Dear Parents, Carers, and Students,

Don’t forget that we have engaged Bakers Delight to provide our students with a special lunch for our Footy Day, Tuesday 17^th September 2024. On this day all students may wear the colours of their favourite AFL team.
 
Each student has the option of selecting one pizza and one scone for lunch. All you need to do is follow the prompts on the order form by clicking the link below. If you have multiple children at the school you will need to complete a new 
 
Tickets are currently on sale.
Closing date:  Tuesday 10^th September, 2024 @10pm
 
Price for lunch: $10.  A separate order needs to be placed for each child
 
There are no refunds
 
Link for purchasing tickets:   https://compasstix.com/e/nxstt0nvgg

No late orders can be accepted.
 
Funds raised will go towards purchasing outdoor furniture for the under the shade sail near the Wellbeing Hub. 
 
If you have any questions please contact Zayna on pfarwps@gmail.com.

2025 FOUNDATION ENROLMENTS

Our Foundation intake for 2025 has been finalised. We have 81 enrolments for our four classes which gives us classes of 20 and 21. It also gives us room to take any late applications that reside in our zone, which nearly always occurs.

EXITING STUDENTS

We have already been notified that a couple of our students will not be returning to Reservoir West in 2025. If there are any others that will be moving schools, please let us know as soon as possible. Email Jo Blom in the office or me.

PARENT OPINION SURVEY – EXTENSION UNTIL THE END OF TERM – HOW EXCITING!

We currently have 182 out of 456 families complete the survey, which is 40%. I think that we could hit 50% seeing that the survey open until Friday 30^th August.

To complete the survey:

Click on the link below, or copy and paste the text into your browser. This link will take you directly to the survey.

https://www.orima.com.au/parent

Select the School and Campus name below.
School Name: Reservoir West Primary School
Campus Name: Reservoir West Primary School

Enter the School PIN: 357331

CONGRATULATIONS BRYONY

I’d like to congratulate Bryony Hardy on her appointment to the full-time position of Executive Assistant and Project Officer at Early Learning Victoria. Bryony will be finishing up at the end of this term and we wish her well in this new venture.

We have been lucky enough to secure the services of Ivona Lonac to replace Bryony in her 5/6 class in LA6. Ivona has been one of our regular CRTs this year and will be with us until the end of the year on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast Club will continue as usual on Fridays up until the second last Friday of term. As has happened previously, the will be no Breakfast Club on the first and last Friday of every term.

Term 3

Week 8           Friday 6^th September            8.10 until 8.40 am (sharp)

Week 9           Friday 13^th September          8.10 until 8.40 am (sharp)

Week 10         Friday 20^th September          Not happening

Term 4

Week 1           Friday 11^th October              Not happening

Week 2           Friday 18^th October              8.10 until 8.40 am (sharp)

2025 DEVICE PURCHASING PORTAL - NOW OPEN
From Years 3 to 6, students have the opportunity to participate in a 1:1 Smart Classrooms program using Chromebooks running Google’s ChromeOS. We have had great success with this program, with over 90% of families opting in.

Reservoir West has chosen to create technologically-inclusive learning environments to inspire hands-on learning, promote creativity, provide personalised learning and education in a variety of subject areas, and develop students 21st Century learning skills. Through increased access to digital technologies, students can benefit from enhanced learning that is interactive, collaborative, personalised and engaging.

Attached below is further information from both RWPS and our supplier, EduNet for those who would like some more information around the program.

The portal for purchasing Chromebooks for 2025 is now open.

Visit the Edunet Parent Portal at: http://reservoirwestps.technologyportal.com.au 

Please note the following cut off dates: 

• To receive order prior to Christmas, order must be placed and paid for by 28th November 2024*.
• To receive order for Week 1 Term 1, order must be placed and paid for by 5th January 2025*. 
• All orders will be sent to the school and then distributed to families

* Cut off dates are only for devices listed on the portal as in stock. If a device is out of stock we can’t promise a Christmas or Week 1, Term 1 delivery.

In addition, some families have asked if other devices from home can be used at school. Unfortunately, this is not an option at RWPS. Chromebooks are exclusively used from Years 3-6 and they must be purchased via EduNet to be configured to our network. If you believe you have a device from an older sibling that may be able to be used, please see the criteria in the attached handout or email Jen Barnes.

