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Westlawn Public School A member of the Grafton Community of Schools

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4212Message from the Principal Welcome to the 2017 school year at Westlawn PS. We extend a special welcome to the newly enrolled students and their families. Our friendly school community is sure to make you feel most welcome. Our new Kindergarten students will begin on Wednesday and will get to know their Year 6 buddies during the coming weeks. The Year 6 students do a fabulous job in introducing the Kinders to being at ‘big school’ to help

Tuesday 19 September 2017

Message from the Principal Our Westlawn PS P&C Fair was a huge success with a huge number of people streaming through the gates to enjoy the experience of a friendly school fair. There was so much for visitors and our students to buy, to eat and to see, and there were so many games and activities to enjoy. I extend the greatest appreciation to our staff and families who got behind it to make it such a brilliant success. A huge thank you to the P&C committee for the fabulous job they did in coordinating the event. Special thanks to Michelle Oxenbridge as well as Miss Bradley, Mrs Palmer, Mrs McGrath and Mrs Cheetham. Thank you to the students for their hard work in preparing and running stalls too! Parents, grandparents and other community members helped in so many ways to make it the success that it was. The comments made by visitors to the Fair were so positive. The amount raised was over $13 600 which is outstanding. Thank you so much to everyone.

Term 3 has been filled with so many highlights for the students. I thank all our school staff, as well as parent and community volunteers, for working to make Westlawn Public School such a fabulous place for our students to enjoy learning, and to develop their character and values. Our students leave Westlawn at the end of Year 6 able to hold their heads proudly, knowing that they have made a valuable contribution to Westlawn, and that they are prepared for the challenges of high school and beyond. We aim to create students with strong values who will be worthwhile citizens who act responsibly and respectfully. We provide a strong foundation for future learning and leadership. As the Term draws to an end I would like to thank staff and parents for a terrific Term 3. It has been filled with so much activity and exciting learning opportunities for our students. A wonderful team effort. If you are having a holiday, safe travelling and we look forward to seeing you all in Term 4. Students and teachers return for Term 4 on Monday 9th October.

PSSA State Hockey Congratulations to the boys who represented our school in reaching the NSW PSSA State Hockey. The boys demonstrated skill and sportsmanship to become runners up in the PSSA State Championship finals. Mr Alford, who coached the team did a brilliant job preparing the boys for each level of the competition. Well done to all the team and their coach. A big thank you to parents other family members and friends who accompanied the boys to Sydney and supported the team at each of the games. Award Assembly Our Term 3 Award Assembly will be held on Wednesday 20 September at 1pm. Parents will be notified if their child is to receive an award.

International English Competition Well done to the following students for their excellent results in the International English Competition. Distinction: Eliza Berrick (Y4), Caleb Berrick (Y6). Credit: Kate Raven (Y3), Layla Kingsley (Y4), Heidi McClymont (Y4), Luka Cheetham (Y5), Jamaica Yager (Y6). Merits: Ryder Gorring (Y4), Lachlan O’Grady (Y4), Jason Parkes (Y4), Ava Byrnes (Y5), Ella Kilduff (Y6). School Plan We are in the process of developing our School Plan for the next three year cycle (2018-2020). In our plan we have input from the School Executive, teachers and School Community members. Each school develops their individual plan according to the needs of the school and it assists in providing continuity in areas of quality learning, teaching and leadership.

Yesterday, Pat Cavanagh (Principal School Leadership) worked with some staff members to begin the planning process. Next term Pat has offered to meet with interested parents to provide an opportunity for them to understand and have input into the planning process.

We have organised Wednesday 18th October from 3:15pm - 4:15pm for the visit. If you would like to attend could you fill in the form below for catering purposes and return it to the school office. This is the only time we could organise this session with Pat as the area he supports is vast and we have been lucky to access this time for our parents/carers.

Infants Disco The Infants Disco is on Friday after our Infants Assembly. Children can wear mufti. Children must wear clothing which covers their shoulders (no singlet tops or shoestring straps) and they need to wear covered footwear (no thongs). Newsletter Online This year we are working towards sending our School Newsletter by email only, therefore eliminating paper copies. There will be a paper copy available to collect from the office if parents/carers are unable to access the Newsletter by email or on the website. If you are not already receiving the Newsletter by email could you please fill in the slip below and return it to the School Office as soon as possible. Woolworths Earn and Learn Thank you for supporting our school with this promotion which finishes today. In the school foyer, near the school office there is a collection box for stickers or sheets of stickers. We also have a box located at Woolworths in Shoppingworld with our school name and logo where you can also place the stickers. Could you place the stickers in the boxes as soon as possible. Thank you to Shayna Delaforce who has been counting all the stickers to enter online. Trish Ellis Relieving Principal Diary Dates TERM 3 Week 10 Thurs 21 Sept PSSA Cricket Fri 22 Sep Infants Disco Fri 22 Sep LAST DAY OF TERM TERM 4 Week 1 Mon 9 Oct Students and staff return for Term 4 Wed 11 Oct Canteen Meeting and P&C Meeting at 6pm in Meeting Room. Week 2 Mon 16 Oct CSI catch up testing day Tues 17 Oct Primary Disco Wed 18 Oct NSW PSSA Athletics Thurs 19 Oct NSW PSSA Athletics

Westlawn Public School P&C Newsletter Term 3 Week 10

What a fantastic fair we had last Friday.

Massive thanks to Michelle Oxenbridge for coordinating this years fair. Thankyou to Lana Bradley and all the teaching staff for providing such wonderful stalls and

activities. To everyone who volunteered time, donated goods, or supported our fair in any way THANKYOU

Canteen News On Wednesday 2oth September the canteen will be selling Hotdogs as a special for lunch for $3. There are very limited quantities so please get your order in early as they may sell out quickly. Michelle Ford was formally elected last Wednesday night to the role of Canteen Manager. Thankyou Michelle for taking on this volunteer role. For all enquiries relating to the canteen roster please call 0416808614. We still need volunteers for Fridays. If we cannot find more people than we will have no choice but to close on Fridays. Clothing Pool News

Our clothing pool is having a SALE to clear out stock. All Clothing items are reduced by 30%. Some sizes may be in short supply. There is also a rack of clearance items. Please call in and check out our sale. The sale will continue until all stock is sold. As from 2018 all uniforms will need to be purchased from the brewery uniform shop.

CANTEEN ROSTER Wednesday 20 September Vanessa Berrick, Debra Watts

Thursday 21 September Sue Ulrick, Campbell Timmins, Debra Watts

Friday 22 September Shelley Thompson, Belinda Wormald, Tamika Henson

Monday 9 October Belinda Bowling, Christopher Bell

Tuesday 10 October Debra Watts, Liz Hamlin, Belinda Bowling

SCHOOL NEWSLETTER ONLINE

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SCHOOL MAGAZINE SPONSORSHIP

I would like to sponsor a page. $20 is enclosed as well as a business card or details

for sponsorship. ____________________(signed)

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SCHOOL MAGAZINE ORDER

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Magazine at a cost of$20.00 per copy. Enclosed is $ ___________

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PAT CAVANAGH – PRINCIPAL SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

I will be attending the planning afternoon on Wednesday 18th October 2017.

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RED ROCK CORINDI SLSC

Become a nipper – ages 6-14 years

Sign on day Sunday 15th October at 9.30am

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