Principal’s Report

Fete Extravaganza!

What an amazingly successful Fete our school community staged last Sunday.

In hosting thousands of visitors to our wonderful school, we certainly put our

best foot forward and we should all be very proud of our collective efforts!

In true Willy North spirit, a huge contingent of parents came together to forge a

truly professional, well-coordinated and highly entertaining community event.

Whilst there were many weary parents at the end of the day, there was also an

enormous sense of pride and efficacy that came from everyone working so

seamlessly together in further support of our great school.

The success of the Fete can be measured on so many levels, however as a

fundraiser it is well on track to generate significant additional funds for the

school. We hope to have a very close figure by the end of the term once all of

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New items added to the Calendar

* Friday 26th April

Digi Tech Day *

Year 6 Camp 29th April to 3rd May

* Naplan Year 3 & 5 Students

Tuesday 14th May Language Conventions

& Writing *

Wednesday 15th May Reading

* Thursday 16th May

Numeracy *

School Assembly Monday 25th March

Foundation to Year 2 Year 1L Performing

* Calendar of Events

Wednesday 20th March PTS Conference Years 3 to Year 6

* Monday 25th March Year 3 & 4 Athletics

* Wednesday 27th March

Year 5 & 6 Athletics *

Thursday 28th March Foundation to Year 2 Tabloid

Sports *

Tuesday 2nd April Regional Swimming & Year 4 Metro Incursion

* Wednesday 3rd April Year 2 Harmony Day

* Thursday 4th April Hoodies for Autism

Gold Coin Donation—JSC *

Friday 5th April Last Day of Term 1

Early Dismissal—2.30pm *

Term 2 Monday 29th April to Wednesday 8th May

Year 1 & 2 Swimming *

Thursday 9th May Mother’s Day Stall

20th March 2019

Number 7

Respect — Resilience — Responsibility — Doing Your Best

2019 Term Dates Term 1—29th January to 5th April

Term 2—23rd April to 28th June

Term 3—15th July to 20th September

Term 4—7th October to 20th December

the costs have been accounted for and tallied. We will certainly be excited to share this news with everyone.

The proceeds of this year’s Fete will be used to refurbish almost twenty classrooms with new carpet and we

hope to be able to also install a large interactive screen in the gymnasium. How fortunate we are as a school to

be able to provide such well-maintained facilities as a result of the hard work of our school community.

Whilst the Fete was a superb collective effort from our school community last Sunday, a very dedicated

committee has been meeting for over the last twelve months to coordinate all of the planning elements. I would

like to recognise the efforts of our Fete Coordinator, Stacy Szalay, who has worked tirelessly behind the scenes

for months to ensure such a successful event. This being even more impressive, considering it was Stacy’s first

time in the role of Coordinator!

We would also like to recognise the following committee members and parents, who contributed countless

hours to the Fete:

Dee McNamara - Sponsorship Mandi Bevan – Social Media

Felicity Hanrahan – Entertainment Tim Steere – Logistics

Zoran – Fete Central Mel Fisher – Finance

Scott R – Volunteers Shane & Reece – Food

Miriam - Popcorn Sally Bakker – Stall coordinator

Fiona – Cakes Joel – Plants

Mel D – Silent Disco, Lucky Jars, Fairy Floss Sheena & Carolyne – Spread the Jam

Vicki & Belinda – Hair & Beauty Kylie & Marye – Showbags and Treasure Spin

Shay – Wellness Stall Sam – Choc Toss

Leanne Sutton – White Elephant Emma Peek – Uniforms & Book Stall

Leanne Pearce (Grandparent) – High Tea

Special thanks to our office

Belinda Gill – EVERYTHING Fete! Debbie Dorgan – Finance

Crissy Samaras – Cash Handling Olivia Koster – First Aid

Very special thanks to Julieanne Weir for running the canteen on the day

Additional thanks:

Panone family – providing popcorn machine Ian Smith from Creative Visual – for providing the large banners

Paulino family – for creating the Fete Map Daniel Sumner – for electrical work

Departing committee members – Sadly some of our key team members will have no primary school children

left in 2021 – so we say goodbye to some members who have played a major role in shaping the fete to what it

is today:

Leanne Sutton – White Elephant Stall Belinda Graham – Hair & Beauty

Reece Sutton – Food Coordinator Fiona – Cake Stall

Miriam – Popcorn Stall Shane Graham – Previous coordinator and 2019 Food Coordinator

The Fete is a massive undertaking for a small group of parents. We would love to have more people involved so please email all expressions of interest to wnpsfete@gmail.com

Please see the photos in this week’s Newsletter.

National Young Leader’s Conference

Last Monday I had the privilege of attending the National Young Leader’s Conference with our 8 School

Captains at the Melbourne Convention Centre. It was certainly an inspiring event as we listened to a number of

speakers who have worked incredibly hard to follow their goals and forge successful journeys in life.

I thought I would share some of the powerful reflections of our School Leaders in this week’s newsletter:

‘The National Young Leaders Day on the 18th of March was amazing. The four awesome speakers talked

about how to be a good leader and we weren't just sitting around. It was fun, we got to interact with other

schools. They've really got me motivated and I hope you'll see big things from us in the future.’ Jonah M

‘It was a fantastic learning experience and I left feeling very inspired, all the speakers were amazing and told

great stories that I loved listening to. I loved the things that the speakers said and I will try to apply the quotes

into my life.’ Chloe W.

