Wakehurst Public School, 8 Glen Street, Belrose T: 9451 1812 www.wakehurst-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Wakehurst Public School

27 September 2018 Principal’s Report

Dear Parents and Carers External Validation This term, Wakehurst Public School has been externally validated against the domains of teaching, learning and leading as outlined in the School Excellence Framework. This included the school producing seven evidence sets that reflect our pursuit of excellence and the provision of high quality educational opportunities for each and every child. In all of the domains we have been validated at Sustaining and Growing and in the key elements of Wellbeing and School Resources we are Excelling.

The panel was very impressed with the progress the school has made, and below I have reproduced some of their feedback. The full school submission is available in the office if any parent or carer wishes to review the document. I am extremely proud of our staff, students and community.

We had an explicit snapshot into your school via the submission, today enhanced in a way that was indeed inspiring. Your team and yourself gave us a deeper understanding of your context and clarification on your on balanced judgments. It was clear that the whole school community were reflected in the submission and the panel meeting.

Diary Dates

2018 - Term 4

September Fri 28 Last Day Term 3

October

Mon 15 First day Term 4 - Staff and students return

Tues 16 P&C Budget Meeting

Thurs 18 Years 3 & 4 Duffy’s Forest Incursion

Tue 23 The Great Book Swap

Tue 30 Year 6 Fete

November Thurs 1 Music – Count us in

Sat 3 Year 2 Fundraiser – A Night at the Races

Thurs 8 Kindy 2019 Transition to School

Mon 12 – Fri 23 Year 2 Swimming Scheme

Wed 14 P&C Movie Night

Thurs 15 Kindy 2019 Transition to School

Thurs 22 Kindy 2019 Transition to School

December Wed 5 Kindy Presentation Day 2.30pm

Thurs 13 Presentation Day for Yrs 1-3, 9:30-11:00am Years 4-6 11:40am – 1:00pm

Wed 19 Last day term 4 for students

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The collaborative, respectful, passionate leadership team that worked tirelessly on this submission are a credit to themselves and your leadership, congratulations to each of you. We were already in awe of what we had read in the submission that was amplified as we had the pleasure of walking around the school and visiting classes, talking with staff and students and hearing more about Wakehurst Public School. Please commend the entire school community for their combined, continued efforts to strive for excellence. It is a school that we would have both been honoured to send our own children to.

Dance Extravaganza We were so excited today to be able to showcase our talents and skills as dancers. The theme of our 2018 Dance Extravaganza was ‘Friendship’ and our talented students embraced this theme by dancing with enthusiasm. Thank you to our Dance2BFit instructors and teachers for all working hard to bring the routines together, and our Year 5 and Dance Sport teachers for showcasing the Tango and Cha Cha. The morning was an excellent showcase of the talents of everyone here at Wakehurst, and we also extend our thanks to the Wakehurst community for coming along to support our dancers and helping with costuming.

Teacher Professional Learning This term our teachers have engaged in professional learning across three key areas which are: Positive Behaviour for Learning, Focus on Reading and online learning to support mathematics through Building Blocks for Numeracy. Additionally, four of our teachers participated in Quality Teaching Rounds along with teachers across our community of schools. On Monday we celebrated their dedication to this process by sharing how this program has helped to improve their practice in the classroom. Congratulations to Mrs Ducker, Ms Fox, Mrs Packman and Mr Patterson pictured below with The Forest Network Director of Educational Leadership, Mrs Sally Egan. The teachers used words such as inspiring and motivating to describe their involvement in this program.

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Kindergarten 2019 Enrolments Kindergarten 2019 enrolments are now due, so if you haven’t as yet enrolled your child we would appreciate it if you could please do so prior to the end of the term. We are looking forward to welcoming our Kindergarten 2019 students to Wakehurst PS at our transition mornings on November 8, 15 and 22. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information regarding the enrolment process. Enrolment forms can be downloaded from our website or obtained from the school office.

