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 this fortnight’s newsletter where so much is shared about our wonderful 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

End of Semester One

As always, I find it difficult to believe that we are about to reach the halfway point of the 2025 academic year whilst also reflecting on all the wonderful learning opportunities the children have experienced. May I take this opportunity to thank all the members of our school community for the unwavering support you provide as this does make an enormous difference to the children’s development, and I look forward to this continuing next semester.

Congratulations to Ms. Cupo

I am thrilled to report that Ms. Cupo gave birth to baby Harvey on the 15th of June. Harvey weighed 2.6kg and both mum and bubs are doing very well. We look forward to seeing Ms. Cupo and Harvey ASAP. Congratulations Stacey, Andrew and the extended family.

Congratulations to our school chess team

Our chess team participated in the Northern Star Primary Open Zonal competition last Thursday and I am very proud to report that they placed 1st.

Congratulations to the following children for their outstanding individual efforts too:

Sarvang (Year 6) – High Distinction and Star of the Tournament Trophy
Aadyah (Year 5) - High Distinction and Grade 5/6 Gold
Sithev (Year 3) – Distinction and Grade 3/4 Gold
Lucas (Year 4) - Distinction and Grade 3/4 Bronze
Daiwik (Year 6) – Credit
Swara (Year 6) – Credit and
Ayaan (Year 5) – Credit.

Well done everyone, keep up the amazing effort, skill and persistence as we are all incredibly proud of you!

Open Morning

On Thursday 12th June, we held our annual ‘open morning’, and it was wonderful to see so many parents and extended family members in our school as the children showcased their learning. Congratulations to the CIS Captains, Ms. Seach and Ms. Singh for their outstanding organisation and a sincere thank you to the children for the fabulous manner in which presented their learning and, most importantly, discussed how their cultural festivities and events are similar and different to their home country!

Well done and thank you everyone!

Congratulations Shenelle

Shenelle (Year 3) loves practicing and competing in Rhythmic Gymnastics competitions and it has been amazing to see her growth and development over the past year. Last year, Shenelle competed at Level 2, in the junior development category but this year she is competing in the Development Level which is equal to Level 5 in Rhythmic Gymnastics levels. And, to indicate how much she has improved, she is competing against gymnasts who are three years above her age.

This month she had participated in two competitions, the Diamond Cup organised by Glen Iris Gymnastics, and she managed to secure 6th place in the freehand routine and 4th place in the hoop routine.

Last Sunday she participated in Prahran Challenge organised by Prahran Gymnastic Club and she placed 6th in both freehand and ball routines.

Well done and congratulations Shenelle as it is wonderful to see how much you have improved. We look forward to you showcasing your skills at a school assembly at some stage!

What are we hoping to achieve during the school holidays?

The school holidays are an opportune time to complete tasks throughout our school and during the break we are hoping to:

Undertake a thorough clean of all classrooms and workspaces
Update the asphalt in the turning circle
Install new air conditioning units in the gymnasium and
Continue working on the Year 6 Play and Recreational Area

I look forward to sharing some photos in the next newsletter.

Vacation Care Program

Please be advised that our school will not be implementing vacation care these holidays as enrolments are low. If you need care, please refer to Camp Australia’s website and find a setting that suits your family. Fingers crossed that we will be able to provide a vacation care service during the September holidays.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED A PRINCIPAL’S AWARD RECENTLY:

Prep C

Suvrat, Aahil and Jaya for working exceptionally hard and for using their creativity skills to design and build their magical home garden

Ruaan, Parhan and Jackson for continuing to excel with their artistic skills by drawing and colouring in lots of Sonic pictures
Sihara for performing in her first piano concert where she performed not one, but two pieces!

Dinaya for being a very responsible and caring member of our school community
Anaira for receiving a certificate from her swimming program for completing level 7

Myra for writing a very creative acrostic poem
Aaryan for writing an engaging narrative titled, Ninjago about 6 trained ninjas who fought bad people and won!
Om, Oscar and Ethan for being really responsible members of our school community
Prakruti and Oscar for using their creativity and imagination to design new toys from reused and recycled products

Ameliya and Alan for creating bird house and a bug hotel for their inquiry project which was about protecting the habitat of animals

Owen for creating a native bee hotel so that bees can fly in, in they don't have a home, so they can rest before going somewhere else

Vivienne for receiving medals from her dance club and also for placing first in a piano at the Ringwood Eisteddfod where she played Sonata in G

Ella and Soha for being wonderful friends

Aislyn, Onalee, Diyana, Jacob and Viren for their wonderful infographic posters ranging from Growling Grass Frogs to How to be an Upstander

Aadhavan, Manish, Saheli and Nethanya for demonstrating their outstanding learning portfolios in preparation for their Student Led Conferences

Daham for achieving 100% in the end of term Maths assessment at Edu Kingdom - Rowville branch

Akshara and Zavier for writing the most elaborate and heartfelt letters to their ‘future self’ as featured in the Kids Corner section of the newsletter
Akshara also for receiving an A+ High Distinction for her latest AMEB piano exam, well done and keep it up Akshara!

Kimaya, Emilia and Sahana for making excellent progress with their writing skills as featured in the Kids Corner section of this newsletter

Wishing everyone a safe and happy fortnight,

Frank Catalano

Principal