Principal's Report
By Frank Catalano
Principal's Report
By Frank Catalano
Dear Members of the Glen Waverley Primary School Community,
I trust all is well with you and your family and welcome to the final newsletter for Term Two. As I reflect on the year so far, it never ceases to amaze me how quickly time goes as we have now reached the midpoint of the year!
As per usual, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me on 9802 9938 or via email at frank.catalano@education.vic.gov.au.
I am thrilled to report that since our last newsletter three of our school staff have welcomed children into the world:
All are doing well and we can’t wait to meet them. Welcome to the GWPS family Rajesh, Sebastian and Daisy!
The school holidays are an opportune time for various tasks to be completed and these holidays we are hoping to:
I look forward to sharing some photos in our next newsletter.
I am thrilled to report that our school’s indigenous garden is nearing completion. Last week we had some of the signs and the children’s artwork installed, however this was not completed because of the weather. Hopefully it will be completed very soon.
Our school chess teams continue to do an amazing job representing our school, their family and naturally themselves. Last week our Open Team (Boys and Girls) participated in a tournament and below is a report from the children:
Last Monday, we all played the Northern Star Chess Open Qualifier, where we all scored exceptionally well. Our school won first place with 24.5 points.
Some of the individual’s efforts were:
7/7 - Vidushi
6.5/7 - Amaya
6/7– Naveen
5/7 - Aadyah and Samuel
4.5/7 - Lesara
3/7 - Reyan and Ethan
4/7 - Jamie
3.5/7 - Shayana
1.5/7 - Sandaru
1/7 - Senon
2/7 - Reyashi
AWARDS
We received the Zonal School Champions trophy which is now proudly displayed in our school’s trophy cabinet. This tournament was undoubtedly difficult and it’s incredible how all our young players scored against those in other schools regardless of their age.
In the Prep to 2 category, Naveen won gold, Samuel silver and Jamie bronze.
In the Year 3 to 4 category, Amaya placed first (gold) and Aadyah won bronze.
Lesara was only a half point away from winning gold for the girls’ prize, but managed to get silver, which is amazing!
Vidushi ended on a full score and thus was awarded the ‘Star of the Tournament’ trophy.
The performances from every player were simply remarkable. It’s incredible that we have such a young, talented team, that’ll last for years and are constantly improving.
After this tournament most of our players (especially the Year 2’s who missed the last qualifier as they had an excursion) are qualified for the Primary Open Semi Final, and the girls, for the Primary Girls’ Semi Final.
We can’t wait to represent our school at the next tournament!
Well done, thank you and congratulations children – we are incredibly proud of you and can’t wait to hear how you go at the next tournament!
Thank you to the families who have already attended their child’s Student Led Conference and I trust parents are as proud of the children as I am. A reminder that the semester one student reports will be distributed on Friday 23rd June.
Recently our school expanded on our recycling program as per the children’s message below:
Dear Parents and Guardians,
As from this week, we have started a Battery and Ink Cartridges Recycling Program.
We have placed recycling bins near the piano next to the Music Room and in Block B and the ELC. We encourage everyone to bring any used batteries and Ink cartridges and recycle them in the appropriate bins.
If you are currently putting them in the normal waste bin, this could be a potential risk because it is not good for the environment. We are hoping to see lots of batteries and cartridges.
What will happen to the batteries and toner cartridges?
Once the bins are full, they will be collected and then the batteries and ink cartridges will be recycled.
How are they recycled?
The batteries will have all the metal taken out of them and recycled. The ink cartridges, can be refilled 5-7 times before they can't be used again.
As you would know, e-waste is a huge threat to landfill and the environment. So let’s all do the right thing and recycle our batteries and toner cartridges!
From the 2023 Environmental Captain: Harish, Yash, Aarthy and Yashmit.
A reminder that our school implements a school vacation care program every school holidays. A copy of the program is attached for your information and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact or see Meththa our school coordinator.
Thank you to the members of our school community who were able to support our recent fundraising event where funds were raised to assist Arena (Year 6) to attend golf tournaments in Vietnam. In total we raised $532.60. Naturally this is absolutely fantastic and something that Arena and her family appreciate immensely!
Thank you everyone and we look forward to hearing how Arena goes next term!
Prep B
1A
2A
2C
2E
3A
4A
5B
5D
6E
Wishing everyone a happy final week of Term Two and a safe school holiday break. I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday 10th July, if not earlier!
Frank Catalano
Principal