Principal's Message
2025 School Theme - Why Team, Why Team Westbreen
Principal’s Message
Dear Westbreen PS Families,
The end of the year is fast approaching, and we continue to work hard as a school community to maintain the high standards established at the beginning of the year. While planning and preparation have commenced for 2026, we are still striving for excellence each day in all our classrooms to finish 2025 off in the right way.
Swimming
I wanted to say a big well done to our Year 1, 3 and 4 students who have continued swimming this week. The behaviour displayed at the pool has been excellent and the students have had a wonderful time learning skills that make them successful swimmers. All students who have participated in swimming this term has represented Westbreen so well and have modelled the values perfectly.
2026 Enrolments
Thank you to all the families who have already submitted their enrolment forms! We encourage our 2026 Foundation families to visit the office to complete the enrolment process by filling out the school enrolment form and providing evidence of their child's date of birth and immunisation record. To assist with planning, we kindly request that parents finalise their enrolments as soon as possible. If you have any questions or need clarification regarding the enrolment process, please contact Ms. Kerry Parfett, our Community and Enrolment Facilitator.
Foundation 2026 Transition Program
We have arrived at that time of year again! We are super excited to be preparing for our 2026 transition sessions. It is such a wonderful opportunity to meet our 2026 foundations students and show them what being a student at Westbreen Primary School is all about. Our sessions will be happening on the 7th, 14th and 21st of November at 9.15. We look forward to seeing everyone and making each session enjoyable. Thank you to Kerry for all her work in this space and for being so available to the community.
2025 Student Exits
We ask that you let us know if you are moving or have enrolled in another school in 2026. We require this information as soon as possible to establish grade structures for the start of the new school year. If your child is currently in Foundation- Year 5 and will not be at Westbreen Primary School in 2026.
Please notify westbreen.ps@education.vic.gov.au in writing as soon as possible.
Transition to 2026
It's that time of the year when we start preparing and organising class placements for 2026. This process is crucial as we want to ensure that each student is in an environment that supports their learning needs.
We will begin by grouping students based on their friendships, using a sociogram filled in by the students as stated through communication this week. Your support in having preliminary conversations with your child about this is greatly appreciated. We believe involving students, parents, and staff in this process will result in the best outcome for our students.
Here are the criteria we consider when establishing classes:
- The children's individual learning capabilities
- The known social, emotional, and physical stages of the individual child
- Friendship groupings, ensuring that each student is placed with at least one friend from their sociogram
- Balancing the number of males and females in each class
- Addressing the needs of English as an additional language learners and other special needs
- Creating classes with similar educational and behavioural profiles
- Anticipating growth in class numbers
- Ensuring compatibility of sub-groupings
- Considering the students' ability to cope with change.
We will be having a Step Up Day in the final week of the term where students will find out their teacher for 2026 and who will be in their class. This will occur during the final session of the day and will be a highlight of the final week of 2025.
Curriculum Day
On Thursday the 4th of December, the school is having a curriculum day. Their Care will be open for a full day of service and bookings are now open.
Enjoy the week ahead, and thank you for being such an important part of our school community.
Daniel Taylor
Acting Principal
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