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to email:
Jen (Digital Technologies Co-ordinator) Jen.Barnes@education.vic.gov.au
Bruce (Principal) Bruce.Kearney@education.vic.gov.au
Edunet (Supplier) portal@edunet.com.au

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RWPS BYOD 2025 Parent Doc

Regards,

Bruce

Principal

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PARENT WORKSHOP!
THE LITERACY BLOCK AND GENRE WRITING AT RWPS
FOUNDATION – TWO PARENTS/CARERS
Thank you to all parents/carers who attended the F – Year 2 workshop on Wednesday, 14^th August. Parents/carers gained insights into the literacy curriculum, our Explicit Instruction model based on the John Fleming Effective Teaching Model, Literacy Blocks and Genre Writing.

We had parents/carers hard at work! They were asked to complete a couple of activities, browse resources and watch recordings of different elements of Literacy in F – 2.

BEENLEIGH STATE SCHOOL VISIT
On Friday, August 30th, we had the pleasure of hosting 11 visitors from Beenleigh State School. The visitors were most impressed with our school's vibrant and modern facilities, expressing a bit of envy over our colourful buildings. They had the opportunity to share information about their work with John Flemming who they have been working with since 2016, with our School Improvement Team. The visitors also engaged in meaningful discussions with Kane from our Wellbeing team and Annemarie, our Turbo Leader, to learn about our initiatives in these areas and to exchange insights on their own practices. They observed various classroom activities, including Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Maths, leaving with valuable ideas to take back to their school. The visitors were particularly impressed with how well John’s Effective Teaching Model has been integrated into our school in such a short time, providing us with validation that we are on the right track. A big thank you to all our staff and students for making them feel so welcomed!

LANGUAGE CLUB
Year to 3 – 6 Language Club was a huge success. The three sessions offered have now concluded for the term. Participating students were engrossed in learning about the language, history and culture of Italy. A BIG thank you to Sandro (parent of Lara in Prep) for organsing the activities and volunteering his time. Our participating students were eager to share with him all about their experiences and/or knowledge of Italy. Some even enjoyed the sessions so much that they brought to school, souvenirs from family members who have visited Italy.

Language Club will be offered again in Term 4 for Foundation to Year 2, with exact details and dates yet to be decided.

 

Barbara Balliro
Assistant Principal- Teaching and Learning
Barbara.balliro@education.vic.gov.au

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Term 3, Week 8

NO Assembly this week.

• 3.15pm: 5MoF
  • Golden Ticket Draw – Village 2
• 3.25: SOTW and Golden Ticket Draw photos at the stage area

Congratulations to all of the students that are receiving a Student of the Week award!

		NAME	VALUE
LA1	5/6L	Kip Thomson	Persistence
LA2	5/6M	Olivia Collins	Success
LA3	5/6K	Akeo Li	Success
LA4	5/6V	Harun Aden	Persistence
LA5	5/6P	Elijah Wijey	Responsibility
LA6	5/6H	Gus Stephenson	Success
LA 8	4W	Bethany Eyre	Success
LA9	Prep B	Kirra Tagnipez	Success
LA10	Prep D	Bailey Crowe	Success
LA11	Prep V	Emily Braithwaite	Success
LA12	Prep H	Finnian Viola	Success
LA17	1C	Winnie Miller	Success
LA18	1M	Ziggy Jones	Success
LA19	1P	Cian Cleary	Success
LA20	1R	Kaylee Hsieh-Martin	Respect
LA21	3W	Alexis Lacey	Respect
LA22	3J	Alexander Grammatos	Success
LA23	3M	Piya Saxena	Success & Confidence
LA24	3S	Hannah McGowan	Success
LA25	2C	Isaac Younan	Respect
LA26	2G	Eve Portnoy	Success
LA27	2B	River Hansen	Persistence
LA28	2M	Alvin Chekwube	Success
LA29	4T	Remy Loverso	Persistence
LA30	4H	Josiah Vella	Persistence
ART		Zahra Al Shakks	Persistence
DIGITECH		Halima Kamareddin	Responsible & Success
LIBRARY		Alexis Tennent	Success
MUSIC		Floren Che Rosie Brooks	Persistence & Success Persistence & Success
SPANISH		Austin Giles	Persistence
SCIENCE		Aidan Molloy	Responsibility
PE		Hudafa Aden Zoe Grammatos	Persistence & Success  Success
PRINCIPAL		Hazel Sellars	Success & Respect
TURBO/SUPPORT		Omar Fatfat	Responsibility and Success

Group photo of last week's SOTW recipients!

