225 Warrigal Road, Burwood Principal: Ms Gayle Cope Tel: 9808 2165 Fax: 9888 7239 Email: wattle.park.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.wattleparkps.vic.edu.au

DIARY DATES

February 19th Assembly SRC Badges presented to students Second hand uniform shop grand opening –see inside 21th District Swimming (selected students Year 4-6) March 5th Foundation students attend 5 days 9th Year 3 Excursion Science works 12th Labour Day Holiday 13th-16th Mobile School Dentist Visiting ( flyer available at Office) 16th School Photos 16th Movie Night 19th Year 2 excursion to Aquarium 26th Young Leaders Conference (selected students) 27th Parent /Teacher Meetings 28th Parent /Teacher Meetings 29th March Term 1 Ends 2.30pm dismissal. April 16th Curriculum Day 16th– 20th 5/6 Canberra Camp 17th April Term 2 begins 25th Anzac Day no students May 15th-16th Year 3 & 5 NAPLAN 24th Performing Arts Incursion ( whole school) 26th Open day 26th Trivia Night June 11th Queens Birthday (no students) 29th Term 2 Ends 2.30pm dismissal.

Curriculum Days Monday 16th April Monday 16th July Monday 5th November

UNIFORM SHOP

PSW—Mount Waverley—see inside for details

Newsletter No. 2 16th February 2018

From the Principal ………..

Dear Parents, Each Monday at 3:00p.m. the whole school gathers for as-sembly. The purpose of a school assembly at Wattle Park Primary is to help students develop school pride in them-selves, their school and their country. It also enables students to share stories and performances, as well as their abilities/talents. It can contribute to student motivation through recognition of achievement. Students taking part also have a chance to work with students they may otherwise not usually choose to; open-ing minds, broadening horizons. Assembly provides a founda-tion of understanding for the community, in which students can better understand the “big picture” of their learning and school life. By being in assembly together, it immediately becomes something that everyone shares and identifies with, fostering greater solidarity and school spirit. Even the act of sitting, listening, showing respect to the speakers/performers is something that carries into later life, teaching respectful behavior, patience and affording new perspectives to those involved. Another important function of assembly for stu-dents is a platform for them to gain experience in perfor-mance, and particularly in public speaking. At last Monday’s assembly every Year 6 student was present-ed with their Leadership Badge by Mr Graham Watt (local member for Burwood) and me. Congratulations to all of our students. I would especially like to thank and acknowledge all of the parents and grandparents who attended the afternoon. It was very special to see our gymnasium filled with guests who made the time to attend this momentous ceremony. This week’s assembly we will be presenting Student Repre-sentative Council badges for students in Foundation to Year 6. The Foundation Family barbecue last Friday saw most of our foundation students and their families in attendance gath-ering together for a chat, sausage to eat or just a general climb

on the play equipment. Thank you to the Foundation teachers; Catherine, Kathryn and Robyn and Year 6 teachers Karl and Keren who grilled approximately 200 sausages. Each year we have been blessed with a lovely evening and last Friday was no exception. A big thank you also to Burwood Bakery (Jason I Yr 6) for donating 14 loaves of bread for the event. Much appre-ciated. Information Nights for all year levels- Year 1 to Year 6 were held on Tuesday night. Sessions were well attended. If however, you were unable to attend the night the information booklet will be available on our website shortly. We have two fundraising events scheduled for first term, our Family Movie Night screening Paddington 2 on Friday 16 th March and the Burwood Village Cake Stall on Saturday 24th March. Please see attached flyers to this newsletter. The Movie Night is a wonderful community event that has been a feature of our school for sixteen years! Communication is crucial between families and the school. Please ensure that you have signed up to our Konnective app. Mr Steve Donohue and I make every effort to ensure that school events and major reminders are sent through this communication tool. If you haven’t signed in you may miss the latest information. Notices for our Essential Items and associated costs were distributed to all families last week and are due by Friday 2nd March. For those of you who have health care cards you are entitled for a Camp, Sports and Education Fund. Please see application form attached or you can collect one from the office. Our Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program has commenced for the Year 3 & 4 students with chef, Carolina Trantino and Penny Hayes. It was great to see the Year 3 & 4 classes with sufficient volunteers last week- but they are always needed! Please encourage any of your families or friends to volunteer. All that is needed is a current Working with Children’s Card, a signed Child Safe Code of Conduct and some enthusiasm! This week it was noted by a teacher on morning yard-duty that a parent dropped their children off to school stopping on War-rigal Road halting traffic! Under no circumstances is that behaviour permitted or tolerated. Not only were the students at risk but also other drivers on Warrigal Road. Please obey the traffic laws. Chinese New Year, also referred to as Lunar New Year, is the most important holiday on the Chinese calendar. Chinese New Year 2018 is today! February 16th 2018. The celebration lasts from the night before the first day of the lunar year until the Lantern Festival 15 days later. Much like the celebration of the New Year in the Western world, Chinese New Year is all about the hopeful spirit of renewal. The holiday’s traditions, symbols and rituals are all meant to wipe the slate clean and prepare for prosperity, good luck and happiness in the New Year. Simply put, every Chinese New Year is a new beginning. Today, Chinese New Year is celebrated with fireworks and family dinners by more than a billion people around the world. Happy Chinese New Year!

