Wombat Whisper

Ride2School day was a fantastic event. It was great to see families and students taking this day to heart and making a special effort in the morning to ride to school with their bikes and/or other wheels! I must commend all the students in following the safety rules and making sure they had helmets and crossed appropriately at the school crossing.

Ride 2 Skool was a fantastic success in 2021! Mrs Manzoney counted approximately 55 bikes and 11 scooters in total! Thanks to everyone who joined in, students, siblings, staff and parents alike. What a brilliant KWPS community we have! Miss Schulz.  

Last week the Preps worked with their Grade 6 Buddies, creating some very special chalk drawing illusions. The Buddies meet at 12.30 every Monday. It is a great opportunity for the Preps to form a lovely bond with a their buddy and the older students learn a lot about care, respect, teamwork and patience!

Over the weekend, we had a lot of dedicated parents who came to the school to help out on Saturday with the call out for support in transferring and raking the mulch needed for the playground soft-fall. We had parents not only working but also providing refreshments to all the volunteers needed.

The Kinglake West staff and students would like to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to all these volunteers for supporting the school in getting this done. A big shout out to Darren B who kindly used his own machinery to move and transport the mulch and was instrumental in the organisation. Well done

Thursday 1st April will be the last day of Term 1 for this year. We will be having an early finish at 2.30pm. Please make sure to make all the appropriate arrangements to pick up your children at this time or enrol them in the After School program as needed.

Friday 2nd April – Good Friday Public Holiday

I wish you all another great week.

Stay positive

Mrs Osavkovska

Acting Principal

Dear Parents,

Our school Cross Country event will be taking place on Wednesday, 21st of April from 9.00am-10.45am. Parents are encouraged to come and watch their child participate if they wish to. Please ensure that your child comes prepared with appropriate running shoes and a drink bottle as all students will be required to participate.

Prep students will run first accompanied by their Grade 6 buddies. Grades 1-2 will run together, and students from grades 3-6 will run in groups based on their age. Students who come 1st, 2nd or 3rd and are aged 9 years and older will be eligible to progress to the District Cross Country which will take place on May 19th.

Students are encouraged to wear their house colours.

Sara Dunlop

The Grade 3 and 4 camp for this year will be to Arrabri Lodge which is in Warburton.  The camp is booked for Monday August 16th to Wednesday August 18th.

 Cost: the cost of the camp is $340.00.  This is calculated on at least 40 children attending.  If fewer attend the cost may increase slightly. 

 We are aware that the cost for a camp may seem to be off-putting however; the benefits to all children of a camp are truly worth the experience. 

 Arrabri Lodge Camp offers the children experiences in:

• Hiking
• Bush skills and cooking
• Gold panning
• Orienteering
• Initiative activities
• Environmental science
• Campfire singing
• Ropes Course

 The children will also be going to Healesville Sanctuary on the Wednesday.

In order to finalise the numbers for the camp we need Permission Form to be completed on skoolbag and the deposit of $50 by Friday 30th April.  

Dear Parents/Guardians, As part of our school’s educational program, we are having Life Education deliver modules on Sexual Health through the ‘Talk About It’ program. Life Education will visit our school on the following date/s: 26th April, 3rd May, 10th May and 17th May  

Developed with the support of Queensland Health and adopted by Life Education Victoria, this ground- breaking program is:

• aligned to the Australian Curriculum age appropriate
• flexible to meet student needs tailored to the schools’ ethos
• delivered in your child’s classroom, not in the Mobile Learning Centre a model of evidence-based best practice.

 “At Life Education, we understand the need for sexuality education to be delivered appropriately. We also understand that schools may need support with some topics more than others. Our program will offer a diverse range of content from which schools can choose. Delivered separately to the existing Life Education health modules, this program will be facilitated by specialist sexual health educators, working in partnership with classroom teachers. The activities are designed to explore contextual factors influencing sexual and social health and provide an appropriate learning environment to ‘Talk About It’!“

 The Life Education ‘Talk About It’ program is aimed at Year 5/6 students and focuses on puberty which helps them to understand what to expect physically, socially and emotionally.

In order to finalise the numbers we need Permission Form to be completed on skoolbag and payment made Thursday 1st April.  

Cost is $36 for the Grade 5 students and $40 for the Grade 6 students.

CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)

School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great outdoors. Excursions encourage a deeper understanding of how the world works while sports teach teamwork, discipline and leadership.  All are a part of a healthy curriculum.

CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.

 The annual CSEF amount per student is:

•     $125 for primary school students

•     $225 for secondary school students

HOW TO APPLY

New applicants should contact the school office to   obtain a CSEF application form or download from the website below.

If you applied for CSEF at your child's school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year unless there has been a change in your family circumstances. 

You only need to complete an application form if any of the following changes have occurred:

·         new student enrolments; your child has started or changed schools this year.

·         changed family circumstances; such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing this year.

 Check with the school office if you are unsure.

2021 Sports Calendar

Sara Dunlop