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22/7/19- Pupil Free Day - Staff Development Day
23/7/19- Term 3 commences - Students return to school
29/7/19- Leap into Learning 2020 Parent Information Session
1/8/19- Festival of Instrumental Music Opera House Performance
1/8/19- Stage 3 Aboriginal C.A.R.E.S Program
2/8/19- Central Coast Choral Festival Composer Workshop
20-22/8/19 Scholastic Book Fair
20/8/19- Book Character Parade
KA - Max G, Delylah S, Arianna G. KB - Mubasshir N, Kaleah I, Tishara T. KS - My H, Levi R, Rohan R-S. 1B - Tori M, Lucas Q, Indi-Lee W, Kayde P. 1D - Jahstyce V, Makiyah R, Darci R. 2L- Mason A, Tyranny R. 2P - Izac W, Paige J. 3SL - Maddie R. 34S - Jason B. 4C- Connor M, Alex C, Hayden B. 4N - Franscinne v, Paul M. 5C- Cassidy L, Nicholas C. 5G - Asin S, Craig S. 6F - Tamika B. 6S- Seyth McN. 6W- Kale p-L, Charlotte M, Xavier L.
K60 - Ciara S, Kyarah B.
KB- Ruby S KS- Serena M 2L- Dylan L.
KA- Louis S 4C- Terina T, Jaxson K.
As we come to the end of term, we wish to remind everyone that our first school day for term 3 is Tuesday July, 23rd, 2019. The school development day on Monday July 22nd, 2019 will be held at Kooindah waters with Tuggerah Public School, and we will be completing some cyber safety training via a webinar as well as developing strategies when managing aggressive behaviours in students.
Term 2 is always one filled with many academic and extracurricular activities and again this year it has been the same. We have had many items on this term such as the following:
ü NAPLAN, Spelling Bee, Public Speaking, Debating, Chess
ü Parent / Teacher interviews and School Reports
ü Various excursions – Rumbalara, Childrens Uni and Dance and Music rehearsals for Choral Festival held here this week and Festival of Instrumental Music for later in the year.
ü NAIDOC, Reconciliation and Stage 1 cultural sessions with Jonathon Wright.
ü Central Coast Dance Festival with our wonderful students and staff exhibiting wonderful skills and organisation
ü Various sporting knockouts and terrific results, along with gala day events, with the Athletics Carnival being a superb day at Mingara sports centre
ü Mother’s Day Breakfast in the hall which is always a wonderful community event; and the BBQ’s conducted by the P and C, (Bunnings and the school Athletics carnival) as well as the Woolworths Earn and Learn program.
Reminders –
Lateness to school
I had the pleasure of reading the many school reports and seeing the achievements of the students as a school. All reports should be safely home and if you have not received your child’s report please advise your classroom teacher about this.
There is a concern about the amount of children who are partially late to school, as well as leave early before the scheduled times. We understand that sometimes your child may be late but at times we do see patterns beginning which can affect your child’s learning. At times in the morning there can be more than 30 students arriving late which is not acceptable, and it also affects parents waiting to make a payment etc. as well as takes the time of the administration staff in order to process the late arrivals. Classroom Literacy lessons begin as soon as possible after the 9 am morning assembly, and we ask that you ensure that your children are at school by this time.
Approaching the school
All schools have a similar policy relating to approaching the school. This is a reminder that all parents / families members who wish to approach a teacher or leave a message / item for their child must report to the front office.
The DOJO message application is used generally for reminders for classes, and should not be used to pass on messages to staff requesting a child be sent to the office during the day for appointments etc. Quite often teachers will not check this application until later in the day, and nor while teaching. This communication needs to come through the front office as well as classroom teacher to ensure the child has been entered as leaving early or arriving late to school.
On Monday night, the senior dance group attended the Central Coast Dance Festival to perform their item titled Hide and Seek. The students danced brilliantly and many members of the public commented on their achievements. On Wednesday night, the junior dance group also attended the festival and entertained the audience with their item Wyong Witch Doctors. Well done to all students involved! And! I`m excited to tell you that I received an email on Monday saying the junior dance group was successful in gaining a place in the Central Coast Schools Showcase!. The date of the Central Coast Showcase will be Wednesday 21st August (Show A).
