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Newsletter 13th June 2017 Term 2 Week 8

Principal’s Report

School disco Thank you to the many parents and family members who supported our school disco last week, and a huge thank you to

our P&C who made this night possible. It was a fun night, and its always fantastic to see so many students dancing the night

away. Thank you also to the staff who generously gave up their time for supervision.

School reports Currently our staff are busy writing school reports for your child. I am looking forward to reading each of these, and cele-

brating the great successes your children have. These reports will go home to families on 29th June. Student led confer-

ences are scheduled for term 3, week 2, from the 25th to the 27th July. More information will be sent home very soon in

relation to these meeting, and are a great time to discuss student achievement, and student goals.

Parking in Mills street We continue to have concerns reported in relation to the parking situation at the front of the school. I know this is a con-

gested area, and I appreciate the difficulties associated with parking at this time. However, please do not park in the kiss

and drop zone, and please do not block the road if you are waiting to move in to this zone.

It is essential that the traffic continues to flow through Mills street, and if the traffic is blocked by waiting vehicles, the bus-

es cannot get though and the congestion will take longer to clear.

If there is not a spot available in the zone, please drive around the block and let the congestion ease, and then return a

couple of minutes later. Usually by 5 past three, the area is accessible, and there is always a teacher on duty till the stu-

dents have been collected. We appreciate your assistance with this.

Visitors passes Just a reminder that all visitors to our school who are assisting in any way need to sign in to the office. As per child safety

requirements, I have asked staff to approach adults in our school who are not wearing visitors badges to ensure that they

are legitimate visitors in our school.

Interrupted water in our school From time to time, works happen in our school which requires us to have the water

turned off. This occurred recently, and was no cause for concern. I understand that

some people believe that the water was turned off for an expected period.

This was not the case. The water was turned off for 2 periods of 30 minutes each

within a 6 hour period. In all cases, where water is turned off, it will be for a limited

period, and never during break times. If ever there is a situation where water is una-

vailable for extended periods of time, parents will be notified.

Warmest regards,

Sharon McFarlane

Principal

Upcoming Events

Fri & Sat

16/17th June

Starstruck

Wed 21 June Netball Gala Day

(Yr 4,5,6)

Wed 28 June School Photos

August 2017 Inter-relate

Year 6

Celebrating 125 years of education at Warners Bay Public School

1892-2017



P & C News

I would like to acknowledge the volunteer work of Kim Arlitsch in the uniform shop over the last few years, sadly for us

Kim is unable to continue in her current capacity due to work commitments. If you are able to or are interested in help-

ing keep our uniform shop open on a weekly basis please contact me.

I would like to thank everyone who put together the school disco last week, I know the children certainly enjoyed it and

had a great time. A special thank you to the teachers who gave up there time to supervise.

Don't forget our continuing 5c fundraiser.

Next P&C meeting to be held Monday 14th August at 7:00pm in the Library.

Scott Wheeler

P&C President

The WBPS Rugby League Team The boys represented our school extremely well at the annual

Paul Harragon Cup.

We played 7 games, winning six and only losing one. We scored

80 points and had 8 points scored against us. It was an impressive

display of teamwork and sportsmanship to achieve such great re-

sults.

Thanks to the family members who helped out with lifts and jump-

er washing. Keep up the wonderful effort boys.

Girls Soccer

On the 31st May our girls soccer team participated in the PSSA Knockout for 2017 at Speers Point. They showed won-

derful sportsmanship and encouragement towards their team mates and other schools. They were amazing representa-

tives of Warners Bay Public School. Our team won one out of the three games, they tried incredibly hard and didn't stop

all day. I was so proud of them and it was my absolute pleasure training them and taking them on the day!

Miss Wright

Star Struck Good luck to our Star Struck students who will be at rehearsals and performances for the next 4 days. All students in-

volved have worked very hard and should be very proud of themselves. We can't way to see you perform during the

shows.

Please note changes to times for some drop off and pick up times:

Wednesday 8:15am - 1:20pm

Thursday 10:00am - 5:30pm

Friday Matinee 10:00am - 1:30pm

Friday Night 6:30pm - 10:00pm

Saturday Matinee 1:30pm - 10:00pm

Saturday Night 6:30pm - 10:00pm

Miss Jones and Mrs Parsons



Girls Dance There will be no girls dance groups this week due to Miss Jones being at Star Struck.

