Hello Everyone,

A reminder that we are, like most State Schools,  a nut free school. We have a duty of care to all students which includes taking reasonable steps to prevent any reasonably foreseeable harm to a student. A result of some nut allergies may be a severe reaction causing death.

More information on this Department of Education policy can be found on our website HERE.

Chooks
Thanks to the Stringer Family our fabulous feathered ladies have returned! Thank you to Ms Woodhouse and Ms Duong for incorporating the assistance of Team Kids and the Cameron Close residents to populate our feeding schedule so we do not have to appeal so desperately to our school families to attend to the ladies on the weekends.

Click here to visit the Volunteer SignUp page.

Click here to read more about what is required for Chicken Care

New building
Due date for completion, which includes significant ground works to improve the safety for our students and regarding waste removal is in the next four weeks. Weather dependent. 

Our Students

Chess success!
WPPS hosts Chess classes on Friday lunchtimes for interested students. It is run by Felix Chandler from ‘Mindful Chess’ 

On April 12th and 13th WPP participated in the Mindful Chess interschool chess tournament.
WPPS came 3rd out of 19 competing schools. 
Qualifying a team to go on to the Chess VIC semi finals!
Aaryan D from 5B had an exceptional performance winning 11/16 games.

Felix Chandler

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.

Mathletics Champion
Congratulations to Alex B in 3B 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 has it displayed in the foyer of the school. 

Fractions in Year 3
We have begun our unit of work on Fractions. The Year 3 students took part in a rich learning experience based on the text ‘Full House’ By Dayle Ann Dodds. Students examined the big idea of fractions through this imaginative text. 

This text allowed us to cater to the diverse learning styles and abilities in our classes. Visual learners benefited from the colourful illustrations, while auditory learners engaged with the story aspect of the book. Additionally, students found it easier to grasp fraction concepts when presented in a visual and narrative format.

Pizza Task
“We made fraction pizzas. It looked delicious. We drew our pizza toppings and divided them using fractions. We drew our pizza toppings. It was very fun.” 
Jake R. 

"I learned that the numerator tells you the number of slices with topping and the denominator shows us the total number of slices in your pizza."
Amelia

Streamer Task 
“We were learning quarters, halves and thirds. We were folding a long strip of streamer paper to make fractions. The halves and quarters were easy, but the thirds were so hard. In the end we did it!”
Mihika, Jakob and Brayden

Fraction Wall 
“In our group we had different sized fractions tiles. We had to use these to make a fraction wall. Some fractions were one whole, two halves and it even went up to twelfths. It was really fun, the whole group had fun!”
Sadie, Jordan, Akshay, Amir and Mihika  

Assembly

9.15am  Friday

Uniform Shop
Thank you To Kathy Bagust and Tenielle Kost, who are providing cost effective access to sartorial perfection via the Uniform Shop. 

Next date TBA

Education Perfect
All students in Years 3 - 6 at Wattle Park Primary School have been invited to take part in the Education Perfect Global Language Championship 2024. This competition will be held from Tuesday 7th May starting at 10am and finishing at 10am on Tuesday 14th May inclusive. Please check here for the full participation guide, rules and tips.

Education Perfect is an online self-directed learning tool that provides an interactive learning experience. It is currently used in LOTE sessions in the classroom for set tasks. Students are also encouraged to practise 5-10 minutes every day at home if time permits.

To log into Education Perfect, go to https://www.educationperfect.com/, or download the Education Perfect app from the Apple iTunes Store/Google Play Store. Please use the child’s username and password provided in class over the past couple of weeks. If you have any questions regarding Education Perfect or if your child has lost their username and password, please contact your child’s teacher or our LOTE teacher Ms Sabrina Lin at sabrina.lin@education.vic.gov..au

Mother’s Day Stall

ICAS
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 (Year 4-6 only) into ICAS this year.   

Learn more about ICAS here.

How to participate in ICAS  

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

1. Read about ICAS subjects and prices here.
2. Read the terms and conditions here.
3. Go to Parent Portal to purchase tests here.
4. Enter our school’s access code –  IOQ829  
5. Enter your child’s details, select the tests you would like to purchase, 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 Monday 29th 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.  

Our Staff

Hi Wonderful Wattle Park!

I feel very lucky to be part of such a welcoming, supportive, fun and engaged community! 

I started teaching at Wattle Park Primary in 2012 in the Year 5/6 area. Since then I took some time off whilst having my 3 children, who also attend our amazing school. After spending some time in Grade 3, I am now very much enjoying teaching Year 2 for a second year in a row. I love the exuberance and different perspective the children bring to learning. Most of all, I really appreciate how our students look out for and support each other. How truly lucky we are! It is certainly a reflection of our wonderful broader community. 

Term 2 is action packed with lots of fun for all and I am very much looking forward to seeing lots of excited, happy children throughout the school with stories to share with their friends and families. Bring on the learning and the fun!

Anna Saaksjarvi Year 2B

 Volunteers course

If you’d like to volunteer in 2024, please obtain a Working with Children’s Check and complete our Volunteers course.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Steve Donohue

Principal

Wattle Park Primary School

With Mother’s Day fast approaching, we would like to invite you to our annual WPPS Mum’s Social Event. 

Please join us for a catch up with friends, a glass of bubbles and delicious canapés. 

Tickets are available via the following link, including raffle tickets for your chance to win a fabulous prize. 

We hope to see you all there! 

WPPS Mums Social Event 2024 | Humanitix

• TeamKids Newsletter 
• Term 2 Fun

Forms have been given to your child/ren this week.  If you wish for your child to visit the dental van, please return these forms to the classroom no later than 15^th May.   Please note the quick time frame for these forms to be returned.
There are extra forms at the office also.

2. School Beanies

If you are the holder of a Govt Concession Card or Health Care Card, you are eligible for Government assistance called CSEF, (Camps, Sports, Excursions Fund).

This payment of $150 is for any school activity including camps.

Please fill out the form HERE along with a copy of your concession card, and hand into the office.

This procedure should also be followed for eligible existing families, for 2024 payment.

If you have  any enquiries, please contact the office on 9808 2165.

4. Volunteer Needed for the First Aid Room
Much appriciated if any one can help us clean the sheets in First Aid Room. Your help can make the First Aid room a more safer and cleaner enviroments.We have had no one since mid last term. Please sign up HERE.

5. Late Students
All late students MUST report to office before heading to class, to receive a late slip.  Otherwise, your child will be reported as absent and parents will receive an sms notification that their child in an unexplained absence.

6. Chess Club