Wodonga Primary School No. 37

REMINDER - No school today! Couch potato mode all day 🥔

Then Monday off for too for the King's Cake Day -Public Holiday!
A long... long weekend off - what?!!

Enjoy, see you Tuesday June 9!

Good Afternoon Families,

Today's edition of the newsletter is available via COMPASS only!

If you are unable to access your compass, please contact our administration to update your login details or have a copy emailed to you.

Due to upgrades I have been unable to update to our website.

Apologies for the inconvenience!

Thank you!
Tarryn
Communications & Publications Officer.

Who dunnit??? The Yr 5 & 6 do! 🕵️‍♂️🕵️

Last week, Year 5 and 6 students participated in our annual Forensic Science incursion as part of our school STEM program.

In the PLC, they were presented with a fictional crime to solve using scientific methods of criminal investigation.

The students were highly engaged and learned a lot.

A reminder for parents our upcoming extra long... long weekend is coming!

Friday June 5th PUPIL FREE DAY - This day is allocated as a Professional Practice Day for assessment and reporting tasks to be worked on, and additionally for staff professional learning and development. 🖋️Theircare will be available please book in advance
https://www.wodonga-ps.vic.edu.au/ooshc---theircare.html

Monday June 8th is the Kings Birthday PUBLIC HOLIDAY! - We can all stay home and eat cake!! 🎂
Theircare is NOT AVAILABLE on this day.

Our Reconciliation Week activities continue this week, with students taking part in bark painting, learning traditional stories, and exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures through meaningful hands-on experiences.

These activities encourage learning, respect, understanding, and connection as we continue walking together toward reconciliation.

We are proud to see our students engaging so thoughtfully and creatively throughout the week. 🌿

Today is National Simultaneous Storytime! At 12 pm WPS students along with millions of children, families and educators, will read the picture story book Luna Roo by Adam Jackson and Adrian Lloyd, and illustrated by Jake A. Minton.

This year, the chosen text is the football-themed story of Luna Roo, celebrating literacy, teamwork, and resilience - we hope you can join students and teacher across our nation at 12pm!

ALIA Official Link: 🎥 Watch the official NSS event recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVrhbOhtTx0

Key Word Sign Australia – Sign language reading video here:
https://vimeo.com/1194943216/2dc8a7ea91?share=copy

Enjoy National Simultaneous Story for 2026!

Our students are celebrating Reconciliation Week over the next few days, learning about first nations culture and history. Today our students at lunch came together for a game of Marngrook, the indigenous game responsible for AFL as we know it today, on the oval.

Check out some of the moments captured below ⬇️

WPS NEWSLETTER 2026 Edition #13 - Term 2 Week 6

This week's whole school newsletter is now available to students, parents & caregivers via COMPASS and our website.

https://www.wodonga-ps.vic.edu.au/newsletters.html

🐾📚 Barkley Storytime at Wodonga Primary School 📚🐾

Our students love spending time with Barkley, our friendliest furry friend! 🐶 Each week, selected students enjoy reading stories, sharing their writing, or simply spending some calm one-on-one time together.

Barkley Storytime helps build confidence, communication skills, and brings plenty of smiles to the school day. 💙

✉️ And coming soon… Letters to Barkley!
Our Hands On Learning students are building a special Barkley mailbox where students will soon be able to post letters, drawings, and messages to Barkley.
Stay tuned for the big mailbox reveal at an upcoming assembly!

📚✨ Celebrating Education Week ✨📚

Learning looks different for every student and in our Hands-On Learning program, students thrive through practical, real-world experiences every day.

From cooking delicious meals 🍳, to building projects in woodwork 🔨, growing produce in the garden 🌱, and developing valuable life skills along the way, our students are learning through doing.

These experiences build confidence, teamwork, creativity, independence, and problem-solving skills that will support students well beyond the classroom.

We are proud to celebrate the achievements, effort, and growth of all students involved in our Hands-On Learning classes this Education Week! 👏