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Monday 3rd—Friday 7th

• Artist in Residence Week.

Friday 7th

• School Picnic from 4:30pm

and Artist in Residence

Concert at 6:00pm.

BYO seats and picnic

blankets. Monday 10th

• Grade 6 Graduation.

Tuesday 11th

• DET State Wide Transition

Day for all Preps and Year

7s.

• Prep Transition Session at

WPS 9:15am—1:00pm.

• Parent Information

Morning: 9:30am-

11:00am. Wednesday 12th

• Final Assembly 9:10am in

the Gym

Monday 17th– Wednesday 19th

• School &Local community

based excursions. Tuesday 18th

• Grade 1-4 Swimming

Program at YMCA

Thursday 20th

• No Educational Programs.

Friday 21st

• No Educational Programs.

Last Day Term 4 - Dismissal

at 1:30pm.

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Wednesday 30th

• Grade 1—6 Students

commence for 2019. NOTE: Prep students do not attend on Wednesdays for all of Term 1.

• School fees due.

Thursday 31st

• Prep Students commence

for 2019.

Number 39 6th December, 2018

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WONTHAGGI PRIMARY SCHOOL ● Phone: (03) 5672 1600 ● Principal: Ms Wendy Bradley ● Email: wonthaggi.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au ● Website: www.wonthaggips.vic.gov.au ● Billson street (PMB 101) Wonthaggi, 3995

● Find us on Facebook

Our School Core Values: R

ESPECT R

ELATIONSHIPS B

ELONGING C

OMMUNITY G

ROWTH MINDSET

From the Principal I recently had a letter from Scouts Australia to let us know about

the achievements of one of our students. Congratulations to

Paige Y, from the Wonthaggi Joey Mob, who has earned the

Joey Scout Promise Challenge. Well done Paige!

Our school has been abuzz this week with our Artist in

Residence Program. There has been singing, musical

performance and of course, lots of bush dancing. We

are all looking forward to Friday evening, with our

Family Picnic and the much anticipated

performance. If you have any questions about your

child’s performance, please catch up with their

classroom teacher.

Tuesday 11th December is State Wide Transition Day.

Our Gr 6 students will be heading to their various Secondary Schools and

our 2019 Prep students will be ‘at school’. During the morning all students in

the school will be working in their 2019 ‘tentative’ grades. Our new staff will

be joining us on that day, so please join us in making

them feel welcome.

Thank you to those students who are working so hard to

keep our yard tidy and litter free. Great job to Luci S, Dia

V, Tanna G and Sophie T.

I don’t know about you, but I love surprises! Earlier this week

I was presented with a jar from 1 /2 B. When I opened the

jar, I found it was full of thank you notes. These notes have

certainly filled my bucket and they also made me reflect

on some of the things that I am grateful for. I also thought

about the mad Christmas rush and the need to buy the

perfect gift. Sometimes the most special gifts can be those

that are heartfelt and gracious. So, if you’re stuck on gift

ideas, especially those tricky Grandparents, maybe create a

Thank-you Jar for them.

I’d like to introduce Chelsea. She is currently in year 4 and is an

avid supporter of The Royal Children’s Hospitals, Good Friday

Appeal. Chelsea approached me sometime ago and asked if

she could hold a public fundraising event at school. To my

complete surprise she wanted to shave her head! After

meeting with Chelsea’s mum, we have agreed to hold a

special student gathering on Monday 17th December where the clippers

will come out. There will be more details and information on how you can

donate to Chelsea’s fundraising efforts and ways that students can support

Chelsea (who is much braver than me).

Warm regards,

jxÇwç UÜtwÄxç Principal

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Friday the 7th of December:

BBQ starts from 4:30pm onwards

Concert starts 6:00pm promptly BYO seats and picnic blankets.

We are very excited to announce that our Artist for this weeks Artist in Residence celebrations is Ruth McKittrick

Chambers. She is a well known and much loved local teacher and musician. She has taught two generations of

primary school students in the Bass Coast area, led local singing groups and been an active community advocate for

making learning accessible for people of all ages. Since taking leave from her Music and Oral Literacy teaching job

here at WPS, Ruth has travelled the Northern Hemisphere working and learning about world's best practice in

education, particularly for reluctant learners. With her late husband Pete, she also returned to West Arnhem Land (NT)

and engaged remote Indigenous students in Music Programs to engage and enhance Literacy learning.

This week Ruth has been working with our students in a music/dance program acknowledging identity and a sense of

place. Students have been learning songs which celebrate Wonthaggi; local places, local relics and local languages

(Boon Wurrung, Italian and English). Students will also learn a number of bush dances that families will be invited to

participate with on Friday night when Ruth will be joined by members of her extended family, staff and students to

provide a big, live band! This will support our students as they showcase their learning. See Pirili Chapman or Marc Ibrahim for further details.

