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Wednesday 26th February
- No Preps at school
Monday 10th March
- Labour Day public holiday - no students at school
Friday 14th March
- School photo day - full school uniform required
Monday 17th - Friday 21st March
- Whole school swimming lessons - info will be on XUNO shortly
Friday 21st March
- Harmony Day
Friday 4th April
- Last day of school - 2:30pm finish
Welcome to our second newsletter of the year! It has been a wonderful start to 2025, and we are excited to share some key events and updates with our school community.
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Back to School BBQ – Thursday 27th February, 5:30pm
We are thrilled to invite all families to our Back to School BBQ next Thursday, 27th February, starting at 5:30pm. This is a fantastic opportunity for parents, students, and staff to come together, meet new people, and celebrate the start of another exciting school year. We look forward to seeing many of you there!
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Welcome to Country and Leadership Badge Presentation
On Monday 17th February, we had the privilege of celebrating our school leaders for 2025 with a special Welcome to Country and Leadership Badge Presentation ceremony. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Uncle Rick for leading us in the Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony. Congratulations to our school leaders and I look forward to seeing you grow into your leadership roles throughout the year.
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School Council Nominations
Nominations for School Council will be opening soon, with at least 3 parent vacancies available. If you are interested in becoming more involved in our school community, this is a fantastic opportunity to contribute. More information about the nomination process will be distributed later this week. We encourage all families to consider this important role.
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NAPLAN – Wednesday 12th March
NAPLAN for Years 3 and 5 students will begin on Wednesday, 12th March. More information about the assessment will be sent home to participating families in the coming week.
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Victorian Government Mobile Phone Policy
As part of the Victorian Government’s policy, we would like to remind families that mobile phones are not to be kept in students’ bags or with them during the school day. All devices must be dropped off at the school office in the morning and collected at the end of the school day. We appreciate your support in helping us maintain a focused, distraction-free learning environment.
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BIRTHDAYS
Jude E - 11 in the fourth week of January
Ava - 11 in the first week of February
Ned - 10 in the second week of February
Otis - 7 in the second week of February
Miranda - 6 in the second week of February
Lenny P - 10 in the second week of February
Isobel - 10 in the second week of February
Sam B - 7 in the third week of February
Izzy - 10 in the third week of February
Hip Hip: Hooray
Hip Hip: Hooray
Hooray: Hip Hip
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Thank you for staying informed about the happenings at Winters Flat PS. We appreciate your ongoing support and involvement in our school community! As always, if you have any questions on concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out or drop in to the office!
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Ash Harvey
Acting Principal
Whole School Swimming Program 2025 – 17th – 21st March inclusive
We will be running our swimming program again this year in Term 1. Swimming is part of our curriculum, and all students are expected to participate. The students will be graded and put into their appropriate swim levels. The program will run everyday for a week from 17th – 21st March so students will need their bathers and towel every day. The info will be on XUNO shortly.
Families are asked to complete a short survey about their child/ren's swimming ability to assist with grouping into classes. Please complete the survey asap.
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School Photo Day – March 14th
Our school photo day is Friday 14th March. Photo forms will be sent home next week. There are plenty of options available to choose from.
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Chess Club
Chess club is held on Tuesday afternoons with our volunteer Harry. Students are able to join in during for one of or all of the following sessions: lunch play, in the last hour of school and afterschool. Students who wish to join afterschool require a permission form to be signed, please see the office.
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Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF)
CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
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If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
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The annual CSEF amount per student is:
- $154 for primary school students
- $256 for secondary school students
- New applicants should contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form or download from the website below.
- If you applied for CSEF at your child's school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.
- You only need to complete an application form if any of the following changes have occurred:
- new student enrolments; your child has started or changed schools this year.
- changed family circumstances; such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing this year.
Check with the school office if you are unsure.
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Volunteering at school in 2025
There are many opportunities to volunteer at school - reading with students in the junior year levels, assisting in kitchen & garden classes, being a part of our human library, working bees etc.
