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2026 WPPS Newsletter 16th Oct

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Principal's Report 16th October 2026

Hello Everyone,

A big thank you to Eliza H and David S for organising and supporting our students at the recent Division Athletics, held on Tuesday 13 October.

Coordinating an event like this involves many important responsibilities, including being aware of students’ medical needs and food allergies, managing arrival and departure arrangements, and ensuring students know where they need to be and when to compete.

As this was a select-entry event, we were unable to allocate a teacher to attend, so the responsibility was handed over to our parent community. Eliza and David did a terrific job managing these arrangements and supporting our students throughout the day.

Thank you both for your time, organisation and commitment to our students. Your support was greatly appreciated!

2027 Class Formation

WPPS will soon be sorting 2027 classes.

Students are placed in classes based on a variety of factors including:

medical requirements
safety concerns
legal obligations (intervention/court orders etc)
academic needs and
student generated friendship preferences

If you feel your child has specific educational needs in relation to class placement, please communicate this via email to steven.donohue@education.vic.gov.au by Friday 13th of November.

The WPPS ‘Class Formation Policy’ is on our school website.

Term 4 Car park - Lei & Xiang

And speaking of organisation, after a term of Sjann Keen experiencing the drive in luxury of a staff car park we welcome Johnny’s parents, Lei and Xiang to grace the aforementioned sought after real estate for term 4. Never has a Fete prize been so coveted!

Our Students

Production

F:
I’ll be happy to go on stage and for my family to see me perform- Peggy

I’m going to have fun dancing, and my costume feels cute - Kaia

12A:
I love performing. It’s my favourite thing. I can’t wait to get up on that stage! - Haris

I’m looking forward to wearing my costume and showing off my dance moves! - Hayley.

12B:
I’m really excited doing the Elsa dance with my friends. - Cressida

12C:
I'm excited about dancing. - Storm

3A
I am excited about performing in front of the audience - Emilia

I look forward to seeing all the costumes - Evelyn
I want to see all the classes dance - Caroline
Backstage and having fun - Jean
Zootopia dance - George and Meera

3B
We are all looking forward to dancing in our costumes on stage.

4A
Having fun - Leo K

Being on stage with my friend - Gemma S

4B
Seeing my brother dance to ‘Let it Go!’ - Jamie Z

I’m excited to be backstage again for our production! - Eden Z
I’m excited about the whole school dance to Zootopia! - Anika S

5A
I am genuinely excited for the acting in the production, because it is a new experience, where we get to become a whole new character, learn the lines and make a wonderful and enjoyable play for both the audience and the actors to enjoy and be entertained by - Dorsa

5B
I'm excited to act as Flynn Rider because he is a funny character - Zara

I can wait to wear a microphone for my acting and to perform in front of our parents. As it is our last production, I want to make it a good one - Lachlan

6A
I am so excited for this year's production! It is my last production in primary school! I can’t wait for the audience to see how much work and effort went into the show. I love performing and can’t wait to do it with my friends!! - Heidi

6B
“I am super excited that we get this amazing opportunity to display our dances in front of our family and friends and I wish everyone good luck” - Lexi

Papilio Early Learning
Thank you to the lovely ladies from Papilio Early Learning who joined us in the gym on Wednesday morning to watch our dress rehearsal for our upcoming production, A Journey Through Disney.

We have no photos of our four-year-old friends, due to child safety, but needless to say they had a wonderful time watching their buddies and other WPPS students sing and dance their way through the rehearsal!

Students of the Week
Congratulations to all of our students who have displayed these values this week.

Respect • Responsibility • Resilience

FA	Braxis HS	1/2A	Hayley Z
1/2B	Dash E	1/2C	Kyron H
3A	Emilia W	3B	Isabelle J
4A	Edward C	4B	Jamie Z
5A	Austin H	5B	Mishti P
6A	Izzy L	6B	Zuby J

Class of the Week Awards - Performing Arts

Congratulations to: 12C

who were awarded ‘Class of the Week’ for their exemplary behaviour and effort in Performing 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. This weeks’ winner is ACACIA!

