• Thursday 1st April - Last day of Term 1, 2:30pm dismissal
• Monday 19th April - First Day of Term 2

TERM DATES

• 2021 TERM 1: Wednesday 27th January Teachers start (All students start Thursday 28th January) - Thursday 1st April (2:30pm finish)
• 2021 TERM 2: Monday 19th April - Friday 25th June (2:30pm finish)
• 2021 TERM 3: Monday 12th July - Friday 17th September (2:30pm finish)
• 2021 TERM 4: Monday 4th October - Friday 17th December (1:30pm finish)

2021 CAMP DATES

• Year 3: Arrabri Lodge Camp - Wednesday 4th August to Friday 6th August
• Year 4: Anglesea Recreation Camp - Wednesday 19th May to Friday 21st May
• Year 5: Lady Northcote Recreation Camp - Tuesday 5th October to Friday 8th October
• Year 6: Coonawarra Farm Resort Camp - Monday 17th May to Friday 21th May

TERM 2 PARENT AND FRIENDS BAKERY LUNCH DAYS - All Term 2 dates are now open for ordering via Compass Canteen

• Thursday 29th April (Orders closing on 26th April, 3:00pm)
• Thursday 13th May (Orders closing on 10th May, 3:00pm)
• Thursday 27th May (Orders closing on 24th May, 3:00pm)
• Thursday 10th June (Orders closing on 7th June, 3:00pm)
• Thursday 24th June (Orders closing on 21st June, 3:00pm)

OFFICIAL OPENING OF OUR PERMANENT MODULAR BUILDING The new Grade 5 and 6 classrooms will be officially opened on Wednesday, April 21 at 9.30am by Anthony Carbines, Member for Ivanhoe. There will be a whole school assembly (weather permitting) on the Tiger Turf, with the unveiling of a plaque to mark the occasion.

BADGE PRESENTATIONS Our final badge presentations took place at Assembly on Monday with our Japanese Captains and Green Team members all receiving their badges. We also had our first Citizen Of The Month presentation for 2021, for the value of Kindness. It was a busy but rewarding assembly!

SCHOOL COUNCIL School Council met briefly on Monday night to approve and endorse our Annual Report of 2020. It has now been uploaded to our website.

A CHILD IS BORN It gives us great pleasure to announce that Meredith and Chris Kearney became the proud parents of Roy James, born on March 25. Everyone is doing well!

HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY In slightly different circumstances to 2020, we head to the school holidays. It has been a busy term, and I feel as a community we have adapted and conformed well to the new Covid-normal. The Victorian ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown in Term 1, and the recent Brisbane lockdown remind us that it will still be quite some time before we return to what we had before 2020. We will continue to modify events at school, as needs be and in line with the DET Operational Guidelines, and continue to reinforce Covid Safe practices. But, for now, I hope that everyone takes time over the next two weeks to relax and recharge and we look forward to seeing everyone again on Monday, April 19 for the start of a new term.

Kind regards,

Bill Kersing

Principal

PROJECT+ for Parents and Carers

Issue No. 2 - Listen to the imperfects podcast Teaming up with one of Australia’s most successful comedians, Ryan Shelton, and his very talented brother Josh van Cuylenburg, Hugh has put together a podcast which is all about how perfectly imperfect we all are. Constantly comparing ourselves to others can not only be exhausting, but extremely harmful. However, when we share our struggles, we start to realise that everyone, no matter how successful, has something they are battling with.

In this podcast Hugh will be chatting to a variety of interesting people who will be bravely sharing their struggles and imperfections. Ryan will then join him to discuss some valuable take-aways we can all apply to our own imperfect lives.

We have certainly had a very busy term 1 at Viewbank and I am sure you have noticed your child becoming more tired as the term comes to an end. Please have a fabulous holiday and take the time to rest, relax and recharge.

I look forward to seeing you again in Term 2.

Happy holidays

Gill

VCOP Writing This week, I was able to join a Viewbank writing session, where I experienced how the Year 2’s have been continuing to focus on using VCOP in their writing. Through the use of VCOP, children will develop 4 main aspects of their writing:

• V – Vocabulary
• C – Connectives
• O – Openers
• P – Punctuation

They utilised these skills during their recount writing of their weekend experiences and activities. During a writing lesson, students will have an opportunity to highlight their work, improve on its structure (utilising the VCOP principles) and also edit their writing. Great work Year 2’s, it was outstanding to see you expand your vocabulary in your writing!

Goal Setting in Year 6 The Year 6’s have been working on creating their personal learning goals. The students had an opportunity to self-assess their learning skills and create a goal that would allow them to be an active participant in their learning. The process of setting goals allows students to develop agency for their learning. By doing this, it provides students with both vision and motivation to succeed.

Some of the Year 6 students brainstormed these reflections as to why they like making learning goals. Their responses included:

‘Once you achieve a goal it is rewarding’

‘Goals help you practise what you need to learn and keep you on track’

Setting goals can help students develop:

• Motivation
• Reflective thinking
• Pride in work
• Self confidence

Keep up the great work Year 6, your new goal setting skills will be a great asset for many years to come.

