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Term 4 Week 10 Thursday, 14 December 2017

What a year! Having now experienced almost a full year being the proud principal of this great school, I’d like to thank you for making me feel so welcome and remind you of some of the highlights of 2017.

In term one, we opened our school to the wider community to run the Wattle Grove FAIR. It was through this P&C initiative that we were able to fund the hall air conditioning, the shade sail over the play equipment and the extension of our school fibre optic network and Wifi. All these projects costing in excess of $50 000. Thank you to our P&C association who have worked very hard this year to support our students and school.

Term 2 gave us opportunity to test and measure our student growth though NAPLAN testing, staff development informative assessment techniques, at the same time, showcasing our creative talents at the Ultimo Dance Festival and preparation for the Cantabile Music Festival, allowing our students the opportunity to sing at the Sydney Opera House for the first time. We showed our support for the wider community with Commando Mufti Day and Beanies for Brain Cancer run by our SRC and student leaders.

In Term 3 our sporting abilities were extended at the PSSA Cross Country carnival and our school athletics carnival. Term 3 drew lots of attention from the Department of Education when our school participated in school excellence external validation and our school became the host of technology innovation tours as senior officers visited our school to observe our robotics, coding and technology programs. Our attention

2018 Week 1

2018 Week 2

continued as we celebrated Education Week and Book Week with our book fair and character parade. Term 3 ended in spectacular fashion with Year 4 camp.

And of course, we are now almost at the end of Term 4 having hosted our Light the Night event, Grandparents Day, School Spectacular and SRC crazy hair day. It certainly has been a big year with all these events on top of our strong focus and commitment to literacy, numeracy and technology skill development.

It is a pleasure to work in our school and I thank Mrs Wilson, the Executive staff, our teachers, our Administration staff and our support staff for their professionalism and commitment during the year. Thank you for your continued support of our school and our staff. Thank you for being a partner with us. I look forward to working with you next year.

Monday 29 January Staff return to school

Tuesday 30 January Years 1-6 return to school Kindy Best Start Program

Wednesday 31 January Kindy Best Start Program

Thursday 1 February Kindy Best Start Program

Friday 2 February Kindergarten 2018 start school

Tuesday 6 February 3-6 Swimming Carnival

Principal’s Message WGPS Calendar

Student Leadership Congratulations to our 2018 School Leadership Team.

School Captains – Charlie (5S) & Jacob (5S) School Vice-Captains- Natalie (5S) & Andrew (5B) Prefects- Bronte (5/6R), Sakinah (5S), Vishvan (5B), Saanvi (5/6R), Mia (5S), Piper (5/6R), Ashlee (5/6R), Brendan (5S).

Presentation Ceremony Evaluation We are interested in your feedback to our recent Presentation Ceremony formats. You can access a quick four question survey at https://goo.gl/forms/D6mGebhET8ivew563. You can evaluate more than one ceremony by selecting the drop down list in question 1. The survey will remain open until Wednesday 20 December. Thanks for your time.

P&C Hampers Thank you to everyone who contributed to P&C Hampers, what an unbelievable effort from our community! 55 hampers of goods donated to the Lions Club for families in need. Words can’t describe the wonderful compassion from our community.

Playground Designs Part of our PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning) project this year has been to brighten our playground for our students. Earlier this term, our SRC students selected items to be painted onto the playground. Yesterday the work was completed and we are all delighted by the colourful new designs.

Staffing I am very pleased to announce that through recent merit selection procedures, Stephanie Cascio and Adam Wilson have been offered and accepted the position of permanent teachers commencing in 2018 (pending the 10 day appeal period).

Ms Cascio is well known to all of us as a talented and professional teacher who brings exceptional skills in dance and has demonstrated her ability to work collaboratively in teams. Mr Wilson joins the team as a talented and committed teacher who has demonstrated his ability to coordinate whole school creative arts programs as well as coordinating a fundamental movement skill programs K-6. Adam is a talented sportsman and has coached PSSA soccer and cricket. I would like to thank Clarissa Tomlin, Shalina Donovan and Mrs Foreshew for participating on the recent selection panel.

Students in Years 1-6 resume Term 1 on Tuesday 30 January. From all the staff at Wattle Grove Public School, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a safe and relaxing break.

Clint White Sam Wilson

Principal Deputy Principal

Another amazing Wattle Grove P&C event.

https://goo.gl/forms/D6mGebhET8ivew563

Notes sent home

Date Year/ Class

Details Return

6/12 All Lions Christmas Hamper Appeal

No

School Pavers Anyone wishing to order a paver, to be placed at school (eg. near the Front Office), please see the Office for an order form.

