Hello everyone,

You might have noticed that the scaffolding is gone and the roof repairs have been completed! The repairs focussed on the slate areas facing towards Old Violet St, replacing some of the flashings and fixing up the box gutter arrangement in the roof valley.

The new slate and cappings are looking fantastic!

For those of you who are new to our school, the roof has been in desperate need of repairs for a long time and we knew it was going to be a big, expensive job! In 2024 I successfully applied for Commonwealth School's Upgrade funding, late last year the department of education appointed a contractor who specialised in slate roofing and the works began late last year.

That lovely rain we got over the weekend was not only great for the gardens but a good test for the roof repairs. There were significantly less leaks- hooray! The contractors came back on site to check the roof and make some small repairs. We are all very excited to not have the waterfalls inside anymore anytime it rained!

School Council members for 2026.

Thank you to the parents/carers who nominated to be on school council.

Our school councillors for 2026 are-

Parent members- Jess White, Lee Harte, Lorelle Hickson, Robyn Matthews, Lou Breewel and Tahmeika Napier.

DET members - Kim Kirkpatrick, Jackson Godfrey and me.

We have a one year parent position on school council still vacant, let me know if you are interested.

Andy Griffths is coming to the Bendigo Library!

Gaming together as a family.

Many of our students enjoy gaming online, perhaps your whole family does? You might like to visit the eSafety website to learn some ideas and guidelines about how gaming can build connections as a family. If you are also engaged in the activity with your child you will have a better understanding of what they are involved with, and they are more likely to come to you for support when there is a problem. Check out the information below and on the website.

PE news.

Make sure you read the information that Laura Hicks has updated in our newsletter about PE happenings early term 2.

Music news.

Check out the beautiful music clips on the music page! Thanks for sharing Bridget and Grade 4/5!

Easter raffle.

Raffle books have gone home and are selling fast!! More books can be collected from the office.

NAPLAN. (National Assessment Program- Literacy and Numeracy)

A reminder that NAPLAN assessments start next week until 23 March.

For more information on NAPLAN visit NAP - Home

Our Student Leaders will be receiving their badges at today's assembly. We have another fantastic crew of ethusiastic young people stepping up to take on these positions, I am looking forward to working with them as leaders in our school community.

Enjoy the long weekend everyone.

warm regards,

Carolyn.

Student free dates to add to your diary!

May Thursday 28th

May Friday 29th

November Wednesday 25

December Friday 18

School banking details.

Westpac.

Bendigo Violet Street Primary

BSB: 033-688

Account number: 93-1292

Payment reference: use your surname and fees.

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Term 1 Week 6 2026 · 05 Mar 2026

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