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The Winston Whisper Winston Hills Public School
Hillcrest Ave, Winston Hills 2153 T: 9639 8518 F: 9686 3274
Email: [email protected] Website:
www.winstonhil-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Issue 6 – Term 1 – Week 11 Tuesday, 5 April 2016
CONTENTS
Page 2: Deputy’s Report
Page 3: PSSA, Anzac Day Ceremony, Mother’s Day Breakfast
Page 4: Cross Country Carnival, Band News
Page 5: Fete News, P&C Fundraising
Page 6: Class of the Week – KJW & KB
CALENDAR
TERM 2 Week 1 Monday 25 April ANZAC Day – Public Holiday Tuesday
26 April Staff Development Day Wednesday 27 April Students Return
to School ANZAC Ceremony 10.00am Thursday 28 April Uniform Shop
Open 8.40am Friday 29 April Winter PSSA Starts Term 2 Accounts Due
Week 2 Tuesday 3 May Banking Starts Gymnastics K-2 Wednesday 4 May
Gymnastics K-2 Thursday 5 May Uniform Shop Open 8.40am Uniform Shop
Open 6-7pm Friday 6 May Mother’s Day Breakfast 8.15am Mother’s Day
Stall
WHAT’S DUE?
Friday 29 April Term 2 Accounts Muru Mittigar Permission Note
Fagan Park Permission Note Monday 2 May Camp Quality Puppet Show
Note Tuesday 3 May Mother’s Day Breakfast Note
ACCOMPANYING NOTES
• ANZAC Day Commemorative Service • Term 2 Calendar •
Kindergarten Excursion – Fagan Park • Stage 1 Muru Mittagar
Excursion • Term 2 Accounts • Camp Quality Puppet Show Permission
Note
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
End of the Term The past ten weeks have flown past very quickly.
I would really like to take this opportunity to thank the whole
school community for making me feel welcomed at this great school.
The students, staff and parents have gone out of their way to make
me feel at home.
I hope that all of the students have a restful and safe holiday
period, ready to return to school for a busy term. Well Done It was
great to see so many students being recognised at our Principal’s
Special Morning Tea yesterday. These students have worked extremely
hard over a period of time and are great role models for their
peers. Term 2 Calendar A copy of the school’s Term 2 Calendar will
be sent with this newsletter. Health Care Plans I would like to
thank the parents who have worked with the school’s office staff to
ensure that their child’s health plans are up to date.
It is important that the school is aware of any medical
conditions to ensure that we can give all of our students the best
of care. Congratulations I would like to congratulate Olivia
Maguire for making the Sydney West Swim team and competing at the
State carnival this week. The school is very proud of her efforts.
School Cross Country Tomorrow is the school cross country carnival.
I would like to thank Mrs Johnston for all of her hard work in
organising the event. Winter PSSA Over the last week or so, the
Winter PSSA coaches have been selecting the teams to compete next
year. I would like to thank them for giving up their time to ensure
students have this opportunity.
This can sometimes be a time of disappointment for some students
who miss out, especially to Year 3 students who are competing
against Year 5 students for positions. Mark Byrne Email:
[email protected]
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Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) update
New Focus Area – ‘We use the playground duty teacher for advice
and support’
Our new focus area this fortnight is about the students asking
the playground duty teacher for support if they are unable to
resolve conflict themselves through communication and
collaboration. We will be teaching the importance of this in
classrooms this fortnight, and discussing this focus area with the
students at morning lines. SRC News
As part of new SRC initiative for 2016, the students will write
a regular column in the school newsletter. This idea was initiated
by the students and will be one of many projects aimed at further
improving student communication at school. See below for the first
column: On Wednesday, 30th March, the members of the SRC
experienced an exciting workshop with Mr MacSporran. We did lots of
fun activities that helped us with our leadership skills. We did
activities like body shapes, a challenging 5 piece puzzle, a
descriptive text and we came up with ideas for future school
events. Some of the events we created were The Monday Funday Disco,
The Colour Run and the SRC writing a column in the school
newsletter like what you are reading right now! We learned a lot of
things including looking at problems from a different angle, We
learned all our team-mates names and all about teamwork! We also
enjoyed some delicious pizza with a side of lollies, juice and a
refreshing ice-block. All 32 SRC members enjoyed the day with Mr.
