2019 term 1 week 2 - warrawee public school...warrawee “the place to be educated for the future”...
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Warrawee “The place to be educated for the future” WARRAWEEKLY
Term 1, Week 2: 5 February 2019
Further Upcoming Events can be viewed by clicking on this link: www.warrawee-p.schools.nsw.gov.au to the home page of our school website.
P U B L I C S C H O O L
UPCOMING EVENTS: TERM 1, 2019 Mon 11/02
Annual School Swimming Carnival, PLC Pool
Mon 18/02
General P&C Meeting, 7pm in the school library
Fri 01/03
P&C Family Movie Night Under the Stars (see page 7)
Fri 12/04
End of Term 1, 2019 NB: Easter 2019 is in these school holidays
Sat 23/03
Election Day Cake Stall/BBQ
Dear Parents and Carers,
WELCOME TO THE 2019 SCHOOL YEAR Welcome back to Week 2 Term 1 and another fantastic year of learning at Warrawee. I hope that you have all had a very happy and relaxing holiday and are excited about the year ahead.
It is wonderful to see everyone looking so refreshed and happy following the holiday break and ready to return to school. The teachers are all looking forward to another great year. The children have been placed into their 2019 classes and are quickly settling in to their new class routines.
Last week we welcomed several new pupils, across all grades, to our school and yes-terday we welcomed around one hundred very excited Kindergarten pupils and their families as well. I am delighted to welcome you all to our school community and I hope that your association with Warrawee will be a long and happy one.
MEET THE TEACHER We will soon be holding our annual Meet the Teacher evening and you will be notified of the time and date in the next newsletter which will be out next week. The newslet-ter will then continue to be sent out every odd week of term. If you have not down-loaded the Warrawee school app please do so as it is a fabulous way for us to com-municate with you all at short notice.
STAFF APPOINTMENTS This year we have several staff changes to report. We welcome Mrs Hayley Baker, Ms Zoe Kanellopoulos, Mr Michael Taylor, Ms Georgia Bender, Ms Olivia Collins, Ms Nicole Drury, Ms Sonia Wiberg and Mr Myles Richardson. Since our last newsletter we have learned that Mrs Darby will continue to act in the Principal’s role at Cowan Public School until the position is filled and Mrs Bell was successful in gaining a per-manent position at Hornsby North Public School. Congratulations to Mrs Bell on this exciting achievement. Mrs Bell worked at Warrawee Public School for many years and we will miss her.
I am confident that 2019 will be yet another great year for our school community and I look forward to working with you all again.
Best wishes for a happy and successful first term.
Regards,
Carrie Robertson
1486 Pacif ic Highway, WARRAWEE NSW 2074 | T: 9144 2637, 9144 5952 | FX: 9983 9340 E: [email protected] | W: www.warrawee-p.schools .nsw.gov.au
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ANNUAL SWIMMING CARNIVAL We are looking forward to our carnival next Monday. Buses will be leaving at 9:00am promptly in readiness for our big day. Thank you to everyone who has returned their swimming permission notes. Please, if the notes are not in yet, can you ensure that all sections of the notes are completed. I use the bottom part to enter children into races whilst the class teachers retain the top section for per-mission. Thank you to all the families who have done this. Please know that all races will start once all classes are at the pool. There will be no early races. All participating children should be in costumes ready to swim when their races are called. House coloured shirts make it a lot of fun. We look forward to everyone having a great carnival. CONGRATULATIONS We congratulate the 2019 House Captains and Vice Captains.
Please know that these leadership badges will be handed to the house captains at next week’s assembly in the Hall at 1:45pm. HORNSBY ZONE PSSA SUMMER COMPETITION Summer PSSA begin next Friday. Sport for all children in Years 3-6 will occur on Fridays in the morning session. Trials are under way with teachers taking great care and a lot of time to select the teams. Once the teams are decided and a draw known, permission notes will be handed out. Sue Jurkschat
On the last day of the school year 2018, I accepted a permanent teaching position at Hornsby North Public School. I am very excit-ed to be moving there in January, but I am also very sad to be leaving Warrawee. I have taught at Warrawee for 12 years and loved every minute, the children are bright and kind, the parents are supportive and helpful and the staff have always been gener-ous and inclusive.
I am very sad that I was unable to say a proper goodbye to the community that welcomed me and made me feel that I belonged. And so, to all of the beautiful students I have taught, to all of the wonderful parents who have done so much to help shape the com-munity into what it is today and to all of my fantastic friends and colleagues who work so hard to create the very best opportunities for our children, I want to say the BIGGEST thank you ever! I will never forget the fantastic years that I have spent there.
Thank you to the moon and back. Debbie Bell
HOUSE CAPTAIN VICE CAPTAIN
GORDON (white)
Maeve K Angus C
Miranda C Joshua G
KENDALL (green)
Maddie H Cameron P
Ava G Conor L
LAWSON (yellow)
Calindra S Charlie W
Adam D Olive G
PATERSON (blue)
Amity B Jack T
Lucy L Jack W
Hi everyone and a warm welcome to the new school year
WELCOME TO NEW FAMILIES To all new families to Warrawee PS this year, the P&C warmly welcomes you to our school. The P&C promotes the interests of the parent body and the school by having parents, carers, citizens pupils and staff work in close co-operation. If any one would like a copy of the P&C Handbook 2018/19 please pop into one of the school offices – it provides a great run down about who the P&C are and what we do. I also encourage you to also come along to one of our General P&C meetings - see dates, times and location below. Please also feel free to contact me on the president email address below.
MINI WORKING BEE – THANK YOU During the holidays a group of parents helped Mr Jon spread 10m3 of mulch behind the retaining walls below the library. Thanks to Tim C, Paul S, Jeremy A, Peter B, Amy L, Steve P, Jonathan W, David L, Gid M, Peter B, Andy B and Glen B for all pitching in to help.