This lesson like all missed lessons will be made up at another time.

Canteen Our canteen will be selling soup during the colder months of Term 2 and 3. See the canteen

each week for advertised specials. We are also selling hot pasta dish—Pasta with Passata sauce

and cheese. Cost for each is $3.00 or $3.50 including a small bread roll.

What’s happening in K/6B?

Welcome to Week 8. It sure has been an amazing Term so far and I can’t wait to see what Term 3 will bring.

Everyone in K/6B has been working really hard and trying their best. A favourite in class has been Creative Arts. Here is a

fantastic example of what our students have been working on in class:

Thanks,

Mr Berger



Kindy News

Welcome to week 8! We hope you had a fabulous long weekend!

Public Speaking Competition- Congratulations to all of Kindergarten for their participation in this competition. This

week we will be choosing class finalists for the Early Stage One “talk off”. Good luck everyone!

Assembly – This Thursday’s assembly will be hosted by KM. It starts at 2pm in the hall. We hope to see you there.

5c Donations – Wow! Thank you, thank you, thank you for collecting all those pesky 5 cent coins and sending them in to

us! The class jars are filling up quickly.

Lost Property – We are beginning to collect lost clothing, lunchboxes and hats from the playground. Please ensure all

items are labelled clearly with your child’s name. If you are looking for lost property, remember to check the library’s lost

property box.

Fridays – Just a reminder that the sight word tracker and YELLOW log books are returned every Friday for your class

teacher to check off.

What’s happening in KM?

As part of our Science unit of work titled “What’s It Made Of?” KM has made musical instruments out of recycled materials.

KM would like to thank their parents for their assistance in making these wonderful creations. Here they are…

Keep up the great work KM!

Mrs McLeod



Stage One News

1LH have been looking at Fairy tales with a twist. In ‘Keep running Gingerbread Man’

there is a naughty fellow who is fitter and smarter than most. We have been busy

writing descriptions and creating our own Gingerbread boy or girl.

The Gingerbread Man is a dreadful little smug fellow. The Gingerbread Man was an

annoying little man. He was a fast Gingerbread Man who was so fast when he jumped

out of the oven. The fast clever little teatime snack ran away. -Liam

The Gingerbread Man is annoying and irritating. He is very, very fast. He ran like a

cheetah. He is very fast! But the fox was faster than the Gingerbread Man because he

worked out. - Lenny

The Gingerbread Man is a smug and an annoying fast little snack. He is a teatime treat that is fast, dreadful and irritat-

ing. He is an annoying little snack because he was a very tricky teatime snack. He ran and ran away from everyone.

The Gingerbread Man even thought he could get away from the fox.—Austin

The Gingerbread Man was a pain in the neck. He would say ‘come and get me, but you

will not because I am the Gingerbread Man’. The Gingerbread Man is an irritating little

snack.—Peyton Rose

‘He is a quick snack and a pest’ said the cow and clever horse.— Billie

The Gingerbread Man was an annoying treat and I hope he will get better soon. He is a

sneaky snack. The Gingerbread Man a teatime treat for me.—Alexis

The Gingerbread Man is an irritating little snack. The Gingerbread Man is very smart. He

is a very tricky treat. The Gingerbread Man is dreadful. He is a smug little naughty man

because he ran out of the oven.—Josh

The Gingerbread Man is a smug little biscuit. He is an

irritating little snack and an annoying teatime treat. He is a fast,

clever and quick biscuit, and a dreadful gingerbread man because

he doesn’t want anyone to eat him.

Nara

The Gingerbread Man is a biscuit who is smug, clever, irritating,

fast, and annoying. No-one can catch up with him. But the fox can. He looks yummy! The Gin-

gerbread Man sings, ‘Run, run as fast as you can, you can’t catch me I’m the Gingerbread Man!’ -

Jewel

Rubi

Darby

Charlie

Pia

Aleisha

Peyton-Rose

Bruce

Billie

Jewel

Austin



Stage Two News Aaaarrrrgghhhh!!!!

