Waratah Public School

Term 2 — Week 10 RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY LEARNING Thursday 3 July 2019

Lambton Road Waratah NSW 2298 T 4968 2221 F 4968 1986 E waratah-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au www.waratah-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

DATES TO REMEMBER TERM 2 2019

Thursday 4 July Variety Matinee Years 3, 4, 5, 6 Waratah Callaghan College

Friday 5 July Whole school assembly Stage 2 Dance performance

Monday 5 August Education Week

Wednesday 7 August Education Week STEM showcase– Grandparents Day

Tuesday 13 August Zone Athletics Carnival

Wednesday 21 August Book Week Parade

Monday 26 August Book Fair

Notes to be returned *Absence Note – if your child has been absent from school, please either fill out a yellow note, email the school or do an absence note on skoolbag. Departmental requirement states you have seven days to explain your child’s absence. School hours 9.00 am - 3:00 pm Payment Reminder *Stage 2 Excursion Point Wolstoncroft - Final payment due Friday 5 July *Stage 3 Excursion Canberra Due 26 July - Final payment due Friday 26 July *CrossFit for Term 3 Due 9 August *Dance for Terms 3 & 4 Due 9 August

VERY IMPORTANT - Term 3 change of schooling days Our teachers along with many other teachers in our area, will be attending Professional Development on Monday 19 August with internationally renowned Educational Leader Dylan Wilam. This means school will not be operating for students learning on Monday 19 August. In lieu of this day, school will open for students on Monday 22 July ( First day of Term ). Waratah OOSH centre and WEMOOSH have expressed interest in opening for the full day on 19 August if you are requiring their service. We apologise for an inconvenience this may cause and thank you in advance for your flexibility. Thank You Ricki Metcalfe Relieving Principal

Education Week - 'Every Student, Every Voice' We will be celebrating Education Week with some exciting events next term from Monday 5 August to Friday 9 August. Keep your eye on the newsletter for more information closer to the date. Book Week - 'Reading is My Secret Power' We will be holding our exciting dress up/character Parade on Wednesday 21 August. Mark the date on your calendar and start getting those snazzy ideas ready for some fun costumes. Book Fair - Scholastic will be supplying our wonderful Book Fair again this year in our library from Monday 26 August to Thursday 29 August. Start saving those pennies and more information will be sent home closer to the date.

Education Week STEM Showcase - Grandparents day 2019 To celebrate Education Week on Wednesday 7 August we will be showcasing the many STEM activities that we have here at W.P.S Open classrooms will be from 9.15 am—11.15 am followed by a picnic lunch. Parents, Grandparents and friends are invited to attend.

REPORTS Semester 1 reports will go out this Thursday to all students. Please note that there have been some improved changes to reports. These changes have come about from suggestions made by parents, students and teachers. Specifically, the comment sections aim to be more succinct, while the 'tick-a-box' sections more explicit and easier to understand for parents and students. As always, please do not hesitate to speak with teachers or executive if you have any questions regarding reports or your child's progress. Thank you Relieving Principal Ricki Metcalfe

Zone Athletics Zone Athletics will be held on Tuesday 13 August at the Hunter Sports Centre Glendale. Students who qualified were provided with permission notes this week. Please see Mrs Folpp if you have any enquiries. Year 6 Cupcake Stall A big thank you to our wonderful Stage 3 students and their families for providing cupcakes and treats for our fundraising stall. We made $563.00 which is AMAZING! Thanks you to our very well mannered students who purchased and enjoyed these special treats.

What a great Term of Music!

School Band The school band is taking shape and starting to play through some fun songs every Thursday morning. It’s not too late for you to join us in Term 3. We still have availability for students to play trombone, trumpet, clarinet, saxophone and flute. Instruments can be hired from the school at $22.00 per term and a group lesson costs $15.00 a week with a qualified tutor. Ukuleles! We have also been enjoying a term of seeing new faces come along for a play and a sing. There will be some changes next term. Ukulele will continue as a lunch time activity next term with a few changes. We are after students from Years 1 to 6 who are committed to coming every lunch time so we can improve our skills together and learn more songs to be able to perform. Students will have weeks 1 and 2 of Term 3 to decide if they will be part of this dedicated group. (This week there will be no ukulele on Thursday as Mrs Savage is attending the CAPA performance at the high school). For further information about band or ukulele group contact Mrs Savage karyn.savage@det.nsw.edu.au

A Big Thank You Our wonderful library monitors have been working very hard this term. We are culling old books, repairing torn and broken books, sorting shelves and tidying the robots, computers and games. Thank you our awesome monitors. Tahlia, Amy, Libby, Alex, Cooper, Anakin, Jace, Tan, Riley, Ethan, Haley, Michelle, Indigo, Coby, Expert, Jordan, Tru, Rain, Lucia, Saffira, Mikayla, Chloe, Kaitlyn, Hallie. Our library will look great for our Book Week and Book Fair celebrations next term.

Waratah Public School P&C Association Father’s Day Stall - 27 & 28 August Plans for our Father's Day stall are in full swing! Our stock is ordered and deliveries are arriving daily. The P&C purchase most of the stock needed to make the stall a success but rely on donations to make up our very popular treat bags. Donations of chocolates, nuts, chips, crackers, coffee etc. can be taken to the canteen on a Wednesday or Friday morning. We always welcome new volunteers to help out on our stalls with sales and gift wrapping, so if you would like to join us or organise a donation drop off please send an email to waratahpublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au Next Fundraising Committee meeting is Thursday 4 July 2.00 pm The Hub Rachel G, Fundraising Coordinator

Winter Warmers

From now until the end of the term WPS P&C is collecting warm items such as blankets, sleeping bags, coats, beanies, scarves and baby clothes for those in need. Thank you to those people who have already donated. Only 2 days left!! Items can be left in the large wooden box in the canteen area which is labelled "Winter Warmers". New or used items in good condition are welcomed. Thank you!