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Heights Happenings Winston Heights Newsletter
W E E K 2 T E R M 3
Dear Parents,
Education Week
Next week we celebrate Education Week. We have a variety of activities happening throughout the week. Please see the
flyer attached to this newsletter so you know what is occurring when. If you are out shopping on Wednesday at either
Castle Towers or Winston Hills Mall our Choirs, Senior Dance Group and our Performance Band will be showcasing their
talents. Our students will be at Castle Towers between 10:45am and 11:15am and at Winston Hills Mall between 12:45pm
and 1:15pm on Wednesday 8th August.
There will be a community morning tea at recess (between 11-11:30am) on Thursday 9th August organised by our P&C. All
donations of cakes, biscuits and slices would be greatly appreciated. The P&C are also looking for a few parents to assist
with setting up the morning tea between 10:30-11am.
Book donations will be occurring again in the library between 8:30-11am on Thursday 9th August. We welcome all family
and friends to browse the books and purchase one for the school. Students who donate the book will be able to borrow it
immediately.
Planting Day
Our huge planting day will happen on Tuesday 7th August. We have some volunteers from Bunnings coming along to assist
with the planting. It would be a good idea for students to bring along a set of gardening gloves if they have them. We do
have some that can be used. The younger classes will plant their plant with an older buddy class to ensure they are planted
correctly. Thank you for shopping for the plants. It is not too late to get your plant if your child hasn’t brought it to school
as yet. If you find that the various locations listed on the information sheet sent home last term no longer have stock please
enquire for something similar that your child can plant instead.
Athletics Carnival
The Athletics Carnival was a wonderful day. It was great to see all of the students participating and trying their best in each
of the events. A massive thank you to the parents who volunteered their time to assist with the activities, take a shift at the
canteen and help out with other roles at the carnival. This enabled the carnival to run smoothly, on time and to ensure all
students had a go at each event. The high jump event will be run at school over the next few days and the Zone Team will
be announced shortly. The students selected in the Zone Team will not be decided solely on places at the carnival but also
according to qualifying times, distances and heights.
Dance Program
Our weekly dance program started last week. It was wonderful to see the enthusiasm of the students as they participated
in their first lessons. Thank you again to the Canteen Committee who are funding this program for all 450 students. Dance
is part of both the PD/H/PE and Creative Arts curriculums which all students participate in.
School Website
You will soon notice a change to our School Website. Mr Gorrie has been working hard to develop a new school website
using the Department of Education’s new platform. Many of the same areas will be on the website but will appear in
different locations. It is still in developing stages and should GO LIVE this week.
Debating
Our two debate teams will be in action on Monday 6th August for Round 3 of the Premier’s Debating Challenge. We wish them luck. One team will debate against Jasper Rd PS and the other against Rydalmere East PS.
An Afternoon with the NSW Premier
On Monday afternoon 13 students from the Performance Band played at The Willows Retirement Village for the residents
and the Premier of NSW, Gladys Berejiklian. This was due to an invitation from Mr Mark Taylor, MP for Seven Hills. The
students were amazing and all had the opportunity to personally meet the Premier. Thank you to the parents and family
members who, at short notice, assisted with transportation and the set-up of music equipment.
New School Counsellor
Mr Jason Cull is our new school counsellor replacing Mr Ben Bramston. Mr Cull will be at our school every Wednesday. If you wish to speak with Mr Cull you can request an appointment through our School App. Mr Cull will be in contact with parents who previously spoke with Mr Bramston with any issues regarding their children.
Public Speaking
Our class competitions have commenced for all students in Years K-6 with the prepared speeches. By the end of Week 4 all classes will have selected 2 representatives to go onto the Stage Finals to be held in the school hall during Week 6.
Community Users at our School
The following table has been reprinted in this current newsletter to ensure our school community has access to our Community Users should they wish to contact them about their services. Please be reminded that our school doesn’t have any involvement in the running of these organisations. The only involvement we have is through a Hire of Facilities agreement.
