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.

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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      

 

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The day will begin with the Year 4 & 6 students participating in an incursion ran by Lord Somers, that will focus on leadership, teamwork and building resilience.  Cost is $16.00.  Please pay and approve on XUNO by Friday 8th March. Lord Somers camp is one of the most well-known school camps around Victoria and have been running camps for over 90 years and provide an opportunity for students to join in on inclusive and engaging games and challenges.

Students are required to wear full school uniform.

Please contact the office on 9742 6659 or email werribee.ps@education.vic.gov.au if you want to use your CSEF (Camp, Sport, Excursion Fund) or any credits to pay for this excursion.

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Sports day.  Eagle Stadium - Volleyball & Basketball/Galvin Park - Cricket & Tennis.  $10.00 please pay and authorise on XUNO by Monday 11th March. Please contact the office on 9742 6659 or email werribee.ps@education.vic.gov.au if you want to use your CSEF (Camp, Sport, Excursion Fund) or any credits to pay for this excursion.

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Approval and payment can be made via XUNO.
Werribee Primary School is conducting a Swimming Program for students in Years 2 and 3. The program will commence in Term 2, Tuesday 22nd April  and will conclude Tuesday 24th June. Each Tuesday during this 10-week period, students will participate in a swimming lesson. The program will be conducted at Paul Sadler Swimland in Werribee. Students will travel to and from the venue by bus.

Students will attend 10 x 45-minute lessons. Each lesson will be with qualified swimming and water safety instructors.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to take late enrolments as student numbers for swimming groups need to be finalised with the swimming centre. Parent permission needs to be completed by Friday 21st March 2025

Swimming lesson times for each class will be made available once the due date for permission has passed.

Cost for this event is $75.00.

Requirements:
Hat, bathers (to be worn under school uniform), towel, underwear, thongs, goggles (optional) - all clearly labelled and in a bag that can be carried to and from the pool

Additional Notes:
SSB (School Savings Bonus) , CSEF or any credits on your account can be used for this event. Please contact the office on 9742 6659 if your wish to use your CSEF or credits.

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We are proud to partner with Camp Australia to provide our Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) program.

Camp Australia – Guiding Children’s Growth

Camp Australia programs are centred on child enrichment, while ensuring a reliable, engaging and hassle-free OSHC service at our school.  Their engaged educators foster a safe, inclusive environment where children can relax, have fun and grow.

There is zero cost to register for before and after school care with Camp Australia.  This would ensure that Camp Australia have your child’s/children's details and therefore they could be easily booked into outside school hours care when required or in an emergency.

There is no supervision at school before 8.30am or after 3.20pm.  Students are not to be at school outside of these hours as there is no supervision available.

We encourage all families to sign up by clicking here.  

 

Your OSHC – OSHC that inspires

Your OSHC is Camp Australia’s before school, after school and pupil free day program, tailored to the likes and interests of each child in service. Camp Australia’s educators design enriching experiences to inspire your children’s confidence, independence and imagination. In any one week, they could be participating in science experiments, active play, creative expression and more - they believe in learning through experience so that each child can grow.

Click here to find out more about Camp Australia's program at our school, including hours of operation and fees. To attend care, you must register your child. Register now for free.

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A reminder that the Department of Education has in place a mobile phone ban that requires students who bring mobiles phones to school to have them switched off and securely put away during school hours.

The department is requiring all schools to ensure this ban is in place and enforced from the start of the 2024 school year.

The ban applies equally to all government schools right across the state.

This helps ensure that school is a learning environment free from unnecessary distractions and disruptions.

By ensuring mobile phones are kept away at recess and lunch times, students can interact with each other face-to-face, without the distractions and social pressures that mobile phones can cause.

I ask for the support of all our families, staff and students in continuing to support the implementation of this policy in our school.

Further information

Exceptions: For a small number of students with particular health needs, an exception to the policy may be granted. Please contact the school if you would like to discuss this.

Emergencies: In the event of an emergency or if you need to immediately contact your child, I ask that families contact the school office who will pass on a message as required.

School mobile phone policy: A copy of our school’s local mobile phone policy, which implements the government’s mobile policy in line with our local context, is available here.

Parent support: The Mobile phones in schools webpage provides links to resources for families to help them balance their children’s time using mobile phones.

If you have further questions, please contact the administration office.

 

 

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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!

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Term 3 finishes on Friday 19th September 2025 and all students will be dismissed at 2.10pm. Please make sure your child is collected on time, or alternative care arrangements made. 

If you need after school care please contact Camp Australia.

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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.

 

 

 

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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.

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Student safety at Werribee PS is our highest priority and the safe and appropriate supervision of students is an important element of our duty of care to students. Part of this duty is ensuring parents and students are aware of our student supervision arrangements before and after school.

We kindly ask for your cooperation in ensuring a smooth and safe transition at the end of the school day (3:10 – 3:20 pm).  After school hours, the playgrounds, Spider Web, Gaga Pit, and oval are not available for student use, as our staff need to lock the gates and attend meetings. Additionally, our Camp Australia program uses the grounds, and our gym is hired for other activities, so we need to keep these spaces clear.

We ask that students leave the school grounds promptly and safely after dismissal.

However, students are welcome to enjoy the playgrounds before school, from 8:30 – 8:50 am, and during recess and lunch breaks. To ensure safe play, each playground is designated for specific year levels based on height:

• The playground outside Rooms 5 & 6 is for Foundation and Year 1 students
• The playground outside Rooms 7 to 10 is for Year 2 and 3 students
• The playground behind the Wedge Building near the oval is for students in Years 4-6

Thank you for your understanding and support in helping us maintain a safe and organised school environment for everyone!

Before school: School grounds are supervised at 8:30 am. Students are able to enter from any gate.  Gates will be locked at 8:50 am.  After this time please use Gate 1.

After school: School grounds are supervised until 3:20 pm.  Any student not collected by this time will be taken to the office and contact made with the child's parent or carer.

Students on school grounds outside these times will not be supervised (unless they are attending a before or after school care program or supervised extracurricular activity).

Parents/carers are requested to ensure that students do not attend school outside of these supervised times unless they are attending before or after school care, or a pre-arranged supervised activity (i.e. sports practice).

Families are encouraged to contact Camp Australia for more information about the before and after school care facilities available to our school community.

Click here for a copy of our school’s Yard Duty and Supervision Policy.  This policy includes Werribee Primary School’s student supervision arrangements across the school day, including before and after school.

 

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

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