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Term 4 Week 1 Thursday, 18 October 2018

Welcome back to Term 4! We look forward to finishing the year off with a bang. Term 4 is a wonderful time to celebrate our students and the wonderful year they have had. This term will be a busy time and there will be many exciting weeks ahead. Stage 2 Camp At the end of Term 3, Year 4 students were lucky enough to attend their outdoor sport & recreation camp, held at Nepean Active Centre, Douglas Park. The camp was a huge success. The students had a wonderful time, experiencing a range of activities that are built on fun, trust and personal challenge. Taking on some of these activities and overcoming any personal fears has a very positive and long lasting effect on the student’s strength of character, confidence and ultimately their self-esteem. I’d like to thank Mrs Casdas, Mrs Cabrera, Mr Wilson, Mrs Howard & Mrs Garrett for giving up time with their own families to provide our students with this wonderful experience and their organisation and supervision over the three days. The children appreciate you providing them with such a memorable experience. Public Speaking I would like to take this opportunity to wish Jayda J from 3/4 Coral good luck in her Public Speaking Competitions over the next few weeks. Jayda will represent our school, zone and region in the State Multicultural Public Speaking competition next Friday, we are extremely proud of Jayda, reaching this level of the competition is an outstanding achievement. Jayda will also

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represent our school and zone at the Regional Public Speaking competition in the coming weeks and we also wish her luck at this event.

Footy Fun Day On Thursday, 20th September we celebrated our Year 6 Footy Fun Day. The Year 6 students, parents and teachers worked tirelessly throughout the morning to set up their stalls and prepare for the day. It was an absolute joy to witness the faces of our students as they made their way through the activities and enjoyed the Footy Fun Day experience.

Tuesday 23 October Invictus Games Excursion Kindy Orientation – Day 2 K-2 School Spec Rehearsal

Wednesday 24 October SRC – Crazy Hair Day

Thursday 25 October K-2 Assembly Superkids – 1/2 Turquoise Item

Friday 26 October PSSA Summer Kindy Dentist Visit

Monday 29 October Combined School Spec Rehearsal

Tuesday 30 October Combined School Spec Rehearsal

Wednesday 31 October Halloween :-0

Thursday 1 November 3/6 Assembly 12.45pm 3 Mustard & 5/6 Tuscany Item

Friday 2 November PSSA Summer

Principal’s Message WGPS Calendar

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The children enjoyed a vast range of activities, including our jumping castle, food and novelty stalls. The support for Footy Fun Day was enormous and our final total reached $7200! A big thanks to Mrs Fuller, Mrs Phillips, Miss Taylor and the Footy Fun Day parent committee for their organisation of the event and a special thanks to our guest Terry Lamb and Daniel from the NRL your support was greatly appreciated! ICAS 2018 Results Congratulations to the following students who received excellent results in the recent ICAS assessments: Mathematics High Distinction – Ananta K. Distinction - Elias R, Vivek J. Credit – Thomas T, Nihal H, Robbie F, Anannya S, Erin W, Bronte F, Ryan J, Charlie P. Merit - Jeyda H. English Credit – Ira S, Thomas T, Jack L, Maeve W, Anannya S, Saanvi R Merit – Shennae M, Shreeya, Charlie P. Crazy Hair Day Next Wednesday (24th October, 2018) the SRC are hosting a Crazy Hair Day to raise money for our sponsor children in the Congo and Siza. These funds will go towards their basic living expenses as well as their schooling. The children are allowed to come dressed in mufti with their hair done in some sort of different, colourful or 'crazy' way and provide a gold coin. Thank you for your support towards this great cause

Thought for the fortnight

Stay Positive, some of your best days haven’t happened yet Kylie Foreshew Julie Finn Relieving Principal Relieving Deputy Principal

Principal’s Awards

Merit Awards

K Green Leah, Sophie, Alexander B, Lenny

K Purple Erica, Addison, Isaac, Darcy

K Yellow Semira, Damian, Anton, Victoria

K Blue Kye, Sophia, Eden, Thomas

K Red Summer, Emmett, Sophie, Emma

3 Canary Elana, Eia, Jacob, Fletcher, Jai

3 Daffodil Emmi, Riley, Naman, Lucas, Dion, Max, Emma

3 Mustard Nirav, Antonio, Mohamed, Finn, Paige, Milla

Stage 2 Maths Groups Awards

3 Canary - Ailene

3 Daffodil - Emmi 3/4 Coral - Ethan

5 awards Max K Red, Isla K Purple, Piper 1 Navy

10 awards Jessica 2 Teal, Cherise 2 Jade, Annabel 1 Sky, Jack 1 Navy, Mikayla 1/2 Turquoise, Sophie 1 Sky, Piper 1 Navy

15 awards Makenzie 3 Mustard, Lincoln 2 Kiwi, Chloe 2 Teal, William 2 Emerald, Ruby-May 2 Teal, Reuben 3/4 Coral

