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Bethany Catholic Primary School, 80 Thames Blvd, Werribee, Vic., 3030, Ph. 9742 9800 Page 1 Dear Parents, Welcome to the 2020 school year. Congratulations on choosing to send your child/ren to a Catholic School. Naturally every family wants the very best education possible for their child/ren. We promise to do all in our power to ensure that throughout this year your child is happy, feels safe, enjoys friends and achieves the highest academic outcome possible. We will also work hard, in partnership with you, to provide a Catholic environment where each one of us is challenged to live in ways that witness love, compassion, forgiveness and peace. Bushfire Crisis Over the holiday period we have all been mindful that Australia and much of Victoria has suffered devastating bushfires. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted by this terrible event. We know that some school families found themselves in holiday destinations close to fires and experienced the resulting trauma of needing to evacuate and return home often on busy smoke filled highways. We are also conscious that many school families have relations and friends in the bushfire areas and that the past weeks have been a time of worry and stress for all involved. As a school community our thoughts and prayers remain focused on those whose lives have been touched in any way by the fires and our admiration and respect for the fire fighters and volunteers’ contributions makes one very proud to be Australian. Our School Vision: “Creating authentic relationships for successful living within a Catholic tradition.” Bethany Catholic Primary School is committed to the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children in our care. Newsletter No. 1 2020

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Page 1: Bethany Catholic Primary School Newsletter 2020 #1.pdfBethany Catholic Primary School, 80 Thames Blvd, Werribee, Vic., 3030, Ph. 9742 9800 Page 3 Staff Re-Structure Re-structure is

Bethany Catholic Primary School, 80 Thames Blvd, Werribee, Vic., 3030, Ph. 9742 9800

Page 1

Dear Parents, Welcome to the 2020 school year. Congratulations on choosing

to send your child/ren to a Catholic School. Naturally every

family wants the very best education possible for their child/ren.

We promise to do all in our power to ensure that throughout

this year your child is happy, feels safe, enjoys friends and

achieves the highest academic outcome possible.

We will also work hard, in partnership with you, to provide a

Catholic environment where each one of us is challenged to live

in ways that witness love, compassion, forgiveness and peace.

Bushfire Crisis Over the holiday period we have all been mindful that Australia

and much of Victoria has suffered devastating bushfires. Our

thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted by this

terrible event. We know that some school families found

themselves in holiday destinations close to fires and experienced

the resulting trauma of needing to evacuate and return home

often on busy smoke filled highways.

We are also conscious that many school families have relations

and friends in the bushfire areas and that the past weeks have

been a time of worry and stress for all involved. As a school

community our thoughts and prayers remain focused on those

whose lives have been touched in any way by the fires and our

admiration and respect for the fire fighters and volunteers’

contributions makes one very proud to be Australian.

Our School

Vision:

“Creating

authentic

relationships for

successful living

within a

Catholic

tradition.”

Bethany Catholic

Primary School is

committed to the

safety, wellbeing

and protection of

all children in our

care.

Newsletter No. 1 2020

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Reaching out in Welcome This year we extend a warm welcome to five new staff members, 85 Preps and 14 new students in

years 1 – 6.

Joining a new community can be daunting for all concerned. Students, parents and teachers who join

with us for the first time will need our care and understanding. Hopefully many folk will extend a

warm welcome to our newcomers. Feeling at home can take some time.

Above all, we want every child at Bethany to have a successful year. We want every child to love

being part of our community – to know that they belong and matter.

A Warm Welcome to Our New Families A very warm welcome to the following new students joining years 1 – 6:

Oskar Marshall, Yr 4

Victor Marshall, Yr 2

Harry Payne, Yr 4

Jude Payne, Yr 3

Teddy Teshom, Yr 4

Marcus Punzalan, Yr 3

Hana Gebregziabher, Yr 6

Dibora Gebregziabher, Yr 2

Aron Gebregziabher , Yr 1

Violet Horvath, Yr 2

Gianna Mathew, Yr 2

Zahraa Hachouch, Yr 3

Ali Hachouch, Yr 2

Aya Hachouch, Yr 1

We hope your time at Bethany will be a rewarding and enjoyable experience.

