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WIRREANDA WHISPER GROWING IN HARMONY 43 Brocklesby Road Medowie NSW 2318 TERM 1 WEEK 3 2019 www.facebook.com/WirreandaPS Phone: 4982 8893 www.wirreanda-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: wirreanda-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Principal’s Message Welcome to our new staff! Mrs Barnes joins us from Kareela Public School. Welcome to the 2019 School Year! Welcome back to all our families and a special welcome to new families joining our community. We look forward to a successful year with lots of learning experiences and fun. I have formed 24 classes based upon our current enrolment numbers. As enrolment numbers settle, there may be some minor adjustments to classes and or teachers. School drop off and pick up routines Mr Bruce has come from Waitara Public School. Drop off: • Students should not be at school prior to 8:50am. • Please do not congregate in the COLA. This is a very crowded space and this time allows your child time to settle and find friends prior to classes starting. Pick Up: • There are two pick up points from 3:15pm: o The grassed area at the front of the school o The NOLA Parents are not to wait in the COLA or areas outside classrooms. Parents will be asked to leave if they are in these areas. The COLA will only be used as a pick up zone in wet NEWSLETTER CHANGES weather. This is the last Wirreanda Whisper in this format. All our gates are closed (not locked) during the day. Our Whisper now moves to our SZapp platform and will be published in Weeks 2 and 6 each term. 2019 – BookWeek Book week this year is in Week 2 term 2 to coincide Please download our app with a visit from Morris Gleitzman! The parade will day will be on Wednesday 8 May Our newsletter, most permission notes, calendar and key messages are now being communicated via the one platform. 1
Who’s who at school? Kate Jurotte Traci Collins 2019 Jodi Fitness Staff member Class/role SAM Glenda Armer KH Sandra Holland (AP) SASS Karen Moule KM Laura McLeod Barbara Inglis KW Kerry Whitty WHS/ KA Angela Head Assets Nicole Boswell 1S Latarnya Stephenson Canteen Sharon Grant 1T Thomas Green Cleaners Graeme Bonham 1/2A Jacqui Allan Narelle Hayter 1M Tayla Green DP Susan Wilson 2D Corynne Darcy Principal Philippa Young 2E Andrew Erickson 2B Hannah Brown Parents first point of contact should be their child’s teacher and I urge parents to develop a positive 2O Erin O'Brien (AP) partnership with their child’s teacher to maximise 3H Katie Hamshaw (AP) the learning opportunities for the children. 3L Lorelle Shearer 3B Jason Bruce If you have a concern or issue and it cannot be 3/4B Alysha Barnes resolved in discussion with the class teacher, 4R Erin Rowe parents should make an appointment to meet with 4GR Erin Graham/ Chelsea Rees the Assistant Principal. 5H Pat Hay 5L Erin Leleu Parent Information Evening 5M Daniel Melmeth 6H Kate Holland Tuesday 19th February 2019 6F Amy Fort The evening will operate as follows: 6J Liz Johnson (AP) • 5:15pm - Welcome BBQ John Stonell Dan Lindsell • 6:00pm - Session 1 in Years K-6 classrooms RFF Gillian Reynolds • 6:35pm - change over bell Belinda Harvey • 6:40pm - Session 2 in Years K-6 classrooms Maddie Guider LAST Kristin Dyball • 7:15pm - End of the evening bell Lisa Ehmann - Stage 3 Sessions will be held in your child’s classroom with Intervention Kath Gray - Stage 1 your teacher allowing you to gather information Teachers Pauline Patterson – Stage 2 about the class, expectations, routines, homework Rachel Crossing and key learning areas. Library Xanthe Lee Each session will be approximately 35 minutes. It is Library Admin: Terri Walker imperative sessions run on time. This is not a time Defence Support Mentor Karen Schieb for one on one interviews. Counsellor Andrew Moore Each teacher will run their session twice, repeating GA Allan Davis the information from session 1 to allow parents to Sue Marriott get to two different classes. We encourage all Katie West parents to attend as there is always something new SLSO Amanda Keller to explain or update parents on, and each teacher Lia Potter operates in a different manner in their room. 2
