News, Events and Information

Ladies Afternoon Fundraiser Event:

Join us for a cocktail party to celebrate the women of Aberfeldie Primary School & raise some funds for the school. This is a fantastic opportunity to mingle and meet other parents of the school, whilst supporting the school community in achieving its goals. 

Please fill in any Dietary Requirements hereby 7th June

Raffle - Win a Night at The Sebel Moonee Ponds!

As part of this event, we are also raffling a night at The Sebel for just $10! You can purchase raffle tickets whether you are attending the Ladies Afternoon or not. This will be drawn at the event, along with other prizes. Purchase tickets via the QKR app! 

Year 3-6 House Athletics Carnival

On Friday the 14th of June, the House Athletics Carnival is being held at the Aberfeldie Athletics Track (offsite). The event will run from 9.30am-2.30pm with students walking to and from the venue. This is a compulsory event for all students and consent must be provided via Compass. No alternative programs will be provided. Students need to wear their House Colours, sports clothing and runners and bring:

• Warm clothing to wear when not competing
• Food (snack and lunch)
• Full water bottle 
• Any medication they may require on the day (handed into the office with relevant forms signed)

If you are able to assist on the day could you please notfiy me via email samuel.cheshire@education.vic.gov.au

Term 2 Food Theme Day

The next Food Theme Day for student lunches will be Pizza & Cookie Day on Friday the 21st of June. Parents will be notified when orders open via Compass. 

JSC Fundraiser

Our Junior School Council meet regularly to represent their grades and discuss matters of importance within the school. Recently, the JSC have decided to hold an out of uniform day on the last day of this term. This day will be a gold coin donation. All money raised will go directly to purchasing new soccer goals for student use. 

Literacy Interventions:

This term, we have launched literacy intervention programs aimed at increasing the progress and growth of students in Year 1-4. 

Identified students in Year 1/2 are participating in Tier II phonic and spelling sessions outside of the classroom, 3 times per week with our interventionist, Emma Hill. This intervention utilises the same program as the core instructional program, UFLI Foundations. UFLI Foundations is an explicit and systematic phonics program that introduces students to the foundational reading skills necessary for proficient reading. It follows a carefully developed scope and sequence designed to ensure that students systematically acquire each skill needed and learn to apply each skill with automaticity and confidence.

Selected students in Year 3/4 are participating in an online intervention called Reading Doctor. Reading Doctor® Online is a scientifically based teaching tool designed to help readers improve their reading and spelling skills. The online program focuses on improving the crucial skill areas that have been found through research to be essential in becoming a fluent reader, such as decoding and segmenting for spelling. If you have concerns about your child's literacy development, please reach out the the classroom teacher. 

High Abilities Program 

The Victorian High-Ability Program (VHAP) is an enrichment program for Years 5-8 that addresses the needs of high-ability students to engage with challenging material in either English or Mathematics. The selection of students is conducted centrally by the department and is based on NAPLAN and teacher judgement data. Congratulations to all students who were selected for Term 2 and Term 3 placement.