End of Year Arrangements

Even though we still have some more days left before the end of the school year, this will be our final newsletter.

Wednesday 20^th December is the last day of school for this year.

Assembly will start at 1:10pm and the students will be dismissed at 1:30pm.

First day back next year for students is Wednesday 31^st January.

Special Thank You

A big special thank you to Monique Grima who has literally run our Uniform Shop prior to it being offsite and then the 2^nd hand uniform shop, single-handed for about 5 years. Her hard work has raised $815 this year alone which is used to enhance our curriculum program.

Another thank you to Jenny Ferguson who will be taking over from her in 2024.

Book Orders

It is very easy to overlook some things in the hustle, bustle and business of this time of year.

A gentle reminder that all orders must be placed via COS by Wednesday 3^rd January to ensure delivery to the school on the 17^th January. All details on how to order are on a separate page of the newsletter headed ‘2024 Booklist Reminder’ or can be found on the BPS Website.

A Bonbeach Dynasty is over.

Bonbeach PS has been open for 67 years and we have had a member of the Shaw/Love families here for 63 years. I am sure that this would be unique in a suburban school. Unfortunately, this connection ends with Charlie Shaw graduating at the end of the year.

Families leaving

We do have some families leaving at the end of the year for a number of reasons. We wish them well for their future schooling.

A reminder to those families that are leaving the school to download your children’s reports before the school year ends as you will no longer have access via Compass after you have left.

Holiday Wishes

We wish all of our families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Have a safe, happy and relaxing holiday break and we look forward to seeing everyone back next year.

Farewell to Staff members

We will be saying farewell to some of our teachers this year. Mr McCormack, Ms Hallowell, Ms Tremewen and Ms Brennan. We thank them for their brilliant contributions to Bonbeach PS and wish them all the best in their future endeavours.

regards

Ken & Jayne

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 

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Last Thursday, the Environment leaders from our school, and those from a few other primary schools, went in Mrs Ballos’s car to Sorrento pier for the Dolphin Research Institute (DRI) excursion to look at the marine life in the bay. The purpose of the day was to remind everyone of the need to keep our sea and waterways free from litter, and as a motivator for them to become strong champions for our marine environment.

After the initial safety briefing by the DRI organiser, Jacqui, students put on a wet suit, mask, and snorkel, and went snorkelling at two different locations. Unfortunately, we didn’t see any dolphins this time (like we did last year), however, we did see Australian fur seals, sea dragons and stingrays. Whilst all the students were swimming amongst the sea creatures, Judd also happened to find a fishing rod in the water, and was able to keep it. That was an unexpected and lucky find for him! The students and staff were each given a hot chocolate drink to warm themselves up as the water was really cold! The students were well behaved and great representatives for our school.

Here are few comments and photos of our Environment leaders, Alice V, Sophie L-D, Charlie S, and Judd H.

“It was a really good experience. The fur seals were really adorable” Sophie L-D.

“It was really enjoyable and really fun experience” Judd H.

“Definitely worth the wait the entire year for”. Charlie S.

“It was the most fun I’ve had in water” Alice V.

Mrs Tina Ballos,

Environment team leader

The December Farmers Market was a huge success, with 1550 adults through the gates and 90 stalls it was a vibrant and bustling. The addition of Santa, floral wreath making, and the Christmas goodies being sold, added a festive touch to the atmosphere.

A heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers who contributed to making the event a success, your assistance is very much appreciated.

We look forward to our next market on 11^th February 2024. Save the date as it promised to be another fantastic day.