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Junior School

Carton Towers Brett built a tower using four

different milk cartons. The red

carton was below the green

carton. The blue carton was

above the yellow carton which

was above the

green cartoon.

Which carton

is on top?

Middle School

PARTY TIMEPARTY TIMEPARTY TIMEPARTY TIME

At a party every guest

shakes hands with every one

of the other twelve guests.

How many handshakes are

there?

Senior School

Textas

There is an old jar full of textas

on the table. There are twice as

many red textas as blue and one

more yellow than red. Eight textas

are either yellow or green. There

are three green

textas. How many

blue textas are in the

jar?

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Maths Problem of the Week - Term 4 Week 4 Name:………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Grade:…………………………………….

Solution:

Maths Problem of the Week

Junior School:

Sam ate three biscuits. Middle School:

Eight students were chosen.

Senior School:

There were four people on the

bus before Ariella climbed on.

Maths problem of the week - Solutions for last week!

FOR YOUR DIARY

OCTOBER

FRIDAY 28th

• District Softball—Wonthaggi

Recreational Reserve.

• Whole School and Grade 6

Photos.

• WORLD TEACHER’S DAY.

SATURDAY 29th

• KIDZ MINI MUDDA

10:00AM—2:00PM.

School Oval.

MONDAY 31st

• Student Free Day

Professional Learning.

NOVEMBER

TUESDAY 1st

• Melbourne Cup Day

Public Holiday.

FRIDAY 11th

• Junior School Water Safety

Program begins.

MONDAY 21st

• Student Free Day - Report Writing.

DECEMBER FRIDAY 2nd

• Junior School Water Safety

Program Ends.

MONDAY 5th - FRIDAY 9th

• Artist in Residence with

Jon Madin

TUESDAY 6th

• DET State Wide Transition

Day for Prep and Year 7.

THURSDAY 15th

• Grade 6 Graduation.

Number 34 27th October, 2016

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WONTHAGGI PRIMARY SCHOOL ● Phone: (03) 5672 1600 ● Principal: Mrs Leonie Anstey ● Email: wonthaggi.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au ● Website: www.wonthaggips.vic.gov.au ● Billson street (PMB 101) Wonthaggi, 3995

● Find us on Facebook

From the Principal Our school community is getting very excited about the upcoming Mini

Mudda! Don’t forget that we need everyone who can be available to help out

on the day, even if you can only spare an hour. Online registrations for the Mini

Mudda have closed, but children can still register at the office or in the gym on

the day. We are close to the 200 mark for entries, and the weather bureau has

promised us perfect conditions for the day.

Don’t forget that the Bass Coast Children’s Expo will also be running at our

school alongside the Mini Mudda. There will be lots of activities for children of

all ages, along with a Drumming Performance and Workshops.

Thank you to everyone who has returned their Raffle Tickets. Could families

please return all sold and unsold tickets tomorrow.

The Whole School Photo will be taken on Friday morning, 9am sharp. Could we

please ask that all students arrive promptly at school at 8:50am, so that we can

assemble all students ready for the photo. Breakfast Club will be running again

tomorrow morning with students needing to arrive promptly to ensure that they

don’t miss the whole school photo.

Thank you to Katrina Plummer and all of the families that supported our Book

Fair. We sold a total of $1900 worth of books, resulting in the school receiving a

credit of $700 to spend on books for our school community. We look forward to

the new books arriving soon.

It was wonderful to celebrate Victorian Premiers Reading Challenge at

assembly this week with students receiving certificates from the Premier in

recognition of their efforts. Picture Page 2.

Yesterday two of our students competed at the State

Primary School Athletics Championships. Vu finished

second in the 80 metre hurdles and seventh in the

discus. April finished fourth in high jump, jumping a 10

cm PB. Congratulations girls.

Best of luck to our Softball Teams tomorrow as they head off site to the District

Softball event. We really appreciate our staff’s support of this fantastic extra

curricular event.

A reminder to families that this coming Monday (31st October) is a Student Free

Day. Staff will be meeting and working together to develop our Schools Vision

Statement. This statement will be composed to best reflect what we do, how

we do it and what are the things that makes our school special.

Also, don’t forget that the school will be closed for students and staff this

coming Tuesday (1st November) for Melbourne Cup Day. We are keeping our

ears close to the ground for any hot tips!

Leonie Anstey Principal

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READING AWARDS

50, 100 and 200 Nights

00B Charlize S. Her terrific work completing addition activities during maths.

12A Mia S. Ava S.

Welcome to our School. Welcoming students into our community.

12C Kyrah W. For approaching her learning with enthusiasm.

