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24.01.2022 3 more sleeps to go!! THIS FRIDAY... PIRATE DAY: Junior School Council *Gold Coin Donation *Raising money for research into children's brain cancer.... Keep it simple if you like: jeans, t-shirt, head/neck scarf, eye patch made from cardboard....

23.01.2022 If it takes a village to raise a child, we've lost the village while we're confined to our homes. Some kids are thriving, some are coping, and some are struggling - and the same could be said of the parents. Parenting Ideas founder, renowned parenting educator and author Michael Grose joined the ABC Radio Melbourne's Conversation Hour to answer parents' questions about homeschooling, missing milestones, and discussing coronavirus with children. https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/

22.01.2022 50 sleeps until Christmas! Getting our Christmas Tree ready for display in Central Geelong. Stay tuned for the story about the significance of the bees-

21.01.2022 Parent Education Events Geelong Term 4 2020 Contact 5272 4781 www.geelongaustralia.com.au/parenting

21.01.2022 Drama? What drama? This is mainly directed to adolescents but we think you can be any age to reflect on this message. Not applicable to every situation in life but worth thinking about.

20.01.2022 Class of 2020- just a quick snap shot so we will post a better one tomorrow. Thank you to all the family members who attended today- we were just so thrilled that you could share this important milestone. You have worked with your children and our school this year to make sure that they have all been supported. The 2020 graduation was such a special celebration acknowledging the resilience and persistence of our Year 6 tribe and their fab families. ... We will miss you all so much but we know that you are all going to be successful in whatever you choose to do. Love and best wishes from all of us at Portarlington Primary

20.01.2022 A thunderstorm asthma warning has been issued for today November 11. We have sent an SMS message to all of our families. All children with asthma plans are being monitored and their medication is in their classrooms with them. All staff at Portarlington Primary are trained in asthma management. Children have been asked to let a staff member know if they experiencing any difficulties. Other Information:... There is a HIGH, thunderstorm asthma warning in the Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country and South West districts, and a MODERATE warning for West and South Gippsland, North Central and Central districts. People with a history of asthma, undiagnosed asthma or hay fever are at an increased risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma. Have asthma emergency kits readily available, be familiar with action plans, reliever medication and asthma first aid. Avoid being outside especially during wind gusts prior to a storm. Close windows and doors and turn air conditioning units to re-circulate. Remain vigilant for COVID-19. Don’t assume symptoms are due to hay fever or asthma. If staff or students experience symptoms such as fever, chills, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose, and loss or change of sense of smell or taste, they should self-isolate immediately and test for coronavirus (COVID-19). Subscribe to Vic Emergency. Monitor the forecast here: https://www.emergency.vic.gov.au/prepare/

20.01.2022 Foundation students consolidating their literacy skills using ICT.

19.01.2022 Our Portarlington Primary School Team wishes you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

19.01.2022 Illustrators at Work in Portarlington Melinda Clarke and Deb Young are involved in creating the Bellarine Map. Visit them (next door to the Royal Hotel) and have a look at this amazing piece of art work. Starts the 22nd of January from 10.30am.

17.01.2022 Happy Outdoor Classroom Day- the littlies were outside collecting ingredients for their Wombat Stew. Yum Yum!

16.01.2022 Good news below..... We have received notification this morning from The Department of Education that CSEF funds allocated to our school can now be used for school supplies in 2020. As many families are now facing financial difficulty and camps and excursions are being delayed, CSEF can now be used for books and stationery costs in 2020.... Also more good news..... CSEF eligibility date extended In addition, CSEF eligibility for Term 2 (up to Tuesday 14 April 2020) has been extended so that and families holding a valid means-tested concession card or temporary foster parents are eligible for CSEF up to 5 October 2020. Payments for students eligible between Wednesday 15 April and Monday 5 October 2020 will be made at 50 per cent of the standard primary and secondary per student rates. The CSEF system will open again for new applications from Monday 5 October, with the submission date extended to Friday 27 November.

16.01.2022 Don't Forget your Footy Colours tomorrow!

16.01.2022 Assembly- due to the weather, our assembly will not be held this morning. Our apologies for any inconvenience

15.01.2022 R U OK 2020 What a year! We know that it has been challenging but tomorrow is R U OK day and it is the perfect chance to check in on friends and family. Our Learning Communities are planning different events for tomorrow:-... FLC and JLC- Creating R U OK posters. MLC-R U OK virtual lunch date to check in and see how you all are- 12.30-1.15pm SLC - students have been asked to create a video clip to a song by Sia-They can dance, show their remote learning or anything that shares what they are doing during remote learning. We want to see each-others smiles and share our community spirit. All student creations will be mixed into one piece and shared with the SLC student community. We have also planned to upload the videos from the R U OK website for students to watch and respond to in the morning. If you would like to know more about R U OK day please visit:- https://www.ruok.org.au/

15.01.2022 Thank you to Jasmine our Learning Specialist and Andrea our Educational Consultant for sharing your expertise with educators all over Australia. We are so grateful for everything you do for our children at Portarlington Primary

14.01.2022 GOOGLE CLASSROOM ACCESS Video Tutorial for accessing Google Classroom. Thanks Mr Dunoon. Great job !

14.01.2022 Zoos Victoria- a great page for children to follow

14.01.2022 MANGO***MANGO***MANGO Congratulations to our fundraising team who have sold 160 boxes of mangos. Thank you to everyone who has purchased a box from our school and wider community. We raised $800 that will be put towards installing air conditioning in the learning spaces.... Special thanks to Nicole Wood, Lisa Gale and Mel Singleton for all their organisation. We will notify you all when your box arrives. Well Done Everyone!

