Great Ideas Grant Term 3, 2018

Great Ideas Grant Term 3, 2018:

Applications are now open for second round of the Wales Street Primary School great ideas grant 2018! Each year, $10,000 of money fund raised by the fundraising and social events committee (FASE) activities is made available to support great ideas from the school community. Round 1 drew a massive 17 applications, 10 of which were successful. 

Do you have an idea brewing but lack the funds to make it happen? Need a kick start to get your grade involved in something a little different? Have you seen a program elsewhere you think the students at Wales st will enjoy? Heard of a speaker our community could like to hear from? A great ideas grant can help.

A grant is available to all Wales Street Primary Carers, Teachers and students to put forward their ideas for a single project, event, activity or program that has a clear benefit for students at Wales Street. Please see the attached Grant application guidelines for all details, a full list of criteria and application form. Applications due to the office or emailed to  walesstpsevents@gmail.com by Thursday, 6th September. Successful applications will be decided before the end of Term 3.

If you have any queries, please email walesstpsevents@gmail.com 

great_ideas_grant_t3_2018.pdf

Leapkids Spring Holidays 2018

Leapkids Spring Holidays 2018

Bookings Now Open!

See the full holiday schedule and book online at www.leapkids.com.au

* Places are limited and fill up very fast! Please book early so you don’t miss out!

IMPORTANT: Please read our revised Cancellation policy.

For information and enquiries please contact Leapkids on 1300 366 235 or email enquiries@leapkids.com.au

Book Drive

 Drop off any new or gently used book!

Book Drive will run during Book Week 20-24^th August.

WSPS is in need of books to support classroom libraries.

Drop Off Point: The Literacy end of the 3/4 Building

Costume Requirements for "Where in the world is Wally?" Production 2018

Click 'READ MORE' to see the full 3-6 costume requirements. 

Book Week

BOOK WEEK is coming…

It begins at Wales Street on Monday August 20^th

And the theme is “Find your treasure!”

BUT THERE IS NOT A PIRATE TO BE SEEN!

However, our “pot of gold” at the end of the Library rainbow is full of Shortlisted books for our students to read. Books are our treasure.

We have just read Mem Fox’s Shortlisted book, “I’m Australian too,” and it inspired much discussion at all school levels.

We are going to use this as a stepping off point to a whole school project for Book Week.

In the next week, your family will receive an email prompting you to have a family discussion about just where your family comes from.

Some students know their family has lived in this land for thousands of years, so which part of this land does their mob come from?

Some students know they were born overseas, sometimes it was their parents or many generations back. From which country did these people travel across the ocean to get to Australia… maybe Australia was seen as their “Pot of gold”.

Before Book Week arrives, I hope to have a display showing us all where we come from. It was about 5 years ago that we embarked on a similar project and it was a great experience! 

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

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).  

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