ABN 85 237 812 060 Edition 12 16th May 2019

Tyner Road, Wantirna South 9801 1900

Out of School Hours Program 0421 250 881

E-mailwantirna.south.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website http://www.wantirnasouthps.vic.edu.au

May

Friday 17th Aussie of the Month Assembly

Monday 20th Education Week

Tuesday 21st Grandparents/ Special Persons Concert 2pm – 3pm

Open Night 5pm – 6.30pm

Wednesday 22nd Student Free Day

Thursday 23rd Open Morning 9am – 11.30am

Friday 24th District Cross Country (selected students)

Monday 27th Mindful Monkeys Prep

Wednesday 29th Grade 5&6 Winter Sport

Friday 31st Student Free Day

June

Tuesday 4th Grade 5&6 Winter Sport

Monday 10th Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

Thursday 13th City Excursion – Yr. 5&6 Students

Friday 14th Aussie of the Month Assembly

Wednesday 19th School Council Meeting – 7pm

Wednesday 26th Reports Sent Home

Friday 28th Final Day Term 2 – 2.30pm Dismissal

Principal’s Award Assembly 1.45pm

Mr. Mac’s Retiring

It is with a heavy heart but also a sense of excitement that I wish to inform you all that I

will be retiring after 45 years of service with the Education Department. I have

thoroughly enjoyed my teaching career and more particularly my last eight years as

Principal of our wonderful school. Whilst it will be a sad day on Friday the 28th June, I

know I’m leaving the school in a fantastic place. We have a marvellous school community

of students, parents and teachers. Our future is extremely bright. I’m also excited to

spend more time with my family, friends, travelling, playing more golf and whatever else

life throws at me.

The Education Department and School Council will now start the process of selecting a

new Principal for our great school and all being well, the successful candidate will begin

at the start of Term 3.

I’m looking forward to spending my last six weeks catching up with you all.

Mother’s Day Stall

Congratulations to Georgi Papenfuss and her many helpers for organising a fantastic

Mother’s Day stall last Friday. The children were so excited to have such a large selection

of gifts to choose from for their Mums and special friends.

Education Week

Next week is Education Week at WASPS.

On Tuesday we welcome all the Grandparents/Special Friends of our Prep, Grade 1 and

2 students to a concert from 2.00p.m.- 3.00p.m. in the Multi-purpose Room. Our guests

will then have an opportunity to visit classrooms from 3.00p.m.-3.30p.m.

Our Open Night will be held also on Tuesday from 5.00p.m. - 6.30p.m. where we all have

the opportunity to see and experience what the children have been learning in the

classroom.

Come along and experience Literacy in the Prep Room, Wellbeing in Grade 1 and 2,

Numeracy in Grade 3 and 4 and Science and Technology in Grade 5 and 6. The Grade 5

and 6 students will have access to numerous robots and equipment that they are

currently using at Swinburne TAFE (KIOSK Centre) each week.

Our School Choir and Glee Club will also be performing at 5.30p.m.

School tours with myself and senior staff will also be available.

We are also having an Open Morning on Thursday from 9.00a.m. - 11.00a.m.

I look forward to seeing everyone throughout the course of the week.

Thanks To Our PA

Many thanks to our fantastic PA who raise much needed funds for our school and as a

result of their hard work we have purchased a new pie warmer for the Buzz Café. We

are also looking at purchasing some new iPads and robots to support the learning of our

students.

School Athletics Team

A huge congratulations to our 70 super athletes who represented our school at the

District Athletics last week. Our Athletic Team performed brilliantly finishing third overall

and we have many students who will now go on to represent our school at Regional level

in Term 4.

A special congratulations to Talysha and Logan who were named as Champions of the

Athletic Carnival.

Structure Over Basketball Court

As you are aware, last year we received monies under the Inclusive Schools Grant to

fund a structure over our East West basketball court. On Thursday we signed off on the

tender documents and we will go to tender in the next few days. Once the successful

company has been selected we are hoping construction will begin very quickly.

