From the Office
World Teachers Day - Today we celebrate World Teacher's Day with our staff and students. At Raywood PS, we are very lucky to have a wonderful staff team including dedicated teachers who work hard to ensure our students are able to learn in an exciting, meaningful and fun environment. This morning students thanked Ms. Lehre and Mr. Collins with a sweet gift and we also celebrated Bree who had her last day with us at Raywood PS today.
2026 Parent Payments - As we slowly begin to look towards 2026, I would like to advise families of our school's voluntary financial contributions for 2026.
This year our School Council has agreed to keep Curriculum Contributions for 2026 the same as this year, at a total of $170 per student. More information, including a breakdown of expenses will be sent home with students today.
End of Year Uniform Order - Today students will bring home a Uniform Order Form. If you would like to take the opportunity to order any uniform ready for the beginning of next year, please return this order form to school by Friday 7th November. Payment will not be required until uniforms arrive and are collected. A reminder that families can utilise remaining School Saving Bonus to purchase uniforms if there is a balance remaining.
Raywood PS School Review - In a couple of weeks time, our school will be undertaking our School Review. This is a normal process that schools move through every four years and will provide us with an opportunity to review our current school practice and operations and to outline what steps we will take as a school moving forward to continue to improve the learning experience we offer to our students here at Raywood.
An important part of the review process is an opportunity for the review panel to engage in conversations with our school families. To support this, there will be a Parent Afternoon Tea held at school on Wednesday 19th November at 2.45pm. Please consider coming along. For those families not able to make it in person, the review panel may be able to give call for a conversation over the phone.
Melbourne Cup Fiesta Day - Next Tuesday we will be holding our annual Melbourne Cup Fiesta Day! Students are encouraged to dress up in their best 'Going To The Races' attire and we will be running different activities across the day to commemorate the race that stops the nation. We will also be having a Special Lunch on this day so no lunch required, only fruit and recess snacks.
Family Bingo & Pizza Night - Not long to go now until our upcoming Family Bingo & Pizza Night! Thursday 13th November, 6pm-7.30pm. All welcome and the perfect event to bring extend family members along to as well [we're looking at you Nan & Pop!]
-$5 per playing person, payable on the night.
-1 Small Prize to be donated per playing person, please donate to school before the night. Your donated prize could be anything you like! The cheaper the better.
P-2 Tabloid Sports Excursion - On Friday 7th November our P-2 students will be travelling to Rochester PS to join in a Tabloid Mini-Sports Day with other schools in our area. We will be leaving school at 10.30am and returning to school at approximately 2.30pm, travelling to Rochester by self-drive bus driven by Mr. Sait along with Ms. Lehre who will also be attending. There is no cost for this activity. Students will need to wear school uniform with their hat, comfortable shoes for sports and will probably need a few extra snacks included in their lunch box. Please ensure you have provided permission on uEducateUs.
3-6 Cluster Summer Sports Excursion - On Wednesday 12th November our Grade 3-6 students will be heading over to Elmore to participate in Summer Cluster Sports with their Campaspe Cluster School peers. Students have selected their sport to play from a choice of Cricket, Tennis, Lawn Bowls and T-Ball. We will be travelling in private car with either Mr. Sait or Mr. Collins who will be attending the activity. There will be no cost. Students will need to wear school unform with their hat, comfortable shoes for sports and bring along some extra snacks in their lunchbox. Please ensure you have provided permission on uEducateUs.
Downball Australia Workshop Excursion - On Friday 14th November our school will be travelling to Bridgewater PS to participate in a rotation of activities which will include a session with the team from Downball Australia, focusing on Downball Skills and Gameplay. Students will work in Grade P-1, Grade 2-4 and Grade 5-6 groups with students from Bridgewater PS. We will be departing school at 9am and returning for the end of the day, travelling by bus. There will be a cost of $20 per student for this excursion. Families can choose to either School Saving Bonus or CSEF funds to cover the cost of this excursion if applicable, please just let James know at school if you would like to do this. Students will need to wear school uniform with their hat and comfortable shoes for sports. We will be having a Sausage Sizzle lunch on this day but students will still need to bring along snacks and their drink bottle.
Values Award - Congratulations to Harvey B for recently receiving our Raywood PS Values Award. Harvey received his award for his responsible efforts during writing time, always trying to write a little bit more and to attempt a go at more tricky words. Great Effort Harvey!
Thanks Everyone,
James, Hayden, Jess, Bree & Bell
