IMPORTANT

DATES

Thursday 5th March

Andy Griffiths Story talk

(Selected 34 Students)

Monday 9th March

Labour Day Holiday

Monday 16th March

School Photo Day

Friday 20th March

NDAABV Bully Zero In School

Visit

National Young Leaders Day

(Student Leaders)

Tuesday 24th March

56LC State Library

Excursion

Wednesday 25th March

34 State Library

Excursion (3 classes TBA)

Thursday 26th March

34 State Library

Excursion (2 classes TBA)

Friday 27th March

Harmony Day

Celebrations

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

2:30 FINISH

Message from the Principal

Wyndham Park P.S. F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 0 I S S U E 2

Hola,

What an amazing start to 2020 we are having. Our classrooms are a hive of activity and

wherever I turn I see students and teachers challenging themselves, learning classroom

routines, expectations and enjoying time together. This is the stuff that makes our school such a

wonderful place to be every day. A thank you to all those families that took the time to

participate in the Parent Meet and Greets last week. This night is an important step in forming

positive relationships between home and school to ensure that the year ahead is a productive,

effective and supportive year of learning for your child/ren.

School Photos

School Photo day is on Monday 16th March 2020. Details of how to purchase photos will be sent

home with the next week or two. If you need any support with school uniform please contact

the school and let us know. If you wish to purchase school uniform the uniform shop is open on

Mondays and Thursdays in the Community Hub.

School Council

Nominations for parent and teacher vacancies concluded on Monday. I want to thank the

parents that nominated for our 5 parent positions on Council. We will publish the full list of

school council members for 2020 after our next School Council meeting on the 24th February.

School Annual Implementation Plan for 2020.

At our next school council meeting on Monday 24th February we will be discussing the school

Annual Implementation Plan for 2020. Once the plan is endorsed by council, a copy will be

available on our school website from the March 2020. The focus of the 2020 plan is threefold;

To improve the learning growth of every student in Literacy & Numeracy with a particular

emphasis on Reading by:

• Building Teacher Capacity to differentiate teaching to challenge and ensure progress for

every student in reading.

• Building Teacher Capacity to read and interpret data and a range of assessment strategies

to teach to a student’s point of learning

• Develop authentic student voice opportunities to enhance the quality of relationships and

to inform teacher practice.

We have a wide range of actions that we have planned to achieve this focus. The details of

which will be found in the Annual Implementation Plan on the website, once published.

Money and other Valuables

Please encourage your children to leave treasured possessions at home. Teachers may look after money if

requested but are not responsible for valuables/ personal items, which students bring to school.

Care of Others Personal Belongings

Students who damage or take others property or belongings will be required to repair or replace the

damaged or lost article. Personal property is often brought to school by students, staff and visitors. This

can include mobile phones, electronic games, calculators, toys, sporting equipment and cars parked on

school premises. The Department does not hold insurance for personal property brought to schools and it

has no capacity to pay for any loss or damage to such property.

Student Attendance

I cannot emphasise just how important it is that our students regularly attend school. Fundamentally if

your child is not at school we cannot help them grow and learn. If your child cannot attend school due to

illness please let us know so we can update our records.

In 2020 we have a number of ways that you can inform us about your child’s absences. We now have a

school phone app, website and parent portal. Each of these online tools will allow you to communicate

with the school about student absences. As always you can also call the school or send in a note for the

teacher. The most important thing is that you use one of these methods to communicate with us about

student attendance.

Arriving at school on time is also important in setting your child up for a successful day. Students have an

opportunity to connect with their peers prior to line up or at breakfast club, prepare for their learning by

putting their bags away and being part of their classroom’s morning welcome. Students also receive

valuable information about the schedule for the day when they first arrive into the classroom. Students

who arrive late not only miss this important start to the day but can also cause disruption to their peers

learning when they arrive.

Kind Regards,

Laban Toose

Attendance Mascot

Reporting

Absences

THE COLOUR RUN IS BACK

WEDNESDAY 29th APRIL

School Bell Times

Start Time:

8:43am

Morning Recess:

10:25am

Lunch Eating Time:

12:20pm

Break 1:

12:30pm

Break 2:

1:50pm

End of Day:

3:10pm

Monday—Friday

8:30am—4:00pm

Monday

8:30am—10:00am

Thursday

2:00pm—3:30pm

Star Student: Troy 56C

“No one has ever become poor by giving”

Meet Troy from 56C. Troy turned 10 years old last week and instead of gifts for

himself, he requested that friends and family donate food items for him to pass on

to Uniting Care. Troy shared his birthday cake with the Uniting Care staff and

received a well deserved Certificate of Appreciation for his generosity.

