NEWSLETTER 36 10th December, 2013 PRINCIPAL: Mr Jim Roworth TELEPHONE: 6921 3398 FAX: 6921 8745 Website Address: www.waggawagga-p.schools.nsw.edu.au E-Mail: waggawagga–[email protected]SCHOOL DIARY WEEK 10 Tuesday 10th December K-2 Christmas Assembly-11.40am Presentation Night 6pm RSL Club Wednesday 11th December Major Assembly-10.00am Year 6 Farewell WEEK 11 Wednesday 18th December Class Parties LAST DAY OF TERM FOR STUDENTS 18TH DECEMBER. SCHOOL RESUMES WEDNESDAY 29TH JANUARY YEARS 1-6 THURSDAY 30TH JANUARY KINDERGARTEN RELIEVING PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Can you believe that the 2013 school year is nearly over. This will be the final newsletter for the year as students will finish on Wednesday 18 th December. There are a lot of reminders and thank-you acknowledgements to include this week. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Mr Dorrell who was successful in gaining a permanent teaching position in Sydney and to Mr Burgess who will be relieving as Principal at Eurongilly Public School for 2014. We wish you every success. COMING EVENTS TODAY - Tuesday 10 th December: 11.40am K-2 Christmas Concert in the school hall. Children are asked to wear ‘Christmas’ clothes. 6.00pm Presentation Night at the RSL. All children are asked to wear full summer school uniform. For those parents dropping their child off, please by prompt at collecting your child at 7.00pm TOMORROW - Wednesday 11 th December: 10.00am Major Assembly under the COLA. 6.00pm Year 6 Farewell at Commercial Club. Year 5 and 6 students only. Please wear smart casual clothes with a race day theme. Thursday 12 th December: 11.00am Parent Helpers morning tea in the staffroom. If in the hustle of end of year activities your invitation has not made it home and you have helped out our school in any way this year, please come along. Friday 13 th December: SCHOOL REPORTS GO HOME Student Reward Day and stage parties. Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 are required to wear their school uniform while Stage 2 and 3 are able to wear sensible mufti clothes. Please read the notes sent home for details on each stages activities and requirements. ABOVE ALL PLEASE REMEMBER SUN SAFETY. Make sure your child has sunscreen, hat, sensible shoes, water bottle etc. to ensure they stay safe in the sun and have the most fun possible. Students ineligible to attend will receive a note before Friday. Any day this week, remember to HAVE YOUR SAY I know we are all very busy at this time of year but, response has been slow and seriously it will only take you 5 minutes to complete our two evaluation surveys on: Teaching and Creative and Practical Arts. You can access the surveys via the following links or by following the links on our school website. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ WWPSTEACHING https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WWPSCAPA Surveys will be open until Friday 13 th December 2013. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU To our Stage 3 students and teachers for your fantastic efforts and behaviour last week whilst in Canberra. Yet again, Wagga Wagga Public School’s great name was upheld. I hear that there were some very weary travellers on return which just goes to show that a busy and fun time was had. To our school captains, Zara and Mitchell, who played a significant part in the Kangaroo Re-enactment ceremony by presenting a kettle drum to the soldiers on Saturday. To our vice-captains and leaders, Harry, Wade, Clare and Claire, who did a great job of folding the Union Jack and presenting it. Thank you to the parents of these children for giving up a large chunk of your Saturday to support our school and this commemorative event. To any families who went to watch I am sure you will agree that despite the heat, it was a very moving ceremony to highlight a significant part of our local and national history. Special thanks to Miss Nye for dealing so efficiently with a few of the challenges that arose and her record breaking dash and run efforts. To Tandy and Trevor Holden for your generous donations of more signs for our school. We will have a lovely glossy sign for our lectern as well as removable sticker signs which we can use when out and about. I have been given the guarantee that these are easy to apply, so let’s see how I go tonight. To Wagga RSL for donating a new flag to the school. To one of our school cleaners, Melissa, who knitted slippers for every Kindergarten student. This has been a year long endeavour and there was much excitement when the children got to take home their present yesterday. Thanks Melissa, your generosity and thoughtfulness is much appreciated.
K-2 Christmas Assembly-11.40am Presentation Night 6pm RSL Club Wednesday 11th December Major Assembly-10.00am
Year 6 Farewell WEEK 11 Wednesday 18th December Class Parties
LAST DAY OF TERM FOR STUDENTS 18TH DECEMBER.
SCHOOL RESUMES WEDNESDAY 29TH JANUARY
YEARS 1-6 THURSDAY 30TH JANUARY
KINDERGARTEN
RELIEVING PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Can you believe that the 2013 school year is nearly over. This will be the final newsletter for the year as students will finish on Wednesday 18th December. There are a lot of reminders and thank-you acknowledgements to include this week.
CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Mr Dorrell who was successful in gaining a permanent teaching position in Sydney and to Mr Burgess who will be relieving as Principal at Eurongilly Public School for 2014. We wish you every success.
