School Calendar

CDPSSA Sport Calendar

In our commitment to creating safe and positive learning spaces, NSW public schools are introducing a revised Student code of conduct. This revised Student code of conduct sets clear expectations for student behaviour during all school activities, including online and off-site.

From Term 2 this year, our classrooms will start to display new posters outlining the revised Student code of conduct. Parents and carers and students will be asked to acknowledge the Student code of conduct annually to support respectful and positive behaviour.

Together, let us build a great school community! 

For more information, please visit Student code of conduct

Thank you for supporting a respectful and positive school community.

We are in preparations for travel and accommodation for the Year 5/6 creative arts camp to be held in Dubbo. A message went out to all families earlier in the week inviting at least one parent/caregiver to attend a meeting to discuss transport and travel arrangements as well as costs for camp and travel, and we would appreciate your support in attending this meeting.

What: Year 5/6 Parent Meeting

When: Monday 30 March

Time: 3.10pm

Where: School Hall

Parliament in Schools Visit

On Friday the 6th of March, we had the Speaker of the House of Representatives, The Hon. Milton Dick, MP and  The Hon. Michael McCormack MP, come and visit our school. They talked about what happens in the Parliament House, such as, where certain people sit, the required uniform, rules, and much more. Then Piper and Zavier the school captains, Mr Milton Dick, Michael McCormack and Mrs Arabin  got to sign their names in this special book that at the end of the year was getting displayed at Parliament House!

After a while they said that they had to leave but had one more thing to show us! They told everyone, even the playgroup, to come out to the oval. 

Then they pulled out the one and only Parliament House flag! All of 3-6, teachers and parents from playgroup rolled out the sides of the flag and it turns out, the flag was actually as big as a double decker bus!

By Dusty

The Binalong PS swim team travelled to Leeton on Monday 9 March to represent the Cootamundra District at the Regional Swimming Carnival.  Our students had a magnificent day in the pool with many PB's achieved (a big shout out to Ian who took a whopping 19 seconds off his 200m IM!), and incredible resilience and sportsmanship shown throughout the day. 

The following students represented at the Cootamundra District at the Regional Swimming Carnival in Leeton:

• Junior Boys Relay Team: George, Archer, Jethro, and Ian

• Peter Dobson Relay Team: Piper, Zavier, Cooper, and Oscar

Individual events included:

• Archer: 50m freestyle, relay

• Oscar: Junior Boys 50m butterfly, 10-year 50m freestyle, relay

• Ian: Junior Boys 200m individual medley (IM), Junior Boys 50m breaststroke, relay

• Sophie: 10-year 50m freestyle, Junior 50m butterfly

• Vincent: 11 years 50m butterfly

• Piper: Senior 50m butterfly, 50m backstroke, open 100m freestyle, 12-year 50m freestyle

State Swimming

With these fantastic results, we have a number of students heading to Sydney early next term for the State Swimming Carnival in both the small school relay and in individual events. This is such an achievement for our students and school. We are incredibly proud of these results and we must acknowledge the dedication of our Binalong Swim Club coaches, Ben Spencer, Jan Giles and Kirsten Pack, who have been promoting, encouraging and inspiring our swimmers, creating opportunities for them to develop their swimming skills and passion. We must also acknowledge these student’s families who travel around the region supporting their children and encouraging them to develop resilience and determination through sport.

• The following students are off to the State Swimming Carnival:

• Ian Spencer - Jun Boy 50m Butterfly (1st), Jun Boy 200m IM (1st)

• Oscar Coble - Jun Boy 50m f/style (1st), Peter Dobson Relay

• Vincent Edwards - 11 year boy 50m butterfly (1st)

• Piper Coble, Zavier Brayshaw, Cooper Edwards and Oscar Coble - Peter Dobson Relay Team

On Wednesday, 4th March, our entire school enjoyed a fantastic excursion to Bowning Public School for a fun and educational day. While our teaching staff participated in Professional Learning around teaching and leadership in Aboriginal Education, students engaged in a range of exciting activities, making the most of this shared learning experience with friends from Bowning and Wee Jasper.

The day began with Mr Godman, who dazzled students with his incredible collection of shells. Students learned about the diversity of shells, their unique attributes, and fascinating stories of how certain shells served as currency in various countries. Everyone then had the chance to unleash their creativity by making their own shell sculptures using air-dry clay—a hands-on activity that brought their learning to life.

Next, Ms Kemp guided the students through an engaging STEM adventure focused on engineering and the design process. Students explored critical thinking and problem-solving skills, then tested their knowledge by creating "egg" mazes. We are happy to report that all eggs remained safely intact!

Stage 3 students took their STEM learning even further by experimenting with robotics to engineer and draw their own designs—a fun and futuristic challenge that sparked creative thinking.

The day concluded with Mrs Cassidy’s much-anticipated Landcare session, this time delving into the wonderful world of worms. Students discovered the vital role worms play in our environment and observed these hardworking garden friends up close.

Everyone had a fantastic time, and the feedback from students was overwhelmingly positive. They cherished the opportunity to collaborate and learn with friends from Bowning and Wee Jasper and are already looking forward to the next PLC Day!

Week 10 is a busy week with School Photos, Assembly, and our Easter crafts and Easter Hat Parade.

See below for uniform requirements. Contact the school or P&C if you require any spare uniform items to purchase or borrow.

Students in Year 3-6 have been having lots of fun learning their choreography for Southern Tablelands Dance Festival with Chris, bucket drumming with Mrs Patterson, participating in STEM challenges, time down in Bush School, and of course their regular classroom routines. 

The Road Safety Program plays a vital role in implementing treatments designed to reduce deaths and serious injuries on NSW roads, with particular emphasis on helping protect vulnerable pedestrians and motorists. The Yass Valley Council were successful in securing a grant to upgrade and make road safety improvements including installation of shared path, footpath, bus bay, sealed shoulder and parking installation adjacent to Binalong Public School on Dickinson Street at Binalong ($283,000). We are expecting these works to commence in the second half of the year.

In addition to the ongoing grant and program initiatives aimed at enhancing school safety, our school will be receiving installation of a new colorbond boundary fence. This will replace the existing, damaged ringlock fencing along the sides and rear boundaries of the school.

As part of this fence upgrade and broader improvements to the school’s entry areas, new fencing will also be installed along a section of the front boundary. Furthermore, enhancements to the front entrance will create a welcoming, sheltered waiting area beneath the covered walkways for families and visitors.

These improvements have been thoughtfully designed to harmonise with the heritage character of our buildings and courtyards, ensuring both functionality and aesthetic appeal.

We work closely with our Assets Manager to ensure that every application and decision regarding school upgrades, enhancements, repairs, and maintenance is carefully considered.

If you have any suggestions or ideas about improvements you would like to see at our school—whether related to facilities, amenities, or the school environment—please share your thoughts with Mrs Arabin. Your input is valued and helps us continue to create an inspiring learning space for our students, and a welcoming space for our community.

SRC Report - By Piper

This term we have had lots of delicious meal deals with pies, sausage rolls, hot dogs, and a special end-of-term nachos. We would really appreciate it if, when your child is having a lunch order, you put their order in before the cut-off time. We have also been selling icecreams on Tuesday for two dollars – don’t forget!  This term we have raised $184 selling ice-creams, $47.75 in meal deals, and together we raised $61 on Harmony Day which we will donate to Stewart House.

In Week 7 we had a trip with Bowning Public School, where the kids enjoyed activities with Mr Godman, Mrs Cassidy, and Mrs Kemp. We split off into groups: K-2, 3-4, and 5-6. We learned about shells with Mr Godman – he even brought some in for us to handle! We also learnt about worms with Mrs Cassidy; lucky enough, she dug up two types of worms from her garden so we could hold them and compare them! With Mrs Kemp we did some STEM activities. We used a robot, stuck a pen to it, and had to code it to make it draw. The kids really enjoyed it!

This year, the athletics carnival will be held in Term 2, Week 5, on Thursday 21 May at the Binalong Oval. You’d better put it on your calendars! We will have meal deals, novelty games, and preschool and parent races. Make sure to wear your fastest joggers!

Well done to the following state finalists:  Ian (200m IM, breaststroke), Vincent (breaststroke), and the relay team: Piper, Zavier, Oscar, Cooper.

In Week 9 we brought new flags for our school. We got a new Aboriginal Flag, an Australian Flag, and a Torres Strait Islander Flag! The Year Sixes put them up and got a photo with our beautiful new flags. Once the other kids saw them, they were just as shocked as we were! We have also been learning Wiradjuri with Keiran. He has been kind enough to come in every Thursday to teach us. All of the students have been very fluent.

Thank you to our valued sponsors. If you would like to continue sponsorship in 2026, or establish sponsorship in 2026, please contact Mrs Foran on 62274381 or binalong-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au