Warragul North Primary School Newsletter

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12th March 2014

WARRAGUL NOR H PRIMARY SCHOOL

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A painting by Emily R (Year 1) was just one of the creative pieces on display at the Warragul Show.

CALENDAR 2014Wed 12

MarFirst Wednesday orFoundation students toattend.Gippsland RegionSwimming at Sale

Tur 13

MarSenior Athletics Sports(Years 3 to 6) at GeoffWatt rack

Fri 14

MarWhole school assembly

ues 18

MarSchool Council Meeting7:30pm

Fri 21

MarMagical World o CrazyScience - whole schoolincursion

Mon 24

MarParent/ eacherinterviews this week

ues 25

MarFete CommitteeMeeting at 2:30pm inthe staffroom

Fri 28

MarSchool Photos (studentsto wear short sleevednavy and gold polo shirt)

Whole school assembly

Warragul Show Te Warragul Show Committee wasextremely pleased that Warragul NorthPrimary School was involved with this years

show. It certainly was delight ul or thestudents o Warragul North Primary Schoolto be involved. Mrs Legg, our Per ormingArts eacher, had spent many lunchtimesrehearsing with seventeen Year Five and Sixstudents who sang at the show and whatgreat per ormances they gave.

Mrs Dunlop had also been very busy in theart room with students rom Foundationthrough to Year Four preparing art work

or the show. Te theme this year was OurFavourite Pets and Animals and therecertainly was a huge array o differentanimals on display.

Well done to Mrs Legg, Mrs Dunlop andthe students involved or all their hardwork preparing or the Warragul Show. opeffort! Continued on page 2.

Principals Report

O'Dowd's Rd. Warragul North. P.O. Box 354 Warragul 3820Phone (03) 5623 4066 Fax (03) 5623 4345 www.warragulnorthps.vic.edu.au

NEXT ASSEMBLYOur next whole school assemblyis on Friday 14th March.

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Student Leadership and Peer MediatorsAt our last assembly badges were presented to this years School Captains, Students Leaders and Peer Mediators. I am very

proud o the students who have been selected or these important roles or 2014 and wish them all a very rewarding andenjoyable year.

Corinne CollinsPrincipal

Principals Report continued

Pictured are this years School Captains and Student Leaders proudly wearing their new badges.Back Row: Meg, Sebastian, Flynn, Harrison and Ellie.Front Row: Matthew, Finn, Molly, Lexi and Renee.

Pictured are this years Peer Mediators proudly wearing their new badges.Back Row: Lily, Rebecca, Brayden, Phoebe, Lucy and Lilly-RoseFront Row: Jalen, Rhylee, Madison, Grace, Mae and Ondine.

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Last Wednesday 5th March Division Swimming took place at the WarragulLeisure Centre. Te excited group o students swam exceptionally well and as

a result all swimmers progressed to the Gippsland Region Swimming whichis taking place today, Wednesday 12th March, at Sale Aqua Energy outdoorpool. We wish all swimmers a success ul day.

Senior Athletics SportsTe Senior Athletics Sports day or students in Years Tree to Six will be heldtomorrow, Tursday 13th March at the Geoff Watt rack in Burke Street,Warragul. Full details o the day were sent home on uesday. Please dropyour children off at the Geoff Watt rack in Burke Street at 8.45am and they

will need to be collected at the end o the day at 3.15pm.Children who normally travel to school by bus and those children, who arein Be ore School Care or booked in to Afer School Care, will travel to and

rom the track on the bus.

Please note: the canteen at school will not be open on Tursday 13th March due to the Senior Athletics Sports day.

OUTSIDE

SCHOOLHOURSCARETe theme at OSHC is Autumnwith a tree o Autumn colours

being created by the children.It will be on our eature wall.Children have been completing AllAbout Me orms which are thenlaminated and displayed on wallsin the OSHC house. Birthdays

or each month are displayed anda cake or the birthday child isshared with the other children atsnack time.

OSHC is available on a permanentor casual basis. Enrolment ormsare available rom the school officeor rom OSHC. A waiting list isheld i a session is already ullybooked. It is important that theschool office or OSHC is notied iyour child is not going to attend asession they have been booked in

or as that place can then be usedor a casual booking.Failure to

cancel will incur a charge.

Phone numbers or bookings andcancellations are:

School Office 5623 4066OSHC Mobile 0418 662 225

Hours or OSHC are:

Be ore School Care: 7am. to8.45am. NO EARLY DROP OFFS

Afer School Care: 3.30pm. to 6pmNO LA E PICK UPSJudy EastwellOSHC Co-ordinatorMarg Hayes & Ashlee Fallon

Pictured are students from Warragul North Primary School performing at the Warragul Show.Back Row: Angus, Sebastian, eesha, Beau, Renee and om. Middle Row: Maeya, Vanessa, Elly, Eloise and Maddison.Front Row: Lily, Jalen, Casey, Lexi, Mae and Mariam.

