Notes

Notes have been sent home for Annual Excursion Permission, Media Consent & Year 6 Tshirt orders. - Please return these notes to the office asap.

Swimming Lesson excursion information is now up on compass. Please log  in asap to record approval. If you need a hard copy to sign please see Kitty tomorrow.

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.

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.

 .The annual CSEF amount per student is:

• $150 for primary school students

• $250 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.

Sushi Fridays

Sushi on Fridays

We are continuing Sushi once a month Fridays again this year. Dates are in the Compass calendar

Here is a reminder of the steps you need to do to order Sushi.

1. Go to www.schoollunchonline.com.au to register your family

2. Choose ‘My orders’ and select ‘Create order‘

3. Select the date of the Friday you wish to order for

4. Add items to order by clicking on the ‘tick’

5. Select ‘add to bag’

6. Review order and check it is all correct, then click ‘next’

7. 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.

School Council

Are you interested in joining School Council? We are looking for 3 new members this year. We meet on the last Thursday of each month at 6:30pm. The School council plays an extremely important role in the life of the school. Policies, values and the strategic direction of the school are all areas which School Council has a direct role in. A diverse and enthusiastic school council can really have a positive impact in the life of our school. Please consider whether you are able to be a School Councillor. It generally involves a 3-4  hours each month of your time. Have a chat to Maz or Bernadette if you have any queries. A big thanks to our outgoing members Ingrid, Jasja, Sashi and Nicole for their contributions to School Council.

The key functions of school council with regard to the school are:

• to establish the broad direction and vision of the school within the school's community

• to arrange for the supply of goods, services, facilities, materials, equipment, other things or matters required for the conduct of the school, including the provision of preschool programs

• to raise funds for school related purposes

• to regulate and facilitate the after-hours use of the school premises and grounds

• to exercise a general oversight of the school buildings and grounds and ensure they are kept in good order and condition

• to provide for the cleaning and sanitary services that are necessary for the school

• to ensure that all money coming into the hands of the council is expended for proper purposes relating to the school

• to provide meals and refreshments for the staff and students of the school and make charges for those meals or refreshments

• to inform itself and take into account any views of the school community for the purpose of making decisions in regard to the school and the students at the school

• to generally stimulate interest in the school in the wider community

• to prepare the School Strategic Plan and review the Annual Implementation Plan — to be signed by the president and the principal

• to report annually (the Annual Report) to the school community and to the department on the school’s financial activities, the School Strategic Plan, and any other matters that are determined by the Minister

• to manage the hire, licence and shared use of school facilities

• to determine the dates for the school’s student-free days:

  • in accordance with the number of student-free days each calendar year specified by the Secretary of the department

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/school-council-powers-and-functions/policy 

Volunteer Inductions

We love to have parents and carers in our classrooms and helping out around the schools. 

If you volunteer at school you need to have a current Working With Children Check. It is free for volunteers and you can apply online.  Please list Chewton Primary as an organisation on your application and be sure to show your WWCC card to the office for our records.

As part of our OHS (Occupational Health and Safety) and Child Safety requirements, we must do inductions for our volunteers each year. Thanks to everyone who was able to make it this week. Next week we are running some more on 

Parent Club

This year we are organising a parent group which will organise social gatherings, market stalls, fundraising and make us  more visible in the community. 

We already have a number of parents involved. If you are interested, please get in touch with us.

Privacy Policy

Please see our Privacy policy on our website here.

The Department of Education (the department) values your privacy and is committed to protecting information that schools collect.

All staff including contractors, service providers and volunteers of the department, and all Victorian government schools (schools), must comply with Victorian privacy law and this policy.

In Victorian government schools, the management of personal information and health information is governed by Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and Health Records Act 2001 (Vic) (collectively, Victorian privacy law). In addition, the Department and Victorian government schools must comply with the Victorian Data Sharing Act 2017.

This policy explains how Victorian government schools collect and manage personal and health information, consistent with Victorian privacy law and other associated legislation.

In addition to its obligations described in this policy, the department has limited and specific obligations under national applied law schemes which are set out in the department’s Privacy policy (National Law). These additional obligations relate to our role as early childhood services regulator in Victoria, and also in relation to health practitioners who are governed by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria). However, health information collected and managed in Victorian government schools is primarily handled in accordance with the Health Records Act 2001 (Vic) and obligations are, in practice, consistent. Where clarification is required, contact the Privacy team.

Library News

This year children will be borrowing from our school library on Thursdays, beginning next week. If you have a library bag or soft cloth bag at home you can bring it next week. on Thursday. 

What's happening in the Year P-1 Classroom?

This week the Prep – 1 students enjoyed their first Sustainability lesson with Serena. We planted seeds in containers and discovered water bugs in samples from Forest Creek.

In the classroom we worked with a partner and created a poster about our school value ‘Respect’.

Great team work Preps-1!

What's happening in the Year 2-4 Classroom?

We have been completing our start up program in the 2-3-4 class where we have been having lots of fun! We have been learning about our school values, been playing lots of games and doing getting to know you activities. Our class read the book ‘Have you filled a bucket today?’ and learnt about ways of being kind to people in our class and school community. 

What's happening in the Year 5-6 Classroom?

Grade 5/6 have had a great start to the year! What a fantastic class of young people, willing to be brave and learn and adapt to new routines and expectations. We have been unpacking our school values and learning about what Kindness, Respect and Community look like in all areas of our school learning environment.  

We have started our SMART spelling program and already students are putting in big efforts. 

We are looking forward to diving deeper into our class novel study, Blueback by Tim Winton, learning about Culture and diversity in our Inquiry unit and Maths we have been exploring whole numbers.

We've had such a great start. So good to see everyone again. I'm really excited about the year ahead!

Community Notices

 First Peoples Connections and information

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

DJAARA - Home | Facebook Nalderun Education Aboriginal Corporation https://nalderun.net.au/

Uluru Statement https://ulurustatement.org/the-statement/ Voice https://www.firstpeoplesvic.org/treaty/voice/ 

Treaty https://www.firstpeoplesrelations.vic.gov.au/treaty