The Wollondilly Wag

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 1 Week 10 Wednesday 2 April 2014

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K-2 Assembly

2C will be presenting an item at this week’s K-2

Assembly, Friday 4 April AT 12.20pm. All welcome!

Unauthorised Parking

The school staff car park is not for anyone else to use.

There is a notice on the driveway gate that states this,

but recently we have had several parents using the

car park and grassed area to pick up or drop off their

children. It is very unsafe to do this. We would not

want anyone injured.

Book Fair

Our first Book Fair for 2014 will be in Week 1 next

term Tuesday 29 April – Friday 2 May. Students will

be able to peruse and/or buy books each day -

mornings from 9 -9.20am and 3.30 – 4pm each

afternoon (except Friday ).

The school receives books for our library dependent

upon the books purchased by parents so please

support us once again. Books make fabulous gifts

and it is also a great way to show your child that you

value literacy .

Variety Bash

The Variety Bash is coming to our school on

Wednesday 21 May. We are catering for breakfast for

350 participants so, we will be calling for lots of vol-

unteers and support in the coming weeks. If you think

you can contribute in some way please let myself, the

office staff or Ms Fennamore ( P & C President) know.

It will be discussed at the P & C meeting tonight if you

would like to come along. The school is eligible for a

healthy donation for this event and the proceeds will

be used to purchase literacy resources for your

children so please help out, if you are able.

Professional Learning

Mrs Sharwood and Mr Fagan both attended a one day

training day for Austswim recently. They now have to

accrue hours to qualify fully. This is to help with the

teaching of water safety and swimming to our

students. I think they were both waterlogged and

exhausted by the end of the day.

Year 6 Camp

Year 6 students will receive notes this week, for

Berry Sport & Recreation Camp in Week 6 next term

–Monday 2 June – Friday 6 June. An instalment

payment plan is available and any families seeking

financial assistance please let me know.

Athletics Carnival

Wollondilly Public School athletics carnival will be on

Tuesday 8 April at Hudson Park. We would love to

see as many parents as possible there to cheer on

the students. Everyone is reminded that whilst it is ok

to take photos of your child it is not ok to put them on

FaceBook or other social websites, if there are other

students in the photo.

Staff Development Day Term 2

Staff will return to work on Monday 28 April. Teachers

will attend a half day workshop at Bradfordville Public

School on teaching maths, using the new curriculum .

The afternoon will be spent planning teaching

programs for the term.

Students return on Tuesday 29 April. We hope all

families enjoy the break and associated Easter

festivities, with family and friends.

Mrs Susan Bradley

Principal

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HARMONY DAY CELEBRATION- 24 MARCH 2014

On Monday (24 March), Wollondilly celebrated

Harmony Day with a special assembly in the hall.

Harmony day is a day where we show cultural respect

for everyone who calls Australia home-from the

traditional owners of this land to those who have come

from many countries around the world.

The hall was decorated with trees which were made by

each class in the school. The covered way (next to the

canteen) was also adorned with messages from

students expressing their personal expression of what

the word “harmony” meant to them.

We were entertained by Mrs Stelling’s, Mrs Brown’s

and the Year 6 dance groups who all presented

wonderful dances representing our indigenous culture

and the meaning of harmony.

Individual students presented items on their family

background and the cultures of their families. These

included: Hayley Dawson (Italy), Jamie Coad (Liberia),

Zac Hart (China), Liliana Gerstner (Croatia), Aji Thayyil

(India), Amelie Sherwin (Canada) and Alex Poka (New

Zealand) who also performed the Maori Haka war

dance with some of his class mates.

We enjoyed the story of Tiddalik the frog, a traditional

Aboriginal dream time story which describes how

Tiddalik was tricked into releasing all the water he had

stored in his belly to restore the land from drought.

A great thank you to all those students who donated a

gold coin on the day. We raised over $260 which was

donated to the Queensland Drought Relief Fund.

An enormous thanks must go to Mrs Brown and Mr

Crossley for all their hard work and preparation in

making the celebration so successful and to all classes

who created such interesting and diverse trees to

decorate the hall.

Mrs Maureen Chapman

2014 Swimming Champions - Boys

2014 Swimming Champions - Girls

Congratulations to our Sporting Champions

Congratulation to the Wollondilly Girls Cricket Team on

their win yesterday. They defeated Cambewarra to make it

into the next PSSA round. The scores were Wollondilly

5-97 and Cambewarra 2-81. Thanks to Mr Scott Fagan for

organising the day and the next round of cricket.

2014 Wollondilly Girls Cricket Team

2014 Swimming Champions

This year’s Swimming Champions were presented with their

ribbons and trophies for 2014 at our last school assembly.

Congratulations to all students on their acheivements.

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2014 International Competitions and Assessments for

Schools (ICAS)

Wollondilly Public School will be participating in the

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools

during 2014. ICAS now attracts entrants from across

Australia, New Zealand, Asia, South Africa and the Pacific

region. Students from Years 3 to 6 may enter the following

competitions if they wish to.

