PUPIL FREE DAYS 2023
- Monday 6th November - Report writing day
2023 TERM DATES
- Term 3: 10th July - 15th September (2:30pm finish)
- Term 4: 2nd October - 20th December (1:30pm finish)
FOUNDATION TRANSITION SESSIONS The final Term 3 Foundation Transition session is scheduled for Tuesday, September 5 with PMP Land set down for 9.30am. By now, our new 2024 Foundation students are becoming more and more familiar with our schoolgrounds and some rooms, with the program to ‘expand’ in Term 4 with sessions in their 2024 classrooms. Many thanks to the Foundation transition team for their planning and expertise in enabling a perfect way to ease our sometimes nervous ‘newbies’ into their new school.
DANCE PERFORMANCES As mentioned last week, if at all possible, please schedule some time during the last week of term on Tuesday and/or Wednesday morning to pop into school and see your children perform the dances they have learned during the term long Stomp dance program. This will be a low-key event, but high energy and I’m sure the kids would love to see you in attendance.
DIVISIONAL ATHLETICS Good luck to the 20 Grade 4 to 6 students who have earned the right to participate in the Divisional Athletics Championships at Meadow Glen Athletics Track next Wednesday, September 6. Hopefully the recently completed World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary will have been a source of inspiration!
SCHOOL COUNCIL An early heads up to all Councillors that the September meeting of our school Council is scheduled for Tuesday, September 12 in the staffroom commencing at 7pm. This will be the last ever School Council meeting held in the current staffroom !!
CHESS TOURNAMENT We are hosting a region wide chess tournament in the school gymnasium on Thursday, September 7 with a large number of our students taking part, as well as over 120 students from a large number of schools. This is an annual event, culminating in State Championships later in Term 4.
TRIVIA NIGHT And don’t forget our major Term 3 fundraiser with a Trivia Night to be held at the same venue on Friday, September 8. All monies raised go towards the development of our Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program classroom/kitchen in Jilinga, so your support will be very gratefully accepted and received.
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY ….to all of our Dads this weekend. I hope you are all rightly spoiled.
Have a great weekend everyone and enjoy the wonderful Spring weather that is hopefully coming our way!
Kind regards,
Bill Kersing
Principal
SunSmart Policy - Hats on from Friday 1 September Just a reminder that hats are back!
All students are required to wear a hat daily from Friday 1 September 2023 until Tuesday 30 April 2024 when playing outdoors or engaged in outdoor activities at school.
Our school SunSmart Policy is available on the school website. http://www.viewbankps.vic.edu.au/s/SunSmart-Policy-9rp9.pdf.
All students must wear a sun protective hat that shades the face, neck and ears for all outdoor activities. If a student does not have a hat they will be directed to a shaded area. Students will not be allowed onto the school oval at recess and lunch play without a hat.
Happy Fathers’ Day Wishing all our dads a super special day this Sunday. I hope you get spoilt!
Have a great week,
Gill
Term 3 Planning Week As mentioned in last week’s Viewbank Voice, our Term 3 Planning Week is scheduled to occur in Week 9 of this term (next week). This is from Monday 4th September to Friday 8th September (heads up – the last day of Term 3 is Friday 15th September and we finish at 2:30pm!).
Planning Week is where your child/ren’s specialist classes are compressed into one day and they do not have specialist classes at any other time throughout the week. All classroom teachers in a year level (e.g. Foundation) have the same day together to plan.
This day is to reflect on the past term, and to plan for Term 4. A question we sometimes have from parents is ‘Will my child have the same Specialist Teacher? e.g. Mr Prell for PE’. The answer is (like all good questions) ‘it depends’. The reason for this is that we have a number of part time staff in specialist roles, and they may not be available on the allocated days. Our Specialist Teachers also receive time to reflect on the term and to plan for next term.