Our Act of Kindness Award recipient Week 10:

December

3J: Dante, Holly F, Claire. 3C: Alice, Tiara, Bella. 3S: J’aime, Jack, Max. 4C: Mia, Nicholas, Elias.

4D: Esme, Gabrielle, Kaden. 4K: Hayden, Joshua, Charlie. 5B: Molly, Felicia, Edan. 5S: Emma,

Natalie, Taleah. 5/6R: Ella, Ryan, Bianca. 6P: Jasmine, Isiah, Aston. 6SK: Bridgette, Jacqob,

Brad.

Principal’s Awards

5 Merit Awards – Kyle (6P) 10 Merit Awards – Kyle (6P), Jack (3C) 15 Merit Awards – Kyle (6P), Jack (3C), Mariam

(3J), Jack (3S), Owen (3C), Roman (4C)

20 Merit Awards – Bethany (6P), Andy (4D), Kyle (6P), Jack (3C), Prisha (5B), Jacqob (6SK), Max (3S), Vivek (4C), Ryan (4C), Roman (4C)

25 Merit Awards – Bethany (6P), Kyle (6P), Harley (4D), Esme (4D), Roman (4C)

30 Merit Awards – Clay (5/6R), Bethany (6P), Kyle (6P), Chloe (5S), Jack (4K)

35 Merit Awards – Tara (5B), Carlo (5B), Samantha G (5/6R), Bethany (6P)

40 Merit Awards – Liam (6P), Bethany (6P), Zoe (5/6R)

Student Achievement Office News

Merit Awards Term 4 Week 6

KB Jonathan, Annabel, Felix, Skye-Cooper

KG Holly, Mia, Benjamin, Nate

KP Marcus, Ethan, Jack, Oaani

KC Chloe, Bria, Ayman, Aria

KR Ethan, Juliet, Riley

1A Ella, Jade, Jack, Daniel, Hunter

1C Mia, Mollie-May, Ava V, Isaac, Max, Kesaiah

1G Veda, Lucienne, Ava, Alexander, Christopher, Joah

1S Layla, Safia, Darian, Zander, Victor

2FM Lana, Connor, Noah C, Jasmine, Noah H, Joshua

2K Tristan, Matilda, Talon, Rueben, Yasmine, Ira

Deployment Medallions Last Monday I had the privilege of awarding 12 very special students with Deployment Medallions. These medallions issues with a Certificate of Recognition were “For perseverance on the home front during your Dad’s deployment with the Australian Defence Force”. Many thanks to Defence Bank Holsworthy and Defence Health for sponsoring the purchase of the medallions.

Farewell Well it’s that time of year again. Time to say, “See you next posting” for many families. I have had the pleasure of assisting many wonderful students as they embrace what is Defence life and head off on their next adventure. I wish you all the very best and hope that you continue to be wonderful, kind, resilient students.

“How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard”

~ Winnie the Pooh

Kim Lazarevic Defence School Transition Aide

Another awesome playground artwork.

Defence News

The year has gone so fast and we have achieved so much. We have loved every moment with KB this year and it has been wonderful to see how much they have grown. KB have made coming to work such a pleasure each day and we hope they have had as much fun as us.

Our favourite memories from this year are:

Aiyana – playing on the play equipment; Aleisha – art and craft; Ammon – our excursion to the farm; Annabel – the Easter Hat Parade; Caleb – Crazy Hair Day; Dylan – our visit from Healthy Harold; Ella – art and craft; Felix – our visit from Healthy Harold; Gelise – doing our Moana item at Assembly; Heba – art and craft; Irene – getting awards at assembly; Jackson – developmental play on Friday; Jonathan – our excursion to the farm; Lilli – spending time with 5B our buddy class; Mason S – developmental play on Friday; Mason V – running on the grass; Pedro – Commando Day; Skye-Cooper – doing our Moana item at Assembly; Zac – having Mrs Allum & Mrs Shiels as my teacher; Mrs Allum – doing our Moana item at Assembly; Mrs Shiels – our excursion to the farm.

We are so proud of every student in KB, well done! We wish all of KB and your families a very Merry Christmas and a safe and enjoyable break. We look forward to seeing them looking so grown up on the first day of Year One.

