Wallington P.S. Newsletter Term 4 Week 6 2024
Upcoming Dates
Principal's Report
Dear Families,
REMEMBRANCE DAY
Well done to the three Year 6 students (Isaiah, Hugo and Willow R) who led our Remembrance Day service this week. The students guided the whole school through information, the Ode and the Last Post, before laying the wreath at the base of the flags. The whole school was very respectful in their observation of this important yearly service where we pause to honour and remember those who served and sacrificed their lives in wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping efforts.
NEW BUILD - 2025
I am so excited to share the progress being made towards our new building! Our builder, Lyons Construction, has provided us with a well-organised and efficient timeline, including the demolition of B Block over the January holidays and an estimated completion date of mid-2025. As a local business with extensive experience working on projects in nearby schools across the region, we are looking forward to working with Lyons.
As you can see from the visual representations below, the new section will be adjoining our main building, and will include two classrooms, each with a breakout space and storage room. We’re also adding a planning room, sensory room, resource room, and accessible toilet. This project has been a long time coming, and we couldn’t be more thrilled with how it’s shaping up. The results will be fantastic for the long-term future of Wallington PS, with revitalised facilities to support our ambition to deliver the highest-quality wellbeing, curriculum, teaching and learning, all happening amongst our beautiful natural environment.
GARDENS AND CHOOKS
This week Garden Club have installed new padlocks on the chook gates to help ensure the safety of our chooks. During school times, students make the most of the beautiful garden and collect the eggs with supervision from staff. On several occasions recently, the chook gates have been opened and left open after school meaning the chooks have escaped. This obviously poses a risk for the chooks as well as a risk for the gardens as they can get up to mischief when left to it!
We thank everyone for your support of the Garden Club and for your cooperation in ensuring that before and after school hours all the gates are locked.
ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCES
Please note that at the following assembly dates students will be performing. As always, families are welcome to attend:
· Week 8 (FRIDAY 29th November): 1/2s and 5/6s
· Week 10 (FRIDAY 13th December): Prep and 3/4s
2025 BOOK PACKS
As communicated last week, Book Packs are now open for orders direct through Kookaburra via the instructions sent out on Compass. Orders placed by 8th December will be delivered to the school in time for Term 1; late orders will incur a delivery fee and be sent directly to your home. Teachers have carefully curated these packs to keep costs down, providing essential resources for students. As per Department regulations, the 2025 Schools Savings Bonus ($400) cannot be used for Book Packs or Voluntary Contributions, but can go toward camps, excursions, and uniforms. Thank you for your support!
Cameron Edwards
SWPBS Awards - Be Respectful
Jordan B - Prep T
For being a respectful member of Prep T. You always listen to instructions and complete all tasks, even when you find them challenging. Well done Jordan!
Myla O - 1/2C
For actively participating in our Sounds Write lessons. You listen to instructions and have a go. Keep up the great work!
Parker E - 1/2S
For showing respect to your peers by using kind words and actions this week in the classroom to your peers. Well done Parker.
Beau B - 1/2MD
For showing respect in the classroom during learning times. You actively participate in your learning and are supportive of your classmates. You are a star student, congratulations.
Ollie M - 3/4G
For always showing respect towards your peers and teachers. You are always ready to learn and encourage your classmates to do their best.
Jordy - 3/4T
For being respectful and thoughtful towards all your classmates. You have been working incredibly hard this term and should be extremely proud of yourself.
Henry A - 5/6A
For demonstrating respectful behaviours by listening and following instructions, allowing others to learn, and using good manners. Great work Henry!!
Oliver R - 5/6KT
For constantly displaying respect. You show care towards your peers and your learning, always wanting to ensure everyone is listened to and assisted. Keep up the great work, Ollie!
Parents and Friends
PAINT AND PIZZA NIGHT
Thank you to everyone that came to the pizza and paint night, it was such a fun event. Lots of amazing art was created and the pizzas from the pizza oven where delicious. It was nice to get together as a community and eat, drink, paint and laugh together.
Special thanks to Kat for teaching us all a new skill and helping us to create something we are proud to hang on the wall in our homes. Kat is a very talented artist and thanks to her kind donations two lucky guests now own a piece of her art. Congratulations to the winners Jess and Lou!
Thanks also to Paige from Bakers Delight Leopold for providing us with all the ingredients for the pizzas.
More social events to come, can’t wait!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Friday 6th of December - Colour Run - proudly supported by Adventure Park
Friday 13th of December - P&F KK Christmas Meeting (Bungalow Café)
Friday 13th of December - ‘Steeline’ Christmas Picnic
Colour Run - proudly supported by Adventure Park
Friday 6th of December 2:30pm (after School Sports Day, on the school oval).
Families and friends in the wider community can use the School 24 app guest link:
https://www.school24.net.au/canteenorder/guest/event?ezp=2449
or the QR Code below to gain sponsorship for the school.
All donations welcome!
Feel free to share the link with family and friends as we seek to raise enough money for new permanent junior basketball/netball rings.
What to Wear : Light/White coloured clothing is best for maximum impact (Pack in bag for after sports)
Note these clothes will get covered in colour and may not be salvageable.
If you are able to support the P&F in volunteering some time for the colour run, please let us know.
‘Steeline’ Wallington PS Christmas Family Picnic
Friday 13th of December
BBQ & Icypoles provided
Bring along your Picnic Rugs, Picnic Baskets or Camp Chairs and join the fun!
With music, games and a special visitor coming along!
Bring a Book (wrapped up!) for the Christmas Picnic
A reminder to please bring in a Book for Santa to hand out at Our Family Christmas Picnic: Friday 13th of December
Must be wrapped:
- BOOK Only
- clearly label with their first and last name and please don’t say from mum and dad
You can drop these off at the office
Sibling gifts are welcome as well.
NEXT MEETING
Friday 13th of December at Bungalow Cafe 9:30am
Bring along a KK gift of $10, to join the fun
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STEM & First Nations Studies
Art Gallery
Year 3/4 - Artist study: Sandra Silberzweig
Sandra Silberzweig is a contemporary Canadian visual artist who is known for her abstract portraits. Year 3/4 students discussed her work and applied those elements to their own abstract portrait, using colour, line and pattern. Fantastic work 3/4s!
Thank you,
Michelle Bishop
ART Teacher
Wallington PS Sponsors
Thank you to our PLATINUM Sponsors
Thank you to our GOLD Sponsors
Thank you to our SILVER Sponsors
Thank you to our BRONZE Sponsors
Notice Board
The Junior School Council have organised a PJ Day.
Students, teachers and even parents at drop off or pick up, are invited to wear their favourite PJ’s to school. All coins donated will go to Story Dogs. A big thank you to Liz and Sally, our Story Dogs team at Wallington Primary School.
Story Dogs enables a child and a dog with their volunteer handler a weekly one-on-one reading session held at the child’s reading level throughout the course of a school year. The literacy program is based on the Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) model.
