Valkstone Information

Uniforms

Uniform orders are filled on Tuesdays.

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

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

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN UNIFORM PRICING EFFECTIVE FROM TERM 2

LUNCH ORDERS

Lunch orders are available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Please enclose the correct money.

A lunch order menu is available at the school office or click on the link below.

AJ Bakery - Valkstone PS Lunch Menu 2021.docx

The Japanese Word of the Fortnight

おなかぺこぺこ (‘onaka peko peko’), which means hungry/starving’, is the Japanese Word for Week 9 & 10 of Term 1. It is a casual way of saying ‘hungry/starving’. You can simply use ‘おなかぺこぺこ’ (‘onaka peko peko’) when you are hungry/starving.

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

VACATION CARE - APRIL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

The April School Holiday program is now available from the school office or email Debbie for a copy of the program on debra.russell@education.vic.gov.au

Booking requests must be made through the XPLOR app.

Bookings close Friday 31st March.

Late bookings will not be accepted.

WASTE FREE WEDNESDAY

The winners for Waste Free Wednesday for the last two weeks are Ariya from 3A and Yohan from 5C.

ANZAC Appeal

The ANZAC Appeal is a major fundraising campaign to raise money to support veterans and their families. The RSL supports veterans and their families who have been impacted by their service and sacrifice. This special fundraising campaign allows Australians to give back to those who have given so much for us all.Your generous support enables the RSL to provide a wide range of support services to veterans and their families in their time of need.

Through the ANZAC Appeal, the RSL can help every veteran and family member who reaches out for support in a variety of areas.

Our grade 6 students will be going around to the classrooms selling badges, wristbands, pens and other items to support the Appeal until our supplies run out.

Please show your support by donating to the ANZAC Appeal.

MUSIC LESSONS UPDATE

Instrumental Music is off to a great start this year. Students have been working on basic Beethoven melodies as well as some contemporary songs such as “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay”.

Lessons are currently held during school time on a Monday, and we currently have 7 flute places, 4 violin places and 1 place available for drums.

If you would like to enrol or for more information regarding the program, you can contact Musicorp on 1300 858 911 or enrol directly at:

https://rent.musicorp.com.au/tuition_online_eoi/

GLEN EIRA COUNCIL SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNITY PLANTING DAY

Round up your family, friends and neighbours to help plant around 2,000 shrubs, groundcovers, and grasses. Join us at Wattle Grove Reserve in McKinnon for a community planting day to help increase habitat for native fauna in our public open space.

Local naturalist Gio Fitzpatrick will be there to share his knowledge about Indigenous plants so you can enhance biodiversity in your own garden, no matter how big or small.

Sunday 2 April, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Wattle Grove Reserve, McKinnon

Free event – All welcome. Bookings encouraged to help manage numbers:

https://www.gleneira.vic.gov.au/communityplanting

HARMONY DAY -- MONDAY 3rd APRIL

Hello Parents, Carers, Students and extended members of the Valkstone Community,

On Monday the 3rd of April, Valkstone will be holding a dress up and gold coin donation event for Harmony Day!

Orange is the colour of Harmony Day, so students can wear orange or traditional dress from their native country, however no sporting jerseys please. (There will be a chance to wear those later in the year. )

With the money that the students bring, we will line the coins up to make an enjoyable and exciting snake pattern in each grade. We will then measure and add the length to our school tally. Each time we hold a gold coin donation day, we will endeavour to make longer snakes!

Valkstone has recognised this as a fantastic opportunity to send all proceeds to the dire earthquake situation in Türkiye and Syria.

Thanks for your support.

Talia Sumer

Leadership Team member

HOUSE COLOURS DAY -- THURSDAY 6th APRIL

CAMPS SPORTS AND EXCURSION FUND

If you are new to Valkstone Primary School (or an existing family with a new sibling starting at Valkstone) and you are the holder of a Health Care Card, you may be eligible for CSEF.

This is an annual payment, payable to the school, to be used towards camps, sports or excursion costs for eligible students.

Card holders with new Prep students are also eligible for some school uniform. Please bring your Health Care Card to the office and complete an eligibility form.

ICY POLE DAY IS THURSDAY -- $1

Thursday 6th April is the last Icy Pole Day for Term 1!

Icy poles will resume in Term 4.

SPORTS POLO TOPS & HATS

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

ORDER FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE

Sports Polo tops in house colours with your house name on the back are available to purchase. We have house hats, too! An order form is available below. These tops may be worn by the students on Fridays and on Sports Days.

Polo tops: $20.50

Hats: $10.80

Or purchase both for $30

If you are unsure of your House colour please ask your teacher or the School Office.