Thursday 18th October - Viewbank Primary School Walkathon
Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th October - Vision Portrait photoshoot BOOK ONLINE NOW
Tuesday 18th December - Year 6 Graduation at Viewbank College
ANNUAL WORKING BEES — Saturday November 3 (Term 4)
PUPIL FREE DAYS — Monday December 17
TERM DATES — TERM 3: Monday 16 July - Friday 21 September, TERM 4: Monday 8 October - Friday 21 December
CAMP DATES — Year 5 Lady Northcote Camp 9 - 12 October, Year 3 Arrabri Lodge Camp 29 - 31 October.
STATE SCHOOLS SPECTACULAR I was a very fortunate spectator at last Saturday’s State Schools Spectacular at Hisense Arena, and privileged to see so many extremely talented primary and secondary students entertaining the crowd. Singers, dancers, gymnasts, magicians – all performed in a highly choreographed 3 hour show, with lighting, costumes and artistry of the highest order. Congratulations to our own twelve dancers, their teachers Jackie Rielly and Bec Andrew and parent supporters. This is truly an event they will always remember.
SCHOOL DANCES I trust everyone enjoyed the three nights of dancing at La Trobe University Union Hall. Many thanks to Sarah McQuarrie from STOMP Dancing who choreographed the dances, and trained our students over many weeks, supported by classroom teachers. Our students danced superbly, had fun and put on a great show.
SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTION There will be lots of activity at our school over the holidays with maintenance work on our ‘Tiger Turf’, Grounds Maintenance in the second week of the holidays via Hi-City, the installation of LED lights in various classrooms, steam cleaning of all carpet areas via our cleaning company and other minor maintenance. As always, if you observe anything of a suspicious nature, please don’t hesitate to ring the police on 000.
FINAL ASSEMBLY The final assembly of the term commences at 2.10pm this Friday, with students dismissed by 2.30pm. Term 4 resumes on Monday, October 8.
Have a great holiday, hoping but not expecting the ultimate joy for my team, but certainly wishing everyone a great break.
Kind regards,
Bill Kersing
Principal
TERM 3 WRAP UP It has been an incredibly busy term across the school and I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our students, staff and families for their commitment to our school. Our staff have completed many hours of professional development during the term to build their capacity as teachers and deliver a comprehensive and engaging teaching program for all students. They have planned and implemented interschool sport, excursions and incursions as well as special programs and events such as Family Science Night, Book Week activities, Japanese Day and the school dance. Our dedicated ES staff have kept our school running efficiently, supported our students and teachers, kept the home/school communication lines humming and responded cheerfully to the hundreds of daily queries and questions from everyone.
Thank you to our wonderful families for supporting fundraising initiatives and special school events and for assisting across the school in many different roles such as listening to reading, the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen and Garden Program, selling icy poles, working bees or as a member of School Council or one of its sub committees. We simply could not be the school we are without your support.
Our students have worked hard to demonstrate our school values and display a positive attitude to their learning. They have participated enthusiastically in the learning opportunities that have been provided this term, demonstrating a growth mindset, curiosity and willingness to give new experiences their best shot. Together, we have begun to welcomed our new 2019 Foundation students and their families into our school community and this will continue throughout term 4. I hope that all our new families as well as our existing families value the importance of working together to create and maintain a positive and inclusive Viewbank school community.
Finally, congratulations to our students and thank you to our families and staff for being part of the amazing School Dance this week. The three nights were certainly a celebration of our school community and a wonderful team effort.
Have a great holiday, stay safe and I look forward to seeing everyone in term 4.
Gill Nicholls
Term 3 has been a very busy and enjoyable term for all at VPS!
The children have loved taking part in the special lunch days, Japanese Day, and shopping for Dads at the Father’s Day stall. They have shown great support for charity on Daffodil day and Footy colours day, and support for the school through the chocolate drive and Dance raffle.
The school council acknowledge that parents have had to show a lot of monetary support this term, as well as needing to remember what colour to dress your children in for which event on what day!
We would like to announce that we are starting some exciting upgrades over the term 3 holidays as a result of the tremendous support shown, and in response to the suggestions from the school survey on where to focus our fundraising efforts.
The following projects will be started over the term break:
An upgrade to all toilet facilities within the school to brighten and freshen them up. This will include, new locks, toilet seats, splashbacks, painting and floor works where required.
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Our Tiger Turf will also be going through its 6 monthly maintenance.
In addition, we have also started planning for the next MAJOR fundraising project for a school oval upgrade. This work will potentially involve: higher fencing to allow for more balls sports, levelling and grass restoration, and more seating and play spaces around the perimeter. We hope that all our VPS families can continue to support our fundraising activities to allow this plan to come to fruition in 2019/2020.