Mrs Allum and Mrs Shiels

We have had an exciting and fun year in KC. I am so proud of each and every one of you and wish you all the best of luck next year in Year One. I’d like to thank all my parents for their support throughout the year and a big thank you to Mrs Nahas, Mrs Paull, Mrs Towle, Mrs

Matthews, Mrs Griffin and Mrs Birrell for your help in the classroom. KC’s favourite memories from Kindergarten: Tayla – taking the bears home for a sleepover, Lilly – going to the farm, Harry – winning the Easter raffle, Ava – performing our item, Aria – playing in the playground, Chloe – Easter Hat Parade, Sophie – Crazy Hair Day, Joel – running at the Athletics Carnival, Zion – playing with the Bee-bots, Ayman – performing our item, Kaitlyn – planting seeds and watching them grow, Jacob – playing with the toys, Charlee – getting lots of awards at assembly, Bronte – going to Super Kid morning tea, Liam – cooking, Elijah – playing with the big Max-D monster truck, Hunter – Commando Day, Fawzan – milking the cow at the farm, Heston – having free play, Andy – going to the farm, Bria – making new friends. My favourite memory of Kindergarten was having 21 beautiful children. I will miss all of you! xx Goodbye to Ava and all the best at your new school next year. Have a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday. Love Miss Clarke

Wow! The year has gone so fast. It has

been a busy and successful time. Many

things have happened and we have many

memories of our favourite moments. The

children say that their favourite things at

school have been…play in the home corner by

Alexis, doing Maths by Hayley, free play by

Emma, learning about farm animals by Holly,

playing with my friend’s outside by Nella,

free play by Mia, doing art and craft by

Piper, playing with my class by Serena,

colouring in by Te Waihuarere, handwriting

by Rachel, colouring in by Benjamin, Mrs

Murphy and Mrs Somerville teaching me by

Charlie, free play by Declan, learning by

Danny, making new friends by Niharika,

colouring in by Madiu, doing art and craft by

Nate, learning by Flynn, Mrs Murphy and

Mrs Somerville teaching me by Ryder. Our

favourite memories are watching all the

children grow in so many ways. Well done,

KG!

We would like to thank all the children for

their efforts this year and wish them all the

best for Year One. We will miss you! We

would also like to thank all of KG’s parents

for their support throughout the year and a

big thank you to the parent helpers. May you

and your families have a happy and safe

Christmas!

