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Education Week Open Day - Thursday 15 August

Education Week is a celebration of Public Education. Our Education Week will be celebrated from 13 - 15

August. The theme for Education Week 2019 is

“Every Student, Every Voice”

Education Week is one of the most exciting events on our school’s calendar. It is a week where we open

our doors to allow you, our parents and friends, the opportunity to see quality teaching and learning that

students experience on a daily basis. As a working parent I understand how difficult it is to get away from

work to visit school, but if you have a chance to spend a couple of hours at Wideview Public School you will

be pleased with what you see.

Open Day Timetable

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 (ordering information will be in next

weeks newsletter).

- Registration for Family Photo on the Moon in Hall

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

- 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

Term 3 Week 2

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Road Safety

As you would be aware, the roads around schools are very busy and congested during peak drop off and

pick up times. Often, we can be in a hurry to leave and some may be tempted to take short cuts and not

show expected courtesy to other road users. The safety of our students, families and staff is our prime con-

cern. Both your own children and others follow behaviours they observe by adults; please follow road rules

to ensure safety. While we remind students of road safety throughout the year, we urge you to also please

take the time to discuss safe road and footpath rules with your children.

Attendance

Attending school every day makes learning easier for your child and helps children to build and maintain

friendships with other children. Students are strongly encouraged to be on time for school and to attend

school every day. Establishing a consistent pattern of attendance is the right of every child and allows them

to achieve to their capacity.

Arriving at school on time:

ensures that your child doesn’t miss out on the important learning activities scheduled early in the day

when they are most alert,

helps your child to learn the importance of punctuality and routine,

gives your child time to greet their friends before class and therefore,

reduces the opportunity for classroom disruption.

Lateness is recorded as a partial absence and must be explained to the school the same way as other forms

of absence.

Parent Carer Allergy Workshop

Want to find out more regarding allergies and anaphylaxis come along to an info workshop in the school

Library Wednesday 6th August at 6:30pm

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Stage 2 Writing Group

During Term 2, a group of talented writers meet weekly to develop their vocabulary and description of

characters and action to bring their imaginative stories to life. Below is a snippet of their fantastic

writing.

Left with no choice, he decided to head into the mines himself. It wouldn’t be a problem for other people,

as they had all left. Master Januit looked brave, but inside, he was really worried about Nate. It was a long

trip to the hole… but there it was. Master Januit hit the brakes on the mine cart really hard, determined to

save Nate. As soon as he saw that hole, he reached for the climbing gear he always kept with him, and

climbed down the cliff. But it turns out Nate wasn’t the only one expected to arrive… Lucas – Year 3

“Hello? Is anyone there?’’ called Grace. There was no answer. Grace slumped against a rock that helped

hide the little cave she was living in. As she stood there she wondered what life would be like with parents

and a proper house to live in.

Grace had been an orphan since she was a little younger than four. When she was three years old, the war

had been going on for about six months. After her father left to fight, her mother decided that they were

going to flee to India before the war got worse. After about five months on board a crowded ship full of

disease, Grace’s mother became terribly ill. Hanna – Year 3

We pushed our boards into the water, laughing. I felt my feet exit the hot, golden sand into the crystal-

clear water. Little waves sloshed against my thigh as I went further out. I climbed onto my board. I felt a

rush of excitement bolt through my body once more. By my side was my best friend is Emmeline Green,

one of the top junior surfers and her dad, Tomas Green, a professional surfer; famous in our area. Some

people even nicknamed him ‘Lord of the Waves’, which always made me laugh. Most days I try and go

surfing but sometimes I am not allowed.

As I started paddling, Tomas warned me, “Be careful Elizabeth. Its shark season” he muttered, a tone of

worry was creeping up his throat. I was more than a little surprised. Normally, he would be so amazingly

confident. I was often in awe of his confidence. Suddenly, a wall of water engulfed us. I swam to

the surface gasping for air. My friends coughed and sputtered next to me. “Some big wave, huh?” he

yelled. Then we went out into the waves again. Demi – Year 4

I opened my eyes.

The wind howled and blew a bitter chill past the dying trees -- it danced with the leaves and dragged them

away from the autumn ground. The forest seemed to never end; tall silhouettes shadowing the ground,

vultures circling overhead, and screams echoing through the wind.

I walked through the twisted forest and it looked like a dream. I found it hard to control myself, and ended

up walking in completely random directions, not one I chose. It was empty, apart from trees and grass.

Voices came from my head that sounded like familiar yells. ‘Run!’ ‘Stop!’

