Wingham Public School Bulletin

Once again we have come to the end of another eventful term.  In conjunction with class learning, our students have enjoyed Musica Viva, Author visits and PBL Day.  Stage 3 had a ball at camp and our K-2 students explored various Wingham venues on their excursion.  Our school has performed in the Taree Eisteddfod and participated in a multitude of sporting events.  

It is now time for School Reports which give an overview of student growth so far this year.  Reports will be sent home with students today, please check school bags.

I wish all staff, students, parents and carers a restful and enjoyable winter break.  We look forward to welcoming students back to school on Tuesday 18th July.

Rita Pittman

Principal

We are holding our inaugural Art Competition with a focus on portraits.  The students have completed wonderful artworks which have been hung in the hall.

Guest judges will choose a winner from each grade with winners announced at the end of term.  Parents, carers and family members are very welcome to view the artworks between 2.30pm and 3.00pm  Thursday and Friday this week.

We are excited to announce our school has transitioned to the School Bytes finance system!

What this means for you:

• A School Bytes portal is now available for you to register and begin using (Link: https://portal.schoolbytes.education)
• All previous payments made will be migrated to the new School Bytes finance system and portal.
• When making a payment online, you will be redirected to a Service NSW page to complete an online payment. This is the new payment platform for online as directed by the NSW Department of Education.
•  Payments made online will display as 0SCHOOLSONLINE 0000 PARRAMATTA AUS on your bank statements.

What is the School Bytes portal?

The School Bytes portal provides flexibility for you to conveniently:

• Make school payments online (including paying for multiple siblings at once).
• Use a family credit to pay for an activity or school contributions.
• Download a receipt for payments made.
• View all historical payments in one place.
• Complete and submit digital permission notes.
•  View the status of all permission notes.
• Request a refund if required.
  

This can all be done where you want at any time: day or night.

Through the portal, you will easily be able to download a receipt once a payment has been made and have access to view all historical payments when needed. Online payments are processed in real-time and can be viewed by school staff immediately.

While our preference is for payments to be made via the portal, we will still accept payment via cash and EFTPOS at the school office.

Old library books are now for sale in the school library at the bargain price of 20c each. Students are welcome to come into the library at lunchtime Monday to Thursday to browse through the bargain box and buy some books. 

On Wednesday 28th June all students participated in a ‘Lofty Day’ as a result of their fantastic efforts towards PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning) this term. They were put into groups which encompassed all age groups and were led by the SRC. Each group rotated through a variety of exciting activities which included: 

• A scavenger hunt 
• Lego masters 
• Trivia 
• Paper plane competitions 
• Robots  
• STEM activites 
• An obstacle course 
• A whole school collaborative art piece 
• A dance party
• Board games 

 The students behaved so well and seemed to really enjoy the day. A big thank you to the SRC, Miss Middleton and the PBL team for organising such a fun and exciting day for the students, your hard work is very appreciated.  

Well done to all the students who participated at our Athletics Carnival. The effort, encouragement and sportsmanship on display was second to none. Every student should be proud of what they did and contributing to a wonderful day. Congratulations to the 37 students who have qualified for the Zone Athletics Carnival next term. On the day we had some blistering races, and 10 records were set which is an incredible achievement. Six of these were for our new event the 1500m races and the other four were current records that were broken. Congratulations to the following students who now hold a school record.

Jude Thompson-Junior Boys 1500m

Mia Currie-Junior Girls 1500m

Cooper Kliendienst-11 Years Boys 1500m and 11 Years Boys 200m

Tegan McCallum-11 Years Girls 1500m and 11 Years Girls 800m

Jayden McCallum-Senior Boys 1500m

Melia Ward-Senior Girls 1500m

Jarrah Butler-Junior Girls 200m and Junior Girls High Jump

Well done to the following students who are our age champions from the carnival.

Junior Boy: Zak Turner

Junior Girl: Jarrah Butler

11 Years Boy: Cooper Kliendienst

11 Years Girl: Tegan McCallum

Senior Boy: Jayden McCallum

Senior Girl: Eaden Weber

Thank you to all the parents and carers who came along to support the students on the day your efforts are greatly appreciated. Thank you to the parents who volunteered to time keep on the day your time and energy is much appreciated. Finally, a massive thank you to our amazing canteen and P&C who provided wonderful food and drinks for all members of our school community.

Well done to the girls’ soccer team who participated at the Zone Soccer Gala Day last Friday. The girls played with great skill and sportsmanship and represented our school brilliantly.

Congratulations to Kye Welsh who was a member of the Hunter Opens Rugby League Team competing at the State Championships held in Wagga Wagga.  Kye played extremely well and the team finished fourth in the State.  What a wonderful achievement.

We are finishing off the school term with some fun in the canteen!

• One student's lunch order will be randomly picked every day until the last day of term (Friday 30/6). 
• They will receive a gold ticket in their lunch order bag. 
• The golden ticket is to be taken to the canteen and the student will receive a free slushie.
• Both flexi-schools and over the counter lunch orders will be accepted.