Dear Families, 

Wow — What a Fabulous Second Week! 

What an amazing second week of school it has been! Our Foundation students are settling beautifully into the school routine, and it’s wonderful to see so much learning happening across the school. Classrooms are buzzing with curiosity, playtimes are full of fun and games, and our senior students are doing a fantastic job being positive role models for our younger learners. We’re off to a great start and looking forward to another exciting week ahead!

Swimming Carnival

Looking forward to seeing all our Ambrosia campus Grade 2-6 students participating in our swimming trials and games day at Mandalay Club tomorrow. Please make sure your child has their bathers, towel, change of clothes, hat and sunscreen!

Meet & Greets

We have our Meet & Greet afternoons starting next week on Wednesday and Thursday. All families are invited to book in for a 10 min conversation with your child’s teacher. Please check ‘Conferences’ on Compass to make a booking or call the Office. 

Campus Assemblies

A reminder that our first assemblies for the year will be taking place on Monday. We are changing things up this year, we have new awards and certificates and additional hosts of each of the assemblies. Looking forward to seeing many visitors on Monday at the following times: Ambrosia campus at 9:10am in the Gym and Arrowsmith campus at 2:40pm on the Basketball court. 

Take care, 

Christine Cole

We are excited to introduce the new Principal Team at Beveridge Primary School. Our team includes Principal Christine Cole, Junior Campus Principal George Kanjirakattu, Senior Campus Principal Silvia Menelaou, and Assistant Principal of Teaching and Learning Renee Manasiev.

Together, they bring a strong commitment to student learning, wellbeing, and building a positive, inclusive school community. The team is passionate about working closely with staff, students, and families to support every child to thrive.

We look forward to the energy, experience, and vision they bring and warmly welcome them to the Beveridge Primary School community.

FEBRUARY

• February 6th: Swimming Carnival @ Mandalay 2-6
  Please ensure Compass permission is given and questions have been answered
• February 9th: Campus Assemblies - Ambrosia 9:10am & Arrowsmith 2:40pm
• February 11th: Meet & Greet 3:45-6pm @ Arrowsmith
• February 12th: Meet & Greet 3:45-6pm @ Ambrosia
• February 18th: Meet & Greet 3:45-6pm @ Ambrosia
• February 19th: Meet & Greet 3:45-6pm @ Arrowsmith
• February 23rd: Parent Helper Induction session 9:30am at Ambrosia
• February 27th: District Swimming

MARCH

• March 2nd: Campus Assemblies - Ambrosia 9:10am & Arrowsmith 2:40pm
• March 9th: Labour Day public holiday
• March 11th - 23rd: NAPLAN (Gr 3 & 5)
• March 13th: School Photo Day 

These certificates will be presented at assembly on Monday.

Foundation 1– Settling In

The Foundation 1 students have had a wonderful start to the year and are settling beautifully into the routines and structure of school. We’ve been spending time getting to know our new surroundings, building confidence as we move around the school and learning what a day in Foundation looks like.

In the classroom, students are working on recognising and writing their own names, developing correct pencil grip, and becoming familiar with our daily whiteboard routines. We have also begun exploring number recognition and counting, including counting the days of school and noticing how numbers are all around us.

It has been lovely to see students growing in independence, confidence and enthusiasm each day. We’re so proud of the way they are embracing school life and giving new things a go!

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The Great Grade 2’s have had a fantastic start to Term 1 2026. The students have transitioned smoothly into the Ambrosia Campus and have enjoyed getting to know their new teachers and classroom routines.

Over the last 2 weeks students have had fun exploring the new school grounds and having lots of fun on their junior school oval. The students have also loved going on the playground and the awesome climbing frame.

The Grade 2 students and teachers love being in their brand new portables and settling into their new classrooms. Each classroom has been designed to ensure students feel welcome, safe and comfortable.

Learning has commenced and students have been eager to get back into their learning. The Grade 2’s have enjoyed participating in our new explicit maths program where they are accessing evidence-based learning.

The Grade 2 teachers are very proud of all our students, and we are looking forward to a fabulous year together.

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The Grade 6 cohort settled in well and quickly reestablished classroom routines, making a positive and focused start to the year.

