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Term 3 Week 10 Friday, 27 September 2019

What an exciting and busy end of term we have had! We have finished the term with an awesome Year 4 Camp and a terrific Footy Fun Day. I would like to acknowledge Mrs Fuller for her organisation surrounding the Year 4 Camp. A huge thankyou goes to the staff Mrs Fuller, Miss Cascio, Mrs Keroulis, Mr Blanch and Mrs Lazarevic who accompanied the students to camp. They gave up their personal and family time to ensure the students get such a wonderful opportunity and we truly appreciate this. Also a big thankyou to Mrs Richter and her team for the organisation of Footy Fun Day the day went off with a BANG! The students had an amazing time. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank and acknowledge our teaching and administrative staff for their hard work this term. The students of Wattle Grove are blessed to have such a wonderful team behind them as they travel their educational journey. Thanks also goes out to our wonderful and supportive parents, carers and friends who have continued to work with us to provide opportunities and support for our students. Have a wonderful break I hope you all have a fabulous holiday with family and friends. Stay safe and we will see you back for Term 2! Students return for Term 4

on Monday 14 October 2019.

P & C Book Donation Last week our students participated in National Reading Hour. This initiative was supported by our generous P & C who have kindly donated a book to every child. Nurturing a love of reading is important and we thank our P & C for supporting this. The students were buzzing and whilst walking home from school many noses were planted into the book already.

Week 1 Term 4

Week 2 Term 4

Kindergarten Orientation We look forward to welcoming our new Kindergarten students to school during our Orientation Program next term. We will be hosting our 2020 students and their families during Term 4 weeks 1-4 for three Orientation visits.

Monday 14 October Students & Staff returned to school

Tuesday 15 October Life Education

Wednesday 16 October Life Education

Thursday 17 October Life Education 3-6 Assembly SuperKids Kinder Orientation

Friday 18 October PSSA Round 8 K-2 Spec Rehearsal

Saturday 19 October Light the Night

Monday 21 October Life Education

Tuesday 22 October Life Education Loud Shirt Day Author Visit K-2 Lisa Shanahan

Wednesday 23 October Life Education

Thursday 24 October K-2 Assembly Super Kids - 2 Jade Item Kinder Orientation

Friday 25 October PSSA Round 9 3-6 School Spec Rehearsal

Principal’s Message WGPS Calendar

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Giants Training Session. Stage 3 were given a wonderful opportunity on Tuesday as they were invited to attend the Giants training session ahead of this week’s grand final. The students met many players and were very excited with the merchandise they were given. Thank you to the Giants and AFL NSW for providing us with free transport, lunch and merchandise on the day. You may have even caught a glimpse of our kids on the news as this event was covered by the media. A big thankyou to Mrs Cook and Mrs Farah for the quick organisation of this event when the Giants won their

game last weekend to progress to the final.

Oliver Phommavanh -Author Visit Last week, we were fortunate to have all classes in Years 3-6 participate in writing workshops with Australian Author Oliver Phommavanh. The workshops were engaging and full of energy as students participated in activities which helped them develop character traits and create ‘trouble’ for their main character. The students and the teachers learnt a lot and had fun in the process. Event Cinemas – Holiday Offer Event Cinemas have a great offer to share with our students for the school holidays. They are selling an awesome deal for the school holidays – A kids E-Voucher package. For $15 it includes a Kids E-Voucher and kids food combo (Midi popcorn and drink). This offer is only available to Cinebuzz members and can be purchased at – https://giftshop.eventcinemas.com.au/Products/CinebuzzKidsSpringCombo

Enjoy the school holidays!

Kylie Foreshew

Rel. Principal

Principal’s Awards

Merit Awards

5 awards Hamish 1 Navy, Kiara 1 Sapphire, Kiahna K Red

10 awards Harriot 1 Navy, Aria 2 Teal, Leah 1 Sapphire, Josh 1 Navy, Clara 2 Jade, Ethan 2 Jade, Ivy 1 Sapphire

