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Congratulations … to the 30 students selected by peer vote to form our 2020 Junior School Council following elections last week. Photographed after assembly on Monday are the proud reps. The children were presented and congratulated at assembly by new convener Medha who has joined Joanna in this role for 2020. Grades 1 – 4 each have one representative, while each of the 5 and 6 grades have both a boy and girl representative. The first JSC meeting will be held tomorrow straight after lunch in the gallery space of the Dingo building.

Grade	Representative
1CW	Hugo Alkan
1HP	Sophie Milonas
1JN	Hannah Logan
1TN	Adalyn Hughes
1/2AB	Valencya Anastasi
2BD	Lawrence Ligertwood
2JI	Mollie Madden
2LE	Gretel Kelly
2LP	Monty de Lacey-Leacy
3/4DW	Anneliese Van Giesel
3ES	Jonny Jones
3JS	Harriet Newman
3MK	Jacob Barham
4CL	Aidin Birdahic
4MK	Maya Dao
4LB	Annamai Wells
5BC	Cassius Scanlan-Jones
5BC	January Moore
5HL	Sunny Storti Ljubas
5HL	Yuvan Yellapragada
5KT	Hamish Sully
5KT	Juliette Pham
5LC	Bea Anders
5LC	Hugo Newman
6SM	Gemma Bishop
6SM	Huseyin Sanli
6TS	Cooper Hamlin
6TS	Abby Jovan
6MP	Marnie Rowe
6MP	Aiden Tschappeller

2020 Junior School Council Members

The Environment Team – Like the JSC students, Environment Team members are democratically elected by student peers in grades 1 – 6. The 2020 representatives will be presented at assembly next Monday.

Classroom Helpers – The first session was held this morning, expertly presented by senior staff members, Anne Reciszen, Lyn Wilkinson and Primary Welfare Officer, Kaye Cameron. We were pleased we had 17 adults attend the session. Please note that parents, grandparents, or community members are welcome to assist in classrooms, excursions and camps, but only if they have attended one session, either this year or previously and have a current Working with Children’s’ check. With now three sessions left, don’t miss out.

Term 1

Tuesday – 3rd March 2 – 3.15pm

Thursday - 19th March 9.15 – 11.15am

Term 2

Tuesday – 21st April 2 – 3.15pm

Parents and community members are invited to participate in any one of the remaining three sessions. Please enquire at the office.

Reminders and some additional news

Working with Children checks – Along with participation in a Classroom Helpers session, our school policies require adults who are classroom helpers, assist with programs and attend camps and excursions to obtain, or have a current Working with Children check. There is no cost for volunteer WWC checks. Register online at the revamped: www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/home

Additional Works – During the school holidays, an area near the green machinery shed and Big Blue play pod was covered with a geo text

The West Weekly

Issue 4 · 27 Feb 2020

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