20 awards Rachel 4 Crimson, Danica 3 Mustard, Ailene 3 Canary, Lana 3 Mustard, Emmi 3/4 Coral, Isabella 3 Mustard

25 awards Ethan 3/4 Coral

30 awards Jarryd 5 Royal, Georgia 4 Crimson

35 awards Ava 6 Fuchsia

40 awards Brendan 6 Fuchsia

Student Achievement

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Notes sent home

Selective High School Applications (Current Year 5 students applying for a Year 7 position in 2020) At the end of Term 3, notes were sent home with Year 5 students about applying for Year 7 entry into a selective high school in 2020. The Selective High School Placement Test will be held on Thursday 14 March 2019, however, you must apply online by 12 November 2018. If you would like to have your child considered for Year 7 selective high school entry in 2020, you need to apply on the internet using a valid email

address (not the student’s email address). Detailed instructions on how to apply online are available at https:// education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7. The application website opens at the link above on 9 October 2018 and closes on 12 November 2018. You must apply before the closing date. There are no paper application forms. Please see Miss Taylor if you have any questions. Public Speaking Success! Congratulations to Lincoln (Stage 1), Jayda (Stage 2), Andrew (Stage 3) on their success at District Public Speaking. With Lincoln and Andrew coming second and Jayda first, it really demonstrated the rich depth of talent we have at Wattle Grove and the strength of our public speaking programs. You were all magnificent on the day and the school is very proud of all your efforts. Jayda will now be competing at the next level against the top 15 students from 250 schools in the Sydney region. This will occur in November, after she competes at the State level of the Multicultural Perspectives competition in October. Best of luck in the upcoming events, Jayda!

Date Year/ Class

Details Returned By

24/9/2018 Invictus Choir

Invictus Choir Excursion

26/9/2018

25/9/2018 Eldest Child Light the Night Reminder

N/A

27/9/2018 Kindergarten Kindy Orientation Morning Tea

N/A

27/9/2018 Year 5 Selective High School 2020

19/10/2018

27/9/2018 State Dancers

Principals Opening Ceremony

Sentral

27/9/2018 Kindergarten Term 4 Update

Sentral

18/10/2018 Yrs 2-6 School Spec Excursion

ASAP first 50 only

18/10/2018 Year 5 Prefect Elections Information

N/A

18/10/2018 2 Emerald Class Note regarding Teacher

N/A

18/10/2018 Yrs 4-6 Tell Them from Me Survey

23/10/2018

Office News

Year 5 News

Public Speaking News

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School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS) 2019 School student applications for 2019 open from Monday, 15 October 2018. Students progressing to year 3 and year 7 do not need to re-apply if they:

- are continuing at the same school - are residing at the same address - have not been sent an expiry notification

from Transport for NSW Where a student meets the new distance eligibility, the system will automatically update their entitlement. If they do not meet the new eligibility, they will receive an expiry notification. Students who have an entitlement approved under a medical condition which is due to expire will receive a notification advising them to re-apply. Term Bus Pass holders will receive a notification to re-apply. If students need to update their information or re-apply, they should go online to https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/updateDetails Applications need to be submitted before 31 December 2018 to ensure student entitlements are updated and their current entitlement/card is not cancelled. If their application is submitted after 31 December 2018, the system will automatically cancel a card and a new one will need to be issued.

Students in the Opal network applying for a SSTS or Term Bus Pass entitlement for the first time will receive their card at their nominated postal address. Cards will be mailed out during December 2018 and January 2019. We have included more information from Transport NSW on the back page of this Newsletter.

RSL Youth Choir Invictus Games Peace Project Today our very talented Choir attended the RSL Youth Choir Invictus Games Peace Project at NSW Government House the performance was outstanding and the student’s behaviour was exemplary. Thank you to Mrs Robinson for your amazing coordination of our talented singers. Invictus Games The countdown is on to the stage 3 Invictus Games excursion. 5 days and counting till 60 lucky students will set off to Sydney Olympic Park to attend the swimming heats and participate in educational workshops. Just a reminder that students are required to be at school by 7am for 7:15am departure; anticipated time of return is 3:45, if needed arrival updates will be sent out via the Sentral app and the official school Facebook page.

Defence News

Other News

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Welcome I would like to extend a warm welcome to the families who have joined us this week. I hope your time at our school will be a memorable one. Education Assistance Scheme DCO provides a range of services and resources for Defence children, to assist with the transition between schools and education systems when a member is posted within Australia, and to provide support for the unique needs of Defence students. Defence may reimburse fees for educational services external to the school. Students may be entitled to up to 14 weeks of tutoring in any subject that has been recommended by the

school principal or the child’s teacher. This applies to primary and secondary students, within the first 18 months of commencing at the new school. Deployments and Absence Please make sure you let your child/ren’s classroom teacher or I know if a member of your family is away for an extended period of time. Having this knowledge will go towards supporting the student/s at school throughout the absence period.

Kim Lazarevic

Defence School Transition Aide Grandparents Day We will be holding a grandparents day in November, please see below. Invitations will be sent home to every family next week.

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Special Invitation

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