Ph: 02 4821 4496 Fax: 02 4821 4462 Principal: Susan Bradley

E:wollondill-.school@det.nsw.edu.au W: www.wollondill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

Newton & Hoskins Streets Goulburn NSW 2580

P & C President: Cassie Taylor

Wednesday 1 June 2016 Term 2 Week 6

Wollondilly

Public School

The Wag

Principal’s Report

Cross Country 2016

National Reconciliation Week 2016

This week we recognise National Reconciliation Week

2016. On Thursday 26 May I accompanied Claire

Hellessey and Macloud Picker to a morning tea held to

acknowledge Sorry Day. The morning tea was hosted by

Goulburn Mulwaree Council at the Art Gallery. If you

have the opportunity over the next week, take a visit to

the gallery - the exhibition is fantastic.

Claire and Macloud were wonderful ambassadors for our

school and both enjoyed chatting to our Lord Mayor,

Geoff Kettle and Alfie Walker, Councillor and Local Land

Council member.

Staff Professional Learning

Last week Mr Martin and Mrs Spillane attended an Executive network meeting in Gunning and on Friday I attended

a Principal’s network meeting in Yass. On Monday and Tuesday this week Mrs Reitano continued her training in

Focus on Reading (Yrs 3-6) and today our Kindergarten teachers participated in their ongoing training in L3

(Language, Literacy and Learning). All teachers have been completing modules in How to Learn, during weekly

staff meetings and Mrs Murray has also been attending regular training in readiness for new administration

procedures. Staff at Wollondilly P.S. continually strive to improve teaching, administration strategies and practices.

Welfare Focus Group

The Group meets again tomorrow at 2.15pm. Teachers, students and parents will be reviewing current practices

used at Wollondilly P.S. for acknowledging appropriate behaviours.

Please come along or put forward your ideas via the suggestion box in the office foyer.

Susan Bradley

Principal

On Friday 17 June, the SRC will be holding a fundraiser called The Ultimate Pie Challenge. The money from this fundraiser will go towards the Childhood Cancer Association which provide a range of services to children who have cancer and their families. Also, and here’s the exciting part, if we raise $400 Mrs Bradley says she will be ‘pied’ by some very lucky person! As well as Mrs Bradley, some students who have been nominated and possibly some teachers will get pied too. There are two ways you can support this fundraiser:

Go online and donate ($400 to be reached so

Mrs Bradley can get pied)

https://piechallenge.everydayhero.com/au/

wollondilly-ps

Buy a pie on Friday 17 June to throw at a

teacher or nominated student.

Thank you for your support.

Stella and Allee

SRC Publicity Officers

Wollondilly Public School is accepting

Kindergarten enrolments for 2017. If you have a

child who is turning 5 by 31 July 2017. please

collect an enrolment form from the School Office.

When you come to school to enrol your child please

bring the following documents with you:

Proof of student’s residential address (e.g.

original copies of council rates notice,

residential lease, electricity accounts, statutory

declaration etc).

Birth Certificate or identity documents

Immunisation history statement

Copies of any family law or other relevant court

orders. (if applicable)

Please return any completed enrolment forms

together with supporting documentation for

processing to the School Office.

School Administration Office

Kindergarten Enrolments 2017

For those doing the ICAS Tests this year, the following is the

timetable;

ICAS 2016 Sitting Dates

If these dates change, we will let you know.

From the Library

School Bus Passes

ICAS Subject ICAS Sitting Date

Writing Tuesday 14 - Friday 17 June

Spelling Wednesday 15 June

English Tuesday 2 August

From 12 May 2016, Transport for NSW changed

the way students apply for a bus pass.

Applications for free school travel in rural and

regional NSW will need to be completed online

instead of using paper forms.

To download a new application form visit:

apps.trasport.nsw.gov.au/ssts

If a student has already been approved for school

travel and their address, school or name changes,

or the student is entering Years 3 or 7, you will

need to update your details at:

apps.trasport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/updateddetails

To apply for a new pass for 2017 (open from the

start of Term 4, 2016) complete the online

application form at:

transportnsw.info/school-students

If you do not have internet access, phone 131 500

for assistance with your application.

You will need to return your completed application

form to the School’s Administration Office for

endorsement and posting. Leaflets regarding the

new travel changes are also available from the

School’s Office or visit

transportnsw.info/school-students for more

details.

Autumn is over and the year is finally rolling into the colder

months. This means football and hockey season and late

afternoons at training. What better way to wind down after these

activities than to read a book. Find a place to snuggle up on a

cold night or a rainy weekend and READ!

Reading can invigorate yet settle the mind.

Reading can take you away to exciting and exotic places.

Reading can entertain and teach you things you need to

know.

But best of all READING is free and available to everyone,

regardless of age, skill and ability.

