Hello everyone,

At our staff meeting this week, we discussed the routines we are currently practising and using in our classrooms. Our aim in having effective routines in place in our learning spaces is to reduce the cognitive load for our students, to make our expectations clear and to create safe, supportive classrooms. For example, if they know that every day, they will start the day by bringing in their reading bag, diary and water bottle and will read quietly for the first 15 minutes, and they have practised all those routines so that they are automatic, then that can mean less mental load for our students, and their working memory space is freed up for new learning.

Meet our Grade 3/4 team!

Smalltalk Playgroup.

Our 'smalltalk' playgroup starts on Monday. We are excited to be able to host this service for our community and I'm looking forward to calling to join in the. Check the 'smalltalk' playgroup page in our newsletter for more information.

Annual privacy reminder for our school community

Our 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 The policy also explains when parent consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn.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 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 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 ten community languages:

* Amharic

* Arabic

* Dari

* Gujarati

* Mandarin

* Somali

* Sudanese

* Turkish

* Urdu

* Vietnamese

Student accident insurance, ambulance cover arrangements and private property brought to school.

The Department does not provide personal accident insurance or ambulance cover for students. Parents/carers of students, who do not have student accident insurance/ambulance cover, are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including the cost of ambulance attendance or transport as well as any other transport costs.

Private property brought to school by students, staff or visitors is also not insured and the Department does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage. This can include mobile phones, calculators, toys, sporting equipment and cars parked on school premises.

School photos are on Thursday 29 Feb.

Information has been sent home with students this week.

I hope you all enjoy the weekend, and if you celebrate Chinese New Year, Xīn nián kuài lè!

Warm regards,

Carolyn.

School banking details.

Westpac.

Bendigo Violet Street Primary

BSB: 033-688

Account number: 93-1292

Payment reference: use your surname and fees.

Meet Mini and Victor!

Dog for a Day