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WYEE PUBLIC SCHOOL Quality Learning, Respectful and Responsible Living

Wyee Road, Wyee NSW 2259 Ph. (02) 43571225 Fax (02) 43571828 wyee-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au www.wyee-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Term 4 Week 1 2020 A Proud Member of

Important Dates

Wednesdays: K-4 Scripture

Thursdays Stage 2 & 3 Scope It

Fridays: School Banking

14/10/2020 K-6 Sport In Schools

Australia (SISA)

21/10/2020 School Photos

26/10 to 6/11 Swim Scheme

28/10/2020 K-6 Sport In Schools

Australia (SISA)

11/11/2020 K-6 Sport In Schools

Australia (SISA)

16/12/2020 Last Day of Term for

Students

FoodWorks Wyee Open 7 days

5am-10pm Phone 4357 1600

Wyee Shopping Village

Dear Parents,

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and that we are all back and ready for a fun and busy Term 4!

Class Dojo Congratulations to all our Term 3 Dojo winners: Huxley KF, Indyana K/1G, Alyssa 1O, Indica 1/2G, Amelia 2/3C, Stephanie 3/4S, Isobel 4/5J, Lulu 5/6H and Lily 5/6O. I look forward to spending some time with you all to reward you for your outstanding efforts!

Scope IT This term our Stage 2 and Stage 3 students will be having Digital Technology lessons every Thursday taught by the company Scope IT. This is Part 2 of the program taught last year. A big thank you to the P&C who have funded this program for our students to enable them to learn the skills necessary to be successful in this modern age.

Kindergarten Orientation Information will be sent out this week to all families who have enrolled their child to start Kindergarten in 2021. This year we will be running our orientation via Seesaw with a multitude of information, videos and interactive activities for our parents and new students to engage with. We are very pleased to know that we will be allowed to have our 2021 Kinder students onto our school grounds this term so they can become familiar with our school and we can get to meet them. How this will work will be outlined to parents in the information sent home.

Term 4 Updated Guidelines At the end of last term we received the updated guidelines for Term 4. A full copy of the guidelines are available on the DoE website but the highlights are: • Parents and carers and other non-essential visitors are still not allowed

on the school site. • Kindergarten orientation can go ahead for the students (information re

orientation will be sent home this week). Parents will only be permitted onto school ground for 10 minutes to drop off and pick up their children.

• Year 6 transition to high school can go ahead after 11th November once Year 12 have left.

• P&C meetings must be online only, if required. • Excursions are allowed to go ahead with restrictions, unfortunately our

excursion were cancelled as many venues we were to visit are still closed or unable to accommodate school groups.

• Schools continue to be safe, and operations are in line with Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) and NSW Health advice.

• The activities that are permitted at school will be conducted in a way that is safe and appropriate in the current environment. Those that remain on hold will be reviewed during the term and will recommence when appropriate based on health and other relevant advice.

Have a great week! Lyndal Coleman Principal

103 Wyee Road Wyee Ph: 4357 1335 www.wyeenursery.com.au

Don’t Forget Your Drink Bottle!!

WYEE PUBLIC SCHOOL Quality Learning, Respectful and Responsible Living

Safety around the school

The pick up and drop off rules will remain the same for this term. The kiss and ride has been going very well each morning and our afternoon pick ups are continuing to operate smoothly. There have been a few concerns around safety if we can just ensure the following behaviours cease occurring: • Please remember, if you are going to get out

of your car to say goodbye to your child in the morning, you cannot use the kiss and ride. Park beyond the skip bins and say goodbye there.

• If you are crossing the road to collect your child in the afternoon, once collected please cross where our staff members are ensuring safe crossing. Too many parents are calling students to run across the road, or crossing themselves way too close to the corner.

• Can I also ask that all drivers also understand that we are trying to teach our students road safety. If we are stopping the students to wait for cars to pass, please go past and not signal for us to cross. We would hate for our students to think that they can expect cars to stop for them whenever they cross the road.

Thank you once again to everyone for making our pick up and drop off arrangements work so smoothly. Water Bottles With Covid-19 restrictions in place, we still can not use the bubblers at school. It is really important for children to bring water bottles to school. The weather is warming up and there are still a number of children not bringing a drink to school. There are water refill stations at school that can be used to refill bottles.

School Photos

Our 2020 School photos will be taken next Wednesday, 21st October. Student envelopes were sent home with students today. Please take time to read the relevant information of the photo payment envelope and remember these helpful points: • Don’t seal envelopes inside

each other. You can pay for all children in one envelope however each child needs to have their own envelope on photo day

• Family envelopes are available at the school office upon request

• Please enclose correct money as no change is given. Cash and money orders only.

• Credit card payments must be made online prior to photo day

School Swim Scheme 2020 Expression of Interest notes were sent home last Term for our School Swim Scheme which will commence on Monday 26th October. Swim Scheme is open to students in Year 2 only. Limited numbers are available. If you would like you child to participate in this year’s swim scheme please complete the permission note sent home today and return it to the office, with payment, to secure a spot. If you returned an Expression of Interest note last term, a permission note has been sent home with your child today. Please complete and return to the office with payment.

