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Latest News 24 September, 2012

NB: The website has now been running for 15 years - beginning on the day that Beacy was first connected to the internet.

The first page online was simply our Pirates from Art :) How excited we were as we saw it online!

I have loved learning as I go over the years and look forward to the changes that will be occurring in 2013 as we revamp our website into a new wordpress environment where more people can become involved in running the website! Pauline O'Brien - webmaster

Mangoes

a Beaconsfield IEC Fundraiser

$40 for 10kg Box - orders in by 24 October

successfully raised $1000 for the IEC.

Thank you to everyone who particpated.

New Uniform Order Form

Music Assembly

Weds 26 Sept 9.00am - 10.15 am

Another opportunity to see Year levels combine to sing favourite songs from Musicals.

Athletics Carnival postponed until Friday 28 Sept.

Canteen is selling pre ordered Bento boxes!

 

 

 

Latest News 13 September

Inspired by...  a P&C Fund Raiser

Great Excitement in the school as the parents are bumping in the Exhibition at the Moore's Building.

A few thumbnail snapshots of some of the work you will see on the walls - it is already looking fabulous!!

Opening night is this Friday 14 Sept (NB Adults only & ticketed) with a wonderful family day planned for Saturday 15 Sept. 1 - 3pm

The exhibition closes on Sunday 16 Sept at 5.00pm.

Yr 3 Rm 18

Yr 6/7

Yr 1 Rm 9

PP Seahorse

PP Starfish

Yr 3 Rm 15

Kindy

Yr 1 Rm 5

Yr 6

Yr 4

Yr 2/3

 

Yr 5

 

Latest News 19 August

Yrs 4 - 7 students Chevron photos are now closed. Good luck to those who entered!

See images of all the Collaborative art works.

Inspired by...  a P&C Fund Raiser

Everyone has worked so hard over the last 12 weeks to create outstanding individual and collaborative class projects. All of the students are now very excited about being able to see their work hung in the Moores Building in Fremantle.

Opening night is Friday 14 Sept (NB Adults only & ticketed) with a wonderful family day planned for Saturday 15 Sept. The exhibition closes on Sunday 16 Sept at 5.00pm.

Remember all artworks are for sale with the collaborative projects going to auction. All proceeds will be used to support the teacher wish list for resources across the school curriculum.

Opening Night Invitation (including the order form)

Very Important Kids Invitation

 

Latest News 10 August

Science Week Events 10 Aug - 17 Aug

Check out the WA Science Week site below and click on  ‘events’, where you will find a huge range of free activities.

Congratulations to winners our Poster Competition!

Jolon Theodore Martin and Harrison McInnes were

joint winners of the middle school. Noah Gibson won

the Year 3, and joint winners of Year 2 were Jrue

Alford and Ross Miller.

All of the Poster entries are now on display in the Library

www.sciencewa.net.au/whatson/national-science-week-2012

There is even a photographic Competition in which you can become involved with your parent's support, that closes on 19 Aug.

More info about how Beacy is celebrating and engaging with Science Week can be found on our Science Curriculum page.

Balloon Car Family Challenge

 

We are committed to offering opportunities to

extend students from Beaconsfield PS students in the

Science/Technology and Enterprise areas. In the next

couple of weeks an information package will be sent

home about a balloon car challenge. This challenge will

give your family the opportunity to design and build a

balloon powered car.

There are prizes to be won and you will have until the

beginning of next term to complete the challenge. So

be on the lookout for the Balloon Car Challenge

information package.

 

Do you dare to take the challenge?

Science Road Show

Every afternoon during Week 4, the middle and lower school enjoyed visits from students in Rooms 10, 19 and 20. They were involved in the first ever Beacy Science Road Show, which aimed to inject a fun approach to science learning for all students. Their task involved planning and presenting an Energy themed demonstration to the rest of the school. Feedback from students who presented, students who received the visits and the teachers of all the classes, has been very positive. Thanks go to all the Senior students and their teachers who participated in the challenge. We eagerly await future Road Shows!!

 

Latest News  3 July, 2012

Chevron Focus Environment Photographic Competition

is on again - though its a bit later than previous years! Closing date is Monday 3 September.

A perfect opportunity for eligible Years 4 - 7 students to have some fun with over the holidays, especially if travelling around WA.

Follow this link to find out all about the three categories and conditions. Remember not only do you need a great photo, it must also be accompanied by a caption that describes what your photo is about.

 

Beacy's Got Talent 2012

 will take place at the Fly-by-Night Musicians’ Club in Fremantle on Thursday 15 November.

Auditions will be held on Thursday 26 July AND Friday 27 July in the Library after school.

So don’t be shy, PICK UP AN AUDITION FORM FROM THE OFFICE or download here

and please come and show us what you can do!

 

 

Fred Bjorksten Yr 7 both a semi finalist and finalist in the Year 7-8 section

Moran Photographic Award 2012

Congratulations to our Beacy Finalists

 

Lewis Smith Year 4 a semi finalist in the Primary section.

