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PERMISSION FORMS AND PAYMENTS
DUE BY:
April Mon 23 ................. Yr 6 Camp 3rd Instalment Fri 27
..................... Yr 5 Reach Rookies
May Fri 4 ....................... Yrs 5-6 Swimming
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April Mon 16 ................. Curriculum Day – Student-free day
Wed 18 ................. Parents & Friends Meeting 7:30pm Thu
19 ................... Yrs 3-6 House Cross Country Mon 30
................. Yr 2 Swimming Program starts
May Tue 1 ..................... Yr 5 Reach Rookies (Workshop 1)
Tue 1 – Fri 4 .......... Yr 6 Camp Wed 2 ................... Yrs
3-4 Swimming Program starts Tue 8 ..................... ICAS
Digital Technologies Mon 14 ................. Yr 5 Reach Rookies
(Workshop 2) Mon 21 ................. Yrs 5-6 Swimming Program
starts Tue 29 ................... ICAS Science
June Fri 8 ....................... Curriculum Day – Student-free
day Wed 13 ................. ICAS Spelling Thu 14
................... ICAS Writing
July Tue 31 ................... ICAS English
August
Tue 14 ................... ICAS Mathematics Wed 15
................. Parents and Friends Meeting 7:30pm
October Wed 17 ................. Parents and Friends Meeting
7:30pm
Students do not attend school on Public Holidays
or student-free days
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
SCHOOL COUNCIL
The newly formed School Council met on Monday, 19 March for our
first meeting and election of office bearers. Congratulations and
thanks to the following community members and staff who were
successfully nominated: President: Michael Seelig Vice President:
Nikki Saleeba Treasurer: Dean Goble Secretary: Vicki Martin Minute
Secretary: Tania Hunter The rest of the School Council is made up
of: Dileepa Diyagama, David Fry, Nicole Clowes, Christine DeSilva,
Tina Kolivas, Greg Markowsky, Jacinta Evans and Thomas Saywaker.
The following Subcommittees have been formed and members of the
community and staff members are also welcome to join the Education
and Buildings and Grounds committees: Finance: Christine Priddle,
Greg Paine, Dean Goble, Dileepa Diyagama, Michael Seelig Education
(Policy): Vicki Martin, Jacinta Evans, Nicole Clowes, Christine
DeSilva Buildings and Grounds: Greg Paine, Thomas Saywaker, Greg
Markowsky, Nikki Saleeba, David Fry School Council meets at 7.00pm
every 3rd Monday of the month in the staffroom, Education
Subcommittee meets at 6.00pm every 3rd Monday of the month while
Buildings and Grounds meets on a needs basis. At our next meeting
on Monday, 16 April we will be discussing the 2017 Annual Report.
This meeting is open to the community and we welcome visitors to
join in with our 2017 analysis of data. The next Parents and
Friends meeting is on Wednesday 18 April at 7.30pm in the
staffroom. Continued..
A CHILD SAFE SCHOOL
ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER Issue 9: Thursday, 29 March
2018
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WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
Every Monday at 9am in the school hall. Everyone welcome.
COMPASS PARENT PORTAL
https://mwps-vic.compass.education
2018 SCHOOL TOURS
Tuesday, 1 May ............................ 10am
Wednesday, 2 May ...................... 12pm
Thursday, 3 May .......................... 10am
Tuesday, 22 May .......................... 12pm
Wednesday, 23 May .................... 10am
Thursday, 24 May ........................ 12pm
2018 Term Dates
Term 1: 29 January* - 29 March
Term 2: 16 April – 29 June
16 July – 21 September
8 October – 21 December
Mount Waverley Primary School
37-45 Park Lane
Mount Waverley VIC 3149
Telephone: (03) 9807 1480
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.mountwaverleyps.vic.edu.au
Principal: Mr Greg Paine
Office Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm Monday to Friday
during school terms
FACILITIES HIRE
As previously stated, School Council endorses the hiring of
school facilities and we have contracts available to support a
mutually agreeable relationship. However, there are restrictions on
when our spaces are available. The Senior Learning Area Great
Spaces and the Prep Great Space are generally available after
6.00pm on weeknights and the hall is available on weekends with
School Council approval. The hall is also available from 7.30pm –
10.00pm on weeknights with School Council approval. The types of
organisations that have hired spaces at previous schools I have
worked at include: Dance, Zumba, Karate, Fitness Trainers, Chess
Club, Book Club, Basketball etc. to name a few. Please contact me
through the General Office if you are interested in commencing
discussions. GREEN DAY
Thanks to Loretta Leary for again organising Green Day and
leading the learning for our students about the importance of
Sustainability and building a better world for future generations.
