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Wideview Public School Learn Wisely Live Proudly

T: 02 9456 1655 E: wideview-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Messages from Our Principal

Open Day Timetable Thursday August 15

Open Classrooms 9.20 am onwards

10:00 Recess- All Family members are welcome to have recess with their children. Why not bring a pic-

nic rug and sit on the oval

10:00 - Canteen will be serving tea and coffee and light snack for a gold coin donation

- Registration for Family Photo on the Moon (booking sheet in Hall)

- Bookings for Moon Virtual Reality (Parents only)

10:45 - COLA/Playground performances by school ensembles performing at stagnated times in

both Infants and Primary

- Hall Space Project display and demonstrations

- Family Photo on the moon (from bookings sheets)

- Parents ONLY will be able to access Moon Virtual Reality equipment.

All Activities will conclude at about 12:00 and children will return to class for normal school day

Important Information for Parents and Carers

At no time is it appropriate or permitted for a parent to approach a student in the playground who is not

their own child. When things go wrong and there is conflict between students or an issue that happens on

a weekend or at school, parents, carers and grandparents are to speak to teachers or a member of the ex-

ecutive who will manage the situation, hear student voice and work with students and their families. All

students are to feel safe and respected when they are on school grounds. Please respect the expectations

all schools have in the interest of the safety and wellbeing of all students.

Term 3 Week 3

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Athletics Carnival

Huge thanks to all involved in our school Athletics Carnivals on Tuesday. We were fortunate with amazing

weather and an incredible day of athletics. It was lovely to see many parents and family members attend

and help create a really nice community feel that most schools are unable to match. Huge thanks to Mrs As-

manas and Mrs McGirr for organising the great day and all the work behind the scenes. Congratulations to

all the students who participated in races and supporting other students. Your effort and sportsmanship to

your fellow competitors was outstanding.

Head Lice

On and off there are outbreaks of Head Lice at schools. Head Lice are very common so there is no need to be

alarmed. However they should be treated quickly to prevent them from spreading. We are asking that all

parents examine their child’s hair and look for the following signs:

Persistent scratching, particularly behind the ears and the nape of the neck accompanied by a red rash

Tiny silver white eggs at the base of the hair shaft

Small pale brown lice. You may wish to use a magnifying glass and a fine tooth comb under a strong

light to help identify lice

If head lice are found please treat your child’s hair and remove the dead lice and eggs using a fine tooth

comb, before sending your child back to school.

As a precaution, any items which may harbour lice, such as bed linen, towels and combs should be washed

in hot soapy water. To help prevent head lice in the future, ask your child to avoid sharing items such as

brushes or hat from friends. Further advice can be obtained from your local pharmacist. Find out more:

http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/health/removing-head-lice-and-nits

VAPING what parents need to be aware of

E-cigarettes and vaping are quickly gaining in popularity, especially amongst teenagers. Manufacturers of

these products are deploying sophisticated marketing campaigns in an attempt to glamorise and promote

smoking to young people. Vaping is the act of inhaling and exhaling the vapour produced by the heated nic-

otine liquid of an e-cigarette or vape pen. Many teens believe that vaping is less harmful than smoking as it

is often formulated with flavourings to appeal to younger users. Be aware that e-cigarettes stating 0 mg of

nicotine, may still contain nicotine. It is a highly addictive substance that can slow the brain development in

kids affecting their memory, concentration, learning and mood. Because vaping is new, the short and long-

term health effects remain unknown. However, studies have shown that kids who have tried vaping, are

more likely to smoke tobacco products later in life than kids who have not tried vaping. As e-cigarettes leave

little odour, they are particularly easy to conceal and use discreetly in public places, even in schools. The

Special Report containing facts relating to e-cigarettes and potential dangers can be accessed at

https://wiki.cancer.org.au/policy/Position_statement_-_Electronic_cigarettes

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Our school is a ‘nut aware’ school

A reminder to all parents and carers that we are a ‘nut aware’ school and need to be aware of the number

of children your child goes to school with that has high level allergies. Many of these allergies being life

threatening. We seek your support in being mindful when packing lunches to choose carefully. Many of our

students are allergic to nuts, tree nuts, mangoes, egg and kiwi fruit.

If at all possible please encourage your child to eat these products at home. I am mindful too that some

students have a limited range of foods in their diet and this can at times cause concern. At school we have

strategies in place to keep all students safe.

