Message from Mr. Lehane

Welcome back to our final term of 2024, I hope everyone had an enjoyable break and got some well earned rest. I would also like to give an extra big welcome to our newest student Hunter and his family, we are very happy to have you join us at Bridgewater on Loddon Primary School.

Snakes

As the weather warms up this term it is important that we are on the lookout for snakes around the school. We will continue to talk to the students about snake safety and encourage them to play in safe areas of the yard, we would appreciate parents reinforce this messages to students and families.

2025 Staff

Our school has been included in the Mental Health in Primary Schools program for 2025 which means we will receive part time funding for a teacher to fill the role of Mental Health and Well-Being Leader. This will be the equivalent to two and a half days a week. over the past few weeks we have successfully filled this position and would like to congratulate Bronwyn Coffey. Ms. Coffey has a wealth of experience and has worked at our school as a CRT on several occasion over the past term.

Grandparents Day Picnic.

On Monday the 28th October we would like to invite Grandparents, Special Friends and Families to bring along a picnic to share with their student.

Guests are encouraged to join us at school to participate in a shared activity within the classroom at 10.00am which will be followed by a picnic outside at 11.00am. The morning will conclude at 11.45am.

We look forward you seeing you there!

Facilities

Over the holiday's we had a number of works completed. These included;

asphalt repair
fence restoration
pest prevention
light upgrades
removal of storage containers

Open Day

Unfortunately due to repairs from the termite damage areas of our school were not open during our 150th Celebration in 2023 so the school will be hosting an Open Night on Friday 8th November from 5.00pm - 7.00pm.

For more information please keep your eye out for the flyer!

Thank You

I would like to thank the Warke and Bailey families for their work in restoring our two sets of picnic tables and chairs which are now back in the yard and look fantastic.
I would also like to thank the Warke family for their donation of a cart which has already been put to good use moving equipment around our yard.
Finally, thank you to the Fergusons for their donation and support in organising chickens for our school.

Playgroup

Playgroup is officially back! This week we hosted our first playgroup in sometime in our new art room. Children enjoyed fresh fruit and snacks. We hope we can continue to build the profile of our Playrgoup within the community so please encourage friends and families to come along.

Thank you to Kerryn and Kate on your awesome work organsing this.

Please see the Community page for a flyer with more information!

Foundation Transition

Our transition program for 2025 Foundation students will run will begin Friday 1st November and will run through until Friday 6th December.

Sessions will run 9.00am -11.45am providing the students an opportunity to participate in our Literacy program, build relationships with other students and staff.

We look forward to getting to know our future students better!

Melbourne Cup

As we are located in the Loddon Shire and not the City of Greater Bendigo we will celebrate Melbourne Cup as an annual public holiday. This will be a pupil free day on the 5th of November.

Sun Smart

A reminder that hats are now compulsory for students to be outside. Please ensure your student has their school hat everyday as without it they will have to play in an undercover area no matter the weather.

Happy Birthday Layla who celebrated her 6th Birthday last week!

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