Congratulations to the following students who were nominated for Student Learning and Achievement Awards by their classroom teacher/s.

TERM 2 - WEEK 6


PA	Eleanor P	For always being ready to learn and keen to try new things. Your positive attitude helps us all to have a great day, Eleanor!
PB	Olivia H	For your resilience and maturity transitioning into school each day! You are giving it your all and showing such bravery and commitment in doing so! Keep up the great work Olivia!
PC	Alessia D	For having a go at surveying the class using a question with multiple answers! Alessia, I love how you are challenging yourself in the classroom. You are amazing!
PD	Audrey P	For making amazing strides in her reading. Well done, Audrey! It is so wonderful to see you recognising High Frequency Words, and using strategies to read unfamiliar words. Keep up the great work!
PE	Emilia B	For your growing confidence as a writer. Your use of 'high frequency words', sounding out and idea generation are getting better each and every day. Well done and keep up the brilliant work!
1A	Ged C	For always applying himself in all of his learning areas. Ged I am so proud of your efforts and how you get so excited with your work when given feedback especially in writing. Ged, you are a superstar!
1B	Tahlia L	For being such a risk taker with her learning this week. Tahlia has tried her best in all learning areas this week and displayed a growth mindset and willingness to listen and learn. Well done, Tahlia!
1C	Eden D	For demonstrating her amazing progress in her reading this week. Eden, I can’t believe how confidently and fluently you have been reading more challenging texts. Keep it up superstar!
1D	Jack S	For his growth mindset when attempting challenging tasks. Jack, you always put in your best effort, you are a 1D superstar!
2A	Aline N	For her fantastic work in writing this week. Aline, you have organised and planned your idea beautifully, then expanded the beginning keeping the reader wanting more! Keep up your amazing writing!
2B	Lenny C	For his attention to detail and determination during our writing lessons this week. Well done Lenny, your writing has been amazing and your focus has been wonderful. Keep up the awesome work!
2C	Mitchell P	For his incredible efforts with his writing! Mitchell, it has been so great to see you organise your writing so well and think about your brilliant word choice. You should be very proud of yourself.
2D	Hazel M	For your fantastic work in your information report, and your fluency and expression while presenting it to the class. Hazel, you consistently show the Wembley Values and set a great example for others. Well done!
3A	Liam T	For your positive attitude this week and throughout the semester. Liam, you have shown bravery and persistence both in the yard and in the classroom. I can always count on you to put in your best effort with all our learning tasks! Keep up the great work, Liam!
3B	Hugo M	For your hard work and fantastic ideas in writing. Hugo, you have been working so hard this term, showing a growth mindset and constantly improving, especially with your writing. Keep up the amazing work, you’re smashing it!
3C	Sara M	For always showing the Wembley value of empathy and looking out for your peers. Your caring nature does not go unnoticed in the classroom. Well done Sara!
3D	Franki V	For applying her growth mindset to her mats this week. Franki, you have shown that you are a maths superstar when you believe in your abilities. Congratulations on being a multiplication star!
4A	Jordan M	For showing a growth mindset in Maths this week. You have been displaying resilience and persistence in our decimal lessons to master the Essential Learnings. Well done Jordan!
4B	Jacinta L	For her outstanding writing. Jacinta, I loved the way you built suspence and excitement in your story 'Lost'. You are a very talented author and work very hard to apply all your new writing tools that you learn in class! Well done Jacinta!
4C	Zahara H	For showing a great growth mindset this term and putting your learning first! You have been giving your best effort in your work and have demonstrated resilience when things get challenging. Fantastic work Zahara, keep it up!
4D	Will S	For always being so open to new things and always giving things a try. Your attitude towards school this year has been phenomenal and it is always so much fun to teach you. Thank you for always being resilient and enthusiastic. Your positivity and spirit are infectious and bring joy to everyone around you. Well done, Will! Keep it up!
5A	Ansh T	For regularly sharing knowledgeable and insightful comments and opinions during class discussions. Ansh, your input into discussions such as our Reconciliation Week chats is great to see and helps to grow the knowledge of those around you. Awesome stuff!
5B	James N	For showing dedication working so hard on your Maths and Writing this week. Well Done James, keep up the amazing work!
5C	Zoe P	For always pushing yourself to reach your learning goals. You give your best effort at all times and should be very proud of your achievements. Congratulations Zoe!
5/6A	Benjamin G	For being a considerate member of our classroom who contributes to creating a safe and caring learning environment. He collaborates respectfully with his peers and always focuses on the positive. This mature approach is well respected by all! Keep being a star!
6A	Matisse T	For her fantastic work ethic in the classroom this term. Matisse, you have been working so hard and challenging yourself in class, particularly in maths and it has shown! You have become more confident and strengthened your mathematical understanding this term. Really well done!
6B	Eden T	For your considered responses to our Reconciliation Week tasks. Eden, you have considered the perspectives of others and articulated your ideas so well. Keep up the great work!
6C	Lucas B	For demonstrating amazing efforts in his learning and displaying the school values. You are setting a fantastic example for your peers Lucas. Keep it up legend!

