Principal: Steve Murphy Chisholm St P.O. Box 892 Wangaratta 3676 Phone: 03-5721-2658 03- 5722-1280 Fax: 03-5722-2712 Email: wangaratta.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: wangps.vic.edu.au

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Wangaratta Primary School Newsletter Issue 21

July 21 2016

Mystery Hands I found a hand stuck to our front door. Several similar ones appeared around the school around the same time. Written on the palm of this one was ‘Free High Fives. Take One. Go Be Awesome’. This type of positivity is contagious and is part of what I love about our school. A smile, a greeting, words of encouragement, questions of interest – and a positive paper hand – are all part of the culture we try to develop at Chisholm Street. It inspired me to pass on some high fives of my own. High Five to the Student

Representative Council The SRC, with members from year 2 to 6, has been working away on a range of projects, including our recent Pyjama day and reviewing potential technology upgrades for our school. I met with them this week to set them the important task of gathering feedback from their classes as part of our regular school review. They are an impressive group of young leaders and I thank them for their help.

High Five to our Melbourne Trip Organisers and Helpers A big thanks to Jessie Hann and the junior teaching team for organising our big bus trip to the Melbourne Museum on Friday. An especially big high five to our parent volunteers (including the generous people who offered but

who we couldn’t fit on the trip). These types of events cannot go ahead without your help. If you missed out this time, hopefully you will get a chance to join us on a special event later on. An Athletic Five High Five to Kylie Robertson, our (apparently) tireless PE teacher who is organising a huge range of events to keep our children active this term. High five too, to the students who jump into these activities with energy and enthusiasm. With Jump Rope for Heart next week, Bike Education, Bike Hikes, AFL clinic, Athletics Day (attempt two), and more there are lots of activities for everyone.

EVENTS CALENDAR Friday, 22 July

Junior School excursion—Melb

Yrs 5/6 Winter Sports

Monday, 25 July

Whole School Jump Rope

Presentation Thursday, 28 July

Jump Rope for Heart Day—whole

school event 11.30am-1.30pm

Hot Food Day

Friday, 5 August

Jeans for Genes Day

Friday, 12 August

Cultural Performance Rehearsal

9.00am-3.00pm at Wangaratta High School

Cultural Performance Whole School

Concert 6.00pm at Wangaratta High School

Tues 16—Fri 19 Aug

Bike Trailer here

Friday, 19 August

Cabaret Night

Saturday, 20 August

Boite rehearsal—Albury

Tuesday, 23 August

Athletics Day

Hot Food Day

Thursday, 1 September

Father’s day Breakfast and stall

Tuesday, 6 September

Bike Hike Yrs 3-6

Thursday, 8 September

St Johns Ambulance Visit Yrs 3-6

Boite Albury Performance

Friday, 9 September

St Johns Ambulance Visit Yrs F-2

Friday, 16 September

Last day of term 3. School finishes

at 1.30pm

From the Principal

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A Creative High Five Budding artists from across the school have been doing some amazing work lately, led by Emma Sipola, Judy Lowen and Cazz Hicks, and ably supported by the rest of the teaching team. From the Red Riding Hood display currently installed in our foyer, to back drops and props for our cultural performance, to the musical items themselves, Chisholm Street kids really are creative kids. More works starting soon We will have workers on our roofs next week (if the weather is kind), installing ladder points and gutter guards. While the key aim of this work is to reduce maintenance and improve safety for anyone who has to climb on our rooves it should have another bonus effect for students. Gutter guards should mean fewer balls being trapped out of reach for weeks on end – so fewer interruptions to downball games. Parent Opinion Survey time Our annual parent opinion survey is on again. The Department of Education generates a sample of 40 families for the survey to be posted home to. If you are one of the families selected we thank you for the time you spend giving us feedback – it is really valuable feedback to us for tracking our progress and planning for the future. Please return the surveys in the envelope provided to the school by next Friday (29 July). This is a quick turnaround so hopefully you can make the time to complete it almost as soon as you receive it. All responses are then forwarded directly to the Department for processing. Responses are anonymous and only the collated responses are returned to the school. Thanks in advance to the lucky 40 families selected. Enrolment Reminder We already have one full class of prep for next year and will soon need to make a decision about a second class. Please encourage anyone you know considering our school for their child in 2017 to contact us to arrange a tour and discuss enrolment. Our planning for next year is well underway and our prep transition program begins this term too so the early the enrolments come in the better. Have a great week, Steve

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Grades 3/4/5/6 will commence Bike Ed on August 22. We will do Bike Ed twice a week for three weeks. We will be doing our lessons on Thursdays from 9-10 (3/4) and 10-11 (5/6). A note asking for parent helpers will be sent home soon. The week before Bike Ed commences we will be asking students to bring along their bikes to ensure they are mechanically sound. Could you please start organising your child’s bike and helmet to ensure they are the right size and any necessary repairs have been made. A bike repair checklist will be sent home in a couple of weeks.