Last week’s Golden Ticket winners!

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WELLBEING & INCLUSION

If you have walked into the school from Academy Avenue, you would have seen the Wellbeing Hub. For the last eight years, the Wellbeing Team have been working hard to set up Wellbeing support which began in the little office in the Milburn Wing.

CHILD SAFETY
Everyone has the right to be safe and be protected from abuse. Reservoir West Primary School is fully committed to providing a safe and respectful learning environment for all.

Please see our Policy & Practice page for more information or visit https://www.education.vic.gov.au/protect

 

 

WELLBEING TEAM
At Reservoir West Primary School (RWPS) we are proud of the role that our staff take on ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of all our students and their families. Our classroom teachers are our first layer of the support that we offer at RWPS and should be the first point of contact.

We also offer an additional layer to our wellbeing program for those students and their families who need extra support, whether that be ongoing, or in a particular time of need.

What supports are offered at Reservoir West PS?
Our Wellbeing Team works on many different levels to support our school. These include: Mental Health & Wellbeing / Social Support / Emotional Regulation / Inclusion / Attendance/ Welfare

What do the 3 leveled tiers of support mean?
There are three tiers of support offered for children in government school: Tier 1, 2 and 3 support.

• Tier 1: Positive mental health promotion –Universal interventions to help schools to create a positive, inclusive and supporting school climate, building the preconditions for optimal student learning, development and wellbeing.
• Tier 2: Early intervention / cohort specific – Early interventions and those for specific cohorts of students complement universal interventions and provide essential additional support for students with specific needs or vulnerabilities.
• Tier 3: Targeted support– Interventions for individuals or small groups of students requiring intensive tailored mental health support to engage positively in education.

With many new families at RWPS and queries about the role of the Wellbeing Team, we have provided information below of who is in the Wellbeing team, their role and qualifications, and guidance for parents with whom to contact should you need support that stems further than a classroom setting or concerns of a sensitive nature.

How to access Wellbeing Support?

1. Meet with your child’s classroom teacher/s to discuss what supports are needed. The classroom teacher should be the first point of contact.
2. The classroom teacher will refer the matter to the Wellbeing Team.
3. The Wellbeing Team use the Triage Scale to determine whether the matter requires immediate action (category 1), urgent action (category 2), or non-urgent (category 3), and determine whether this is a referral to Emma
4. The Wellbeing Team will notify the teacher of the waitlist depending on the category level and contact the parents directly.

                       

Student Wellbeing & Engagement Leading Teacher (Tier 1/2)

Disability Inclusion Leader (Tier 3)

Rebekah is a Leading Teacher, with over 15 years’ experience teaching in the Victorian Education System. With a particular interest in fostering student wellbeing and social emotional learning in the classroom, she led Respectful Relationships and the Resilience Project at her previous school, which led her to starting a business, Powerful Kids. In this space she worked with schools across Melbourne, external agencies and in regional areas running Wellbeing workshops and providing 1:1 support before taking on the Wellbeing role full time. Rebekah has a Graduate Diploma of Psychology.

Rebekah predominantly works with students in the Tier 1 and Tier 2 level, however, is responsible for Disability Inclusion (DI) Funding for Tier 3 students. Rebekah oversees the implementation of our proactive wellbeing supports to create an inclusive, positive climate for learning. These include things like DI funding, Student Positive Behaviour Supports, Respectful Relationships, Sexuality Education, Social and Emotional Learning and workshops, Student Leadership initiatives, the Wellbeing Hub and our whole school events.

