OSHC - VACATION CARE

JANUARY 2021

The January 2021 Holiday Program will run from Monday 11th to Monday 25th January

Wednesday 27th January will be a Curriculum Day. OSHC will be available on this day.

Programs for the Holiday Program and Curriculum Day will be available from Monday 23rd November. Children can collect the programs from OSHC or parents can e-mail me at debra.russell@education.vic.gov.au receive a copy.

Bookings will close on Friday 11th December 2020.

QIKKIDS\XPLOR OFFICE

We will be rolling out a new digital system called Qikkids\Xplor Office. This will allow you to sign your children in and out in a contactless way with a QR Code scanner from your phone, or using a phone number and PIN code.

Toward the end of November, once the system is up and running at OSHC, you will be invited via e-mail to set up your account for the system. Please keep an eye out for this e-mail and create your password.

Once you have set up your account online, please download the parent app called ‘Xplor Home’ and log in. This will allow you to sign in and out using the QR Code.

If you prefer to sign in and out with your mobile and pin, create an Xplor ID from your welcome e-mail.

You will have access to a quick start-up guide.

This new digital system will allow:

Parents to sign children in and out of care.
New parents to enrol their children into OSHC; current parents to update their information.
Parents to upload medical information and plans.
Parents to make bookings and cancellations.
Statements to be forwarded to families.
Parents to make payments.

Valkstone Primary School Learning Dispositions

(Learning Muscles)

‘Learning should not only take us somewhere;

it should allow us later to go further more easily.’

(Bruner. J)

At Valkstone Primary School, we encourage our students to be critical and creative thinkers and to develop skills that are crucial for 21st century living. In 2021, we will be introducing the Valkstone Primary School Learning Dispositions. These dispositions (learning muscles) will assist the children in becoming Thinkers, Researchers, Self-Managers, Communicators and Collaborators. Learning about these dispositions will help the students to continue with their journey of ‘learning about learning’.

We look forward to taking this learning journey together next year.

UNIFORMS

Uniform order forms are available on the school website. If you require a uniform please complete all details including payment details and e-mail the form to the school or send the completed form in to school with your child. Uniform orders are filled on Mondays. Please make sure that your order is at school by Friday in order to be returned to your child by the following Monday.

Size 4 uniforms are available in all items of clothing.

The last day to order uniforms this year will be Monday 7th December.

SCHOOL BANKING

Unfortunately due to COVID-19 there will be no school banking for the remainder of 2020.

The Japanese Word of the Fortnight

もちろん (‘mochiron’) which means ‘of course’, is the Japanese Word for Week 7 and 8 of Term 4. You can simply use ‘もちろん’ (‘mochiron’) instead of ‘of course’. Thank you / ありがとうございます(pronounced ‘aligatoh gozaimas’) for your continuing support for our Japanese program.

Muldeary Sensei & Steph Sensei

LUNCH ORDERS

Lunch orders have resumed and are available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Please place the correct money into a brown paper bag.

Order forms are available from the school office or please see the attachment below.

There have been some changes to the menu, so please have a look to see what's on offer!

THURSDAYS ARE ICY POLE DAYS

$1.00

SCHOOL PHOTOS

TUESDAY 24th NOVEMBER

BOOKCLUB

Bookclub #8 is the last Bookclub for the year.

Orders are due in by Thursday 19th November no later that 9.00 a.m. All orders must be placed online.

URGENT

REQUIRED FOR THE ART ROOM

If you have newspapers or balls of wool to donate, we would be so grateful. Students can bring these items to the art room.

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