608-610 Wallington Road Wallington 3222 Ph: 5250 1841 Fax: 5250 1459

Email: wallington.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.wallington-ps.vic.edu.au

WALLINGTON Primary School NEWSLETTER

Principal: Glen Lauder School Council President: Kellie Tobin

PRINCIPAL NEWS

Term 4 Calendar Events Thu 21 Feb Cricket Clinic

Fri 22 Feb Cricket Clinic

Sat 23 Feb Strawberry Fair Working Bee

Sun 3 Mar STRAWBERRY FAIR

Wed 13 Mar P&F Meeting 9.15am at The Paddock Cafe

Mon 25 Mar Life Ed Van

Tue 26 Mar Life Ed Van

Wed 27 Mar Life Ed Van

Fri 29 Mar Family Disco Night Club Italia

Calendar of events can be viewed on the school website. Go to: http://www.wallington-ps.vic.edu.au/mevents

21st February 2019

Keep Calm and Carry On Sometimes school can seem overwhelming. Your child might come home anxious after a disappointing test result, a schoolyard squabble or even a lost library book.

Here are some techniques you can do with them to help calm them down:

Discuss the problem

If your child walks in the front door upset, the first thing to do is find out what has happened to upset them. Sit down with them and keep eye contact. Let them talk and try not to interrupt. If your child is upset, even if it is about something that seems trivial to you, let them know that you care that they are upset. Name the feeling they are expressing. For example, ‘I can see that you are feeling disappointed that you were not picked in the team’.

Breathing techniques

Now your child has shared with you the reason behind their anxiety, help them to calm down. This breathing method will replenish their oxygen. Ask them take a deep slow breath and hold it while you count to five. Then ask them to exhale slowly through their mouth. Repeat this five times.

Possible solutions Once your child is feeling calm, it is time to work out ways to deal with the issue. Encourage them to think of solutions for themselves, and suggest some of your own. If they are upset about a test result, talk about how tests just let you know how well you are going at one point in time and discuss ways your child could improve in that area. If your child has had an argu-ment with a classmate, discuss ways to resolve conflict and per-haps suggest other friends they could socialise with. Most importantly explain to your child that you understand why they are upset, and that you are there to help them get through this tough time. If your child needs extra support at school to get through the issue, contact your child’s teacher to work out a possible solution. If your child has experienced a significant traumatic event, there are many services out there to support. You can con-tact eheadspace (call 1800 650 890) or Kids Helpline (call 1800 551 800). Each service provides private and confidential tele-phone and online counselling services to young people and their families.

2019 Wallington Primary School Council Elections An election is to be conducted for members of the School Council of Wallington PS. Our Council will have 4 Parent member vacancies to fill and 1 DET (Education Department employee) member vacancies. Nomination forms can be obtained from the General Office and lodged by 4pm Thursday 28th February. If the number of nomination forms received exceeds the number of vacancies, a ballot will be conducted and this will close at 4pm Thursday 14th March. Appointments are for a 2 year period (approximately half of the current Council are presently one year into their 2 year tenure). Our Council meets on a Wednesday evening in the staffroom at 6pm, usually twice a school term. We also have a number of sub committees which can operate and these can also include and will welcome non-Council members to attend and actively contribute to. The first meeting for this year is Wednesday 6th March. The ‘current’ Council will meet on this date and we hope to have the ‘new’ Council in place for the later March meeting. Please consider nominating for Council or supporting another community member to do so. School councils have three main responsibilities: finance: overseeing the development of the school’s annual budget and ensuring proper records are kept of the school’s financial operation; strategic planning: par ticipating in the development and monitor ing of the school Strategic Plan and policy development and review: developing, reviewing and updating policies that reflect a school’s values and support the school’s broad direction outlined in its strategic plan. Other key functions of school councils include: raising funds for school related purposes, maintaining school grounds and facilities, entering into contracts, reporting annually to the school community and the Department of Education and Training, creating interest in the school in the wider community, representing and taking the views of the community into account, regulating and facilitating after-hours use of school premises and grounds, operating a chil-dren’s service at the school. For further information please feel wel-come to contact me.

Positive Behaviour Awards

School Shades Reminder to place your school shades order if you would like them. Sample sunglasses are at the office to try on for sizing. Forms and payment due back by TODAY. Casting Call Leading role available in our upcoming production of the Walllington Trivia Night. This adults social event has become a much loved night at the school. We are seeking someone who loves public speaking and a bit of role play. All organisation is done by the trivia team, we just need a leading man/lady for the night. Expressions of interest to breeschammer@bigpond.com

Next Meeting Our next P&F meeting will be on Wednesday 13th March 9.15am at The Paddock Cafe.

PARENTS & FRIENDS

PM

Moore

KAILEY P

For showing respect in the classroom by always including others in group class

activities. Well done Kailey!

PKM

King

Murray

VIOLET B

For showing inclusiveness and respect by asking another class member to play. Well

done Violet!