The timetable for next week (Term 3, Week 9) is:
- Monday 4th September: Year 3
- Tuesday 5th September: Year 6
- Wednesday 6th September: Year 1 and Year 2
- Thursday 7th September: Foundation
- Friday 8th September: Year 5
For those of you with children in Year 4, due to various circumstances, the Year 4 staff had their Planning Day on Wednesday 30 August. The Year 4 students will still participate in Specialist classes in Week 9, but these will be spread across the week.
Book Week Parade We had a great Book Week Parade on Monday. Viewbank Primary School was transformed into a world of literary characters, and the enthusiasm from our students, parents, and staff was truly heart-warming.
Thank you to the staff who organised this, the students, parents and staff for embracing the event, and to the Parents and Friends Committee who donated one book to one student per class who dressed up (drawn by raffle). These have now been distributed to the students.
A special mention goes out to our Year 5 student comperes, who did a fantastic job keeping the parade lively and entertaining! We are truly fortunate to have such a vibrant and supportive school community (even our crossing supervisors dressed up!).
We have a number of photos of the event on our Facebook and Instagram pages – both @viewbankps
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and male role models this weekend!
Have a great weekend.
Patrick
FOR SALE - Piano - Best Offer Please email/contact the school office with your offer by 3:30pm on Thursday 7th September. viewbank.ps@education.vic.gov.au
The purchaser is responsible for the removal and transportation of the piano. Due to our building works the school will require the piano be removed before Thursday 14th September.
FOR SALE - Everhot 260L Internal Heavy Duty N/G Hot Water System Viewbank Primary School has a second-hand hot water system available for sale. The asking price of the Everhot 260L Internal Heavy Duty N/G Hot Water System is $2,000. Those interested in purchasing this item are welcome to get in touch with the General Office through phone or email at viewbank.ps@education.vic.gov.au. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or if there's additional information you require!
EARLY LEAVERS PROCEDURES Parents are required to come to the office when collecting their child early from school. The Office Staff will ring the classroom and ask for your child to come to the office with their bag. Children are only to be collected by their parent from the front Office (not the classroom or the school yard). This will minimise disruptions to the children's learning and avoid teachers being unaware students have been collected by a parent during recess and lunch.
LATE ARRIVALS Please ensure children who arrive late go straight to the office to be marked as present. If the child does not come to the office for a late pass a text message will be sent to the parent/carer notifying that the child is absent. Late arrivals can only be time stamped at the office. When Parents/carers record the late arrival in Compass it provides us with the explanation but does not mark your child as present. When your child presents at the office, staff will record your child’s actual arrival time which updates the class roll.
WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK (WWCC) A ‘Working with Children Check’ is just one part of creating and maintaining a child-safe environment. It is a requirement that all parents/careers who wish to volunteer or participate in school activities have a current WWCC. https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/
Kind regards,
Lucy Addati
Inquiry Learning Our Year 4 students have been busy learning about Civics and Citizenship through their current inquiry. As a result of the recent visit from Mayor Castaldo and Councillor Mitsinikos, the Year 4s were given the opportunity to take action and write personalised Welcome Letters to new citizens.
We are very proud of what the students have been able to achieve and we are sure that the recipients will be thrilled to receive these carefully considered letters.
Active citizenship is about getting involved in your local community and displaying values such as respect, inclusion and helping others.
Keep inquiring!
The Year 4 Team
Big Group Hug For our Inquiry unit “Civics and Citizenship”, the Year 4s have decided to put together a clothing and preloved item drive for ‘Big Group Hug’. This charity helps families and children in need. https://biggrouphug.org
We are asking for items that you can drop off at the collection ‘boxes’ which will be placed in areas anyone can access.
Here are are the locations of the ‘boxes’ for certain year levels:
- Years F/1 - Top of the Stairway
- Year 2 - Office
- Years 3/4 - Jilinga kitchen
- Years 5/6 - Near the printer in Year 5/6 building
Here is a list of some items you can donate:
Rule of Thumb: Don’t donate something you wouldn’t be happy to receive yourself.
Any donations would be very much appreciated.
