Hello Everyone,

Our Year 3 and 4s have been off at Phillip Island Adventure Resort for camp this week and I’ve been away with them, so this week's newsletter is a little lighter than usual.

Our Students

Mont Albert & Surrey Hills Rotary Speech Competition

The Rotary Club Speech Competition is held by Mont Albert & Surrey Hills Rotary Club annually showcasing the speaking skills of senior primary school students. This year's topic was to create hope in the world. Each class was given a list of topics to choose from including:

• Through the Microscope
• If You Knew What I Knew
• Keeping Up With Technology
• What Does Happiness Mean To Me
• My Biggest Surprise Ever
• Why All Kids Should Have Pets
• The ANZACS
• It Was A Wild Ride
• Uniforms Are Better
• The Best Things About My Home Are
• Why Humans Should Colonize Mars
• If I Could Change The World
• The Best Season of The Year Is

Zoe chose ‘The Importance Of Kindness’ and Nelson's was ‘The Ocean’.

It is hosted by one of the participating schools every year and is run by teachers, Rotary judges and presidents.

The following eight schools participated in the Speech competition this year.

• Our Lady of Perpetual Succour PS,
• Wattle Park PS,
• Chatham PS,
• Our Holy Redeemer PS, 
• Box Hill North PS, 
• Surrey Hill PS,
• Mont Albert PS, 
• Roberts McCubbin PS. 

Each school’s principal, including Mr Steve Donohue and the club’s leaders were invited to the competition along with the speakers’ families.

The Year Five and Six classes began writing speeches in week two this term, and the finalists were announced at the end of week four. Nelson Shen and Zoe Bibile’s rotary speeches were selected to represent the school in the district competition held on the 8th of August. At the competition, they competed against 14 others from different schools.

The top three finalists were from Mont Albert PS and Surrey Hills PS with the topics of Uniforms Are Better, The Ocean and The ANZACS. They will move on to the division competition and received a $50, a $100 and a $150 voucher. While Zoe and Nelson didn’t come first, second or third, they still did very well all the same, and the judges found it quite difficult to decide on only three winners.

By Zoe & Nelson

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 5
Class	Student
FA	Myuri H	FB	Claire Y
1A	Charlie K	1B	Sridatta X
2A	Ella H	2B	Austin H
3A	Not this week (camp)	3B	Not this week (camp)
4A	Not this week (camp)	4B	Not this week (camp)
5A	Eric T	5B	Owen F
6A	Zune P	6B	Nicholas A

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. 

Nudie Foodie Award

Congratulations to Oscar P from 5A for winning the Nudie Foodie Award. 

How to win….

It’s simple - students are asked to bring in their Nude Food Lunches. 

Each week a Scarecrow teacher or leader will visit one classroom (at random). They will select one student with delicious, healthy Nude Food.

Their photo will be taken for Assembly, and they will receive an amazing DIY ECO Herb Head Planting Kit.

Victorian State School Spectacular 2023.09.09 - Saturday

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

2023.08.21-25 Book Week

Book Week happens annually and will be upon us in a matter of weeks. We will be having a whole school dress up day during that week, so this is your notice to get ready! The theme is ‘Read, Grow, Inspire’ and for more information, please go HERE.

Notices

Dental Van
You will notice from our School Calendar on our website that next week the School Dental Van will be visiting our school. The Victorian Government's school dental van program provides free dental care to all students at Victorian government primary and secondary schools.

This commitment includes 250 school dental vans, with screening and treatment to occur on school premises. The program, called the ‘Smile Squad’, offers free general dental care excluding orthodontics. All children attending Victorian government primary and secondary schools will be eligible, using Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) funding where possible.

For more information, please visit HERE.

2023.011.18 WPPS Fete - WE NEED DONATIONS

Over the coming months, we will be asking Wattle Park families for certain donations to help make the fete a success. We will try to spread out our requests to not overwhelm families, but any donations we do receive will be greatly appreciated.

