Principal’s Report

A Safety and Wellbeing Reminder We take our children’s safety and wellbeing very seriously. No parent or carer is to ever come on the school site and approach, with intent to discipline or talk about, other people’s children. No parent or carer is to ever take another person’s child off-site, or take them home, without the permission of the actual parents or carers, who must have communicated that permission with us first. Please, it is important that this weekend (and regularly thereafter) you spend time reminding your child:

who is allowed to take them home

how to say no when a stranger (someone who does not have their parents’ or carers’ permission) offers to take them home

that they never leave the school site once they are at school, with the exception of being with an adult who has both permission to be with them and has followed the school’s attendance procedures and has a ‘white slip’ from the Front Office.

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If you would like to see what our 5/6 students and teachers are doing at the Aussie Bush Camp go to http://wollongbarstage3excursion2018.weebly.com for some great photos.

NAPLAN Online starts next week for Years 3 and 5 (and Years 7 and 9 if you also have children at High School). NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that students are already learning through the school curriculum. We have worked with our students to make sure that they are familiar with the test formats and will provide appropriate support and guidance on the days of the tests. Please remember though that excessive preparation is not useful and can lead to unnecessary anxiety. NAPLAN tests are constructed to give students an opportunity to demonstrate skills they have learned over time through the school curriculum, and NAPLAN test days should be treated as just another routine event on the school calendar. The best way you can help your child prepare for NAPLAN is to:

Reassure them that NAPLAN tests are just one part of their school program.

Urge them to simply make a Five Star Effort.

Ask them to challenge themselves to work outside their own comfort zone on the day.

Remind them to be Self Aware and use their Learner Tools, especially Persisting Percy and Connie Connect.

Thursday 10th May 2018

Term 2, Week 2

Volume 12

Wollongbar Public School

Simpson Ave, Wollongbar 2477

Ph: 6628 1302 Fax: 6628 1976

Email: wollongbar-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal: Jennifer Thomas

Calendar

Week 2 11/05 Assembly 2/3C 11.30am 13/05 Mother’s Day

Week 3 15/05 NAPLAN Yrs 3 & 5 16/05 NAPLAN Yrs 3 & 5 17/05 NAPLAN Yrs 3 & 5 18/05 Grandparents Day

& Pop Up Book Fair 8.45am 18/05 Assembly –

Grandparents Day 11.30am

Week 4 21/05-25/05 NAPLAN Catch Up Yrs 3 & 5 23/05 National

Simultaneous Story Time – Yrs K-2

25/05 Assembly 1/2C 11.30am

Week 5 30/05 Storyboard Bus

Tristan Bancks Yrs 3-6

30/05 Netball Gala Day @

Lismore P.S. 31/05 P&C Disco 5.30-7.30pm 01/06 Assembly 1R Professional Learning Shared Programming

------------------------------ For more events on our Calendar, please go to:

http://www.wollongbar-

p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

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The NAPLAN test window is 14-24 May:

Like to get an idea of what the online tests looks like? Go to http://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-

demonstration-site . The links on the site will take you to demonstration tests for conventions of language

(grammar, punctuation, and spelling), numeracy, reading and writing for each NAPLAN test year level: 3, 5, 7 and

9. There is no Year 3 writing demonstration test as Year 3 students in 2018 will complete the writing test on paper.

A NAPLAN Online information brochure for parents and carers is also included with this newsletter.

You’re Invited to Grandparent and Family Day Friday 18 May We would like to welcome and invite our grandparents and families of Wollongbar Public School to join our students and staff in activities on Friday, 18 May.

10.00am Participating and helping out during classroom activities

11.00am Enjoying lunch with your child/children - bring a Picnic Lunch and rug

11.35am Attending our Grandparent and Families special school assembly in our hall

12.00pm Participating and helping out during classroom activities

12.30pm Midday Play

Our Pop Up Book Fair will be open from 8.45am – 3.45pm for browsing and the purchasing of books and stationery. Hope you can join us!

Jennifer Thomas Principal

ANZAC DAY

Thank you to the students and families who attended the Alstonville ANZAC Day March in the holidays.