I’ll leave you with some photos of our very proud Year 6 leaders.

Regards Gayle

Have you signed up for Konnective Yet? Konnective is a mobile app solution that will allow us to communicate with you, our parents, straight to your smartphone. You will be able to receive important alerts (similar to a text message) as soon as they are released.

Via the app, we can send communication to specific grade levels, so you will receive information specific to your child’s grade as well as general news or updates that will go to everyone. This will extend and enhance our existing communications (eg. Newsletter, website). For those without a smartphone, there will be a link to the general updates on our website.

Please see the instructions on how to register, log in and connect to Konnective.

By Helena in 3A Hey, today is Chinese New Year! Last night was Chinese New Year’s Eve. We went to Westfield and did shopping for a BBQ on Saturday. Then we went to a Chinese restaurant in Box Hill and we ate some special food. The food was delicious and I drank Fanta too. I got $500 in a red paper money envelope from my mum and dad. I will keep the money for when I go to Universi-ty. I was born in Year of the Ox. There are 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac. In the 12th year, it is your special year and you wear red underwear for good luck. 2018 is the Year of the Dog. Happy Chinese New Year to everyone!

2018 SCHOOL LEADERS

WPPS Twilight Movie Night 2018 Friday 16

th March

Our Movie Night this year is “Paddington 2” which will be screened outdoors near the Banksia St Gate

on the big screen.

This has been a highlight on the School’s Social Calendar for the past 16 years and continues to be so successful based on the volunteers from the school community.

Volunteers We need lots of volunteers to assist with the various stalls on the night. Can you or another adult in the

family spare an hour or two? There are spots to help out on the Gates, BBQ, Wine Stall, Movie Food

and Glowies Stall and Setting Up.

We expect that everyone helps out with Pack Up at the end of the night!

Go to http://signup.com/go/atRHkLv

Movie Ticket Sales Avoid the queue at the gate, and save some money

by pre-purchasing your tickets. They are cheaper if you pre-order your tickets ra-

ther than purchasing at the door on the night! A pre-purchased Family Ticket is $35 and a single

ticket is $10. (Gate price is $40 for a Family Pass and

$12 for a Single Ticket). Go to https://www.trybooking.com/UEFA

Lolly Donations There is a tub outside the office and we are happily

taking donations of bags of lollies to sell on the night.

Movie Night Sponsorship We pride ourselves in promoting family and local busi-

nesses by offering a sponsorship package whereby we ad-vertise your business to the WPPS community in several

ways in the lead-up and after Movie Night. Contact Astrid Blackburn if you are interested in finding out more by emailing astridblackburn@bigpond.com or

calling her on 0408-001-300

Any further questions, please contact

Tash Sinclair natasha.sinclair@bigpond.com

0412-153-652

W a t t l e Pa r k Pr ima r y Sc ho o l Pr esen t s ...

St u den t Na me: CLA SS:

Please submit entry to the School Office by Thur sday Ma r ch 8, 2018.

Winners receive a family pass to the 2018 WPPS Movie Night!

24 March

Notices gone home: Mobile School Dentist Flyer Contributions Letter

Second hand Uniform shop Grand Opening! Monday 19th February 3:30 – 4pm at the uniform store in the gymnasium.

Running Club Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays morning 8:15am

Lost & Found Two Fitbits found, please

see Office

All families will have received a letter of school contributions for 2018. As all supplies have been given to the students, it is imperative that contributions are paid. The school ap-preciates that families sometimes experience financial difficulties in meeting payment re-quests. A range of support options are available to parents who have difficulty making pay-ments including the CSEF ‘Camps, Sport and Excursions Fund’ and the State Schools Re-lief Committee support. The school office can assist you with the relevant forms if you have a current Healthcare Card, see notice below. Please be aware, if you wish to pay your school fees by cash, the correct amount is appreci-ated, as the office may not have correct change. Please contact the school on 9808 2165 if you need to make confidential arrangements with the School Principal, Ms Gayle Cope in order to meet your payment commitments. An al-ternative arrangement Family Payment Plan may be collected from the Office.

Garden Request Penny our SAKG Gardener has requested newspapers for garden. Please leave papers bundled up and place in tub on the trestle table outside of the 3/4 building .

