Principal’s Report Howqua Camp

Students in Years 5 and 6 enjoyed a fabulous camping program at Howqua last

week. Whilst the conditions were brisk, passing showers did not impact heavily on

the students’ participation in the extensive range of activities at the camp. It was a

huge undertaking to accommodate over 190 students on camp and I would like to

take this opportunity to particularly thank Kate Richards for the many hours behind

the scenes to coordinate such a successful camping program.

Sincere thanks to the following parents and staff who were able to support the

2017 Howqua camp:

Staff: Sarah Upton, Cathy Graham, Kate Richards, Patrick Kelly, Dale Evans,

Lauren McGill, Simon Radford, Tess Holland, Bronwyn Murray, Belinda Witchell, Giorgia Moss, Michael Gill, Sarah Nobbs, Belinda Gill, Tracy Carroll and Kellie Murdoch.

Parents: Branko Saran, Glenn Beanland, Maria Vella, Natalie Timothy, Arlene Lawrence and Darren Minns.

Williamstown North Primary School

Newsletter

133 Melbourne Road, Williamstown 3016

Tel: 9397 5722, Fax: 9397 1893

Email: williamstown.north.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: www.willynthps.vic.edu.au

Compass Link—https://willynthps-vic.compass.education Attendance—gill.belinda.a@edumail.vic.gov.au

New Dates added this week *

Monday 7th August Swap Shop—3.15pm

* Wednesday 9th August

Year 4 Melbourne Museum *

Sunday 13th August Hobson’s Voice

* Monday 14th August

No Assembly Staff Training Day

* Tuesday 15th August Year 5/6 Boys AFL &

Year 3 & 4 Camp Parent Info Evening—5.30pm Room 34

* Wednesday 16th August Year 5 IMAX Excursion

* Thursday 24th August

Year 3/4 & 5/6 Hoop Time & Year 6 Chinese Museum &

RWTIM Evening 6.30pm www.schoolinterviews.com.au

Event Code mmp8v

Term 3 Dates to Remember

* Monday 7th August

Foundation to Year 2 Year 2T & 1L Performing

* PTS Conferences

Wednesday 2nd August 3.00pm to 7.00pm

* Tuesday 15th August

ICAS—Maths *

Bike Ed—Year 3 Monday 7th August Monday 21st August

Monday 4th September *

Monday 28th August to Wednesday 30th August Year 3 Anglesea Camp

* Wednesday 30th August to

Friday 1st September Year 4 Anglesea Camp

Dates to Remember 2017 2017 Term Dates

17th July to 22nd September 9th October to 22nd December

*

Student Free Day for 2017 Monday 14th August

* Public Holidays

Melbourne Cup 7th November *

2nd August 2017

Number 23

Respect — Responsibility — Resilience — Doing Your Best

Resource Smart Accreditation

We were delighted to learn last week that the school has now been accredited with its second star as part of the

Resource Smart Sustainability framework. The two stars have been awarded as a result of the school successfully

meeting the requirements of the Core Module and Waste Module. We are now well on our way to becoming a five

star accredited school!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Lauren McGill (Sustainability Coordinator) and the work of the

Sustainability Key Reference Group for their ongoing work in this important area.

P/T/S Conferences: - Thanks

It was terrific to see so many students and parents participating in P/T/S conferences last Monday. Over the

course of the two evenings (including Wednesday’s bookings), approximately 700 conferences will be conducted

across the school. We are very grateful for the high level of participation in these conferences. Our students are

able to sense the importance attributed to their learning when parents & teachers work closely together to support

and guide them. We hope that the conferences enabled our students to showcase aspects of their work, provide

you with greater clarity regarding the Mid-Year Report and also chart a clear direction for future Learning Goals

over the remainder of the year.

Parent Volunteers on Excursions

We didn’t seem to have a day go by last week, where year levels weren’t participating in excursions to enrich their

classroom learning. These excursions are a wonderful stimulus, particularly for our Shared Inquiry each term. We

are so fortunate to have parent helpers who generously give up their time to attend these excursions. Thank you

to all of those parents who assisted on one of our excursions last week. Without parent help, these excursions

would certainly not be viable.

In further support of parental help when on an excursion, I thought I would just take a minute in this week’s

newsletter to clarify our expectations of parents who are able to assist:

Firstly, check that your Working With Children Card is still current. (Please ensure the main office has a

copy).

Liaise with the classroom teacher prior to the excursion to clarify the level of support needed. (General

participation, in charge of a group/activity etc.).

Try to quickly learn the names of the students in the group that you have been assigned (if your child

happens to be in this same group, be conscious of sharing your support equitably with all students in the

group).