Mrs Murphy and Mrs Somerville

Kindergarten we had a blast! We participated in Healthy

Harold, Sports in Schools, Easter assembly item,

cooking, Commando Mufti day, Crazy hair day,

Grandparents day, Easter hat Parade, Book Week

parade, we went to the farm and the movies… to name

just a few things! Phew!! No wonder we are all so tired

and need a break for Christmas. Thanks to all my

parents for entrusting your child to me this year in their

very first year of schooling. I love teaching Kindergarten

and seeing how far they come. Thanks also for your

home support this year and to my parent helpers who

gave up time when they could to help in our room. KP

has been lucky enough to have many teachers’ aides

helping us in our room this year. Thanks Mrs Cadden,

Mrs Brooke and Miss Elaine. I am very thankful for the

extra support and help they all provided to the children

and to myself. They go above and beyond each time

they are in my room. I’d like to extend a big thank you

to them all for making my graduation hats and for

putting together the children’s scrapbooks for me. This

takes hours and I am very, very grateful for the help. I

hope you enjoy looking through them. It has been a

great year together and I have really enjoyed getting to

really know each child in my class. I have enjoyed the

laughs we’ve had. I would like to take this opportunity

to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a restful and

relaxing holiday season. I wish everyone in KP all the

best in Year One. Stay as lovely as you all are KP and

come back from time to time and say hi. I asked the

children to comment on their best part of Kindergarten

2017 and this is what they said…

Katherine…doing recount writing and scripture,

James…learning how to read, Jack…free play and

writing, Oaani…meeting Miss Premier and playing with

my friends and making new friends, Audrey…playing on

the computers and dressing up in free play,

Ethan…playing with the dress ups and toys, iPads,

drawing and numbers, Levi…learning how to count,

dressing up in free play and playing with my friends,

Layla…having crazy hair day and playing outside in the

sun with my friends, Mikayla…maths, the Easter

parade, making new friends and free play, Axis… free

play and maths, Rawiri…using the iPads and doing

handwriting, Marcus…doing art and craft and free play,

Milan…writing and maths, Eden…doing art and craft,

reading and maths games, Aria…making and playing

with my friends every day and doing free play,

Alexis…being the leader and taking home the bears

Oscar and Chloe and doing art and craft, Livia…making

new friends, table points, art and craft and Oscar and

Chloe bears, Ben…free play, Oscar and Chloe bears, and

being the leader, Georgie…sport, art and craft and

taking home Oscar and Chloe, Miss Premier…We have

enjoyed lots of fun together and learned a thing or two

along the way. I will miss all of KP. Good luck in Year

One. Miss Premier

KR have had a wonderful year this year. I am so proud

of each and every child in the class and have loved

being a part of their first year at school. They have

developed some lovely friendships which I hope to see

continuing to develop over the years to come. I would

like to take the opportunity to thank all of the parent

helpers who gave up their time to come in and assist

the children. When I asked KR what their favourite

memory of Kindergarten was, this is what they said…

Juliet: My favourite memory of Kindergarten was my very first day because I couldn’t wait to start. Miriam: I was very happy to make new friends and play with them on the equipment. Mackenzy: I loved the farm because I liked milking the cow. Abby: I loved making fairy bread. It tasted so yummy! Addison: I loved my first day, unpacking my bag and playing play dough with my new friend Juliet. Sarah: I loved free play time on Friday afternoons and playing in the play kitchen. Molly: I liked everything about school. I really enjoyed the funny Christmas show. Sophia: I liked when we did Maths Groups. Sereen: I liked the dress ups days at school. I was Spider Girl. Riley: I liked doing Art. My monster artwork was even used in a competition. Lachlan: I loved going to the farm and going on the bumpy tractor ride. Oliver: I loved getting Dojo points, being the leader and getting prizes from the prize box. Eli: My best memory of Kindergarten was sitting on the bus with Lachlan when we were going on our excursion. Ethan: I loved playing dress ups during free play time. Ryder: I liked going to the farm and going on the tractor ride. Marcus: I loved making farm animals for our craft. Matthew: I liked building massive Lego castles with Oliver. Aiden: I loved playing games on the iPads. Will: I loved Footy Fun Day and buying stuff with my tokens. Brooklyn: I loved wearing my special hat at the Easter Hat Parade. Mrs Richter: My favourite memory of KR would have to be how eager they were to learn and how quickly they adapted to changes in routine. They took on new activities with enthusiasm and always supported each other when times were tough.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

Mrs Richter

1A Class Report It was a pleasure to have your children in my classroom this year. We have laughed, played, studied, learned and enriched our lives during the year. I would

like to thank all the parent helpers and support staff for all their help in our

classroom. Good luck to all 1A students next year. Have a wonderful holiday! Mrs Sofie Aronis Jade Jacob Jaime Lachlan

Annabelle Hunter Jacob Aliyah Jett Jack Isla-Belle Johua A. Bailey Lachie Eliza

Daniel Ari Poppy Samuel Riley Vienna Ella Joshua M. Emma Zane

What an incredible year! Both Mrs Chalk and I are

honoured to have been 1C’s teachers; we are so

proud and impressed by the students’ hard work

and commitment to their education. We would like

to thank Mr and Mrs Doonan, Mrs Pride, Mrs

Hide, Mrs Vallorani, Mrs Pye, Mrs Towle and Mrs

Sloan for sharing their time with our class and

playing a vital role in our students’ reading

journey!

We all will leave this year with many bright and

happy memories…William P will always remember

beating the Year 4 students in handball, Jai has

made some brand new friends, Ava V loved making

some Christmas ornaments from clay, Ava M had a

ball at Mrs Chalk’s going away party, Nick practised

some sweet new dance moves, James went to the

zoo and watched penguins swim, Damian learnt

how to hold and care for chickens, Mia met

Healthy Harold and learnt how to get big, strong

muscles, William R rode the cable cars at the zoo,

Xander learnt to sew a Christmas stocking, Charli

made her way to the Extension reading level, Holly

showed her work off to teachers from around the

school, Lily explored all the fantastic equipment in

the playground, Isaac enjoyed meeting Mrs Chalk’s

baby, Kesaiah was very persuasive in writing about

why he should be a zookeeper, Ruby improved her

reading levels with the help of Mrs Steen, Mollie-

May had the wildest hair on Crazy Hair Day, Max

developed some fantastic pattern making skills in

TEN lessons, Abbey unleashed her creative side

during step-by-step drawing, Savannah practised

beautiful handwriting and Ofa took off during

Sporting Schools.

We wish you a very refreshing holiday and more

exciting learning adventures in 2018!

Love Miss Ludemann and Mrs Chalk

Wow what a year we have had in 1G.

It has flown by so fast as we were busy learning

new and exciting things.

1G say their favourite thing about Year One has

been; Christmas art by Christopher, School Disco by Haylee, Footy Fun Day by Lisa, First day at school by Ava, Easter Hat Parade by Alexander, School Disco by Ben, Sports Carnival by Joah, Watching the baby chicks hatch by Emily, Footy Fun Day by Sophie, Maths by Eli, Art and Reading by Zoe, Footy Fun Day by Kupe, Technology by Levi, Reading by Thomas, Spelling by Dylan, Sports Carnival by Jackson, The Zoo Excursion by Austin, Book Parade by Shyla, Commando Day by Joshua, Crazy Hair Day by Veda, iPads by Lincoln, Footy Fun Day by Lucienne, Writing Recounts by Arielle.