School carpark dangers

After school on Thursday last week, several Kindergarten children were seen by a teacher running around

the parked cars in the school car park. They were playing a chasing game unsupervised while their parents

were sitting at the infants’ playground. It is unfortunate that we need to report how dangerous this is. Chil-

dren and carparks don’t mix. When you are with your children in the school grounds before and after

school hours, please make sure they are supervised at all times. We want all our children to arrive home

safely at the end of each day.

Wideview Public School Workplace Health and Safety Committee

Wideview Library now has its own website

We are pleased to announce the launch of a website for our library!

Students can access the website from school or home so they can view and download project instructions,

worksheets and examples. Photos of student work will also be uploaded to the

site from time to time to showcase achievements in the library.

Visit https://wideview-library.webnode.com/ or scan the QR code. Then click on

the tab for your stage to access whatever you need for the term.

Mr Smith

Book Character Parade 2019

To celebrate book week, 19 – 23 August, Wideview students will be taking part in our annual Book Charac-

ter Parade on Tuesday 20 August starting at 9:30am. Students can come dressed as their favourite book or

movie character. The parade will be held under the infants’ COLA. We would love to see parents and

grandparents in the crowd to cheer on the children as they parade in their costumes!

We look forward to seeing everyone’s costumes on the day.

Mr Smith

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Athletics Carnival 2019

Fun in the Sun on the Run

Well done to all of the Wideview students at the athletics carnival. The sun was shining and there wasn’t a

breath of wind. The kids looked absolutely amazing for the aerobics routine, and congratulations to King

for their win!

There were many exciting races and the kids truly gave their all. Thanks so much to the parents that helped

to judge the races and to those that helped set up and pack up.

The children will be informed shortly as to whether they have made it to the Zone Carnival.

See you next year!

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School Calendar

The Calendar is updated each week. Please check regularly for any additions or changes which will be

marked in red for your convenience.

KH Rocco G, Isabelle P KGM River F, Zeke G KS Hannah S, Edwin H

1D Jonty D, Amelia G 1S Daphne L, Hunter M 1L Ben Q, Will R

2C Irie A, Doug O 2F Isabelle B, Mitchell J 3H Zahlia H, Lucas H

3C Cohen J, Eden S 4LM Zara R, Jordon L 4AF Jack W, Emir M

5J Jesse L, Eloise L 6T Meg SD, Ryan S 6H Amber L, Mia B

PSSA Sports First games start 12.45pm last games finish 2.30pm

Venues tomorrow: Netball : Mount Colah School

Boys Football/Berry Park Mt Colah

Girls Football/Berry Park Mt Colah

AFL: Foxglove Oval, Mt Colah

PSSA lunches must be ordered from the PSSA tab in Munch Monitor, to be ready for 12pm

Merit Awards

Term 3 2019

August

Wednesday (each) To 25/9 Flip Sport—dance K-2 + 4LM (9weeks)

Thursday (each) To 26/9 Flip Sport—dance 3-6 not 4LM (9weeks)

Thursday 15 Science Project Exhibition in Hall

Thursday 15 Open Classrooms 9.20 onwards, Morning Tea 10am

Tuesday 20 Book Parade

Friday 23 Book Week Incursion– Author Visit

Monday 26 Teddy Bears Picnic KH & 1/2 KGM

Tuesday 27 Teddy Bears Picnic KS & 1/2 KGM

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What’s on during Education Week

Student Mufti - Wednesday 14 August, 2019

Students are to wear their best Space themed clothes and have a

photo taken on the moon!

Family Portrait on the moon - Thursday 15 August, 2019

Book your family in for photo on the moon or parents you might want to try out Dr

Bacigalupo’s Virtual Reality System and don’t forget our major attraction…our

Science Projects!

2019 ICAS International Competitions and Assessment for Schools

LAST CHANCE TO ENTER THE ICAS COMPETITION FOR 2019. The registration date has been extended and

applications will now close Tuesday 13 August.

The assessments are suitable for students wishing to extend themselves academically and take on the per-

sonal challenge of competing in an international assessment. Your child will be presented with high-quality,

expert-developed questions, allowing them to apply their learning without the need for prior study or revi-

sion.

Each ICAS assessment will be conducted on a separate day in the computer lab, beginning at 8am (before

school starts) and will be supervised by Mrs McNally.

