TE RM 2, WEEK 6 Wilberforce Public School June 4 2020

NEWSLETTER Macquarie Road, Wilberforce NSW 2756 Phone: 4575 1424 Fax: 4575 1096

Email: wilberforc-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Webpage: www.wilberforc-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

National Reconciliation Week

Our students have been participating in a range of learning activities this week as we recognise National Reconciliation Week. This year’s theme is ‘In This Together’ as we acknowledge our past and work together for a shared future.

Canteen

It was very exciting to reopen the canteen on Monday for a 2 week trial. The canteen will be open on the regular days next week; Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We will comply with COVID19 Guidelines, which will see a slightly different functioning canteen for now. Sneeze screens and distancing

measures will be in place and every effort will be made to reduce contact. There will only be two volunteers per day. Thank you for your understanding. Please see later in the newsletter for more information about the canteen.

Parking and Stopping in Bus Bay

Last week, a number of parents were witnessed parking and stopping in the bus bay during no parking times or completing U turns while students were walking. Please be very mindful of the road rules and ensure all precautions are taken to maintain the safety of our students. Parents should use the crossing and not call students across the road. Please come to the school side of the road to collect them safely.

R U OK?

While we all continuously focus on supporting our students during these interesting times, there is also a broader need to support the adults in our community. R U OK? inspires and empowers everyone to meaningfully connect with the people around them and to start a conversation with anyone who may be struggling with life. Please consider reaching out to anyone who you are concerned with by asking the simple question, R U Ok? You don't need to be an expert to reach out, just a good friend and a great listener.

Start a conversation with these four steps:

1. Ask R U OK? 2. Listen 3. Encourage action 4. Check in For more information visit: R U OK? Further information on support organizations is listed later in the newsletter and attached to the email.

• 8 June – Public Holiday

• 3 July – Last day of Term 2

• 20 July – Staff Development Day – No Students

• 21 July – Students Return for Term 3

IMPORTANT DATES

Opportunity Class 2021 Placement Test

For all interested Year 4 students, the Opportunity Class Placement Test has been rescheduled to Wednesday 16 September 2020. Due to the postponed test, changes have been made to the placement process for this year only to ensure students are placed in Year 5 opportunity classes as early in 2021 as possible.

Applications will open on Tuesday 9 June 2020 and close on Friday 26 June 2020. Parents will be able to apply from this web page at that time.

• A new date for online applications. Parents must apply between Tuesday 9 June 2020 and Friday 26 June 2020. Late applications cannot be accepted.

• A new test date Wednesday 16 September 2020. • Placement in an opportunity class will be based solely on the results of the test. • The illness/misadventure or appeals processes will not be available. • Offers will be made to successful students overnight on 1 December 2020. • Orientation day for successful candidates will need to be scheduled by schools from Monday 7

December 2020.

To access more information please visit the department’s website via https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5

Tell Them From Me Survey

Tell Them From Me is an online survey system that assists schools to capture the views of students, teachers and parents. This term students, in Years 4 to 6 will be completing the survey. Visit the Frequently Asked Questions page to find out more about this survey. A parent survey will be conducted later this year. If you do not want your child to participate, please return the permission note sent home today.

Graham Wilkins Principal

NEWS, NOTES AND HAPPENINGS

NOTES Home NOTES Due Book Club Monday 12 June ICAS UNSW Competitions (Year 2-6) Friday 3 July - Due online

Sound Waves

Week 7

Term 2

Graphemes: Graphemes: Extra Focus Concepts:

i_e y Patterns: ine, ide, ind, ice, ike, ipe, ight ice, ide, ile, ine, ite, ize, ind, ight

Extra graphemes: light

Focus Concepts: Adding s, es, ed and ing to words ending in y, Homophones: I/eye, hi/high, died/dyed, die/dye, tide/tied, Prefix: bi

Week 8

Term 2

Graphemes: Graphemes: Extra Focus Concepts:

n, nn kn; ng n

Patterns: ing, ang, ong, ung

Wednesday

medicine, pneumonia; tongue

Word building/ Word families, Homophones: aunt/ aren’t, ring/wring, Homograph: minute, Contractions: where’s, aren’t, you’ll, let’s, it’s, couldn’t, they’d, we’ve, we’d, I’m, would’ve, she’ll, won’t, he’s, I’ll, Suffix: en, Prefixes: en, com, co, col, con, cor

Assessments for Schools (ICAS) 2020

Wilberforce Public School will still be conducting the International Competitions and Assessment for Schools (ICAS) in Term 3. These competitions are conducted throughout Australia and the Pacific from Year 2 through to Year 12. Our school is offering an opportunity for students in Years 2-6 to participate in the Science, Digital Technologies, English, Mathematics and Spelling competitions (Writing will not be held this year due to COV19). If you are interested in registering your child in one or more of the ICAS assessments, please read the information on the letter provided last week, regarding your child’s registration and payment to take part in the ICAS assessment(s). This is due no later than Friday 3 July 2020.

Book Club

Book Club was sent home last Thursday. Orders need to be placed online through the Book Club Loop by Monday 12 June. Cash orders cannot be accepted.