A Warm Welcome Also to Our Five New Members of Staff

Elaine Dunne – Bridging Centre

Emma Bonanno – Bridging Centre

Natalie Little – Discovery Centre

Emily Navarro – Discovery Centre

Emer Hickey – Discovery Centre

We are delighted that Elaine, Emma, Natalie, Emily and Emer have chosen to work at Bethany and are

confident that the wealth of experience and gifts that each one brings will help all of us in our

privileged work of educating and caring for your children.

We are also thrilled to welcome back Hayley Fenech from maternity leave. Hayley will be here on

Wednesdays and Fridays this year.

The Leadership Assembly and School Open Night are two opportunities to personally meet our new

members of staff and we are confident that families will make every effort to assist all new staff to very

quickly feel at home within the community.

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Staff Re-Structure Re-structure is and always has been an ongoing process at Bethany. To this end in 2020 the school

structure will be as follows:

School Leaders:

School Leaders work within a distributed model of leadership assuming responsibility for the total

life of the school.

In 2020 the School Leaders are: Marlene Monahan

Gemma Gowland

Helen (H) Kelly

Michael Gowland

Kate Flanders

Loretta Freeman

Centre Leaders:

Centre Leaders assume responsibility for Individual Learning Centres.

This year the Centre Leaders are:

Exploration Centre: Kathryn Camilleri and Mariela Aparo

Discovery Centre: Vanessa Machado

Bridging Centre: Leanne Rotin

Leadership Centre: Kirrily Wallis and Sheree Hegarty

Centre Educators:

Centre Educators have a specific responsibility for the wellbeing and academic progress of all

students within their Centre.

Exploration Centre: Foundation (Prep)

Kathryn Camilleri (Centre Leader)

Mariela Aparo (Centre Leader)

Lisa Dolin Veronica Spencer

Alex Williams Simon Beraldo

Emily Orr Tanya Flores

Alessia Abraham

Michael Gowland (School Leader)

Discovery Centre: Year 1/2

Vanessa Machado (Centre Leader)

Susan Gurrie (Team Leader)

Amanda Defina Maree Day

Tegan Beech Yvonne Mizzi

Kristy Varenica Andrea Alfredini

Amy Jennings Danielle Cuthbert

Natalie Little Emer Hickey

Emily Navarro Kim Kenneday

Michael Gowland (School Leader)

Bridging Centre: Year 3/4

Leanne Rotin (Centre Leader)

Vicki Benson Claire Neville

Meg Wilkinson Trish Hollenbach

Elaine Scanlon Hayley Fenech

Melanie Foulkes Elaine Dunne

Kym Young Emma Bonanno

Marilyn Gerace

Kate Flanders (School Leader)

Loretta Freeman (School Leader)

Leadership Centre: Year 5/6

Kirrily Wallis (Centre Leader)

Sheree Hegarty (Centre Leader)

Kate Hockley Marijana Jerkovic

Jo Allison Helena O’Connor

Ash Hudson Hayley Fenech

Natasha D’Cunha Jenny Verigos

Claudia Concannon Hang Cao

Lisa Gloster Zac Latham

Genevieve Murray

Gemma Gowland (School Leader)

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Non-Teaching Staff:

Administration Centre

Bronwyn Humphries

Kylie Scott

John Coppini

Karen Sproal

Nicole Marinaro

Lea Arida (Student Health – sick bay attendant)

Facility Maintenance

Brendan Byrne (Facility Manager)

Emmanuel Vasquez

Michael Byrne (Gardener)

School Gardener During 2020 our gardens will be maintained by a new gardener, Michael Byrne. Michael will be on site

every Monday and Tuesday and as with all staff will be wearing a Bethany badge. We are delighted

that Michael has accepted this position and have every confidence that our gardens will flourish under

his care.

Child Safe Bethany is a child safe school. The school’s Child Safe Policy can be found on the school website

and we encourage everyone to familiarise yourself with this policy.

Keeping Children Safe All school aged children are expected to attend school. Punctuality and daily attendance at school is

expected.

Absent from School Should a child be absent from school or will be arriving late, where possible the school needs to be

notified in advance (the day prior to being absent). Please either complete the form at the end of this

newsletter, phone the school or call into the office.

