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11/11/2020                Remembrance Day

11/11/2020                Year 5 Leadership Day

12/11/2020                Leap into Learning Kindergarten Transition starts

18/11/2020                Canteen Sate of Origin Meal Deal

7/12/2020                  Infants Presentation Day

8/12/2020                  Primary Presentation Day

10/12/2020                Year 6 Farewell

14/12/2020                Year 6 Pool Party at Mingara

16/12/2020                End of Term 4  for students

17/12 - 18/12/12       School  Staff Development Days

  KS-  Charlotte W. 1B- Ryder McC.  K60- Max A.  K6G- Joel N. 

KN- Madelyn S, Kai T, Bonnie M. KS- Anastazia C, Michael H, Archer S.  KT- Soane T, Keallee R, Kaylee D.  1B- Max G, Ebony McK. 1P- Hudson W, Zoey McC, Olivia A. 1R-  Ariana G, Faith B, Amy H. 2D- Michael S, Kingston P, Jax M.  2G- Kiah-May W-H, Piper R. 2P- Amiah B, David K, Brodie F, Caydence M. K/6B- Talon C, Eliza K. K6G- Joel N, Caleb R. K6O- Kyarah B. 

Welcome to Week 4, Term 4.

We are almost half way through the Term, keep going strong. We hope this edition of the Newsletter finds you safe and well.

We have had yet another two action packed weeks here at Wyong Public, with lots of exciting things happening to keep your child engaged and having fun whilst learning.

Last fortnight we had the amazing Planetarium visit, leaving the students with a wealth of knowledge about all things Space in a fun and interactive way. We were also fortunate enough to have access to the Perform Education Virtual incursion as well.

We finished Week 2 with on a high by celebrating with our annual Book Parade. Teachers and students alike had fun channeling their favourite book character. Thanks to all that participated and made the day as amazing as it was.

As we progress into Term 4, we look forward now to welcoming Kindergarten of 2021 with the Leap into Learning Transition Program starting next Thursday, the 12th November. Please ensure all of your enrollment forms are completed prior to starting the transition program. Don’t hesitate to forward any questions to front office regarding this.

I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge World Teachers day that was on Friday the 30th October. We have amazing teachers here at Wyong, that have been particularly tested this year with COVID 19 and the unprecedented nature of online teaching. I think we can all agree that the way in which the teachers moved from face-to- face teaching, to an online platform and back again with such professionalism and ease should be congratulated. They are the safe place of nurturing and care when you cannot be, and bearers of great knowledge. We thank you teachers for all that you do to teach the generations of our future.

 In regards to end of year activities like Presentation Day, the department of education has outlined end of term events for schools relating to Speech, Presentation Days and Farewell procedures. This will mean that our school presentation days will remain for students and staff only. The school does not have the space to cater for the advised guidelines outlined last week (4 sq m rule) in the hall to host parents / families. We apologise for any inconvenience and we do hope to provide some form of streaming for these events. Presentation Day for K-2 and 3-6 will be held in the hall.

 Just a quick note reminder, if you are a family who are moving house / school over the 2020 holiday period we would appreciate being advised of this. Schools plan ahead based on student numbers, hence we would appreciate knowing if any families are moving.

Lastly,  This Wednesday our leaders will host a school service and the Captains Mia, Tevita and myself will attend the service at Wyong RSL.

This service will be for students and staff only.

It has been 102 years since the signing of an armistice, bringing an end to World War 1.

On 11 November 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after four years of continuous warfare. With their armies retreating and close to collapse, German leaders signed an Armistice, bringing to an end the First World War. From the summer of 1918, the five divisions of the Australian Corps had been at the forefront of the allied advance to victory. Beginning with their stunning success at the battle of Hamel in July, they helped to turn the tide of the war at Amiens in August, followed by the capture of Mont St Quentin and Pèronne, and the breaching of German defences at the Hindenburg Line in September. By early October the exhausted Australians were withdrawn from battle. They had achieved a fighting reputation out of proportion to their numbers, but victory had come at a heavy cost. They suffered almost 48,000 casualties during 1918, including more than 12,000 dead.

In the four years of the war more than 330,000 Australians had served overseas, and more than 60,000 of them had died. The effects of these losses cast a long shadow over the post-war for decades.

 Looking forward to the second half of Term 4, which will see Presentation days, and reward days and year 6 farewell celebrations. Keep up the good work Wyong, showing Respect, Responsibility & Excellence at all times.

 Wyong were fortunate enough to be involved in another gala day organised by the Tuggerah Lakes Zone in touch football last Friday. After heavy rain the night before the day wasn’t looking promising however it turned out to be a sunny day at EDSAAC South Bateau Bay and the fields were dry. 22 stage 3 students were involved in the boys and girl’s competition. Our teams played 3 games and were successful in reaching the finals in their Pool.

The boys had lost their round game to Brooke Ave but went on to successfully beat them convincingly in the final. Great job boys!

The girls played Erina Heights but unfortunately lost in the final to a very talented group of girls. Well done Wyong girls on a great effort.

Mr McGuinness and myself were very proud of the students and the way they represented our school. The students were keen to learn and listened to feedback about the way they played the game which was the reason for their success on the day.

Congratulations to the following students who represented our school in the touch football gala day. You were a pleasure to take and it was wonderful to witness some great skill from many of our players.

Boys team:

Jet James, Leedrix, Sasha, Leland, Cayden, Paea, Cash, Tolkein, Riley, Sione and Ryan. 

Girls team

Kelisha, Melina, Katelyn, Mia, Nevaeh, Ferl, Elizabeth, Erica, Nicolla, Ahri and Alisha.

Mrs Freers and Mr McGuinness     ( touch football coaches)

Stage Two held their Public Speaking Competition finals on Friday and once more the quality of the speaker was very high. All of our speakers were well prepared and impressed the judges with the quality of their speeches and the technique displayed when delivering them.

Our Finalists were:

Mikaila Tesorero 3KM

Noah Fredewell 3M

Jasmine Gillard 3M

Milika Saqa 4B

Riley Burton 4B

Casey Miller 4S

Our runner up for 2020 was Ellyse Hopkins 3KM

And the winner was Abby McCabe 4S

​Congratulations to all of our wonderful Stage 2 public speaking finalists.