From novels to picture books, non-fiction to magazines,

there is something to suit every one.

PS Don’t forget the latest library Science Competition. If you

missed the last WAG, here are the details.

I would challenge you to make a kite that will actually fly!

The rules are simple;

1. You cannot buy a kite from a shop to enter.

2. You can get help from family or friends.

3. You can enter as a team of up to 4 people.

4. You kite can be in any design, but must fly by aid of a string.

5. We will be testing these kites to determine the winner, so it

must be able to fly.

6. There is no size restriction.

7. You can make your kite from any material that you would

like. But I would suggest that you do not use bricks or

cement, ha ha!

The winner will be the kite that

can stay up in the air the

longest. Take your time and do

some kite research. You have

from now until the 18 June 2016

to get your entries in AND we will

be testing them on Peden Oval in

the last week of this term.

Parents and carers are invited to

the flight test.

Gail Tilley

Librarian

Purple STARRS Cards Positive

Behaviour in the playground June Dates for your Diary

FriFriday 3 3-6 Assembly hosted by class

3-4M, commences at 12.30pm in

the hall.

Thursday 9 Rugby League Gala Day

Friday 10 K-2 Assembly hosted by class 2S,

commences at 12.30pm in the hall.

PSSA Softball (boys & girls)

Monday 13 QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Friday 17 3-6 Assembly hosted by class

3-6S, commences at 12.30pm in

the hall.

SRC Ultimate Pie Challenge

Monday 20 Year 6 Camp Week, students

return Friday 24 June.

Friday 24 K-2 Assembly hosted by class

1/2N, commences at 12.30pm in

the hall.

July

Friday 1

K-6 Assembly, commences at

12.30pm in the school hall.

Last day of Term 2. School

recommences Tuesday 19 July.

July Term 3

Monday 18 Staff Development Day

Tuesday 19 All students return to school for

the commencement of Term 3.

August Education Week starts from

Monday August 1 until Friday 5

August.

Wednesday 3 P & C Meeting commences at

7.30pm in the staffroom. New

members most welcome.

Wednesday 17 Year 5 departs for their camp and

returns Friday 19 August.

Septem-

ber 23

Term 3 concludes and school

recommences on Monday 10

October for all staff and students.

It’s not OK to be away It’s not great to be late

A reminder that school commences at

9.25 am and concludes at 3.25pm.

3 PB Cards

P & C Message

The next meeting, scheduled for this term will be TONIGHT! Please

come along and find out what’s happening in your school.

Wednesday 1 June @ 7:30pm in the Staffroom. Enter via the office

front door.

Dates for other meetings this year are:

Wednesday 3 August & Wednesday 7 September (Term 3)

Wednesday 2 November & Wednesday 7 December (Term 4)

Tom Clements 3/4R Alex Tallis 3/4R Grace Jones 3/4R

Abby McCallum

3/4R

Chelsea Wray 3/4R Lucy Bell 3/4R

Mae O’Flynn 3/4M Tristan Bird 3/4M Scarlett Davis 3/4M

Elektra Scott 3/4M Alanah Bates 3/4M Jaynie Thomas 3/4M

Jack Yeadon 3/4M T.J.Chandler 3/4M Jayna Eke 3/4M

Lacey Britton KEH Caitlyn Dunn KEH Makayla Gray KEH

Eva Wainwright KEH Zoey Xia KEH Jack Burgess KEH

Nate Evans KEH Jordie Hickson KEH Xzavier Keys KEH

Jaxon Lawler KEH Ruadhan Cohen KEH Emm Marriott KEH

Lucas McDonald

KEH

Joshua Mouton KEH Oliver Naismith KEH

Mason Sadler KEH Bradley Smith KEH

Brylee Beilby K1-AC Zaleb Clark-

Humphryson K1-AC

Kaden Lorenz K1-AC

Dean Chandler

K1-AC

Angelica Channell

K1-AC

Mischa Leupin K1-AC

Harrison Sully

K1-AC

Thomas Turner K1-AC Erin Winters K1-AC

Jemmin Foster

K1/AC

Gordon Tallis K1/AC Nicky Fuller 3/4C

Kate Walsh 3/4C Jae Lockman 3/4C Dan Emerson 3/4C

Toby Klem 3/4C

6 PB Cards

Dear Parents/Carers

Our school has registered to participate in the 2016 NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge Primary

School Sport Challenge.

The purpose of the Challenge is to encourage students to participate in sport, games and physical activity ­and to have more students, more active, more often!

Over a ten week period (Week 4, Term 2 to Week 3, Term 3) our school will be monitoring physical activity we do during class time, at recess and lunch as well as during sport. What we do outside school hours will also count towards the Challenge award.

We would especially like to invite all our families to support us in encouraging students’ healthy use of leisure time and to experience the joy of being active together.

