SPOTLIGHT ON BREAKFAST CLUB

Thank you to our lovely student volunteers that have helped with Breakfast Club this term. We were fortunate enough to receive a grant from the Department to buy some appliances for Breakfast Club. In term 2, our Breakfast Club program will return to the space at the side of the music room. It will continue to be a grab and go space. We will offer fruit, milk, packets of cereal and toast.

The program will operate from 8.35am—8.50am each day—yes, just 15 minutes, but enough time to grab and eat on the way to class. Ms Naomi McMaster organises the program. We would love to have the help of some more volunteers, especially now that we will be cooking toast. If you think you could help to cook toast for 15 minutes on any of the mornings, please email me (debraanne.haddow@education.vic.gov.au ). You would just need to have your Working With Children Check and complete the Child Safe Training—as every volunteer does. Please let us know if you’d like to join our team.

No Dogs On School Grounds Please We are fortunate enough to have Bella, our school Therapy Dog, on site 3 days a week. She has gone through extensive training to make it safe and permissible for her to be on the school grounds. She wears a Therapy Dog vest so you can clearly see that she is a trained Therapy Dog.

Unfortunately, other dogs are NOT permitted on the school grounds. It is unsafe for the students as untrained dogs can be unpredictable, some students have a fear of dogs, and the mess left can be a problem.

We have signs on our fences to show that dogs are not permitted on our school grounds. Could you please help us keep our students safe by ensuring that you do not bring your dog onsite.

WEEKLY THRIVE AWARDS Awarded for Week 9 and Week 10 at our previous two week's Assemblies

Week 9 VALUE: Be Healthy

F1	Ruby J	F4	Violet S
F2	Chase W	F5	Mia C
F3	Nylah C	F6	Toby S
113	Morgan W	115	Knox M
114	Jordan A	116	Damien L
217	Lachie R	228	Billy T
218	Mia F	229	Levi B
322	Vivienne E	324	Indyana S
323	Lennox S	325	Chelsea L
419	Tyler Z	426	Ethan M
420	Willow S	427	Lucie M
421	Mia T
		533	Jai L
534	Lily M	535	Brodie W
609	Mitchell S	611	Tameka S
610	Alysha L	612	Jackson L
ART 1	Ava C 324	ART 2	Nylah C P3
PERF ART	Mason B 116	Auslan	Grace R P2
MUSIC 1	Leighla C 609	MUSIC 2	Ashleigh H 611
PE 1	Izack B 419	PE 2	Chloe T 115

Week 10 VALUE: Relate Well

F1	Evie K	F4	Taj C
F2	Ella D	F5	Fletcher C
F3	Darcy M	F6	Mackenzie B
113	Noah T	115	Layla B
114	Kai L	116	Archer M
217	Macie J	228	Seth P
218	Paxton G	229	Rylee O
322	Taylor A	324	James I
323	Stevie L	325	Oliver L
419	Alexis K	426	Emily S
420	Joshua L	427	Sophie F
421	Jay B
		533	Tabitha S
534	Cailin R	535	Thomas W
ART 1	Leighla C 609
AUSLAN	Harvey C 533
PE	Teddy (Edward) P 325

Assembly will be held every Friday afternoon from 2.40pm-3.20pm in the Gym.

Families are welcome to attend and we will also send a video link on DOJO.

Attendance We look closely at our attendance data and support students who may have trouble with regular attendance. Weekly meetings are offered to support students and families.

We also have weekly meetings with the families of students on Behaviour Support Plans so we can work together to understand situations happening and how we can best support the student to make great choices.

At our last Assembly for the Term we will recognise Term 1 student attendance.

Just a reminder that we are an accredited Sunsmart school. This means students are strongly encouraged to wear their broad brimmed school hat or stay in the shade. From September until May, no hat means no play. UV rays increase in intensity from September—these are what burn the especially sensitive skin of children—even on cloudy days.

Wellbeing Contacts:

I have come across a few more contacts which might be helpful to our community members. So we’ll continue to build this resource for you.

Families needing food or support:

https://askizzy.org.au/food/personalise/page/sub-food
Peninsula Donations (check their page on Facebook)
BK 2 Basics Melbourne (also on Facebook)

Deb Haddow

The Link

RESPECT RESILIENCE CITIZENSHIP

Issue 5 · 31 Mar 2023

In this issue