News From the Principal

A Wonderful Donation

A huge thank you to the organisers and supporters of the recently ran Raywood Community Raffle. Jan Slorach-Ranson from the Post Office put our school forward as the intended recipients of the proceeds of the raffle which was ran at the local hotel. Prizes were donated by Rosie Coleman from Colour-Optics so that all funds raised could go to our school. We are very grateful to Jan, Rosie and all those that supported these raffles and we are set to use to funds to purchase a Smart TV for our junior classroom (as our interactive boards are not working very well). This new TV will allow teachers and students to connect to the screen using computers and iPads to show their work, watch presentations and attend online/live sessions. We can not wait to have our TV installed!

Next Week's Excursion to Scienceworks and Planetarium

Next Thursday (June16th) is our whole school excursion to Melbourne to visit Scienceworks and the Melbourne Planetarium. Thank you to families who have signed the permission notice on uEducateUs and arranged payment to the school. The cost of this excursion is partly covered by the school, we ask that each family assists with the cost by paying $25 per student for the bus.

A reminder that we are leaving from All Stone Quarries - 187 Upper California Gully Rd, California Gully at 8.15am and would like all students there before 8.10am. We are hoping to return to All Stone Quarries by 4.15pm; with Lisa to text families if this time is any different (an exact return time is difficult to pinpoint due to Melbourne traffic). You can get back onto uEducateUs at any stage to find information with regard what student's need.

Curriculum Day

A reminder that Friday June 17th is a Curriculum Day for our students. This means that the day following our excursion is a pupil free day and students do not come to school. Teachers will be using this day to finalise mid-year assessments and write student reports.

Mid Year Reports

We will be sending student hard copy reports home on Thursday June 23rd with students, these reports will also be accessible to each family on the uEducateUs site from Friday June 24th. Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held during the first two weeks of Term 3; for parents/carers wishing to book a meeting with their child's teacher, please contact that teacher directly to arrange a suitable time. If families prefer to have a "chat" using online technology, please let your child's teacher know and we can arrange a meeting link for you to use.

School Council News

A reminder that our next meeting is Monday June 20th at 5.30pm at the school. Please let us know if you are a member and can not make it, as we will need to reschedule (we have to have a meeting this term). The meeting will not take more than 45 minutes and children are welcome to come along to school if childminding is an issue.

End of Term

Believe it or not, the end of Term 2 is fast approaching. The last day of this term if Friday June 24th. Students will be dismissed one hour earlier than usual meaning school will conclude at 2.20pm and the bus will arrive at the drop off points one hour earlier than usual.

Our School Leaders have put forward the idea of having the last day as an out of uniform day and they have chosen the theme of PJ or Oodie Day. Students are invited to wear their PJ's (with something warm underneath or on top) to school on this day. Slippers can be worn inside if students wish, but proper outside footwear must be brought along to school to facilitate outdoor play. (A reminder we have Kelly Sports on this day, so sneakers are a must).

Special lunch - on the last day students are able to partake in a lunch of spaghetti bolognaise, if they wish. Any students who do not want to have this for lunch, will need to bring along their own lunch on this day.

Staying Up To Date

A reminder that our new look school website is now fully operational. In addition to information about our school and the programs, the home page has a calendar and latest events information for families so you can ensure that you are up to date with what is happening. You will find the page here:

raywoodps.vic.edu.au

Our Facebook Page also includes regular updates about events that have recently occurred. To find our page just search Raywood Primary School.

2023 Enrolments

We are currently taking enrolments for next year. If you or anyone you know is looking to tour, enquire or enrol into our terrific school for next year, please contact Lisa or Bree in the office. We are happy to tour families at any time that suits families best. We have so many wonderful programs and initiatives in place and we would love the chance to show prospective families just how great our school is.

Thank you everyone, Lisa Duffy

News From Bree in the Office

Saver Plus

Saver Plus is a free community program where participants build long term savings habits, their financial capability and can get up to $500 in matched funding for education costs.

There are two parts to the program:

1. Saving – ANZ bank will match the money participants save ($1 for $1) up to $50 a month to a total of $500 over the 10 month program.

2. Money Minded workshops – fun, free workshops where participants build on their money management skills and we share lots of resources. These are held on Zoom and have never been more flexible to attend.

Eligibility:

Participants MUST:

Be 18+ years old and doing the program for the first time
Have Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card
Have a Centrelink payment
Be studying themselves or have a child that is studying
Have some money from work – includes cash in hand work, child support payments and partner’s work

If this is something you may be interested in please Call 1300 610 355 ,Visit Saverplus.org.au or email enquiresSP@bsl.org.au. If you have any problems please contact me and I can request a representative from saver plus to contact you directly.

Get Active Kids Voucher Program

To apply for a voucher you must be:

the parent and/or legal guardian of an eligible child, and
the holder of an issued and valid Australian Government Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card with named dependents or
the parent and/or legal guardian of a child named on their own issued and valid Australian Government Health Care Card.

To be eligible for a voucher your child/dependent must be:

aged 0 to 18 years
a resident in Victoria

named on a valid and issued Australian Government Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card or hold their own valid Australian Government Health Care Card (at the time of your application), and

named on a valid Australian Government Medicare Card (at the time of your application).

You can apply for more than one voucher if you have more than one eligible child (subject to voucher availability). You can apply for multiple children on the one application.

There is many Providers registered, to find out if yours is follow the link below.

AFL Auskick

AFL Auskick is now registered as an approved provider for the Get Active Kids Voucher program. The Get Active Kids Voucher Program helps eligible families get their kids involved in organized sport and active recreation activities. Eligible children may receive up to $200 to cover the cost for membership and registration fees and can select ‘AFL Auskick’ as their ‘Activity Provider’ when applying. More information on applying for a Get Active Kids Voucher can be found clicking the following.

Thank you , Bree Blake

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