our school vision

11th August 2021

OUR SCHOOL VISION: “Wandong Primary School … Making a difference by developing confident, independent

and resilient learners who strive for personal excellence.”

‘The Puggle Post’

Foundation C: Airlie — For continuously showing Kindness to her peers when they are upset or hurt.

Foundation L: Suzie — For persevering in her learning even after breaking her arm.

Foundation M: Alice— For being a determined learner and taking on feedback to improve her writing.

1/2C: Bailey— For showing kindness and helping a classmate to feel better.

1/2D: River— For making great efforts in his learning.

3/4H: Lucy— For showing initiative and compassion towards helping her peers who needed support.

5/6A: Maddison— As voted by her peers, for creating a persuasive and artistic advertisement, working well in her group.

5/6C: Daniel— For showing a growth mindset when learning decimals and percentages.

5/6E: Chloe– As voted by her peers for always trying her best and challenging herself.

5/6W: Levi— For actively participating in small group work and engaging in positive group discussions.

5/6W: Samuel— For actively participating in small group work and engaging in positive group discussions.

AUSLAN: Daniel— For being an active, respectful participant and sharing his knowledge in Auslan.

Congratulations to our ‘Students of the Week’

Dear Families,

Hokey Pokey

As I walked into the staffroom yesterday morning with a little jig and a loud, “Welcome back”, someone said…

“It’s a little like the Hokey Pokey”. I giggled and continued on… “you put your whole self in, you put your whole

self out, you put your whole self in and shake it all about”. So… instead of Remote/Flexible Learning/Onsite

Learning, I’m terming the whole event as the Hokey Pokey and day by day we are told if we are putting our

whole self in or our whole self out. Humour aside, thank you to everyone who continues to walk with us

through this world changing event. It is becoming very clear that together is definitely better and whether we

are ‘in’ or we are ‘out’, encouraging everyone around us, being kind and following the current regulations is key

for our community to rise stronger.

Please remember that there are strict guidelines around access to the school grounds. Access is limited to only

essential visitors. If you need to collect anything from the school, you must call the office and we will make

arrangements for this to be sent home with your child. All payments and event consents can be done online or

via a quick call to the office. We are obviously being directed to have as few people as possible coming onsite.

Please help us by supporting this routine.

Parent Guardian Opinion Survey WE WANT OUR FAMILIES TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK!

Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents think of our school. The Parent/Caregiver/Guardian

Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is conducted

amongst a sample of randomly selected families. It is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of

families’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour, student engagement and experiences of remote and

flexible learning. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and

improvement strategies.

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any

convenient time within the fieldwork period on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones.

30 per cent of parents are invited to participate and this is open until Friday 3rd September. Please ensure

you action this asap if you have received this email.

REMINDER: Curriculum Day – Friday 20th

August

Term Three Curriculum Day – English and CUST (Cultural Understanding and Safety Training)

Last term school council ratified our Term Three Curriculum Day for Friday 20th August. We will be using this

day to continue our work in developing all staff in the area of reading which is underpinned by a strong

evidenced based approach. The second half of the day, all staff will complete the Cultural Understanding and

Safety Training to increase understanding of Koorie culture, history and experience to ensure a strong

foundation for culturally inclusive practices.

Our Koorie Education Support Officer has been booked since the beginning of July for this important training

which all Government schools must undertake. Our families have made early arrangements since this has been

on our calendar since the end of Term Two and despite the ‘Hokey Pokey’ as I alluded above, we are unable to

shift this date. This training has already been shifted from last year’s first lockdown period. Again, thank you

for your understanding in this crazy world that we work to operate in.

Child safety!

Children have the right to be safe and protected, including at school. Wandong Primary School is committed to

keeping children safe. Child abuse, and arrangements that allow it to occur, will not be tolerated at our school.

Please take the time to read our relevant policies and information surrounding Child Safe Standards, which

can be found on our public website. Please be aware that you can contact David Warren (Assistant Principal),

Jessica Woods (Coordinator in charge of Student Wellbeing) or me as Principal at any time through the office.

In our role as the schools Child Safety leaders, it is our responsibility to ensure that we provide authoritative

advice, raise awareness and ensure all staff have the relevant training.

Chocolates… HELP – can you please sell another box?

Please, please let the office know if you are able to take on another chocolate box to sell. We desperately need to

move these asap.

HEAD LICE

The school has been recently notified that a number of parents are having to treat their

children for head lice.

