Term 2 

Wednesday 2nd July - Zone Athletics Carnival- Coffs Harbour

Wednesday 2nd July - Student reports released on Compass

Thursday 3rd July Rewards Day activities last 2 sessions

Thursday 3rd July - Last Day Term 2 for Students

Friday 4th July - Staff Professional Learning Day - Pedagogy - Pupil Free Day

Term 3 

Monday 21st July - Staff Professional Learning Day - Curriculum - Pupil Free Day

Tuesday 22nd July - First Day Term 3 for Students 

Weeks 1-3 DIBELS Literacy Assessments all students K-6

Tuesday 22nd -Sunday 27th - Traveling symbol for The Year of Hope (The Jubilee Boat) in our Parish

Thursday 24th July - Weeding and Planting Day with Bellingen Urban Landcare TBC

Monday 28 July – Friday 1 August 2025 Newcastle Permanent Primary School Mathematics Competition for interested Stage 3 students 

Thursday 30th July - Bongil Bongil S2 Excursion Date change TBC

Monday 11th - Friday 15th - NAIDOC Week events TBC

Friday 15h August - St Mary’s Feast Day

Tuesday 26th August - Diocesan Athletics Carnival - Coffs Harbour

Thursday 25th September - Last Day Term 3 for Students

Friday 26th September - Staff Professional Learning Day - Spirituality - Pupil Free Day

Term 4 

Monday 13th October - Staff Professional Learning Day - School Improvement - Pupil Free Day

Tuesday 14th October - First Day Term 4 for Students and Staff

Thursday 11th December End of Year Final Awards Assembly and Giving Tree 9.15-11:00am

Monday 15th December - Year 6 Graduation and End of Year Celebrations

Wednesday 17th December - Last Day Term 4 for Students

Thursday 18th December - Last Day Term 4 for Staff

As the school holidays approach, it is timely to remind everyone to stay safe during the holidays (and always).

Be road smart - Always stop, look, listen, and think before crossing the road. Use pedestrian crossings where you can, and never run across the street.

Ride safety - If you’re riding your bike, scooter, or skateboard, don’t forget your helmet. It’s not just a rule, it keeps your head safe!

Eyes up - Put your phone or device away when you're near roads and watch where you are going.

Safety tip - Always let an adult know where you are going, and never go anywhere alone without permission.

If you are looking to enrol for Year 7 in 2026 and/or book in a school tour, contact the school. Also like them on Facebook to stay up to date.  

BHS aspire 2026 (1).pdf

BHS YEAR 7 ASPIRE FLYER (1).pdf

This day was a great success.  Students rotated through rooms and topics and experienced a range of new learning opportunities.  The feedback was positive from students and staff who attended.

Maths Monsters and Ocean Wonders!

What an exciting time it's been in Kindergarten! Our classroom has been buzzing with creativity and discovery as we've been delving into some fascinating new concepts.

Rolling into Number Fun!

We've been exploring numbers, and the highlight has been creating our very own Maths Monsters! The children have been learning about addition in a play-based, fun way: by rolling two dice together, adding the numbers, and then adding that many body parts to their unique monsters! We've seen monsters with many eyes, extra arms, and crazy legs – all thanks to our exciting dice rolls and quick adding skills. It's wonderful to see their confidence with numbers growing every day.

We've teamed up with our wonderful Big Buddies to create an amazing 3D sculpture for the EcoArt competition at Coffs Central! Our sculpture is all about caring for our ocean, reminding us that every action counts when it comes to protecting our beautiful marine life. We've used recycled materials to bring our ideas to life, and it's been incredible to see how our Big Buddies have helped us turn our designs into a fantastic work of art. Do keep an eye out for our creation at Coffs Central – we can't wait for you to see it.

Art Competition: Pilgrims of Hope!

We've also embarked on a very special art project linked to the Jubilee Year: Pilgrims of Hope! We were so excited to welcome Mrs Dagger who spoke to us about this important theme.

Inspired by the idea of being "Pilgrims of Hope," our Kindergarten class has been busy creating some truly wonderful artworks. We've been thinking about what hope means to us, and how we can show kindness and positivity in our everyday lives, just like pilgrims journeying with hope.

Our Classroom: The "Third Teacher" in Action!

Did you know our classroom is a very helpful "Third Teacher"? We've been learning how our learning environment can support us, especially with our language and writing skills. Our classroom is set up with special tools and resources that help us learn new words and write  sentences.

We've been busy practising with our co-constructed anchor charts on nouns and adjectives. and using these charts to create really interesting oral and written sentences. 

A lot of fun was had by all.  The teachers were very excited to be able to run an event without having to postpone due to bad weather too! Thanks to Jack O’Shea for organising such a great day.  Thanks also to people who helped out on the day.

Congratulations to our Age Champions.

Junior Boy - Eddy Wadick

Junior Girl - Charlotte Powditch

11 Yr Boy - Bodhi Croft

11 Yr Girl - Vida Wamara

Senior Boy - Monty Scott

Senior Girl - Ishani Hannah.

Weeding and Planting Day with Bellingen Urban Landcare - more information to come.  Keep your eye out on Compass and Social Media.

More information will come regarding this when it has all been finalised.  If you are available for some or all of the day your input would be appreciated.

Seanna has been participating in weekly zoom sessions as part of an acceleration program.

The Jubilee Boat which is the travelling symbol for The Year of Hope will be in our Parish Tuesday 22/7/25 to Sunday 27/7//25.

Katie is our school’s new case worker.  If you need support for any of the following please reach out. The service is free. If you would like the school to apply on your behalf, please let Lisa Doolan know.

Week 8

Kinder: Maddie Hopkins & Nina Wright

Stage 1: Dusk Connelly & Vera Farrugia

Stage 2 Turtles: Ahshkii Lackner & Digby Bruce

Stage 3: Elliot Eckersley

PBS Award: "I am a problem-solver on the playground".

Kinder: Sebastian Raward

Stage 1: Jed Ravell

Stage 2 Turtles: Willow Clack

Stage 3: Fred Fielding

Week 9

Stage 1: Joshua Jackson & Kohan Phoenix

Stage 2 Eagles: Phoenix Jones & Archie Keen

Stage 2 Turtles: Meilani Taylor & Oscar Wynter

Stage 3: Neerav Pratap

PBS Award: "I use good manners".

Stage 1: Jaxon Fitzgerald

Stage 2 Eagles: Jed Bridger

Stage 2 Turtles: Freddy Tsang

Stage 3: Charlotte Carlon.

Happy Birthday to Eddy Wadick 07/07, Eleanor Clarke 12/07, Layla Shinfield 15/07, Jed Ravell 19/07, Leiquaili Andrews 20/07, Safiah Andrews 22/07, Fayruz Ouali 26/07, Jack Wadick 27/07.

Piano = Victoria Christie 6655 8782

Brass/Piano = Kate Butcher 0419 789 078

Guitar = Katie Crane 0431 151 987