Hello Everyone,

As you may be aware, Education Perfect results are out this week and WPPS have blitzed our category coming 1st place in Victoria! More from Ms Lin follows…

Our Students

Education Perfect - Language Championships

We are delighted to share that our Year 3–6 students have achieved an outstanding result in the Education Perfect Language Championship 2026, earning:

1st place in Victoria in the 101–250 student category … and 

2nd place for Chinese in Australia out of 537 schools!

Congratulations to every student who took part in this fantastic competition. Your commitment, perseverance, and passion for language learning were truly remarkable, and we are so proud of all that you accomplished.

Special congratulations to:

Raymond 6B, and 

Elessa and Harrison from 6A

who each received the highly prestigious Elite Award!

an incredible achievement that reflects their exceptional dedication and talent.

We would also like to sincerely thank our wonderful Year 3–6 teachers and supportive families for their ongoing encouragement and support throughout the competition.

Well done to all our students on this amazing success. You have represented our school with pride and excellence!

Maths Φpen Morning Extravaganza Day MΦMED!

Year Foundation and 6B  - Teddy Bear Maths

On Tuesday, 19th of May, the school had MOMED - Math Open Morning Extravaganza Day. In the morning, the Foundation students and the Year Sixes met for a math morning full of fun and challenging math questions, teddy bear themed. During this, the Year Sixes helped the Foundations complete different math puzzles for them to improve at pattern, memory, counting and other math skills. They had a lot of fun, and would like to share a few things with us.

George: 'I found it fun because when we solved a question we got a little snack to eat.'

Kaia: 'I liked how parents were able to come and observe us do our math.'

Jody: 'I liked how the Year Sixes helped us with the math.'

Lizzy: 'I liked how we got to bring our teddy bears and sort them in order.'

Arthur: 'I liked doing maths and having the Teddy Bear Picnic with our buddies.'

The Foundations had a great time playing and learning with their buddies. It was a great way for them to learn and have fun at the same time.

Year 1/2  Party Maths 

We had a fantastic time at our Party Maths Open Morning! Year 1/2 divided into a variety of exciting activities that made maths come alive. From problem-solving games to hands-on challenges, every task turned into a celebration of numbers. It was wonderful to see so much enthusiasm and creativity as we explored maths in new and joyful ways! A very big thank you to Sjaan for providing us with the delicious cupcake, they were definitely one of the highlights of the day! 

Year 3/4 Brain Boggling Maths Problems

“MΦMED was so fun, but challenging. I loved it so much. Lots of parents came to help. We had to crack codes and solve problems. “
By Jean A 3A

“On Tuesday 19th of May WPPS had their …

Also known as MOMED. As Year 3’s and 4’s we had to go to different tables to solve different Maths problems which were challenging for your group to figure out. There were plenty of fun puzzles that we enjoyed!”
By Adin Gray 4B

MΦMED was amazing! We got to do lots of cool things in groups like a teddy bear pyramid that you had to turn around, and we had to figure out how to take out two pencils and make eleven squares with pencils. Our parents got to visit and check out what we were doing which was awesome.
Evie Allen 4B

Year 5

On Tuesday morning, Year 5 students took part in an extended Maths Brainiacs session as part of MΦMED. Working collaboratively, students tackled ‘The Marching Band Problem’, applying persistence, communication, and creative mathematical thinking to find possible solutions. It was wonderful to see such enthusiasm, teamwork, and problem-solving throughout the session. Everyone did an outstanding job! 

Year 6

On Tuesday, 6A visited the 1/2s to assist them with their MOMED (Maths Open Morning Extravaganza Day.) We loved working with the 1/2s as it was a fun way for both of us to practice math skills. One of the activities was called Fairy Bread Fractions! The students got to make fairy bread but they had to put their sprinkles into fractions which was a fun and yummy way to practice fractions. Another activity was Ping Pong Math, the students had to bounce a ping pong ball into a cup and the bottom of the cup would have a number like 54 or a word like "oops zero!" We loved seeing the reaction of the students when they managed to get the ball in the cup!