 

1 June, 2012 The last two stumps have gone and the grass is being "rolled out" near the multi purpose courts - the green looks wonderful as it tames the sand and limestone beneath it. Please take care and stay off it while it establishes itself properly and Fred helps to water it down into its new bed.

 

8 May, 2012 Mr Yates, Mrs Pendlebury and the Beacy students are all enjoying being able to make use of the new Multi purpose courts for their Phys Ed lessons - mainly with basketball at this stage. Also at least 3 weekend teams are happily using the facility for after school hours practice sessions.

 

Term 2 Science News

 Lots of exciting projects are planned for all Beacy scientists this term…. 

  • a Science Communication Poster Competition to be judged in the first week of Term 3. Entry forms and list of criteria now online

  • a joint Science/Technology Family Challenge in the July holidays. This will be based around an alternative energy source – elastic band energy!! More information about that will be appearing soon………

Inspired by... a P&C Fundraiser Art Exhibition

at the Moores Building. Put the date in your calendar -

opening Friday 14 September

Wonderful artworks are already underway in the Art Studio as students prepare art for sale using special materials purchased by the P&C. All parents welcome to drop in and help out - see here for Art timetable and themes. Celeste Franklin will be helping out the IEC classes and the K and P classes have their own parent helpers lined up to support their planned projects.

Latest News 23 March, 2012

The FotoFreo My World Exhibition opens on Sunday 25 March 2.00 - 4.00pm

at Cooper Studio, 109 Hampton Rd,

South Fremantle.

Come along and be inspired by our students' point of view about what is important in their own world.

 

102 photos with the youngest at 4 years old!

Here is a tiny sample of some of the results.

Latest News 12 March, 2012

P&C AGM: WEDS 28 March, 2012

Science page 2012

How does a Secchi disk measure the murkiness of water?

 

Latest News 14 February, 2012

Updated P&C News and Notices.

 

Latest News 12 February, 2012

All 2012 FotoFreo My World... Beacy Group Exhibition information and forms are now online

Bo Wong's Parent Photography Workshop on Friday 17 February in the Beacy Art Studio was fantastic. A huge buzz of interest and appreciation from the 17 in attendance. We are all looking forward to seeing the impact this will have in generating some wonderful photos from our students and school community members.

Less than 3 weeks now to get your entries in to Mrs O'Brien!

 

Latest News 29 January, 2012

Welcome back to 2012 in the Chinese Year of the (Water) Dragon

More about dragon art later!!

This art work of a stunning Chinese dragon with pearl was created by Grace Megroz and her Mother as part of the Foil Challenge

back in 2002. Grace was most recently back at Beacy as our guest speaker at the Year 7 Graduation in 2010.

 

 

Latest News 6/12/2011

Launching My World... the FotoFreo 2012

Beaconsfield Primary School Group Exhibition

Open to ALL Beacy Community members, entries will close at the latest on Thursday 15 March Wk 7 so have some photographic fun on the holidays.

See the background blurb from the Week 8 Newsletter. We are still finalising the fine details of the exhibition.

Special thanks to parents Bo Wong and Craig Cooper

who are supporting the planning for this Visual Arts initiative.

see our previous successful photographic project outcomes

Photo OP 2010     Moran 2011      Chevron 2011     Rottnest Architecture

and find some handy hints and links to get you and your kids started on the holidays.

 

 

"Beacy, Live! The Movie" now available at the Office for $10.

Projections on High

Thursday night until Sunday night starting at 7.30 each night.

Dec 1 - 4, 2011

was fantastic!! You can see all of the student artworks at VJzoo and see more of Kat and Jasper's VJing style of art.

 

Walking as far as the Round House to see our Beacy student's artwork projected onto the Whaler's Tunnel and stopping to look at angels, lighthouses and animated stained glass windows on the way, was a great way to finish off the night following the Beaconsfield Choir's  starring role at the

Dockers Carols by Candle night.

Wrapping the Woolstores

Drive by and see the different maritime signal flags spell out Freo. Our Room 20 Year 6 students created the blue and white checked 'N' flag.

Saturday 10 December,

4.00 - 8.00pm

was a wonderful fun family day to end the school year.

 

Hello There Science Buffs!!   

 Here is a fabulous FREE FUN site to try. www.csiro.au/helix/sciencemail/newsletter.html

Don’t be bored over the holidays – sign up for SCIENCE BY EMAIL

and you get new ideas every week!!!!!!

Take a look and see what you think of this week’s offering.

 

Stay safe in the holidays.            Best Wishes,  The Science Committee

The latest publication of writing by our extension literacy students is now ready to go to press! - Speak to Ms Bonser by Friday 2 December to order your own copy!

Congratulations to all participants in Beacy LIVE.  

A great night's entertainment from so many talented students.

"Beacy, Live! The Movie" now available at the Office for $10.

