Wambi's Wavebreaker

Title: Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief

Author: Katrina Nannestad

CBCA Honour Book 2022

Age range: 10+

Thank you to Heidi from 6 Purple for her passionate review. 

Heidi’s review:  Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief is the most beautiful and thrilling book I have ever read! When I first started to read it, it made me think of how lucky I am to live in this amazing country. This story is set in World War 2, in 1942 when the Germans invaded Russia. A boy named Sasha, full of hope and love, joins the Red Army to help as much as he can so that he and his comrades can survive in this terrible time. Katrina Nannestad, one of my favourite authors, wrote this wonderful story full of true power and love. I dearly recommend you reading this incredible book of hope! This book is a fiction book; however, it rings true about the harsh realities of war.

**If your child would like to submit a book review for the newsletter, remind them to speak with Mrs Pancia to organise. We would love to hear from them.**

Students in Years K-2 must bring a library bag to school to borrow during their library lesson. Sometimes students forget (parents too-lol). There are a few spare bags here that I can loan out. However, we need more. If you happen to have any fabric bags lying around that you aren’t using, we would love to have them for the library. Just send them in any day. That way, no one misses out. Thanks! 

Announcing the CBCA Central Coast Shortlist Event at BOOK FACE Erina!

Join us in store at 5:30pm on Tuesday June 13 as we celebrate the Children's Book Council of Australia shortlist! This is hosted by our friends at the CBCA Central Coast sub-branch, who will be drawing their raffle prize winner and will also be offering a lucky door prize on the night.

We hope you can join us in supporting and celebrating Australian authors through this event!

P&C Meeting

The next general meeting of the Wamberal Public School P&C will be held at 7pm on Monday June 19 at the school. All are welcome to attend.

What are the ways you love to connect with your children? What are the ways they love to connect with you? Keep in mind that they may not be the same!

I wonder if you have heard of the Five Love Languages. Gary Chapman proposed many years ago that there are five ways that we as humans connect with each other: Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time and Physical Touch. While he originally proposed this to help couples in their marriages, it has been elaborated to apply to many relationships, including parents and children. It is a key way to understand how we connect meaningfully, not just for ourselves, but also for others.

As you read that list of love languages, did you have an “Aha!” moment? A moment of “Oh yes, that’s me for sure!”? If you had to, could you articulate what your children’s language might be? Sometimes we haven’t given it any thought and assume they operate like we do. 

Connecting is such a key aspect of life. It can communicate that someone understands us and loves us. Connection offers a firm foundation for growing, learning and maturing well. It offers us a home base during development, and especially through adolescence when children are figuring out who they are and what is important to them. 

If you aren’t sure what your child’s love language is, here are some ideas to try depending on their age:

• Aim to incorporate elements of each language into your child’s day or week (especially for younger children who may not have developed which one means most yet)

• Have a family conversation about connecting (Or let’s be honest, it might be in the car on the way home from sports training). Ask questions like: When do you feel most loved? What helps you feel connected to your family and friends? How do you show others that you care about them? (This one is sneaky as we often lean towards showing others in the way that we appreciate.)

• Look for clues in other ways - what are they asking for: You to do it for them? A cuddle? Presents? A compliment? Extra time with you at bedtime?

Take some extra time to connect with your children (and family) this week. Look for ways to speak their language and keep building that foundation. For more information and reading about children and love languages, check out these two articles from Parents.com and Simplyonpurpose.com

Sometimes life raises challenges. If you are finding things difficult at the moment, please reach out:  Lifeline 13 11 14 or for students https://kidshelpline.com.au/ or 13YARN for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. 

Well done to our Stage 3 boys rugby league team who competed in a knockout gala day at Morry Breen Oval, Kanwal on 23 May.

Our first game against Gwandalan was a forfeit which meant that we won Round 1 and progressed to Round 2 against Bateau Bay.

It was a close game and although we lost 16-6, we played well as a team and everyone tried their best and were exhausted at the end.

We all had an awesome day. Thank you to Mr Smith for coaching the team and our parents for supporting us.

Riley H

Last Thursday, we played our soccer gala day.

We had a great first game against Brooke Avenue, winning 7-0. We combined well as a team.

Then we played Terrigal, who were too strong for us on the day.

Overall, it was an awesome day and we had loads of fun.

Thank you to Mrs Arnold and Mrs Herring for looking after the soccer team and thanks to our parents who came and cheered us on.

Freddy W and Riley H