Preps 2022 — Shepparton and district

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Buying a Preps photo is simply a ‘call’ away.

All the Preps photographs will be available for purchase at various sizes up to full-size poster prints.

Order your photo at the Shepparton News office 7940 Melbourne Rd, Shepparton.

8.30 am – 5 pm, Monday to Friday.

Foundation students’ keepsake feature

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PREPS 2022

Welcome to our new Preps With a hop, skip and a jump another bunch of five and six-year-olds have commenced their education.

There’s been lots of preparation leading up to this moment — visits to the school, getting the uniform and trying it on numerous times, organising the school bag and lunch box and practising reading. As well many conversations with mum, dad, aunties, uncles, grandparents or carers about starting ‘big school’.

Similarly, there’s been just as much groundwork happening at the schools — teachers decorating classrooms, planning lessons, memorising the new students’ names — all with the aim to ensure an easy transition for their new charges.

And the schools are now buzzing again with bright-eyed students scrambling over play equipment, running around on nervous energy, or moving with trepidation while

exploring this place called school — a new place that will soon become as comfortable as home.

Also, with the start of every school year, The News team begins to organise the annual Prep feature.

Calls are made to the school receptionists, who help with booking a convenient time for The News to take the class photos. Once the schedule is ready the work begins, and the photographer hits the road.

This year News photographer Megan Fisher was given the task. Over a period of four weeks, Megan visited 40 schools and photographed about 1000 students. And she still had a smile on her face when she completed the job.

Preps 2022 is a keepsake to be enjoyed by students, parents and grandparents alike. To all the new Preps, The News wishes you all the best as you begin your formal education.

Ardmona Primary School

Back: Fletcher Gribble, Ethan Johnson, William Lines.

Front: Asher Matthews, Nate Weidenbach.

Absent: Nathaniel Thornton.

Ardmona Primary School welcomes the preps of 2022!

We have a great staff-student ratio Meet the individual needs of OUR students Celebrate YOUR child’s success

Now taking Enrolments for 2023!

ARDMONA

Call today for a private tour of YOUR new school!

580 Turnbull Road, Ardmona (03) 5829 0273 www.ardmonaps.vic.edu.au

PRIMARY SCHOOL

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PREPS 2022 Bourchier Street Primary School

Back: Harper Bartlett, Eli Bruce-Taylor, Lenny Campbell, Quinn Colbeck, Connor Cox, Marlee Enever, Katie Fraser, Abel Gray, Bhavreet Kaur, Ruby McQuilton.

Back: Kaiden Burness, Nixon Evans, Gracie Hore, Kayla Howell, Harvey Khattra, Emilja Kupe, Jeremy Bien Mallari.

Front: Noah Mucollari, Millie Ross, Masen Solofa, Mayumi Simkin, Gurkirpal Singh, Jaxson Standfield, Liam West.

Front: Ryder McDonald, Violet Mollison, Madison Robson, Armant Salihi, Syefan Schwab, Charlie Sleeth, Mitchell Thomas, Emily Vo, Chloe Wilson.

Absent: Lukas Damien and Taiba Hussaini.

Absent: Hunter Baldwin.

Back: Muhaymen Al-Meyahi, Ali Al-Tuhmazy, Ethan Anjith, Cooper Bodle, Olivia Jones, Prabjeo Kaur, Linken Kenyon, Hamood Khan.

Back: Aliamir Alsharif, Hunter Bell, Cooper Campbell, Meryem Dag, Joshua Fikiri Dieu-Donne, Stephen Hansen, Meilani Johnson-Campbell, Avleen Kaur, Tarman Kaur.

Front: Austin Lewczuk, Jensen Norton, Mikaela O’Toole, Amelia Pattison, Talha Topal, Everleigh Vedan, Florence Vella, Maddison Watson, Corey Weidner.

Absent: Laylah Doherty.

Front: Edward Lawrence, Summer Limon, Tabitha Murphy-Keating, Matilda Power, Luca Tal. Absent: Isaiah Bux-bamblett, Agam Insan, Olivia McNamara

BOURCHIER ST. PRIMARY SCHOOL — LEARNERS TODAY, LEADERS TOMORROW.

Bourchier St. Primary School is a learning community with high expectations for all students.

Bourchier St. Primary School Principal: Denise Howley Ph: (03) 5821 3488 www.bourchierps.vic.edu.au Cnr Bourchier St & Balaclava Rd, Shepparton

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PREPS 2022 Congupna Primary School Back: Jordyn Benton, Lincoln Eveans, Zoe Heard, Jack Lee, Jorden McCarty-Hill, Tyson Mills.

Front: Jack Moore, Harriet Prentice, Billie Sibio, Archer Wilson, Freya Wright.

Absent: Zoe Ellis.

Currawa Primary School

Left to right: Andika Ezwan and Artin Khanaki.

Dookie Primary School

Left to right: Slater McDonald and Narlie Walker.

Currawa Primary School is

‘The Little School Where Science Rules!’

We are situated on the grounds of Melbourne University, Dookie Campus. We take pride in promoting a friendly atmosphere where parents, students and teachers work together to generate quality educational opportunities for all children.