English learning started with a novel study on Emily Rodda’s ‘His Name Was Walter’. There has been a strong focus on summarising key ideas into a single sentence and strengthening writing by combining ideas using subordinating conjunctions.

Mathematics focused on decimals and measurement, including interpreting, comparing and ordering numbers with more than two decimal places, as well as converting between common metric units of length, mass and capacity.

Inquiry learning began with an exploration of the Federation of Australia, examining why the colonies federated, the impacts of Federation, and how it shaped Australia as a nation.

We have loved seeing students enjoying their Grade 6 shirts and jumpers. Please remember to label all items clearly to help avoid them being misplaced.

Looking forward to the year ahead,

The Grade 6 Team - Mr Rai, Ms Tutagalevao, Mr Swanson, Ms Mahoney, Ms Giuliano and Mr Kimpton

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This week, in the Art room at the Ambrosia Campus, we began ART and CRAFT CLUB!

We had a huge number of enthusiastic students attend ready to use their imagination to create amazing masterpieces.

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Wednesdays – No School for Foundation (First 5 Weeks)
Please note that there will be no school for Foundation students on Wednesdays for the first five weeks of Term 1. This time allows teachers to complete individual assessments and plan effectively for each child. Foundation students will attend school on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during this period.

Foundation Assessments
Over the coming weeks, Foundation assessments will take place. These assessments help us get to know your child and support their learning throughout the year. Please ensure you book in for your child’s assessment time if you have not already done so. These sessions are one hour in length and are designed for your child to be one-on-one with their teacher. Please drop your child directly to their classroom at their assigned starting time. You are welcome to leave the school grounds, visit the staff room or wait outside your child’s classroom while testing takes place. Please ensure you return promptly at the end of your booked session. 

School Hours
A reminder that school hours are 8:45am–3:15pm.
School gates open at 8:30am each morning. Students will line up in a similar position to where their orientation line was. There will be signs with teacher names for the first week. 

Daily Essentials
Please ensure your child comes to school each day with:

• A named hat
• A named water bottle
• A named lunch box including a piece of fruit, snack and lunch
• Named spare clothes including underwear and socks in their bag

Thank you for your continued support as we begin the year. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with your classroom teacher. 

Kind regards,
The Foundation Team

The Smile Squad free school dental program is coming to BPS!

The Smile Squad team from DPV Health will be attending BPS in 2026 - the junior campus towards the end of term 1 and the senior campus at the beginning of term 2 (specific dates will be confirmed closer to the program).

Smile Squad is the Victorian Government free school dental program.

This means ALL students can get a free dental check-up at school and will be able to attend DPV health clinics with a parent or guardian for free preventive services and treatment.

How to access free dental care

We need your consent before we can provide services. Consent is usually provided by a parent or guardian.

Sign up to Smile Squad at: https://bit.ly/smilesquadvic

Please complete and submit the consent form online by 6^th of February 2026

Please ensure you list your child's 2026 homegroup when completing the online form.

The Beveridge Primary School Parent & Friends (P&F) Committee are looking for enthusiastic and helpful parents (or friends) to join the crew to help continue their success.

• Have time available to volunteer during school hours
• Care about improving the school for your children
• Want to meet other parents locally
• Like having fun (and creating fun for your kids)

.. then we want to hear from you!

Does this sound like you? Email your questions or interest to
beveridge.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Beveridge PS – Term 1

• Wednesdays, 3:45pm - 4:45pm
• February 11^th – March 25^th
• 7-weeks
• Level 2, 3 (ages 5-10)
• 30 Ambrosia Way, Beveridge (Senior Campus)

We remind parents to be aware of food allergies within the classroom.

Our school supports children at risk of anaphylaxis in the following ways:

• training staff,
• encouraging children with food allergy to wash their hands before and after eating,
• encouraging children to wash their hands after eating something another child they interact with is allergic to,
• teaching children not to share food with friends who have food allergy,
• teaching children the importance of getting help immediately if their friend with allergy looks sick,
• educating children about allergies and anaphylaxis, and
• teaching children that teasing someone with an allergy is not acceptable behaviour.