FUNDRAISING BAKERY LUNCH ORDER DATES - Lower Plenty Bakehouse
- Thursday 24th November (Orders closing on 21st November, 3:00pm)
- Thursday 1st December (Orders closing on 28th November, 3:00pm)
- Thursday 8th December (Orders closing on 5th December, 3:00pm)
- Thursday 15th December (Orders closing on 12th December, 3:00pm)
2022 TERM DATES
- Term 4: 3rd October - 20th December (1:30pm finish)
SCHOOL CAPTAINS 2023 It gives me great pleasure to announce that the following students have been selected as School Captains for 2023:-
- Girls Captain - Lily VASIC
- Girls Vice Captain - Lexi COOK
- Boys Captain - Joshua CADUSCH
- Boys Vice Captain - Michaelangelo VITALE
Congratulations to these students and to all students shortlisted , as well as those who presented to their peers. We were spoilt for choice, which made the selection such a difficult decision.
SCHOOL COUNCIL At the November meeting of School Council, and after a lengthy process of discussion and polling of the school community, we made a unanimous decision on our language study at Viewbank Primary School. For 2023, students will be undertaking one final year of Japanese before we change our language study from 2024 onwards to AUSLAN. This will enable staff training and preparation in AUSLAN during 2023 to better enable the transition from 2024 onwards.
FOUNDATION 2023 TRANSITION PROGRAM Yesterday saw the first session of our Kinder-Foundation program take place with 81 excited, albeit nervous, students getting to meet their 2023 teachers in their 2023 classrooms. We hope that sessions such as these enable a smooth transition next year with a follow up session on November 30 to complete the program in readiness for next year.
GRADE SELECTION The complex process involved in selecting grades has commenced with teachers allocating students into classes for 2023. It’s a complex process because we need to consider friendship wishes, parental requests, academic and gender balance and more before the assignation is completed, with the students always at the centre of our deliberations. Student grade placements will be announced on Tuesday, December 13, and Semester 2 reports will be available on Compass from Friday, December 16.
WORKING BEE Our final working bee for the year will take place this Saturday, November 19 from the later than normal starting time of 10am. The focus will be the new vegie patch in the North West corner of the schoolgrounds in preparation for the building works next year and, as always, the more the merrier (in terms of helpers) with lunch provided during the day.
Well, that’s it from me this week. Hoping for some good weather around the corner – had enough of the rain!
Kind regards,
Bill Kersing
Principal
Supporting an anxious child video series for families
The following information is from The Student Wellbeing Hub, a Department initiative that provides excellent resources to help parents and carers make their child’s learning journey a safe and positive one.
The Education Directorate has produced a short video series to help families support their child if they are feeling anxious.
The three videos are presented by one of the senior psychologists. They cover understanding and responding to a child’s anxiety and tips about supporting a child when they’re feeling anxious.
- Understanding your child's anxiety
- How to help your anxious child
- Strategies to help your anxious child
Mental health problems like depression and anxiety are common in young people.
How to reduce your child’s risk of depression and clinical anxiety (Strategies for parents of primary school aged children) provides a general set of recommendations on how you as a parent can reduce your child’s risk of developing depression or clinical anxiety. These recommendations may also be useful for parents whose child is already experiencing some symptoms of depression or anxiety. We recognise that each family is unique, so you may need to adapt these strategies to your specific situation.
Learn more about anxiety and depression in young people.
If you need to talk to someone, fnd more information or fnd out where you can go to see someone contact the beyondblue Support Service.
Have a great week,
End Of Year It is hard to believe that the end of the year is just around the corner. Not including Thursday 17 November, there are 23 school days remaining until school finishes for 2022 (at 1:30pm). This is the first full school year we have had face-to-face since 2019, and everyone is tired and looking forward to having a break. I would like to thank the staff for all the work they are currently doing on writing reports and putting together the complex 640 piece jigsaw, more commonly known as creating classes! As Mr Kersing said above, it is a challenging process with many factors to consider.
Walkathon Update The Parents and Friends Committee is pleased to announce that at the conclusion of the Walkathon money collection period on the 11th November, the students had raised approximately $18,000! The last time this event was conducted in 2019, money raised was approximately $7,000. We are blown away by everyone’s generosity!
As mentioned in previous Viewbank Voice’s, the class that raised the most money in Years F to 2 and the class that raised the most money in Years 3 – 6 would receive a hot chip lunch from the Fish and Chip shop on Martins Lane. We are pleased to announce the winners of the Hot Chip lunch are:
- F – 2: Grade 1SW
- 3 – 6: Grade 5D
Mrs Sargeant/Ms Walker will be contacting 1SW with the date of their lunch and Mrs Sawyer will be in touch with parents in 5D with the date of their lunch.
Once again, thank you so much for your support.
Parking Issues It has been reported that Banyule Council has been visiting before and after school, and issuing fines based on local laws and signage. Of particular note is the parking on the school side of Winston Road, heading towards the Martins Lane shops. At the sign posted times, parents can drop their children off in the ‘No Parking’ zone but are not allowed to leave their cars to walk children to the gate or into the grounds.
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Please be safe, respectful, and kind to one another and yourself!
Have a great week!
Patrick
CUTLERY AND FOOD FOR STUDENTS The office will no longer be able to provide plastic cutlery for students. Please ensure that if your child requires cutlery for their food it is packed in their lunch box.
We have a had an increased number of students coming to the office requesting food as they believe they have insufficient food in their lunch box. Can you please ensure your child is provided with enough food to satisfy them for the day as we are unable to supply extra food.
