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Be Safe, Be Fair, Be Friendly
Westgarth Primary School
2nd December, 2014 Issue 38
School: 9481 5577 Email:[email protected] Website: www.wgps.vic.edu.au
OSHC: 9482 3323 Email: [email protected]
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What’s happening…
Student Reports…. Early next week your child will receive their report and portfolio to bring home. We encourage parents and carers to share the report comments with their children. Each report shows your child’s achievements over semester 2. Please contact your child’s teacher if you have any queries or need clarification reading the report. The report is reflective of your child’s development, behaviour and attitudes over the last six months.
Transition Program……..2015 The Year 6 students will be visiting their local State Secondary School for orientation activities. This year there will be 96 students graduating from W.P.S and we look forward to hearing about what the New Year has in store for them as they move from Primary to Secondary education. The Grade 6 students have been involved in Westgarth High this week - using a secondary model for their learning - moving around classrooms, being taught by a number of different teachers, practising using their diaries and following a timetable. We believe this will help students in developing organisational skills, ability to work with a variety of students and teachers and ease some of the anxiety about Secondary School.
Grade 6 students are getting very excited about the upcoming Grade 6 Graduation which takes place on Thursday 11 December at the Fogular – Furlan Club .
The Grade 5’s will be taking part in a Leadership Day, completing a CPR certificate and working in collaborative problem solving and building activities using Planks.
Grade 2 students have been playing on Clarke St one lunch time each week, with the Grade 5 students providing games and activities for them. These students will also participate in an introductory session for the Kitchen Garden as part of their Transition program to Clarke St.
Next week, all students will be taking part in our Moving Up Day where students will meet their new teacher, [where possible] and their peers and join in some Getting To Know You activities . New students to the school will also be participating in this day as well.
End of the Year whole School Concert ……….. Preparations are well under way for the concert to be held on Thursday 11th December on the Brooke St turf at 9:30am. Please be mindful of parking and the heat. See John’s notes in this edition of the newsletter for further information.
Have a rewarding week everyone. Cheers, Lynne Mackie, Assistant Principal
Last day of Term Friday 19th December 2014 Students dismissed at 1:30pm
Aftercare available for care. Call 9482 3323 for bookings.
Diary Dates 2014
Thurs 4th Dec School Assembly 2.40 pm in the Gym. (Note change of venue) Item: Gr 1 Ellie and Senior Rock Band. School Assembly 3.00 pm in the Gym. Item: Senior Rock Band Mon 8th Dec Grade 1/2 Mini Beast Expo 3pm to 4pm in classrooms Tues 9th Dec Grade 1/2 Mini Beast Expo 8:45am to 9.50am in classrooms State Secondary School Host Orientation Day Grade 6 Thurs 11th Dec Grade 6 Graduation End of Year Concert 9.30am Whole School Tues 16th Dec Parent Helpers Morning Tea 10.30am Kitchen Garden Fri 19th Dec Last day of Term 4. Students dismissed at 1.30 p.m.
Movember 2014
We would like to thank our sponsors for Movember this year. So far we have been sponsored $630 which will go towards the Movember charity focus - Men's Health. Are you wondering why we have half mos in the photo? The challenge was set with a few days of Movember to go- if we were spon-sored $500 we would shave half our mos off. Suffice to say, the donations came rolling in! The Half Mo Bros Sherif and Andy (with moral support from Glenn and Mark)
Westgarth Primary School 2
Term Dates 2015 Term 1 - 29/01/15 - 27/03/15 Term 2 - 13/04/15 - 26/06/15 Term 3 - 13/07/15 - 18/09/15 Term 4 - 05/10/15 - 18/12/15
Term 1 Start Dates 2015
Grades 1-6 Thurs 29th Jan Preps Mon 2nd Feb
Sending emails to school - Record staff members name in subject line All email correspondence is to be sent to the school’s email address : [email protected]. Due to high volumes the school receive we request your assistance by addressing your email to the relevant staff member by inserting their name in the subject line. This will enable the school to ensure your email is sent promptly to the correct person. Thank you, School Office
WPS Spring Raffle - Drawn this Thursday 4th December A reminder that all raffle butts, money and unsold tickets are to be returned to the office by tomorrow, Wednesday 3rd December. The raffle will be drawn the following day Thursday 4th December. There a loads of great prizes to be won so please get your tickets in by tomorrow.
ELECTION DAY BBQ THANKS Well we certainly proved to be hot and popular sizzling parents. A steady stream of customers kept us entertained as we pulled in the cash. Options of white and whole-meal bread reinforced that we were in the Northcote electorate as we slapped on 80kgs of sausage. A profit of $1654 was made.
