Hello Everyone,

Welcome Wattle Hill Kindergarten!

One of the most significant developements to unfold at Wattle Park Primary in years happened this week.

Wattle Hill Kindergarten began classes on our site. Their classes are:

Tues 9.30am - 2.30pm

Wed 9.30am - 2.30pm

Thurs 9.30am - 2.30pm

For all enquiries:

                        Phone: 03 9808 8848
                        Email: wattle.hill.kin@kindergarten.vic.gov.au

WHK has always had a close connection with WPPS as one of our main feeder pre-schools for our Foundation classes. We welcome them and the close connection they will form with our primary school students, making the transition from Kinder to Foundations as smooth as possible. 

For 2025, WHK will be housed in our STEM building with a view to being permanently located on our site, in another yet to be determined location in 2026. 

Warrigal Road Gate Fencing

All things going as planned, we will have the temporary fencing replaced by a permanent barrier this weekend.  A letter about this was hand delivered to surrounding residents this week were also sent out to our community via Compass this past week. Details are:

Council has programmed the installation of pedestrian fencing on the east side of Warrigal Road, Burwood, adjacent to Wattle Park Primary School near the pedestrian operated traffic signals. Please refer to the attached plan showing the location of the proposed fencing installation.

Works are planned for Saturday, 15 February 2025 and are expected to be completed by Sunday, 16 February 2025. Work hours will be between 7am to 5pm (weather permitting). Unfavourable weather conditions may delay the works to the next available day or extend the daily working hours.

Due to the location of the works, there will be traffic management in place and delays may be expected.

If you have any queries regarding these works, please contact Council’s Project Engineer, Hank Zhu, on 0478 271 352.

Our Students

Grade 1/2 Genre Study – The Three Little Pigs
In Term 1, as part of our literacy program, Year 1/2 explored the story of The Three Little Pigs by Susanna Davidson. Students enjoyed reading and discussing the characters, setting, and events of the story. We focussed on retelling the story in order and sequencing the events. They created their own flip-the-flap fairy tales, retelling the classic story in a fun and interactive way. 

Georgie: “I learned about the three little pigs. I enjoyed colouring in. It was fun.” 

Claire: “I enjoyed the story when the big bad wolf blew the house down. It was fun colouring in the activities.”

Eva: “I enjoyed it when the wolf cried at the end of the story. It was fun to mix the colours when drawing and do beautiful backgrounds.”   

Mathletics Champion
A round of applause for: 

                                     Megan Nelson 1/2A

who has excelled in Mathletics this week through consistent participation and impressive performance. Well done Megan!

Class of the Week Awards - Performing Arts
Congratulations to:

                                     Foundation A 

who were awarded ‘Class of the Week’ for their exemplary behaviour in Performing Arts.

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. 

Our Staff

Our series on our WPPS staff has been very popular over the last few years. As staff change year levels there is always renewed interest in who's who in the zoo. Re-introducing Ms Kathryn Skantzos of FA in 2025.

Hello Wattle Park Families!

Some of you may already recognise me as this will be my 16th year at our wonderful school. I am currently teaching FA.

During my time here, I have taught in almost every year level and seen so many positive additions to our school environment. I am currently in Foundation and have enjoyed a great start to the year. I look forward to this semester being full of fun, learning, growth and supporting the children.

I also help run SRC, so it has been great getting to know students from all year levels who are passionate about representing the views of their peers and encouraging student voice. Please feel free to reach out and say ‘Hi!’ as you pass by; I love meeting the school community.

Notices

Assembly
Fridays at 9.15am

Running Club
Thursdays 8am top oval

School Photos
Photo day is on Thursday 27^th February.
Please see the attached flyer

2025 WPPS Annual Permission Form on COMPASS
Dear Parents and Guardians,

Every year, we send out a list of permission questions (see below) to be completed, covering your child for the entire year. The WPPS Annual Permission Form will be available online using COMPASS.

This form will be sent as an event, '2025 WPPS Annual Permission Form,' and we ask that you complete sections 3 and 4 by Friday, 28th February, 2025. This should take no longer than a few minutes to complete.

Please answer the questions below regarding:

• Accident Declaration

• Permission and Authority Form for Walking Excursions

• Media Permission Internal - School Newsletter, Website

• Media Permission External - Newspaper, Television

• Head Lice Check Consent

• Health Management Plan

• Volunteering

Please contact the office on 98082165 if you need assistance.

Thank you everyone.

