Wallington P.S. Newsletter Term 3 Week 2 2025
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Principal's Report
Dear Families,
NAPLAN 2025
Firstly, congratulations to our Year 3 and 5 students who received their 2025 NAPLAN individual results last week. We are so proud of all students for their participation and effort. In our school, we value all assessment data and love to celebrate achievements of our students. In our context, we make the most of our size advantage by knowing each individual student and carefully tracking their progress through this and other assessment forms, being able to best tailor instruction to both support and extend students at their level.
With Victoria achieving the strongest NAPLAN results in the country in 2025 - ranking first or second in 18 of 20 measures - our school’s results are truly worth celebrating. Our Year 3 students scored above the state mean in Writing, Numeracy, and Grammar & Punctuation, while Year 5 students outperformed the state mean in Reading and Numeracy, with only marginal difference in all other areas across both Year 3 and 5. Our achievements are even more impressive given that Victoria’s overall improvement from 2024 was nearly three times greater than other states.
We are, of course, committed to ongoing improvement and will continue to hold high expectations of all our students in all areas. If you would like to discuss your child/children’s results or to learn more about how we can support further, please don’t hesitate to contact your child/children’s classroom teacher/s.
Attendance
On the back of a shared school-community focus this year, we’ve seen a positive improvement in our overall attendance data during the first half of the year, which shows the great work we’re doing together to help students access their learning as much as possible. Thank you to all families for supporting our focus on improving attendance. If you ever need any support, please remember that our staff are always here to help.
Please continue to update any ‘unexplained’ absences with a reason, as this is a fundamental requirement from the Department of Education.
Strawberry Fair
Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support - it is so great to see so many volunteers coming forward to offer what they can! The next edition of the Strawberry Fair Newsletter will be released shortly, with the latest exciting plans and details. Remember that any contributions are welcome.
100 Days of Prep
We are looking forward to celebrating 100 days of prep on Monday! Photos to follow in next week’s newsletter…
Cameron Edwards
Parents and Friends
Wallington P.S. Gardening Club is on every Tuesday at 1:40pm. Everyone is welcome!
Do you love nature, gardening, or just want to help our school bloom? The Wallington P.S. Gardening Club is always looking for volunteers!
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SWPBS Awards - Student of the Week
Jude M F - Prep
For showing respect and kindness in our classroom and playground. You listen attentively to both adults and classmates. Well done!
Atlanta Z - Year 1
For showing respect this week when working in groups whilst learning about plant and animal survival. Keep up the great work Atlanta!
Mialea R - Year 2
For always showing respect when doing Sounds Write lessons in the classroom. You are always ready to learn and take feedback positively. Well done Mialea!
Beau B - Year 3
For committing to showing respect by using kind words and actions both inside and outside the classroom. Well done Beau!
Tom M - Year 4
For showing respect when helping out with Breakfast Club for the first time. You used kind words and actions and your enthusiasm was contagious. Keep up the great work Tom!
Elsie G - Year 5
For always showing respect by using kind words and actions. Your peers have noticed your kindness and how your positivity makes them feel better in their learning. Keep up the great work, Elsie!
Charlie L-D - Year 6
For showing respect by listening carefully, following instructions, and making an effort to support the learning of others. Well done, Charlie!
Art Gallery
Preps- There's a Bear in there!
Preps have been working on these bear collages for weeks in art and they are adorable! There are many skills incorporated in this activity, from threading an overstitch around the quilt in wool, experimenting with resistance when using oil pastels and water colour paint and creating texture of a bear's fur using a fork across acrylic paint. Students have created a pillow for the bear's head and most included a little teddy for their bear to sleep with at night. Fantastic work Preps!
MIchelle Bishop (Visual Arts Coordinator)
Physical Education News
Dear Families,
This term in PE the 4-6 Year levels are preparing for Athletics which is being held at Landy Field on Monday 11th August. We have been practicing all the events that will be taking place.
Preps-2 Year levels have also been learning all the skills included in the events to prepare them for future years and their Term 4 sports day.
Amy Parsons (PE Teacher)
Wellbeing at Wallington
As many of our students will tell you, the introduction of Wallington Breakfast Club has been a huge success. We are so fortunate to have a generous community who donate bread and spreads which have enabled us to get this program up and running.
To extend the success of our Breakfast Club we are partnering with Foodbank Victoria to expand the resources we have available to us. Foodbank Victoria’s role is to source and deliver a range of core foods so schools can deliver the program, while providing information and resources to support the growth of the program within each school. This program is run in conjunction with the Department of Education and is free for all Wallington students and families.
This partnership enables all students at Wallington to enjoy a nutritious breakfast, allowing them to engage and participate fully in all the educational and social opportunities that school offers. In addition to breakfast foods, the Foodbank School Breakfast Clubs Program also offers lunch supplies and home food packs to students in need.
Keep an eye out in the coming weeks for more information about how we will expand the Wallington Breakfast Club and in the meantime, keep coming to grab some toast on Thursday mornings at 8.45am!
Anthea Cook
Wellbeing Leader
Wallington PS Sponsors
Thank you to our PLATINUM Sponsor
Thank you to our SILVER Sponsors
Thank you to our BRONZE Sponsor
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What it is:
Financial Education and Savings:
Saver Plus is a 10-month online program designed to help participants learn about financial management, set savings goals, and develop regular saving habits.
Matched Savings:
Participants who complete the program have their savings matched by ANZ, up to a maximum of $500, which can be used for education-related costs.
Online Delivery:
The program is delivered online, making it accessible to participants across Australia.
Saver Plus is a partnership between ANZ, the Brotherhood of St. Laurence, The Smith Family and Berry Street.
Eligibility: To be eligible, participants need to have a current Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card and an eligible Centrelink payment, have other regular income, be studying themselves or have a child in school, be 18+ years old, and agree to join in free online financial education workshops.
