DATES TO REMEMBER

Tuesday 28 November Headstart Graduation Stage 3 CARES excursion Thursday 30 November Stage 2 excursion to Maitland Bay Friday 1 December Mini Fete Monday 4 December Stage 3 Fun Day Tuesday 5 December Volunteers Morning Tea Thursday 7 December Stage 2 & 3 Spelling Bee Friday 8 December Narara Valley High School Band Tuesday 12 December Principal’s Award Afternoon Family Feast Wednesday 13 December Presentation Day Thursday 14 December Year 6 Farewell

PRINCIPAL’S UPDATE Hello to all,

Congratulations to our new student leadership team It has been a busy 2 weeks for our students as they participated in the election of our new student leadership team. I would like to congratulate all students who prepared and delivered speeches – Our school community is very proud of your efforts and your confidence when speaking to a large crowd of students, teachers, community and families. The following students have been elected to Parliament positions for 2018: Ashton M, David N, Bethany S, Faith K, Sanika N, Lyndall H, Kodi T, Tara G. House Captains for 2018 are: Lara W and Ryan M (Adrin), Ala M and Cameron P (Glenn), Kirra D and Brodie S (Collins) and Angeline M and Ty C (Armstrong).

Headstart Graduation We have over 50 students and families finishing the Headstart program this week and starting Kindergarten with us in 2018. We thank these children and families for their support of the program and look forward to your start in the New Year.

Get ready, get set ‘cause here I go

I’m ready to show you What I know.

I came to Headstart And had some fun

I’m going to Kindergarten Now that I’m done!

Morning Assembly We are very lucky at Wyoming that we have a large number of parents who are able to stay with us each morning for our assemblies. We thank you for your support in increasing each child’s independence by ensuring they sit with their peers in class lines during this time.

Focus on Attendance Did you know that if your child misses 1 day of school per week they have missed 2 weeks of learning by the end of the term and 8 weeks of learning by the end of the year? At Wyoming we strongly support children attending every day that school is open and your child is well and healthy.

Dogs (and cats) at School Please be reminded that dogs and cats are not permitted in school grounds. This is legislated rule for all schools across NSW. Please

understand that while your dog or cat may be cute and well behaved we have students in the school who suffer from severe allergies and others who are extremely frightened of them. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Have a great fortnight. Rebecca Wild PRINCIPAL

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY K-6 ASSEMBLY This week’s K-6 Assembly will be held this Wednesday 29 November from 1.35pm in the School Hall. The Choir will perform an item.

STAGE 3 MINI FETE

On Friday 1 December Years 5 and 6 will hold their annual Mini-Fete. This will be a great day for all students to

celebrate a successful school year and raise money for the Year 6 Farewell. The Mini-Fete will run from the end of recess, 11:15am, until lunch, 12:45pm. Parents/caregivers are welcome to attend. The Year 5 and 6 students will run many exciting games and activities, including:

• Novelty games, Hair Spray, Ghost House, Donut-eating competition, Cake Stall, Guess The Skittles, Spin the Wheel, Disco, Sock Wrestling and much, much more …

Each activity will cost a certain amount of Wyoming Dollars. By using Wyoming dollars we eliminate the problems involved with losing money, giving change etc. Wyoming Dollars must be purchased BEFORE the day of the Mini-Fete. The last day for Wyoming dollars to be purchased will be Tuesday 28 November. $1.00 will equal 5 Wyoming Dollars. To purchase Wyoming Dollars place your money in an envelope with your child’s name and class and hand it into the office. Wyoming Dollars will be handed out to students just before the Mini-Fete. Please note: If you have more than one student attending Wyoming Public School please put Wyoming dollars money is separate envelopes – one for each child. Your attention to this procedure will be greatly appreciated. WYOMING DOLLARS MUST BE PAID BY CASH AND NOT THROUGH THE POP PAYMENT SYSTEM. Sharon Shearman ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

CARES BIKE SAFETY PROGRAM As part of our Road Safety program, students from Stage 3 have the opportunity to participate in the Community and Road Education Scheme (CARES) Bike Safety Program at Palmdale Tuesday 28 November 2017. On this day students will be involved in lessons presented by two NSW Police Officers on safe cycling, road rules, hand signalling and safe use

of helmets. Students will thoroughly enjoy this educational experience. Carly Dufficy STAGE 3 TEACHER

STAGE 2 MAITLAND BAY EXCURSION Students of Stage 2 will be participating in an excursion to Maitland Bay which is located in the Bouddi National Park near Killcare Heights on Thursday 30 November 2017. This excursion is a field study to supplement work being completed in the following key Learning Areas/Topics: Geography The cost for the excursion is $8.00. DEADLINE FOR FULL PAYMENT: Wednesday 29 November 2017 No payments will be accepted after this date. Matthew Walter ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

STAGE 3 AVOCA BEACH PICTURE THEATRE Students of Stage 3 will be participating in an excursion to Avoca Beach Picture Theatre on Monday 4 December 2017. The movie shown will be The Star (rated G). This excursion has been planned to supplement work being completed in the following Key Learning Areas: English – viewing and responding to texts The cost for the excursion is $17.00. DEADLINE FOR FULL PAYMENT: Thursday 30 November. No payments will be accepted after this date. Sharon Shearman ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

END OF YEAR AWARD CEREMONY

Wyoming Public School’s Annual Presentation of Awards will be held on Wednesday 13 December in the School Hall. K-

2 will be held from 10.00am – 11.00am and 3-6 will be held from 11.30am. You will be notified if your child is receiving an award and as we would like the award to be a surprise would you please keep this information confidential.

