NORTH WAGGA PUBLIC SCHOOL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Hampden Avenue, Wagga Wagga PO Box 40, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Ph: 6921 3533 Fax: 6921 3459 Email: northwagga-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

North Wagga Public School P & C Association meet 2nd Monday of each month at 6.30pm in the Library

Tuesday, 24th March, 2015

From The Principal’s Desk Dear Parents and Caregivers I am filling in for Mr Griffith until the end of the term while he takes some well-earned leave. With less than 2 more weeks to go, we are very quickly approaching the end of the term and what a very busy time there is ahead! Tomorrow is our school’s Rewards Afternoon. Students who have not been in Time Out or who have had less than 3 Time Out sessions this term will be eligible to attend. The teachers are organising an exciting array of activities for students to enjoy. Our Student Representative Council students are also organising a fund raising mufti day TOMORROW to raise money for the Cyclone Appeal in Vanuatu. Further information can be found in the newsletter. This Friday our school’s annual Athletics Carnival will be held at Jubilee Park. Please come down to Jubilee Park on Friday to cheer on the students and enjoy a lovely autumn day outdoors. Mr Motton has, as always, meticulously planned the day and further information about events and times can be found in the newsletter. Mr Galloway has arranged for a coffee van (serving “real” coffee!) to be in attendance on the day! This Saturday 28th March is the State Election. The Polling Booths at North Wagga are open from 8am. When you have cast your vote, don’t forget to check out the P&C Cake Stall, and buy a ticket in the raffle where you could win a $750 voucher from Anaconda, a $250 fuel voucher or half a tonne of firewood and kindling. Next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Mrs Standley, Mrs Quilliam and I will be attending training for How2Learn and we will in turn be training the staff. How2Learn is an exciting strategy focused on building students’ capacity to learn by explicitly teaching dispositions and habits within existing programs and practises. We are very excited about becoming a How2Learn school, and when we commence the program next term we will be sharing a lot more information with parents and carers about how we can all work together to support each and every student in our school to be resilient and resourceful lifelong learners! Finally, just a reminder that teachers do not start duty until 8:45am, so please, if possible ensure your child does not arrive at school until after 8:45am. We understand that some buses arrive early and students who arrive at school prior to this time are required to remain seated under the COLA until the bell rings. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Have a wonderful week! Kim Woodside Relieving Principal

IMPORTANT DATES Wednesday 25th March Mufti-day, gold coin donation to support Vanuata

Friday 27th March North Wagga School Athletics Carnival Saturday 28th March P&C Election Day Stall and Raffle drawn Thursday 2nd April Easter Hat Parade and Easter Egg Raffle drawn Thursday 2nd April Last day of Term Monday 20th April Teachers return for Professional Development Day Tuesday 21st April Students return for Term 2 Wednesday 22nd April NWPS Anzac Ceremony Thursday 23rd April School Cross Country

Last Friday we celebrated Harmony Day by making kites in our Peer Support groups. Our leaders did a fabulous job getting their group to work as a team when making the kites. We had a perfect autumn day and the breeze in the afternoon made for perfect kite flying!

EASTER EGG RAFFLE – STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

The SRC would love donations of Easter Eggs - any type, size and colour - to go towards their Easter Egg raffle fundraiser. The SRC will be selling tickets to the students before school and during lunch - 50c each or 3 for $1.00. The raffle will be drawn at the Easter Hat Parade on Thursday 2ndApril. Remember, the more eggs we have donated the more

prizes there will be... so please donate! SRC Mufti Day to support the Vanuatu Community

Tomorrow we will be having our Rewards Afternoon and we thought it would be a great idea to also make Wednesday a Mufti Day with a gold coin donation to raise money to support children, families and whole communities in Vanuatu who are in crisis following the devastating impact of Cyclone Pam. Your donation will help support UNICEF's emergency response to the Cyclone Pam Crisis. Please make sure children wear appropriate shoes and tops on the day. Thank you.

MOTHER’S DAY STALL Friday 8th May

This year we will be holding a Mother’s Day stall on Friday 8th May with Kindergarten through to Year 6 to be involved. Students need to donate a gift of $3 in value and can purchase something on the day for $2.00 per gift. If a student wishes to buy more gifts for $2 each they have to donate that many gifts, e.g. if they wish to buy two gifts they have to donate two gifts. All gifts are to be given to the class teacher so that the gifts donated can be recorded. Please support this fundraising activity. Not only will the students love the opportunity of choosing their own gift for mum, all the money raised is used to improve our school for the students. Anyone who can volunteer in the morning and help with the stall, please contact the school. Any help will be gratefully appreciated. Some examples of gifts: Packet of handkerchiefs, soaps, bath salts, hand cream, chocolates, lollies, coffee mugs, tea cups, flavoured teas, scented candles, make-up bags etc. Trudy Standley Coordinator

AWARDS ASSEMBLY The next awards assembly will be held this Thursday, 26th March at 2.45pm in the hall

with 4/5P presenting the item. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Please don’t forget to send in the General School Contributions, $45 per child for the year! Subject Contributions are due this term, K-Yr 2 $20.00 and Yr 3-6 $28.00

EASTER HAT PARADE The K-2 Easter Hat Parade will be held on Thursday 2nd April at 12:15pm. Students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 are encouraged to get creative and make an Easter themed hat to wear at the parade.

