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W A L A W A A N I N J I N D I W A A N Principal Report Term 3 Week 4 2019 WHAT WAS SO GREAT THIS WEEK It had been an exciting Science Week, with a number of classes getting into the theme of ‘Destination Moon’. Some classes went in a totally different direction but still had fun investigating and being scientists. I’m sure parents have had the chance to see photos on Instagram of activities happening in the classrooms. SCHOOL PHOTOS Unfortunately, last week we had to postpone school photos after the power went out at 8.30am. Even though it came back on during the morning there would not have been enough time to get everyone’s photo taken. The very windy weather didn’t make for very good conditions to be taking photos outside, which is where we like to do the class group photos. But we have locked in an alternate date for this term, 4th September, which is week 7. Look forward to seeing everyone looking their best in full school uniform. Photo money will need to be sent in on the day again. SOUTHERN STARS Next week some of our students will be making there way to Wollongong to spend a couple of days practicing and performing at one of the biggest events in Public education. Southern Stars Spectacular is a fantastic event that gives our students a wonderful experience of performing in front of thousands of people. I know that they have been doing a great job so far practicing and learning their performance and they are very excited about next week, they will do a fantastic job representing our school. None of this would have been possible if not for the dedication and experience of the teachers supporting, Mrs Atkins, Miss Hall and Miss Connelly, have given up a lot of their own time to give this opportunity to our students and I would like to thank them for all their efforts. BOOK WEEK I hope everyone had locked in their book character parade costumes ready for next Tuesday. It is going to be another action packed fun filled day. I look forward to seeing everyone’s costumes and the happy smiling faces as they arrive at school. MICHAEL CARR-GREGG I have included another snippet of information from the Michael Carr-Gregg presentation. His third pearl of wisdom for raising great kids. ‘ When we’re together everything’s better. When children have good friendships and a feeling of belonging it helps to create positive mental health. There are some helpful things that parents can do to support and help children build great friendships. Belinda Doyle (Principal) POSITIVE AFFIRMATION FOR KIDS I get better every single day.
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W A L A W A A N I
N J I N D I
W A A N
Principal Report
Term 3 Week 4 2019
WHAT WAS SO GREAT THIS WEEK It had been an exciting Science Week, with a number of classes getting into the theme of ‘Destination Moon’. Some classes went in a totally different direction but still had fun investigating and being scientists. I’m sure parents have had the chance to see photos on Instagram of activities happening in the classrooms. SCHOOL PHOTOS Unfortunately, last week we had to postpone school photos after the power went out at 8.30am. Even though it came back on during the morning there would not have been enough time to get everyone’s photo taken. The very windy weather didn’t make for very good conditions to be taking photos outside, which is where we like to do the class group photos. But we have locked in an alternate date for this term, 4th September, which is week 7. Look forward to seeing everyone looking their best in full school uniform. Photo money will need to be sent in on the day again. SOUTHERN STARS Next week some of our students will be making there way to Wollongong to spend a couple of days practicing and performing at one of the biggest events in Public education. Southern Stars Spectacular is a fantastic event that gives our students a wonderful experience of performing in front of thousands of people. I know that they have been doing a great job so far practicing and learning their performance and they are very excited about next week, they will do a fantastic job representing our school. None of this would have been possible if not for the dedication and experience of the teachers supporting, Mrs Atkins, Miss Hall and Miss Connelly, have given up a lot of their own time to give this opportunity to our students and I would like to thank them for all their efforts. BOOK WEEK I hope everyone had locked in their book character parade costumes ready for next Tuesday. It is going to be another action packed fun filled day. I look forward to seeing everyone’s costumes and the happy smiling faces as they arrive at school. MICHAEL CARR-GREGG I have included another snippet of information from the Michael Carr-Gregg presentation. His third pearl of wisdom for raising great kids. ‘When we’re together everything’s better. When children have good friendships and a feeling of belonging it helps to create positive mental health. There are some helpful things that parents can do to support and help children build great friendships. Belinda Doyle (Principal) POSITIVE AFFIRMATION FOR KIDS I get better every single day.
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Dates to Remember
12th August—16th August Science Week #destination moon 15th August Southern Stars Rehearsal 16th August District Athletics 19th August—23rd August Book Week 19th August—23rd August Book Fair 19th August Shared Story Time 20th August Book Character Parade & Open Classroom 21st August Book Swap 21st August Kindergarten Transition 21st August—24th August Southern Stars Performance 23rd August Stage 2 Gala Day
Babadhal 346 Wandaama 270 Bidhudhu 252 Galangara 321
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BOOK WEEK CELEBRATIONS 2019
This year all students at SPPS have written and published texts to share during
Book Week.
Writing like an author
In Term 1, all classes conducted author studies where they enjoyed and examined a
variety of texts written by different authors. Throughout the term students learnt
about how authors write, the writing process and the techniques authors use.
Students also were lucky enough to meet Matt Cosgrove and Tim Harris (published
children’s authors) who provided valuable insights into the process that writers go
through, right up to publishing their work.
In Term 2, the focus was on students writing like authors and developing their own
published texts for Book Week. Classes determined the audience and purpose for
their writing and students learnt about the writing process by being actively engaged
in the planning, composing, reviewing and publishing of their work.
Book Week will be celebrated at our school in Week 5 of this term. During this week,
all students will have the opportunity to showcase their efforts with other students,
parents and the wider community. As part of the sharing, there will be an emphasis
on students demonstrating their understanding of the writing process as well as their
reflections on writing like an author. This will happen in classrooms after the Book
Character Parade.
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Our next Kindergarten Transition School Discovery Tour will run Wednesday 23rd
August @ 10am Preschools and Families to meet in the
cola where they will be met by Mr Browne and have the opportunity to explore the
school grounds, visit a classroom and talk to some of our current kindergarten
students.
Check out your students class Instagram Page to view our
amazing science week displays and experiments
#destinationmoon
Science week is off to amazing start,
all of our students have had the
opportunity to engage in exciting
experiments and create their own
science based works which will
proudly be on display throughout
the school.
We wish all of our Southern Stars Performers the best of luck,
representing our school. We would also like to offer a
massive thank you to all the families volunteering their time this would not
have been possible without your support
The Reader’s Theater will be visiting our school later this month to present a stage performance for our students of two books shortlisted by the
Children’s Book Council of Australia for 2019.
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Dr Michael Carr-Gregg
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We welcome all families and community members to
join us for our P & C meetings the first
Wednesday of each month in the
welcome space.
Uniform Shop Opening hours
Wednesday morning 9:15-10:00am
Thursday afternoon 2:00– 2:50pm
Pre-orders are available
Please make all orders and payments at the canteen
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To help promote our amazing school BMX Track, there will be fun BMX Time Trials held at recess in Week 6. These trials are aimed to encourage students to get active and improve their
riding skills. Students need to bring their BMX bike and a helmet to participate.
(The school does have loan bikes and helmets too, however they are sized for stage 2 - stage 3 students).
Monday 26th August K-2 Tuesday 27th August 3-4
Wednesday 28th August 5-6
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