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Division Swimming

Musical Performanceat the Warragul ShowWhat a abulous effort rom a group o Year Five and Six students whoproudly represented our school at the Warragul Show on Saturday 1stMarch. Te students sang a selection o songs that they had rehearsedduring the two weeks prior to the show. Congratulations, we are all veryproud o you, you sang beauti ully! Mrs LeggPerforming Arts Teacher


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News From Te Art RoomIt has been a busy and productive start to art this year.We have been studying Picasso and Cubism. Look orthe awesome Year Five and Six Picasso aces soon to be

displayed around the school.Tanks to those grades that helped out with art work

or the Warragul Show. Te theme this year was OurFavourite Pets and Animals. It was antastic to see 75pieces o art work rom our students in Foundationthrough to Year Four on display in the Exhibition Hall.Descriptions o art work displayed at the show or eachyear level were:

Foundation Using a paper plate as a background, students used

tissue paper, eathers, sticks and googly eyes to createtheir animal.

Using large and small paper circles to create an animal,adding paper pieces or beaks and googly eyes.

Year One Using coloured paper to trace their hand, using texta

or crayon to add eatures to create an animal.

Drawing birds using oil pastel adding a three colourwash or the background.

Fish crayon and paint.

Years wo and Tree Owls using chalk pastel.

Years Tree and Four Using newspaper to create a collage o an animal.

Commencing in March, Art Assistants, selected Year Sixstudents, will be on duty or one month sharpening pencils,changing displays and helping Mrs Dunlop.

Our new artist or March will be Teodor Suess Giesel akaDr Suess born March 2nd 1904.

Mrs DunlopVisual Arts Teacher

Pictured above and on page 5 is a sample of the fantastic art work that was on display at the Warragul Show.

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Mathematical Brain easersfor the Whole Family Included in each ortnights newsletter will be amathematical brain teaser. Parents can help theirchildren to work out the answers to each newslettersmathematical brain teaser. Tere will be three boxes

located in the school office area or the entries; one

box or Foundation to Year wo, one box or YearsTree and Four and the third box or Years Five andSix. Te rst correct entry drawn rom each boxwill receive a certicate and prize at the ollowing

assembly.

Brain easer Number One- Circle of ChildrenA number o children are standing in a circle. hey are evenly spaced

and the 7th child is directly opposite the 18th child. How manychildren are there altogether?

Entries or brain teaser number one must be in the box by 9.00am on Friday 14th March.

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Canteen RosterDA E IME VOLUN EERWednesday 12th March 1.30pm to 2.15pm ammy Patrick

Tursday 13th March SENIOR A HLE ICS CAN EEN CLOSED

Friday 14th March 9.00am to 10.15am racey ArmstrongHelen Sibley

Monday 17th March 1.30pm to 2.15pm Rachel Steenholdt

uesday 18th March 1.30pm to 2.15pm Bridget Mainland

Wednesday 19th March 1.30pm to 2.15pm Ronny Dent

Tursday 20th March 1.30pm to 2.15pm Simone RhodesFriday 21st March 9.00am to 10.15am Gillian Connor

Alison Spragg

Monday 24th March 1.30pm to 2.15pm Annette Tomas

uesday 25th March 1.30pm to 2.15pm Rachael Schmidt

Wednesday 26th March 1.30pm to 2.15pm Kate Stern

Tursday 27th March 1.30pm to 2.15pm Lynne Wigg

Friday 28th March 9.00am to 10.15am Sherrie BuddKirrily Hornby

Will your child receivea 100% attendancecerticate or erm One?At Warragul North Primary School we stronglyencourage punctuality and attendance. At 8.50am thebag bell sounds and children hang their bags up andenter their classrooms ready or a 9.00am start. We alsoknow the importance o regular attendance and ollow

the Its not ok to be away or late process. Students whoattend every school day or erm One will receive a 100%attendance certicate.

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Parent/eacher

Interviews

School photo day is FRIDAY 28 H MARCH . Envelopeswere sent home yesterday and need to be returned priorto photo day.

I you would like to have a amily photo taken o yourchildren, please call at the school office to collect a

amily envelope.

Please note all children are asked to wear a WNPSnavy and gold, short-sleeved polo shirt with navy

shorts, pants or skort for their class photo on schoolphoto day.

School Photos

Our Catch em being goodraffle winner isBrody (5BA) . Well done!

Catch em being good raffle

University Of N.S.W. Australian SchoolCompetitions

Warragul North Primary School will again be offering

students the opportunity to participate in the UniversityO N.S.W. Australian School Competitions. Te datesor this years competitions are as ollows:

Computer Skills - uesday 20th May

Science - Wednesday 4th June

Writing - Monday 16th June

Spelling - uesday 17th June

English - uesday 29th July

An application orm to take part in the competitionswill be sent home next week. I you would like yourchild to take part, please complete and return to theschool office with payment by Friday 4th April.

Parent/ eacher Interviews are an

important part of the reporting processParent/ eacher Interviews are scheduled to takeplace the week beginning Monday 24th March, 2014.Students will bring home Parent/ eacher interviewnotices next week. Please ensure you ll out yourrequest or an interview time and return it back tothe classroom teacher as soon as possible. Tis willnot only secure you an interview time, but hope ullyone that is at a convenient time to suit your schedule.

