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Newsletter

Wangaratta District Specialist School

Date 25/08/’17 Ph. 5721 7424

[email protected]. Fax. 5721 8601

Dates to Remember

O.T. - Paula - Monday to Thursday Speech - Shannon - Monday to Friday

School Council Meeting - Tuesday 12th September

Principal’s

Awards

Chris Harvison

Principal

ES Week

Last week was “National Support Staff Week” which we call ES week – basically it is an opportunity for us to

acknowledge the tireless efforts of the support staff at our school. For us, these come in the form of:

Education Support – otherwise known as our Teacher’s Aides who work in class each day to support stu-

dents with learning programs.

Allied Health – our Speech Pathologist and Occupational Therapist who support teachers to set and sup-

port functional goal development for students.

Administration – The office staff who ensure our bills are paid, student information is up to date and an-

swer all the calls that come our way.

These people fulfil a vital role for your student’s each day here at our school. Without them our school simply

would not operate. On behalf of all students and teachers at WDSS, we would like to say a huge THANK YOU

to all of our wonderful support staff.

Parent Opinion Survey

Many of you would have received an email containing a link to completing this year’s Parent Opinion Survey – a

total of 40 families are selected at random each year to complete this survey. So please, check your emails and if

you are one of these 40 families, I would urge you to take the time and complete the survey. Your feedback pro-

vides us valuable insight on how to improve our school practice.

NDIS information session

On Monday 11th of September the Department of Education and Training will be holding one of a series of infor-

mation session for all parents and carers in the Ovens Murray Area. The session will commence at 6.30pm and

be held in the multi-purpose room here at school facilitated by Siska Frederick - Manager Inclusion, Access and

Participation DET. We will be sending a flyer home soon with more information but please save the date just in

case you are interested.

Week 5

Kingston Seefus for being respectful by cleaning up the yard whenever he is

asked

James Paull being a learner and getting his Learner Driver’s Licence

Mia Rhodes-Orton for being safe and encouraging her friends to be safe.

Together We Will: Be Learners. Be Safe. Be Respectful.

Stirling - Jacinta and Emily

We have had a very busy two weeks in Stirling. We had a visit to the police station with Buffalo, we have been riding bikes, enjoying swimming, and we have started our Buddy program with Morgan. We enjoy spending time with the older students.

Stanley - Renee and Simon

Stanley

Crew


Buller - Kellie, Mab and Sheydin

2017 Wangaratta

Community Raffle

We appreciate the support we receive from our school families and the wider community with our Fund-

raising endeavours.

This term the Woolworths “Earn and Learn” sticker campaign as well as the Rotary Community Raffle

are two great ways the community can support us.

There is more information about the “Earn and Learn” program in the Warby class news item and there is

detailed information about the Community Raffle on page 13.

This week in the Buller room we visited the library to learn about newspaper

printing.

We looked at some really old newspapers from the 1800’s. The newspapers had

started to change colour and become very fragile and can tear easily.

We learnt that newspapers are now being transferred onto something called mi-

crofilm. Eventually they will all be put onto computers.

We also checked out a dress that had been made entirely of paper. Very cool!

Thank you to the Wangaratta Library for having us!

Emily and Chloe enjoying their morning chats.


Cobbler - Sarah, Alicia and Hayley

Bogong - Leanne and Tyler

We have been working with Hayley while Alicia has been away learning.

On Wednesday August 16th we went to the STEM Expo at Galen.

There was a microscope. I looked at little bugs. (Brandon)

I liked building a

boat. (Aidain)

I liked how I was controlling the robot.

(Bailey)

I liked the ball robots. (Jayden)

There was a robot. (Logan)

We have had a good couple of weeks in Bogong, we have been continuing our buddy program with Buffalo and it has been lots of fun. The kids have been doing lots of team building activ-ities to get to know each other.

Our cooking program has also been going well. The last couple of weeks the kids have cooked curried sausages and mini quiches, they were delicious.


