Curriculum Update

Parent Teacher Meet & Greet Conference

Year 1 to Year 6 - Term 1 

Dear Parents/ Guardians,

Our first Parent Teacher Meet & Greet Conferences for 2026 will be held on

Monday 16th Feb from 3:45pm to 7.00pm 

Tuesday 17th Feb from 3:45pm to 6.00pm 

Wednesday 18th Feb from 3:45pm to 7:00pm 

Thursday 19th Feb from 3:45pm to 6:00pm 

These conferences will be a 10 minute opportunity to “meet and greet” your child’s teacher and briefly share information about any learning needs/supports that might be beneficial. Teachers will also be able to share some information about your child’s learning and wellbeing needs, bearing in mind that it’s early in the year and classes are still settling into the routines of school.

We ask that you please arrive on time for your meet & greet conference and ensure that you stick to the allotted time frame. If you need more than the allocated 10-minute time frame, you can schedule another time by contacting your child’s classroom teacher.

Using Compass you can book your Parent Teacher Conference 

1.        Parents will have a notification on their Compass dashboard advising them that they have a conference cycle open to make bookings for their child/ren. 

2.        Parents can click the notification to proceed to make a booking. Parent can either click 'Start Booking Now' or 'Show Me How to Book' to proceed'.

Please remember, that once a time has been booked, the options for parents are reduced. Be prompt to select your time. If all conference times are booked, please contact your child’s teacher to make an alternative time.

Staff Listing for online Bookings

Y1A – Lucinda McSherry/Kate Richards 

Y1B – Corrina Jones (Tuesday 17th / Wednesday 18th) 

Y1C – Irini Mavridis 

Y2A – Georgie Petty / Alicia McPherson 

Y2B – Jacob Lloyd 

Y2C – Callum Jackson 

Y34A - Andrew Papadatos 

Y3B – Felicity Fyfe

Y3C – Carolyn Watt 

Y4B - Alexandra Cook 

Y4C – Neil Marshall-Inns (Monday 16th / Thursday 19th)

Y4D –Tahlia Zannoni / Tammy Voukelatos 

Y56A – Melanie Kennie 

Y5B – Kylie Missen 

Y5C – Declan Caiger 

Y5D – Rachel Wilson 

Y5E - Emily Cunningham 

Y6B – Steven Gray 

Y6C – Abigail Taphouse 

Y6D – Judith Lawler 

Y6E - Ben Roosenboom 

Japanese Specialist - Rachael Burgess (Monday 16th) / Helen Atkins (Tuesday 17th) 

STEM Specialist - Dean Pearce 

Performing Arts Specialist - Chelsea Adams 

Visual Arts Specialist - Julie Papazisis 

PE Specialist - Shannon Carroll 

Regards,

Richard Buckingham – Principal           

Shevani Moodley – Deputy Principal  

Jonathon Skipworth – Assistant Principal

Canteen Volunteers 

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are currently in need of parent volunteers to help out in the school canteen on Friday's from 11:45am to 2pm and must obtain a current Working With Children Check. 

Volunteering in the canteen is a great way to support our school community and help ensure our students are well looked after during lunchtime. Even a short amount of time makes a big difference.

If you are available to help, or would like more information, please contact the school office.

Thank you for your support — it is greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

School Canteen Team

New Bell Times 

Please note the school yard will be supervised by a yard duty teacher from 8:35am until school commences. Afterschool yard duty supervision will be from 3:15pm-3:30pm. 

Annual privacy reminder for our school community

Williamstown North Primary School collects and uses student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy and the Schools’ Privacy Collection Notice.

Our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy describes how we collect and use photographs, video and recordings of students. The policy also explains when parent consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn. 

We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use [Microsoft 365/Google Workspace for Education] safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using [Microsoft 365/Google Workspace for Education], please contact the school.

For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy: Information for Parents. 

This information is also available in eleven community languages:

• Amharic
• Arabic
• Chinese
• Dari
• Gujarati
• Mandarin
• Somali
• Sudanese
• Turkish
• Urdu
• Vietnamese

Water main renewal at Power Street, Williamstown 

On behalf of Greater Western Water, Interflow will be renewing the water main at Power Street, Williamstown. 

Works start: Week commencing Wednesday 28th January 2026

Duration: Around 8 weeks 

Hours: 7am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Reinstatement: Within 3 weeks after works are completed. At this time, we’ll fix any roads, driveways and nature strips that we altered during the works.

While we do our best to reduce any impacts, you may notice: 

• construction noise and working crews 

• local traffic and parking changes 

• changes to road surfaces, driveways and nature strips 

• machinery and materials in street parking bays or on the nature strip 

• an above-ground pipe nearby (used to supply water during works) 

• changes to water temperature or pressure. 

Kind regards,

WNPS Administration Office