12D Tameka V. Helping others and being a bucket filler.

34A Jayde D. Consistently being safe, fair and kind.

34B Kayleb W. Being a helpful and organised class member.

34C Xavier O. Displaying a growth mindset towards learning activities in the classroom.

56B Chloe-Rose H. Having a growth mindset in our ‘Big Write’ session.

56C Jordan C. Fantastic questioning during Science Explorations.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

PARENT’S AND FRIEND’S

Kidz Mini Mudda and Children’s Expo Fun this Saturday Once again our wonderful Mini Mudda is on this Saturday. Parent’s and Friend’s are on board and helping with the

fundraiser. We will be selling egg and bacon rolls, sausages in bread, drinks, fairy floss, popcorn and snow cones. Prices

range from $1 to $5. Connells Bakery will also be there selling pies, cakes and hotdogs. Remember to spread the word

and register for this great day. If anyone wants to help the Parent’s and Friend’s, please feel free to come over and say

hi and we will let you know how you can help. If you would like to help on the course please let the office know ASAP.

Regards

Parent’s and Friend’s Committee

2016 VICTORIAN

PREMIERS

READING CHALLENGE

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MUSIC NEWS Congratulations to the Billson Street Singers who performed with excellence at the Bass Coast

Special School on Monday. We sang five songs, introduced by five members of the group, with

harmonies and parts sounding wonderful! Big thanks to the support staff; the extended Leversha

family, Dakota and Kyra’s Nanna Maureen, Ms Chapman and Toko.

This week we have been focusing on learning new marimba tunes and combining them with songs. The engagement

level of our students is very high, with skills improving each week when playing accurately and with rhythm.

Grade Sixes have begun Graduation practise, and Grade Five student leaders have shown competence and

enthusiasm.

Instrument borrowing remains popular each Wednesday after school. It’s impressive how many families take instruments

home, returning them on Monday mornings in perfect working order. Well done!

Ruth Chambers

Music Teacher

IN SPORT Junior School Water Safety Program (JSWSP)

Wonthaggi Primary School will be starting its Junior School Water Safety Program on Friday 11th

November at the YMCA Wonthaggi. The program aims to introduce the various aspects

associated with being safe in a pool setting as well as building student confidence through

enjoyment. The JSWSP is for students in Grade Prep and One.

Teachers will take an active role in this program but to ensure it is successful we need parents and friends of our school

who are willing to get in the pool as well (no swimming experience is necessary). Please see me if you are available or

know of someone who might be. A current Working with Children's Check is required and must be sighted by the office.

CORRECTION: Unfortunately the incorrect swimming times were put in the JSWSP permission notice sent

home to Grade Prep and One students this week. Please note the following correct times:

Grade One: Leave WPS at 12.00pm. Swim 12.30pm – 1.00pm. Return to school 1.30pm

Grade Prep: Leave WPS at 12.15pm. Swim 1.00pm – 1.30pm. Return to school 2.00pm

Division Basketball

Our Grade 6 girls team took part in Division Basketball on Thursday 20th October at Leongatha Splash. Our

team of Alicia, Jas, Tess, Catherine, Cloe, Zoe and Vu worked exceptionally hard throughout Term 3 and 4 to

develop the team work, skills and tactics which enabled them to play a high standard of basketball. This

could not have happened without the help from coach Wendy Allen. The team were defeated by Loch

47-33 and Foster 30-28, but the experiences gained will place our school in better shape next time.

Well done.

State Athletics

Congratulations to April (11 year girls high jump) and Vu (11 years discus and 80m hurdles) who took

part in the State Athletics Championships, held on Monday 24th October, at Lakeside Stadium

Melbourne. The girls were winners from the Regional Athletics Carnival held earlier this term in

Newborough. April came 4th in Victoria in High Jump and Vu came 2nd in Victoria in 80m Hurdles

and 7th in Victoria in Discus. These results are incredible and both girls should feel very proud of

themselves!

Grade 3/4 Bike Ed Grade 3/4 students will take part in a Bike Ed Program, within the school grounds, for the next 3 Fridays

from 9:00am - 11:00am. Students will use the 2 hour block to experience Bike Ed Challenge activities on

the school’s basketball court, undertake Health Education and participate in Minor Games.

•28th October

•4th November

•11th November Grade 3/4 students will need to bring a road worthy bike and helmet to school on these days. A limited supply of bikes

and helmets are available for students to borrow. Priority for these bikes will be given to students/parents who have

completed the Bike Ed form and asked to borrow a bike.

Will Rankin

Sports Teacher