August 7th, 2024
'The Puggle Post'
OUR SCHOOL VISION:
"Wandong Primary School...Making a difference by developing confident, independent and resilient learners who strive for personal excellence."
What's on What's Due
| AUGUST | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 7th | Billie G's Cookie Dough DRIVE -Reminder, orders are now open |
| Friday 9th | Spare Change Challenge closes |
| Monday 12th - Friday 16th | National Science Week in 2024 |
| Tuesday 13th | Community Connections Yoga Free Event for our School Community 9am -10am |
| Tuesday 13th | 1/2 Grades Friends With Honey Incursion |
| Thursday 15th | Working Bee - FS, 1/2H & 5/6C 2.30pm - 3.30pm Parents welcome |
| Friday 16th | Curriculum Day - No Students – If your child requires care, please book in at https://theircare.com.au/ |
| Monday 19th | Launch Pad Program For Parents - Special evening for those with a submitted application 6pm - 7pm |
| Monday 19th - 23rd | Book Week 2024 - Reading is Magic |
| Tuesday 20th | Foundation Excursion - Animal Land - Consent/Payment due |
| Thursday 22nd | Celebrating Writing: 8:40am - 9:10am (Classrooms) |
| Thursday 22nd | Book Character Dress Up Parade: 9:30am - 10:00am (Basketball court) |
| Thursday 22nd - Monday 26th | Book Fair: 8:30am - 9:00am & 3:30pm - 4:00pm (Library) |
| Friday 23rd | Stronger, Higher, Faster, Together. WPS Tabloid Olympics |
| Friday 23rd | Grade 5/6 Interschool Sport - Term 3 Tournament - Consent and Payment Due |
| Friday 23rd | Billie G's Cookie Dough DRIVE orders closes today |
| Tuesday 27th | Community Connections Yoga Free Event for our School Community 9am -10am |
| Wednesday 28th | Father's Day Stall |
| Thursday 29th | Father's Day Stall - Catch up day |
| Thursday 29th | NAPLAN Award Ceremony for 3-6 Students in the Hall 2:30pm - 3:30pm |
| SEPTEMBER | 2024 |
| Sunday 1st | Pizza Day orders close today |
| Tuesday 3rd | Foundation Excursion - Animal Land |
| Wednesday 4th | Foundation Water Safety Program - Consent due |
| Thursday 5th | Pizza Day |
| Friday 6th | Grade 5/6 Interschool Sport - Term 3 Tournament |
| Friday 6th | Billie G's Cookie Dough pick up from AUSLAN room |
| Monday 9th - Friday 13th | Foundation Water Safety Program |
| Tuesday 10th | Community Connections Yoga Free Event for our School Community 9am -10am |
| Friday 13th | Working Bee - FA, 1/2G, 5/6E 2.30pm- 3.30pm Parents welcome |
| Friday 20th | FOOTY COLOURS DAY - Wear your footy colours today, all codes allowed, AFL, NRL, Soccer, Local leagues |
| Friday 20th | Last Day Term 3 |
| Saturday 21st | World Gratitude Day |
| OCTOBER | 2024 |
| Monday 7th | First Day Term 4 |
| NOVEMBER | 2024 |
| Friday 1st | Foundation Day Camp - Consent and payment due today |
| Friday 1st | Grade 1/2 Camp - Consent and payment due today |
| Friday 1st | Grade 3/4 Camp - Consent and payment due today |
| Friday 1st | Grade 5/6 Camp - Consent and payment due today |
| Monday 4th | Curriculum Day - No Students – If your child requires care, please book in at https://theircare.com.au/ |
| Friday 8th | Foundation transition #1 |
| Friday 8th | Working Bee - FC, 1/2W & 5/6B 2.30pm- 3.30pm Parents welcome |
| Friday 15th | Foundation transition #2 |
| Monday 18th - Wednesday 20th | Grade 3/4 Camp - Log Cabin Camp |
| Friday 22nd | Foundation Day Camp |
| Monday 25th -Tuesday 26th | Grade 1/2 Camp - Overnight Camp "Camp Weekaway" |
| Friday 29th | Foundation transition #3 |
| Wednesday 27th - Friday 29th | Grade 5/6 Camp - The Ranch |
| DECEMBER | 2024 |
| Monday 2nd | Professional Practice Day (Student Free) - If your child requires care, please book in at https://theircare.com.au/ |
| Tuesday 3rd | Whole School Colour Run Day @ L B Davern |
| Friday 6th | Foundation Transition #4 |
| Friday 6th | Funfields - End of Year Pool Party - Consent and payment due today |
| Friday 6th | Working Bee - 1/2L, 3/4G & 3/4B 2.30pm- 3.30pm Parents welcome |
| Tuesday 10th | State Wide Transition Day |
| Thursday 19th | Funfields - End of Year Pool Party |
| Friday 20th | Last Day Term 4 |
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
2025 Enrolments Finalised
Enrolments are now closed, and we look forward to welcoming our new and perhaps some ‘old’ families to our Wandong Launchpad Program on the 19th of August. This officially starts our Foundation transition and preparing our students for school.
