Calendar Week 2 21/10 KR Assembly

11.35am Week 3 24/10 Student Banking 24/10 – Yrs 2,3 & 4 28/10 Intensive Swimming 25/10 Musicorp Concert 6.45pm 28/10 KE Assembly 11.35am Week 4 31/10 Student Banking 31/10 – Yrs 2,3 & 4 04/11 Intensive Swimming 02/11 P&C Mg – 7.00pm 04/11 Coding Club

Assembly 11.35am 04/11 Kinder 2017

Transition 12.15pm 05/11 School Fair

9.00am – 2.00pm Professional Learning Focus on Reading Report Writing ------------------------------ For more events on our Calendar, please go to: http://www.wollongbar-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ --------------------------------

Principal’s Report

Congratulations Shannin!

Last term our School Administrative Manager (SAM) position was advertised through the NSW Government’s DEC Careers site. The successful candidate on merit, through interview, was Ms Shannin Cook – congratulations Shannin!

Thank you to our parent representative, Nathan Kempshall, for volunteering his time to undertake Merit Selection training and be a member of the Merit Selection Panel.

School Captains 2017 The process for choosing our School Captains 2017 begins this week:

• Friday 21st & 28th October (Weeks 2 & 3) - in class, Year 5 students are presented with tips on preparing and giving speeches

• Friday 4th November (Week 4) – nomination forms need to be handed in to Mrs Dixon, Mrs Woolfe or Mrs Clarke. You need to be nominated by your Year 5 or 6 peers. You can ask others to nominate you.

• Friday 11th November (Week 5) – candidates will give speeches to Stage 3 students and teachers. After speeches, Stage 3 students and teachers vote for final candidates.

• Tuesday 15th November (Week 6) – Final candidates write about themselves for School Newsletter.

• Friday 25th November (Week 7) – 2017 candidates give speeches to the whole school assembly. After speeches, all students and staff vote.

• Friday 2nd December (Week 8) – Candidates prepare potential acceptance speech.

• Friday 9th December (Week 9) – 2017 Captains announced at Presentation Day. • Monday 12th December (Week 10) – 2017 School Captains toast Year 6 at Yr 6

Farewell.

It’s only 2 weeks away- see you at the Fair

Saturday 5 November A Fair to Remember

Jennifer Thomas Principal

Thursday 20th October 2016

Term 4, Week 2

Volume 33

Wollongbar Public School

Simpson Ave, Wollongbar 2477 Ph: 6628 1302 Fax: 6628 1976

Email: wollongbar-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal: Jennifer Thomas

Sport and Special Photo Orders

The following sport and special photos are on display in the Front Office Foyer:

School Captains

House Captains

SRC Semester 1

SRC Semester 2

Leadership in Sport

Library Monitors

Tournament of Minds

Senior Choir Junior Choir Dance Boys Soccer Girls Soccer Boys Touch

Football Girls Touch

Football

Netball Boys Cricket Swim Team Year 6 Coding Club Whole School

Parents/Carers can order these photos by completing a Re-order envelope from the Front Office. Please place payment, either cash (unfortunately change cannot be given) or cheque, in the Re-order envelope. You can also make an online payment by Credit Card through the School Photographer’s website: www.theschoolphotographer.com.au. School online code: S678VT34W. Please write your ORDER NUMBER from the website on the Re-order envelope. Re-order envelopes should be returned to the Front Office NO LATER than Thursday 3rd November 2016. The photos are $16.00 each, 2 for $30.00, 3 for $42.00, 4 for $52.00 or 5 for $60.00. Any additional photographs are $10.00 each. This discount is only available per family order.

*Please note if payments are not received before photos are sent to the school, a late fee of $5 will be incurred* Shannin Cook School Admin Manager

Gold Gold Platinum Birthdays

UPCOMING EVENTS Who Event Payment Due Date Cost

Whole School School Contributions &

Technology Levy Now

$85.00 / student $115.00 / 2 students

$145.00 / 3 students or more Selected Students Group Photos Thursday 3rd November Various

Unfortunately students who have not paid and brought in a permission note for these events will not be able to participate. Please visit the school website to make a payment online or if you require a permission note.

is available at our school from 8.30am-1.30pm

Permission Notes MUST be accompanied by payment or they will be returned to your child.

Assembly Awards and Birthdays

Congratulations

To these students who have achieved 200 nights of Home Reading:

To these students who have achieved 100 nights of Home Reading:

TOMBOLA JARS REQUIRED FOR THE SCHOOL FETE!