Hotham - David, Lea, Chris and Jody

Buffalo - Phillipa, Lori, Lisa C and Andrea

Such a busy fortnight; lots of learning, fun and even a special excursion. So lucky to join with Stirling and visit the Wangaratta Police Station. This continues on with learning about our community helpers. Highlights were getting a chance to sit in the police car and seeing inside the station also. We learnt of the emergency 000 num-ber too and how this is used. We are also loving our music sessions playing the instruments and our favourite riding of the horses to ‘She will be coming round the mountain’. The time is flying as we head into the second half of term 3.

Last week we had the pleasure of

the Warby girls spending the day

in Hotham.

We worked well together and

enjoyed each other’s’ company

on our weekly town bus trip.

It was a novel experience for the boys to have female company and I am pleased to say that eve-ryone treated each other with respect and courtesy.


Mt. Beauty - Kate M, Tina and Sarah

Mt. Emu - Frazer and Jack

Mt. Emu

The boys in Mt.Emu took part in a bike ride from Bee-chworth all the way down to Everton along the Rail Trail on Monday. Their bike handling skills were tested down the steep slopes, including a BMX track along the way! Their hard work was rewarded at the end with a small BBQ.

#UNFOLLOW BULLYING

We have all made a pledge to unfollow bullying. Some of the pledges we made included not to react to an incident or keep calm and move on.

Mt. Beauty students have been doing a fantastic job in cooking lessons this year. Each week we go shopping for ingredients, go through the checkout and self-checkout paying for our food. Then back at school we all con-tribute to cooking the food through cutting, grating, mixing and setting the table. We love to sit down and eat together as a class and are proud of ourselves when we try new foods.


Feathertop - Kate E and Fiona

Morgan - Ryan, Stella and Chloe

We practice letter sounds with the Spelfabet program in the classroom.

Kobe likes the t-shirt stencil that he made in Art.

We practice counting money with coins in the Feathertop room.

We are practicing making and measuring the temperature of the milk in Hot Chocolate. We are also practising opening cans in Feathertop.

Morgan has been having a wonderful 3rd term! We have continued to practice our drumming skills with Robyn in music and have shown great rhythm and cooperation when working as a team to make music. Sound-ing awesome Guys!

We have also been for-

tunate enough to join

the Stirling class for

our buddy program.

The group has done a

fantastic job setting

examples for the

younger students and

being exceptional role

models. Keep up the

great work team!

This week is all about screen printing and designing our own t-shirts and hats. The students are creating fantastic designs and have im-pressed with their newly learned printing skills.

ART with Jodi


Warby - Judd and Lizz

Mt Typo - Brittany, Ranni and Shannon

The Mt Typo boys have enjoyed completing a mould experiment as part of their critical and crea-tive thinking. The boys used gloves and bags to wipe bread on places around school that they thought would have mould growing germs. After 3 weeks the control, untouched by anyone, looks like normal bread. However apart from Harvo’s office, which is only beginning to show a little bit of mould, all of the other testing spots have shown massive mould growth. Some were very surprising including bread touched by clean hands! The boys will now learn about minimising the spread of germs and the importance of washing your hands properly!

In week 4 of term 3, Warby Café offered it’s 3rd “staff canteen”. We stuck with our tried and tested pumpkin soup recipe and produced our biggest order of 45 bowls to our lovely staff group. Staff canteen has exposed the students of Warby to a range of different skills and we have been extremely proud of the work ethic they

have shown to make it possible. Students have taken orders, handled money, budgeted, planned ingredients, shopped, chopped, peeled, sliced, diced and delivered the goods to their customers. They have also taken on feedback and tried to improve with each canteen. Thank you for the continued support to our little program.


Mt Pilot – Jacqui, Treena, Sharon and Molly

Taminick - Lisa, Lis and John

Students in Taminick have been enjoying cooking their lunch each week on a Tuesday – thanks to those families who support our program by sending in the money each week. It is a very worthwhile life skill and includes buy-ing ingredients, harvesting from the garden, following instructions, using different kinds of foods and eating to-gether. Here are a couple of our favourite photos of all 7 awesome students and 3 legendary staff members eating together.

And because its ES celebration week, we would like to say thanks so very much to John and Lis for all your hard work in our classroom. The students and the teachers love working with you, and you enrich our days and lives so much.

The Mt. Pilot girls enjoyed the sunshine on Tuesday afternoon and

took the bikes for a spin on the basketball courts.

“It was lots of fun riding down the ramp!”

