Chewton Primary School

Newsletter 28th April 2023

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.

What's coming up

5 May Meeting Place

5 May Official opening of the school renovations 9:30am

5 May Goldfields Division Cross Country

12 May Sushi, Tabloid Sports P-2 Parent helpers needed

17 May Open Day Education Week- Spread the word! 9-11am

19 May Meeting Place

1 June Reconciliation Walk Parent helpers needed

2 June Meeting Place

9 June Sushi

Come and see our beautiful new set up!

Formal opening May 5th 9:30am

There will be a host of dignatories coming next Friday at 9:30 and staying for a cuppa afterwards. Please come and join us as we cut the ribbon and celebrate our bright new learning spaces.

Are you able to make a cake or some biscuits for morning tea? Please contact Kitty or Bernadette if you can assist.

School Uniform Survey

Please fill out the survey to have a say in whether we have full school uniform, optional school uniform or one day a week casual clothes. Survey is via Sentral. If you are unable to access, please contact the school. We need every family to tell us what your thoughts are following the trial. Some families loved it, some thought there was too much washing, some loved the hassle free mornings, some found the choice difficult. let us know what you think!

Market stall: 13th May

We would like to have a one-off market stall at Wesley Hill on Saturday 13th May, and another one-off at the Castlemaine Farmers Market in the second half of the year.

The purpose is to increase the visibility of our school in the community. Fundraising is secondary but we will still need some lovely things to sell (jams, garden produce from the kids, seedlings, crafty things, other ideas and donations welcome). We will have large photos that showcase our lovely school. Do you have a tressel table we could use?

Can you commit to spending one hour between 8:30-1:30 on Saturday 13th May?

Can you make a cake/ slice/ biscuits/ jam and drop off at school on Friday 12th May or at the market stall on Saturday 13th.

Shifts we need covered:

8:30-9:30 (Includes set up at 8:30)

9:30-10:30

10:30-11:30

11:30-12:30

12:30-1:15 (Includes pack up at 1pm)

Social media

Chewton Primary School now has social media. The purpose of this is to increase our visibility in the wider community, tell a positive story about our great little school and get more kids coming to our school in the bush.

Photos of children on social media will be minimal, and strict consent protocols will be followed. The idea is to show the wonderful school community and activity without focusing on the kids faces, but there may be the odd one now and then with approval.

Content is curated by Kitty, with support from the teachers and parents, Laura and Maz.

https://www.instagram.com/chewtonprimaryschool/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090664054292

(PS: Profile pic courtesy a Chewton parent found elsewhere on Instagram when searching chewton ps. Thanks to whoever it is.)

Sushi Orders

Dear parents of Chewton Primary,

We would like to update you in that we've had to adjust our roll price from $3.30 each to $3.50 each to control our costs.

Parents will see this reflected in the prices when they order with School Lunch Online.

Thanks very much for your continued support.

Kind regards,

Matt and Yumi

Lunchbox sushi

(P-1-2 students will be back in time for Sushi after Tabloid Sports, so don't forget to put your order in!)

Cross Country

Well done for everyone who had a go at the cross country. Lots of students improved on last year's placing and everyone did their best!

Congratulations to the following students who came in the top 20 of their division. they will compet in the Goldfields Division next week. The top 12 finishers from that event go on to NW Region at St Arnaud on 6th June.
Archie
Cody
Tenzin
Tyrone
Emilia
Eidi
Jai
Cooper
Jack