1/2J

James

CHAD C

For always being kind and including others in learning and in the yard. Your caring

nature is a pleasure to have in 1/2J. Keep it up Chad!

1/2N

Norris

VICTORIA R

For always including people inside and outside the classroom. You were the first

person to offer to play with others. What a good friend.

1/2T

Trezise

PAIGE C

For always trying to include others both in the classroom and the playground, showing respect for our school values. Keep it up

Paige!

3/4D

Duckett

JACSON C

For being recognised by your class, as a person who shows respect by always

including others. Congratulations Jacson, keep up the great inclusive behaviour.

3/4 V

Vaught

LEAH C

For including other students during lunch time play activities. Well done Leah for

showing great respect to others.

5/6S

Stevens

MACY C

For always including others all the time. You are always conscious of your classmates and ensure that they are always involved in what

we are doing. Well done Macy

5/6O

O’Brien

ZOE D For being kind and inclusive toward others.

You always make sure others are OK! Well done Zoe.

Wristbands go on sale this week! The Wristbands provide unlimited rides for WPS

students and siblings. Prepaid wristbands are available for sale for $25

only until Thursday 28th February). Please fill in the form and return with payment to

the white drawer outside office. Wristbands Order

($25 each for unlimited rides)

Orders must be in no later than

Thursday 28th February.

NO LATE ORDERS CAN BE ACCEPTED.

Please put orders & payment in

white drawer at front office.

Student Name/s No of Wristbands __________________________________ _________ __________________________________ _________ __________________________________ _________ __________________________________ _________ Total enclosed: __________________

OR Paid via Qkr

For information about downloading Qkr app, go to: http://www.wallington-ps.vic.edu.au/articles/39 Prepaid Wrist Bands can be picked up from the Ticket Booth on the day of the fair. If you miss out on prepaid Wristbands, you can pur-chase them on the day of the fair for $30 unlimited rides.

Strawberry Fair Update – Committee Meeting Tuesday 26th February @ 7pm

On Saturday 23rd Feb 9am – 12pm we have a working bee around the school. Chris our volunteer gardener has been doing a fantastic job but there are a few tasks that we need to do in preparation for the fair.

Cleaning of paths Rubbish clean-up Removal of goal posts Marquee set up Grass mowing

Please bring along mowers, grass trimmers, rakes, brooms, shovels etc. to help with the clean-up. Thank you to all those people who have already signed up for jobs at the upcoming Strawberry Fair. However we are still short in a few key areas and need your assistance, as the more people we can get to help out makes everyone's job easier. We still need volunteers in the areas listed below:

Saturday Afternoon site set up - this involves

setting up the stage, carpark, setting up tres-

tles, placing bins etc. We need approximately

3 more people.

Sunday BBQ - this involves cooking for the

BBQ section, sausages and hamburgers and

serving. We need at least 3 more people.

Sunday Gourmet - this involves preparing and

cooking souvlakis, hot potatoes, corn cobs

and serving. We need at least 5 more people.

Sunday Face Painting - this involves face

painting mainly children and requires 2 more

people.

Sunday Pavlovas - this involves cutting and plat-

ing Pavlova, strawberries and cream. At least

2 more people are required.

Sunday Drinks and Ride Ticket Collecting -

this involves selling drinks and collecting

ride tickets. We need at least 2 people. You can sign up on the link below: Sign Up Wallington Strawberry Fair Rosters will be closing Monday lunch time. We would appreciate all the assistance that you can give to help support Wallington PS.

Feb 22 Cricket Clinic

Feb 23 Cricket Clinic

Mar 11 Labour Day

Mar 13 P&F Meeting At Paddock Café 9.15

Mar 25,26,27 Life Ed

Mar 29 Family Disco

April 25 Anzac Day

May 6 Curriculum Day (To be confirmed)

June 10 Queen’s Birthday

July 29,- Aug 1 5/6 Camp

July 31 - Aug 2 3/4 Camp

Aug 26 Curriculum Day (To be confirmed)

Oct 23 Geelong Cup

Nov 16 Curriculum Day (To be confirmed)

Dec 21 Last Day of school

608 - 610 Wallington Road, Wallington 3222

Phone: 03 52 501841 Fax: 03 52 501459

ABN: 60 091 751 408 Email: wallington.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.wallington-ps.vic.edu.au Principal – Glen Lauder

Upcoming Dates Below is a list of our known dates for 2019. Throughout the year we will be updating this as more dates become known (some may change due to circumstances). Hopefully this will help parents with their planning

STRAWBERRY FAIR AUCTION

LAST CHANCE TO DONATE ITEMS

Thank you to everyone who have generously donated items for our Strawberry Fair Auction

WE STILL NEED MORE !

Please deliver all donations to the office by Wednes-day 27th Febuary

Thank you

ART ROOM NEWS We will be using paint this term in Art. Can everyone please bring their art smock marked with your name and grade, by next week. Thank you Mrs Bishop

Todays Cricket Clinic with Lauren and Mitch was enjoyed by all who participated