The students had a wonderful day and thanks to our staff for
acknowledging and supporting the educational value of this very
important day on our calendar. STAFFING
Thanks to Mandi Peters, our part time school nurse, for all she
has done for the school over the past 12 months. Mandi is returning
to work in the hospital system and will be greatly missed. Mandi’s
replacement is registered nurse, Helen Coates. Next term Jacqueline
Griffeth will be reducing her time fraction to four days a week so
a new teacher will be teaching Library on Fridays. I am currently
conducting interviews to organise Jacqueline’s replacement on
Fridays. HOT CROSS BUN FUNDRAISER
The students enjoyed eating their delicious Hot Cross Buns on
Tuesday this week. A big thank you to Tina Kolivas for
co-ordinating this event and Kirsten Simm, Rebecca Woods and Kellie
Cusdin for helping with the organisation of this fundraiser. JUNIOR
HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY
Congratulations to Dale Carroll for organising the Junior House
Cross Country. Thanks also to the teachers for supporting Dale and
we greatly appreciate the large number of family members who
attended. The event was competed in great spirit (with no cheating)
with some wonderful performances and personal bests. Go Barwon!
Continued..
https://mwps-vic.compass.education/mailto:[email protected]://www.mountwaverleyps.vic.edu.au/
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I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday and look forward to
seeing everyone back on Tuesday, 17 April.
Greg Paine Principal
TERM 2 COMMENCEMENT DATE
2019 FOUNDATION ENROLMENTS
2019 Prep Enrolment forms can be obtained from the General
Office. On completion of the enrolment form, it is to be submitted
to the General Office by Friday, 1 June 2018 with the following
documents:-
Birth Certificate (if born in Australia) or Passport
Current Visa documents ( if applicable)
Australian Childhood Immunisation Register Statement stating
that the child has received all vaccines required by 5 yrs of age (
this must be submitted as soon as it is available as per DET
Enrolment requirements)
Proof of address if you reside in the Mt Waverley Primary School
catchment area. The documents accepted as proof of address are
either a 12 month rental agreement with a Real Estate Agent or
current Home Contents Insurance.
CURRICULUM DAY
MONDAY, 16 APRIL 2018 (First day of Term 2)
NO STUDENTS AT SCHOOL
CARE IS AVAILABLE VIA CAMP AUSTRALIA AND MUST BE BOOKED WITH
CAMP AUSTRALIA
DIRECTLY IF NEEDED.
THE FIRST DAY OF TERM 2 FOR STUDENTS WILL BE TUESDAY, 17 APRIL
2018!
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MATHLETICS CERTIFICATES
GOLD
Nathan P, Rohan S, Irene Y
SILVER
William, L, Diyonna S, Kevin K, Ryan G, Partha P, Ashane W,
Enoch N, Andie S, Diyonna S, William L, Sethu L, Althea D, Nikita
A, Vanshika S, Ryan W, Eesha K, Esha G, Seth J
STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS
On 7 March we held a fundraiser to raise money for Lilian our
World Vision sponsored child from Kenya. We raised $854.20. Thank
you to all who donated. Last week our first letter from Lilian
arrived. It reads…
Dear Prep AW, 5H, 3EK, 1KO, 6BR, Prep KS, 1CC, 2RK, 6TH, 5MS and
2CP
I hope you are fine all of you, I have received your letters
this January. I am happy to get them. I am fine.
This year I am in class five. I was retained in class five so
that I can get better marks for class six. I hope
you all went to the next class this year in 2018.
I celebrated my Christmas very well with our family members, we
all went to church then came back home
for celebrations.
This term in school, we will be doing sports and we will be
competing with other schools in sports. What are
you doing this term in your school?
How many pupils do you have in your school? Is your school in
one compound?
I wish to hear from you more.
Yours Lilian Mutheu
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES NEWS
Over the last fortnight, we had 142 students participate in the
national Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge which supports the
new Digital Technologies Curriculum. Overall the students did
really well. Congratulations to the 9 students who received High
Distinctions, 3 who received Distinctions, 16 who received Credit
and 33 who received Merit awards. Certificates will be distributed
this week. Students who missed out will have an opportunity next
term as technical difficulties with the Bebras site prevented some
students from logging on. Jen Dynan Digital Technologies Leader
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HARMONY DAY
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RUBBISH FREE LUNCH DAY WINNERS WEEK 8 TERM 1
Congratulations to our winning classes for last week’s Rubbish
Free Lunch Day. The winning prep class was Prep A with 100% rubbish
free lunches. The winning junior school class was 1C with 91%
rubbish free lunches. The winning middle school class was 3E with
100% rubbish free lunches. The winning senior class was 5A with 96%
rubbish free lunches. Our winning classes are rewarded with 15
minutes extra recess! Congratulations!
SRI
SRI (Special Religious Instruction) has now commenced and will
be taking place every Friday at lunch time in the foyer of the
hall. If you would like your child to participate in SRI please
download the SRI permission forms from Compass and send the
permission forms including payment to the school office.
QKR PAYMENTS
CLASS SCORE CLASS SCORE CLASS SCORE CLASS SCORE
PREP A 100% 1D 82% 3C 77% 5C 84%
PREP B No result 1E No result 3D 84% 5D 90%
PREP C 94% 2A No result 3E 100% 5E No result
PREP D 72% 2B 83% 4A 79% 6A 86%
PREP E No result 2C No result 4B No result 6B 91%
PREP F 94% 2D 86% 4C 78% 6C 91%
1A No result 2E No result 4D 92% 6D
1B 87% 3A No result 5A 96% 6E
1C 91% 3B 91% 5B No result
QKR will be closed over the school holidays.
QKR will reopen for payments on Friday, 13 April 2018.