Rebekah’s role includes key responsibilities listed below. For a detailed description and contact details, you may refer to this link:

Disability Inclusion Leader:

• Works collaboratively with the school’s leadership, wellbeing staff and allied health team, services/teams outside school, which may include Health and Wellbeing Inclusion Workforces, liaising with Student Support Services key contacts and external therapists.
• Supports the organisation of Disability Inclusion Profile meetings, supporting teachers to identify students who may benefit from a profile meeting, and supports school leadership to use Disability Inclusion funding to resource evidence based reasonable adjustments, for individual students and cohorts of students.
• Overseas referrals for and liaise with/Co-ordinate DET Nurse, Speech Therapist, School psychologist, Visiting Teachers

Student Wellbeing & Engagement Leading Teacher

• Implements and leads wellbeing programs: Wellbeing Curriculum, Respectful Relationships, Sexuality Education, Peer Leadership, Wellbeing incursions
• Consultations and observations in the classroom to support with understanding a student's behaviour and mental health as well as discussing inclusion strategies
• Wellbeing check ins with students (teacher or parent request)
• Parent/ carer meetings regarding children's mental health, behaviour, and child development
• States School Relief / Out of Home Care (Lead Contact)

 

Clinical Psychologist

Child Safe Leader

(Tier 2/3)

 

What is Emma’s role?
Emma is a Clinical Psychologist with 9 years of experience in psychology working with children and families. Emma has a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) and Master of Psychology (Clinical). Emma provides support for students predominantly in the Tier 2 and Tier 3 level. Emma works part-time on Tuesdays, Thursdays and every second Friday. Emma’s role assists parents, staff and leadership with strategies and insights to support students who have additional needs/issues beyond the classroom, as well as supporting the team in the Wellbeing Hub.

Emma’s role includes key responsibilities listed below. For a detailed description and contact details, you may refer to this link: 

• Assessments including behaviour (Vineland-3 and ADHD screeners)
• Short-term psychology intervention (e.g., 1-2 meetings) for students (anxiety, emotion regulation)
• Parent/ carer meetings regarding students’ mental health, behaviour and child development (e.g., separation anxiety, Autism, ADHD, learning disorders ASD)
• Wellbeing support for dysregulated students (drop offs, separation anxiety, distressed after recess/ lunch time) and check-ins
• Critical incidents support
• Home visits for disengaged students
• Consulting with external providers and therapists (e.g., speech therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, CAMHS, family services, private therapies)

 

Student Wellbeing & Engagement Leader

Leader of Welfare & Child Safety

(Tier 3/2)

 

What is Kane’s role?
Kane is a Leading Teacher, with over 15 years’ experience teaching in the Victorian Education System, which includes 5 years in the Wellbeing space at RWPS. He has a Graduate Diploma of Psychology with a strong passion in student engagement, learning and wellbeing. Kane has experience working in primary settings across a variety of learning models and has worked at secondary schools that seek to provide education for students who have been disengaged or excluded from mainstream education.

Kane works full time and provides support for students primarily in the Tier 3 level. His role assists students, parents, staff and leadership with student engagement within the classroom and playground, providing strategies and to support students to engage in their learning. Kane also has a key role in supporting children’s safety and wellbeing across the home and learning environment.

Kane’s role includes key responsibilities listed below. For a detailed description and contact details, you may refer to this link:

• Primary point of call for students presenting with externalised behaviours that present safety concerns to themselves/others
• Wellbeing/behaviour support for dysregulated students (drop offs, separation anxiety, heightened behaviours during the school day) and those at risk of disengagement to re-engage with educational setting
• Parent/ carer / teacher meetings regarding students’ welfare, mental health and behaviour (e.g., separation anxiety, Autism, ADHD, learning disorders, ASD)
• Critical incident support
• Home visits for disengaged students
• Key contact for Koori Engagement Support Officer inclusive of DEADLY CLUB and other First Nations activities embedded into school
• Consulting with external providers and therapists (e.g., speech therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, CAMHS, family services, private therapies)
• Key point of contact at school for agencies such as DFFHS and all affiliated services
• Kane’s preferred method of contact is via his phone as he rarely gets to sit at his device and email responses are often not as prompt as when contacted directly via text message and/or phone calls

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Dear Parents and Carers,

From Years 3 to 6, students have the opportunity to participate in a 1:1 Smart Classrooms program using Chromebooks running Google’s ChromeOS. We have had great success with this program, with over 90% of families opting in.

Reservoir West has chosen to create technologically inclusive learning environments to inspire hands-on learning, promote creativity, provide personalised learning and education in a variety of subject areas, and develop students 21st Century learning skills. Through increased access to digital technologies, students can benefit from enhanced learning that is interactive, collaborative, personalised and engaging.

