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Term 4 - Week 4


2026 New Enrolments

Dear Parents/Carers, if you have a child not currently attending Werribee Primary School and are planning on enrolling them as a new student in 2026 please enrol them now.  It is easy to enrol - please contact the school on 9742 6659 and we will happily help you with the enrolment process.

We have already begun the process of planning our class and staffing structure for 2026 so it is important to get your enrolments in as soon as possible.

The foundation transition sessions begin on Friday 31st October, so please ensure you enrol your foundation student prior to this date.

If you are planning on relocating at the end of this year and not returning to Werribee Primary School, could you please let the school know in writing as soon as possible at werribee.ps@education.vic.gov.au.

If you know of any families who reside in our school zone who may be interested in enrolling their children at Werribee Primary School starting in the 2026 school year, please encourage them to contact the school.

Thank you



2024 Parent Opinion Survey - extended until the end of Term 3

WE WANT OUR PARENTS / CAREGIVERS / GUARDIANS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK!

Our school is conducting the annual Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey offered by the Department of Education and is seeking your feedback.

The survey is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behavior, and student engagement. The survey is optional, but we encourage and appreciate your participation.

Our school will use the survey results to assist in identifying areas for improvement and professional development needs in the school, to target school planning and improvement strategies.

 

The Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey will be open online from Monday 29 July to Friday 20th September 2024.

All families are invited to participate in the survey.

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones.

 

The online survey will be available in English and 10 other languages including Arabic, Greek, Hakha Chin, Hindi, Japanese, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Turkish, and Vietnamese. Resources are also available in additional languages to assist parents / caregivers / guardians who speak a language other than English at home. Please reach out to your child’s teacher, or the school directly for survey guides in your language.


Please speak to your child’s teacher if you would like more information.





FREE Webinar - Managing uncertainty & staying connected - Tuesday 1st June

Join us for a couch conversation for parents/carers abot the importance of staying connected as a family with our constantly changing future.



Pupil Free Day - Monday 24th February 2025

Monday 24th February 2025 is a Curriculum Day.  Please make alternative arrangements for the care of your children on this day.

Camp Australia will be operating on this day, please register if care is needed.

Pupil Free Days

The Department of Education and Training (DET) allows all government schools to hold four curriculum days per year. Curriculum days are pupil free days which allow the staff to work together on planning and professional development activities.  The first day of Term 1 is a student-free day in all government schools to allow for appropriate planning to take place for the arrival of students. School Council has approved the following dates for 2025 as curriculum days:

 

Tuesday 28th January 2025 – first day of Term 1

Teachers back - VTLM 2.0 & Curriculum Mapping

Wednesday 29th January 2025 - second day of Term 1

Supporting Positive Student Behaviour

Monday 24th February 2025Berry Street
Monday 3rd November 2025Assessment & Reporting

 

Staff Professional Practice Day

The Department of Education and Training (DET) allows all government schools to hold a common professional practice day on the same day for all staff.  This is to enable the most effective and efficient use of this day.  We have scheduled our professional practice day on the following day.  Students will not be required to attend school on this day:

 

Monday 21st July 2025 (first day of Term 3)



Year 6 Graduation - Wednesday 9th December

Save the Date - The organisation for our 2020 Year 6 Graduation is well under way (making sure we meet the COVID safe guidelines from the Department of Education).  It might look a bit different, but it will be a fantastic celebration for our awesome Year 6 students.

Keep a look out for information over the following weeks about ideas and decisions from the Student Graduation Organisation Committee and the Year 6 Teachers.

If you have any questions please contact Mrs Ailao Robertson or Mr Nathan Cuthbertson on 9742 6659

From the Year 6 Team



We are a Happy Families School!

Our school is subscribed to the Happy Families School Membership! Owned and run by Dr Justin Coulson, one of Australia’s leading parenting experts, the membership offers a wealth of parenting education and resources.

We will regularly share resources available through our membership with you, including Insight Articles and Webinars. You can also access your resources at any time using the below URL (unique to our school) and password.

URL & PASSWORD

https://schools.happyfamilies.com.au/login/wps

PASSWORD: happywps

We recommend bookmarking this link. You should only need to put the password in once and the site will remember you.

The latest Insights articles are listed below:

Term 3 2024
The quest for independence and identity
Gettting along with siblings
Parenting with Influence, Not Control
The Power of Perspective
Stop, look and listen to your kids
Parenting on the same page

Term 2 2024
The best way to say 'No!' to your kids
Making Family Life Fun
Teaching children that mistakes are okay
Every Day Counts
Technology Giants and Our Kids
Family Goal Setting
Managing fatigue as a parent
The Power of Habit

View webinars     View Articles

INSIGHTS ARTICLES 

A new Insights article is released weekly during the term and we will include these with the school newsletter. Insights articles are written by Dr Justin Coulson and other leading experts and provide parenting education and support for a wide variety of traditional and contemporary parenting challenges. You can also access 300+ previous Insights articles on our school’s URL.

Each week Justin will be answering a question from the school community.  click here to watch video.

PARENT WEBINARS

You have access to 4 live webinars a year (one per term). We will announce upcoming webinar details in the Insights articles. You’ll have access to the recording via our school’s URL but as the webinars are live, we recommend you watch them in real time so that you can ask Dr Justin and / or the guest presenter any questions you may have.

We hope you enjoy the Insights and webinars!























Student Absence Form

If your child is going to be absent - please click here to submit an absence form.  Thank you