TERM 2 - WEEK 7


PA	Ameera R	For a detailed and well written retell about Jack and Jill. I am so impressed with the effort you put into your writing pieces, Ameera. Keep up the great work!
PB	Ella G	For the resilience you show to walk in the door everyday! Ella, you are committed to trying your best and finding your ‘have-a-go’ mindset to use towards new experiences. I am so proud of you, keep up the great work!
PC	Leroy N	For showing amazing courage during classroom discussions. Leroy, I have loved watching your hand shoot up to ask and answer questions this week. I am so proud of you!
PD	Moussa E	For his fantastic writing that retold the story of Jack and Jill. Well done, Moussa! You always give everything a go and have such a positive attitude towards your learning. Keep up the great work!
PE	Rae M	For your amazing sounding out when retelling "Jack and Jill" in your writing. You sounded out so many tricky words like fell and broke. Well done and keep up the amazing work!
1A	Ayla D	For her fantastic efforts in writing this week. You worked really hard in creating an informative text on Orcas. I could see how proud you were of yourself once you completed this. Keep up the great efforts, Ayla!
1B	Oscar G	For giving great effort when writing, Oscar has been so courageous in the way he has immersed himself in writing tasks in recent weeks. He is also listening really well and being a great role model for his peers. Go Oscar!
1C	Sophia T	For her amazing summary of the book ‘Possum Magic’. I loved the way you focused on word choice and conventions in your writing - keep it up Sophia!
1D	Asha I	For using your decoding and comprehension strategies to read fluently and show your understanding of a text. We love the expression you use when reading aloud! Keep up the great work, Asha!
2A	Hannah H	For her fantastic work in our unit of Addition. Hannah you are able to expertly apply the expanded strategy to solve addition problems and challenge yourself to add 4 digit numbers! Keep up that amazing Growth Mindset Hannah!
2B	Aria S	For an incredible writing piece! Well done for not only engaging your audience but creating a well sequenced, playful and descriptive narrative that is truly a joy to read! I am so proud of you, well done! Keep up the incredible work!
2C	Raja E	For staying focused and putting in such incredible effort with her learning! Raja, you have been trying your absolute best over the past week and I’ve been so proud of you.. Keep up your hard work superstar!
2D	Harrison G	For showing excellent resilience at school. Harry, you’ve done a fantastic job at helping out with special jobs in the morning. You have also done a wonderful job in your narrative writing this week. Keep it up!
3A	Matias S	For your continued efforts and hard work in class all week! Matias, you have proven to yourself that you have wonderful ideas and can write detailed and interesting stories. Your commitment to follow our class expectations and completing work in class is something to be proud of! Keep up the wonderful work, Matias!
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3C	Adnan El H	For the effort you have been putting into all areas of your learning over the last few weeks. We are proud of you Adnan, keep up the wonderful work!
3D	Charlotte W	For showing outstanding effort and taking tremendous pride in her work. Charlotte,you always take care with your writing and put in an enormous amount of effort. Keep up the fantastic work !
4A	William S	For showing persistence and resilience in your Maths learning this week. You have been putting in your best effort during our fractions lessons and even doing extra work at home. Well done Will!
4B	Alana E	For her hard work and dedication that she applies to all areas of her learning, as well as being relied upon to always modelling the Wembley Values. You are a super star Alana and such a pleasure to have in the classroom!
4C	Tilla D	For showing courage when going through challenging tasks or moments during school. You always put your best into everything that you do and remain kind to those around you. Well done Tilla!
4D	Annabelle D	For showing independence and responsibility when completing your work in class. You always listen carefully to instructions and try to do your very best! I'm really impressed with how you take on feedback and try to use it to improve your work. Well done, legend!
5A	Milla N	For creating an engaging, entertaining and very well written piece ‘Saying Goodbye to Miso’. Milla, the word choices that you made in this story help your audience to understand exactly what is going on, and the different sentence types keep it very interesting. A great piece - Awesome work!
5B	Louisa S	For showing consistent dedication, effort and enthusiasm with your learning. Well done Louisa, you are a wonderful role model for your peers.
5C	Thomas S	For being more focused during instruction and independent tasks. It is pleasing to see the effort you are putting in. Well done Thomas!
5/6A	Bailey P	For always trying to get the best out of yourself in your learning. It is great to see the effort that you consistently apply to your learning Bailey. Well done!
6A	Nieve M	For her wonderful efforts in writing this week. Nieve, your ability to understand and translate new ideas and learnings into your writing this week has shined. It has been a pleasure to read your pieces of writing this week, keep it up!
6B	Alison F	For your excellent word choice this week! Ali, you push yourself to use interesting language and author craft at all times. It is always a pleasure to read your writing!
6C	Isla M	For consistently displaying a growth mindset when facing new challenges. Isla, your efforts in the classroom have been enormous! Keep it up legend!