Attached below is further information from both RWPS and our supplier, EduNet for those who would like some more information around the program.

The portal for purchasing Chromebooks for 2025 is now open.

Visit the Edunet Parent Portal at: http://reservoirwestps.technologyportal.com.au 

Please note the following cut off dates: 

1. To receive order prior to Christmas, order must be placed and paid for by 28th November 2024*.

1. To receive order for Week 1 Term 1, order must be placed and paid for by 5th January 2025*. 

1. All orders will be sent to the school and then distributed to families

* Cut off dates are only for devices listed on the portal as in stock. If a device is out of stock we can’t promise a Christmas or Week 1, Term 1 delivery.

In addition, some families have asked if other devices from home can be used at school. Unfortunately, this is not an option at RWPS. Chromebooks are exclusively used from Years 3-6 and they must be purchased via EduNet to be configured to our network. If you believe you have a device from an older sibling that may be able to be used, please see the criteria in the attached handout or email Jen Barnes.

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to email:
Jen (Digital Technologies Co-ordinator) Jen.Barnes@education.vic.gov.au
Bruce (Principal) Bruce.Kearney@education.vic.gov.au
Edunet (Supplier) portal@edunet.com.au

Kind regards,

Jen Barnes
Digital Technologies Co-ordinator

2025_RWPS_Smart_Classroom_Presentation
RWPS BYOD 2025 Parent Doc

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Dear RWPS community,

This year, we will be hosting a Community Conversations event, which is being led by one of our school council members, Viki Komornik. This event provides families in our community an opportunity to share ideas, perspectives and voice on matters that impact our school.

By attending, you will engage with other members from our school community and provide insightful perspectives on important matters that impact our school and teaching and learning. We would be delighted to have you present at this event and for you to provide your insight and thinking to the items being discussed.

This event details are as follows:
Date: Monday, 28^th October
Time: 5-6pm
Location: School Library

Please indicate your attendance by completing this form. 

Unable to attend but have some great ideas to share? No problem! Simply fill out this feedback from and we will consider your thoughts and feedback throughout this session.

We hope to see you there! 

Julia Nour
Assistant Principal - Administration

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As part of our Global Studies curriculum, we are learning about the important concept of sustainability and how it impacts our daily lives. To put this learning into action, we are excited to announce a special Free Dress Day.

Details:

• Date:  Thursday 12^th September
• Event: Free Dress Day
• Donation: Gold coin donation

On this day, students are encouraged to wear casual clothes in exchange for a gold coin donation. All proceeds from the day will be donated to the Royal Melbourne Zoo, supporting their efforts to protect and conserve endangered animals.

This event not only helps reinforce the lessons we're learning about sustainability but also gives students a chance to make a positive impact on the world around them.

We appreciate your support in helping our students understand the importance of sustainability and encouraging them to take action for a better world.

The Year 3/4s

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Hang Around Friday - Friday 13th September

This has become a school community favourite. We will serve BBQ sausages and veggie burgers in the school yard from 330pm. Students will be able to play with their peers while parents/guardians are able to socialize. All sausages are beef and halal. This event is CASH ONLY. No card facilities will be available. If you would like to volunteer for this event please use this link https://signup.zone/rwps-pfa-events 

We are proud to announce that this Hang Around Friday is being sponsored by the wonderful team at TheirCare - thank you for your sponsorship!

 

SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALE
We will be holding a Second Hand Uniform Sale (gold coin donation) on Friday 13th September from 3-4pm. During this week, please bring in any uniform that you would like to pass on, as well as any that are rag material. We are specifically looking for sizes 8 -12. It would be appreciated if you could label each bag by size or ‘rags’ and drop them at the office. No schoolbags or worn shoes please!


Thank you for following along and your ongoing support! 

 

Warmest regards

Zayna and the PFA team

 

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Dear RWPS Community,

Please find attached our Week 8 newsletter, to see all the wonderful things happening at TheirCare!



Thanking you,
Jaymee
RWPS TheirCare Coordinator.

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Please take a look at what is happening this year at RWPS.

2024 Calendar

Follow our live updates on our Compass calendar.

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