If by chance a child requires first aid or appears unwell, please liaise directly with the relevant classroom

teacher.

If possible, please try to refrain from answering mobile phone calls, which could potentially distract you from

your duty of care.

We ask that parents do not purchase food or gifts for their group, or their own child/ren. (Whilst we

understand the generous intention of this, it can create tensions with other students/groups who may feel

that they have ‘been overlooked’).

Be conscious that any photography on the day must only be of group shots. (No individual close up shots

can be taken of students as per our Privacy Policy.)

We hope this brief list helps to clarify the role of parents on excursions. The general rule of thumb however is that

if you are ever unsure about a situation when on an excursion, simply liaise with the classroom teacher so that this

matter can be discussed.

Principal Contract Renewal

Where did the last five years go? It’s hard to believe that I started my first five year contract at Willy North in mid-

2012. At the completion of a contract renewal process that unfolded last term, I was delighted to learn that my

contract had been extended for another five years. To be Principal of such a great school is certainly a privilege

and I am excited to be given the opportunity to lead the school for a further five years as we continue to forge a

learning environment characterised by innovation and excellence.

Lunch orders using the Qkr APP began today Wednesday 2nd

August.

Please note that lunch orders must be placed by 9:15am on Wednesday, Thursday or

Friday, to ensure they are included in the download each day.

Reading & Writing Together Is Magic (RWTIM)

I hope all families have Thursday 24th August (from 6:30pm – 7:15pm) marked in the calendar for the upcoming

RWTIM program. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to showcase their writing talents to the school

community. In organising the evening, all students will be clustered into multi-age groupings from Foundation to

Year 6. As a result of these Foundation to Year 6 groupings, we cannot utilise our Compass platform for the

bookings. The flyer below has all the details for how to book your child/ren’s participation in this event.

Enjoy the rest of the week,

Jim Cahill—Principal

Reading & Writing Together Is Magic Foundation to Year 6 Students

Thursday 24th August 6.30pm to 7.15pm RWTIM is our annual Community Literacy event, where all students in Foundation to Year 6 have written and

published pieces of poetry and/or snapshots to share with their family.

To indicate your attendance at this community event please use our online booking system. This opened on

Tuesday 1st August and will close at 4.00pm on Monday 14th August.

“Reading & Writing Together Is Magic” will be held on Thursday 24th August starting at 6.30pm, and concluding

at 7.15pm. All families are invited to attend, however students attending, must be accompanied by an

adult.

Students from Foundation to Year 6 are allocated in groups to a classroom, keeping siblings together. Our senior

students host the evening as part of their Leadership development. Foundation to Year 6 students proudly read

their poems and/or snapshots to the audience with great confidence.

The evening commences with each student taking turns to read their piece of published work and at the

conclusion, each student will receive a ‘RWTIM Ribbon’ for attending the night.

To assist with the organisation, it is vital that you register your attendance and names of your child/ren who will be

participating on the night.

Please go online www.schoolinterviews.com.au and use the Online Booking System Event Code – mmp8v on, or

before, Monday 14th August to book your child/ren ’s attendance. The online booking system will close at

4.00pm on Monday 14th August.

All families will be provided with details of the room your child/ren will be reading in, by Wednesday 16th August.

PLEASE NOTE, ON THE NIGHT ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT

Book Fair - Lamont Books

“Escape to Everywhere”

The Book Fair will be located in the Library/Resource Centre.

Families will be able to purchase a wide range of books on the following

dates and times.

Thursday 24th August – After School from 3.30pm to 4.15pm

Prior to RWTIM – 5.30pm to 6.15pm (closing at 6.15pm) and after RWTIM until 7.45pm

