School Reminders
Important Reminders:
Scholastic Book Club
Once again, in 2025, students can order books through Scholastic Book Club. Don't hesitate to contact Ms Willis in the Library if you have any questions regarding this process. Happy Reading!
Compass Events
What: Community Leaders
When: Commences Week 4
Consent Due: Friday 7th February 2025
Who: Year 4/5/6 Students
Details:
The WPS Community Leaders Program allows students in Year 4-6 to spend the day helping in the office and other classrooms. Students can wear casual clothes (closed-toe shoes) on their rostered day. A roster will be sent to your child's class with their selected day (and will also be published in the school newsletter - Primary Post)
What: Interschool Sport
When: Commences Friday 14th February 2025
Payment/Consent Due: Tuesday 11th February 2025
Who: Year 5/6 Students
Details:
All students in Year 5/6 will participate in an Interschool Sport competition against other schools in the Bridge Inn North District. Students will either play at home or travel to other schools to participate. Consent and payment is required for students to travel.
Students may wear their purchased sports uniforms . The School Savings Bonus can be used to pay for this event if this is available to you. Please email whittlesea.ps@education.vic.gov.au if you would like to use your School Savings Bonus.
What: 2025 Relationships and Sexuality Education
When: Commences 11th Tuesday, March 2025 (4-week program)
Payment/Consent Due: Friday 28th February 2025
Who: Year 5/6 Students
Details:
Year 5/6 students will participate in Relationships and Sexuality Education. These sessions are run at school by trained facilitators from Sexual Health Victoria and are scheduled biannually to capture all students in their final two years of primary school. These comprehensive sessions align with the Victorian Curriculum levels and cover age-appropriate materials and content.
Key themes of this program are protective behaviours, consent, help-seeking, sexual and reproductive anatomy, diversity, puberty, reproduction, and relationships. The program also includes education on socialising online. These sessions will be coeducational and the SHV educators will be supported by our Year 5/6 teachers.
Family Engagement
The Victorian Government reinforces the Child Safe Standards to 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.
Whittlesea Primary School has continually reviewed and updated our child safety policies and procedures to ensure they meet the requirements of the new standards. These are available to view on our school website or in a hard copy folder at the school office. We are committed to improving our approach to child safety and wellbeing and welcome feedback from families and school community members on further strengthening our child safety policies, procedures and practices.
We are happy to allow families to develop and review these parts of our commitment to creating and maintaining positive partnerships regarding child safety and wellbeing at the school.
If you have any suggestions, comments or questions, don't hesitate to contact Whittlesea Primary School at whittlesea.ps@education.vic.gov.au or by phone on 9716 2140