PUPIL FREE DAYS (OSHClub will be available on these days)

• Monday 1st November

TERM DATES

• 2021 TERM 3: Monday 12th July - Friday 17th September (2:30pm finish)
• 2021 TERM 4: Monday 4th October - Friday 17th December (1:30pm finish)

2021 CAMP DATES

• Year 5: Lady Northcote Recreation Camp - Tuesday 5th October to Friday 8th October

PARENTS AD FRIENDS BAKERY LUNCH DAYS

• Thursday 16th September (Cancelled due to COVID-19 Lockdown)

CONGRATULATIONS I am very happy to pass on the news that Karli Mooy and her husband Adam became the proud parents of a baby girl, Elodie Joyce, born on Tuesday the 7th September. Everyone is thrilled for you both! I’m sure the 5M class are looking forward to meeting her before the year is out, and also congratulating Mum in person!!

SCHOOL COUNCIL School Council met on Tuesday night to discuss a range of matters including the review of our Japanese program and building program updates. Gill Nicholls and I met with our architects, Kneeler Design, earlier this week and did a tour of the facilities and the grounds. We are now in the Master Planning phase and over the next 10-12 weeks we will work collaboratively with the architects to consider a range of ideas and plans before settling on a Master Plan concept. We will keep everyone in the loop as far as possible, and the architects have assured us they will be consulting with different stakeholder groups over this first phase of the capital works project.

NAPLAN RESULTS Individual NAPLAN reports will be made available to families by the end of the week via a Compass email. Written copies will be distributed as soon as students are back on site, but if any families wish to access their paper copies now, please just ring the General Office and we will arrange to post them out. Our summary school reports placed us well above State average in all areas (Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation and Numeracy) for both Grade 3 and Grade 5 levels. Our data when comparing Grade 3 2019 to Grade 3 2021 trended slightly downwards, with the data in Grade 5 (2021) at or above the levels of 2019. More detailed analysis will be undertaken by all staff and School Council in upcoming weeks with a view to using the data to inform future teaching and learning.

GRADE 5 CAMP The Grade 5 camp is scheduled for Week 1 of Term 4 and whilst it looks increasingly less likely to ‘happen’, we will leave a final decision until the last possible minute and continue to monitor the Government advice and rules. It is possible that this decision may be made during the school holidays, but if it is at all possible to make the school camp happen, we will!

That’s it from me this week. I trust everyone has a restful weekend, and I hope your footy team wins.

Kind regards,

Bill Kersing

Principal

Do you know how the people in your world are really going? Life’s ups and downs happen to all of us.

So, stay connected and make asking “are you OK?” a part of your everyday. That way if someone you know is struggling with something big, something small, or maybe nothing at all – they’ll know you care.

In the Conversation Guide below, you’ll find tips to help you ask “are you OK?” and lend support to the people in your world every day of the year. Because when we genuinely ask, “are you OK?” and are prepared to talk to them about how they’re feeling and what’s going on in their life we can help someone who might be struggling feel connected and supported, long before they’re in crisis.

Student Wellbeing Anxiety in children is at an all-time high.

Parentshop® has developed an interactive webinar that offers parents of 2-12 year-olds reliable and easy-to-implement strategies to help parents identify and challenge anxious behaviours and build resilience in their child.

No Scaredy Cats™, is a parent-led program presented by the course author, Michael Hawton, MAPS. giving parents the tools to help their anxious children to become more resilient. The course is held over 3 interactive webinar sessions and there is a fee. Please see the attached flyer for further information.

CLICK HERE to see a webinar by the Royal Children’s Hospital on 'Supporting children’s mental health during the pandemic and beyond’. Some parents may find it useful.

Student Dress Code Policy The Department requires that the Student Dress Code Policy be reviewed annually to determine whether amendments need to be made.

With this purpose in mind, I would like to invite feedback from the community on this policy. Please provide any feedback to Gill Nicholls via email by the end of term.

Once finalised, the Student Dress Code Policy will be ratified by School Council.

School Values Mascot Competition Don't forget to complete your BEE entry before the end of term for the School Values Mascot Competition that is currently happening. See the poster for all the details or ask your class teacher.

Have a lovely week.

Gill

Popular Books For School Starters Do you have a student starting at Viewbank in 2022? You can help your child prepare for their first day of kindergarten or school with some popular books about starting school. Reading is a great way to be able to support students with the transition to school. Many public libraries have online digital books that can be borrowed from home during remote learning.

