NEWS | From The Principal
BOOK WEEK OPEN MORNING TOMORROW
To celebrate Book Week tomorrow at 9.15am we’ll have a grand parade in Oakview of students (and parents/carers/staff) who have dressed up as a book character.
We then invite parents and carers to join in the discussion in their child’s classroom, or read from the book they have selected from their own childhood.
For me the book I would choose is The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis. An early memory is having this story read aloud to my sister and me by our grandfather, when we visited my grandparents each weekend. We would listen to a chapter at a time and I can still hear his voice and distinctive Lincolnshire lilt, as he pronounced the names of the characters.
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2020 VISION AND THE SCHOOL REVIEW – PARENT FORUMS
Thank you to the parents who came to the forums last week.
The broad area for discussion were:
- Students’ academic experiences
- Students’ social and emotional experiences
- Students’ experiences of the school environment
- School community experiences
We are now collating the response to the questions posed:
What would you like to see more of?
What would you like to see less of?
Are there things we could be doing that we currently don’t do?
What needs to change?
A survey to all Winters Flat families will be available soon.
Central to this process is finding out what our students think and they will be invited to participate in this feedback process.
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REGIONAL PARENT FORUMS
Attached to this Newsletter is an invitation to participate in a forum at Bendigo 9.30am-3.30pm next Tuesday 27th August to connect with other parents and carers to discuss:
- Student Support Services and Mental Health Workers in Schools
- Career Pathways
- Cost of schooling
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FOOTBALL TRIP – MCG
I was very proud of the behaviour of all the students from Year 5 and Year 6 who attended the Richmond v Carlton game last Sunday. I was less impressed by the result but I was definitely in the minority as we sat at the Punt Road end.
I would particularly like to thank Katie Wilson who organized the tickets and the train/bus to get there and back, as well Peter Wilson, Phoebe and Phoebe, Keenan Lucas and Sam Milner who assisted with support and supervision.
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WINTER WORKING BEE
Sunday was spent clearing away some old fruit trees and signage at the front of the school and the area has been planted with some new native shrubs and grasses. Thanks to Kate Brebner and Stephen Beavis, Terry Willis, Blair Venn, Kirsty Williams & Simon Butler, Helen Kaptein and Lucinda, Luca, Leuca, Jimmy and Sam. Great effort!
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Suzanne Kinnersly
Principal