25th March 2020

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

and resilient learners who strive for personal excellence.”

‘The Puggle Post’

Reminders .

Wednesday 25th March - Curriculum Day (no students required at school) Wednesday 25th March - POSTPONED - Foundation 2021 Information Evening (6:00pm-7:00pm)

Thursday 26th March - Curriculum Day (no students required at school) Friday 27th March - Curriculum Day (no students required at school)

Friday 27th March - POSTPONED - 2020 Colour Run Friday 27th March - POSTPONED - PAFA Ice Cream Day

Tuesday 14th April - Curriculum Day (no students required at school) Wednesday 15th April - INTENDED Start of Term 2 (school starts at 8.55am)

Wednesday 15th April - TO BE CONFIRMED Bravehearts Ditto Program for Foundation grades

Congratulations to our ‘Students of the Week’

Foundation C: Benjamin (Showing all of the school’s values)

Foundation G: Isla (Displaying an excellent learning attitude and enthusiastic approach to helping others)

Foundation M: Amelia (Always showing whole body listening)

1/2B: Addison (Creating an amazing timeline about her life and important milestones)

1/2B: Samantha (Always having a positive attitude towards challenges in her learning)

1/2E: Ava (Always having a positive attitude during class and in the yard)

1/2G: Hudson (Displaying excellent effort in writing)

1/2L: Hollie (Being a caring student)

1/2M: Flynn (Always being polite and appreciative)

1/2W: Isla (Writing a wonderful information report about the beach and shells)

1/2Y: Thomas (Using fantastic language when writing his information report)

1/2Y: Jayda Williams (Being a fantastic and helpful friend)

3/4E: Rubi (Taking advantage of every learning opportunity and challenging herself)

3/4H: Lewis (Demonstrating curiosity and pride in his “favourite food” project)

3/4M: Rhys (Taking on constructive feedback to write an engaging introduction for his persuasive writing)

3/4P: Kailee (Taking advantage of every learning opportunity and challenging herself)

5/6B: Harris (Working exceptionally hard on his persuasive writing)

5/6M: Khloe (Always being organised and ready to begin)

5/6R: Ethan (Bumping up his persuasive writing)

Indonesian Award: Cole (Being an outstanding role model during Indonesian activities)

Sports Award: Xavier (Displaying awesome hand eye coordination and game play in downball)

Dear Families

Corona Virus – Covid 19

I have been overwhelmed with the level of support I have received from families in our community. It has

been heart-warming to see a huge number of ‘likes’ on our Facebook group, as well as emails of support and

encouragement from parents. It makes this difficult time much more bearable when you have understanding

and compassionate people surrounding you. To my team – leadership team, office staff, teaching staff and

ES – Thank you for the outstanding work you continue to do in these very challenging times.

As you would be aware, on Monday your child took home a Seesaw QR code accompanied with a cover

letter stating that in the event of schools moving to remote learning we plan to continue teaching and learning

via Seesaw. If you did not receive this from your child, the cover letter was posted on Compass and if your

child was absent from school and does not have a code, it is essential that you contact your child’s teacher

via email as soon as possible to ensure continuity of learning.

The Education Council met last week and decided NAPLAN will not proceed in 2020. Their official statement

is available here:

http://www.educationcouncil.edu.au/site/DefaultSite/filesystem/documents/EC%20Communiques%20and%

20media%20releases/

Education%20Council%20Communique%20%20-%2020%20March%202020.pdf

Please see Compass Newsfeed for the latest information regarding the impacts of COVID-19. This will be our

avenue of communication as we progress through the school holidays and it’s important that all families are

informed. If you have any questions, please contact the school via email (wandong.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au)

or call on 57871232. This includes if you have experiencing problems with accessing the information on

Compass.

Practicing Gratitude

Staff at Wandong begin each meeting with an “Attitude of Gratitude”.

What have you been thankful for this past week? This is something you

could try around the dinner table each night. Take turns to share

something that you were grateful for during the day. It could be

something small or something big. But, what we do know is, it shifts our

thinking and changes our brains to look for positives in every situation.

Lunch Orders – Flexi Schools

Next term Kemps are moving to full implementation of online ordering. It is important for families who would

like the option of providing their child with a lunch order, that they are registered. It is super easy to navigate

and there is great support over the phone or online. Please visit https://www.flexischools.com.au/support if

you need assistance.

Congratulations

This week we celebrate the news that Ms Green will be welcoming a new addition to her family late this year.

I know the children in Ms Green’s class will enjoy sharing this journey with their teacher.

