School News…..

NSW Department of Education and Communities
WOMBAT PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Address:
Rose St, Wombat, NSW, 2587
Phone:
(02) 6384 3290
Fax::
(02) 6384 3214
Email:
[email protected]
Principal:
Mrs Angela Bennett
School Administrative Manager:
Ms Jane Armstrong
School News…..
Term 2 Week 8
Thursday 20th June
2013
DATES TO REMEMBER
JUNE
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21st Jump Rope
for Heart and
Crazy Hair Day
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26th Yr 6
Linkages (last
day)
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28th Last Day of
Term 2
JULY
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15th - Staff
Return
16th - STUDENTS
RETURN
ATTACHMENTS
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HOW2Learn
Parent Flyer
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KG Recipe
KITCHEN GARDEN
Today the infants children were in the kitchen cooking a whole school lunch of Roast Chicken
Drumsticks and Vegetables with Gravy. The primary children were in the garden planting carrots
and beetroot in the new garden beds. They also cleaned out the chicken coop and made new
signs for the gardens.
DISTRICT ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
Today, the following children are competing at Gus Smith Oval in Young against the Young
Primary Schools:
Sienna Lane: 11yrs Girls 800m, 100m, 200m, Senior Girls Relay, Long Jump, Shot Put, High
Jump and Discus.
Owen Attard: 12/13yrs Boys 800m, 200m, High Jump, Shot Put, Discus, Long Jump. Senior
Boys Relay and 13yrs boys 100m.
Olivia Lane: Jun Girls 800m, 200m, Shot Put, Relay and 9yrs Girls 100m.
Taelia Yeomans-Kelly: 8yrs Girls 100m
Ebony Buttigieg: 11yrs Girls 100m and 200m
Amy Knapman: Junior Girls Relay
Shaytana Vincent: Junior Girls High Jump
If they are successful at this carnival they will compete at the Regional Athletics Carnival on Friday
30th August in Albury. Mrs Bennett accompanied our children as a YSS representative. Results of
how these children performed will be published in next weeks newsletter.
YEAR 6 TRANSITION TO YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL
Next Wednesday will complete the annual Linkages Program (transition). Mrs Bennett will once
again be attending this session as the Young Small Schools’ supervisor.
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART AND CRAZY HAIR DAY
The annual Jump Rope for Heart in school fundraiser will be held tomorrow in conjunction with
Crazy Hair Day! Children are encouraged to come to school with CRAZY hair and bring a gold coin
donation towards Leukaemia research. Jump Rope for Heart fundraising money and forms are
now due back into school. This money will be sent off to aid in heart research and Heart Disease
prevention. Children are permitted to wear out of uniform on the day (suitable clothing for
skipping please). The children will be skipping from 11:30 until 1pm in rotating groups. Parents
are welcome to come along and watch/participate if they wish.
ASSEMBLY
Our last assembly for this Term will be held next Tuesday 25th June at 2:00pm. Everyone is
welcome and encouraged to attend.
INFANTS CAMP DAY
A very big thank you to Miss Read for organising such a fun day. The children enjoyed setting up a
campfire, building Gannyas, setting up the tent and of course toasting marshmallows and drinking
hot chocolate. The class learnt about fire safety and it was wonderful to see the group work and
problem solving that came out of the day.
Thank you also to the parents that came along and supported this wonderful day.
A big thank you to Shelley McRae and Helen Auld for their help cooking the potatoes when there
were ‘technical difficulties’ starting the fire.
School News cont……...
TERM PLANNER
The Planner for Term 3 will be sent out with next weeks newsletter.
REPORTS
Semester 1 reports will be sent home next week. Interviews will take place in weeks one and two of next Term.
HOW2LEARN
Attached to today’s newsletter is an activity on ‘Planning Homework’ and how to make connections with what your child
already knows.
PHOTOS
Due to a snag with the Department email system, we are unable to download any photos for this weeks newsletter. We
apologise for this.
From the Office……...
