THE HEIGHTS BYTES

what's coming up at barrack heights?!

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

To ensure you don’t miss out on any important reminders or calendar notices, please make sure you are connected to our School Bytes app and receiving notifications. This will help you stay updated on all the happenings and ensure your family is fully engaged in our school community.

Cross Country Carnival

On Monday we held our annual Cross Country Carnival and what an amazing day it was. A huge congratulations to each and every student who participated. You showed grit and determination and it was amazing to see so many personal bests! Students who have made it to the Mid-South District carnival have been notified and should find the permission note and DASH registration link on their School Bytes Newsfeed. Way to go BHPS!

Life education - healthy harold

The Life Education Van will be visiting Barrack Heights Public School in Term 2, from the 15th of May to the 21st of May.

All classes will have the opportunity to visit Healthy Harold in the Life Education Van and take part in a lesson. The visit is part of our curriculum and is compulsory for all students.

The cost of the visit for each student is $8.

This covers:

A 60-minute lesson for Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 and a 90-minute lesson for Stage 2 and Stage 3 facilitated by the Life Education Educator
Pre and post visit learning activities with outcomes stemming from the PDHPE Syllabus
A student workbook and a sticker

You will find the fee in the 'payments' section of your School Bytes account.

Payments can also be made to the office via cash or eftpos.

Thank you for your support in this learning experience.

2026 General school acknowledgements

General school acknowledgements have been sent via school bites this week. Please at your earliest convenience acknowledge the 4 school notices.

PG Rated Texts (Documentaries/Movies): Viewing of Educational Documentaries/Movies
Internet Permission
Additional play-based activities and rewards, Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
Walking Permission Within 2km Radius

stage 3 sydney adventure!

This year, we're excited to offer an unforgettable Sydney adventure for students in Years 5 and 6, beginning with an excursion to The Rocks on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. The adventure continues with an overnight stay at Taronga Zoo, followed by a full day exploring the zoo and returning to school on Thursday, September 10. Check out all the information in the Activity on School Bytes

PSSA Soccer KO

On Thursday, last week, our girls & boys soccer teams had an awesome day competing in the first round of the NSW PSSA knockout against Warilla PS! The students walked together from our school to Warilla PS, full of energy and excitement. Everyone showed great sportsmanship and gave their best on the field. The effort and teamwork of both groups were inspiring to witness. A big congratulations to all the players for their commitment and enthusiasm.

Engage with Grow Your Mind Over the Holidays!

As the school term comes to a close, we encourage you to continue exploring the Grow Your Mind program at home during the holiday break. To support this, we are pleased to share a selection of podcast links designed to spark meaningful conversations about character strengths and wellbeing with your children.

Alongside the podcasts, we have attached a Podcast Journal to help guide discussions and reflection. This journal provides prompts and activities to complement each episode, making it easier for families to engage thoughtfully and enjoyably.

Listening together is a wonderful way to reinforce the Grow Your Mind values, nurture positive mindsets, and foster strong family connections.

We hope you enjoy these resources and look forward to continuing our Grow Your Mind journey together in the new term!

Podcast - Grow Your Mind

grow your mind - Meet the Guard Dog

Did you know the Guard Dog is a nickname for the amygdala – the part of your brain responsible for strong emotions and reactions? Sometimes our Guard Dogs bark loudly, making us only see things from our own point of view. This can make it difficult to understand others or resolve conflicts.

Want to learn more? Watch the attached video to see how we can quiet those Guard Dogs and open up new perspectives!

https://youtu.be/3dd4xFp-5e8

grow your mind - Wuri

This week for Grow Your Mind, Wuri students explored the important topic of personal boundaries. Together, we created a vibrant class poster highlighting boundaries and what we won’t accept from others—such as inappropriate language, laughing at others, and blaming others for bad behaviour. It was a valuable lesson in respect, kindness, and standing up for ourselves!

road saftey

Road Safey is a shared responsibility in keeping students safe on and around roads. We encourage you to talk to your child about the importance of road safety.

Below is a review of this term’s focus points to use as conversation starters when talking to students about road safety.

Road Safety Focus: Children's and supervised crossings

Key Messages:

- always use a pedestrian crossing if there is one available to cross the road

- pedestrian crossings are the safest point at which to cross the road.

Road Safety Focus: Hold your child's hand

Key Messages:

- hold a grown up's hand when you cross the road

- use a safe place to cross the road

- Stop! Look! Listen! Think! Every time you cross the road and keep checking until safely across.

Road Safety Focus: Walking safely together to and from school

Key Messages:

STOP! one step back from the kerb

LOOK! continuously both ways

LISTEN! for the sounds of approaching traffic

THINK! whether it is safe to cross and keep checking until safely across.

Djamalang students with 100% attendance in Week 9! Great job!!

attendance

Regular school attendance is critical for a child's success at school to not only achieve their educational best but increase their career and life options.

BHPS will continue to work in partnership with families to encourage and support regular attendance with our range of positive attendance initiatives.

When your child attends school every day, learning becomes easier and your child will build and maintain friendships with other children. It is also important that your child arrives at school on-time.

Arriving at school and class on time:

ensures that students do not miss out on important learning activities scheduled early in the day
helps students learn the importance of punctuality and routine
gives students time to greet their friends before class
reduces classroom disruption

Lateness is recorded as a partial absence and must be explained by parents.

ADVERTISING

2026 School Uniforms

Please send your uniform order to barrackht-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au so that orders can be put together ready for collection.

Payment can be made as an advanced payment in School Bytes or via Cash or Eftpos at pick up.

bhps community pantry

Friendly reminder to please return borrowed Community Pantry crates

bhps health & wellbeing

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

Have 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

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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

barrackht-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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