Principal's Report 

We are powering through Term 3 with a huge variety of activities and events. Senior students participated in the District Athletics, our Foundation students had their Fire Rescue Incursion, students from across the school participated in the Orchestra Workshop at Vermont Primary School, Level 3 and 4 attended the Melbourne Museum, our Level 5 parents attended a Transition Information Session with leadership from Vermont Secondary College and Mullauna College, our P&F Committee ran a wonderful Father's Day stall, our Level 5 and 6 students participated in a Melbourne Metro Train Incursion, senior students competed in the State Badminton finals, our Principal Team attended the Riversdale Principal Network meeting, and today our Level 5 & 6 students are participating in Interschool sports. 

In addition to this we have had some Rangeview students achieve some significant sporting success in the past weeks - at the National and the International level. Amanda achieved 3 Golds at Nationals for Diving, Isaac achieved Gold at an International event in Taekwondo, Metisse was in the Australian Champions for Team Victoria Hockey, and Leo was selected for Team Victoria Softball. We congratulate these students on these incredible achievements. 

School Saving Bonus

In Term 4, 2024, families with a child enrolled in a government school from Prep to Year 12 in 2025 will receive the one-off $400 School Saving Bonus.

The $400 School Saving Bonus provides families with support for education-related costs, such as school activities and/or school uniforms and textbooks.

The School Saving Bonus is not available for full-fee international students, home schooled students, TAFE students and students attending kindergarten in 2025.   

Actions for parents and carers

Before 18 October 2024, the Department of Education is asking parents and carers to:

• Complete enrolment: If your child, or children are changing government school for Term 1 2025, or starting Prep or Year 7 in 2025. For more information, read about Enrolling in School. 
• Check your contact information: Ensure your email address and phone number is up to date with us. You can check this information by contacting us directly.

We need to ensure your contact information is up to date as the Department of Education will email you twice:

• in October, to verify your email address
• in November, with confirmation of your $400 School Saving Bonus and access to an online system to confirm how you wish the funds to be allocated.

Please check your junk mail regularly to make sure you do not miss an important email.

To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, download the School Saving Bonus Information sheet for government school parents and carers or visit vic.gov.au/school-saving-bonus.                                                                                                                                                

Riversdale Network Principal Day

Liam Kate and I attended the Riversdale Principal Network Day on Thursday this week and  had information shared around the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing - Child Protection and the Orange Door, the Principal's Advisory Service, and NEVR Provision and Planning. We remind families that the Orange Door is a family support service which can help in situations of family violence or with the care and wellbeing of children. 

 Croydon 4-16 Devon St Croydon VIC 3136

1800 271 150 oema@orangedoor.vic.gov.au

Following the morning sessions, our talented Mathematics Specialist teacher - Rebecca Gordon - presented to the network on the Peter Liljedhal - Building Thinking Classrooms - model that we are now using across the school in our Mathematics Specialist sessions at Rangeview. Peter's work outlines 14 teaching practices that research shows optimizes conditions for students to think, which increases their engagement and learning. It was so wonderful to be showcasing this work as it is cutting edge for our network and we were asked by the executive to present on our model. 

Billy Cart Day

On Friday 20th September we will again hold the Annual Rangeview Billy Cart Day. We encourage students to come to school in Footy Colours (or the colours of their sporting team) and join in the fun of Billy Cart Day. Students must have pre-registered to race, have a partner and a Billy-Cart, and must wear a helmet. registration/consent form. 

There will be a Noel Jones Mitcham Coffee Cart for staff & parents to start the day. We look forward to this being an amazing day for our Rangeview Community. Come along to the grassphalt from 9:00am and watch the fun! 

Working Bee 

On Sunday 13th October from 9 - 12am we will be holding the Term 4 Working Bee. This is the weekend before our school Oktoberfest Fair and we will be cleaning up the school for this huge public event. Please come along if you can spare an hour or two and help us keep our school beautiful and the playgrounds well supplied with softfall. We will finish the morning with a sausage sizzle to thank our hungry workers. 

Marika Ferguson

 

Principal