Dear Students & Families,Dear Students & Families,Dear Students & Families,

APRIL/MAY

Monday 25th April Anzac Day Public

Holiday

Book Fair Monday 16th May—

Friday 20th to be held in the Art Room

Welcome back to term two.

I hope that everyone has had a wonderful Easter break and received

an appropriate amount of chocolate Easter eggs! Many of the stu-

dents started their first day back by telling the staff and their friends

what they had got up to during the two week break. It sounds as if

many of our families were able to spend time together and enjoy

each other’s company. As I walked around the classrooms it was

also very clear that students were excited to be back at school and

were already engaging in the school program.

This week the senior school are holding elections for school cap-

tains. Four senior students were nominated for the position by their

peers. Senior students and staff will be voting later in the week.

Senior classes have spent a number of sessions discussing the quali-

ties of a school captain and what process we might use to elect

them. The role of school captain is new to our school, and I look

forward to working with them to support our school community.

Matt

55 Burke Street (PO BOX 959) WARRAGUL VIC 3820 PH: 5623 1385

EMAIL: warragul.district.ss@edumail.vic.gov.au

Warragul & District Specialist School

Newsletter

Term 2 Issue 8, Tuesday 12th

April 2016

Art work by Troy Room 8

Titled : Autumn Leaves

Room 16 have made a fantastic start to the

year. This year our big project is furthering our

vegetable garden, where we hope to grow some

vegetables that we can share with our families as well

as cook with them in our weekly cooking program. So

far we have enjoyed some very long green beans, bok

choy and our corn is very close to being picked. Students have been able to

incorporate the garden into their literacy and maths

programs, They have kept a journal watching our

plants grow, to harvesting the vegetables, as well as

measuring and comparing the harvest. We have also

been very busy beginning to make our community

connections where we have spent time with the local

community gardens group and are hoping they return

the favour and come visit us in our garden. Students

have also enjoyed our various other programs

including our weekly

cooking sessions,

sport and electives.

Summer

Room 3

Trying new

things

Hayden

Room 17

Working well.

Masha

Room 11

Settling in to

school well.

Music classes this year at Warragul and District Specialist School have

focused on the most popular musical instruments used in the world today. Some

instruments examples that we have enjoyed learning about and playing include the piano,

drum kit, trumpet, electric guitar and bass guitar. There has also been great success with

students learning to play along with some of their favourite songs. We can’t wait to share

our musical skills when we get the chance to show off at events such as the Parasteddfod,

Music fest, and the School Concert later in the year.

Anzac Day

Monday 25th April—WDSS will be selling

Anzac Day badges for 20c and bracelets

for $3.00—both are available from the

office.

Art work by

Alex Room 11

Welcome to Stephanie Buchan

our new Speech Therapist who

will be replacing Kim.