impacted their own activities during the week or on the weekend.

As part of HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences), Prep students are learning to share observations about the past. During the week, Mr Goulter, Mrs Tyler and I were invited to Prep C’s museum. We arrived to the classroom when the museum opened at 2:20pm. The children were lining up and getting their ticket stamped by the ticket officer - Ms Bowman. This granted them entry into the museum. Once inside, we were greeted by many excited children who were ‘in role’, taking us through a museum walk to look at different artefacts from their past. We listened to stories, looked at photos and drawings and studied objects with magnifying glasses to find out more information. Students were so engaged in learning about others’ past and telling us about theirs.

These are two of many examples of how our Prep teachers foster a love for learning in our students.  

Learning Walks in Year 1 and 2

It’s the end of week 9 and students are commencing their English assessment after 8-9 full weeks of teaching and learning. Classroom learning walls are rich in artefacts that students use to help with their learning and individual goals. During our recent learning walks, we ask the students key questions about their learning. 1. What are you learning about and why? 2. What can you do to improve? 3. Where do you go for help?

We are always amazed at the sophistication in which P-2 students can talk about their learning and progress. Here are some examples of student responses:

Year 1:

I am learning to give an opinion about a story. I need to use the word ‘because’. I need to introduce myself, and say what happens at the beginning, middle and end of the story so we know what the story is about. I also need to say thank you at the end of my talk. I am working on “I can talk about what the character looks like”. It's here on my goals chart. I use the word wall and the learning wall. It has the words and it helps us see what we are doing.

Year 2:

We are learning to share ideas and express our opinion about characters using our voice. It means you are expressing what you think about the character. At the moment, we are doing Kookoo. I think 2 things; first half of the story is kind, the second half is unkind.

I need to work on being a bit more clear, like being a bit louder so people can hear me. I know because we recorded our voices and we listened to it. I got to hear how I talked and I was a bit too quiet.

I go to the learning wall to help. I use these traits. They give me the idea about what to say for the character, but it has to be the right word for the character.

Please be reminded that the two STOP, DROP, GO Zones in Oxford Street and Wentworth Parade are exactly that, STOP, DROP, GO. These zones are referred to on the signs as LOADING ZONES that operate between 8.00am and 9.00am in the morning and 2.30pm and 3.30pm in the afternoon. THEY ARE NOT PARKING AREAS. If you park and leave your vehicle in these zones during these times, you are parking illegally. You are also showing no consideration for other parents and carers or showing any concern for the safety and wellbeing of our students. If we consider these actions in relation to our school values, you are not being responsible, respectful or compassionate.

Please DO NOT PARK in our STOP, DROP, GO zones during their times of operation.

In addition to Brisbane City Council inspectors issuing parking enforcements, police are also out patrolling illegal uturns and parking. Police fines are $129 and 3 demirit points, BCC parking enforcements are $161.30.

Swimming will be completed by the end of week 10- Big Thanks to the Community for Helping out throughout the Term- It has Been Blast. Thank you!

Boys and Girls Lytton Soccer/Football Trials are coming up term 2- School trials will be held at school very soon. Students who are exceptional at Football ages 10-12 will have the opportunity to sign up outside the music room and write down their details. Students who miss the school trials for any reason make it very hard to be selected.

Tennis, Touch Football, District Cross Country, Rugby union, Softball and Cricket are sports available for students to Trial for Lytton in Term 2. School trials may have to be held prior to Lytton.  Messages will go to students accordingly In Pe lessons and class. Sign up Sheets will be outside the Music Room at the start of Term 2.

TENNIS HOT SHOTS – ENROLMENTS NOW OPEN FOR TERM 2 2025!

Enrolments are now open for term 2 tennis coaching. 

ENROL ONLINE at www.tennisforkids.com.au  

PRIVATE AND SEMI-PRIVATE LESSONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

Should you have any questions please contact Tennis for Kids on info@tennisforkids.com.au or 0408 187 741. 

ALL NEW CHILDREN ENROLLING IN TERM 2 WILL RECEIVE A FREE JUNIOR TENNIS RACQUET!

Tennis For Kids is a FairPlay activity provider and therefore can accept Government FairPlay Vouchers  - www.qld.gov.au/fairplayvouchers  . 

EASTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY TENNIS COACHING CLINICS

 Enrolments are now open for the Easter School Holiday Tennis Clinics as well as special discounted holiday private coaching sessions. 

Positions are available for all school students between the ages of 4-15 years but please note timings will differ depending upon your child's age and experience.Children from all schools are invited to attend any clinic.

For further details or to enrol, please click this link https://tennisforkids.com.au/holiday-programs/programs/

Speech and Drama – positions still available  prep – year 6 –        Wednesday morning 7.30am

Let’s Talk Kids the number one leading speech and drama company is sourcing acting students.  LTK has been providing classes at Bulimba for 15 years.

We have two spots left for 2025.  All students will perform in the November show entitled – Heroes and Villains.

LTK requires students who would like to perform on stage as a super hero or a baddie.  Come and learn performing art skills, improve communication techniques and build confidence.

Classes held on a Wednesday morning in the hall before school.  Two age appropriate classes.  Prep children are taken to class at the conclusion of the lesson.

See Flyer.  Go to website to enrol and look at our showreel from our Christmas show last year – www.ltkspeechanddrama.com.au – only two spots left.  Call our office  3821 5755

? Do you have a secret musical talent from your pre-kid life?! Dust off your instruments and join the BSS Parents Rock Band ? 

 This is your chance to jam without judgement and be part of something exciting. 

 If you’re ready to rock, get in touch with Aniek at janssenaniek@hotmail.com. Don’t miss out on the chance to join a fun, creative community of fellow music lovers!