Well done 1G, it has been a pleasure teaching all

of you. I am so proud of how hard you worked

and the confidence you gained throughout the

year! I am going to miss you all.

I wish you all the best as you take on the

adventures of Year Two! Enjoy your school

holidays, have a very Merry Christmas and a

Happy New Year!

Love Miss Galletta

xxx

A Message for 1F

With love from Mrs Foreshew.

What a year!, I am so happy to have watched you

all grow and learn. Each and every one of you

should feel extremely proud of all you have

achieved. A big thank you to Mrs. Brook, Jared and

my parent helpers you have helped me immensely

and made my year a very special one. Have a great

holiday and I leave you with this message.

I’m glad I was your teacher

I’ve come to love you so

I can’t believe the end is here

I hate to see you go!

Remember all the fun we had

In all the things we did

But most of all remember…

You’re a very special kid!

You're a very special person,

And I want you to know.

How I loved to be your teacher,

How fast the weeks did go!

Please come back to visit me

As through the grades you grow,

Try hard to learn all that you can

There is so much you have to know!!

The one thing I tried to teach you

To last your whole life through,

Is to know that you are special

Just because you are you!!!

Love,

Mrs. Foreshew

2017

Wow! Year One is over and now our class is

heading off to Year Two. It has been a year full

of wonderful experiences for the class. I am so

pleased with our progress and wish everyone the

very best next year.

I would like to say a big ‘Thank You’ to our

wonderful parent helpers, Mrs Lanzafame, Mrs

Bath, Mrs Bean, Mrs Boyes and Ms Tran, thanks

for all your help. To the parents, other family

members and friends who supported home

activities…thank you. Thanks to Miss Ludermann

and Mrs Bartrum for teaching us History, Mrs

Farah and Mrs Russell for teaching us Library

and for the many other teachers and support

staff that have assisted 1S.

Our class was recently asked to rank our TOP

FIVE Year 1 Memories. No. 1…Way out in

front were the many special days we celebrated

this year, Footy Fun Day, Crazy Hair Day,

Healthy Harold Visit, Book Parade and the

Easter Hat Parade just to name a few.

No.2…Chickens, Chickens, Chickens. We loved

leaning about the lifecycle of the chicken and

watching it in real life. No. 3…Technology Time.

Mrs Cabrera taught us how to use a variety of

devices and we enjoyed using them as a learning

tool throughout the year. So much more to learn!

No 4…was a tie between Art and GoNoodle. Our

wild things art lesson was the favourite here.

We enjoyed many directed drawing art lessons.

AND GoNoodle…that got us up and moving

throughout the day! No.5…our Class Item and

doing partner plays on Thursdays. You certainly

were stars on the stage! Of course there were

many, many more wonderful memories of Year

1…I hope you all enjoy creating many new

memories in Year 2.

Farewell Layla, Isabella, Lachlan B, Lachlan L and

Rhyme. I hope you settle quickly into your new

schools. We will miss you all.

I have enjoyed teaching you all this year and will

miss you. I hope you have a safe holiday and a

Happy Christmas. See the rest of you next

year. Miss Stevens.

2B have had an exciting year, making friends and meeting new people. Some of our highlights include..... Levi - craft, Eia - technology, Divya -

reading, Madison - geography, Eve - having friendly friends, Alicia - painting, Saxon - free play, Sotiris - art and craft, Elana - making things to show our family, Cameron - doing fun things, Elizabeth - completing detailed work, Scarlett - making Christmas bags, Alex - making Christmas boxes, Dominique - playing with Alex, Hannah - having a nice teacher, Paige - kingball, Emmi - being in 2B, Leah - spending time with Mrs Boyes, Ethan - craft, Riley - doing art and Matthew - art and craft. 2B have enjoyed all the special things that have made up our year. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

What a busy year the children in 2FM have had! All the children have worked really hard and have achieved some fabulous results. We are very proud of all of them! Thanks to the support from Mrs Brook, Mrs Garrett, Mr Lawrence, Mr Fox, Mrs Brunner, Mrs Jaftha and Mrs Farah. Thanks also to our parent helpers Mrs Pride, Mrs Glas, Mrs Garven, Mrs Samardzioski and Mrs Arena and thankyou to all the parents at home who worked hard with their children to complete homework every week and regularly change home readers. We would like to thank all our lovely children for the special memories that we have to keep.

Ousman for his amazing dance moves.

Michael and his famous saying ‘Great Scott!‘

Connor the tricky prankster.

Noah C ‘ Cookie ‘

Jasmine the smiley chatterbox.

Erika for being a smiley, happy, cheeky monkey

Noah H for always encouraging others to believe in themselves.

Lily for always being lovely.

Taiya for bringing joy into the classroom.

Matthew with his never ending wardrobe.

