Today is Indigenous Literacy Day. Our students have celebrated Aboriginal stories, culture and language by participating in various activities including viewing a national digital online story, led by children and sharing their story of life in remote Australia.
Please keep the school up to date with your contact details, including your child’s emergency contacts, in case parents or carers are not available in the first instance. Contact details can be updated via the Skoolbag App ‘eForms’.
During Term 3 Week 8 our Year 6 students will participate in the Check-in assessment.
The Check-in assessment is a NSW Department of Education online literacy and numeracy assessment available to support schools to assess and monitor student learning.
The assessment can supplement existing school practices to identify how students are performing in literacy and numeracy and to help teachers tailor their teaching more specifically to student needs. Students with a disability may receive the same level of support during the assessment they would normally receive in the classroom.
It is a wonderful reward when a student returns their loans from the previous week and enthusiastically announces that they “loved these books”. Thank you Parker (1 Green).
Many times, something might happen during our day that we don’t like. It could be a little thing like someone disagreeing with us about something minor or it could be a bigger thing like bad weather for weeks at a time. Sometimes these events or situations are unsettling and a cause for unhappiness or anxiety where we, or our children, feel very out of control.
A very useful tool to help with problem-solving and processing such situations is looking at (or creating) a Circle of Control. A Circle of Control is a way to look at what is within your control and what is not. It can aid in accepting situations that are out of our control and figuring out what we can do while in them. Also, it can help children to consider their options of response.
Some things that fit in each category are:
Things I Can Control: My ideas, attitude, responses, actions, effort, feelings, words, decisions, taking care of myself, how I treat others, etc.
Things I Can’t Control: Others' ideas, attitudes, choices, feelings, opinions, actions, being sick, the weather, what has happened in the past, what my parents or teachers ask me to do, etc.
When we take time to look at situations in this light, we can be free to let go of things outside of our control and make positive coping choices. While it can be hard to realise something is out of our control, it can free us from the need to worry about it. It also brings to light our options within a given situation. For example, I may not be able to control what someone else says about me, but I can be sure that I am always choosing kindness when I relate to others. Or I may not be able to choose the weather, but I can decide if I walk in the rain or cuddle up under a blanket with a book.
If this sounds like something useful to you, I’d encourage you to do a search for ‘Circle of Control images’ in your web browser. There are so many out there and you can choose the one that suits you or your children best to look at together. You can take it one step further by creating your own focusing on a specific situation. One idea is to trace a hand and write down inside the outline all the things in your control (if it’s in your hand, it’s in your control). Outside the hand, you can brainstorm the sorts of things outside your control.
As always, when we feel like things are really out of our control, it can be important to seek some support. Have courage to reach out.
Lifeline at https://www.lifeline.org.au/ or 13 11 14 or
The Kids Helpline on https://kidshelpline.com.au/ or 1800 55 1800 or
13 Yarn at www.13yarn.org.au or 13 92 76 (a national support line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in crisis)
Many Thanks
Thank you to the hard-working band of volunteers who organised the Father's Day gift stalls and Father's Day breakfast. Many thanks as well to Simone and the team at Belle Property Central Coast for their fabulous support of the breakfast.
The P&C would also like to thank the school community for the strong participation in canteen healthy food month. Entries need to be returned to the canteen by September 16.
Essential Canteen Price Rise
Due to continuing cost pressures there will be price rises across the canteen menu from the start of Term 4. The decision to raise prices was not taken lightly and increases have been kept to a minimum. The P&C appreciates your understanding on this matter.
Brickfest
Brickfest is coming to Brisbane Water Secondary College, Woy Woy Campus, Edward Street, WoyWoy on Sunday 18 September. It's a family fun day and an all-weather event.
The cost is $8 per person or $30 for a family of 4
Tickets can be bought on-line at trybooking.com/CBLIX
Shop and Support our School
DID you know that buying groceries at a Ritchies IGA Supermarket can help support our P&C? Wamberal Public School P&C is one of the recipients you can elect to support when you register for a free Ritchies card or download the free RitchiesCard App for your mobile phone. Our P&C has been fortunate to receive more than $8000 since the inception of the program.
Spread the word to family and friends. If they live far away and shop at a Ritchies IGA near them, they can still select our P&C as their nominated recipient.
For more details go to: ritchies.com.au/loyalty
Go4Fun is a FREE 10-week healthy wellbeing program for children aged 7 to 13 to enjoy along with their families. Please contact 1800 780 900 to see if you meet our criteria.
⚽ Group activities and games
🍏 Professional tailored advice about healthy eating
🙌 Make new friends
🏅 Rewards and prizes for the kids
👪 Positive health changes for the whole family
Run by trained health and community professionals, it’s a fun way for kids to build self-esteem and learn about eating well, staying active and living a healthy life.
Term 4 programs will take place at:
📌 San Remo Neighbourhood Centre, every Monday 3:30–5:30pm, starting 10 October
📌 Mingaletta, Umina Beach, every Monday 3:30–5:30pm, starting 11 October
📌 PCYC Bateau Bay, every Wednesday 4–6pm, starting 12 October
📌 Lake Haven Recreation Centre, every Thursday 4–6pm, starting 13 October
To register, visit go4fun.com.au or call 1800 780 900.
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Busking Competition - Sunday, 25 SeptemberOn Sunday 25 September, the public are encouraged to spend the day at The Entrance, watching and listening to Buskers perform. Please see the attached for more information.
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