From the Office

News From the Principal

Year 3-6 Swimming Sports

Last Friday our Year 3-6 students competed in the small school's cluster swimming at the Elmore outdoor pool. We joined students and staff from our other cluster small schools (Goornong, Colbinabin, Nanneella, Elmore and OLSH).

Congratulations to all of our students who represented our school proudly and competed in as many events as they could.

Raywood Primary School set to clean up!

Tomorrow (Friday) our students will be participating in the Clean Up Australia Day effort and going on an adventure to the Recreation Reserve and cleaning up any rubbish they find. Students have their gloves and bags ready and are excited to be helping their local community. Parents please ensure you have provided permission on uEducateUs so we can take your child/ren out of the school grounds. We will be leaving at 10am and if anyone feels like a walk and would like to join us, you are most welcome.

Have you signed up for free dental services yet?

Smile Squad is coming to this school

The Smile Squad team from Bendigo Health are coming to our school late March 2023.

Smile Squad is the Victorian Government free school dental program.

This means all students can get a free dental check-up, preventive services, and treatment at school.

How to access free dental care

We need your consent before we can provide services. Consent is usually provided by a parent or guardian.

OR use the below QR code:

Please complete and submit the consent form by Monday 20th March 2023.

Paper copies of the consent form are available. Please contact the school office if you would like to request one.

School Council

The members of the Raywood Primary School Council had their first meeting on Monday night. We welcome Lisa A to our council who will join Jarrod, Jess, Bree, Mitch, Hayden and myself as parent and staff representatives. We will work hard to promote our school and the wonderful programs we have here. We know what a special place Raywood Primary School is and how fortunate our students are to be in such a caring, well resourced and fun environment where each student's individual needs (educational, emotional and social) are met. It is about getting the word out to others in the community that choose to send their children into Bendigo or East Loddon and especially to those with young children who are still deciding on the right school for their child. Council aim to promote our school so that we can "share the love" with more students and their families.

Our Annual General Meeting will be held on March 20th and this is where we will deliver our annual reports and elect new office bearers.

NAPLAN

Each year students in Years 3 and 5 are expected to sit a series of four tests in the areas of Reading (comprehension), Spelling & Grammar, Writing and Numeracy. These tests take place over a nearly two week period. With the exception of the Year 3 Writing Test, these tests are all conducted online. All tests are marked externally and results are provided to families and students some time later. Traditionally, the NAPLAN testing period has been in mid May. However, this year it has been moved to March. Our dates are as follows:

Wednesday March 15th - Writing

Friday March 17th - Reading

Tuesday March 21st - Grammar and Conventions

Tuesday March 21st - Numeracy

Icy Poles and Drinks

In the absence of a canteen, we offer the purchase of a juice box ($1) or an icy-pole (50c) at lunch times. Students can bring along the exact money on the day they wish to purchase or they are able to "bank" an amount and to use to to "draw down" their total when they please. If you are sending "banked" money along with students, please ensure it is in a named envelope with the purpose of the money (ie drink/icy pole money) written on the front. Students purchasing with the correct amount do not need to do this and a good place for the money for single purchases is in their lunchbox so they see it and can easily locate it.

Keep up with the latest

Have you joined our Facebook group yet? We often post photos and updates about events and exciting educational initiatives that are happening around our school on our Raywood Primary School Facebook Page. The direct link to join our page is https://www.facebook.com/groups/407584071175780/?ref=share

A reminder that we also have a fantastic website, which includes a calendar of events, information about our school programs, policies, lots of photos and loads of other information about our great little school. It is well worth a look around if you are a parent, grandparent, a future parent or just a community member wanting to find out what we are all about at Raywood Primary School. The website can be found at raywoodps.vic.edu.au

That's all for this week- Lisa Duffy