Wambi's Wavebreaker

Term 3 Week 10 - 21 September 2022

For your diary..........

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
Wednesday, 13 October - Friday, 14 October 2022
  • Year 5 Great Aussie Bush Camp
Monday, 17 October 2022
  • 3-6 Assembly 12:15pm - Class Item 5 Purple.  Please register attendance here.
Monday, 17 October - Thursday, 20 October
  • Year 6 Canberra Excursion

Principal Report

Planning for 2023

We are already in the process of planning for 2023. During this process, we widely explore all options and develop plans to best meet the needs of our students. Our school commits an extensive amount of time, care and analysis of data to provide the most effective and productive learning environments for all students, with the school ultimately responsible for all decisions on class placement. Parents and carers wishing to provide information about their child need to complete and return Appendix A of the Class Formation Policy available on our website. This form clearly outlines the areas that can and cannot be considered during the planning process. Please submit a new form each year as circumstances often change. Completed forms are required to be returned to the school on or before Friday 26 November 2022 (Term 4 Week 7) for consideration in the 2023 planning process. It is anticipated that any information provided by parents and carers would be consistent with conversations held with the school and / or support already accessed or considered.

End of A Great Term…

As we reflect on and celebrate the many achievements of our students, over the past term there is a wide range of sporting, cultural, performance and learning opportunities that have occurred making our students' lives rich and full. These include events such as PSSA sports, Henny Penny Incursion, spelling bees, public speaking, NAIDOC and Education Week celebrations, the Book Week parade, Open Classroom and Father’s Day celebrations, ICAS assessments, Band, Rumbalara (Stages 1 & 2) and Reptile Park excursions, GATS Camp, Leadership Days, Kindergarten Information Sessions and Tours… and much more. These demonstrate our strong commitment in ensuring the best for all our students. Thank you to our staff, our many parent and volunteer helpers both in and out of the classrooms, and to our families and community for all your valuable contributions and support. A huge thank you to all our wonderful students who arrive at school each day full of wonder, enthusiasm and a commitment ready to achieve their personal best, showing great respect for their school, teachers, parents, each other, and mostly, themselves.

We wish all of our students and families a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday and we look forward to seeing everyone again ready for Term 4.


Paul Miller

Principal

Deputy Principal Report

Tell Them From Me Partners in Learning Parent Survey

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 is now open and we encourage all parents to complete the survey 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 is available here.

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

PBL Rewards Day Is This Week!

A reminder that our PBL Rewards Day is being held on Friday this week. Congratulations to all our safe respectful learners for their positive behaviour this term.

School Holiday Road Safety Reminder for Families

With the school holidays approaching, daily routines will soon change. So to help keep our children safe, families are reminded about these key road safety points:

  • Stop, look, listen, think every time you cross the road.

If your child is aged 8 years or younger, hold their hand when walking near or across roads. If your child is 9-10 years old always actively supervise them.

  • It’s the law that everyone wears a helmet when riding a bike in a public place.

It makes sense to wear a helmet when riding scooters and skateboards too!

  • Click clack front ‘n back every person for every trip.

Everyone in the car must be securely buckled up in the right seatbelt or child restraint.

  • Talk to your child about being a safe road user.

Reinforce safe road behaviours by being a good role model! Children learn safe road behaviours from the adults who care for them. Talk about what you are doing to be safe when near roads, in the car and when riding.

The best way to keep your child safe is to actively supervise them. Talk and teach your child about road safety every time you are out an about. Remind other adults who care for your children to do this too.

You can find out more at:

Safety Town

Department of Education  

Transport for NSW

 

Have a great week and a very happy, safe and relaxing holiday.

Jane Rees and Glenys Jenkin

Deputy Principals

Library News

2022 Term 3 Week 10 from the Library

Yaama to our Wambie community,

Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday.

Happy reading!


Nell Knight    👱‍♀️📚

Teacher Librarian

Chaplain's Corner

On a scale of one to ten, how much are you looking forward to the upcoming school holidays? Is there a countdown? Are your plans made or are you playing it by ear? ‘Staycation’ or ‘vacation’? Will you be having time with your family? Or perhaps a holiday with friends?

Whatever your plans, I’d love to challenge you to ensure there is time for REST. Rest is one of those vital aspects of life that often is pushed to the side during busy school terms with sporting seasons, after-school commitments, homework and the like. When it’s holiday time, it can be really easy to trade one form of busyness for another (albeit more recreational) form of busyness. We’ve all said, “I need a holiday to recover from my holiday!”  

