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W a u c h o p e P u b l i c S c h o o lPrincipal: Cameron OsborneWaugh Street, Wauchope NSW 2446Ph: 02 6585 2277E: [email protected]: https://wauchope-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Wauchope Public SchoolExcellence, Opportunity and Success

Term 1 Week 3NewsletterThursday

11 February 2021

This IssueCalendar P. 1

Assembly Awards P. 6School Photos P. 7

Swimming Carnival Photos P. 8

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Thursday 11 February ☼ P&C meeting - 6:30pm

Friday 12 February ☼ Hastings/Camden Haven

swimming carnival - Port Macquarie

Tuesday 16 - Thursday 25 February

☼ Three way meetings

Wednesday 17 February ☼ Lower North Coast swimming

carnival - Kempsey

Friday 19 February ☼ Book club is due

Wednesday 3 March ☼ North Coast swimming carnival

- Coffs Harbour

Tuesday 9 March ☼ Stage 3 Safer Internet Day

Wednesday 17 March ☼ Glasshouse excursion Years

3-6 “Junkyard Beats”

Wednesday 10 March ☼ AECG Meeting - 4:00pm

Friday 19 March ☼ Kindergarten Teddy Bears

Picnic

Thursday 1 April ☼ Easter Hat Parade

Class FormationWe submitted our student numbers to the Department of Education last Thursday. Our School population as of yesterday is 658 students. I am still waiting for official confirmation re our staffing entitlement for 2021. However, we are confident we will be able to maintain our current class structure. We are using school funding to create two extra classes to support our students and reduce class sizes particularly in Years 3-6. We also use funding to run multiple literacy and numeracy focused programs.

Until we receive written confirmation from the Department our classes will still be classified as tentative. Following is a list of Term 1 staff for 2021.

Class Teacher

KLB Mrs Lisa Barnett

KJL Mrs Janet Lovett

KMD Mrs Miranda Davison

KKB Mrs Katie Bulley/Mrs Ellie Woolnough

K/1JC Mrs Jodie Cass/Mrs Danyelle Taylor

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1MT Miss Michelle Taylor

1PH Miss Peta Humphreys

1JB Mrs Julie Best

2MM Ms Michelle Millard

2MG Ms Margaret Gardner

2LB Miss Lauren Bosswell

2LF Ms Lisa Falk

3LR Mrs Lee-a Rock

3KD Mrs Katrina Daly

3JH Mrs Jo Hansard

4CR Miss Catherine Robinson

4JJ Mr Jack Jones

4MN Mr Mitchell Nicholson

4/5AD Mrs Amanda Darcy

4/5NW Miss Nikki Woolner

5EM Mrs Erin Moore

5DB Mr Darren Beard

5/6JE Miss Jemma Emmeriks

6CG Mr Chris Geary

6SG Mr Jigh Sallustio

6SS Mr Scott Spurrier

K/6KD Ms Karen Davis

K/6RF Miss Rebecca Faith

K/6TM Miss Taylor McGuire

K/6BC Ms Rebecca Cole

K/6JG Mr James Grech

K/6SR Mrs Shannon Ramm

Release From Face to Face (RFF): Mrs Natalie Pepperrell, Mrs Vanessa Woolley, Mrs Fiona Brassey, Ms Cindy Dignum and Mr John ChambersTeacher Librarians: Mrs Jordan Shields and Mrs Helen PearseLearning and Support Teacher (LAST): Karen O’Reilly and Sharon RandallLiteracy/Numeracy Focus Teachers: Mrs Lyn McWhirter, Mrs Kelly Newell, Mrs Kerry Burn and Mrs Danielle WheatleySchool Learning Support Officers (SLSO): Mrs Sue Hollis, Ms Lisa White, Mr Brad Baxter, Mrs Gayle Henry, Mrs Tania Williams, Ms Debbie Johnson, Mrs Donna Anthony, Mrs Jean Gayed, Mr John Gayed, Mrs Kaela Croft, Ms Rochelle Pritchard, Mrs Toni Foster, Mrs Sheila McDougall, Mrs Cindy Bell, Mrs Tresna Elsom, Mrs Cathy Williams and Miss Stephanie OstlerHUB Teachers: Ms Fiona Ausling, Mrs Ellie Woolnough and Mrs RandallSchool Counsellors: Miss Sophie Mason and Mrs Leesa Floyd-FieldSchool Administrative Staff (SAS staff): Mrs Michelle Kelly, Mrs Kylie Scofield, Mrs Julie Moore and Mrs Leah CallerTechnology Support Officer: Mr Jens LindnerAboriginal Education Officer: Aunty Maree HutchisonGeneral Assistant: Mr Mark Hurrell

