Watsonia Heights Primary School

Today, we want to thank and acknowledge our wonderful Education Support team! Whether helping visitors and students at the front office, First Aid, canteen, or supporting our students and teachers in and around the classroom, our incredible team are a vital cog in the WHPS community.

Today, our teaching staff and leadership team threw a celebratory lunch and words of acknowledgement for the amazing work that they do! Thank you team! 🥰

We look forward to inviting all Mums and special people in our students lives to share breakfast with us, whether your are a mum, grandmother, carer or aunt, We’d love to celebrate you. Please join us on Friday, 8 May from eight till 9 am in the GP room.

Colour Run Day tomorrow!

A massive thank you to our community. The current total of fundraising our fundraising efforts is $32,765! Well done WHPS This is an amazing effort.

Prize Winners:
We have conducted a couple of raffles as rewards for some of our super fundraisers.

Lunch Order Winner:
This draw included all students who had raised $100 or more. The prize is a $10 WHPS Canteen Lunch Order Voucher.

Congratulations to Odette who is our winner of this prize.

Sliming Team:
Our second draw included all students who had raised $50 or more to choose our Sliming team. These students have the honour of pouring slime over our poor unsuspecting teachers. Congratulations goes to....
1 . Ms Ella – Finn
2. Ms Holland – Charlie
3. Ms Annalise – Levi
4. Ms Kathryne – Max
5. Mrs Macdonald – Harvey
6. Mr Hunt -Zara
7. Mr Ryan – Hana

Leading Fundraising Class:
We also have a prize for the class that raised the most funds for the school. The prize is a Cool Pop Party. Our winning class is Prep CB who have done an amazing job raising approximately $4,400.

Last Minute Reminders:
We will alter our recess break on Friday, bringing it forward to 1:00-1:30pm
3-6's complete their Colour Run between 2:00-2:30pm and Prep-Year 2 complete their Colour Run between 2:30-3:00pm
School Colour Run Assembly 3:00-3:30pm
Students need to bring along a cheap white shirt on the day to get changed into that may get wet/messy.
Those students participating but not wanting to be hit with powder or water can use a cross of the arm 'no deal' sign to avoid being hit with powder or water. These students may also choose to wear a red shirt on the day, so it is easier for our volunteers to know their wishes not to be hit with powder or water.
Students getting the ‘full colour run water, powder and foam’ treatment may be a little messy following the event. Parents/carers transporting students in vehicles may want to consider packing a change of clothes, towels etc for the trip home.
As part of the fun, our students will receive colourful sunglasses and headbands for the event.

Lastly, with only 1 night to go, can I please ask for families to give one last prompt for any family and friends that may be intending to donate but haven't got around to it yet.

Sharing on Facebook and other social media platforms can be a great way to get the word out there. Every dollar raised makes a positive difference and we are close to breaking our all time Colour Run fundraising record!

The weather is looking perfect for our event tomorrow and we can't wait to put on an amazing afternoon of fun, colour, water, fun, foam, inflatables, slime and fun!

As a result of our North East Link Community Fund grant in 2025, our new Yarning Garden has been completed and will shortly be open to our students for outdoor learning, reflection and connection.

We thank Bec and Jas from our 2025 School Council for their work putting our application together, as well as Kate Thwaites MP and Cr. Mark Di Pasquale for their support.

Finally, we recognise and thank the work of Complete Landscape Construction for their design and construction of the garden.

An opening ceremony will be organised in the coming weeks to offically open our new addition to our school community.

Today we pause to remember and honour the service, sacrifice, and courage of all who have served.

🌺 Lest We Forget 🌺

Our School Captains and Vice-Captains attended the ANZAC Morning Service at the Watsonia RSL today and laid a wreath on the school’s behalf.

Our Yarning Circle project, courtesy of our successful North East Community Fund in 2025, has been underway these holidays. Work is due to be completed by the end of next week.

Final photos and information will be published after completion but our WHPS community should be aware that the area outside 6B and 6C will be fenced off.

We look forward to sharing the final photos with you shortly!

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⚫️🔴⚪️ Have a 4-year old that is ready to start Prep in 2027?

Join us for a Prep 2027 Information Evening this Thursday 26th March at 7pm to meet our Principal, Wellbeing Team and Prep Transition Leader for more information about the school, the enrolment application process and jumpstart program ⚪️🔴⚫️

🚒🧑‍🚒Our new addition to the Watsonia Heights playground. Our younger students loved engaging with the new WHPS Fire Station and it was a popular new addition to our grounds 🧑🏾‍🚒🚒

Our students have been asking for replacement soap dispensers! Well, we listened 👂…

Introducing our new touch-free soap dispensers in the Block A Breezeway toilets. These will be trialled with the view to rolling these out school-wide in the future! 🙏

We hope to announce and share future improvements to these toilets. Watch this space!

🔴🖤 The first stage of our external sign replacement is complete 🖤🔴

Coming Term 2: Our new front of school sign, replacement Elder St sign and some updated internal signage 🤩