Hello everyone and welcome to our newsletter article,

Phase 2 building works- playground areas

Now that our Phase 2 building works are underway, we have reviewed our playground areas and considered all the year levels across the school, taken feedback from students and from staff. We will continue to review and change things where required. This includes our Year 4, 5 and 6 students heading offsite to the local parks.

In addition to the areas listed in the table below we have the Top School Garden open for passive play for Years 4-6 every day, also have the new passive area in front of the new positioned portables and SAC, where the Top Oval dust bowl used to be. See below the plan thus far for the remaining weeks of the school year.

Enrichment Clubs

Our Enrichment Clubs have been well attended every day, we have had up to 30-40 students in each session. This is not only a great way for students to take on a new challenge, learn something new, meet new friends but provides other spaces for the students during their break times. The department encourages schools to offer these opportunities to students as a way to build engagement and inclusion across the school.

(excerpt below taken from https://www.vic.gov.au/lunchtime-clubs)

The benefits for students and the whole school community, including:

improved peer-to-peer and teacher-student relationships and wellbeing
a sense of personal empowerment and student voice
development of social and emotional skills
improved academic achievement
positive school climate and increased student sense of safety
reduction in bullying and playground behaviour incidents

A huge thank you to all our staff supporting our students in facilitating the clubs across the week. See Term 4 timetable below.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Lunch

Card & Board Games

Stef

Library

Reading & Mindful Activities

Stef

Library

Disco Club

Mrs Griffiths

Room 3

Year 5 /6 Games

Denise

Library

Lego Club

Helen

Library

Hip Hop Club

Ms Li

Room 17

Year 5 /6 Games

Library

Denise

Recess

Reading & Mindful Activities

Mr Grisdale

Room 14

Chess Club

Mr Roberts

Room 7

Yoga

Hannah

Room 21

Code club Bluebots

Mrs Phillips

Room 15

Art/Wellbeing

Library

Helen, Kristy & Duke

Construction Club

Miss Tino

Library

Minecraft Education

(3-6 Only)

Room 8a

Mrs Barry

SRC

Adam & Mrs Barry

Rm 8a

Have a great long weekend.

Helen Thomas & Monique Rankin

Assistant Principals

Heidelberg Primary School

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