Where in the world is Wally? Gr3-6 School Production 2018

Come and see our talented grade 3-6 students perform in the thrilling production of 'Where in the World is Wally?' 

Wednesday 5^th September 2018
Thursday 6^th September 2018

The Centre Ivanhoe 275 Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe

$25 Adult - $12.50 child (up to 16 years old) - $20 Adult concession – only available for purchase from the school office (Visa & Mastercard). Proof of concession must be provided.

Tickets can be purchased from Trybooking 
https://www.trybooking.com/WPBK

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge 2018

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and Wales Street Primary School is excited to be participating.

The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 7 September 2018.

Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books. Don’t be surprised if you find extra books added to your student lists by Sallie, Librarian and Challenge coordinator. They will have been read in class in the Prep to Year 2 area or studied in class in the higher year levels.

All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and can choose to have their name included on the online Honour Roll. If you would like your child‘s name to appear on the Honour Roll, please sign the attached form and return it to your school.

To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklists and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc

I will be sending home User IDs and passwords over the coming weeks but it is time to start recording a list of all the books you read, so that you can add them to your online list when you receive your logon details.

Sallie McCleery and Robyn Owens

Download Honor Roll Permission PDF 

2019 Foundation (Prep) Enrolments

If you are already a family at WSPS and and wish to enrol a child for 2019, please complete an enrolment form and submit it by the 1st June 2018. Enrolment forms are available at the office or may be downloaded from our website.

Same Day Notification of unexplained absences

SAME-DAY NOTIFICATION OF UNEXPLAINED STUDENT ABSENCES

Parents/carers have an obligation to notify the school of their child’s absence. Protecting the safety and wellbeing of children through reporting and monitoring of absenteeism is the responsibility of both parents/carers and the school. By the end of Term 2 2018, all government schools must contact parents/cares as soon as practicable on the day of an unexplained student absence. We will be notifying parent/carers of unexplained student absences via SMS after all rolls have been marked. Our aim is to begin this process in the next couple of weeks.

Please note that SMS notification comes at a cost to the school so we are asking parents/carers to ensure s

Semester One Student Report

SEMESTER ONE STUDENT REPORT  - REMINDER

Semester One student reports will be issued through COMPASS on the last day of term (Friday 29^th June).  

WSPS 2017 Masterplan- HAVE YOUR SAY

Shaping the future of our school

Wales Street is one of the largest schools servicing Thornbury and Northcote (and surrounds). Enrolments are now consistently above 600, and are expected to grow in the coming years. And while the school’s buildings, facilities and grounds have served us well over the years, extensive works are now required if our infrastructure is to continue to support our students today and over the coming decades.

Recently, we engaged architectural firm, Taylor Oppenheim Architects, to begin work on a master plan for Wales Street. A master plan is essentially a blueprint for how the school – its buildings and its open spaces – will look and develop over the coming years. We’re inviting everyone to take a look at what we’ve done so far, and have your say.

Please tell us what you think

We’ve attached three draft plans here for you to consider. They’re also available at the Office if you’d like to see some paper copies. These are not final plans – they’re just ‘thought starters’ at this stage.

Please email us your thoughts at wales.street.ps@edu.vic.gov.au  Your feedback will help to inform the development of a final plan early next year – so make sure you have your say!

Parent Education Resources F-2

Foundation

• 5 year old speaking skills: VIEW
• Developing listening skills: VIEW
• Pronouncing the alphabet sounds: VIEW
• Comprehension Questions: VIEW
• How much technology time: VIEW

There are also MANY downloads available on the PLD website including https://pld-literacy.org/product/foundation-year-language-literacy-motor-milestones/
Click the button below to view all the downloads available.
Foundation Downloads

Year 1 & 2

• Year 1 speaking skills: VIEW
• Year 2 speaking skills: VIEW
• Developing listening skills: VIEW
• Comprehension Questions: VIEW
• Learning my spelling words: VIEW
• Homework & Look cover write check: VIEW
• How much technology time: VIEW

There are also MANY downloads available on the PLD website like https://pld-literacy.org/product/year-12-language-literacy-motor-milestones/
Click the button below to view all the downloads available.
Year 1 & 2 Downloads

Parent Information Evenings 2018 Powerpoints

Here are the powerpoints for the Parent Information Evening 

Foundation (Prep)

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3 and 4

Grade 5

Grade 6