WANGARATTA WEST PRIMARY SCHOOL 4642

5 May 2023

DATES TO REMEMBERTOMORROW Pie Drive ~ Pick up pies from hall FROM 3PM Friday 21st August FINAL payment due for Grades 5&6 Ballarat/Bendigo CampTuesday 25th August Book Parade in hall at 9amThursday 27th August “Stories & Starlight” in the library from 6.30pm ~ 7.30pmWed 2nd – Fri 4th September Grades 5&6 Ballarat/Bendigo CampThursday 3rd September Wonga Wetlands ~ Grades 1/2A, 1/2B & 1/2CFriday 4th September Wonga Wetlands ~ Grades Prep A, B & C and Grade 1/2DMonday 7th September Grades 3-6 Athletics DayWednesday 16th September School Production (whole school) ~ Matinee & night showsFriday 18th September Last day of Term 3 ~ school finishes at 2.30pm

Pie Drive OrdersFor those families that ordered pies from our pie drive, pies will be available for collected from 3pm in the hall tomorrow (Friday). Please ensure that all pies are collected tomorrow as we do not have the facilities to store them over the weekend.

Prep 2016 Come and Try A reminder that the second come & try session is tomorrow afternoon from 2.20pm to 3.20pm in Mrs Krake’s classroom. If you or you know of someone that has a prep starting with us next week and would like them to attend, let the office now and they will put your child’s name on the list.

Winter IllnessesAt this time of year, colds, the flu and other illnesses are everywhere. Parents/carers please remind your child or children of effective hygiene practices and keep them home if they are ill.

Basketball CourtsBasketball towers were installed today. Thank you to the Parents & Friends Association for your fundraising efforts which made this possible.

School Uniform Thank you to parents who are helping us to uphold our high standards of school uniform. Just a reminder that scarves, gloves and beanies need to be in school colours.

5/6 Winter Sports Yesterday the majority of the grades 5&6 students (and staff) braved the wintery, wet and muddy weather and attended the Winter Sports Day (Soccer, Football & Netball). Congratulations to all who participated and represented Wangaratta West!!

Professional DevelopmentMrs Wigan and Mr Johnson attended a planning meeting with the local state government schools including the high school on Thursday to visit our newest school data and explore ways to foster continual school improvement.

Mrs Wigan was in Melbourne on Wednesday for another professional development day based on school leadership as part of a course run by Monash University at the Bastow Institute. She has come back with some great ideas for future initiatives.

Happy birthday to Mrs Currie who had a birthday on the weekend and to Mrs Elliott who turned 21 again yesterday!

Warm regards,Craig & Kristy

NEWSLETTER

From the Chaplain’s Desk Bringing Up Great Kids Parenting Program ~ This will commence next Thursday, August 13 th in our

school library between 9.15am and 11.15am. We look forward to seeing those who have indicated their willingness to participate and have places for anyone who may still think they’d like to take part. This program uses ideas of mindfulness and reflection to support parents to review and enhance their interaction with their children. Parents will be provided with an understanding of children’s brain development, with a focus on their emotional development and reasoning abilities and reflect on how this may influence their parenting approach. Yu would be most welcome to join us in this non-threatening program.

Community Playgroup ~ Many joined us yesterday, despite the dismal weather, and we had a lovely time together. Our story was ‘Edwina The Emu’ by Rod Knowles and we made some pretty flash Edwina Ballerinas. Special thanks to Sue Simsen who took playgroup at very short notice last week.

Seasons For Growth ~ We have now had three sessions and this great little group is seeking comfort in the realisation that we have all had changes in our lives that have made us sad, but that, just like seasons, this doesn’t last forever.

Have a great weekend.

