Hello Everyone,

There has been much interest in our new building project since the old buildings came down so you’ll find a repeat of last week's article regarding this endeavour repeated in this week’s newsletter. 

You‘ll also notice the Victorian State School Spectacular details have a higher profile in this week’s newsletter. 

Our Students
Assembly 9.15am on Friday 

Students of the week
Well done to all our recipients for actively displaying our school values. Students who are not in attendance to receive their certificate will be awarded at next week's assembly.

Week 2
Class	Student	Class	Student
FA	Emila W	FB	Megan N
1A	Edward C	1B	Nathan D
2A	Jordan I	2B	Britney L
3A	Emily K	3B	Jamie Y
4A	Emilia S-G	4B	Khang T
5A	Archer B	5B	Sofia T & Maggie L
6A	All of 6A	6B	Corey D

House Points
The House Points have been collected for this week.  The winning house decorates the trophy with their colours and have it displayed in the foyer of the school. 

Victorian State School Spectacular 2023.09.09 - Saturday
On Wednesday this week various students from WPPS attended a VSSS spectacular in Melbourne Town Hall.  The naming of this event is not by chance. I have been for the last few years - it really is spectacular!

When is the 2023 Victorian State Schools Spectacular?
The 2023 Victorian State Schools Spectacular will be held on Saturday 9th September. The performance times are 1:00pm and 6:30pm. Where is it held? John Cain Arena, Melbourne Park 

How long is the performance?
The show is approximately 2hrs 45min (including a 30-minute interval).

How much are tickets?
Adult: $40 Concession: $30 Child (U15): $20  (a $6.30 service fee per transaction applies on all purchases)

Where can I buy tickets? 
Tickets are available through Ticketek: www.ticketek.com.au/spectacular or 132 849.

Tickets are on sale from 11am on Wednesday 7 June.

Where’s the best seat in the house to view WPPS students?
Section 9, 10, 31, 32, 33, 56, 57, 58

Year 5/6 Hoop Time Gala Day
On Monday 17th the Year 5/6's went to Hoop Time at Dandenong Basketball Stadium.

There were 3 different levels, All-stars, Future Stars and Rookies.The teachers were Mr Lindsay, Mrs Cooper, Mr Feather, Mrs Carlson, Catherine Mclaggen, Mr Roberts and our Learning Assistant Sue. . The All-stars girls won every game and made it to the final against  Kerrimuir Primary School and the score was 21-2. It was a really fun day and everyone had fun playing basketball.  The Year 6 girls are excited about going to Division.

It was a great experience for the teachers, helpers and kids. The parent helpers were, Sally Curlewis, Craig Quarrel and  Astrid Backburn. We'd like to thank them for helping us out on the day

Lila Cahill and Lachie Curlewis

Notices

ICAS Testing
We are delighted to inform you that  we will be participating in the world-renowned ICAS competition this year across Years 4 – 6.

What is ICAS?  
ICAS (International Competitions and Assessments for Schools) is an online academic competition that is designed to assess students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Spelling and Digital Technologies.  

Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by providing opportunities for recognition and development. Every student who participates will receive a printed certificate and an online results report. Top performers will be eligible for medals.  

We encourage you to consider entering your child (Years 4-6 only) into ICAS this year.   

Learn more about ICAS here. (https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas)  

If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please:  

1. Read about ICAS subjects and prices here.

1. Read the terms and conditions here.

1. Go to Parent Portal to purchase tests here.

1. Enter our school’s access code –  DGX967  

1. Enter your child’s details, select the tests you would like to purchase, and then proceed to payment.  

Please note that the ICAS tests shown for selection are at the school’s discretion.   

After payment is made via the Parent Payment System, you will receive an order confirmation email. Please keep this for your records.  

ICAS Results and Certificates 
We will notify you of the date(s) that we run ICAS at the school and when your child’s ICAS results are ready. You will have until 31st  July  to make an order and your child will be sitting the test/s in August. Once we have received your child’s ICAS certificate, we will send it home with your child. The back of the certificate shows ICAS results and the login details, “TAP ID and Pin”, that you and your child need to enter on the Results Portal.  

Notices

Buildings and Grounds
You may have noticed we had our old LOTE and After Care building demolished during the holidays. This is to make way for two new classrooms. We have had 22 new enrolments since the beginning of the year so the extra rooms are important. You may also be interested to note the development of the building.

1. A) An initial sketch from the architect

1. B) Initial building design 

1. C) The above conjured up the phrase ‘bone chillingly ugly’ so l changed it to this:

There are still improvements to be made. We are currently consulting with staff.  It is predicted to be completed by October 2023.

Chicken Duty - Volunteers Still Required
The good news is we will still run this competition in term three and during the term three holidays. All you have to do is sign up and assist with the chickens on the weekend/during the holidays. Each time you volunteer, you and your family receive an entry into the raffle. If you win, you get to choose what ‘family experience’ you would like.  These experiences include:

• Ninja Parc
• Hoyts
• Rainbow World
• Inflatable World
• Bounce
• Flip Out

Please see this link for more information and to sign up.

A special thank you to the Parents and Friends Association for the donation of the prizes. 

Have a great weekend.

Steve Donohue

Principal

Wattle Park Primary School

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• Trivia Night, tickets available via Humanitix
• Twilight Fete

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Please scroll through to see all of our latest notices!
1. Second Hand Uniform Shop
2. Apply Now to Enrol Your Child in Foundation for 2024
3. Volunteer for First Aid Room
4. PSW New Deliver Option  
5. Book Club


1.  Second Hand Uniform Shop
Uniform shop will be oen on Monday 23^rd 8.30am to 9am

Volunteers are desperately needed to help out our amazing Second Hand Uniform Shop Manager Kelly Baird.  If you can spare some time to help out, please contact the office on 9808 2165. 

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

2. Apply now to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) for 2024
The Department of Education has released a new statewide timeline for enrolling in Foundation (Prep) for the 2024 school year.

If you have a child starting primary school in 2024, it’s time to enrol. Make sure to submit your enrolment application by Friday 28 July 2023.

If you are enrolling the sibling of a student at our school for Foundation in 2024, and both children will be attending our school at the same time, your child is prioritised for a place at our school as per the department’s Placement Policy.

It is important to follow the statewide timeline to enrol your child in Foundation. Enrolling your child in line with the timelines allows us to plan our classrooms, staffing and transition activities and ensures your child has the best start to school.

For more information, please read about when and how to enrol your child in Foundation at vic.gov.au/enrolling-foundation-prep.

If you are seeking to enrol your child into Foundation next year, please contact our school office on 9808 2165  to request an enrolment form or visit our website https://www.wattleparkps.vic.edu.au/page/80/Enrolment to download a Word Version – 2024 Enrolments.

3. First Aid Room Volunteer
In order to keep our First Aid Room clean and tidy, we require volunteers to assist with this task. We need approximately 40 families on our roster to ensure that every family only needs to do this once per year. It is not time consuming and requires approximately 15 minutes of your time on a FRIDAY.
https://signup.com/go/MvZZbFq

4. PSW New Deliver Option
From 15th February, parents are able to order PSW school uniforms online and have the order delivered to the school office. Deliveries will be weekly for parent collection. This will save parents from actually having to go to the PSW shop if you  know what you want and sizes. 

Above is a screen shot of how the screen would look like. 

The parent needs to choose the “Click and Collect” Option, the drop down box will appear and they choose for their item to be delivered to Wattle Park Primary School.

5. Book Club
Book Club online order will be closed on the 24th July, Monday.

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