A supervised movie will run for Wirreanda students Students who ride their bicycles and scooters to who come along with parents, as students do not school are also reminded that they must stay off attend the information session. High school their bikes/scooters until they are across the students or toddlers will not be permitted into the Ferodale or Brocklesby crosswalks. This is for the supervised movie. safety of pedestrians. The school gate that leads into the bike racks is The playground will not be available to students. locked during the day, however all bicycles and Students must be picked up from the MPC or NOLA scooters must be securely locked to the bike racks after the session. to prevent theft. Kind regards, Philippa Young Sue Wilson Deputy Principal Deputy Principal’s Message What’s available in the school for students this Welcome Back! year A warm welcome to all Wirreanda families for 2019. There are many activities and clubs for students to It has been a wonderful start to the school year participate in or try out for. Teachers organise these with students arriving to school with big smiles and in their own time and will advertise them to even bigger school bags! interested student via the daily classroom newsletter (WOT News) and call over the PA for Brainstorm Productions students to attend. On the 25th February there will be a Brainstorm Ukulele Group Bucket Drumming production for all students who have paid for their Drum Corp Boys’ Hip Hop stage pack. The title of this performance is ‘Saving Dance Crew Star Struck Lil and Archie’. It promotes positive relationships, Senior and Junior Dance Band social skills, the balanced use of technology and the Senior and Junior Choir Chess Club importance of sleep. The show caters for all age Coding Club Drama Group groups and has had excellent reviews from other Bridge Building (Yr 4) Lego Club schools. Lunch Sport games Board Games Garden Club Debating Books for Babies Public Speaking Rugby League The presentation of a book to new babies born to Rugby Union Touch Footy our Wirreanda families has become a wonderful Cricket Netball tradition at our Monday morning assemblies. AFL Library Monitors (Yr 5) If you have a new addition to your family, please let SRC Recycling monitors the office staff or your child’s class teacher know. You will then be contacted by Mrs Wilson who will Scholastic Book Club 2019 advise you of the assembly date. We will not We’re on the lookout for volunteers to help out present the book until the new baby is at least 6 with Book Club! There are only two issues per term, weeks old. and it’s a great way to help out the school! Come and see us, or email us at Bicycle and Scooter Permission wirreandabookclub@gmail.com, if you have any All students who ride to and from school will need questions, or want to lend a hand! to complete the Permission to Ride Bike/Scooter When you order from Book Club, not only do you form, available from the front office. Thank you to bring some wonderful books into your home for the students who have already completed them. yourself and your children, but you also help the This form outlines student and parent school, with 20% of your purchase going back to the responsibilities such as the wearing of helmets and school for use in buying library books and other the safety requirements of bicycles and scooters. school resources. Please ensure that your child/children understand Kind regards, Jade Lyon and Marita Tripet that they must comply with these requirements. Book Club Coordinators 3
Term 1 Wirreanda Public School 2019 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 11 February 12 February 13 February 14 February 15 February 3 Yr6 Camp 18 February 19 February 20 February 21 February 22 February Meet the teacher Zone Swimming 4 night 25 February 26 February 27 February 28 February 1 March Brainstorms 5 Performance 4 March 5 March 6 March 7 March 8 March First SZapp 8am ATSI Yarn Up 20/2B Assembly 6 Newsletter Brekky 11 March 12 March 13 March 14 March 15 March Scripture Starts Harmony Day / 7 National Day Against Bullying 18 March 19 March 20 March 21 March 22 March P&C AGM 6J 6F Assembly 8 25 March 26 March 27 March 28 March 29 March 3 Way Interviews Cross Country 9 begin 1 April 2 April 3 April 4 April 5 April 3 Way Interviews 1 Positive reward 0 afternoon 8 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 12 April 9:30am ANZAC Day Easter Hat 1 Service Parade 1 4
P&C AGM Our P&C AGM meeting is on Tuesday 19th March at 3:30pm. At the AGM all executive positions will be declared vacant with a new committee formed. Nominations should be received prior to the meeting. Nominations can be handed in at the office or submitted via the School app (SZapp) P&C Executive Officer Nomination Form Wirreanda Public School P&C Association I wish to nominate________________________________ as a candidate for the position of: President Treasurer Secretary Vice-President Candidate I accept the nomination for the position of ________________________________________________ Name: ___________________________________ Signature: _________________________________ Moved by: Name: _______________________________ Signature: ______________________________ Seconded by: Name: ___________________________________ Signature: __________________________________ Notes: • Candidates may nominate themselves. • “Moved by” and “Seconded by” may be completed before, or at the meeting. 5
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