SWIMMING CARNIVAL - VOLUNTEERS TO BAKE The P&C provides morning tea and lunch for our teachers and helpers at school sport carnivals. Any parents who are able to make morning tea items (eg baked goods, fruit) for next week’s 3-6 swimming carnival, please contact me at my email below by tomor-row Wednesday 6 February.
‘WELCOME TO 2019’ OUTDOOR FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT 1 MARCH 2019 This year our ‘Welcome to 2019’ event is an outdoor family movie night in the evening of Friday 1 March 2019 to be held on the In-fants oval near the school hall. Please save the date for this fun, social event. The movie will be announced very soon, watch this space!
As part of the evening, we would like parent representatives from our school’s different nationalities to be involved in a very short welcome to the new school year in their native language. Anyone who would like to participate please contact Loueen at [email protected]
CLASS CONTACT LISTS AND CLASS PARENTS Thank you to all the incoming Kindergarten parents for completing the P&C Student Details Form during the Best Start Interview. Our Class Parent Coordinator is in the process of finalising the Class Contact Lists for each class from Kindy to Year 6 and parents should all receive an email very soon with your Class Contact List. For new families to Warrawee (other than Kindergarten), if you have not already completed the Student Details Form, please col-lect a form from the school office or visit the P&C section of the school website or request one from Class Parent Coordinator at [email protected]
If anyone is interested in being the Class Parent for your class, please email our Class Parent Coordinator by 15 February at the email address above.
PARENT BUSINESS DIRECTORY – ONLINE FROM 1 MARCH Thank you for everyone who has registered to be listed in the online Parent Business Directory. Inclusion in the directory is open to all Warrawee families who own or part own a business and is completely voluntary for the small fee of $50 per school calendar year. If you would like to register please email [email protected]
Next P&C Meetings – all welcome
Executive Meeting held Mon, 4 February Band Sub Committee Meeting Tue, 5 February General P&C Meeting Mon, 18 February (7pm, School Library)
Upcoming P&C Events Welcome 2019 Family Movie Night Fri, 1 March 2019 State Election Day Cake Stall/BBQ Sat, 23 March Federal Election Day Cake Stall/BBQ TBA Cross Country Fundraiser Thu, 9 May (event)
FOND FAREWELL TO WONDERFUL WARRAWEE
SPORTS NEWS NEWS FROM YOUR P&C
P&C PRESIDENT REPORT - 05/02/2019
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Upcoming P&C Events (continued) Working Bee Sun, 26 May Father’s Day Breakfast Fri, 30 August (TBC) World Teacher’s Day Celebration Wed, 23 October Big Night In Sat, 2 November
Thanks for your support.
Sally Bayley [email protected]
Welcome back, we look forward to providing your children with an-other term of healthy lunches and snacks.
Welcome to the kindy children and other newcomers, if you have any questions in regard to the canteen please come to the primary side window and have a chat, we’re open from 8.30 - 2.00pm, daily.
Recess and lunch orders are delivered to the infants children, pri-mary children collect from the window. Infants window only opened at lunchtime. Primary opens at 8.30 for small selection of breakfast items, great for children who attend band, we are then open again for recess and lunch.
Flexischools is back up and running for the term, please have all orders placed by 9.00am. Menu items are similar to last term. Flex-ischools are currently updating our 2019 class list, please use last years class in the interim.
If you have a spare hour or so we always love parent helpers to open the Infants window at lunchtime 12.15 - 1.35pm, selling snacks and drinks. Please email us or knock on the Primary door.
Jan, Melinda, Fiona and Amanda [email protected]
WEEK 2 & 3 OPENING HOURS 2019
Tuesday 8:30am – 9:30am Thursday 8:30am – 9:30 am Thursday 2:30pm – 3:30pm First 3 weeks & last 3 weeks of term ONLY.
ATHLETE’S FOOT, HORNSBY Athlete's Foot are working with local school's to encourage children wearing good quality school shoes that fit our growing children's feet. Warrawee Public School have joined the rewards scheme. Please mention your school when purchasing shoes at Athlete's Foot located on the ground floor at Westfield in Hornsby.
SCHOOL HAT DELIVERY Medium Sized Hats will be delivered by the 13 February, all back orders will be delivered directly to classrooms.
REMINDERS • Online orders will be delivered to your child’s class on a Thursday • Uniform Price Lists can be found on the school website • Please note the Uniform shop no longer accepts cheque pay-
ments • With the supermarkets no longer using single use plastic bags, we
ask that you please bring in your own bag. Kylie Southwell [email protected]
Welcome to Band 2019 - we have gotten off to a wonderful start this week with so many enthusiastic members.
A reminder of the 2019 band schedule:
Monday 7:30am Intermediate Band Monday 3:30pm Performance Band Tuesday 7:30am Training Band Wednesday 7:30am Chamber Ensemble Wednesday 3:30pm Stage Band Thursday 7:30am Performance Band Thursday 3:30pm Intermediate Band Friday 7:30am Training Band
TRAINING BAND PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE A SPECIAL REHEARSAL FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENT BEFORE YOU START FULL BAND REHEARSALS SO PLEASE CHECK SCHEDULE BELOW.
Training Band Only:
Friday 8th February Flutes Tuesday 12th February Clarinets Friday 15th February Saxophones Tuesday 19th February Trumpets Friday 22nd February Trombones, Euphoniums Tuesday 26th February Bass Guitars, Keyboards and Percussion Friday 1st March FIRST FULL BAND REHEARSAL
Kate Gandy [email protected]
UNIFORM SHOP
CANTEEN
NEWS FROM YOUR P&C
BAND
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