Our school values are… Accepting, Curious, Enthusiastic For further information or to arrange a school tour please contact the school on 5828 6581 or 0427 715 219 Principal: Jarod Bacon : 03 5828 6581 / 0427 715 219 : 2 Ridge Rd, Dookie College VIC : currawa.ps@education.vic.gov.au : www.currawaps.vic.edu.au

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PREPS 2022 Gowrie Street Primary School

Back: Zehra Coskun, Mohammad Faizi, Edwina Fotu, Levi Galea, Haroun Haroun, Onyx Harrington.

Front: Meral Khan, Finlay Mackenzie-Ross, Elisha Malmingi, Mason Maso, Jj Sauilama, Skyla Swain.

Absent: Samuel Commisso, Jaxxon Francis, Rome’z Joachim, Amalia Morehu, Shylah Munt-James, Eden Solway.

Back: Simra Ali, Ayesha Bakhiet, Verna Baksh, Syrenity Cooke, Bhramma Ganesan.

Front: Coopar Mitchell, Jaxson Rigby, Harrison Standley, Emmett West.

Absent: Ruby Atkinson, Amelia Commisso, Kai Elliott-Lyon, Shanti Gibbons, Elisha Mercado, Hayleigh Rayner, Evie Robertson.

GOWRIE STREET PRIMARY At Gowrie St PS we embrace the strengths and diversity of our students and community. Every one of our learners is supported to draw on those strengthstheir families and their cultures- to imagine great futures for themselves.

Gowrie Street learners challenge themselves to achieve their individual learning goals, play and develop their curiosity about the world, and act with encouragement and kindness towards each other.

Every day at Gowrie St we strive to build joyful, challenging, supportive classrooms where every learner is supported and celebrated.

At Gowrie Street everyone belongs and is welcomed.

Dates for our Open Mornings are: • Tuesday May 17th at 9am and Friday May 21st at 9am Principal: Eron Chapman

1–19 Gowrie St, Shepparton | (03) 5821 3100

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PREPS 2022 Grahamvale Primary School

Back: Noah Balfour, Ethan D’Agostino, Menudi Dissanayake, Emma Dowell, Hannah He.

Back: Summer Berry, Sephira Butler, Oliver Campbell, Leen Elshentenawy, Aria Giankos, Keshav Harish, Caden Hobbs.

Front: Leo Mark, Gaius Mathews, Tyler Oberin, Hunter Osman, Scarlett Pearce, Aiden Robertson, Zoe Vardy.

Left: Nesli Hoxha, Prisha Moorolia, Angela Palmer, Ade Sii, Bhagesh Sivasegaran, Jacob Smith, Sharvin Tatagari, Luca Wilson.

Absent: Alyvia Brophy, Henry Doncon, Meiah Down, Quinn James, Arlo Jeffery, Yoyo Kendrew.

Absent: Saylor Gledhill.

Back: Nini Alkazraji, Gretel Boyd, Agaaz Chhabra, Samuel Chua, Daisy Closter, Bella Collins, Salva Crupi.

Front: Jack Doyle, Hunter Forys, Evie Hemming, Ivy Hodgetts, Daniel Huang, Dexter Hunter, Millie Kemp, Audrey Lewis, Layalle Nassir, Brooklyn Pottenger, Jai Thoutam.

Back: Liam Beattie, Phoenix Dixon, Ella Goode, Smith Harrap, Harah Harrison, Oliver Hay, Archie Lombard.

Front: Jonathan Mayne, Fynley McInnes, Brodie Mitchell, Charlie Power, Ayla Rodriguez, Ivy Rodriguez, Paige Smith, Estelle Thorp, James Wilkins.

Absent: Lewis Jeffery and Mila Lines-Walker.

Welcome 2022 Foundation students!

At Grahamvale Primary School all our students are encouraged to be confident, lifelong learners who are able to form strong and positive relationships with others.

We welcome our new students and look forward to sharing their school journey and working with them on their educational endeavours!

For more information please contact the Principal, Simone Higgins on 5821 4219

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PREPS 2022 Guthrie Street Primary School Back: Vienna O’Donnell, Beau Ralph, Archer Rawlings, Jessa Hands, Sion Shay, Darcy Sibley, Isabelle Telford, Philippa Tong, Jeremih Williams.

Front: Trinity Barlow, Angela Juhl De Nittis, Ari Barnett, Koda Harrison-Bryant, Lekhashree Enjapoori, Joey Guppy, Jace Hanson, Domenic Iaria, Isaac Peters.

Absent: Scarlett Ross.

Back: Eli Adornato, Xavier Burney, Seth Coghlan, Layla Kelly, Harlow Longmore, Sadie Pattison, Arlo Prinzi, Ruby Reilly.

Left: Frankie Robinson, Jaisen Scott, Ernie Shiels, Emily Thomson, Kate Thomson, Alex Williams.

Absent: Logan Dempster, Cyrus Donovan, Isla Senior.

Back: Lucas Chambers, Piper Clarke, Himona Novahile, Jack James Savage, Elsie Kane, Ryley Kemp, Casen Kitto, Maliah Mason.

