WPPS Newsletter 13th May 2022
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Principal's Report 13th May 2022
Hello Everyone!
Teaching and Learning - around the school this week
Teaching - Our Staff
Ms. Olivia Knight is a 4th Year undergraduate teaching student from Deakin University who is currently studying a Bachelor Education Primary specialising in Mathematics. Ms. Knight is currently doing one of 3 practical components of her degree in 4B with Ms. Easterbrook.
“Hi! I’m Olivia and I’m in my final year of a Bachelor of Education degree at Deakin University, specialising in Mathematics.
My time at Wattle Park Primary School has greatly increased my excitement to begin my teaching career and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Amy Easterbrook and the wonderful students of 4B. I will be teaching in 4B for 9 weeks throughout the year, building on my teaching practice, gaining confidence, and hopefully working with as many students as I can! It has been great to be back in the classroom and see all the amazing things that the students have achieved since I was here in term 1. I am looking forward to the rest of my time at WPPS and the influential experiences that it will bring.”
Learning - Our Students
From our Foundation teachers Ms Churchward and Ms. Heeps:
In Foundation we draw on our community services to help educate the students regarding safety in our community. On Thursday we were lucky enough to have Greg and Tanya from the local police force visit our classroom so the students could learn about how the police help us. The students had a great time learning about the (very heavy!) police uniform, calling 000 and all the different jobs a police officer has. A particular highlight was getting to hold the handcuffs and trying on the 20kg vest!
Not only do we learn about community safety but this police visit also provides marvellous inspiration for the students to engage in the curriculum including descriptive writing, vocabulary building through role play and endless creative opportunities.
Mother's Day in EAL
Catering for English as an Additional language (EAL) students is a shared school/community commitment at WPPS where cultural and linguistic experiences of all students are valued and celebrated.
Ms. Annmaria Antonino
EAL Teacher
NAPLAN
NAPLAN online began this week. Our schedule was as follows:
Tue 10.5
NAPLAN - Writing
Wed 11.5
NAPLAN - Reading
Thur 12.5
NAPLAN - Conventions of Language
Fri 13.5
NAPLAN - Numeracy
NAPLAN continues this coming week for any student who was unable to be scheduled in the above timeslots.
All schools in Victoria are doing NAPLAN online this year. WPPS was an early adopter of this technology and has many staff experienced with its delivery. NAPLAN is a national literacy and numeracy assessment that students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit in May each year. It is the only national assessment all Australian students complete. It is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process. It doesn’t replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance, but it can provide teachers with additional information about students’ progress. For more information please go HERE and/or visit nap.edu.au
COMPASS PAY
As part of always looking to improve our communication and payment processes at WPPS, we have added the EVENTS CALENDAR on the front page or our website outlining school terms, holidays, any early finish times, curriculum days, incursions and excursions etc. These events can be clicked on and added to your smartphone. We have also added the COMPASS PAY option as a way to pay, approve and update contacts on the day of the excursion/incursion on your phone for excursions. Preliminary reports back from parents who’ve used this facility have all been positive. Thank you to our cutting edge Year 2 teachers Ms. Kelly and Ms. Bisognano for giving it a go! Go HERE for more information about this process. Or give the office a call.
2022.05.15 Working Bee 10 - 12noon - rescheduled
This Sunday we were scheduled to have a mammoth Working Bee at WPPS to do the things listed below HERE. Due to various factors (one if which is me testing positive for COVID 19) we are rescheduling this to be:
Sunday 5th of June from 11- 1pm
If you see something on the list you’d like to take care of prior to this date, please email me at steven.donohue@education.vic.gov.au Please email all other inquiries to either Email Michael Hunt or Emily Beard at: pfawattleparkps@gmail.com.
COVID 19
Go HERE for all updated information about the new Operations Guidelines (No 32!) and how they affect WPPS.
EVENTS
Go HERE for event details on our website’s calendar.
Have a great weekend.
Steve Donohue
Principal
Wattle Park Primary School
Come along to our Afternoon Tea
Only 1 week to go until our first WPPS Afternoon Tea on Saturday 21st May (election day!) from 3pm – 5pm.