First up, we are looking for donations of:

HANDMADE GIFTS

•     Homemade candles
•     Jewellery (earrings, bracelets, necklaces)
•     Fairy wings
•     Floral wreaths (to wear)
•     Christmas decorations
•     Dolls Barbie/doll clothes & accessories
•     Headbands
•     Cards and Keyrings

CRAFT ITEMS

•     Patterned Fabrics
•     Plain tote bags for library bags
•     Stuffing
•     Christmas wrapping paper & tape
•     Plain magnets that we can stick things onto
•     Plain clear gift bags
•     Dowel stars & sticks (so we can do fairy wands)

Please drop any donations at the school office.

Any questions, please contact:
Rosie: info@rosacommunications.com.au
Kelly: kelly.baird@hotmail.com  or email wppsfete@gmail.com 

Follow and stay updated!

Facebook: @wppsfete

Instagram: @wppstwilightfete

Digital Reports

A reminder from our newsletter (2023.06.23)

Currently, we issue reports at the end of Semester 1 (term 1 and 2)  and Semester 2 (term 3 and 4).

We also publish them on Compass as digital documents by 4pm on the day they go home.

As agreed upon at School Council on Tuesday this week, and as an environmentally responsible school, this Semester 1 report will be the last time we provide all students with a hard copy report.

In acknowledgement of the preference for a hard copy report, we will still provide paper reports to those parents/guardians who request them. All you will need to do is email your classroom teacher to let them know this is what you would like.

For further information regarding how to access your child/ren's reports (from as far back as Semester 2017), please go HERE.

Student reflections will continue to come home as a hard copy in an envelope.

Canteen

Ordering

Our canteen operates on Mondays and Fridays for lunch only.

Due to the timetable change outlined above, orders must be placed by 4pm the day before the order is required. This means:

Monday orders   by 4pm Sunday

Friday orders      by 4pm Thursday

Orders placed after these times will not be processed.

This allows our Canteen Manager, Charlotte, enough time to get things organised.

To place an order, please download the free Flexischools App from the App Store or Google Play. Once you have downloaded the app you will be able to view and select your orders, and pay online. 

Please be aware Flexischools does not automatically change the class of your child to their 2023 class. Please ensure you update this information when you next order.

Canteen: Volunteering

Do you have some time to spare? An hour and a half on a Friday would be great!

Our canteen would not be able to run without the wonderful support of the volunteer Parents and Grandparents in our school. We would love to have you volunteer for us, whether you are an experienced hand or an eager learner. Please see below to sign up.

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp.com: https://signup.com/login/entry/827030846186224028
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp.com)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots - SignUp.com will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!

Have a great weekend.

Steve Donohue

Principal

Wattle Park Primary School

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Over the coming months we will be asking Wattle Park families for certain donations to help make the fete a success. We will try to spread out our requests to not overwhelm families but any donations we do receive will be greatly appreciated.

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• PFA News
• the Dads Golf day! -  

https://events.humanitix.com/2023-wattle-park-primary-golf-classic









Trinity Willison Cricket Club Junior Information Night – WPPS

As footy season draws to a close, TWCC is gearing-up its junior program for season 2023/24. If you are
interested in joining many current WPPS Families in a successful, local & family focussed junior
program, join us at Frog Hollow for our Junior Information Night on Wednesday August 16 (Frog
Hollow Community Rooms, Fordham Ave; 8pm). Meet our newly appointed Junior Coaching
Coordinator, get some ‘Q&A’ with our club President and Vice President, and find out about the new
Frog Hollow Pavilion and Clubrooms that are soon to commence construction.
If you are unable to atend, check out our club Facebook page and DM us with any questions regarding
the upcoming season: htps://www.facebook.com/twcc1935
Alternatively, if you would like to speak to one of our Junior Co-ordinators, please contact us to answer
any of your questions at: secretary.twcc@gmail.com

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Please scroll through to see all of our latest notices!


1. Apply Now to Enrol Your Child in Foundation for 2024
2. Volunteer for Second Hand Uniform Shop
3. Volunteer for First Aid Room
4. PSW New Deliver Option  

1. 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. Even though the dead line for enrolling your child has passed, late enrolments will be accepted

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.

2. Second Hand Uniform Shop Volunteer
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.

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.

 

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