Overall we had a great morning helping the 1/2s!
By Heidi and Kara

Students of the Week

As a result of our recent School Review, as well as the work we are doing with our School Wide Positive Behaviour Support Program, our school values changed last year from six:

Respect, Responsibility, Care, Encourage, Value and Challenge to the ‘Three R’s’;

Respect • Responsibility • Resilience

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. 

Class of the Week Awards - Performing Arts Class

Congratulations to: 1/2C!

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

ICAS

Dear Parents/Guardians,  

We are delighted to inform you that we will be participating in the world-renowned ICAS competition again 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.

1. Read the terms and conditions here.

1. Go to Parent Portal to purchase tests here.

1. Enter our school’s access code –  IOQ829  

1. 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 Test Dates, Results and Certificates 

We will notify you when your child’s ICAS results are ready. You will have until Monday 27th July to make an order. 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.  

Privacy Collection Statement  

The following information is a privacy notification about how your child’s data is kept private and secure.  

Janison is aware of our responsibility to protect the identity of, and all information relating to, children, and students in general, from disclosure and consequently Janison does not:  

• collect any personal information or data of children other than as required for the purposes of completion of the assessment, test or exam;  
• transfer any personal information or data obtained during the delivery of assessments, tests or exams conducted in Australia to any jurisdiction outside of Australia other than with the specific consent of the person, or his or her parent or guardian;  
• transfer any personal information or data obtained during the delivery of assessments, tests or exams conducted in other international regions out of the child’s jurisdiction other than with the specific consent of the person, or his or her parent or guardian;  
• share any personal information or data relating to children or students with any third parties (other than a third party whose services are necessary for servicing our products, e.g. print/distribution companies, medal engraving, etc.) except with the specific consent of the person, or his or her parent or guardian;  

• use any personal information or data relating to children or students for marketing purposes.  

Janison may retain personal information and data relevant to a child for their future purposes or for research purposes by Janison for the duration of the school life cycle of the child. However, if you or your child at any time wish to have their personal information or data removed from our systems, they or
you may opt out by simply contacting our Privacy Officer at privacy@janison.com.  

We are proud to offer ICAS and look forward to some fantastic results later in the year.  Please do not hesitate to contact the school office if you have any questions or send me an email at james.feather@education.vic.gov.au.

Kind regards,  

James Feather

Year 4 Teacher & Learning Specialist

Notices

Assembly                       Fridays at 9.15am

Running Club                 Thursday 8am - 8:40am 

Kitchen Volunteers!
We are looking for volunteers from our wonderful school community to help support the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program at Wattle Park Primary School. Working with  Children's Check required.

Year 3 

Year 4

Weekend Chicken Volunteers

Our Year Four students do an incredible job caring for our chickens at WPPS. However, they're not there to care for them on weekends so we're in need of some help.

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

Please click here to visit the volunteer SignUp page.

Click here to read more about what is required on your visit with our chooks! 

Have a great weekend!

Steve Donohue

Principal

Cash and Card welcome.

Next Opening Time

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).

Payment amounts for eligible family this year is $400 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.

Please return completed CSEF application forms to the office by Friday 26 June 2026

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

In order to keep our First Aid Room clean and tidy, we require volunteers to assist with this task. It is not time consuming and requires approximately 15 minutes of your time on a FRIDAY.

Please click on the link below to sign up.

Thank you for your time

https://signup.com/go/GZAwtYc


4. School Beanies

• Newsletter

The Children’s International Film Festival returns to cinemas from June 6 – July 5. CHIFF screens at Classic Cinemas in Elsternwick, Lido Cinemas in Hawthorn and Cameo Cinemas in Belgrave. 

CHIFF is an exciting opportunity for kids to access diverse and interesting age-appropriate films in a festival context. Many films in the program come from acclaimed international festivals, and usually don’t get a general cinema release, so CHIFF is the only opportunity to watch these great stories. 

Highlights of the program include the Oscar-nominated animation Little Amelie or the Character of Rain (ages 10+), a moving Brazilian animation with no dialogue, Papaya (ages 5+), live-action adventure in Momo (ages 8+), based on Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story, and Pol the Pirate Mouse (ages 4+), a selection of TV episodes for preschoolers. 

CHIFF screens each weekend from June 6, and then the first week of school holidays from June 29 – July 5. 

For more information and to book tickets, head to: https://www.chiff.com.au/ 

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