T E A M W O R KC A R E14th July 2016

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT WELCOME BACK Welcome back to term 3, which marks the half-way point of the school year. I hope everyone had a good break, although the weather may have dampened some plans. Over the holidays works on the PFA shed were done by school council (water and power). The veggie garden also got a new sprinkler system installed ready for another busy semester of kitchen garden.

With the current wet and cold conditions please remind students about the need to be careful at bus stops and school drop off and pickup times. All students should be supervised when crossing roads and walk at all times. Please use the car parks.

This term we have a number of fantastic programs planned for students. Staff, as always, are looking for new ways to engage our students in different and fun learning experiences. Swimming and our Annual Speech Program take place in term 3. Our Kitchen Garden Program starts week 4 and there are many more exciting programs.

Enrolment for 2017 Prep students is the first 2 weeks of term 3. If you know of any families interested in visiting our school, want to enrol students or would like information please encourage them to contact the school for an enrolment pack. Enrolment forms are due now.

Term 3 Learning Snapshot • The Kitchen Garden program starts next week and goes from

strength to strength thanks to our amazing parent volunteers and parent mentors. Parents wanting to get involved or help with Kitchen Garden program this term can leave their names with Suzi or contact Danielle Gladman.

• Student Leaders Congress Night of Celebration - tonight Lighthouse Theatre, 7pm

• Grade 4/5/6 Speech Program

• Science STEM Showcase - Week 6

• Swimming Program for all students - the last 2 weeks of term September 5th - 15th

SCHOOL REVIEW As previously mentioned our school is undertaking its review this year. This will happen mainly in term 3 with days planned in August. A school review is the process of reflecting on past performance and establishing future directions for our school. Last term we conducted a parent survey for our review. Thank you to all the families who did the survey. The winner of the Coles/Myer voucher will be drawn and announce on Friday via Tiqbiz.

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R E S P E C T E X C E L L E N C E

JULY THU 14th Student Leaders Congress Presentation Night MON 18th ENROLMENT WEEK THU 21st Kitchen Garden, 5/6’s MON 25th 100 Days of School Celebrations TUE 26th The Fairest Of Them All Production @ School WED 27th KGP Maintenance, 4/5’s THU 28th Kitchen Garden, 4/5’s FRI 29th PUPIL FREE DAY Enrolment Applications Due for 2017

AUGUST MON 1st KGP Maintenance, 2/3’s TUE 2nd Kitchen Garden, 2/3’s Brauer Basketball Skills @ 1:30pm, Gr 3/4’s FRI 5th Hoop Time, 3/4’s WED 10th Brauer Basketball Skills @ 1:30pm, Gr 5/6’s MON 15th KGP Maintenance, 1/2’s TUE 16th Kitchen Garden, 1/2’s School Council Meeting FRI 19th Hoop Time, 5/6’s

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

TIQBIZ ALL parents must have the Tiqbiz App set up on their phones/iPads/computers for, access to our weekly newsletter, notes, messages and important information/updates and emergency reasons. Paper notices will be on very rare occasions. You can lodge students Absences via Tiqbiz which is quick and easy to do.

Tiqbiz has released an update. It's a compulsory app update that needs to be made by everyone.

The app will need to be updated then opened and logged in to activate the new tiqbiz.

Thank you for your cooperation.

ABSENCE If your child is ABSENT from school you are required by Law to give a reason in writing to the child’s teacher, dated and signed. These are filed for audit purposes. Again you can lodge students Absences via Tiqbiz which is quick and easy to do.

CAMP PROGRAMS TERM 4 In order for parents to plan well ahead, below are details with estimated costings for all our camps this year. As in past years we are happy for parents to start making small payments each week and set up a payment pan with Suzi. We’ve found this makes things much easier for everyone when camp time arrives.

Grade 4/5/6 Melbourne Urban Camp November 23, 24, 25 This is a city camp with lots of great activities and fun educational experiences for the students. This year the estimated camp cost per student is $290.00. This covers 2 nights’ accommodation, bus, all meals and activities for the 3 days.

Grade 2/3 overnight camp Warrnambool Surfside November 8, 9 proposed dates The cost for this camp will be about $100.00 per student which includes, bus, accommodation, all activities and meals.

The Prep/1 sleepover is in Term 4 and will be around $15.00. The sleepover is at school with a dinner, activities and a movie night.

NEWSLETTER Can I please remind all parents of the importance of reading the newsletter every week. Our newsletter is a key way of communicating between home and school.