School Shoes - Important Reminder

Just a reminder that school shoes are required to be plain black - preferably leather (try not to have white/coloured logos and soles).Please ensure that your child is in correct school uniform at all times. We are renown around the district for having our students look brilliant. People who visit our school regularly comment on how great our students look compared to other schools. We have a lovely uniform, which all students should be wearing with pride.Children who are talented enough to represent our school in swimming, athletics and cross country as well as our PSSA teams wear fantastic team uniforms.We thank you for your support.



Assistant Principals: Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten) – Mrs Lisa Barnett (relieving)Stage 1 (Year 1 and 2) – Miss Michelle TaylorStage 2 (Year 3 and 4) – Mrs Amanda DarcyStage 3 (Year 5 and 6) - Mrs Natalie PepperellSpecial Education (K-6) – Mrs Anne Puchert Deputy Principals: Mr Richard Thomas (3-6) and Mrs Kate Buczko (Curriculum)Principal: Mr Cameron OsborneSwimming Carnival

This was a sensational day of fun, competition and participation. The ability to swim is massively important and I was impressed with the talents of many of our children. We do have a large number of students who have difficulty swimming or avoid attending carnivals because they can’t swim. I encourage all parents/carers to make this a priority as it could save your child’s life.I do want to congratulate the boys and girls who entered races. It was very impressive to see so many children trying their best. I do want to point out that we did have swimming judges monitoring correct stroke, correct finish etc. However, as we are encouraging participation we don’t tell every child who was disqualified as we are mindful of

children’s self-esteem. Basically, we want our children to be having fun and participating. The drawback in doing this is that we run the risk of a child thinking they won a race and believing they will receive a ribbon.The place ribbons will be presented in the near future. Well done boys and girls.A huge congratulations to Mrs Moore and Mr Geary for their very smooth organisation and to all staff and parent volunteers for their efforts on the day in the heat.Congratulations to the following age champions and runners up. You are very talented!

Junior Girls - Charlee PJunior Boys - Riley M

11 Years Girls - Hayley J11 Year Boys - Byron MSenior Girls - Olivia HSenior Boys - Axl P

Good luck to our swim team who take on the best of the rest tomorrow at the Hastings/Camden Haven carnival at Port Macquarie pool.Hastings/Camden Haven Swimming CarnivalCovid 19 reminders from the organisers. Please respect these requests.Parents and students will have separate designated areas. Parents/students are not permitted to mingle.Parents are not permitted in the grandstand on either side of the 50metre pool.Any Wauchope Parents attending must sign in on a Wauchope Public School form.It is requested that where possible only one spectator per participant attend the carnival.

WPS Communications with ParentsSchool WebsiteThere is a tremendous amount of information on our website and Mr Lindner does a brilliant job uploading photos, newsletters and the calendar regularly. The web address is www.wauchope-p.schools.nsw.edu.auWe will continue to upload any grade permission notes for your convenience so you can always access a note if it is lost, damaged or does not make it home. There is also a Parent Information Handbook with invaluable information especially for new parents to our school.Skoolbag AppYou can access newsletters on the school website or the Wauchope Public School Skoolbag App. We also send alerts to all grades or just some grades eg excursion return times, note reminders etc.SeeSawAll class teachers communicate with their class parents through this App. Wauchope Public School FacebookMany photos, reminders and notices go on this site.

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It is recommended that spectators bring a chair.I have listed the qualifying times below.50m Freestyle: Up to 2 entrants per event per school. Qualifying times: Boys/Girls 8 yrs - 1:15.00Boys/Girls 9 yrs - 1:05.00 Boys/Girls 10 yrs - 1:00.00 Boys/Girls 11 yrs - 0:55.00Boys/Girls 12 yrs - 0:50.00Boys/Girls 13 yrs - 0:50.0050m Backstroke: Up to 2 entrants per event per school. Qualifying times: Jun Boys/Girls - 1:10.00Boys/Girls 11 yrs - 1:05.00Boys/Girls 12/13 yrs - 1:00.0050m Breaststroke: Up to 2 entrants per event per school.Qualifying times: Jun Boys/Girls - 1:15.00Boys/Girls 11 yrs - 1:10.00Boys/Girls 12/13 yrs - 1:07.0050m Butterfly: Up to 2 entrants per event per school.Qualifying times: Jun Boys - 1:10.00Jun Girls - 1:12.0011 yrs Boys - 1:06.00 11 yrs Girls - 1:08.00 12/13 yrs Boys - 1:00.00 12/13 yrs Girls - 1:02.00100m All Age (Open) Freestyle: Up to 2 entrants per event per school Qualifying times: Boys - 1:50.00 Girls - 1:50.00200m IM: Up to 2 entrants per event per school.Qualifying times: Jun Boys/Girls - 4:30.00Sen Boys/Girls - 4:00.00Multi-Class events have no qualifying times.

