Hello Everyone,

This week was Book Week!

Since 1945 the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has brought children and books together across Australia through Children's Book Week. During this week schools and public libraries celebrate books and Australian children's authors and illustrators. Teachers create colourful displays, develop activities, run competitions and tell stories relating to a theme to highlight the importance of reading.  The culmination of which is often a Book Week Costume Parade where students dress as their favourite character from a book. Ours occurred yesterday. Here is a random selection of pics:

 

 

 

 

 

2023.09.09 Saturday  - Victorian State School Spectacular 
Thousands of kids getting ready for the State Schools Spectacular | 9 News Australia - YouTube

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

2023.09.02 Saturday - Great Big Working Bee
We have one Great Big Working Bee each term. These are on our website calendar and downloadable to your phone.

We have two to go:
Term 3  Sat 2nd Sept         Great Big Working Bee       10 - 1pm

Term 4   Sat 9th Dec             Great Big Working Bee           10 – 1pm

Our next one is merely days away and we have four jobs to do on our mission to create a vital, dynamic and beautiful learning environment for our students.

1) Complete the weeding, cardboarding and mulching of the garden between the PAC and the gym

2) Weed, whipper snip and blow vac the Warrigal Road concrete fence footing

3) Whippersnip and blow vac around all buildings  
  

4) Mulch the garden bed at the end of the admin building

  

So please, come along!  Bring your tools, get a great workout from wheelbarrowing mulch or whizz around with your whipper snipper and blow vac!
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 7
Class	Student	Class	Student
FA	April E	FB	Griva P
1A	All 1A	1B	All 1B
2A	Brayden X	2B	Lucas I
3A	Byron W	3B	Andy Z
4A	Grace D	4B	Roger T
5A	Nick M	5B	Auguste S
6A	Ella D	6B	Issy C

Mathletics Champion
Congratulations to Leo L from 1A who won this week for his excellent performance and regular participation in Mathletics this week. 

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. 

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/rens 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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**Father’s & Special Person’s Day Stall**

Hi everyone,

**Father’s & Special Person’s Day Stall**

Thursday 31^st August (classes only)

Friday 1^st September (before & after school)

Cash sales only

Gifts priced from $3-$15

Please bring a plastic reusable bag

Stall located opposite the library

If you wish to sign up to volunteer on the stall - https://signup.com/go/MVoCurr

 

Thank you!

 

 

 

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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. 


The Twilight Fete Committee would love to hear from anyone who would be willing to have an advertising board out font of their property.

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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 First Aid Room
3. PSW New Deliver Option  
4. Volunteer for Second Hand Uniform Shop

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.

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. 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

3. 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.

4. 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.

 

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