Waikerie Lutheran Primary School
6 McIntosh Street
Waikerie SA 5330
Phone: 08 8541 2344
Mobile: 0457 265 337
Principal: Adam Borgas
www.wlps.sa.edu.au
OUR YEL TEAM FOR 2021 ARE...
Adele Hailey Kiara Marni Callie Evie
We are happy to introduce our 2021 YEL Team. Following an application process,
Mrs Mudge selected the above students to represent the school at Young
Environment Leaders forums. Due to the fact that there are so many keen
applicants wishing to be involved in YEL, the students will take turns attending the
workshops each term. We look forward to hearing what the girls learn throughout
the year and how we can continue to implement positive environmental
changes at school.
The first YEL Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, 17th March at the riverfront in
Kingston on Murray where students will learn about Regent Parrots and why they
are important.
THE 2021 ENVIRO CREW ARE…
Adele Kiara Marni Evie Hannah
Abbigail Addison Kristen
Congratulation to the following students for putting their hands up to be a
part of the Enviro Crew. The Enviro Crew are a group of environmentally
committed and focused students who will be helping in and around the
school with activities such as recycling.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Week 6
Wed 3 Mar
Thurs 4 Mar
Fri 5 Mar
9:00am Kiddy Gym
PE Day (Sports Uniform)
Lunch Order Day
Music and Punjabi
8:30am Breakfast Club
9:00am Share Taray
Bless
Week 7
Mon 8 Mar
Tues 9 Mar
Wed 10 Mar
Thur 11 Mar
Fri 12 Mar
Public Holiday
LLL Banking
9:00am Kiddy Gym
PE Day (Sports Uniform)
Lunch Order Day
Music and Punjabi
8:30am Breakfast Club
9:00am Share Taray
Bless
Week 8
Mon, 15 Mar
Tues, 16 Mar
Wed 17 Mar
Thur 18 Mar
Fri 19 Mar
8:30am Breakfast Club
9:00am Uniform Shop
9:00am Assembly
LLL Banking
9:00am Kiddy Gym
PE Day (Sports Uniform)
Lunch Order Day
YEL Forum
Music and Punjabi
8:30am Breakfast Club
9:00am Share Taray
Bless
Waikerie Lutheran Primary School
Newsletter Week 6 // Term 1 // Tuesday, 2nd March 2021
COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR VOICE
& GUITAR LESSONS We are excited to announce that, in addition to
piano lessons, we are now able to offer
VOICE AND GUITAR LESSONS AT WAIKERIE LUTHERAN PRIMARY SCHOOL
Guitar lessons are set to commence on
Friday, 5th March 2021
and voice lessons at the beginning of Term 2.
Please call Karyn Skewes on 0414253956 for more
information or to register your child’s interest.
Please bring along a drink bottle and
your own snack (if desired)
Wednesdays (during school terms)
9:00am until 10:00am Waikerie Lutheran Primary School
D’Vine Hall, 6 McIntosh St, Waikerie
Open to all pre school
aged children
0-5 Years
COST: GOLD COIN
DONATION
Lots of varied activities
and fun!
Hop, jump, skip and
climb in a relaxed and
friendly setting!
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS As a way of celebrating our students’ demonstration of our learning theme, Live, Love, Learn and Lead, staff
have selected the following students to receive a Student of the Week Award this week.
Public Holiday There is a public holiday scheduled for
next Monday, 8th March 2021 for the
Adelaide Cup.
Guitar Lessons Music Alive will be commencing guitar
lessons at WLPS this Friday, 5th March
after lunch. Contact Karyn Skewes at
Music Alive if you have not yet
registered your interest.
School Card Thank you to those families who have
applied for School Card. The deadline
for applications is 3:00pm tomorrow
(Wednesday, 3rd March). If you require
a paper copy please come and see
Mrs Schmidt in the office.
Sports Day Thank you to those few people who
have offered to assist with events, the
café or donating fruit or baked goods
for our annual Sports Day on Friday,
26th March. .
To ensure that we have a successful
day, we are requiring a few more
volunteers to help with the following:
• Timers for the hurdles and sprints
• Donations of baked goods to sell at
recess in our “Sports Café”
• 1 more helper to man the Sports
Cafe
• Donations of individual pieces of fruit
for recess for the children
If you are able to assist with any of the
above, could you please fill in the
attached slip and return it to Mrs
Schmidt in the office.
Mid Murray Sports Day WLPS is the host school for this year’s
Mid Murray Sports Day which is
scheduled for Thursday, 1st April at the
Waikerie Rec Centre Oval.