Learning Lunchtime
On Wednesday the 19th of June, the Children’s University students participated in their first Learning Lunchtime. Mrs Bundy presented a slideshow about her childhood and activities she participated in after school and on weekends. A big thank you to Mrs Bundy, the students really enjoyed it and gained a lot of knowledge from it.
On Campus Day
On Wednesday the 26th of June, some of the Children’s University students visited the University of Newcastle at Ourimbah. The students got the opportunity to participate in activities relating to different degrees that the university offers. Thank you to the families that tagged along for the day. It was a great day!
Congratulations to Tobias and Tilly, our fantastic young recipients of the Term 2 Brian Hilton Awards. The awards, generously sponsored by #brianhiltonmotorgroup, are presented to students who best represent the values of Wyong Public School; Respect, Responsibility and Excellence
Congratulations to our 2019 Cross Country Champions: Thomas, Nevaeh, Isaac, Jasmine, Luke and Kianna.
Also to our 2019 Athletics Champions: Mia, Ben, Mikayla, Cooper, Yuzuki and Luke.
We are very proud of their achievements!
Our Didgeridoo Group numbers have increased, thank you to Mr West who supports this program.
National Sorry Day, Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week
National Sorry Day, Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week were held for all students, staff and community members. Acknowledgement of Country, Guest Speakers, performances by the Didgeridoo Group, Stage 1 Aboriginal Dance, Koori Choir and all students singing the `Sorry Song` followed by Flag Raising Ceremonies. All classrooms held activities for these special days. It was wonderful to see so many parents and the wider community attend.
MALIGA Reconciliation Week Art Exhibition held at The Entrance.
Our Stage 3 Aboriginal students, 1B and 4N worked on pieces of artwork. Our Stage 3 students attended the Launch with Mrs Bundy and Stage 2 students attended a tour of the exhibition with Matt Sonter Central Coast Council.
DHINEWAN Stage 1 Aboriginal Cultural Program
DHINEWAN Stage 1 Aboriginal Cultural Program with Jonathan Wright was a huge success we look forward to having Jonathan back in the future.
On Wednesday the 3rd of July, ten girls and ten boys from Stage 3 participated in the NAIDOC League Tag Gala Day at Bateau Bay. Both teams played seven ten minute games against other nearby schools.
It was a great day celebrating Aboriginal culture as well as the talent in the local community. There were some great tries and a few wins for both the girls and boys team. Well done to the students who participated and represented our school. Thank you to the families who were able to come and be a part of the day.
Championship Chess Team: Wyong Team A
Wyong School competes in the NSW Junior Chess League competition and this year entered one team at the Championship level.
We have completed 8 of the 9 rounds and have won 7 of those 8 matches. Congratulations go to the team Nicholas C, William J, Luke T and Liam M.
Thanks go to our parents who have helped transport and manage the team. We are very grateful to Gary Losh who delivered a series of chess lessons to the team in Term One. We wish the team well in Round 9.
Wyong Spinners Team
Wyong School competes in the NSW Premiers Debating Challenge. This year we entered two teams of four players: the Year 6 Wyong Spinners and the Year 5 Wyong Strikers.
This term the Wyong Spinners competed in four rounds of the competition. The Wyong Spinners are: Abbey P, Yuzuki I, Violet T and Youmei H. The adjudicators have congratulated the Spinners for the depth of their arguments and their teamwork. At the end of the four rounds, the Spinners are undefeated and expect to continue to the zone level. We wish them luck.
This year our school has again entered the Central Coast Public Speaking Competition.
Congratulations must go to all the students in Years 5-6 who reached the school finals of the Central Coast Public Speaking Competition this term. The prepared speeches were all of such a high standard this year, that it was difficult to separate the top speakers. It was great to see even more improvement from the Stage 3 semi-final to the school finals as students aimed to make the final a thriller. Well done Stage 3 finalists!
