From 10 December 2025, the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 will require social media platforms to:

• prevent children and young people under 16 from having a social media account
• deactivate or freeze existing accounts held by people under 16.

Delaying access to social media protects the health and wellbeing of young people and gives them extra time to build real world connections and digital literacy skills.

The responsibility will be on the social media platforms, not parents, carers, children or schools, to implement these new restrictions.

Most popular social media platforms will be age restricted. These include Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Reddit and YouTube.

Messaging services and online games, as well as apps and platforms that support health and education, can still be used.

How to help under 16s prepare for the change

Parents and carers play an important role in supporting their children to be safe online.

To help get under 16s ready for the social media minimum age requirements, you can go to the eSafety website to learn more about the social media age restrictions and find tips on how to talk about social media age restrictions with young people.

What the change means for our school

[For schools who block YouTube] At our school, all age-restricted social media platforms are blocked for student use on the school network.

[For schools who allow YouTube] At our school, most age-restricted social media platforms are blocked for student use on the school network. Our school allows student access to YouTube in a logged-out state. However, this access is restricted so mature content cannot be viewed.

To keep up to date about the new social media age restrictions, visit the eSafety website and subscribe to their newsletter.

Dear Werribee Primary School community,

We’re excited to share that we will be hosting a Volunteers' Morning Tea to celebrate and thank the amazing people who have given their time and support to our school this year. Click here for flyer

If you’ve volunteered in any capacity throughout 2025 — in classrooms, on excursions, helping with breakfast club, at events, or behind the scenes — this morning tea is our way of saying a big thank you.

Date: Monday 1st December

Time: 10:40am – 11:10am

Location: Werribee Primary Gym 

Please RSVP by 28th November to confirm your attendance by sending an email to werribee.ps@education.vic.gov.au

We truly appreciate everything our volunteers do for our students, staff, and school community. We hope you can join us for a hot drink, some treats, and a chance to connect with other helpers.

Canteen Hub is now OPEN, and orders can be placed for the WHOLE 2025 SCHOOL YEAR.  Ordering will close at 10:00am Tuesday 16th December.   

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 Weekly

• Term 4      

As we approach the end of the school year, we are excited to invite all Year 1 students to our End of Year 1 Celebration on Monday 8th December!  Please pay and approve on XUNO by 3rd December.

This special day will be a fun-filled event designed to celebrate all the hard work, learning, and growth our students have achieved throughout the year.  

The celebration will take place on Monday 8th December, and the students will engage in a variety of exciting activities, including:  

• Cooking  

• Sports games  

• Art and craft projects  

To end the day, we’ll enjoy a movie and popcorn together. For lunch, students will be treated to a Mc Donalds Happy Meal. Your child will bring home a note regarding the food order.  

We hope all students can join us for this day of fun and celebration! A small fee of $7 will cover the cost of lunch and supplies for the activities.  

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank you for your incredible support throughout the year. It has been such a joy watching your children learn, grow and thrive in Year 1. This celebration is a way to recognise all the hard work they’ve put in, and we hope it will be a memorable day for them.  

Please send $7 with your child by Wednesday 3rd December so we can finalise our preparations.  

Thank you again for a wonderful year, and we look forward to celebrating with your children!  

Warm regards,  
Diana Bartlett, Karin Trofin, Chantell Gray and Neve Gould.  
Year 1 Team 


Requirements:
Students must wear their full school uniform and bring a hat, a drink bottle filled with water, and sunscreen applied before coming to school. They also need to bring fruit and a snack for eating during the day.

As we come to the end of another wonderful school year, we’re excited to celebrate with a special End-of-Year Celebration Day on Tuesday, 10th December.   Please pay and approve on XUNO by 3rd December.

Lunch and Activities

To help us celebrate, we’ll be enjoying a fun and relaxed day filled with games and social activities across all three classrooms. Students will have the chance to play games, mix with children from other classes, and enjoy a day of friendship and fun.

Lunch will be pizza, and the cost for this is $6 per student. The $6 contribution covers pizza and a Zooper Dooper treat. The school will also provide popcorn and juice boxes.

The Purpose of the Day

Our End-of-Year Celebration Day is a lovely opportunity for students to:

• Reflect on their achievements this year
• Build friendships across classes
• Enjoy a day of shared fun in a relaxed setting before the holidays

Thank you for your support — we’re looking forward to a happy and memorable day together!

Warm regards,

The Year 2 Teaching Team

Requirements:
Wears closed-toe shoes (for safety during games)
Brings their school hat and a drink bottle

Students will be participating in an incursion called 'Maps and Mayhem' where they work in teams to solve cryptic clues and decode puzzles. It combines an escape room with a treasure hunt, challenging students to apply orientation skills as they move around the school to find the locations clues lead them to. The adventure concludes with a mapping and coordinates challenge. 

Students will also participate in arts and crafts activities, cookie decorating and games. They will be provided pizza, juice and an icy pole for lunch.

This will be a marvellous and well deserved day for all Year 3 students that will provide an excellent opportunity for students to develop peer friendships, build resilience, and create lasting memories.

Requirements:
Year 3 students can wear casual clothes on this day and are asked to bring a hat and water bottle.

Dear Parents and Carers of Year 6 Students,

The graduating class of 2025 is excited about their graduation ceremony and to celebrate their achievements, we are having a graduation party!    Please pay and approve on XUNO by Wednesday 10th December.

To help us with the party costs, we ask that you contribute a small amount of money towards the purchase of snacks, fruit, drinks, pizza and dessert.

Your child will not be required to bring food on that day as everything will be supplied.

Here are the details.

Date: 17^th of December 2025

Time: 11.10 am. (straight after recess)

Venue: Wedge Building.

Thank you for your continuous support.

Sincerely,

Year 6 Team

The Preventing and Addressing Racism in Schools policy supports government schools to strengthen their culture and practice to prevent and address racism, religious intolerance and racial and religious vilification. All Victorian government schools must implement this policy.

This policy applies to all Victorian government school staff, external practitioners, contractors and volunteers working with students.

This is a statewide policy. Schools are not required to have a local policy in addition to this policy.

See Preventing and Addressing Racism in Schools: Preventing racism | VIC.GOV.AU | Policy and Advisory Library

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

A new school year is an exciting time for students and families, but it can be a big step – particularly for those starting Prep, secondary school or VCE.

The Department of Education has a webpage with resources and information to help you prepare for the new school year.

During the school holidays, please consider reading through the resources, which include:

• tips to help transition from kinder to Prep, primary to secondary school, and Year 10 to VCE
• what to expect at school
• help with school costs and fees
• health and wellbeing guidance to support children’s mental health.

Please refer to the New year of learning webpage.

Thank you,

David Quinn, Principal

From 1 January 2026, people aged under 18 can travel free on all Victorian public transport services using a new youth myki card. This includes trams, trains, buses and coach services.

To access free travel, they must tap the myki card on and off each time they travel. For areas that do not use myki cards, they must show their myki card to travel free.

More information about the youth myki card will be available later in Term 4, 2025 – refer to the myki types webpage on the Transport Victoria website.

For more information about other travel options to school, and support for eligible students, refer to the Travelling to school webpage on the Victorian Government website.

North Melbourne Football Club will be hosting their Community Camp at Truganina Football Club on 2 December 5:00pm - 6:00pm.

To register your interest, please click the register or click on the flyer. Once registered we will send you further information closer to the date for any information.

There will be Autograph and Photos available on the day.

If there are any questions please contact marlon.carub@afl.com.au.

If you need after school care please contact Camp Australia.