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Monday 14th November Term 4 Week 6

From the Principal

Student Executive 2023:

Congratulations to our new student executive for 2023 – Ayzach, Lucas, Liam R, Aiden, Liam H, Emmett, Lucy, Ava, Lilliana, Sofia, Lottie, Emma. They presented their speeches to be elected as school captains and vice captains to all students today. The captains and vice captains will be announced on Presentation Day.

We will also be announcing our House Captains and Vice Captains, along with our Librarians for 2023 on Presentation Day.

Enrolments 2023:

If you are leaving the school in 2023, or are aware of someone who would like to attend our school in 2023, please let us know at the school office so we can finalise our planning for next year. 

Disco:

Our students are looking forward to attending the P&C disco tomorrow! A massive thank you to Warners Bay Hotel Brasserie for sponsoring the event so there is no cost to students!  Further information and link to the note is later in this Newsletter.

MacKellar Girls High School Band:

We are having a visit from the MacKellar Girls High School Band next Monday 21 November. All students will be able to see this wonderful band in action free of charge. 

P&C:

Our next P&C meeting will be held this Thursday at 6.30pm at Warners Bay Tavern. All parents and community members are welcome to attend.

Staffing Update:

We wish Ms Hamilton all the best as she jets off on her holiday this Thursday until the end of term. We welcome Ms James who will be working with 3/4H for the remainder of the year. Mr Batchelor will be relieving Assistant Principal for Stage 2 for the remainder of the year.

As you may be aware, there is another wave of COVID hitting our community at the moment. This wave is set to continue into December. As a precaution, we are sending home another box of Rapid Antigen Tests for you to use with your children. While it is no longer mandatory to isolate when you are positive to COVID, we encourage students to stay home if they are unwell with any illness.

School Disco

A reminder that our school disco is happening tomorrow night at the school hall.  Thank you to Warners Bay Hotel Brassiere for sponsoring this event, making it free attendance for all students.

Click here for details of the night.

Hope in a Suitcase

WBPS is supporting the Hope in a Suitcase non-profit organisation run by volunteers who are passionate about showing every child in the foster care system that they are loved and valued by the community.

We are asking our WBPS community to get donating items that can fill these suitcases.  Please see the attached note for more information.

Hope in a suitcase note

Canteen

Keep an eye out later this week for an updated Canteen Menu.  The Right Bite will be offering some additional menu items for both recess and lunch.  There will also be a slight increase on some items due to the rising cost of food items and products.

For Year 7 entry to a selective high school in 2024, applications are now open and will close on 16 November 2022. Find out about the placement process here.

Library News

Book Club Issue 8 closes on Wednesday 30th November. All students received their magazines last week. This is the final issue of Book Club for 2022. 

2022 Book Fair

Our annual Scholastic Book Fair is next week (Mon 21st Nov – Thurs 24th Nov). All money raised will be used in 2023 to purchase new books for the library for all students to enjoy. 

Another note (also attached here) will be coming home with students this week which will contain a link for online payments and the details of the items for sale. It will also have a section where parents can record their online payment/receipt number and any items they wish to specifically purchase or order. Please send this to the library with your child(ren) on their shopping day next week. As always, cash payments are most welcome! 

Click here for full Book List and Pricing

Mrs Michelle Freund

Teacher-Librarian 

Warners Bay High School - CAPA Showcase

The Sounds of Colour is an innovative Creative Arts event that encompasses Music, Visual Arts and Technology.  This free event is being held on Friday 18th November at the MAP mima Speers Point, showcasing the creative skills and talent of Warners Bay High School.  

Installation viewing from 3:30pm, performances to commence at 7pm.

Kindergarten 2023 - Enrol now!

Enrolments are now open for Kindergarten 2023 and we encourage all future kinders to register online via our website.

After the success of our 2021 Kinder Playgroup program, we are also running Playgroup again for our new Kinders.  This will run on Friday mornings during Term 3 and 4  and It's not too late to join in the fun.  Follow the links below for more information on our Kindy program and enrolment for 2023.

Kinder Playgroup Registration here.

Link for Kindergarten enrolment and Kindy info here.

Sporting Achievement

Congratulations to Lenny (5/6I), who recently played in the One Hockey International Ice Hockey Tournament, at Hunter Ice Skating Stadium.  Lenny represented NSA (National Sports Academy) in the peewees division. 

Well done Lenny!

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