WALLACIA PUBLIC SCHOOL 1573-1585 Mulgoa Road

WALLACIA NSW 2745 Tel: 4773 8433

Fax: 4773 9050 Email: Wallacia-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal: Mr Trev Mason

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‘Today is for Tomorrow’

SAFE RESPECTFUL LEARNERS

Term 2 Week 10

Wednesday 28 June 2017

Principal’s Report

Families,

The term has flown by and I am finding it hard to believe I have

been a part of the Wallacia PS community for 2 terms! Not a day

has passed where I have not been so deeply grateful for the

opportunity to work with your wonderful children, our dedicated

staff and the supportive parents and friends within the broader

school community.

PBL - The SRC selected Owen Sweeney’s Positive Behaviour for

Learning symbol as the winner of our PBL mascot competition.

Congratulations to Owen for this wonderful achievement. The

olive wreath represents education and learning. The hand shake

represents everyone working together in partnership. Together

our school represents innovation, opportunity and success.

As part of our PBL initiative we will be holding our Special

Student Acknowledgement session this Friday between recess

and lunch. This is our chance to celebrate and acknowledge all

the students who have worked really hard with their effort and

behaviour to achieve their best this term. All students who

received our Principal Awards are invited. We are also inviting all

students who received a Bronze, Silver or Gold badge this term.

We will be sharing some treats and having a special activity

together.

REPORTS –Students will be given their reports before the home

bell on Thursday. Please remember that FRIDAY is the last day

of school for Term 2. Students are required to attend school on

Friday. Students return to school for Term 3 on Tuesday 18th of

July. Mrs Tritton and I will be completing some training this first

day. Mr Rush will be covering 5-6T.

Premier’s Reading Challenge – we have received a few enquiries about how students log in to

the NSW Premier's Reading Challenge website. Please go to the PRC homepage and click on the

Logon on the menu to login.

It will take you to the NSW Department of Education portal login page; students log in directly to

the PRC website using their Department of Education (DoE) username and password. These are

the same details a student would use to access the Student Portal and the computer network at

school.

NAIDOC Day – We held our special NAIDOC Day 2 weeks ago to celebrate and acknowledge our

Aboriginal history, heritage, culture and identity. We welcomed Mulgoa PS who participated in our

NAIDOC Day events. All our kids and teachers experienced a range of activities and shared their

experiences. This was a great opportunity to build our relationships and share our knowledge.

NAPLAN – The Department of Education (DoE) is testing NAPLAN as an online process. Our

year 3 and 5 students will be participating in a trial online NAPLAN test for a session in week 7,

Term 3. The students won’t actually receive any data or records from this process. It is purely a

trial to see how our infrastructure, computers, internet and timetabling work under online

conditions.

Dentist Visit – The school will host a mobile Dentist Service visit next term for students on the 7-8th of September. A note will come home early in Term 3 explaining all the details for your child to be involved. Students will attend in groups of 2-3 for assessment and follow up treatment if required. Warm regards Trev Mason

School Driving Subsidy – Term 2 Update During 2017, Transport for NSW is in the process of changing the School Driving Subsidy system, through which parents receive a payment when transporting students to school over a certain distance. Parents should visit the website at www.transportnsw.info/school-

students in order to apply or update their details online.

Because of the ongoing changes to the system, parents should

be aware that there may be delays in parent payments for

Semester 1 2017.

Ten Pin Bowling Our students from K-6 have just finished our final week of the Sporting Schools Ten Pin Bowling Program. They have enjoyed weekly sessions with experienced Ten Pin Bowling instructors. It has been excellent to see students have a go at developing their skills while having fun with their peers.

Cooking with Kindergarten Last week Kindergarten were very excited to finally pick a large zucchini from their veggie patch. After caring from the zucchini as a tiny seedling the children were amazed to watch it grow into a vegetable. After picking the zucchini the students used it as the focus of their maths lesson, measuring it and weighing it. Kindergarten also researched the world record length for a zucchini. Our zucchini measured a length of 43cm and weighed 1.39kg. It was just 12cm short of the recorded world record length. On Friday 23rd June, Kindergarten took their zucchini into the kitchen and enjoyed a cooking lesson using zucchini as the main ingredient. The students made zucchini boats and zucchini and potato chips. Every single student enjoyed the feast, giving everything a try. Afterwards many parents asked for the recipes as students boasted that zucchini was their new favourite vegetable. A huge thank you to the wonderful parents who assisted Kindergarten with their cooking lesson, Mrs Sweeney, Mrs Frost and Mr and Mrs Keough. Your assistance is truly appreciated. I wonder what will be next on the menu for Kindergarten! Miss Talia Carroll Kindergarten Teacher

Wallacia Public School is very proud of Jessica Preston! Jessica came 20th at Sydney West Regional Cross Country. Great result Jess!

SRC CAKE STALL

On Friday 21st of July the SRC will be holding a cake stall.

The prices range from $5 and under.

All dishes should be nut free. Please make sure all dishes are labelled with the ingredients

and family last name.

Bring your dish before school to Olivia or Tamia.