This term, our school is participating in the Partners in Learning parent survey, another part of the Tell Them From Me suite of surveys (student, teacher and parent surveys) on student engagement. The survey asks parents and carers questions about different factors that are known to impact on student wellbeing and engagement. Running this survey will help our school understand parents’ and carers’ perspectives on their child’s experience at school. These include: communication between parents/carers and staff, activities and practices at home and parent/carer views on the school's support of learning and behaviour. This valuable feedback will help our school make practical improvements. The survey is conducted entirely online on smartphones, iPads, tablets, laptops or computers. The survey will typically take 15 minutes or less to complete and is completely confidential. The parent survey will be conducted between 21 August and 13 October. Although participating in the survey is entirely voluntary, your responses are very much appreciated and assist us to plan for the future. More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au. To access the survey for our school go to: https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/4qxq9 Planning for 2019 Early next term we commence planning our classes for 2019. To assist in this process, it is most helpful if we have accurate student numbers. If your child will not be returning to Wakehurst Public School in 2018, please send written advice of this to me as soon as possible. Also if you know of any families or Kindergarten 2019 students who are yet to enrol we would appreciate your support in helping us by asking parents to enrol as soon as possible. If you have particular information related to your child’s 2019 placement of which you feel we need to be aware, please put this in writing via a note to the office or email prior to Friday 9 November. It is also important that the information is received in writing and directed to me rather than through discussion with your child's teacher. Enjoy and safe and restful spring break with your family. We look forward to welcoming everyone back for Term 4 on Monday 15 October. Kind regards Caroline Desmond Principal

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Student/s Not Returning to Wakehurst Public School in 2019

To assist us with our class planning, if your child/children will not be returning in 2019, please complete the form below and send it to the office. This does not include Year 6 students moving on to high school next year.

Name: ____________________________________________ Class: ____________________

Name: ____________________________________________ Class : ____________________

Name: ____________________________________________ Class: ____________________

The relocation is due to:

moving overseas or interstate

moving to NSW Department of Education School __________________________________

moving to an Independent/Catholic School _______________________________________

Reason for Leaving: (optional) _______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Parent/Carer Signature: _____________________________________________________________

Years 3-6 News Opera Australia Wakehurst students had the pleasure of Opera Australia performing ‘The Magic Flute’ for them. I would like to thank Mrs Carden for all her hard work during Performing Arts lessons for preparing the students for the Opera. All students were enthusiastic and engaged during the opera.

Crazy Hair Day It was great to see so many students supporting this week’s Year 6 fundraiser by sporting their craziest hairstyles. It was a very successful fundraiser for year 6 raising $378. A fantastic effort Wakehurst!

Dance Extravaganza Today we had the Wakehurst Dance Extravaganza. I would like to congratulate all students for the effort and enthusiasm they put into learning their dance routines. Great work! It was lovely to see so many parents come and enjoy the students wonderful dance skills.

Kerrie DuRoss - Assistant Principal (Rel)

Years K-2 News This term has come to a flying end and what a busy one it has been! Opera Australia’s performance of The Magic Flute was thoroughly enjoyed by all. It is such a unique chance for the students to experience this genre and the looks on their faces was just as enjoyable as the show. Thank you Mrs Potter and Mrs Carden for preparing the students for the show during Music lessons and their awareness of it to be active participants.

Crazy Hair day was so much fun and we thank you for supporting this fundraiser for Year 6 Sportspro Term 4 - we will begin Sportspro the very first day students return next term – please wear sports uniform on that first Monday for all K-2 students. Jane Packman - Assistant Principal

Sports Update Sydney North Athletics Carnival Congratulations to our school representatives who competed last week in the Sydney North Athletics Carnival at Homebush. We had 10 students representing our school in a variety of sprint, long distance and field events. It was great to see them compete with such enthusiasm across all of their events. Special mention must be made of Jack S (Year 5) who qualified for the 10 years Boys 100m final and came 7th. Thank you to all of the parents who transported students to and from the event. Below are some photos of some of our competitors as they came through the marshalling area last week.

