From the Assistant Principal

Hi everyone, 

It's hard to believe that we have arrived at Week 8 of Term 3 - no doubt the next two weeks will fly by! In this issues of the newsletter, I'll be touching base regarding the following things;

-Child Safety Standards - Volunteers

-Child Safety Standards - Cyber Safety

-State Schools Relief

-Freezer Angels

-3/4 Camp

New Child Safety Standards 

Volunteers

As you might remember from previous issues of the newsletter, there are new Child Safety Standards that came into effect from July this year. We need to ensure that staff and volunteers are equipped with knowledge, skills and awareness to keep young people safe through ongoing education and training. 

Volunteers at WPPS will need to be aware of the school’s Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy and Child Safety Code of Conduct. We also need to sight, verify and record a Working with Children clearance. Training will be provided to volunteers as appropriate to their roles.

Child Safety - Cyber Safety Awareness 

Cyber Safety Project

As you are no doubt aware, we partner with the Cyber Safety Project - we hope many of you attended the online parent session which was held in March of Term 1. 

The Cyber Safety offers support to families through their website. The team strives to educate parents and families in supporting young people to participate safely and responsibly in their digital world. 

If you would like to access this support, please head to; https://cybersafetyproject.com.au/families/

Parent Webinars - eSafety Commissioner 

Online sexual harassment and image-based abuse

Help your teens stay safe by learning how to deal with online sexual harassment and image-based abuse.

This webinar is designed for parents and carers of young people aged 13 to 18.

It will cover: 

• the difference between online sexual harassment and image-based abuse and how to report online sexual harassment to social media companies
• how to report image-based abuse (non-consensual sharing of intimate images) to eSafety and when to report to police
• where to get support if you feel upset or worried about something that has happened online.

Term 3 dates (Australian Eastern Standard Time)

Monday 5 September 12:30 to 1:30 pm

Wednesday 7 September 7:30 to 8:30 pm

Register Now

Partnerships - Thank you and help required 

Thank you to our Partnerships team who so wonderfully supported Terri on the morning of the Father's Day Breakfast on Wednesday. We could not have had such a lovely event without the help of; Narelle E, Jodi W, Rubi K, Sophie P, Asher and Phoebe, Kate PW,  Jules P, Dec C, Clare C and Tori H - thank you all. Many thanks also to our staff members who supported this event. 

Last newsletter I enquired as to whether anyone would be interested in joining the Partnerships sub committee.  Unfortunately we didn't receive receive a great response to this request. We would really love to see some new people become involved in this committee - if you would like to like to more, please email or call me  9722 1325 or adele.brice@education.vic.gov.au  to express your interest -  we would love to have more people involved in this team.

Finally, I just wanted to say a belated thank you to Erica W for the beautiful invitations that she created for the Ladies Night. Thank you Erica, we really appreciate you.

State Schools Relief 

State Schools’ Relief provides support to any Victorian student attending a government school (primary, secondary or specialist).  State Schools Relief can provide things such as; school uniform, underwear, bathers, shoes and other essential items required for school. It is a wonderful service. If you require any support, please do not hesitate to contact me. 

Freezer Angels - Home Cooked Meals Available

We have a wonderful team of people who have prepared a delicious array of home cooked meals for our Wonga Park PS community. If you are in need of a delicious home cooked meal, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

3/4 Camp

I had the privilege of attending the 3/4 camp to Camp Weekaway in Lancefield during week 6. I am proud to say that the enthusiasm, behaviour and attitude of our students was exemplary.After two years of no camps due to COVID, it was a joy to see how much our students enjoyed this experience. 

Huge thanks the wonderful staff members who attended camp; Meryl, Ben, Sharm, Kylie, Katherine, Emily, Tim, Nina, Nat A, Kendall, Cindy, Adele, Georgette + Jonah and Peter. Your passion and commitment did not go unnoticed - thank you for providing such a wonderful experience for our students. 

Enjoy the last two weeks of Term 3.

Kind regards

Adele