Welcome to week 4.

I would like to bring to your attention that The Leaders Induction

Assembly will be held tomorrow Tuesday 19th February. My

apologies for the changing of dates… we have such a busy

term that we had difficulty finding a date where we were free

from other activities!

Our first P&C meeting of the year will be held this Wednesday at

6.00pm and I hope that you can join us. The P&C group does

an amazing job supporting the school and we are grateful for

the contributions that they make to our classrooms and the

playground improvements. It is a wonderful way for our parents

to make friends, find out what is happening in our school and

participate in activities that provide extra resources for our

students. Please come along and join the fun!!

We will be having emergency evacuation practices over the

next two weeks so please don’t panic if you hear the

evacuation signal or your children tell you that we had to all

evacuate from the rooms!

Have a good week!

Lyn Barnes, Principal

I hope you have a good week!

Lyn Barnes, Principal

LIBRARY 2019

Term 1 Week 4 Monday 18th February

2019

Contact us:

West Wyalong Public School

71 Park Street West Wyalong NSW 2671

Phone: 02 6972 2157

Fax: 02 6972 2818

Email: westwyalon-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website:

www.westwyalon-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

West Wyalong Public School Newsletter

From the Principal’s Desk

PAYPOP: Payments can be

made on-line to our school by

accessing PayPop through our

school website.

LIBRARY 2019

Library lessons for each class are listed below:

Monday’s – 5 Yellow, 6 Orange, 1 Green, 2 Red and 3/4 Pink

Tuesday’s – 5 Red, 1 Blue and 3/4 Orange

Wednesday’s – 6 Blue, KW, 3/4 Green and 2 Pink

Students need to bring a library bag to their lesson so they can borrow books. Library bags are available to purchase for 50c from the school library. SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday 20th March 2019 is World Storytelling Day. The theme of this day is Myths, Legends and Epics. There will be a book fair and a costume parade in the COLA on this day. Possible ideas for costumes are fairy tale characters or fantasy characters such as fairies, witches, Spiderman, Batman, Hulk, Harry Potter, magicians and unicorns.

More information to come in the following weeks.

WWPS P & C AGM

Wednesday 20th February

6:00 - 6:30 in the Staffroom

(Use the COLA side door)

All Welcome and encouraged

to attend

REMINDER:

Theatre notes have gone

home for all students in

Kinder to Year 4. Please

ensure your child returns

their note along with

money as soon as

possible to ensure their

placement in the

excursion.

Dates for the Diary: Tuesday 19th February

Combined Leader’s Induction & Primary

Assembly 12:30pm in the MPU

Wednesday 20th February

P & C AGM

Thursday 21st February

Kinder Information Night

6:30pm in Kinder rooms

Tuesday 26th February – Monday 4th March

Life Education

Tuesday 5th March

School Photos

INFANTS ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Merit Awards

KW: Bianca Aheer Brumby Johnston Marnie Reid

1 Blue: Max Crowe Jasleen Rehal Hazel Webster

1 Green: Stella Evans Miller Green Mason Leane

2 Pink: Cooper Ball Katie Reid Sophie Seaman

2 Red: Arie Beckett Nixon Heaslip Noah Larden

Tuesd ay 12 t h Feb ruary 2019

SCHOOL NEWS

Writing Award

Sarenah Murray

PLEASE NOTE:

Leaders Induction Assembly

IS TOMORROW

TUESDAY 19th FEBRUARY

We apologise for any inconvenience caused

Student of the Week

Illyarnah Cattle, Kaden Golya, Darcy

Jamieson, Nicholas Lord, Olive Norton.

STUDENT BANKING

tomorrow

Tuesday 19th February 2019

If you would like our weekly newsletter emailed to you please

complete the slip below and return it to the front office.

WEST WYALONG PUBLIC SCHOOL

Yes I would like to receive the newsletter by email.

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SCHOOL NEWS

School Photos will be taken on TUESDAY 5th MARCH.

Individual or group photographs can be purchased by using the link above or by using an

envelope which will be available at the Front Office.

Your child can deposit into their Dollarmite Account every second

Tuesday through School Banking. For more information contact the

school or your local Commonwealth Bank branch.

SCHOOL NEWS

STUDENT BANKING BEGINS TOMORROW TUESDAY 19TH

FEBRUARY 2019

OUR CURRENT COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME AND

ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHO HAS AN INTEREST IN THE SCHOOL

TO COME ALONG AND SEE WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT.

