IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR DROP OFF AND PICK UP

From the School Council President

School Council meets next Wednesday 17 June at 7pm via Webex. If you would like to join to listen in, please let Nerae or I know.

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I just wanted to give a big shout out to all the Badger Creek staff for all their care and effort over the last few months. As parents we have read the blog, peered over shoulders in Webex classes, had phone calls or emails from staff and had our kids attend the remote learning classes at school. This has been difficult for everyone.

There are two things I particularly wanted to mention. The first is the enthusiasm and energy the staff  have maintained when they have had their most important skills taken away from them – their ability to engage and motivate their students in learning through face to face interaction – the jokes, the smiles, the body language which tells you when to push and when to hold. During this time the teachers stayed positive and pushed on week after week. The strength this takes as individuals and as a team is immense and as parents we would like to thank you.

The second thing I wanted to mention is all the hours of unseen and behind the scene work. Changing the way learning is delivered takes many, many careful decisions, learning new technology, planning and doing things for the first time (which always takes longer).  A five minute video takes hours to produce from an idea, to planning, getting feedback, to set up, many, the many, many takes getting the energy and voice just right to engage students and then navigating various arrangements of devices and apps to get it up on the blog.

Many of our school staff had to make sacrifices for their own families, they had to juggle being a parent (supporting their own children) while working and supporting our children. The staffs’ commitment to our school community and the support that they demonstrated towards each family and student was outstanding and I’m sure we would all like to thank the staff for this.

Lastly I would like to thank Nerae for her leadership during this time. Her effort from the beginning in keeping families informed was very reassuring. In every decision she has made for our school community she held the needs of our community at the centre. All this above and beyond the day to day of keeping the school on track, buildings maintained and cleaned, staff supported and the department requirements fulfilled. Thank you.

So, for keeping the energy up, keeping the focus on caring for our kids, doing your best at supporting their learning, and being there with a welcoming smile as they all returned – thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Around the Year Levels 

IN PREP THIS WEEK

The Preps have been reading the book ‘A little bit different’. We are looking at the beginning, middle and end of the story. Check out our illustrations of the Ploofers.

IN GRADE 1 / 2 THIS WEEK

The grade 1/2’s returned to heart maps in writing to record why they love being at BCPS. This was a reflection piece after remote learning. It showed how connected they feel to the BCPS school community.

IN GRADE 3 / 4 THIS WEEK

Reading-Summarising

Writing- Information Reports

Maths-Multiplication

Inquiry-Space Science

Spelling-‘g’ and ‘gg’ sound

IN GRADE 5 / 6 THIS WEEK

In 5/6 maths this week we have been investigating 3D shapes, especially polyhedrons such as tetrahedrons, octahedrons, icosahedrons and dodecahedrons. We have been making the shapes and then using Euler’s Formula to identify the attributes and test our findings.

Exciting times at BCPS!

Turning every situation into a learning opportunity 🙂 Luckily, our burst water main was fixed quickly – even though we liked how our temporary water feature created rainbows in the winter sun!