WEEK 10

Wednesday 16th Year 6 Farewell Assembly

Wednesday 16th Last day of school for students

WEEK 1

Friday 29th First day back for students in Years 1-6

WEEK 2

Thursday 4th First day of Kindergarten

WEEK 3

Tuesday 9th Swimming Carnival

Principal - Mr T Jeff 16-30 Florabella St, Warrimoo 2774

Rel Infants Assistant Principal - Ms S O’Connor Phone 4753 6182

Primary Assistant Principal - Mrs E Harris

School Administration Manager - Mrs J Mazenauer

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

Term 4 Week 10 Tuesday 15th December 2020

What’s on at Warrimoo

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TERM 4

DECEMBER

TERM 1 2021

JANUARY

Upcoming Excursion/Incursions – Early 2021

Permission notes for the abovementioned Excursion and Incursions will be sent home on the first day of Term 1. Please note this is advance notice – do not send money in until Term 1 – 2021 – Thank you.

3-6 Swimming Carnival - 9/2/21 $13pp due Wednesday 3rd February 2021

K-6 Life Education 22/2/21 – 23/2/21 $6pp due Wednesday 11th February 2021

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Dear Parents Caregivers, As I commence the Week 10 Newsletter I reflect on the year that has been at Warrimoo Public School in 2020. While none of us expected or could have predicted how the year would have turned out we must reflect on the positives that have come from the year. These positives would not have been possible without the magnificent support of the students, staff, families and extended community of Warrimoo. The partnership that we share, in my opinion, truly does make our school the most positive and happy place within the Blue Mountains. School concludes for students on Wednesday 16

th December 2020 at 3pm. I wish the entire

school community a very happy and safe Christmas and New Year’s period. School resumes for Year 1 to Year 6, on Friday 29

th January 2021.

Gold Assembly On Thursday 3

rd December 2020, Warrimoo Public School conducted the end of year Gold

Assembly. I would like to congratulate the many students who were presented with their Gold Awards and to the students who reached their Platinum Awards. Well done students.

Year 6 Farewell On Friday of Week 9, the Year 6 students had the opportunity to celebrate their Year 6 Farewell. It was a truly magnificent function with the theme for the celebration being ‘Dr Seuss’. Congratulations Year 6 on an amazing year and thank you for your contribution over the time you have been at Warrimoo Public School. The preparation, organisation and running of the event has been a culmination of months of hard work and dedication by the amazing Farewell Team. No short cuts were taken in preparing for the event, only dedication, commitment and focus. Mrs Mac has done an exceptional job leading the process and should be congratulated for the long afternoons, late evenings, early mornings and extensive weekends that she has spent bringing the farewell together, thank you Mrs Mac! It would be remiss of me not to mention the tremendous work the Year 5 students and Mrs Harris have done, the artistic time and effort Mrs DeBono has put into the process and to the huge team effort from the teaching and non-teaching staff. On behalf of the Year 6 group and the staff of Warrimoo Public School thank you all for making this such a memorable event.

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Blue Mountains Public Speaking Competition Several weeks ago, I reported to you through the school newsletter that our Stage 2 and Stage 3 students competed in a school based public speaking competition. The winners of the grade competitions then went on to represent our school in the Blue Mountains Public Speaking Competition. The competition was held through Zoom which added a great deal of complexities to the delivery of speeches for each student. At the Gold Assembly I was fortunate to award Rose B, Bernie D and Saskia C with their medals and Taylor H with her winning trophy and the perpetual shield which will be displayed throughout 2021 in the school ad-ministration building. Congratula-tions students on your fine achievements and the manner in which you represented our school.

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Class Composition for 2021 As we move ever so closer to 2021, I feel it fitting to announce the class composition for 2021. A great deal of thought and planning has gone into the formation of classes. Due to the variations to student numbers in each grade and stage, class composition does need to be amended from time to time. I assure you that every student in every classroom will be given the very best academic opportunities to succeed in their education in 2021. As a school, we ensure that the curriculum is addressed as a progression and that the individuals are always working towards future goals along their academic journey. Mrs Drummond will remain on leave and Mrs Pagan will join the team as a full-time teacher in 2021. The classes for 2021 are as follows;

• Kindergarten

• Kindergarten & Year 1 class

• Year 2 class

• Year 2/3 class

• Year 3/4 class

• Year 4/5 class

• Year 5/6 class On arrival back to school on Friday 29

th January the new classes will be formed for 2021 with

teachers being allocated to these classes.

At the conclusion of this week we farewell Mrs Liauw and Mrs Farrar. Both ladies have been a mag-nificent addition to our team and will be greatly missed.

Opportunity Test Placement Announcement I would like to update you on the modified timeline for Year 5 opportunity class entry in 2021.The Opportunity Class Placement Test was conducted on Wednesday 18 November 2020 in 1068 primary schools and test centres across NSW. It is anticipated that the results will be released to parents and schools in mid-January 2021. To ensure that most vacancies are filled by the start of Term 1, 2021, parents who are offered placement on behalf of their children will have just one week to respond to their offers. Parents will be emailed by the High Performing Students Team to ensure that they watch their emails or depute someone else to respond on their behalf if they will be out of contact when the results are released as offers will lapse if parents do not respond in time. Attendance Please note that regular attendance is still very important right up to the end of the school year and we expect all students to be attending school every day. The last day of the school year for students is Wednesday 16

th December 2020.