MacSporran.
We thank Mr. MacSporran for planning this awesome day. We hope
you do this next year for all the rising leaders!!
by Hritu Saha and Jesse Cameron – 5/6KL
Have a happy and safe school holiday break with your family.
David MacSporran Relieving Deputy Principal
FROM THE DEPUTY SRC Leadership Workshop
Last Wednesday, 30th March all students in the SRC attended an
exciting whole-day leadership workshop. Students learned about
models of leadership and practical approaches to engage in
leadership projects at school. A free pizza lunch was provided for
all students to celebrate this special occasion. This workshop was
the first step in ensuring the SRC is an important part of student
decision making at Winston Hills Public School.
Principal’s Morning Tea
Congratulations to those students who attended the Term 1
Principal’s Morning Tea yesterday, 4th April. These students
received an honour award this term for 50 or 100 merits. All
students received a special certificate and were treated to a
delicious morning tea, kindly served by the prefects. Well done on
reaching this great milestone!
Gymnastics – Term 2
During Term 2, all students in K-2, including 1-6P and K/3G,
will have the opportunity to participate in a structured weekly
gymnastics program on Tuesday or Wednesday. This program will
develop a strong foundation in the basic skills of gymnastics
through a series of nine sequential lessons. The program is based
on the current PDHPE syllabus and will be conducted by Sportspro, a
leading provider of sports education in NSW. School Development Day
– Professional Learning
On Tuesday, 26th April, the staff will be participating in a
professional learning workshop focusing on the 2015-2017 School
Plan. Teachers will be discussing and refining the 2016 action plan
for our 3 strategic directions:
1. Teacher Quality & Leadership 2. Student Learning &
Welfare 3. School-wide systems
Staff will also be working in stage teams to further strengthen
the teaching of reading by engaging with evidence-based practices
designed to improve learning outcomes in literacy.
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SCHOOL NEWS
PSSA Congratulations, Ruby Burdack 5/6 J & Yasmin Aloisio
5/6M who has been selected to represent SWPSSA, at the NSW PSSA
Girls Football State Championships. This carnival will be held in
Albury from the 7th June – 9th June. We wish them and their team
all the best at the Championship Carnival. Congratulations, Olivia
Maguire 3K who has qualified to represent SWPSSA, at the NSW PSSA
Swimming Championships. This carnival will be held at The Sydney
Aquatic Centre Homebush from the 6th -7th April. We wish her well
in her event. Melissa Johnston
Mother’s Day Breakfast
Celebrate Mother’s Day by joining your child/children at school
on Friday 6th May for a delicious breakfast. Cost: $8 per Family
Time: 8.10am – 8.45am Where: Primary Quadrangle Please fill in the
form that is accompanying this newsletter and return it by Tuesday
3 May. We are looking forward to sharing this special breakfast
with all the mums and special people. Glenda Rooke Co-ordinator
ANZAC Day Commemorative
Ceremony We will be having our annual ANZAC Day Commemorative
service on:
Wednesday 27th April at 10.00 am
We would like the children to bring some flowers to school on
the day. There will be a wreath on the grass outside the main
office, where flowers can be laid in the morning. We hope that you
are able to provide your child with flowers and make this service a
special occasion.
All Parent/Caregivers Welcome
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SCHOOL NEWS BAND NEWS Mini Concert for Training Band
A huge thanks to all parents who attended the mini concert
yesterday. I am sure we can all agree that the training band are
coming forwards in leaps and bounds. Anzac Assembly
Notes were issued yesterday with regards to the schools Anzac
Assembly. This will be held on Wednesday 27th April. Performance
band only will be performing on this day. Students are asked to
bring their instruments to the new hall in the morning before
school.
