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Wollondilly Public School Find us at : Newton Street Goulburn 2580 T: 4821 4496 F: 4821 4462

E: wollondill-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.wollondill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

Term 3 Week 10 Wednesday 17 September 2014

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Hockey Champions Congratulations to our girl's hockey team - new Sate Champions!!! Last Tuesday the team travelled to Narellan for the semi final / finals matches of the NSW PSSA girl's hockey knockout. Our semi final opponents were from Ben Venue P.S. ( Armidale ) representing North Western region. The weather was unseasonably hot but the girls played with determination and accurate passes and strong marking resulted in a 2 nil win. One more match! Next, a team talk, lots of water, a bite to eat and a rest in the shade . Then, one last request from the coach, the manager and parents - "Dig deep, have fun and go for it ! You can do this girls ! " The team did not disappoint. The opponents for the final match was Parkes P.S. (representing Western Region). The girls displayed great tenacity, fabulous skills and terrific team work to defeat Parkes P.S. 2 nil. Everyone was ecstatic - they had done it. State champions!!! Phone calls to school throughout the day meant all students and staff were able to share in the excitement. We are extremely proud of all the girls for the fantastic sportsmanship they displayed throughout the whole competition, for their commitment to training and for supporting and encouraging each other. It was wonderful to see the improvement in skills along the way and the confidence in their own ability develop with each match.

A huge thank you to Naomi Jones for sharing her expertise and devoting time to coaching the team. A huge thank you also to the parents for assisting with transport and for being there to support the team at each match. It was a pleasure to be involved in this great achievement. What tremendous ambassadors for not only Wollondilly P.S. but also for Goulburn District and South Coast Region!

Congratulations: Back Row (L-R) Emma Baxter, Caitlin Jones, Chloe Brown, Meg Woodberry and Cheyanne Hunt. Middle row (L-R) Meg Baxter, Grace Jones, Makayla Jones, Mikaylah John and Saree Picker. Front row (L-R) Georgia Staines, Georgie Chandler, Nichala Chandler and Piper-Lily Cumberland.

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Sports Update

The Wollondilly boy’s cricket team travelled to Shell Cove on Friday 12 September to compete in Round 3 of the PSSA knockout competition. Unfortunately, the boys were defeated by a talented Shell Cove team, but played with grit and demonstrated excellent sportsmanship.

The girl’s touch football team were also unlucky in their Round 5 match against Bega Valley Public School. From all reports it was a close game with Bega Valley only just defeating the Wollondilly girls.

Congratulations to both teams on their achievements this year.

Mr Scott Fagan

Cricket Australia - Nathan Lyon

On Friday 19 September Nathan Lyon, (Cricket

Australia), Ben Dwashuis (NSW Blues) and Naomi

Stalenberg (NSW Breakers) will be visiting

Wollondilly Public School, between 1.00 & 2.00pm.

K-2 will meet them from 1.00 - 1.30pm and Years 3-6

will meet them from 1.30pm - 2.00pm.

Children may bring in cricket gear for the players to

sign, if they wish.

Mrs Helen Sharwood

Staff News

Next term I have been asked to work at Koonawarra

Public School in Dapto, for nine weeks. Mr Armstrong

will be Relieving Principal here at Wollondilly P.S., in

my absence.

I accepted the offer, knowing that the staff at

Wollondilly will continue to do a wonderful job and the

school will be in very capable hands under the

leadership of the executive team.

I shall return to Wollondilly Public School on Friday

5th December, in time for end of year celebrations.

Mrs Susan Bradley

Principal

Navy Sea Hawk helicopter visits students at

Wollondilly P.S.

On Tuesday students were eager with anticipation, as they sat on the side of the hill and held onto their hats as the Royal Australian Navy Squadron 816 Seahawk landed on the oval at Wollondilly Public School. The helicopter arrived around 10.30am with its three-man crew and two mechanics. It took the 10 ton helicopter around 20 minutes to fly from HMAS Albatross in Nowra to the school. Students from Wollondilly, The Crescent School and Goulburn Preschool were given a tour of the anti-submarine helicopter, taught about its usage in warfare, rescue and disaster relief and given the opportunity to ask questions. Josie Barrett from 1M wrote “The Sea Hawk helicopter is used by the Navy. They carry crews and torpedoes. The rescue winch is used to rescue men and women. They can hover over one spot while the crew jumps out and saves people from the sea. The Sea Hawk helicopter can carry up to 10 crew and radar is used to find missing ships.” The Seahawk itself can reach a maximum speed of 270 kilometres per hour, can climb at a rate of 1,650 feet per minute and is equipped with the MK 46 torpedo. Its primary role is to embark in the Australian Navy’s warships and provide anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface surveillance. A big thanks to Captain Tim Noble for organising this visit to our school. Paul Martin