At this stage we are at capacity, and we ask that you please email the office as soon as possible if you are looking at moving from Wandong next year. This early notification helps us ensure other families have the opportunity to enrol and are currently on a ‘wait list’.
Curriculum Day Reminder – Friday 16th of August
Just a reminder that Friday the 16th of August is our whole school pupil free Curriculum Day for Term Three. Please ensure you are booked in with TheirCare if you require supervision for your child on this day.
SCHOOL REVIEW AND STUDENT ATTENDANCE
As we have moved through the process of our school review and celebrating the massive achievements, it is also an occasion where we also analyse our targets around student attendance. A huge percentage of our absences is due to children being taken out of school for family holidays. As much as this is a wonderful experience and often there is so much learning involved in such travel, it can often significantly impact student learning and outcomes. It is so very important that these holidays are taken during one of the many week’s children get during the term breaks. DET policy, as most in our community know, requires Principal Approval.
It was fantastic to see a number of children with excellent attendance. Less than 5 days absence so far this year. Unfortunately, there are a number of children who have had a significant absence rate already this year. Some interesting information:
- 40 days absence per year is equivalent to missing one day per week.
- If your child misses more than 12 days per year, then they could miss over half a year of learning from Prep to Year 10.
- If your child misses more than 20 days per year, then they will miss over one year of learning from Prep to Year 10.
- If your child misses 36 days per year, then they could miss over two years of learning from Prep to Year 10.
Coming to school every day to learn is an absolute necessity. Our students cannot learn effectively if they have a significant number of days off, or even if they are regular late comers.
Principals Day
A huge thank you to our Wandong family for celebrating our Principal team on Friday.
As I collapsed into my couch on Friday evening, I sat and reflected on what an amazing community we have at Wandong. As I watched the fire flicker with light, I took a deep breath and was thankful, for an amazing staff, wonderful supportive parents and an outstanding school.
I wish to extend a huge thank you to our staff, students and community for their support and dedication to Wandong. Thank you for the lovely kind words shared, gifts and pure joy you bring to each of us daily.
I’m incredibly blessed to run this education race alongside some unbelievable woman – Steph and Jess! When coming to work is more like, coming home to family, you know you’ve made it in life 😊
So very thankful and grateful!
Playground Update
I think we are nearly there! Only a few short weeks until our oval is complete with the synthetic turf being laid. Wow! What a difference this will make. Whilst we have our contractors onsite, they will also be doing some minor work near the library in filling behind the tiered seating beside the library. They will also be placing some of our large rocks that we have been using as a feature in our playground and retaining walls, into the hill around the library. This will allow the children to be able to sit and play without potentially damaging the slope with erosion. In hearing our students and their love of playing in dirt, we love our country kids, we have asked the contractors to build a dirt mound in the top corner of the block. We know our children love ‘Mud Hill’ as they have aptly called it, however, the digging in the side of this bank area isn’t ideal for many reasons. So… a new ‘Mud Hill’ is being born! So much excitement coming!
After School Traffic Incident – UPDATE
Our little Wandong person who collided with the vehicle after school on Monday is on the mend and the foot is in fact not broken. He is obviously somewhat very black and blue, but will be running about soon enough.
A huge shoutout to our amazing community who stepped up and stepped in on all fronts, from minding tiny children, to calling 000, to moving along and stopping to ask if everyone was ok. THANK YOU! A worthy reminder for everyone to speak with your children about the importance of crossing roads safely. Also, please continue to drive carefully and slowly around our school.
WELLBEING
SEW 1/2M
In 1/2, we have been exploring what conflict is and the different ways that we can resolve conflict. Using our school character ‘Connie Conflict’, students participated in role play scenarios where they had to resolve a conflict scenario. After this, students identified 5 different techniques that they can use to overcome conflict.
BOOK WEEK
PAFA
Next Meeting: 11th September, 2024 @ 9.15am
Look what PAFA is up to in term 3.
We will send out information as it becomes available on each of these events and let you know how you can participate!
If there is anyone who’d like to help at the Father’s Day stall or sorting and delivering cookie orders or pizza please don’t hesitate to get in contact. stephanie.domino@education.vic.gov.au
******Final reminder that our school spare change challenge ends this Friday. Class money boxes will then be counted and the highest fundraising classroom will receive a sundae bar one lunch eating time in the week following the competition ending. So have one last check under the couch and bring in any coins you find lying around. Create a strong finish for your class!
OFFICE NOTICES
Office Hours :- 8:30am until 3:55pm
Picking Up Children – Please help our admin team!
