Event details:

Date: Tuesday 22^nd 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

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:

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)

On Wednesday 20th March Students are invited to wear ORANGE or their Cultural Dress, for a gold coin donation

This can be any item of clothing, for example, a T-shirt, head scarf, pair of socks, a tie, a bow in your hair or their Cultural Dress

Helping Children Thrive in a Neurotypical World  

Life for a neurodiverse child is a journey of highs and lows, marked by the joy of mastering new skills and the challenges of setbacks. As their parent or teacher, your support is crucial.

Sign in here  https://schools.happyfamilies.com.au/login/wps

PASSWORD: happywps

How does your child approach challenges? Do they often take the easiest option? Do they sometimes give up when learning starts to get tough? Do they dislike the struggle that comes with learning something challenging?

Our relationship with challenge is one of the key elements of Learnership – the skill of learning. In this insightful and powerful session, James Anderson will show you how you can help your child develop a strong positive relationship with challenge. He’ll show you the practical strategies you can use at home and in school to put your child on path towards embracing challenges and becoming a skilful learner. He’ll show you how to get your child into their Learning Zone.

URL: https://schools.happyfamilies.com.au/getting-into-the-learning-zone/ 
*Note that the link will only work if you are already signed into your school’s page

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

PASSWORD: happywps

Congratulations to all the students who competed at the District Swimming on Thursday 23rd February.Werribee Primary School students did fantastic on the day by finishing second. 

On Friday 17th February our School Captain’s pledged their promises and commitment statements for their respective roles to their peers parents and staff.  They were fortunate to receive their Captain’s Badge from Joanne Ryan our Federal Member for Lalor.  

Wednesday 5th April 2:30 pm - 3:10 pm.  Werribee Primary invites you to their Easter Hat Parade. This year's theme is based on the book Aussie Easter Hat Parade. A copy of the book will be given to each class to read and add to their class library. 

Students will have the opportunity to create a hat in class however if you would like to make a hat at home with your child you are most welcome to do so. 

There will be a whole school parade on the oval, Wednesday 5th April commencing at 2:30 pm - Gates 2 and 4 will open at 2:20 pm on the day  

Easter Raffle will be drawn after the parade. 

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!

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.