2019 ��I�O�M O�DE�S It is time to consider when to order uniform for you child for next year. The usual turn around for

orders from Totally Workwear (TWW) is approximately 10 days. Seeing as TWW handles orders for

not only our school but many others in the area, now may be a good time to think about

contacting them regarding your orders for 2019. TWW are located at 11 Murray Street, Wonthag-

gi and can be contacted on 03 5672 5878.

Food Care Packs We have some extra food from Breakfast Club and have decided to make up some food packs. With the holidays

fast approaching you may find you need extra in the pantry. Please contact Louise in the Canteen to organise pick

up of a pack or alternatively contact the office.

���OR EV!N#S It is that time of the year again and we are holding our Christmas Raffle!

Raffle Tickets have been attached to this newsletter and are selling for $1 each and are due back no later

than Tuesday 11th December. The Raffle will be drawn at the last assembly for the year on Wednesday

12th December. Prizes are as follows;-

1st prize

∗ Family Pass 2 adults & 2 children Amaze’n Things, Phillip Island

∗ 2X Splatball Vouchers for Bass Coast Paintball, Wonthaggi

∗ 2x 2D Movie Passes Stadium 4, Leongatha

∗ 2x Free Games at Grumpy’s Mini Golf, Phillip Island

∗ Ceramic Owl

∗ 2x Photo Frames

3rd prize

∗ $40 Mitchell & Co Vouchers

∗ 3x Platter Plates

∗ 2x Photo Frames

Major Events Committee

2nd prize

∗ Family Pass State Coal Mine, Wonthaggi

∗ 2x Clip’n Climb Vouchers, Phillip Island

∗ 3x Platter Plates

∗ 2x Photo Frames

4th prize

∗ 2x Photo Frames

∗ Tea Light Candle Holder

∗ Small Trinket Box

Artist in Residence 3-7th December

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$N %&ORT Wonthaggi Primary School Grade 4, 5 and 6 boys are the 2018 Primary

Boys Softball State Champions after an outstanding performance in

Melbourne recently.

Led by captain Jarvis H. who plays Baseball in Melbourne on the

weekends, 10 boys qualified for the state finals after being named South

Coast District and Gippsland Regional winners, with over 500 schools

starting out in the competition, and many teams fielding regular softball

players.

The boys displayed tremendous skill under pressure, a fierce competitive

streak and above all, a supportive and inclusive team culture that delivered many forms of success.

To win the competition, the team had to play against Sorrento Primary School, Templestowe Valley Primary

School and The Lakes Primary School in a round robin format at Jells Park in Glen Waverley on November the

28th.

Throughout the day the boys were continuously commended by umpires, spectators, organisers, coaches

and fellow competitors on their skills, but mostly their behaviour and attitude that they consistently displayed

throughout the day.

Rebekah Vagg

Grade 5/6 Teacher

$N ART We've been really busy making the extra costumes in Art this week and we have discussed the clothes they

could wear with the costumes. I have stressed to students that it is not a concert where we are asking them

to buy anything that they don't already have, close enough is fine. If they have a piece of clothing with a

logo on it but it is otherwise the right colour then just turn it inside out for the night.

Prep A (Whales)- have made whale water spouts in Art which will need to be put on just before they sit

down prior to the concert starting. If they could wear grey or blue clothes (or white or black), that would be

great.

Prep B (Koalas) -have made Koala ears and gumleaf twigs which will have to be put on just before they sit

down prior to the concert starting. If they could wear grey or white or brown, that would be great.

Prep C and 1/2E (Birds) -have made bird hats and beaks. Any clothing is fine. Costume will have to be put

on before the concert starts.

1/2A and B - if they could wear what they want, but could they please bring a towel to wrap around them-

selves (bath). I have purchased about 40 shower caps if students want to wear these.

1/2C and D - if they could wear PJs (bed)

3/4s (Chooks)- have made a chicken head-dress and a beak. Clothes could be brown or white or grey for

the chicken (or green and yellow like the chicken in the song). Clothes could also be red, green and/or

white to represent the Italian flag.

5/6s - can come as any historical figure relevant to Wonthaggi (olden day clothes, dull miners clothes,

cardboard pickaxe, Wonthaggi sports teams clothing, whatever).

Thankyou and just let myself, Ruth or Marc know if you have any questions

Pirili Chapman

Art Teacher

NOTIFICATION OF WORKS Footpath Replacement—Billson Street, Wonthaggi

We have been advised that the Bass Coast Shire Council has appointed Super Paving Pty Ltd to carry out

staged footpath renewal works along Billson Street, Wonthaggi, from Graham Street to the Wonthaggi

Bowls Club.

Stage 1 construction works will start 10th December 2018 and is anticipated to take up to a week. Stage 2

will be scheduled in January 2019 and may take up to 3 weeks.

For more information or assistance please contact: The Bass Coast Shire Council’s Infrastructure Delivery

Team Luke Blundell or Angus Cameron on 1300 226 278 or email basscoast@basscoast.vic.gov.au.