Each competition will incur a cost of $15.95 and is payable online via the parent portal on the UNSW Global

website before 9 August. Access this service by typing unsw.global/parentpay into a browser and enter our

school's unique access code: 40610c6c19

If you require any further information please contact Mrs McNally.

Assessment School Years Sitting Date

Digital Technologies Years 3 to 6 Tuesday 3 September

Writing Years 3 to 6 Wednesday 4 September

Science Years 2 to 6 Thursday 5 September

Spelling Years 2 to 6 Thursday 12 September

English Years 2 to 6 Tuesday 17 September

Mathematics Years 2 to 6 Thursday 19 September

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Email: wideviewpandc@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/WideviewPublicSchoolPandCEvents/

P&C Update

Reminder that next P&C meeting will be 26 August, 7pm in the staff room. All welcome.

Uniform Shop Co-ordinator Role

We wish to advise that Kate has resigned from her role as Uniform Shop Coordinator, whilst we are sad

she is leaving us, we’re excited for her other opportunities. Thank you to Kate for the hard work she has

put in over the past 2.5 years.

We are looking to recruit someone to replace Kate, working in and running the Uniform Shop. It is a paid

role, reporting to the Uniform Shop Subcommittee which is part of the P&C. It’s approximately 5 hours per

week depending on workload, exact days and times negotiable for the successful candidate. We’re looking

for someone with excellent customer service skills, the ability to coordinate and set up processes to have

the uniform shop running smoothly. Duties include; serving shop customers, compiling and filling Munch

Monitor orders, banking cash sales, ordering from suppliers, sourcing samples, maintaining stock levels

and doing stock takes, managing the P&L, managing the Facebook page, coordinating uniform sales for

Kinderlinks, volunteer coordination and other tasks. There is some requirement to attend meetings in the

evenings on an ad hoc basis. Someone who is able to keep a level head whilst managing competing priori-

ties would be an asset. We’re looking to have someone in the role by the end of term 3 at the latest.

If this sounds like something you may be interested in, please email your CV and any other relevant infor-

mation to: wideviewpandc@gmail.com

Wideview P&C Association

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P&C AGM

Every year in October the P&C hold its Annual General Meeting. This is where all positions are opened, and

people are elected into the roles. Over the coming weeks and in the lead up to the October meeting I will

start highlighting some roles we will need filling. The P&C cannot run without our volunteers. Without peo-

ple in these roles we cannot run the P&C, Uniform Shop, Canteen or WOOSHC. These roles are integral to

the services provided to our families. Please consider volunteering your time. If anyone would like to dis-

cuss any of the roles please contact me (wideviewpandcpresident@gmail.com) or speak to Alison Glendin-

ing, Filip Cloetens or Edwin Tomlins (current P&C Exec team)

P&C Treasurer

The role of the Treasurer is to oversee all the financials for the P&C. Each subcommittee has its own Treas-

urer, but the P&C Treasurer oversees them. The role involves approving payments via our banking system,

financial reporting for P&C meetings and MYOB. Ideally someone with an accounting or some sort of fi-

nance background would be beneficial but not essential. This role will be available come the October AGM.

Canteen News

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Major Prizes for Healthy Choices! Students ordering fresh fruit and vegetables will receive a sticker and entry form. Once two stickers are collected students return their entry forms to the canteen for a Scented Texta (7 colours to collect).

All entries will enter the major prize draw to win: First Prize - Booktopia Voucher Second Prize- Strike Bowling Party Voucher Third Prize- 10 x Bright Kids Pack Fourth Prize- 20 x Tupperware Lunch Packs Bonus Prize- Nintendo Switch School Prize - $2000 Booktopia Voucher Canteen Prize- Tupperware Pack

Closes Friday 20th September.

Help Please!

MORE LUNCH OPTIONS / MORE HEALTHY CHOICES

Fridays – 9th August & 23rd August Friday’s are popular!

We’re looking for a 3rd volunteer these two days or we will need to reduce the

menu & service.

OPEN DAY MORNING TEA Tuesday 13 August – are you free for an

hour or two to help make some goodies & setup in the canteen? (during school hours)

Thursday 15 August – can you help: 8.30am onwards – setup

10am (if dry) – serving 11am (if rain) – serving

Contact Michelle 0438 279 799

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Wednesday: 6:30pm - 8:30pm (official opening 7pm)

Thursday, Friday: 9am - 4:30pm

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