Warragul & District Specialist School Newsletter Term 3, Tuesday 25th August 2020 55 Burke Street (PO BOX 959) WARRAGUL VIC 3820 PH Hi all, It is already Week 7 of Term 3 and what a fun filled and fresh week it is! Many Warragul locals will have had an Exciting Saturday afternoon when a big fall of hail was dumped on backyards, front yards and many streets in our community. Thank you to Kerry who took some photos of our school grounds on Saturday afternoon. It was great to talk to many students yesterday about their weekend jumping on trampolines with ice, making snow cones and balls and even some students freezing their collections from the weekend and bringing them in to share with their class mates. Be sure to stay warm and dry this week and we look forward to a taste of spring on Saturday with weather predictions being 20 degrees! Ali and Jess from Rubicon continue to provide our students with fantastic activities and learning across the week, I know our junior students are looking forward to joining them this week. We will look out for pics in our newsletter in the coming weeks. As the term nears closer to the end staff are beginning to look at staffing and classes for 2021. This is always an exciting and robust process. There are many factors taken into account and staff spend many sessions working on the best fit for each of our students. Our School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) continues to develop within the school with all students and staff working towards creating a positive school culture. Our staff have been working on developing a handbook of SWPBS at WDSS and will be developing a Yearly Teaching Schedule to teach each of our expected behaviours from our matrix in 2021. Stay Safe, Warm and Dry, Keep Smiling Wednesday 2nd • Book Club Orders due
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Warragul & District Specialist School Newsletter Term 3, Tuesday 25th August 2020
55 Burke Street (PO BOX 959) WARRAGUL VIC 3820 PH
Hi all,
It is already Week 7 of Term 3 and what a fun filled and fresh week it is!
Many Warragul locals will have had an Exciting Saturday afternoon
when a big fall of hail was dumped on backyards, front yards and
many streets in our community. Thank you to Kerry who took some
photos of our school grounds on Saturday afternoon. It was great to
talk to many students yesterday about their weekend jumping on
trampolines with ice, making snow cones and balls and even some
students freezing their collections from the weekend and bringing
them in to share with their class mates. Be sure to stay warm and dry
this week and we look forward to a taste of spring on Saturday with
weather predictions being 20 degrees!
Ali and Jess from Rubicon continue to provide our students with
fantastic activities and learning across the week, I know our junior
students are looking forward to joining them this week. We will look out
for pics in our newsletter in the coming weeks.
As the term nears closer to the end staff are beginning to look at staffing and classes for 2021.
This is always an exciting and robust process. There are many factors taken into account and
staff spend many sessions working on the best fit for each of our students.
Our School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) continues to develop within the school with
all students and staff working towards creating a positive school culture. Our staff
have been working on developing a handbook of SWPBS at WDSS and will be
developing a Yearly Teaching Schedule to teach each of our expected
behaviours from our matrix in 2021.
Stay Safe, Warm and Dry,
Keep Smiling
Wednesday 2nd
• Book Club Orders
due
School Visits and
Pick Up & Drop Off
Student Transport Bus runs will occur as normal. Buses will exit and pick-up
students at school using a staggered process, 2 buses at a time.
Student arrival at school will be staggered. Please ensure you refer to the below
timetable for times and locations. Staff will be situated at each designated pick
up and drop off location.
The Main Office Foyer can only accommodate 6 adults in this space at one time.
Please consider who is coming in to the school and the necessity of this. It is
strongly encouraged to call the office beforehand rather than making an
unannounced arrival.
Sanitiser is provided upon entry, please use this.
** Early Birds supervision cancelled **
M o r n i n g Who When Where
Drop-off Buses 9:00 – 9:15am Bus Circle
Juniors School 9:10 – 9:20am Outside Main office
Middle school 9:10 – 9:20am Oval gate
(through main carpark)
Senior School 9:20 – 9:30am Main Portable Yard gate
Care Needs Individual arrangements
A f t e r n o o n Who When Where
Pick-up Buses 3:00 – 3:15pm Bus Circle
Juniors School 2:50 – 3:00pm Outside Main office
Middle school 2:50 – 3:00pm Oval gate
(through main carpark)
Senior School 3:10 – 3:20pm Main Portable Yard gate
Care Needs Individual arrangements
The outdoor activities with Jess and Ali from Rubicon Camp are continuing to bring
excitement and joy to our students. These activities are proving to be very popular
especially given the current restrictions do not allow for community access or
excursions. Next week the Juniors are going to join in - they are all very excited!
This weeks activities were a Nature Scavenger
Hunt - students had fun collecting their items
and putting them in their egg cartons, what a
great idea! Everyone showed off their creative
side making beautiful mosaics and artwork using
items found in the school grounds. Cooking was
banana boats with chocolate - yummy!
Room 7 students had such a wonderful time when they did the Nature Scavenger Hunt…..
Creating Art using nature - how beautiful!
Have you made Banana
Chocolate Boats? They are
super easy and delicious.
When you are putting lots on
the fire you can write your
name on the banana to make
sure you get your yummy
creation!
Students once again showing our School Values of being
by helping unpack the wood for the fire, listening to instructions and
waiting for their turn. Well done everyone!
With Spring just around the corner there are lots of jobs to be done in the garden
and that is exactly what some of our Senior Students have been doing. One of the
jobs was putting up the garden artwork they created, it looks fantastic and has
added another level of interest to the garden.
Dear Parents and Carers,
On Tuesday 25 August, the Department of Education and Training is presenting a free
webinar for parents and carers by renowned child psychologist Dr Michael Carr-
Gregg, on building family resilience during coronavirus (COVID-19).
Parents and carers play a vital role in helping children feel safe through uncertain
times.
Dr Carr-Gregg’s webinar is aptly named Managing the Coronacoaster – Tips for
building resilient families in the coronavirus era.
In this webinar, Dr Carr-Gregg provides tools and strategies for parents and carers to
help manage the lockdown and remote learning.
Topics include:
your supportive role
setting the emotional tone
focusing on what you can control
how to deal with disappointment
further resources and where to get help.
Dr Carr-Gregg’s presentation will run for 45 minutes. This will be followed by a 15-
minute question-and-answer session in which parents and carers can ask Dr Carr-
Gregg questions.
WEBINAR DETAILS
When: Tuesday 25 August
Time: 7:30pm
Duration: 45-minute presentation followed by 15-minute Q & A session
Format: online via Webex
Cost: free
How to register: To register and for more information click on the link to visit
the Managing the Coronacoaster – Tips for building resilient families in the
