Wallington P.S. Newsletter Term 1 Week 5 2025
Upcoming Dates
Principal's Report
Dear Families,
SCHOOL COUNCIL 2025 NEW MEMBERS
Thank you to the nominees for School Council 2025. I am delighted to formally declare the following members for Wallington Primary School Council:
Parent Category (in alphabetical order):
Joel Henderson
Michelle Kallady (new to council)
Hayley McDonald (new to council)
Chris Micallef (new to council)
Anthony Sheedy (new to council)
Monica Tullin (new to council)
Employee Category:
Cameron Edwards (Executive Officer)
Emily Duckett
Daniel Anderson (new to council)
I wish to sincerely thank all candidates who put their names forward and were willing to support our school in this manner.
Office bearers for the 12 months ahead will be determined at the next school council meeting in March.
A special thank you to the 2024 School Council, many of whom have been long-standing members of both council and the school community, who leave a legacy of generosity and unwavering passion for the best interests of our school and students.
SUPERVISION TIMES
Please note this reminder to all families of our supervision arrangements at Wallington Primary School, in accordance with our Yard Duty Supervision Policy.
Student Arrival: Students may arrive at school from 8:30 am if supervised by a parent or carer.
Staff Supervision: School staff supervision commences at 8:45 am. Before this time, staff are not available to supervise students.
Before and after school, timetabled staff supervise the main car park for drop-off and pick-up, as well as roam the basketball court, front of school, and school oval. Parents and carers are responsible for supervising their children outside of these times.
Please also remember the driveway should remain clear, unless you are specifically dropping off children at the drop-zone. If you are waiting to collect children, please do so by pulling into a car parking space to ensure traffic can flow efficiently.
I would also like to remind families that, as a school, we promote our expected behaviours, as outlined in our School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) matrix, to be followed at all times when on school grounds. As you know, these behaviours were thoughtfully developed to reflect the values our school community identified as most important. Our focus on respect, responsibility, and resilience is strengthened when we work together to support students in learning and practising these behaviours. We truly appreciate the role parents and carers play in modelling and reinforcing these expectations when supervising children outside of school hours, helping us maintain a positive and supportive environment for all.
For families who require care outside of supervised hours, before and after school care is available through Woodlands House. More information can be found at https://www.wallington-ps.vic.edu.au/out-of-hours-care or by calling (03) 5255 5735.
Thank you for your support in keeping our school a safe and positive environment for all students.
NEW GARDEN
A huge thank you to the parent volunteers, staff, and students who dedicated their time and effort to creating and developing the beautiful new garden bed next to the mud kitchen. Your hard work has made yet another wonderful addition to our school grounds.
As the garden grows, it’s up to all of us to be responsible and respectful in looking after this space. Please remember to keep off the garden and use the stairs when moving between the gym/Year 6 room and the main building/top playground.
Thank you for helping us take care of our school environment!
Cameron Edwards
Parents and Friends
P&F would like to announce the new 2025 committee as follows:
OFFICE BEARERS
PRESIDENT – Leesa Hayward.
VICE PRESIDENT – Kirsty Tweddle
SECRETARY – Hayley McDonald.
TREASURER – Briana Randall.
COMMUNICATIONS – Cina Thomson.
BOOK CLUB OFFICERS – Jane Appleby
2ND HAND UNIFORM OFFICER– Tea O’Driscoll. SCHOOL COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE – TBA
GARDEN CLUB REPRESENTATIVES – Kat Stamelos, Rina Morgan, Jessica Moyo
SOCIAL CLUB REPRESENTATIVES – Leesa Hayward, Monica Tullin
GRADE REPRESENTATIVES
PREP – Anthony Sheedy
GRADE 1 – Tea O’Driscoll
GRADE 2 – Cina Thomson
GRADE 3 – Monica Tullin
GRADE 4 – Hayley McDonald
GRADE 5 – Briana Randall, Nicole Turner
GRADE 6 – Deb Courtney, Philippa McCartney
We continue to welcome everyone, as general members or even to help out with events. So feel free to come along on a meeting or if you can't thats fine too!
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SWPBS Awards - Student of the Week
Kieran B - Prep
For always using your best manners. You show great respect by consistently listening and contributing to class discussions.
Congratulations Kieran!
Eden S - Year 1
For showing respect to your peers when moving around the classroom. Well done Eden and keep up the fantastic work!
Paxton D - Year 2
For always being respectful to her peers and her teachers. You are a pleasure to have in the classroom Paxton. Keep up the great work!
Arden K - Year 3
For for making good choices and respectfully participating in classroom learning. Keep up the great work!
Base F - Year 4
For actively participating in Maths lessons. You have done some great work this week, keep up the hard work!
Olive Mc K - Year 5
For actively participating and being a cooperative member of 5KT. You always display respect all the time and it never goes unnoticed. Keep up the great work, Olive!
Lily S - Year 6
For consistently demonstrating our school value of respect by actively listening, treating others with kindness, and showing consideration for her peers in all situations. Keep up the fantastic work, Lily!
Wellbeing at Wallington
Welcome back to Wallington’s weekly wellbeing activities!
In the student diary this week, students are asked to design their own ready to learn scale. Ready to learn scales are a tool that students can use to check their emotions and readiness to learn. It also helps them to identify any challenges that might get in the way of learning and allows teachers to suggest strategies that might support them.
To help your child get started you can ask them what their favourite character would look like if they were not yet ready to learn, getting ready and ready to learn.
In class, students have been learning about their emotions in Topic One of Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships. Having a personalised ready to learn scale will support them to apply what they are learning in class.
The Wellbeing Team
Another successful breakfast club this week! Lots of happy faces and full tummies. A big thankyou to Ms Cooke and the Year 6 students who help make it such a success and so enjoyable for all our students at Wallington.
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
