HELLO and welcome to this week’s newsletter WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY Our final assembly for the year was held this morning at the Bourchier St Primary School Hall. Our outstanding achievers and Kiwanis Terrific Kids awards were announced. Being SAFE - Bella Donoghue Oscar Ring Callum Phyland Being RESPECTFUL Seth Young Ali Hussain Maddie Hunt Being RESPONSIBLE - Ayla Manley Ryan Smith Heath Vale Being a LEARNER - Kaw Liga Tuu Nicholson Noah Decicco Will Almond Kiwanis Award - Damian Peterson Adam Walker Teagan Chalker MUSIC– Kira Tate PHYSICAL EDUCATION – Nathanial Taintey ART– Ali Al Sharedawe Congratulations on a terrific year everyone!

STAFFING FOR 2020– We are farewelling a few staff this year; leaving us are Education Support staff Annabelle Sneyd, who is going to Summer Camp in Maine USA, Marcus Theile (a year’s leave), and teachers Tarnya Bruinier (a year’s leave) and Janine Guymer who is giving up her classroom position but will still be around for CRT. We also farewell our 5 trainees, Mikayla, Michael, Georgia, Nikesha and Taylah, we wish them well with their future studies. Sincere thanks to all our staff leaving us, your commitment to our students has been outstanding! Joining the Verney Road teaching teams are: Myrissa Palaez (Seniors Years) Suzannne Wright(MiddleY ears) Fulvia Curtis (Middle Years) Lauren Ivory (Middle Years) Samantha Bentley(Early Years) Paul Cathcart (Music) We also welcome Education Support staff: Sebastian Barros (Senior Years) Arna Sutherland (Early Years) Matilda Seit (Middle Years) Dalene Bemrose( Early Ed) Our trainees next year are: Raj Jandesu (ICT) Maeve Kerrins (Ed Support) Ella Tonks (Ed Support) Zarli Miller (Ed Support) Ebony Alexander (Ed Support)

SCHOOL MAGAZINE I hope you enjoy the 2019 magazine as much as I have– so many highlights spread throughout!!!

Congratulations to our ICT trainee, Michael Eldred who created and designed the magazine, it really does look fabulous!

REPORTS have been sent home in students’ bags this afternoon (except for those that requested it to be posted). I hope you enjoy reading of your child’s successes through the semester.

FIRST DAY OF TERM 2020 All students will commence first term on Wednesday, January 29th, except for new Foundation students, who will have a staggered start.

Angela Buxton

UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday, December 19th…………………………Last Day of Term for students– normal finish time

Wednesday, January 29th………………………….First Day of Term 1 2020 for students

VERNEY ROAD SCHOOL All students enrolled at VRS have a right to feel

safe and be safe. The wellbeing of children in our care will always be our first priority and

we have zero tolerance to child abuse. We aim to create a child safe and child friendly

environment where children feel safe and are free to enjoy life to the full without any

concern for their safety.

NEWSLETTER ISSUE #20 December 17th , 2019 Principal: Angela Buxton Assistant Principal: Carolyn West Website: http://verneyrd.vic.edu.au Email: verney.road.sch@edumail.vic.gov.au

PO Box 1551 Shepparton 3632 Phone 5821 8185

Fax 5822 2915

DISCUSS THIS...

Farewell 2019.

I don’t know about you, but for me, what a year it has been! There have been so many highlights. I was fortunate to be able to go on the China trip. It was a time of building great relationships with the students and staff. I was so proud of our students and how they handled themselves in a foreign country.

It is always a highlight to go to camp. There have been lots of camps this year and each student has come back with a story to tell of an experience that impacted their life. It may have been a challenge obtained, a friendship formed, a fear negated, a funny event retold.

We have had many students this year graduate their unit level and will be moving to a new unit next year. This can be both exciting and nerve racking. Please talk up the positives for your student, as the benefits will far outweigh the negatives. For those leaving the VRS community we wish you all the best for your future.

From the wellbeing mob, Dani and I would like to with you all a fun and happy Christmas. We recognise that this may be not so great a time for some as experience a festive season without loved ones – we wish you peace and know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families at this time. Have a great break, find time for yourself, give to others, make memories and smile.

Hope to see as many of you in 2020.

Darren and Dani.

Darren DARREN MILES

SOCIAL WORKER

with D.J. Miles

WHOLE SCHOOL

ASSEMBLY