Aussie Assembly

Tomorrow is an Aussie Assembly to be held at 2.45p.m. in the Multi-purpose Room

where we will announce our Aussie, Sports Star, Performing Artist and Visual Artist of

the Month. I look forward to seeing everyone at assembly tomorrow.

Have a good weekend, and …………

“Go Tigers”!

Wayne Macdonald

Principal

COMPASS REMINDERS

District Cross Country (selected students) Consent/Payment due

20/5/2019

Mindful Monkeys Prep Consent/Payment due 24/5/2019

Winter Sports Grades 5 and 6 Consent/Payment due 24/5//2019

Melbourne City Tour Grade 5 and 6 Consent/Payment due 30/5/2019

District Athletics

Well done to all competitors in the District Athletics Carnival. The students competed

in really cold and windy conditions and performed exceptionally well to finish in 3rd

place overall.

Congratulations to Talysha and Logan who both won the Age Group Champions

medals. What a great effort!

Special thanks to Sharyn Sayers, Abby Lamb, Nicholas Colgan and Lauren Collins for

assisting with transporting students to the track for this event.

Well done to the following students who on finishing in either 1st or 2nd place in an

“A” event, they have been invited to compete in the Division Athletics to be held on

the 18th September:

James Discus, Shot Put

Eliza Discus, 1500m

Zara Shot Put, Discus

Max High Jump

Rae Triple Jump, 100m

Talysha Long Jump, Hurdles, 100m

Logan Long Jump, 200m

Hannah 1500m

Sebastian 100m

Cullan 200m

Tilly 200m

Ephraim 800m

10 Girls relay - Eliza, Tahlia, Rae, Leah

12 Boys Relay - Max, Logan, Tennyson, Austin

12 Girls Relay - Talysha, Alicia, Tilly, Sunny

District Cross Country

The District cross country event will take place on Friday the 24th May at the Knox

Athletics Track.

Cross Country Team

Winter Sport

Grade 5 and 6 Winter Sport will be held on the 29th of May and the 14th June.

Venues for the 29th will be –

Football – Lewis Park

Netball – Knox Regional Netball Centre

Nicola Tuohey

10 Girls

Eliza

Rae D

Tahlia

Ava

Leah

Niamh

Olivia L

Olivia S

Abigail

Mackenzie

10 Girls

Eliza

Rae D

Tahlia

Ava

Leah

Niamh

Olivia L

Olivia S

Abigail

Mackenzie

10 Boys

Ephraim

Cullen

Rohan

Mitch

Josh L

Kenneth

Sami

Alex

Logan

Kaden

10 Girls

Eliza

Rae D

Tahlia

Ava

Leah

Niamh

Olivia L

Olivia S

Abigail

Mackenzie

11 Boys

Gabe

Chase

Jordan

Cooper

Jye

Shrihan

Sebastian

Mashia

Matt

Flynn

11 Girls

Isabella

Chloe

Giaan

Charlie

Evana

Hannah S

Harshini

Ally

12 Boys

Austin

Logan

Connor

Declan

Sean

Kai

Damon

Callum

Joel

Tennyson

12 Girls

Talysha

Hannah

Mya

Alicia

Erin

Sunny

Meg B

Emma

Emily K

Tilly

OFFICE NEWS ……………… Late Arrival If your child is late for school, please accompany them to the office and sign them in in the Late Arrivals Book. Mobile Phones If your child brings a Mobile phone with them to school, please remind them that they must be stored at the office and collected at the end of the day. Lyndall, Deb & Carol

We are excited to be taking part in the 2019 Earn & Learn program. During previous

campaigns, we have been able to purchase some great resources with the points we

have earned, thanks to the support of our wonderful school community.