Front: Reid Montgomery, Benjamin Moon, Odessa O’Shea, Lincoln Peters, Amelia Spence, Isaac Steer, Havana Talaave, Elena Wanis, Austen White, Bella White, Kura-Yarginj Winmar-Jackson.

o c e me2022 Preps l W Guthrie Street Primary School is dedicated to learning and to providing 21st Century opportunities, placing a high importance on the core development of literacy and numeracy skills for all students.

We are focused on developing the ‘Whole’ individual including emotional and social competencies through our school values such as Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness.

Principal: Brendan Bicknell

Guthrie Street Primary School, Shepparton Ph: 5821 1944 | www.guthriestps.vic.edu.au

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PREPS 2022 Harston Primary School

Kialla Central Primary School

Jackson Eagles.

Back: Lexi Astbury, Abel Carroll, Ava Elgey, Ethan Healey, Jett Hogg, Lexie Hogg, Front: Ivoryrose Hutchins, Addison Johns, Trae Perry, Violet Stapleton, Hudson Uytdehaag.

Katamatite Primary School

Absent: Arshman Yasir.

Katunga Primary School Back: Mia Matthies, Issy Symmons, Front: Millie Herezo, Jamie Todoroski, Isabelle Blair.

Back: Georgia Hocking, Patty William.

Front: Alexis Munn, Marcus Milne.

Absent: Ziggy Dezwart.

New Year, New People, New fun, New ideas.

At Harston Primary School we offer a unique, individualised schooling that caters for all needs and learning in beautiful, resourced surroundings alongside nurturing staff.

Call us to discuss your child’s learning.

School bus every day.

Happy@Harston PS

Harston Primary School

Acting Principal: Kaz Batson 155 Harston Road Phone: 0401 135 972 or 0358 548 317 karen.batson@education.vic.gov.au

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PREPS 2022 Katandra West Primary School

Left to right: Alex Curtis, Arwin Sandha, Scarlette McMullen, Daniel Ewer, Emily Schultz, Olivia Howells, Oliver Watters, Thomas Wood, Grace Sandha, Sylvi Pullen, Lilah Wright, Poppie RobinsonTurvey, Charlie Wilson.

Absent: Summer Muggleton.

Kialla West Primary School Back: Abbas Abdelhadi, Sajad Abdelhadi, Olivia Allemand, Ella Armstrong, Andy Bowles, Zoe Gilbert, Liam Hanlon, Emilia Neville, Laki Tunumafono, Noah Veal.

Front: Harlen Bovalino, Lachy Hogben, Ehaab Hussain, Vance Jones, Archer Kelly, Aria McCormick, Sunny Rigby, Jack Shephard.

Absent: Nate Brown and Grace Farrant.

KWPS Open Day March 31st

The Kialla West community welcomes our 2022 Foundation families and children!

KWPS warmly invite all future Foundation children and their families to make a booking for one of the following information sessions & tours:

9.15am or 10.15am Please call 5823 1333 to confirm an appointment time.

7370 Goulburn Valley Highway, Kialla West | P: (03) 5823 1333 | F: (03) 5823 2113 | E: kialla.west.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au | PRINCIPAL: Wes Teague

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PREPS 2022

Merrigum Primary School Left to right: Brodie Gundry and Dean Maloney.

Mooroopna North Primary School Left to right: Cash Leithhead and Willow Hall.

Mooroopna Park Primary School

Back: Phoenix Armstrong, Alyssa Childs, Leyla Geard, Nikkia Murley, Tayah Turvey, Elijah Turvey, Anthony Jeffs, Daniel Ferris.

Front: Delilah Haines, Cyarna Hollier, Savannah Jenkinson, Mahin Usama, Mason Zammit.

Absent: Malvina Atkinson, Yallarah Atkinson, Lucas Doherty, Imogen Reid, Shane Bell.

We welcome the 2022 Foundation students to our school community and look forward to partnering with them and their families as they grow and learn.

Mooroopna North Primary School is now taking enrolment enquires from Foundation to Grade 6.

Contact Principal, Michelle Duke 5829 0141 for further information or to arrange a school tour.

Open Night 6pm Thursday 24th March

Mooroopna North Primary School

A school that values: Respect, Resilience and Responsibility Principal: Michelle Duke Address: 835 Ardmona Rd, Mooroopna North Phone: 5829 0141 Email: mooroopna.north.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.mnps1612.vic.edu.au

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PREPS 2022 Mooroopna Primary School

Back: Emmitt Arter, Myah Atkinson, Rubi Beckman, Will Caldera, Erik Faber, William Kernaghan, Jalirra Larkins, Penelope McNally.

Front: Aishah Mohamad Razman, Yshka O’Brien, Maelani PearceTenefufu, Spencer Vidler, Alirah White, Fakhry Yusron.

Absent: James Coventry, Ryker Leonard.

Back: Jasper Butcher, Elora Honey, Remi Jackson, Tyler Kenny, James Kernaghan, Stuart Mack, Kaleisha Moore.

Front: Toby Morgan, Demi Redding, Penelope Spencer, Thomas Sutton, Layla Tillett, Audrey Watson, Dean Wilson, Mila Wright.

