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WEE WAA PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTERWEE WAA PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTERWEE WAA PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Tuesday, 9th November, 2010Tuesday, 9th November, 2010Tuesday, 9th November, 2010

Britney Haverhoek 

UNE Exams are being held in the Anglican Church until Friday, 12th November.   Please remind children to be considerate when walking past the church across the road from the school. 

WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY ‐ Friday, 26th November  A whole school assembly will be held at 1.00 p.m. in the school hall on Friday, 26th November.   Transition students will be receiving their portfolios at this assembly, as well as presenting an item.  Sausage Sizzle ‐ 1.30 p.m.    Games afternoon ‐ 2.00 p.m.  Normal swimming day for K‐6.  No school assembly on Monday, 22nd November because of Transition Assembly on Friday, 26th November. 

School Development Day On Sunday Mr. Brian Tickle presented an intensive Mathematics    Professional Learning course to staff.   He followed up his                presentation with class based workshops in the school yesterday.     As the staff was willing to hold this school development day on a weekend and another in Term 3,  the last day of school this year at Wee Waa Public School for students and staff will be Wednesday, 15th December.    Mr. Tickle particularly commended the students  for their participation, mathematical thinking and ability to explain   to their class how they had arrived at a solution.   He says he has    enjoyed the presentations and workshops at WWPS because of       the enthusiasm of staff and students. 

Vision and Hearing Checks Thank you to the staff from Community Health who performed the vision and hearing checks for Transition students yesterday.   This is a much appreciated service and thank you to Mrs. Helen Haire for coordinating the Community Health personnel to be available on a full      Transition day so that as many students as     possible could avail themselves of this service.   It is a great benefit to the Kindergarten teacher next year to have information about students vision and hearing from the beginning of the year.   It also assists the parents to know if their child needs treatment. 

Attendance The cut off date for the end of year SiP Attendance Award day at the Lightning Ridge Aquatic Centre is drawing closer.   Please help your child to meet the attendance criteria so they can have a wonderful day celebrating good atten‐dance.  Remember, missing the equivalent of 7 days a term over the years Kinder to Year 6 works out to be the same as missing an entire year of Primary School.   We owe it to our children to ensure they get the best possible education by making 

Year 6 Dress Up Day and Cake Stall Congratulations to the students of Year 6 for the organisation of this event last week.   There were some very interesting costumes worn by staff and students and the funds raised will ensure that Year 6 2010 will leave a memorable gift to the school.    The total amount raised on this occasion was $355.55. 

Stewart House Two Primary students from our school have been       selected to attend Stewart House for two weeks.    Stewart House is the charity supported by the             Department of Education and Training because for  more than 70 years.   Students who will benefit from     a holiday by the sea and a range of medical and health checks have been able to go to Stewart House because teachers and students make donations to ensure that 

Library News. Week 5 (which is this week) will be the last week for borrowing books from the Library.   Please look under beds, under cupboards, in the mulberry tree!   Look everywhere so we can have all books returned to the Library by the end of Week 6 .... next week!   The first class to have all books returned will get a box of icy poles.   So, please help your fellow class mates.  Book Fair There will be a final Book Fair for 2010 operating in the Library from Thursday, 11th November.   There are some great titles to suit all interests.   So, everyone is invited to our Destination Book Fair in the Library.                                        Opening times ‐  8.30 a.m. ‐ 9.00 a.m., 11.10 a.m. ‐ 11.30 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. ‐ 3.30 p.m.   Remember, money spent at the Book Fair buys more books for our school to have in the Library.   Collect all four FREE bookmarks with every      purchase!  Buddy Reading Last week all students, K‐6 participated in buddy reading for 20 minutes each morning.   All students were very happy to participate and read with their buddy.  Congratulations to the following students who received a special award card for their great effort during buddy      reading. 

Tarisha Scaysbrook Great reading Tyrell Toomey Attentive listening and good questioning Lochie Trindall Reading conscientiously Katie Hooke Being supportive of her part-ner’s reading Joshua Apps Good following the text being read to him Darren Cooper Excellent reading with buddy Isabella Orcher Great listening to buddy Jayden Hayne Being a fantastic buddy Thomas Russell Displaying great reading strategies Nick Treverrow Good tracking skills Jared Hoffman Listening carefully to his buddy Drew Pearse Great fluency in reading to his buddy Rhys Mortimer Encouraging his buddy to use strategies when stuck Drew Pearse / Helping to sound out words and Harry Slee explaining the book to Harry Amber Conomos Excellent encouragement and questioning for her buddy Jake Mitchell Great listening Allister Lowder Excellent reading to his buddies Dylan Smith Great listening skills Tyson Cooper Great listening and encouragement Luke Revell Encouraging his buddy with his reading and using visual prompts Jordan Ferguson Positive reinforcement Cassie Hicks Encouraging correct reading strategies