Updated Covid-19 Guidelines As we move into 2021 the Department of Education has eased several of the guidelines in regards to restrictions within our schools. These guidelines are subject to change between now and the commencement of 2021 and rather than providing apposing information now, I will forward out the updates and how they will impact our school before students commence school on Friday 29

th

January 2021.

2021 School Travel Application As we move towards the beginning of 2021 it is necessary for parents who may require an Opal Card for their child to travel via bus to or from school to complete an online application. Information related to how to apply will be forwarded home this week. Alternatively, you can access the follow-ing web address. https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/#/howToApply

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NSW Schools Update App This app allows parents and caregivers to receive operational status updates for their children in NSW public schools, including notifications of temporary closures. To download the app you can search for ‘NSW Schools Updates’ in the App Store (for Apple devices), in Google Play (for Android Devices) or go to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/parents-and-carers/nsw-school-updates-app

2021 School Enrolments Kindergarten enrolments and all other enrolments for 2021 are currently being taken. In order for us to prepare our classes and ensure that equitable class numbers are maintained it is essential that we have all the information needed leading into 2021. If you know of someone who is enrolling at Warrimoo Public School and has not yet done so, could you please pass on our school details? Ad-ditionally, if you have children in Kindergarten to Year 5 and are planning on moving at the end of the year, that information is important also. I wish you a very happy, safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year’s holiday period. My kindest regards, Mr Tony Jeff Principal

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WARRIMOO PUBLIC SCHOOL - Term 1 2021

Term One

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT SUN

18 January Holidays

19 January Holidays

20 January Holidays

21 January Holidays

22 January Holidays

23 24 Jan

1

25 January

26 January Australia Day Public Holiday

27 January Staff Development Day 1

28 January Staff Development Day 2

29 January Students first day Yr 1-6

30 31 Jan

2

1 February Kindergarten Best Start

2 February Kindergarten Best Start

3 February Kindergarten Best Start

4 February Welcome Kindergarten

5 February

6 7

Feb

3

8 February

9 February Swimming Carnival K-2 Parent Information Night

10 February 11 February Captains Induction Ass. 3-6 Parent Information Night

12 February 13 14

Feb

4

15 February

16 February

17 February

18 February P&C Meeting 7.30pm

19 February Zone Swimming Carni-val

20 21

Feb

5

22 February Life Education

23 February Life Education

24 February

25 February Assembly

26 March Welcome BBQ morning 7.30-8.30am

27 28

Feb

6

1 March

2 March

3 March

4 March

5 March

6 7

Mar

7

8 March

9 March

10 March CARES

11 March CARES Assembly

12 March

13 14

Mar

8

15 March

16 March Parent Teacher Inter-views 2-7pm

17 March Sydney West Swimming

18 March Harmony Day & Bully-ing ‘No Way’ P&C Meeting 7.30pm

19 March

20 21

Mar

9

22 March

23 March School Photos

24 March

25 March Assembly Warrimoo Yarn Up – 3.30 BBQ

26 March

27 28

March

10

29 March

30 March School Cross Country

31 March

1 April Easter Hat Parade - Morning Last day of Term 1

2 April Good Friday Public Holiday

3 4

Apr

Hols 5 April Easter Monday

6 April

7 April 8 April

9 April

10 11

Apr

12 April

13 April 14 April

15 April

16 April 17 18

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In a small pencil case for desk:-

Also:

All the above should be clearly labelled with the child's name

• 3 x lead pencils— triangular • scissors • 4 x large white Bostik glue sticks • 1 packet coloured pencils

• 1 packet coloured pencils - triangular • 1 packet of textas • 1 packet of wind up crayons

• 2 boxes tissues

• 1 packet of baby wipes

• 1 pump pack of soap

• 4 A4 plastic document wallets

• Paint shirt

• 2 x A4 20 pocket display folder3 x 64 page scrapbooks (335x245mm)

• 3 Whiteboard markers

In a small pencil case for desk:-

Also:

All the above should be clearly labelled with the child's name

• 4 x HB lead pencils (pacers are okay) • 1 30cm ruler (with millimetres) • 1 white eraser • 1 packet coloured pencils • 1 fine felt tip black pen (0.4mm) • 1 medium felt tip black pen (0.6mm) • 1 thick black texta

• 4 red pens (not felt tip) • 1 pair scissors • 1 pencil sharpener (not battery operated) • 4 whiteboard markers • 4 blue pens (not felt tip years 4-6) • 3 display folders

• 1 bottle of liquid soap

• 1 box tissues - large

• 1 roll paper towel

• Paint shirt

• 4 large white Bostik glue sticks

• Textas

• Long black pants and a plain black t-shirt ( no logo)

• Wet wipes