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Wirreanda Whisper Term 1 Week 6 2019

Principal's NewsPrincipal's News

Welcome to our very first Schoolzine App based newsletter.Welcome to our very first Schoolzine App based newsletter.

A reminder that our newsletters are now published in Week 2and 6 only.

Spelling InitiativeSpelling Initiative

Parent Teacher NightParent Teacher Night

Positive BehaviourPositive Behaviour

3 Way Conferences3 Way Conferences

P&C AGMP&C AGM

The next newsletter will be in Term 2 Week 2.

Kind Regards,

Philippa Young

Principal

Deputy Principal's NewsDeputy Principal's News

Opal CardsOpal Cards

• This week we launched our Spelling promotion withSpelling Police catching super spellers across theschool. All students were issued our Core Words atthe start of the year to practice and learn to spell. Ifyour child doesn't have the list, please ask yourchild's teacher.

• Our parent teacher night was well attended this yearwith over 500 sausage sandwiches being handed outprior to the sessions. 1T had the highest percentageof parents in attendance, with 86% of 1T familiesattending. KH, KW and 2E were very close behind.

• Towards the end of this term we will host a positivereward afternoon for students who consistently followour values and school expectations. Students whohave attended Reflection Room, been suspended oron a behaviour level are not eligible; this has beencommunicated to parents on the behaviour letters.

We would love to have 100% of students attend theevent.

• Our 3 Way Conferences will be held in Week 9 thisterm.

• This form of parent-child-teacher communicationhelps to establish and build upon positive home-school partnerships.

• Teachers will also discuss and gather information toassist in supporting your child as well as sharingobservational information about how your child hassettled in and commenced the new year ofschooling. In week 7 the bookings will becomeavailable on www.schoolinterviews.com.au

• Watch the app and Facebook for the log in code andnotification of the booking site being open.

• The AGM will be held at 3:30pm on 19 March in KHroom. The regular P&C meeting will be held after theAGM. The Week 3 Whisper contained nominationforms for executive positions.

• If your child is using the school bus to get either to orfrom school they should be using a School OpalCard.

• To start the process of getting a card for students,parents can call 13OPAL (13 67 25).

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Books for BabiesBooks for Babies

Levelled Literacy Intervention (LLI)Levelled Literacy Intervention (LLI)

Bicycle and Scooter AgreementBicycle and Scooter Agreement

Students with bikes/scooters must:

Only students who are riding bikes or scooters to schoolmay leave by the bike gates.

Toys at SchoolToys at School

Regards,

Sue Wilson

Deputy Principal

NAPLAN 2019NAPLAN 2019

2019 NAPLAN Online test window: 14 - 24 May

TestTest DurationDuration OrderOrder DetailsDetails

WritingWriting

Year 3: 40minutes

Year 5: 40minutes

To becompleted in thefirst two days

Year 3 studentsdo apaper-basedwriting test onday one only

ReadingReading

Year 3: 45minutes

Year 5: 50minutes

To becompleted afterthe writing test

Students read arange ofinformative,imaginative andpersuasive texts

LanguageLanguageconventionsconventions

Year 3: 45minutes.

Year 5: 45minutes

To becompleted afterthe reading test

This testincludes spelling,grammar andpunctuation

NumeracyNumeracy

Year 3: 45minutes.

Year 5: 50minutes

To becompleted afterthe conventionsof language test

This testincludes numberand algebra;measurementand geometry;and statisticsand probability

Tell Them From Me Student SurveyTell Them From Me Student Survey

• The bus companies use the ‘tap on’ and ‘tap off’data to plan for new routes or to justify the existenceof current routes.

• Currently only 50% of students travelling on the busto and from Wirreanda have an Opal card.

• Ms Young presented 2 books at this week’sassembly; Chelsea Bakes, sister of Madeline andPoppy Harper, sister of Isabella, received books fromMiss Young. These 2 big sisters have been entrustedwith the job of reading the books to their sisters andinitiating a love of reading – even at this early age!

• On Monday 11 March, straight after the schoolassembly, there will be an information session forparents who would like to know more about the LLIprogram.

• The 30 minute session will be held in the library andwill be conducted by Ms Dyball and Mrs Wilson.

• No bikes/scooters are to enter or exit through themain gates

• A large number of students have completed thesigned Bicycle/Scooter Permission and Agreementform. The school takes the issue of bicycle safetyvery seriously and it is important that students arefollowing the procedures set out by the school.

◦ Wear a fitted helmet

◦ Make sure their bikes are ‘roadworthy’

◦ Lock their bikes/scooters to the school bikeracks every day

◦ Walk their bikes/scooters out of the schoolgates and continue walking them until theyhave crossed the road at the crossingsprovided

• It is a school rule that students are not permitted tobring toys to school. In the event that a student isshowing something for news, or has a toy that goesalong with a unit of class work, it is acceptable tobring things from home for that day, however it isadvisable that these items go back into students’bags as soon as possible.

• While all due care is taken for student’s personalitems, the school is not responsible if things gomissing or are damaged.

