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Respect | Responsibility | Relationships

Upcoming events to mark off in your calendar

Thursday, 3rd August	Jeans for Jeans Day
Monday, 21st August - Friday, 25th August	NAIDOC Week
Monday, 21st August - Friday, 25th August	Book Week
Wednesday, 23rd August	Book Week Parade
Monday, 4th September	Stage 1 Rumbulara Excursion - 1A, 1M & 2O
Tuesday, 5th September	Stage 1 Rumbulara Excursion - 1V, 1/2F & 2C
Friday, 8th September	Stage 1 Rumbulara Excursion - 1G, 2W & 2J

A message from our Principal

Staffing Update

It’s with great please that I can announce the appointment of 6 new permanent staff to WWSPS! A big congratulations to Mrs Watson, Mr Young, Mr Mckinnon, Miss Rasmussen and Miss Formston who have been appointed through the DoE’s Temporary Workforce Transition Program.

I would also like to welcome and congratulate Miss Millee Powell who has been appointed to our school through graduate appointment. Congratulations to you all and well deserved!

Athletics Carnival

Last Thursday, WWS hosted its annual K-6 Athletics Carnival at Adcock Park. As has been the case in recent years, the weather was amazing, as was the participation of the students and the organisation and flexibility of the staff. Congratulations to those students who will progress to the Zone Carnival.

Special thanks to Mr Young, Miss Mostaert, Mrs Watson and Mr Waight for all their work in getting the day up and running. Thanks also to all the parent for attending and cheering on the students.

Kindy Open Day

On Tuesday 25th July, WWS hosted the first of two Kindergarten Open Days. Kindy 2024 students and their parents visited the classrooms and toured the school grounds. A second Open Day will be held on Tuesday 5th September. If you know families with students of school age who live in our catchment area, please encourage them to attend and get to know our awesome school and meet our awesome teachers!

Zoo Excursion

This week Stage 3 visited the Zoo for an overnight excursion. Again, we were extremely fortunate with the weather and by all reports the students enjoyed looking at the animals and seeing the sights of the city in the distance. A special thanks to the staff who gave up their personal time to accompany the students overnight.

Education Week, Book Week & NAIDOC Week

Although Education Week is officially next week across NSW schools, as has been the case in previous years, WWS will move the celebration to Week 6 of this term to align with Book Week and NAIDOC Week to form one big week of events.

This allows us to maximise teaching time and also help parents who may wish to take time off work to visit the school.

New Projects

Our roof replacement project is finally finished, with all roofing in the school now completed in Colourbond. A new water cooler has also been installed in the 3-6 playground with the potential for more to be fitted in K-2. Our K-2 Toilets have been approved for a full upgrade during Semester 2 this year.

Stranger Danger

It would be greatly appreciated if all parents could remind children of the importance of stranger danger and reinforce the need for students to walk quickly and directly to and from school each day.

Please ensure students are aware not to speak with unknown people and provide options for them should they feel unsafe at any time. This issue has already been communicated by staff here at school.

Have a great week everyone,

Matt Barr

Principal

2023 Whole School Athletics Carnival

What an exciting Athletics Carnival held last Thursday, with so many young athletes achieving personal bests! Thanks to Miss Mostaert and Mr Waight for your organisation. Well done to all our students for your encouraging sportsmanship.

Check out some of the action from the Athletics Carnival 2023!

Kindergarden Open Day

On Tuesday our 2024 Kindergarten children and families participated in their first Open Day. They went on a tour with Mr Barr and also visited the Kindergarten classrooms to participate in Literacy based activities. The children had a wonderful time in the classrooms. We loved welcoming you to our school and we look forward to you joining us for our next Open Day in September.

Photos of our incoming kindy students having fun in the classrooms.

P&C News

Next P&C Meeting

Thursday 27th July at 6:45pm in the Star room at Everglades Country Club. We would love to see you there, come along and hear what we’ve been up to. Everyone is welcome and you don’t need to be a member to attend.

Bluey’s Snack Shack

If your child is away but you have already placed a lunch order, please call the canteen on 43 417798 and we can refund items that have not yet been prepared or cooked.

Looking for something different for lunch this week? Our canteen offers Sushi on Tuesdays and Thursdays and meatballs on Wednesdays. Also, if you need to know anything regarding our menu please come and ask us in the canteen or email canteen@wwspandc.org.

Uniform Shop

EFTPOS / Card payments are preferred.