Friday 25th August – Before School, from 8.30am to 9.00am

Semester Two 2017—Assembly Rotations

Term 3

Monday 17th July Whole School Specialist 1—Reading Recovery

Monday 24th July Foundation to Year 1 Class 1—Foundation W, Year 2M

Monday 31st July Year 3 to Year 6 Class 1—Year 5R, Class 2—Year 4L

Monday 7th August Foundation to Year 2 Class 1—Year 2T, Class 2—Year 1L

Monday 14th August Staff Training Day—No students at school today

Monday 21st August Year 3 to Year 6 Class 1—Year 5G, Class 2—Year 6M

Monday 28th August Whole School Specialist 1—Performing Arts

Specialist 2—Visual Arts

Monday 4th September Foundation to Year 2 Class 1—Year 2S, Class 2—Year 2B

Monday 11th September Year 3 to Year 6 Class 1—Year 6H, Class 2—Year 4B

Monday 18th September Foundation to Year 2 Class 1—Year 1H, Class 2—Foundation A

Term 4

Monday 9th October Whole School Specialist 1—Japanese

Specialist 2—Digital Technology

Monday 16th October Year 3 to Year 6 Class 1—Year 6E, Class 2—Year 5U

Monday 23rd October Foundation to Year 2 Class 1—Year 1D, Class 2—Foundation M

Monday 30th October Year 3 to Year 6 Class 1—Year 4P, Class 2—Year 5K

Monday 6th November Foundation to Year 2 Class 1—Foundation P, Class 2—Year 1B

Monday 13th November Year 3 to Year 6 Class 1—Year 3G, Class 2—Year 3M

Monday 20th November Whole School Specialist 1—Physical Education

Specialist 2—Performing Arts

Monday 27th November Foundation to Year 2 Class 1—Year 1S, Class 2—Year 2L

Monday 4th December Year 3 to Year 6 Class 1—Year 3P, Class 2—Year 4V

Monday 11th December Foundation to Year 2 Class 1—Year 1W, Class 2—Foundation K

Monday 18th December Year 3 to Year 6 Class 1—Year 3I, Class 2—Year 6R

Fresh Fruit Friday (FFF) for 2017 This is a very social and

interactive group who

volunteer an hour of their

time each Friday morning.

Fresh Fruit Friday needs

parent volunteers. Please email Linda

Taylor directly, so she can add you to the

roster—taylor.linda.l1@edumail.vic.gov.au.

Parent of the roster for Friday 4th August are

— Kim Pannone, Ray Price, Rachel Burgess,

Narelle Rabbidge, Mel Fisher & Katherine

Phillips.

Canteen Julieanne Weir manages our Canteen and is always very appreciative of the time parents or family members can volunteer to help in the Canteen. Julieanne can be contacted via the General Office. New parents or family members are always needed and most welcome. So, if you can spare any of your valuable time, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thursday 3rd August—Elham Khosrow

Friday 4th August—Dawn Bridgeman

Wednesday 9th August—Rachelle Burbridge

Thursday 10th August—HELP NEEDED

Friday 11th August—Dawn Bridgeman

Uniform Shop News Primary School Wear (PSW) is our official Uniform supplier. Uniforms can be purchased at the store located at Unit 1, 128 Bertie Street Port Melbourne. Items can also be purchased online. Email portmelbourne@psw.com.au.

Trading hours are Tuesday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm, Saturday 10.00am to 1.00pm and closed on Sunday and Public Holidays.

School Banking School banking day is Wednesday.

Don’t forget to send in your child’s bank book.

Student Safety

Please take the time to regularly remind your child/ren about safety, especially when going to and from school. Here are the important points to mention:

Do not to talk to strangers and never accept a ride from a stranger, or accept lollies or gifts from a stranger.

Immediately report any issue or problem you may have when going to or from school, to your mum and dad, or to your teacher, the Principal, Assistant Principal or office staff.

Always get permission from mum or dad before going to play with a friend after school and always let mum and dad know where you will be and what time you will be home.

We advise that, wherever possible, children should travel to or from school with an adult or with their friends, rather than travel alone.

Early Release

All children collected from school before 3.30pm must be signed out at the Office. Parents will be handed an ‘Early Release Pass’ to hand to the supervising teacher. If a child is signed out at Recess or Lunch time, the Office staff will call the child to the Office and then ensure the Early Release Pass is given to the supervising teacher.

Bikes & Scooters Many children ride bikes and scooters to school each day. All bikes and scooters must be locked up in either the Bike or Scooter Enclosure to prevent theft. Please ensure your child has a chain and a lock.

All children who ride a bike or scooter must wear a helmet which is a requirement by the Government. The school regularly reminds all children about wearing helmets for their safety.

All bikes, scooters, skateboards, ribstic and helmets must be labelled, with your child’s name and class. Children are reminded they must walk their bike, scooter, skateboard or ribstic to and from the school gates. No bikes are to be brought through the school buildings and we request, where possible, that scooters are also not walked through the building.

Working With Children Cards Cardholders who are required to renew their WWCC will no longer need to go to Australia Post to lodge a paper form and present their current card. Cardholders will go to the WWCC website to complete their renewal application online and, if applying for an Employee Check, pay the fee using a credit card when using the online renewal process, cardholders will be notified by SMS, letter or email 28 days before their WWCC is due to expire. It is important for cardholders to keep their contact details up to date so that they receive this important reminder.

