TERM 4 - NEW TIME TABLE

Green Team Project

This week the student Green Team worked with Habitat Heroes from Wyndham Council to begin planting our school garden and vegetable patch. Well done to all the students for their hard work, garden designs and interest in caring for our school environment!

The Lion’s Club run annual Peace Poster competition

Annually the Lions Club International organize a Peace Poster competition for school students around the world. The grade 4 and 6 students submitted the most amazing entries, with 30 going on to the Wyndham Final. Congratulations to Sanjena of 6B for being the grand final winner for Wyndham.

Sanjena attended a presentation dinner at the Lions Club and received a certificate and prize. She will now go further in the competition to represent in the district final and hopefully further.

Well done Sanjena!

SCHOOL SAVING BONUS

In Term 4, 2024, families with a child enrolled in a government school from Prep to Year 12 in 2025 will receive the one-off $400 School Saving Bonus.

The $400 School Saving Bonus provides families with support for education-related costs, such as school activities and/or school uniforms and textbooks.

The School Saving Bonus is not available for full-fee international students, home schooled students, TAFE students and students attending kindergarten in 2025.

Actions for parents and carers

Before 18 October 2024, the Department of Education is asking parents and carers to:

Complete enrolment: If your child, or children are changing government school for Term 1 2025, or starting Prep or Year 7 in 2025. For more information, read about Enrolling in School.

Check your contact information: Ensure your email address and phone number is up to date with us. You can check this information by contacting us directly.

We need to ensure your contact information is up to date as the Department of Education will email you twice:

- October, to verify your email address

- November, with your $400 School Saving Bonus and access to an online system.

Please check your junk mail regularly to make sure you do not miss an important email.

To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, download the School Saving Bonus Information sheet for government school parents and carers or visit vic.gov.au/school-saving-bonus.

R U OK? Day – Thursday, 12th September

On Thursday, 12th September, Wyndham Vale Primary School celebrated R U OK? Day, an important initiative aimed at promoting conversations and support within our community. The day encouraged students and staff to check in with one another, reminding us all that asking, “Are you OK?” can make a real difference in someone’s life.

Students wore a splash of yellow alongside their school uniforms to show their support for the cause. Whether it was a yellow t-shirt, jumper, headband, or ribbon, the day was filled with vibrant colours and a sense of togetherness.

Throughout the day, students participated in activities that highlighted the importance of being a good listener and offering support to friends who may be going through a tough time. The school community came together to foster an environment of care and connection.

We encourage families to continue the conversation at home and reflect on how being a supportive friend can help those around us. Thank you to all who participated and helped make the day a success!

Kind regards,

Sal Farfalla

Learning Specialist

Year 2 PLC Leader and Classroom Teacher

LOST PROPERTY

WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF LOST PROPERTY ITEMS THAT ARE NOT NAMED!!!! These items will be in the front office and free for anyone to take.

There will be tub with the items in it.

Clothing on the rack in the office are items for sale not for free.

PLEASE PUT YOUR CHILD'S NAME ON THEIR CLOTHING SO ITEMS CAN BE RETURNED

Do you have any spare school pants?? Sick bay is very short on pants needing sizes up to 8. If you have any you no longer need we would be very grateful if they could be donated for our use.

Yard Duty and Supervision

Student safety at Wyndham Vale Primary School is our highest priority and the safe and appropriate supervision of students is an important element of our duty of care to students. Part of this duty is ensuring parents and students are aware of our student supervision arrangements before and after school.

Before school: School gates are opened, and grounds are supervised at 8:20am until all students have entered classrooms at 8:45am.

After school: School grounds are supervised at the conclusion of the school day at 2:55pm until gates are closed at 3:10pm.

Students on school grounds outside these times will not be supervised (unless they are attending a before or after school care program or supervised extracurricular activity). Parents/carers/guardians are requested to ensure that students do not attend school outside of these supervised times unless they are attending before or after school care, or a pre-arranged supervised activity (i.e. sports practice).

Families are encouraged to contact the school office on 03 8754 0888 or refer to Team Kids for more information about the before and after school care facilities available to our school community or if you would like any further information about our student supervision arrangements.

For a copy of our school’s Yard Duty and Supervision Policy please contact the school office on 03 8754 0888. This policy includes Wyndham Vale Primary School’s student supervision arrangements across the school day, including before and after school.

Michael Laird

Assistant Principal

All late comers need to go straight to Mrs Bebend to be signed in.

Please remember to label your child's uniform with their name. We have many items of clothing in lost property that we cannot return because there is no name on the items.

Road Safety:

Wyndham Council have contacted us to inform us they will be patrolling our school area due to the large number of complaints they have received regarding dangerous driving, parking across drive ways and on the nature strips as well as the school crossings not being used.

We are asking that you are vigilant at all times and role model for our students the following:

Cross at the school crossings

Do not park on the nature strip

Do not park across our neighbors driveways and block them

Do not double park to drop children off/pick them up

Do not speed, be aware of your speed and the speed limit during school hours

Pedestrians are to give way to vehicles at round abouts.

It is in everyone's best interest to keep the students safe and be respectful to those around you and be a good role model for the students -

DO NOT cross the road without using the crossing

Important Dates

TERM 3

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER