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7 February 20207 February 2020

The Aquila Feed

Term 1 Key Dates

Wednesday 12February

Swimming Carnival

Week beginning17 February

Homework Begins

See saw begins

School Religious Education begins

Wednesday 26February

Meet the Teacher

Thursday 5March

Ask Gran not Google

Thursday 19March

National Day of Action against Bullyingand Violence incorporating HarmonyDay

Week beginning23 March

Student, parent, teacher conferences

Wednesday 25March

Cross Country

Thursday 2 April P&C Easter Event

Thursday 9 April ANZAC Day Ceremony

Friday 10 April Good Friday

Monday 13 April– Friday 24 April

Autumn School Holidays

Student Leaders 2020

Our school executive leaders for 2020 are Brooklyn Virgo, SeanLau, Elena Sun and Keya Kadam.

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Our school project leaders for 2020 are Merrick Wang, JacqWhite, Mia Antoniazzi and Angelia Pajovic.

Class Names 2020

TeacherTeacher We are…We are… We chose our nameWe chose our namebecause…because…

Mr Small

Emus Emus are unable to walkbackwards. They onlymove forward. We willstrive to move forward inour learning as we keeplearning new things as wegrow. Emus adapt to theirconditions so we willadapt to learn new things.

MissHuggett

Ravens Ravens understand howto solve complicatedproblems and workcollaboratively with eachother. Together we willwork as a team,supporting each other tosoar through learning.

MissSommers

Owls Owls are wise and look atthe world through eyeswide open taking everydetail in. Our class is a realhoot and just like owls wesoar onwards andupwards.

Mrs Bajaj Crayons Like Crayons, we arecolourful, playful and full ofpossibilities. As coloursdo, we have differentpersonalities too- we arepassionate, caringconfident, young andhappy.

Like crayons we havedifferent skills andcapabilities and when wework together we cancreate amazing things.

"We are a box of crayons,each one of us is UNIQUEand when we gettogether, we arecomplete". -Quote from"The Crayon Box thatTalked"

TeacherTeacher We are…We are… We chose our nameWe chose our namebecause…because…

Miss Ching Penguins Penguins are team playersand work together toachieve their goals. Theyhuddle as one, as theymove forward with apurpose in mind.Whenever penguins comeacross any obstacles orchallenges they aredetermined to worktogether to figure out howto best overcome thechallenge. They care forone another and arehappy animals who like tohave fun and play. Wewould like to be likepenguins, by never givingup and always beinghungry to explore newpossibilities.

MissZacharia

Sailors We chose this name aswe are entering this newadventure …Kindergarten.We are ready to sailtogether and explore thisnew year with openopportunities through ourlearning. We also createda link to WPPS beingclose to the water, webelieve we will sail as acrew and grow with oneanother. The sailors areready!!

Miss Urng Monkeys We chose our namebecause monkeys areknown to be highlyintelligent, curious andenjoy having fun. Theyalso always 'have eachother's backs' and carefor one another in a lovingand caring manner. In2020, Monkeys willendeavour to be 'a bunch'of exemplary studentswho are eager to learn atall times.

MissBonham

Bears We chose our namebecause like bears wehave many differentcharacteristics. Bears areknown to be socialanimals however are notafraid to go off alone whenrequired. Bears areintelligent and stronganimals and are alwaysready for a new adventure.

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TeacherTeacher We are…We are… We chose our nameWe chose our namebecause…because…

MissSebastian

Dolphins Dolphins are playful andalways smiling. Althoughthey are social animals,each of them havedifferent characteristicsand talents which areunique to each dolphins.As we start kindergartenthis year we want to bepositive minded, intelligentand unique individualswho always support eachother.

Mrs Rabii Sea Turtles The students in Sea turtleswere responsible forchoosing their own name.The Sea Turtlescollaborativelybrainstormed attributesthey would like to beknown for as a class. Thewords the students cameup with were: kind, caring,working together(collaborative), creative,fun, problem solvers,resourceful, friendly,happy, brave, never giveup (resilient), and have ago (persistent).

We chose our namebecause Australian SeaTurtles (Leatherbacks) arean endangered species.They have to work hard(persist) from the time theyhatch and don’t give up(resilient). Sea turtles areintentional with theirmovement and direction ofchoice.

MissChidgey

Dinosaurs We are all different, justlike the many types ofdinosaurs. We are not allthe same but we are allimportant. Some werepack animals and othersworked by themselves.Sometimes some of uslike to work as a pack butwe can also work byourselves. Dinosaursseemed very hungry all thetime and we are hungry tolearn. They are alsointeresting and excitingjust like us!

TeacherTeacher We are…We are… We chose our nameWe chose our namebecause…because…

Miss Yeung Geckos Geckos are adaptable totheir environment throughthe camouflaging processby blending in with rocks,leaves and branches. As aclass we will learn to beflexible learners in theenvironment provided bythe teacher.

Geckos are persistent andintelligent. They never giveup, in fact when its' tail isgrabbed by its predator, itwill drop and detach fromthe body. It can also growback. We will aim toattempt challenging tasksknowing that it is all part ofthe learning pit, learningnot to give up.

MissPreston

The Rainforests We looked at a range ofreptiles and amphibians tosee which representedthese words. We thenlooked at where theseanimals lived. When welooked at the rainforest wediscussed how therainforest cares for othersand welcomes a diversecommunity into its home.This was a perfectrepresentation of what wewanted our classroom tobe. Many of the childrenmentioned how therainforest is home to the'smart animals' and theywere just like them,constantly evolving theirminds to become the bestversion of themselves.

The children also liked theidea of the rainforests, asour class and school caresfor the environment.

Miss Hong Dragons We chose our namebecause we are helpfulwell-mannered and activelearners. We listen to ourfriends and teachers andwill always be there forothers. Dragons are braveand are fearless animalsthat will do everything theycan to help others in need.

"My dragon is helpfulbecause he is giving me aride" - E.W.

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TeacherTeacher We are…We are… We chose our nameWe chose our namebecause…because…

Mrs Turk Sunflowers We chose to besunflowers because we'rebright and we can growreally tall. Our goal as aclass is to ensure we growacademically, physicallyand socially. Sunflowerslove the sunshine, but ifthey can't find the sunthey turn to each other.We spoke about the sunbeing the teacher and thesunflowers being our classfriends. We also spokeabout how our teacher/smay not always be therebut that we can alwaysrely on our friends to keepgrowing.

MrRichardson

Axolotls We are the Axolotls. Wechose our name bynarrowing our research todifferent amphibians andreptiles. We chose ourname because Axolotlsare: always smiling, uniqueto each other, resilient andare basically at the top oftheir food chain.

So we want to always besmiling, keep ouruniqueness, be resilientlearners and not letanyone mess with us!

"The Axolotls learn-alotls"

MissKokkinos

Leopards We chose this namebecause we are like theLeopard's spots, all asone but uniquely different.Just like leopards, we aregreat climbers becausewe take our learning tonew levels. Our minds runwild, just like a Leopardchasing it’s pray.

Miss Mallen Orcas Orcas are animals that livein small pods as friendsand family. Many podscreate a community ofwhales. The Orcas worktogether to teach thecalves hunting techniques.

We are our own podwithin a community(WPPS). Our class will helpeach other learn, just like apod of orcas.

TeacherTeacher We are…We are… We chose our nameWe chose our namebecause…because…

Miss Azimy Pokémon Pokémon all have differentstrengths, powers and areunique just like us. We allhave something within usthat this world needs.Pokémon work together toachieve the same goal, wewill be workingcollaboratively in ourclassroom. We will berespectful and encourageeach other. We will beinvestigating newconcepts as the yearprogresses.

