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.

School camps play a vital role in the education of your child and build upon the Health and Physical Education program in our school. 

They provide an excellent opportunity for children to develop personal attributes such as self-reliance, tolerance and co-operative.

The camp provides children with opportunities to take healthy risks in a safe and nurturing environment and offers students new, varied, challenging and practical experiences. 

Total cost $326.00

Deposit - $100.00 due by Friday 7th March 2025

1st Instalment - $100.00 due by Friday 21st March 2025

2nd Instalment - $112.00 due by Friday 4th April 2025

Final Payment - $14.00 extra cost for bus

Requirements:
Students to bring a snack and packed lunch for the first day. We will provide a detailed list of what to bring to camp at a later date.

Additional Notes:

SSB (school savings bonus), CSEF plus any credits on your account can be used for this event. Please contact the office on 9742 6659 or email werribee.ps@education.vic.gov.au to use your CSEF or credits.
Applications for CSEF can be made at the office by the end of Term 2. If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families.

Under the science subject of the Victorian Curriculum this excursion adheres to the content descriptor of VCSSU042 whereby ‘Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met’.

Requirements
Students will need to bring their small bag containing their lunch box with snack and lunch, water bottle and a jacket in case of inclement weather.

School Uniform is required.

The area is a no rubbish area, meaning students will be required to take their rubbish home with them.

Additional Notes
CSEF (camps, sports and excursion fund) or credits on your account can be used for this excursion. Applications for CSEF can be made at the office by the end of Term 2. If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families.

Canteen Hub is now OPEN, and orders can be placed for the WHOLE 2025 SCHOOL YEAR.  Ordering will close at 10:00am Tuesday 21st October.   

Parents will need to create an ordering profile at:  https://app.canteenhub.com.au/register-customer    Click here for user guide 

Ordering will close at 10:00am the Tuesday prior.

Wednesday Fortnightly

• Term 4      

Parents & families you're invited to join us on an exciting journey through stories, imagination, & creativity!  Come to our school library to celebrate Book Week with student artwork on display, engaging activities, and plenty of bookish fun.  Let’s celebrate the adventure of reading together!

When: Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Time: 3:10 PM – 3:30 PM
Where: The School Library

Adventure awaits! We hope to see you there!

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We’ll be holding our Book Week Parade on Friday, 15th August at 9:15 am due to some students attending camp the following week.

Students are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite book character.  We can’t wait to see all the creative costumes and share in the joy of reading together!

The theme for this years bookweek is Book an Adventure

We’re excited to be celebrating Book Week from August 18th–22nd with a range of fun and engaging activities happening in classrooms throughout the week.  

This hands-on experience will support and enrich the learning we’ve been doing in the classroom by giving students the opportunity to explore how weather and seasonal changes affect our daily lives.

At Scienceworks, students will engage with interactive exhibits and participate in activities that help them better understand weather patterns, the science behind the seasons, and how these natural changes influence our environment, clothing, activities, and even our health.

This excursion is a wonderful opportunity for students to see science in action and make real-world connections to what they’ve been learning at school. We look forward to a fun and educational day!

Requirements:
Students are in full school uniform. Snack and lunch should be brought to school in a clearly labelled plastic bag with your child's name. Please ensure all items are disposable. Lunchboxes are not required on this day.

On June 13^th our Grade 6 Boys and Girls Team participated in the AFL 9s Gala Day at Galvin Park Werribee. The weather was perfect and 8 schools from Wyndham were there to compete. Well done to our Girls Team who won on the day and have now progressed to the next round of competition. 

A special mention to Imogen Z who was named player of the Tournament. 



On Thursday 19^th June, five of our students went to the Regional Cross Country at Keilor Park Athletics Track. Congratulations to Penny M, Lucas I, Aiden M, Will M and Charlotte S. The students progressed from House, District and Division Cross Country to be there on the day and have also been training for the lead up of all the events. A special mention to Charlotte S who qualified for the State Final which in amazing effort. Charlotte’s dedication and training each week participating in Local Park Runs and Wyn Fit Running Group has helped her to reach this incredible result. Good luck in the State Final Charlotte. 




Well done to Tin H for making the Victorian Under 12s Boys School Soccer State Team. Tin has gone through a challenging process to make this team. Over 600 boys from around the State have started off attempting to qualify. Tin has been through over 4 stages of qualifications and played numerous games that have been filmed to analyze by different coaches. Tin will compete in the State Finals in Ballarat later in the year. Tin has also been invited to train for Melbourne City, Melbourne United and Melbourne Victory. Congratulations and Good Luck!

The Grade 6s are currently training for 7 Division Finals they have had from 2 Gala Days this year. Well done to all the students, teachers and parent coaches for the incredible results.

The following 7 teams qualified for the next round

• Basketball Boys and Girls
• Lacrosse Boys
• AFL Girls
• Soccer Boys and Girls
• Tennis Girls

Simon Fugazzotto

Physical Education Teacher

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

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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!