Books for children starting school

• Starting School by Jane Godwin & Anna Walker
• Miffy at School by Dick Bruna
• Old Friends, New Friends by Andrew Daddo and Jonathan Bentley
• This Is Our House by Michael Rosen and Bob Graham
• First Day by Andrew Daddo
• Wombat Goes to School by Jackie French
• All the Ways to be Smart by Davina Bell
• I am Too Absolutely Small for School by Lauren Child

Victoria Nature Festival Get ready to virtually explore and learn all about Victoria’s rich natural environment and wildlife with the Victoria Nature Festival, from 11 - 26 September. The festival offers content such as videos, virtual excursions and webinars sourced from festival partners including Traditional Owners, Parks Victoria, Zoos Victoria, the Royal Botanic Gardens, and the Phillip Island Nature Parks.

Highlights of the online program include:

• Phillip Island virtual penguin parade
• Virtual meditation in the Royal Botanic Gardens
• An online nature seminar
• Zoos Victoria’s Animals at Home.

Connect to nature from the comfort of your own home with live-streamed events and immersive videos. CLICK HERE to check out the online event calendar to see what's coming up for the virtual festival.

Have a great week!

Karen Butler

Remote Learning: Limited Access

Access to school grounds is limited to:

• school staff
• students attending on-site learning
• contractors, including cleaners and maintenance workers
• outside-school-hours-care (OHSC) staff, enrolled children and their families.

If you need to collect or drop off anything at the school please call the office and a staff member will meet you at the main gate (Gate 1) on Nevin Parade.

Thank you for your understanding and stay safe.

Lucy Addati

Business Manager

Bakery Lunch Orders - Every 2nd Thursday During Term

Lower Plenty Bakehouse will be to providing the school with fundraising Lunch Orders every second Thursday during Term. These lunches will be implemented via our Parents and Friends Committee and all money raised will be used towards our major school oval upgrade.

Our Term 3 Fundraising Lunch Order Dates are:

• Thursday 16th September (Cancelled due to COVID-19 Lockdown)

Orders need to be placed in advance via Compass Canteen. Ordering will close the Monday before the lunch date at 3pm. All of Term 3 Lunch dates are now open and ordering is able to be placed in advance for the whole term if you choose to do so.

Please see attached a Parent User Guide on how to order via Compass Canteen. Please note a 35 cents order fee will be charged at check out.

​​ICY POLE FRIDAY Students are able to purchase icy poles over the counter at lunchtime every Friday. All icy poles cost $1.00 each. Due to COVID-19 Guidelines, this event has been cancelled until further notice.

CLASSROOM CUISINE provides lunch orders to our school on a MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAYS.

Lunches must be ordered online using the CLASSROOM CUISINE website.

Extra Curricula Clubs We have a range of weekly extra curricula activities that students are invited to participate in. Some are free and others require parent payment. If your child wishes to join please encourage them to go along on the scheduled day or you may like to contact the school office or the classroom teacher to discuss participation.

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SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALE - Every Friday 8:45am to 9:15am, next to the music room. Jumpers with the school logo, long and short sleeve school polo tops and school dresses will be $5.00 and all other items $2.00. We are currently asking for donations of any unwanted reusable school uniform items to sell at our stall.

Instrumental Music Enrolments Can all students who would like to join our school instrumental music programs please inform the relevant teacher below of your expression of interest.

SINGING WITH GABRIELLA - Gabriella

• Email: favrettogab@gmail.com
• Phone: 0413 676 733

STRINGS WITH MR CAI - Gabriella

• Email: favrettogab@gmail.com
• Phone: 0413 676 733

GUITAR/BASS GUITAR - Alec

• Email: alec.stalder@gmail.com
• Phone: 0422 690 842

PIANO/KEYBOARD - Ella

• Email: ellac.blackburn@gmail.com
• Phone: 0410 938 840

DRUMS - James

• Email: orangejimmy@gmail.com
• Phone: 0405 845 628

PHONE NUMBER: 0448 075 422

EMAIL: viewbank@oshclub.com.au

A PLUS SCHOOLWEAR Our uniform supplier is A Plus Schoolwear which is located at 41-43 Northern Road Heidelberg West. Open hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday’s from 9am to 4.30pm (closed on weekend and public holidays).

You can also purchase your uniform online at www.aplusschoolwear.com.au