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Week 8, Term 1, 2025

17th March 2025

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CELEBRATIONS

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY WEEK

This week, we come together to honour the rich tapestry of cultures that make up our vibrant school community!

It’s Cultural Diversity Week, and we’re excited to celebrate the unique backgrounds, traditions, and perspectives that each of us brings to our school.

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Let’s take this time to embrace the beauty of our differences, fostering a spirit of respect, inclusion, and unity. Together, we can create a community where everyone feels valued and heard.

HARMONY DAY & WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY CELEBRATIONS

*Please note these events will be take place on different days. Please see details below*

Harmony Day

We are excited to celebrate Harmony Day next Wednesday 19th March! This special day is all about inclusivity, respect, and a sense of belonging for everyone in our community.

To mark the occasion, we invite all students to wear something orange and bring a gold coin donation, which will go towards the purchase of Diversity and Inclusive books for the school library.

Thank you for your support—we look forward to a fantastic day of unity and celebration!

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World Down Syndrome Day

Next Friday 21st March, we will be celebrating World Down Syndrome Day by wearing bold, colourful socks! This fun tradition is a way to raise awareness and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals with Down syndrome.

At our school, we are proud to have students with Down syndrome as part of our community. They bring joy, resilience, and individuality to our classrooms, and we cherish the diversity they add to our school.

We invite all students to join us in wearing their brightest, most colourful socks as we recognize and celebrate the wonderful contributions of our students with Down syndrome.

Thank you for your support in making this a meaningful and inclusive celebration!

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KEY INFORMATION FOR THE WEEK

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NOTICE OF ONLINE SERVICES

Our school uses multiple online services to support administration, communication and teaching and learning. Wayi School collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy. We ask parents to review the guidance we provide on how we use our online services (compass, seesaw, etc.) safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information as outlines in the ‘Notice of Online Services’ document. Parent guides are located under the ‘Online Services Guides’ tab. Documents, Policies & Reports – Wayi School.

You do not need to do anything for your child to have access to the above listed online services. However, if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using online services, please contact the school to discuss. If you do not want your child to participate, please follow the corresponding links below:

Minecraft Opt Out Form

ClickView Opt Out Form

Microsoft Office Opt Out Form

EASTER RAFFLE DONATIONS WANTED

We are excited to announce that Wayi School is holding an Easter Raffle!

Our fundraising committee will be assembling Easter Hampers to be given away as prizes.

We are kindly asking for donations of items that can be included in the Easter Hampers, as well as any containers for the prizes (boxes, bags, baskets, etc.). Please send in any donations by Friday the 22nd of March.

Raffle tickets will be distributed to students in the upcoming weeks, and the raffle draw will be on Friday, the 28th of March (Week 9)

We thank you all for your support! More information will be shared over the coming weeks.

BUNNINGS BBQ VOLUNTEERS WANTED

Wayi School is hosting a Bunnings Fundraising BBQ at Bunnings Craigieburn this Sunday the 23rd of March 2024.

We are looking for volunteers from the Wayi School community to assist us on the day. If you can spare an hour or two on this day, please click the link below to register.

https://forms.office.com/r/78vxwu8Mkf

BUILDING KNOWLEDGE

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KEY WORD SIGN OF THE WEEK

For Term 1 2025, we are learning feelings!

Surprised

Performance: Move hand forward from chest, with fingers spread and palm towards you.

CLASS IN FOCUS

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ROOMS 12 & 20

Room 12

We have started the literacy journey by engaging in several activities working towards the achievement of our set goals. In all activities we use our voice and visuals. Every student engages in literacy activities as soon as they arrive in the room. They follow visuals on unpacking their bags and engage in their morning book. Session one is all about literacy, moving minds, welcome circle, speaking and listening, reading and viewing and writing. We are working on activities like poster making, name tracing and writing, letter and word sounds, matching words and pictures, sorting uppercase and lowercase letters. During meals, we use placemats with visuals for “eat, yummy, drink, more, yucky, finished etc” to improve our communication skills. Happy literacy journey, Room 12!

Room 20

This week, Room 20 has been working hard on decoding new words by sounding them out and blending the sound-spelling patterns. Students are gaining confidence in applying these strategies to read unfamiliar words, strengthening their reading skills and building a solid foundation for future learning. Keep up the great work, Room 20!