15 awards Georgie 2 Jade, Clara 2 Jade, Jacob 1 Navy

20 awards Eli 3 Daffodil, Jett 3 Canary

25 awards Mariam 5 Amethyst, Emmi 4 Ruby

30 awards Dante 5/6 Tuscany

40 awards Jayde 6 Fuchsia

K Blue Lara, Martin, Kimiora, Leonardo, Aaryan, Jaxson, Sophia

K Green Mackenzie, Jaxon, Declan, Aakifah, Panayioti, Jesse

K Purple Bailey, Khaleesi, Eloise, JIaan, Zebadiah, Monty, Jackson

K Red Logan, Lorenzo, Antony, Jay, Indiana, Jad

K Yellow James, Franki, Charlotte, Aiden, Kaitlyn, Joseph, Audrey

1 Aqua Kaelan, Emmett, Macey, Layla, Aidan, Isla

1 Navy Josh Charlie, Mikayla, Lenny, Semira, Ryan

1 Sapphire Ivy, Erica, Bella, Kiara, Alexander, Max

1 Sky Kaiden, Harry, Patrick, Jeefrey, Mason, Amilia

2 Emerald Eden, Juliet, Knox, Niharika, Riley, Will

2 Jade Mason, Noah, Clara, Alexis, Georgie, Mikayla

2 Kiwi Aria, Charlee, Flynn, Danny

2 Teal Katherine, Ben, Aria, Ayman, Harry, Madiu

Student Achievement

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Dimitri – 5 Royal Zahraa – 2 Jade

Notes Home

NO Nut Policy Just a reminder that we are a ‘no nut’ policy school. In line with the Department of Education policy please avoid sending products to school that ‘do contain’ or ‘may contain’ nuts. This includes homemade cakes/ slices that use Almond Meal. We appreciate your full understanding with this matter.

Merit Awards and Principal Awards Please note Principal and Presentation Night Awards do not count towards Principal Awards. Only class Merit Certificates and Super Kid Awards count towards this. These must be submitted to the office on the Tuesday prior to the Thursday Assembly for your child. Thank you

Presentation Evening Dates K-2 Presentation Day - 4 December (School Hall) 3-6 Presentation Evening - 5 December (at Holsworthy High School) Times to be advised

During this week, Stage 2 students attended a fantastic three day trip to the Nepean Adventure Centre where we participated in a range of outdoor activities. We had a wonderful time and the weather was perfect. The students behaved admirably, receiving praise from the staff at camp as being the

K Blue Phoebe, Peter, Aaryan

K Green Emily, Orion

K Red Imogen, Jay, Indiana

K Purple Isla- Rose, Jiaan, Noah

K Yellow Ryan, Jesse, Joseph

1 Aqua Aidan, Jumana, Hamish

1 Navy Hamish, Josh, Micah

1 Sky Patrick, Daniella, Sela

1 Sapphire Kye, Kevin, Alex

2 Emerald Layla, Mackenzy, Miriam

2 Jade Zahraa, Oaani, Ethan

2 Kiwi Eli, Oliver, Bronte

2 Teal Pedro, Andy, Patrick

3 Canary Mitchell, Max, Mariam

3 Daffodil Thomas, Austin, Annika

3 Mustard Veda, Chelsey, Daniel

3/4 Coral Sophie, Riley, Lincoln

4 Crimson Makenzie, Milla, Cooper

4 Scarlet Travis, Abbie, Robert

4 Ruby Saxon, Tiarah, Cody

5 Amethyst Yara, Rylee, Sienna

5 Royal Harry, Makayla, Dimitri

5/6 Tuscany Sienna, Kayla, Noah

6 Fuchsia Caine, Metallyka, Hayley

6 Pink Marcos, Joshua, Indiana

Note Year/ Class

Details Returned By

12/9/2019 2 Kiwi Class Note N/A

17/9/2019 Year 4 Camp Activities Note

N/A

17/9/2019 K Red Class Note N/A

17/9/2019 2 Jade Class Note N/A

23/9/2019 Stage 3 only GIANTS AFL Free Excursion

24/9/2019

Office News

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best behaved school group that they had worked with in quite some time. I would like to thank the teachers and carers who attended the camp, Stephanie Cascio, Dina Keroulis, Daniel Blanch and Kim Lazarevic, giving so freely of their time, leaving their own families to provide this wonderful opportunity for our students. Sonya Fuller Assistant Principal.

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Premiers for Winter PSSA 2019 Senior Netball – Red Senior Netball – Blue Junior Boys B Football Junior Girls A Football Senior Girls Football

Congratulations to all teams on a fantastic effort throughout the season! Senior B Netball

Congratulations girls on a great season! Unfortunately

the wet weather stopped us from playing our Grand

Final however, due to your hard work during the

season we finished first on the ladder and have been

named premiers for 2019! I’m extremely proud of all

of your efforts and have enjoyed being your coach.

Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who

came to support the girls and score each week.

Mrs Bartram

Junior & Senior C Netball

Well done junior girls on your continuous efforts this

season. Although most of you were new to netball this

year, I am really proud of how you all improved

enormously each week. We didn’t quite make the semis

but had some very close games and a few good wins.

Congratulations senior girls for making it to semis. We

had a lot of great wins and you worked hard as a team.

Although we were beaten (by our own school), you

should be very proud of how well you played all season.

Thank you for helping me train the juniors and your

enthusiasm each week.

I’d like to thank all the parents and grandparents who

came to support the girls and helped score, it was much

appreciated.

Thanks girls for an enjoyable season of netball!

Miss Solo

Amazing results at Regional Athletics The South Western Sydney Regional Athletics Championships saw a day where the superlatives were coming thick and fast as our students excelled in so many events. All 26 students who represented our school are to be commended for their efforts and behaviour. There were many students (at least 8) who missed out going to the State Carnival by one place, as they came 4th in a final. The results for those students who placed and are going to state are:

Adelaide 2nd Junior shot put Leilani 2nd 12 years discus Gabriella 3rd 11 years 800m Antonio 2nd Junior 800m, 2nd Junior high jump, 1st Junior relay Mikaylah 2nd 12 years high jump, 3rd long jump Annabel 1st Junior long jump, 2nd 9years 100m, 3rd Junior relay Jack 1st Junior relay Ousman 1st Junior relay Matthew 1st Junior relay Nai 3rd Junior relay Abbie 3rd Junior relay Sebastianne 3rd Junior relay

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Looks like more relay training next term. Congratulations to all students. Jan Bartram

Results

5 Years Boys 5 Years Girls

1st...Noah Samways 1st...Lucy Toga

2nd...Jacob Samardzizoski 2nd...Anarah Phillips

3rd...Ashton Tannous 3rd...Laura Gilongos

6 Years Boys 6 Years Girls

1st...Josh Love 1st...Isla Thompson

2nd...Antony Gkiatas 2nd...Amilia Srbinovski

3rd...Caleb Akassis 3rd...Emma Hampshire

7 Years Boys 7 Years Girls

1st...Ryan Hutton 1st...Hayley Samways

2nd...Joel McCanna 2nd...Heba Arifaki

3rd … Harry Corlis 3rd...Mikayla Tran

8 Years Boys 8 Years Girls

1st...Madiu Kamara 1st...Abby Freeman

2nd...Ryder McAuliffe 2nd...Layla Lewis

3rd...Eli Hart 3rd...Aleisha Robinson

A big congratulations to Thomas & Amelia who

participated in the Judo Junior School’s Cup on 15

September 2019.

Judo is a sport where individuals compete against each other to score an ‘Ippon’ which is awarded for a controlled throw or for pinning an opponent down for 20 seconds. Judo has many practical uses and teaches using opponents momentum to your benefit.

Well done Thomas & Amelia!

Tyler Turtle Program During term 3 I was able to run 3 groups of the Tyler Turtle Program. We finished off the program this week with a mindfulness calming session. Thank you to all of the students for your participation.

Postings As you know it is posting time again. Many of you would already know if you will be moving at the end of the year. Please make sure you contact the office and DSM to inform of students last day of school and where you will be moving to. This information is much appreciated by the school for further planning.

DSM News

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ForceNet for Families - a new way to keep in touch ForceNet is a Defence communication platform that lets families connect in a secure online environment from their mobile, tablet or computer. Families registered on ForceNet can keep up-to-date with Defence news, events and information relevant to them. Register by visiting www.forcenet.gov.au and click ‘Apply to join’. Useful Contacts Open Arms (formerly VVCS) Free and confidential counselling for all current and ex-serving ADF members and their families 1800 011 046 or www.openarms.gov.au Defence Families of Australia (DFA) A Ministerial appointed advocacy group for Defence families. 1800 100 509 or www.dfa.org.au Defence Special Needs Support Group (DSNSG) A network of peer support for Defence families with special needs. 1800 037 674 or www.dsnsg.org.au Defence Community Organisation (DCO) DCO is available to support all Defence members as well as their families. You can contact them anytime, all contact is confidential. 1800 624 608 or www.defence.gov.au/DCO On Call Chaplain Contact Number Army - 0407 404 453

Kim Lazarevic

Defence School Mentor

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