The sea of green and gold was highly noticeable on the day, as was the outstanding behaviour of our

students. We were so proud of all of the Wollongbar Public School students who attended and the way

they proudly marched and respectfully sat through the service.

Leigh, Ben and Peter

2018 Planner Term 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

2 07 May. Years 5 & 6 Camp

08 May. Years 5 & 6 Camp

09 May. Years 5 & 6 Camp 7pm P&C Meeting

10 May. Years 5 & 6 Camp

11 May. Years 5 & 6 Camp 11.30 Assembly 2/3C

3

14 May. 15 May. NAPLAN Years 3 & 5

16 May. NAPLAN Years 3 & 5

17 May. NAPLAN Years 3 & 5

18 May. Grandparents Day Pop Up Book Fair 11.30 Assembly

4 21 May. 22 May. 23 May.

National Simultaneous Story Time Years K-2

24 May. 25 May. 11.30 Assembly 1/2C

5

28 May. 29 May. 30 May. Storyboard Bus Years 3-6 Netball Gala Day – Lismore P.S.

31 May. P&C Disco

01 June. 11.30 Assembly 1R

6 04 June. 05 June. 06 June.

7pm P&C Meeting 07 June. 08 June.

11.30 Assembly 1M

7 11 June. Public Holiday Queen’s Birthday

12 June. 13 June. 14 June. 15 June. 11.30 Assembly KD

8 18 June. 19 June. 20 June. 21 June. 22 June.

11.30 Assembly KW

9 25 June. 26 June. 27 June. 28 June. 29 June.

Athletics Carnival

10

02 July. 03 July. 04 July. 7pm P&C Meeting

05 July. 06 July. WPS NAIDOC Day 11.30 Assembly - NAIDOC 2.00 Brainstorm Productions

Upcoming Terms

Term 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1

23 July. 24 July. Students Commence Term 3 Kindergarten Appointments for 2019 Begin

25 July. 26 July. 27 July.

5 20 August. 21 August. 22 August. 23 August. 24 August.

Book Character Parade

6 27 August. 28 August. 29 August. 30 August.

School Photos 31 August. School photos

8 10 September. 11 September. 12 September.

Interrelate – Yrs 5 & 6 13 September. 14 September.

9 17 September. 18 September. 19 September. 20 September.

Interrelate – Yrs 5 & 6 21 September.

10 24 September. 25 September. 26 September. 27 September.

Interrelate – Yrs 5 & 6 28 September.

Term 4 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 15 October. Students Commence Term 4

16 October. 17 October. 18 October. 19 October.

2 22 October. 23 October. 24 October. 25 October.

P&C Disco 26 October.

3 29 October.

30 October. 31 October. 01 November. 02 November. Kinder Transition

4 05 November.

06 November. 07 November. 08 November. 09 November. Kinder Transition

5 12 November. 13 November. 14 November. 15 November.

Life Education

16 November. Kinder Transition

6 19 November. Life Education

20 November. Life Education

21 November. Life Education

22 November. Life Education

23 November. Kinder Transition

Kindergarten to Year 2 students will be attending a special online story reading of The National Simultaneous

Storytime book ‘Hickory Dickory Dash’ by Tony Wilson. This is an annual nation-wide event held on Wednesday the

23rd May.

Kindergarten to Year 2 students are asked to bring a Teddy along on this day for a Teddy Bear’s Picnic lunch at

10.30am. Please make sure all teddies have your child’s name clearly labelled. These will only be joining students

for the first part of the day and then will remain at the classroom until home time. Students will eat together with

their teddies and peers before the story time at 11am.

Parents of Kindergarten, Year One and Year Two students are welcome to attend the Teddy Bear’s Picnic lunch and

story time reading from 10.30am – 11.30am.

More information can be found at https://www.alia.org.au/nss

Leigh

Literacy Team Coordinator

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10 December. 11 December. School Concert Matinee and Night Performance

12 December. School Concert Night Performance

13 December. 14 December. Presentation Day Year 6 Farewell

10

17 December. 18 December. Picnic Day

19 December. Year 6 Tunnel Last Day of School for 2018

20 December. 21 December.

Don’t worry 3-6 students…. The Byron

Bay Writer’s Festival Story Board Bus is

coming for you in Week 5.

