A Message From Anna
Principal's Report
SWPBS - Whole School Celebration Day – ICE CREAM DAY!!
Our wonderful students have again filled a jar of positive behaviour acknowledgements for displaying our school values – Compassion, Courage, Ambition and Creativity!
This means students have earned my favourite type of Celebration Day:
ICE CREAM DAY!!
Every student will be rewarded with a delicious ice cream from The Whippy Truck on Tuesday 3rd December – choc-dip, sherbert, sprinkles, gelati – something to please every taste bud!
Christmas Celebration!
Our students have been movin’ and groovin’ this term, working hard to learn choreography for our Carols Night Christmas Celebration! Students have been learning dances with choreographers from Kinect2Dance each week, and when I tell you I’m impressed, that doesn’t even cover it!
On Monday 9th December, students will perform a concert for you all, made up of Christmas and Contemporary music, and some VERY impressive dance moves. Please join us for dinner
Years 5 and 6 Business Moguls!
During this term, the year 5/6 students have been learning about economics in their Inquiry unit. Students have been working in small groups to research, develop and market a business. This week, the Foundation, 1/2 and 3/4 classes came to the senior building to help the 5/6 teams conduct market research using surveys they created.
In the coming weeks, the teams will pitch their business ideas to the junior classes, with the goal of having their business being one of three selected to run a stall at lunch time.
Year 3 2025 ICT Information Night
Thursday 28th November – 4.45pm-5.15pm – Staffroom
Come along and learn about Laptop requirements and guidance for next year’s Year 3 students. Please RSVP below. We look forward to seeing you there!
RSVP: https://forms.gle/oVNHEiPfTarnMrfB6
TheirCare – 2025 Outside School Hours Care
As we look forward to TheirCare taking over our Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) on January 13th 2025, we wanted as many families as possible to meet some of the friendly faces running TheirCare, and find out as much as possible about the services, to ensure s smooth transition.
An online Parent Information Session will be held online on Thursday 5th December via Zoom at 7:00pm. Please use the following link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89801851711?pwd=M3KLnAS280HIwq5POpRSmuDzBNN8rr.1
School Saving Bonus
The Victorian Government is delivering the School Saving Bonus – a one-off $400 support for government school students from Prep to Year 12 in 2025.
From Tuesday 26 November 2024, you will receive an email from the Department of Education with your unique $400 School Saving Bonus code.
The School Saving Bonus will help families cover the cost of uniforms, textbooks, excursions, activities and more.
If you have multiple children enrolled in Victorian government schools for 2025, you will receive one School Saving Bonus code email per child. These emails might arrive on different days. Please make sure to check your spam/junk email folder.
Parents and carers can use the School Saving Bonus code in store at school-nominated suppliers. Parents and carers can also choose to access the School Saving Bonus online system, where they can allocate part or all the $400 bonus to use at school nominated-online suppliers or for school activities. To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, visit School Saving Bonus | vic.gov.au. A step-by-step user guide will be available on the webpage on 26 November.
If you have not received your School Saving Bonus code via email by Friday 29 November, please contact the Department of Education by emailing school.saving.bonus@education.vic.gov.au
FOUNDATION 2025 Transition
We are very excited to welcome our 2025 Prep students into school for Transition Sessions this year. During these Transition sessions, we will be offering parent information sessions and morning tea in our Community Room. A schedule of these Parent Information Sessions will be distributed to all enrolled families next week.
2025 Prep Information Night - Thursday 28th November, 5.30pm-6.30pm
We will also hold a 2025 Prep Information Night on Thursday 28th November, 5.30pm-6.30pm. We look forward to meeting with as many of our 2025 Prep parents as possible at this event. Tea/Coffee/Biscuits will be provided.
Anna