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TLLC Academic Assembly

A special academic assembly was held last Thursday at The Entrance Senior Campus of TLSC. This assembly acknowledged the academic achievement from students from within our learning community. Five students from Year 5 and five students from Year 6 from all feeder primary schools (Chittaway Bay, The Entrance, Wamberal, Killarney Vale, Bateau Bay and Brooke Ave Public Schools) and students from the TL Secondary Campuses were acknowledged with special awards at the presentation. 

Congratulations to the following students from Wamberal who received an award at this assembly:

• Alivia N
• Amelia C
• Emer B
• Lacie J
• Macsen R
• Billie C
• Charles F
• Axel S
• Eli C
• Natasha T  

Education Week

We look forward to celebrating 175 years of public education in NSW and showcasing the talent and work of our students during Education Week which is held during Week 3 next term (30 July - 5 August). More details later within this newsletter.

School Holidays

As we finish another school term, we pause and reflect over the great efforts and achievements our students have made over the past 10 weeks. Wamberal PS is an amazing place where our students enjoy rich and rewarding education opportunities in academic, social, cultural, artistic and sporting arenas.

Thanks to our students for your hard work and consistent manner in which you represent our school. Thanks to our staff for their dedication and investments to ensure high-quality teaching and learning occurs. A special thanks also to our many volunteers, families and wider Wamberal community for your faithful support and contributions.

We wish you all a wonderful and restful holiday period and we look forward to seeing you again soon for an exciting Term 3.

Paul Miller

Principal

Thank you for taking the time to read up on this week’s information.

It has been another great week of learning at Wamberal Public School and our staff have enjoyed celebrating with the students in their many achievements so far this year. Sharing in children’s development over time and being part of their improvement is a great pleasure for all teachers. As a community it is our desire to value education and the opportunities it provides. 

At Wamberal Public School we are safe, respectful learners. This week we are learning about the importance of being safe, respectful learners when going home.

Our social emotional wellbeing focus is on learning to pay attention to the body through movement. By paying attention to bodily sensations while regulating movement, students can cultivate self-awareness and develop self-regulation skills.

Congratulations to all our students on their safe respectful behaviour this term! We hope you enjoy your PBL Rewards Day on Thursday. Thank you to our amazing PBL team of teachers for all their work in planning and preparing for the Rewards Day and thank you again for our fantastic Wamberal Public School P&C who continue to support our Positive Behaviour for Learning programs through sponsorship of prizes for the lucky draw.

Every day matters, as regular attendance helps students to:

• develop a sense of belonging
• develop and maintain friendships
• be more engaged at school
• progress with their learning
• be more aware of career and life options.

NSW public schools have a target of a 95% attendance rate. This is the equivalent of 10 days away from school a year.

Supporting positive school attendance is a shared responsibility - everyone has a role. In Term 3, we will be recognising positive school attendance by:

• students who have greater than 90% will be entered in to a draw for prizes twice per term; and 
• a whole class recognition reward for the class with the highest percentage attendance at the end of the term.

How you can help:

• provide the school with an explanation for every absence;
• limit late arrivals or early departures to genuine emergencies;
• book holidays during the school breaks only;
• seek support from the school if having difficulty getting your child to school.

You can view your child’s percentage attendance rate via the Sentral Parent Portal.

This week all K-6 students will receive their end of Semester 1 reports, which will be sent home electronically by email and available in the Sentral Parent Portal. The reports provide families with valuable feedback about their child’s progress and identify areas for further development. We encourage families to read the reports with their child and reflect on achievements and areas for greater focus for continued improvement. If you have any questions in relation to your child’s report, please do not hesitate to make an appointment with your child’s class teacher.

A reminder that the school’s playground equipment is for use by students under the supervision of a teacher. Please refrain from using this area after school, as staff are unable to supervise when completing after school responsibilities.

As this is the last newsletter for the term, we wish all families a safe and happy holiday. We look forward to seeing you next term, with students returning on Tuesday 18 July 2023.

Have a safe, happy and relaxing holiday everyone.

Jane Rees

Deputy Principal 

I hope this message finds you well. So many students have told me about their great plans for the holidays. I am looking forward to hearing about all the adventures when we come back to school in Term 3.

Stay safe and read a book!

Mrs Pancia 😊

End of Term Meal Deal Special

Please see photos below of our End of Term lucky draw price winners.

Thank you to Heather (Tricia's mum) and Bec Walker (parent) for kindly donating prizes.

Paper Slushie Straws

Canteen now provide FSC Certified Paper Straws with our popular slushies. They are a huge hit, smiles all around!

We would like to thank our wonderful volunteers for their invaluable assistance. Thanks this term goes out to Emily O'Brien, Cath Montgomery, Amee Barr, Karen Ross, Bec Walker, Ivan and Eliane Heutschi, Bec Sharples, Krystal Lea, Debbie Hodgson, Stacey Boland, Briony Luschwitz and Damien Meyer.

Thank you to the WPS community for supporting our canteen. We wish you all a wonderful Winter holiday.

Tricia, Sam and Steph