Monday 4th November

• Curriculum Day - no students at school

Tuesday 5th November

• Melbourne Cup Public Holiday

Friday 8th November

• P-2 Kickball - see XUNO for consent
• P/1 Dinner/Sleepover - please return notes and monies asap

Monday 11th November

• Assembly 2:45pm - 4/5/6BM presenting

Friday 15th November

• Year 2/3H - Healthy Waterways Day excursion

Tuesday 19th November

• 2025 Prep Transition #1 - 2:15pm-3:15pm

Monday 25th November

• Assembly 2:45pm - 4/5/6C presenting

Tuesday 26th November

• 2025 Prep Transition #2 - 2:15pm-3:15pm

Tuesday 3rd December

• 2025 Prep Transition #3 - 2:15pm-3:15pm

Thursday 5th December

• End of year performance & family night

Monday 9th December

• Assembly 2:45pm - 2/3H presenting

Tuesday 10th December

• 2025 Prep Transition #4 - 10:00am-12:00pm
• Whole school Step-Up Day - 10:00am-12:00pm

Thursday 12th December

• Year 6 Graduation - 5:30pm-8:30pm - more details to follow

Monday 16th December

• Assembly 2:45pm - Year 6 Students presenting
• Mangoes arriving this week!

Friday 20th December

• Last Day of Term 4 - 1:30pm finish

SWPBS

This week we are celebrating the first two students in the school to receive 20 Care Crow Cards. The achievements of Aurora A.F and Maeve were announced at Monday’s assembly, and they have each received a certificate. They are also entitled to select a reward acknowledging their individual achievement.

A new Behaviour flow chart is attached to this newsletter. It outlines minor and major problem behaviour and what processes are implemented when those problem behaviours occur. Every classroom has a copy of the chart and teachers have been having conversations with their class about the processes we will implement.

SPORTS NEWS

Tomorrow the mixed tennis team leaves school at 7:00am to go to Swan Hill. On Friday Evie will be playing basketball with Campbells Creek PS.

On Friday a team from Winters Flat is competing in Melbourne for the chess state finals at Yarra Valley Grammar School in Ringwood.

We wish all these competitors the very best.

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GRANDPARENTS’ AND SPECIAL FRIENDS’ DAY

It was lovely to welcome grandparents and friends on Friday. The children in Prep and Year 1 had a wonderful time hosting this event. We were also very grateful for the generous donations of books for the school library. This has become a wonderful tradition and is greatly appreciated by students and teachers alike.

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2025 CLASS STRUCTURE

Once again, we will have 5 classes next year. Our class structure will be:

P/1 composite

1/2 composite

2/3 composite

3/4 composite

5/6 composite

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HALLOWEEN DRESS UP TOMORROW

Spooky dress-up day (not too scary please) is tomorrow, with a gold coin donation to go towards the purchase of more fidget tools.

Families are driving a community-led plastic-free Halloween again this year. There is a map of the West End Halloween-friendly houses attached to this newsletter.

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NUDE FOOD – SUSTAINABILITY PRIORITY

Please help eliminate plastic wrappers at our school by continuing to send nude food in lunch boxes. We do not have general waste bins in the playground, and we are trying to reduce, re-use and recycle, as a school which promotes sustainability.

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BOTTLES TO THE CHEWTON SERVO

Take your bottles marked 10c refund to the Chewton service station. You can nominate Winters Flat PS to receive the cash. The container deposit scheme is a great initiative and supports our sustainability priorities as well as cash for the school.

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BREAKFAST CLUB – WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS

The food is provided – it’s just a matter of being available to serve the children who come to the kitchen. Times will ideally be 8:15am – 8:45am on a day that suits you. Please let us know if you can spare some time

Family home care packages are also available. Please see Karen Mahoney at the office for further information.

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VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers are welcome in every classroom as well as the Kitchen/Garden and specialist areas. Reading partners for the junior school are always welcome.

If you have the time and inclination, please let us know. Volunteers at school must have a Working with Children Check.

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BIRTHDAYS

First few weeks of November

Evie turns 12 at the weekend

Tanmay turns 11 next week

Kiki turns 6 in the second week of November

Sid L turns 8 in the second week of November

Raphy turns 6 in the second week of November

Lockie turns 8 in the second week of November

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Hip Hip: Hooray

Hip Hip: Hooray

Hooray: Hip Hip

COVID SCHOOL PROCEDURES

Schools will make sure your child is as safe as possible and will focus on:

• washing hands
• physical distancing
• rapid antigen testing
• Outdoors when practical
• Air purifiers indoors
• mask wearing – recommended but not mandatory

Free rapid antigen tests

Free rapid antigen tests are still available from the office.

Testing is strongly recommended for students and staff who are symptomatic.

After doing the tests at home, if it is positive, you are advised to:

• let the school know
• keep your child at home for 7 days
• for health advice contact the Department of Health via the COVID-19 Positive Rapid Antigen Test Self-Reporting Form or call centre on 1800 675 398.

Suzanne Kinnersly
Principal.

Office Staff Update

Rosie will be replacing Kitty in the office on Mondays and Wednesdays from weeks 6-9 this term.

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Student Lunches

Spring is the growing season and there are quite a few students requesting extra food at the office. Please check in with your child and pack extra food if required as we have limited resources at school to provide food.

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Artwork panels 

We have a set of 3 art panels available. Each piece measures 3.4m x 1.7m. Please see the office if you would like to give these a new home in excahnge for a donation.

Karen Mahoney & Kitty Ward

Office

This week in the Kitchen and Garden..........

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What we're cooking in the kitchen this fortnight...

Yum!!!

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Chefs of the week:

Kitchen volunteers:

We would love some kitchen helpers in our cooking classes!

They are held fortnightly on Mondays (even weeks - 4/5/6C), and every Wednesday (even weeks - 4/5/6B; odd weeks - 2/3H), between 11:25am & 1:25pm.

The Prep/1 classes will have a special cooking class each term.

Kitchen helpers for these classes would be particularly helpful - please let the office know if you'd like to volunteer!

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What you can expect from a class:

Students work in groups to make seasonal dishes, using produce from our garden. Once a group finishes preparing their dish, they clean up their bench, do dishes, and set the tables. Around 1:00pm, we all sit down together and share the meal.

Volunteers will need to sign in via the visitors log in the office and show their WWCC. Please contact the office if you have any questions or would like to volunteer! 

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