Welcome back! We hope you all had a great time in your holidays and are ready for a busy Term 3. Welcome Welcome to Tahnee Williams who is working as an SSO and replacing Lisa Hitch whilst she is

on maternity leave.

Welcome back to Michelle van der Werf who took leave and travelled overseas for the

second half of last term.

Welcome to a new year 7 student, who has started with us this term.

Students have started off the term with enthusiasm enjoying the chance to learn Spanish

and the recorder.

The Year 3—7’s are looking forward to camp next week. The bus will be leaving on

Wednesday 9th August at 7am, so please make sure your child/children are here on time

or they will miss the bus.

Governing Council The next meeting will be held on the 14th August at 7pm.

Pupil Free Day Governing Council has approved the following date as a pupil free day - Tuesday 4th

September. DECD has given schools this day for Learning Design, Assessment and

Moderation. We will be working with other schools in our Flinders partnership.

Early Dismissal Days for Term 3 Governing Council have approved a 2.20pm early dismissal for Wednesday 23rd August

and Tuesday 19th September, so that teachers can attend combined staff meetings with

other schools in the Flinders partnership for assessment and moderation processes.

School Photos School photos will be taken on Tuesday 26th September. Photo order forms will be sent

home later in the term.

Hat Reminder A reminder for all students/parents regarding the Sun Smart Procedure

All students and staff are required to wear hats (in terms 1, 3 and 4) and whenever UV

levels reach 3 and above that protect their face, neck and ears e.g. legionnaire, broad

brimmed or bucket hats, whenever they are outside.

Baseball or peak caps are not acceptable.

Please ensure your child brings their hat to school every day or leaves it in their locker/

classroom. The school has ordered some maroon bucket hats which meet the Sunsmart

criteria. We will let you know when they have arrived.

Uniform Orders If you require any uniform items for the next two terms or next year, please send your

order to school with your child/children or bring it to the front office as soon as possible .

Order forms were sent out last term. If you require another form please let us know and we

can provide you with one.

NCCD Please read the letter at the end of this newsletter regarding the Nationally Consistent

Collection of Data on school students with disabilities. Parents are encouraged to return this

note. If you have any queries please contact Cathy Bornholm.

WPS Happenings Dates for your diary

Term 3

Week 2 3rd August 9:10am JP running assembly SRC after assembly

Week 4 14th August 7pm

Governing Council

Week 10 26th September School Photos

Mobile Library

25th July 8th & 22nd August

5th & 19th Sept.

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¡Español! This term, children from Preschool to Year 7 have start-

ed learning Spanish.

This is an opportunity for the students to establish a basic foundation in the Span-

ish language and learn about the broader benefits of language learning. Each fortnight there will be a brief overview of some of the key learning that has taken place in our

Spanish classes. Weeks 1 and 2 students have learnt:

There are 21 countries around the world where Spanish is the official language. (Included each fort-

night are two of these countries’ flags)

More than 400 million people speak Spanish as their first language

WPS Governing Council: Next Meeting Monday 14 August 2017 at 7pm. Dear Families,

If you would like to raise any areas of interest, questions or items to discuss please let me know asap or

contact one of the Governing Council members: Cathy Bornholm, Kylie Fuller, Karen Barnes, Janine Searle,

Nikki Atkinson, Tas Key, Leela Noll, Stacey Noll, Amber Lee, Jan Woolford. Agenda items may be given to any

member or via: Karen.wallace170@schools.sa.edu.au.

Standing Agenda items: Principal’s Report, Finance Report, Fundraising Report, Swimming Pool Report

(seasonal), Work Health and Safety.

Business arising from our last meeting includes: WPS Uniform Policy, WPS Hot Weather Policy, Attendance Poli-

cy, WPS Logo.

New agenda items to date received: Cross Country event – possible re-location and additional age groups.

Parents/care-givers not on council are welcome to attend meetings of interest, and/or join one of the com-

mittees.

Minutes are available at the front office.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Karen Wallace, Secretary (on behalf of WPS Governing Council).