 

Choir members can download your

Carols sheet for the Dockers Carols by Candlelight

on Saturday 3 December at the South Fremantle Football Oval.

 

Latest News 11/11/2011

Four more revised school policies are now online.

 

Congratulations to Thyme, Tara and Josiah for taking out the hat-trick at the Gwenyth Ewens Award

with 1st ($200), 2nd ($100) and 3rd ($50) places

along with 30 other worthy recipients who won encouragement awards ($20 vouchers at Dymocks).

Thyme

Tara

Josiah

Below is a small selection of the 30 encouragement award recipients on view with all 70 Beacy participants

at the Fremantle Children's Library as part of the Fremantle Festival until 19 November, 2011.

Visit our online ART GALLERY to see all Year 6 and 7 winning entries in greater detail.

Our Newest Pages Online 

7 November, 2011

Art Blast 2011 opened at the Fremantle Town Hall

on Monday 31 October, 2011 at 6.00pm

 

It featured 28 Primary and Secondary schools in the main exhibition.

 Also featuring displays of Photography, Digital Art and Wearable Art.

 

See Beacy's contribution to this fantastic South Metro Regional Exhibition celebrating the excellence within the depth and breadth of Visual Arts within our State Schools.

Latest News  30 October, 2011

Beacy's Nude Food Day

Weds 9 November

So what on earth is nude food!!

Ask your kids! They will be able to tell you.

Packing a great school lunch box (video)

BEACY LIVE

Thursday 17 November

at the Fly By Night Club

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE

at

www.flybynight.org

 

Our Newest Pages Online 

19 September, 2011
Rm 20 Science 100 Years of Tourism on Rottnest  

22 August, 2011

21/7/2011 - a major update on the Rottnest Campus news.

Year of the Forest Triptych

working with artists - Sharon Willson-Imamdin and a group of wonderful parent helpers

Year 1 Room 5

Exhibition Opening Wednesday 10 August 

6.00 - 7.00pm

Chevron FOCUS Environment

Photographic Competition

Open to Years 4 - 7

The competition is now closed. Student entries have been printed and will be on display in the Art Studio from Week 2 of this term.

13 July, 2011

 

Weather Widgets

for Beaconsfield and Rottnest Island

Planning a fishing trip or whether to wash the car? Should you pack your umbrella or your sunscreen?  Track the weather over the week and compare between the two school campus sites. Weather is always fascinating as it affects all that we do.

 

NEWS BREAK!!!

Angela Tsun  landed in the Channel 9 helicopter on the bottom oval on Friday 29 July at 10:30 am   read more... (Updated 22 August)

 

National Science Week August 13th to 20th

 Look at the Front Office window for some ideas on how to celebrate this event with your family.

 

 

16/4/2011

Self Portraits Yr 6 Rm 20

working with artists

Fiona Chamberlain and Debbie Tremlett

 

Faction Swimming Carnival

<<< Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize <<<

2011 Secondary and Primary Finalists are now online at Moran Prizes

 

A hard copy of all finalist and semi finalist images are now on show in the Art Room and will go into the school foyer

in Week 2 of Term 2.

All of our finalists and semi finalists can be easily seen in our online art gallery

 

Music Room

 

Wednesday morning Choir,

Wednesday Lunchtime Showcase practice

and

Thursday Lunchtime Band

 

 

 

'Weebly' websites

The class password protected websites for the  students of Rooms 2, 3 and 4 , their families and friends are now online, with thanks to Mr Joel Hart

Grounds and Gardens

 

There is so much happening in so many different spaces around the school at the moment, blink twice and it will feel like things are changing in front of you!!

 

Read on... for reports, plans and pictures

 

 

Latest NEWS - 16 April, 2011

 

 

Winners are Grinners - and there were some huge grins at Beacy on Friday as we learned

first that Sylva, Yr 7 is a finalist in the Secondary Yrs7-8 category

and then learned that Jamila, Yr 6 is a finalist in the Primary K-6 category.

Congratulations not only to our two finalists in this prestigious National Award

but also to all of the 68 other students who took the opportunity to be involved.

<< UPDATE! >>

We have since learned that Sylva, Thyme, Imogen, Maya and Bonnie - all of Yr 7

made the semi finals of the Secondary Yrs 7-8 section. Congratulations!

...and finally Congratulations to the 32 students!!! from Years 4 - 7 whose

Primary semi finalists' images have been placed online.

 

 

Latest NEWS - 8 March, 2011

A successful P&C AGM was held on Wednesday 30 March -

Congratulations to the newly elected Executive Committee with all positions filled. Minutes will be placed online as they come to hand.

The new P&C President is Kereth Harris. You are welcome to contact her with any queries

on kereth.harris@yahoo.com or on 0430 079402

 

AIR-CON Fundraiser $ $ $ $ $

Beaconsfield School is currently raising funds to install Air-conditioning in our classrooms.  This year the children sweltered through our hot summer, sometimes in temperatures of 38 degrees.  This made it hard for the children to concentrate and stay focused, as well as causing medical complaints.  read more...!

