Hello Everyone,

2025 School Review

As mentioned in the previous newsletter and assembly, in term 2 WPPS will be undertaking 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 school's 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?

Now, we’re after your feedback. Your responses will help inform our next School Strategic Plan.

Please go HERE to access the 2025 Wattle Park Primary School Survey. This survey will close in two weeks.

2025 Parent Payments
Thank you  to everyone who has already made, or is making arrangements to pay their Parent Contributions.

The easiest way access how to pay is:

1. Go to your Compass home screen
2. Click on the Payment centre then scroll down to:
3. 2025 WPPS Parent Contributions

Our Students
Students of the Week!

Mathletics Champion
A round of applause for: 
                                    Claire Y - 1/2 A

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

Class of the Week Awards - Visual Arts
Congratulations to:
                                      5B

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

2025 NAPLAN 
NAPLAN is a National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy 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:

Notices

Thank you to Ben Beard and Mackka who cleaned up under two trees on our site last weekend making the place safer for our students:

 Willow Before

 Willow After

 Warrigal Before

 Warrigal Rd After

2025.03.14 Movie Night!

Do you have some spare lollies floating around the house you’ve been looking to offload?

Well, we have the answer for you…WPPS Movie Night.

2025 Movie Night - Lolly donations

A reminder, tickets are still available for our Movie Night on Friday 14 March 2025! 

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

Do you have some spare lollies floating around the house you’ve been looking to offload?

Well, we have the answer for you…WPPS Movie Night.

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

Working Bee!
Hot on the heels of our Movie night is our once a term Working Bee!

2025.03.16 Sunday 10 - 12 noon

We have various missions but a major one is to mulch the four garden beds around the newly asphalted area where the resplendent white mulberry tree lives.

See you there!

Assembly
Fridays at 9.15am

Running Club
Thursdays 8am top oval

Colour Run Fun - Friday 28th March
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 fund raiser 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.

Have a great (long!) 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

5. Second Uniform Shop
6. Running Club
7. Update Working with Children Check 
    - Annual Requirement
8. Student Update Information
9. The Fun Run

1. Movie Night Donation

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.

4. 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.

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

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. 

7. Annual Updating - Working with Children Check
All parents who wish to volunteer at school are required to present their Working With Children Check (WWCC) and sign the Child Safety Code of Conduct each year.  This is an annual requirement. Please do so at the office.

8. Student Enrolment Information Form
Thank you to Year 1/2 parents  who have returned their forms. Reminder if there are changes needed to be made, please forward the form to the office.
This week Year 3 and 4 Parents/Carers will receive 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 - or email back to the school.
The office will send out emails to each year level, week by week.
Thank you for taking time to read through the contact information.

9. 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

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