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2026

Our 2026 Lunch Program is now open and ready to go……….

Ordering will close at 10:00am Tuesday 28th April.  

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



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Approval and payment can be made via XUNO by Wednesday 18th March.  Students will be playing sports against other Schools in the Werribee District.

Locations

Volleyball- Eagle Stadium

Soccer & Cricket- Galvin Park

Redball Tennis- Wooten Reserve Tennis Courts

Students have been training every Friday morning to prepare for the day.

Parents are welcome to attend as spectators.

Cost- $14

Requirements
Drink, Snack, Lunch, School Uniform, Warm Jacket

Students must pack/bring: 

• Bathers
• Thongs
• Towel
• Underwear
• Swim-bag
• Goggles

• Students must wear their bathers under their school uniform before arriving at school. 
• Shoes and socks are to be worn to school. - Thongs will be worn to and from the pool to save time. 
• A towel and underwear in a clearly labelled swim bag.
• Goggles are optional.

Swimming Schedule Years 2 & 3 2026

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

Camp Australia – Guiding Children’s Growth

3-Day Guarantee

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.

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.

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!

Term 1 finishes on Thursday 2nd April 2026 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.

Every Victorian child should have access to the world of learning opportunities that exist beyond the classroom. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps ensure that no student will miss out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important, educational and fun activities. 

It is part of making Victoria the Education State and the Government’s commitment to breaking the link between a student’s financial circumstances and their outcomes.

School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great outdoors. Excursions encourage a deeper understanding of how the world works while sports teach teamwork, discipline and leadership. All are a part of a healthy curriculum.

CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school excursions, camps and sporting activities.

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or  support an out of home care student you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid directly to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.

HOW TO APPLY

New applicants should contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form or download from the website below.

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

You only need to complete an application form if any of the following changes have occurred:

• new student enrolments: your child has started or changed schools this year.
• changed family circumstances: such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing this year.

Check with the school office if you are unsure.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about CSEF visit:
https://www.vic.gov.au/camps-sports-and-excursions-fund

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.