It is that time of year again when we are asking for your wonderful support to start bringing in Tombola jars for our “Fair to Remember” on Saturday 5th November. A Tombola jar is a clean jar of any size filled with prizes. These prizes can be many things: wrapped lollies, little chocolate bars, honey popcorn, craft materials, stationary items, mixed change, little cars, packets of seeds etc. The P&C will be providing a special prize for the class that brings in the most jars. You can bring in as many filled jars as you like!

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Natalie Hamlyn and Anna Runge Stage One Teachers

Buskers Wanted! Do you have a special

talent?

We need some buskers for our school concert.

Auditions will be held on Wednesday next week for Year 2 – Year 6 students.

You must come prepared with own instruments, equipment and music.

Leigh Creighton

Busking Coordinator

SCHOLASTIC BOOKCLUB

Book club Issue 7 is due back at school on:

Wednesday 26th October

Unfortunately we will not be taking any late orders.

Please remember to write your child’s name clearly on ALL order forms.

MUSICORP YOUNG PERFORMERS CONCERT

It gives me great pleasure to announce our Young Performers Concert for 2016 featuring talents of the students from Wollongbar Public School. This performance is open to everyone, so come along and support these young musicians who have been working hard on their pieces. The concert will feature guitars, keyboards, percussion, strings, brass and woodwind instruments.

The concert will be on Tuesday 25th October in the school hall commencing at 6.45pm and should run for approximately an hour.

Admission is free, but please bring lots of cheer and support, as this will be a premier performance for some students.

Please remember too, that if you would like your child to become a member of the music program, brochures are available from the office a t the school.

Thank you for your support and see you at the concert.

Mark Earl Musicorp Instrumental Music Teacher

Remember ….If you would like to contact the P&C team please contact: Graeme Turner – Tel: 0432474428

Our school community has many generous people who volunteer their time and skill to help our school and our children to develop, grow and thrive. We would like to take this opportunity each week to recognise a member of our community who has volunteered their time/skills to our wonderful school.

Helen For offering your time to support the school. Your time and support is much appreciated.

If you would like to share the efforts of a member of our school community, feel free to write it down and place it in the ‘Thank You’ box at the office.

Many thanks to our local supporter:

ESP Alstonville We would like to thank you for all the support you have given the school.

ONLY 2 WEEKS UNTIL

A FAIR TO REMEMBER

A FAIR TO REMEMBER ALL DAY RIDE TICKETS NOW

ON SALE!! Dear Families,

The FAIR is getting closer and now is a great time to buy your all day ride passes. Purchase your ride pass for $30 and save $5. (Passes are $35 on the day). These tickets are for school age children or above. A Toddler option may be available soon.

An All Day Ride Pass will provide unlimited entry on:

The Rock Wall Jumping Castle

Vertical Rush Jurassic Obstacle Course

Big Splash Water Park Bungee Fun Run

Laser skirmish

To purchase your ride tickets, please complete the form below and return to the school office. Please include the correct money (EFTPOS is not available).

Many thanks and see you at the Fair, 5th November. Please allow 5days to receive your passes.

Name

Class

Number of tickets

Amount enclosed

ART AUCTION! This year, instead of the children making beautiful gardens, the students will be making a class artwork. The canvas is ready and the teachers and students are busy putting together ideas for their masterpiece. These artworks will then be on display at the Fair and auctioned at the Movie Night which we will be holding at the end of November. More details to come soon.

Please keep bringing in the Tombola jars and Beautiful Baskets. Let’s try and beat the record of 900 tomobola jars and 650 beautiful baskets!!

Can you Help? We are looking for marquees or pop up tents to borrow on the day of the Fair. If you have one that we can borrow please give Anna a call on 0410 594 676 or email madmods@bigpond.com. Also one of our stalls needs a Pegboard (1m x 1m approx.) do you have one?

The P&C appreciate all the support our families and community provide for our wonderful fundraising events.

News in the Canteen

The canteen is a great way to meet new people within the school. You don’t have to volunteer for long - a few hours or a day once or twice a term. So come join us in the canteen for a great day of laughs and fun while putting a smile on your child’s face when they see you serving them. If you can’t be in the canteen all day we have a 9.30am to 11.30am shift or 11.30am to 2.00pm shift available.

The canteen contact details are: Anna on 0410 594 676 Email: madmods@bigpond.com Thanks, Anna

Canteen Roster

P&C Calendar Uniform Shop

Friday 20th October Monday 23rd October Friday 28th October

Leigh

Kirsty Todd

Anna Kylie Rebecca

Wendy Linda

Yasmin Yen

What’s happening? When? Where?

P&C

Wednesday 2nd Nov 2016 Staff Room @ 7.00pm

Fundraising Meeting

Wednesday 26th Oct 2016 W’bar Tavern @ 7.00pm

Day Time

Friday 8.45am-9.15am