Thank You Parents and School Community

A huge thank you to our parents and school community for the care and compassion you have given to Shaun, his family and our school staff over the last week. We are so grateful for the thoughtfulness you have shown and the kind donations of meals, chocolates and flowers. Thank you to Peter Mould for the great work he is doing in SC2 in keeping the students in routine and continuing on with the intended learning program that Shaun has created for the students. A big thank you to all the students for their flexibility on Wednesday in heading down to our Buninyong Campus and the staff there that supported our students while we attended the funeral. Again, we express our heartfelt gratitude and thanks to everyone.

Welcome Picnic - Meet and Greet Picnic

Our Welcome Picnic - Meet and Greet was a big success last Tuesday despite the weather putting on a terrible turn just as tea was being served! We thank all the families that attended and hope we were able to give you another insight into our wonderful campus and what is going on in your child’s classroom. It was wonderful to see the children enjoying each other’s company, as well as the parents having a chance to chat and catch up and meet new families. Again, we invite you to provide us with any feedback or thoughts on how the night was delivered or in comparison to our past Meet and Greet and Welcome Picnic formalities. Please remember, if you need to catch up with your child’s teacher for a more formal chat, please feel free to contact them and make arrangements.

Teddy Bears Picnic

The annual Scotsburn Teddy Bear’s Picnic took place on Monday with lots of excited children and their much loved teddies sharing a day at school together. Prep students from Buninyong took part in this special event as well where teachers from both campuses organised fun activities such as a ‘Bear Hunt’ and ‘Parachuting’. It was wonderful to see many of the students catching up with their friends from kinder, as well as meeting some familiar faces from when we visit the Buninyong campus. As you can see from the photos the students had a wonderful time – their smiles just brighten up your day!

Spelling Mastery

A big thank you to our parents who have volunteered to be part of our Spelling Mastery Program. We are still looking for helpers on a Thursday and Friday. If you can spare 25 minutes at 9:00am on either of these days can you please let us know. It is very simple and we are more than happy to help and ‘teach’ you the ropes. Your help is very much appreciated!

Back Creek Farm

This Friday we have our first visit from Back Creek Farm for 2020. The Year 9 students will be coming along to work alongside our Grade 4, 5, 6 students for the afternoon. They will be assisting in our animal care program, maintaining the running track and helping do some gardening. We look forward to their visit and then of course to visiting them on the 6th March.

SC2 Parent Liaison Person

We are still looking for a parent, or two, for our PLP helper for SC2. If you can help, please see Ana

SC3 Diaries

We have recently received the Grade 5/6 diaries and the students have begun using them. If you have not had a look yet, please do so and familiarise yourself with the different ways in which the diaries will be used this year. We are very excited!

Parent Helper Program

With so many wonderful opportunities for parents to be involved with the campus, understanding and being aware of the school’s expectations is important. Please remember that a current Working with Children’s Check is required, with a copy to be given to the Buninyong office and for Shaun to keep on site. A volunteer Working with Children’s Check is free for volunteers and is easy obtain. Please see the Working with Children’s Check Victoria website for more information or to apply and renew your card.

Website Link - https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/

Resources Needed – ASAP

We are looking for clean, empty soft drink bottles as part a Sustainability project in our Friday Rotations. All students will be making something and will need a bottle for this project.

Zooper Doopers

Zooper Doopers will be on sale this Thursdays for $1.00. The money raised helps us purchase food for our campus pets. Thank you.

When – Sunday 23rd February, 10:00am – 3:30pm.

We will be participating in the Buninyong 2020 Smart Building & Living Expo again this year. Buninyong / Scotsburn students will have the opportunity to show case what opportunities they will be participating in this year. We will be exhibiting both solar boats and energy breakthrough vehicles, as well as selling plats to help assist in the cost of these fantastic opportunities our students have on offer. If you have any unwanted coffee cups and succulent cuttings can you please bring them in to school. If any in Grade 6 students would like to be involved and assist on the day can you please come and see Mrs Anderson.

Friday Rotations

Our first rotation for Term 1 will be on the 21st February. Our groups will be doing the following:

Lunch Order Roster

Lunch orders need to be collected from the Buninyong campus at 12.40pm. Please ensure you organise a swap if necessary so that the students don’t go hungry!

BYOD Information Session TONIGHT for Grade 4 families – 5:00pm

Please note that the BYOD information evening is at 5:00pm. All Grade 4 students and an adult should attend WITH YOUR iPAD. Once this evening has been attended, students can then start bringing their iPad to school. Please check the newsletter for further details.

The Grade 5/6 students do not need to attend as they already attended when they were Grade 4 students.

Term 1 - Important Dates & Extra-Curricular Events

21st February - Back Creek Farm Visit Scotsburn Campus

23rd February - Buninyong Smart Building & Living Expo

24th February - Scotsburn Open Day (9am-1pm)

4th March - Gr 3-6 Athletics Sports Day

5th March - Curriculum Day

6th March - Scotsburn Visit Back Creek Farm

9th March - Labour Day Holiday

12th-13th March - Grade 4 Camp

23rd March - First Aid in Schools Program

27th March - Term 1 Finishes

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Pupil Free Day – Thursday 5 March