Many thanks to Lisa, Max, Anton, Libby, Stefan, Clare, Kym, Ian, Katrina, Kieran, Rebecca, Lori and James. It wouldn't have happened without you and you may now rejoice in the knowledge that you have done your bit (again)! The big greasy smiling sausage.
School Council Report - November 2014
Judy McKinty or the Play Lady as she is more commonly known has collected some wonderful insights and knowledge from the students about how they play, which areas of the school they feel safe in and the types of activities they enjoy during recess and lunch times. The Environment Sub-Committee of School Council will use this information in the formulation of the Master Plan and in future planning of the outdoor learning and play spaces. Judy will be presenting her findings at School Council, early next year.
The new 2015 handbook for OSHC is available at the Office. A reminder to parents that all students need to be re-enrolled at the beginning of each year and the Set and Forget Option makes payment very easy. The OSHC Committee would like to acknowledge the hard work of Mike and Maria in running a very successful OSHC program.
School Council endorsed a new policy on the Prevention of Bullying (Staff and Community Members). This supports the existing Prevention of Bullying (Students) policy.
Workplace bullying is repeated, unreasonable behaviour directed towards an employee, group of employees or a community member that creates a risk to health and safety. All staff and community members have a responsibility to prevent bullying and to report any instance of alleged bullying. All reports of workplace bullying will be treated seriously and prompt intervention taken to investigate and resolve the issue.
Council also endorsed new privacy and confidentiality policies.
The Privacy Policy supports the school’s need to collect and store some personal and health information. The school will use and store personal information carefully. On request, access will be given to any personal information held by the school.
The Confidentiality Policy makes clear that the protection of confidentiality is a serious responsibility for the school. Staff, parent volunteers and others should not disclose personal information about students, families or staff unless there is a legal or compelling reason to do so.
Copies of all policies will be available on the school’s website.
Westgarth Primary School 3
Invitation to Parent Helpers Morning Tea Tuesday 16th December
Kitchen Garden area at 10.30am
If you have helped out in any capacity around the school, please come and join the staff for morning tea on this day. It is our opportunity to celebrate your wonderful contributions to the life of the school. Grade 6 students will be assisting Betty in cooking, plating and serving the morning tea. This will be their last occasion to practise their amazing hospitality skills that they have learnt in the Kitchen Garden over the last 4 years. We all look forward to seeing you there. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Invitation to Parent Helpers Morning Tea Tuesday 16th December Kitchen Garden area at 10.30am
I / We _______________________________________________________ Number attending: ___________ Accept the invitation to attend the morning tea being held on Tuesday 16th December.
Please return this slip to the school office by Thursday 11th December 2014
End of Year Concert Thursday 11th December 2014 9:30am
End Of Year Concert – The End of Year Concert will be held on Thursday 11th December. It’s a chance to celebrate the end of the year as the whole school joins together in song. I have done my best to answer some FAQs regarding the concert. I hope the weather is kind to us on the day and that you can all attend. The students are sounding great and are very excited. What time does the concert start and how long will it go for? The concert will start at approximately 9:30am and will run for about one hour. Where is the concert being held? The concert will be held on the tiger turf on the Brooke St campus. The stage will be set up in the shady corner and the children will sit in front of the stage. The audience will sit behind the students on the tiger turf. You may like to bring a picnic blanket or cushion. There will be some chairs provided at the back but if you need to sit in a chair it would be a good idea to bring your own. Do the children need to wear a costume? The children are free to dress up if they wish but there is no set costume. They might like to dress in festive clothes (keeping in mind that it may be hot and Santa hats may not be the best thing to keep cool) or dress as something to do with one of the songs they are singing. There are songs ranging from Zulu Warriors to Egyptian Mummies so check with your child about what they are singing if you need ideas. It is not essential that they dress up. While the children are waiting their turn to perform, they must wear a sun smart hat. Can you give me an exact time that my child will be performing? Unfortunately I cannot. This year the concert will have year levels performing in random order rather than in year level order. This makes for a more interesting concert for students and the audience. Please support our students by staying until the end of the show. The final act needs just as much audience as the opening act. Who can come? The concert is for family members. The tiger turf is a large area but please bear in mind that we are a large school with a large number of families. We have decided to hold the concert outdoors so we do not have to limit the number of people from each family that can attend but please let commonsense prevail when deciding who should attend from your family. When do I take my seat? The day will start as normal with children attending morning assembly then going inside for the teacher to mark the roll. Once this is done, the students will begin to assemble outside. It would be best for audience members to leave the Brooke St tiger turf area after morning assembly and come back at about 9:25am. This will ensure that the children get settled quickly and the concert can start on time. Should I clap loudly and sing along if I know the words? Yes! Please sing along even if you don’t know the words. If you have any other questions or concerns do not hesitate to call and ask. See you on Thursday the 11th of December. Cheers, John Carr.