2018 House Competition Term 1

CHALLENGES

SPORT Swimming Trials, Running Club

ACADEMIC Spelling Bee

COMMUNI-TY

SFS (Sport for Schools)

CULTURAL House Chant

Running Club –Earn Points for every lap you complete!!! Spelling Bee – A student representative for each year level of each House will compete to win House points.

SFS Sport for Schools – Every member of each house has the chance to earn points. Every time $10 is spent

at Coles the student will receive a voucher. Each voucher is to be placed into the House Coloured boxes outside the photocopying room. This is also a great way for the school to receive free sport equipment in Term 3.

House Chant – Students will create a new house chant! Greatest Chant Wins!!!

At the end of each term a winner will be announced. The winners will receive 4 points. Fourth will receive 1 point. At the end of the year, points from each term will be tallied and the winning House will receive a House Trophy.

Sports for Schools House Competition This year we will be participating in Coles Sports for Schools. This Initiative began mid last week and runs until the 11th May. Each shopper is rewarded with a voucher for every $10 spent at Coles. Each voucher goes towards our school being able to purchase new sporting gear for lunchtimes and P.E. We have collection boxes outside the photocopying room near the school office. Each Box are coloured and labelled with House names. Teachers have your students allocated house available if needed. If you shop at Coles please remember to ask for a voucher or two every time you shop!

WPPS Canteen Volunteer Form

Terms 1 & 2, 2018

CANTEEN RE-OPENS MONDAY 12TH FEBRUARY

Our canteen would not be able to run without the wonderful support of volunteer parents,

friends and grandparents of our school.

We are calling for volunteers, whether you are an experienced hand or an eager learner.

School Council requires all volunteers to have:

1. Current WWWC (Working with Children Check)

2. Signed acknowledgement of the WPPS ‘Child Safety Code of Conduct Form’

(available at the office or on the school website)

The canteen operates on Mondays and Fridays each week, and we will schedule you for 2

shifts of 2½ hours each, for the term. If you would like to help more, please indicate this, as

extra shifts are available.

All shifts will have a canteen co-ordinator present, who will co-ordinate and assist in the

smooth running of the day.

The canteen relies on volunteers to operate successfully; so please give this due

consideration.

Print and complete the form below and return to the office by Wednesday 7th February.

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Thank you for volunteering for the Canteen

Name: __________________________________ Child/ren’s Class: ____________

Mobile Phone Number: __________________

Email Address: _______________________________________

Preferred Day: Monday Friday

(please circle)

Preferred Shift: 10am – 12.30pm (Monday & Friday)

11am – 1.30pm (Monday & Friday)

12pm – 2.30pm (Monday & Friday)

9am – 11.30am (Friday only)

Any other information ___________________________________________

Chess is the world’s most popular mind sport! It is not only fun to play but has many educational benefits. Chess has been shown to develop numerical skills, problem solving, pattern visualisation, memory, creativity, concentration, confidence and self-esteem.

We teach chess from a structured syllabus designed to maximise the educational benefits of chess. Lessons include strategy, tactics, psychological preparation, confidence building, chess mythology and stories, and of course, having fun while playing plenty of chess! Trophies are presented to the top players at the end of every Term.

DAY: Tuesday Lunchtimes

DATES: 14th February – 28th March

COST: $90 All students are welcome to try out the chess club in the first week and there

will be no charge if they decide not to continue for the full Term.

AGE: 5+

CO-ORDINATOR: George Zaprudsky. George has been playing top level tournament chess for 25

years and has been teaching chess for 10 years. He is the winner of State and

National junior titles Contact: george@zedchess.com.au.

Toorak Primary School Chess Club – Term 1, 2018

Please return with payment to the school office or to the chess teacher by the second week of chess club in a clearly

marked envelope. (Cheques are payable to zedChess).

Child Name: _________________________________ Age:_______ Parent Name:_____________________________

Phone/s: ____________________________________Email:________________________________________________

WATTLE PARK PRIMARY

SCHOOL CHESS CLUB

Term 1, 2018

Payment By: Cash / Cheque (Payable to zedChess) / *Direct Debit

*Account Name: zedChess Branch/BSB: 013214

Account No: 902036205 If paying by Direct Debit please ensure that you have paid prior to returning this form. Thank you.

Wednesday Lunchtimes

Wattle Park Chess Club—Term 1 2018

Sports for Schools House Competition This year we will be participating in Coles Sports for Schools. This Initiative began mid last week and runs until the 11th May. Each shopper is rewarded with a voucher for every $10 spent at Coles. Each voucher goes towards our school being able to purchase new sporting gear for lunchtimes and P.E. We have collection boxes outside the photocopying room near the school office. Each Box are coloured and labelled with House names. Teachers have your students allocated house available if needed. If you shop at Coles please remember to ask for a voucher or two every time you shop!