Waikerie Lutheran

Primary School

6 McIntosh Street

Waikerie SA 5330

Phone: 08 8541 2344

Mobile: 0457 265 337

Principal: Adam Borgas

www.wlps.sa.edu.au

NEW STUDENTS WELCOME We would like to welcome the following new students to our school:

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Week 2

Tues 4th Feb

Wed 5th Feb

Thur 6th Feb

Fri 7th Feb

LLL Banking

Lunch Order Day

8:30am Breakfast Club

2:30pm Uniform Shop

9:00am Chapel

5:00pm Info Night and

Week 3

Mon 10th Feb

Tue 11th Feb

Wed 12th Feb

Thur 13th Feb

Fri 14th Feb

8:30am Breakfast Club

9:00 Assembly

LLL Banking

Port Adelaide Football

Club visit to WLPS

Lunch Order Day

8:30am Breakfast Club

2:30pm Uniform Shop

9:00am Chapel

Week 4

Mon 17th Feb

Tues 18th Feb

Wed 19th Feb

Thur 20th Feb

Fri 21st Feb

8:30am Breakfast Club

9:00am Assembly

LLL Banking

Lunch Order Day

8:30am Breakfast Club

2:30pm Uniform Shop

9:00am Chapel

Our students are - Balanced, Caring, Communicators, Inquiriers, Knowledgeable,

Open-Minded, Principled, Reflective, Risk-Taskers and Thinkers

Waikerie Lutheran Primary School

Newsletter Week 2 // Term 1 // Tuesday, 4th February 2020

COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD

Congratulations to 2 of our own, Miss Katy Driver and Mrs Melissa

Schmidt for being selected as part of the cast for Mamma Mia!

Maynard Oliver Mitchell

YEAR 1/2

YEAR 3/4 YEAR 5/6

YEAR 7

Jayla Eaving Jasmine

Reily

We would like to

welcome our new

students and their

families to our school.

All of our new students

have settled into their

new classes and into

our school community

extremely well.

School Council Reps We are still looking for nominations for

parent reps to sit on School Council. If

you are passionate about our school,

and would like to be on school

council please return the nomination

slip or alternatively you can contact

Mrs Melissa Schmidt in the office.

Parish Service/Teacher Installation There will be a parish service on

Sunday, 9th February in the D’Vine

Hall commencing at 10:00am.

This service will include teacher

installation and a blessing of all staff

and students at WLPS as well as those

who are affiliated with all schools in

the area. It would fantastic to have

as many students as possible at the

service to receive a blessing and

enjoy Pastor Lee’s children’s address.

The service will be followed by

morning tea and a time of fellowship.

Premier’s Be Active Challenge We are asking students to

take up the Challenge again

this year and “Be Active” by

taking part in 60 minutes of physical

activity on at least 5 days of the week

for at least 4 weeks. Activity log forms

are available from classroom teachers

or the office.

Premier’s Reading Challenge The P remier’ s Reading

Challenge has commenced

and we are encouraging all

students to read 12 books before

Friday, 4th September 2020. Student

reading record sheets are available

from classroom teachers or from the

office. Lists of books can be checked

via the Premier’s Reading Challenge

site or via our library.

School Card Applications If you would like to apply for School

Card for 2020, please collect an

application form from the office and

return it to school no later than

Wednesday, 5th February. School card

applications can be submitted by

families who have a combined annual

income of up to $57,000. The earlier

the application is submitted the sooner

the benefits can be applied to your

fees. Please speak to our Business

Manager, Mrs Hannelie van Niekerk if

you would like any further information

or call the office if you require a form.

School Fee Payment Option Form If you have not yet returned your

School Fee Payment Option Form,

could you please do so ASAP so we

can finalise accounts for the 2020

school year.

Scholastic Bookclub Orders for the first Scholastic Book

Club are due to school with payment

by Tuesday, 11th February. Please

note that no late orders will be

accepted. If you order your child’s

book through the parents’ LOOP

ordering system, could you please

advise Mrs Schmidt in the office.

