News from Around the School
Orientation for 2022
Once again we have welcomed many smiling new Preps to our school for their Orientation Day. It was so wonderful to see the excitement and wonder on their little faces. Our teachers enjoyed sharing the school experiences by reading in class and completing craft activities. Looking forward to welcoming you all next year!
Williamstown Community and Education Centre Inc
Here is the latest Newsletter for you to read.
St Vincent De Paul Christmas Hamper Drive
To the wonderful customers at Coles Altona Gate for donating to the St Vincent De Paul's Christmas Hamper drive. The generosity of the community will help many families in our community.
A special shout out to Allie L and her many Coles elves for organising this drive.
Mini Vinnies - Clothing Collection
Recently, Mini Vinnies members organised a collection of clothes for the homeless. Although we aimed to give the clothes to a charity called ‘300 Blankets’ several months ago, lockdown delayed the collection. 300 Blankets is dedicated to supporting people experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness in Victoria. As part of their service, the charity collects clothing and blankets to give to the homeless in Victoria. Our Mini Vinnies team was happy to help organise a clothing collection to support this charity. Through the support of our community, we collected over 20 bags of clothing.
A few weeks ago, all the Grade 6 students were fortunate enough to have the 300 Blankets President, Peter Royce, speak to them on a Zoom meeting last week. In this talk, he told us about homelessness and who 300 Blankets work with. The clothes were collected a few weeks ago. Peter was amazed at the amount of clothing we collected and was very grateful.
A big thank you to everyone who donated!
Dietrich, Year 6
Thanks
Margot O'Malley
Classroom Teacher
Gardening Club Update
The gardening club is back up and running! We certainly have our work cut out for us, the combination of wetter than normal weather and periods of lockdown has meant our veggie patch resembles more of a jungle, however, we are steadily making progress in getting our veggie beds prepared and ready for the next year. There are still lots of yummy seasonal veg to take home, such as artichokes, beetroot, and herbs aplenty. If you are interested in joining us, we meet every Wednesday at lunchtime at the patch (behind the Italian room). Please bring along a reusable shopping bag so you can bring home anything you harvest.
- Ms Craig
Music Lessons are Back
Exciting News!
Face-to-face private music lessons have recommenced and guitar lessons are once again offered:
- Guitar Lessons for all year levels, with Caleb Roksandic. Please email enquiries to Caleb's Email Link
- Keyboard Lessons for year one and above. Please email your enquiries to Lisa's Email Link or Jakob's Email Link or Belinda's Email Link
- Singing Lessons with Irene Attard. Please email your enquiries to Irene's Email Link
- *Don't forget to include your child's name and class.
Private lessons are held on site, during school hours with fees payable direct to the tutor.
Preps Visit to the Zoo
On Monday the year Preps went on a long awaited excursion to the Werribee Open Range Zoo. We had a fantastic time and went on the Safari Bus and walked around and saw all of the animals there. The weather was beautiful and we also experienced a Hero Habitat workshop in which we explored the natural habitat of our Australian animals and talked about what living things need.
Don't forget!
Parents, you are able to view the school's google calendar of events. Please ensure you check in regularly to keep up to date with school happenings. Refer to the final section of this newsletter 'Calendar & Events' for further information and the link.