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NORTH WAGGA PUBLIC SCHOOL Building a Culture of Excellence

: 6921 3533 : 54 Hampden Ave, North Wagga Wagga

: www.northwagga-p.schools.nsw.edu.au : northwagga-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

What’s on at NWPS…

Wednesday 17th August SRC Pyjama and Cupcake Day

Thursday 18th August Trent Barrett Shield Tuesday 23rd August Book Week Parade at 10.45am

Thurs-Friday 25-26th August Primary Principals’ Conference

Tuesday 30th August School Photos - Winter Uniform

Mon-Friday 5th -16th September Swim School

Monday-Wed 5th-7th September Sydney Excursion – Stage 3

Wednesday 14th & 21st September 2017 Kindergarten Transition Program

Thursday 15th September Sydney Dance Festival

Friday 23rd September End of Term

Monday 10th October Term 4 Resumes

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

We have really busy fortnight coming up which will be very exciting for all involved. K-2 students had their “Responsible Pets” day today and our hard-working SRC will be raising funds tomorrow with their pyjama and cupcake day. All donations of cupcakes will be gladly received and students have to remember that they’re not to come to school in the same pyjamas they have slept in from the night before. SPELLING BEE Congratulations to all students who have participated in our school-rounds of the Premier’s Spelling Bee. We have some winners from Stage 1 and Stage 2 already, and stage 3 will be determined before the end of this week. Many thanks to Mr Montgomery for his organisation of this! BOOK WEEK Book Week is fast approaching and Mrs McIntosh has our library looking truly amazing. We will have a character dress up day on Tuesday 23rd August where students will be able to show off their favourite book characters in a parade before recess. Mrs McIntosh is assisting all teachers in the plan for a full day of activities. Families are welcome to join in. More details will follow later in the newsletter. TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING This week the teachers will be engaging in extended hours

of professional learning after school. We are very

fortunate to have a Paediatric Occupational Therapist, Mr

Paul Newcombe, joining us for part of the

afternoon/evening. He will be guiding the staff in

developing their understanding of Sensory Processing.

Teachers will also be undertaking an analysis of this year’s

NAPLAN results so we can determine our future priorities

around student learning.

Have a great week.

Mandy Crocker, Principal

TRENT BARRETT SHIELD

This Thursday NWPS will have a girls and a boys team from Stage 2 playing in the Trent Barrett Shield at Paramore Park. Good luck to both of our teams and hope the weather stays sunny for you!

LITERACY LEARNING

SCHOOL PHOTOS –RETURN ENVELOPES ON THE DAY

Siblings that attend the school may have a family photo taken by picking up a “family” envelope from the office. Envelopes with student names have been sent out with the newsletter today. Please DO NOT lose this as it is specially printed with your child’s name on it! THE ENVELOPES AND PAYMENT ARE TO BE RETURNED TO THE SCHOOL ON THE DAY OF THE PHOTOS AND WILL BE COLLECTED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

Children are to wear their WINTER uniforms. School photos will be taken on TUESDAY, 30TH AUGUST.

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

AWARDS ASSEMBLY

Kindergarten Enrolments for

2017 – DUE NOW!

We are currently taking enrolments for children who will be starting school next year.

If you have neighbours with littlies coming next year could you let them know that we are taking enrolments. Enrolment forms are available at

the front office.

If you have collected an enrolment form can you please return it to the office for

processing as soon as possible!

Please leave Pokémon cards at home (with other toys.) They are creating issues

at school.

KQ enjoy being involved in Literacy activities to support their learning of reading and writing.

Great work KQ!

AWARDS ASSEMBLY

Congratulations to the following award

winners at last week’s assembly! CLASS CHILD’S NAME LIBRARY

KQ Liliana Evans Cooper Haddrill Hayden Burcher

EARLY STAGE 1: Riley Hudson STAGE 1: Poppy Hulm STAGE 2: Emily Thomas STAGE 3: Bailey Smart

