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The Windale Word

Tuesday, 24th July 2012

Kilfera Street Windale NSW 2306

Tel: 49 488864 Fax: 49 489720 School Security Number: 1300 880 021

E-mail: windale-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web: http://www.windale-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 - Week 2

Windale Public School A Vibrant & Caring Learning Community

This Week’s Virtues are: Kindness/Care Kindness is doing thoughtful things for other people.

This Week’s Road Safety Tip:

Principal’s Report Debating Congratulations to our Year 4 Debating team on their win against Jewells this morning. Jack, Jarrod, Lucy and William did a fantastic job and a huge thanks must again go to Mrs Richards for the great work that she does in preparing these young people. Monday next week (Education Week) our Year 4 debaters are versing Warners Bay in the Library at 12.40pm and the senior team is up against Karuah, here at 11.45am on Friday. Education Week On Education Week, as well as the debating, there is a Book Fair all week in the library. Parents, carers, grandparents and community members are all welcome to come along. There is further information and a timetable of opening times later in the newsletter.

Mr Rick Budden Principal

Important Dates to Remember Term 3

Wednesday 25th July 3-6 Athletics Carnival, at

Bahloo Oval - POSTPONED

Friday 27th

July P-2 Tabloid Carnival, in the Infants Playground

Mon 30th

July – Fri 3rd

Aug Education Week

Mon 30th

July – Fri 3rd

Aug Book Fair, in Library

Monday 30th

July P&C Meeting, 12.15pm at Milabah

Monday 30th

July Debate v Warners Bay PS, 12.40pm at WPS

Wednesday 1st August Soccer Gala Day

Friday 3rd

August Debate v Karuah PS, at WPS

Monday 6th August Stage 2 Public Speaking Regional Final, at Caves Beach PS

Wednesday 8th

August Zone Athletics

Thursday 9th August Zone Athletics

Wednesday 15th August K-2 Reptile Park Excursion

Monday 27th

August P&C Meeting, 12.15pm at Milabah

Wednesday 29th August Fathers’ Day Stall

Thursday 30th

August Fathers’ Day Stall

Friday 7th

September Year 6 Preparation Testing at HSHS

Thursday 13th September Stage 2 Sydney Excursion

Wednesday 19th September Touch Football Gala

Thursday 20th

September Mini Fete

Items to be Paid ________________________________________________________

K-2 Reptile Park $20 by Friday 10th

August

Year 6 T-Shirts $27 by Friday 17th

August

Stage 2 Sydney Excursion $43 by Friday 7th

September

Assembly Roster – Term 3 Thursdays, 2pm

Date: Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6

26th

July 2nd

Aug 9th

Aug 16th Aug 23

rd Aug

Item by:

3/4T 5/6S 1/2L 3/4B 1/2N

Passenger Safety Click, clack, front and back.

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Tuesday, 24th July 2012 Term 3 - Week 2

Vanessa’s Message Stick

What a fantastic first week back it was last week. Great to see everyone settled in and working hard already. This week we will be

starting to organise our Aboriginal Dance group. Practice will be at lunchtimes on Thursdays. All welcome. Have a great week! Remember, if you have any questions, you can see Vanessa at school or phone 49 488864.

Parent and Community Engagement Remember, if you need to contact Nicole Harrison call 0431731992 or email nicole.harrison13@det.nsw.edu.au.

Get the Latest Information - BounceBack Text WINDALE2306 to 199BBSMS for all the very latest information on school events. Don’t forget to use BounceBack to check for any cancellations. For any wet weather information specifically

regarding Friday Netball, you can also text SCHOOLNETBALL to 19922767, after 10.30am.

Library News Book Fair Our Scholastic Book Fair is on next week in the Library (see leaflet going home today). All of the profit from the sale of items is used to purchase Library resources for the students. The children will have the opportunity, this

Friday, to view the Fair items and fill out their ‘wish lists’. Children and/or adults will be able to make purchases at the following times:

Times Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

30th July 31

st July 1

st Aug 2

nd Aug 3

rd Aug

8.30 – 8.55 � � � � �

11.20 – 11.40 � � � � 2.45 – 3.15 � � � �

One copy of each book will be retained so that even the last child to visit the Fair will have the opportunity to see what is on offer. Orders will be taken, with money, when popular items have sold out. Based on last year’s experience, Scholastic is very efficient at sending out the re-orders which usually arrive within 10 days. There are no re-orders on Variety Box items or posters, so first in, best dressed. We hope to see you at the Book Fair! Mrs Richards

Website Don’t forget to regularly check our School website for details on school events and links to other useful information. The newsletter is uploaded each week, calendar dates can be checked and you can easily access other interesting sites such as Parent Line, Healthy Kids, Fresh For Kids and more. These sites all provide information and advice on helping to keep our kids healthy and happy. Check them out under ‘Useful Links’ on our homepage!

