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Welcome to the 2026 school year at Team Westbreen...
It’s been lovely to see how well our students have settled back into the school routine and how well our new Foundation students have adapted to school life after only 2 days.
For our families that are new to Team Westbreen, you are invited to join us every Wednesday morning when we have our whole school assembly in the Specialist Building. Grandparents, aunts & uncles, cousins, are all welcome to come along, especially when you child is Student of the Week. There are some seats available at the back of the Specialist Centre, or you are welcome to stand if you need to leave after the Student of the Week certificates have been presented. We like to start assembly by 9:10 – 9:15am but it maybe a little later while we reestablish our usual Wednesday morning routine.
Our fantastic School Captains, Wren & Aahil, are excited to be leading our 2026 assembly which starts with our National Anthem, then our Students of the Week will receive their certificate from Miss Megan or Mr Kenny. We have weekly awards for the winners of Nude Food and House points, and every 2nd week you will hear jokes from Mr Kenny. Mr Kenny does share some of his favourite “dad jokes,” but is also happy when our students help him by finding some new, maybe funnier, jokes, and placing them in his mailbox located in our school office.
Family Time is moving to Thursdays in 2026
This year Family Time will be held on Thursdays from 3:15–4:15pm (except for the first and last week of each term). Sessions take place in the Specialist Building, library, or outdoors when the weather is fine. Family Time is run by two of our fabulous parents, Atika and Rhoda, with Miss Kerry also in attendance. Miss Megan is excited about attending Family Time as well so she can get to know our community and for you to get to know her.
Family Time is a wonderful opportunity for children and their families/carers to enjoy fun activities together while building connections and extending their social networks within the Team Westbreen community. We especially love it when younger siblings come along too! Please note that children are unable to attend unless accompanied by an adult, who must supervise them throughout each session.
Some of the activities we have enjoyed include Lego building, puzzles, board games, arts and crafts, bubbles and chalk art outdoors, Mini Olympic games, and special craft activities for events such as Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Halloween. These are just examples from past sessions—we are always open to new ideas and welcome suggestions from children and families for something different.
Volunteering at Team Westbreen
At Team Westbreen we love having our community involved in helping to enhance the learning experiences of our students. Look out for more information regarding our classroom volunteer program in the newsletter in weeks to come. All volunteers need to have a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) card and have completed the OHS Induction, which takes 5 minutes at the most. I am happy to assist anyone in the community apply for their WWCC card if help is needed. For more information regarding WWCC please go to Working with Children Check (service.vic.gov.au)
Parents and Friends
Just a reminder that our wonderful Parents and Friends community are about to start up for a new year of fundraising. Tuesday 10th February at 2.15pm will be our first meeting for the year to discuss events and allocating events. If you are interested in joining our team please let Miss Jill know either in person or email westbreen.ps@education.vic.gov.au. If you would like to just volunteer on our event days there will be a volunteers email coming out soon.
Playgroup returning in Term 2
Our Westbreen Community Playgroup will be returning to Team Westbreen but not until TERM 2. Look out for more information coming out about that in future newsletters. Alternatively, you are welcome to contact me for more information via email kerry.parfett@education.vic.gov.au.