Monday 22nd July, 2013

Welcome back to term 3 and the beginning of yet another very hectic

term. Included in this term’s school events are: Education Week,

Swim School, OC Testing, Stage 2 camp, Primary Athletics Carnival,

Winter PSSA finals, the book fair and the mini-fete. And that’s just

the start of it!

During the holidays most of the air conditioners were installed. With

just a few more to be finished off, classes now have a warm,

comfortable room just in time for winter. The air conditioners are

reverse cycle so they will be very welcome in summer as well. A huge

thank you to our amazing P&C for funding the air conditioners. They

are fabulous.

This term a number of new initiatives will commence at our school.

Community workshops include Monday and Friday cooking classes,

and a cake decorating class on Tuesdays. On Tuesdays for the rest of

the year, Alison Windsor, an actor and drama teacher from The Song

Room, will be working with the Year 5 and 6 classes. Alison will also

be working with us as we prepare for our MADD concert later in the

year. The senior classes will also be involved in Fast Forward, a

program designed by staff at the University of Western Sydney, to

help young people aspire towards completing their HSC and taking up

tertiary studies.

Mrs Lock

Principal

WHALAN PUBLIC SCHOOL Karangi Road, Whalan N.S.W 2770

Telephone: 02 9625 7757 02 9625 9038

Facsimile Number: 02 9832 2452

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

Our school is built on Darug land

A Message from Mrs Polios

Last Monday, during our Staff Development

Day, our staff participated in some training

around the Aboriginal Education policy and

also the new English syllabus.

We’ve had a great start to Term 3 and it

promises to be another fantastic term which

will no doubt be busy but will certainly be

engaging! Students are already working hard in classrooms.

Welcome to Mr Boyd who has replaced Mrs Preece as the teacher of

2P for the remainder of the year.

To find out what our Brag Book looks like this term, you’ll have to

come along to our 3-6 assembly which is held every Monday

afternoon at 2:00pm and our K-2 assembly which is held every

Wednesday afternoon at 2:00pm.

Our Term 3 calendar has been sent home with today’s newsletter so

that you can keep track of all the wonderful activities that have been

planned. Remember, that you can also check the calendar on our

website at www.whalan-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Tomorrow we will hold our second parent session about mathematics

and it will be all about ADDITION.

How is ADDITION taught at school?

How can I help my child?

Come along at 1:45pm to the Connected Classroom

and find out!

It’s Winter – mornings are cold and we get lots of rainy days too

but we need to be at school every day so we don’t miss learning.

School jumpers, jackets, raincoats and umbrellas are handy items to have.

Please write your child’s name on each of these items.

PRIZE WINNERS

Congratulations to the following students who have earned 5

Connected Certificates making them eligible for a prize:

KP: Dylan Fear, Rhiannon Reid, Kayla Mitchell, Leroy Hick and

Dylan Anderson

KN: Zoe Bonafacio and Emily Stephenson

1S: Cheree Turner and Dion Coleman

2-6N: Violette Tillman

PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION

Congratulations to Rianna Cregan, who received a ‘HIGHLY

COMMENDED’ award at the Multicultural Public Speaking

Competition at the end of last term. Her prepared speech and her

impromptu speech were excellent.

Mrs Polios

Deputy Principal

EDUCATION WEEK 2013

Next week is Education Week. At the end of last term we had to

cancel our Maths Fun Day due to days and days of rain, so we are

going to put the ‘Spotlight on Measurement’ during Eduaction Week.

EDUCATION WEEK 2013

SPOTLIGHT ON MEASUREMENT

SWIM SCHEME

Our Swim Scheme sessions start next. Notes and money need to be

returned by Wednesday of THIS week.

There are only a few places available so don’t leave it until the last

minute.

CAKE STALL

OPEN CLASSROOMS every day in EDUCATION WEEK

9:15 – 10:15am

Monday 29th - Kookaburras, Koalas, Joeys

Tuesday 30th - KN, KP and K-4K

Wednesday 31st - 1S, 1K and 2-6N

Thursday 1st - Kangaroos, Joeys, 3/4B, 3/4C and 3-6D

Friday 2nd - 5/6P, 5/6M, 5/6K and 3-6DL

COMING EVENTS July / August

Week 2

Monday 22nd 3-6 assembly led by school leaders

Performance by 5/6K

Tuesday 23rd High School taster session at Chifley College

Mt Druitt – 9:00am

Parent Session - Addition 1:45pm

Wednesday 24th K-2 assembly led by 2MS

Opportunity Class test

Cake Stall run by 2-6N at recess under the shed

Thursday 25th Stage 3 at Fast Forward - UWS

Friday 26th PSSA Soccer & Netball resume

Reading Mat sessions begin

Week 3

Monday 29th 3-6 assembly-led by 5/6P

Performance by school leaders

Swim scheme begins 11.50 – 12.35pm (support), 1.05pm – 1.50pm (mainstream)

Tuesday 30th Swim scheme continues

Stage 2 After School Sport begins Please note after school sport finishes at 4.15pm

Wednesday 31st K-2 assembly led by 1S

Performance by 1K

Swim scheme continues

Thursday 1st Swim scheme continues

Friday 2nd Red Reading mat

PSSA Soccer & Netball

Swim scheme continues

Stage 3 After School Sport begins Please note after school sport finishes at 4.15pm

CAKE STALL

2-6N is holding a cake stall to raise money for the sponsorship of a

puppy in training to be a Guide Dog.

It will be on this Wednesday 24th July at recess, under the shed.

Cakes will be priced from 50c to $2.00 each.

