recommendations to The Board. If you have any feedback you would like us to consider please put it in writing and leave at the office or talk to our Library Officer, Pam Kingston.

Year 6 Fundraiser On the first Friday of Term 2, 28

th April, we will be having

a Year 6 Fundraiser. This will be an opportunity for the children to dress up in their favourite football colours (blue and yellow) for a gold coin donation. This precedes the first western derby of the season that takes place on that weekend.

Connect Well done and thanks to parents and carers who have registered their Connect account. If you have not yet done this, we encourage you to do so this week. If you need more information, please see your child’s teacher or a member of the administration team. Voluntary Contributions

Thank you to those families who have paid their voluntary contributions since our last newsletter. Please be reminded that the current contributions have been set at $60 per child per year and to a maximum of $120 per family for the year. Payment can be made in cash at the office, via EFTPOS or electronically directly into the school account being:

Bankwest Midland BSB 306-041 A/C No: 419788-1

This fortnight we have had 41.1% of voluntary contributions paid to date as indicated on the barometer below.

From the PrincipalFrom the PrincipalFrom the PrincipalFrom the Principal

Dear Parents and Friends I thoroughly enjoyed the assembly presented by the children in room 3. I was interviewed early in the process about the members of the school community and then answered questions in an email sent to me by two of the students. The message was clear and simple: our school community is made up of many different parts and each role is important in ensuring we have a very caring and encouraging environment for our students. Congratulations to our honouree teachers who awarded the Merit Certificates on the morning. Don’t forget our ANZAC day service on Friday commencing at 9am. Oval Upgrade Over the last week and a half we have had our oval upgraded after an inspection by members of the Department of Education determined there were some dangerous areas that needed repairing. We opted to do it the last two weeks of term while there were still warm days and the new turf had time to become established. The oval will be in high demand as training for the interschool carnival increases and we host a number of interschool football and soccer matches next term. Theatre Sports Culmination Over the last 7 weeks GSSHS has hosted two teams of four year 5/6 students in a unique opportunity which allowed then to participate in Theatre Sports training. This was organised by the GSSHS drama teacher Olga Konstantouras and the school funded the program for 7 local primary schools. Monday night was the culmination of this program and the groups competed for a trophy. Our students were fantastic and we congratulate them on winning the competition. Our thanks to Mrs Galley who initiated this in our school a number of years ago and encouraged the high school to trial it this year. Thanks also to Ms Blee who supported our students on Monday afternoons. Library Committee We have formed a library committee to review the way we use our library and to see if we can make it an even better resource for our community. We had a number of staff who registered their interest and two of our student leaders who joined us at our initial meeting on Monday. One of our Parent Board Members also joined us and will report our

Next P & C Meeting Wednesday, 3rd May @ 7.00pm

Key to Success: Resilience Issue 5 Habit of the Mind: It’s not the end of the world Tuesday, 4th April 2017

Enrolments for 2018

It’s that time of year again! For our Year 6 students, the high school enrolment process needs to get underway. Representatives from Governor Stirling Senior High School have been out to speak to our students about this process.

Pre-Primary students will automatically progress to Year 1. Kindy students will automatically progress to pre-primary. If you do not plan to return in 2018 please notify the school.

For students wishing to enrol in Kindy in 2018, now is the time to come into the school and fill in an Expression of Interest. For those in area, you will be given an Enrolment Form. To facilitate the process, please bring in a copy of your child’s birth certificate, their immunisation details (As per the ASIC Register) and proof of address. Enrolments for Kindy in 2018 are due in by the 21

st July

2017. STEM This term has been very busy with staff and students experimenting with the new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) resources given to us by the department. In some areas we have topped them up to allow a whole class to access them and bought extra ipads to assist their use. Some classes have buddied up so the older students can mentor the younger ones. This has been very successful and we hope to showcase this during term 2. STEM has been the focus of our Swan Valley Network and our staff will meet with colleagues from other schools on Monday 24

th April to share successes and ways of

integrating this technology into other subject areas. On behalf of the staff I would like to thank you for your support in our partnership during this term and look forward to seeing all the children safe and ready to learn on Wednesday 26

th April.

Debbie Hyde

HAPPY BIRTHDAY The following students will be celebrating a birthday before the next newsletter

Room 1 Noam, Thomas, Joshua, Lilly & Elliott Room 2 Ivin, Tegan, Kobie, Charlotte, Kate, &

Sophie Room 5 Sandra, Room 6 Lena & Amelia Room 7 Ella & Piper, Room 8 Jessica & Jocelyn Room 9 Nathaniel, Lucas, Isabella & Lily Room 10 Eloise, Emily, Stanley, Muaz, William &

Ashley Room 11 Alaina, Room 12 Keiran, Leethal, Olivia, Emily & Chynna Room 13 Nunzio, Chelsea, Callum & Sam Room 14 Oprah, Jayden, Lily & Flynn Room 15 Jameson,

WEEKLY RAFFLE DRAW

Room 1 Cameron Room 9 Samantha Room 2 Tyrone Room 10 Danny G Room 3 Ben Room 11 Lily Room 4 Lisa Room 12 Brooke Room 5 Tyler Room 13 Riley Room 6 Emily Room 14 Rowen Room 8 Jessica Room 15 Koen Woodbridge Walker Remy & Mitchell