Child SafetySupervision for students in our playground commences at 8:30am. Please ensure your child does not arrive prior to that time. Remember our onsite WOOSH facility provides before school care for our parent’s convenience.Please be extremely careful when arriving or departing school both on foot or by car.Please abide by the parking signs around our school for the safety of our children. Healthy FoodPlease ensure your child has food and a drink bottle for recess and lunch. Please ensure your child has had enough to eat before they arrive at school. We have noticed some children accessing sugary snacks before 9:00am in the playground. This is not an ideal start to the day and doesn’t assist with productive learning.We would also love it if we could train our students to keep their rubbish in their lunch boxes to be disposed of at home in an attempt to keep our playground beautiful and free of litter. Your support with this idea would be greatly appreciated.Three Way MeetingsThese will be held in Weeks 4 and 5. Bookings for student/parent/teacher meetings will be online. Booking instructions have been sent home in a note.The idea is for parents to meet the class teacher, develop a relationship, learn about class expectations, educational and social goals for the year, upcoming grade events and pass on relevant information about, academic, social and/or medical requirements that will

School Activity Permission Notes and Payment - IMPORTANTPermission notes and money for school activities and excursions must be paid in full, one week prior to the excursion or event. If you are experiencing financial hardship you may contact Mr Osborne to organise a payment plan well before notes and payments are due.The reason for this is for the safety and wellbeing of the students attending the activity.Activity/Excursion organisers complete a risk assessment for every excursion. We have many students who require adjusted supervision, medication or care. One week’s knowledge of exactly who is attending the activity gives school staff time to ensure SLSO’s have been reallocated, work is prepared and appropriate supervision is planned for those students not attending etc.Parents/Caregivers will have to be organised to make payment and return permission notes one week prior to all events. Teachers will remind students regularly.We are committed to establishing and maintaining the safest procedures aligned to the Department of Education policies for the wellbeing of our students.For excursions that have limited numbers we send out a notification to advise when payment/deposit will be required. This ensures all students have an equal opportunity to attend these events.Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.



assist your child and teacher.Supported Learning will host review meetings very soon and will receive a separate invitation. Kindergarten will hold meetings in Weeks 9 and 10. Year 6 ShirtsNotes have been given to Year 6 students who want to order a Year 6 shirt in the second and final order. Please return these by Wednesday 17 February so the order can be placed. Thank you, Mr Nicholson for coordinating the design and the ordering. They look spectacular.School Supplies Years K - 6The cost of the school supplies fee will be $20 for each child. This is a very small amount of money to pay and I’m hoping all parents/caregivers can pay this amount this year. Every child will receive a note. Eftpos facilities are available for your convenience. Label Everything PleasePlease clearly label everything your child brings to school. This includes items such as HATS, bags, lunch boxes, drink bottles, JUMPERS. EVERYTHING! I had a lost bag for a few hours last week. It was brand new with new lunch box, pencil case and drink bottle. None of the items had a name on it. Please be reminded on any given day we could have 658 hats, 658 bags, 658 jackets or jumpers and 658 drink bottles. Our lost property container already has several unnamed items in it.Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) MeetingYesterday, we hosted the first AECG meeting for the year. It was in person and via Zoom in our school library.

Without Their Friends? In 13 plus years of education, your child will eventually find themselves in a class without their close friends. It’s normal for them to initially feel a little anxious about this, so how should you handle it? Don’t rob your child of this opportunity to develop social skills. School is a place where our kids learn important social skills as well as academic ones. Finding their place and making friends in a new group is a vital skill to develop and one they’ll rely on their entire lives. The classroom is one of the gentlest places to start learning this because: Teachers turn a “bunch of kids” into a team every year. They keep an eye out for students who aren’t mixing in, and create opportunities to pair them up with different children. There’s still recess, lunch and sport time to play with their mates It’s also a great opportunity for them to learn about separating social time and work time. Lots of their classmates are in the same boat. Everyone is starting a new year, with a new teacher and a new classroom and many will be looking for new friendships too. Some kids choose a new “best friend” in every class they have, which builds a rich network of friendships over the years. Children learn different skills from different classmates. These days there are lots of opportunities for group work in class, when students team up and work through tasks together. Unlikely pairings can produce excellent workmates, who share a common language of learning and help each other along.