Should a parent decide unexpectedly not to send a child to school, a phone call to the absentee line

would then be required by 8.30 a.m. on the day of absenteeism. To report an absent student by phone

you will be requested to Press 2 and leave a message with your name, the student’s name, hub, date/s

of absence, and reason for absence. Messages can be left 24 hours a day but must be made by 8.30 a.m.

on the day of absence.

Attendance at school is expected and students should only be absent if they are unwell or where

parents deem the circumstances necessary.

Where possible, please let us know in advance if your child will not be at school or phone

the school (Ph. 9742 9800) by 8.30 a.m. on any day when your child is absent or will be late.

Additional School Phone Number - Important

The school has added another number 03 9218 4300. You may see this number when the school

calls you. Please save this number to your contacts for Bethany. The existing number 9742 9800 will

continue to be one of the numbers you can call.

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Advice from Catholic Education Commission Victoria Coronavirus You will be aware of the emerging outbreak of novel coronavirus. Cases have been reported

predominantly in the city of Wuhan, in the Hubei province of China, as well as other Chinese cities

and in other countries, including at least one confirmed case at the time of writing in Victoria,

Australia.

The Australian Government has advised that there is no cause for alarm with respect to the

coronavirus and that the risk to the Australian public remains relatively low.

The Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd (CECV) has consulted with the Department of

Education and Training which, in collaboration with Vitoria’s chief Health Officer and Department of

Health and Human Services has provided the following advice to schools and local communities:

Everyone can protect against infections by practising good hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene.

Cover your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing with a tissue, or cough into your elbow,

dispose of the tissue into a bin and then wash your hands afterwards. Wash your hands regularly, after

using the toilet, and before eating.

The recommendation (as at 30 January) is that parents/guardians/carers of students should ensure

that any student is isolated at home and should not attend school for 14 days if they:

• Have had exposure to any confirmed novel coronavirus case; or

• Have recently left Hubei Province (the 14 days isolation at home is from the time they left

the province.)

The Chief Health Officer’s current advice is that staff and students do not need to be isolated at

home if they have recently travelled in other parts of China or other countries and are not showing

any symptoms of the virus.

Parent Advice and updated info available at:

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/department/Pages/coronavirus.aspx

As always, we will be responsive to ongoing Government and Catholic Education advice regarding

this situation.

In the meantime you are welcome to chat with the school leaders if you have any concerns.

Anaphylaxis There are a number of children in our school at risk of anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic

reaction which is caused by certain foods. Peanuts and other nuts are the most likely foods to cause

anaphylaxis.

All of our staff have been made aware of this situation and have been instructed in the correct

procedures in recognising and responding to anaphylaxis.

An important understanding in the prevention of food anaphylactic reactions in school children at risk,

is the essential step for the children to develop strategies for avoidance of particular foods at school

and in the wider community. This occurs at the appropriate age for each child.

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However as an additional support to children at risk of anaphylaxis, we ask that you do not send

foods to school that contain peanuts or nut products.

This is helpful as in a school setting, cross-contamination is the greatest risk for this type of allergy. It

would therefore assist the children at risk if you do not to send these foods.

Change of Address / Phone Details In the interest of child safety it is most important that you notify us immediately if you have a change

of residential address or phone number. You are required to also update this information for your

Working With Children Check if you hold one.

Early Arrival – PLEASE NOTE THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY Students are asked not to arrive at school prior to 8.30 a.m. as there is no direct supervision

available. If you need supervision prior to 8.30 a.m. it is expected that you access care at Quantin

Binnah (Ph 9742 5040).

No Student to arrive at school

before 8.30am

After School Safety After school, parents and carers are responsible for the supervision of the children in their care. It is

very important that parents and carers collect their children from outside their Centres unless they

have arranged for them to go on the walkers line, bikers line or After School Care. As children cross

the carpark it is expected that they would walk with their parent or carer.

The Fitness Track, Fort, Oval and Sandpit are out of bounds after school.

If parents choose to allow their children to play on the larger play equipment at the Heaths Road end

of the school, then the children must still follow the rules set by Bethany. This means that children can

only play on the age appropriate equipment that they are allowed on during school time.