Nirav with his cheeky smile.

Isabella for always being happy and helpful.

Chelsea our little ray of sunshine.

Valeria for always being with Nuuha.

Nuuha for always being with Valeria.

Jessica for her lovely, sweet nature and stealing all the boys hearts.

Adia for being so quiet and kind.

Robert ‘Mr Eyebrows‘

Violet always eager to help.

Lana MrsHave a Chat.

Joshua with his quick maths brain.

Lucas the nutty professor.

Antonio for being lightening fast.

Max for his quirky sense of humour.

Good luck our lovelies! Have a safe holiday! Merry Christmas everyone!

Mrs Shiona Frame and Mrs Simone McDougall

What can I say about a class like

2K?…expect to say Wow! What a great

bunch of beautiful and caring students.

We’ve had the greatest year learning new

and exciting things together! We’ve made

some awesome friends and shared so many

fun times as a class. I’m very proud of all

their achievements and I wish them all the

best in Year 3.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish

you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year. May your time over these school

holidays be joyous and safe. See you next

year!

Yours sincerely,

Miss Samantha Kabrial

What another great year it has been! All the

students in 2R are to be commended for their

hard work that they’ve put in throughout the

year. They’ve achieved so much and I am very

proud of their achievements. We’ve had a fun

and an enjoyable year together and have learnt

a lot. We were particularly interested in

learning a lot about our Science topic ‘Living

Things’ this semester, which resulted in our

class looking after real chickens. Thank you to

all the parent helpers and support staff for all

their assistance and help in the classroom this

year. Your help is greatly appreciated. I wish

the students all the best in Year 3, as they

enter their first year of primary school. I wish all

the families and their children a very Merry

Christmas and a safe holiday!

From Mrs Raleski

3J have had an exciting and busy 2017. Goodbye

and good luck to Ella, Jay, Isaac and Claire as

they leave us for their new schools. Thankyou to

all of our parent helpers who have assisted with

reading this year. Special thanks to Mrs Dodson,

Mrs Hankin, Mrs Brook and Mrs Thomas who

have worked closely with many students to assist

with their reading, mathematics, writing and

technology. Wishing everybody a safe, healthy

and joyful holiday xx Julie Finn

Here are 3J's highlights of 2017:

Isaac- I've really enjoyed sport, our item and

drama.

Holly A- Winning the Grand Final, drama,

writing and winning the Wattle Award. Georgia- Art, science and T-ball. (Even with a

broken arm).

Dante- Learning everything, having fun playing

sport and playing with technology.

Harry- Technology, sports, karate and making

lots of new friends.

David- I've enjoyed having Mrs Finn, the arts and

performing our item.

Mariam- Art, winning the netball competition,

playing T-ball and improving my maths.

Zane- Being responsible, playing T-ball and

rugby league and drawing.

Draven- Playing PSSA cricket, arts and crafts,

buddies, technology and CAPA groups.

Zaahid- Making the final of the Spelling Bee,

making lots of friends and writing lots of crazy,

entertaining stories.

Jay- I've enjoyed art, science, PSSA soccer and

sport.

Bianca- I've enjoyed art, sports like netball and

newcombeball and friends.

Jessica- I've liked dancing, getting the History

award, improving my maths and making lots of

friends.

Julian- Doing lots of art with Mrs Finn,

improving in grammar, playing rugby league and

robotics.

Jade- Doing science experiments with Miss

Madrigal, netball with Mrs Finn, doing

technology and performing at School Spectacular.

Isabel- I've enjoyed Mrs Finn teaching me and

joking around. My favourite subject is art and I

think I need to improve in maths.

Byron- I've enjoyed playing PSSA soccer, I've

enjoyed being in Mrs Finn's class because she is

funny, maths and spelling.

Thomas- Art, HSIE, science and PSSA cricket.

Shennae- I've enjoyed the whole year and having

Mrs Finn was delightful. I've loved all of the

friends I've made, art and PSSA sport.

Ella- Art, sport, having Mrs Finn around,

improving my reading and making lots of friends.

Claire- I've enjoyed spending time with my

friends, participating in sports and performing

our item.

Stevie- Art, technology, writing and winning the

technology award.

Dimitri- I've loved doing art, technology, playing

PSSA and tennis and writing.

Jaxson- PSSA soccer, having fun with Mrs Finn,

art and playing fun games.

Kanika- I've enjoyed PSSA netball and

newcombeball, having a year with Mrs Finn and

performing in dance and choir.

Holly F- Dancing, reading, Zumba and working

with Mrs Dodson.