The New Music Room is up and humming :) and singing :) and playing instruments:) and forming bands :) and just getting excited about a wonderful space in which to make music!!

 

Why not poke your head in, say Hi  and see how wonderfully organised Lorraine has   the room set up for music making.

The new art room is

looking very industrious with parent artists working with half classes. We are already into our first change of art displays from Willow Pattern to Harmony Reflections. Just don't look too hard in the store rooms yet as we are still working on organising them!!

All help very welcome - esp. on a Tuesday morning from 8.30am.

 

26 /11/2010

Photo  OP Project all photos will be on display in the Library for 2 weeks from 23 November - 3 December. The digital loop of images will run at lunchtimes and until 3.45pm each Tues and Weds and Thursday afternoon.

Gwyneth Ewens Award 2010

Congratulations!

Thyme wins 2nd Prize

Fauve art year 2/3 Room 7

 

a tribute to Derrain's

The Turning Road

 

 

3 of a kind

Clay installation by

Year 5 and 6 :

Rooms 10 and 15

Tigers

 

 

 

 

 

28/11/2010

Fly My Kite in Your Sky Project - Part 1 July 2010

at our sister school in SD2 Pemaron, Singarajah, Bali

Fly Your Kite in My Sky Project - Part 2 November, 2010

at our sister school in SD2 Pemaron, Singarajah, Bali

Bringing the Pemaron kite skins home to Beacy.

to make and fly Pemaron kites

 

26 /11/2010

Photo  OP Project all photos will be on display in the Library for 2 weeks from 23 November - 3 December. The digital loop of images will run at lunchtimes and until 3.45pm each Tues and Weds and Thursday afternoon.

Gwyneth Ewens Award 2010

Congratulations!

Thyme wins 2nd Prize

Fauve art year 2/3 Room 7

 

a tribute to Derrain's

The Turning Road

 

3 of a kind

Clay installation by

Year 5 and 6 :

Rooms 10 and 15

Tigers

 

 

 

 

 

29/10/2010

Perth Zoo and Access Asia

WILDWAYS Banner 2010

Year 4 Room 14

Art Blast 2010

 

Kandinsky inspired Trees

by Yr 1 Rm 6a

7 sisters

UPDATE!!

The sign was installed in Week 8, Term 4, 2010.

7 Sisters

 

This aboriginal legend is one which is shared with many countries. The art work inspired from the legend of the seven sisters as well as some drawings of our local Owls have been incorporated into the sign by the native garden under the trees just south of  the Staff Room.

The original art work has just been returned and can be viewed in the Art Room during Weeks 8 and 9 and will be returned to the students in Week 10.

Take a look at the originals, then look for them in the sign graphics.

 

5/09/2010

Science Week 2010

Scientist in Residence

Shaun Tan The Arrival

A Tribute to his illustrative style in Greyscale tones

Wandjina

Science activity links

   

 

 

P&C AGM is on Wednesday 30 March.

Come along and see what you can do to join with a band of very enthusiastic parents!

Latest NEWS - 6 March, 2011

AIR-CON Fundraiser $ $ $ $ $

Beaconsfield School is currently raising funds to install Air-conditioning in our classrooms.  This year the children sweltered through our hot summer, sometimes in temperatures of 38 degrees.  This made it hard for the children to concentrate and stay focussed, as well as causing medical complaints.  read more...!

The New Music Room is up and humming :)

 

the new art room is

still getting organised!!

Latest NEWS - 6 March, 2011

>>> Sustainable Beacy 2011 <<<

 CLEAN UP BEACY DAY is on Friday 11 March.

Remember to recycle if you’re around the school. 

We are really trying to make our school sustainable this year with new bins for classes so they can recycle everyday.   

Our bins can be seen around the school:

Blue is for all types of paper, card, magazines only

Red is for all other recyclables – clean plastics, glass, tetra juice packs

Green is for regular rubbish – things that are too dirty or can’t be recycled

Latest NEWS - 6 March, 2011

>>> Sustainable Beacy 2011 <<<

 CLEAN UP BEACY DAY is on Friday 11 March.

Remember to recycle if you’re around the school. 

We are really trying to make our school sustainable this year with new bins for classes so they can recycle everyday.   

Our bins can be seen around the school:

Blue is for all types of paper, card, magazines only

Red is for all other recyclables – clean plastics, glass, tetra juice packs

Green is for regular rubbish – things that are too dirty or can’t be recycled

 

>>> Gifted and Talented Programs <<<

applications closing soon! Monday 21 March 2011
Applications close for entry into Year 8 in 2013 and Years 8, 9, 10 and 11 in 2012.

http://www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsonline/main_page.do

 

>>> Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize <<<

Entries have now closed with 70 students taking part in this opportunity.

Photographic skills continue to improve and the enthusiasm for photography as an art form

which spread amongst the senior students was great to see.

We will find out if we have any finalists on Thursday 10 March.

