Hello Everyone,

2025.03.14 Movie Night

Thank you to Emily Beard of our PFA and every other person who  volunteered their time to make Movie Night 2025 the wild success it was on Friday night. The weather could not have been better!

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

The easiest way 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'

Working Bee!
Unlike the weather for Movie Night, the weather, the following Sunday, for our once a term Working Bee was terrible! However we soldiered on and thanks to the dedication of Daniele, Betty, Alex and Mark Boer, and Mike Hunt.  We made this:

Into this!

Our Students

Students of the Week!

Mathletics Champion
A round of applause for: 

                                     Luca K in 1/2 B

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

Class of the Week Awards - Performing Arts
Congratulations to:

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

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. 

Year 1 Cameron Close Reading Program
A highlight of the Year 1 literacy program is the visits to Cameron Close Retirement Home, where the Year 1  students share their favorite books with a group of residents. Divided into two groups – The Wombats and The Koalas – the children take turns attending on a fortnightly rotation.

These visits are a cherished experience for both the students and the residents. The children eagerly look forward to each session, building confidence in their reading skills while forming meaningful connections with the residents, who generously share their time and wisdom.

Liam: “It was quite fun reading and colouring. Bev listened to my reading.”

Haris: “I like Faye because I get to read with her. We go through the secret door.  On our first visit, we got to have a tour of the place.”  

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. For more information please go HERE. 

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

• NAPLAN public demonstration site

Login details are not required to access the site. Test dates at WPPS are:

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

Our Staff

Back by popular demand is our staff profiles section. This week we feature Year 1/2B Teacher Ms. Poorva Bansal:

I have been at Wattle Park Primary School for a year now, and it has been a wonderful journey. Over the past year, I have enjoyed getting to know the students, families, and school community. I am passionate about fostering a joyful and engaging classroom where students feel supported and inspired to learn. I look forward to another fantastic year filled with learning, laughter, and shared achievements.

Miss Poorva Bansal

Notices

2025 School Review - Parent Survey
This survey was open for two weeks and is now closed. Thank you to everyone who responded. We had 36 responses in total. These will assist us when formulating our next four year strategic plan.

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!

Have a great weekend.

Steve Donohue

Principal

Wattle Park Primary School

Dear WPPS Families,

Thank you for your continued support throughout Term 1! 

Your child would have brought home an Easter Eggtacular lucky ticket booklet. We kindly ask for your help in supporting our school by selling the tickets and returning the ticket stubs, along with the cash, in a sealed envelope to the school office by Wednesday, 2 April. 

The lucky winners will be drawn during our assembly on the last day of term, Friday 4 April, at 9:15am.

In addition to selling tickets, we are also seeking donations of chocolate Easter eggs and other Easter-themed treats to help create some fantastic hampers for our raffle. Your generous donations will help make this event truly special!

Thank you once again for your incredible support – we really appreciate it!

Regards, WPPS PFA.

PS  There are more ticket booklets at the office should you require more.

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 $400 funds to be allocated to: either Unform or School Activities.

When an event appears on Compass please email the office stating you are wanting SSB to be applied to this event and also give permission for your child to attend the event.  Compass is not set up to process SSB at this time.

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, 16th May                   
Friday  13th June

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. 

6. 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.

7. Student Enrolment Information Form
Thank you to Year 1 - 5 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 6 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.

8. 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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