The newsletter for Wallabadah Public School and its community

“Excellence in Learning”

Term 3, Week 6 ~ 26 August 2016

Christopher Jackson Small School “BIG” Opportunities!

Principal

This term, our school has undertaken self-assessment using the elements of the School

Excellence Framework. The process of external validation is an important component of

a system-wide approach to school excellence. Schools regularly self-assess their

improvement efforts using evidence to support their reflections. Every five years, an

external validation panel considers the school's evidence providing assurance to the

school and the system, that the progress being made aligns with the standards

articulated in the School Excellence Framework. On Tuesday, the external validation

team, lead by Mrs Lyn Gray, will be visiting the school to talk to our Teaching team for

about two hours. Over the past three weeks I have compiled evidence to support our

school’s self-assessment. At the next P&C meeting I will be working through this

evidence highlighting the successes of Wallabadah Public School and outlining where

we plan to go next.

Some of you may remember when completing our Term Survey during Parent Teacher

interviews there was a question about the “New look” Wallaby Whisper. Many

responses and comments were very favourable. I would like to publically acknowledge

Mrs Gray’s amazing efforts to showcase each week what we do at Wallabadah School. It

is truly an amazing document. If you don’t receive a hard copy of the Wallaby Whisper

on Friday it is available on SkoolBag, on our school website or via email.

Thank you to all of our school community and visitors who attended our Open Day on

Tuesday. There was such a fantastic community atmosphere in the air! We hope you all

enjoyed the day and our showcase as much as we did.

Lunch Orders

Thank you to Cheryl Bray for making the lunches this week. Karen Frost will be making the

lunches on Monday 29 August 2016.

Fruit and Vegetables Week

Next week our focus is Fruit and Vegetables week. Useful ideas on how to increase the fruit and

vegetables in our diets can be found at http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org

Crunch and Sip is one way to do this. Please send in with your children

a snack of fresh fruit or vegetables. The whole school eats their snack

at the start of the day. Please remember that dried fruit, jellied fruit

and additions such as cream or spreads/dips are not appropriate.

First Aid

Please remind your children that if they are unwell or hurt at school they need to tell a teacher and first

aid will be administered. Students are not to provide medication to other students.

Touch Football

Congratulations! Our team is through to Sydney in the PSSA Small Schools

Touch Football competition. They will be heading to Sydney on Thursday 22

September 2016. Parents have been very proactive and have organised a

raffle to pay for the costs associated with this trip. Raffle tickets were sent

home this week.

Training will be held on Tuesday and Thursday at 2:45pm and 2:10pm on Friday.

Building Work

Work has started on our Kitchen. We have reminded children that they need to be

careful around this area. The Kitchen and its immediate surroundings is an out of

bounds area while building work is taking place. Please make sure you enter the

school through the front gate.

During this week’s session we asked the questions “Has

there ever been a time when you needed to zip it and

listen?” “Why is it important to do this?” We had a great

discussion and response from children with comments such

as:

When someone is hurt.

When someone is sad.

When Mum and Dad are in a conversation you wait till

they’ve finished talking.

When you listen to the teacher to find out what to do.

When you’re saddling the horse so you don’t do it all

wrong.

Library Awards

Congratulations to Alexis Sweeney, Calum Frost-Guider, Zane Smith and Kallee Lobsey who received Library Awards this week.

STOP THINK DO

Rule of the Week: Please walk on all cement areas.

Award: Zane Smith for being a great friend in the playground.

A General Assembly was held today.

Awards K-2 Class

Alexis Sweeney for showing initiative in the classroom and improved work habits!

Kyeesha Webster for showing enthusiasm at the ‘Education Week’ concert.

Mrs Roseby

Damien Webster for being a fantastic drummer.

Quaydan Effer for making a big effort for his work on Peru.

3-6 Class

Zane Smith for imaginative writing this week. Well done.

Jayde Smith for showing a good understanding of text.

Wallaby Week Ahead Term 3, 2016

“Fruit and Vegetables Week”

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

WEEK 7

P&C Pie Drive

orders due in

3-6 Assembly

Regional Athletics

Carnival

Wallaby Awards

Congratulations to Joey Reedy and Chloe Dent who received Wallaby

Awards at last week’s assembly.

Library Books

We are in the process of changing over to a new library system called

OLIVER. In the process, we have discovered that the Library is missing

some of our books, particularly new ones such as Mr Chicken Lands on London.

If you come across these books, or any others at home, please return them to school.

Reading Club

Congratulations to Chloe Dent for receiving a merit award for 20 nights of reading.

TERM 3

September 2nd Regional Athletics (Tamworth)

7th Kindy Orientation

15th Life Education Van

Coming Events

Did you know?

You can receive the Wallaby Whisper by

email. If you would prefer to receive the

Whisper by email please contact the office

or complete the form on the Skoolbag app.

Great Bake Sale - Muffin Break

Wallabadah Public School has been registered for the

Great Bake Sale. The competition opens on Monday 29

August 2016, so please keep a look-out for further

information. We would love to win some prizes to go

towards our kitchen.