Bakery Lunches

Did you know that our weekly bakery lunches are a school fundraiser? From every order made, we receive a percentage as ‘cash back’ from the bakery. We are incredibly grateful to the Lower Plenty Bakery (https://www.facebook.com/lowerbakehouse/) who do not inflate their prices to you. In Term 1, they donated $2,750 to the school. If you are ever at the Lower Plenty shops, it would be great to either drop in and buy something (support those that support us) or pop in and say thank you!

Volunteers Required - 2022 Victorian State Election - Sausage Sizzle

Viewbank Primary School Parents and Friends Association will be having a fundraising Sausage Sizzle on Saturday 26th November (Victorian State Election Day), at Viewbank Primary School.

Your help is needed for Saturday 26th November, 2022 - Victorian State Election Day Sausage Sizzle.

We are asking for people to offer 1 or 2 hours of their time on the day between the hours of 7:00am to 6:00pm. Remember the money raised will go directly to our school upgrade.

All the children also thank you for your fantastic support we really can’t do it without you!!!

We thank you in advance. If you have any questions, please contact the office on 9459 1512

WORKING BEE

The term four working bee is scheduled for Saturday, November 19. In a break with tradition, the working bee will run from 10am until 4pm and as always we encourage you to drop in for as many hours as you can spare. The focus will once again be on developing and enhancing our new vegie patch which now resides in the area once home to a tennis court on our schoolgrounds. Please come along if you can – lunch will be provided.

OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CARE PROVIDERS

You will know by now that TheirCare will be taking over the running of our Out Of School Hours Care program from January 27 next year.  OSHClub will remain in their role (including providing vacation care) until that time.  TheirCare was chosen to replace OSHClub after a rigourous tender process conducted by School Council and will continue to provide a stimulating & safe environment where children develop life skills, friendships, confidence, and creativity.

 

We look forward to welcoming TheirCare to the Viewbank PS community in Term 1 2023.

 

For further information, visit www.theircare.com.au or call their support office on 1300 072 410

BUILDING WORKS

Yesterday, we met with the building company (Stokes Rousseau), our architects (Kneeler Design) and the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) in an introductory meeting before we finally commence the project. I can report in a ‘good news/bad news’ fashion, that the good news is that the project will be condensed to nine months in total. The bad news is that the start date has been pushed back to January 16, 2023. In a nutshell, there will be no changes to parking or normal operations for the rest of the year, and I will outline as we get nearer to the end of the year the impacts on operations etc for 2023 as they pertain to all groups.

PUPIL FREE DAY

A reminder that next Monday, October 31, is a pupil free day and that there are no classes for students on that day. OSHClub will be open and operational for a whole day of care and bookings can be made in the usual manner. Staff will be finalising assessments, collating data and continuing to work on the preparation of reports on that day.

Day For Daniel – Australia’s largest child safety event - Friday, 28th October

On Friday, 28th October, we are participating in ‘Day For Daniel’ https://danielmorcombefoundation.com.au/day-for-daniel

As we have done for the last few years, Viewbank Primary School will be participating in Day for Daniel. The Day for Daniel is a National Day of Action to raise awareness of child safety, protection and harm prevention. It is about educating children and adults about keeping kids safe through child safety and protection initiatives. It aims to help empower our children to Recognise, React and Report if they feel something is not right.

We are encouraging all students to add something RED to their uniform on Friday 28th October eg. red shirt, red ribbons, red skirt/trousers, red ha. Students may give a gold coin donation or if you would like to donate, please go to: https://danielmorcombe.com.au/donate and donate directly to the foundation.

During the day, students will engage in an age appropriate safety lessons with their class.

WALKATHON 2022

One of our major Fundraisers for 2022 is our Walkathon. On Tuesday 25th October, all Viewbank Primary School students will participate in this annual event, completing laps through and around the school's perimeter.

Click here to volunteer on the day. All volunteers must have a current Working With Children Check, or approved exemption (e.g. VIT card, police badge etc).

INTENTIONS TO LEAVE

Term 4 is always dominated with planning for the following year – grade and staff selection, budgets, enrolments and more. We have asked this before, (and families have been very good in letting us know), but if any other families are intending to leave our school community in 2023 because of relocation or other reason, could you please advise us as soon as possible. A phone call to the office, or an email to the school or my email account asap would be most appreciated.