Hello Everyone,

This week the Curriculum Contributions information was sent home with your child/ren.  Please visit Compass on your devices for payment options.

2025 NAPLAN 

NAPLAN is a National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy that students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit in March each year.  

The NAPLAN test window is 9 days. This is to accommodate schools that may have fewer devices. The NAPLAN test window starts on Wednesday, 12th March and finishes on Monday 24th March 2025. It is the only national assessment all Australian students do. For more information please go HERE. 

You may like to have your child practise some online NAPLAN tests at home. Click on the following link to practise.

• NAPLAN public demonstration site

This website is accessible to teachers, parents, caregivers, and students 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The site enables users to familiarise themselves with the types of questions and functionalities available in the online NAPLAN assessment. Login details are not required to access the site. Test dates at WPPS are as follows:

Day 1 - Wednesday 12th March - Writing Yr 3 & Yr 5
Day 2 - Thursday 13th March - Reading Yr 3 & Yr 5
Day 3 - Friday 14th March - Make Up Day
Day 4 - Monday 17th March - Make Up Day
Day 5 - Tuesday 18th March - Conventions of Language Yr 3 & Yr 5
Day 6 - Wednesday 19th March - Numeracy Yr 3 & Yr 5
Day 7 - Thursday 20th March - Make-Up Day
Day 8 - Friday 21st March - Make-Up Day
Day 9 - Monday 24th March - Make-Up Day

2025 School Review
In term 2 we have our four yearly school review. 

All schools undertake a school review every 4 years to inform the directions of the school’s 4-year School Strategic Plan (SSP). A school reviewer also assesses the schools compliance with the Curriculum and Student Learning Minimum Standard.

As part of this process WPPS will be asking for feedback from our students and school community about 

• WPPS Highlights?

• What's working well at WPPS?

• Areas for Improvement?

We presented these questions at our Whole School Assembly today and will be surveying the students next week.

Keep a look out for a survey asking these three questions in our next school newsletter. Your responses will help inform our next School Strategic Plan.

For more information about this process please go HERE

2025 School review icon

2025.03.14 Movie NIght!

Hello WPPS families

We’re excited to invite you to our Movie Night on Friday 14 March 2025! 

Here are some important details to ensure you have a great time:

- Gates open at 6:00pm.

- ⁠Tickets are available for purchase online via Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/wpps-movie-night-or-kung-fu-panda-2025

- Tickets will also be available for purchase at the front gate on the night (card payment only). Note: A discount applies to tickets purchased online in advance.

- A BBQ will be available on the night, offering sausages, soft drinks, water, popcorn, and other tasty snacks (card payment only).

- Please note: There will be no bar this year. No alcohol will be available for purchase.

- BYO picnic rug, camping chairs, and feel free to bring your own food and drinks.

- If you’re bringing chairs, kindly be considerate of those around you by sitting towards the back.

- Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

- Interested in becoming an Event Sponsor? You can sign up via Humanitix, and we’ll promote your business on the big screen and our Instagram.

- We also have a $400 Dinner Voucher at Prohibition Food & Wine Camberwell to give away on the night. Be sure to get your raffle tickets via Humanitix when you purchase your movie tickets!

- Volunteers needed on the night! Keep an eye out for the sign-up link!

We can’t wait to see you there for a fun-filled evening under the stars!

For more information or enquiries, please contact Em Beard at: 0408 887 741 or pfawattleparkps@gmail.com

2025 Movie Night Flyer

Our Students

Mathletics Champion
A round of applause for: 

                                     Emma RL 3B

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

Class of the Week Awards - Chinese

Congratulations to:

                                    5 B 

who were awarded ‘Class of the Week’ for their exemplary behaviour and participation in Chinese.

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. 

Notices

Assembly
Fridays at 9.15am

Running Club
Thursdays 8am top oval

Newsletter- Colour Run
Mark your calendars because on 28th March, our school grounds will be transformed into a canvas of colours. The event aims to promote health, wellness, and community spirit while having an absolute blast!

This will be one of our major fundraiser for the year, and we’re raising funds for outdoor play equipment! Sign up at funrun.com.au today to get involved!

Get ready to make memories with your kids, while they run, laugh, and get drenched in a spectrum of colours!

Julie Carlson 6A

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

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 weekend!

Steve Donohue

Principal

Wattle Park Primary School

Hello WPPS families

We’re excited to invite you to our Movie Night on Friday 14 March 2025! 

Here are some important details to ensure you have a great time:

- Gates open at 6:00pm.

- ⁠Tickets are available for purchase online via Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/wpps-movie-night-or-kung-fu-panda-2025

- Tickets will also be available for purchase at the front gate on the night (card payment only). Note: A discount applies to tickets purchased online in advance.

- A BBQ will be available on the night, offering sausages, soft drinks, water, popcorn, and other tasty snacks (card payment only).

- Please note: There will be no bar this year. No alcohol will be available for purchase.

- BYO picnic rug, camping chairs, and feel free to bring your own food and drinks.

- If you’re bringing chairs, kindly be considerate of those around you by sitting towards the back.

- Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

- Interested in becoming an Event Sponsor? You can sign up via Humanitix, and we’ll promote your business on the big screen and our Instagram.

- We also have a $400 Dinner Voucher at Prohibition Food & Wine Camberwell to give away on the night. Be sure to get your raffle tickets via Humanitix when you purchase your movie tickets!

- Volunteers needed on the night! Keep an eye out for the sign-up link!

We can’t wait to see you there for a fun-filled evening under the stars!

For more information or enquiries, please contact Em Beard at: 0408 887 741 or pfawattleparkps@gmail.com

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 are you allocating, your child's/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
Thank you to Yr 1/2 who returning their forms. Reminder if there are changes needed to be made, please forward the form to the office.
This week Year 3 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.

10. The Fun Run

Mark your calendars because on 28th March, our school grounds will be transformed into a canvas of colours. The event aims to promote health, wellness, and community spirit while having an absolute blast!

This will be one of our major fundraiser for the year, and we’re raising funds for outdoor play equipment! Sign up at funrun.com.au today to get involved!

Get ready to make memories with your kids, while they run, laugh, and get drenched in a spectrum of colours!

Julie Carlson 6A

julie.gledhill@education.vic.gov.au

• Newsletter
• Pancake Day

Just a reminder that applications for Hard Quiz Kids will close midnight 23 Feb.

We had so much fun last series, we’re making more episodes of HARD QUIZ KIDS!

We’re looking for kids who’ll be in Year 5, 6 or 7 in 2025 who are an expert on a special topic.

Please print / distribute / email this flyer to whoever you think would be keen to apply.

Kids will need to fill out the application with their parent /guardian here:

hardquizkidsauditions.com.au

Choose your topic, apply now and get ready to play, HARD!

Applications close midnight 23 Feb.