More information to come!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Who Event Payment Due Date Cost

Whole School School Contributions &

Technology Levy Now

$87 / Student

$117 / 2 Students

$147 / 3 Students

$147 Plus $20 Per Student / 4

or More Students

Years 5 & 6 Stage 3 Laptop Program Tuesday 22nd May

Option 1. $438 / Student up

front and $1 on graduating Yr 6

Option 2. Deposit of $250 up

front with term payments (for 2

years) of $37.60 for Yr 5 & $94

(for each term this year) for Yr

6 and $1 on graduating Yr 6

Unfortunately, students who have not paid and brought in a permission note for these events will not be able to participate.

Please visit the school website to make a payment online or if you require a permission note.

is available at our school from 8.30am-1.30pm

Permission Notes MUST be accompanied by payment or they will be returned to your child.

Mother’s Day stall The P&C would like to wish all Mums, Carers, Aunties and Grandmothers

a very Happy Mother’s Day!

Children will have the opportunity to purchase a gift from our Mother’s

Day stall after lunch on Friday 11th May. Send them to school with some

pocket money on Friday so the lucky ladies in the family don’t miss out.

But what about the Stage 3 kids who are still at camp?

Don’t worry, we’ll have the stall set up to purchase items at 4:30 when

they get off the bus. You might need to bring them some cash so they can

buy something when you pick them up!

Disco! Thursday 31st May Our first disco of the year will be on Thursday 31st May, 5:30-7:30 pm.

For those new to Wollongbar, we hold two discos a year. Our amazing teachers

volunteer, while the children have a blast.

Entry is $2 per child. Wollongbar students only.

Parents are welcome to join us in the library at the same time as the disco.

Parents Meet & Greet Thursday 31st May Do you find it is too busy to catch up with other parents during the chaos of pick-

up and drop-off? Are you new to the school community and would you like to

meet other parents/carers? Do you not get a chance to see other parents

because your kids take the bus?

Take advantage of the 2 hour (school-aged) kid free time during the Disco and

join us in the Schools’ Library for a meet & greet.

Come grab a cuppa while the kids are at the disco. Drop in for coffee/tea, biscuits and good conversation.

Are the branches on your lemon tree sighing from supporting too much fruit? Have you exhausted your

pinterest lemon recipes? Don’t toss those beautiful tangy citrus in the compost, bring them to school!

Donated lemons will be made into lemonade for the P&C Lemonade Stall at next year’s fete. Lemonade

syrup will also be for sale at ESP Alstonville throughout the year when available.

Please bring any lemons that you can spare to the office.

We love our volunteers

The P&C would like to thank all our volunteers for their

generous donation of time and skills.

Do you know someone who helps and deserves recognition?

Please put their name in the “Thank You” box in the office.

Moreover, remember to put your own name in the box each

time you volunteer!

Once a month all names go into the draw to win a Coffee

Voucher from ESP Alstonville.

P&C Calendar Feel free to join us, the first Wednesday of every month, for our P&C meetings.

You can reach the P&C team via wollongbarPC@hotmail.com,

https://www.facebook.com/wollongbarPC or Anna (President) on 0410.594.676

What’s happening? When? Where?

Fundraising Meeting 6th June at 6pm The Tavern

P&C General Meeting 6th June at 7pm Staff Room

Many thanks to our

local supporter

E.S.P espresso bar

Emily R

The Child Oral Health Service would like to remind parents and carers of the

importance of regular, supervised oral hygiene.

When children start school they are often keen to be as independent as possible.

Most children don’t have the skills to brush their own teeth well enough to prevent

decay until age 8-10, depending on their level of dexterity.

Thorough brushing twice per day prevents significantly more dental decay than

brushing once per day or less often.

Help your child gently brush their teeth and gums twice per day with a small

amount of fluoride toothpaste.