We are very excited to take the first few steps towards this modernisation project, which will hope to see new life breathed into our school, while still maintaining our small school, rural/natural feel. We will keep our community updated through our newsletter space, as new information and timelines arise throughout the project.

This term we will be working with the Victorian Schools Building Association regarding our grant, as well as our capital works project and the process forward. When we begin working out the scope of works for our capital works and our playground, we are excited to be able to build bigger and better with the additional fundraising we had from last year, as well as what we can potentially fundraise this year. We are eternally grateful to our very active and supportive PAFA team who work tirelessly to bring much needed funds into the school. Unfortunately, as a government school, the basic educational funding just doesn’t cover all that we desperately need. We truly value the part our families play in supporting the efforts of this awesome school we are privileged to be a part of.

Enrolments and Planning for 2024

At this stage we have reached capacity in all grades for 2024. It is imperative that we have the enrolments of any children for whom we are the closest school. Conversely, any parents who know their children will not be continuing at Wandong in 2024, please let the school know in writing as soon as possible. Even if you are not sure at this stage, a note about the possibility that this may occur is always helpful. Enrolment numbers affect our staffing decisions and the number of classes we have. It is important that we are able to predict, as closely as possible, what our expected enrolments will be in 2024.

Foundation Transition

It was lovely to welcome so many of our new Foundation families to the school for our Launchpad Program on Monday night. In the coming weeks, we are excited to be holding our first Launchpad Learning classes! Launchpad Learning is a series of onsite classes for kinder age students. These fun and playful sessions are designed to begin teaching the necessary skills for children to read and write, before coming to school. Launchpad Learning is an original program designed by Wandong PS and is free for all 2024 Foundation students and their families. So far, we have had over 80 students enrol for Launchpad Learning and we can’t wait to start working with our youngest students to “start ahead, to stay ahead” in their first year of school.

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.

150 families will be invited to participate and this will be open from Monday 7^th August until Friday 8^th September. Please ensure you action this asap if you receive this email.

Foundation 100 Days of School

Our Foundation students celebrate 100 days of school on Wednesday – a significant first milestone. By my calculations, roughly only 2500 to go before graduating secondary school!!! I’m sure we will see a few photo highlights of the celebrations on our schools official Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/3619617971385556