Awards Bronze Awards:

Abby Jenkinson (K) William Keegan (2) Janayah Boyden (2) Hannah Brown x 2 (3) Mae Couch (3) William Bryant (3) Alannah Bryant (4) Charlotte Harris (4) Mikayla Taylor (5) Olivia Denmeade (5) Sophie Miller (6)

Silver Awards: Alannah Bryant (4) Levi Barrientos (4) William Bryant (3)

Wadalba Winner Draws: Thorpe: Riley Carroll Bradman: Nate Gilchrist Hall: Zoe Munday Freeman: Chloe Snape

Class of the Week: 2/3S

Dates to Remember: 24

th Oct- 4/5G Assembly

25th Oct- CARES program- Yrs 5-6

26th Oct, 2

nd, 9

th, 16

th Nov- Kinder

Orientation 8.40-10.15 am. 26

th Oct- P&C Meeting- 6pm

26th Oct- Bright Sparks Show Yrs 5-6

31st Oct- K/1C Assembly

1st Nov- Rewards excursion for winning

house- Thorpe 2

nd Nov- Disco Night- Spooky theme

3rd

Nov- TSP Trials- Yr 7 2017 3

rd Nov- Music Count us In

4th Nov- Ladies Shopping Night

7th Nov- 3/4S Assembly

11th Nov- Surf Fun Day Yrs 5/6

14th Nov- Mobile dentist start date

16th Nov- Cake Day (3N & 3/4S to

provide cakes) 18

th Nov- Author Visit- Phil Kettle

21st Nov- 3N Assembly

23rd

Nov- Yr 7 2017 Sports Day 28

th Nov- 2G Assembly

5th Dec- Yr 6 Final Assembly

6th Dec- Yr 7 2017 Orientation Day

7th Dec- Volunteer Morning Tea- 10.30am

12th Dec- Presentation Day

13th Dec- Reports sent home

14th Dec- Year 6 Farewell

16th Dec- Last Day of School Year for

students

Thorpe Rewards Excursion Change of Date! There has been a change of date for the Rewards Excursion for our winning house Thorpe to Toboggan Hill Park. Students will be issued with a new note today. The excursion will now be held on Tuesday November 1

st. Additional copies of the notes will be available on our

school calendar on our website later today.

Gold Awards

Is your child eligible for a Gold Award at our end of year Presentation? A Gold Award= 3 Silver Awards + involvement in an extra-curricular activity at school + participation in a community event. Please notify Ms Sanday by Friday November 4

th. There can be no extensions on this

date.

Moving in 2017? Are you moving house or schools next year? Please notify our office of the move as soon as possible as we are beginning to plan for 2017 classes and teachers.

Assembly Roster- Term 4 Remembering that we rotate between K-2 and 3-6 assemblies here is the assembly roster for this term. The final assembly of the year will be a special Year 6 assembly where all students K-6 will attend.

Presentation Day Our end of year Presentation Day will be held on Monday 12

th

December in the High School Gym at the top of the school. All Kinder and Year 6 students will be receiving an award. Special awards will also be given out across the school. Families of students receiving one of these special awards will be notified by mail closer to the date.

P&C Meeting this week Don’t forget the next P&C meeting will be held on Wednesday 26

th

October at 6pm in the school common room. All are welcome!

Values Awards Winners A very big congratulations to the most recent recipients of our Values awards. Students who receive these awards are identified by the teachers consistently showing the school values and displaying the qualities of an excellent school citizen. These students also receive a cash award from a member from our local community who wishes to remain anonymous.

K-2 recipients are: Summer Petch & Levi Barrientos 3-6 Recipients are: Rujeko Muzamhindo & Daniel Simpson

Wadalba Primary Newsletter October 2016 - Issue no. 17

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Wadalba News- Video Reports

Surf Safety With Alanna, Tayla, Hayden and Rylan reporting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI8DS9NZtPs

Community Notice Board:

Music Count us In Our school is again participating in the Music Count us In on November 3

rd. Our students will be singing ‘Let it

Play’ simultaneously with hundreds of schools across Australia. To hear the song we will be singing visit: https://musicaustralia.org.au/program/countusin/the-song/submit-your-song/

Community Notices

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) is one of the six key learning areas of the NSW primary curriculum. Our school’s PDHPE program aims to help our students develop and lead healthy, active and fulfilling lives. Our school’s PDHPE program covers a wide range of education matter, including relationships, drug use, human sexuality, child protection, fundamental movement skill development, safety and physical activity. Some of the content of the program deals with sensitive issues. The school recognises this by teaching about these issues within the context of a developmentally appropriate program and by providing information to you about the program. The PDHPE program aims to encourage students to make informed decisions about their lifestyle taking into account the values of the family, culture and religion to which they belong. The school program will be implemented in a manner that supports the role of parents and caregivers, and reflects the ethos of the school community. We follow units either provided or endorsed by The Department of Education NSW which are taught across the state. An overview of some of the content of the PDHPE program is provided below.

Child Protection Education

recognising and responding to safe and unsafe situations

developing positive relationships

developing support networks

developing assertiveness (No Go Tell)

appropriate and inappropriate touching Growth and development

caring for the body

body appearance, parts and functions

effects of illness and disease

rates and stages of growth and development

feelings about change

personal rights and responsibilities

changing relationships, feelings and needs

changes relating to and at puberty (Stages 2 and 3)

male and female characteristics

reproductive processes (Stages 2 and 3) Personal health choices

medications, tobacco and alcohol

helpful and harmful drugs

nutrition

sun protection

personal hygiene If you have any issues or concerns please contact the school. Mrs Melinda Farrelly

Selective High School Applications for 2018

The application process for Year 7 Selective High School Placement in 2017 has begun. All Year 5 students took home an intention to apply letter last week. Please sign and return the slip if your child is intending to apply for a selective high school in Year 7. Important dates are as follows:

Tuesday 11 October 2016: Online applications opened Monday 14 November 2016: Online applications close (late applications will not be accepted) Thursday 9 March 2017: Selective High School Placement Test

Parents will be able to access the online application at www.schools.nsw.edu.au/shsplacement

Picture Book Reading – Visit to Primary School from Year 7 Year 7 students visited KC and K/1C to present the picture books they had created in English. Students had transformed a chosen narrative poem into a 12-page picture book, utilising a range of mediums including drawing, painting and computer programs. The Year 7 students received praise, as well as some constructive feedback, for their work from the attentive Kindergarten and Year 1 audience.

In the Spotlight:

Our new Assistant Principal Name: Mr Mitchell McNeill I started teaching at Wadalba: 2 weeks ago! Thanks to everyone for being so welcoming. This year I teach: RFF My favourite colour is: Green My favourite food is: Mushrooms My favourite book is: This is a hard one as I have loved so many books but there are two that stand out. The first was reading The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien when I was about 14. My Year 5 teacher read me the second book and I re-read it with my class last year. It is an autobiography called A Fortunate Life by Albert Facey. My favourite movie is: Another hard one but probably the original three Star Wars movies. My favourite subject when I was in school was: Maths My favourite subject to teach at school is: I like all subjects but I guess my favourites are maths, technology and music. My family is: my beautiful wife Kayla and my three children Ella (10), Lily (7) and Jax (4). I also have a dog and some fish. I love teaching because: Well my daughters say that I’m a big kid so that’s why I became a teacher, to hang out with kids all day. Actually though, I think teaching is an important profession that can have a significant positive impact on the lives of children, their families and society generally. If I could travel anywhere in the world it would be: I’d love to travel through South America or Africa.