Wambi's Wavebreaker

Thursday, 15 September 2022	PBL Trading Day Kindergarten 2023 Open Day Tours - 10-11am Tumbi Tasters - 12:30-2pm
Monday, 19 September 2022	Sydney North Athletics Championships 3-6 Assembly - 12:15pm. Class Item - 5 Orange - please register attendance here. P&C Meeting - 7:00pm
Tuesday, 20 September 2022	CC GATS Camp - Eng / Drama / VA Year 1 Kincumba Mountain Excursion
Wednesday, 21 September 2022	CC GATS Camp - Maths / Science / Sports Science Year 2 Kincumba Mountain Excursion
Thursday, 22 September 2022	PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Friday, 23 September 2022	PBL Rewards Day Last Day Term 3
Monday, 10 October 2022	First Day Term 4 - Staff and Students

Congratulations to Mrs Taylor White who has announced she is expecting her second child in April 2023. We wish her and her family all the very best.

Interviews were held today for a permanent SLSO position within our Support Unit. We look forward to announcing the successful applicant in the near future. A special thank you to Mrs Jane O’Donnell who has been relieving in this position over the past two terms.

An invitation is extended to parents and friends to attend the next P&C Meeting which will be held on Monday 19 September, 2022 from 7:00-8:30pm in the school library.

The last day of Term 3 is Friday, 23 September 2022 and staff and students all return for Term 4 on Monday, 10 October 2022.

The final day of Term 4 2022 for students is Monday, 19 December 2022.

Have a great week.

Paul Miller

Principal

The Tell Them From Me surveys provide schools with student, teacher and parent perspectives about the engagement and wellbeing of their students. This information is valuable to schools and can be used to identify strengths and successes, as well as areas to target for improvement.

The Partners in Learning parent survey helps to clarify and strengthen the important relationships between parents and the school. Participation in the parent survey is optional and we encourage all parents to complete so we can gain the broad range of perspectives as we build a robust data set. The survey is anonymous and can be completed on a computer, tablet or mobile device in a choice of 23 available community languages. The survey link will be sent to our families via the Skoolbag App next week.

Please don’t hesitate to contact the school if you require further information or support in accessing the survey.

At Wamberal Public School, we are safe, respectful learners. This week, all students have been learning about being safe, respectful learners by being an upstander.

At Wamberal Public School we embrace a peer leadership teaching philosophy for antibullying strategies, and our antibullying lessons are delivered by Year 6 students for all Years K-5 students. Our Year 6 students reinforce their own learning by instructing others, with all students feeling more comfortable and open when interacting with peers.

Our school website has more information about our school’s Antibullying Plan and Student Participation and Leadership Guide.

Tomorrow is our PBL Rewards Trading Day when students ‘trade’ their SRL tokens for rewards from the Term 3 Rewards Menu.

PBL Rewards Day will be next Friday 23 September 2022.

  

Have a great week everyone.

Jane Rees and Glenys Jenkin

Deputy Principals

Library loans will continue over the coming holiday period but please leave books at home if you go away.

Unfortunately, there are currently a large number of overdue loans. Please check emails for details of these items and replacement costs. Printed reminders will also be sent home this week.

Book Club Issue 6 orders have now closed. Deliveries will be made over the coming week before the holiday period. Thank you for supporting Book Club as the school gains resources from this program.

Please see the Skoolbag app for important Library updates.

Please feel free to contact the Library through the school office if I can help in any way.

 

Happy reading,

Nell Knight    👱‍♀️📚

Teacher Librarian

 

Currently reading from this Year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Lists — Stellarphant by James Foley (PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD).

The story of one anthropomorphised elephant comments on privilege, gender, diversity and the power of creativity and persistence. Readers will admire Stella’s resilience and problem solving as she challenges the status quo of Space Command’s space programme. Stella and her gang jump off the page with gumption and determination, humour and playfulness. Foley’s endpapers are fascinatingly informative. So much emotion is conveyed on Stella’s face, through her eyes, tongue and forehead wrinkles. The fold-out page at the end is also a delightful addition. This book has the potential for lots of rich discussion around who become powerful, educated, and celebrated and who doesn’t. Recommended for younger readers aged 3+.

Winners have now been announced.

Students from Stage 2 and Stage 3 participated in Oztag Gala Days at McEvoy Oval, Umina Beach in Week 8.

The Stage 2 boys team won 2 games and lost 2 games. They put in an outstanding effort against some tough opponents.

The girls Stage 2 team were undefeated for all 7 games, making them the Grand Final winners!

The Stage 3 boys and girls both started out strong with the boys having a 1 all draw and the girls winning 5-2. In the remaining games the boys and girls tried their hardest with the boys coming away with 2 more wins. While the girls gave it their all, they were not able to come away with another win. Overall, the teams should be very proud of their achievements and their effort.

All players displayed amazing teamwork, athleticism and great sportsmanship. It was great to see them supporting each other and giving it their all. It was such a fantastic day!

Mr Grimmond-Lee and Miss Heys