13.01.2022 Celebratory lunch for our amazing Year 6 students

13.01.2022 2020 Graduation- Great Times!

12.01.2022 **** Edit **** Please use 2nd alternative on the video for adding another account. Google classroom instructions for multiple children in the family. ... Thank you again Mr Dunoon !

12.01.2022 Secondary School Families- some of our local schools are listed here and there are uniforms available. This may be of interest to some of our families.

11.01.2022 Wear White Day-Friday 20th November! Since 2012, we have been raising awareness of respectful relationships. This education is embedded into our curriculum all year. In November, we always set aside a special day to really focus on Respectful Relationships. Friday the 20th November, we will all be involved activities to prioritise the importance of Respectful Relationships.... We will keep you all updated on what will be happening! See more

11.01.2022 Good news .. this day will be rescheduled

11.01.2022 How to connect your laptop to the internet via a hotspot connection. Great work once again Mr Dunoon .. you’re a legend !

10.01.2022 So proud of all of the world’s teachers. Happy World Teacher’s Day 2020. Well done on such a challenging 2020.

09.01.2022 Just a few more pics!

08.01.2022 World Teacher’s Day 2020 Friday 5th of October 2020 Shining the Spotlight on our Teachers To our wonderful team of teachers-Michelle, Lauren, Brad, Lisa, Morgan-Lee, Sarah, Michael, Dylan, Kahlia, Chris, Brooke, Jasmine, Ashlea, Kim, Renee, Ben and Tim... Together with the rest of Australia, Portarlington Primary will be celebrating World Teacher’s Day. We always appreciate the amazing work that our teachers do every day. Friday the 5th of October is a special day set aside to recognise the commitment, professionalism and dedication of all of our teachers. We have a highly committed and very dedicated team at Portarlington School and 2020 has been very challenging for our profession. This year’s World Teacher’s Day theme is ‘Leading in a Crisis: Reimagining the Future’ and gee, didn’t they do just that! The global COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone. Teachers across the globe had to completely change the teaching and learning to make sure that that our students (and their parents and carers) had the support they needed to continue and progress with their learning. All these adjustments had to be made whilst they still had to teach as there was little time to plan for what was to occur. Educating students during a pandemic was a very new and unknown territory. There was very little research and examples of how to manage teaching and learning and our teachers did their utmost to deliver the best learning experiences that they could. They reflected and evaluated what they were doing every day so that they could improve the experience for the students. Many teachers also had to teach their own children whilst teaching our Portarlington Primary students. Throughout 2020, our teachers have continued to show resilience and persistence. They have shown courage to try new strategies and new technologies. Thank You - Thank You Thank You -to our Portarlington Primary Teachers for your passion and love of your role in making a difference in the life of every student by improving their learning outcomes, supporting their health and well-being and caring for them. You are such an important part of shaping their lives every day, every month, every year and especially during the crisis of 2020. We also thank you for the significant role you play in our school and in our community. We love you!

07.01.2022 Footy Colours Day is next Wednesday. Upload your photos and we will include you in our virtual online footy parade at the end of the term. You can also decorate a wooden spoon for footy spoonville, design your own footy merchandise or construct a footy sculpture.

07.01.2022 ATTENDANCE: we have just sent a text to families. Before 9.15am: **If using COMPASS, email the class teacher to register attendance.... **If using google classroom, login and your child's attendance will be registered. Remote Learning: The learning matrix for each learning community is uploaded to COMPASS (if you are unable to access google classroom). Thank you everyone.

06.01.2022 Welcome to Portarlington Primary School Kinder to School Transition What an unusual year we have had and it is already transition time.... We are developing lots of activities to welcome our 2021 prep children and our new families to our school. Connection is very important to us. We very much want our families and new children to feel supported, have a sense of belonging and have continuity in their learning. We are excited to meet everyone! Some of our students helped us to make a video tour of our school this week to welcome our new preps for 2021.

04.01.2022 Donations needed- please drop off any donations of baby clothing and we will make sure they get to our Geelong Mums. Please phone our office on 52592572 to organise the COVIDSAFE drop off

03.01.2022 BEST EVER TOTAL! Well Done! PINK DAY 2020: Breast Cancer Awareness and Fundraising in honour of past Portarlington Primary teacher-Marg McCombe... We raised our best total yet which was $2027.85c and this will be donated to the Breast Cancer Foundation. Thank you to our student leaders of the Pink Team: Lucinda, Max, Jordan, Victoria, Lisa Gale and Mel Singleton... and to everyone who participated. Thank you to our Sponsors *Pier View Lolly Shop (Greg): for the lolly jar *Greg Hughes: for sponsoring the BBQ Leah Kelly: $200 donation Prize Winners: Lollie Jar estimation: Ari in Year 4 Raffle: Keiren in Foundation Congratulations!

03.01.2022 Drummond St services is still here for you, running many webinars, groups and events all accessible on line. There is something for everyone, from music and movement for kids in lockdown, to support with new babies, to managing uncertainty during Covid and staying connected with worried kids and teens during this challenging time. The Geelong team will be facilitating a free webinar and then a 4 week group this is a version of our Parenting teens who worry seminar and the focus is on Staying connected with your Anxious Teen through Covid. https://ds.org.au/events/parenting-teenagers-who-worry/

03.01.2022 Year 6 Graduation Day has started well- morning disco!

02.01.2022 2021 Walk to School Day Congratulations to everyone who met at the harbour for a walk to school today. 63 children and adults and 7 staff enjoyed the sunny walk to school- most in their pirate day costumes. Well done everyone!

01.01.2022 Just peering out of the porthole! 2 sleeps to go landlubbers!

01.01.2022 Are any children still awake with excitement?

01.01.2022 Shortbread anyone