Our Bike Hike will be on Tuesday September 6. Please put this date in your diary. We will need parents to drive support vehi-cles and to ride with groups. Thank you, Emma, Matt, Louise, Andrea and Merrilyn

Bike Ed

Student of the Week

Jamison 5/6S—Jamison has had an amazing start

to the term and showing great improvements in his behaviour.

Chloe FL—congratulations on being kind, thoughtful

and resilient in the yard.

Oliver FH—for persisting to learn everything about his new school.

Mia 3/4D—for working extra hard to improve in all

areas, particularly with her organisation.

Matthew 5/6L—for getting the term off to a flying start! He has been organised and hard at work.

Cody 3/4A—for always putting in his best effort to

all of his work.

Musician of the Week—Dallas for enthusiasm in

music.

Opera Australia

Congratulations to Alison who represented our school at the opera as part of the children's choir last night.

Alison did a wonderful job singing with Opera Australia and was a great ambassador for our school.

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Every Thursday at lunchtime

Hot Chocolate drinks will be sold for

50 cents each

Hot Chocolate For Sale Assembly Performances

July 27—Choir Aug 3—Advanced Guitar Aug 17—FH & FL Aug 24—Band Aug 31—3/4D Sept 7—5/6S Sept 14—Choir

Term 3 will see WPS participating in Jump Rope for Heart. All students are asked to raise money for research into Heart, Stroke and Cardiovas-cular Disease. Students can ask families and friends to sponsor them for the 2016 Jump Off Day. Sponsorship forms are being sent home so stu-dents can commence fundraising. IMPORTANT note: We recommend that students do not go door to door and do not ask strangers for dona-tions.

Jump Off Day is planned for THURSDAY 28 JULY. On this day students will participate in some skipping activities to show-case their hard work in skipping at school. It has been marvellous to see some amazing skipping tricks already on show on the playground. Please keep an eye out in future newsletters as to when to bring back Sponsorship Forms.

Happy Skipping!!

Jump Rope for Heart

Parents & Friends

Jump Rope For Heart—Hot Lunch Day Thursday, 28 July

Order forms have been sent home for this Hot Lunch Day, spare forms are available from the school office. You can order Pasta (served with bread) Beef Bolognaise $4.00 or Napolitana (vegetable) $3.00 Milk—Chocolate or Strawberry $2.00 Juice—Apple or Orange $1.00

Orders with correct money to school office by Tuesday, 26 July at 9.00am Sorry no late orders can be accepted.

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wangaratta Primary School cultural performance 2016

August 12th @ 6pm at the Wangaratta High School PAC

Where in the World?

An exploration of World Music

The Story: Inspired by their teacher Mr Murphy, three school children, Jess P, Jess J and Matt,

travel to Greece and then on to other countries in search of their muse.

Musical Performances

FH- Zorba’s Dance: Greece and Ho Ho Watanay- Canada

FL and Band: Ani Couni Chaouani- Native American Indian

1/2D Lir Illiar and Buka Pintu- Indonesia

3/4A Mary-Ann- Hawaii

3/4A and 1/2L Surfin USA

1/2L Lotus Flower Song- Japan

1/2G with help of callers from 3/4D: Becky Ko Non Noon? Yo. - Mali

3/4D Tinikling Dance- Philippines

Poi demonstration: Izzy, Jarrod, Mr Lorback, Lochie E, Dallas- NZ

5/6S: Maori Stick Game- New Zealand

5/6L: You Me and Us: Australia

All: Camel Train to Yamba- Australia

Disclaimer: We have tried to keep the performances as close as possible to the tradition of the

cultures but have modified some in order to make them easier for children to perform.

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General Information

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge So far we have 8 participants, we would love to have more!!!!!!! Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 6 are challenged to read 15 books. Forms are available from the school office. If you have any queries please see Yvonne at the school office.

3rd Little Duck Lunch Orders - Term 3 Lunch specials—Monday’s Slice of carrot cake $1.50 Cheese & bacon pizza $4.00 Speciality pie—potato topped $4.00 Seasonal Specials Pumpkin or Tomato Soup with bread roll $3.00 Lunch orders can be made on line at www.3rdlittleduck.com.au or dropped off at the school office. Steer Clothing—Norton Street, Wangaratta Winter Sale 20% off school wear. Monday 18 July—Saturday 31 July. Pangerang Community House—Children’s Art Classes This class is for children who already enjoy drawing and art. It will teach new techniques and the use of soft pastel and oil pastel. In term 4 each year we hold an exhibition where work from all our adult and children’s courses are exhibited. Dates: 5 x Thursday 28 July—25 August Time: 4.00pm-5.00pm Cost: $50.00 Parenting Courses— Available Term 3 Tuning Into Kids—Emotionally Intelligent Parenting Positive Parenting Program “Whatever” Parent Adolescent For further information contact Pangerang Community House on 5721 3813. Wangaratta Basketball Inc Junior Girls Basketball Development Program Fun basketball skills sessions for all girls aged 10 and under as well as beginners aged 12 and under. Monday, 25 and Thursday 28 July and Monday, 1 August 4.30pm-6.00pm $2 each week. Please bring a basketball, drink bottle and wear runners/basketball footwear.