KS Chase Burgess Emmerson Green Mia Ingram

K/1L Addison Newton Malayah Anesbury Benjamin Orban

1/2M Baylee Edwards Olivia Thompson Jacob Crane

1/2S Lilah Charles Wil Frauenfelder Bindi McFarland

1/2V Milla Duncan Nate Evans Carissa Wheaton

3/4D Ainsley Green Mohamed Al-Saggaf Amelie King

PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS: BEING ACCOUNTABLE FOR OWN LEARNING KQ Marley Mullavey KS Cody Bullock K/1L Deakin Ramsay 1/2M Poppy King- Starr 1/2S Reese Plum 1/2V Harrison Fisher 3/4D Ainsley Green 3/4P Bridie Hallam 4/5G Crawford Wadley 5/6M Piper Robertson 5/6W Lucy Ellis

3/4P Patrick Doherty Elissa French Emily Bartell

4/5G William Goldstraw Jesiah Shaw Edward Moore

5/6M Caitlin Jolliffe Conrad Eyles William Reberger-Guthrie

5/6W Ben Collins Kaya Reti Shyanne Stanton

2017 KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION PROGRAM

This year we will be starting a new Transition to School program for children commencing Kindergarten in 2017. We will be sending letters out to families with children intending to enrol, inviting them to the first session which is scheduled for Wednesday 14th September. If you know of local families who have not yet given us their details, can you please urge them to do so to ensure the children do not miss out on this valuable program. Transition to School will run for the final two weeks of this term, and for those who have handed in their enrolment forms, we will continue with our formal orientation program after the holidays.

BOOK WEEK BOOK CHARACTER PARADE The Book Character Parade will be held on Tuesday, 23rd August at 10.45am. All children are encouraged to dress up as their favourite book character. Please do not spend a lot of money on this it is only meant to be fun, not a financial burden! All welcome! As this is happening in the morning children are expected to remain at school to continue normal classes after the parade. SRC PYJAMA AND CUP CAKE DAY The SRC team are very excited to hold a Cupcake and Pyjama Day TOMORROW Wednesday 17thth August. Ms Moore and the SRC will be supplying the cupcakes. The cost will be a $2 gold coin, this will pay for wearing your pyjamas and each student will receive a free cupcake. Half of the money raised will go towards the RSPCA to help, rescue, rehabilitate and re-house animals. The other half will go to the SRC team, so they can help fund new items for our school. Thanks for your support! AWARDS ASSEMBLY ROSTER

The next assembly will be on Thursday 25th August in the school hall at 2.30pm with an item by 5/6M. All welcome! The Assembly Roster for the rest of the term is 8th September- 3/4P and 22nd September-1/2S. FETE UPDATE – FRIDAY EVENING 21ST OCTOBER

The fete is only a few weeks away! Today with the newsletter you will receive a plastic lunch bag with a flyer on it explaining about the Lucky Number stall and how it works. Please do not send any lollies that are not wrapped. Simply fill the bag with goodies and return it to school in the next couple of weeks. Please get carried away and fill lots of bags and return them to school for the stall at the fete! The kids love it! NAPLAN RESULTS

Please note that the NAPLAN results will be sent home later this week with the Year 3 and 5 students. Please contact the school if you do not receive them this week.

NEWSLETTER ON WEBSITE Don’t panic if you don’t get a newsletter one week, it is always on the North Wagga Public School website!

NOTES & PAYMENTS TO BE RETURNED

State Dance Festival Sydney, Dance Group $60 and note due Friday 19th August

Special Swim Scheme - $60 and note due by 29th August

Yr 3 Borambola Sport & Recreation- Note and $60 due by Friday 2nd September

Yr 4- Great Aussie Holiday Park- Note and $60 Deposit due by Friday 2nd September

Sydney Excursion Yr 5 & 6 Payment Schedule: - $120 due NOW

- $120 due by Friday 26th August

NOTES TO BE RETURNED

COMMUNITY NEWS

KOORINGAL-WAGGA ATHLECTICS CLUB Online registrations are now open for the 2016/17 athletics season. You may register and pay online at www.kwa.org.au. Click on the REGISTRATION TAB and follow the prompts. AFL AUSKICK – GIRLS ONLY Auskick will be held for girls aged 6 – 12 years at Robertson Oval commencing from 4 – 5.00pm on Wednesday 31st August for 3 weeks. Register at AFLAUSKICK.COM.AU and enter postcode 2650 and select “Wagga Girls Auskick”.