Sports News P-2 Athletics Carnival Due to the condition of the bottom oval, the P-2 Athletics Carnival will be modified to a tabloid activity carnival.

Age running races will be held at a later date when the oval is in a suitable condition. The tabloid activities will commence at 10.00am this Friday, 27

th July in the Infants playground.

Parents are welcome to attend and join us for lunch afterwards. Ms Moroney 3-6 Athletics Carnival Due to the wet nature of Bahloo Oval, this Wednesday’s Primary Carnival has been postponed. We will attempt to have it either next Tuesday, 31

st July or Thursday, 2

nd August. If the

oval is still too wet, the carnival will be cancelled for this year as the Zone carnival is the following week and we will not have time to run ours before Zone is held. Jarrod Mullen Cup Due to insufficient players, we have withdrawn our team from this Friday’s competition. Friday Football As the Knights are running the Jarrod Mullen Cup this Friday, there is no Friday Football this week, for senior or juniors. It will resume on Friday, 3

rd August (Week 3).

Mr Caddis

�������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Preschool Patch Hello from Mrs Jacobs, Mrs McKay, Peta, Nicole and Kim at the Preschool Patch, Preschool children attending the day of the sports carnival will be able to order their lunch from the canteen. Parents and friends are more than welcome to come and watch the children participate in the sports activities. PJ preschoolers are more than welcome but will need to attend with an adult. We ask that Preschool children are not eating on arrival. Our early morning learning session is an important one and unfortunately it is not a time in which we can focus on eating. If your child has not had breakfast, let staff know and we can accommodate a drink and small snack before lunch!

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Milabah – Place of Fun

Gardening Group The gardening group meets every Tuesday from 9.00 am. Come along and have some fun in the gardens. Lunch is provided. Women In Touch Women in Touch is an Eastlakes Community Outreach program that commenced this week and will run for 9 weeks. The program focuses on bringing women together to learn about local support services and valuable information while assisting to building confidence, creating personal goals and positive choices. Some things covered over the 9 weeks are financial matters, homelessness, counselling, education, domestic violence and relationships. Child care will be available, please call me on the number below to secure a place. Resourceful Adolescents Program - Parents RAP-P will run for 3 weeks, 10

th, 17

th and 24

th August, from

12noon – 2.30pm on Fridays. RAP-P is for parents of teens or pre-teens. Keep an eye out for more info next term or ring to put your name down now.

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Tuesday, 24th July 2012 Term 3 - Week 2

Love and Limits This program is for parents of 4-12 year olds and will run for 6 weeks! Love and Limits is a Parenting Program that helps parents know when to have empathy and when to have boundaries! It commences Friday, 17

th August, 9.30 am –

11.30am.

For information on programs running at Milabah call Roselea on 49487786, collect a Termly information sheet (attached to the newsletter Week 1 and Week 5 of each term) from Milabah, or the Office, or call in for a cuppa and a yarn.

Eastlakes Community Outreach Providing Support Groups and Outreach Services for

Women and Children in the East Lake Macquarie area

We assist women in many areas including

Domestic Violence – Relationships - Homelessness

Parenting - Financial matters – Counselling - Education

One of our services for 2012 includes a women’s support group called

“Women in Touch”

Women in Touch focuses on bringing women together to learn about local support services and valuable information while assisting to building confidence, creating personal goals and positive choices.

We would like to invite you to attend it the Women In Touch group in 2012

WHEN:

Each Monday

10 am till 12 noon

Morning tea provided

WHERE:

“Milabah”

Windale Public School

Kilfera St Windale

Ph 02 714 454 PO BOX 7

Fax 02 49 721 939 Swansea NSW 2281

Email ewcr@bigpond.com

Childcare available for Children under school age

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Tuesday, 24th July 2012

th November 2009 Term 3 Week 2

WINDALEWINDALEWINDALEWINDALE’S’S’S’S QUALITY KIDSQUALITY KIDSQUALITY KIDSQUALITY KIDS

CLASSROOM ACHIEVEMENTSKE

Katelyn D – Excellent progress in reading groups. Amaya H – Fantastic story writing.

