Welcome to this fortnight's NPS News! 

Staff Professional Practice Day - 22nd Nov, 2024

Students will not be required at school on this day  as teaching staff will be taking part in their 2024 Professional Practice Day. OurPatch will be operating a full day care program for families requiring it. 

Supporting Movember!

Our amazing School Council President, Georgia, is raising funds for a GREAT cause by supporting this year's Movember Campaign. Georgia has assured us that she is not growing a moustache, although if that is what she chose to do we would certainly support that!, but in fact raising money by getting MOVING throughout the month of November! If you can, please support Georgia and this great cause supporting men's health!

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS!

With Christmas just around the corner, we're putting a call out to any families who may have old (working) Christmas lights that they would like to donate. We'd love to deck the front of our school out and share our Christmas spirit with the community!

Thank you! :)  

Final Day of Term 4 (and the 2024 school year)

The final day for students for the 2024 school year will be Thursday 19th Dec 2024. After the final whole school assembly, students will be dismissed at the usual time of 3.30pm on this day.

We have scheduled the final Student Free Day for Friday 20th Dec, where staff will consolidate their year and finish off with some staff wellbeing activities. 

Camp Dates 2025 (MLA & SLA)

We would like to notify families in relevant year levels of the 2025 MLA and SLA Camp dates and locations.  

The overnight MLA camp to Coastal Forrest Lodge will be taking place in the first week of term 2, 2025. Wed 23rd to Thurs 24th April, 2025 (please note that Friday 25th April is the ANZAC day Public Holiday).

The two-night SLA camp to Cave Hill Creek will be taking place in week 2 of term 2, 2025. Mon 28th to Wed 30th April, 2025.  

Families may opt to utilise their School Saving Bonus Payments ($400 per student) to assist in paying for the extra-curricular camps program in 2025.

Vic Kids Eat Well !!!

Exciting news! 

We are part of the new Vic Kids Eat Well movement. 

This state-wide movement is focused on transforming the food and drink environments where students spend their time eating - including schools. 

All Victorian kids deserve access to healthy and delicious food in places where they learn and play. We want to let you know all about the changes we'll be making in the coming months! This includes however is not limited to... 

• Revisiting and promoting our H2O-only policy to ensure our students stay hydrated
• Switching up some of the snack options via our Canteen service for more delicious healthy snacks that give our students the fuel they need
• Continue to work with Woolworths and strengthen this partnership that offers our students free fresh fruit throughout the week!
• Revisiting our fundraising to ensure that we are not promoting and or marketing poor food choices 
• Encouraging our families to support our movement by holding "nude food" and "rubbish free" days

We will be promoting Vic Kids Eat Well on our website and via our social media. 

Finally, if you as a family have an AMAZING, healthy recipe that you would like to share with our school community, please email it to newtown.ps@education.vic.gov.au and we'll be sure to share it via our newsletter!  

Next School Council Meeting: Tuesday 19th November 2024. 

2024 Newtown Primary School Council Members;

• Georgia Lea (President)
• Lucy Bowles (Vice President)
• Pete Varszeghy
• Emily Schofield
• Max Tilley
• Nat Bugler
• Gavin Coles
• Jenni Bauquier
• Shannon Rees
• Corrie Barclay (executive officer) 
• Mia Moran (staff representative)
• Jarrod McKinnis (staff representative)

Newtown PS is Social!

Are you connected with our social media accounts?

Did you know that we are on Instagram and Facebook? We love sharing our achievements and happenings with our school community, and one of the ways in which we do that is via our social media. We have recently re-activated our Facebook page and continue to post on Instagram. Follow us via the links below.