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South Wagga Public School
Bulletin Achieve with Pride Respectful~Responsible~Connected
Term 1, Issue 9 29 March 2019
A message from our Principal
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Films
Visit our Filmpond and view two mini movies that were made at the end of last year as part of our Rural and Remote STEM project:
Habitat Heroes 1 Bilbies 2018
h ps://www.filmpond.com/ponds/southwaggaps/films/nHm7j8TLndrUXLln
Or h p://bit.ly/2WD9yDy
Whizz, Bang, Whoosh! Stage 3 2018
h ps://www.filmpond.com/ponds/doensw‐pondstagingarea/films/jwpcKzhwkCYoa3mk Or h p://bit.ly/2UtgDFH Easter Hat Parade
Parents and school community members are invited to enjoy our annual parade on
Thursday 11 April commencing at 10:40am. I trust that families are busily preparing for
the event at home and are very keen to share in this occasion with their family.
Preschool children are welcome to parade with siblings on the day. There will be a
special lunch (pre orders only) from the canteen so families can enjoy a bite to eat at
the conclusion of the parade.
Na onal Assessment Program: Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)
This year’s tests will be conducted for all Year 3 and 5 students according to the
following metable: Tuesday 14 May – Language Conven ons Test (Spelling,
Punctua on and Grammar) and a separate Wri ng Test, Wednesday 15 May – Reading
Test, Thursday 16 May – Numeracy Test and Friday 17 May – a catch‐up day for
students. Students may be considered for exemp on from the tests if they are newly
arrived in Australia (less than one year before the test) and with a language background
other than English, or if they have a significant intellectual disability. All other students
are expected to par cipate in the tests. Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by
their parent or caregiver subject to consulta on with the Principal. Parents and carers
are asked to contact the school if they are considering withdrawing their child from
NAPLAN.
Bell times for 2019 9:20‐11:20 Morning session 11:20‐11:47 Lunch 1 11:47‐12:15 Lunch 2 12:15‐14:15 Mid session 14:15‐14:35 Recess 14:35‐15:20 A ernoon Session
Learning @ SWPS: Social Intelligence
Next week we will be focusing on
developing our skills of social
intelligence.
Social intelligence involves
understanding how to interact
effectively within our social
environment.
Student language may include:
Am I being polite?
Am I listening to other people
effectively?
Do I look for non‐verbal clues
to help me understand other
people’s feelings?
Do I correctly use non‐verbal
communication?
Do I follow social rules/
norms?
Through social intelligence, SWPS
aims to help students learn more
effectively through their
interactions.
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Important Dates Term 1 Riverina Girls Soccer Trials 2 April PSSA Boys Cricket 2 April Rugby League Trials 3 April Stage 3 Taster Day WWHS 4 April Cross Country 5 April Tony Lockett Shield 8 April P&C Meeting @ 6:00pm at Romano’s 10 April Easter Hat Parade @ 10:40am 11 April Ball Games 11 April Stage 3 Canberra Excursion 12 April Last Day of Term 1 12 April
Term 2 Students return 30 April Athletics Carnival 30 April
Canteen Roster Friday 5 April Help wanted please Friday 12April Help wanted please
Valuables at school
There have been a number of instances where students have
misplaced or lost valuable items such as fitbit/garmin. Students
and parents are reminded that theses items should only be
bought to school with the understanding that they are the
responsibility of the student. If students do bring the items to
school, please remind students to leave them on their wrists.
Cross Country Friday 5 April
The Cross Country will be run at the Botanic Gardens.
All children will travel by bus to and from the course, leaving
school at 9.45am and returning to school by 2.30pm. All children
need to wear appropriate running clothes in their house colours
and will need to bring their recess and their own drink bo les. A
sausage /drink lunch order will operate on the day or children
may bring their own lunch.
Money and completed order form need to be handed in by
Wednesday 3 April. Children will need to bring anything extra
that they may wish to eat for lunch.
