Banksia Park School R-6

🌸 Happy Mother’s Day!

Wishing a very **Happy Mother’s Day** to all the Mums, Grandmas, and parent figures in our Banksia Park School community.

We hope you enjoy a relaxing day with your families. Thank you for everything you do to support our school and students!

Best wishes,
The Banksia Park School Team

📚➕ **Maths at the Dinner Table! (Brace Yourselves 😄)**

Tonight, we’re inviting a *classic family moment* back to life…
You know the one…
“Wait… THAT’S not how you do it!”
“Yes it is!”
“No, we didn’t learn it like that!” 😂
💬 **Here’s your challenge:**

Ask your child to show you **how they solved a maths problem today**. Let them be the teacher!

Then…
😏 You show them **how YOU would have solved it**
👉 It might look different
👉 It might sound different
👉 It might even start a *friendly debate* at the dinner table!

💡 That’s the magic of maths — there’s often more than one way to solve a problem.
💬 Try asking:
• “Why does your way work?”
• “Which way do you think is easier?”
• “Can we both be right?”

❤️ We love seeing students build confidence explaining their thinking — and hearing that maths conversations are happening at home (even the *dramatic* ones 😄).

Let us know… did a “maths debate” break out at your place tonight?

🐣🎉 WHOLE SCHOOL EASTER EGG HUNT – HAPPENING TODAY! 🎉🐣

Today, Wednesday 1st April, Banksia Park School R–6 is buzzing with excitement as we launch our BIGGEST Easter Egg Hunt EVER!
Over 1,000 Easter eggs have been hidden across the school grounds overnight… and students will be hunting high and low to track them down! 🍫🔍

A big thank you to the Foolzi Family for your generous donation and support in making this event possible.

What’s in store:�🍫 Egg hunting zones across the school�🧺 Team challenges & mystery clues�🏃‍♂️ Surprise “Golden Egg” prizes�🐰 A special visit from the Easter Bunny himself!

Due to the rising cost of Easter eggs this year, all eggs have been carefully sourced and will be shared fairly across classes so that every student gets a chance to join in the fun.

📣 Get involved!�To help us gauge numbers and show your support, please:�👍 Like this post
Parent volunteers are welcome to sign in at the Front Office to join in on the fun.�

We look forward to seeing students enjoying this exciting whole-school experience throughout the day!

What was the best part of your day?
What was tricky?

HAPPY WORLD MATHS DAY!
Let us know what activities you have tried as a family below 🧮⤵️

🌿 Gratitude
What are you thankful for today?
What are you looking forward to tomorrow?

Tomorrow is Harmony Day at BPS. Looking forward to the activities we have planned and to flying kites.

What did you learn today?
What mistake helped you learn?

We have been offered an exciting opportunity through the University of Adelaide. Our community has been invited to take part in a research project about Unstructured Play which we refer to as Nature Play/ Time2Play. All of our students have access to this type of play. With Nature Play timetabled for our students Years 3-6 on a rotational basis and Purposeful Play timetabled weekly for our R-2 students. We have whole school Time2Play for R-6 every Wednesday afternoon. If you're interested more information can be found in the Broadcast emailed out

UPDATE: EDIT - This weeks file is too big to be sent by Broadcast - click the PDF link in the ClassDojo post.

The latest edition of the Banksia Bugle has now been broadcast to our school community. 📰

Check your emails to read about the latest news, celebrations and highlights from around Banksia Park School R–6. It’s a great way to stay connected with the learning, achievements and happenings across our school.