Yelling and crying was all I could hear apart from leaves crunching below my feet. Leaves from the trees

didn’t rustle, and the rain dripping onto the ground didn’t make a sound. My crying for help wasn’t even a

whisper anymore. My throat hurt as well as every part of my body. Myles – Year 4

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After several days of walking, a surge of hunger started to rise in my stomach. I….Must…Find…Food, I

thought. As I struggles to walk further I came out onto vast fields, the sun was shining a beautiful gold, and

animals were scattered everywhere, grazing on dark green grass. ‘Beautiful’, I said to myself and ran onto

the fields. All of a sudden, I saw a large lake, the water shimmering in the sun. A sudden wave of relief

came over me.

AS I came to the beautiful lake, I bent down on my knees and cupped the water in my hands. I brought the

water up to my mouth and took a great sip. The water flowed through my body, hydrating every inch of

me. L uke – Year 4

Ellie took a tentative step forward, and pressed the vial to her lips. The liquid inside tasted incredible, like

honey and vanilla mixed together. She stepped off the stand, and looked to the right, to welcome her spirit

animal. There was a blinding flash, and a fox appeared on the stand. Everyone gasped. Zara – Year 4

One not so lucky day, Lezzy had arrived home from another awful day at school. School felt like being a

trapped tiger in an enclosure made of bulletproof glass and the only thing you can do, is pace up and down

the cage. But home was different. At home she felt as free as a bird, probably because she didn’t have to

deal with the foolish talk that came from the bullies’ mouths. Once again she smelt that sweet smell that

had permanently scented her corridor for the past 20 years. Once she had reached her room she heard a

faint voice coming from downstairs. Scarlett – Year 4

I sneaked up to the office window and peered in. A high-pitched shriek came from the meeting. I heard

footsteps going through the corridor. “What happened?” someone grunted. I knew it was the principal. I

grabbed my film camera with shivering hands and crept up to the door.

“I will take over the school no matter what you try to do!” she snapped at Amy.

By now my hands were trembling so much I nearly dropped the camera. Suddenly, the principal turned to-

wards the window. I quickly ducked out of view, but it was too late. She dropped Amy to the ground and

ran outside. I was frozen with fear. Tara – Year 2

Book Club orders – Issue 5

The catalogue for Issue 5 of Book Club was distributed last week. Please ensure all orders are placed online

by Monday 12 August to avoid missing out. Please also remember that our school no longer accepts cash

or cheque payments for Book Club orders. Payments are made online using Option 1 found on the inside

back cover of the latest catalogue.

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Book Character Parade 2019

To celebrate book week, 19 – 23 August, Wideview students will be taking part in

our annual Book Character Parade on Tuesday 20 August starting at 9:30am. Stu-

dents 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 grandpar-

ents 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

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 Cameron R, Avery B KGM Noah M, Annabelle J KS Billy D, Holly F

1D Joey D, Mila M 1S Georgia d, Luka A 1L Sienna P, Misato H

2C Sienna R, Matilda T 2F Mika K, Zara C 3H Olivia K, Ben S

4LM Jed D, Cooper E 4AF Darcy NK, Tom I 4/5C Lily P, Theo G

5J Alana G, Angus S 6T Eliza B, Noah M 6H Jake S, Harley B

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

Venues tomorrow: Netball : Mount Kuring-gai School

Boys Football/Mount Kuring-gai Oval

Girls Football/Mount Kuring-gai Oval

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

Tuesday 6 Athletics Carnival

Wednesday (each) 31/7-25/9 Flip Sport—dance K-2 (9weeks)

Thursday (each) 1/8-26/9 Flip Sport—dance 3-6 (9weeks)

Wednesday/Thursday 14-15 Science Project Exhibition in Hall

Thursday 15 Open Classrooms 9.20 onwards, Morning Tea 10am

Tuesday 20 Book Parade

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Email: wideviewpandc@gmail.com

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P&C Update

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

Nature Playground

Alison Glendining and a team have been working hard on the nature playground in the primary area near

Mr Carlos’ classrooms. It’s not quite finished yet but its looking amazing. Thank you to Alison, Carl and the

team for their hard work.

Movie Night

Save the date Friday 13 August

Wideview P&C Association

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Father’s Day Stall

Thank you to Katie Gompertz for again putting her hand

up to run something. Katie will run the Father’s Day stall

this year but is happy to have someone helping her out.

Please contact Katie or the P&C to offer to help Katie.

Sign up zone for on the day help will come out in the

coming weeks.