WILLIAM STIMSON PUBLIC SCHOOL

Weekly Newsletter

Newsletter: 1295 Friday 29 March 2019

Dear Parents and Carers,

Parent / Teacher conversations are being held across this

coming week commencing Monday 1 April. Please make

sure you have confirmed your time with your child’s

teacher.

Monday 1 April

Tuesday 2 April

Wednesday 3 April

Thursday 4 April

Friday 5 April

The Big Vegie Crunch Did you know that currently

only 5% of NSW children are

eating enough vegetables?

In order to work towards

improving this percentage, we need to increase

children’s knowledge, exposure and positive attitudes

towards vegetables. Vegetable Week is a NSW health

initiative aimed to promote these outcomes.

In 2019 vegetable week will run from Monday 1 April to

Friday 5 April, with ‘The Big Vegie Crunch’ being held at

10am on Thursday 4 April.

Our school will be participating by exposing our

students to the benefits of vegetables within classroom

activities as well as participating in the ‘Big Vegie

Crunch’.

On Thursday 4 April at 10 am our school will be joining

hundreds of schools across NSW to break the record for

the most students crunching vegetables simultaneously.

But we need your help to make it a success!

On Thursday 4 April, please pack your child a container

of vegetables (not fruit this time) for them to crunch on.

Need some ideas?

• carrot, celery, cucumber - cut into sticks or left

whole

• capsicum - cut into sticks or wedges

• corn - raw baby corn spears or a cooked corn cob

• broccoli or cauliflower florets - raw or lightly

cooked to keep their crunch

• tomatoes - small cherry tomatoes or a large

tomato that can be eaten like an apple

• beans or snow peas - raw or lightly cooked to

keep their crunch

• mushrooms - sliced or left whole

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to

contact the school.

P & C Meeting

There has been a change to the date of our next P & C

Meeting. Our monthly P & C Meeting will be held in the

staffroom on Thursday 4 April at 9.00am. Please join us,

all welcome!

Annual Report

Our 2018 Annual Report is nearing completion and will

be published on the school website. This mandatory

document is completed by schools to highlight major

programs and Strategic Directions and communicate

them to the school community.

NAPLAN - 2019 In May 2019, the National Assessment

Program - Literacy and Numeracy

(NAPLAN) will be completed by

students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. NAPLAN has the support

of all State and Territory Education Ministers and will

assess the literacy and numeracy skills of students across

Australian schools.

The results of the tests will provide valuable information

to schools about what each student can do, and will be

used to support teaching and learning programs. Parents

will receive a report indicating their child’s level of

achievement. Each student’s level of achievement will be

reported against the national minimum standard.

Please ask your child’s teacher for any additional

information regarding NAPLAN.

At William Stimson PS we are - RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE & RESILIENT

At William Stimson PS we are - RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE & RESILIENT

Tell Them From Me Student

- Feedback Survey This term, our school, like many

other public schools in the state, will

participate in a Department of

Education initiative: the Tell Them

From Me student feedback survey. The survey measures

factors that are known to affect academic achievement

and other student outcomes. The focus of the NSW-wide

survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and

effective teaching practices.

More information about the survey is available at:

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to

provide us with valuable and quick feedback on what

they think about school life, how engaged they are with

school and the different ways that teachers interact with

them. Schools in Australia and around the world have

used the Tell Them From Me survey to help improve how

they do things at school.

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The

survey is conducted online and will typically take less

than 30 minutes to complete. It will be administered

during school hours before 12 April.

Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary!

Homework Centre The Homework Centre will finish this week. There will be

NO Homework Centre in the last

week of the term. It will re-open

again next term once teachers have

distributed homework for their

classes.

Easter Hat Parade Hopefully our K-2 students

will have started making their

wonderful ‘hats’ in readiness

for the Parade which will take

place on Friday 12 April -

12.00pm under the main COLA. I’m looking forward to

seeing all the creative designs!

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)

William Stimson has begun their PBL (Positive Behaviour

for Learning) journey! This journey is ongoing and will

take some time to set up. Separate phases will be rolled

out at various times.

PBL is an evidence-based whole school framework that

actively promotes positive behaviour. It enables students

to develop a clear understanding of required

expectations, become responsible for their own

behaviour and work together to create a positive,

productive and harmonious learning community.

The PBL committee have been working hard surveying

staff, students and the community on what core values

our school would like to pursue. Behaviour expectations

are also in the process of being developed with positive

and consistent language. Once these expectations have

been established posters will be designed to be displayed

across the school.

We have introduced the 3 core values we will be

promoting and encouraging in our learners - RESPECT,

RESPONSIBILITY & RESILIENCE.

At William Stimson PS we are - RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE & RESILIENT

At William Stimson PS we are - RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE & RESILIENT

Term Two - Athletics Program

Next term, students will be

once again participating in

an exciting athletics

program organised by an

experienced external

provider, ‘Dancefever Multisport’.

Dancefever Multisport will provide staff who will teach

the students sprinting, long jump, high jump, shot put,

discus, relays and hurdles so that the students are

prepared for their athletics carnival. The program is

structured for all ages and abilities and the students will

not only learn the event techniques, but the rules and

safety aspects for each event. The program is aligned

with the PDHPE curriculum and the students will be

assessed accordingly. We are really looking forward to

having Dancefever Multisport continue to work with the

staff and students of WSPS!

The price of $28.00 for the ten-week program is

discounted. We are asking to pay the fee in a single

payment. Please make payment by Friday 12 April.

Stewart House Donation Drive 2019

Envelopes will be sent out this week.

In order for your family to be eligible

for a chance in a $4000 holiday

draw, you must contribute $2.00.

Please return the Stewart House

envelopes by Friday 17 May.

Stay Connected Remember you can keep updated with everything that is

happening at William Stimson PS through accessing our

WSPS Skoolbag app or following us on Facebook or

Twitter. Our addresses are as follows:

www.facebook.com/WilliamStimsonPublicSchool

Twitter handle - @OurSchoolWSPS

Melissa Vallorani

CALENDAR DATES - 2019

1 Apr Parent / Teacher Learning Conferences - all week

Last Homework Centre for Term One

2 Apr Cross Country Carnival - Emerson Reserve

4 Apr P & C Meeting - Staffroom - ALL WELCOME

The Big Vegie Crunch - 10am

Peer Support

5 Apr PSSA Summer Round 8

11 Apr Peer Support

12 Apr Easter Hat Parade - 12pm

LAST DAY OF TERM 1

Library News - Term 1 Week 9

Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) - Congratulations to

Christel Lazar from 1/2T who has completed the 2019

Premier’s Reading Challenge. This is a great achievement

for this time of year! Just a reminder to keep reading and

recording your PRC books on the yellow personal reading

log card. The challenge closes on Friday 30 August 2019

so there is plenty of time to read!

At William Stimson PS we are - RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE & RESILIENT

At William Stimson PS we are - RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE & RESILIENT

Stage 2 Coding - During library lessons, Stage 2 students

have been learning about coding. Topics covered include:

What is coding? Where is coding used? and Why is

coding important?

Coding makes computers work. There is a huge demand

for technology, so we need people that are able to write

code. In the future, it is important that more computer

scientists are trained to keep producing all the machines

that are part of our lives every day, e.g. smartphones,

washing machines, microwaves.

Here are some excited students using the computer

program Blockly to start coding!

At William Stimson PS we are - RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE & RESILIENT

At William Stimson PS we are - RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE & RESILIENT