Principal's Report

23rd August 2024

Book Week Celebrations

WHPS had a very successful book week this year celebrating reading and children's literature. A big thanks to Miss Mason, Mrs Roughton and Lamia Bouazza our library staff for organising the visiting author and illustrator. Thank you as well for organising, and to the teachers who participated in "The Day the Crayons Quit" book reading video. It was a lot of fun! 

Our book week parade on Friday was a great celebration, with so many interesting and fun costumes. Thanks also to our parents who always put a lot of effort into organising these outfits, we look forward to another exciting book week next year.

Father's Day Raffle

Exciting Father's Day raffle prizes. Get your tickets in!

The stakes have gone higher! On top of three amazing hampers, we now have a Toro Cordless String Trimmer as the ultimate prize, complete with a battery pack and charger. 

Get your raffle tickets in for a chance to win! Winners will be drawn on Friday, 30 August at school assembly.

SRC Paralympic Fundraiser

Next Friday 30th of August there will be a 'Paralympic Fundraiser'. 

On the day students are encouraged to dress up as an athlete, bring a sensible object related to an Olympic sport  and a bring gold coin(s) to donate. 

We are fundraising for Paralympics Australia. Our money will be going to support future Paralympic athletes.  

Upcoming Curriculum Days / End of Term 

Please be aware of the upcoming dates and times for curriculum days and end of term finish. Students are not expected at school on curriculum days. 

Curriculum Days

Friday 13th September (day after the Art Show) - Planning Day for Term 3

Tuesday 17th September - (1/2 day from 12:50pm) - Parent / Teacher Interviews 

End of Term 3 

Friday 20th September - Early Finish at 1:30pm 

Bunurong Bench

You may have noticed a new bench near the Prep building this week that acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which WHPS resides upon, the Bunurong people. We expect this bench to be used by students at break times, as well as parents who are waiting to pick up their children. 

Thanks to our maintenance staff, John Arboit for assembling and installing the bench. 

WHPS Art Show -Thursday 12th September

The WHPS Arts Show is coming up soon. The Art Show is celebration of the our wonderful Visual Arts program and the amazing work and learning students produce in this subject. It will be held in Thursday 12th September in the school gym over two sessions from 3:45-4:45pm and 6-7:30pm. 

Every student will have some art work on display and there will also be raffles, an auction of class canvases, an ice cream van and the sale of art works. The art show has been a great community event in the past and we look forward to your support so it can be again this year!

Please read the most recent Compass post and webpage about the art show which includes more information about the event. 

https://www.wheelershillps.vic.edu.au/art-show-2024

Thanks to Buxton Real Estate Wheelers Hill for their support of the event.

Parent Survey - Final Week 

Our school is conducting the annual Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey offered by the Department of Education and is seeking your feedback. The survey is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour, and student engagement. The survey is optional, but we encourage and appreciate your participation.

Our school will use the survey results to assist in identifying areas for improvement and professional development needs in the school, to target school planning and improvement strategies. 

The Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey will be open online until Friday 30 August 2024. All families are invited to participate in the survey. 

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones.

The online survey will be available in English and 10 other languages including Arabic, Greek, Hakha Chin, Hindi, Japanese, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Turkish, and Vietnamese. Resources are also available in additional languages to assist parents / caregivers / guardians who speak a language other than English at home. 

A email with a link to the survey has been sent to all parents. Thank you to the parents who have already completed the survey.

Prep Places 2025

Prep places for 2025 have now been offered and our new cohort for next year is just about finalised. Thank you to the parents who accepted the places promptly which enabled us to finalise our numbers for next year. Please be aware, some parents may receive communication from the office staff who may require additional documentation / information for your application. 

Later in the term information will be sent out about transition days and preparation for school in 2025.

Michael Ramsey

Principal