 

Our Newest Pages Online 

28/11/2010

I have had a huge blitz this last weekend to try and catch up on all of the very successful initiatives from 2010 that have been forwarded to me as webmaster.

Most of the student work being featured is actually from the Art Program along with the cross curricula project involving our sister school SD2 Pemaron.

Enjoy browsing the images and descriptors of the various projects. Why not take a look at the rest of the Art Gallery while you are online?

You can find more pages re various exciting Learning Area initiatives by clicking on Curriculum above or Updates at the bottom of the page.

 

7/12/2010

The End of Year social function this year is to be held in Parmelia Park (given that our usual gathering space is still occupied by builders!)

All school community members are welcome - entertainment will be provided by the WA Circus School courtesy of the P&C.

Thursday 15 December from 4.00pm

 

Beacy's Got Talent Trailer

watch, smile and enjoy - there is so much joy is this compilation of bits and pieces from the night - sadly, you can't view it at school as You Tube is blocked by DoE, but note the url and watch it at home!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjVeksAMAxs

5/09/2010

Interschool Cross Country

Beacy are Winners!!

Meet Dr. Andy Thomas  Competition!

- HURRY- It closes Wednesday, 8th September

 

If you would like to take part in a competition to win an opportunity

to be on radio with Dr.Andy Thomas (the Aussie Astronaut)

please take a look at this link:

See also our new section with experiments to do at home!!

Photo  OP Project

Launched Week 6, Term 3, 2010

Updates Week 7, 31 August

An opportunity for families to have some fun with photography in their own time in the second half of Term 3 to go towards the Photo OP Exhibition at Beacy.

 

15/04/2010

WILDWAYS 2009

Release of the orang-utans

Year 4 Room 7

Access Asia / Perth Zoo partnership

Gwenyth Ewens 2009

Year 6 and 7

Art Blast 2009

K - 12

Fremantle School's Exhibition

Water Week 2009

Put yourself in the picture!

 

22/03/2010

"Weebly" Class Web pages

Eight class teachers with the assistance of Mr Hart, now have a password protected class based web site to showcase their students' work to their families.    These pages are linked for your convenience from Classwork 2010 but are only accessible by password. If unsure of the password, please contact your own class teacher.

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Other wonderful class work is also available for the whole school to see on our Beacy website.

eg. Yr4 Rm14 posting about silent card shuffles

and of course all of the wonderful art work over the years within our online Art Gallery,

as well as classwork from the previous three years if you have never seen them before and ....

even more highlights from our archives found on the Updates page. Happy browsing over the holidays!

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Pauline O'Brien - webmaster

Clontarf Hill Mural Launch

Installed on site 27 March 2010

created by

Year 5/6 Room 15 2009

Class Quilt in Quilting Journal

Year 4 Room 7

2009

 

  09/02/2010                              Beaconsfield PS  Rottnest Campus                            12/02/2010

Find out more about the BPS Rottnest Campus surroundings. We will also include student work and updates in the Classroom pages as well as the weeklynewsletters.

 

 

As the school year opened in 2010, our Beaconsfield Primary community welcomes all of the teachers, staff and parents of what was formerly the Rottnest Island Primary School now to be known as Beaconsfield Primary School Rottnest Campus, into our Beaconsfield Primary School community.

The campus contact details are included at the top of the page.

 

 Here are four happy students in the first week.

Getting to Know You!! read more

A sundowner BBQ was held at the Rottnest Campus site on Friday afternoon 12 February, attended by members of the Beaconsfield Admin staff, P&C members and parents, students and staff of the Rottnest Campus.

 

27/11/2009

   

"In my hands..."

Digital artwork by Year 3

Leaf Creatures

Junior classes

 

4/09/2009

Updates of 2009 Classwork featuring the following classrooms

Beacy's Got Poems

by Rooms 3 & 4

The year 2 students from Mr Hart’s class and the year 1-2 students from Mrs Freel’s class are now published poets! This fine publication can be purchased from room 3 for only $10. If you would like a copy get in quick because quality literature such as this is sure to sell fast.

 

Year 1/2 Rm 4

Year 1/2 Room 5
Year 2 Rm 3
Year 3 Rm 11
Yr 7 Camp at Fairbridge

 

6/08/2009                                                                    13/08/2009                                       19/08/2009

Claudia Carles award winning piece of writing - 'Always Equal'

Music CHOIR Excursion

Speak Out

Genevieve Carles and Liam Carter

make it through to the semi finals!

 

30/06/2009
Family Art  Challenge

The Challenge Results

Year of the OX Art

New Football Jumpers

 

                                26/05/2009                                                                                              16/06/2009

School Operational Plan 2009

Year 2 from Rooms 3, 4, and 5

you can see their Model Mammals in

  T&E        or      Classwork    

Maths !!!

The explicit teaching of problem solving skills

 

 

                                                25/04/2009                                                                                                         5/05/2009

ANZAC DAY

Portraits

by a group of

Years 4-7 students who were not able to attend the faction swimming carnival.