The Department of Education and Training regulations state that students should not re-

turn to school until after a recognised corrective treatment has been commenced.

Please check your children’s hair regularly.

WOW! … WHAT’S ON & WHAT’S DUE @WANDONG AUGUST

Thursday 12th Grade 1/2 Quantum Forces in Action excursion (1/2D, 1/2M & some 1/2C) -TBA Calming Covid Chaos Workshops for Parents— Ran by The Department of Education Goulburn Area, Student Support Services (7pm) - TBA

Friday 13th Grade 1/2 Quantum Forces in Action excursion (1/2B, 1/2G and some 1/2C) -TBA Open Library Session for 2022 Foundation families (2:45 to 3:15pm) - TBA Arkell House dress up day CSEF applications due today

Saturday 14th PAFA Bunnings Craigieburn Sausage Sizzle -TBA

Monday 16th • PAFA Cadbury Chocolate fundraising payments due today

Thursday 19th BSC School Production Matinee performance (Grade 6 students only)

Friday 20th Curriculum Day (no students required at school) Open Library Session for 2022 Foundation families (2:45 to 3:15pm)

Monday 23rd Book Fair Dress Up day - Students to dress up as their favourite book character

Mon 23rd - Fri 27th Book Week

Friday 27th District Athletics Open Library Session for 2022 Foundation families (2:45 to 3:15pm) PAFA meeting - Parents are always welcome

SEPTEMBER

Friday 10th • Foundation Camp due today

• 1/2 Camp due today

OCTOBER

Friday 8th • 3/4 Camp due today

• 5/6 Camp due today

Monday 18th Foundation Day Camp—PGL Adventure Camp

Mon 18th—Tues 19th Grade 1/2 Camp- PGL Adventure Camp

Friday 29th 2022 Foundation Transition Session #1

NOVEMBER

Wed 3rd —Fri 5th Grade 3/4 Camp—Camp Lady Northcote



Mon 15th –Wed 17th Grade 5/6 Camp—Surf Camp


Monday 22nd 2022 Parent Information Evening # 1

Monday 29th 2022 Parent Information Evening # 2

DECEMBER

Tuesday 7th 2022 Foundation Teddy Bear’s Picnic

We would like to ask if parents could please collect their children from school in a

timely manner after the 3:30pm bell. Due to regulations we are only able to have

students waiting in the office foyer until 3:45pm and then they must be sent down

to After School Hours Care.

What’s gone home recently?

The following notices/information was sent home between Thursday 5th August to Wednesday 11th August:

• Calming COVID Chaos workshops for Parents • Arkell House dress up Day—Rescheduled • Lockdown 6.0 Remote and Flexible Learning • Term Three Week Four Assembly • Year 7 placement for 2022 • Girls Day Out in Stem—Online events for girls aged 10-14 • It’s a moveable feast—RURAL SCHOOLS BACK ONSITE

The majority of information/notices that are distributed by the school are now

available through Compass.

Should you have missed any details in relation to the items listed above please

speak to your child’s teacher or the school office.

PARENT

PAYMENTS

RECEIVED

75%

Regards,

Jennifer

PAFA Secretary

From the Parents and Friends Association

Our Father's Day Raffle is back and tickets will be coming home soon! We will once again

be hosting the raffle online via Raffle Link to reduce cash handling, however this option re-

mains available for those that prefer it. Responding to feedback, we have changed the ticket

format slightly to allow for multiple ticket purchases when paying cash. Good luck!

Our chocolate drive continues this week with money due to the office by Monday, 16th

August. There are still some leftover boxes available so please contact the office to arrange

collection if you would like an additional box to sell. Every box sold and paid for by August

16th, will receive an entry into a prize draw!

1st Prize: Gift Hamper from PAFA

2nd Prize: Dinner for Two at the Magpie & Stump

3rd Prize: Family Pass to Jungle Kids

Given the current lockdown in Melbourne, we have decided to postpone the sausage sizzle

that was scheduled to go ahead at Bunnings, Craigieburn this weekend. Thank you to

everyone that had volunteered to help.

We would love to see some new parents join our team for the second half of the year, our

next meeting will be held on Friday August 27th and parents are always welcome. If you

can't make the meetings but would still like to help, please see our signup page (via the QR

code or link above) for upcoming opportunities.

Alternatively, we would also be very grateful for any donations towards our Father's Day

Raffle prize pool.

Please email [email protected] if you can help!

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