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Crunch & Sip

Wollondilly will be commencing Crunch and Sip from

Tuesday 7 October (1st day of Term 4). Children will

be asked to participate in this program on a daily

basis. So send your child to school with a water bottle

and some fruit or vegetables. The fruit and

vegetables need to be cut and ready to eat in the

classroom. The whole school has been talking about

this venture, so if you are unsure of what is expected

ask your child for help.

If you do not have any suitable fruit or vegetables at

home, the canteen will be selling small packs of fruit

and vegetables for 50 cents. These packs are only

available for sale at 9.00am till 9.25 am. If your child

does not have fruit or vegetables to eat during the

Crunch and Sip period, they are not allowed to eat

anything else from their lunch box.

In Week 2 we will be having a Crunch and Sip

challenge. The class with the most children

participating will receive a fruit salad platter to share

with their entire class.

Helen Sharwood

Crunch & Sip Co-ordinator

Kindergarten Public Speaking

Congratulations to all of Kinder on doing such a

fabulous job in preparing and presenting their first

speech at Wollondilly Public School. Three students

from each class participated with enthusiasm in last

week’s finals.

Our Kindergarten Public Speaking winner for 2014 is

Alyia Blay (KAH) and 2nd place went to Allegra (KDH).

Well done!

Allegra, 2nd placegetter and Alyia Blay, the 2014

winner of the Kindergarten Public Speaking

Competition.

Goulburn Mulwaree Little

Athletics…..registrations are open now.

You can register online at

www.gmlac.org.au.

Registration is $95 per child with a $10

discount for the third or subsequent

children.

The other expense is a club shirt for $30.

Once registered on line, you can pick up

your registration pack at the RSL Club on

Thursday the 18 September between

4.30pm and 7pm. Our meets are on a

Thursday starting at 5pm.

The first meet is Thursday 16 October.

The season goes for 16 weeks, with a

break over Christmas holidays.

Cathey Stanberg, GMLAC, Secretary

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Term 3 2014

Week 10 Thursday 18 September–

AFL for K-6.

Friday 19 Sept-Last day of Term 3.

Term 4 2014

Week 1 Tuesday 7 October-all students return

to school for the commencement of

Term 4.

Wednesday 8 October - P & C Meeting

7.30pm in the staffroom.

Week 2 Friday 17 October - Stage 3 to Parliament

House, Canberra.

Week 3 Wednesday 22 October-

SRC Bandana Day

Week 4 Monday 27 October - Swim Scheme

commences.

Week 5 Monday 3 November to Friday 7

November - Swim Scheme

Week 5 Wednesday 5 November – P & C Meeting

7.30pm in the staffroom.

Thursday 6 November -ES1(Kinder) to

Canberra Zoo.

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SCHOOL CALENDAR 2014

Dates for your Diary

Monique Broadly 3R Nichala Chandler 3R

Billie-Jo Martin 3R Brooke Maudsley-Vinton 3R

Khyi Pearman 3R Alex Tallis 2S

Nicholas Sexton KAH Lukas Horwell KAH

Aloah Thompson 3R John Emerson 3R

Tushar Mani 3R

Anna Swift 2S Blake Watson 2S

Charlie Hayes KAH Riley Smith KAH

Milly Elford KAH Alyia Blay KAH

Parnika Mani 5C Mia Garner KAH

Alex Fuller KAH Violet Ottley KAH

Edward Crutcher KAH Amelia Waters 2S

Sara Jeffrey 2S Chloe Harrison 2S

Kenny Woods 2S Tahlia Cox-Bishop 2S

Mary Hyland 2S Grace Jones 2S

Hugh McCall 2S Daniel Bush 2S

Nathan Caruana KDH

Brinley Chesterfield 1W Zac Hart 1W

Tristan Bird 1W Tiana Gospel 5C

Allegra KDH

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Welcome Back Noah!

Noah Berrisford has been back in his class for 2 hours

each day. It is wonderful to have him back at

Wollondilly Public School. Noah says “ At Ronald

McDonald House I have made lots of new friends. We

play on our ipads and on the equipment outside”