Dear Parents, Families and Community members,

Cyber Safety Parent and Student Sessions

Leading Senior Constable Robbie Noggler from Victoria Police will be joining us on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th September to deliver Cyber Safety talks to parents, students and staff.

PARENTS:

We highly recommend and welcome all parents and guardians to attend the Parent Session on Monday 16th September @ 6pm in the Administration Building. LSC Noggler will discuss topics such as staying safe online, social media risks, cyber bullying, Netiquette and our digital footprint. He will also cover the legalities and consequences of sending or sharing inappropriate content.

If you or your children use a device in any on-line capacity - this session is a must!

Please use the link below to register your attendance.

https://forms.gle/tpDLMnzntV94ALU6A

STUDENTS:

Students in Grades 3-6 will have their sessions during the day on Tuesday 17th September.

Leading Senior Constable Robbie Noggler is very experienced in this area and will speak to the students using age appropriate content about how to be safe in an on-line space.

We look forward to seeing you on 16th September!

Enrolment Intentions for 2020

As we near the end of our second year of establishment, we are currently in the process of developing our workforce plans and Learning Community models for 2020.

To assist us in this, we would be grateful if families could advise us of their enrolment intentions for 2020 by completing the link below:

https://forms.gle/YcwbNvfE4iNCJHdB9

Woolworths Garden Kit Donation

On Wednesday, Matt from Woolworths, The Village, Warralily donated a "Discovery Garden Project Kit" to our school. SRC representatives Xavier and Sienna greeted Matt and received the donation on behalf of the school. The kit contains 24 seedlings of herbs, a planting tray, growth charts and instructions. The kit will be handed over to the green thumbs in our Gardening Club. We will post progress of the seedlings growth in future newsletters. Watch this space!

Last Day of Term Casual Dress

The SRC (Student Representative Council) have organised a casual dress day for the last day of term on Friday 20th September, 2019.

The theme is "Onesie or Footy Colours Day" and we can't wait to see everyone comfy in their favourite onesie or footy gear! A gold coin donation would be appreciated and all proceeds will go towards Geelong Animal Rescue.

Please note that assembly will be at the earlier time of 1.30pm and school will be dismissed at 2.10pm

Parent Morning Tea

Save the date for our upcoming community morning tea!

Arising from community feedback, to have an informal opportunity to Collaborate and to look at opportunities to extend our school values into students home lives, we would like to invite parents to a morning tea on Thursday 24th of October, from 9:30- 11am.

Further information will be in next week’s Newsletter as well as a Google Form to register your interest.

End of Year Raffle

This year, we will be holding our first ever major school fundraising event in conjunction with our End of Year celebration day on November 22nd (details to come!)

Do you own a business? We are looking for sponsorship and would appreciate any donations of vouchers or products that you would be willing to offer. Haircuts, house cleans, beauty treatments or more!

As one of our generous sponsors we will promote your business in our school newsletter and also at our end of year celebration. Please drop your donations into the school office before October 11th.

As a minimum, we are asking all families to donate one non-perishable gourmet food item from the list below, which will be included in a gourmet food and wine hamper for the end of year raffle:

Crackers
Chocolates
Wine
Gourmet Nuts
Non-perishable antipasto jar (sundried tomatoes, roasted capsicum, artichokes etc)
Non-perishable preserves (chutney, pickles, relish, lemon curd etc)
Dried fruit
Gourmet style sauces
Gourmet confectionary (peanut brittle, rocky road etc)
Wooden serving board (brand new condition)
Cheese/Pate Knives (brand new condition)
A packet of Markers/Crayons/Pencils
Colouring Book
Stickers
Craft activities

Please drop your item to the school office before October 11th.

Enjoy your weekend!

Evan Savage

Principal

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