Your child should have received a copy of Issue 8 Scholastic Book Club Catalogue from their classroom teacher this week. If not, you can view the catalogue by clicking on the following link : https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent/Login.aspx Orders will close December 1 so that books will be delivered prior to the end of the school year which is not far away! Unfortunately late orders cannot be accepted. Ordering and payment is straightforward and completed directly online.Please do not hesitate to contact the school should you have any queries.

Ex WPS OSHC Co-Ordinator, Coralie has set up a parent book library with a small collection of her many books. You will find the library in the main office and you are welcome to borrow a book (complete the log with your details) and return (within a month please). Please care for borrowed books as if they belong to you.

Happy Reading

Our uniform shop (located in the main building) is open each Tuesday & Friday at 9am and stocks new and second hand uniforms. Second hand uniforms start from $5 per item.

Canteen

As of Friday 22 November, WPS will use local bakery, Biddick's Bakery, as supplier for lunch orders. Below is a menu of items that will be available to order.

You will also need to register with Flexischools (link below) who will handle the online purchase of lunch orders.

https://www.flexischools.com.au/parents

Bushfire Ready for parents

Please read through the relocation process for our school and if you have any questions related to bushfire management at WPS, please feel free to contact the office for more information.

Yard Duty information

Annual privacy reminder for our school community

Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy.

Please take time to read our school’s collection notice, found on our website.

We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use Google Workspace for Education] safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using Google Workspace for Education], please contact the school.

For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in ten community languages:

Child safety and wellbeing at Warrandyte Primary School: information for families and the school community

The Victorian Government has announced new Child Safe Standards to further strengthen child safety across organisations, including schools. The new standards recognise the critical importance of families and the broader school community in maintaining and promoting child safety and wellbeing.

Warrandyte Primary School has reviewed and updated our child safety policies and procedures to ensure they meet the requirements of the new standards. These are available to view via our website, and at the school’s front office.

We are committed to continuous improvement in our approach to child safety and wellbeing and welcome feedback from families and members of our school community on ways we can further strengthen our child safety policies, procedures and practices.

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions, please contact Warrandyte Primary School at warrandyte.ps@education.vic.gov.au or by phone on (03)9844 3537.

Develop a love of music with lessons from Wonnies!

At Wonnies School of Music, we aspire to nurture the musical abilities of our students. We are proud to offer instrumental lessons to the students of Warrandyte Primary School. Our students can choose from a range of instruments in which to have lessons with one of our talented music teachers.

Parent Fee Schedule 2024

The 2024 Booklist, term 1, 2, 3 & 4 excursion/activites fees can be found in your Compass portal. We ask parents/carers to please pay these fees as soon as possible.

As you can imagine there are many resources required to running a school and providing excellence in learning opportunities for students. Funding from DET does not cover the cost of everything we want to provide to all our students.

Our school now relies on the generous and voluntary support of parents and community members to make up shortfalls in funding.

School Council would be very grateful of your over and above financial support for all students learning in 2023.

If anyone is having financial difficulties, please contact either the office or Nieta, the Principal, for a confidential discussion.

School Parking/Drop Off

Parents are not permitted to use the school’s main Forbes Street entrance as a drop off (including kiss 'n' drop) or pick up point between 8.20am and 9.30am, and between 3pm and 4.10pm. This area is used in those times for bus and staff access only.

Brackenbury Street is a ONE WAY street during the hours of 8am to 9.15am, and 3pm to 4pm on school days. This means that to pick-up or drop-off children at the school, drivers must proceed up Anderson Street to enter Brackenbury Street.

MORNING PARKING:

· The south side (school side) of Brackenbury Street is for drop off only. No parking is permitted.

· The north side is for 90 degree angle reverse parking only for those parents who wish to leave their vehicle.

AFTERNOON PARKING:

· Reverse angle parking is permitted on both sides of Brackenbury Street in the afternoon.

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