WILBERFORCE PUBLIC SCHOOL Excellence in Education Since 1880

Macquarie Road, Wilberforce 2756 • Phone: 4575 1424 Fax: 4575 1096 wilberforc-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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NO. 14 NEWSLETTER 31st August 2017

Principal’s Report District Athletics Carnival

Our school athletics team went to McMahon’s Park at Kurrajong last week as part of the District Athletics Carnival. ‘Field’ events were held on Wednesday and ‘Track’ events were held on Friday.

Both days were very successful for our competitors and our students competed fairly, to the best of their abilities, and with respect and dignity in the fact that they were representing Wilberforce Public School. Wilberforce Public School finished second overall in the District events this year. A fine effort!

Well done to students who made it to the finals of their events.

Good luck to the following students who have made it to the Sydney West Athletics Carnival, which will be held on Wednesday 13th September at ‘Blacktown International Sports Park’.

Heidi Lyle, Blake Van Drie, Aiden Miller, Neven Pavlicevic, Jordan Davies, Adam Moxon and Jack Dickinson.

Snr Boys Relay Team – Aiden Miller, Jack Gibson, Byron Harrigan & Jack Dickinson.

A big thank you to Mr Wilson and Mrs Bean who attended as team managers for our district athletes.

The school would like to also thank the parents who helped with transporting students to and from McMahon’s Park. The teachers and students would also like to thank the parents and relatives who supported the children in their competition.

Wilberforce Athletics Champions

Kindergarten 2018 ENROLMENTS NOW BEING TAKEN

We are currently taking enrolments for Kindergarten 2018. If you have a child to start school next year, please call into the school office to collect an Enrolment Form. Please return enrolment forms as soon as possible. Kindergarten Orientation Day will be held on

Wednesday 1st November.

P & C Association Meeting Our next meeting will be held on

Monday 4th September at 7.00pm in the Staffroom

Weekly Awards

Important Dates Mon 4th Sept P&C Meeting 7:00pm Fri 1st Sept Father’s Day Stall Fri 8th Sept Stage 2 Cricket Gala Day Sat 9th Sept Spring Fair Thur 14th Sept Snaketails Incursion Fri 15th Sept Netball Gala Day Mon 18th Sept Lessons Afloat – Stage 1 Tuesday 19th Sept Hawkesbury Rugby League Cup Friday 22nd Sept Last day of Term 3

Juvenille Girls Juvenille Boys 1st Hayley F 1st Lachlan H 2nd Sarah F 2nd Cooper A 3rd Charlotte H 3rd Nathan S

Junior Girls Junior Boys 1st Anna D 1st Adam M 2nd Emily M 2nd Blake V 3rd Jazmin T 3rd Kai W

Senior Girls Senior Boys 1st Lily C 1st Aiden M 2nd Georgia V 2nd Jack D 3rd Heidi L 3rd Byron H

Champion House 1st Wallabies 2nd Wombats Equal 3rd Kookaburras & Koalas

Congratulations to weekly winners! Gold: Hayley K 3/4D Silver: Amelia M 3/4B, Brayden B 1/2C, Ric W

5/6W x 2, Ella W 5/6R, Maya W 3/4B, Zane D 5/6W, Hayley K 3/4D, Zoe G 1/2B, Amber C 5/6R

Bronze: Emily V 1/2N, Flynn E KV, Jessie H 3/4M, Georgia R 1/2A, Claire T 1/2N, William T 3/4B, Amelia M 3/4B, Brayden B 1/2C, Kacie B 5/6W, Ric W 5/6W x 3, Jazmin S KV, Zayne K 3/4B, Samuel P 1/2C, Ella W 5/6R x 3, Maya W 3/4B x 3, Zane D 5/6W, Cooper D 3/4D, Hayley K 3/4D, Katie K 1/2N, Oliver C 3/4M, Cameron L 5/6W x 2, Owen L 3/4M, Matilda H 5/6R, Sophie W KP, Zoe G 1/2B x 3, Xara W 5/6R, Michael R KW, Abigail S KP, Sienna B KP, Caitlyn M KV, Amber C 5/6R x 2

Regards – David Deal – Principal

Reminders Spring Fair (Dance Groups only) –

Participation slip is due to the front office by Wednesday 6th September.