Thank you
The Year 4
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Trivia Night Ticket Sales Ticket sales for the upcoming trivia night will close on Wednesday, September 6th, at midnight. Thank you to all who have purchased already. It's looking like a fantastic night will be held. Still more seats and tables available to get the group together!! https://www.trybooking.com/CHXLA
We'll be offering pizza slices for $2 each during the event. Additionally, a selection of soft drinks will be available for purchase throughout the night. BYO alcohol.
Kindly remember to bring cash to cover your expenses on the evening, this will make the process a lot easier.
Don't forget to place your bids on the silent auction items.
Get a group together, purchase a table of 10 or if you are on your own grab a seat to enjoy our long awaited trivia night.
Friday 8th September, 2023 - 6:45pm.
This event is 18 years and over, BYO alcohol, a great night to be enjoyed by all.
There will be a silent auction on the night with a number of great items to be won. This will be opened up to all prior to the event if you can't make the night and wish to pop a bid in for an item. More details of the items will be announced closer to the night.
We will have rounds of trivia questions and also some local knowledge questions, games through the night and also lucky seat draws and raffle prizes to be won.
Please see attached flyer with some general Q&A questions about the night.
Tickets are $30 per person and can be purchased through this link
https://www.trybooking.com/CHXLA
We would love to see you all there to enjoy what plans to be a great social community event to raise money for our Stephanie Alexander Kitchen.
Parent And Friends Committee
Lower Plenty Bakehouse will be providing the school with fundraising Lunch Orders every Thursday. These lunches have been implemented via our Parents and Friends Committee. All money raised will be used towards our major school upgrade.
Our Term 3 Fundraising Lunch Order Dates are:
- Thursday 7th September (Orders closing on 4th September, 3:00pm)
- Thursday 14th September (Orders closing on 11th September, 3:00pm)
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 for orders, and can 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.
Parent assistance is required on Lunch Days from 10:30am to 12:30pm to assist with the packing of our orders. If you are available to assist in anyway can you please email the school at viewbank.ps@education.vic.gov.au so your name can be added to our roster.
Thank you for your support.
ICY POLE FRIDAY Students are able to purchase icy poles over the counter at lunchtime every Friday. All icy poles cost $1.00 each.
Entertainment Book 20% of the membership goes directly to support our fundraising at Viewbank Primary School. https://www.entertainment.com.au/current-promotion
Lunches must be ordered online using the CLASSROOM CUISINE website.
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WEEKLY 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 $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 - MR CAI
- Email: cai66@optusnet.com.au
- Phone: 0403 490 078
GUITAR/BASS GUITAR - Alec
- Email: alec.stalder@gmail.com
DRUMS - Michael
- Email: michaelfindlaymcnab@gmail.com
- Phone: 0451 394 540
PIANO/KEYBOARD – Tiaryn Griggs
- Email: tiaryngriggs@gmail.com
PIANO/KEYBOARD- Daniel Tucceri
- Email: info@banyulemusicandtutoring.com
- Phone: 0405 667 907
Our school has partnered with an independent provider called TheirCare to provide exceptional Outside School Hours Care services for our school community.
The program is available for all children at Viewbank Primary School from 6:30am until 9:00am in the morning and from 3:30pm until 6:15pm each school day.
During School Holidays & Pupil Free Days the service will operate from 6:30am until 6:15pm.
Families wishing to use this service can visit the TheirCare website: www.theircare.com.au
Families are eligible for a Government Rebate called the Child Care Subsidy which can reduce the cost per session by up to 85%.
More information can be obtained by contacting the school or ringing TheirCare Support Team on 1300 072 410.
TheirCare provides a stimulating and safe environment for all children. During sessions, children develop life-skills, friendships, confidence and creativity through play-based programs.
A PLUS SCHOOLWEAR
Shop Details:
- Unit 3/30 Heaths Court, Mill Park
- T: 9436 4005
- E: info@northernregionaluniforms.com.au
Opening Hours:
- Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm
- Friday 9am to 3pm
- Saturday 9am to 12pm
Online Ordering Please Visit: www.aplusschoolwear.com.au