Outstanding Payments

We are currently finalising our Term 1 accounts and would appreciate it if you could please make payment for

any outstanding expenses. Thank you to all who have paid their parent payment for 2020. This money is

used to provide the best possible learning experiences and resources for your children. Please remember

you can pay in instalments, just contact Ros in the office to make arrangement. Essential Education items are

purchased by the school for children and it is expected that they are paid promptly.

Foundation in 2021?

ALL SIBLING ENROLMENTS SHOULD NOW BE IN AT THE OFFICE

As you would be aware, all schools now have a ‘zone’ in place. To ensure that we

are not accepting too many ‘out of zone’ enrolments, it is pertinent that all our

current families who have a sibling starting in 2021 have their enrolments in. If

you have not actioned this, please ensure that this is in at the office no later than

the end of this term.

PAFA 2020 Easter Raffle Thank you to all of our wonderful families who donated items for the Easter Raffle and bought raffle tickets. There will no doubt be some members of our school community who have sore bellies after indulging in their winnings next week! However, I know these prizes have always been a welcomed supply of gifts.

Back Car Park – Parent Duty of Care It has come to my attention that we have a number of children who are in the back car park well before 8:30am unsupervised. Please ensure children are adequately supervised before and after school.

Foundation Open Days - POSTPONED

To say that I’m a little bit devastated would be an understatement. I was excited to welcome our new families at our very first ‘Open Day’ Wednesday evening. At this stage we will be continuing the morning sessions in April and our evening session will be rescheduled when we know more. Please ensure you are keeping your contacts in the loop and we will continue to ensure our social media is kept up to date

Continuity of Learning We have provided a number of resources for families to access through the Compass newsfeed which includes fun everyday activities that can be done at home. When school starts back next term and we have been directed by the Department to move to remote learning it is super important that you have logged onto See-saw and you are familiar with this platform. Staff have given some great feedback on parent and student interactions already. If you are having trouble or need any assistance at all, please contact your child’s teacher on email. Through Compass, you have the ability to email any staff member including specialist teachers, support staff and leadership.

Be Safe and Enjoy Holidays Our children have begun their Term One break a little earlier than expected and I know how hard this juggling act might be for some families. Stay strong and reach out if you need support. I urge families to keep the list of contacts I sent home in hard copy on their fridge, as you never know when you might it. Over this next period of unknown, please keep children home and not out and about as directed by our Health Minister and have a great break. Kelly Morrow - Principal

YEAR LEVEL WINNERS

FOUNDATION GRADE 1 GRADE 2 GRADE 3 GRADE 4 GRADE 5 GRADE 6

Billy Charlie Harrison Ruby Blake Lucas Kobee

Michael Zac Holly Oliver Riley Vimithi Jack

FAMILY WINNERS

1. Oliver 2. Emily 3. Brock 4. Dave 5. Nikki

6. Anna 7. Cruz 8. Kiara 9. Shanae 10. Kristy

11. Brent 12. Cooper 13. Jaclyn 14. Shanae 15. David

16. Ethan 17. Toni 18. Anna 19. Xavier

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

MARCH

Wednesday 25th Curriculum Day (no students required at school) POSTPONED - Foundation 2021 Information Evening (6:00pm-7:00pm)

Thursday 26th Curriculum Day (no students required at school)

Friday 27th Curriculum Day (no students required at school) POSTPONED - 2020 Colour Run POSTPONED - PAFA Ice Cream Day

APRIL

Tuesday 14th Curriculum Day (no students required at school)

Wednesday 15th INTENDED Start of Term 2 (school starts at 8. 55am) TO BE CONFIRMED Bravehearts Ditto Program for Foundation grades

Thursday 16th CANCELLED - Grade 5/6 Parliament Excursion (selected students only)

Friday 17th TO BE CONFIRMED WPS Cross Country

Thursday 23rd TO BE CONFIRMED Grade 5/6 Interschool Sports Tournament (Summer Round)

Wednesday 24th INTENDED Foundation 2021 Information Morning (9:30am-10:30am) CANCELLED - Wandong PS ANZAC Day Ceremony (2:30pm-3:30pm)

Tuesday 28th School Photo Day INTENDED Foundation 2021 Information Morning (9:30am-10:30am)

What’s gone home recently?

The following notices/information was sent home between Thursday 19th March to Wednesday 25th March:

Wednesday 18th COVID-19 update 5 Information Communication Consents reminder (selected families) 2020 School Photo Day order form Thursday 19th COVID-19 update 6 Shortened assemblies information Friday 20th COVID-19 update 7 (including Colour Run update) Saturday 21st COVID –19 update 8 Sunday 22nd COVID-19 update 9 Transition to Remote Learning information Badge Presentation postponement advice Monday 23rd COVID-19 update 10 Monday 23rd COVID-19 update 11 Tuesday 24th Planning for continuity of learning

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

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62%

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