 

They shall not grow old

as we who are left grow old.

We will remember them.

Based on artwork by
David Hockney's

Swimming Pools

by Year 4 and P/1

Based on artworks featuring the Sun

by P/1

John Coburn's

Curtain of the Sun

John Olsen's

Sydney Sun

 

 

   24/02/2009

 

Gwenyth Ewens Award 2008

 

by Year 6 and 7 students

 

10/03/2009

   Harmony Day 2009  

Tuesday 17 March  Performance by

Mana – The Spirit of Polynesia

Wear orange – the colour of peace and harmony

Bring a rug and picnic to share with your family

Add your hand print to the ‘Heart of Harmony’’ banner

    Community Picnic Thursday 19 March   12.15pm -1.10pm

bring a gold coin donation to support our Oxfam Livelihood Program Appeal

17/03/2009

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The Role of the School Chaplain

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Susan Grace

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Wednesdays and Thursdays

Students, Parents & Staff can make contact  on 9430 7055

or by email

sgrace@live.com.au

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23/03/2009

The Rainbows Program

 

                                                                        23/10/08                                                                                                              3/02/2009

Wild West Comedy Festival

Joke Sculpture Project

 

Updated 31/03/2009

Art Blast 2008

Jani's winning logo design

 

Jinshan Peasant Painting of China

By Year 6 and 7

 

10/10/08

Music Choir Visit to St Pauls Sustainability Fiesta Scarecrows Athletics Carnival Year 6/7 Wildways Banner for Perth Zoo

 

                                       21/08/08                                                                                                                           30/10/2008

The 2008 Art and T&E Family Rat Challenge

The Family Rat Challenge Projects have been on show in the school Library. A selection are now on show at the Melville Library.

The variety of media and projects is once again amazing.

Environment Updates

&

Tree Day 2008

 

Swimming Lessons at the Pools

 

 

Did you know that the Beacy website first went live online back in September 1997 - nearly eleven years ago, when it fitted in its entirety onto a floppy disk, with room to spare! Now... it needs a DVD whenever I do a backup - even a CD is not big enough to contain the wealth of information about the school including the celebrations of excellence, awards and many of our wonderful innovative programs over the years.

 

6/06/08

  Harmony Day Celebrations 2008  

FCC Mosaic Pot Project Harmony Puppet Day :

 

1 000 000 Puppet Project

 

29/05/08

Health and Phys Ed Curriculum Initiatives

Including InterSchool sports results   Updated 25/9/08

Sharing Stories Update

 

8/05/2008

2007 School Report and School Improvement Plan for 2008 are now online

 

20/03/2008
Beaconsfield's SLICT Project

   Yr 4/5 Talking Books

Yr 6/7 Video with funding from Panasonic Ltd,

Kids Witness News (KWN)

 

11/12/2007

Fremantle Festival Parade

 

Yr 1 Room 6 and

Starfish PP & Seahorse P/1

 

winners in the parade

Sharing Stories

 

The Intensive English Centre in partnership with the Beaconsfield P&C has received a grant of $4,000 from the Community Arts Network to produce a DVD; “ Sharing Stories” which will document the multicultural diversity at Beaconsfield PS.

 

heARTbeat

 

An Art Exhibition fundraiser of student art work and donated artworks from Parents and Teachers

Gwenyth Ewens Award 2007

Library Canvases by Room 17 Year 6/7

Solar Challenge 2007

 

Studies of Asia Statement for Engaging Young Australians in the Studies of Asia

29/11/2007

Access Asia: Year of the Rat

PD images for participating Teachers

Indonesian Themed Art

Barong Masks

Garuda

Turtles

Cicak - Gecko

P/1 Wildways Banner

& Room 2 Flagsr

 

14/10/07

The BEACY BIG DRAW

ARE YOU SURE SCHOOL IS MEANT TO BE THIS MUCH FUN??

as part of ARTOPIA : Art is everywhere

 

Art Gallery

 

Help a Child Grow

Therapy Focus

Exhibition

2007

 

15/06/07

 

 

 

 

Previous T&E Challenges

A combined T&E Visual Art Family Challenge

Due Week 1 Term 3

The Great Piggy Bank Challenge Package Details

 

 <<<    See previous challenge results   >>>

 

 

 

 

Previous Art Challenges

 

15/05/07
Intensive English Centre Update

 

 

and finally up to date art pages ready for new work in 2007.

 
 
Clarice Cliff inspired Jugs  Vases of Flowers

 

5/01/07

These holidays have provided time for me to update our Beacy Art Gallery which showcases exemplary art work by our students.

Take some time to check out      Aussie Deserts       Paper Cut Inspired Koi fine line drawings       

 

    Christmas Banners for Fremantle 2005      Year of the Dog      Therapy Focus Help a Child Grow

 

Gwenyth Ewens Award Updates 2003 - 2006       Art Blast Display Updates  

 

Water - from 2004    and   more Elephants from 2006

as well as the other fabulous visual arts projects featured below.