Tell Them From Me Survey
During this term students, staff and community members will have the opportunity to complete a Tell Them From Me survey. This survey is set by the Department and occurs every year. All responses are anonymous. We appreciate the feed-back you provide to ensure our school continues to improve in educational delivery for our students. The survey for stu-dents will be conducted for Years 4-6 only and will be held at school. Parents may wish to withdraw their child from partici-pating in the survey. This will be outlined in more detailed information sent home about the survey shortly.
NCCD Survey 2018
Each year our school completes a survey for National Consistent Collection of Data. Our Learning and Support teachers go through all the specialised and differentiated learning programs that our students have undertaken at school in the last 12 months and record it through the Department of Education’s secure collection site. This data is updated annually. Children who are also on health care plans and Individual Learning Plans also have their data recorded. Kind regards,
Margaret Creagh
Principal
Contact Name Contact Number Days and Times
Cubby House – Before & After School Care 1300 553 583 Monday-Friday 7:00-8:30am, 3:00-6:00pm
Mandarin School Sulian 0404 839 398 Monday 3:15-5:15pm
Kugatsu Judo Cassy 0407 785 583 Monday 4:00-9:00pm
Impact Total Fitness Jaron 0425 257 614 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 5:30am-6:30am, 6:00-8:00pm
Physical Culture Elise 0424 657 983 Tues, Wed 4:00-8:30pm
Young Engineers 0416 100 089 Wednesday 3:05-4:20pm
Hills Community Band Steve 0401 204 704 Thursday 4:30-6:00pm
Jujitzu Gary 0438 668 155 Thursday 7:00-9:00pm
Tae Kwan Do Mr Kang 0411 150 302 Friday 6:30-8:00pm
Diary Dates
TERM DATES 2018 Term 3: Tuesday 24th July— Friday 28th September
Term 4: Monday 15th October—Wednesday 19th December
Please note the following diary dates may be subject to change.
Further information will be sent home closer to the event being held.
September 2018
Wed 5th HPAF Evening Performance
Evans Theatre Penrith
Thurs 6th SRC Charity Day—Sport colours
KS Assembly Item
Mon 10th Aladdin Jr K-2 Matinee
Tues 11th Aladdin Jr Stage 2 Matinee
Wed 12th Aladdin Jr Stage 3 Matinee
Aladdin Jr Evening Performance
Thurs 13th Aladdin Jr Evening Performance
Thurs 20th Kindy Farm Excursion
S3F Assembly Item
SRC Disco
Thurs 27th KL Assembly Item
August 2018
Mon 6th Education Week begins NAIDOC performance
Debating Round 3
Tues 7th Buddy Planting Day - BYO plant
Aladdin Jr Bake Sale
Thurs 9th Education Week Open Day
Fri 10th ICAS Maths at 7:55am
Stage 2 in 3N classroom
Stage 3 in S3G classroom
13th-15th Stage 3 Canberra Camp
Thurs 16th 2G Assembly Item
Tues 21st Sport and Group Photos
Thurs 23rd Visiting Author
Mon 27th Zone Athletics Carnival
P&C Meeting 7pm
Wed 29th Father’s Day Stall
Thurs 30th Book Character Dress Up
and Literacy Day
PSSA Sport Calendar
Newcombe Ball 3/8 @Carlingford West PS 10/8 @ Winston Heights PS Soccer 3/8 @ Cumberland High School 10/8 @ Max Ruddock Reserve Netball 3/8 @ Kellyville Netball Courts 10/8 @ Kellyville Netball Courts AFL 3/8 @ Kellyville Park Memorial Ave
10/8 @ Kellyville Park Memorial Ave
Students leave school
at 12.10pm.
Play begins approx.
12.45pm
Term 3 News from our Library
Please visit our Library during Education Week Open Day on Thursday, 9th August. The Library will be open for our
annual Book Donations from 8.30am. Donation books cost between $5-$30.(Cash only please).
Please consider other families by donating 1 book per student. Books donated by students may be borrowed
immediately.
