W a u c h o p e P u b l i c S c h o o lPrincipal: Cameron OsborneWaugh Street, Wauchope NSW 2446Ph: 02 6585 2277E: wauchope-p.school@det.nsw.edu.auWeb: https://wauchope-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

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5 March 2020

This IssueSport News P. 2

Parent Information P. 3P&C News P. 5

Community News P. 5

New Building

Monday and Tuesday were historic days at Wauchope Public School. We saw 13 classes with 310 students walk into their new classrooms for the first time. The expressions on the boys and girls faces and the positive comments by the children have made the past three years all worth it. Planning for this building started in late 2016. The teachers are pinching themselves and have all commented at how lucky they and their students are at being able to work in such an amazing new future focussed learning environment.

I’d like to acknowledge the managing company of the project APP – Property and Infrastructure Specialists from Newcastle, the local building company Lahey Constructions, the architects Conrad Garett from Brisbane, Schools Infrastructure and the NSW Government for all working together to make this project a reality. I’d also like to acknowledge members of our Wauchope community who were heavily involved in the early stages of design even before the project was officially announced. Thank you to Robyn Reeves – Staff Representative, Janet Lovett – Parent Representative and Anne Puchert – Special Education Representative.

There was lots of great feedback from parents who had their parent meetings in the new building yesterday afternoon. They saw first-hand what an amazing place their children are going to every day.

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Tuesday 3 - Friday 13 March ☼ Intensive Swimming

Friday 6 March ☼ Debating Workshop

Sunday 8 March ☼ International Women’s Day

Monday 9 March ☼ Commonwealth Day

Tuesday 10 March ☼ H/CH Boys and Girls

Soccer TrialsThursday 12 March

☼ Pink and Purple Day ☼ P&C AGM - 6:00pm

Friday 13 March ☼ H/CH Rugby League Trials

Wednesday 18 March ☼ Netball Cup ☼ Teddy Bears Picnic

Friday 20 March ☼ Harmony Day

Monday 23 March ☼ Jump Rope for Heart Week

Tuesday 24 March ☼ Public Speaking Finals

Stage 2/3Wednesday 25 March

☼ Rugby 7s DayThursday 26 March

☼ Nanga Mai Awards

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Just a reminder to all parents that one of our school expectations around the new building is for people not to walk on the tiered timber seating please.Student Representative CouncilEach class in Years 2 - 6 have elected two class members to represent them at various meetings throughout the year. The SRC discuss ways to improve our school and organise various fundraisers to support charities. Year 5 and 6 were presented with their badges at the Stage 3 assembly on Monday and Year 3 and 4 will receive their badges at tomorrow’s Stage 2 assembly. Stage 1 representatives will receive their badges at their week 8 assembly. It is an honour to be selected by your peers. Congratulations to the following students:Stage 1Eloise C, Zain C, Josh M, Vienne M, Harry E, Ariarnah A, Kobi W and Kirra GStage 2to be announcedStage 3Bella W, Sam H, Hayley J, Luke C, Summer E, Lucas S, Tori K, Joshua B, Samara F, Tane S-P, Hayley M, Bodhi P, Summer S, Noah F and Hugh H.Whole School Reward System ReminderThis system involves students

earning a stamp/tick/sticker on a chart/booklet each week for following our School Expectations:

Follow InstructionsShow Respect and

Be SafeAll WPS students are expected to engage in learning, display positive behaviour and attend school regularly. We want to reward positive attitude and behaviour.The Student Reward System is designed to progress during the year with students attaining levels of achievement.Students will be presented with certificates of achievement at various stages of the year, usually week 1 of each term. Term 4, week 9 is the ultimate reward with Wauchope Stars being presented.Once a student has earned 10 stamps (one per week) they will receive a Bronze Certificate. Some children may take more than ten weeks to earn this certificate. Once they have achieved Bronze they then work towards Silver, Gold and then a Wauchope Star.Young Leaders Day

Our student leaders had an amazing day on Monday in Sydney at this conference. Thanks to Ava for organising our leaders to sit in the very front row. It paid dividends as several

Sport

North Coast Swimming

Congratulations once again to Axl P, Noah L, Zac L and Flynn D for competing at this carnival yesterday. Axl and Flynn have qualified for State in Sydney. The relay team just missed out but came 5th in the final.

Basketball

Congratulations to Trent T and Bailey S who were selected in the Lower North Coast basketball team.

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Parent InformationThree-Way MeetingsThese meetings will commence on 11 March. Kindergarten will have their meetings at the end of Term 1 and Special Education who have just all had review meetings will have them when requested. However, for years 1 to 6 we have 307 student/parent/Teacher meetings already booked. We have extended the booking window to 4pm tomorrow. Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and use booking code 6cvcu.2021 High School Forms High School enrolment forms will be distributed soon. Please return all High School forms to our front office by 20 March. It doesn’t matter if you change your mind at a later date but it is important to have your child enrolled in a school.Free FurnitureOver the next few weeks we have to empty 14 demountables so they can be taken off site at the end of March. We are taking some time to reshuffle furniture so that all class teachers have the opportunity to pick and choose any furniture that is in better condition than what they currently have. However, if you see any furniture out near the skip bin and think you could reuse it then you are welcome to take it. The cupboards would be great in sheds and some furniture could be painted and used in your child’s room. If you know of an organisation who would be interested in students’ desks and chairs please get them to contact me.

guest speakers such as Rove McManus went down and chatted to them plus Ava got to ask a guest speaker a question on the microphone. Thank you, Mums and Dads, for transporting your children and to Mrs Lovett for supervising during the day. DebatingGood luck to our talented speakers at tomorrow’s debating workshop.Harmony Day – 20 MarchHarmony Day is a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home – from the traditional owners of this land to those who have come from many countries around the world. By participating in Harmony Day activities, we can learn and understand how all Australians from diverse backgrounds equally belong to this nation and enrich it. Wauchope Public School would like students to wear orange in celebration of our diverse culture!Students will be enjoying themed Harmony Day activities in class on this day.When: Friday 20 March 2020What can I wear?Anything orange including orange bows or ribbons, wrist bands, socks, t-shirt, shorts. Please note enclosed shoes must be worn.National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy The National Assessments for students in Years 3 and 5 will once again be online at WPS. The assessments will occur during a nine-day window between 11 May and 22 May.

