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New adventures By Dongyun Kwon and Callum Ludwig Schools around the Yarra Valley opened up their doors as school bells rung for the first time in 2025. For preps, it was all about taking in their new surroundings, getting to know each other and learning what school life is all about. For returning students, the first day and week of school marked an opportunity to settle back into school routine, shake off any holiday habits and set themselves up for another year filled with learning. Some of the Valley’s smaller schools were happy to see a healthy number of new preps arriving: Six new preps, including twins Finley and Darcie, started out at Yering Primary School, seven students settled in ‘great’ at Chum Creek Primary School and a few more joined their new Grade One classmates at Gladysdale Primary School. Many schools gave their new preps a tour to help show them around the school grounds; At Woori Yallock Primary School students had to hunt for the classroom teddies which had gotten lost around the school while at Wandin Yallock
Primary School, prep students set out to find the ‘Green Sheep’. Setting out school values, standards and expectations was another important part of the transition for Preps, with students at Milwarra PrimarySchool set to help develop new school values in the coming weeks and those at Yarra Glen Primary School taking part in the Quality Beginning Program which helps them get to know each other, the school’s expectations and classroom expectations. Building trust and making students feel safe at school was a key focus at Yarra Junction Primary School, Launching Place Primary School and Coldstream Primary School; Prep Teacher at Coldstream Paul Garwood said he would be working on building trust and relationships with the preppies, Yarra Junction focused on prep’s social and emotional learning, hands-on activities, outdoor play and exploration and Launching Place introduced the Preps to their Grade Five buddies who will provide a good role model and friend throughout the year. See more starting page 10
L-R: Yarra Junction Primary School Preps Willow and Seth. (456459)
Zara was excited to start school life at Yering primary School. (Stewart Chambers: 456231)
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