HONOUR CERTIFICATES Room 1 Cameron, Lilly and Amber-Jane Room 2 Abbey, Roy and Mitchell Room 3 Nevin, Davin and Sophie Room 4 Sabin and Riley Room 5 Mitchell, Amelia and Kiaan Room 6 Isla, Mackenzie and Lucy Room 8 Margo, Janae and Quade Room 9 Lili, Mia and Isabella Room 10 Aymmee and Hollie Room 1 1 Flynn and Steve Room 12 Joel, Terreign and Tina Room 13 Aidan, Shenaye and Dakota Room 14 Flynn, Velema and Tyler Room 15 Matthew, McKenzie and Harrison

SPORTS NEWS

Lightning Carnival

Friday May 19th (Venue on permission slips)

Backup date – Wednesday May 24th

ALL years 5 & 6 (some 4’s by invite) Permission slips coming home Week 1 Term 2 Please return ASAP. Cost is $6.00

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Evelyn (Year 5 Room 13)

This student is a Year 5 girl who consistently demonstrates the 5 keys to success both in class, and at recess and lunchtimes. Her unique and quirky personality lightens up the classroom and she is a ‘go to’ person for random facts and guaranteed smiles. This person demonstrates modesty and the potential to lead others through sad times. This student will be a strong contender for leadership roles in Year 6 and beyond – as long as she can stop giggling! This girl always steps up to any challenge and takes her peers along with her for an always enjoyable ride. Today we recognise a truly super dooper student. Please welcome forward Evelyn Spicer-Wensley FOOD: Spaghetti and 2 minute noodles HOBBIES: Chasing my younger brother SPORTS: Volleyball TV/MOVIES: Moana BOOKS: Magicalamaty & Moana FUTURE CAREER: Author or Illustrator

Lilijana (Year 2 Room 1)

Lilijana is a valued class member who always tries her very best. She sets a great example to her peers by being positive and completing her work to a high standard every time. Lilijana is a kind friend. She is a critical thinker and is a creative problem solver. She is indeed a Super Student! FOOD: Ravioli HOBBIES: Reading and singing SPORTS: Dancing TV/MOVIES: Peppa Pig, Wallace and Gromit BOOKS: The Treehouse books FUTURE CAREER: I want to be a Vet! OTHER: My favourite place to holiday is

Karratha because I used to live there and it is interesting.

Tayla (Year 3, Room 2)

This month’s Outstanding School Spirit Award goes to a student who is kind, thoughtful, encouraging of others, courteous and shows great enthusiasm for school life. This student goes out of her way to provide assistance to others and she uses her initiative to solve problems seamlessly as they arise. Her ability to be organised and see the ‘big picture’ allows her to assist others in small ways - which can make all the difference. She approaches her fellow class mates with a smile and a willingness to help through direct action or encouraging words. This student has a gift for learning but it is her desire to help others which truly makes her shine. We are pleased to announce that the Outstanding School Spirit Award goes to Tayla

LIBRARY NEWS

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P & C NEWS

Fundraising News Our Mother’s Day Stall will be happening in Term 2 Week 3, being Friday 12

th May. Donations are required for the stall

for the children to purchase for their mothers, grandmothers & female carers. All donations can be left at the office. Please have your child’s name ticked off when you donate as this will help us with purchases at the stall. If you wish for your child to purchase numerous gifts, please make sure you bring in this many gifts. For example: 3 purchases required = 3 donations needed. This makes it fair for all students who donate. Thank you to all those that brought in donations for the Easter Raffle - What a great response we had. We raised a total of $889.00. Well done to all the winners. Prizes can be collected from the Conference Room in the front office. All money raised is going to the Performing Arts. There is a full list of winners in the office and the top 3 prizes went to:

1. Jordan Room 3 2. Taneesha Room 13 3. Sam Room 13

TERM DATES for 2017

Term 1 Wednesday 1st February – Friday 7

th April

Term 2 Wednesday 26th April – Friday 30th June

Term 3 Tuesday 18thJuly – Friday 22 September

Term 4 Tuesday 11thOctober – Thursday 14

thDecember

COMMUNITY NEWS

Shop for your School program is up and running and it's as easy as 1, 2,3!

1. Shop at Midland Supa IGA.

2. Let the checkout operator know you are from Woodbridge Primary School and would like to donate your points. (School points will be converted in a dollar value.)

3. The school gets a cheque at the end of next year!

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS

Please note that if you are not able to attend the Uniform Shop, you can either place your order online or complete an order form and leave in the office with correct money. Apologies but EFTPOS is not available at the Uniform Shop. Opening hours:

Tuesday and Thursday mornings 8.15am to 9.00am

For help in setting up your account contact: 1300 484 888 or 9467 967. Fax: 08 9200 5693

DIARY of EVENTS

April

Tuesday 4 2.45 Choir, Newsletter Thursday 6 8.15-8.45 School Banking Friday 7 Last Day of Term ANZAC Service Incursion

2.45 Gardening Club (All welcome) Wednesday 26 Students Commence Thursday 27 8.15-8.45 School Banking Friday 28 2.45 Gardening Club (All welcome)

May

Monday 1 2.45 Drama Years 4-6 Tuesday 2 2.45 Choir Wednesday 3

7pm P&C Meeting

Thursday 4 8.15-8.45 School Banking Friday 5 Newsletter

2.45 Gardening Club (All welcome)