Absent: Aryan Mohd Fauzi, Nuraisyah Mohd Norazza, Theodore Piastri.

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PREPS 2022 Murchison Primary School

Nathalia Primary School

Back: Sebastian Berry, Pedro Caldwell, Morgan Ford, Elise Horvath, Basil Payumo, Morrison Pederick, John Pridmore, Gracie Sutton, Imogen Butler, Tate Butler.

Back: Lucas Balfour, Harly Carmody, Paisley Donald, Mabel Hare, Hugh Harrap, Winnie Harrison.

Front: Mac Dietrich, Blair Hansen, Jason Liu, Hunter Birch, Lara Bourke, Kai Boxall, Reagan Connell, Isaac Orton, Harper Ray, Harvey Theodore.

Front: Aston Karmi, Alyssa Kelly, Jude Leeder, Maxie Manson, Milla Saunders-Kuehr, Charlie Trotter, Lacie Williams.

Absent: Samantha Amery, Scarlett Balchan, Mason Croxford, Murray Gaffy, Ryan Coghlan.

Numurkah Primary School Back: Zac Aldridge, Jersey Baldwin, Jayda Elsegood, Alby Dalton, Rhys Dowell.

Front: Elijah Galvin, Lillith Keats, Sadie Stanley, Bonnie Tetley, Ethan Toohey, Ollie Wilkinson.

Absent: Nick Codiga, Joey Formica, Tobi Sands, Jhye Vandergulik.

Shepparton East Primary ENROLLING SOON FOR 2023 Information sessions will be held on the evening of Monday, May 2, 2022 from 5pm.

Individual or small group tours will be held from 1pm on Thursday, May 5 and Friday, May 6, 2022. Please phone the office to arrange bookings for either of the above sessions.

We offer outstanding student wellbeing supports including The Resilience Project (1 of 20 schools sponsored across Australia), a full time Chaplain, along with strong embedded school values as part of our commitment to School Wide Positive Behaviour.

Shepparton East Primary School offers: » » » » »

High impact Literacy and Numeracy programs Inquiry-based learning Visual Arts, Physical Education, Performing Arts and STEM Camps, Sport and Cultural experiences Before and After School Care

Personal school tours with the Principal, Les Walsh or Assistant Principal, Stacey Willaton are available.

Phone: 03 5829 2426

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PREPS 2022 Orrvale Primary School

Back: Alexandra Arthur, Emma Bace, Hannah Bace, Fletcher Barton, Rian Bujku

Back: Zavier Ahearn, Freya Bellamy, Ilhan Ciftci, Wyatt Cordy, Jaxon Davis.

Middle: Sophia Cheyne, Anthony Georgiou, Dustin Griffiths, Alex Keir.

Middle: Alizah Dempster, Millie Geraghty, Hudson Gledhill, Lucas Joksimovic, Sahara Kaarma.

Front: Ayla Marku, Neveah Megee-McCabe, Scarlett Nicolaci, Charles Osborne, Rohan Perona, Camilla Shaholli, Miller Smith.

Absent: Koben Garner, Nate Heenan.

Back: Yasmine Ajro, Carissa Arnold, Ashleigh Greetham, Lucas Karacsay, Isabelle Lawson.

Middle: Leon Nainoca, Oaklin Patmore, Sophie Pollard, Ariah Rhodes, Nirvair Singh.

Front: Noah Stott-Bolton, Samuel Torres-Diaz, Saskia Turnbull, Logan Vidler, Maverick Walker.

Front: Amayah Ley, Indigo Looby, Zachary O’Malley, Emma Shum, Kydan Sorbello, Heath Thorne, Hendrix Todd, Lola Whitley.

Back: Xavier Elford, Isla Hutchinson, Azariya Khakh, Rafa Kitto, Piper Lines.

Middle: Ella Anderson, Destinee Barolli, Taneika Beeton-Seymour, Archie Brisbane, Gabrielle Cooper, Edward Dean.

Front: Alyssa Lombardozzi, Alexsa Longley, Klay McKenna, Kingston Sorbello, Hatice Sut. Absent: Amaris Hoxha.

Absent: Zoe Faller and Lottie Thompson.

ORRVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL At Orrvale Primary School we educate hearts and minds.

We would like to congratulate our Foundation students on a wonderful beginning to their school life and are looking forward to supporting them for their future.

Orrvale Primary School will happily offer private tours for parents and families.

Principal: Adam Brennan • Phone: (03) 5829 2490 • 300 Channel Road, Orrvale • www.orrvaleps.vic.edu.au

ORRVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

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PREPS 2022 Sacred Heart School, Tatura

Back: Max Aitken, Maycey Barnett, Ryan Fletcher, Georgia Grant, London McKay. Front: Nunzio Minutoli, Bobbi O’Shannessy, Lottie Sullivan.

Absent: Jude McIntyre.

Back: Stasiya Bourke, Angelina Cassetta, Louisa Cleak, Domenic Cricelli.

Back: Raegan Camm, Olivia Dudley, Gabe Gilboy, Alexandra Hippisley.

Front: Charlie Donaldson, Arlo Fiore, Alec Mercuri, Bentley Scott.