We are looking for a few people who
would be keen and available to
run a sausage sizzle at the event, as a
lunch option for the parents/
grandparents and children. This would
be a good fundraising opportunity for
our school, with minimal effort.
If you are able to assist with this, please
advise either Mrs Schmidt in the office
or email Mrs Nikki Liebich (PE teacher)
LLL Banking Day A reminder that school banking day for
LLL account holders is every Tuesday.
School Fees Discount Thank you to those families who have
paid their fees for the 2021 school
year. Please be advised that the 3%
discount on school fees paid in full
runs until the end of this month (23rd
March). I f you wish to take
advantage of this discount, please
pop into the office and see Mrs
Schmidt or our Business Manager, Mrs
Hannalie van Niekerk.
Sports Vouchers 2021 Sports Vouchers from the Office
for Recreation, Sport and Racing are
available from the office. The $100
voucher can be used to help pay
membership/registration fees for a
range of different sports including
basketball, football, hockey etc. Visit
www.sportsvouchers.sa.gov.au for
more information.
Student Residential Address Info Please find included with the
newsletter an information sheet from
the Department of Education, Skills
and Employment regarding the
collection of residential addresses for
students currently enrolled at Waikerie
Lutheran Primary School.
Cutlery The State Government has now
banned single use plastic items such
as straws and cutlery and as such we
are no longer able to provide
students with disposable forks and
spoons to use at school.
Could all families please ensure that,
if you are packing food for your
child/ren that requires cutlery, you
make sure that they also have a
spoon or fork.
Tuna Cans To eliminate the potential for injury,
could you please open cans of Tuna
at home and place the contents in a
p l as t i c co n ta i n e r ( s u ch a s
Tupperware). Tuna lids are extremely
sharp and are particularly hazardous
to small children. Thank you for your
assistance.
School Sports SA Athletics Carnival The annual Schools Sports SA
Athletics Carnival will be held on
Wednesday, 24th March. Mrs Liebich
will be selecting a team to represent
WLPS. Families of selected students
will be notified shortly.
Waikerie Lutheran Primary School is a Christ-Centred community equipping each student for life. SCHOOL NEWS
2021 Term Dates
Term 1: 27 Jan - 9 Apr
Term 2: 27 Apr - 2 Jul
Term 3: 19 Jul - 24 Sept
Term 4: 11 Oct - 9 Dec
School Office Hours
8:30am - 3:45pm
Office Staff
Business Manager
Mrs Hannelie van Niekerk
Administration Angels
Mrs Melissa Schmidt Mrs Jane Shugg (alt Thurs)
Families in our Prayers
this week
Hensel
Hoban
Kafexholli
Kalsi
Kang
Waikerie Lutheran Parish
Worship Roster
Sunday, 7th March
8:45am Lowbank
8:45am Ramco
10:00am Waikerie
Office: 8541 2689
Office Hours: 10am-1pm Thursday and Friday
Birthdays This Week
Isla, Alicia, Xavier and Mr Fladrich
God Bless You
Layla Dominic Eaving Bryan
The Live, Love, Learn and
Lead Award was
presented for Layla’s
respectful approach
towards her teachers and
peers and her fabulous
listening skills.
The Live, Love, Learn and
Lead Award was
presented for Dominic’s
application of SSP code
level knowledge. Well
done for progressing to the
Blue level!
The Live, Love, Learn &
Lead Award was awarded
to Eaving because she is a
quite achiever always
doing her best and
cooperating well with her
peers. Well done Eaving!
The Live, Love, Learn &
Lead Award was awarded
to Bryan as he impressed
me with his work ethic in
garden group as he
persisted with his job until it
was complete. Great work!
Samrath Zack Marni Sam
The Live, Love, Learn and
Lead Award was awarded
to Samrath who has
quickly shown great
thinking and learning in the
SSP style of spelling. She
has shown great strength in
her opinions, while being
open minded to others.
The Live, Love, Learn and
Lead Award was presented
to Zack as he is a very
principled student who stays
focussed on what he needs
to achieve in his learning.
He has also been joining in
when he is uncomfortable.
Great risk taking Zack
The Live, Love, Learn and
Lead Award was
presented to Sam for
demonstrating a stroke of
genius when creating a
persuasive letter to Mr
Borgas using his own words
against him. Good thinking!
The Live, Love, Learn and
Lead Award was
presented to Marni for her
thoughtful participation in
class discussions.
Thanks for your
contributions Marni - keep
it up!
YEAR 4/5 CLASS AWARDS SENIOR CLASS AWARDS
FOUNDATION/YEAR 1 AWARDS YEAR 2/3 AWARDS