MARCH

Friday 8th

PFA Meeting at WDSS

- 9:15am

Monday 11th

Public Holiday - NO

SCHOOL

Wednesday 20th

WDSS School Leavers

Expo - 6:00pm

APRIL

Friday 5th

Last Day of Term 1 -

2:30pm finish

Warragul & District Specialist School Newsletter

Term 1 Issue 4, Tuesday 26th February 2019

55 Burke Street (PO BOX 959) WARRAGUL VIC 3820 PH

CANTEEN ON THURSDAY !

Student Support Group (SSG) meetings are currently being held with

Teachers, families, students and with Allied Health staff where necessary.

These SSG meetings are a great time to review your child’s progress and

establish goals and make any necessary adjustments. SSG’s are a

fantastic platform for everyone to come together so I hope everyone is

able to take the opportunity to catch up. Many SSG’s have already

occurred however if this has not happened as yet then your child’s

teacher will be in contact shortly to book a time if they have not done so

already.

I would like to congratulate the Junior and most of Middle & Senior school

students who are now continuing to wear school uniform. We appreciate

the efforts of families to make this happen. The school colours are red

and black and Junior and Middle school wear red tops whilst the Senior

students wear black with red.

It is also great to see so many students wearing hats and sunscreen

during the hot weather. With temperatures looking to be in the 30’s this

week can I encourage all students and families to check that they have

a sunhat and drink bottle (please label all belongings with your child’s

name). The school does have sunscreen available and staff will help

students apply the sunscreen before going outside.

On Wednesday 20th of March we will be holding an information session

for families about adult service provider opportunities that are in our local

community. This is a great opportunity for families in the Senior school to

come along and hear about all the great opportunities your child may

be able to have access to when they finish their schooling at Warragul &

District Specialist School. The evening will begin at 6pm in the

Multipurpose Room at Warragul and District Specialist School and we

strongly encourage you to come along and attend.

Have a great week!

I love playing with balls, going on the swing and

tickles! I love PJ masks,

and going on

the bus trips.

I love the swing and the

sandpit and (Disney)

CARS!

I love being outside and playing on the

swing. I love to say hello.

I love being outside, and jumping

in the therapy room!

We are thrilled to have Michelle from BE Performing back again this year!

Michelle is a drama teacher and is leading senior groups in dance,

singing and acting sessions every 3 weeks.

Students develop skills in communicating effectively, singing and great

dance moves - and have a lot of fun along he way!

Michelle showing

the moves!

Catherine and Blayden

We love the RESPECT shown to Michelle when

she is giving instructions!

Canteen is up and running for another year! We are all very organised and everything is

running smoothly.

Emma, Sophie’s mum is volunteering to help in the canteen. She brings hospitality expertise

after running Sophie’s Sandwich Bar in Drouin. We are very fortunate to have Emma with us

- THANK YOU EMMA!

Bailey on cupcake

duty and Troy with

the finished

product - YUM!

Looks like Malachy is

on dishes this week !

Paige and Liam

sorting out the

orders

Alex getting an

order together

Kieran, Emma & Bella gearing up for a

big day!

Blayden expressed how he felt about FIRE - he has done a fantastic job.

Keep up the good work Blayden we hope to see more of your amazing

work!

Fire

Fire eats everything Fire makes me feel worried and makes me feel pain and scared. I would feel regret if I lost someone I loved.

- Blayden

Bella spends Mondays down at Baw Baw Skills and she LOVES it so much

she produced this article to tells us all about it. Bella typed it up one of

the school laptops using Microsoft Word, she formatted the headings and

the border as well - FABULOUS WORK Bella!

Bella’s Monday news

This year has been the best year in the world. Monday’s has been grate at

Baw Baw skills is good because you learn about different skills and my skill is

automotive and it is learning about cars. And on the first day back I was a little

scared because I haven’t done it in a long time but now I am getting better at

it as I go along. On my first day back I changed a wheel and over the week we

learn about different things. Last week the group had a look under the 2 cars

it was so cool. And the better I get I might get do other good things l could do

hope works and yesterday my dad came down and had a look around I was

very happy to see him I love my dad coming on Monday’s. And I am hoping to

continue doing automotive on Mondays but hopefully I get to do other fun

things throughout the year.

Yours truly Bella McDougal room14

CONNOR

Being SAFE in all

school settings

ALEX

Being a good

LEARNER

GABRIEL

Being SAFE with his

hands at school

DAKOTA Being SAFE and show-

ing the younger kids

how to be SAFE

LILLIE

Being RESPECTFUL by

helping residents at

Cooinda Lodge

ANGEL

Being a good

LEARNER working

with Maths Group

BELLA

Being a good LEARNER

in Automotive at Baw

Baw Skills

BRIDGET

Being a good LEARNER

in Plumbing at Baw

Baw Skills

With NDIS now in full swing we are having an increasing amount of students

being collected by Carers / Agencies - either regular or casual basis.

It is ESSENTIAL that you advise the school office beforehand. Parents need to

advise the Carer / Agency picking up their students to report to the office and

have the students FULL Name and identification (if they are new to the school).

Warragul & District Specialist School presents our annual

On Wednesday March 20th we are having our annual

Post School Options Expo at the school commencing at 6.00pm

IF YOU HAVE A STUDENT AGED 16 AND OVER IT IS STRONGLY

RECOMMENDED YOU ATTEND THIS SESSION !

Service Providers that will be attending include:

Day Service Providers

Disability Employment Agencies

Further Education Organisations

NDIS Individual Support Practitioners

Each provider will have a table set up with brochures / details

of what their service offers and will be there to answer all of

your questions!

~ Tea, coffee and supper will be provided ~

To assist with catering please RSVP by 15th March to 5623 1385

For any other queries please contact the school