Important Information and Updates

Term 3 Curriculum Day - Friday 7th August 2026

Our next whole school curriculum day is scheduled for Friday 7th August. There will be no school for students on this day. Kelly Club will be running the below full day care program on this day, for bookings please contact Kelly Club. 

2027 Fundraising Focus

As we do every year, we tag our fundraising efforts to a major area of the school and seek to improve one overall key aspect. In the past, previous fundraising efforts have gone to revitalising the library space, contributed to new asphalt works and linemarking, purchased new outdoor furniture, and more! Although we have our own ideas, we are keen to hear from our families as to what you think we might be able to improve, upgrade, or replenish! Please use our 'always on feedback' portal (linked above) to share your ideas! Thank you.

NPS Trivia Night - SAVE THE DATE - FRI 14/8

We are so excited to be sharing an update on our 2026 Trivia Night date with you!

We have secured Friday 14th August for our annual major school fundraising event of the year. 

MAJOR SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENT: A BIG shout out to Berth. Geelong, our major event sponsor for 2026. At Berth. Geelong, we believe that every stage of a woman's health journey should be safe, transformative, and empowering. At Berth, our foremost objective is to create a nurturing and supportive environment for all individuals who entrust us with their care.

HELP US ORGANISE THE 2026 TRIVIA NIGHT: As this is our major school fundraising event of the year, understandably there is a lot of moving parts to put together to run this event. If you would like to volunteer to assist with the planning and organisation of the Trivia Night, please contact the school office. 

DONATIONS NEEDED! Two major aspects of our Trivia Night are a silent and main live auction. If you operate or are connected with a business or individual that may be able to make a contribution to our wonderful event in the form of auction items or prizes, we would love to hear from you. Please reach out to the school office if you can assist. 

TICKET SALES: Ticket sales will open this Monday (22/6/26), and can be purchased via Trybooking, linked HERE. 

Please note: This is an adults only event. So, book in those babysitters and secure your seat or two...or twelve asap!

Save the Date - Book Week Parade

Book Week Parade will be held on Monday 24th August!

We are sending a save the date to allow time for families to design, find, create or invent their favourite book character costume. The students will then come dressed in their spectacular outfits on the day. We encourage all our students to take part in the parade. 

We are looking forward to seeing all our students in their amazing costumes. 

Working Bee (Sunday, Jul 26th) - SHANNON HOUSE 

For our Term 3 working bee, Shannon House (yellow) families are invited to contribute to the upkeep of our school grounds and facilities.

We have had a great showing from George and Aberdeen house families so far this year. Each family earned a number of house points for their attendance and support (in both cases winning the Term House Cup).

Knowing that weekends can be busy with sports and activities, we would be grateful for any time you can commit to between 8:30am and 11:30am on Sunday, July 26th.

Gardening Club - Seeking Volunteers

Did you know that our school has a parent-run gardening club that works with students to grow delicious vegetables?

Every fortnight a small team of dedicated Newtown family members opens up the vegie garden for our students. From 1:40pm every second Friday, they support students to plant, weed, harvest and learn about the different vegetables in the garden.

We are always seeking interested family members (including grandparents) to volunteer.

If you or someone you know would be interested in getting involved, feel free to turn up for a trial this Friday.

All volunteers must sign in at the office and require a Working With Children Check.

Celebrating our students both in and out of school!

We just love seeing our students shine, both at school and outside of school. 

Has your child had an amazing achievement or experience recently? If so, we would love to showcase it via our newsletter. If you think there is something that you would like to share within our fortnightly newsletter, please send an email with full details and accompanying photos through to newtown.ps@education.vic.gov.au.   

Scholastic Book Club

Book Club Issue 5 is here! Thank you to everyone who supports our school by purchasing books through Book Club.

More information can be found by clicking here: Toolkit | Scholastic Australia 

Late Arrivals and Early Departures 

We ask that all students who are arriving to school after 9am please present to the main office accompanied by a parent or guardian to be signed in. Students will then be given a late pass to take to their classroom teacher. This will eliminate unexplained absences being generated.  Students are not able to sign themselves in after 9am.  

If you need to collect your child/ren early, please come to the school office to sign them out. We like to limit the number of disruptions to our learning time, so a member of the admin team will discreetly collect them from their classroom for you.

School Canteen Service - Fresh Food Fairy, Wednesdays (lunch)

Our canteen lunch service will be running once again this year on Wednesdays - with a new, improved menu!  Orders should be placed via the Flexischools App (instructions below) or website. See HERE for further information about the Fresh Food Fairy lunch service at Newtown PS.

Next School Council Meeting:  21 July 2026

Newtown PS is Social!

Are you connected with our social media accounts?

Did you know that we are on Instagram and Facebook? We love sharing our achievements and happenings with our school community, and one of the ways in which we do that is via our social media. We have a Facebook page and also continue to post on Instagram. 

Follow us via the links below.

Private Music Lessons (Mondays)

All inquiries can be made directly to 

patrick@atschoolmusic.au 

For more information, including pricing, see https://www.atschoolmusic.au/