Year 2 Buddies Program Our Year 4’s have shown skills of leadership by becoming buddies to the Year 2 students. Our Buddy program at Viewbank is from Foundation – 2 and supports the students in the early years of schooling. The Buddy program develops the skills of the older student, where they can take on responsibility and pride in supporting another student.

At Viewbank, students are encouraged to utilise all of the school values: Resilience, Respect, Responsibility and Kindness. The role of a buddy is to build a positive relationship with their younger buddy and to share a love of learning.

The Year 2’s and 4’s had an opportunity this week to share their holiday plans and participate in an extra fun basket-making craft activity.

STEM ‘Eggsperiment’ I was delighted to visit the STEM room this week and discover students completing very important design ‘eggsperiments’. The Year 3 students were working to design a container that could safely transport eggs from the chicken coop to the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen. This design had the enormous challenge of ensuring that the eggs were able to be transported without breaking. Year 3’s, your designs look fantastic, and I am sure that you were able to transport many eggs safely.

I hope everyone has a restful break, and we look forward to seeing you all again, happy and healthy, for Term 2 on Monday April 19th.

Karen Butler

OSHClub (Outside School Hours Care) Please be aware that if your child is not registered with OSHClub they will be unable to access the program in an emergency. Therefore it is highly recommend that you register your child/ren for OSHClub in case you may need it one day.

School Tours We will not be running any school tours in Term 1 due to the current Covid guidelines. Detailed information about our school and enrolment process can be found on our website

Enrolments We are currently accepting enrolments for 2022 and are happy to assist with any queries.

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) The Government assisted Fund provides payments for eligible students to attend camps, sports, incursions and excursions ($125 per child). Applications for the Governments ‘CSEF Fund’ can be accessed by filling in the application form and returning it to the office with a copy of your current Health Care Card. Families holding a valid means-tested concession card or temporary foster parents are eligible to apply i.e. a Centrelink Health Care Card or Pension Concession Card or Veteran Affairs Gold Card.

Funds are paid to the school and will be automatically allocated to the Term Expenses unless otherwise stated by the parent at the start of the year.

Thank you

Lucy Addati

Business Manager

Bakery Lunch Orders Are Back!!! - Every 2nd Thursday during Term 2, 2021

Lower Plenty Bakehouse will be to providing the school with fundraising Lunch Orders every second Thursday during Term 2. These lunches will be implemented via our Parents and Friends Committee and all money raised will be used towards our major school oval upgrade.

Our Term 2 Fundraising Lunch Order Dates are:

• Thursday 29th April (Orders closing on 26th April, 3:00pm)
• Thursday 13th May (Orders closing on 10th May, 3:00pm)
• Thursday 27th May (Orders closing on 24th May, 3:00pm)
• Thursday 10th June (Orders closing on 7th June, 3:00pm)
• Thursday 24th June (Orders closing on 21st June, 3:00pm)

Orders need to be placed in advance via Compass Canteen. Ordering will close the Monday before the lunch date at 3pm. All of Term 2 Lunch dates are now open and ordering is able to be placed in advance for the whole term if you choose to do so.

Please see attached a Parent User Guide on how to order via Compass Canteen. Please note a 35 cents order fee will be charged at check out.

​​ICY POLE FRIDAY Students are able to purchase icy poles over the counter at lunchtime every Friday. All icy poles cost $1.00 each.

2021 ANZAC Appeal badges can be purchased from the school's general office, ranging from $1 to $10.

CLASSROOM CUISINE provides lunch orders to our school on a MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAYS.

Lunches must be ordered online using the CLASSROOM CUISINE website.

Extra Curricula Clubs We have a range of weekly extra curricula activities that students are invited to participate in. Some are free and others require parent payment. If your child wishes to join please encourage them to go along on the scheduled day or you may like to contact the school office or the classroom teacher to discuss participation.

Library Lunch Open Times 1:30pm to 2pm (See timetable below)

.

​

​

SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALE - Every Friday 8:45am to 9:15am, next to the music room. Jumpers with the school logo, long and short sleeve school polo tops and school dresses will be $5.00 and all other items $2.00. We are currently asking for donations of any unwanted reusable school uniform items to sell at our stall.

Instrumental Music Enrolments 2021 Can all students who would like to join or continue to participate in our school instrumental music programs in 2021 please inform the relevant teacher below of your expression of interest.

SINGING WITH GABRIELLA - Gabriella

• Email: favrettogab@gmail.com
• Phone: 0413 676 733

STRINGS WITH MR CAI - Gabriella

• Email: favrettogab@gmail.com
• Phone: 0413 676 733

GUITAR/BASS GUITAR - Alec

• Email: alec.stalder@gmail.com
• Phone: 0422 690 842

PIANO/KEYBOARD - Ella

• Email: ellac.blackburn@gmail.com
• Phone: 0410 938 840

DRUMS - James

• Email: orangejimmy@gmail.com
• Phone: 0405 845 628

PHONE NUMBER: 0448 075 422

EMAIL: viewbank@oshclub.com.au

A PLUS SCHOOLWEAR Our uniform supplier is A Plus Schoolwear which is located at 41-43 Northern Road Heidelberg West. Open hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday’s from 9am to 4.30pm (closed on weekend and public holidays).

You can also purchase your uniform online at www.aplusschoolwear.com.au