Kindest regards to all, Rose

ItalianSalute!PREPS: This term we are concentrating on learning how to count in Italian! Many games have been played already and we’ve only learnt 1 – 5! The children are excited to learn the next new number/s each week. We have also been beginning our classes with a short game where the children revise “Come stai?” (How are you?) and giving answers.Grade 1/2: Each week this term we have begun our classes revising our Salute (Greetings – Good morning, good evening/afternoon, Good bye, etc.). We do this in a “musical chairs” type game. We are learning how to say the seasons in Italian also. So far we’ve created our “L’inverno” (Winter) pages. I will teach the students a song about the seasons that will hopefully help to remember them.Grade 3/4’s: Quanti anni hai? Your child is telling me how old they are. We are going over this until we are completely confident with how to answer (it’s been a bit tricky when they ask me!). We are also working on our making up our own word search using any 20 words we have learnt this year. As we have started our Avanti program with this year level they have many new words to choose from. Next week we will swap word searches with our classmates and complete.Grade 5/6’s: The children are learning the names of various positions eg. Above, through, near, far, on, etc. This is incorporated into a game. We have also moved onto our latest comic. Many new words in this one! It focuses on classroom items mostly. They seem to be enjoying this one as it is about Giorgio not wanting to be at school! Hmmm…

Salute e grazie,Signorina Cardamone

Saturday Morning NetballCongratulations to our NetSetGo teams, who have finished their 2015 season. The girls have played with enthusiasm and sportsmanship ~ well done! A BIG thank you to our two coaches, Jodie Moore & Jo Direen. They have donated their time to train our girls, and be available every Saturday morning. Please return the clean skirts to Mrs Arnold. Looking forward to next year ~ Leonie Arnold.

Wicked Wildcats play on court 7, Cool Crocs on court 8 and Gang Gangs on court 3, all games at 10.15am.

Woolworths Earn & LearnOur collection box could do with more stickers. Please return them to school as each sheet is completed.You can pick up more sheets at the office. Your help with this promotion is invaluable. ~ Urve Fulton.

Principal: Craig JohnsonPhillipson Street, Wangaratta, Phone 5721.3491

Website: www.wangwestps.vic.edu.auEmail: wangaratta.west.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

TEXT ABSENCES to 0477.343.814

Italian Ebony A for always giving Signorina Cardamone 100% attention in Italian classes and gaining excellent results!

0A Matilda for being a helpful and caring member of our grade.

0B Brooklyn for being a wonderful helper to new people at our school.

0C Max for being a fearless writer.

1/2A Elijah for expressive voice when he reads aloud.Cale for being organised and working hard.

1/2B Levi for progressing through his reading levels at a rapid pace. Jed for excellent fact recall on Penguins.

1/2C Kade for always trying his very best in everything that he does.

1/2D Kaydence for giving the class an amazing explanation of how to use a contents page. Harry for being happy, settled and always enthusiastic in class.

3/4A Maddy for consistently working at a high standard in all subject areas.

3/4B Tamara for beautiful, neat bookwork.

3/4C Dylan for the amazing effort that he puts into all his learning.Gemma for always coming into class with a bright smile and an excellent attitude towards her

school work.

3/4D Dylan for being a hard worker in Maths.Skyler for being a much more resilient student in 3/4D.Mathew for showing excellent effort in Writing and not being afraid to make mistakes.

5/6A Lila for her outstanding realistic fiction draft, great use of voice and word choice! Well done Lila!

Ethan for his great improvement in his counting through tens and hundreds of thousands, andfor always being a considerate classmate.

Georgia for her moving realistic fiction story and her work ethic with her maths. Keep up thegood work Georgia!

All 5/6A for the excellent behaviour and sportsmanship displayed by all students at Winter Sport on Wednesday. It was fun watching you all get covered in mud! Well done!

5/6B All 5/6B for the excellent behaviour and sportsmanship displayed by all students at Winter Sport on Wednesday. It was fun watching you all get covered in mud! Well done!

5/6C All 5/6C for the excellent behaviour and sportsmanship displayed by all students at Winter Sport on Wednesday. It was fun watching you all get covered in mud! Well done!