Bailey W-W – Excellent story writing. Well done!

KS Lilly-Belle B – Using her virtue of Kindness.

Nate L – Working hard in story writing. Kayden P – Welcome to wonderful Windale Public School and

KS.

1/2C Jordan R – Welcome to wonderful Windale. We are glad you

are here with us. Hunter J – Great behaviour and a fantastic start to Term 3.

Well done!

1/2L Taylah L – For an excellent, excellent, excellent recount of her

holidays. Timothy S – For trying hard in class this week. Keep it up.

1/2N

Tiarna P – Welcome to wonderful Windale! Jake P – For writing a fantastic recount of the holidays.

3/4B

Zane G – Welcome back to wonderful Windale and 3/4B. Hayden D-G – Improved, positive start to Term 3. Keep it up!

3/4R Cade H – Writing an outstanding recount on his holidays. Chloe L – Writing an excellent recount of her holidays.

3/4T

Riley S – For making a positive and focused start to Term 3. Kaitlin C – For excellent attitude and enthusiasm for learning.

5/6C

Cherokee N – Always being a positive and happy class member.

Calista SW – A beautiful student with stunning virtues.

5/6K Mason P – Welcome to wonderful Windale!

Matthew A-T – Making great decisions inside and outside the classroom. Well done!

5/6S

Kirra B – Excellent behaviour at all times. Nasya C – Welcome to wonderful Windale.

Class Attendance Award Term 3 Week 1

3/4T

This week’s assembly item will be presented by 3/4T.

Quality Work by Chloe C – 1/2C

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Care of Country Project

As part of the Region’s Sustainable Education Practice Windale Public School students are linking with our PLANT volunteers to learn more about taking pride in, and care of, our environment. On a rotational basis each class will spend time learning about the care of plants, develop gardening skills, be involved in assisting in our volunteer gardeners with the overall presentation of the school grounds AND ultimately develop a new recreational skill! The students will be provided with the appropriate gardening equipment, including gloves. The class will be supervised by the class teacher but have the opportunity to work in small groups, on specific tasks, with the gardeners. The students will need to wear their hat and preferably have a water bottle handy. If you wish your child NOT to participate then please notify the school on 49488864, or contact the class teacher, and they will be given alternate work in a classroom.

Term 3 Timetable

Week 2 Time Class Week 3 Time Class

Tuesday 24 July 12.50 – 1.40 1/2L Tuesday 31 July 12.50 – 1.40 1/2N

2.00 – 2.40 5/6S 2.00 – 2.40 5/6C

Week 4 Time Class Week 5 Time Class

Tuesday 7 Aug 12.50 – 1.40 1/2C Tuesday 14 Aug 12.50 – 1.40 KE

2.00 – 2.40 5/6K 2.00 – 2.40 3/4B

Week 6 Time Class Week 7 Time Class

Tuesday 21 Aug 12.50 – 1.40 KS Tuesday 28 Aug 12.50 – 1.40 1/2L

2.00 – 2.40 3/4R 2.00 – 2.40 3/4T

Week 8 Time Class Week 9 Time Class

Tuesday 4 Sep 12.50 – 1.40 1/2N Tuesday 11 Sep 12.50 – 1.40 1/2C

2.00 – 2.40 5/6S 2.00 – 2.40 5/6C

Term 4 Timetable

Week 2 Time Class Week 3 Time Class

Tuesday 16 Oct 12.50 – 1.40 KE Tuesday 23 Oct 12.50 – 1.40 KS

2.00 – 2.40 5/6K 2.00 – 2.40 3/4B

Week 4 Time Class Week 5 Time Class

Tuesday 30 Oct 12.50 – 1.40 1/2L Tuesday 6 Nov 12.50 – 1.40 1/2N

2.00 – 2.40 3/4R 2.00 – 2.40 3/4T

Week 6 Time Class Week 7 Time Class

Tuesday 13 Nov 12.50 – 1.40 1/2C Tuesday 20 Nov 12.50 – 1.40 KE

2.00 – 2.40 5/6S 2.00 – 2.40 5/6C

Week 8 Time Class Week 9 Time Class

Tuesday 27 Nov 12.50 – 1.40 KS Tuesday 4 Dec 12.50 – 1.40 1/2L

2.00 – 2.40 5/6K 2.00 – 2.40 3/4R