Weston Public School ___________________________________________________________

Weston Public School School Purpose - to create a happy, secure and successful school

environment through effective teaching and learning.

Term 1 Week 2 4th February, 2020

Dear Parents, Carers and Community Members,

Welcome to Term 1 Week 2!

Weston Public School Sixth Street Weston NSW 2326 T 4937 1318 / 4937 1601 F 4936 1210 E weston-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au www.weston-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

“At WPS staff, students and community are Safe, Respectful and Responsible.”

Important Dates for Term1

February

Friday 7th Swimming Carnival Cessnock Pool Monday 10th P&C AGM 7pm Friday 15th Leader’s Induction & Academic Assembly 1:15pm Monday 17th PBL Assembly 2:30pm Wednesday 20th Zone Swimming Carnival Friday 28th Academic Assembly

March Monday 2nd PBL Assembly 2:30pm Monday 9th P&C Meeting Friday 13th Gwenda Stanley Yrs 3-6 Aboriginal Performance ASSEMBLY ITEMS COMMENCE

IN TERM 2.

PBL Focus of the Week:

Welcome Back and

Uniform

Head Lice Please remember that Monday night is ‘Hair Check Night’. We need to be vigilant with this practice to prevent the spreading of head lice. Thank you for your ongoing support of our school.

Mrs R. Callinan (Principal)

What a wonderful start we’ve had to 2020. We send a warm welcome to all of our new families This brings our current number to 228 students (40 more than this time last year) which is wonderful news as this means we retain 9 classes for the year!

Term 1 Calendar and Staff List Attached to the Bulletin today is the Term 1 Calendar and Staff List. The Calendar can be updated as you are notified of upcoming events. This year we welcome Mrs Ruth Parrey to the staff team. Mrs Parrey will be teaching 1/2 Kookaburras.

Making Contact with your Child’s Class Teacher Please don’t hesitate to contact the office if you have concerns about your child’s education or need to pass on information to their teacher. The office staff can book a time for you to meet with them or a member of Executive. Please avoid going directly to the classroom or playground to see staff as they are preparing lessons or supervising children.

Welcome Kindergarten 2020 Forty-one excited students (and relatives) arrived at school last Friday to commence Kindergarten. We welcome all Kindergarten families (new and existing) to Weston PS. We wish you all the best as your ‘little ones’ commence their first year at Weston PS. Gavin from ‘Photoworx’ was at school today taking photographs of our Kindergarten students. This is a free service that Gavin provides to the school and we thank him for his generosity.

School Photographs School photographs will be taken by Gavin from ‘Photoworx’ on Thursday, 26th March in Week 9. Information and order envelopes will be sent home later in the term.

Welcome Back Mrs Cheetham Mrs Cheetham has returned to Weston PS in a Deputy Principal role overseeing the teaching of Literacy and Numeracy in Stages 2 & 3 (Years 3-6).

Skoolbag App To stay up to date with daily reminders , notices (including emergency alerts eg flooding and bushfires) and the Bulletin it is essential for all families to download the WPS Skoolbag App. Please follow the instructions here in this image. The app will work for both Android and iPhones. Please note: after this week, all Bulletins will be digital. There will not be any paper copies, you can access the newsletter via Skoolbag, the website or via email. Please contact the office if you’d like to be added to the email distribution list.

No Guitar Lessons this Year Due to an extremely full curriculum this year we will unfortunately be unable to host guitar lessons.

P&C Report

P & C Meeting The next P & C meeting will be the AGM on Monday 10th February, 2020 in the staffroom at 7pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Canteen The canteen will re-open next Tuesday 11th February. It will be open everyday except Mondays. The 2019 menu will remain until further notice. Student Banking Starts next Friday. Children can bank as little as 50c.

Leaders’ Induction Our School Leaders and House Captains will be inducted and presented with their badges next Friday 14th February just before the Academic Assembly at 1:15pm in the hall.

Swimming Carnival Our carnival is to be held this Friday, 7th February at Cessnock Pool. Notes and money are due to your child’s teacher by tomorrow.

School Hats WPS is a sun-safe school. All staff and students are required to wear a black, sun-safe (wide brimmed) hat. We stock 2 sizes in the school office for $7.

Kiss and Leave Please remember we are a ‘Kiss & Drop Off’ School. We encourage you to drop your children off at the school gate without entering the grounds unless you need to go to the office. In the afternoons parents/carers/young children etc. are to wait outside the gates until the gates open, unless you need to go to the office or would like to wait in the ‘Community Waiting Area’ at the front of the Administration Building.

(including expectations of appropriate shoes, socks, jewellery, hair accessories, jumpers and hats) to school, at school and on the way home. Three (3) days of incomplete uniform will be ac-cepted for extenuating circumstances.

Sschool day. Five (5) days of explained absences will be accepted. Six (6) or more absences will result in the student being ineligible for the End of Term Reward. (As per Department of Education Policy parents are required to explain the absenc-es within 7 days.)

HOUSE CAPTAINS

WALLIS: Nikki Truman & Shaylah Clarke

SHORTLAND: Lukki Studdert & Jarreth Jennings

GREENWAY: Olivia O’Niel & Ryah Hull

DAVID: Isabella Kemp & Maddison Minter

PBL Corner At WPS staff, students and community are Safe, Respectful and Responsible. We have a PBL Assembly every 2 weeks on a Monday at 2:30pm in the hall where we have a lesson on school expectations and celebrate our students’ successes.

Week 2 PBL Focus

End of Term Reward Criteria at WPS Zero Orange Cards Consistently Wear Uniform Attendance