5/6 Winter Gala Day

On Friday 2 June, our Year 5 and 6 students participated in the 5/6 Sport Winter Gala Day. We had teams represent Wembley in tee-ball, netball, soccer, hockey and AFL 9s. All students did a fantastic job of representing Wembley, showing great sportsmanship, encouragement and efforts.

We hope you enjoy reading some speeches that were written by our Year 5 and 6 students and presented at assembly last week.

Tee Ball

On Friday we went to Newport Baseball Club to play Tee-Ball for gala day. We were all super hyped and then we all got split into two teams. There was Boys Mixed A and the second team was Boys Mixed B. The Mixed A team won two of our games; they were both against Footscray City. Then we lost two games against Yarraville West and then St Leo’s. The Mixed B team also won two of their four games. We all grew skills over time and learnt from each game. Like our first game we didn't have very good fielding and in the last game we did really well with our fielding.

Overall we had a very fun day and can’t wait for Summer Gala Day.

Spencer P, Ollie R and Milla N

Netball

Last Friday students from our school competed at the 5/6 Netball Gala Day. We would like to thank all the teachers and parents that contributed to the day. Without them it wouldn't be possible. Everyone had fun and the day was declared a success. We would also like to thank all the students for their respect to the staff and venues. We would also like to give a special shout out to Janine for her awesome coaching. Congratulations the Wembley Waves for making it to the next round. We can’t wait to see how we go.

Lulu and Arabella

Soccer

Last Friday people in soccer for 5 ⁄ 6 sport competed in a gala day at McIvor Reserve and Yarraville Glory. Everyone tried their hardest and that's what counts. Fortunately all the teams made it except for the A team, they tried their very hardest but just couldn't make it.

We want to say thank you to Mr Zammit for coaching us on the day and helping us do our best. We also wan to say thank you to Jonathan and Chris for coaching the other teams.

Well done to everyone

Alakye and Phenix

The girl's team team was really persistent and did not give up even though we were playing against boys all day. We tried our best and pushed through and we got through to districts by default because we were the only girls team in our district. We had so much fun and we want to thank Chris for being our amazing coach and supporting us all the way. Well done to everyone in the girls team!!

Lana

Hockey

On Friday the 2nd of June we had our gala day. I was the captain for the girls hockey team which we named the 'Wembley Worms'. We had our gala day at the Footscray Hockey Club.

We made it to the gold medal competition but sadly lost by 1 point. We all had heaps of fun during the day and as captain, I am very proud of each and everyone on my team as we all acted like one, big family and I hope we all had heaps of fun. Thanks to everyone who helped.

Charlotte

We had a fantastic day representing Wembley PS at Footscray Hockey Club.

We all tried very hard and showed the Wembley values and spirit. As captain I was particularly proud of everyone's efforts and contributions on the day . Wembley won the flag and we look forward to the next event.

I would like to thank Vanessa and James for their continued support and kind words.

I would also like to thank Charlie's mum Beena for her support on game day.

Terry

AFL 9s

Last Friday, the AFL 9s Girls team walked to Spotswood football club to play against other schools to try get through to the next round. We got there and found out that there was only one other girls team, so we played against Yarraville West three times in a row. It was a hard fight in every game, but luckily we won all 3 games and we are going to the next round! Once we had finished all our games, everyone came and sat down. The people running it were nice enough to give MVP’s prizes to two of our players - well done to Zoe P and Zali.

Everyone tried their hardest and we all had fun. Well done to all the girls in our team!

Danika

Student Newsletter acknowledgements

We LOVE to hear about student achievements outside of school. If there are any acknowledgements that parents/students wish to share with us and can be celebrated with our wider community, we ask that you email us at wembley.ps@education.vic.gov.au with the student/s name/s, a summary of the acknowledgement and any photos that you would be comfortable sharing and we will aim to include it in our fortnightly WPS newsletter.

Wembley Parents Association

Written by Tom Jecks, Kate Allen and/or Kim Coleman of behalf of the WPA