What a crazy, fun time we are having in 4H as we are winding down towards the end of the term! Firstly, I would like to

welcome our new student teacher Mr Landrigan. He will be working with 4H until the end of the term, and the kids are

really enjoying having him here already. Welcome!

In 4H we are busy looking at speech writing and speech composition. Remember, we have our class speeches in week 9.

They are to be written AT HOME, and presented to the class in week 9. 4H will be preparing a timetable to for speech

presentation this week, and that timetable will be sent home and uploaded to ClassDojo for families to see.

Great Aussie Bush Camp—We have held some camp meetings recently to help settle any nerves and answer any questions

the students may have. Parents and carers will be receiving notes with camp information in the coming weeks.

May the force be with you,

Mr Hull

Stage Three News

Congratulations to all of our wonderful WBPS students who are busy preparing for the 25th Anniversary performance of

Star Struck: Shine On, which is to take place at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre this week. Our terrific kids and dedi-

cated staff will be there on Wednesday all the way through to very late on Saturday evening. It is an exciting thing to take

part in this fabulous show and an experience that creates many extended friendships and wonderful memories that linger

long after the floor is pulled up and the disco ball comes down. This will be my 25th year working as a member of the pro-

duction team on the show. Over the years, I have been fortunate to work with some amazing crew and see many children

shine in the spotlight for maybe just that show run or alternatively kick start a career in the performing arts, as a direct

result of their Star Struck experience. If you have never viewed the show, I cannot recommend it highly enough. Good luck

kids and teachers. I know that Warners Bay students ‘shine’ every year at the show!

Public Speaking speeches need to finalised as part of student homework during this week. Next week, Stage 3 students will

be presenting their speech to their class and the inter class finalists will have their opportunity to possibly grab a place in

the zone completion during Week 10. Good luck everyone. Be confident, use an expressive voice, look at your audience

and remember to have your speech written on palm cards. Everyone who bravely stands and presents is a winner!

Janine Patrick

Stage 3 Assistant Principal

What’s happening in 6P? 6P would like to welcome aboard Mr Joseph Aked to our class for the next 4 weeks. Mr Aked is a 2nd Year trainee teacher

at Newcastle University. He has settled in well and 6P are making him feel very welcome. Mr Aked has a love of Visual

Arts and so, we are looking forward to learning lots of great things from him over the coming weeks. He is also teaching

our exciting Geography unit based on ‘Factors That Change Places’.

During this and next term, 6P will be reading an amazing class novel by the fabulous Aus-

tralian author Michael Gerard Bauer. The novel is called ‘Don’t Call Me Ishmael’ and is a

particular favourite of mine and every class whom I have read it to over the past 5 or 6

years. The novel introduces students to engaging characters and their brave, inventive and

foolhardy ways of counteracting the school bully (Big Bad Barry Bagsley).

It looks at how friendships can blossom in the most amazing places and under the most

extreme conditions of stress. It is laugh out loud hysterical and has just enough cheeky in-

ferences to have the kids rolling their eyes and bursting into hysterics. Along the way, it

also introduces students to classic literature such as Herman Melville’s Moby Dick and pre-

sents a fun way of looking at the study of Shakespeare.



Last week, 6P read Chapter 11: Inside the Mincing Machine. In this chapter Ishmael, who is constantly bullied by Barry

Bagsley, goes to the aid of a small child who is being bullied by Barry and his band of thugs. During the incident, Ish-

mael proves that although not always effective, we should stand up and speak out when we see something bad happen-

ing.

Sadly, Ishmael is of little assistance but as a result of the encounter, he develops a friendship with the little boy. Ishmael

stops the little boy’s tears when he tells of how he is really a secret super hero in disguise and had he wanted to, he

could have used his super powers to defeat the thugs. The dialogue between the 2 characters is funny and very heart

warming.

As part of the follow up lesson to this chapter, Mr Aked had the students write an alternative ending to the story. In it,

they allowed Ishmael to actually have super hero powers and save the day. Below are a couple of fine examples of the

super hero ending written by 6P students. I encourage parents to speak to their child at tea time and get them to tell

you what super powers they gave to Ishmael and where they took their story line.

Maxwell Holland

“Well Fish-whale, if you want him to have his hat back why don’t you come and take it!” said Barry. He would soon

regret that challenge because I have unknown super powers deep within my soul.