Absent: Clark Cook, Billy Rus.

Front: Toro Mark, Romeo Reid, Evelyn Talarico.

SACRED HEART SCHOOL TATURA

2023 OPEN DAY Wednesday 18th May 2022 Information Sessions at 9:30am and 5:30pm Followed by School Tours Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Resilient, Be Your Best!

‘Strength through Faith and Love’

For further information please visit our school website or phone the school office.

Phone: 5824 1841 | Email: info@shtatura.catholic.edu.au | 69 – 75 Hogan St, Tatura | www.shtatura.catholic.edu.au

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PREPS 2022 Shepparton East Primary Back: Beau-Raymond Cain, Joshua Cranmer, Kingsley Dee, Declan Howard, Sophie O’Sullivan, George Piper, Lilly Pummeroy, Sebastian Robinson, Thomas Avramovski, Izayah Bailey, Evie Black-Griffin, Ethan Cathro.

Front: Ivana Cormick, Hudson Hayes, Wade Hicks, Levi Terlich, Rebecca Trevaskis, Jayden Avramopoulos, Tylar Birth, Siobhan Dunstone, Felix Krueger, Audrey Murphy, Lucas Pennisi, Olivia Rovers, Rocco Scarcella.

Absent: Sadiq Alghazali.

Shepparton Christian College Back: Jack Rendevski, Rubyy ReddropFeldtmann, Ezra Siuloa, Isabella Ssali, Levi Tatti.

Front: Joshua Aldridge, Connor Briggs, Jack Dunn, Samuel Ngando, Ruben DePreez, Kyden Lee. Absent: Filip Nedelkovski, Jerome Petersen, Liam Ngezi, Liam Conway, Rui Dai, Yi-En Tay.

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PREPS 2022 Sirius College Back: Omar Abdelmagoud, Zahra Alfatelawi, Noor Algazaly, Jenan Alghazali, Ahmed Al Musawi, Karar Al Musawai.

Front: Seif Alzeyadi, Emma Ali Bangash, Daria Butt, Dhaliwal Singh Karnbir, Howra Majid, Rayyan Mohammed, Junaina Mostofa, Retaj Mubaruk.

Absent: Zahra Al Battaat, Fareeha Jawad, Howra Majid, Gurjas Singh.

St Anne’s College, Kialla

Back: Adele Ahmet, Harmoon Chaudhary, Maddison Feltham, Lily Hall, Arjun Khokhar.

Back: Willow Baker, Avreen Brar, Louis Buzza, Arabella Cocomazzo, Lawson Corrigan.

Middle: Mackenzie Leigh, Emily Little, Riley Lord, Cooper Mason, Zarah Philip, Savannah Shaw.

Middle: Ella Crifo, Udam Gill, Paige Jones, Conor Looby, Hamish Martin, Rayansh Patel,

Front: Bayden Shepherd, Jugaad Singh, Alyssa Stratton, Otis Tamburro, Tylan Young.

Front: Milana Pigatto, Jude Quinn, Lucas Selman, Gurman Singh, Alivia Spratt, Molly Taylor, Nate Stevens.

Absent: Mannat Bawa, Anoop Benipal, Dharm Chauhan, Archie Dimit, Theo Murphy, Dhairya Patel.

Absent: Ayaana Sharma, Asees Singh, Mattia Steri.

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PREPS 2022 St Brendan’s Primary School

Back: Joelle Bisimwa, Harrison Church, Evelyn Diligolevu, Lucas Guy, Eliza Kiel, Ava Laity, James Lamb, Rudhvin Pratheep.

Back: Charlotte Corbo, Ruby Elsley, Jade Espiridion, Harlem Halden, Imogene Harris, Patrick Kelly, Abylani Liu.

Front: Isabella Romer, Carter Van Houts, Jack Wright, Isaac Yel.

Front: Ashleigh Miller, Arbaaz Nahal, Ruby Parker, Alex Tsirgianis, Connor Van Houts.

Absent: Aden Kuttikkeril Renjith, Naomi Prenzler.

Absent: Yurri Atkinson-Briggs.

Back: Anaya Advani, Mehran Ahmadi, Xander Casayuran, Quinn Hepner, Mikha Joby, Daniella Lubadi, Tshepo Ncume, Violet Magill.

Front: Maria Reyes, Tilly Staggard, Eli Thomas, Mapieu Tiny, Jeremy Zhang.

ENROL NOW

for 2023

St Brendan’s Open Day Thursday 19th May 2022, Tour times 9.15am and 10.15am To make your booking please call 5821 1926

143–149 Knight St, Shepparton www.sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au

Back: Savannah Colbert, Penelope Corbo, Henry Fairgray, Warnakulasuriya Fernando, Alessio Gibbs.

Front: Stefan Caltieri, Agnes Orr, Reuben Thomas, Ben Zurawski, Kate Miksad.

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PREPS 2022 St Georges Road Primary School

Back: Emmanuella Ahana, Mapenzi Atembo, Asraa Dhayool, Joe Moananu, Ifza Mohammed, Lui Mundraby.

Front: Ashar Nisar, Dhruvi Patel, Sahil Sarwari, Harishkumar Sasikumar, Gursehaj Singh, Nicholas Whitehead, Maria Zahrouni.

