Father's Day Breakfast Friday August 30th

We would like to invite all fathers and special friends to a Father's Day Breakfast on Friday August 30th at 8.00am.

Kelly Sports

Last week our Kelly Sports program started, students had the opportunity to play a number of games and develop skills in Gymnastics. These sessions will continue to be held weekly on Thursday mornings. For dates check the important dates page of the newsletter.

Thank you to all of the students and parents who did such an amazing job organising costumes. The students looked fantastic and we all had a wonderful day. A highlight for myself was seeing families sharing in the enjoyment of books.

Spring Sports

The Spring Sports will once again be held at the Bridgewater Recreation Reserve on Friday 6th September at 11.00am. Students in Grade's 3-6 will have the opportunity to participate in two sports with students from Lockwood South, Marong, Inglewood, St. Mary's Inglewood and Lockwood primary schools.

This will be a fun and social event providing students the opportunity to socialise with other students their age.

The event will start at 11.00am and as this is within walking distance the local excursion form you signed at the start of the year will cover it.

Camp to Pioneer Settlement

Thank you to everyone for returning the expression of interests for our camp to Swan Hill.

The camp will be held on Monday 16th September - Wednesday 18th September.

A camp information pack went home today that included the following documents:

Medical Information Forms
Consent Form
Itinerary
What to Bring List
List of Activities

Inglewood Virtual Reality Excursion

Yesterday we spent the day at Inglewood Primary School. Through the magic of two interactive Virtual Reality students learnt about space and the worlds oceans.

Clubs

This term we have introduced clubs on a Monday afternoon, Students had the opportunity to put their name down for a club. Clubs will give the students the opportunity to build upon their own strengths and interests while developing life skills.

Clubs for this term include Building and Construction Club
Tech/Minecraft Club
Cooking Club

In each of these clubs not only will students have the opportunity to complete hands on activities but they will learn to plan and apply knowledge and skills from the curriculum to real life tasks.

2024 Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey

WE WANT OUR PARENTS / CAREGIVERS / GUARDIANS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK!

Our school is conducting the annual Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey offered by the Department of Education and is seeking your feedback. The survey is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behavior, and student engagement. The survey is optional, but we encourage and appreciate your participation.

Our school will use the survey results to assist in identifying areas for improvement and professional development needs in the school, to target school planning and improvement strategies.

The Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey will be open online from Monday 29 July to Friday 30 August 2024.

All families are invited to participate in the survey.

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones.

Please speak to myself of Miss Deane if you would like more information.

To complete the survey follow the link below:

https://www.orima.com.au/parent

Our School's pin is: 928043

Smile Squad

Free dental van visit at the school in August Smile Squad dental packs

All children deserve a healthy smile, and the Smile Squad free school dental program is working hard to help make sure this happens.

Your child(ren) will receive a free dental pack to bring home. The dental pack contains a toothbrush, full sized toothpaste, and an oral health brochure. Please take the time to read the brochure. It’s full of helpful hints and tips to help your whole family eat well, drink well and clean well – for life.

Smile Squad provides standard strength fluoride toothpaste that is generally used by ages six and over, unless recommended by a dental or trained health professional.

If your child is under six, please talk to a dental or trained health professional to find out if your child might benefit from using this toothpaste. You can also choose to put the toothpaste away until they turn six or give it to someone else in your family to use.

Do I need to attend my child’s appointment?

No, you do not need to attend your child’s appointment. You can attend if you would like to, and you can take your child to the community dental clinic if you prefer.

The Bendigo Health Smile Squad team look forward to seeing you soon.

How to access free dental care

We need your consent before we can provide services. Consent is usually provided by a parent or guardian.

Consent forms are available at the school office or

Sign up to Smile Squad at: https://bit.ly/smilesquadvic

OR use the below QR code:

Happy Birthday Gus who turned 12 years old on Thursday 22nd August!

Bridgewater on Loddon Primary School

Respect, Excellence and Relationships

Issue 7 · 23 Aug 2024

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