Whole School Assembly Thursday Week 3

Woodland Road Public School

Newsletter

Ph: 46262488 Fax:46285026 Website: www.woodlandrd-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: woodlandrd-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 3 Wednesday, 10 February 2016

For Your Calendar

P&C Meeting Tuesday February 16 Welcome Barbeque Tuesday February 16 Poetry Competition Tuesday February 16 9.00am Book Club Due Thursday February 18 Infants Assembly Thursday February 18 Poetry Competition Thursday February 25 at assembly School Photos Wednesday March 9

Welcome Back 1

Introducing Captains 2

Swimming Carnival 3

Principal’s Report 7

Messages 8

Information Page 4

Welcome Barbeque 5

Attendance + P&C News 6

Inside this issue:

Woodland Road Public School would like to wish you all a wonderful and happy New Year and a great start to our school year. Also a big welcome to our new kinder children who started school this year.

2016

Cooperative Art

By 3/4S

Achieving Success in a Caring Environment

Introducing our School Captains. These are our School Captains for 2016.

Jessica Ellis

Captain

Kiyla Thomas

Jay Hicks

Jasmine Dawson

Rodney Lole

Aliza McKinnon

Tayvion Zaglas

Joshua Opulencia

Lyric Rawiri

Devontay Zaglas

Captain

Liam Fleming

Vice Captain

Evelyn Tyrokomos

Vice Captain

Koalas Wombats

Kangaroos Platypus

House Captains 2016

Achieving Success in a Caring Environment

SWIMMING CARNIVAL 2016 What a great day we had at the swimming carnival. I was lucky enough to attend Woodland Road Public School's swimming carnival and what a great carnival it was. I was extremely proud of our students today. Behaviour was impressive as was the sportsmanship shown by all competitors. The cheering and support given to each competitor was amazing. When it came time for free swimming the joy and happiness was infectious; well-done everyone! Ms Swan School Learning Support Officer. Congratulations to Logan Gibson, Christian Wardle, Devontay Zaglas, Rodney Lole, Aliza McKinnon, EmmaThomas, Cameron Nonenmacher, Natalie Mia Watts, and Pyper Pearson for making it through to Zone.

Poetry Public Speaking Competition Next week we are holding a poetry public speaking competition. The first aim of the competition is to act as an introduction to public speaking by presenting a poem to an audience. The second aim is to develop an appreciation of language through the imagery of poetry. In classes children have been studying a range of poems exploring different content and formats. Kindergarten is working with nursery rhymes. Students may also be given learning a poem as homework. We are encouraging every student to have a go. Teachers are going to select from their class 2 students to compete in each year group eg. 2D will choose 2 x Year 2 students; 3/4M will choose 2 students from Year 3 and 2 students from Year 4. Students will be judged on a year level.

Selected students will present Tuesday morning in the hall at 9am. One student from each year group will be selected to present at Thursday assembly and be presented with a prize.

Parents are welcome to attend both the Tuesday morning selection process( 16th February) as well as the whole school assembly on Thursday ( 25th February).

Achieving Success in a Caring Environment

AMBARTOUR

2016 Parents and students of Years 5 and 6 are in-vited to attend the 2016 Ambartour. This is a great opportunity to tour our school and meet staff and students.

Discover what your local high school has to offer!

Tuesday 23 February

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Ambarvale High School

Thomas Rose Drive Rosemeadow

We look forward to meeting you.

The tour commences in the School Hall. ALL WELCOME

SCHOOL PHOTOS

Wednesday 9th March

School photos are a great way to keep a record of your child’s growth during their school years. They also make excellent gifts for Grandparents and other family members.

2 weeks prior to Photo Day you will receive information from the photographer about the packs you can order, prices, payments etc

Photos must be paid for on or before the actual Photo Day which for us is the 9th March. Photos will be taken with the children wearing their summer uniforms.

There will be more notes to follow.

Achieving Success in a Caring Environment

Once again this year we are providing a relaxed and friendly opportunity for parents and teachers to meet each other. We will be holding a free sausage sizzle from 4pm - 6.30pm in the courtyard. Throughout the early evening we will be holding our parent information sessions at the times advertised below. So come on up to school and meet your child’s teacher at the barbeque either before or after the short information session.

When: Tuesday 16 February, 2016

4.00pm Kindergaten in Block C with Miss Slym and Mrs Nichol

4.30pm Year 1 in C Block with Mrs Nichol, Miss Gibbs and Miss Loveday

5.00pm Year 2 in Block E with Mrs Jones and Miss Duggan and Mr Berger

5.30pm Year 3 and Year 4 in Block D with Mr Matthews Miss Marsh

and Mrs Castray

6.00pm Year 5 and Year 6 in Block E with Mr Berger and Miss Kuit

We look forward to meeting you and working with you throughout the year!

Welcome to School Barbeque

and Meet the Teacher

Achieving Success in a Caring Environment

We would like to start by welcoming everyone back. 2016 is going to be a very exciting year.

It's Fair year! Already we have 4 companies who have generously donated to our Fair. Thank you to Rashays, Fastway Karting Sydney, West Leauges Club Campbelltown and Lollipops Playland.

We have kicked off 2016 with a Bunnings BBQ on Sunday and a Pancake brekkie on National Pancake day this week. Thank you to all for your support of these events. We would also like to thank Farm Fresh Butchers in Campbelltown Mall and Waminda Bakery for their donations towards the Bunnings BBQ.

