Chewton Primary School

Newsletter 3rd April 2025

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 follow Bunjil's teachings: Care for self , Care for others, Care for Country

We commit to Be Brave and Make Change.

We will be a voice for generations.

Now, more than ever.

Wurrak and Burukil time

Iuk Season (Kulin seasons)

Reconciliation Week 2025: Bridging now to next. Stay tuned for lots of learning and a call out for assistance. Join us for our Reconciliation Walk on Friday 30th May at 10am. We need helpers, photographers, filmakers, friends and family to walk with us!

Important Dates

22nd April Term 2 commences

25 April Anzac Day public holiday

2 May Tabloid sports P-2

16 May Cross Country gr 3-6

17 May Wesley Hill market stall

26 May Sorry Day ceremony 10am Venue TBC

27 May Reconciliation Week opening: school captains & student council

29 May Reconciliation Week Schools activity day with Kath Coff in town

30 May Reconciliation Walk 10am

Outside School Hours Care

If we don't use it we will lose it!

www.oshcadventures.com.au

Monday- Friday 7am-9am

Monday- Friday 3:30pm-6pm

Lots of people last year expressed interest in OSHC and have not followed through. We are in danger of losing the service at the end of next term if we don't get some more users.

Congratulations to our Grade 5-6 netball champs!

On Friday our grade 5-6 netball team won the grand final in the Schools Netball competition.

Congratulations everyone on a great day. Well done to Jack who got player of the match in the grand final!

Go Chewton!!

New art room tables

Last year our school community fundraised to buy new furniture for the art room at our school. Here are our new tables. Thank you so much to everyone! We are so lucky to have such an amazing parent community!

More fun in the art room with lots of dress ups and fabric exploration this week. Thanks for an amazing term Kate!

Waste audit findings

Earlier this term, the 2-6s emptied the schools bins on a tarpaulin in sustainability to see if everything was going in the right bins. It was crazy what was in the bins that were not supposed to be in the bins. So we all made a list of right and wrong and sorted everything back to the way it was meant to be. Like tetra packs in the soft plastic bin! And orange peels in the landfill bin! Like chip packets in the paper bin! Or aluminium cans in the paper bin! So chewton is going to make an effort to get it right! In Term 2, we will be working to have less waste in the bin by measuring the amount of waste in the bins and checking to see if it is reducing or increasing." From Serena

Celebrating Neurodiversity week

Thanks to Renee for organising activities to deepen our understanding of neurodiversity. Lots of children shared their own neurodivergence and we learnt a lot about how our brains work differently.

Celebrating Cultural Diversity Week

Thanks to Margot for organising activities to deepen our understanding of how amazing our country is with so many cultures represented in Australia. Students participated in four activities to share their own cultural background and to learn about other people's heritage.

From the Office

Fundraising

Orders close Friday 4th April

Orders can be placed online here.

Permission Notes

Have you updated your permissions?

Can you help?

Reconciliation Walk: event planning, organisation of volunteers and equipment: contact Bernadette or Kellie Tori.

Hands on Learning: Can you help one or two Thursdays a month from 12-3:30? Margot would love some assistance.

Library: Returning and reshelving books.

First Peoples connections and information

Djaara (Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation) https://djadjawurrung.com.au/ DJAARA - Home | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DjaDjaWurrung/ Nalderun Education Aboriginal Corporation https://nalderun.net.au/ Anti-racism https://racismnoway.com.au/ https://alltogethernow.org.au/racism/racism-in-schools/how-to-discuss-racism-with-children/ Treaty https://www.firstpeoplesrelations.vic.gov.au/treaty

First Nations Days of Significance:

Term 1

February 13th: Anniversary of Apology to Stolen Generations

Term 2

May 26th: Sorry Day

May 27th - June 3rd: Reconciliation Week

May 30th: Reconciliation Walk

July 7th -14th: NAIDOC Week

Term 3

August 4th: National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day

August 9th: International Day of the World's Indigenous People

Meeting Place Dates 2025

TERM 1 -  21 February, March 7, April 4

TERM 2 - 9 May, 23 May, 13 June, 27 June

TERM 3 - 25 July, 15 August, 29 August, 12 September  

TERM 4 - 24 October, 7 November, 28 November, 12 December.

Wurrak and Burukil time

Banksia and parrot time

Mid-March-April – the bush responds as the first autumn rains rehydrate the often dry landscape.

wurrak (Tree Banksia) flowers are soaked in water to extract the nectar and make a sweet drink. This is also a good time to collect sap from wararak (Silver Wattle) and Black Wattle, which can be eaten or mixed with ash to be used as glue for tool-making. gurndi (Cranberry Heath) berries ripen and are ready to eat.

At Liang-a-nhuk (Mount Alexander) mosses spring to life with the first autumn rains, while fungi send up fruiting bodies on animal dung, through leaf litter and on logs. Flowering Yellow Gums in the Muckleford Nature Conservation Reserve attract Swift Parrots, honey-eaters and lorikeets.

• Some Orchids flower – including Parsons Bands, Autumn Greenhood, Striped Greenhood

• Spreading Wattle flowers

• Brushtail Possums breed

• Mosses spring to life with first autumn rains

• Fungi respond to rain and send up fruiting bodies on animal dung, through leaf litter, and on logs

• Swift Parrots arrive from Tasmania and join many other honey-eater and lorikeet species feeding on flowering eucalypts such as Yellow Gum, Yehrip (Red Ironbark), and Grey Box

• Bibron’s Toadlets can be heard in wet gullies

• Eastern Spinebills arrive from cooler habitats to the south and feed on nectar-rich flowers

• Flame Robins and Golden Whistlers arrive from cooler habitats

• Female Common Brown Butterflies become active after summer aestivation

• Grey Currawongs arrive and are signalled by their noisy call

• Rain Moths emerge from underground larvae and scatter eggs from the air around eucalypt trees.

Community Notices

Falcons superkick (1 page).pdf

Auskick 2025.pdf

TERM TWO 2025

0-11 YEARS PARENT SUPPORT AND EDUCATION SESSIONS

The Loddon Children’s Health & Wellbeing Local will be offering weekly education sessions related to mental health and wellbeing for parents of children 0-11. These are available in person. The session is run by a lived experience parent and mental health clinician.

Sessions are open to any family with children 0-11.

Why join in?

· Meet and mix with other parents.

· Talk to mental health staff about your child.

· Ask any practical questions you have about parenting at the moment.

· Gain support for yourself as a parent.

Where: Activity Room 2, Downstairs, Bendigo Library, Hargreaves St,

BENDIGO 3550 Note the *dates are in an upstairs room at the library. Use the lift to find us.

Dates and topics: Thursdays

*Apr 24th 1pm face to face Sleep issues

May 1st 1pm face to face Stop the tech

*May 8th 1pm face to face ADHD What is it and how can I help?

*May 15th 1pm face to face Managing big feelings

May 22nd 1pm face to face Parent wellbeing

May 29th 1pm face to face Anger in kids

Jun 5th 1pm face to face Anxiety in kids

Jun 12th 1pm face to face What is autism and how can I help? Presented by Daniel

*Jun 19th 1pm face to face Setting limits and family rules

Jun 26th 1pm face to face Building social skills

If you have any questions, please contact Annette Clemments on 1800 433 977.

Book in here: using the QR code or email icfhwlocals@bchs.com.au

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