‘The most inspiring things I heard at NYLD were Liesel Jones’ steps to success;

1 Set crazy goals and break them down

2 It takes a long time to achieve goals

3 To succeed at something you just have to take the first step.’ Millie M.

"I learnt today at the National Young Leaders Day that when

setting goals you should make them as big as you can, break

them down and get started right away." David P.

‘On Monday 18th March, I attended the Halogen Leadership

Conference as part of my School Captaincy role. We learned that it’s alright to make mistakes, to just keep trying and listen to others and always strive to be your best. Liesel Jones was one of the guest speakers and she talked about taking small steps to achieve big goals. It was a fabulous day and I enjoyed every minute.’ William Y.

Enjoy the rest of the week

Jim Cahill—Principal

Semester One 2019 (Term One & Two) — Assembly Rotations

Term 1 Begins

Monday 25th March Foundation to Year 2 Year 1L

Monday 1st April Year 3 to Year 6 Year 5P

Term 2 Begins

Monday 22nd

April – East Monday Public Holiday No Performance

Monday 29th April – Year 6 Canberra Camp Foundation to Year 2 Year 1Bd

Monday 6th May Year 3 to Year 6 Year 4C

Monday 13th May—Swap Shop—Room 33 Whole School

Monday 20th May Foundation to Year 2 Year 1E

Monday 27th May Year 3 to Year 6 Year 6K

Monday 3rd

June Foundation to Year 2 Foundation S

Monday 10th June – Queens Birthday Public Holiday No Performance

Monday 17th June Year 3 to year 6 Year 6B

Monday 24th June—Swap Shop—Room 33 Whole School Year 3I

Fresh Fruit Friday (FFF) Fresh Fruit Friday needs

parent volunteers. Please

email Linda Taylor directly,

so she can add you to the

roster—

taylor.linda.l1@edumail.vic.gov.au. See reply

slip in this week’s Newsletter.

This is an interactive group who volunteer an

hour of their time each Friday morning.

Parent helpers on the roster for Friday

22nd March are: - Narelle Rabbidge Rachel

Burgess, Kim Pannone, Belinda Wood &

Ray Price.

Canteen Julieanne Weir manages our Canteen and is always very appreciative of time parents or family members can volunteer. Contact Julieanne via the General Office. New parents or family members are most welcome. Any time you can spare would be greatly appreciated.

Thursday 21st March—Georgianna Horsfall & Ana

Friday 22nd March—Nicki

Wednesday 27th March—Ana & Georgianna Horsfall

Thursday 28th March—Georgianna Horsfall & Arlene Lawrence

Friday 29th March—Arlene Lawrence & Mel Dmytrenko

Uniform Shop News Primary School Wear (PSW) is our Uniform supplier. Uniforms can be purchased at the store located at Unit 1, 128 Bertie Street Port Melbourne, or online.

Email—portmelbourne@psw.com.au. Trading hours are

Tuesday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm, Saturday 10.00am to 1.00pm.

School Banking School banking day is Wednesday.

Don’t forget to send in your child’s bank book.

Student Safety

Please take the time to regularly remind your child/ren about safety, especially when going to and from school. Here are the important points to mention:

Do not to talk to strangers and never accept a ride from a stranger, or accept lollies or gifts from a stranger.

Immediately report any issue or problem you may have when going to or from school, to your mum and dad, or to your teacher, the Principal, Assistant Principal or office staff.

Always get permission from mum or dad before going to play with a friend after school and always let mum and dad know where you will be and what time you will be home.

We advise that, wherever possible, children should travel to or from school with an adult or with their friends, rather than travel alone.

Early Release

All children collected from school before 3.30pm must be signed out at the Office. With an ‘Early Release Pass’ to hand to the supervising teacher. If a child is signed out at Recess or Lunch time, your child will be called to the Office and the Early Release Pass will be given to the supervising teacher.

Bikes & Scooters Many children ride bikes and scooters to school each day. All bikes and scooters must be locked up in either the Bike or Scooter Enclosure to prevent theft. Please ensure your child has a chain and a lock.

All children who ride a bike or scooter must wear a helmet which is a requirement by the Government. The school regularly reminds all children about wearing helmets for their safety.

All bikes, scooters, skateboards, ribstic and helmets must be labelled, with your child’s name and class. Children are reminded they must walk their bike, scooter, skateboard or ribstic to and from the school gates. No bikes are to be brought through the school buildings and we request, where possible, that scooters are also not walked through the building.

Working With Children Cards Cardholders who are required to renew their WWCC will no longer need to go to Australia Post to lodge a paper form and present their current card. Cardholders will go to the WWCC website to complete their renewal application online and, if applying for an Employee Check, pay the fee using a credit card when using the online renewal process, cardholders will be notified by SMS, letter or email 28 days before their WWCC is due to expire. It is important for cardholders to keep their contact details up to date so that they receive this important reminder.

After receiving a notification, individuals continuing to do child-related work should go to MyCheck on the WWCC website and apply to renew their check. Cardholders will be asked to register with MyCheck if they have not already done so. Once logged in to MyCheck, cardholders will be prompted to confirm or update their personal contact and work details, complete the online form and, if applying for an Employee Check, pay the non-refundable fee. More information: an FAQ guide to online renewals will be

available in 'Publications' under 'Resources' on the WWC website,

or contact the Customer Support Line on 1300 652 879 8.30am –

5.00pm weekdays except public holidays.

http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/

Hoodie Up for Autism On Thursday 4th April Willy North PS is taking part in a national campaign to celebrate the diversity that

Autism brings to our world. As part of the campaign, every student is invited to participate by wearing a

hoodie (blue if possible) and provide a gold coin donation. All donations will help support the Amaze

Foundation and the great work that they do in the community.

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