Sunday 15th June 

• Working Bee - 10.00am - 1.00pm 

Thursday 19th June

• Neurodiversity Pride Day - Dress for Dopamine
• Picnic in the dark - 5:30pm - 7:30pm - rsvp here

Friday 20th June

• Book Club - Issue 4 due back to school or ordered online 

Monday 23rd June

• Division Soccer
• P/1J & 1/2A Assembly 

Wednesday 2nd July 

• Reports published on Xuno 

Friday 4th July

• End Of Term 2 - 2:30pm finish

Monday 21st July

• First day of Term 3

WORKING BEE THIS SUNDAY 10:00am – 2:00pm

We welcome families to join us on Sunday for a working bee. It would be amazing to have as many hands on deck as possible.

Two main jobs have been identified for this Sunday 15^th June.

The first is digging the mulch away from the footings of the monkey bar in the junior playground so they can be repaired.

The second is painting the chipboard panels of the old storage portable at the back of the school.

Minor works include weeding and tidying the school grounds.

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DONATION THANKS

I just wanted to belatedly thank Heather Wearne for her very generous donation of the picture story books which support the resilience rights and respectful relationships curriculum. The books were kindly donated back in Term 1, and we are so grateful to Heather (grandmother of Angus C) for providing copies of these essential resources.

Thanks also to Jill P for her kind donation of a stand-alone desk and hutch, which is a welcome addition to the Billabong learning space in the SLC.

We are very lucky to be on the list of recipients for donations for the 10c bottle and can refunds program – CDS North zone. If you have the app you can scan at the collection point at Castlemaine Railway station northern end car park or over the counter at the Chewton service station. Just nominate Winters Flat PS and we will receive the proceeds.

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VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers are welcome in every classroom as well as the Kitchen/Garden and specialist areas.

If you have the time and inclination, please let us know. Volunteers at school must have a Working with Children Check.

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BIRTHDAYS

Happy Birthday to you…

Laura is turning 7 this week

Harper is turning 9 next week

Gabrielle is turning 7 next week

Annabelle is turning 11 in two weeks

Hip Hip Hooray

Hip Hip Hooray

Hooray Hip Hip

COVID SCHOOL PROCEDURES

We are hearing anecdotally that COVID is active again in Castlemaine at the moment.

Schools will make sure your child is as safe as possible and will focus on:

• washing hands
• physical distancing
• rapid antigen testing
• Outdoors when practical
• Air purifiers indoors
• mask wearing – recommended but not mandatory

Free rapid antigen tests

Free rapid antigen tests are still available from the office.

Testing is strongly recommended for students and staff who are symptomatic.

After doing the tests at home, if it is positive, you are advised to:

• let the school know
• keep your child at home for 7 days
• contact the Department of Health via the COVID-19 Positive Rapid Antigen Test Self-Reporting Form or call centre on 1800 675 398.

Suzanne Kinnersly
Principal.

School Photos

Photos should be arriving by the end of term. Thank you for your patience. 

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MYKI Card Design Competition

Entries close on Sunday. Printed entry templates are available at the office.

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Absences 

If your child/ren are to be absent from school for a substantial amount of time such as family holidays could parents please inform the office either by phone or an email.  Please continue to report absences if your child is ill or going to be away via XUNO or the absence line.  

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Fruit at school

Winters Flat is lucky to be part of the school breakfast program from Food Bank.  This enables us to get fruit to be able to give to students at big play from 1.40 pm.  Students can get fruit from the trolley which is located outside the office.  We still have  a supply of cheese sandwiches that are always available if needed.

Camps & Excursions Fund

If you are the holder of a health care card you may be eligible to apply for the Camps, Excursion and Sports fund. Please see Karen in the office if you have any questions. The closing date is the end of Term 2. No applications will be accepted after that date.

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Karen Mahoney & Kitty Ward

Office

SAVE THE DATE!

4th of September 2025 at Phee Broadway Theatre

We are super excited to be planning our school production, under the visionary leadership of AnneMaree!

A group of school students discover a mysterious “Jukebox Time Machine” in the school music room. One Presses a glowing button and “BOOM” The students are transported back in time to the 1950’s. Each decade features a class performance in full costumes, with a little narration or acting to move the story along by the students.

After each performance, the students press the button on the Jukebox zapping them into different decades of time landing in a new era, complete with costumes, music, dance styles, and a quick intro from a Timekeeper who explains what life and dance were like in that time.

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Parent Helpers Wanted!

We would love parent helpers to get on board! Get in touch if you have skills that could support our production. If there are any professional videographers in our community, that would be amazing! Get in touch with AnneMaree. AnneMaree.Jones@education.vic.gov.au

1/2A Ant Anatomy

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2/3H Tessellations

Sorry Day Ceremony

Koorie Games

Boorp Boorp Exibition Visit

Reconciliation Walk

Sunny has been enjoying frosty walks on the oval in the mornings. Lucky he has a lovely warm coat!

He is also learning how to be calm and quiet at rest time after lunch.

There is water in the creek for the first time this year! Bush school participants are encouraged to bring gumboots for the winter months.

What we're cooking in the kitchen this fortnight...

• Beef burgers
• Veggie burgers
• Burger buns 
• Potato Wedges
• Kale Slaw
• Apple pie and Ice cream

Yum!!!

Chefs of the week:

From the Garden:

Poster competition winners

Congratulations to Izzy, Vanessa and Hermione for winning the waste poster competition. They received a Lunchbox Sushi voucher and a stainless steel drink bottle each.

Students were invited to design a poster to freshly label our compost, recycling and waste bins across the school. The three winners achieved the brief and created fantastic poster. It was a tough decision with so many great posters to choose from.

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Cath & Terry
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden

School-wide collage units have finished in Art! Inspired by Deborah Shapiro and Pete Cromer, the students have collaged their way through chickens, crocodiles & horses.

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5/6B Horses

3/4C Crocodiles

P/1J & 1/2A Chickens

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