More information will be sent home in the future. Your child may be involved in some practice sessions from 23 March. This is to familiarise the children with the online test format.School Supplies and Voluntary FeesPlease make these payments promptly. So far we have received payments from 158 of our lovely parents. All families should have received invoices. The P&C will send out a note about voluntary fees in the near future. International Women’s DayThis day is celebrated on 8 March each year. It is a day to celebrate the contribution women have made across the world to their communities and the progress that has been made for equality. It is a time to raise awareness about the unjust treatment that many women and children are still facing around the world and in Australia.International Women’s Day was first declared in 1910 with the first event held in 1911. Commonwealth DayCommonwealth Day is celebrated every year by 53 Commonwealth countries on the second Monday in March. This year it falls on Monday 9 March. The aim of commemorating Commonwealth Day is to promote understanding of global issues, international co-operation and the work of the Commonwealth of Nations to improve the lives of its citizens.P&C AGM and General MeetingThe AGM is on next Thursday at 6:00pm in the staffroom followed by a general meeting. All are welcome to attend.

Mr Cameron Osborne

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Stage 1 Assembly Awards - Term 1 Week 6

Class Student

1KB Hailie P, Cohen E, Sasha B, Jaxon M-M

1PH Tilly W, Archer W, Ameliah-Rose H, Matilda J

1JB Freya S, Alma L, Andrew C, Bryson M

1MT Kaylalee H, Jahara W, Izaiah C, Kaitlyn W

1/2JH Aaligah W, Lexie D, Olivia C, Kyan P

2MG Alan G, Seanna L, Billy M, Angus A

2MM Kirra G, Jason, H, Zac H, Ashley B

2LB Jordyn W, Harry E, Laikyn B, Milla N

Citizen of the Week

1JB Lily B

1PH Indie D

Leadership DayOn Monday our school leaders travelled to Sydney to the International Convention Centre to attend The National Young Leaders Day.We heard from Rove McManus, Erin Molan, Bianca Chatfield and John Coutis. We learnt the importance of being a good leader and heard some very inspirational stories.Erin Molan gave some great advice and shared her story when she first began her journey as a journalist, “even if you fail the first time don’t give up. You will get there, just keep trying.” Rove spoke to us about his experiences in Television and shared things from his book, his best advice was to “let people help you”. Rove was very funny and thanked all the children for not stealing his lunch money!Bianca Chatfield is one of our country’s top netball players and also appeared on a season of The Block. She told us about the importance of friends and family and how special it is to have them in your corner with everything you do in your life, she said it’s important to set a good example when being a leader or leading a team and also to encourage others in all that they do.John Coutis was probably my favourite speaker for the day and he was very inspirational. He spoke to us about how important it is that no matter how you live or how different you are and the challenges that you face you are just as important as the next person.The whole experience was fantastic and I have taken away some very important messages that will help us all be great leaders in the future. Thank you to Mr Osborne for allowing us to enjoy this great experience, Mrs Lovett for attending the conference with us and our parents for taking us.By Preston C - School Captain

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Young Leaders Conference

What an inspirational day our school leaders experienced at the Young Leaders Conference in Sydney. Erin Molan, Rove McManus, John Coutis and Bianca Chatfield (Australian Netballer) spoke of resilience, persistence, believing in yourself, being kind to others and never giving up. Our school leaders have learnt many new ideas that will further develop their leadership skills. It was a wonderful day and I’m sure our students will remember it forever. It was an honour to take this lovely group of leaders to the School Leaders Conference 2020. They represented our school beautifully and I thoroughly enjoyed my day with them.P&C NewsNOTICE OF AGMWauchope Public School P&C Association is holding the 2020 Annual General Meeting on Thursday 12 March 2020 in the staffroom starting at 6:00pm.All positions will be declared vacant including President, Vice President 3-6, Vice President K-2, Secretary, Treasurer, Woosh Rep and Canteen Rep. All new parents/ carers and community members are welcome to join the general committee.Kind RegardsSarsha Walker - P&C President

Community NewsBus Safety Week

Bus Safety Week reminds all road users to ‘Be Bus Aware’ Our school bus operator Busways is reminding all road users to be bus aware as the NSW Government’s Bus Safety Week kicks off for the fifth year. Part of the ‘Be Bus Aware’ campaign, Bus Safety Week sees Governments, bus operators and emergency services raise awareness about the importance of being safe in and around buses and spread the message to ‘Be Bus Aware’. Bus Safety Week provides a timely reminder to parents to have a talk with their children about bus safety; to motorists when giving way to buses; to pedestrians to make sure they’re alert of their surroundings; and to cyclists to ensure they can see where buses are. We all have a part to play in bus safety. The ‘Be Bus Aware’ campaign has been developed with input from Bus NSW, NSW Police and Transport for NSW. For more information on bus safety or to learn about Transport for NSW’s ‘Be Bus Aware’ campaign, visit https://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/campaigns/be-bus-aware/index.html or visit the Busways website www.busways.com.au.

Bulldogs Visit