Student Mobile Phone Policy

Reminder: Mobile Phone and Smart Watch Use at School

In accordance with the Department of Education directive, students are not permitted to bring mobile phones into the classroom. All mobile phones must be dropped off at the school office before school and collected after school.

Smart watches must be set to ‘School Mode’ during school hours to avoid distractions and support a focused learning environment.

These expectations are in place to help ensure students remain engaged and focused during class time.

If you need to contact your child during school hours, please either:

• Call the school office on Ph. 9772 3471, or
• Message your child’s teacher via Seesaw.

More information is available in our Mobile Phones – Student Use Policy on the school website.

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.

School Garden Update

Our students have been hard at work bringing our Community Garden to life! Over the past weeks, they’ve been busy building garden beds and exploring planting options, learning valuable skills along the way.

A huge thank you to Brett McDonald and his dog Bohdi for generously giving their time and helping with the construction of the garden beds last week — your support is greatly appreciated!

We’re excited to see this space grow and flourish.

Our school garden is buzzing with activity as we make the most of the autumn season! Students have been getting their hands dirty and learning valuable lessons about sustainability, food production, and nature.

We’ve had a fantastic pumpkin harvest, and the garden beds are overflowing with these hearty, homegrown vegetables. Students have loved seeing the fruits of their labour come to life!

As part of our sustainability focus, we’ve been saving Snake Bean seeds to plant in future seasons. This hands-on process teaches students about seed cycles and the importance of preserving plant varieties.

Our much-loved cucamelons are ready and being harvested! These tiny, tangy treats are being sold for the Bonbeach community to enjoy—perfect for lunchboxes or garden-fresh snacking.

Students have also been planting new seedlings and learning about natural ways to protect plants. With companion planting and eco-friendly pest control methods, we’re growing healthy crops while caring for our environment.

Our garden program continues to inspire students to engage in growing, sharing, and learning from the natural world around them!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Within our school community there are students who shine brightly, displaying exemplary dedication and academic talent. They deserve to be recognised and this year we are again giving them the opportunity to showcase and celebrate their talents in the world-renowned ICAS competition.

What is ICAS?  

ICAS is an online academic competition that gives students the opportunity to challenge their higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Spelling Bee, and Digital Technologies.

ICAS results are in-depth and meaningful, and ICAS evaluates student performance against other competition entrants across the state and nation. The data reveals student strengths and weaknesses and can help you recognise and support your child's academic journey.    

 Learn more about ICAS here: (icasassessments.com/products-icas/).

ICAS results and certificate
Every student who participates is celebrated and recognised with a printed certificate in each subject area, and an online results report to track development each year. Top performers are eligible for one of the highly coveted ICAS medals.

How to participate in ICAS  

This year, Bonbeach Primary School is offering ICAS assessments for students in years 3-6 in the subjects of Writing, English, Spelling Bee and Mathematics. If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please go to the Parent Portal to register for your chosen subjects.

You can do this in one of two ways:

1. Direct login link – faster!

Use this link to log directly into the shop and start registering:

https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/parent-payment/MKE427

2. Log in using the PPS code

Visit our shop and use our PPS code to log in:

Shop link: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps

PPS code: MKE427

Registration for all subject areas closes on Monday 28 July 2025. LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

 The 2025 ICAS Assessments will be held in Term 3 at Bonbeach Primary School for the following assessments:

Please note, we cannot facilitate refunds or make alterations as all money is paid directly to ICAS Assessments.

Read the terms and conditions here: (icasassessments.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-ICAS-Assessments-Schools-TsCs_S2023.V6-1.pdf). 

Privacy collection statement  
The following information is a privacy notification about how your child’s data is kept private and secure.

ICAS Assessment is owned by Janison Solutions Pty Ltd (We, Us, Our).

To deliver assessment products, Janison will require your child’s School to obtain your consent to provide Janison with certain personal information of students. Janison will collect, store, use, disclose and otherwise deal with such personal information in accordance with its privacy policy (below). We are aware of our responsibility to protect personal information related to children and students from being disclosed when we deliver an ICAS Assessments product. Unless you, as the child’s legal guardian consents, we will not:

• collect any personal information or data of children other than the information we need for the successful completion of an assessment, test, or exam.
• transfer any personal information we obtain from a child in the delivery of assessments and tests to any jurisdiction outside of Australia.
• share any personal information relating to children with any third parties (except for those third parties necessary for us to carry out our Services or provide our Products e.g., medal engraving).
• use any personal information or data relating to children for marketing purposes.

You can view our full privacy policy at https://www.janison.com/privacy-policy/.

We may retain personal information and data relevant to a child for their future purposes or for research purposes by Janison for the duration of the school life cycle of the child. However, if you or your child at any time wish to have their personal information or data removed from our systems, they or you may opt out by simply contacting our Privacy Officer at privacy@janison.com or by contacting icasassessments@janison.com.

We are proud to be offering ICAS to our students this year and encourage you to consider entering your child. Please do not hesitate to contact the school office if you have any questions.  

Kind regards,

Jacqui Turner (ICAS Coordinator)