WYNDHAM

PARK Primary School

Term 1 Issue 4

March 2018

A message from our principal

Hola, Focus 1…Focus 2…Focus 1 What an amazing 7 weeks we have had so far at WPPS. It has been so encouraging to see our students and community settle so well into the new routines of the school day and week. It is hard to believe we are only 2 weeks away from another term break. A personal highlight for me has been the routines that our student leaders have established to start our school day. I am sure this involvement will continue to grow every day. School Census The school census for 2018 was on February 28. We have confirmed that in 2018 we have 391 students enrolled at WPPS. As of April 16 we will be opening 2019 enrolments so if you have someone ready for school in 2019 make sure you contact the office and organise the enrolment forms. School Council elections Announcing the official outcome of the 2018 School Council Elections I would like to congratulate the successful candidates on their appointment to Wyndham Park Primary School Council. I feel sure that they will make a valuable contribution to our school council as well as have an opportunity to learn more about the workings of our school. On behalf of the whole school community I would like to thank them for your commitment to our school and wish them all the best in their role as councillor. I’d also like to officially thank Anne Marie Pitman, Bhupinder Singh and Helen Wyse on behalf of the school community for nominating for council. School councils rely heavily on having quality people nominate for vacant positions each year and we regret that there are only a limited number of positions available on council. Thanks again for your enthusiasm and commitment to our school. As always, I am very grateful for the work that they do to support the school and I look forward to receiving another nomination from them again in the future for a school council role. 2018 School Council Membership

Parent Member Category 2 year term –

March 2017 to February 2019

Carol Achison-Mills Jelica Gal Belinda Mort Brittany Fletcher-Jones

Parent Member Category 2 year term –

March 2018 to February 2020

Sarah Mahmood Edward Hyde Raylee Smith

DET Employee Category 2 year term –

March 2017 to February 2019

Julia McCahon Jacek Tomaszewski

DET Employee Category 2 year term –

March 2018 to February 2020

Karri Fry Jessica Anibaldi

Kookaburra Avenue Werribee, VIC, 3030

Phone: 03 9741 4549

Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm

Email: wyndham.park.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: www.wyndhamparkps.vic.edu.au

Breakfast Club Whilst on morning yard duty I spend time with the students that visit our breakfast club each morning. Seeing the students enjoying breakfast together reminds me of two things.. Firstly, the benefit of our breakfast club including improved learning, attendance and behaviour at school, punctuality, healthy eating, and social development, for all students that participate. Secondly, how vitally important volunteers are in making a school community successful. As the saying goes, "It takes a village to raise a child,” and the same is true for creating and maintaining a positive and nurturing school environment for our entire student community. While we as teachers and administrators are responsible for providing enriching academics and professional support, our school is much more than just a place where worksheets are distributed and graded. WPPS is supported by a tight knit community of volunteers who dedicate their time and resources to building a solid foundation of support and who have created a lasting impression on staff, the students and myself alike. I am eternally grateful for the outstanding work of the Breakfast Club volunteers and all volunteers at WPPS and extremely proud of the work that you do. Kind regards, Laban Toose

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and Wyndham Park Primary School is excited to be participating. We are aiming for all of our students to complete the challenge in 2018.

The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by August the 22nd 2018.

Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.

All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and can choose to have their name included on the online Honour Roll. If you would like your child‘s name to appear on the Honour Roll, please sign the Premiers Reading Challenge form and return it to school. These forms can be collected from the WPPS office.

To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklists and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc

If you have any questions please ask your child’s teacher.

Wyndham Park Primary School

Community Hub News

FAMILY FUN QUIZ 2018

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.

You must have fun!

Louise Holley

Community Hub Coordinator

FAMILY FUN QUIZ 3

What Australian animals are on the 50 cent, 1 dollar and 2 dollar coins?

Our Answer is:

…………………………………………………………………

ADULT Name/s:

………………………………………………………………

CHILD/CHILDREN’S Name/s:

…………………………………………………………………

FAMILY FUN QUIZ 2 WINNERS

Congratulations to Matthew Said 56D and Loretta.

Their answer was: echidna, lyrebird and platypus.

Congratulations!

Good Luck with Family Fun Quiz 3

5/6 Camp Doxa

What an amazing three days and two nights our students and teachers had at camp and back at school last week! Camp Doxa provided many incredible experiences that will be remembered for years to come including; The Giant Swing, A Night Walk, The Doxa Challenge, Low Ropes Course, cooking and possibly everyone’s ultimate favourite The Gaga Pit! The students remaining at school were involved in an exciting curriculum also, including game design and orienteering encouraging Team Work and co-operation. To top it all off we finished the week with our first (very successful) Inter School Sport session.

The Gaga Pit! Mr Toose, we want one of these

please.

ENGLISH FOR PARENTS

We have English classes for parents and friends every Wednesday from 9:00am until 11:00am. The focus is on conversational Eng-

lish. We NEED more people to fill places in this course if it is to continue. Next week childcare

will be provided.

For more information please contact Louise 0422906133

FIRST AID NEWS GASTRO:

Please be aware that we have had numerous cases of gastro throughout the school in recent weeks. If your child is experiencing stomach

cramps/aches, diarrohea or vomiting, please DO NOT send them to school. It is suggested that your child be kept home for 24 hours

after the last incident of vomiting or diarrohea to avoid spreading the virus further.

ASTHMA PLANS:

To allow us to effectively manage Asthma at Wydham Park Primary School it is important that we have up to date Asthma Plans.

Asthma Plans should be updated annually or if your child’s management plan changes.

CLOTHES FROM FIRST AID:

If your child receives a change of clothing through first aid can you please ensure that it is washed and returned to school as soon as possible.

WPPS Home Learning Policy

Wyndham Park Primary School supports students’ home learning by encouraging reading to, with or by parents or siblings.

Home learning may include:

practice exercises – reading for pleasure, practising spelling words, writing essays, completing exercises in Maths;

preparatory work – collecting newspaper articles, researching topics, reading background material;

extension assignments – writing a book review, researching local news, finding material on the internet, making an art

work.

Parents and guardians can help students by:

Listening to their child read daily and recording their learning in reading log.

Encouraging a regular daily reading session.

Asking how home learning and class work is progressing, and acknowledging success.

Attending the school events, productions or displays their child is involved in.

Ensuring upper primary maintain their home reading log.

Discussing home learning with their child in their first language, if English is not the main language spoken at home,

and linking it to previous experiences.

Linking home learning and other learning activities to the families’ culture, history and language.

WHOLE SCHOOL EVENT

There is NO COST to families, as tickets and buses are provided.

Families are welcome to join us at The Royal Botanic Gardens at 12:30pm for our picnic (you will need to make your own way there).

We will leave school at 9:00am and will return to school at 3:10pm.

Wyndham Park Primary School have been very lucky to receive a First Call Fund Grant through the Ardoch Youth Foundation and Arts Centre Melbourne to attend a live theatre performance of The 78-Storey Treehouse on Thursday 19th April.

The whole school will be attending the performance at The Arts Centre followed by a whole school picnic at The Royal Botanic Gardens.