"Gotta learn it all "

MrKoutsoufis

Resilient Raptors We chose our namebecause we do not giveup on our learning goals orour friends, we also thinkraptors are cool.

MrsMacnamara

Thunderstorms We chose the namebecause we storm up lotsof different ideas in ourlearning. Just like a realstorm, the cloudscollaborate as a team toachieve a goal. Ourlearning is as bright andcolourful as lightning. Weare fierce, courageouslearners whose thoughtsare electrifying! Ourpositive attitude chargesour brains to never giveup. Thunderstormsprovide care to ourselves,others and ourenvironment.

MrSanchez

Panthers We chose our namebecause Panthers nevergive up on their goal (tohunt their prey). ThePanther is a symbol ofcourage, strength and rawpower. As Panthers westrive to be strong, havecourage and take risks ineverything we do. We aimto have a growth mindset,to never give up and toalways try our best.

Ms Pant Phoenix We chose the namebecause we are all unique.We would like tounderstand and share thefeelings and emotions ofeach other so that we can

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TeacherTeacher We are…We are… We chose our nameWe chose our namebecause…because…

help each other in times ofneed. The Phoenix isunique and showsempathy.

Associated with the sun,the Phoenix rises from theashes or is re-born. Year 6– 2020 would like to leavea legacy that no matterhow many times we fail wewill rise up again and againand never give up until wereach our goal.

Most of us are big fans ofthe Harry Potter series.Fawkes the Phoenix helpsHarry, it is highly intelligentand loyal.

Message from Rose Manousaridis,Principal

We have had a more challenging start to theyear than we would have liked but withtypical Wentworth Point Public School spiritwe have worked hard with a positiveattitude to overcome the unexpectedchallenges. We worked tirelessly for the lasttwo weeks of the ‘holidays’ to get ourschool up and running but life is full of

surprises and it is the approach we take with these surpriseswhich make us or break us.

Our returning students have settled in really well and ourKindergarten children are happy and excited to be at school. Ithas been so wonderful to see our older students taking care ofour Kindergarten students. To see our school values in actionmeans a lot.

It has been wonderful to also see our returning staff and ourmany new staff embrace all the challenges and opportunitieswhich [present themselves at the start of the year. The mostcommon comment I hear from teachers is ‘I love my class’ andguess what? When we love our work it never feels like work. It’sa privilege to be growing our children, staff and parents for thefuture.

Here’s to fabulous 2020. When we change our attitude, wechange our lives.

School Development Days

School Development Days are used by schools to improve theskills of our teachers, school leaders and school administrativesupport staff. Students do not attend on these days.

Our 2020 School Development Dates are below:

Tuesday 28 January 2020Monday 27 April 2020Monday 20 July 2020Thursday 17 December 2020Friday 18 December 2019

Our staff have elected to attend the following schooldevelopment sessions in lieu of 17 and 18 December, 2020.

Term 1Wednesday 18 March, 3.15 – 6.15 (in lieu of 17/12/2020)

Term 2Wednesday 6 May, 3.15 – 6.15 (in lieu of 17/12/2020)Wednesday 17 June, 3.15 – 6.15 (in lieu of 18/12/2020)

Term 3Wednesday 12 August, 3.15 – 6.15 (in lieu of 18/12/2020)

Look What We're Growing!

After 6 weeks of holidays and some incredibly hot weather,students from the Ravens, Emus and Owls were thrilled to seethat we finally have some fruit growing on our citrus trees. Thetrees were planted soon after our school opened and we can'twait for the fruit to ripen in the next few months. We were alsoexcited to see that the worms were still very happy and healthyin their farm. Students even collected the 'worm wee' which isa nutritious liquid fertiliser to put onto the other plants.

Year 5 Panthers

We chose our name because Panthers never give up on theirgoal (to hunt their prey). The Panther is a symbol of courage,strength and raw power. As Panthers we strive to be strong,have courage and take risks in everything we do. We aim tohave a growth mindset, to never give up and to always try ourbest.