Absent: Braylen Guzzardi, Riley Miles, Ngalah Ritchie.

Back: Francesca Atonio Malolo, Jordan Birindwa, Laurence Bulambo, River Edwards, Zainab Farhood, Connor Harris, Joannah Ineza.

Front: Israel Liufau, Tyler Millington, Ricky Moffatt-Atkinson, Lillian Monoka, Cooper Moran, Fatema Saeid.

Absent: Hussain Al Musawi, Edward Clancy, Leah Rabadievski.

Back: Fatima Aber, Roqaya Al Kaeni, Jayden Birindwa, Omid Ibrahimi, Jessie Jordan-Brown, Sohail Khaksar, Isaac Liufau, Ryder Moffatt-Atkinson.

Front: Shivam Zala, Mjay Weir, Filemoni Toussaint, Andrew Tamang, Christina Sapati, Dilpreet Sahota, Farida Nazari, Naomi Sarah, Kitoka Mukambilwa.

ST. GEORGES ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL WELCOMES OUR PREP STUDENTS FOR 2022

We wish our new preps a great start to school, and future success in their school life!

Personalised tours can be made by appointment.

Please contact our office to make an appointment..

OUR SCHOOL VALUES RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, PRIDE AND EXCELLENCE

St. Georges Road Primary School Principal: Adam Burbidge Phone: 5821 3383 120 St Georges Rd, Shepparton www.stgeorges.vic.edu.au

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PREPS 2022 St Joseph’s Primary School, Numurkah

Back: Leland Alexander, August Alston, Summer Bau, Harper Gledhill, Lola Keane, Isla Luxford, Leo Martin.

Front: Oliver Mason, Dylan McPherson, Jorja Power, Ayla Ricardo, Lewis Robertson, Elijah Watson, Skylar Wilson.

Back: Lainey Alexander, Reuben Brown, April Caccianiga, Sophie Caccianiga, Eden Feltham, Harry Handford.

Front: Jack Hicks, Nash John, Brydie Lawless, Phoebe Mulcahy, Elias Pettigrove, Mia Thompson, Olive Trimble, Asten Wilson.

Welcome to our 2022 Prep students Now taking enrolments for Prep to Year 6 Sirius College strives to nurture its students in two key areas, we endeavour to provide a balanced education that encompasses academic excellence while developing our students cultural and moral values at the same time.

For more information please contact the school office 685 New Dookie Rd, Shepparton Ph: 5858 8200 Email: SPC@sirius.vic.edu.au

Campus Principal: Muhammed Aksu

www.sirius.vic.edu.au

I N T E G R I T Y • R E S P E C T • C O M PA S S I O N AT E • D I V E R S I T Y • O P T I M I S M • I N Q U I S I T I V E • R E S I L I E N C E • E M PAT H Y • I N N O V AT I V E • K N O W L E D G E A B L E

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PREPS 2022 St Luke’s Catholic Primary School

Back: Oluwatobi Afolayan, Alex Bijo, Henry Brown, Ivy Dalziell, Lucas Dignall, Imani Emanuelli, Emelyn Febin, Henrietta Feldtmann, Alyssa Frecklington, Will Higgins, Daniel Jis, Max Johnson, Riyo Kappen.

Front: Amrit Kaur, Charlotte Marino, Zoe Murray, Tessa Nordbye, Anna Sam, Edie Saunders, Joseph Schroeders, Nive Shinoj, Sarbjot Singh, Isabel Soly, Bella Tidore-Stone.

Absent: Naithan Gnalian.

Back: Mac Pearson, Joel Paul, Musab Rehan, Kaiden Charters, Tyler Ponting, Tallara Russel, Chelsea Demase, Chloe Henderson, Joanna Johnson.

Front: Sophia Gallace, Melva Jovins, Zoanne Wijesinghe, Georgia Foley, Aroha Don, Nixon Reeves, Lucas Philip, Ashton Hudson, Charlotte Way, Ibukun Dare.

Absent: Shaun Jolly, Cooper Clurey, Ollie Zak, Ruby Ivory, Anhad Kaur, Ann Thomas.

St Luke's Catholic Primary School OPEN Day Friday 20th May at 9:30am.

Please register visit our website link Enquiries: office@slshepparton.catholic.edu.au or 03 5822 1834 Accepting Applications for 2023 now via the online application form on our website: slshepparton.catholic.edu.au P: (03) 5822 1834 F: (03) 5822 2503 E: principal@slshepparton.catholic.edu.au Goulburn Valley Hwy, Shepparton VIC 3630

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PREPS 2022 St Mary’s Primary School Back: Luna Beks, Isobel Briggs, Noah Castle, Evie Collins, Nate Crosbie, Edward Gladman, Jordyn Higgins, Noah Hitchcock, Khianna Hooker, Casey Hopkins.

Middle: Amara Howley, Jalara-Jane McNay, Elih Sawyer, Daniel Sibio, Eddie Weis, Mischa Bradley, Riya Donga, Harper Henderson, Connor McGuigan.