Volunteers who are onsite with children during school hours are required to have a current Working with Children Check. Volunteer WWCC are free to obtain and can be applied for here.
An important reminder for volunteers: on arrival, you will need to come to the office and sign in, and then come back to the office and sign out when you leave.
Any questions/queries about any of this, please contact us in the office on 5472 1522.
If you wish to be put on the list to help with volunteering with a range of tasks, please fill out this form. Paper forms are also available from the office.
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Parent class reps for 2025
We are currently seeking parent class representitives for each class, please fill out the form here if you are interested.
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Sushi on Fridays
We are continuing Sushi on Fridays again this year. Here is a reminder of the steps you need to do to order Sushi.
Your child/s class must be updated to their 2025 class before you order.
- Go to www.schoollunchonline.com.au to register your family
- Choose ‘My orders’ and select ‘Create order‘
- Select the date of the Friday you wish to order for
- Add items to order by clicking on the ‘tick’
- Select ‘add to bag’
- Review order and check it is all correct, then click ‘next’
- Choose how you want to pay and then select ‘submit’
*Update your billing details under the tab ‘my account’
*Pay as you go or top up your account regularly
*No minimum order or long term commitment
*Order ahead up to any time within the current term
Orders need to be made by 5pm on Thursday to ensure order is placed for Sushi at lunchtime on Friday.
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XUNO
If any families are having issues with logging onto XUNO, or trouble navigating the app, please contact the office.
Currently, the app gives you access to:
- Messages (send and receive messages to your child’s teachers)
- Timetable
- Calendar
- News
- Attendance (to add a reason for an absence on the day of absence, or to provide a reason for previous absences)
- Events, Camps & Excursions (and the ability to approve events)
- Payments (to pay for any camps/excursions)
- Parent Teacher Interview Bookings (ability to book)
We encourage all families to be regularly logging into XUNO, either via the website or the app.
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SAKG Laundry Roster
If you are able to help with the SAKG laundry, please contact us in the office.
Beleza Update
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Karen Mahoney & Kitty Ward
Office
School Community Picnic
The school picnic has been postponed until Thursday the 27th of February.
All families are welcome.
The school council are currently fundraising to improve the acoustics in the hall and will be running a BBQ on the night.
If you missed out on ordering or are a new family and would like to place an order, the menu is below. Please fill out the order form to indicate what you would like to order. Payments can be made by cash or card on the night.
Menu:
Sausages in bread - $3.50
Vegie burgers - $5
Icypoles - $1
Note: the sausages are GF (minus the bread), the vegie burgers are not GF
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Winters Flat Garage Sale Fundraiser
We will be holding a garage sale fundraiser on the 23rd of March. Please see the below images on how our parent community can help.
If you would like to book a stall, you can fing the booking form here.
This week in the Kitchen and Garden..........
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What we're cooking in the kitchen this fortnight...
- Zucchini Rosti with Horseradish Cream
- Pesto Cheese Scrolls
- Baked Spinach and Ricotta Gnocchi
- Pear, Rocket and Parmesan Salad
- Plum Muffins
Yum!!!
Chefs of the week:
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From the Garden:
A tremendous thank you to all the wonderful garden helpers that took such loving care of the garden, chickens and worms over the summer holidays.
- Tallace & Lenny
- Jasper, Luce & Goldie
- Sally, Harriet & Ottilie
- Ang & Hank
- Ruby & Amos
- Hayley, Theo & Archie
- Fiona
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Kitchen volunteers:
We always love kitchen helpers in our cooking classes!
They are held fortnightly on Mondays (even weeks - 5/6B), and every Wednesday (even weeks - 3/4C; odd weeks - 2/3H), between 11:25am & 1:25pm.
The Prep/1 and 1/2 classes will have a special cooking class each term - dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
Kitchen helpers for these classes would be particularly helpful - please let the office know if you'd like to volunteer!
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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Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden
Harcourt Applefest