Any parent volunteers to help setup and pack up on this day
would be appreciated. New Committee
The band AGM was held on the 22nd March and the following
committee was elected in to place: Band Coordinator : Siobhan
Buchan Training Band Coordinator : VACANT Intermediate Band
Coordinator: Samantha Hinchelwood Performance Band Coordinator:
Yuan Choi Secretary: Michelle Koevoets Treasurer: Kylie Baker
Resource Librarian: Moonju Cho Without the support of the committee
and supporting parents the band program would not be as successful
as it is, so….
THANKYOU! The committee is always looking for additional helpers
so please feel free to let us know if you have any spare time as
there are often little jobs that need doing.
A huge thanks must also go to Sue Bryant, who stepped down at
the recent AGM. She has left behind the strongest band program that
WHPS has seen and big shoes to fill!
If any parent would like a copy of the minutes please email us
at [email protected] Band Camp
Band camp permission notes, cabin buddy, medication forms and
activity preference forms will be issued early next term. If you
could please complete them and return them promptly; it will make
the organisation process easier. As you could imagine there are
lots of things to organise and for things like cabin buddys and
activities it will be on a first in first served basis.
CROSS COUNTRY
CARNIVAL
Tomorrow !!!
Wednesday 6th April 2016
In the event of rain….
Come dressed in sports uniform, in case it fines up during the
day
REMINDER Term 2
All Students return to school
on
Wendesday 27 April 2016
(Tuesday 26 April)
Is a Staff Development Day
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P & C NEWS P&C
More helpers urgently needed!
MINTFRESH IGA MARKET DAY
Saturday 16th April 2016 10am-3pm
BBQ by Winston Hills Public School
Face Painter, Balloons, Food Tasting & Great in Store
Specials
The team at Mintfresh IGA, Arthur Street, Baulkham Hills has
kindly offered WHPS P&C the opportunity to raise funds for our
school during their Market day on Saturday 16TH April 2016 (middle
weekend of school holidays).
Mintfresh is donating all produce and BBQ facilities to WHPS on
the day. All we need to provide are some helping hands to cook the
BBQ and serve the food.
ALL funds raised from the BBQ will be given directly to WHPS
P&C.
So if you can spare an hour of your time, I encourage you to
jump on line and register to volunteer on the day.
As they say- many hands make light work and many hearts build a
community!
To make the roster system easier we're using Volunteer Spot (the
leading online signup and reminder tool) to organize the day.
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1. Right hand click this link to go to our invitation page on
Volunteer Spot: http://vols.pt/hzQxju
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an
account on Volunteer Spot)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots - Volunteer Spot will send you an
automated confirmation and reminders.
4. Check the email address entered for confirmation. It’s that
easy!!!
Can’t volunteer on the day, be sure to pop on up and support the
Mintfresh IGA team and say hi to the wonderful volunteers of
WHPS!!
Sue Bryant P&C President [email protected]
FETE NEWS
The generosity and support we have received from the families at
WHPS in regards to the fete has been very much appreciated. It is
evident that the idea of holding a fete in 2016 has the support
from many of our families. We encourage you (if you have not done
so already) to fill in the yellow note and pop it into the
“fete”box in the school office. Look out for the next note to be
issued in Term 2 …. a call out to ask for volunteers leading up to
and on the day. Although preparations are well and truly underway
we encourage you all to pop into a fete meeting to see what
exciting ideas we have planned.
NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY 27th APRIL 7pm HALL
Finally, lock it in your calendars-
Winston Hills Public School FETE Day SUNDAY 18th September
2016
P&C FUNDRAISING
Mothers Day Stall Mothers Day Stall will be on Friday 6 May,
gifts will range in
price from $1 to $5. We are looking for volunteers, if you
can
help out in the morning for about 2 hrs please contact
Sandra
ph: 0432 945 367
Mother’s Day Stall Friday 6 May
Volunteers Needeed On the Day
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