PRC All Kindergarten students have now completed the challenge. For students in Years 1-6 there are only
3 weeks to go! Students in Years 5 & 6 should be now entering their PRC book numbers online. Students in
Years 1-4 should hand their Reading Records into the Library. Please let me know if you have any concerns.
Visiting Author/Illustrator On Thursday 23rd August, author Jess Black will entertain and inspire our
students with her passion for storytelling and creative writing. Cost per student will be $5. Permission notes have
been sent home, payment is due by Friday 17th August.
and finally…..
Book Character Dress-up Day Thursday 30Th August, students in K-6 are encouraged to dress-up as their
favourite book character ready for a fun day to celebrate Children’s Book Week with a parade, special assembly
and literacy activities based on a new and unseen picture book.
Thank you for your continued support. Looking forward to a busy term, Jenine Hinton, Teacher Librarian.
Attention parents and carers: Changes to School Uniform Policy and associated guidelines
The NSW Department of Education has revised the School Uniform Policy and associated guidelines following an extensive review and consultation process, including with the NSW Parents and Citizens Association. The revised School Uniform Policy requirements include that:
all students have the opportunity to access the full range of school activities, including physical activities while wearing a school uniform
girls must have the option to wear shorts and pants
consideration is given to cost and how to assist families, including for schools to inform parents how they can access financial support to purchase school uniform items.
The revised School Uniform Policy and associated guidelines can be found at the link: School Uniform Policy. Where changes are required to a school’s uniform, there must be formal consultation with students, teachers and
other staff, parents or carers, and the school community (including the Parents and Citizens' Association). Parents and
carers should be given up to 3 years to comply with any changes.
Optional Information:
Our school expects students to wear their uniform during school hours, while travelling to and from school and when engaged in school activities out of school hours. The P&C will be reviewing the revised School Uniform Policy and associated guidelines at the P&C meeting on 27th August 2018. We hope that you can attend the P&C meeting to support our school in ensuring we meet the requirements of the revised School Uniform Policy. When all students wear our school uniform their personal safety is enhanced and a sense of belonging to our school community is created. A positive school identity is also promoted in our local community. For queries contact the School Office on 9624 7485
Parents, it is very important that all excursions are paid on time. Lately we have had quite a
few late payments for very important excursions. This does cause a problem when booking
buses and venues and overnight accommodation. We don’t want any child to miss out but we
do need your help in assuring these payments are made on time. Our new email system will
send you a reminder. If you think you have already paid or need extra time, please contact
the office immediately. Alternatively if your child will not be attending the excursion reply to
the email so we can adjust your child’s account.
Stage 3 Canberra students need to be at school at 7am on Monday 13th August. As you arrive
in the morning please DO NOT park in the bus bays, we will need room for 3 buses to park
and load all the luggage.
All enrolments for Kindergarten 2019 are now due. We will begin interviews at the end of
August. All enrolled families will be contacted soon with a time and date to attend.
Notes and Money due back:
Annual School Fees - Overdue, contact the office - any student subscriptions
eg: Mathletics/Reading Eggs can not be renewed until Annual fees are paid
Ryka Ali Kadul Performance (Whole School) - $3 Overdue
Hills Performing Arts (Snr Choir, Stage 3 Dance and MC’s) - $10 Due by 10th August
Yarramundi Camp (Stage 2) 2nd Payment - Due by 17th August
Book Week Author (Whole school) - $5 Due by 17th August
Cheers: Mrs Lee Wood, Mrs Rachael Calvar & Mrs Carolyn Leverton
Office Hours - 8.30am - 3.15pm
Messages from The Office
Help Needed!
The P&C are organising Morning Tea for Education Week celebrations.
They are seeking donations of cakes, biscuits or slices to be served to our visitors.
(Please label all containers with your child’s name and class, so they can be returned to you.)
Could you please precut any cakes or slices.
Please no hot food as it cannot be heated and no foods containing nuts.