Te Education Department has provided theollowing guidelines or parents regarding Parent/eacher Interviews:

Parent/Teacher interviews are an opportunity for youto meet your childs teacher/s. By asking questions and gathering more detail about the information providedon the student reports, you have an opportunity tobecome more involved in your childs learning and

provide support where needed.

You may also request interviews at other times. I youare concerned about your childs progress, discussthese concerns with their teacher. You can contactthe school or an appointment and make a mutuallyconvenient time to meet with your childs teacher.

Included with this newsletter is an article Makingthe most o your parent-teacher interview by Michael

Grose (parenting educator).

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Making the most of your parent-teacher interviewIt makes sense for you as a parent to be prepared and ready to make the most of the brief time you have with teachers.

Parent-teacher interviews provide a great opportunity for you as aparent to find out how your child is progressing at school.

Many parent-teacher interviews are tightly scheduled and can seem

a little rushed. Teachers are generally highly organised so they canmake the most of the time you have together.

It makes sense also for you as a parent to be prepared and ready tomake the most of the brief time you have with teachers.

Here are some guidelines to make the most of these interviews:

1. Prepare well. Before the interview, list any questions that youwant to raise. Keep questions short and to the point.

2. Attend with a partner or friend particularly if you are nervous orunsure. It is easy to miss a point and often difficult to relay informa-tion to a partner.

3. Give the teacher a chance to make an assessment of your childsprogress. This may seem obvious but some interviews never get offthe ground because enthusiastic parents take over.

4. Take notes and clarify information that you dont understand.What do you mean by he needs to spend more time reading...?Make sure you have a good understanding of the messages yourchilds teacher is giving.

5. Be prepared to give an assessment of your childs performance.You may be asked how you think your child is performing so give anhonest, but realistic assessment.

6. Ask how you can help your child if there are any areas thatneed to be strengthened. No doubt your childs teacher will havesome strategies for you to assist your child, so make sure youhave a clear understanding before you leave.

If there are unresolved issues or you wish to discuss your childsdifficulties in greater detail, consider asking for another interview.This is being respectful of the teachers time and of those parentswho are to follow.

Once the interview is over consider how you will discuss it withyour child.

Avoid giving generalisations or simplistic appraisals such as: Theteacher says you are a good girl.

Discuss areas that need work in positive terms. Talk aboutstrengths or successes first before discussing areas that mayneed more work.

A clear message such as, We talked about your reading and theteacher suggested that we should try... is far more helpful.

Involve your child in discussing any plans for improvement. Avoidmaking big plans for your child to improve in a subject areawithout consulting him or her. By involving children and takingnotice of their ideas plans are more likely to be successful.

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Community News

Family Fun Day

A mbrose EventSunday, 16 th Mar ch, 2014

2:30 pm Clinic 3:00 pm Rolling S tar t over 5 Holes

NO E N T RY FEE P R IZES F OR NE AR ES T T HE PI NS, LONGES T DR I V E,

W INNI NG TE AM, BES T 3 HOLES OU T A ND I N, DOW N THE LINE B A L LS

There is No Entry Fee and the day includes Golf, Prizes, and a Sausage Sizzle(gold coin donation) after play. We look forward to seeing you for a fun day outwith the family! Junior clubs and balls can be provided at no charge.

Entries c lose F riday, 14th. Enquiries to Leanne Pollard, Junior Golf DevelopmentOfficer, at 0400542503 or Anthony Bambridge, Club Professional 5625 4985.

EN T RY F O R MName and R ela tionship to Junior Name and A ge o f Junior

Contact Name_______________________________ Phone:_____________________ Forms can be dropped off at the Drouin Golf & Country Club Pro Shop or mailed to: P.O. Box 179,Drouin 3818

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Please note the following policy 'Warragul North Primary School does not condone the products or services of any advertiser

Community News WARRAGUL BADMINTON CLUBGalloway St. Warragul

2014 JUNIOR REGISTRATION

& SAUSAGE SIZZLEMonday 17th March 2014

5.30 p.m. 7.00 p.m.NEW PLAYERS WELCOME

Teams cater for all ages and skills in 5 different grades. Training provided.Competition night-Friday night. $20.00 deposit required on registration.

Contact: Julie Young 0438 302167

Warragul AuskickSunday 23 rd March

at 10am

Logan Park (Back of showgrounds)

Registrations & paymentsmade online only ataflauskick.com.au

Any questions contact:Heath & Kylie LoganPh: 0417 326 912/ 0447 866 987

12th March 2014Bellbird Park Drouin

Join us on the 12th March for

Registration and our

First Training Session at Bellbird Park

U8 & U10s 4pm-4.45pm.U12s 4.30-5.30pm.

U14 & U16s 5pm-6pm.

Juniors & Seniors needed, beginners most welcome!

For all enquiries please contactMelissa on 0400 944 371

Gulls Hockey ClubRegistration & Training

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Gulls Hockey Club

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