eNews

Friday 18th February


Annual Privacy Reminder for our school community

Our school collects and uses student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy and the Schools’ Privacy Collection Notice.

Our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy describes how we collect and use photographs, video and recordings of students. The policy also explains when parent consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn.

We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use Microsoft 365/Google safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using Microsoft 365/Google, please contact the school.

For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in ten community languages:

  • Amharic
  • Arabic
  • Dari
  • Gujarati
  • Mandarin
  • Somali
  • Sudanese
  • Turkish
  • Urdu
  • Vietnamese





CSEF applications close on 4th July 2025

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) helps eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

If you have a valid means-tested concession card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. Means-tested concession cards must be valid on the first day of Term 1, 2025 (Tuesday 28 January 2025) or Term 2, 2025 (Tuesday 22 April 2025).

A student aged 16 years and over who is considered a mature minor and holds a valid concession card is also eligible to apply.

Eligible families will receive a payment of $154 per year for primary school students and $256 per year for secondary school students. The funds will be paid directly to the school to be used towards camps, sports and excursion costs for the benefit of your child.

If you applied for CSEF through our school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year, unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.

If you would like to apply for the first time, please click here or contact the school office werribee.ps@education.vic.gov.au  and ask for an application form. Please return completed application forms to the school office as soon as possible.

Thank you.

For more informtion about CSEF click here.

 

 

 



School Crossing Recruitment and Resourcing

Wyndham City has been recruiting recently for more School Crossing Supervisors, and are aiming to have sufficient coverage for all 150 Crossings with the help of agency staff as well.

Like most of the State, there are likely to be ongoing service impacts as a result of people who contract the virus and those who are isolating as close contacts.  Wyndham City are working to manage these the best they can and ask for your patience as they navigate through these challenges.

Should any parents wish to apply for a Casual School Crossing Supervisor role, they can send in a covering letter and resume to the Wyndham Careers portal.

 



Respectful Behaviours within the School Community Policy

Every member of our school community has a right to feel safe and be protected.

The department’s Respectful Behaviours within the School Community Policy describes the positive behaviour expected from parents, carers, and other adults in Victorian school communities. The policy sets clear standards of behaviour to create a safe, respectful, and inclusive learning environment for students, staff and adults.

There are also resources to support safe and respectful relationships in our school community, including information about getting involved in the school, advice on how to raise a concern or complaint, and parenting support resources. You can find the policy and these resources here.

You may also see a  new poster up around our school, promoting positive behaviour.

 

 



Year 7 in 2026 Information night - Tuesday 22nd April

Werribee Secondary College will be holding an online parent information night for grade 6 parents regarding the move into year 7 for 2026.

Event details:

Date: Tuesday 22nd April 2025

Time: 6:30PM

Location: Online only event, connect to WebEx via the link or meeting number

Direct meeting link: https://eduvic.webex.com/eduvic/j.php?MTID=m760e59c5bc4d5f14e46b133baca114f1

WebEx meeting number: 2654 128 9117 | Password: 7

No pre-registration is needed.

More event details can also be found on the events page of our College website at: https://werribeesc.vic.edu.au/events/year-7-in-2026-online-parent-information-night/

 

Kind regards,

 

WSC Transition Team.

Werribee Secondary College.

E: wsctransition@staff.werribeesc.vic.edu.au

T: (03)97411822



STEAM LAB at Werribee Library

In-branch program at Werribee Library - STEAM Lab.  Experiment with slime, catapults, rockets and lots more at the library’s STEAM Lab! We’ll try a new project each week!

Who can attend?

  • Kids aged 9-13

Key dates and bookings:

  • STEAM Lab runs during the school term.
  • Bookings for each session open 1 week prior - BOOKINGS NOW OPEN

Booking information: Bookings required and can be made via Eventbrite.

Places are limited due to the limited amount of kits available and COVIDSafe measures.



Families in Wyndham eNews

Wyndham Child and Family Directory - Information sharing and joining the dots e-update.  Keeping you connected and informed about supports and services available to families and children in Wyndham.

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