Join us for a lovely afternoon including:
- Glass of bubbles on arrival
- Afternoon tea on platters (finger food)
- Lucky tickets with chances to win AMAZING prizes! (Buy online or bring money to purchase tickets!)
- Door prize (Receive a free ticket on arrival)
- Goody bag valued at $30 for every guest with lovely items!
- Silent trivia with team prizes!
- A variety of stalls! Support local businesses and shop for jewellery, candles & jams (made by Carolina at WPPS!)
BOOK TICKETS HERE - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/896649
Be sure to get in early to book for this amazing event! Tickets close on Thursday 19th May!Tickets are $40pp. You can also purchase lucky tickets for some great prizes at the same time.
What can you win? Our incredible assortment of lucky ticket prizes include: $450 hamper from Coconut Home, Midweek ceramics class for you and 7 friends from Diana Ceramic, $250 leather bag, $200 hair treatment from Hair Republic for an adult and child, $150 voucher from The Dinner Ladies, $60 voucher from Zinc gifts, Hampers from Evodia Beauty Care and Amcal Pharmacy, gift vouchers from Leaf Bookshop and Foodrinkery, and lots more!
Can’t make the event but like to support us and purchase lucky tickets? If you can’t make it, you are still welcome to buy lucky tickets online (just email pfa@wattleparkps.vic.edu.au to advise you won’t be attending but you have still bought tickets).
We would like to thank the following sponsors and donors for their support – please support them!
Coconut Home | Insta - https://www.instagram.com/coconuthomeandco/ Web - www.coconuthomeandco.com Drop in and see Ally and the team at 193 Through Road, Camberwell |
Diana Ceramic The Leaf Bookshop |
www.leafbookshop.com.au, 2/283 High St, Ashburton |
Smash Cake Melbourne | |
Zinc Gifts | www.zincshop.com.au, 1396 Toorak Road, Camberwell |
Your Hair Republic | www.yourhairrepublic.com, 1375 Toorak Road, Camberwell |
Evodia Beauty Care | www.evodiabeautycare.com.au, 2/1386 Toorak Road, Camberwell |
Amcal Wattle Park | https://www.wattlepark.net.au, 1123 Riversdale Road, Surrey Hills |
The Foodrinkery | See Steve & Helen – located on Banksia St, across from WPPS |
Kaisercraft Burwood | www.kaisercraft.com.au, Burwood One Shopping Centre |
Officeworks Chadstone | |
Dan Murphy's Burvale | |
Mask Co. |
Stallholders
And come along to meet our stallholders, including StaceyK candles, and Shereen Jewellery:
Stacey K Candles (see some of the selection in the image above!): www.staceyk.com.au
WPPS Notices 13th May 2022
1. Second Hand Uniform Shop
2. Message from Canteen Cancelled Monday 16th May
3. Banksia Street Parking - Please avoid driveways!
4. Volunteers Needed for First Aid Room
5. Mobile School Dental Van Visit
6. Hats are not required to be worn May to August
1. Second Hand Uniform Shop - Gymnasium
8.30 - 9am
- Monday, 23rd May,
- Monday, 13th June
2. Message from Canteen
1). Canteen is always looking for volunteers to help.....12pm - 1.30pm on Friday. Please register via https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/827030846186224028/false?popup=true#/invitation
3. Car Parking, Banksia Street
Parents, out of courtesy to our neighbours please do not park across their driveways in Banksia Street, when dropping off or picking up your children. Whitehorse Traffic Officers will be patrolling during these times.4. Volunteers Needed for First Aid Room
We operate a first aid room at Wattle Park Primary school. In order to keep our First Aid Room clean and tidy, we require parent volunteers to assist us each Friday. We'd love 40 families to help - so you only have to help once a year!
For only around 15 minutes we appreciate you checking the area, changing the sheets, and returned washed sheets the following Monday.
How to assist
- Click on the link below, choose the date you can assist, and sign up.
- You will not require an account or to keep a password.
- If you would prefer not to use your email address, please email the school and your details can be entered manually to include you on the roster.
- To assist with tidying the First Aid room please sign up here:
The dental van will be visiting school on the week from Tuesday, 8th August. Form to be returned to the classroom teacher, no later than 3rd June. Forms were sent home this week, spare forms can be collected outside the Office.
Community Notices 13th May 2022
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