Hello Everyone,

Welcome to term three, 2026!

There is a lot going on this term, so to keep up to date with all events, including:

• Specialist times
• School camp dates
• Teacher email addresses
• Learning overviews 
• Key dates

Please bookmark your child’s year level website:

Parent-Teacher Meetings
WPPS, like all state government schools, offers two face/online interviews per year and two written reports per year. The format is:

Our Parent-Teacher Meetings for this semester will occur in week three.

Parent-Teacher Meetings are a hybrid version offered online or on site. The default position is on site unless organised with your teacher.

Please note that anyone who has an SSG scheduled this term does not have a parent-teacher meeting.

The opportunity to book a PT meeting will occur at 4pm on Monday 20th of July. 

Canteen
Canteen is open for business in term three.

For new families to the school, the Canteen operating days are Thursdays and Fridays only.  All orders for lunches are through the Flexi Schools App.

To place an order, download the free Flexischools App from the App Store or Google Play. Once you have downloaded the app you will order and pay online. 

Orders must be placed by 4pm the day before the order is required.

Trouble Parking?
Having some trouble parking around the school?  We ask that you do not use our amazing neighbours' driveways and, in particular, our local community organisations, such as Papilio Early Learning, across the road. They’ve informed us that a number of WPPS families have been parking at their facilities, impacting their services.
A little warning: they will be reaching out to the local police station for assistance. So, please be mindful of where we park and help our neighbours.

Our Students
First Assembly 9.15 am on Friday 24th July (Week 2)

Students of the Week and House points
Due to this being the first week of the term, and our Year 5/6 Basketball Day,  there are no Student of the Week or House Points to announce. These will return next week.

Our Staff

This week's interview is our Assistant Principal, who also teaches Year 4B on Mondays, Mr Richard Abell. 

Other Events
Running Club
The ever popular Running Club is back up and running for term three. Every Thursday at 8.00am join the team on the Top Oval.

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.
2. Read the terms and conditions here.
3. Go to Parent Portal to purchase tests here.
4. Enter our school’s access code –  IOQ829  
5. 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 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

Have a great weekend everyone!

Richard Abell

Assistant Principal

Wattle Park Primary School

If you are wanting to enrol your child into Foundation 2027, or know of someone who would like to enrol, please do so as soon as possible.

Our school is using an online system for new Foundation (Prep) enrolments to Victorian government schools, called VicStudents.

To get started:

• The Department of Education has created a Quick Reference Guide to help you get started. The guide is attached via this link: Foundation Digital Enrolment Parent Guide.
• Visit https://students.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/ to create an account and complete the online application form by Friday 31 July 2026. 
• We will then review the information submitted and be in contact with you by Friday 14 August 2026.​
• You should accept one enrolment offer by Friday 28 August 2026. When accepting an offer, you will be required to provide additional personal and health information that will be shared with the school.

School Tour

We welcome you to book a school tour. These are held at 10am every Friday. Please book online. Tours last approximately 1 hour, and tours outside of these hours are by appointment.

Book a school tour

Australian Dental Health will be visiting Wattle Park Primary School from the week beginning on 24/08/2026 to provide on-site dental check-ups for eligible students.

Dental check-ups help maintain good oral health and are a simple way

to have this taken care of during the school day.

Parents and guardians are required to complete a consent form prior to the visit.

Additional spire paper forms are avaibale from the office.

Physical forms or on line applications must be received no later than the 27 July.

Register and provide consent here: https://schooldentaladh.snapforms.com.au/form/adhv-consent-form

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

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Ring: Key Assets 1800 932 237 or 1800 WE CARE

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