The Stage 3 finalists were: Aleeyah, Ryan, Mia, Keeley, Violet, Cassidy, Katelyn, Remy, Ella, Damien and Mackenzie.
All these students should be congratulated for their hard work in the competition. It was a pleasure to listen to such wonderful speakers.
Our winners were from Stage 3 were Violet and Remy. These students will go on to represent Wyong Public School at the District finals on the 15th August at our school. It is very exciting as we are hosting the District finals this year. We wish these students all the best on the day and I’m sure they will do our school proud.
Congratulations once again to all the students who participated in the competition. I’d like to thank Mrs Whitehouse for her wonderful assistance in the Stage 3 competition, as well as the Stage 3 helpers for being such terrific hosts and time keepers. The class teachers also need to be commended for doing such a terrific job in preparing the students so well for the competition.
Congratulations to all finalists that participated in our Stage 2 Public Speaking Finals on Friday 28th June. All speeches were presented to a high standard with enthusiasm which made them highly interesting and engaging for the audience. Mr M and Mrs Lane adjudicated the event and had the rather hard task in deciding our stage winners.
Congratulations to our runner up, Thomas D and our winner, Abby McC . We look forward to seeing you progress to the regional finals.
We would also like to thank parents and family members that came to show their support on the day.
Congratulations to our school leaders; Mackenzie, Abbey, Liam and Azure for attending the GRIP student leadership training conference recently. They are doing a terrific job as our school Captains and Vice Captains.
Recently our dedicated P&C parents organised a fundraising BBQ at Bunnings Tuggerah. The day was not as busy as anticipated due to poor weather but ran smoothly with help from the following volunteers:
Jessika, Jacqui, Jarrod, Suzie, Jo, Nicky, Jackson, Christie and Cassie.
Thank you so much for your help in running a successful day! We managed to raise $300 for the school.
Scholastic Book Club
I would like to acknowledge the wonderful work that Kerri Beavan has done over the past 20 years with our school’s Scholastic Book Club and Book Fair. She very kindly gave up her time regularly to organise and implement these programs in our school to which we are all very grateful for. Kerri had a passion for children’s literature and had a personal philosophy of every child being afforded the opportunity to have a book in their hands at home. Kerri was one of our school’s lollipop ladies, while students were waiting to cross the road, she often had conversations with them about what they were reading at school and at home. She always knew what books the children were reading and purchasing through Book Club. We will miss her extensive knowledge of children’s books and these conversations.
Upcoming events in the iCentre Term 3
Be sure to return notes and money for events in bold. Additional notes can be found on the school’s website or collected from the front office.
| Week 4 | Phillip Gwynne Author visit Book Fair First Lego League challenge launch | Wednesday, 14th August |
| Week 5 | Book Week Book Parade Book Fair | Tuesday, 20th August |
| Week 6 | Perform Education | Tuesday, 27th August |
Well done WPS! We have now collected over 2000 bottle tops, which equates to 4 prosthetic hands for children.
This is an incredible achievement in such a short time. It is very exciting to think how many hands we could create throughout the year so keep collecting.
I have now got an official collection site on the Central Coast, where trucks will come to transport the bottle tops to Victoria. Spread the word amongst your families, friends and neighbours and keep collecting!
6F enjoyed helping to wash, count and sort the bottle tops this week, before creating an amazing artwork using the bottle tops. Thank you 6F.
A new sign-in process is being trialled at the school to improve the safety of our students and staff and ensure that all Department of Education policies and procedures are followed.
All visitors to the school needing to come on site are required to sign-in at the office.
Anyone needing to come on site please bring PHOTO ID with you the next time you visit to register your details (even if the school has previously cited it). All future sign-ins will then be simplified.
Every child is different, but as a general guide children should only move to an adult seatbelt when they're 145cm or taller, and no longer fit in their booster seat. This could be anytime between Kindergarten to possibly Year 2? Help your families make this decision using the five-step test to assess whether their child is ready.
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