Snake Tails Incursion - Whole School – Permission note and payment of $7-00 is due to the front office by Friday 8th September.

Lessons Afloat -Stage 1 – Permission note and payment of $35-00 is due to the front office by Friday 8th September.

Hawkesbury Dance Festival Tickets – ‘True Colours’ and ‘Lets Get Loud’ Groups only – Ticket Order and payment of $15-00 is due to the front office by Friday 15th September.

Outdoor Education Experience – Stage 3 Full payment or the first instalment is due to the front office by Friday 15th September.

School Fees – Voluntary Contribution for this year will be $45 per child or $120 for three or more children.

Hawkesbury School’s Dance Festival Tickets!

Hawkesbury Dance Festival Tickets have been sent home with today’s Newsletter. If you haven’t already purchased your allocated ticket, then please do so at the front office by Friday 15th September.

WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

Our whole school assemblies are held on: FRIDAYS at 12:15pm.

• Friday 1st September – 1/2A • Friday 8th September - 5/6R • Friday 19th September – 3/4M • Friday 22nd September - KV

Pre-school reading Will be held each Thursday at 3:00pm in the Library with Mrs Ruzgas.

Hawkesbury Dance Eisteddfod On Thursday 24th August our Stage 2 and Stage 3 dance groups participated in the Hawkesbury City Dance Eisteddfod at the Windsor Function Centre. Both groups sparkled on stage and did our school proud. “Try Everything” were awarded a merit and “Let’s Get Loud” were awarded a Highly Commended.

Well done dancers. - Mrs Bean

Library News Thank you to everyone for your enthusiastic participation in our Book Week celebrations. Harry Potter, Disney princesses, Roald Dahl characters, Where’s Wally and a variety of superheroes were in abundance in the playground. The children thoroughly enjoyed dressing up as their favourite character and identifying the characters they saw coming through the school gates and even entering their classrooms as the staff at Wilberforce Public School also embraced the theme of the day.

The children were taught by crayons, Dame Washalot, Harry Potter, The Rainbow Fish, Spot and even Mary Poppins. The Mad Hatter made an appearance and took countless photos of the book characters which can be found later in this newsletter. The Man from Snowy River and Thelma the Unicorn manned our school office.

Thank you to all the parents and students who supported the Book Week Mufti Day. As a school we raised $215-00 for the Aboriginal Literacy Foundation.

Orders need to be placed through Book Club LOOP by Friday 8th September. No cash orders accepted.

Arndell Anglican College Interschool Equestrian Carnival

Well done to Abbie T – riding “Spikey”, Gwen D – riding “Molly” and Sian Z – riding “Robbie”. The girls and their mounts had a very successful day at the Arndell Gymkhana. All the girls one numerous ribbons in different events and a special congratulations goes to Abbie who was announced the Beginners Sporting Champion in the Kindy – Year 1 Class.

District Athletics Results Field Events held Wednesday 23rd August:

Adam M - 2nd Jnr Long Jump 3rd Jnr High Jump Blake V: 2nd Jnr Discus Heidi L: 2nd 11yr High Jump Aiden M: 1st 11yr Long Jump 2nd 11yr Discus Jordan D: 2nd Snr Girls Shot Put Neven P 1st Snr Boys Discus On Friday 25th August students from Wilberforce public School competed at the District Track events at McMahons Park. All students displayed fantastic sportsmanship and should be commended on their efforts. Some outstanding results included: 3rd Junior Boy Relay: Ben T, Kai W, Blake V & Adam M. Jack D : 1st 11yrs boy 200m Aiden M: 2nd 11yrs boy 200m

3rd 11yr boy 100m Adam M: 1st 10yrs boy 800m

2nd 10yrs boy 200m 2nd 10yrs boy 100m

1st Senior Boy Relay: Byron H, Jack G, Aiden M, Jack D. Aiden M: 11yrs boy Age Champion Adam M: 10yrs boy Age Champion Adam M: Lyn Rennie Memorial Award

Runner-Up

Wilberforce Public School 2nd overall - Runner-Up of whole carnival.