If your child has outgrown any of their uniform items we’d really appreciate any donations still in good condition for our second hand rack. These can be dropped off at the canteen anytime.

Students wear winter uniforms in Term 2 and 3 and online orders can be placed anytime at www.quickcliq.com.au/ for delivery to your child’s classroom.

Quickcliq

All orders placed through Quickcliq for Uniforms and Canteen are managed at a school level. If you need to cancel an order or make enquiries please contact us directly so we can assist you.

Uniform enquiries: uniformshop@wwspandc.org

Canteen enquiries: canteen@wwspandc.org

Canteen phone: 4341 7798

Please note Quickcliq are unable to assist with enquiries about orders.

Want to get involved or need to get in touch with the P&C?

Email us: admin@wwspandc.org

Years 3-6 ICAS Assessment Opportunity

Dear Parents/Guardians, 

We are delighted to inform you that Woy Woy South Public School will be participating in the world-renowned ICAS competition this year. 

What is ICAS? 

ICAS is an online academic competition that is designed to assess students’ higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Spelling Bee and Digital Technologies. 

Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by providing opportunities for recognition and development. Every student who participates will receive a printed certificate and an online results report. Top performers will be eligible for medals. 

 We encourage you to consider entering your child into ICAS this year.  

 Learn more about ICAS here. (https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas) 

 How to participate in ICAS 

If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please: 

1. Read about ICAS subjects and prices here: (icasassessments.com/products-icas) 

2. Read the terms and conditions here: (icasassessments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2023-ICAS-Assessments-Parents-PPS-TsCs_final.pdf)

2a. Go to Parent Portal to purchase tests here: (shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps) 

3. Enter our school’s access code –  HJI249

4. Enter your child’s details, select the tests you would like to purchase, then proceed to payment. 

Please note that the ICAS tests shown for selection are at the school’s discretion.  

After payment is made via the Parent Payment System, you will receive an order confirmation email, please keep this for your records. 

 ICAS Results and Certificates

We will notify you of the date(s) that we run ICAS at the school and when your child’s ICAS results are ready. Once we have received your child’s ICAS certificate, we will send it home with your child. The back of the certificate shows ICAS results and the login details, “TAP ID and Pin”, that you and your child need to enter the Results Portal orti.icasassessments.com/ortiStudent 

 Janison may retain personal information and data relevant to a child for their future purposes or for research purposes by Janison for the duration of the school life cycle of the child. However, if you or your child at any time wish to have their personal information or data removed from our systems, they or you may opt out by simply contacting our Privacy Officer at privacy@janison.com. 

We are proud to offer ICAS and look forward to some fantastic results later in the year.  Please do not hesitate to contact the school office if you have any questions. 

Kind regards, 

Mrs Karen Auinger, Assistant Principal Stage 3

CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK CELEBRATIONS !

Library News:

To celebrate the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book Week, we will be holding our annual Book Fair Week 6 19th-25th August.

Part of these celebrations will include a Book character parade on Wednesday 23rd August.

All students from K – 6 are encouraged to participate in the parade. More information will be sent out in the coming weeks.

Premier's Reading Challenge- A reminder to all students the Premier's Reading Challenge ends on Friday 18th August.

PBL Focus

Positive Behaviour for Learning = PBL

Respect

· Wait quietly Use nice words Say please and thank you

Responsibility

· Put rubbish in bin Line up

Relationships

· Only buy for yourself

PBL Team

Jump Rope for Heart kicks off in Term 3!

Jump Rope for Heart is the Heart Foundation’s primary school skipping challenge that helps kids move more, have fun and raise funds for lifesaving research and programs.

This year we’ve got an audacious goal to see our student Heart Heroes log 40 hours of skipping throughout the program and to raise $8000 and beat the amount we raised last year ($7534). Families like yours have helped make innovative research and future medical breakthroughs possible.Register your child online, so they can receive the full benefits of the program and participate in online fundraising. Simply follow the link below to get started. www.jumprope.org.au/parents

Students will be skipping throughout Term 3 during fitness lessons, recess and lunch breaks, and the weekly teacher-led skipping sessions. During this time, you can share their online fundraising page with family and friends to help raise money for this great cause. We will holding a school 'Jump Off Day' which will mark the end of the program and is a chance for everyone to come together to skip and show off their newly learned skills. Information regarding our 'Jump Off Day' will be sent out in Term 3.

Thank you for supporting the Jump Rope for Heart program!