SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOP CLOSING FOR 2023

The last day to order school uniforms for this year will be Monday 11th December. Any order forms received after this date will not be processed until 2024.

The Uniform Shop will reopen for 2024 on Wednesday 31st January.

Uniforms

Uniform orders are filled on Wednesdays.

Completed order forms need to be at the school office by Tuesday for orders to be filled and delivered to your child by Wednesday.

Uniform order forms are available from the school office or click on the link below.

https://valkstoneps.vic.edu.au/parents/#uniform

ONLINE LUNCH ORDERING

Lunch orders are available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The new on line ordering process is up and running.

Please log in to QKR and follow the steps.

Lunch orders are all on line. Orders must be placed by 8:30 a.m.

** Please ensure that you are selecting the correct date for your orders. **

LUNCH ORDER ERRORS

We are all enjoying the new Qkr online ordering system from AJ’s Bakery for lunch orders.

We are finding, though, that user error (not following all the steps or selecting the wrong day) is resulting in children are not getting lunch orders. This in turn requires office staff to make lunches for your children. As you can imagine, this is an extremely time consuming and costly effort.

Any orders that are missed will be charged $2 per sandwich. A note will be sent home with your child(ren).

If you are unsure if you have placed your order correctly, you can view the receipts in the Qkr App. You can even get these receipts e-mailed to you.

When ordering lunches, please ensure that:

The correct date is selected.
You have followed all of the necessary steps to complete your order.

Thank you for your co-operation.

THE ZOO

On Tuesday the 5th of December, all of the wonderful Grade 5 students went to the Werribee Zoo, we were full of excitement.

There were numerous amounts of animals in various types, such as the ponderous hippopotamus, muscular gorillas, clever monkeys and many more amazing animals with special abilities.

One of the unique activities that most people enjoyed was the long safari ride with different animals on each side. There was a great quantity of interesting animals. The one that caught most of our eyes was the cute baby zebra lying down in front of its mother. At the end, everyone decided that the baby zebra was the best part of the ride. Even with the bumpy roads and stinky smells, everyone still enjoyed the ride as much as anything else.

It was a pleasure for all of us going to the Werribee zoo, especially for the ones who went for the first time!

LOST PROPERTY

There is a HUGE amount of uniforms ending up in lost property.

Please check the lost property area in front of the gym if you have misplaced anything.

Any items without names on them will be donated to our second-hand shop.

Word of the Fortnight

たのしみです (pronounced ‘tanoshimides’) which means ‘Looking forward to’ something is the Japanese Word for Week 10 & 11 of Term 4.

You can use ‘tanoshimides’ when you have something to look forward to. For example, if you’d like to say ‘looking forward to the holidays’, you can say ‘holiday tanoshimides’. Please be aware that you say what you are looking forward to first and ‘tanoshimides’ at the end.

Thank you / ありがとうございます (pronounced ‘aligatoh gozaimas’) for your continuing support for our Japanese program.

Muldeary Sensei & Nguyen Sensei

JANUARY 2024 HOLIDAY PROGRAM

January 2024 Holiday Program (8th - 25th January)

January 2024 Curriculum Days (29th & 30th January)

Programs will be available from next week. To receive a copy, please e-mail: debra.russell@education.vic.gov.au

Bookings will open once the program has been released and must be made via the Xplor App.

We have 97 places available each day. If we reach capacity, your will receive a notification from Xplor stating that your booking has been rejected. You will then be placed on a waiting list.

Please ensure that you have notifications / messages enabled on Xplor.

Bookings close at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday 13th December 2023.

Thank you

Regards

Debra Russell

OSHC Coordinator

Valkstone Primary School

WASTE FREE WEDNESDAY WINNERS

EXPECTED DELIVERY

The mangoes from our fundraiser are scheduled to arrive next Tuesday 12/12.

Pick up will be from 3:00 p.m. outside the gym.

Thanks!

Carli and the fundraising team.

ICY POLE THURSDAY $1

LAST ICY POLE THURSDAY FOR 2024

Please give the money to your teacher in the morning.

SUN SMART - HAT REMINDER

NO HAT NO PLAY

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

In keeping with Department of Education guidelines, we are no longer able to provide plastic forks or spoons to children who need them for their lunch.

Please ensure that your child brings a bamboo fork or spoon from home should they require one to eat their lunch.

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

These can be ordered on the Valkstone School Uniform Order form.

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Tennis - Wednesday & Thursday at lunchtime in the Gym.

Enrolment: chris@up4.tennis or lyn@up4.tennis

0408 806 339

YogaFun - Tuesday at lunchtime in the Multi-Purpose Room.

Enrolment: yogafun.com.au

info@yogafun.com.au

Chess - Wednesday after school in the Library 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Art Smart - Tuesday after school in the Art Room 3:40 - 5:00 p.m.

Enrolment: www.artsmartforkidz.com

artsmartforkidz@gmail.com

Coding - Monday after school 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. in the Library

Enrolment: https://ku.zone/explore?school_id=3411&booking_id=6594

Upcoming Events

TERM 4

DECEMBER

2024

JANUARY