From the Principal's Desk

What's making news this fortnight

Important Dates! 🗓️

Please note the following important dates where school will be closed:

Friday 29th March - Good Friday Public Holiday

*The final day of Term 1 is Thursday 28th March and students will finish school an hour earlier. Buses will also run an hour earlier on this day.

Final day of Term 1 🤩

Thursday the 28th April is the final day of Term 1.

School will be finishing at 2pm - buses will still be running as usual, just dropping students off an hour earlier.

We will also be having a disco to celebrate the recent accomplishment of receiving a silver award for our PBS program in 2023. Students can wear casual clothes for day and bring their best dance moves!

Easter Raffle 🐰

With Easter not too far away we would like to put a call out to the VRS community for Easter raffle donations before Wednesday please.

Raffle tickets have been sent home with students but if you require more please let the classroom teacher or school office know.

We greatly appreciate your generosity and look forward to seeing who the lucky winners at our end of term assembly!

End of Term Assembly 🎤

Both our Junior School and Senior School will be having their end of term Assemblies on Wednesday 27th March.

Parents/carers are welcome to join us here at school to celebrate the end of Term 1 and all the great learning our students have been doing.

Junior School (Early Years & Lower Middle Years) - 10:00am
Senior School (Upper Middle Years & Senior Years) - 10:30am

Annual General Meeting 🤝

Generous Donation 🚲

Verney Road School was lucky to receive 6 bikes via donation from Benalla Men's Shed.

Volunteers Lou & Ian prepared and delivered the bikes to the school.

We cannot wait to get these out in the yard and know we will have some very happy students putting them to the test.

A big thank you to Benalla Men's Shed for thinking of Verney Road School - we appreciate your time and generosity.

Free Fishing Kits! 🎣

The Victorian Government is investing $1.5 million to provide FREE ‘Little Angler Kits’ to all primary aged students at specialist schools, including Verney Road School.

The kits include a rod, reel with line, tackle tray, some tackle and information on how to use them to catch a fish.

These free fishing kits can be collected by parents & carers from the VRS Front Office.

Please note that the tackle tray includes fishing hooks and lead sinkers. The tackle tray will be wrapped in cardboard and placed inside a pocket inside the fishing kit bag, which will be sealed with a cable tie to discourage students from opening their kits until they are with a parent or carer. We are unable to send these home on buses for safety reasons.

This initiative aims to grow recreational fishing participation in Victoria by actively encouraging primary school aged children to learn how to fish, as well as learning more about marine life and the natural environment.

As this will be our last newsletter before the Easter Break, we wish you all a happy and safe holiday.

Enjoy your weekend 😄