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Friday 13th October


Sports News

On June 13th 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 19th 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










Year 2 Living Things Incursion - Wednesday 18th October

Through engaging hands-on activities students learn about the difference between living and non-living things, simple life cycles and explore objects that have self-sustaining processes like plants, animals and micro-organisms.  Please pay and approve via XUNO. If you had any CSEF or credits on your account it has already been used. Please contact the office on 9742 6659 or email werribee.ps@education.vic.gov.au if your child won't be attending click the decline button.

Requirements:
School Uniform, lunch and snack.

Subway Lunch Day - Wednesday 22nd October

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      
October 22nd
November 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
December 3rd, 10th, 17th


   

 



Sun Protection

From mid-August to 30 April, all students must wear a sun protective hat that shades the face, neck and ears for all outdoor activities. Hats may also be worn for all outdoor activities outside of the August to April time period, by parent or student choice. Students wear a school hat or a hat that protects the face, head, neck and ears when outdoors, for example broadbrimmed, legionnaire or bucket hat. Baseball or peaked caps and sun visors are not considered a suitable alternative, as they do not protect the ears, cheeks or neck. Students who are not wearing appropriate protective clothing or hats will be asked to use available areas of shade when outdoors or a suitable area protected from the sun.

SunSmart’s school tips for families:

  1. Create opportunities for your child to apply sunscreen, so they know how to do it independently before and during school.
  2. Attach sunscreen to your child’s backpack, so it can be an easy reminder to reapply at school.
  3. Label your child’s hat, so they can easily grab their hat before heading outdoors.
  4. Encourage your child to look for shady spaces to play outdoors.

For more information visit: www.sunsmart.com.au



Staff Professional Practice Day - Monday 21st July 2025 - students are requested not to attend school

Our Professional Practice day for all staff will be on Monday 21st July 2025.  Students are requested not to attend school on this day.  
Camp Australia will be operating on this day, please register if care is needed.

 



Colour Explosion - Thursday 14th November

Colour Explosion Fun Run Student Profile.

Have you created your child's online profile?

Check out this year's Automated Sponsorship Form

https://australianfundraising.com.au/flipbook/2024funrunformauto/

Did you hear the exciting news? We are hosting a Colour Explosion School Run 4 Fun with @Australian Fundraising! on THURSDAY 14th NOVEMBER.

Our fundraising opens Monday 7th October. Look for your child's sponsorship booklet to get started.


How Do We Fundraise? 

Fundraising for our Colour Explosion School Run 4 Fun is entirely online.

Follow the instructions in your child’s sponsorship booklet to create a cybersafe, online profile page at www.australianfundraising.com.au

Here's to a colourful 2024! There are many wonderful prizes students can earn through their individual fundraising.

We can't wait to fundraise with you. Stay tuned!

Are you having trouble creating your child's online profile for the Colour Explosion Run For Fun?

 

If so, follow this link to create your profile. https://myprofilepage.com.au/

 

 



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)



Scholarships to support students

Scholarships are available for eligible students in Grade 4 to Year 11, and for Year 12 students planning to do tertiary studies in 2026.

Student scholarships

The Department of Education administers a number of scholarships that are available to eligible students who are enrolled in Grade 4 to Year 12 in 2025.

Applicants for these scholarships will be evaluated on their:

  • participation in school activities
  • community involvement
  • academic achievement.

Scholarships are either one-off payments or cover the duration of the student’s course or annual study.

Many of these scholarships have specific eligibility criteria, so please refer to individual applications for more information. Applications open on Wednesday 1 October 2025 and close on Monday 2 February 2026.

For more information and a list of available scholarships, refer to the Student scholarships for Grade 4 to Year 12 fact sheet.

For information on how to apply, refer to Student scholarships.

Thank you,

Werribee Primary School



Foundation Transition 2026

Welcome to the Werribee Primary Community. We would like to extend a warm welcome and we hope your partnership with our school is a long and happy one.  Please click here for 2026 Foundation Transition Sessions and Parent Information Evening.

Camp Australia News

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!























Crime Prevention

With a recent increase in reported thefts – it is a timely reminder to the community to be mindful of vehicle security and personal belongings at all times.  Please click here for flyer.

 



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