Our first meeting for 2016 is next Tuesday 16th February at 9am in the staff room. All parents and carers are welcome to come along.

We are looking forward to a fun and successful year at WRPS.

Don't forget to like our Facebook page: Woodland Road Public School Community and Parents. Feel free to say Hi and introduce yourselves in the playground or you can also contact us via email on wrpspnc@gmail.com

Thank you for your continued support

Lee-An Hanney P&C President

ATTENDANCE All children in NSW between the ages of 6 and 17 are required by law to attend school on any day that the school is open. If your child has an absence from school he/she is required to bring a note explaining that absence on the day that they return to school. Your child will shortly bring home a booklet of green Absence Notes for you to use when required. Not only is it important to be here at school but it is equally important to be punctual.

Do you have problems getting your child to school for any of these reasons?

Here are some suggestions that are based on setting regular routines:

* won’t get out of bed * have a set time to be out of bed

* won’t go to bed * have a set time to go to bed

* Can’t find their clothes, homework, shoes etc

* have uniform etc ready the night before

* school lunches not ready * make lunches the night before

* slow to eat breakfast * have a set time to start or end breakfast

* homework not done * set time for daily homework activities

* watching television when they should be  getting ready

* turn the television on after children are  ready for school

* test or presentation at school * be firm, children must go to school * birthday * be firm, a birthday is not a holiday

* screaming and/or not letting go of you * time arrival at school to coincide with the  bell & leave quickly

Then…. ROUTINE IS VERY IMPORTANT

Achieving Success in a Caring Environment

Dear Parents and Caregivers I hope you and all of your families have had a safe and peaceful holiday. A very warm welcome is extended to all our new families joining our learning community. So far the beginning of Term One has been very smooth particularly with our beautiful new kinders who were very eager to start ‘big school’. I would like to welcome Shane Matthews our new Assistant Principal. Due to increased student numbers, we are eligible for 3 Assistant Principals. I am looking forward to a great year with lots learning successes for our students.

As of this week classes are now permanent. I am happy to say that this year our school will have 11 classes.

The 2016 class structures are as follows:

Block C – Team Leader: Mrs Nicol

KS – Miss Slym

KN – Mrs Nicol

1G – Miss Gibbs

1L – Miss Loveday

Block D – Team Leader: Mr Matthews

3/4S – Miss Marsh

3/4C – Mrs Castray

3/4M – Mr Matthews

Block E – Team Leader: Mr Berger

2D – Miss Duggan

2J – Mrs Jones

5/6K – Ms Kuit

5/6B – Mr Berger

Learning Support teacher – Mrs Conden (3 days) and Mrs Nikoletic (2 days)

Reading Recovery/Support – Mrs Pages Librarian – Mrs Nackovski (3 days)

RFF/Support – Mr McKenzie and Miss Tapsas School Counsellor – Miss Megan (2 days)

Speech Therapist – Miss Nam

Presently we have five School Support Learning Officers assisting children. They are Mrs Melrose, Mrs Hart, Mrs Gordon, Mrs Swan and Mrs Mulquin.

In the office we have:

Mrs Coleman - School Administrative Officer

Mrs Connor - School Administrative Manager

Mr Gruden - General Assistant

Our cleaners are supplied by ISS cleaning company; Pele and Ivonne.

School Car Park

For the safety of our children the school car park is not a general car park and there are restrictions in place. Parents are requested not to park in the car park, on the grassed areas between the hall and the fence or behind the Kindergarten block. The only children who are allowed to be dropped off or picked up from the school grounds are children with physical difficulties who have problems with their mobility. If you believe your child needs close access and support in this area please contact me. It is important that we kept our school grounds free from traffic between 8am to 3.15pm; thank you for your support.

Regards

Carol Gruden

Student banking is every Thursday morning at the P&C window from 8.15am to 8.45am.

We are trying to win a gazebo for our school, to do this we need to have the majority of our students banking. SO …. every NEW banker will receive a gift with their very first deposit.

Student Banking Notices

Play to Learn Group

at Woodland Road Public School

Preschool Program for 0-5yrs

Beginning February 14

9am to 10.30 am For further enquiries please contact Rebecca Gordon (P&C President) or

Mrs Jones (KJ teacher)

or by leaving a message at the school office: 4626-2488

FREE

P&C News

On August 17th we will be holding the Winter Fair. Wrist bands for rides will be going on sale Monday 3rd March 2014 and can be purchased through the office for $30 each. Please note that cash or cheque only will be accepted for these. ( Please make cheques out to Woodland Road Public School P&C Association.)

Rides that will be here are as follows: - Dodgem Cars

Nemo Castle

Rocket Ride

Super Slide

Pirate Ship

Canteen Red Day Friday 28th March

Lollies 10c—50c bag

Cans of drink $2

Smartie sundaes $2

Lots more ...

SCHOOL UNIFORM PRICE RISE

A few items will have a price rise effective –

TUESDAY 1 APRIL 2014

BE QUICK & BEAT THE INCREASE!!

Student Banking Notices

Student banking is every Thursday morning at the P&C Room

(AV Room near D Block) from 8.15am to 8.45am. Make 15 deposits by Term 3 and automatically go into the draw to win a Queensland holiday from the Commonwealth Bank. Good luck and keep up the banking.