Port Power Players Visiting WLPS We will be having some Port Power

players visiting our school next

Tuesday, 11th February from 12:00pm

until 1:00pm. The session will consist of

an introduction to the players, who

will explain their pathway into the AFL

as well as a talk about healthy

lifestyles and what the AFL pre-season

consists of. After that there will be a

question and answer component,

and group photo. Students who have

any Port Adelaide merchandise that

they would like signed are invited to

bring it along on the day.

School Sport SA Information There are many opportunities for

students to participate in School Sport

SA events throughout the year.

Riverland Carnivals are predominately

aimed at Year 6/7 students, however

there are chances for Year 5’s and

students aged as young as 10 to

participate.

Participating in School Sport SA events is

a great opportunity to try a new sport,

meet students from other schools and

possibly attain selection to compete at

a higher level.

Throughout the year, students can

express interest to participate in sports.

Firstly, for any child to participate,

permission is required from parents,

teachers, PE coordinator and the

principal. Any information about the

event, trainings and travel will be

supplied to parents and teachers.

Prompt return of any consent forms is

greatly appreciated.

A Riverland School Sport calendar is

also available from the WLPS office. If

you have any queries please contact

Steven Braun (PE Coordinator).

Waikerie Lutheran Primary School is a Christ-Centred community equipping each student for life. SCHOOL NEWS

2020 Term Dates

Term 1: 28 January - 9 April

Term 2: 27 April - 3 July

Term 3: 20 July - 25 September

Term 4: 12 October - 10 December

School Office Hours

8:30am - 4:00pm

Office Staff

Business Manager

Mrs Hannelie van Niekerk

Administration

Mrs Melissa Schmidt

Families in our Prayers this week

Borgas

Braun

Brock

Burns

Canney

Waikerie Lutheran Parish

Worship Roster

Sunday, 9th February

Parish Service at WLPS D’Vine Hall at 10:00am including

teacher installation.

Lowbank, Morgan, Ramco and Waikerie to worship at WLPS.

Pastor Lee Kroehn: 0407600293

Office: 8541 2689

Office Hours: 10am-1pm Thursday and Friday

Birthdays

Melissa Schmidt and Lachlan Stanley

God Bless You

Nomination Form for School Council Representatives Friday, 7th February 2020

We need to elect two representatives from our parent body to be a part of School Council. If you

would like to take on this position or know of someone else who would, please nominate.

I would like to nominate …………………………………………...……………………………..……… as a Parent

Representative on School Council.

I have spoken to this person and they are happy to stand. YES

Signature: ……………………………………….…………………………………

This election will take place at the Parent Information Evening on Friday, 7th February 2020.

PLEASE RETURN THIS NOMINATION FORM TO THE OFFICE BY THURSDAY, 6TH FEBRUARY 2020

Parent Info Night/Welcome BBQ Friday, 7th February 2020 at 5:30pm

(Please return this form to the school by Tuesday, 4th February)

Family Name …………………………………………………………………………………….

We will have sausages, chicken steaks and sandwich steaks at the BBQ, and families are invited to join

us at no cost just bring along a salad to share. Please RSVP with numbers attending, so we can order

sufficient meat etc.

No. Adults ……………….……...… No. Children ……………………

No. Sausages …………..…….. No. Steaks …..……………… No. Chicken Steaks …………………………

Parent Information/Welcome BBQ Our parent information evening and welcome BBQ is scheduled for this Friday, 7th February

commencing at 5:00pm with the first parent information session running from 5:00pm until 5:30pm in

your child’s classroom.

At 5:30pm we will be holding a welcome BBQ, along with presentation of the 2020 School Captains

and Vice Captains, as well as conducting School Council Rep voting. A second parent information

session will be held at 7:00pm for families with students in more than one class.

Families who are staying for the BBQ are asked to bring along a salad to share and fill in the attached

slip to indicate how much meat your family will need. RSVP the office by ASAP!

If the weather is hot Mr Borgas will put the sprinklers on for the young, and the young at heart, to

enjoy so don’t forget your bathers and a towel.