Information on Support Organisations

Parentline: 1300 1300 52, for more information visit http://www.parentline.org.au/

NSW Mental Health Line: 1800 011 511, for more information visit https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/Mental-Health-Line.aspx

Family Referral Service: 1300 403 373, for more information visit http://www.familyreferralservice.com.au/find-a-frs-near-you/western-sydney-frs

The Women’s Cottage: https://www.womenscottage.org.au/

Also, some phone/web counselling contacts you can access free of charge:

• Lifeline - 13 11 14 and https://www.lifeline.org.au/ • Sane – 1800 187 263 and https://www.sane.org/services/help-centre. Helpline 10am-10pm (AEST). Visit

their website for an online ‘Helpline Chat, to send a ‘Helpline Email’ or to talk to peers on the ‘Sane Forums’.

Beyond Blue also provides information and advice, and can help point you in the right direction so you can seek further support for the cost of a local call (could be more from mobiles): https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/get-immediate-support

Should you or any family member wish to access a health professional in the community, including psychologists or counsellors, here are some ways of doing this:

• Visit your GP and ask for a referral to a psychologist. Your GP will be able to help with a Mental Health Care Plan.

• Visit https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/find-a-professional to find a health practitioner suited to your needs

• Call Hawkesbury District Health Service 4560 5555 and ask to speak with someone about accessing counselling services.

• Visit the Relationships Australia website http://www.relationships.org.au/. The nearest centre is Penrith.

STAGE NEWS

Stage 2

Gardening & TEN

Stage 3

This Term, Stage 3 has done well to transition from online learning back into full-time education mode.

During the next few weeks, we will be assessing the students and collecting work samples, in preparation for half yearly reports.

Each year the students in Year 6 are eligible to be Dux of the school. Due to on-line learning and the challenges that it presented, we have decided not to include marks from google classroom work. We will still use all the assessment data we gathered pre-lock down, as well as assessments and work tasks we are doing up until the end of Term 4.

In Weeks 7 and 8, Stage 3 are booked into online, virtual lessons and activities presented by Longneck Lagoon. This is to complement the work we did on ‘Animal Adaptations’. Staff from LLEEC will display a range of living things using a digital microscope and guide discussions about the adaptations of living things. Some supporting resources will be provided. There is no cost for this program.

LIBRARY

Premier’s Reading Challenge 2020

IMPORTANT: Changes to the Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2020

All students participating in the Challenge for 2020 are able to read 10 choice books (an increase from 5). To add

those extra choice books, add PRC item numbers 685957, 685958, 685959, 685960, 685961.

In an approved series on the PRC booklist, students can read 3 books as PRC books. You can read up to another

10 books from the same series as Personal Choice books. 5 of those Personal Choice books will be standard,

normal choice books (the same as you have added in past years) and the other 5 will be added as bonus choice

books for 2020 (using the ID numbers as listed above). Please visit the link below for more information.

Click here to view more about the "How do I add bonus choice books for 2020"https://prcsupport.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/24000054175

Challenge Number of books

you must read

Minimum number of

PRC books

Maximum number of

Personal Choice books

PRC booklists you

can read from

K-2 30 20 10 K-2, 3-4, 5-6

3-4 20 10 10 3-4, 5-6, 7-9

5-6 20 10 10 5-6, 7-9

7-9 20 10 10 5-6, 7-9

Students on all Challenge levels will be able to include books on their reading levels that they have read collaboratively, as a class, in person, or online with their teacher or at home with their parents/caregivers. Students who complete the Challenge in 2020 will be able to count this towards cumulative awards. Students who DO NOT complete the Challenge in 2020 will NOT BE DISADVANTAGED in the receipt of cumulative awards. For more information visit: https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html

Borrowing

Library lessons have resumed as normal, however, if you have not returned books that were borrowed pre-lock down they must be returned before borrowing again. This is especially good news for those of you wanting to finish the PRC!!

CANTEEN

We are so happy to be back, a huge thankyou to all our amazing volunteers who have offered their time; we could not open the canteen without you.

To help protect our whole school community we have introduced sneeze guards for our serving windows which have been working really well.

Winter is back and so are Hash browns, these will be sold for $1-00 each with a maximum of 2 per child.

New Products

We have introduced a couple of new options which are Gluten Free

Butter Chicken and Rice $4-00

Chicken Tenders x 3 served with Aioli $3-00

We would love feedback on these items.

Please join our Facebook page “Wilberforce Canteen” to keep up-to-date with what’s happening in the canteen.

If you have any concerns or would like to volunteer, please don’t hesitate to contact us via Facebook “Wilberforce Canteen” or Carly 0401 955 107.

National Reconciliation Day

Monday Wednesday Friday 1 June 3 June 5 June

Sandra Binks Stephanie Morris

Carly Vincent Leagh Follington

Melanie Reberger Jo Cox

Monday Wednesday 8 June 10 June 12 June

CANTEEN CLOSED Public Holiday

Beck Dutschke Kate McHenry

Jade Jones Lisa Christie