A er the Kindergarten and Stage 1 children have finished their
race, they will be a ending the zoo. A er the Stage 2 children
have completed their race, they will be a ending the train rides.
Stage 2 children will need to pay an extra $3.00 for the train
ride.
Asthma medica on is to be carried by individual students who
may suffer a possible a ack.
Athle cs Carnival Tuesday 30 April (First day Term 2)
The Athle cs Carnival is at Jubilee Park commencing at 10:00am.
Kindergarten and Stage 1 will have novelty events a er their age
races. All children will run in their age race.
All students will depart from school at 9.30am by bus and return
at approximately 2:45pm. Kindergarten returning approximately
1:00pm.
A sausage sizzle and a selec on of recess and lunch food will be
available for parents and children as the canteen will be
opera ng from the carnival.
Food available:‐ Sausage Roll $3.50 Party Pies $1.50 Chicken or Ham salad sandwich $4.50 Ham, Cheese, Tomato sandwich $4.50 Salad Bowl $4.00 plus $1.00 for Ham or Chicken Slushy $2.00 Fruit Box $1.00 Chilli J $2.00 Water $1.50 Honey soy/sea salt chips $1.50 Lolly Bag $1.00
Cross Country and The Easter Hat Parade
Anyone available to help cook at the Cross Country 5 April, also The Easter Hat Parade 11 April, would
be very much appreciated.
Girls Cricket
On Thursday 21 March South Wagga girls played Junee North.
Junee North were all out in the 24th over for 79 runs. South
Wagga won in the 16th over with only 2 wickets lost.
We would to thank Ms Shaw and the parents for transpor ng
us. Kassie and Mollie
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Term 2: Kindergarten and Stage 2 Gymnas cs Program
Gymnas cs Educa on is a prescribed strand in the current Personal Development, Health and Physical Educa on Curriculum and Li le Champions gives us with qualified instructors that can provide an excellent coverage far beyond what the school would be able to provide. Students will remain at school for instruc on in gymnas cs in the school hall.
The fee of $45.00 includes the use of the excellent range of equipment and instruc on by experienced gymnasts. Students are under the watchful eye of their class teachers throughout the lesson. Missed lessons will not be refunded.
The students should wear shorts and polo shirts with track suit pants and warm tops as required over the top.
The lesson program will begin on Tuesday 8th May (Week 2, Term 2) and run for 8 lessons. Please note there will be no lesson in week 3 due to NAPLAN.
In 3/4 Kookaburras, we read the text “The Watertower” by Gary Crew.
We then responded to the text by “Weaving a Web of
Understanding”, where string was passed from person to person and
each student had to contribute a comment about the text. Once
everyone had made their contribu on, we were le with a web
pa ern and a deeper understanding of the text.
Riverina AFL Trials
Congratula ons to O s Irvin, Henry Keough, Jude Vennell and Lincoln Bradley who have been selected to try
out for the Riverina Australian football team. On 5 April, these boys will travel to Jerilderie for the selec on
trials in the hope of being picked to compete at the NSW AFL Carnival in Sydney.
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Harmony Day
The aroma of cultural cuisine coming from the canteen could be smelt throughout
the school. Pizzas from Italy, Croissants from France, we had it all at South Wagga
Public School as we celebrated Harmony Day last Thursday.
Students wore orange as a symbol of unity, to show our support in cultural
diversity and an inclusive Australia. Harmony Day celebrates the fact that
Australians come from all over the world. Today there are over 24 million people
living in Australia who all contribute different ideas, religions, languages and
customs to our country. The diversity of people who live in Australia make it such
an interes ng and special place to live. It is celebrated around Australia each year
to celebrate our mul cultural society.
The central message at South Wagga Public School for Harmony Day was that
‘Everyone belongs’.
