WYNDHAM

PARK Primary School

Term 3 Issue 2

August 2017

Buenas Tardes (good afternoon)

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. Our Book Fair will run from the 14th- 18th August in the Red Learning Community

Building. Keep an eye out on the coming newsletters for more information about this. I also look forward to seeing par-

ents during the Wyndham learning Festival Event running from the 1st September – 8th September across Wyndham.

What has been Happening ?

1. Kids Thrive as Catalysts Pitch event – 20 of our student leaders made Pitch presentations to local principals, univer-

sity and council members last week and successfully raised $2200 towards funding their projects. Our wonderful

students will be cleaning up the wetlands. Providing Care Packs to venerable families, hosting a Women of Wyndham

morning tea and creating multilingual welcome signage around the school. It was an amazing event and we should

all be very proud of what they are striving to achieve

2. Boit Street Choir – I have to privilege of attending this performance at the Melbourne Town Hall yesterday with 12 of

our students who were in a 300 student choir. The sang a range of songs and rhythmic performances. It was an out-

standing event and again we should feel very proud of all that our students are achieving this year. You can see pic-

tures and video of the performance on our school Facebook page.

The School Life

Our lift has been completed and is up and running. If you need to access the second level of the main building the lift can

be found next to the administration main entrance.

Parent Opinion Survey

The Parent Opinion Survey 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. This year, about 114 randomly selected par-

ents have been invited to participate. Parents who were asked to participate will receive an email from the school on

Monday 7 th August. 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 receive a leter the online survey can be accessed from Monday 7th August to Sunday

27th August. Results will be sent back to our school at the end of September.

Lost Property

Lost property is starting to overflow. We invite you to check the lost property for lost and missing items. Please ensure

you label all your child’s clothing to ensure it can be returned to them. Items without names will be directed to our sec-

ond hand uniform shop if they are not claimed.

Money and other Valuables

Please encourage your children to leave treasured possessions at home. This includes playing cards, doll and toy cars.

Teachers may look after money if requested but are not responsible for valuables that 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 includes cards, dolls,

toy cars, 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.

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

Care Packs Hola and a friendly hello from Charlotte, Savannah, Schapelle and Loisi. We are the Kids Thrive Generosity team. We

would like to ask our school community for donations to help with our group action for our Kids Thrive as Catalyst project.

We will be creating care packs for woman and kids who are experiencing family violence.

Where to donate items?

You can bring the NEW and UNUSED items to Ms. Jenni at the office before 9am on August 4th.

Thank you for your time, generosity and your donations will be kindly appreciated.

Thanks, Charlotte, Savannah, Schapelle and Loisi.

What we need:

Toothpaste

Toothbrushes

Shampoo and Conditioner

Band-Aids

Mouth Wash

Toilet paper

Lip Balm

Shoe Boxes

New unused make-up

Socks( Adults and Kids)

Pads/Tampons

Deodorant

Community Hub News

Partners in Learning Workshop Week 4:

Learning English Together at Home. Is your child learning English as an additional Language

(EAL)?

Come along to try out activities games and websites that

you can use at home to help your child learn English, giving

them greater confidents to make friends and enable them to

make the most of their learning at school.

When: Thursday 10 th August 2:10 – 3:10

Where: Upstairs at the Com m unity Hub

Presented by: Jacek Tom aszew ski EAL Teacher

DRUMBEAT FOR PARENTS/CARERS

This term we are offering a Drumbeat Program for parents/ carers. It will run for one hour per week on a Tuesday, for 10 weeks.

The Holyoake DRUMBEAT program was designed to engage children and young people resistant to talk based approaches. The program uses hand

drumming to foster improved levels of personal and social confidence and develop social skills.

DRUMBEAT involves up to 10 participants in 10 x 1 hour sessions with specific themes including self-responsibility, values, emotional expression, identity, peer pressure, harmony and team-work. Through hand drumming, the program uses a framework of fun and experiential learning to draw participants’ attention to connections between their experiences in the drum circle, and their re-lationships in the wider community.