Kindergarten (2018) Transition to School Initiative Invitation

Wallacia Public School would like to invite families with children who may be ready to start Kindergarten in 2018 to take part in our Kindergarten Transition to School Initiative 2017. This program is specifically designed to assist students to transition from a home or preschool environment to ‘big’ school. This Kindergarten Transition to School Initiative will commence in Term 3 and continue throughout Term 4. The program will run every second Thursday at 9.15am to 10.15am, in the current Kinder Classroom. The dates for the program are: Term 3 Term 4 Week 3 3 August (Meet the Principal) Week 1 12 October Week 5 17 August Week 3 26 October Week 7 31 August Week 5 9 November Week 9 14 September Week 7 23 November

Week 9 7 December (Orientation Day) We look forward to again running this successful initiative on Thursday mornings to assist next year’s Kindergarten students to make a successful transition to school. On Thursday 3 August (first day of transition) Mr Mason invites Parents/Carers to join him for a “Cuppa and a Chat” in the staffroom while their children are in the classroom for transition. Parents/Carers are welcome to stay for a “Cuppa and a Chat” in the staffroom while their children are in the classroom for transition every Thursday morning. On Thursday 7 December (last day of transition) we will hold our official Orientation Morning. Orientation will run for parents/carers while their children are at transition. We welcome as many parents to attend this valuable session as possible.

Please make contact with the school office on 4773 8433 as soon as possible, if you have

NOT notified the school of your intention to attend this valuable initiative

WARRAGAMBA FAMILY FUN DAY

FAMILY FUN DAY July 2017 Expression of Interest

Date: Early July school holidays – proposed date Tuesday 4th

July.

Venue: Civic Park, Warragamba

Time: 10.00 – 2.00pm

An invitation is being extended to you to participate in a family fun day in Warragamba.

This is an opportunity for you to contribute to the health & wellbeing of our community while promoting

your organization and increasing awareness of what support is available to local families.

We are calling upon anyone who is interested in providing information and/or activities which are aimed at

aiding children’s developmental needs and wellbeing as well as educating parents and carers by linking

them to appropriate supports and services. PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM TO ENSURE YOUR PARTICIPATION ON THE DAY

Organisation /

Group:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Name:

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Address:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Phone:

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Email:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Please provide a copy of your Public Liability with your application.

I am interested in providing the following:

Service/Group/Display Information Stall

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Activity – Please stipulate if it is for children or parents/carers

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Other……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Please return this form to Corinne Woolcocks, Family Support Worker. Thank you.

Fax: 02 4774 1273 Email: familysupport@wsnc.org.au

School Holiday Golf Clinic

Antill Park will be hosting a Junior Holiday Golf clinic at the course on the

second Thursday of the school holidays.

Thursday 13th

July

This would be a fantastic opportunity to introduce your child to the game of golf

or continue to improve their skills if they’re already playing.

No handicap necessary; We are keen to work with all kids who have an interest in playing golf and

learning some of the finer points of the game.

Time: 12 midday till 4.30pm

( Players have to be signed in by an adult; registration 12 midday )

Cost $30 per player; $50 family of 2.

(each additional player from family of more than 2; $10 per head ) This includes Professional tuition clinic under the guidance of Mr Brett

Chappell and Gavin Meredith; competition, prizes, and a bottle of water.

Registration

Register by phoning the Pro Shop on 4677 1240 or ring Rob Berger on 0414

378 617

( Registration closes on Wednesday 12th

July. )

We look forward to seeing you there!

Brett Chappell – Golf Professional Rob Berger – Junior Golf Officer

120 Years Celebratons

Year 6 Stalls Market Day

Maids Braids And Slime! On August the 1st we will open a stall with different types of braids for $4, bows for $2.50, cool elastics for 10c, rice balloons for $1 each and slime for

$3.50 so come down to our stall!! By Kiana, Jessica and Sienna

LITTLE MUNCHERS

WE SELL CUPCAKES ($2), COCONUT

ICE ($1.50), WATER (50c). WE ARE

DOING A JELLYBEAN CONTEST ($1

for 3 guesses) and 50c for 1)

120 Years Celebratons

ROAD SAFETY PLEASE DO NOT make a U-Turn across unbroken lines. The local Police command has been targeting school zones.

Coming Events

DATE Event Cost Who’s Involved

Final Date for Payment

Friday 30 June Principal’s Award Day

N/A Students who qualify

N/A

Friday 30 June

LAST DAY TERM 2

WINTER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

TUESDAY JULY 18

TERM 3 COMMENCES

ALL STUDENTS

K-6 RETURN TO SCHOOL

DAY 1 TERM 3

Friday 21 July SRC Cake Stall Max $5/cupcake

All students Fri 21 July

Wed 26 July

Choir rehearsal $26 bus Choir Fri 2 June

Fri 28 July Stage 2 (Yrs 3 and 4) Camp instalment 2

$55 Years 3 and 4 who have paid Camp deposit

Fri 28 July

Tue 1 Aug 120-Year Anniversary – WPS ALL WELCOME

N/A School and community

N/A

Wed 2 Aug Combined Small Schools Athletics Carnival

TBA Students K-6

TBA

Thu 3 Aug Kindy 2018 Transition – First Meet and Greet 9.15 am

N/A Kindy 2018 and families

N/A

Fri 11 Aug Stage 3 (Yrs 5 and 6) Camp instalment 2

$100 Years 5 and 6 who have paid Camp deposit

Fri 11 Aug

Tue 15 Aug Choir performance – Penrith Valley Performing Arts Festival

Ticket price TBA

Choir TBA

LOST PROPERTY There is an abundance of lost school jumpers and jackets. Lost property is kept in the office foyer. Please call in and check for your child’s article of clothing.