WHEELERS HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL

Principal's Report

Michael Ramsey 

15th March 2024

School Council Elections 

School council elections are currently underway, earlier this week you would have received a ballot paper for each adult in your household with instructions on how to vote. 

 

Ballot papers need to be returned to the office by 4pm on Thursday 21st March, results will be announced the following day. 

 

Thank you to the parents who have nominated and good luck!

 

Tina Samardzija

Morteza Taherian

Yurong Lu

Wen Ruey Lim

Santi Sulisto

Ee Hui Lim

Harmony Day

We will have a special Assembly at 9:10am on Thursday, 28th March (last day of Term 1) on the oval to celebrate Wheelers Hill Primary School Harmony Day.​ On this day, students can bring their own cultural food for lunch and discuss their food with their class if they wish. (There will be NO SHARING of food). Students are encouraged to wear cultural clothing (traditional or modern) or dress in orange. 

 

We will also be presenting the Student of the Term awards at this Assembly. We would especially love to see you there in your cultural clothing to celebrate with your child/ children.

 

Welcome Picnic and Parent Association

A big thank you to the Parent Association who ran a welcome BBQ last week on the oval after school. Thank you to the hundreds of parents and students that came along. The parent association was very happy with the turn out and events such as this go a long way towards fostering and developing a sense of community at the school. 

 

The Parent Association also held their AGM this week. Congratulations to the following parents who have been elected office bears for 2024.

 

Election of 2024 PA Committee

  • President
    • Tina Samardzija
  • Vice President
    • John de Niese
  • Treasurer
    • Roye Li
  • Secretary
    •  Weina Ha and Kimmie Patel
  • Prep Social Coordinator
    • Nominees: Eehui Lim
  • Year 1 Social Coordinator
    • Song Jin
  • Year 2 Social Coordinator
    • VACANT
  • Year 3 Social Coordinator
    • VACANT
  • Year 4 Social Coordinator
    • VACANT
  • Year 5 Social Coordinator
    • VACANT
  • Year 6 Social Coordinator
    • Nominees: Jung Chen

The role of a social co-ordinator for Year 2, 3, 4 and 5 remains vacant. The description for this role is below. If you are interested, please email the association at parents.association.whps@gmail.com. 

 

Year Level Social Coordinator

  • Organises year-level social activities
  • Provides input into the central PA calendar of activities
  • Attends committee meetings and provide input and feedback on PA activities
  • Recruits year level representatives 
  • Coordinates Year Level contact lists each year and assists Year Level Reps to send out contact lists to their year
  • Assists Year Level Reps to organise social events throughout the school year
  • Requires Volunteer Category Working with Children Check

The Parent Association will meet again soon and look forward to planning some more events for the school community. Thank you to the parents above for the involvement in the association. We appreciate your support and involvement in the school. 

NAPLAN 

Our school is currently in the middle of the NAPLAN testing window. A reminder to Year 3 and 5 families that all students need to be at school on time, to ensure that testing can get underway without any issues. So far, the testing is going well with few issues. A big thank you to Ms Richards who has spent many hours organising the NAPLAN tests over the last few weeks. We have not been informed when we will receive the results, but it will likely be sometime in Term 3.  

Ramadan 

March 11th to April 9th Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. Ramadan concludes with the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, which culminates in a celebratory feast as families gather to mark the end of fasting. Over the remainder of the school term, many of our families will be observing Ramadan and the school is mindful of the challenges that young children can face throughout this time. Please advise your child’s teacher if this is the case. 

Curriculum Day

Just a reminder that next Friday 22nd March is a curriculum day. On this day the teachers will be planning ahead for Term 2.  Students ARE NOT required at school. Our OSHC program will be running a program so please contact them if you require care. 

End of Term

Term 1 has flown by this year, the last day of term is on Thursday 28th March. Please note the earlier finish time of 2:30pm. The first day back of Term 2 is Monday 15th April.

 

Michael Ramsey

Principal