Week 9 Term 3 Award Winners

Awards Literacy Mathematics Waiylaa Principal

KF Karlen Marlee Kaleb Ryley

K/1G Codi Kira Parker Olivia

1O Liam Keki Heidi James

1/2G Sienna Quinn Abigail Savannah

2/3C Noah Amelia Mackenzie Archie

3/4S Stephanie Stuart Bethany Sebastian

4/5J Kedence Jakob Jakob Olivia

5/6H Calvin Lochlan Tilysha Shiloh

5/6O Tanner Deagan Kaylah Lily

Library KF and 3/4S

Week 10 Term 3 Award Winners

Awards Literacy Mathematics Waiylaa Principal

KF Bodhie Reef Huxley Kiri

K/1G Skyla Paige Riley Dylan

1O Lily Sophia Sophia Linkin

1/2G Oliver Slater Indica Austin

2/3C Mahalya Andy Hannah Holly

3/4S Bella Lachlan Elizabeth Haileigh

4/5J Taj Summer Tyler Marli

5/6H Shiloh Blaine Lulu Jarrod

5/6O Deagan Lily Clay Caitlin

Library

Did you know? A single 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.

WYEE PUBLIC SCHOOL Quality Learning, Respectful and Responsible Living

Class PBL Posters Over the last two weeks students have had the PBL Focus of “Being Safe at School” and “Being Safe in the Community”. Classes were asked to brainstorm what this looks like and here are the results:

We are safe in the community because we:

Wear a helmet to protect our brain. Run on the grass not the concrete or rocks No punching and hitting others Wear our seatbelts when we are in the car Stay with mum and dad so you don’t get lost or kidnapped Never go with strangers No mucking around near roads or on the road Don’t stay in the water for too long. Have an adult around when in deep water or a pool Stay with the lollipop lady or an adult Hold an adults hand of the road is busy Cross at a crossing if there is one.

1O

We are safe at school because we are:

Walking on the concrete, as well as the classroom Putting chairs in and picking up equipment off the floor so people don’t trip Using equipment safely in the classroom Keeping our hands and fee to ourselves Using the outside equipment safely (lining up for your turn, no pushing) Telling a teacher if someone is hurt

1O

We are safe in the community because we:

Keep our hands and feet to ourselves Look to the right and left when crossing the road Wear a helmet when riding a bike Stay with an adult we know Use equipment appropriately

K/1G

We are safe at school because we:

Stay in safe places Keep our hands and feet to ourselves Leave school at the right time Follow teacher’s instructions Walk on the concrete Walk around handball games Wear our hats Eat our own food Take turns K/1G

We are safe in the community because we:

Use our manners Always tell parents or a trusted adult where we are going Cross the road at designated crossing areas when possible Are cautious of strangers Walk in groups (not alone) Wear a helmet when riding a bike Walk our bikes across the road 5/6H

We are safe in the community because we:

Know about Stranger Danger…”STRANGER! Go Away” Know about bike safety...Wear our helmet Know about road safety...Hold an adult’s hand to cross the road

1/2G

We are safe at school because we:

Walk on concrete Keep our hands and feet to ourselves Keep sticks on the ground Use equipment safely Wear your hat Don’t barge into people

4/5J

We are safe in the community because we:

Don’t talk to strangers Watch where you’re going when crossing the road Don’t run on concrete Holding your arent’s hand when crossing the road Wear a helmet when riding your bike Take care of each other

4/5J

We are safe at school because we:

We are safe in the community because we:

2/3C 2/3C

Return and Earn

We are excited to announce that our fundraising through two local Return and Earn sites has been extended until February 2021. You may choose to donate to Wyee Public School when you return bottles or cans to the Return and Earn sites at Doyalson Wyee RSL Club or Wyee Community Hall. Alternatively, children can bring their cans and plastic bottles to school and we will organise to have them donated. NO GLASS BOTTLES PLEASE.

Monies raised from this fundraiser will go towards the purchase of a new sandpit with shade cover.

Personalised Drink Bottle Orders

Thank you for your support of our Personalised Drink Bottle fundraiser. Bottles are selling quickly with some colours now sold out or limited numbers. A variety of bottle colours are still available and will be personalised with your name, in a font and colour of your choice, for only $15.00 These bottle are a great idea for students as they can be easily refilled at our new water stations, as our school bubblers are still out of use to students due to COVID restrictions. These could be a fantastic gift idea for students, friends and family. Orders are to be placed via our canteen My School Connect App by following the instructions below: 1. Visit the My School Connect app or

www.myschoolconnect.com.au/wyeepsfundraiser dashboard.

2. Scroll down to “Fundraiser” 3. Click “Shop now from Wyee PS

Fundraiser” 4. Choose drink bottle colour and number of

bottles required (you may select different colours in one order)

5. Select “Add to order” 6. Enter name to be printed on the bottle

where indicated. 7. Choose font style 8. Choose font colour 9. Select “Add to order” Go to your shopping cart and check out your purchase

Departing Students If your child/children will not be returning to Wyee Public School in 2021 please advise the office as soon as possible. This will help with the planning of our classes next year.

Dojo Reward Term 4

Congratulations to all students who achieved 100 Dojo points during Term 3 for following our PBL expectations of being safe, respectful and engaged.