Welcome to 2024!
Welcome back to school for a fantastic year! I would like to welcome all new and returning families to our school for 2024. A particular welcome to our new Kinder families and those who have joined our school for the first time. We are looking forward to having a fantastic year, sharing the learning journey with you and your child. We have lots planned for this term including school photos, swimming carnivals and a welcome BBQ for families next week.
Classes and teachers and support staff:
Our classes have been finalised for the year and students met their teachers and new classmates today. Our teachers spend a great deal of time to get the mix of personalities right for a class group and I thank them for their time and effort in designing the best classes possible. If your child is not in a class with their best friends, we encourage them to build their resilience and develop new friendships, as they will continue to do throughout their life.
Our fantastic support unit has had a makeover and will now go by the new “SHINE”. We cannot wait to see those wonderful students SHINE in 2024.
We welcome Mrs Emma Moses to WBPS in 2024. Mrs Moses will be working with students and teachers to support the enrichment of High Potential and Gifted students (HPGE).
Our classes for 2024 are:
KJ: Mrs Janis Milgate
KL: Mr Isaac Lowe
1M: Ms Maxine Morton
1Mc: Mrs Megan McLeod
2H: Mrs Chanelle Hoscher
2W: Mrs Sarah Wheeler
3B: Miss Trish Blyth
3-4D: Miss Breanah Davis
4-5Z: Mrs Bree Zink and Mrs Nikki McManus
5M: Miss Dara Mitchell
5-6B: Mrs Michelle Bohatko and Mrs Michelle Freund
6L: Miss Lisa Bath and Ms Hannah Stretton
6B: Mr Andrew Batchelor
K-6W: Ms Brooke Weller
K-6S: Mr Liam Shoesmith
K-6D: Mrs Georgina Ward and Mrs Renee Dechnicz
Band – Mrs Moon
Dance – Miss Gascoigne
Learning Support and RFF
This year, the Assistant Principals will be doing the Learning Support and RFF for classes within their stages this year. This will be a great opportunity for the APs to work with individual students to support their learning and their social/emotional wellbeing. The stages are as follows –
Early Stage 1 – Mrs Parsons
Stage 1 – Mrs Burr
Stage 2 – Ms Hamilton, Mrs Moses
Stage 3 – Ms Patrick
SHINE RFF – Mrs Parsons
Parent Welcome BBQ:
A reminder to RSVP for our parent welcome BBQ which will be held on Thursday 15 February 3:15pm – 5:15pm. This afternoon is a chance to get to know your child’s teacher and have a chat. The new classrooms will also be open for parents to look through. Please see the attached flyer. We look forward to seeing you there.
Communication:
Communication is very important to our school. If you need help with something or have a question, there are several ways you can contact us.
For general enquiries:
Call the school office on 49488129, visit the office during school hours or email warnersbay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
To speak with your child’s teacher:
Email them through the Sentral parent portal or call the school office and leave a message for them to contact you. Please note, teachers are in class all day and on duty at recess and lunch times. While they will be prompt in replying to you, please understand that they may not be able to contact you back immediately.
You have a concern about your child:
In the first instance, contact your child’s teacher. If you have further concerns, please contact the Stage Assistant Principal as listed below.
Kinder – Mrs Parsons
Stage 1 – Mrs Burr
Stage 2 – Ms Hamilton
Stage 3 – Ms Patrick
Support Unit – Mrs Ward
If you have significant concerns, please contact the school office to speak with me.
Phone/ smart watches:
A reminder that students who bring phones to school need to drop them off at the school office on arrival for secure storage during the day. Students can then collect them as they leave each afternoon. If your child has a smart watch, they must be on School Mode during the school day or handed in to the school office for safe keeping. If a student is found using their phone or smart watch (other than to read the time) during the day, the device will be confiscated until the end of the day.
Competitor’s Swimming Carnival:
Our zone qualifying swimming carnival will be held this Thursday at Swansea Pool. Those students who are attending should be at school by 9:00am for departure to the pool. We will be holding a carnival for all primary students later this term.
