Woolomin Public School

Newsletter Term 1, Week 4

Frederick Street, Woolomin, NSW, 2340 Phone: 6764 2274

Email: woolomin-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.woolomin-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Monday 2 March 2020

Principals Award

For consistently demonstrating out-

standing behaviour expectations in

class and at play.

Awarded to:

Amba Graham

Primary Award

For application and a desire to be a

better reader.

Awarded to:

Holly Meredith

Infant Award

For outstanding effort across all

learning areas.

Awarded to:

Ellie Sampson

Student Awards

Primary Award

For persevering to take on new learn-

ing in mathematics.

Awarded to:

Grace Hoad

Primary Award

For a commitment to improve the

quality and quantity of his writing.

Awarded to:

Ryda Oliver

Merit Cards

Awarded to:

Mayci Oliver & Ellie Sampson

Woolomin Public School 2

Students in Years 5 and 6 were invited to attend

the Halogen Young Leader Conference in Darling

Harbour today, alongside students from Currabu-

bula, Dungowan and Duri Public Schools.

Staff and students are looking forward to hearing

from a variety of inspirational speakers including

Rove McManus, John Coutis and Erin Molan after

camping at Maroubra Bay Public School overnight.

We are very proud of our students who qualified

for the Zone Swimming Carnival on Friday 21 Feb-

ruary. Tobi, Liam, Allee, Grace, Tyler W and Maiya

attended the Peel Valley Swim Carnival to practise

before competing in their events at Zone.

Allee Thompson qualified for the Regional Swim-

ming Carnival held today after placing first in her

division in Butterfly at Zone. We wish her all the

best in her race today.

Tobi, Tyler, Allee and Grace with their ribbons won

in relay (all pictured) and Butterfly (Allee).

Healthy Harold will be visiting Woolomin Public

School next Tuesday 10 March. Each stage will

get an opportunity to visit the Life Education van at

school with their class and teacher. Please ensure

you have completed the attached note and re-

turned by the due date of Monday 9 March.

Please send in any merchandise orders in the pro-

vided envelope with the students name clearly

marked and the merchandise form to the front

office to ensure students don’t miss out.

Halogen Leadership

Camp

Zone & Regional

Swimming

Healthy Harold

Tiffany Blackwell, Glen Meredith and Corbin

Steel enjoying some Harbour Views.

Corbin Steel and Tobias Doulas with guest speaker

Erin Molan.

Woolomin Public School 3

On Wednesday 4 March, Shyamla , an accom-

plished Performing Artist, Choreographer and

Teacher with 3 decades of dance experience, will

be conducting a dance workshop with students at

school. Shyamla’s latest workshop “Hip Hopping

from Bollywood to Brazil…. And Beyond” features

dance styles from around the globe including

80s/90s Hip Hop from New York, Rio Funk, Bahian

Axe, Samba from Brazil and Classic Bollywood

and Street Dance from India. This is a non-stop

movement based experience that encourages self-

expression, team spirit and cross-cultural appreci-

ation.

This Thursday Woolomin Public School will be

hosting a debating day with students from our

WLA partner schools. Students will workshop to-

gether before debating the other WLA school

teams on a range of topics. Students have been

preparing during lessons and we look forward to

hearing the teams compete in their debates.

Students are reminded that the whole of the

school grounds including the oval, sandpit, old

school residence and buildings are included in the

Inclosed Lands Protection Act. Which prohibits by

law, the entry onto grounds without the permission

of the Principal.

No one should enter the school grounds after

hours without permission. This includes both

current and previous students, families and mem-

bers of the community.

https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/view/

act/1901/33/full

Tuesday 17 March is St Patrick’s Day. To cele-

brate, the SRC are holding a Colouring in Compe-

tition and dress up day. Entry into the colouring in

competition is by gold coin donation and entries

will be judged at school for their creativity and ef-

fort. Students can dress up in green (extra brownie

points for those adding an Irish flair!) with a gold

coin donation. All money raised will go towards the

SRC’s fundraising efforts for the year.

Attached to todays newsletter is Issue 2 of Book

Club. If you would like to purchase from Book

Club, this can be done online or cash using the

provided order form. Please return Issue 2 by Fri-

day 20 March 2020 if you wish to order.

Year 7 2021 Expressions of Interest are being sent

home today with students in Year 6. The EOI’s

are a vital step in gaining entry into High School

and need to be returned by all Year 6 students re-

gardless of whether their chosen High School is

public, private, catholic or other.

This years kindy class will feature in the Northern

Daily Leaders Kindergarten photos due out on

Thursday 28 March 2020. If Kindy parents would

like a copy of the photo please contact the office.

Shyamla Dance

WLA Debating Day

School Grounds

St Patricks Day

Book Club Issue 2

Year 7 2021 EOI

NDL Kindy Photos

Woolomin Public School 4

Attached to this weeks newsletter is an envelope

for Stewart House. Stewart House are running

their annual Donation Drive for 2020. If you would

like to donate and enter please place cash in the

attached envelope, marked clearly with your name

and details and return to school by Thursday 8

April 2020. this allows time for all entries to be

sent and received by Stewart House in time for

their competition draw.

Mini Canteen returns this week with daily Salad

Bowls and sandwiches available for $2.

Students need to place their order in the mini can-

teen order book each morning (or at start of week

for the week) and pay into the mini canteen tin.

SRC Mini Canteen Price List 2020

Salad Bowl $2

Salad Sandwich $2

Yowie Cup $2

Ice Block $1

Sippah Straw & Milk $1

P&C NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Woolomin Public School Parents and Citizens’ Association will be held on Wednesday 4 March 2020 commencing at 7pm. Following acceptance of the minutes from the 2019 AGM and the tabling of the Audit Report for the half-year ended 31 December 2019, all current office bearer roles will be declared vacant and nominations called for the following positions: •President •2 x Vice Presidents •Secretary •Treasurer. All current P&C members are encouraged to attend the AGM to vote and/or nominate for vacant positions on the executive and sub-committees.

For more information concerning any aspects of the P&C including the conduct of the AGM, and the roles of executives and sub-committees, please go to the NSW P&C Federation website; http://www.pandc.org.au/faq.seo

The AGM is open to all parents and carers who wish to attend, however only financial members are eligible to vote and/or nominate for vacant positions.

Stewart House

Mini Canteen

P&C

Life Education—Healthy Harold All students

Year 7 EOI Year 6 students

St Patrick's Day Colouring In comp Whole School

Notes Attached:

Woolomin Public School 5

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 6

2

Halogen

Newsletter

3 4

Shyamla Dance

Active After School

5

WLA Debating Day

6

Week 7

9 10

Healthy Harold

11

Active After School

Sports

12

Selective Schools

Test

13

Week 8

16

Newsletter

17

Year 7 EOI due in

18

Active After School

Sports

FARRER Open Day

19

20

Book Club Orders

due

Week 9

23 24 25

Active After School

Sports

26 27

Week 10

30

Newsletter

31 1

Active After School

Sports

2 3

Week 11

6 7 8

Active After School

Sports

9 Last Day of

Term 1

Special Assembly

10

Good Friday

Term 1 Calendar of Events