 

20/12/2006
Studies of Asia Statement for Engaging Young Australians in the Studies of Asia ART: Year of the Dog    Elephants    Koi

Rice Day 2006

 

Zoo Banners

 

Celebrating

 

Amazing Asia in

January 2007

In 2007 our LoTE will be INDONESIAN

 

 

22/12/06

Fremantle Festival 2006

Gwenyth Ewens Art Award Yr 6/7

Rm 9 Senior IEC at the opening in St John's square

PP Starfish in the Parade

P and C School Beautification Projects

with Artist in Residence Alessandra Rossi

  BLUETIFUL! 

 

23/11/06

Solar Challenge

Years 6/7 Rooms 16/17

Environmental Priority

 

Music 2006

Choir Performances

 

19/9/06

 
Uthando Dolls by Rooms 7 and 9 T&E FAMILY WATER CHALLENGE

Year 1/2 Room 6a

"6aCafe and Mondrian"

6/9/06

The webpage which has been relaunched today has undergone a drastic overhaul in its look, content and layout making use of our school colours of Blue, white and aqua green.

8/5/2006

The thoughts and best wishes of the staff, students and school community of Beaconsfield PS here in Fremantle

goes to the school community of Beaconsfield PS in Tasmania during this traumatic time.

 

Sorry, but I missed adding in a quite a few update highlights during 2005.

13/09/04

The number of Classes with work online continues to increase :) 

Photography Unit by Year 5's in Room 8   

 

Work by Rooms 7 and 8 showcasing their newly learned web design skills.

Music Festival          SCIENCE ACTIVITY DAY   

 

The display of student work online is coordinated by the ICT Coordinator Mrs O'Brien as the Web Master. She is being ably helped by students from Year 5 in Room 8 to manipulate digital photos and format text so that the pages look appealing and are easy to read. Some current students from Years 6 and 7 have had some web page experience with Mrs O'Brien over the last two years, and where possible are encouraged to produce their own class web pages, for example, the Room 17 students with Mrs Murphy and Mrs O'Brien's assistance completed their own Fruit and Veg page. We use Microsoft Frontpage as our WYSIWYG html editor and Paint Shop Pro 7 and 8 to manipulate photos. 

Special thanks goes to the P&C for purchasing a site licence of PSPro 8 for the school. 

It is already being extremely well used in a number of classrooms and especially in the Art Room.

Children's Classwork - 2004

Click below for news on the Priorities from our 2004 School Improvement Plan

SCIENCE    Health & Physical Education

Fruit & Veg Week 

17/3/2004

Behaviour Management Policy
Revised and accepted by the School Council March 2004
Classwork for 2004 is now online. 
The first class to have work on show is Year 3/4 Room 11

20/12/2003
One of our Beacy Dad's, Jamie Moe, has created a delightful Multimedia Memories Tour of some of Beaconsfield Primary School's visual highlights, specifically targetting the arts works which have been produced as a result of P&C backing. You can view it from here.

To see more about the process involved in each of the projects, be sure to also look at our page on the  School Beautification which was put together by various web design groups of Year 4 and 5 students as part of Mrs O'Brien's ICT support program in 2001 (our current graduating students) and in 2003.

ART 
Gwyneth Ewens Award 2002
Celebrating the developing
Web Page Design Skills 
of Year 4/5 students.
 ART
SCAMPER - thinking creatively!
P&C Initiative 
Quiet Area 
Mosaic Seating
Artist in Residence 
Jacqui Rodrigues
A group of 23 Year 4 and 5 students, drawn from 3 classes, have worked collaboratively with Mrs O'Brien during Term 3, to complete each of these surrounding webpages using the WYSIWYG web design program Netscape Composer.
P&C Initiative
Wall Tile Project
Artist in Residence
Kath Wheetley
Community Events
Maritime Museum Time Capsule
Community Events
Opening of the Canning Vale Recycling Centre
Community Events
Fremantle Rotary  - Make POLIO History
An Arts highlight of this year has been the 
The Family COLOURChallenge

14/3/2003

Make Polio History!
37 students from Beacy had their artwork on show at the Moore's Building Contemporary Art Gallery in Henry St, Fremantle as part of the official opening of the Rotary International Conference.

8/2/2003
Sadly, last year as a result of staffing allocations, the support of Learning Technologies in the classroom suffered, including the amount of student input we were able to incorporate into our school website :(    However, if you have not already looked at what we did manage to put online thanks to Mrs d'Ascencio and her ILC class, you may well want to take a look at how her students viewed the concept of Harmony and how the whole school celebrated the diversity of our school and community during Harmony Week in 2002.

I'm afraid I am still trying to find the time to catch up on publicising the other wonderful arts projects which occurred during last year. The active involvement of our Parents and Citizen's Association in the beautification of our school environment is one to be envied.