NSW PSSA Football (Soccer) Success Congratulations to Hailey C (Year 6) who competed last week as a member of the NSW PSSA Girls Football (Soccer) Team in the School Sport Australia Championships. Hailey had a great week playing in this high level competition and her team was awarded the silver medal after a narrow loss to Queensland in the final game. Hailey was awarded the coaches award for Most Consistent Player at the end of the tournament. Well done Hailey, what a great way to end your primary school football career!

Girls Soccer Gala Day Last Tuesday Wakehurst PS had 4 teams participate in the Warringah PSSA Girls Soccer Gala Day at Melwood Oval. It was a great day, with many games being played throughout the tournament. Our teams displayed excellent teamwork, spirit and behaviour. 3 of the teams narrowly missed a place in the semi-finals for their age divisions. Thank you to Mr Patterson who organised our participation in the event and to the parents who came along to support on the day. It was a great experience for all!

2019 Carnival Dates Carnival dates have been allocated for the following carnivals for 2019.

• Swimming – Wednesday 30 January 2019 – 12 – 2:20pm • Athletics - Thursday 4 July 2019 – All day

Trish Fox – PSSA Sports Organiser

Choir

Our Choir, made up of members from Years 4-6, participated in the Arts Alive Choral Concert last Thursday evening at the Syndey Opera House. They have worked tirelessly all year to learn the music and lyrics to over 10 complicated songs, and then be able to become part of a massed choir of over 700 children and sing in the same harmony. Every student was so well behaved as always and noted by the convenors. It was such a wonderul day and we were very proud of them all. Thank you parents for supporting the details and change of arrangements to your usual day, we really appreciated it. Jane Packman, Kate Smith and Laura Ducker

Library News

The Great Book Swap On Tuesday October 23 our school is holding a book swap to raise funds for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Students bring in one loved book to swap and a gold coin to be able to take home another book to enjoy. http://www.greatbookswap.org.au/

Tuesday 23rd October

Please bring one book to swap on the day and a gold coin.

Canteen

Wakehurst Public School P&C Association Glen Street, Belrose NSW 2085 Telephone: 9451 1812 Fax: 9975 4629 Email:

wakehurst-p.schoo@det.nsw.edu.au

POSITION VACANT- CANTEEN MANAGER

Wakehurst P&C is looking to hire a new manager for our school canteen. Sadly, Rebecca Chappelow will be leaving the school at the end of the year and we are looking for a new face of the canteen. The role is a paid casual position of around 24 hours a week with the canteen opening on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday during the school term.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Operating the Canteen facility within School parameters including times of operation and school policies

2. Cash Management (Including till summaries, floats, supplier invoices, security) 3. Menu and Pricing 4. Food Handling/Preparation/ Safety 5. Stock control 6. Rostering and managing Volunteer Assistants including WHS 7. Monthly reporting to P & C Meetings

Key experience required:

8. Experience in food handling/ preparation, nutrition and working with children 9. Ability to work as a team member and supervise others 10. Experience in working with volunteers and/ or school groups (parents and staff) 11. Time management skills and ability to control day to day food operations 12. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of preparing and promoting healthy eating 13. Knowledge of the Fresh Tastes @ Schools NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy 14. Demonstrated understanding of Work Health and Safety (WHS) and food safety responsibilities 15. Demonstrated computer literacy using Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word) and internet 16. Basic knowledge of financial management systems

If you would like to know more about the position or to apply for the position please contact the Nimisha Kalimuthu, the P&C President on wpspandcpresident@gmail.com