As I feel the anger begin to rage up in me, I start to look slightly green. I watch myself as I bulk up. For once in my life,

I have biceps. I am The Hulk!

Barry’s mouth drops open and is synchronised with his two bullying buddies. I walk over to Barry and he drops the

hat. I snatch it off the ground before he can pick it up again.

Barry yells to his friends, “Come on guys, let’s get out of here!” Barry runs away, like a lizard trying to escape its pred-

ator.

I slowly shrink back to my normal wimpy self and return the hat to the boy. The boy belches, “That was so awesome!

How did you do that?”

“I don’t know,” I answer. “I guess it will always be a mystery. All I know is that I have beaten Barry…like a human

squishing a fly,” I reply with new confidence in myself.

Charlotte Lawrence

“Well Fish-whale, if you want him to have his hat back why don’t you come and take it!” said Barry. He would soon

regret that challenge.

I gulped, trying to keep my anger under control but it was too late… I could already feel the cold passing through me

as though liquid nitrogen had been injected into my bloodstream.

I looked back at Barry, keeping my eyes locked on this smirking bully. As my feelings strengthened and I became more

confident, the smirk immediately left Barry’s face.

“What the….?” his cronies said, as they slowly backed away from me, weary looks written all over their faces. Barry’s

faltering smirk was still there but now his arms and legs were quivering violently. “He sure does have some strong will

power,” I snickered to myself inwardly. “Especially for someone as daft as him!”

Barry suddenly freezes as through stuck in time. “Give me that hat!” I command, as I walk towards Barry, who now

has the hat clutched in his outstretched hand.

I snatch the hat before passing it to the little boy, who walks away without another word. When the boy is far away

and happily clutching his hat, I simply click my fingers and disappear.

A light smiles tugs at the corners of my lips as I hear the angry yell of a bully far off in the distance. I hear the bully say,

“Oi, where’d he go? I smile to myself as I think, “These super powers can be very helpful sometimes.”



“I Achieve” Awards Achievement Awards Student of the Week

6P

Matthew Parmenter Jack G Jones Bailey Collier Blake Isley

Adam Blackie Lily Penhall

6J Ethan Welsh Joshua Gibson Lucas Horn Brieanna Worthing

Jorja Lee Sienna Glynn

5M

Daniel Chatwin Charlise Murphy Lilly Whatling Tayla Coulter

Jessi Bligh Gypsy-Lea Powell

5W

Breanna Sullivan Emma Katalinic Jaz O’Brien Lucy Lott

Courtney Arthur Sariah Murphy

4B Ashley Dennis Ben Mewett Liam Blackie Olivia Gray

Maddison Hodgetts Isaac Mitchell

4H

Norah Holland Kit May Ezekiel Potter Katie Liu

Beau Cameron Ewan Powell

3P

Zane Emmerson Bronte Hayes Sofia Sartori Darcie Whatling

Tomas Diaz-Yarwood Zane Emmerson

3W Ben Stayheyeff Rory Thomas Archie Fergusson Reece New

Tyren Williams Addison Holmesby

2M Andrew Parmenter Lara Wheeler Elyse Cannon Sam Godfrey

Kayla Arthur Keira Beckers

2B James Kilpatrick Ella Page Zali Blackadder Jaxon Cruickshank

Zavier Poynting Cooper Stephens

1M Liam Collaros Jackson Fong Isla Barrow

Chris Huang Malekai Dixon

1D Malachi Faavae-eli Niall Abercrombie Smith Savannah Smith Noah Dugac

Kartiya Nikovski Nathan Pearson

KB Lucy Gray Hollie Jordan Kalaylah Dixon

Lochlan Mancinelli Ethan Jarrett

KH Oscar Avard Claire Kilpatrick Malakai Gribbin Nishta Alluri

Javahn Pillay Nishta Alluri

KM Blaze Drew Logan Neesom Shooter Storey Luka Crowl

Savannah Russell Ava Peter

KW Audrey Vincent Elijah Laurence Kobi Ireland Ella Bray

Kobi Ireland / Zack New Layla Potter

K-6B Fletcher Midson Mia Gilbert

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