Tiffany Carroll Giving good reading cues Jack Hawkins Good, clear reading to buddy and giving an excellent strategy to buddy to read for meaning Laura Treverrow Great reading and explanations to her buddy Jacob Haynes Great listening skills Jordan Ferguson Helping his buddy use reading strategies Ellen Young Following along with buddy when reading Sheree Howison Great reading with expression Tyrell Toomey Great listening Georgia Cone Helping her buddy with reading strategies Thomas Macklin-Shaw Being a patient listener Tyler Trindall Being a great listener Tyrell Toomey Good encouragement and Jordan Ferguson Being an attentive and helpful buddy Douglas Anderson Encouraging Ben Paulston to use expression Olivia Gligorevic Prompting her buddy to sound out words Tyanna Gaydon Beautiful reading with expression Tiffany Carroll Prompting her buddy Jordan Dallas Being an attentive listener Kimberly Williams Great reading skills and reading fluently Saxon Paulston Using reading skills to read unknown words Jesse Stanford Being a great buddy

Class    Name          Award.  Tran  Meredith Waugh  Listening to the teacher   Deakon Norman  Listening in class   Ellie Lowder    Always putting her hand up   Josie Galagher    Sitting still in class   Kirrily Johnson   Remembering important things KM  Bronte Ciesiolka  Having the confidence to read her         book aloud to the class   Cameisha Biles   Hearing sounds in words 1B  Ashleigh Ross    Big improvement in all areas   Leslie Toomey    Trying hard to complete all         activities and written work   Jorjah Williamson  Excellent effort in dictation test  Archie Smith    Improved behaviour in Scripture         last week   2R  Jiordin Gaydon   Creative thinking in maths   Ben Paulston    Creative thinking in maths 

Class    Name          Award.  2R  Dana Kennedy   Showing Mr. Tickle new maths solutions 3B  Amba Ross    Applying herself quickly in maths   N’Kayla Gaydon  Creative writing and sharing   Noah Platt    Excellent behaviour   Lochie Trindall   Good behaviour and a creative story 4T  Olivia Gligorevic  100% effort in all class work   Jack Hawkins    Enthusiasm in mathematics 5D  Maddison Galagher  A very good information report on          abalones   Jordan Ferguson  A very good information report on          elephant seals 6T  Darren Cooper   Enthusiasm and effort in dance   David Gligorevic  Thinking mathematically with Mr. Tickle  Rhys Mortimer   Having a good go thinking mathematically  Drew Pearse    Good problem solving skills in maths   

P &C News November 9th Coles Dockets If you have any more Coles Dockets at home then PLEASE send them along tomorrow morning so that they can be added to our final tally. Thank you for your support and a HUGE thank you to Amanda Platt for co-ordinating this fantastic project! It will be great for our school to have some new sports gear. Christmas Raffle The P & C will once again have a Raffle to be drawn at Presentation Night. Please send along any donations to the School Office/pass them on to committee members if that’s more convenient for you. As the theme is Christmas, some ideas for raffle items are Christmas decorations and Christmas food/beverages. If you prefer you can send along a donation and we can purchase a suitable item for you. Raffle tickets will be available at the Office within the next month and will also be on sale in the main street, in the near future. P & C Meeting Times/Venue Thank you to the small number of people who emailed me and to the one parent who sent back the survey slip, regarding P & C Meetings. At this stage meetings will continue to be held at Seplin Estate, at 5.30 pm, on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Next meeting will be tomorrow, November 10th. Please come along and have your say when we complete a submission for the Public Schools Funding Review. WWPS Backpacks If you are interested in purchasing a high quality Bottle Green schoolbag, complete with WWPS logo, from Harlequin then please let me know, either by email: willawah@bigpond.com.au or 0429 953224, by Friday, November 19th at the latest. One zipper bag will cost around $40 and bags with 2 zippers approximately $45. We need to have 25 to put in an order. I have bought one of each type so please ask my daughters to show you their schoolbags, if you are at all interested. Prop Room The Prop Room has undergone a transformation! Thanks to Karen Middleton and Amanda Platt who gave up two full days to assist in this almighty project! Whilst we still have a little more washing to do, the majority of costumes can now be found in clearly labelled tubs, in the new Prop Room in our School Hall. Thank you also to Mrs Smith and the students who helped us in the transportation of tubs! The Staff and P & C committee members are currently in the process of working out the costumes for this year’s Presentation Night. We are trying to recycle as many costumes as we can. You will also be given plenty of notice if there is anything you need to send along from home.

Thank you.

Megan.

mailto:willawah@bigpond.com.au�

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