We hope that you are all looking forward to a well-deserved long weekend. As you are aware this Monday 6th November is a student free Curriculum Day. Teachers will be focussing on reporting and assessment in preparation for end of year reports. We hope you enjoy this opportunity to spend quality time with your children. Please note, the school office will be closed.

The Colour Explosion is fast approaching with only 4 weeks to go. We encourage you to continue with fundraising for the event as all money raised will go towards the purchase of new IT equipment to support learning throughout the school. Fundraising closes on Friday 17th November.

It is hard to believe it is only 6 and a half weeks until the end of the school year. It is a busy time with various events happening leading up to Christmas and end of year so please keep your eye on Compass and the Newsletter to ensure you are up to date and able to join us for the school’s community events.

Enjoy the long weekend and we look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday 8^th November.

COS will be supplying your 2024 stationery packs. COS is a 100% Australian Family Owned & Operated school supplier. We’ve selected the list of items your child needs to start the year and worked with COS so you can order everything you need in one go and it will be delivered directly to your School on the 17^th of January 2024.

The items listed on the following page have been selected as being required for Year 2 in 2024. To ensure delivery on the Wednesday 17^th of January 2024, please place your order by Wednesday 3^rd January 2024.

2024 Requirements for Online Ordering

Listed below are the easy steps for placing your online order available from Wednesday 25^th October 2023.

Ready to order?

For a fast, simple, and secure way to place your order visit parent.cos.net.au and follow these steps:

1. Click on School Packs or Sign in button in the menu taskbar
2. Enter the Username: bonbeachps@cos.net.au / Password: Parents-24
3. Select the Year level required for 2024
4. Review product selection based on your requirements

(Please note, items may have been marked as either mandatory or optional by your school)

5. Add your Pack to the shopping cart
6. Enter your Child’s Details & Delivery Details
7. Enter in your credit card, PayPal or Pay4 details and then submit your order

You will receive an email order confirmation and can also request order tracking sent to your mobile.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR ORDER

Delivery Guarantee: Packs delivered to school

All orders placed before Wednesday 3^rd January 2024, will be delivered to the school prior to Term 1, 2024 commencing. Orders after this date cannot be guaranteed to arrive on time and may be delivered to your school a few weeks into the school term.

Please contact COS with any queries regarding the Parent Portal

Telephone:  1300 614 133     Email: parentportal@cos.net.au

Website: parent.cos.net.au 

Parent Payment Arrangements-Prep 2024
Parent Payment Arrangements-Year 1 2024
Parent Payment Arrangements-Year 2 2024
Parent Payment Arrangements-Year 3 2024
Parent Payment Arrangements-Year 4 2024
Parent Payment Arrangements-Year 5 2024
Parent Payment Arrangements-Year 6 2024

The grade 5/6 students have a project called ‘In A Box’ where they must find 5 interesting things about Indonesia and present them to the class. They are able to work individually or in pairs. So far students have  cooked Indonesian food, brought in souvenirs, presented slide shows and played videos.       
                
Here are a examples of the things that have been presented to the class:                        

volcanoes     dances    sporting events     batik making      famous places and landmarks

currency       flora        native animals       marine life              mask making

clothing        culture      


The grade 3/4 students have been looking at 'Pakaian'-'Clothing'. They are learning the Indonesian names for different items of clothing through a variety of activities and games. Individually or in small groups they are currently designing an outfit. They will then be required to create it using fabric and write descriptive sentences in Indonesian.

                            

The grade 1/2 students  have been looking at the picture story book ‘Membeli Topeng’ - ‘Buying masks’ where they have been orally translating the Indonesian text into English. They have also been matching Indonesian words to English words and filling the gap with the correct word to make a sentence. The students are currently creating their own mask from the story

The Prep students are learning how to count to twenty through a variety of games and songs. They have been looking at the concepts of ‘panjang’ ‘long’ and ‘pendek’ ‘short’. As a class we have been reading familiar texts (English readers) in Bahasa (Indonesian). The students have been orally translating the text into English and creating their own page for a class book.

We are seeking your assistance to ensure the safety of our children within the school grounds. We have noticed a number of scooters and bikes are being ridden in busy areas of the school and ask that parents and students please walk their bikes and scooters when inside the school grounds.

Our primary concern is the safety of all children, especially the smaller ones who may be hurt if they are hit. It is also important that we set a positive example for our children and model the behaviours we expect from them.

Thank you for your support to maintain a safe and nurturing environment for our students.