2023 PARENT PAYMENTS Viewbank Primary School is looking forward to another great year of teaching and learning and would like to advise you of Viewbank Primary School’s Parent Payment Arrangements for 2023.
We continue to value and thank you for your contributions in supporting our school’s programs and resources. These contributions assist us to broaden the educational experience for our students.
All classroom supplies will be provided directly to the classrooms in bulk. Teachers (including specialist teachers) will distribute stationery and other supplies to the students as required.
Payments can only be made on Compass from Monday the 9th of January 2023.
Further detailed information about Parent Payments can be found on your Compass newsfeed.
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
Business Manager
2022 BOOK FAIR
This week is our annual Book Fair. The students can purchase books and some stationery items from our supplier, Lamont Books. Our school receives a percentage of the sales that is used to buy resources for the Library. The Fair will be running until Friday afternoon.
All students have been given the opportunity to visit the Fair with their grade before Friday. They have completed a Wish List to take home. There is no obligation to purchase the books on their Wish List. Parents are welcome to visit the Fair 8.30-9.00 or 3.30-4.00.
Payments can be made via the Lamont Book portal https://payments.lamontauthors.com.au/ (Mondy to Thursday) or with credit cards or cash onsite in the Library (Monday to Friday). No payment can be received after this time as the Fair books will no longer be onsite.
During the Book Fair we will be running a raffle, with several book prizes for each year level. The tickets are 20c ea or 6 for $1. A ticket seller will come to each classroom during lunch eating time everyday next week. Tickets can also be purchased during lunchtime opening in the Library. The winners will be drawn on Monday 21st November.
We thank you for supporting our school Library.
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JSC Fundraiser: ‘Guess How Many Pieces of Lego in the Jar!’ We are fundraising for a group called Container of Dreams. This group builds shelter accommodation for disadvantaged people and is currently working to provide crisis accommodation for flood-affected people in NSW.
JSCs will be coming around classrooms before and after lunch.
Bring $1, have a guess and you could be the winner of THE WHOLE JAR!!
Building Community It has been a few very difficult years for all of us. With continuous lockdowns and isolated periods, it has been hard to connect as a school community. This week at our Parents and Friends meeting we discussed this issue. We decided that running more community events with a particular focus on parents would be a great way to strengthen our parent community. We will be working to make these happen early next. We would love to see as many people as possible connecting and becoming part of our school community. One fantastic way to do this is to become a school volunteer. We often need lots of volunteers for events to run, for example the recent Walkathon required about 65 volunteers across the course of the day and our upcoming State Election BBQ requires about 22 helpers. There are also lots of in school opportunities that come up throughout the year that allow you to be involved in school life such as helping on excursions, the Kitchen Garden program and hearing reading in class.
If you would like to connect and assist us, please consider helping with the any of our future events.
Fundraising We had a late start to our fundraising efforts this year as we came out of Covid protocols and could slowly start to host more events again, but it has been exciting to see that despite these hurdles we have been able to raise much needed funds for school improvements. The efforts of all our families to help raise this money is greatly appreciated and once the Election Day BBQ has been held and monies totalled, we will report back with our years effort and the exciting news about what this money will be put towards. Thank you as every little bit helps.
Volunteers Required - 2022 Victorian State Election - Sausage Sizzle Viewbank Primary School Parents and Friends Association will be having a fundraising Sausage Sizzle on Saturday 26th November (Victorian State Election Day), at Viewbank Primary School.
Your help is needed for Saturday 26th November, 2022 - Victorian State Election Day Sausage Sizzle.
We are asking for people to offer 1 or 2 hours of their time on the day between the hours of 7:00am to 6:00pm. Remember the money raised will go directly to our school upgrade.
Click here to volunteer at our "2022 Victorian State Election - Sausage Sizzle"
All the children also thank you for your fantastic support we really can’t do it without you!!!
We thank you in advance. If you have any questions, please contact the office on 9459 1512
Lower Plenty Bakehouse will be providing the school with fundraising Lunch Orders every Thursday during Term 4. These lunches have been implemented via our Parents and Friends Committee. All money raised will be used towards our major school upgrade.
Our Term 4 Fundraising Lunch Order Dates are:
- Thursday 24th November (Orders closing on 21st November, 3:00pm)
- Thursday 1st December (Orders closing on 28th November, 3:00pm)
- Thursday 8th December (Orders closing on 5th December, 3:00pm)
- Thursday 15th December (Orders closing on 12th December, 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 4 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 Upgrade Get you a Free membership Upgrade (Validity 4th October - 24th November 2022) for a limited time only. You get all your usual vouchers plus more. Purchase any Single City Entertainment Membership and receive a bonus, Multi City upgrade*, unlocking access to 20 cities and thousands of offers across Australia and New Zealand. And of course 20% of the membership goes directly to support our fundraising at Viewbank Primary School. https://www.entertainment.com.au/current-promotion
People who purchase this book often get the entire value back through savings within the first few uses.
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 $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
SINGING WITH JADE - Jade
- Email: jadefaving@gmail.com
- Phone: 0413 834 933
STRINGS - MR CAI
- Email: cai66@optusnet.com.au
- Phone: 0403 490 078
GUITAR/BASS GUITAR - Alec
- Email: alec.stalder@gmail.com
PIANO/KEYBOARD - Ella
- Email: ellac.blackburn@gmail.com
- Phone: 0410 938 840
DRUMS/UKULELE - Michael
- Email: michaelfindlaymcnab@gmail.com
- Phone: 0451 394 540
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