This is not the only humanitarian endeavor that Troy has undertaken. Troy also

uses his pocket money to sponsor a child in Africa and has previously collected food

for Wyndham’s homeless.

Well done Troy.

Foundation Learning Community

Foundation students will begin borrowing books from our school library this week. Please

ensure students in 00A and 00B bring their library bags and any borrowed library books every

Wednesday and students in 00C and 00D bring theirs every Thursday. This will ensure your

child can borrow books to read and share with you at home.

If your child has a note for their teacher or a lunch order please begin placing these items into

their note folder. This folder is now a part of your child’s daily morning routine in their

classroom and is required at school every day. Newsletters and other important school

information will be sent home inside their note folders, so please check these regularly with

your child.

Lastly, a very big THANK YOU to our amazing

Foundation parents and families for supporting

our newest school members in the first few

weeks at school!! Your children have settled in

wonderfully and we are grateful for your

ongoing support on their learning journey.

The 1/2 Learning Community

has had a great start to the

year. We have been busy

getting to know each other and

developing our teamwork skills

through problem-solving and

working together.

In Writing, we have been learning about Recounts and developing ideas to put into our Writer’s

Notebooks.

In Mathematics the 1/2 Learning Community are looking at numbers and data. We have been

thinking about the type of questions we can ask to gather data to then represent in a graph.

Our Inquiry question for this term is: What is my family story?

Thank you to everyone who answered the note sent home and

provided a photo for us to use in our Inquiry lessons. If you need

another note, please ask your child’s 1/2 classroom teacher for one.

In Reading, we have been setting up our morning literacy block, focusing on the Reading

Workshop. Ask your child what are the different parts to a Reading Workshop? What does it

look like, sound like, feel like? We have also been busy developing our reading stamina as we

know Reading is the key to Learn, Aspire, and Achieve!

Handy tip: When picking your child up after

school it can be helpful to organise a specific

place within the school to meet them. This way

they always know where you will be, and you

know where they will be too.

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Welcome to our 2020 Yr 5/6 Learning Community!

The classroom teachers in this area are Mrs Malloch (Team Leader), Mr Washington,

Mrs Williams and Mrs Fletcher. It was lovely to meet so many families during our

Meet The Families afternoon last week. If you were unable to make it, please feel free

to arrange a time with your child’s teacher for a visit, as we would love to meet you.

We are looking forward to a fantastic year and have lots of activities and programs

planned for our students.

What’s happening in…

Reading?

We have been revisiting who we are as readers. What texts do we prefer reading? Do

I have good reading stamina? What are my strengths as a reader? What are my

reading goals?

We have also revisited what the daily Reading Workshop looks, sounds and feels like

and what the roles of the students and teachers are during this learning block.

We are currently investigating how to obtain information from text and graphics in

order to help us develop our comprehension skills.

Writing?

‘What do good writers do to engage their readers?’ We have been exploring this

question by looking at mentor texts and practising writing narratives that contain the

following features: sizzling starts, backfill, a series of problems to build tension,

character development and riveting resolutions.

Maths?

Place value is the building block for all mathematical knowledge and understandings

so we have been revising this concept and challenging ourselves to work with even

larger numbers. Ask your child to define the term ‘place value’ and see if they can do

so clearly.

Inquiry?

Our question for inquiry is… How is environmental change influenced by people and

natural processes?

SWPBS?

What are my strengths and talents? How can I manage myself? What makes me, me?

WE LOVED meeting our families,

sharing our new classrooms and

learning about our families wishes

for their children.

Thursday 20th February

OUR NEW PEER MEDIATORS have started training. They will have a three-week trial in the playground learning

the skills needed as a Peer Mediator. Then they will be awarded their badges at assembly. Congratulations on this

leadership role!

Harmony Group Who should attend?

Parents with their preschool aged children

What will it include?

Fun activities to do with your children

Meet other parents

Guest speakers

What is it about?

Harmony Children’s activity group is a time for parents to play with their children and meet other families.

Where: Wyndham Park Primary School Community Hub

Kookaburra Ave Werribee

When: 10am to 11:30am Thursdays during school terms

Cost: FREE

For information and bookings, please contact:

Jenni Family Services 9216 7777