Principal's Report

Dear Members of the Glen Waverley Primary School Community,

I trust all is well with you and your family and welcome to this fortnight’s newsletter where so much is shared about our fabulous school.

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

Novel Coronavirus Update

It is quite evident that the Omicron variant is continuing to impact on all of our lives, however it is extremely pleasing that the symptoms most people are enduring are manageable particularly with the children. Once again, a sincere thank you for the manner in which the entire GWPS community have supported one another and please continue to keep an eye on Compass for updates. 

Swimming and Non-Swimmer’s Programs 

Thank you to the families who have supported our school’s swimming programs as they have been a resounding success. Included are some photos of the children enjoying their swimming lessons and also some of the learning the children who remain at school have completed. For those who may not be aware, our school implements a very comprehensive water – safety program for this group of learners.

ICAS Assessment Tasks 

The ICAS Assessment tasks are very popular in our school, and I am thrilled to report that with the 2021 tasks, 9 children across our school achieved either the highest or equal highest in the State and in order to acknowledge this the children receive an ICAS medal. Pre-covid, the children, their family and I would attend a ceremony, however as this year’s ceremony will be virtual, the ICAS leaders asked our school to record our school’s presentation and also interview the children, some parents and me. The footage will then be used at the virtual event. 

Congratulations to the following children for their outstanding achievements and also thank you to all of the families who made the time to attend the ceremony and recording.

Lego Club

Thank you and congratulations to Tevin Year 2 and Elroy Year 5 who have been busy building Lego models for our school. They have recently built BHA spaceship and monster truck and currently they are constructing a crane and racing car. We look forward to sharing more photos soon! 

School Council Elections

Thank you to the members of our school community who have nominated for School Council, may I take this opportunity to wish you all well with the election process and also strongly encourage all parents to ensure you complete and return your voting slip by Monday 7th March.

I look forward to announcing our 2022 School Council in the next newsletter. 

School Uniform 

As a school community we are very proud of our fresh, clean and crisp looking student uniform however it saddens me when I see the ‘Lost Property Box” filled with lost, misplaced and unnamed items. Children (and parents) may I encourage everyone to check their uniform and if it doesn’t have a name on it, please see to it ASAP as we do have staff who are responsible for checking the lost property box and they do return named items to the rightful owner on a very regular basis. 

Principal Awards

Congratulations to the following students for receiving a Principal Awards recently: 

Prep A

• Jamie, Mahi, Owen, Max and Jathy for learning all about the letter I

Prep D

• Eric for making amazing progress with his writing as featured in the Kids Corner section of the newsletter 

1A

• Nina and Vidhi for making outstanding progress with their writing 

1B

• Sam for making amazing progress with his writing
• Kiyan for being a fabulous friend 

1C

• Evelyn for making a huge effort with her spelling and is now able to spell words such as perseverance and curiosity 

1D

• Minadi for making enormous improvement with her writing 

2A

• Mindi for drawing a very elaborate poster about what makes our school so special 
• Anya, Amaya and Madie for being very supportive friends 
• Anya for creating a poster about the importance of looking after the environment and a card for my office 
• Anjaliya, Pooja and Anaya for being very supportive friends 

2B

• Oliver for being a very supportive sibling and a great friend 

2C

• Rachel, Dehan and Mohammad for making excellent progress with their writing 

3A

• Aseli and Kimaya for completing outstanding art learning 

4C

• Sachi and Swanya for sharing their JSC speeches with me as they were very involving, deep and engaging 
• Suwi and Esandi for being a wonderful friend who is always polite and kind 

4D

• Imelda and Amaya for creating cards for my office 

5B

• Janiya for continuing to make fabulous progress with her writing as per her narrative titled “The Point Of View From The Ant’ which is featured in the Kids Corner section of the newsletter 

6A

• Aarav for researching and analysing facts about drownings throughout Australia 
• Aaliya, Gauri, Yenuli and Twisha for developing the most elaborate water safety device ever invented. The children created the ‘Yogi 2000’. Keep an eye out for this amazing product in the shops very soon!

6B

• Nimmer and Arnav for working exceptionally well to complete the following Maths task:

6C

• Jessica for creating a poster about how to curb the amount of drownings 

6E

• Anuram also for researching and analysing facts about drownings throughout Australia 

Wishing everyone a safe and happy fortnight, 

Frank Catalano

Principal