Hola

Buenos días

Buenas tardes

Buenos noches

Adiós

Hasta luego

Hasta la vista

Hasta mañana

The Upper Primary students have been busy making Nature Play Prototypes.

The Upper Primary ‘Charcoal Art’ pictures.

THE FIRST 5 MINUTES

A SA Government, SA Health and SA Ambulance Service presentation Monday 21st August 2017. Orroroo

Football Clubrooms ,7-9 pm. Presented by Chris Cotton, Intensive Care Paramedic, SA Ambulance Service

Topics covered include; Heart Attack, Stroke, Seizures, Snake Bite, Anaphylaxis, Burns, Meningococcal

Disease, Public Access Defibrillators, Spinal Injuries & Car Crashes and more!Suitable for 11 years old up-

wards. ALL WELCOME. NO COST Enquiries to Jacqui Tapscott 0427 271 235 or Jacquel-

ine.tapscott@sa.gov.au

Principal - Cathy Bornholm

Term 3 Planner

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1

24 July Wellbeing &

Engagement

Survey for Yr 4-9

Held in Weeks 1-4

25 July

Mobile Library

26 July

27 July 28 July

2

31 July

1 August 2 August

3 August

Assembly 9:10 JP running assembly

SRC to follow

4 August

3

7 August

8 August

Mobile Library

9 August

Yr 3-7 Camp at

Illawonga

10 August

Yr 3-7 Camp at

Illawonga

11 August

Yr 3-7 Camp at

Illawonga

4

14 August

15 August

16 August

17 August Questacon

Science

Performance

Melrose PS

joining us

18 August

5

21 August

Book Week

Escape to

Everywhere

22 August

Mobile Library

23 August

Combined staff

meeting at Orroroo Early dismissal

2.30pm

24 August

Assembly 9:10 MP running assembly

SRC to follow

25 August

6

28 August

29 August

30 August

31 August

1 September

Book Week

Activity Day

7

4 September

Pupil Free Day

5 September

Mobile Library

6 September

PAT Reading and

Maths tests Wk 7-10

7 September

8 September

8

11 September

12 September Port Pirie Keith

Michelle theatre Yo Diddle Diddle Preschool – Yr 2

13 September

14 September

Assembly 9:10 UP running assembly

SRC to follow

15 September

9

18 September

19 September

Mobile Library Combined staff

meeting at Orroroo Early dismissal

2.30pm

20 September

21 September

22 September

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25 September

26 September

School

Photos

27 September

28 September

29 September

2.20pm finish

Wilmington Primary School PO BOX 11 Wilmington SA 5485

Phone: (08) 8667 5112 Fax: (08) 8667 5025

Principal: Cathy Bornholm dl.0483.info@schools.sa.edu.au

Dear Parent/Caregiver,

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability

We have commenced the annual nationally consistent collection of data on school students with disabil-ity (‘the Collection’). The Collection is aimed at providing all Australian schools, education authorities and the community with a clear picture of the number of students with disability in schools and the adjustments they re-quire to enable them to participate in education on the same basis as other students. The data collection will involve the collection of the following information: The number of students receiving adjustments to enable them to participate in education on the

same basis as other students; The level of adjustment provided to students; and Where known, the student’s type of disability. Under the Collection model the definition of disability is broad and includes learning difficulties, health and mental health conditions. If your child is identified for inclusion in the Collection, the required information about your child will be included in this year’s data collection. Once the data has been collated, it will be de-identified before providing it to the Australian Govern-ment Department of Education. This ensures that no student’s identity can be reasonably ascertained. The data will be used by our school to inform and improve practice for students with disability and by the Department for Education and Child Development to inform state-wide reform initiatives. The Aus-tralian Government Department of Education will use the information collected to inform national poli-cy development. If you have any questions about the data collection please contact Cathy on 8667 5112.Further infor-mation about the Collection can be found at: http://www.education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disability.

Please return this slip to the front office by Tuesday 8th August. I do not wish for the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability to be collected and documented on my child/children. Name of Parent/Caregiver: ……………………………………………… Name of child/children: ………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………...

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Cathy Bornholm

Principal