3S Class Report 3S have had a great year! We have had lots of fun

experiencing all of the new things that primary life has to offer. Some

of our highlights were: Swimming Carnival Australis Park Maths Groups Digi Ed Sphero Steam

Program Athletics Carnival Commando Day Book Parade Footy Fun Day Open Day Grandparents Day CAPA Groups We also really

enjoyed using our Google Classroom! We would like to thank all of our parent helpers and SLSO’s who

assisted us during the year. Have a safe and restful holiday, Miss

Cascio

Wow, another year has passed. What a busy year 4C and I have had. We have had

a lot of fun and created many great memories. My highlight for the year was

camp! The children told me their favourite memories for 2017:

Vivek: gardening and art

Keira: CAPA groups Imogen: technology room

Mia: art and digi-ed Lily: School Spectacular

Gabriel: Grandparents day Irene: my art work being displayed in the

competition Meghana: Maths groups Nicholas: crazy hair day

Shekeira: time’s table challenge Ryan T: going to Australia Park

Ashleigh: digi-ed Tyler: movies of books

Ryan R: Mrs Wilson’s groups Amelia: watching the baby plover

Javier: maths groups Roman: camp

Zeinab: working with Mrs Garrett Pattra: being in Mrs Catt’s class

Kayla: gardening and Grandparents day Oscar: PSSA Annabelle: art

Elias: Construction Club Anannya: Library and art

Hayley: Construction Club and working with Mrs Garrett

Brayden: art and maths Savannah: abseiling at camp and

Grandparents day Jim: friends

What a fantastic year it has been and how fast it has

gone! I would like to thank all 4K students for trying

their hardest this year. Every single student in our class

has displayed strength in their favourite subjects,

perseverance to further improve in areas of need and

growing maturity – all of which makes me feel very

proud of you.

I want to thank you for all the fun memories you have

left me. Our class item “Can I Get a Moment?” by

Jessica Mauboy was impressive and Commando Day

bought out the athleticism and will to succeed in all of

you. The Book Fair was a blast and 4K enjoyed dressing

up as their favourite characters in the school’s parade.

Class activities showed me just how clever you were

and the challenge of keeping up with your thirst for

knowledge and skills was thoroughly enjoyable.

In addition, Sport in Schools, P.S.S.A. and other health

related programs demonstrated just how committed

you all were towards this area. We also benefited from

our day spent with the grandparents of 4K students. In

addition, we gained a new appreciation for protecting

the environment through our school gardens

maintenance programs.

Come to think of it, our year has been action packed!!! I

am grateful that you have allowed me to help you this

year and I thank your parents, as well, for their support.

Thanking dearly all students, teaching staff, parents and

our teacher’s aides for contributing to furthering the

education of 4K in 2017. I wish everybody best of luck in

the future including a joyous, safe festive season and a

Happy New Year.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Mark King

2017 will be remembered as the year of the bottle toss, the fidget spinner, for slime and the dab. I asked my class to write down their highlights of 2017, their best memory of being in 5B. I got the expected responses of meeting new people and friendships that have been made and how excited they were to be in my class. I love having a colourful and happy classroom and a few kids mentioned how much they’d enjoyed the art work we’d done throughout the year. Our item that we performed was loads of fun and was also a happy memory for a couple of kids. One student said that he enjoyed learning new things and just - having a go!! It took one honest female in the class until the end of first semester to really like me and another students favorite part of the year was the view from

the top floor - which says a lot for my teaching!! Ananta's favorite thing of the year is the end of year party which we haven’t actually had yet!! We will be farewelling Chloe Pratt and Zac Sorrenson at the end of this year and I wish them the best of luck at their new school. It has been a fun 12 months and I've enjoyed spending time with you all. I encourage you all to stay curious and ask questions and I look forward to watching you further progress next year. Merry Christmas to all of my kids, enjoy this special time with your families until we meet again in 2018.

5S Final Newsletter Report.

2017 has been fun, fast and fabulous! It

doesn’t seem that long ago that we were all

in the hall awaiting the fate of which class

you would be in for Year 5. We walked to our

room and this quickly become a place where

we would share stories, work a little, talk

constantly, work a little, share many laughs

and the occasional tears. We can certainly

say that something was always happening in

5S’ room.

We would like to thank those of you who

helped us maintain our sanity – you know who

you are. Your unique personalities make

you an interesting bunch and as such we have

given each of you a new surname which

highlights our year with you.