After receiving a notification, individuals continuing to do child-related work should go to MyCheck on the WWCC website and apply to renew their check. Cardholders will be asked to register with MyCheck if they have not already done so. Once logged in to MyCheck, cardholders will be prompted to confirm or update their personal contact and work details, complete the online form and, if applying for an Employee Check, pay the non-refundable $102.70 fee. More information: an FAQ guide to online renewals will be

available in 'Publications' under 'Resources' on the WWC website,

or contact the Customer Support Line on 1300 652 879 8.30am –

5.00pm weekdays except public holidays.

http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge 2017

Important Update:

Please remember that in order to complete the reading challenge successfully, receive a certificate and be on the Honour Roll for 2017, you need to ensure that your Challenge Books have met the criteria.

Children from Foundation to Year 2 are to read 30 Premiers Reading Challenge Approved Books

Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are to read 15 Premiers Reading Challenge Approved books.

Leading up to the end of our Premiers’ Reading Challenge this term, Williamstown North Primary School students are encouraged to participate and complete the weekly challenges to further their learning and reading experiences. (Please note this is not a Department Education Training (DET) activity, but a school based Challenge and is an extra incentive for the students to achieve more in their own reading).

The Official Challenge ends on Friday 8th

September.

All books must be entered by this date for verification.

Week 2 Challenge Achievers:

CHALLENGE NO# 1 – Can you achieve ‘Reading Status’ and have a minimum of 5 books finished by the end of

Week 2.

Congratulations to the following students for having a go at Challenge No #1 – Keep up the Reading!!!

Happy Reading….Keep It UP!

Premiers Reading Challenge Coordinator Crystal Gunter Gunter.crystal.a@edumail.vic.gov.au

FOUNDATION YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6

Isla K Veda F Mal G Lucas M Oliver A Mitchell H Anita C Juliet A Harper B Blake E Oscar F Greta S Morgan M Sophie S

Baxter E Charlie P Mia W Elizabeth R Adam D Delani P Nikita P Isabelle P Tyler C Jade H Sophie L Hanna M Cooper D Eloise E Dheeya B Eshan C Zoe W Priyanshi S Harry C Lucas S

Carli H Cooper E Emily C Kito M Miles H Ebony T Nicholas W Sreya K Amity W Isabelle H Gabriel A Max C Finn M Edward B Charlie D Maya B Harrison F Eli C Isla F Luca T Sofia O Samantha N

Carys W

Matthew M Matilda O Madeline F Ella B Annabelle P Jessica S Ryan M Sean M David M Miu N Hudson P Ava P Tahli C Olivia T Remy T Laura H

Jonah M Harry E Darcy S Harry P Maya E

Alexander P Lachlan P

Alexandria T Phillip D

SWAP SHOP SALE—Term Three Swap shop will open on Monday 7th August from 3.15pm - 4.00pm in the old Uniform Shop next to the Canteen.

Prices are as follows:

$5.00 items: - Rugby tops, Baseball jackets, Long sleeve polos,

Girls long pants, Track pants, Stussy pants,

Short sleeve polos, Stussy shorts & Skorts

Winter tunics: $15.00, Summer dresses: $10.00, Bike Shorts: $2.00, Bottle green socks: $1.00 (Size 5-8 only)

CASH ONLY SALES (NO EFTPOS AVAILABLE) Please bring small change and BYO bag

If you have any school clothing you no longer require or want, Swap Shop would greatly appreciate your

donation. Clothing must be in reasonably good condition and clean. Please only donate Polo and Rugby tops

that have the school logo. Any donations of clothing can be dropped off at the office.

Thank you, Leisha Campbell – Swap Shop Coordinator

Woolworths Earn & Learn This year we will be participating in the Woolworths Earn and Learn program. Through

this program we will be able to get new educational resources for our school.

Starting from Wednesday 26th July to Tuesday 19th September, anyone from our school

community—parents, grandparents, neighbours and friends who shop at Woolworths can

collect the stickers .

Place the stickers onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet and when it’s complete, the sticker sheet can

be dropped into the collection box here at school.

We’ll be able to get some great new equipment.

After School Care Student Free Day

When: Monday 14th August

Time: 7.00am to 6.15pm

Please book early, as we do require a minimum of 15 children to provide this service.

Children will start the day in Before Care (Japanese Room) so they can have breakfast. After this they will move

to the Gym (After Care).

Children will be provided with afternoon snacks, however, they are required to bring their own morning snacks

and lunch from home.

OSHClub contact number is 0422 236 845.