Applications close on 19th October 2018

Loya

P&C News

It’s been another busy month for the P&C! At next month’s meeting on Tuesday, 16th October @ 7pm, the P&C will be discussing our budget for 2019. If you have any suggestions on what we as a school community could contribute to, submit them to the P&C as soon as possible, as the deadline for submissions is the 1st of October. We always welcome new faces at our meetings, so come along and help us decide how to best maximize our input to the school. With the new guidelines for school uniforms, we will be convening a special sub-committee to review our school uniform options. We will begin this process at our November meeting. If you would be interested in participating in this committee, contact me. We are looking for volunteers to fill our Fundraising committee with new faces and fresh ideas. If you are interested in joining the fundraising team, please let me know. We would like to thank the following people: Skye Evans and Alise Andrew for taking on the uniform shop management from next year, and Kate Read for managing the Canteen last week while Bec had some time off, and Emma Dick for being an amazing carer for all our kids at OOSH. Your contribution to the school community over the many years has been greatly appreciated and we are all really going to miss you. Good luck on your new adventures! Have a wonderful school holidays, we look forward to seeing you at our major fundraiser on 3rd November. Nimisha Kalimuthu – P&C President wpspandcpresident@gmail.com

Working Bee Sunday October 28 9am – 1pm All parents, students, staff or others are welcome, even if you can only come for an hour. Every little bit helps in keeping the school maintained for our children and

for the greater Wakehurst PS community.

RSVP Luke laburlet@gmail.com if you can help.

This Working Bee will include weeding, construction of a garden and removal of heaters from the Library.

BYO Rakes, Gloves & Shovels

Fundraising and Events

Funds raised so far - $20,134.41

We have had a busy few weeks with events and fundraising! Thank you for all your support – we are edging closer to our goal of $30000.

Night at the Races – 3rd November @6.30pm in the school hall/COLA Invites were sent home last week! Spring is in the air and a fun night has been planned for all of the Wakehurst PS community to enjoy. It’s our last major fundraiser event of 2018, so come along for a catch up with friends! Tickets are available online via flexischools. $45/person (includes a dinner, welcome drink and some Wakehurst money to flutter on the night) Cash bar operating on the night.

Event Amount raised Kindy Cupcake Day $711.00 Easter Hot Cross Buns $339.00 Year 6 Easter raffle and guessing jar $354.90 Year 3 sip n sizzle $1266.55 Mother’s Day breakfast $1758.09 Mother’s Day stall $359.10 Spellathon $7910.40 Father’s Day breakfast $2046.49 Father’s Day stall $1387.43 Trivia Night $3177.15 Term 4

• Movie Night coordinated by Year 5 parents • Year 2 major fundraiser night – 3rd November • Sip n sizzle coordinated by Year 4 parents

Community News

Fill a handbag with a Christmas gift for women and girls in need

You have the power to make life better for a woman or girl experiencing homelessness or poverty, women at risk or women experiencing domestic violence, through Share The Dignity’s ‘It’s In The Bag’ Christmas charity campaign

It’s simple. First of all, choose a handbag in good condition that you no longer use. Then, fill it with items that would make a woman feel special, pop in a thoughtful note or Christmas card and show her someone cares. Often women in crisis will put the needs of others before themselves, whatever the time of year. We want to do something that will give these women a little happiness at Christmas.

Next time you are at the shops, collect a few items for your Christmas handbag. No matter how you celebrate Christmas with your family, this will be the most meaningful and appreciated gift you give this year. What to put in:

Your handbag can be packed full of useful things and little luxuries. Especially relevant items are those little things you need every day, from your toothbrush to your hairbrush. Other items can include toothpaste, shampoo, sanitary items, perfume, gift cards, a pair of socks, a magazine, lipstick, a scarf, tissues, nail polish and small items of jewellery. Please do not include scissors, food or alcohol.

There are 85,000 homeless women who need your help this Christmas. Many have fled domestic violence or experienced extreme poverty. We want to make them feel special. You can help. It’s simple and it makes a big difference in a woman’s life.

Handbags that are donated are distributed through Share The Dignity’s partner shelters and charitable organisations. Our partner charities give them to homeless, at-risk and women experiencing domestic violence. Due to the high demand at Christmas we need your help.

If you would like to donate a filled handbag, could you please deliver to Mrs Docker, or leave at the 6WD classroom or the school office, no later than Friday 16 November.

Many Thanks.