Children in the Junior School can use the middle playground

Children in year 3/4 can use the equipment closest to Heaths Road

Children in year 5/6 can use the equipment closest to the carpark.

Parents with a child in Prep need to be aware that at this stage Prep students have not been briefed by

the school regarding safety when using the junior play equipment.

If children play on the equipment, then an adult must be present at the equipment and supervising

the play.

The school will not be held responsible for any accidents or difficulties that

arise after school when the children are in the care of their parents and carers.

Children may not be on the equipment without a supervising adult.

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All school gates, except the main gate, will be locked between 3.45 - 4.00 p.m. daily. The Retford

Close bottom gate will be locked at 3.10 p.m.

No Smoking A reminder that Bethany is a no smoking zone. Thank you for respecting this policy.

No Pets In the interest of student safety we also ask that no pets are brought onto the site.

Communication Creates a Vital Link Our school vision challenges us to “create authentic relationships so that we can be successful in our

living”. Such relationships are based on our ability to create trusting dialogue.

To this end, I strongly encourage parents and teachers to take every opportunity to communicate with

each other - in person, over the phone or through letters.

On Thursday, 27th February, there will also be an Open Night - an opportunity to spend time touring

the school and chatting with all our educators.

In the meantime, we encourage parents to take the opportunity to chat with teachers any night after

school.

Tangible Ways to Strengthen our Community Leadership Assembly – Thursday, 27th February at 9.00 a.m. Attend the first assembly of the year and support our Year 6 leaders as they respond to the call to

leadership. All students from Foundation (Prep) to Year 6 attend this assembly and we are hopeful

that a large number of parents will join with us for the celebration.

Open Night – Thursday, 27th February from 5.30 – 7.15 p.m. Keep this evening free – an opportunity to visit the school, to tour the Centres and informally chat with

teachers. The evening is scheduled from 5.30 – 7.15 p.m. There is no set organisation. Some families

visit for a short time. Some families linger longer. A great night to meet all teachers in all Centres.

Our Open Nights are optional events, but those who respond to this invitation always benefit from the

experience.

The Bethany Festival The Bethany Festival will be held on Friday, 20th March.

The Festival is a great night – a great way to both experience and help create the Bethany Spirit for

which we are so well known.

The Festival is an opportunity for Foundation (Prep) to Year 6 students and their families to enjoy a

great fun night. The evening consists of bush dancing, a picnic tea and a series of great acts.

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In particular I encourage all families who are new to the school to make every effort to attend the

Festival – a great way to connect – a great family night – a great opportunity to see your child connect

with their friends.

Festival tickets will be on sale in early March.

Parent Sub-Committee News

Fundraising Incorrect information – The holiday news provided incorrect winners of our Christmas raffle. The

families named were the 2018 winners and not last year’s winners.

Our 2019 winners were:

The Christmas Stocking was won by the Cutropia Family.

The Giant box of chocolates was won by Scicluna Family.

Congratulations!!

Thanks to the generosity of the community we raised $16,000 in 2019. This money will be added to

school funds to now enable us to air condition the school hall and to upgrade the school playground

equipment. The community has long been aware that air conditioning the hall was to be our next

priority in facility upgrade. The decision to upgrade the playground equipment was determined by the

parents who regularly attend our School Community Group meetings.

School Fee Raffle The first fundraising activity for the year is our School Fee Raffle. This raffle is always extremely

popular with the first prize being the payment of a school fee (valued $1,600).

Should you have already paid your fees you can claim the money or use the prize to pay 2021 school

fees in advance.

A book of tickets will be sent to each family in the coming weeks.

Hospitality Members of this group are responsible for our term one cuppas and chats. Join with us on:

Tuesday, 4th February: 8.50 – 9.30 a.m.

Thursday, 13th February: 8.50 – 9.30 a.m.

Thursday, 27th February: after assembly 9.20 – 9.45 a.m.

All welcome – a great way to meet other parents.

Service The leaders of this group are calling for volunteers to assist with the icypole roster. Without such

generous volunteers the various services offered in the school couldn’t take place. If you are able to

assist, please return the slip at the end of this newsletter.

Finances Student fees of $365 per student were due by Friday, 31st January. Thank you to those families who

have made payment. We invite all families to finalise this payment this week.