Wattle Park Primary School

Canteen
Our community-run Canteen has recommenced with a slight change to operating times. Now open on Thursdays and Fridays and some wonderful new menu items.

Ordering - Full Menu
Thursday orders by 5pm Wednesday
Friday orders by 5pm Thursday

Chicken Care
Our Year Fours do an incredible job caring for our chickens. However, they're not always there to help like on weekends and during the holidays. So, we're in need of some help.

Our SignUp is structured so that you are responsible for the chickens for the full day, but this only requires one visit in the morning (at or before 9am) and one visit in the afternoon (between 3pm-5pm). 

Please sign up here: https://signup.com/go/dKqTDEy

For further instructions on their care, please use the following link:

2025 Chicken Volunteer Duties

 Thank you for your help, 

James Feather, Lauren Neilson & Richard Abell

SAKGP Co-ordinators

Volunteers course
If you’d like to volunteer in 2025, please obtain a Working with Children’s Check and complete our Volunteers course:  This is an annual requirement.  

Hats on in Term 1!
With the glorious summer sunshine comes the need to be aware of the damage rays can do. As per our Sunsmart Policy WPPS all students must wear a broad brim hat when outside.

Have a great (and cooler) weekend!

Steve Donohue

Principal

Wattle Park Primary School

Dear WPPS families,

The annual WPPS Movie Night is back!

SAVE THE DATE

Friday 14 March, gates open 6pm

Movie – Kung Fu Panda 4

Please join us for some family fun, under the stars!

Further details and ticket info will be released shortly.

We hope to see you all there!

WPPS PFA

Looking to be part of something spectacular?

Join the 2025 Twilight Fete committee.

The fete is a fabulous day for our school community to come together for fun, food, and fantastic memories. Thrilling rides, delectable treats, and ending with our fabulous firework display, we're hoping to make the 2025 fete bigger and better than ever - but we need your help! 

We need people to make the big decisions and pull the whole day together. Here’s the commitment.

Meetings (combination online and in-person)

• Term 1 & 2: monthly
• Term 3: fortnightly
• Term 4: weekly

First Meeting: 7pm Thursday 20 February (Future dates to be discussed at this meeting).

Don't want to join the committee but still want to help? We need help sourcing and coordinating:

• Sponsors
• Year level and specialised stalls
• Entertainment 
• Silent auction donations.

Let's make this fete a fabulous day for our entire school community!

If you can help in any way, please reach out to Alicia at arennie@live.com.au. Volunteer signup to help on the day will come out in term 4.

Any questions contact Danielle Boer or Alicia Rennie (Year 4 & 6 parents).

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 $154 is for any school activity including camps.

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

By now, you should have been able to access the SSB Portal and allocate where you want the funds to be allocated to.

Once this has been done, please drop the office an email stating where you wish the funds to be distributed to, how much you are allocating and your childs/rens name and class.

This will make allocation of these funds from our end streamlined.

If you have any questions relating to the SSB please contact directly to: school.saving.bonus@education.vic.gov.au or on Tel: 1800 338 663.

Thank you for your co-operation.

3. Remember September to May - No Hat No Play
 

Please note that it’s that time of year all students are required to have on a hat for outside play.  Children will be required to play in the shade if no hat is worn, and being a Sun Smart School its important to have sun protection from now till May.
New hats are available from the office $20.

4. Second Uniform Shop
Second Hand uniform shop will open in the school gymnasium from 8.30am - 9.30am on:
Friday, 14th March

.School Photo

Thank you to the parents who have already picked up the Yearbook. There are still copies available at the office for collection. If you would like yours to be posted, please call or email the school, with the address you wish to have it posted to."

wattle.park.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Please note that it is one book per student.

Running Club is back up and running from this week every Thursday (Thursday 13.02).

Thanks to the very capable and committed parents who generously donate their time each Thursday morning from 8am - 8.40am.

Anyone and everyone is welcome. Meet on the top oval to take part.

Each runner receives two house points per session.

Please be aware the students who participate are in the care of the parents who run this activity and not in the care of WPPS staff till 8.45am. 

8. Annual Updating - Working with Children Check
All parents who wish to volunteer at school are required to update their Working With Children Check (WWCC) and sign the Child Safety Code of Conduct each year.

9. Student Update Information
This week Yr 1/2 Parents/Carers should have received an email requesting parents to check over contact details for their child/ren.
It is imperative we have the latest contact information, along with emergency contact details.
Please print off the sheets with any changes to be clearly marked, and return to the office for amendment.
The office will send out emails to each year level, week by week.
Thank you for taking time to read through the contact information.

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