Shai

Edwina and Ava

“Thankyou Ava for giving me a fun ride!”

Stella gave bike riding a

BIG thumbs

UP!

Maddie

“It was

awesome!!”

Jordan

“Bike riding is good!”

Kara –Lea thinks it is great when

she controls the alligator by

pushing the purple button.


Stanley - Renee and Simon

Kosciusko - Matt and Luke

Coffee and NDIS Chat (and anything else disability related)

Benalla Support Group for Children with Special Needs

158-160 Bridge St Benalla, 0357627057

With the NDIS due to roll out in this region in October 2017, it is important that families with a person with a disability begins to understand what this may mean for them. Now is the time to begin to understand the ex-pectations and plan the road to a successful transition. Come along and receive up to date info. These sessions will be ongoing monthly so you have the opportunity to ask questions and together we can work out the answers. These sessions are not only about the NDIS, but an opportunity for families to meet other families in similar posi-tions as you may find yourself in.

Where? Children's Services Centre, 1 Hadley St. Wangaratta

When: 6th Sept, 11th Oct, 8th Nov, 6th Dec, Time: 10.15am –11.45

“NO-one knows it better than another parent”

R.S.V.P. 57627057

Where? Scope Office, Bridge St Benalla

When: 14th Sept , 19th Oct, 16th Nov, Time: 10.30am -12.00

Last Monday the Kossie boys started the week

with a bike ride from Beechworth to Everton,

along the Murray to Mountains rail trail. The boys

had heaps of fun and ended the day with a camp

fire lunch in Everton. Sausage in bread was a real

hit!


VCAL 1 and 2 - Jodie, Rosie, Adrian, Meg Ashley and Chris

On Tuesday 22nd August, some of the students who are involved in James’ Place Restaurant this year went on a Food Tour around our local region.

First stop was McDonalds, where students were given the unique opportunity to have a tour ‘behind the scenes’ and see how the kitchen operates and the various protocols and procedures involved.

The second stop for the day was at Lindenwarrah in Milawa. Students met with Katie and she showed us Restaurant Merlot and even one of the Guest Suites available. The students loved sampling the fresh pastries that Katie had made that morning and also lying on sun lounges beside the luxury pool.

Katie explained the importance of being versatile in the Hospitality Industry, and having the ability to perform various different roles.

From Lindenwarrah, we visited Milawa Cheese Factory and Milawa Mustards. Students had the chance to sample the produce at both of these establishments.

Finally, our Food Tour ended at the Gateway Motel. Students experienced fine dining, and were able to order of the a la carte menu. Some students even tried eating Oysters Kilpatrick.

Massive thanks to Ali Alexander from Café the PreVue and Shane Crispin form NE Len for organising this amazing experience. Huge thanks to all the staff at the establishments we visited. We feel truly blessed.


Sunday 27th August

South Wangaratta Reserve

11.30 am kick off

The 3rd annual Specialist School soccer challenge match

Raffle Prizes

1st Prize: 2017 Toyota Corolla Ascent valued at $23,990“on the road”. Provided by the Wangaratta Motor

Group and the Rural City of Wangaratta

2nd Prize: Travel Package valued at $4,000 donated by Travel and Cruise and the Rotary Club of Appin

Park

3rd Prize: Trailer (7x5) and cage (2 ft) valued at $2,000 donated by the Rotary Club of Appin Park

4th Prize: Whitegoods package valued at $2,000 donated by the Rotary Club of Appin Park

5th Prize: Grocery voucher valued at $1,000 donated by the Rotary Club of Appin Park

6th Prize: Fuel Voucher valued at $500 donated by the Rotary Club of Appin Park

2017 Wangaratta

Community Raffle

Tickets for this years’ Community Raffle cost $3 each with $2 going to our school and $1

being retained by the Rotary Club. There are 10 Tickets in each book.

All tickets have to be accounted for under raffle rules, so please take care to return ei-

ther all tickets and/or the money.

Please indicate your interest to help by filling in the slip below and returning it to the

school.

Thankyou for your assistance and support.

I will return all money and ticket stubs / or unsold tickets to the school before Friday 3rd

November 2017.

Signature _______________________ Printed Name ___________________

Please send Raffle books home with

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