SCHOOL UNIFORM

All school uniforms must be ordered through:

LUNCHTIME CUTLERY

As per Department of Education policy, we are not allowed to provide students with single use plastic cutlery, and non-plastic cutlery items borrowed from the staff room have gone missing.

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/single-use-plastics-ban/policy

Please ensure that you provide your child with any cutlery needed to eat their lunch and snack.

ONLINE LUNCH ORDERING

We have a number of children that are missing out on their lunch orders due to user error. Please make sure you select the correct date and move through each step to avoid your child missing out on their lunch order. You can check your receipt to confirm that you've completed the order correctly.

Lunch orders are available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The online ordering process is up and running.

Please log in to Qkr! and follow the steps.

Lunch orders are all on line. Orders must be placed by 8:30 a.m.

** Please ensure that you are selecting the correct date for your orders. **

THE JAPANESE WORD OF THE FORTNIGHT

すずしいです(pronounced ‘suzushiides’) which means ‘it’s cool’ is the Japanese Word for Week 5 & 6 of Term 2.

You can use ‘すずしいです’ (‘suzushiides’) when the weather/temperature feels cool. Please be careful, suzushiides’ does NOT mean ‘looking cool’ or ‘cold’.

Thank you / ありがとうございます (pronounced ‘aligatoh gozaimas’) for your continuing support for our Japanese program.

Muldeary Sensei & Nguyen Sensei

SCHOOL SAVING BONUS REMINDER AND ALLOCATION TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

The Victorian Government is delivering the School Saving Bonus (SSB) – a one-off support of $400 for eligible government school students from Prep to Year 12 in 2025.

The SSB can be used for uniforms and textbooks until Monday 30 June 2025.

Any funds remaining after 30 June 2025, including online voucher amounts that have not been redeemed, will become a credit to use on school activities. However, the credit will not be available on your family account at our school until late July.

To use any remaining SSB funds to cover the cost of school activities in July, please refer to the SSB online system and allocate the funds to school activities before 30th June 2025. To learn more about the SSB online system, download the step-by-step System guide for parents and carers (DOCX, 945KB) or watch this School Saving Bonus video. System guide translations are also available in 14 languages.

The Department of Education’s SSB contact Centre will remain available until 30 June 2025. The contact Centre can be reached by:

· completing the School Saving Bonus enquiry form

· calling 1800 338 663 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

After this date, please contact our administration team for any SSB related questions.

Thank you,

Angela Dawson

THANK YOU

A special thanks to Jaxon, Noam and Tyler from 3K. They're part of Pete's Crew and have been helping prepare the veggie garden for its renovation which is currently underway.

Pete says the boys have been extremely helpful and their willingness to work during their lunch break is a real credit to them.

Well done boys!

HOLIDAY PROGRAM LOST PROPERTY

There are a lot of casual clothing items that have been left from the last school holidays.

Please check the table in the Multi Purpose Room these items will be donated to charity if not collected by Friday 16th May.

Thank you

CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSION FUND

(CSEF)

If you are new to Valkstone Primary School (or an existing family with a new sibling starting at Valkstone ) and you are the holder of a Health Care Card, you may be eligible for CSEF.

This is an annual payment, payable to the school to be used towards camps, sports or excursion costs for eligible students.

Card holders with NEW prep students are also eligible for some school uniform. Please bring your Health care card to the office and complete an eligibility form.

If you need a new form please contact the office and we will send one home.

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM

@valkstone.ps

In order for your child to be featured, please complete the Media Permission form on Compass.

LOST PROPERTY

Lost property is located in the gym near the STEM room.

This is not for children to just take any jumper/hat they find in the lost property.

Children should only be taking their own items.

Please remember to put your name on your school jumpers, hats etc. to ensure that we are able to return them to you.

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES COMMENCE WEEK 2 , TERM 2

Tennis - Thursday at lunchtime in the Gym.

Enrolment: chris@up4.tennis or lyn@up4.tennis

0408 806 339

Chess - Wednesday after school in the Grade 1 area 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Please contact the office for an enrolment form & payment.

Beginning week 2

Art Smart - Tuesday after school in the Art Room 3:40 - 5:00 p.m.

Enrolment: www.artsmartforkidz.com

artsmartforkidz@gmail.com

Yogafun - Tuesday Lunchtime in the Multi-Purpose Room

Enrolment : info@yogafun.com.au

Sport

Valkstone Cross Country Team