“Off This Planet” tour
This year is the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, an amazing achievement for its me. To celebrate this occasion, the ‘Off this Planet’ team are touring Australia and visi ng schools to explain the history of Apollo and space. This is an interac ve resource that supports our Stage 2 and Stage 3 students as they have been busy inves ga ng Earth and Space during their learning in science. Students learn all about the history of Apollo and it’s landing, including ge ng up close and personal with an astronaut’s suit and learn more about the astronauts behind this historical event. Accompanying this traveling show is the ‘Starlab’, an interac ve dome that engages students in projec ons of the solar system, moon phases, space travel and the night sky. This is an exci ng opportunity for our students to experience learning ac vi es, suppor ve of our programs, in a unique and engaging way.
PSSA Netball
On 22 March Milla, Abbey and Holly competed in the PSSA Netball
trials at the Equex Netball Centre.
All girls played really well with Milla being successful to try out for the
Riverina team in Albury on 3 April.
Well done girls.
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P&C 2019 Office Bearers
We wish to thank our outgoing execu ve team members and
thank them for their commitment to our school.
Congratula ons to the following office bearers that we elected
last night:
President: Fran Owen
Vice President: Andrew Smith
Vice President: Tamara Angel
Secretary: Kate Hardy
Assistant Secretary: Karla Hall
Treasurer: Lisa Metcalfe
Assistant Treasurer: Andrew Smith
Care Coordinator: Katrina Combs
Fund Raising Commi ee: Katrina Combs, Jus ne Goesch,
Cassie Moore, Isabel Giltrap, Kate
Granger, Carmen Hogan, Andrew
Smith and Nicole Measday.
Merit Panels: Cassie Moore, Fran Owen, Carla
Hall and Tamara Angel.
Parents and school community members are welcome to join us
at our next mee ng on Wednesday 10 April at 6:00pm at
Romano’s Hotel.
P&C News P & C Easter Hot Cross Bun Drive
Late orders will be accepted next week and the delivery will be on Monday 8th April.
These are supplied by Bakers Delight who are great supporters of our school.
We would like to say a THANK YOU for all the support to make the Elec on BBQ/Cake stall come together. We
appreciate the parents who gave an hour of their day to help and those who baked for the day. Thank you to Bakers
Delight for their generous dona on of bread for the BBQ and also Romano’s Hotel for providing consumables for the
day. Both of these business’ are families of our school. We had some very delicious baked cakes & cookies and the
sausage sizzle also went well. We made a profit of over $1,300 from the day and these funds raised will go towards
projects within the school this year.
Thank you
140 Edward Street
PO Box 2005 Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650
http://www.sthwagga-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
South Wagga Public School Contact Us
P: (02) 69212947 F: (02) 69218746 Email: [email protected] Principal: Ms Tanya Whyte
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Class Achievement Awards Learning @ SWPS
K Koalas Dovin Opatha Vithana Norah Needham
K Possums Jack Maloney Emalina Sadek
1 Bilbies Billie Rodham Kayden Grey
1 Magpies Jude Gill Judd Curry
2 Goannas An Nguyen Ma lda Garland
2 Wombats Lily van Duinen, Jenul Menikpura Poppy Clancy
3/4 Echidnas Xavier Vennell, Abigail Kimpton Halle Clancy
3/4 Galahs Aden Jessop, Ghina Ali Riley Edwards
3/4 Kookaburras Athanase Banankenge, Hayley Cahill Mia Cecchini
5/6 Dingoes Cohen Jackson, Talea Manley Jude Vennell
5/6 Emus Dane Weidemann, Will Bromham Max Joyce‐Spencer
5/6 Kangaroos Devanshi Joshi, Tom Kerr Abbey Hodge
5/6 Quokkas Gilbert Ruwald, Bryce Coleman Hareen Ahmad
Special Awards
Library ‐ 2 Wombats
Environment ‐ Student: Olivia Clarke
2 Goannas
Assembly ‐ Phoenix Willis
Principal’s School
Values Award
RFF— 5/6 Kangaroos
Movement ‐ 5/6 Quokkas
Uniform ‐ 2 Galahs
Assembly Awards Achievement and Learning @ SWPS Awards Week 8 Term 1 2019
Grace Mor mer
Leah Ali
Myles Cornell