Welcome to Term 4 ...and what a term it will be!

Geelong Cup - Public Holiday 

A reminder that the school will be closed on Wednesday 23rd October for the Geelong Cup Public Holiday. OurPatch will not be offering a whole day care program.

Please note:A normal school day will run on Melbourne Cup Day, Tues 5th Nov. OurPatch will be running their standard before and after school care programs on this day. 

Whole School Swimming Program - Mon 28th Oct - Fri 1st Nov 2024 

Our 2024 Whole School Swimming Program will be held at Geelong College Pool for the week commencing Mon 28th Oct. In 2024, the program will run for one week, with longer daily sessions. 

Consent and payment of the extra-curricular component of the program is due by no later than Wed, 24th Oct - via Compass or the school office.  

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!  

School Concert Recording - Update

We have had a few enquiries with regards to the official concert recording. 

Yes, it is coming! A link to access the concert recording will be sent to all ticket purchasers via Trybooking as soon as it is finalised by the production team at Aperture Films. 

As previously communicated, USBs are also available for purchase directly through Aperture Films ($14ea). To place an order please go to; www.aperturefilms.com.au/order (enter the Performance ID: nps24)

NPS ART SHOW - Wed 6th Nov 

School Saving Bonus

In Term 4, 2024, families with a child enrolled in a government school from Prep to Year 12 in 2025 will receive the one-off $400 School Saving Bonus.

The $400 School Saving Bonus provides families with support for education-related costs, such as school activities and/or school uniforms and textbooks.

The School Saving Bonus is not available for full-fee international students, home schooled students, TAFE students and students attending kindergarten in 2025.   

Actions for parents and carers

Before 18 October 2024, the Department of Education is asking parents and carers to:

• Complete enrolment: If your child, or children are changing government schools for Term 1 2025, or starting Prep or Year 7 in 2025. For more information, read about Enrolling in School. 
• Check/update your contact information: Ensure your email address and phone number is up to date with us. Please complete the form and return it to the school office by the end of term. 

We need to ensure your contact information is up to date as the Department of Education will email you twice:

• in October, to verify your email address
• in November, with your $400 School Saving Bonus and access to an online system.

Please check your junk mail regularly to make sure you do not miss an important email.

To learn more about the School Saving Bonus visit vic.gov.au/school-saving-bonus. 

Get Active Victoria is helping people make positive changes to their health and wellbeing. Our aim is for all Victorians to be active every day in a way that suits them. The Get Active Victoria website is full of useful ideas for getting active, information about parks and outdoor recreational facilities, and expert advice. It’s also the place to access our Kids Voucher Program. When you join Get Active Victoria, you unlock free tools to help you be active and a huge library of guided home workouts. Access the voucher via the link below.

 https://www.getactive.vic.gov.au/vouchers/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFzJNVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVQhYGWqB3Di5KLTNlT9HYebUDJhS3sbeDiNWuVsVZpI1Dxt39NzfCnIjw_aem_Pzd0Qv0P--ihA5pEXSJt0A

Next School Council Meeting: Tuesday 15th October 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.