WHAT: Drum beat Program

WHEN: Tuesdays 29 August, 5 th, 12th, 19th September, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st October, 7th, 14th Novem-ber (10 sessions)

If you would like to join us for some fun drumming please complete the form below and return it to the office.

Ms Louise Holley and Ms Kylee Briggs

YES I would love to join the Drumbeat Program

Name: ……………………………………………………………………………

Phone:…………………………………………………………………………….

First Aid

Sometimes students might be in need of clean clothing for various reasons. We are happy to supply clean

clothing but if your child does come home with our clothing it would be appreciated if you could wash and return

item’s so other students can benefit from their use .

Remember to have all students contact and medical details current. Thanks

We are currently experiencing an increase of headlice at Wyndham Park Primary School.

In line with our Headlice Policy it is important that you notify the school if you find your child to have headlice and also en-

sure that they have been treated prior to their return to school. We also suggest that parents:

Check children’s hair on a weekly basis

Encourage children not to share hats, brushes or combs with anyone.

Follow the steps below to ensure your household is lice free including washing all bedding and clothing.

Follow up treatment is recommended after 7-10 days.

Headlice

FAMILY FUN QUIZ 7

FAMILY FUN QUIZ

What are the three months of summer in Australia?

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!

Good Luck with Family

Fun Quiz 7

FAMILY FUN QUIZ 6 WINNERS

Congratulations to Breeanna and Tracey Turner

Their answer was: September,

October and November

Wyndham Park Primary School

Kookaburra Avenue Werribee, VIC, 3030

Phone: 03 9741 4549 Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm

CONTACT US

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

Website: www.wyndhamparkps.vic.edu.au

UNDER 8s SPECIAL OFFER FOR PLAY-

ERS BORN IN 2011 – 2012

Basketball is a great sport for keeping active and is

heaps of fun for both boys and girls.

With modified rules for younger players and games

that take less than an hour under 8s is a great introduc-

tion to the game.

Under 8s fees are DISCOUNTED 50% to just

$100 for a six month season and include free uniform

hire, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better value for

money activity for your son or daughter.

UNDER 10 – 23 PLAYERS FOR PLAYERS

BORN IN 1996 – 2010

Whether you have played before or are new to

basketball we have a team for you. There are

places available in all age groups, catering for

boys and girls of all skill levels and abilities.

Discounts available for families with more

than one child playing.

GRAB YOUR FRIENDS, CONTACT US

AND GET ON COURT NOW!

Classes have started every Wednesday in the hub 1:30pm – 3:00pm.

Come along and share a craft skill or learn a new one!

Sewing, knitting and crocheting. All welcome!

SIP n STITCH

Cheers Louise Holley

Fundraising Committee

If you would like to join us at our next meeting please

meet at the conference room at 9:15 am on Wednesday

9th August

We would love to see you there.

Multicultural Auskick Program

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Welcome To Australian Football

The primary objective of the Multicultural Auskick Program is to assist migrant and refugee communities to access

Australian Football whether that is as a player, fan, administrator or umpire. With this in mind, a Multicultural Program

has been established within the AFL Game Development Department and AFL/VFL clubs to achieve this objective.

Benefits include:

6-week free program

Skills session

Giveaways and prizes

Club tours

Free tickets to an AFL or Werribee Football Club games

Chance to participate in Werribee Football Club half-time grid games

Registration Form

For any student to participate in this FREE Multicultural Auskick Program, he/she needs to bring the completed regis-

tration form back to school/coordinator before the program commences. Any student who fails to bring the completed

form back would not be able to participate in the program. Please note that all the data provided via these forms will

only be used by the AFL/VFL and AFL/VFL Clubs and would not be given to any third party. Please return to PE co-

ordinator Dale Palmer.

Dated/Times:

Every Wednesday 16/8 – 20/9. 3:15pm – 4:15pm at Wyndham Park Primary School

Ages: Grade 1, 2, 3 and 4

To find out more about AFL Multicultural Programs, please visit www.aflcommunityclub.com.au

Multicultural Auskick Program

Registration Form