FOUNDATION ENROLMENTS FOR 2018

Williamstown North Primary School

“Finding Out About Williamstown North Primary School”

An Information Session for prospective 2018 Foundation Parents was held on Wednesday 3rd

May. The presentation of this session can be found on the school website or by clicking the link below

http://willynthps.vic.edu.au/uploaded_files/media/prep_2018_presentation_april_2017.pdf

Provisional enrolments for 2018 Foundation students has now commenced. The ‘Enrolment Form’ and ‘Preliminary Information Sheet’ is available from the General Office or can be downloaded from

the school website.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding enrolments, please contact the school office on 9397 5722.

All tours have been conducted.

Please Provide the following information when lodging your enrolment

1. Enrolment Form and Preliminary Information Sheet

2. Proof of Age - (Child’s Birth Certificate and/or Passport)

3. Certificate of Immunization (School Entry Form)

4. Three documents for “Proof of Residential Address”.

(Drivers Licence, a Rates notice and a third document with your full name & residential address).

5. Additional documentation maybe requested by the Principal/Assistant Principal.

Enrolment Policy

Please note as endorsed by the Department of Education, only families who reside within the

defined school neighbourhood are eligible to seek enrolment.

A map defining the school

neighbourhood is available on the school website.

CONFIRMATION OF ENROLMENT WILL BE MADE IN WRITING

BY THE END OF TERM 3, 2017

Information Night for parents of 2018 Foundation Students

The parent Information Night for parents of confirmed 2018 Foundation students will be

held on Monday 20th November 2017, 6.45pm to 8.00pm,

Kay Margetts from Melbourne University will speak on

“School Readiness” and “School Expectations”.

Transition Program

Our ‘Kinder to School’ Transition program for our 2018 Foundation students will commence week beginning Monday 16

th October, Week 2 of Term 4.

All transition details will be included with the

‘Letter of Enrolment’ sent to families.

For our School Zone go to www.willynth.vic.edu.au / slider tab – Enrolments / WNPS Zone Map

Dad’s Footy Carnival

One of the Foundation A dads (Scott) is looking to coordinate a Willy North PS team to compete in the Dad’s Footy Carnival – if you’re keen, read on!

I'm keen to get a Williamstown North PS (WNPS) Footy Team together, to take part in the 2017 Dad’s Footy Carnival to be held on Saturday, 2nd September at Murphy Reserve in Port Melbourne. More information is below, otherwise check out the website with images of a recent "friendly" match between Port Melbourne PS and Brighton PS. http://dadsfooty.com.au

This is a great initiative for the WNPS Dads and families to get to know each other, and for the schools involved.

Footy Format:

The day will comprise a lightning-premiership style comp between the Dads of 12 schools.

Games will start from around midday with the footy concluding with a final around 5.00pm.

Games will be a total of 2 x 10 minute halves with each team playing around 4 or 5 games (precise fixture to be locked down), culminating in a final between the two best teams in the comp.

Each team will field 16 on the field so to field a team confidently, you’ll need around 20+ interested Dads

Games are played according to modified Masters Rules, which eliminates many of the injuries that might come from playing normal rules

Organising your own trainers and supplying a few volunteer goal umpires / boundary umpires if possible

Family friendly Format

Following the awards (including the award of the prestigious Sculley Cup to the winning team), there will be a range of entertainment, including multiple local bands and an impressive fireworks display.

On the day, food and drinks (including alcohol) are available for purchase as well as a kids play area coordinated by an accredited child minding service (like Camp Australia). There’s lot of things for the Mums and kids to do during the day, including a couple of champagne bars for the Mums.

Cost—$0 charge for teams entry and there’s also no gate entry. Port Melbourne PS organise the day and pay the costs, with those costs paid out of funds raised for the day (which come from food and drink sales). Any profit PMPS make on that day goes towards the school with support for local programs such as an anti-bullying program for the community (which they are supporting this year).

Fundraising (for WNPS) - Each school will have an opportunity to run a raffle etc. on the day

Confirmed Teams

Port Melbourne Primary School

St Kilda Park Primary School

Middle Park

Albert Park

South Yarra

Brighton

Brighton Beach

St Joan of Arc

Fitzroy

How to get involved

If you are ready to sign up straight away, email Scott at srobinson@phillipriley.com.au

WNPS Dads can get together one Sunday for a quick training session (followed by a beer for anyone interested) - Date to be confirmed.

Prior to the Carnival, there's an all-schools training event so we get to know the Dads from other schools.

Please let me know if you have any questions or are otherwise happy to share some of this in the newsletter.

Many thanks

Scott (Oscar from Foundation A Dad)