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Warialda Public School 25-37 Hope Street, Warialda 2402
Phone: 6729 1131 Fax: 6729 1190 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.warialda-p.school.nsw.edu.au
Term 3 - Week 1 Tuesday 15th July 2014
W.P.S.
Upcoming Events
Thursday 17th July Girls League Tag Team
to Gunnedah
Monday 21st July Parent information
meeting re: 3/4/5/6 Lake Ainsworth Excursion - 5.00pm
P & C Meeting 5.30pm
Wednesday 23rd July Parent/Teacher
Interviews 4pm-8pm Year 6 students to
Warialda High School
Friday 25th July Sports Assembly
12.45pm
Friday 1st August Jelly Bean Cup
Wednesday 20th August 2015 Kinder Info Day
5.30pm K/1C room
Friday 22nd August 1st 2015 Kinder
transition Day
Friday 5th September Bingara Horse Sports 2nd 2015 Kinder
transition day
P.B.L.
Term 3 - Week 1
STRIVE s T A R S
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WARIALDA PUBLIC SCHOOL – CONSTANTLY LOOKING FORWARD
This term we will create an additional maths group. Mrs Mead and
Mr Weightman will teach this group. This additional group will add
an extra layer and class of support to our mathematics students at
Warialda Public School. Mrs Mead will also be supporting students who have been identified by the Learning Support Team, as
those who will benefit from receiving extra help (especially in literacy).
We welcome back Mrs Amber Barnett who will return from maternity leave. Mrs Barnett will be teaching 5/6M for 1 day a
week until week 4 Term 4 when she will again take maternity leave. Mrs Mead will continue to teach 5/6M for the other 4 days
of the week.
We will be commencing our highly successful newspaper project this term. With help from our PBL leaders, we will produce a
school newspaper in Terms 3 and Term 4.
NAIDOC WEEK CELEBRATIONS
NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of
Aboriginal groups in the 1920′s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of
Indigenous Australians.
NAIDOC celebration was held on Wednesday 25th June. Warialda Public and Warialda High Schools, organised a performance
by Gumaroy Newman for NAIDOC week. Gumaroy Newman is an indigenous cultural story teller, traditional song man and
yidaki (didgeridoo) master. Gumaroy and his fellow performers presented a fabulously funny and informative interactive
workshop/performance. The children were able to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and had an
opportunity to recognise the contribution that Indigenous Australians make to this country and society.
PRIMARY ATHLETICS CARNIVAL RESULTS
Congratulations to all who participated in the Athletics Carnival on Thursday 26th June. The day ran very smoothly and
students were most certainly very active! A special note of thanks, to Wendy Rose and the P & C for their fabulous catering on
the day. Congratulations to our Primary Athletics Champions and winning House.
Juniors Will Mayne Ella Babington
11 Yrs Bailey Curtis Isabella Reardon
Seniors Hunter Rose Rosie Mayne
PBL points - Strive: Cleal
Teamwork: Cleal
Aspire: Rose
Respect: Cleal
Success: Rose
The winning Sports House - Rose.
ENROLMENTS FOR KINDERGARTEN 2015
We are asking families and members of our community to contact the school if you are planning to enrol your child at Warialda
Public School next year. We are particularly focusing on our Kindergarten enrolments. It would be much appreciated if you
could contact the school for more information as soon as possible to assist us with planning for next year. I thank those parents
who have already enrolled their child for next year. We are very excited and look forward to a fabulous and successful
transition time and kindergarten 2015. Thank you for your help and early enrolment!
SEMESTER ONE REPORTS
On Wednesday 25th June, the Semester One reports went home with students. As usual, if you have any concerns regarding
your child please contact the school. Parent teacher interviews will be held Wednesday 23rd July. More information regarding
the parent teacher interviews will be sent home this week.
STATE CROSS COUNTRY
Congratulations to Rosie Mayne who came 2nd at the North West Regional Cross Country. Rosie will compete at Eastern Creek
in the PSSA State Carnival on Friday 18th July. Good luck Rosie.
From Mrs Murphy’s Desk...
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Senior Athletics Carnival
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There will be a Sports Assembly on Friday
25th July at 12.45pm. Could students who
received a medallion from the Athletics
Carnival, please return it to school so it can
be engraved. The engraved medallion will then be
re-presented at the Sports Assembly on Friday 25th July 2014.
The annual round of the Young Communicator Awards is on again this
term. Students will commence work on their speeches in class in preparation
for class presentations in Week 6 and7 and the finals in Week 8. For those
who are keen to make a head start at home on their speech, the topics for
this year are as follows:
Duration Topic Kindergarten 30sec – 1min My favourite story Years 1 and 2 1 – 2 mins My Dream Birthday Years 3 and 4 2 – 3 mins If I were an animal I’d be … Years 5 and 6 3 mins The World Would be a better place
with / if …
Margaret Haug
Organiser
NEWSLETTERS will now go home every Tuesday.
The school would prefer to email the newsletter. Please provide your email address to the office.
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Extra Ordinary P & C Meeting General
Monday 21st July
5.30pm in the Parent Room
To discuss and select a Community member to sit on the selection panel for the Warialda Public School
Principal position
CONNECTED LEARNING FOR STUDENTS
Rosie Mayne, Isabel Biddle, Emma Hall and Annabel Bundock have been
chosen to participate in a very selective Gifted and Talented program. The girls
recently attended an information camp at Thalgarrah Environmental Education
Centre where they met their mentors and other students participating in the
e-GATS program. The e-GATS program is an innovative online learning
experience for Gifted and Talented (GAT) students in years 4-7. Over the 10
week program our students will link to expert mentors and designers. They
work individually and in teams to complete challenging online tasks.
Parent Information
Meeting next Monday
21st July from 5.00-
5.30pm in the school
library regarding the
3/4/5/6 Lake Ainsworth
Excursion.
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Warialda Public School will be holding parent teacher interviews
on the evening of Wednesday 23rd July. All teachers will be
holding their interviews in the school hall between 4:00pm and
7:45pm. Please indicate your preferred 1st and 2nd timeslots
and the teacher’s name/s you wish to speak with. All
endeavours will be made to meet your time preference.
__________________________ ________________ Student Name Class __________________________ Parent/parents name
4:00 6:00
4:15 6:15
4:30 6:30
4:45 6:45
5:00 7:00
5:15 7:15
5:30 7:30
5:45 7:45
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