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Our Vision and Values Our Vision Statement, VALUES

Looking Ahead REMINDER: , 2026 Calendar Dates

Principals' Page Curriculum Day – Monday 2nd November, Planning for 2027, Grandparents and Special Friends Day, Congratulations, Aiden – Off to the State Championships!, Ringwood Secondary College Band, Happy World Teachers’ Day- Friday 30th October

Wellbeing The language of Friendology, Wellbeing Week

Foundation Healesville Sanctuary, Grandparents Morning, Literacy, Numeracy, Inquiry, Term 4 Upcoming dates

Level 1 Literacy, Numeracy, Inquiry, Grandparents’ and Special Person Day, Coming Up in Level 1

Level 2 Literacy, Numeracy, Level 2 Fun Day, Hats and Sunscreen, Upcoming Events

Level 3 Literacy, Numeracy, Inquiry, Reminders:

Level 4 Literacy, Numeracy, Inquiry, Term 4 Upcoming Dates

Level 5 Level 5- Term 4 , Literacy, Numeracy – Exploring Shapes, Space and Measurement, Inquiry – Exploring the Eight Elements of Wellness, Hats and Sunscreen, Upcoming Events

Level 6 HEPS Values, Literacy, Numeracy, Upcoming Events

Specialists STEAM, Performing Arts, Sustainability🌱

Assembly Congratulations to these incredible students!, Friday 16th of October - Group 2

Parents Association

Celebrating outside school achievements

News & Reminders

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News & Reminders from the Office Parent Helper Reminder, EXCURSION/INCURSION/CAMP/SPORT ACTIVITIES AND DEADLINES

TEAM KIDS

Uniform

Canteen Lunch Orders 2026

Community News

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Foundation

What a fabulous fortnight in Foundation! We went on an excursion and had some special visitors in our classrooms. It has been great to see the students engaging in their learning and making peer connections during shared activities.

Healesville Sanctuary

We had a fantastic time at Healesville Sanctuary last Tuesday 20th October. The weather was kind to us and the students soldiered on even though there were lots of tired legs! We saw lots of Australian animals in their natural habitats, enjoyed watching the Spirits of the Sky Presentation and participated in an educational workshop all about habitats that suit different animals.

Grandparents Morning

It was so lovely to spend time with our Grandparents and Special Friends visitors last Thursday. During the first session, we read 'Grandpa's Slippers', a story about a grandpa who loves his old worn-out slippers and won't wear the new ones Grandma brought him. Working together, students and grandparents designed a new pair of slippers. The second session followed with another craft activity, but this time we read 'Grandpa's Cardigan' and designed a new cardigan. In this story, Grandpa finds a new cardigan to replace his favourite old one that Grandma gave away.

Literacy

Foundation students are getting so clever working with blends and so creative with sharing their knowledge through a crafty activity! This week we made 'st' seascapes - you might be lucky enough to spy some starfish, storks, stingrays or storms in our pictures.

Each week we are reading a different nonfiction text about an Australian animal. Enjoy reading a few examples below under Inquiry.

Numeracy

Last week in Numeracy we finished our topic of grouping and sharing 'fairly'. This week we began looking at collecting data using tally marks. Our next few lessons will be on interpreting the data we collect and displaying our data using different graphs.

Inquiry

FMW have written two information books about the Great White Shark and Tasmanian Devil. Students use their new knowledge to write sentences about the features, diet and habitat while also including a labelled diagram and illustrations to compliment the writing.