Respecting the past, valuing the present, aiming for the future

Tuesday, 14th October —Week 1

Term Dates

Feb 5—Apr 11

Apr 29—June 27

Jul 15—Sept 19

Oct 7—Dec 17

Dates to Remember

21/10—Tiddalik

Show

31/10—WWHS

Multicultural Day

3/11—Bookfair

7/11—Stage 1 Show

Pete the Sheep

11/11—

Remembrance Day

21/11—Transition

BBQ

9/12—Presentation

Night

12/12—Award Day

17/12—Last Day of

School 2014!

Term 4 is underway with a very settled start in week one. The highlight of the week was the unveil-

ing of the new Primary play equipment. This has been a project of the P&C started as a suggestion

of a way to engage Primary students with positive play during lunch and recess. As well as putting

in the playground equipment, members of the P&C have tidied many of the gardens and given the

school a general ‘spruce up’. The grounds are looking much better for this work.

Last week at assembly we made three presentations to some of our outstanding students. I pre-

sented a cheque on behalf of the P&C to ALICE HAIRE as she had had to travel to Sydney to receive

her writing award at the end of term 2. Other cheques were presented to TIANNA HARRINGTON &

ZACK DORING to assist them with expenses they will have as they travel to Sydney this week to

take part in the state Athletics Championships at Homebush. These Year 4 students received a

cheque for $150 each which was the proceeds of a cake stall held last term which was organised by

class teacher, Miss Redden and supported by members of the class. It was a wonderful gesture by

their classmates and was much appreciated by these families. Good luck to both of them this

week.

This week sees staff involved in a number of professional development courses aimed at further

development of our skills. These courses are in data analysis, connecting to country and Auswim

training. Anyone going past the school on Saturday may have wondered why the teachers were all

here. 2015 sees the introduction of a new Mathematics syllabus and in order for all teachers to

work on this new document we had to come in on Saturday. No we don’t get paid extra but we will

end the end of term on Wednesday 17th December like the rest of the school!

Peter Carrett

Phone: 6795 4284 Fax:6795 3098 Email: weewaa-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au School App: Username: community PWord: weewaaps

Mr Carrett presents cheques to Zac Doring & Tiarna Harring-

ton at last Thursday’s assembly. This money was raised by 4R

at a cake stall last term to assist their classmates as they rep-

resent our zone at the State Athletics Carnival in Homebush

this week.

Year Two have been learning about patterns in music. They have created their own lyrics to the beat pattern of ‘Happy

Birthday to you.’

Megan’s hair is long. Megan’s hair is long. Megan’s hair touches her bottom. Megan’s hair is long. By Charlize

Megan is very cute. And she is little. She runs really fast. I like her so much. Lacey

Primary Students will start swimming for Sport on Friday 7th November 2014. More details to follow closer to the date.

We wish Zac Doring and Tiarna Harrington all the best as they compete at the State Athletics Carnival today and tomor-

row in Homebush. Photos and a recount of the event will appear in next week’s newsletter.

The school is fun. The school is fun. The school is fun. I love coming to school. Bianca

You are so silly. You are so silly. You are being loud. You are so silly. Chelsea M

Cats are very annoying. Cats are very annoying. Cats it’s your owner. Singing you a song. Chelsea H

Save the Amazon Rainforest

How important is the global effect to you? The tropical rainforest is tome to many wild animals and plants on the earth. There will

only be a little left by 2035. Not only does it affect the animals and plants, it also affects the earth’s weather.

A recent study by climate change experts suggests that a 3 degree rise in world temperatures by the year 2030 would destroy around

75% of the Amazon.

There are a number of dangerous species living in the Amazon rainforest such as the cougar, jaguar and anacondas.

How much does the ecosystem mean? If logging companies keep chopping down the rainforest it will lose everything; trees, animals

and the ecosystem. It was proven earlier in 2014 that there are only 40,000 plants, 3,000 fish, 1,294 birds, 427 mammals, 428 amphib-

ians and 378 reptiles left in the Amazon rainforest. This is horrific! Because of logging companies tearing up the Amazon, many ani-

mals are now endangered, such as the orangatans. If we don’t act now it will be too late. Thousands of species will DIE! This is sicken-

ing.

The logging companies are so bad that the burning trees from fires create smoke so dense that it has grounded planes at LA PAZ air-

port. Up to 1500mm up into the Andes and the smell reached Rio De Janeiro. People missed their flights for holidays and work be-

cause of logging companies. They need to STOP! It is wicked.

The Amazon is almost the size of the US. It will soon shrink because of logging. All the animals and trees will be gone, and only dirt

will be left. In 1987, 200,000 sq kms of Amazon Rainforest was burnt in Brazil releasing 500 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the

air; this could have been avoided if it wasn’t for people purposely starting these fires for their own gain.

You need to help save the rainforest because it is part of nature and all the animals will lose their homes! Save the Amazon Rainfor-

est!

By Sheree Howison 5A

In the holidays my little sister was born. She was born on 20/09/2014. Her name is Ellie Grace Maxwell. She was 51cm long and 7

lb, 8oz. She was born at 11.40. She is a few weeks old and already sleeps all night! By Jordyn Hayne.

Narrabri Junior Cricket

Competitions: Milo in 2Cricket 4-7 years

Under 9s: 8-9 years

Under 11s: 10-11 years

Opens: (Under 14) 12-14 years

Fees: Milo $65 (includes participants pack)

Under 9-14 $50 for first child and $45 for the next.

Library News

Book Fair will be held in our school li-

brary on the week starting the 3rd of

November.

This is a great opportunity

to buy a new book to read

over the Christmas holi-

days!

Tiddalik Show

On Tuesday next week all of our students will attend the dramatic per-

formance “Tiddalik” presented by members of Young Australia.

This event will be free of charge to our students as the school will be cov-

ering the cost through our Equity Funding. The performance will be held

in our school hall.

Remembrance Day

On Tuesday 11th November our stu-

dents will attend the Remembrance

Day commemoration events to be held

at the town memorial clock. More de-

tails will follow in future newsletters.

Wee Waa Amateur Swimming Club

Swimming Club will commence for the season on Thursday 16th October at

5.30pm at the Wee Waa Pool. Registration is available online and past

members of the swimming club should have received an email with a link

for registration and payment. If you require further information or help

with registration, please contact Alana Galagher (Club Registrar) on

alana555@bigpond.com We look forward to welcoming back all existing

and new members for the 2014/15 season.

Active After School

Active After School will run again this Term each Monday and Wednes-

day afternoon commencing next Monday 13th October from 3.00-

4.00pm. All students are welcome to attend. Please see Miss Miguel for

a permission note if you haven’t already filled one in for this year!

The first week back for Term 4 saw all students settle to our regular classroom routine. This term is always a busy one, filled

with sport, yearly reports, presentation night, transition to both kindergarten and high school, art extension and intensive swim-

ming just to name a few! Keep your eye on the school app for upcoming events.

This week the Primary children were able to play on their brand new equipment. A huge thankyou to the volunteers of the P&C

who worked hard over the holidays to have this play equipment ready for action!

Selective High School—Registration for entry to Selective High Schools for Year 7, 2016 opens today. If your child is in Year 5

and wishes to apply for enrolment at Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School or Yanco Agricultural High School you need to

logon to the Selective Schools Website and follow the link to register.

Year 3 check out the new Primary Play Equipment donated by the P&C recently. It gets a big

thumbs up!