To enter or all of these competitions, complete the form

sent home with this week’s newsletter and return the correct

money to Mrs Dunn or Ms Fennamore (in the library)

before Monday April 7 2014. Please do not put this

money and note in the office drop box.

Mrs Lieschke

Librarian

Subject Sitting Date Cost

Computer Skills Tues 20 May $ 8.80

Science Wed 4 June $ 8.80

Writing Mon 16 June $18.70

Spelling Tues 17 June $12.10

English Tues 29 July $ 8.80

Mathematics Tues 12 August $ 8.80

Stay to the end for a good finish!

Try and make all of your doctor, dentist, and other appointments after 4:00 p.m. The end of the day is just as important as the beginning.

Newsletters and homework reminders and other information are distributed.

Sharing/retelling and review of the day’s activities often happen.

Students may participate in various jobs to keep their classroom tidy.

Students get into the habit of staying at school until dismissal time – again important in all aspects of life.

Leaving 20 minutes late from school each day, is the equivalent of missing 11 school days in a year.

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P B PARADE Positive Behaviour in the Classroom

3 PB Cards

6 PB Cards

Term 1 2014

Week 10 Wednesday 2 April - P & C Meeting at

7.30pm in the Staffroom.

Week 10 Thursday 3 April - PSSA Zone League

Week 11 Monday 7 April - PSSA Netball Trials

Week 11 Tuesday 8 April - Wollondilly’s Athletics

Carnival at Hudson Park.

Week 11 Thursday 10 April - PSSA Hockey Trials

Week 11 Friday 11 April - Last day of Term 1

Term 2 2014

Week 1 Monday 28 April - Staff Development Day

Week 1 Tuesday 29 April - Students return to

School. Book Fair commences today and

run through to Friday 2 May.

Week 2 Wednesday 7 May - PSSA Regional Touch

P & C Meeting commences at 7.30pm in the

Staffroom, new members are most welcome

to attend.

Week 2 Thursday 8 May - District Athletics Carnival

Week 3 Tuesday 13 May to Thursday 15 May -

NAPLAN for Years 3 & 5.

Week 3 Friday 16 May - Wollondilly’s Cross

Country

Week 4 Monday 19 May - District Cross Country

Week 4 Wednesday 21 May Variety Bash Breakfast!!

Major school fundraiser.

Week 4 Friday 23 Walk Safely to School Day

Week 5 Monday 26 May - Responsible Dog

Owners Program K-2 classes only.

Week 6 Monday 2 June to Friday 6 June - Year 6

Camp to Berry.

Week 6 Wednesday 4 June P & C Meeting

commences at 7.30pm in the Staffroom, new

members are most welcome to attend.

Week 7 Monday 9 June - Queen’s Birthday Public

Holiday

Week 9 Wednesday 25 June- Sydney Opera House,

School’s Recorder Performance

Week 9 Friday 27 June, last day of Term 2.

Term 3 2014

Week 1 Monday 14 July - Staff Development Day

Week 1 Tuesday 15 July - Students return to school

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SCHOOL CALENDAR 2014

Dates for your Diary

Sebastian Gerstner 1W Talia Hayes 1W

Thomas Peacock 1W Kirbie Hoffmann 5C

Kirsten Moller 5C Jared Murphy 5C

Sabrina McDonald 6C Byron Strickland 6C

Emily Young 6C Chloe Crawford 2N

Zach Brooker 2N Madison Gray KAH

Edward Crutcher KAH Jamie Coad KAH

Riley Smith KAH Georgia Collins KAH

Milli Elford KAH Ruby Pickwell KAH

Mia Garner KAH Lacey Horwell 1W

Alyssa Gregory 5C Sam Brooker 5C

Lachlan Wray 5C Archie Wood KDH

Liam Carmichael KDH Mia Kimber KDH

Nathan Morris KDH RV Sarin KDH

Oliver Park KDH Sara Dyson KDH

Yalda Barakzay KDH Toby Klem 2C

Ashley Hankinson 2C Kal-el Marriott 2C

Boyden Moorby 2C Nic Ottley 2C

Holly Sander 2C Noah Smith 2C

Natahlia Smith-Nye 2C Charlotte Taylor 2C

Aloah Thompson 3R John Emerson 3R

Aaryan Sarin 3R Brooke Maudsley-Vinton 3R

Monique Broadley 3R Bayley Gerstenberg 3R

Tushar Mani 3R Zoe Carmichael 2S

Chloe Harrison 2S Mary Hyland 2S

Sara Jeffrey 2S Chelsea Wray 2S

Daniel Bush 2S Zack Horwell 2S

Brodi Reynolds 2S Blake Watson 2S

Axel Wellings 2S Frey Joseph 2S

Jaynie Thomas 2S

Tristan Bird 1W Nick Yeadon 5C

Wade McCall 6C Mae O’Flynn 2N

Haleigh John 2N Alyia Blay KAH

Tristan Bird 1W Boyden Moorby 2C

Holly Sander 2C Rita Utsiwegota 3R

John Emerson 3R