Each student will be issued with a Challenge log book to record their physical activity.

Students completing the Challenge will receive a personalised certificate, signed by the Premier of New South Wales.

Physical activity is valued for its physical, social and emotional benefits. It also helps young people to develop communication skills, confidence and resilience while having fun with family and friends.

If you would like to discuss any aspect of the Challenge or make suggestions, please contact Mrs Kellie Cameron who will be pleased to talk further with you. For more information on the NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge please visit https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/psc

Yours sincerely,

Mrs Kellie Cameron

Angella Storrier Real Estate’s

Donation

SRC Update

On the 30/05/2016, the SRC had a visit from the Mayor, Mr Geoff Kettle and Mr Moller to discuss the bubblers for the playground. It was an exciting opportunity for the SRC to discuss our project. We asked them a couple questions concerning the bubblers and plumbing for McIntyre Oval. We also discussed the size, colour, delivering issues, location and cost of the bubblers. We had a great time scoffing down caramel cake and Tim Tams, we all had a blast getting to know them both!!! Our fundraiser for the Childhood Cancer Association is fast approaching. We need to raise $400 for someone to be able to throw a pie at Mrs Bradley! Thank you to those who have already donated. The link for donations is: https://piechallenge.everydayhero.com/au/wollondilly-ps Stella and Allee SRC Publicity Officers

At our K-2 Assembly last Friday (27 May), it

was with much pleasure that we had a

special guest, local real estate agent,

Angella Storrier.

Mrs Storrier’s company, Angella Storrier

Real Estate kindly donated $1,500-00 to the

school.

It is a wonderful donation which will be used

in the K-2 Stage to help expand our

collection of big books reading resources.

Our photos show Angella Storrier presenting

School Captains Abbey Loader and Charlie

McCall with the cheque for $1500-00.

Thank you Angella Storrier Real Estate

Goulburn.

Orientation program for students starting

Kindergarten in 2017

Kindergarten

Parent/Carer

Information Evening

Thursday 11 August, 2016

6-7pm

Orientation Dates

Orientation 1- Wednesday 2 November, 2016

10am-12 noon starting in the School Hall

Parents and students will have a tour of the school on arrival. Students will then spend the remainder of the session in the Kindergarten classrooms while parents attend an information session in the hall.

Orientation 2- Wednesday 23 November, 2016

10am-12 noon

Stud e n t s w i l l sp e nd t h e who l e s e s s i o n i n t h e Kindergarten classrooms. Please bring a packed lunch, drink and hat to this session.

Parent / Carer Interviews

Thursday 20 October, 2016.

Please telephone the office to

make an appointment

5/6A

5/6A; 5/6F and 5/6B have been developing STEM (Science Technology Engineering mathematics) projects during

this term. Groups were organised across the three stage 3 classes and students were shown clips of what Rubes

Goldberg machines were all about. Through collaborative planning, students were given the task to come up with

ideas using the Rubes Goldberg machine principle. For the past 5 weeks planning has been underway and

machines are being built and trialled. Scientific principals have to be followed with teamwork and planning is vital

for the success of the projects.

So what is a Rubes Goldberg machine?

A Rube Goldberg machine is a contraption, invention, device or apparatus that is deliberately over-engineered to

perform a simple task in a complicated fashion, generally including a chain reaction. The expression is named after

American cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg (1883–1970).

An example of a Rubes Goldberg machine.

The 5/6 classes are making Rubes Goldberg machines. They are planning, collecting and building. We are making

tracks and just a simple object such as ringing a bell. By Macloud Picker Year 6

It is a very fun topic for science and it involved a lot of hands on work. About three months ago I built a Rubes

Goldberg machine and didn’t even know I was doing it. A Rube Goldberg contraption is a complex group of parts

that does a simple thing such as ringing a bell, opening a door or even watering a plant. It uses materials like

books, boxes, funnels and marbles. Written by, Lucas Ottley Year 5

5/6A have been working hard on Rube Goldberg machines which are inventions. You use stuff like old cartons and

other things. It is very good and lots of fun. You have to plan and think outside the box.

Written by Buster Strickland Year 6

It’s been a lot of fun building, planning and collecting materials for our Rube Goldberg machine. My group

members are, myself, Rodel Racelis, Paul Cabanas, Dylan Hockey. We’ve been collecting materials like string,

toilet paper, plastic cups and boxes. Our teachers have been supporting us with materials like marbles. Written by

Bayley Gerstenberg Year 5

It’s been a lot of fun collecting materials and making our machine. My group is Connor Wilding Skelly, Jessikah

Morris, Ayrika Scott and Selena Bates. Our teachers have been giving us advice about our machines and given us

a lot of inspiration. Written by Wil Backhouse. Year 6