Westgarth Primary School 5
Prep Emily - No Selection 3 Ben - Isabelle M
Prep Kenji - Whole Class 3 Julia - Elizabeth V
Prep Noreen - Uros M 3 Leah - Kala B
Prep Ruth - No Selection 3 Shayne - Jonah A
1 Cameron - Audrey D 4 Christine/Dorothy - No Selection
1 Ellie - No Selection 4 Holly - No Selection
1 Heidi - Charlize B & Deny L 4 Sharif - Tessa P
1 Phana - Claudia M 5 Gaby - No Selection
1 Yolanda - No Selection 5 Glenn - Tilly K
2 Betty - Dante B & Maggie J 5 Nadine - No Selection
2 Barb/Josie - Whole Class 6 Andy - No Selection
2 Mark - No Selection 6 Brenda - Thea V
2 Nettie - Finn W & Seb P-S 6 Kat - No Selection
Be Safe, Be Fair, Be Friendly 6 Sarah - Dion P & Kit W
Congratulations to these Students of the Week!
What’s happening in After School Care? Term 4, Week 9
1st – 5th December
Inside Outdoor Raining (gym)?
Menu Indoor
Monday
3.30pm Mixed Sandwiches Recycle Craft Gak Gloop Skittles
5.00pm Pastry Scrolls
Tuesday 3.30pm Pita & Veggies
Tissue Paper Art Lacrosse Capture the flag 5.00pm Pretzels
Wednesday 3.30pm Herb Pita & Dip
Nature Art Soccer Tournament
Final Block Soccer
5.00pm Yogurt & Fruit
Thursday 3.30pm Mixed Sandwiches
Curly Bead Santas Volleyball Pony Express 5.00pm Scones
Friday 3.30pm Noodles Xmas Pinecones &
Stars Creative P.E. Children’s Choice
5.00pm Fruit Salad
Reminder: Please notify OSHC either by phone 9482 3323 or email [email protected] if your child is absent or has been collected from sickbay during the day and will not be attending the program. Please note: FINAL invoices for the year will be sent out this week – these invoices have been projected to the end of the year, please speak to Mike if you have any concerns about the amount due. Also: 2015 enrolment packs are now available via email, on request, only. Hard copies will be available from Friday afternoon.
Westgarth Primary School 6
The Westgarth Primary School Council does not endorse any of its sponsors or advertisers, but we do acknowledge their support.
Christmas Should be a time of HOPE A home cooked meal, a warm bed and your care could be the greatest gift you could offer. There are many care op-tions available to support children and young people, includ-ing emergency care, respite care, short term and long term care. Please help us to make Christmas a time of hope for these vulnerable chil-dren by attending our upcoming Foster Care Information Session, Thursday 29th January, 2015. To register and receive an information pack phone Lynette on 8470 9999 or email [email protected]
Need a house-sitter over Christmas? Interstate grandparents looking for place to stay in Northcote some time between 19-31 December. Can look after cats and chooks but not dogs. Ring Nerida (Alice, Prep R and Oscar 4H) on 9443 1899 or 0421 350 854.
I am conducting an independent study investigating the research methodologies, methods and mechanisms used by Designers to stay informed and inspired. I will be interviewing Designers across a broad range of Design disciplines and I would love to hear from you. Designers of Architecture, Jewellery, Interiors, Media, Fashion, Textiles, Artists, etc, are all very welcome to have their say. Register your interest at lifepodevo.com.au and I will send you more information. Nicci (Jade 5C & Jasmine 3S)
Thank you to all the lovely Westgarth Primary School Families who baked for the Croxton Special School Election Day cake stall. We really appreciated your community spirit in helping our school and assisting us with raising over $2000.00 towards our new school bus. Cheers, Heather Renton. Croxton Special School Fundraising Coordinator (and Dominic’s Harvey’s Mum 5N)
WESTGARTH CAROLS 2014
Johnson Park 7:30 p.m. Tuesday 16th December
Community Carol Singing
All Welcome
Live Brass Ensemble
Carol sheets provided.
Bring family, friends and picnic blankets!
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Free to good home!! Silkworms!! at various stages. My son has done an amazing job rearing the caterpillars from eggs.. however our tree can no longer feed them. All you need is ac-cess to a mulberry tree for their food (they eat the leaves) and a cardboard box. If you would like some, please meet us after school on Wednesday near the bike shed. Anna Perri (0401 975 902)