OUR FIRST MEETING FOR 2019 WILL BE ON

WEDNESDAY 20TH

FEBRARY 2019

6.00PM IN THE STAFF ROOM

WE RECENTLY ASKED OUR CURRENT MEMBERS WHY AND

WHAT MADE THEM BECOME PART OF THE CURRENT

COMMITTEE. HERE ARE SOME OF THE RESPONSES:

I WAS NEW TO TOWN & WANTED TO MEET PEOPLE

I THINK BEING INVOLVED IN THE P&C HELPS ME KEEP UP TO DATE WITH WHAT

IS HAPPENING WITHIN THE SCHOOL. THIS INVOLVMENT IN TURN HAS SUCH A

POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON OUR CHILDRENS SCHOOL LIFE AND LEARNING😊

TO HELP RAISE FUNDS TO IMPROVE OUR CHILDRENS SCHOOLING

TO LEARN WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES AND TO BE A MORE

PROACTIVE PARENT WINTHIN THE SCHOOL😊

IN 2018 AS A COMMITTEE WE HELPED TO RAISE MONEY FROM A VARIETY OF

EVENTS & WERE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE SCHOOL:

15 NEW LAPTOPS, EQUIPMENT TO UPDATE THE PLAYGROUND, HELP INDIVIDUALS &

TEAMS ATTEND A NUMBER OF SPORTING EVENTS.

PLUS HELP OUT WITH SPORTS CARNIVAL, EDUCATION WEEK,

MOTHERS & FATHERS DAY STALLS, WINOS LADIES NIGHT EVENT PLUS MORE…

PLEASE COME, JUST SIT & LISTEN OR ASK QUESTIONS WE WOULD LIKE THE

CHANCE TO SHOW YOU HOW WE ARE HERE TO HELP THE STUDENTS & SCHOOL

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Music Ensembles at WWPS

Rehearsals for 2019 groups will begin this week (Week 4)

All ensembles (aside from Primary Choir) begin at 8:30 AM before school. Please note the day change for some ensembles this year. If your child is interested in any ensembles tell them to come along to try it out or speak to Mrs Charpentier if they have any questions. It is important that students show commitment to the group as being in an ensemble is just like a sporting team; everyone has a role to play in the group and is required at every rehearsal. If your child catches a bus to school they can just come straight from the bus to the MPR. With some ensembles music will be given to students and I expect that they will practice at home so they are prepared for the next rehearsal. This ensures that students can progress quickly and learn a wide variety of music throughout the year. Monday – Ukulele Ensemble- aimed at Year 3-6. You do not have to have your own ukulele to participate, however it is an advantage, of course. Please speak to Mrs Charpentier if you are considering purchasing your own as there are many toy ones on the market which are not appropriate for this ensemble. I will be happy to provide you advice on purchasing if you choose to do this. Trumpet Lessons- Monday-Recess and Lunchtime and Tuesday-Lunchtime Band session with other instruments. Tuesday – Clarinet Group- 8:30am-intermediate, Recess- beginners, Lunch -Band (with trumpets). Primary students are invited to join this group based on their commitment and skill shown through their participation in the Recorder Ensemble and/or other ensembles, and availability of instruments. Thursday- Vocal Group-aimed at Years 4-6. Auditions will be held this week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings at 8:30am in the MPR. These students remain part of the group all year and will perform at many events, within school and in the community, within and outside normal school hours. Friday- Recorder Ensemble- aimed at Year 2-6.This is an extension program, building on recorder skills they have learned in their classroom music lessons. Students will need to have their own recorder at home to be able to practise their parts. I have some for sale for $8. Please send the money in an envelope to the front office and bring the receipt to the MPR to pick up the recorder. If you choose to buy one elsewhere, please don’t purchase toy ones, buy only from a music shop. If you send in a USB stick (labelled with their name and class) I can load any backing tracks for them to assist with their practice at home. [Friday- Primary Choir- during regular school hours. Open to all Primary students who enjoy singing. No experience required, just enthusiasm ]

At various times during the year Mrs Charpentier may have a small number of clarinets and trumpets available at school for highly motivated and committed students. Students will be chosen for these lessons/ensembles based on their participation in other school music ensembles after consultation with the student and their parents. If you are interested in this opportunity please send your child with a note expressing interest.

Clothing Pool

A Clothing Pool is available at the

Front Office of WWPS.

Jumpers, hats, shirts, skirts, skorts,

trousers and shoes are available, all

at reasonable prices.

Any unwanted clothing can also be

donated back to the Clothing Pool

which would be very much

appreciated.

All funds go directly to school

resources which assist all students of

WWPS.

School Bags

School Bags are available at the

Front Office for $38-50.

SCHOOL & Community News

West Wyalong Public School SKOOLBAG app!

This year West Wyalong Public School is again using Skoolbag. If you download the

app, you will be able to instantly receive regular information in a push notice (like excursion return times,

changes in routine, reminders etc), submit absences, view permission notes and

newsletters all on your mobile phone or tablet devices, both apple and android. It is great way to communicate quickly with the whole school community. If you need any assistance, please contact the front

office on 69722157.

PAYPOP

Payments can be made on-line to our

school by accessing PayPop through our

school website. On the homepage, click

on “Make a Payment” tab.