Chewton Primary School

Newsletter 17th November 2022

Chewton Primary School is situated on Djaara Country.

We acknowledge the Dja Dja Wurrung people, the custodians and caretakers of the land. We thank them for the care they have taken and continue to take of Country: the rivers, mountains, trees and animals. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.

We commit to Be Brave and Make Change.

Snake alert! Please take care walking around the school.

What's coming up

18 November P-2 Tabloid Sports- Harcourt, Sushi

26 November Sausage sizzle: Election day at the school

30 November Grade 3-6 Bike Ride

1 December Grade 6 Xmas Tree

1 December Senior Citizens Xmas Carols

1 December Responsible Pet Ownership Incursion

2 December Life Ed incursion

7th-9th December Grade 3-4 free camp

12 December School Captain (2023) speeches 2:30pm

14th December: Grade 6 Graduation, Whole school picnic 5:30-7:30. Welcome to Country at 5:30

15 December Pool afternoon 12:30-3:30 Whole school

16 December Xmas Carols in the street, then at the park

16 December Yabbying Grade 3-6

19 December Big Day Out Grade 6 students

20 December Last Day of term 1:30 finish

Star Gazing night/ School sleep over under the stars: due to our ongoing wet weather we won't be able to have a sleep over under the stars. If the weather is ok on the night we may be able to have a late night stay and do some star gazing.

Election Day Fundraiser

We are having a BBQ and cake stall fundraiser on Election Day, the 26th of November. Please add this to your calendars!

We will need a minimum of 12 volunteers on the day for 1 hour timeslots. Get in touch if you can help out. A roster will be available in the staff room to add your name to.

Donations of baked goods and preserves are greatly appreciated and can be delivered to the school on Friday the 25th of November or on the morning to the stall.

We need another 8 volunteers for this event!

Funds from this event will go towards furniture for the library!

Prep 2023 Transition Dates

22nd November 9-11:30am

29th November 9-11:30am

6th December 9-11:30am

13th December 9-2:30pm

Build update

Grade 5-6 moved into their completed classroom today and will spend the next few days fine tuning the set up. The reading nook is a big favourite, along with the new lockers!

Grade P-2 moved into the library, where they will be working until their classroom is renovated (should be prior to Term 1 2023!)

Grade 3-4 are moving into the Multipurpose room on Friday, where they will be working until their classroom is renovated (should be prior to Term 1 2023!)

Carpark and access to the school

The builders will be moving into the western carpark in the next few days. Once they have set up the fencing, all parents will use the eastern carpark.

If you want to kiss and drop your child, you can use the bus zone after 8:30am. You must not exit your vehicle.

If you want to pick your child up without exiting your car, you can use the bus zone until 3:45. You must not exit your vehicle.

A teacher will be on hand to assist from 8:45-9am and 3:30-3:40pm at the front gate to facilitate safe movement.

Please only use the eastern carpark if you intend to exit your vehicle and enter the school grounds.

Bikes: we are negotiating with the builders on whether we will still have access to the bike shed for the remainder of term and will let you know as soon as possible.

While we wait for the temporary fencing to be removed, access to the main building will be from the rear, in the P-2 room. When the fences are moved you will access the building from the new ramp or stairs on the eastern end.

Copy of Kimochis_ECC_Week-23-Materials09162019.pdf

Friendships

Friendships are important for children to help them develop socially and emotionally. It gives children a sense of belonging and boosts their self-esteem. It also helps to build independence. Making friends is a skill that is harder for some children than others. This term I’ve been working with some children to support them navigate friendships develop strong social skills.

Here are some helpful tips:

Be there – Always be available to listen when your child has an argument with a friend or is looking for friends. Help them work through the problem and come up with solutions to try. Think back to when you may have experienced similar issues and validate their feelings.
Playdates – organise some one on one playdates with other classmates. Meeting outside school can help foster friendships.
Out-of-school activities – try sports like footy, soccer, netball, swimming or art and craft classes as other ways to meet new friends and create other friendship circles.
Maintain own interests – encourage your child to participate in activities that they enjoy, not just do what all their other friends may do. That way they can meet others with similar interests.
Have a wide range of friends – encourage your child to be friends with people they like and who have a wide range of backgrounds, ages and interests. If they are reliant on one friend and they are away or have an argument, this can be devastating.
Be brave – encourage them to speak up if they are having friendship issues.

When to seek extra support –

If your child’s behaviour changes (e.g. they seem quieter than usual, complaining of tummy or headaches, avoiding school and other social situations) then please chat to the classroom teacher or myself to see how we can support them.

Enjoy your weekend!

Linda

Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordinator

Remembrance Day Ceremony at Chewton

the Prep-one-Two class did an amazing job representing the school at the Chewton Remembrance Day service. They read poems, stood quietly and respectfully, hung up their poems and poppies on the fence and laid a wreath beneath the flag. Trinity, Eloise and Bernadette were incredibly proud of them all.

Grass weavings inspired by the Tjanpi Desert Weavers made with Kate this week

Kasey and Mai trimmed our grass by the stage and bundled up for Kate to use with the children. Inspired by the Tjanpi desert weavers, students created some amazing scuptures! You can read more about the Tjanpi desert weavers at https://tjanpi.com.au/

Lunchtime fun

Cricket and netball training

Big thanks to Maz, Heather, Kate, Affrica, Rachel, Tahi and Michelle for moving the mountain of mulch and weeding our veggie patch!

The wheelbarrow and a shovel are by the heap if you have any spare time and would like to add mulch to our gum trees.

Are you able to come in and plant the new veggie seedlings with students on Friday or Monday? They need to go in the ground and we would love your assistance.

Community Notices

REMEMBER THE DIGGERS’ 1851 MONSTER MEETING

CELEBRATE THE 20 BIRTHDAY OF THE CASTLEMAINE DIGGINGS NATIONAL HERITAGE PARK.

SUNDAY 11 DECEMBER @ CHEWTON

MONSTER MEETING SITE GOLDEN PT RD

1.30 JUNIOR RANGERS PROGRAM

3.00 TRADITIONAL WELCOME & MUSIC & WORDS FROM THE DRAY

Again we will are gather at the Monster Meeting site in the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park to remember the Diggers who began a democratic protest movement that spread across the goldfields and kick-started the development of parliamentary democracy in Victoria . Their Meeting is a part of the Park’s unique history.

The Park, on DjaDja Wurrung land, is the largest historic mining landscape in Australia, and 20 years ago, in December 2003, it was listed in the Victorian Heritage Register . It uniquely still shows authentic traces of the tens of thousands who came to find gold at Forest Creek, the richest shallow alluvial goldfield ever discovered, and changed the land of the Djaara people who lived there for thousands of years and left the gold unwanted in the ground.

At 1.30 we will there will be some gold panning organised by Parks Victoria for Junior Rangers – pans will be provided.

At 3 pm there will be a traditional Welcome and then we will celebrate the Diggers’ Meeting with music from the Brasselmania Brass Band, including some of the music that the Saxe Horn Band played to the Diggers in 1851. And speakers will tell the Diggers’ story from the dray, including with the words from 1851.

Remember. Bring a hat ,water & a chair if you don’t want to sit on the grass.

Organised by Chewton Domain Society & Parks Victoris.

Dja Dja Wurrung websites

Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation https://djadjawurrung.com.au/

Nalderun Education Aboriginal Corporation https://nalderun.net.au/

Page updated

Report abuse