Principal's Report

50th Anniversary Celebration

This year marks a very special milestone, with Wheelers Hill Primary School celebrating its 50th anniversary!

To celebrate this significant occasion, we are excited to be holding a Community Celebration Event on Friday 13th November from 5-7pm, with a  movie night following after from 7:30-9pm. 

We warmly invite all current families, students and staff, as well as past students, staff and families, to join us in celebrating this special milestone for our wonderful school.

There will be a range of activities and events taking place throughout the evening, as outlined below. You are welcome to attend all or some of these.

You are more than welcome to bring your own food / drink to picnic with and something comfy to sit on on the oval or for the movie night. 

We hope you can join us to celebrate 50 wonderful years of Wheelers Hill Primary School!

Languages Day

It was wonderful to see so many students dressed up and enthusiastically celebrating Languages Day earlier in the week. This day highlights our two language programs, French and Mandarin, while also celebrating the diversity of cultures that make our school community so special. 

A big thank you to Cathie and Betty, our dedicated language teachers, for organising the day, and to our Language Captains for leading a fantastic assembly and showcasing the importance of learning languages and embracing different cultures.

Victorian Education Excellence Awards

Last week, Leasyl Richards (Assistant Principal), Satoshi Okita (Learning Specialist - Extension and Enrichment), Nathan Stockton (Learning Specialist STEM)and I had the pleasure of attending the Victorian Education Excellence Awards at Melbourne Museum, where Wheelers Hill Primary School was recognised as a finalist for the Outstanding Provision for High Ability Students – Primary award.

Being named a finalist is a wonderful achievement and reflects the commitment of our staff to providing engaging and challenging learning opportunities that enrich and extend our students. While Great Ryrie Primary School took home the award, we are incredibly proud of the work we do at WHPS to support students to reach their potential.

I would particularly like to acknowledge Nathan, Leasyl and Satoshi for their dedication to developing and delivering our enrichment and extension programs. These programs provide valuable opportunities for students to explore their interests, deepen their learning and challenge themselves.

It was also inspiring to celebrate the outstanding work being undertaken by schools and educators across Victoria to improve student outcomes and provide high-quality teaching and learning experiences.

Thank you to our school community for your support and well wishes leading up to the awards. Although we would have loved to win, being recognised as a finalist is something we can all be proud of. It reinforces the positive difference our staff make every day and our ongoing commitment to providing the best possible learning opportunities for all students.

Planning for 2027

We are now at that time of the year when we begin planning for 2027. 

We understand that some families may unfortunately not be returning to Wheelers Hill Primary School next year due to relocating home or changing schools. If this applies to your family, we are sorry to see you leave our school community and thank you for being part of WHPS.

If you know that your child/children will not be attending WHPS in 2027, please contact the school by phone or email to let us know of your plans. This information is extremely helpful as we plan classes, staffing and resources for next year.

Class Placement Requests 

Thank you to all the families that took the time to send me a class placement request. In the next few weeks, tecahers will begin the process of creating classes for 2027, which will include parent requests. Students will find out their teacher and classmates on the whole school transition day fro 2027, on Tuesday December 8th. 

Parent Opinion Survey

Thank you to all the parents that took the time to complete the Parent Opinion Survey last term. 

Overall, the 2026 results remain strong, with improvements across many measures. Positive responses increased for general satisfaction (95% to 97%), school improvement, high expectations, learning engagement, confidence andresilience, respect for diversity, wellbeing support and positive transitions.Communication measures also edged upward. Effective teaching was broadly stable, down one point (88% to 87%), while positive behaviourremained at 95% and school connectedness at 94%. Areas to monitor include the physical environment, which fell from 96% to 90%, and the bullyingmeasure, where the positive score fell from 80% to 73%. 

Term 4 Assemblies

Assembly will be held on the oval at 2pm (weather permitting) or gym on the dates listed below.As always, parents and families are very welcome to attend.

Friday 13th November

Thursday 26th November

Tuesday 15th December - last assembly for the year, farewell to the Year 6 students. 

Michael Ramsey

Principal