COMING EVENTS
TODAY - Tuesday 10th December:
11.40am K-2 Christmas Concert in the school hall. Children are asked to wear ‘Christmas’ clothes. 6.00pm Presentation Night at the RSL. All children are
asked to wear full summer school uniform. For those parents dropping their child off, please by prompt at collecting your child at 7.00pm
TOMORROW - Wednesday 11th December:
10.00am Major Assembly under the COLA. 6.00pm Year 6 Farewell at Commercial Club. Year 5 and 6
students only. Please wear smart casual clothes with a race day theme.
Thursday 12th December:
11.00am Parent Helpers morning tea in the staffroom. If in the hustle of end of year activities your invitation has not made it home and you have helped out our school in any way this year, please come along.
Friday 13th December:
SCHOOL REPORTS GO HOME
Student Reward Day and stage parties. Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 are required to wear their school uniform while Stage 2 and 3 are able to wear sensible mufti clothes. Please read the notes sent home for details on each stages activities and
requirements. ABOVE ALL PLEASE REMEMBER SUN
SAFETY. Make sure your child has sunscreen, hat, sensible
shoes, water bottle etc. to ensure they stay safe in the sun and have the most fun possible. Students ineligible to attend will receive a note before Friday.
Any day this week, remember to HAVE
YOUR SAY I know we are all very busy at this time of year but, response has been slow and seriously it will only take you 5 minutes to complete our two evaluation surveys on:
Teaching and Creative and Practical Arts.
You can access the surveys via the following links or by following the links on our school website.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/
WWPSTEACHING
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WWPSCAPA Surveys will be open until Friday 13th December 2013.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
To our Stage 3 students and teachers for your
fantastic efforts and behaviour last week whilst in Canberra. Yet again, Wagga Wagga Public School’s great name was upheld. I hear that there were some very weary travellers on return which just goes to show that a busy and fun time was had.
To our school captains, Zara and Mitchell, who played
a significant part in the Kangaroo Re-enactment ceremony by presenting a kettle drum to the soldiers on Saturday. To our vice-captains and leaders, Harry, Wade, Clare and Claire, who did a great job of folding the Union Jack and presenting it. Thank you to the parents of these children for giving up a large chunk of your Saturday to support our school and this
commemorative event. To any families who went to watch I am sure you will agree that despite the heat, it was a very moving ceremony to highlight a significant part of our local and national history. Special thanks to Miss Nye for dealing so efficiently with a few of the challenges that arose and her record breaking dash and run efforts.
To Tandy and Trevor Holden for your generous
donations of more signs for our school. We will have a lovely glossy sign for our lectern as well as removable sticker signs which we can use when out and about. I have been given the guarantee that these are easy to apply, so let’s see how I go tonight.
To Wagga RSL for donating a new flag to the school.
To one of our school cleaners, Melissa, who knitted
slippers for every Kindergarten student. This has been a year long endeavour and there was much excitement when the children got to take home their present yesterday. Thanks Melissa, your generosity and thoughtfulness is much appreciated.
Kellam 1S Monique Dennis, Eliza Walsh, Oliver MacKellar, Finn Mehlstaubler 1P Ben Cohen, Ryan Wilson, Morgan Power 1N Ryan Elkins, Zainab Rashid, Oliver Caton 2T Felix Poynter, Molly McDevitt, Mikai Smith 2G Daisy Millpark, Callum McGregor, Jack
McGovern 2L Zac Walker, Brenna Shaw, Charlie Dacey
School Banking –Fridays
Last date for school banking
this year is Friday 6th December.
Carolyn Holle
School Banking Coordinator
CRICKET TRAINING Cricket training will be on for the Stage 2
players this Thursday after school. This will
be the last training session for this year
and it will resume after the school
holidays. Thank you to all the boys and
girls for their efforts this season.
Mick O’Dea / Will Dorrell
Coaches
To the many parents and friends for your many and varied
contributions to our wonderful school. No matter how big or small, whether in the classroom or out, we appreciate all you do to support us in providing such a range of positive and rewarding learning and extra-curricular activities for our children.
To our dedicated and enthusiastic staff, congratulations on
another terrific year. There are so many amazing memories and highlights for 2013 and behind everyone of them is a staff member organising, training, planning, creating etc. You are a terrific team of professionals who put so much into what you do. Well done.
And finally, to our beautiful, talented and unique students,
thank you for giving your energy, excitement and commitment into everything you do. It is quite remarkable how much each and every one of you has learnt and grown throughout the year and you should be very proud of your achievements and successes. You have continued to uphold Wagga Wagga Public’s excellent reputation within the community and we are very proud of you.
The 2014 school commences for Years 1 to 6 on Wednesday 29th January 2014 and for new Kindergarten students on Thursday 30th December Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a very happy, safe and relaxing holiday period. Please stay safe in the sun and on the roads and return to us for another great year in 2014. Kindest regards Leanne Harvey Relieving Principal
My child/ren :_______________________________ __________________________________________
of class/es ___________________will not be
returning to WWPS in 2014. Reason/School they will be attending in 2014:
