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How lovely it was to take a moment today and celebrate Women.
For International Women's Day Miss Finlay organised a morning tea with the Year 6 girls. It was a heartwarming event filled with inspiring conversations, laughter, and a sense of community.
It was a joy to see them engage in discussions about the importance of women's contributions to society. These moments are crucial in empowering our young leaders of tomorrow.
Check out these photos capturing the essence of the day. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success!
This calendar is a screenshot of our School Bytes Calendar that can be viewed live in your School Bytes app!
The calendar can also be linked directly to your phone's calendar. Follow this link for instructions on how - Parent Portal: Syncing the calendar to your phone or device – School Bytes
The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9. It measures essential skills in reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and numeracy, providing valuable insights into student learning and progress. NAPLAN is not a pass-or-fail test but one of many tools schools use to support student learning and identify areas for growth.
While we encourage students to do their best, we also remind them that NAPLAN is just one part of their learning journey, and success comes in many forms. As we approach NAPLAN, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the value it brings in understanding where our students are in their literacy and numeracy development. As mentioned, NAPLAN provides important insights into key skills, helping us identify strengths and areas for growth to guide our teaching and support. However, it is just one of many tools we use to understand student learning—it does not define a child’s entire educational journey.
More importantly, NAPLAN does not measure the kindness, creativity, resilience, or unique aspirations of our students. It does not capture their determination, their friendships, or the incredible progress they make every day in ways that cannot be measured by a test. While we encourage students to do their best and approach the assessments with confidence, we also remind them—and you—that success comes in many forms.
We appreciate your ongoing support in helping students feel positive about NAPLAN. Thank you for working with us to support your child’s learning. If you have any questions about NAPLAN, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
The Year 6 to 7, High School Expression of Interest process is now open.
Please follow this link to begin the application for your child moving to high school in 2026.
Submissions are due by Friday 28th March, 2025.
If you require any assistance please don't hesitate to contact the office.
As you may have noticed, Gate C, our electronic gate, remains locked during school hours. If you need to access the school and they gate is locked, please contact the office to have the gate unlocked. Once it is open, we kindly ask that you close it behind you instead of leaving it open. This gate is in place to ensure the safety of our students on school grounds.
Each day at 2:55 PM, our student leaders will open the back gates near the Basketball Courts for afternoon pick up.
The number of students who are currently riding their bikes and scooters to school has grown substantially. We have also had reports of students in our uniform riding in an unsafe manner in streets surrounding our school.
Whilst the school teaches road safety as part of the PD/H/PE syllabus, it is important to continually discuss with your child:
How they get to school – the route you expect them to take (making mention of why this is important)
Safe riding behaviours (what they specifically look like)
In New South Wales, the prime responsibility for transporting children to and from school rests with parents, not the school. As students riding to and from school does not occur within ‘school hours’ or on Departmental premises, and as it does not involve supervision by Departmental employees, the Department would not accept legal responsibility for any accident or injury that occurred while students were riding to or from school.
It is the school’s expectation that students travelling to and from school by bicycle or scooter will follow the law and correctly wear an approved safety helmet. In line with the law, and guidelines set by the DoE, students who wish to ride bicycles/scooters to school must complete the following forms (These can be found on School Bytes, via these 2 links, Bicycle/Scooter Permission Note & Bicycle/Scooter User’s Contract or collected from the office).
Bicycle/Scooter Permission Note: to be signed by parent or carer and returned to school.
Bicycle/Scooter Users Contract: to be signed by the student and parent or carer and returned to school.
At Barrack Heights Public School we do not want to discourage riding to school, however we want to ensure that our students are safe and display correct riding behaviours. Their safety and wellbeing is our utmost priority and putting these guidelines in place will ensure they are aware of the role they play in keeping themselves safe. Please make sure you take your child through the following pages so we can continue to work together to keep our children safe.
Garawan students with 100% attendance for Week 5
Djamalang students with 100% attendance for Week 5
Garawan students with 100% attendance Week 6
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Barrack Heights Community Pantry would not be possible without the strong partnerships we have with South32 and GrainCorp
Barrack Heights Community Pantry would not be possible without the strong partnerships we have with South32 and GrainCorp
Thank you for your support and involvement in our community!
Thank you for your support and involvement in our community!
Friendly reminder to please return borrowed Community Pantry crates
SCHOOL BYTES
SCHOOL BYTES
Barrack Heights uses School Bytes for communication, reminders, payments for excursions and sports, attendance submissions and statements of accounts. If you haven't already downloaded the app and linked your child/ren please select the appropriate link below to setup.
App Store - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/school-bytes/id6463097826
Google Play - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=education.schoolbytes
If you have any questions please contact the office for assistance.
GENERAL REMINDERS
GENERAL REMINDERS
If you moved house or changed your phone number or email address? Please update your details at the office or by sending an email to the school at barrackht-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Please see the office staff if your child has any medical requirements or if medical information needs to be updated.
School times are 8.55am - 3pm. If your child is late, they must come to the office for a late note. All absences, both whole day and partial absences, need to be explained. You can do this via the School Bytes app, email, phone or at the office.
If students are marked as absent on the school roll, an SMS will be sent out before 11am on the same day advising you of the absence. Please respond via schoolbytes advising the reason for their absence.
At Barrack Heights our school hours are from 8.30am to 3.00pm. Students must NOT be on school grounds before 8:30am without parent supervision. A Teacher is on duty from 8.30am onwards.
GET SOCIAL WITH BARRACK HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOL
GET SOCIAL WITH BARRACK HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOL
Are you following us on our social media platforms? You can find us on
Facebook: Barrack Heights Public School
Instagram: barrackheightsps
Twitter account: @BarrackHeights
These forums are wonderful ways to see what is happening in our school. Take a look and give us a like to stay informed.
25 Hunter Street,
Barrack Heights NSW 2528
(02) 4296 4222
(02) 4296 4222
barrackht-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
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