See you all in Term 4 – Happy Holidays
Kate Ryan
School Council President
VIEWBANK PRIMARY SCHOOL 2018 DANCE RAFFLE
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING WINNERS
FIRST PRIZE - EMILY HONEYCOMBE:
5KG CADBURY FAVOURITES , WATERMARC FAMILY SWIM AND SLIDE PASS, MELBOURNE ZOO FAMILY PASS, SKATERZ $200 PARTY VOUCHER, CRIMSON COCONUT $300 VOUCHER & CLASSROOM CUISINE VOUCHER.
SECOND PRIZE - GROIDIS FAMILY
FAMILY PASS ICE HQ RESERVOIR GIFT VOUCHER, HUNTER LANE CAFE $100 VOUCHER, WATERMARC FAMILY SWIM AND SLIDE PASS & THE VICTORIAN LASER AND SKIN CLINIC VOUCHER
THIRD PRIZE - ANNIE NGUYEN
CADBURY GIFT BOX & WATERMARC FAMILY SWIM AND SLIDE PASS
ICY POLE FRIDAY Students are able to buy icy poles over the counter at lunchtime. All icy poles cost $1.00 each. We are asking for parent helpers to assist with the sale of these icy poles on Fridays from 1pm to 1:30pm.
Foundation Kindness Project We’re getting there! We are in the final stages of our kindness garden! Here are some happy little gardeners and painters :) Keep an eye on this space!
LOST PROPERTY There is currently an overwhelming amount of lost property, mainly school jumpers, in the breezeway at the end of the main building! If your child has lost a jumper please come and look for it. Lost property will also be displayed outside the gym on Friday before and after assembly. All unnamed uniform items will be washed during the holidays and then sold at the next second hand uniform sale in term 4.
WALK TO SCHOOL 2018 This October Viewbank Primary is excited to take part in the state wide Walk to School program.
About Walk to School Every October, VicHealth’s Walk to School encourages Victorian primary school kids and their families to walk, ride or scoot to and from school. It’s a great way for the whole family to increase their physical activity levels. Along with the health benefits, it also reduces traffic congestion and parking around schools, helps us connect with the community and saves the environment!
Part way is okay! If you can’t walk the whole way, why not try parking the car a few blocks from your school and walk, ride or scoot the rest.
Safe Routes to School Map Banyule Council has provided a Safe Routes to School Map and this year Viewbank Primary’s has convenient meeting places highlighted where families could meet in the mornings before they start their walk. Please see the map and familiarise yourself with the safest way to walk to school.
Last year more than 140,000 kids and their families took part in walk to school and with your help we can make 2018 our biggest year yet!
For more information go to walktoschool.vic.gov.au
Year 3 Sustainability & Design Inquiry Unit Action Project - Design and work together for our planet’s future. The Year 3’s second Inquiry Unit for 2018 was all about design and sustainability. Many of the students became passionate about the sustainability issues we face and decided they would like to educate others by building a website. The students were broken up in to their groups to develop the content they wanted to include with everyone’s ideas coming through with text, photos, graphs and links to further information. This group of students would like to share their work and hope to inspire more people to work together for our planet’s future.
HATS ON From 1st September until 30th April school hats must be worn outside during all outside activities.
TRANSITION DATES Please download the below timeline for your future reference.
SCHOOL CHOIR Every Wednesdays, 8.30, in the Music room. Everyone Welcome!
RUNNING GROUP Every Thursday from 8:15am on the oval, for any students in years 4-6. All abilities welcome. Pack a spare pair of socks/shoes in case the oval is damp. Hope to see you there!
Facility Hire Viewbank Primary School provides a venue for hire with kitchen facilities. Please submit a written application to the office, outlining the details of intended use via email at viewbank.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Please note that conditions do apply. At the discretion of the school, venue costs may also be waived in some instances. All applications will be considered on a case by case basis
Banyule Nature Play Adventures – Banyule Flats Reserve Presented by: Banyule City Council. Connecting with nature is good for our health, well-being and development. More than this, playing in nature is so much fun! Join us in the Banyule Flats Reserve to play in nature. Through play you’ll learn about what makes the Banyule Flats special and how we can work as a community to protect and enhance the area for today and future generations. This event falls in the Wurundjeri season of Poorneet – or Tadpole Season.
Date: Sunday 7th October 2018, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Cost: Free
Where: Banyule Flats Reserve, 36/38 Somerset Drive, Viewbank, Victoria
Bookings: Essential. Places limited to 120.
Book at https://www.trybooking.com/WEHT
Special Thank You - Viewbank Primary School would like to acknowledge and thank our wonderful supporters for their generous support for this years school dance raffle:
All Big Group Hug donations can be left in the Grade 3/4F classroom.