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WYNDHAM PARK Primary School Term 3 Issue 3 August 2017 Buenas Tardes (good afternoon) It has been another busy fortnight at WPPS (with more coming up)! This week is National Support Staff week and I would like to take this opportunity to publically thank all our Education Support Staff. This includes Barb, Kylee, Dah Moo, Kelly, Leonie, Jenni, Janine, Sandra, Marita, Andrew, Kim, Lynne, Valerie and Kaylene . Without these important people, our school would not run as smoothly as it does. Thank you for all the work you do. Keep an eye out in the newsletter for information regarding Literacy and Numeracy week. This year this event will be between 28th August – 1st September. We will have our Book Parade on the 1st of September (don’t forget to dress up and come and be involved in the Parade). Keep an eye out for more information about this. I also look forward to seeing parents during the Wyndham learning Festival Event running from the 1st September – 8th September across Wyndham. Kids Thrive as Catalysts have been interviewed on National radio. WPPS is famous. If you would like to hear the interview you can do so online via http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/ lifematters/. Intensive Swimming Program Our Intensive-swimming program begins on Monday 18th September and goes for one week (4 days in total). This program greatly supports our swimming carnival in Term 1, builds confidence in and around the water as well as ensuring our students learn the curriculum around water safety. Further details of this program will be sent out shortly. Parent Opinion Survey The Parent Opinion Survey has been shared with the randomly selected parents on August 7th. It is completed annually by the Department of Education and Training and is conducted amongst a sample of randomly selected parents at every school in Victoria. All responses to the survey are anonymous. The survey helps our school gain an understanding of how you view our school climate, student engagement, and relationships. Our school will use these results to inform school planning and improvement strategies. The survey will be conducted online by ORIMA Research Pty Ltd and only takes 15 minutes to complete. If you received an invitation to participate, please ensure you complete the survey by Sunday 27th August. We thank those who have participated for their feedback. Working Bee A reminder that the Working Bee for this term will be held on 16th September from 8am – 12pm. Please come along and help beautify our school. Kind regards Laban Toose Principal
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WYNDHAM
PARK Primary School
Term 3 Issue 3
August 2017
Buenas Tardes (good afternoon)
It has been another busy fortnight at WPPS (with more coming up)! This week is National Support Staff week and I
would like to take this opportunity to publically thank all our Education Support Staff. This includes Barb, Kylee, Dah
Moo, Kelly, Leonie, Jenni, Janine, Sandra, Marita, Andrew, Kim, Lynne, Valerie and Kaylene . Without these important
people, our school would not run as smoothly as it does. Thank you for all the work you do.
Keep an eye out in the newsletter for information regarding Literacy and Numeracy week. This year this event will be
between 28th August – 1st September. We will have our Book Parade on the 1st of September (don’t forget to dress up
and come and be involved in the Parade). Keep an eye out for more information about this. I also look forward to seeing
parents during the Wyndham learning Festival Event running from the 1st September – 8th September across
Wyndham.
Kids Thrive as Catalysts have been interviewed on National radio. WPPS is famous.
If you would like to hear the interview you can do so online via http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/
lifematters/.
Intensive Swimming Program
Our Intensive-swimming program begins on Monday 18th September and goes for one week (4 days in total). This
program greatly supports our swimming carnival in Term 1, builds confidence in and around the water as well as
ensuring our students learn the curriculum around water safety. Further details of this program will be sent out shortly.
Parent Opinion Survey
The Parent Opinion Survey has been shared with the randomly selected parents on August 7th. It is completed annually
by the Department of Education and Training and is conducted amongst a sample of randomly selected parents at every
school in Victoria. All responses to the survey are anonymous. The survey helps our school gain an understanding of how
you view our school climate, student engagement, and relationships. Our school will use these results to inform school
planning and improvement strategies. The survey will be conducted online by ORIMA Research Pty Ltd and only takes 15
minutes to complete. If you received an invitation to participate, please ensure you complete the survey by Sunday 27th
August. We thank those who have participated for their feedback.
Working Bee
A reminder that the Working Bee for this term will be held on 16th September from 8am – 12pm. Please come along and
help beautify our school.