Our Staff
This week's interview is with our long term and freshly back from LSL - Year 12C teacher- Ms Anna Saaksjarvi.

First year at Wattle Park	2012
Current role	Year 1/2C Classroom Teacher
Favourite subject when I was at school:	Visual Art, Drama, Humanities
Best memory from primary school:	Watching a number of space shuttle launches from my school grounds. Our school was about 30 minutes south of Cape Canaveral in Florida and so we were lucky enough to have an excellent view of the launches. I also remember the day we had to dress up as what we wanted to be when we grew up, guess what I chose?! Teacher)
Favourite book growing up:	This is hard as I loved so many growing up. I especially loved ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ and ‘Indian in the cupboard’ series. I also adored all Roald Dahl books. ‘A Wrinkle In Time’ is also up there on my list.
Favourite movie:	This is also a very hard one to answer! Far too many! I love ‘Star Wars’ (particularly the original trilogy) and ‘Harry Potter’. I also love all things 80’s and Brat Pack related.
Best dish I can cook:	My vegetable curries, especially a kale and chickpea curry.
Which Zooper Dooper flavour I'm buying from the Year 6 stall:	Cola
Hidden talent:	Drawing… and…. Dancing ;)
Most controversial opinion:	Peanut butter on chopped apple is delicious! As is PB&J :)
Number one item on my bucket list:	Travel through South America
If I wasn't a teacher I'd be...	A speech pathologist or a psychologist.
What I would tell my 10-year-old self:	It’s OK not to be like everyone else. You do you and you will find your people. To quote a line from one of my favourite songs, ‘Live your heart and never follow’.

Notices

2027 Foundation Enrolments
Have you enrolled your child into Foundation at Wattle Park Primary School yet? If not, please do so as soon as possible. This enables seamless planning in Term 4.

Our school uses the Victorian government schools system called ‘VicStudents’. for new Foundation (Prep) enrolments to Victorian government schools.

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 as soon as possible.
We will then review the information submitted and be in contact with you as soon as possible.
When accepting an offer, you will be required to provide additional personal and health information that will be shared with the school.

Spread the word!

Running Club
The ever popular Running Club is back up and running for term four. Every Thursday at 8.00am - Join the team on the Top Oval!

‘Hats on in September’ … and till the end of the year

Steve Donohue

Principal

Wattle Park Primary School

WPPS Notices 16th October 2026

Please scroll through to see all of our latest notices!

1. WPPS Production
2. Exit Form
3. Remembenrance Day Poppies on Sale
4. Whole School Photo Order
5. Chess Club

1. WPPS Production

Bookings are now open via Trybooking. Please use the link below or scan the QR code.
Journey Through Disney Tickets, Besen Centre, Burwood | TryBooking Australia

2. Exit Form
Planning has began for 2027 classes. To help us in this process, if your child/children will not be returning to Wattle Park Primary School next year, please complete the Exit Form and sent it back to school as soon as possible.Thank you.

3. Remembanrance Day
The Student Representative Council will be coming around to classes next week with items to purchase to support the Poppie Appeal. Prices range from from $2 to $50.

4. Whole School Photo Order

Special Offer: $16 per print. Order online before 31/10/2026 to secure this discounted price. After this date, the price reverts to the standard $20/$25 per print.

How to Order
You can now create an advancedlife account to view groups, download digital portraits, and track orders.

To get started, visit the website and use the following:

School Code: Q32 WP2 PAR
SIC Code: Located on your portrait package or the back of your photobook.

Important Information

Online Only: These photos must be ordered online; please do not return payments to the office.
Additional Images: If your child's group or team is scheduled to be photographed at a later date, you will receive an additional email notification when the images are ready to be ordered.
Delivery: Photos will be delivered to the school for distribution.
Guarantee: offer a 21-day refund policy and a 100% money-back guarantee.

If you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to Advancedlife at www.advancedlife.com.au/contactus

5. Chess Club