In exceptional circumstances and emergencies, at times children need to be collected from school early. Please help our wonderful administration team by ensuring that this is not done during the break times of 11:00-11:30am and 1:45-2:30pm. When children are outside playing with their friends, they do not hear the announcements and it is difficult to have a staff member unlock classrooms to collect bags and belongings. Please help support our classroom programs by waiting until 3:30pm to collect children. The admin area is growing quite hectic in the afternoons with families collecting children early Thank you in advance for your support and understanding.
IMPORTANT – Mobile Phone/Watch/Device Policy
In 2020, DET introduced strict restrictions on the use of any device with access to a cellular system, with or without a physical connection to a network. Where students bring a device of this type to school, it MUST be placed in secure storage at the office.
IMPORTANT – Student Information
It is very important we have up-to-date information for all students. Please check Compass and update current home & email address, phone numbers & medical details.
Wet Weather
We would like to request parents/guardians of students to pack a set of spare uniform items in their child’s bag, including a waterproof bag. We have limited spare uniform at the office. If your child has recently needed to borrow items from our sick bay, please wash and return them to the office as soon as possible.
Thanks Administration Team
UNIFORM
IMPORTANT
**Please remember to put your child’s full name on their uniform. Please don’t use initials, as this makes it harder for us to find the owner.
If you order a bag, the order can be placed in your child’s or siblings’ tub for convenience. If not, you will need to supply a bag or make arrangements to collect your order.
COMPASS – CANTEEN UNIFORM ORDERING
When ordering uniforms through Compass, use Canteen. See below for how to order
Going paperless will reduce waste & conserve our natural resources.
Please Note:
Select the following day as your order date if the current date is closed, even if it’s a weekend!
Log into the Compass App.
Select more at bottom of screen.
Click on the Canteen button.
Select Place Order at bottom of screen.
Select Student.
Select Date. (Will have to select next date if current date is cut off)
Select sitting e.g. Uniform
Click on item you require e.g Short Sleeve Polo.
Select how many you want and then select the size.
Add to cart.
Repeat for other items e.g. Bomber Jacket.
View Cart
Proceed to Checkout or create another order.
CHURCH CARPARK MAP
AFTER SCHOOL CARE
About the program
TheirCare provides adventurous and stimulating Before & After School Care Programs in a safe environment for all children. During sessions children develop life skills, friendships, confidence and creativity through play.
Wandong Primary School has partnered with TheirCare to provide this service to your school which includes quality care, booking flexibility, amazing programming for your children and commitment to deliver on our promise to your school community.
| Operation Times | Fees* | Out of Pocket | Average^ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School Care | 6:30am - 8:45am | $21.00 | $3.15 - $21.00 | $4.83 |
| After School Care | 3:30pm - 6:30pm | $23.00 | $3.45 - $23.00 | $5.29 |
| Pupil Free Day | 6:30am - 6.30pm | $103.00 | $15.45 - $103.00 | $23.69 |
| Holiday Program | 6:30am - 6.30pm | $103.00 | $15.45 - $103.00 | $23.69 |
| Late Booking Cancellation Fee | Within 48 hours | $5.00 | ||
| Cancellation Fee | Same Day | Full Fee | See BSC/ASC | |
Service Phone Number: 0497 877 771 Your Service coordinator will be available during sessions times. TheirCare support is available during office hours if required on 1300 072 410
How to Enrol
Visit Theircare website: www.theircare.com.au and click on ‘Book Now’ in the top right hand corner to register your child’s details.
*Standard fees excluding incursions/excursion costs
^Based on ABS published average family income for the suburb the school is located
MUSIC
Thank you for your interest in the Instrumental Music Program at Wandong
Primary School.
Our program provides students with the opportunity to develop musicianship
skills, build confidence and collaborate with others to deliver performances.
Above all, we aim to foster peoples love of music, have fun and stay creative!
Students may choose from the following
Please find below, the conditions of our program and Enrolment form.
Please read carefully to ensure your child’s maximum involvement and development.
In order to continue and develop their skills, students are encouraged to
show evidence of regular practice. Below is a recommended guide for weekly
practice times:
Beginners: 15-20 minutes, 3 days a week
After one year: 30 minutes, 4 days a week
After two years: 40 minutes, 5-6 days a week
Payment Terms & Withdrawal from the Instrumental Music Program
1. An invoice will be sent at the beginning of each term and is to be paid,
in full, via Direct Deposit.
2. Fees must be paid by the due date. Failure to do so will result in lessons
being stooped until payment has been made.
3. Unless notified, the instrumental teacher assumes all students in the
program will automatically continue lessons each term. A verbal or written
notification to the instrumental teacher is required to withdraw students
from the program. Notice needs to be received 2 weeks prior to the end
of the term, to avoid incurring the next term’s fees.