This week we have been learning about what it means tohave a growth mindset. Students have set their goals andhave collaborated together to think about different strategies orthings they would do to help reach their goal.

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The Orcas

We are designing and creating our welcoming learningenvironment in The Orcas. Together we have set ourexpectations, named our class and started creating brightartworks to decorate our walls.

School Values

The Axolotls have started our school year by reflecting onthe school values and focusing on ways in which we canimplement them in our classroom every day. Creating our classexpectations together avoids any misunderstandings andkeeps everyone accountable.

Year 1 Geckos back to school 2020!

During the first week of Term 1 2020, students in the Geckosclass settled in very well. They were extremely motivated foranother year of learning. On the very first day, we had to giveour class a name. After lots of discussion, we named our class‘The Geckos’. Geckos can change colour to camouflage withthe environment just like we are learning to be flexible learnersaround the school.

We spent time getting to know our classmates through manyteam building activities. We successfully moved the hula hoopover each other while we held hands in a circle. We practicedmany times and beat our record of 1 minute and 20 seconds.We also enjoyed a few literacy rotations with our new classmates.

We look forward to growing our brains this year!

Playground Equipment and Gates

The front gate closes at 3:15pm every afternoon. Parents andchildren are to be off the premises before the gate closes.

The Play Equipment is out of bounds and must not be usedby students or their siblings before 9am or after 3pm. Schoolstudents are only to use the play equipment during break times.

Special Religious Education (SRE)

Special religious education is education in the beliefs andpractices of an approved religious persuasion by authorisedrepresentatives of that persuasion. Special education in ethicsis education in ethical decision making, action and reflectionwithin a secular framework, based on a branch of philosophy.

At Wentworth Point we currently offer SRE for Protestant,Catholic, Hindu and Islamic students. We would be happy tooffer Ethics classes if we are able to get parent or communityvolunteers to teach the programs. If you are interested involunteering for this role, please contact Mrs Watson in our frontoffice who will give you further information on training which isprovided by the relevant organisations.

SRE classes will commence in Week 4. Parents of newstudents should have indicated the group they would like theirchild to attend. Students who were at the school in 2019 willattend the same group as last year. If you would like your childto attend a different group in 2020, please see the staff in thefront office.

SRE classes for Protestant, Catholic, Hindu and Islamicstudents will be held each Thursday from 11.40-12.10.Students who do not attend one of these classes will be placedinto “Non-Scripture” classes during this time. These studentswill participate in a range of activities including listening tostories, drawing or reading. Regular school lessons are not heldduring SRE time.

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Below are the SRE Curriculum links:

Catholic Curriculum

https://ccd.sydneycatholic.org/publications/curriculum-resources/

Hindu Curriculum

http://www.vhp.org.au/content/hindu-scripture-classes

Islamic Curriculum

https://www.isre.org.au/scope-k-6/

Protestant Curriculum

https://cepconnect.com.au/curriculum

Responsibility for Children

Children who attend the Wentworth Point Local Library andare under twelve (12) years of age must be supervised by aresponsible person who is eighteen years of age or older at alltimes while in the library, including events, and must be withinsight of their child at all times.

Young children left alone in a library can become distressed,bored or disruptive. Library users, including young people, whodisturb other library users may be removed from the libraryunder the Library Act 1939. Any child left unattended in apublic library may be classed as a child or young person atrisk of harm under the Children and Young Persons (Care andProtection) Act 1998 s23 and subsequently may be reported tothe Department of Community Services under s24 or s27 of theAct.

Parents who leave a child unattended in a public library areexposing their child to potential harm and may themselves becommitting an offence under the Children and Young Persons(Care and Protection) Act 1998 s228.

These guidelines have been written to provide a secure andcomfortable environment for the whole community while usingthe library. The library is for everyone to enjoy.

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