Principal's Report

Principal Report 

We want to hear from you!!

We are currently undergoing a school review.  Part of the review is talking to our parent community.  We want to hear the opinions of our parent community about what is amazing about our school AND what we can improve.

Please come to talk to the panel on Tuesday 11th November at 2.30pm in the Function Room.  School staff will not be present.

If you would like to speak to the panel after 3.30pm, arrangements can be made to supervise your children during this time.

We can also organise interpreters as we want to hear views from all sectors of our parent community. 

If you require child supervision after 3.30pm or interpreters – or both! - please let the office know by Friday 7th November.

If you would like to have your say, but cannot attend on this date, please let me know what is convenient for you and we can organise an opportunity to have your say at an online forum. If you have any questions, or would like an alternative time, please don’t hesitate to contact me in the yard or at Jane.Capon@education.vic.gov.au

Sports Stars of the Week!!

Chenuli Munasinghe 5/6S – Congratulations to Chenuli, who represented Victoria in the School Sport Australia Championships held in Ballarat from 25-29 October. She excelled by coming 8th in the 100 breaststroke, 9th in the 50m breaststroke and 6th in the team relay. What an incredible effort!

Daniel Edwards 4/5N – Congratulations to Daniel Edwards, who represented Albany Rise Primary School in District, then Division Athletics and then made it through to the Regional Athletics! Daniel came 5th in the 100m hurdles and 4th in 80m hurdles. Well done!!

We are very proud of both of you!!

Family Bingo Night

We are very much looking forward to our Family Bingo night afterschool at 4.30pm on Thursday 6th November.  There will be lots of fun for all – Bingo Tickets are $20 per family or $10 per person and can be purchased by emailing albanyrisepa@gmail.com Come along, raise money for our fabulous school and join in the fun – I am looking forward to meeting you all!

Silent Auction is online!

If you would like to help our school fundraising effort, but find it difficult to attend our Bingo night, or you have family or friends that would like to help our school, our silent auction is now 

online. You can go to https://www.32auctions.com/Albanyrise2025 and bid on a number of fabulous items!! (Including being Principal for the Day, and using the Principal’s car space!!! Did I know about that??) Bidding closes online on the 5th November.

Free Dress Birthdays

Some students find it difficult to come to school on their birthdays, however, we want them to be here and enjoy the day with their classmates.  From now on, at Albany Rise PS, a child can come to school in free dress on their birthday!  It makes the day special for them (and we can easily tell who is having a birthday and celebrate with them!)

Student Free Days next week

Don’t forget that Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th November are Student Free Days.  We look forward to seeing everyone back on Wednesday 5th November.

World Teacher’s Day!!!

Tomorrow, we hope you will join us in celebrating our fantastic teaching staff on World Teacher’s Day!!  Our teachers at ARPS are second to none and go above and beyond for the benefit of our students!  We hope that you will all enjoy your day tomorrow as we thank you for everything that you do!!

Day for Daniel

Tomorrow, we will also be participating in Day for Daniel, and encourage all students to wear red for a gold coin donation to the Daniel Morcombe Foundation. Students will be participating in Australia’s biggest child safety education lesson, dedicated to teaching children how to be safe online and in their physical environment.  Please come to assembly to hear Senior Constable Jaclyn (Jac) Mahood speak to the students at assembly. 

Enrol Now for Foundation 2026! 

If you have a child starting Foundation, we still have limited places available. Please contact the office for more information.  As we have commenced our transition to school program, please ensure any new students are enrolled as soon as possible so they don’t miss out.  Our Transition sessions for students (and separate sessions for parents) are:

Planning for 2026 – Are you leaving ARPS? 

We ask that you let us know if you are moving or have enrolled to another school in 2026. We require this information as soon as possible to establish classroom structures for the start of the new school year. If your child is currently in F-5 and will not be at ARPS in 2026, please notify the school office or email as soon as possible.

Sport (or other activity) achievement of the week

If your child has received an award for their preferred activity outside of school (eg. sport, dancing, karate, etc.) please let us know and we would love to celebrate their achievements in our newsletter. Please send some information and a photo to our school office on albany.rise.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Protecting against mosquito-borne diseases

Warm and wet weather can result in greater numbers of mosquitoes and an increased risk of illness from mosquito bites. While the overall risk is currently low, some mosquitoes may be carrying diseases that make people sick. 

The best protection against mosquito-borne illness is to avoid mosquito bites.

Families can protect against mosquito bites by: 

• covering up as much as possible with long, loose-fitting, light-coloured clothing  
• applying insect repellent that contains picaridin or DEET on exposed skin when outdoors 
• limiting outdoor activity if lots of mosquitoes are active
• clean up and remove containers and items around the home that may hold water where mosquitoes may breed.

Families with any health concerns should see their doctor or phone NURSE-ON-CALL: 1300 606 024 (available 24 hours).

Free Japanese encephalitis vaccines 

Japanese encephalitis virus is spread to humans through bites from infected mosquitoes and can cause a rare but potentially serious infection of the brain.

A free vaccine is available to some individuals to protect Victorians at higher risk of the virus. 

For more information, including vaccine eligibility, refer to the Department of Health’s Japanese encephalitis webpage. 

Find out more

For more information on protecting against mosquito-borne diseases, families can refer to the following Better Health Channel pages:

• Mosquitoes can carry diseases
• Protect yourself from mosquito-borne disease, including a handy checklist to help reduce mosquito breeding sites at home and resources translated into other languages.
• Japanese encephalitis virus

Thank you!

Jane Capon