Mr Peter Lillis has been appointed as our Acting Principal for the beginning of this year, while Ms Denise Hilsz, our substantive Principal, is acting as a District Director in the Warren-Blackwood District.

The P&C are running a Welcome back to the beginning of a new year Picnic with fun and music to entertain all the family this Friday 28/2/2003. We'll see you on the lawns by the outdoor stage!

20/12/2002

 
Celebrating the Arts at Beacy !
 
       Quiet Area Mosaic Seating 
Jacqui Rodrigues
with our
ARTISTS in RESIDENCE
Underwater Mural
Tanya Ferrier & Petit Cherie Boylan Knight
Street Theatre
SCAMPER - thinking creatively!
Fremantle Festival Parade 2002
Barbara Simpson and Corrine 

6/8/2002

The Foil Art Challenge has moved out of the School Foyer and into the foyer of the Curriculum Council in Osborne Park.

A special welcome to any of the teachers from New Delhi in India, with whom I was able to share inspiring moments in the search for meaningful teaching and learning whilst in Melbourne. You and other new and regular visitors will find that this is a site continually in progress. I invite you to return at regular intervals during the year. Pauline O'Brien - Web Master
 

 
School Report and Development Plan
including the 
Behaviour Management In Schools Policy
 
 Celebrations
School Beautification : Playgrounds
 Highlights 2000-2001
 
AZULEJO Memories Project
ILC and Mainstream Yr 6  December, 2000 
Opening of the Bibra Lake and South Beach Installations March 2002
 

7/2/2002

The Year 3/4/5 class worked furiously in the last few weeks of last year to complete the December issue of the Beacy Book Club.
Finally it is online, full of reviews of their favourite books. Go to the Library page and look for the Book Club.

12/10/2001

Its not that we've been idle!! Quite the opposite in fact!
It's just taken a while to train up a new group of web composers and then get all the latest work together and online.
Take some time to sit back, check out and enjoy all of the new or recently updated sites below which showcase students work and innovative school projects.

 

The Tile Project
Aboriginal Arts
Tribal Arts of India from
The Warli - Maharashtra
Madhubani - Bihar
Embroidery - Gujarat & Rajasthan

Library
Bookweek Parade 2001
Classwork

Year 5/6
Year 3/4 & 
Middle ILC Phase 2
Focus on India

featuring:- 
Mrs Devjani Roy's visit to Beaconsfield PS
in June 2001.

11/6/2001

Mrs O'Brien is off to India on her TiCFA Fellowship study tour during the holidays. We have already started our Focus on India at Beaconsfield. During Term 3 we did some great Art work on Elephants and Ganesh - The God of New Beginnings and Overcomer of Obstacles. All of this continues to develop on our involvement with the Indian Ocean Rim Region Project.
Some of the Junior classes have created post cards for Mrs O'Brien to take with her for when she works with classes in Delhi at the Tagore International School

22/12/2000

"KIDS IN SPACE"
A musical drama by Years 5,6&7
A sell out season!

The smell of greasepaint, the crowd and the lights.
What fun we all had.


21/11/2000

Beaconsfield PS are WINNERS of the...

Education Dept of Western Australia
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
& DIVERSITY AWARDS 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 
in the category of DIVERSITY


 
Beacy is "CONNECTED" to its Community through the 
Fremantle Festival 2000.
The Opening Parade at Booyeembara Park.
Gwenyth Ewens Art Award: 1st Prize, 3rd Prize 
and three Special Awards, on show in the Fremantle Library until 26/11/2000 - images online soon.
Congratulations to Kathy, Ella, Matilda, Ollie and Krystal.

16/8/2000

Australian School's Web Design Challenge

Just announced FREO FREAKS - The Fremantle Markets

MILLENIUM MOB - The Cappucino Strip

are both STATE FINALISTS!!!

Congratulations to Mrs Gibson and the students who worked so hard! We are all proud of you keeping up our winning tradition.

You can access all nine of the completed sites from L21 2000 - Time Travellers

You can also access some great art work by Years 6 and 7 from the Art Gallery or from Classwork.

2/11/99
Indian Ocean Rim Region(IORR)
launched on Tuesday, 2nd November.
Mainstream and ILC classes have finished researching and designing our IORR web page. Jump on board the Dhow and check out their wonderful work.
Join in The Indian Ocean Week Festival 
to be held in Fremantle Nov. 7 to 13, 1999.

10/10/99

Look in the Beacon Gallery for art from the
ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIONS
Art-Science Fusion Exhibition
The Moores Building, Fremantle. 27/9/99-2/10/99
Beaconsfield was invited to participate in this exhibition of scientific posters and other local art work. We worked on the definition that 
"ECOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
LIVING THINGS AND THE ENVIRONMENT"

 
 
Beacy Lights Web Design Team brings you the Internet pages from 
"The SIREN"
a Primary School Magazine published by Abacus Educational Supplies in WA and distributed Australia wide.
Vol 1 Term 4 focus is on Evaluating a Web site and World History.

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