• Students may be considered for exemption from thetests if they have significant intellectual disability and/or significant co-existing conditions which severelylimit their capacity to participate in the tests. All otherstudents are expected to participate in the tests.

• Disability adjustments which reflect the student’snormal level of support in the classroom may beprovided. Access to disability adjustments orexemption from the tests must be discussed with theschool principal and a parent or carer consent formmust be signed.

• Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by theirparent or carer. This is a matter for consideration byparents in consultation with the school. If you wish towithdraw your child from the tests, a parent or carerconsent form must be signed.

• Please make an appointment through the office if youwould like to discuss your child’s participation inNAPLAN.

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This term, our school, like many other public schools in thestate, will participate in a Department of Education initiative:the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey. The surveymeasures factors that are known to affect academicachievement and other student outcomes. The focus of theNSW-wide survey is on student well being, engagement andeffective teaching practices.

More information about the survey is available at:http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provideus with valuable and quick feedback on what they think aboutschool life, how engaged they are with school and the differentways that teachers interact with them. Capturing the voices ofour students will help improve how we do things at our school.

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The survey isconducted online and will typically take less than 30 minutes tocomplete. It will be administered during school hours between11 March and 12 April. Participating in the survey is entirelyvoluntary.

If you dodo notnot want your child or children to participate, pleaseask the office for a consent form and return the form to schoolby 1111 March.March. Copies of the form and FAQs are available from:http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents.

Library NewsLibrary News

BOOK WEEK 2019BOOK WEEK 2019

Book Week is coming early this year! Wirreanda will becelebrating Book Week in Week 2 of Term 2Week 2 of Term 2, 6 - 9 May.

The theme this year is Reading is my Secret Power!Reading is my Secret Power!

Monday 6Monday 6 MayMay

Tuesday 7 MayTuesday 7 May

Wednesday 8 MayWednesday 8 May

Thursday 9 MayThursday 9 May

Mrs Crossing

Canteen NewsCanteen News

Information for new students to our school and a reminder forour 'old' students.

Children who forget to place their lunch orders before schoolstarts for the day, may only be offered a sandwich, no one willgo hungry, but as we have had several children each dayforgetting to place their orders, its making it quite difficult righton lunch time to provide hot food. If they have left their lunch orlunch order at home, they can tell their teacher who will makearrangements for a lunch to be made and an account will besent home.

If your child/children have any special dietary requirements,please come and see me and we can discuss menu options.

Please send plastic spoons etc from home if your child hassomething to eat that requires utensils. The canteen can nolonger give these items for free and will therefore charge 5ceach for plastic spoons or forks.

Ice blocks are only available at lunch, after eating time. We limittheir purchases to 1 ice block for K-2 and a maximum of 2 iceblocks for Yrs 3-6. Please discuss this with your child.

Our recess menu changes daily and it is written up on ourCanteen blackboard each day.

We urgently need more volunteers. Please come and see usif you can spare some time on a regular basis. Our schoolcommunity would greatly appreciate it and children just loveseeing a familiar face behind the counter.

Term 1 Meal Deal "Chicken Run out"Term 1 Meal Deal "Chicken Run out"

Chicken Goujons & salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber) with apop top juice (orange, apple, apple/blackcurrant) for $4.00 (novariations with this meal)

• Students will preview the fair with their class.

• Book Fair officially opens to the community. Famousauthor Morris Gleitzman will be visiting stage 2 and 3students. Please bring along your Morris Gleitzmanbooks from home for him to sign.

• Character paradeCharacter parade will begin at 9:45am. Parents/caregivers and GRANDPARENTS are welcome toattend. Students to come dressed as their favouritebook character (they should know who they aredressed up as and the title of the book they’re from).

• Rug 'n' Read.Rug 'n' Read. This celebration will be followed by theRug’n’Read at 10:50am. Please bring along a picnicrug and your favourite books to share with yourfamily and friends. The canteen will be providing alight morning tea for you to purchase.

• Final day to purchase books from the fair. The faircloses Thursday afternoon.

• lunch orders are to be taken/made at the Canteen by9:20am

• ensure money is secure in the bag (eg in a ziplock bag inside)

• families with more than 1 child ordering lunch ifpaying together, please put the lunch order bagsinside 1 bag

• please do not order ice blocks with lunches, thesecan be purchased after eating time at lunch

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Everyone who orders will go into the draw to win a prize at theend of Term.

Defence NewsDefence News

Defence School Mentor - Vacant Position, Medowie PublicSchool.

Defence School Mentor Position InformationDefence School Mentor Position Information

Catholic Sacramental of ConfirmationCatholic Sacramental of Confirmation

ALL PARENTS OF CATHOLIC CHILDREN.This is to advise that the Sacramental program to preparechildren to receive the Sacraments of Confirmation andcommunion for those children who have already received theSacrament of Reconciliation will commence with aninformation evening on Wednesday 3rd April 2019 at 7pm inschool hall.Any parents who would like their child in years2,3,4,5,6 or older who have already received the Sacramentof Reconciliation to participate in this program are required toattend and register their child at this meeting. Please contact StBrigids parish if needing further information.

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