Therefore our class list now reads:

Isaac Chatterbox, Abdul Can-I-Go-To-The-

Bubblers?, Chloe Mia’s-Bestie, Jacob

School-Captain, Emma Sweetness, Torrance Creative, Isabella Caring, Rhianna Most-

Improved, Natalie Diligent, Juan Pablo Mathematician, Madison Beautiful-Smile, Chelsea Neatness, Mia G Chloe’s-Bestie, Brendan Polite, Caroline Quiet- Achiever, Taleah Friendly, Sakinah Read-What-You-

Have-Written, Ashlee Helpful, Charlie Allrounder, Brandon Sensible, Samuel Sporty, Jack Strives-To-Improve, Temana Miniscule-Writing, Mia K- Can-I-Sit-In-

The-Flexible-Learning-Space?, Ryan Lucky-

Last, Dean Cheeky-Smile, Mia C MiniMia,

Ella Conscientious and Jamie-Leigh Perfect-

Presentation.

We would like to thank the parents and

carers of 5S for your support throughout

the year. Best wishes to Ella, Jamie-Leigh

and Dean who are starting at new schools

next year. Finally, we would like to wish all

of the staff, parents and children of Wattle

Grove Public School a very Merry Christmas

and a relaxing, safe holiday season.

Natalie Atkins, Meg Alderton and Sharon

Cook

Dear Parents and Families, Wow, what a year! To better state that- what a GREAT year! We have covered a lot of topics and participated in many fun and exciting activities. Each of your children has brought such joy and happiness to our classroom. I was so fortunate to have such a wonderful group of children this past year. My friends and family often laugh at me when I refer to your children as “my kids”. They are like my own children. They all have touched my life and this school year in very positive and rewarding ways. It has been my pleasure getting to know not only your child, but you as well. Having parental support and open lines of

communication is an essential part of any successful school year. Thank you for all you have done to make our year so fulfilling and memorable. Whilst it has been a successful year, there are some things that despite my best efforts, 5/6R have failed to learn such as,

How to walk in 2 straight lines

That the Storm are the best NRL team

That I can hear you even if you whisper

That I really do have eyes in the back of my head

That superheroes wear purple

That pink iced doughnuts can cure most

problems.

Despite these gaps in their learning, I believe

we have had a great year full of personal

growth. Thanks for the fun memories.

Have a safe and happy holiday break and I will see you in the New Year. Donna Robinson

Another fantastic year has flown past! The students in 6P have been very special individuals throughout the whole year. During Term One 6P students were taught by the wonderful Mrs Bartram while I was off getting new knees. I arrived at the beginning of Term 2 to find a fantastic group of year 6 students. 6P students have displayed amazing academic excellence, stupendous sporting skill, inspiring creative talent, incredible social expertise and many other valuable qualities. I wish them every success in the future. Highlights of the year include: Cynthia - being school captain; Chelsea - Stage 3 camp to Canberra; Harry - making new friends; Liv - having Mrs Phillips as my teacher; Aston - being with my friends in 6P; Austin - having fun in our cabin at camp; Kyle - being our class clown; Reece – reading Hating Alison Ashley; Miki – doing really well at cricket; Tim – making a paper mache pig; Brody – I’ve enjoyed knowing that I’ve improved a lot; Bailey – winning the PSSA Rugby League competition; Zak – my first camp and it was “LIT”; Liam – playing football with the Year 6 boys and winning the grand final; Jes – Australis Park with my mates; Livinia – making new Year 6 friends; Kodie – winning the PSSA AFL grand final with my year 6 friends; Ryan – PSSA oztag; Daniel

– dyeing my hair “fairy floss” for the Year 6 farewell and making it to regional cross country; Kira – competing in the Pacific School Games in Adelaide for shot put; Isiah – having a good teacher; Alvin – playing basketball with his mates; Jerrone – basketball shots; Beth – being in Year 6; Jasmine – Schools Spectacular; Chloe – making our plaster masks; Takali – the Year 6 farewell; Sienna – making our pigs. 6P students, you are ready to embark on your next new adventure in life – high school. Merry Christmas to you and your families. I will miss you all. Please come back to visit. Love Ros Phillips

It always continues to amaze us just how generous our students, teachers and families are here at Wattle Grove. On Wednesday this week, we packed about 55 hampers with all of the wonderful items that were donated by our community. As we were unpacking all of the bags handed in by the students, we were absolutely overwhelmed with pride that everyone within the school took to this initiative with so much enthusiasm. The teachers and the students were all so excited at picking items to packing them into their class gift boxes. Thank you to all of the students and to the teachers who prepared the boxes and organized the cards that went with the boxes; we do sincerely appreciate the time you have spent putting this together. To all of the volunteers who assisted with organizing the donations, wrapping the donations and carrying them out the LIONS Club trailer, a huge thank you for your time on Wednesday. The LIONS Club were blown away at how organized we were and how well wrapped and packed our gifts were. Thanks to all of our school members, teachers and community, there are some local community members who will have a brighter Christmas. Best wishes to everyone for Christmas and the New Year. WGPS P&C and Fundraising Committee

Wishing our students and families a very safe and happy holidays….

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