Hi everyone, we have a fantastic Wellbeing Team with me, Sally and Libby. We can help with any parenting worries or support your family with home or family concerns. The Wellbeing Team are on before and after school duty and we can help with any questions or queries you may have.

If parents are looking to purchase school uniform, we sell second hand school uniforms. We accept donations from families, and we often need spare socks and boys’ and girls’ underwear to change children. When a child has a toileting accident or gets wet, having a supply of spare clothes means there’s no disruption to a parent’s day where you would get a phone call to come down to the school with a change of clothes.

State School Relief

We can help families who are experiencing financial hardship to purchase school uniform. Please see the Wellbeing Team for assistance.

Good routines at the beginning of the day can set the tone for the remainder of the day. Children who come to school feeling refreshed and settled are ready to learn and the quality of their persistence and coping skills are usually increased. Children don’t understand time the same way as adults, and this can cause pressure on families to follow through on home routines. As children get older revise your routines to assess the skills your children have learnt because good routines help children to grow independent and responsible. If you think you are repeatedly asking your children to do things this is a clue that developing a new routine needs to happen. Routines are helpful when you are trying to make new habits including good personal hygiene, organisation, completing jobs and homework.

Morning Routine Tips

Try getting up a little earlier to help the morning run more smoothly.
Give yourself extra time to get to and from school. Rushing increases stress levels.
Good moods can be infectious. Tackle the morning as positively and as optimistically as you can.
The more children can do things for themselves, the easier mornings can be.
Some children respond better if they have an alarm clock.
Have children bathe the night before.
Tackle potential issues the night before when everyone has time and is less likely to be stressed.

For any enquiries, please email the Wellbeing Team at-

Andre.Campbell@education.vic.gov.au

Elizabeth.Martin3@education.vic.gov.au

Sally.Marshall@education.vic.gov.au

Activities at Break Times

Across the year, at break times, the Wellbeing Team run activity clubs. While we expect more hot weather, for this term, at lunchtimes, we are running Lego club in the library.

If your child is looking to make friends, have some fun and be creative, tell them they can come to the activity clubs. The clubs run in the main building outside the specialist classrooms and in the library. In the past, students enjoyed making key chains, bracelets, fidgets and cat’s eyes, turtles, finger knitting, bookmarks and they created some amazing Lego builds.

We are always looking for donations, especially wool, crochet hooks, craft/haberdashery items and Lego. This term, we are collecting the Woolworth’s Lego Bricks. When you are doing your weekly shop or if you have a family member interested in collecting them, we would appreciate you keeping the school in mind. In the past, we have collected the series called the supermarket and farm. The students still love making different shops and farms. If you are having a clean out, please feel free to bring your items to the office/wellbeing office.

Activities Term 1 for 3 Weeks

Activity	Recess	Lunchtime
Monday	No clubs	Lego club, Diamond Art & Colouring
Tuesday	No clubs	Lego club
Wednesday	No clubs	Lego club
Thursday	No clubs	Lego club Diamond Art & Colouring
Friday	No clubs	Lego club

Save the Dates

Parent Helper Information Sessions-Child Safe Standards

Monday 23rd – 9am delivered face to face at school.

Tuesday 24th– 3.30pm delivered face to face at school.

Wednesday 25th – 4pm via zoom.

Thank you to all our parents and carers who have signed up to be a parent helper in the school. Next week, the Wellbeing Team will be running parent helper and volunteer sessions to take people through the Child Safe Standards.

Libby, Sally and I will take you through the Child Safe Standards Sessions. Your attendance is compulsory for helping/volunteering in the school. Parent’s do not need to prepare anything for this, just come along and listen to us. These Child Safe sessions will take about 30mins, and you only need to attend one as they are all the same.

If you are unable to make these times but wish to volunteer, please speak to Libby or myself and we can seek alternate arrangements. Additionally, if you need help with your WWCC please feel free to speak to the Wellbeing Team or email the office

wooriyallockps@education.vic.gov.au

Health

I encourage parents to please investigate any potential sickness complaints. Please encourage your child to practise good personal hygiene by washing hands regularly. It isn’t fun to be sick at school and there are exclusion periods for some health conditions. Don’t forget to tell us of any phone or emergency contact changes so we can reduce your child’s concern if they need to be picked up. In case of a toileting accident please supply a change of underwear in your child’s bag.

This term, we expect to have some hot days so freezing cold drinks and adding them to your child’s school bag will help keep lunchboxes fresh longer. A reminder that school hats are compulsory, and I would like parents to be active with encouraging children to wear sunscreen.

This week, we had one reported case of headlice in the junior school. Head lice will be a problem from time to time at Woori Yallock Primary School and it is important to work together as a school community to minimise the frustration caused by the problem. I ask all parents/carers to regularly screen your child and please tell us in order to minimise the concern in the school.