As a culture generally, we value busyness and productivity. Many try and fit as many things into their days and weeks as possible. Certainly, with families, that spills over between family members' varying interests and occupations and everyone can feel the impact of it. Even during the holidays, we try to pack in as much as we can. 

I wonder what comes to mind when you hear the word “rest.”  

To me, rest is the intentional slowing down of activity to allow time to recover and refuel. Many religions incorporate and value a specific day of rest. There are also many cultures that embody the idea of daily rest in the form of a siesta or the like. A pause in the day or week. Rest takes many forms - physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental.  

What helps you to find true rest in each of those areas? 

One key to considering rest is looking at the outcome of it. When I have finished doing “x”, am I more rested? Do I feel better able to handle what my days throw at me? Do I have more energy and feel more settled? 

When we scrutinise our restful activities, where do they leave us? The impact on children can be really significant. In my experience, children sometimes engage in what I think of as “fake resting.” Fake resting is participating in something which looks like switching off or rest, but doesn’t actually provide the benefits that come with true rest. These are things like playing on screens (especially for too long) and watching too much TV or too many movies. They look like “rest” because of a lack of physical activity, but they produce behaviour and development that is counterproductive to rest - tension, irritation, lower cognitive engagement and in extreme cases the thinning of the brain’s cortex where our critical thinking and reasoning occur (1). With such easy access to these things, many times our children have not learned how to rest in a restorative way.  

Please don’t get the message that there is not a time and place for screens, TV and movies in our lives, but rather that we and our children benefit from limits and from learning how to rest in other ways - whether it’s mindfulness, a nap, a coffee with a friend, a slow walk or just a slow day at home playing with toys, games and each other. Rest is vital to our wellbeing. It helps to moderate stress in our lives and keeps us functioning well physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. 

What will you do to get some rest these holidays? What new thing can you try that promotes rest for your family? See you next term!

WPS P&C

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.

Attention Year 6 Families

Each year 6 student is being asked to participate in a fundraising project for the year 6 formal to ensure we can keep lower ticket prices for all. All year 6 students have been issued with a unique barcode that can be scanned when depositing used cans and bottles at any Return and Earn collection point. If you haven't received a barcode or your family would like more than one, please send a private message to the Wamberal P&C Facebook page and we will make sure you get one asap. Please get involved! Rope in neighbours, family and friends to help get the dollars coming in for this fundraiser. We appreciate any and all help. Every can or bottle will help. If any other members of the school community would like to assist with fundraising with your own barcode, please message us at facebook.com/wamberalpandc

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 Ritchies Card 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

Holiday Wishes

The P&C would like to wish all members of the school community a safe and relaxing school holidays.

Other News

NSW Premier’s Spelling Bee 2022

Congratulations to Hannah Mc from 3 Orange and Archie F from 5/6 Aqua on making it through to the Regional Finals of this year’s NSW Premier’s Spelling Bee.

They both did an amazing job representing Wamberal Public School.

Wamberal Public School Band

On Friday last week the WPS Band did an amazing performance at Kanwal Public School. The day started with a rehearsal and then they were joined by students from Kindergarten to Year 6. This was the first time in nearly two years that the band has performed in front of an audience and their continued practice has certainly paid off!  The audience were blown away by the music and the band enjoyed every minute. They all looked amazing in their new band shirts too!

Koori Choir

Last Thursday our WPS Koori Choir travelled to Entrance Public School to participate in a workshop and perform. We joined with members of the choir from the Tuggerah Lakes Learning Community. It was a fantastic day of learning and performing. Well done Koori Choir!

Seeking Volunteers to Work with Year 2 Students

Dear parents, carers and grandparents,

We are currently looking for at least 4 volunteers to assist with listening to Year 2 students reading books 2 or 3 mornings per week from 10-11am. 

To volunteer at our school, you must complete the parent volunteer induction workshop on the school website and provide the relevant documentation and ID.

If you are interested in helping, please contact Suzanne Rorich, Assistant Principal - Curriculum & Instruction by email at wamberal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au or phone the office on 4384 1111.

Thank you.

 

Go4Fun

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:

📌 The Epicentre San Remo, Mondays 3:30–5:30pm, starting 10 October (Aboriginal Program run by Bungree)

📌 Mingaletta, Umina Beach, Tuesdays 3:30–5:30pm, starting 11 October (Aboriginal Program run by Bungree)📌 PCYC Bateau Bay, Wednesdays 4–6pm, starting 12 October📌 Lake Haven Recreation Centre, Thursdays 4–6pm, starting 13 October

To register, visit go4fun.com.au or call 1800 780 900.