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Should you not be in a position to finalise your account, it is vital that you communicate with us.

Schools, like homes have to make ends meet and it is always helpful when families trust us with their

difficulties so that we can adjust the school budget accordingly. Such discussions are always held in

confidence. Rest assured that no child will ever be denied a Catholic Education due to difficulty in

finalising fees.

Payments are invited at the school office in person or by phone.

The school office is open Monday – Friday 8am - 5pm

We accept payment by EFTPOS, cash, cheque at the office.

You may also pay by direct transfer into the school bank account.

School Fees A reminder that if you selected to pay by instalments the first instalment of $535 is due by Friday, 14th

February.

Health Care Card Holders Families with a Health Care Card current on Wednesday, 29th January 2020 may be eligible for the

CSEF (sports and excursion fund) payment of $125 per student.

Applications for this fund can be made at the Admin Centre office. It is most important that you

provide a copy of your Health Care Card when making an application.

If you received the CSEF payment in 2019, you will not need to reapply unless you have a new child

beginning school.

If you are a new family to Bethany and received the payment at your previous school, you will need to

reapply at Bethany.

Families eligible for this fund will only need to pay $240 per student for the Student Fee. The CSEF

will cover the remaining $125.

Student fee: $240 (general resources)

$125 (sports / excursion)

$365 per student

All applications must be completed by Thursday, 20th February 2020

Working in Partnership Reading Helpers ~ Lots of Help Needed The Grade One Reading Tutor program involves parents coming into the school two mornings per

week (Wednesday and Friday) for thirty minutes to assist grade one children with reading skills. (You

do not have to have a grade one child to participate).

Parent volunteers will be trained in how to support the skills that are being covered in the classroom

reading program.

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The program gives:

Parents an opportunity to be involved in the school program.

Strategies to help parents work with their own children at home.

Students the opportunity to receive positive feedback and build confidence.

Over time we have come to see that the single biggest benefit of this program is the close relationship

that builds between the tutor and the student. The children experience the support and

encouragement of an adult who is there ‘just for them’. We would really appreciate your support with

this. Ideally we would like parents to commit to both Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8.50 -

9.20 a.m., but we can also offer you either a Wednesday or Friday if this suits your personal

arrangements better. If you are able to assist, please return the slip at the end of this newsletter.

Parent Tutoring will begin on Wednesday, 11th March at 9.00 a.m.

A gentle reminder that volunteers will need a current Working With Children Check.

Athletics Carnival Helpers Bethany Athletics Carnival, Friday, 6th March.

Victoria University Sports Complex

Hoppers Lane, Werribee

As you are already aware, the date for our whole school Athletics Carnival is scheduled for Friday, 6th

March. To make the day a huge success for your children we do need your help on the day. We know

many people prefer to come along and support their children on the sidelines but we do really need

your support and assistance to make our day run smoothly.

We would like to especially invite new prep parents to come and assist on the day. You would

actually be helping at your child’s events and still get to see them compete in the now famous Prep

sprint events.

If you are interested in supporting this amazing sporting event, please indicate by returning the slip at

the end of this newsletter. Even if you can only help out for part of the day let us know and we will

have a job for you.

Our Sports Committee will run a parent meeting on Friday, 28th February from 9.00 - 9.30 a.m. The

meeting to be held in the Staff Room will give you more information on your task for the day.

However, this is not compulsory for helpers as the committee will still send home your task and you

can catch them at 9.00 a.m. on the morning of the carnival at the track.

Please indicate if you will be attending this meeting so we have a seat ready for you. If you have any

queries at all about the carnival, please chat to Gemma, Kirrily or to Centre Leaders. Looking forward

to your support.

A gentle reminder that volunteers will need a current Working With Children Check.

School Uniform We do expect students to wear the school uniform each day and thank families for your support in this

regard. All school uniform items must be labelled with the student’s name. There is no lost property at

Bethany.

A reminder that all students need to wear a Bethany school hat.

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Sports Uniform Days Students need to be in full sports uniform on the following days for term 1:

Exploration Centre: Monday

Discovery Centre: Tuesday

Bridging Centre: Wednesday

Leadership Centre: Friday

Punctuality This week and every week of the year we will be stressing the importance of punctuality.