Enjoying Harmony Day in Peer Support groups!

Enjoying the AFL training clinic last week!

UNSW INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS AND ASSESSMENTS If you wish your child to participate in these competitions please return the note and payment to the school by Friday, 27th March. Sorry no late entries will be accepted.

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL A reminder that the Athletics Carnival will be held on Friday, 27th March at Jubilee Oval. Parents are welcome to attend and also to help on the day. If you are able to assist, please see Mr Motton on arrival. Also, if you have a large car we need a couple of people to help take the tents/tables home after the athletics carnival for the P&C. NEWSLETTER SPONSORS – THANK YOU Thank you to all of our newsletter sponsors who advertise on the back page. Please support these business who are happy to support our school each year! UNIFORM ORDERS – GET IN EARLY FOR WINTER Uniform orders together with payment can be handed in to the school office and once a week the uniform co-ordinator will fill the orders and send them home with the child. Prices for uniforms have been set out below. Prices: Polo shirts - $20.00 Sports shirts - $20.00 Sports shorts -$13.00 Sports trackpants - $23.00 Jumpers - $23.00 Jackets - $35.00 Girls grey bootleg pants - $20 Boys grey pants - $20 **School hats are $5.00 and may be purchased from the office before the class bell each morning

NOTES, ETC TO BE RETURNED Cross Country and Athletics Carnival Permission notes and payment due back now! UNSW ICAS Years 3-6 payment and notes due back by Friday 27th March

Pink Family Occupation and Education forms to be returned as soon as possible P&C Raffle Tickets due back by TOMORROW

General School Contribution - $45.00 per student Subject Contributions are due this term, K-Yr 2 $20.00 and Yr 3-6 $28.00

COMMUNITY NEWS

NSW PUBLIC DENTAL HEALTH CLINICS Dental treatment for children under 18 years of age is free. Please phone 1800450046 for more information. 360 ALLSTARS This show is on during the school holidays at the Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre on Wednesday 8th April at 7.30pm. There also will be a variety of workshops the day beforehand. This is a phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms of rotation. Boasting a stellar cast, including world champion athletes, world class dancers and world renowned musicians, the production connects the street with the elite to deliver a radical urban circus! WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT As part of Wagga Wagga Takes Two in 2015, Jared Constable from WIN News is organising a Family Fun Day and a Guinness World Record Attempt for the most people in one venue wearing paper hats. All proceeds from the event will go to local charity. This event is being held at Bolton Park Complex on Easter Saturday 4 April 2015. To break the current world record, we need to get 3,046 people in attendance. The day will cater for all age groups with food and drink stalls, children's rides, market stalls, music, Easter hat parade and of course, the World Record Attempt. TRY RUGBY TRAINING SESSIONS The Wagga Wagga Crows Junior Rugby Union Club will be holding “Try Rugby” training sessions on Wednesday’s between 5 and 6pm on 25 March and 1 April at No3 Oval, Conolly Rugby Complex, Jubilee Park. We will also be holding the first of two Saturday Registration Days from 10am to 2pm on 28 March at the Sportsman’s Warehouse. “Try Rugby” continues in Term 2 on 22 & 29 April and 1 May at Conolly Rugby Complex, with our second Registration Day on Saturday 2 May from 10am at the Farmers Home Hotel. Registrations are now open and links can be found on our website at www.waggajuniors.rugbynet.com.au with lots of other information about playing rugby.

CANTEEN NEWS Athletics Carnival P&C Sausage Sizzle Orders due back by tomorrow, Wednesday 25th March. Please send orders back in a separate envelope to other permission notes as the orders and money go to the P & C. If you are able to help out with the sausage sizzle (especially just before lunch time as this is when orders are sent out to the children) and the canteen on Athletics Carnival Day it would be greatly appreciated. This would enable us all to get to see our children participate as well as to support the P&C by helping on the day for a short while.

CANTEEN ROSTER Wednesday, 25th March Kate Plum, Jane Chobdzynski Friday, 27th March Athletics Carnival , PLEASE HELP Monday, 30th March Pat Douglass, Jane Chobdzynski