Well Done to All! -Mrs Bean

Girls win Milo T20 Blast Cup Recently our Stage 3 students participated in the Milo T2o Blast School Cup at Bensons Lane, Richmond. It is with great pleasure that I announce that one of our girls teams consisting of Jordan D, Bella C, Darcy C, Jade T, Lily C, Taylor R and Phoebe H won the zone cup and will progress to the Sydney West Regional Milo T20 Blast School Cup to be held at Blacktown International Sportspark on Tuesday the 24th of October.

Well Done and Good Luck Girls. –Mrs Bean

We are excited to be taking part in the 2017 Woolworths Earn & Learn

Program. During the previous campaigns we have been involved in we were able to purchase some great resources with the points we earned. From now until the 19th September, you can collect stickers at Woolworths that go towards Earn & Learn points. For every $10 you spend at Woolworths you will receive a sticker. Stickers can be collected and brought into school for us to redeem or you can pop them in the Wilberforce Public School Earn & Learn box located at Windsor Woolworths.

Spring Fair Reminder On Saturday 9th September, St John’s Anglican Church in Wilberforce will be holding their annual ‘Spring Fair’. Our School Dance Groups will be performing

at the fair at 10:30am. Please call by the Spring Fair and view our wonderful performers in action.

Father’s Day Stall TOMORROW

The Father’s Day stall will be held TOMORROW, Friday 1st September. Remember to send along some money with your child, so they can purchase something special. The gifts will be priced from $1-00 to $10-00.

Thank you, P & C Fundraising Committee

Canteen News We are still in need of volunteers to fill a number of vacancies on our roster. If you are available any days, even if it’s just once a term, please call either Bek Smith 0419 613 736 or Sandi Mahoni 0450 005 860.

Thank you - Canteen Committee

Canteen Roster

UNIFORM SHOP OPEN EVERY 2ND WEDNESDAY from 3pm

The shop will be opened next on:

Fri 1st Sept Bek Smith, Sandi Mahoni, Jade Epiha

Mon 4th Sept Teresa Handerek, Catherine McInerney, HELPER NEEDED

Wed 6th Sept Melinda Shearer, Fiona Keane, Bec Davies

Fri 8th Sept Lisa Christie, Jade Jones, Janet McGrath

Mon 11th Sept Emily Read, Rebecca Stephen, Sandi Mahoni

Wed 13th Sept Rachael Abercrombie, Bec Zerk, HELPER NEEDED

Fri 15th Sept Sandy Whitney, Vera Bonham, Barbara Hawkins

• Wednesday 13th September at 3:00pm Orders may also be left at the office any day or placed online at www.wilberforcepandc.com.au. Note: At this stage the online ordering is only for new items. Please send your order in a marked envelope with the correct money. As soon as possible, these orders will be sent to your child’s class.

Please Note: Follow washing instructions on all tags and close all zippers.

PAYMENT TYPES – Cash, Cheque, Bank Deposit, or Pay Pass

BANK DEPOSIT DETAILS: BSB: 032 274 Account: 276561 Account Name: Wilberforce PC Uniform

• cheques made payable to – Wilberforce P & C Association –Uniform Shop

NO CREDIT CAN BE GIVEN NO PARENT ONLINE PAYMENT AVAILABLE

Community Notices DISCLAIMER Advertisements are accepted for insertion in this newsletter in good faith and in the belief that the goods and/or services offered are genuine. Inclusion of business advertisements

is on a payment basis, and does not, unless specifically stated, imply support for that business or their services or products. Community Notices are accepted without charge, subject to space being available.

POSITION VACANT A position is available for someone with Fabrication, Welding, Machining and Boiler Maker experience. Please contact Stuart on the number below. Book Week Mufti Day 2017