All students are asked to go straight to their hubs from 8.40 a.m. when a welcome bell will ring. It is

important therefore that children arrive at the school gate at 8.45 a.m. at the latest.

We need to encourage every student to be conscious of the need to develop a habit of punctuality.

Arriving on time is a matter of courtesy. Arriving late for class makes life extremely difficult for

teachers and for other students.

Daily Timetable Session 1: 8.50 a.m.—10.50 a.m.

Recess: 10.50 a.m.—11.20 a.m.

Session 2: 11.20 a.m.— 12.50 p.m.

Lunch: 12.50 p.m.— 1.30 p.m.

Session 3: 1.30 p.m.— 3.00 p.m.

Please do not collect your child during morning or lunch recess times unless it is an emergency.

Collecting Children from School at Times Other than 3.00 p.m. If you need to collect your child before the official dismissal time at 3.00 p.m., we ask that you come to

the office before 2.45 p.m. and sign them out. Once you have signed your child out, you will be given a

slip, which you then take to your child’s hub and give to your child’s teacher. If you go to the Centre

without the slip, the teacher will send you back to the office before you can collect your child. Unless it

is an emergency, no child can be collected between 2.45 – 3.00 p.m.

Lunch Orders Lunches can be ordered on any Monday from Monday, 10th February. Lunches are prepared by a local

provider.

Lunch orders are collected from the school by 9.00 a.m. so if your child should arrive at school after

this time it is not possible to place an order. A current price list is included with this newsletter.

Icypoles Students are able to purchase icypoles every Thursday during Term 1, beginning Thursday, 20th

February.

Zooper Doopers (30 cents)

It would assist class teachers greatly if correct money could be provided. Children are free to purchase

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one icypole only. Orders and money are collected first thing in the morning. It is not possible to

accept late icypole orders.

Newsletters 2020 Our newsletters are emailed to each family fortnightly on a Monday.

We will continue to send home a printed copy of our Mini News on alternate weeks.

If however your family would prefer to receive your fortnightly Newsletter as a paper copy please

return the slip at the end of this Newsletter to the Admin Centre office.

If you need to update the email address where you receive the newsletter please also return the slip at

the end of this Newsletter to the Admin Centre office.

If we do not receive a response from you, we will email the next newsletter to the email address you

provided previously to the school.

Help Needed A family requires transport for their daughter each afternoon. If you are in a position to transport a

Year 4 student to Baden Drive in Hoppers Crossing we would love to hear from you. Naturally

payment would be made by the family for this service. Should you be in a position to assist or should

you wish for further information regarding this request please chat to Bron in the Admin Centre office.

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Dates for your Diary

February

Monday, February 3rd Prep (2020) BEGIN SCHOOL YEAR

Tuesday, February 4th Cuppa and chat for parents 8.50am – 9.30am

Wednesday, February 5th No school for Preps

Monday, February 10th 1st day for lunch orders

Wednesday, February 12th No school for Preps

Wednesday, February 12th Sub Committee Meeting 6.45pm

Thursday, February 13th Cuppa and chat 8.50am – 9.30am

Friday, February 14th 1st instalment of School fee ($535) due

Monday, February 17th District Swimming for swim team students

Wednesday, February 19th No school for Preps

Thursday, February 20th 1st day for icypoles

Tuesday, February 25th Shrove Tuesday

Wednesday, February 26th Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, February 26th No school for Preps

Thursday, February 27th Leadership Assembly and cuppa and chat (after assembly)

Thursday, February 27th Open Night, 5.30pm – 7.15pm, all centres.

Friday, February 28th Parent meeting for helping at Athletics Carnival 9 – 9.30am in staffroom

March

Wednesday, March 4th No school for Preps

Friday, March 6th Athletics Carnival, Vic Uni track, Hoppers Lane, Werribee

Sunday, March 8th Community Mass, 10am, School Hall

Monday, March 9th NO SCHOOL – Labour Day Public Holiday

Wednesday, March 13th Preps at school every Wednesday from today.

Wednesday, March 13th Year One reading sessions begin at 9am

Wednesday, March 13th Sub Committee meeting 1.45pm

Friday, March 20th Bethany Festival, in the school grounds.