The Song Room Drama Program

Whalan Primary School has welcomed The Song

Room for a Drama program in semester two.

The Song Room is a national organisation that

delivers tailored, high-quality creative arts in

partnerships with schools.

Song Room Teaching Artist, Alison Windsor is a

drama specialist who will be working with stage 3 students and

teachers each Tuesday.

If you’d like more information about The Song Room, you can visit

www.songroom.org.au.

If you see Alison around Whalan Public, don’t hesitate to say hello.

“Twilight Tales”

Every classroom in our school has a big tub of books filled with

“Twilight Tales”. Students can borrow one book at

a time to take home and enjoy reading with their

families. Curling up with a good book is a great way

to spend a cold, wintry evening!

When the book is returned, another one can be borrowed. A record

of who borrows each book is kept in the classroom.

“Twilight Tales” books have a white label wrapped

around the spine with the TT logo on it and the

Whalan Public School stamp inside the book.

In Library lessons this term, classes will be looking at and

reading the books that have been selected by The

Children’s Book Council of Australia as the most

outstanding books for 2013. They will have opportunities to take

part in a variety of activities in the lead up to Book Week in Week 6.

Overdue Library Books

Our students at Whalan are always very enthusiastic about

borrowing library books but many are forgetting to return them!

Over the next two weeks overdue notices will be sent home.

These books belong to the school community and need to be

returned so other children can also enjoy reading them with their

families.

School library books are stamped with the Whalan Public School

stamp, have a coloured label wrapped around the spine, a sticker

on the back with a library call number and another sticker with

a computer barcode.

Congratulations to 5/6M! Miss Makin’s class

returned the most Library books at the end of

Term 2 and had Freddo Frogs as a treat.

Term 2, Week 8 ‘Best attending’ class results

K-2 results 3-6 results

2P 93% 5/6M 97%

K-4K 92% 2-6N 94%

1S 90% 3/4C 93%

1K 88% 3-6DL 92%

2MS 85% 3/4B 92%

KP 85% 3-6D 88%

KN 77% 5/6K 87%

5/6P 81%

Congratulations to 2P and 5/6M

for being the best attending classes in week 8.

Term 2, Week 9 ‘Best attending’ class results

K-2 results 3-6 results

KP 90% 2-6N 93%

2P 89% 3/4C 92%

1K 87% 3-6DL 90%

1S 87% 5/6M 87%

K-4K 84% 3-6D 82%

2MS 82% 5/6P 82%

KN 81% 3/4B 80%

5/6K 80%

Congratulations to KP and 2-6N

for being the best attending classes in week 9.

PSSA RESULTS FOR FRIDAY 21st JUNE:

SPORT OPPOSITION SCORE RESULT Player of the

Match

Junior

Netball

Shalvey 10-2 Win Kianah Watson

Senior

Netball

Shalvey 7-4 Win Maoputasi Mu

Snr Soccer

Team A

Hebersham 1-3 Loss Jermaine

Pettit-Young

Jnr Soccer

Team A

Hebersham 2-0 Win Ropati Fatai

Jnr Soccer

Team B

Hebersham 1-0

Win

Griffin Pynor

SCHOOL DISCO

Last term, we mentioned that the School Disco

will be held early in Term 3 but we’ll all have

to wait just a little bit longer. Evenings are still

very cold so we are going to wait for warmer

weather. New date for the School Disco is

THURSDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER!

This week, the noticeboards in the courtyard feature work from KN

and 3/4B.

Next fortnight, the noticeboards in the courtyard will feature work

from 2P and 5/6M.

School

Leaders’

Spot

Family Links 2013 TERM 3 Activities

Wombats Playgroup Tuesdays

9.30am-11.30am 23/7/13 – 10/9/13

Wombats Playgroup is a fun filled playgroup for children aged 0-5 years and their families. Come along and enjoy the activities! Light morning tea provided. Everyone welcome!

Sharing Skills – Cake Decorating Tuesdays

11.30am – 1pm 23/7/13 – 10/9/13

This is an eight session cake decorating workshop that allows participants to explore the many possibilities of the cake world! Use your creativity and learn new skills with all utensils provided for use during session times. Come along and meet new people! Everybody is welcome!

Red Reading Mat Fridays

8.30am – 8.55am 26/7/13 – 13/9/13

Come read a story with me on the red mat. Take a book home and swap it the next week! Look for Barbara wearing the red hat!

ATTENTION PARENTS:

Cyber bullying is a big problem

Cyber bullying is when someone gets bullied on the internet. It can

come in many types like harassment, stalking or making up lies about

people.

The consequences of cyber bullying

Cyber bullying has many consequences. If your child gets cyber

bullied on Edmodo or the student email, your child could become sad

or depressed and not want to come to school. At our school, we take

cyber bullying seriously. If your child is being cyber bullied at school,

please tell them to report.

How cyber bullying can be stopped:

If your child is cyber bullying others, you should:

· Delete the messages your child is sending

· If it’s happening on Facebook or another website, remove their

account or

· Ban them from the devices they are sending the messages from

If your child is being cyber bullied, you should:

· Reassure your child and

· Inform the school

By Daniel McArdle and Aina Imran 5/6P S

SUSTAINABLE LIVING

Here is just one of the magnificent sustainable homes that students in

Stage 3 designed last term.

Taiese’s home draws energy from the sun and the wind. It boasts solar

panels and a wind turbine. Complete with water tanks that catch

rainwater, it can provide water for gardens which produce an array of

vegetables.

Solar panels on the roof (above)

Ground level and grounds which

include the gardens (above)

Second level (above)