Kind regards
Laban Toose
Principal
WYNDHAM PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
WORKING BEE
It’s our schools time to shine
Our Term 3 working bee will be on
Saturday 16th September between 8am—12pm .
We need your help to sweep, weed, mulch and clean.
Morning tea and BBQ will be supplied.
Please let the office know if you are able to volunteer for catering purposes.
Animal Saviours
Animal Saviours is a Kids Thrive group willing to help the local wildlife around our area. The people in
our group are Hans, Aeda, Marnie, Shee Kee La Moo, Kim, Troy and Lay Doh Say. On the 15th of August we
travelled to the wetlands and met our community partner from the Wyndham City Council, Darren
Wright. Our action is called Trash ’N’ Trees. We helped by picking up rubbish and plantied trees. We will
use the $126 that we got at the pitch to buy our gloves, BBQ tongs and buckets. We will also be buying
juice and biscuits.
Animal Saviours
Our week in
pictures
What’s been happening in the 3/4 Learning Community?
Our current inquiry is coming to an end and students have been busy finding out answers to their won-derings regarding the scientific principles that underpin change. In particular, they have been re-searching the properties of solids, liquids and gases; chemical and physical reactions; man-made and natural materials and learning how to conduct scientific investigations.
Reuben’s wondering was “Why does oil and water separate when they are put together?” Reuben created a lava lamp using oil, food colouring and Alka-Seltzer tablets. He observed what happened and explained that water is heavier than oil therefore the oil comes to the top.
Min Myo, RJ and Amos wanted to find out about crystals – how to make them and whether the reaction was a physical or chemical one. They discovered that all elements are listed on a Periodic Ta-ble. They discovered that the symbol for gold is Au. They then ex-perimented and made crystals in 2 different ways – one using Ep-som Salt and the other using Borax
Shiney, Sayku, Eh Moe Ta Dah and Diksha’s wondering was “How do we make different polymers?” They researched what a polymer was, conducted a survey in school to find out what other people knew about polymers, experimented to make different types of polymers and decided to make a video to share with others their findings.
Fathers Day Stall Fathers day raffle tickets have been sent home today
and are due back by the Wednesday 30th of August.
The raffle will be drawn on Thursday 31st August
Fathers day stall is also on Thursday 31st August and
second chance stall on Friday 1st September.
Please note the maximum spend is only $5.00
Thank—you
Fundraising Committee
FAMILY FUN QUIZ 11
FAMILY FUN QUIZ
Can you name three countries that start with the
letter A?
Our Answer is:
………………………………………………………………….
ADULT Name/s:
………………………………………………………………….
CHILD/CHILDREN’S Name/s:
…………………………………………………………………
Every fortnight in the newsletter we will have a Family Fun
Quiz with a small prize given. Families need to solve the
puzzle together, write their answer and names on the entry
form and place it in the FFQ box at the office. You may be
the lucky winner! (A lucky winner will be drawn from the
CORRECT answers)
RULES
Quiz must be solved by a child/ren and adult/s together.
One entry per child. (that means a family with three
children can make three entries)
Entries must be in FFQ box at the office signed by both
child and adult/s.
You have one week to solve the quiz. Entries close after
one week.
Prizes may be different for each quiz.
Have fun!
Louise Holley
Community Hub Coordinator
FAMILY FUN QUIZ
Congratulations!
FAMILY FUN QUIZ 10 WINNERS
Congratulations to Madeleine French 12J and
Jodie.
Their answer was: December,
January, February.
Wyndham Park Primary School
Kookaburra Avenue Werribee, VIC, 3030
Phone: 03 9741 4549 Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm
CONTACT US
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.wyndhamparkps.vic.edu.au
LITERACY AND NUMERACY WEEK 2017
WANTED
Volunteer Readers for the Library
Once again we are inviting parents, community members and student leaders to share reading in the library.
WHEN: Tuesday 28 th August
Wednesday 29th August
Thursday 30th August
BREAK ONE: 11:00 – 11:30 OR BREAK TWO: 1:30 – 2:10
If you would like to join us please let the office know or Louise 0422906133.