From now until June 25th, you can collect stickers at Woolworth that go towards Earn

& Learn points. These stickers can then be given to your children to place on a special

sticker sheet that you can also collect from Woolworths. Once the sheet has been filled

with stickers, students can bring it back to school and place it in the Earn & Learn box

that will be arriving over the next week and will be placed in the foyer of our school

entrance.

The more points we earn, the more we can redeem for educational resources for our

school. We are very grateful for your support and look forward to another successful

program.

WASPS Wellbeing News

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) helps students develop the understanding, strategies and skills

that support a positive sense of self, promote respectful relationships and build their capacity to

recognise and manage their own emotions and make responsible decisions. It aims to foster the

skills of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, social management and critical and

creative thinking.

Every fortnight on Thursdays, students participate in

Wellbeing lessons that focus on SEL. The content of these

lessons aims to help students to develop their skills in

recognising and regulating their emotions, establishing and

building positive relationships, empathy, working effectively

in teams, and improving their ability to handle challenging

situations.

The lessons form an important part of our approach to

developing the ‘whole child’ and assisting students to become lifelong learners and make positive

contributions to society. It has been wonderful to see our students enjoying the lessons and I look

forward to sharing some of their thoughts with you over the coming weeks.

Have a wonderful week!

Katreen McCoy

Entertainment Books are now available Online and in the Office.

LINK to order Online: www.entbook.com.au/1844q77

Next PA Meeting: T.B.C

CANTEEN

Many thanks to those who have volunteered to assist with the Canteen. We are always looking for volunteers, so if you would still like to help out, please contact the office. Roster –

Saturday 18th Rogers Family (3A)

Sunday 19th Boyle Family (Prep B)

CANTEEN LUNCH PRICE LIST

Lunch Orders are available each Friday.

Write Name, Class and Order on paper bag and enclose correct payment.

LUNCH ORDERS TO BE HANDED IN AT CLASSROOMS.

No Snack Items to be ordered with lunches

HOT FOOD

Meat Pie $2.50

Sausage Roll $2.50

Party Pies $1.00

Party Sausage Roll $1.00

Hot Dog $2.50

Chicken Nuggets $ .50 each

SANDWICHES (Plain/Toasted)

Hot Baked Bean or Spaghetti Jaffle $3.00

Ham $2.20

Cheese $2.20

Tomato $2.20

Egg $2.20

Combinations – 20c per additional filling (e.g.

Ham & Tomato Sandwich - $2.40)

$ .20

DRINKS

Flavoured Milk (Low Fat)

Chocolate, Strawberry, Honeycomb

$2.00

Fruit Juice – 100% juice

Apple/Orange, Tropical, Apple/Blackcurrant

$1.50

CANTEEN SNACKS PRICE LIST

Snack items are available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.

Sunfruits $0.80

Potato Chips $1.00

Popcorn $1.00

Tubes $0.60

Icypoles $1.00

School Banking Rewards Program Update

Term 2 Rewards Yeti Fluffy Notebook and Icicle Slapband Ruler

Now Available

Also still available are limited stocks of the following Rewards from 2018 –

Handball, Sparkle Glitter Pens, Zoom Flying Disc, Heat Reactor Pencils and Glow Light.

To Redeem Tokens Enclose your Reward request and 10 tokens in your Dollarmites deposit wallet and bring to school on Wednesday, Banking Day, for processing. Please note that Rewards are ordered from the Commonwealth Bank as required and stock is not held at school.

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May 5th Maanav, 6th Lilia & Chloe 7th Noah 8th Tennyson 10th Abhi 12th Logan & Aimee 13th Arden 14th Alicia 16th Emily 17th Alex 18th Daniel, Annalise & Mac 21st Oliver 22nd Logan 25th Ethan 26th Charmyn & Giaan 28th Cullen 29th Aaron 31st Brandon & Callum

TERM DATES 2019

Term 2 23/4/19 – 28/6/19

Term 3 15/7/19 – 20/9/19

Term 4 7/10/19 – 20/12/19

Remember WEDNESDAY

IS SCHOOL BANKING DAY