Front: Levi McNair, Jorja Mullane, Caleb Newman, Dylan Shuren, Roohani Singh, Guntas Sohal, Loki Symes, Walter Van Eyk, Phoebe Whitford.

Absent: Samreet Brar.

St Francis Primary School, Nathalia Back: Maddie Dare, Oliver Dowell, Evie Kendall-Cunningham, Sonny Murray.

Front: Layla Truman, Arloh Vearing, Blaire Wheatley.

Absent: Jetter Arkoshy, Isabelle Broadwood, Meabh Redmond, Camden Salihovic, Lachie Thorpe.

Let Your Light Shine

McLennan Street, Mooroopna 3629 All enquiries to: office@smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au

Ph: (03) 5825 2858 smmooroopna.catholic.edu.au

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PREPS 2022 St Mel’s Primary School

Back: Esraa Alnasrawi, Narjis Alnasrawi, Hossain Alramahi, Sukaina Alramahi, Mantaj Bhinder, Jay Dicker, Sam Douglas.

Front: Lachlan Engledow, Charli Gleeson, Zaid Jallo, Sam Nicholson, Divah Padsala, Hujjat Qasimi.

Absent: Noahky Bell, Jonathan Damianopoulos, Amanat Kaur.

Back: Kesia Abedi, Piper Barbary, George Dainton, Aria Impey, Rianna Kaur, Isra Khalid Front: Jaayneish Kumaran, Harnoor Legha, Upkar Pannu, Belle Payne-Croston, Jack Piastri, Archie Rowe, Albi Shparthi, Aviraj Singh, Zaiden Trickey, Kaileah Winmar.

Absent: Fahad Jaber.

St Mel’s School

2023 Enrolments Now Open Foundation to Year Six Enrolment packs available from the school office Enrolment Application forms available on our website: www.smshepparton.com Open Day Tours Wednesday, May 25th 2022 12 noon & 4:30p.m 35 Hamilton St, Shepparton | T. 5821 3163 | smshepparton.com

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PREPS 2022

Tallygaroopna Primary School Back: Izzi Binion-Hutchinson, Nikolas Brett, Eliza Happy, Jacxon Hepworth, Bronson Higgins, Grace Hill Front: William Holland, Caius Little-Harris, Riley Osbourne, Kendell Rumsey, Nate Sidebottom, Lachie Sprunt.

Absent: Ameerah Clancy and Ryder Best.

Families who read together, learn together A key motivation for children to read comes from parents and carers, says Primary English Teaching Association Australia.

PETAA is a national, not-for-profit professional association that has supported primary school educators in teaching and learning English and literacies for the past 50 years.

Providing a comfortable, safe and secure place for parents and children to share a book makes the child feel special. It fosters the idea that reading is pleasurable, which is transferred to other reading encounters.

There are many benefits from reading for 10 minutes a day with children.

These include: • Relationship building: At the core of reading is a relationship and its bond between child and parent or carer.

• Children’s reading improves: PETAA reports the research is

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84% OF AUSTRALIANS RECOGNISE THE POSITIVE IMPACTS OF ARTS AND CREATIVITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN

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conclusive. When parents/carers support children’s literacy learning from an early age, everyone benefits.

Outcomes for children improve when parents/carers and teachers work together.

• Children’s self-esteem improves: When a child is shown undivided attention around a book it makes a significance difference to how students identify themselves as learners and readers. Children respond positively when parents show an interest in their learning.

• Reading unites families through shared stories: Stories can form a common ground for communicating when a family reads together. Stories help students make sense of where they fit in the world and bind families.

Find out more about PETAA at: https://www.petaa.edu.au/

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By Circa

Join the enchanting adventure of Little and Big Nutbrown Hare as they discover the magic and colour of the seasons.

WED 22 JUN 10.30AM

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FRI 20 MAY 10.30AM AND 1.00PM

WOLFGANG’S MAGICAL MUSICAL CIRCUS Music by Mozart.

Circus by Circa.

Fun for the whole family.

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PREPS 2022 Tatura Primary School

Back: Amos Atkinson, Mehar Buttar, Thomas Hughes, Macie Miller, Ryder Morland-Smith.

Front: Scarlett Pryde, Oliver Stammers, Macey Williams, Jameson Winters, Joshua Wright.

Absent: Benji Deleeuw.

Back: Willow Carne, Wirran Danford, Oliver Dryden, Max Hall.

Front: Samantha Hogg, Mikayla Kilgour, Asa Marshall, Beyazit Sahin.

Absent: Sione Faaoso.

Back: Gabriel Care-Wickham Knight, Mac Doller, Saxon Gould, Miles Kay, Arlo Kelly.

Front: Greta Knowles, Ava Matejic, Peyton Mills, Hunter Parker-Blair, Jack Woodman.

Absent: Toprak Gokmen.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR PREP STUDENTS IN THE GOULBURN VALLEY, AND A BIG THANKS TO THE PARENTS, CARERS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER STAFF WHO ARE SUPPORTING THEM

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PREPS 2022 Toolamba Primary School Back: Alexis Brisbane, Jack Clowes, Brooklyn Coad, Emer Cowan, Rex Crawford, Scarlett Cumming, Willow Delaney.

