What's happening next week...



Monday 18th November
Tuesday 19th November	Year 3/4 Camp at Lady Northcote
Wednesday 20th November	Year 3/4 Camp at Lady Northcote
Thursday 21st November	Garden Awards Ceremony
Friday 22nd November	2025 Prep Transition, session 2, 9.30am Whole school Prayer Gathering Year 1, 3pm

News and Reminders

Assembly this afternoon at 3pm (Friday 15th)
Year 3 will be hosting our Bake Stall after assembly today. The stall will be set up outside the canteen area.

We would like to extend our deepest condolences to all those affected by the tragic event at Riddells Creek Montessori earlier this week. Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by this devastating event and the entire Riddells Creek community, which has been profoundly affected.

There are resources available in the community for those seeking extra support including:

Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health, offering free counselling and support services for anyone impacted (all ages in Kyneton and 12+ years in Sunbury): (03) 9744 4455.
Macedon Ranges Health, offering counselling to the community: (03) 5428 0300
Red Cross - online resources for coping with a crisis
Trauma and children (two to five years) - Better Health Channel
Supporting students after distressing events (school-aged children)

Please let us know if we can be of any assistance to you or your family as we navigate these events together. We are committed to supporting our children and families, and we are here for you.

Our upcoming Prep - 2 Literacy parent engagement session has been moved to a different day and time. It will be now on Wednesday 4th December at 9.15am. Any families of Prep - Year 2 children are welcome to come along to this session.

Carley McGauran, a psychologist from Inform and Empower, presented to our 2025 Prep families last Friday, 'Ways to thrive, not just survive starting school.' For families that may have missed the opportunity, or current families that wish to learn from Carley's expertise, advice and strategies, please register for the community webinar offered on Wednesday the 27th of November.

Session: Starting School: How your family can thrive and not just survive

Delivery: Community Webinar

Presenter: Carley McGauran

Date: Wednesday the 27th of November 2024

Time: 7.30pm (75 mins)

Feel more calm and confident about the “starting school” journey, know how to best support your child with evidence based tools and learn some practical skills to help you with many common parenting challenges!

The link for parents to register for the webinar is included below. You will also receive access to the webinar replay.

www.bit.ly/27nov2024

A Starting School Parent Toolkit, that includes the key points and links from the session, is included on the last slide of the presentation as a web address and QR code. The link is here for you:

https://www.informandempower.com.au/parent-resources

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