Dear Students & Families
55 Burke St (PO BOX 959) WARRAGUL VIC 3820 PH: 5623 1385 FAX: 5622 3721 EMAIL: [email protected]
UPCOMING EVENTS
NOVEMBER
Scholastic Book Fair 11th - 15th
School Council Thursday 14th
School Formal Friday 22nd
Athletic Sports Wednesday 27th
Crazy Hair Day Friday 29th
Parents & Friends End of Year Lunch
Friday 29th
DECEMBER Last Day of Term 4
Friday 20th
Today has been an amazing day. Students and staff arrived in superhero mode – with fantastic costumes, huge smiles and, many, superhero poses! Adam Wallace worked with students throughout the day, showing them how to draw illustrations. Students loved the sessions and produced some wonderful drawings. The launch of Sam Panasewycz’s book “Super Sam’s Zombie Story” was a great success. He was extremely excited and we are all proud of his efforts. Thank you to Adam Wallace for illustrating the front cover; to Kim Yuen for acting as Sam’s editing assistant; and to his family for coming and supporting him at the book launch. AWESOME WORK SAM! As previously mentioned in a newsletter, we were successful in our
application for the Maths Specialist Program. Sue De Silva and
Angela Nunan will be working as Maths Specialists for the next two
years. As part of the program, professional learning is provided for
the Specialists. Sue and Angela are currently in Melbourne this week
for the first part of this professional learning. They are spending the
week listening to and learning from fantastic presenters who are
highly skilled and regarded in maths. We cannot wait for them to
return to share their learning with us.
Nicole
Warragul & District Specialist School
To make a MOVEMBER DONATION go to http://au.movember.com/ and search for our
team…. Support the Mo at WDSS
Tuesday 12th November
Super sam’ s room 4 Super Heroes
You’re invited to the book launch and book signing for:
Tues 12th Nov at 2pm, at WDSS
Come dressed like a super hero!
Room 2, 4 & 5 Halloween Fun
On Thursday the 31st we had some Halloween Fun, we dressed up and moved around the rooms in groups, doing Halloween activities.
We made scary masks, slimy pudding with worms and spider web biscuits.
Noah, Rm 2
Mia, Rm 10
Troy, Rm 3
SCHOOL AWARDS!
Raffle Winner
Hanah, Rm 10
Paul, Rm 13
WATERWALL ITEMS Now that the weather is warming up we want to encourage some water play in the Junior yard by creating a ‘water wall’, such as those pictured here. We would appreci-ate it if anyone has any old offcuts of poly pipes, flexible piping or funnels that they would be happy to donate to the school.
Please send them in with your child or leave them at the office.
Thanks Sandra and Anne
NIGHT SPOAK Supporting Parents Of Asperger/Autism Kids
In informal support group for parents
We meet for a cuppa and cake
2nd Wednesday of the month
(except school holidays)
November 13th
7.30—9.30pm
at Middels Restaurant,
Princes Way, Drouin
For more information, contact
Katrina: 0427 801 160 Janice: 0407 554 080
SPOAK Supporting Parents Of Asperger/Autism Kids
In informal support group for parents
We meet for a cuppa and chat
every Wednesday (not school holidays) at 10am
at The French Pear, 83 Princes Way Drouin 3818
For more information,
contact Janice on
5625 3075 or 0407 554080, Jill on 0438 183 539,
or Joy on 0408 359 694
Asthma Foundation Spring News
A beautiful garden can really help make a house a
home, especially during spring. However, gardens
can harbour some allergens that may be trigger-
ing asthma and allergy symptoms. Problem areas
in a garden can include: pollen, organic mulch,
venom from stinging insects, contact allergens,
weather changes, fertilisers and chemical sprays.
Plants with bright showy flowers are generally
pollinated by insects or birds and plants with
small inconspicuous flowers are generally wind
pollinated. It is the wind pollinated plants that
should be avoided. Pick plants that are sold as
‘bird attracting’. Avoid planting European trees
like Birch or ash. Choose a low pollen producing
grass that does not need frequent mowing, like
hybrid couch varieties (e.g. Santa Ana or Windsor
Green).
Most of all, don’t be afraid to get in the garden if
you love it! Contact us for a copy of our Low Aller-
gen Garden brochure and take it along to your
nursery and figure out what plants are best for
you and your garden.