Middle: Joshua Gadd, Riley Gadd, Riley Hadzic, Austin Ladgrove, Samuel Lang, Ashlyn McCormick.

Front: Declan Monk, Elias Monks, Fletcher Pearson, Fenton Pena, Lincoln Whitford.

Absent: Axel Boer, Jye McKimmie, Louis Woodman.

Undera Primary School Left to right: Arianna Wiltshire, Shekira Dzafer, Matilda Watts, Lewis Lagana.

Learning for our

FUTURE Undera Primary School provides an aesthetically attractive setting for students to learn and play. We have an amazing new playground and expansive areas for students to be active learners.

All students are offered a high quality education with a focus on developing both academic and social/emotional skills. Through the explicit teaching of the Respectful

Relationships curriculum students develop a sense of self and others. Teaching staff support students to learn with high expectations for success in a safe and friendly environment.

The Schools Plus grant enables us to provide free education for the next 4 years for all students including all stationery, iPads and laptops, camps and excursions, school uniforms and our annual swimming program.

Our school works closely with Undera Kindergarten to offer students a smooth transition from preschool to school.

For a tour of Undera Primary School and enrolment information,

please contact Acting Principal, Ms. Robyn Bell, on (03) 5826 0211 or undera.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Learning for our future

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PREPS 2022 Verney Road Primary School Left to right: Thomas Stammers, Scarlett Ross, Kaimana Tuu-Nicholson, Max Baldi, Samuel Taya.

Absent: Archie Hockey.

Waaia Yalca South Primary School Left to right: Taylor Mongan and Thea Harper.

Verney Road School, in partnership with parents, carers and the community, provides an opportunity for all children to have a meaningful and worthwhile education that maximises their talents and abilities and enhances respect and self-esteem while preparing each individual for a purposeful pathway into adulthood.

The school offers a range of programs from Early Education through to a VCAL program for our Senior Students.

Our school values are : Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Safe and Be a Learner Principal : Angela Buxton 03 5821 8185 Verney.road.sch@education.vic.gov.au

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PREPS 2022 Wilmot Road Primary School Back: Ahmed Hassan, Jawad Heidari, Govran Saadi, Shekinah-Gloria Sasa, Andre Scott, Malaak Alderawy Middle: Haider Alhelo, Hadi Ali, Sam Alzuhairi, Fatima Badri, Emmie Best, Setayesh Burhani, Ali Cetin.

Front: Christian Daperoc, Trysten Grimshaw, Mahdia Jafari, Ethan Madill Job, Bethany McLeod, Abiha Rezaei, Mahdi Sadat, Reza Safdari.

Absent: Sajad Alderawy, Heba Alrobaie, Huntah Brown, Maliah Eason, Roya Karimi, Zachariah Quick.

Wunghnu Primary School

Zeerust Primary School Addelynn Chandler.

Left to right: Alric Snyman and Jaxon Ellis.

Wishing all our 2022 prep students the very best for a wonderful year ahead as they set out on their education pathway.

www.suzannasheed.com.au Phone: 03 5831 6944 Email: suzanna.sheed@parliament.vic.gov.au 5 Vaughan St, Shepparton VIC @SuzannaSheed @SheedSuzanna

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INDEPENDENT MEMBER FOR SHEPPARTON DISTRICT

Shepparton, Mooroopna, Tatura and District Primary Schools

FOUNDATION ENROLMENTS FOR 2023 The following Shepparton, Mooroopna, Tatura and district schools are currently accepting enrolments for the 2023 school year Ardmona Primary .................................. 5829 0273

Lemnos Primary ..................................... 5829 9287

Tatura Primary ........................................ 5824 1684

Bourchier St Primary ............................... 5821 3488

Merrigum Primary .................................. 5855 2275

Toolamba Primary .................................. 5826 5212

Congupna Primary ................................ 5829 9286

Mooroopna North Primary ......................5829 0141

Tungamah Primary ..................................5748 5627

Currawa Primary .................................... 5828 6581

Mooroopna Park Primary ...................... 5825 3856

Undera Primary ........................................5826 0211

Dhurringile Primary ............................... 5826 6222

Mooroopna Primary . ............................. 5825 2060

Verney Rd School .....................................5821 8185

Dookie Primary ...................................... 5828 6585

Murchison Primary ................................. 5826 2391

Waaia Yalca South Primary ..................... 5864 1283

Gowrie St Primary .................................. 5821 3346

Numurkah Primary ................................. 5862 1426

Wilmot Rd Primary ................................. 5821 4953

Grahamvale Primary ................................5821 4219

Orrvale Primary ..................................... 5829 2490

Zeerust Primary ...................................... 5829 8282

Guthrie St Primary ...................................5821 1944

Shepparton East Primary ...................... 5829 2426

Harston Primary ..................................... 5854 8317

St Georges Rd Primary ........................... 5821 3383

Katamatite Primary ................................ 5865 1242

Tallygaroopna Primary .......................... 5829 8264

Katandra West Primary ......................... 5828 3350 Katunga Primary ................................... 5864 6365 Kialla Central Primary ............................. 5827 1373 Kialla West Primary ................................ 5823 1333