Infectious DiseasesTo help prevent and control the transmission of infectious diseases in schools, a child must be excluded from school if he or she has any of the following:

Gastro/Diarrhoea - until there has not been a loose bowel motion or any symptoms for 48 hours
Chicken Pox - until fully recovered and blisters have dried
Measles - at least 7 days
German Measles - until fully recovered and at least 4 days from the onset of rash
Whooping Cough - four weeks
Hand, foot and mouth - until all blisters have dried
Hepatitis - medical certificate needed
Impetigo “School Sores” - until treatment has commenced and sores are healed
Ringworm - until treatment has commenced. Medical certificate may be required.
Mumps - until fully recovered
Scabies - medical certificate needed

Importantly, children who have been vomiting should not attend school until 48 hours after the vomiting ceases.

While these are some common diseases, please refer to the Better Health School Excursion Table* for a comprehensive list and updated information. Please contact the office if your child contracts any of these. Please refer to the Dept of Health for further information-https://www.health.vic.gov.au/infectious-diseases/school-exclusion-table

Wellbeing Supports

We promote many opportunities for families and students to be an active part of our local community and encourage parents to be a part of our extra-curricular activities. Our welfare team are available to support families in times of need as we have established partnerships with a number of services. We would love to meet you so please contact myself, Libby and Sally.

State School Relief-school uniforms including underwear and school shoes/runners. For families experiencing financial difficulties we can apply to State School Relief for new uniform. Families will get a voucher for $85.00 to use at Lowes, at Lilydale Marketplace Shopping Centre.
Free Glasses for replacement-State School Relief approve one prescription per year for replacement eyeglasses. Please see me for more information.
Second hand uniform. We accept good quality second hand uniform donations which we sell. The monies raised help support our wellbeing programs including the Breakfast Club and our lunchtime activities including Lego Club and Craft Club.
Students can be referred to DET psychologist or speech therapist.
Term 1 Preps-DET school nurse for general health checks including vision and hearing.
Student counselling-students can access counselling via a mental health care plan referral from a GP. Shine Bright Psychology-counselling service for students & clinical psychologist Simone Turner. Simone works at the school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
For approved students with NDIS or Allied Health Services- Psychology, Physiotherapy, Speech Pathology and OT services can provide therapy at school.
Eastern Health-Nutrition and Health support
School Chaplain-Sally Marshall (Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays)
The Smile Squad Dental Program
Glass’s for Kids program every 2 years. The program will be back in 2026.

Programs-

Free Breakfast club (Monday & Wednesday 8:15am-8:45am)
Free community pantry open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2:30pm-3:30pm.
Food hampers-are available at any time. Parents can pick up a box at the community pantry.
Parenting programs with Uniting Family Wellbeing
Healthy Lunchboxes & strengthening families.
Health & Gender programs including:
3/4 Body Education
5/6 Sexuality Program
Social skills programs to small groups
Activities at recess and lunchtimes-including LEGO Club and Craft Club
Holiday & weekend camps for students. Please speak to Sally Marshall for more information.

Service Supports & Agencies

There are many organisations across Yarra Ranges offering support and assistance. For community relief and support agencies, click on the link at-

https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Community/Health-and-Wellbeing/Community-relief-and-support-agencies

Attendance Data-It’s Cool to be at School!

This past fortnight, we have celebrated 4 out of 5 students who came to school on their special day. When your child comes to school and it’s their birthday, we are bringing the buzz to make their day even more special. When they arrive at school in the mornings, we are presenting them with a special birthday sticker badge. I must say the kids are really loving this!

Over the time a child attends school, having 1- or 2-days absence does not seem like much but it does add up and can impact on missed learning opportunities.

Over the time a child attends school, having 1- or 2-days absence does not seem like much but it does add up and can impact on missed learning opportunities.

Building Resilient Kids Through Life’s Challenges with

Dr Justin Coulson

A number of years ago Dr Justin Coulson visited Woori Primary School. He is a parenting expert who has authored many parenting books and runs parenting seminars all Australia. He is running an online seminar next Wednesday on the 25th of February aimed at helping parents build resilience in their children. It costs $49 but the content looks amazing and would be really helpful to any parent wanting to expand their parenting knowledge and skills. Here is the link with all the details and registration.

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Second hand uniform

Available, contact the Wellbeing team to access free second hand uniform.

Breakfast Club

If you would like your child to make use of our yummy breakfast foods, send them to school that bit earlier so they will have time to eat and enjoy their food. We serve toast until the music is playing for the start of the school day. Please remind your child that if they want to have something to eat before school that they need to head straight down to the German Room. While the music for the bell is playing there are only fruit cups and milk drinks available.

Food Pantry

The food pantry is open on Wednesday and Friday afternoons between 2:30 and 3:30pm. We have a range of foods, including gluten and lactose free items and on Wednesday’s we have fresh carrots and fruit, apples, pears and oranges. If you are in need of a pantry top up please stop by and pick something up.

Chaplaincy

Sally Marshall – Chaplain: is happy to catch up with your child if you feel they need that extra emotional support during school hours. Sally is available on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and can be contacted via email

sally.marshall@education.vic.gov.au

or by phone call 5964 7258.

Secondary Schools Open Night