Cameron Osborne

Health Care Needs and EmergencyIf your child has a serious health condition I would ask that you ensure we have an up to date health care plan.We also need all parents to continually update contact details if phone numbers or addresses change at any time.BandLearning an instrument is a fantastic talent. We do have musical instrument tuition on Tuesday mornings. Lessons commenced on Tuesday. However, it is not too late to join. Please contact the school office if you require further information. Student Birthday CakesDue to the Covid situation we will continue not having home cooked cakes or cupcakes etc. or any store bought cake that requires cutting up. Please send in wrapped items such as ice blocks, chocolate bars etc. We can have store bought cupcakes if the teacher distributes these.P&C MeetingOur first P&C meeting for the year is this evening via Zoom commencing at 6:30pm. Using Zoom allows for an easier way for parents to attend and participate. It means your children can be in their home environment probably doing homework or cooking dinner while the parents are working on ways to improve our school. Please email Sarsha Walker on [email protected] or the Zoom link. We’d love to have new parents join and increase our numbers. A P&C volunteers note went to the eldest in every family this week.



PBL News

Respectful, Responsible,

ResilientWhat are Wauchope Wonders and Class

Dojo?

Your child may have come home and told you that they are earning Class Dojo points in class or may have even received some Wauchope Wonders! Wauchope Wonders are ‘reward tickets’ that teachers give to students in class and on the playground to reward and acknowledge positive behaviour. Wauchope Wonder time with Mr Osborne and our School Leadership team is a popular event every Friday over our in-school P.A system!All Wauchope Wonders from the week go into a draw. Names from each grade are drawn and the lucky winners receive an ice-cream from Mr Osborne!Class Dojo is an in-class reward and acknowledgment system that all teachers are learning to use this year. Every student has a digital ‘dojo monster’ who earns points for positive classroom behaviour.

Both systems are used to encourage and promote our school expectations!

P&C NewsP&C AGMThe Wauchope PS P&C AGM meeting will be held on Thursday 11 March via Zoom at 6:00pm followed by the general March meeting.At the AGM all positions will be declared vacant including:

PresidentVice President K-2Vice President 3-6

SecretaryTreasurer

Canteen RepresentativeWoosh representative

Fundraising CoordinatorWe hope to see many new faces at this years P&C meetings and event. Zoom meetings allow for children to be in their home environment eg TV, bedroom. P&C VolunteersCan you please return the P&C volunteer notes that went home last week to the eldest child to the front office.Community News

Assembly AwardsStage 1Term 1 Week 3Class StudentK-6KD Aspen C, Benji D, 1PH Toby H, Alex S,

Claire S, Hunter W1JB Charlie D, Mason L,

Max W, Agness N1MT Evie G, Sonny B,

Michelle T, Julie D2MM Hailie P, Violet P,

Angus B, Thomas K2LB Logan S, Alexis H,

Rylan C, Ryan C2LF Caleb,D, Kael M,

Braxton C, Kayle-Lee H

2MG Harriett R, Indigo R, Machlan S, Hudson C

Citizen of the WeekClass Student1KB Bryce O2MM London M

Stage 3Term 1 Week 3

Class StudentK-6JG Alexander BK-6RF Riley D5NW Robert P5AD Lucy L5DB Toby T, Savhanna M,

Taylor S, Deklan M5EN Sarah F, Oliver C,

Kiah-Rae P, Tyson W5/6JE Alicia S, Ava C, Noah

L, Archer A6CG Jordan C, Luke C6JS Bodhi T, Darryl I, Rella

G, Alicia N6SS Zara M, Sam H, Riley

C, Jade G

Citizen of the WeekClass StudentK-6JG Jai J5DB Alex W5EM Matilda A5/6JE Odin A6CG Isabella W6SS Olivia H



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Early Stage 1 Team

Senior Executive Team

General Assistant

Library Team

Literacy/Numeracy Team

Office Team

SLSO’s Team

Stage 1 Team

Stage 2 Team

Stage 3 Team

Canteen Team

School Cleaners

Class KKB

Class KJL

Class KMD

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