All donations can be brought to the Office on the morning of Thursday 9th August 2018
If you are able to assist with the serving of morning tea, please email [email protected]
PSSA Results Round 10 6th July 2018
Junior Newcombe Ball played Matthew Pearce
Won 2-1 Player of the match was Jorja because she shared the ball around. We all played our best and had fun.
By Peyton
Senior Newcombe Ball played Matthew Pearce
Lost 2-1 Player of the match was Nat for her amazing strong throws and sportmanship. We all played our best
especially in the last round. By Caitlin
Junior A Netball played Glenhaven
Won 5-4 Player of the match was Bianca. We played really well, showed great sportsmanship and scored lots of
goals. By Riley
Senior A Netball played Jasper Road
Won 12-9 Player of the match was Shae. We had amazing intercepts, great shooting and good defence. Keep it
up WHPS! By Isabel
Junior B Netball played Jasper Road
Lost 4-2 Player of the match was Hannah. Everyone was playing well together and having fun. By Hayley
Senior B Netball played Matthew Pearce
Won 7-4 Player of the match was Aliyah for great defence. Our team played well and had fun. By Fatima
PSSA Results Round 11 27th July 2018
Junior Newcombe Ball played Crestwood
Lost 2-1 Player of the match was Liam. It was a really close game. Winston Heights tried really hard but
unfortunately we lost. By Lily
Senior Newcombe Ball played Winston Hills
Lost 3-0 Player of the match was Caitlin. Tough conditions made this game a real challenge for us. Our second
set was really well played but Crestwood were just too good for us. By Patrick
Junior AFL played Castle Hill
Lost 40-15 Player of the match was Matthew. The game was good but really tough. By Bailey
Senior AFL played Castle Hill
Lost 45-32 Player of the match was Harry. The game was really tough and the team didn’t stop trying. By Bailey
Junior Soccer played Crestwood
Won 2-1 Player of the match was Efsane for scoring two brilliant goals. It was a great game. By Jacob
Senior Soccer played Crestwood
Lost 7-0 Player of the match was NFP for non stop running. Despite the score, we all had fun! By Will
Girls Soccer played Crestwood
Lost 4-0 Everyone played well after a big day at the Athletics Carnival. The team played well with no substitutes
in the heat. By Ella
Junior B Netball played Castle Hill
Won 8-3 Player of the match was Hannah for catching and running for the ball. It was a good game and great
sportsmanship. By Paige
Senior B Netball played Carlingford West
Lost 13-2 Player of the match was Daniella for excellent defence. The game was good and the team had fun. By
Taylor
Merit Certificates Congratulations!
Well done to these PBL Award winners who have been Safe,
Respectful and Responsible Learners.
Georgina KL, Sabeen 2G, Amelie S3G, Noah 3/4P
AWARDED TO
WEEK 10
KH : Winnie & Montana
KL : Havana & Adrian
KS : Penelope & Nate
1H : Ryan & Brianna
1W : Cooper & Bareen
1/2A : Kian & Cameron
2C : Madelyn & Lachlan
2G : Bryce & Ella
3A : Ellie & Tom
3N : NFP & Nicholas
3/4P : Aaleyah & Ava
4D : Vedanth & Siena
4J : Sara & Hayden
S3F : Mike & Kiara
S3G : Bailey & Amelia
S3L : Flynn & Emily
S3S : Josh & Sophie
S3W : Fatima & NFP
RFF S3F
EAL/D Elin
AWARDED TO
WEEK 1
KH Alex & Harley
KL Sophia & Dean
KS Renit & Amisuca
1H Leyton & Sweera
1W Ebba & Violet
1/2A Sophie & Lachlan
2C Zoe & Oscar
2G Patrick & Matthew
3A Cheryl & Kaubi
3N Kira & Brian
3/4P Jack & Charlotte
4D Sofia & Sean
4J Lauren & Joshua
S3F Brooke & Sean
S3G Jai & Renee
S3L Zach & Rachel
S3S Angelina & Matthew
S3W Alizaye & Corey
Library: 3/4P & 1W