Mr Perry

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MrsC Grade4/5 2016 @MrsLJCumming Welcome back!

Term3 and already working hard. Battleships and designing their

dream houses

Woolsthorpe PS 1/2 @wpsboyd

Hugo and Hameish doing a great job predicting where the numbers are.

Kim Austen @mrsaustensclass

Dance Time! 'Musical dots' to

warm us up!

BRADLEY JAMES 12TH JULY

AISHA GLADMAN 14TH JULY

LACHIE VAN OOSTEN 18TH JULY

JETT STUART 19TH JULY

BIRTHDAYhappy

SCHOOL UNIFORM A reminder from School Council, that all students must wear full school uniform at all times. If for some reason this isn’t possible on the odd occasion, please send a note. Our School Council Dress Code is as follows. Please note - Navy Blue is our school colour not black.

STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE Parents are reminded that the Department does not provide personal accident insurance for students. Parents and guardians are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including any transport costs. Student accident insurance policies are available from some commercial insurers. These cover a range of medical expenses not covered by Medicare or private health insurance. Ambulance cover is something that needs to be considered. Our policy is that an ambulance will be called when injury is deemed serious.

What’s Your Passion? Do You Have A Hobby? Any Special Talents?

Our Learning Process and Discovery Learning is a big focus this year, with some exciting changes and new features.

Growing Knowledge

We need you to contribute to our Discovery Learning!

We would like to invite you to share your talents, passions and interests.

Sharing you wisdom with our students will broaden their knowledge, expose them to exciting skills and interests, show

them what you know, what you have learned. How can you share you knowledge?

A DISPLAY

SIMPLE DEMONSTRATION A DISCUSSION A MINI WORKSHOP

DIGITAL PRESENTATION

…… the possibilities are endless. Come in, telephone or email the school if you are

interested in being part of our Discovery Learning.

R E S P E C T E X C E L L E N C E T E A M W O R K

ENROLMENT  DATES  IN  2016  FOR  

 THE PREP STUDENTS OF

2017We  welcome  parents  to  call  and  arrange  

individual  tours  of  our  school  anyGme.  Come  and  see  our  Preps  in  acGon  and  see  for  yourself  why  

our  school  is  special  and  unique.  Find  out  why  and  how  we  personalise  learning  for  every  child.

 These  are  the  steps  for  enrolment  and  transiGon  at  Woolsthorpe  Primary  School  and  important  dates.

  Monday  18th  –  22nd  July                                    

Enrolment  Week  

Friday  29th  July                                                                      Last  day  for  lodgement  of  Enrolment  ApplicaGons  

in  order  to  plan  for  Prep  transiGon  

Friday  12th  August                                                        LeQers  of  Enrolment  and  term  4  transiGon  days  

informaGon  sent  to  all  families  with  Preps  starGng  in  2017

 Please  note  that  Friday  29th  July  is  important  because  it  is  the  due  date  for  Enrolment  

ApplicaGons  to  be  considered  through  the  normal  process.

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Our new school was built in 2013. It has the latest up to date technology and learning spaces, where

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Roses may seem like high maintenance plants, however with a few simple steps throughout the year, it’s surprisingly easy to keep them looking fabulous. During winter, there are 2 important rose jobs, which will reward you with healthier roses and more flowers during the warmer months. Winter pruning, when the roses are leafless, is the ideal time to completely remove any dead stems (which are usually grey) and then cut all the remaining healthy stems down to around knee height. If you have time, prune each stem to just above an outward facing bud. If you’re time poor or a bit unsure, then take no notice of the buds! You can even use hedge shears rather than secateurs. It’s better to prune roses than not at all. If you’ve noticed small yellow spots appearing on your citrus leaves, it could be scale. Turn the leaves over and look for small brown raised bumps. Scale insects are tiny creatures that hide underneath a protective covering and suck the sap out of leaves. Scale can occur in large numbers and affect plant health, as well as discolouring the leaves oil. Regular spraying with white oil on the undersides of the leaves (so it comes into direct contact with the scale) will help bring scale insects under control. Competition winners for June were:

Bloom 1st Marita Smith equal 2nd A. Fowler, T. Loomes & B. Uebergang Produce 1st Margaret Lehmann 2nd Janet Shalders Special 1st Janet Shalders 2nd Lorraine Schefferle Next meeting Tuesday July 14th at the Penshurst Hospital Shephard Centre at 10.00am. Competition “A Camellia”

Following the meeting there will be a rose pruning demonstration.

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