Thursday, March 26th Assembly – Chisholm & Murray Hubs

Thursday, March 26th End of term Clean Up, 3.15 – 5pm

Friday, March 27th Last Day of term 1, Students finish at 12.30pm.

April

Friday, April 10th Good Friday

Sunday, April 12th Easter Sunday

Monday, April 13rd NO SCHOOL – Easter Monday

Term 2

Tuesday, April 14th 1st day of Term 2

Saturday, April 25th A.N.Z.A.C. Day

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Please return to school:

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Bethany Athletics Carnival

Name: __________________________________ Eldest Child’s Hub______________

I can help at the following time:

All day: 9.30 a.m. - 1.15 p.m.

Prep time: 10.15 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.

I will / will not (please circle) be attending the parent meeting on Friday, 28th February at 9.00 a.m.

The school has a copy of my current Working With Children Card Yes No

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Year One Reading Tutors

Name: __________________________________ Eldest Child’s Hub______________

I would like to assist with Year One Reading. I can help on:

Wednesday Friday

Both Wednesday and Friday

The school has a copy of my current Working With Children Card Yes No

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Icypole Roster

Name: __________________________________ Eldest Child’s Hub______________

I can assist on the roster on Thursdays

The school has a copy of my current Working With Children Card Yes No

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Paper copy of Newsletter

Eldest Child’s Name_____________________________ Hub________________________

I/We would like a paper copy of the school Newsletter each fortnight

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Email Address Update

Eldest Child’s Name_____________________________ Hub________________________

I/We would like to update our email address

Email ____________________________________________________________________

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Absent From School

Family Name: ____________________________________

Student Name: ___________________ Hub: _______________

Student Name: ___________________ Hub: _______________

Student Name: ___________________ Hub: _______________

Student Name: ___________________ Hub: _______________

My child/ren will be absent from school on ___/___/______ to ___/___/______

Illness

Medical appointment

Personal or Family reasons

Other

Parent / Guardian Name: ____________________________

Parent / Guardian Signature: ____________________________

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Absent From School

Family Name: ____________________________________

Student Name: ___________________ Hub: _______________

Student Name: ___________________ Hub: _______________

Student Name: ___________________ Hub: _______________

Student Name: ___________________ Hub: _______________

My child/ren will be absent from school on ___/___/______ to ___/___/______

Illness

Medical appointment

Personal or Family reasons

Other

Parent / Guardian Name: ____________________________

Parent / Guardian Signature: _____________________________

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Werribee Village Bakery – Deli Menu and Price List – 2020

HOT FOOD

Party Pies $1.10

Sausage Rolls $3.50

Hot Dog W/sauce $3.70

Hot Dog W/Cheese and sauce $4.20

Schnitzel sandwich $5.00

Schnitzel sandwich w/lettuce & mayo $5.50

Sandwich

Ham/salami $4.00 Roast Chicken & salad

(lettuce, carrot & tomato)

$5.50

Ham & cheese $4.50 Tuna $4.00

Ham & tomato $4.50 Vegemite $3.00

Ham & salad

(lettuce, carrot & tomato)

$5.50 Salad (lettuce, carrot, tomato,

cucumber & beetroot)

$5.50

Cheese $4.00

Cheese & salad

(lettuce, carrot & tomato)

$5.00 Ham & Cheese Croissant $5.00

Egg & lettuce $4.50 Cheesymite Scroll $3.00

Roast Chicken $4.00 Cheese Bacon Roll $1.50

Cakes Extra

Iced Donut $0.80 Sauce $0.20

Jam Donut $2.00 Mustard $0.20

Choc Jam Donut $2.50 Cheese $0.50

Croissants $2.50 Each salad $0.60

Lamingtons $3.00 Paper Bag $0.20

Apple cake $3.50 Toast $0.50

Mini Mud cake $3.50 Butter $0.30

Hedgehog $3.50

Muffin (Choc chip, Blueberry) $3.50

Happy Face / Nenish Tarts $3.00

Drinks

Prima (Orange, Apple) $2.00

Prima (Apple & raspberry, tropical) $2.00

Big M(Chocolate, Strawberry) $2.50

Water $2.50