SCHOOL BANKING
Could parents please ensure that the deposit sheets in their child’s/ren’s bank books are filled out by yourself or teach your
child to do so (this is a great skill for children to have).
RAFFLE
Please keep selling those tickets! There are 3 days left to help raise money for the children to attend the camp in Sydney. The
date for tickets to be returned has been extended to MONDAY 24th June. The winners will be drawn on Tuesday 25th at the
last assembly for this Term. Remember the more money we raise through raffles the cheaper the cost of your child’s
excursion to Sydney!!
NEWSLETTER FOLDERS
Please ensure that the clear plastic folders that are used to send the newsletters home in are sent back to school each week
so that we can reuse them.
FOOD WORKS /IGA
Thank you to everyone who have been supporting our school through the local supermarkets incentive schemes. Remember
the more you use the tags/cards the more your children will benefit.
Thank you
Jane Armstrong
School Administrative Manager
From the P&C……...
Next week our special is ICE CREAM IN A CONE donated by the P&C :). NB: 50cents each
LUNCH ORDERS – Please use the attached lunch order sheet. Thank you to all the families that have donated food this
term. Attached to todays newsletter is a sheet for next term. Please consider donating food items. Fill out the sheet and
return by next week so we can put the roster together. Also a big thank you to Helen Auld who has come in each week
this term to help with the orders.
CHOCOLATE BOXES - THEY ARE HERE! -boxes will be ready for handing out tomorrow (Friday) after school. Each
box has 50 chocolate bars in it for sale at $1.00 each. Please sell as many as you can as we have more boxes.
Money will need to be returned next term. Money for the first box will need to be handed in prior to handing
out another box. Happy eating!
WOOD RAFFLE - each year the P&C runs a raffle with a trailer load of wood as the major prize. We are hoping
there may be a family who would be able to donate this prize for a raffle next term.
BEANIES - we have a very kind grandmotherwho has been keenly knitting Wombat Green Beanies. If anyone
would like to purchase a beanie please let me know as she has some already completed. Price - a suitable
donation please.
P&C Office open 8.45am to 9.15 am Mondays
Shelley McRae
P&C President
0263843411
COMMUNITY NEWS:
ART CLASSES:
Sophie and Jake Gorham’s Treasures:
15 McNarry Place Young. Saturday: 1st June, 29th June, 27th July
Time: 10am-12noon OR 2pm—4pm
Cost: $20 per lesson
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Art materials and equipment provided
All children take home a finished painting
Please wear old clothing
Phone: 63821936 for bookings
HORSE RIDING
Interest is being sort for holiday horse riding fun.
Mrs Karen Harrington and I have 2 ponies which are child friendly, gentle and used for Riding for the
Disabled that we would be willing to share with your children over the holidays. We propose an hour in
the early afternoon on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the 2nd week of holidays. Here you
would bring your interested child/ren along for approximately 1hour of riding (lead line) at Karen’s
property on the Harden Road just over the creek bridge. If you would be interested in this opportunity
for your child to ride please let me know so that a roster can be made up. Angela Bennett
STARS OF THE WEEK
PRIMARY
STAR OF THE WEEK
Taelia Yeomans-Kelly
for
reflectiveness, monitoring her
learning environment
INFANTS
STAR OF THE WEEK
Hannah Buttigieg
for
being a fabulous helper and being
actively involved in all activities
on the camping trip
The following businesses have supported our School through
their generous donations.
Please support them wherever possible.
YOUNG REGIONAL SCHOOL OF MUSIC
A member of the Association of NSW Regional Conservatoriums since 1996
15-17 Campbell St, Young NSW 2594
Phone: (02) 6382 5735
Fax: (02) 6382 4840
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ysrm.org.au
SOUTH WEST SLOPES
CREDIT UNION
89 Boorowa St
YOUNG NSW 2594
(02) 6384 1111
THE LOFT FASHION HOUSE
144 Boorowa St
YOUNG NSW 2594
(02) 6382 1533