YEAR 6 FAREWELL The Year 6 Farewell will be held Thursday 14 December. Students need to wear smart casual and shoes appropriate for dancing. Year 6 arrive at 6pm. Dinner begins at 6.30pm. (Year 5 future Parliamentarians are invited to the dinner as waiters). Year 5 arrive for the dance at 7.30pm, which will be held in the Hall with a DJ.

Parents are welcome to come at 8.50pm to join in the last dance and see the “Guard of Honour”. The night concludes at 9pm. Invitations will be sent home shortly.

Thank you to all the parents and staff who are helping to make the night a success. SCHOOL BANKING REWARDS – WHAT YOU

NEED TO KNOW. The Future Savers rewards still available during 2017 are:

• Colour Change Markers • 3D Chalk Set • Tablet Case • Smiley Emoji Keyring • Volt Handball • Pencil + Tech Case • Epic Earphones

Please note that with school holidays fast approaching we will not be accepting reward orders after Friday 1st December as we want to make sure they arrive before the end of term. Any orders received after this date will not be processed until Term 1, 2018. Tokens do not expire. If you don’t have enough tokens at the end of any year, you can save them for the next year. Last day for banking for 2017 will be Wednesday 6 December.

WEEKLY AWARDS HONOUR CERTIFICATE An Honour Certificate is awarded when a student has earned ten Certificates of Merit, ten Reading Awards of Excellence, ten Principal’s Awards or a combination. Students may collect their Certificates of Merit, Reading Awards of

Excellence and Principal’s Awards over a number of years to earn their Honour Certificate.

I have presented an Honour Certificate to the following students.

Brooklyn P-L Matilda S

Mackenzie W

Congratulations!! Keep up the great work. PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS Just a reminder that the class awards collected for the Principal’s Award must be collected within the one school year. As each class award is used towards a Principal’s Award it is marked on the back. This means that a class award can only be used once towards a Principal’s Award.

The following students have been presented with a Principal’s Award.

Sreya A Bella A Jett A Erik A Caleb A Zane A-Y Te Rina B Mustapha B Linden B Zahrn B Alyssa B Lucille B Xavier B Tylar B Lilli B Daviontaye C Kyewaune C Koddy C Jared C Kathryn C Alexis C Brody C Skye C Layla C Shelby C Zayne C Ty C Amabelle D Wesley D Caiden D Kirra D Clarissa E Maddison F Mariah F Clare F TJ F Annaleise F Mimi G G Kayla G Mikayla G Stephanie G Koby G-S Jessica G Tenisha H-W Koby H-M Tahlia H Deondre H Chelsea H Larina J Laila K Faith K Jhy K Talita K Hayden K Khiara K Daniel L Laylah-May L Molly L Kevin M Ashton M Bison M Hamish M Michael M Renae M Baileigh M (x2) Charlie M-H Liam N Logan O Ruby-Rose P Coby P Jade P Brooklyn P-L Gabriella P-L Meadow P Bree P-M (x2) Emma P Rachel P Adnan Q Cameron R Joshua R Tyenan R

Katie R Olivia S Ishan S Keily S Cameron S Eva S Ava-Grace S Kaitlin S Oakley S Joseph S Patrick S Nate S Sasha S Jayden T Kodi T Jayden T Jade-Charlie T Layla T-T Telia T-T Riley T Joshua T Isabella U Nicholas V Leilani V Lara W Benjamin W Jade W Leslie W-S Shanaya W-S Aurora W Isaac W Caleb W (x2) CERTIFICATE OF MERIT

Congratulations to the following students who were presented with Certificates of Merit.

KM Mia G Emma P KR Bella A Braiden D KS Chelsea H Haylee P K-3E Andre P 1-2H Maddison B Xanthe B 1-2O Koby G-S Leilani V 1-2S Bianca B Zander G-J 1-2W Tyson L-W Telia T-T 3-4M Ryan A Hannah B 3-4P Sam B Jacinta L 3-4W Laila K Hayden K 3-6A Ryan M Joseph S 3-6F Noah B Mia J 4-5L Layla C Aidan S 5-6D Alaysha C Aidan D 5-6S Izac H-T Amelia S

HOME READING AWARDS Home Reading Awards are presented to students who have demonstrated consistent reading and this is reflected on their Home Reading Card.

Congratulations to the following students who were presented with Home Reading Awards.

25 NIGHTS Rabten D 75 NIGHTS Rheed C Laila K Matari M Jackson P 100 NIGHTS Erik A Simone A James H-B Jackson P Jayden T 125 NIGHTS Mustapha B Khiara K Meadow P Oakley D Kodi T 150 NIGHTS Caleb A Mia G Lyllyth H Katelyn K Luca M Meadow P Oakley S

175 NIGHTS Jasmine B Brody C Amabelle D Koryn D Mimi G G Emmaleigh G Isabella H Lyllyth H Charlie M Ryan M Emma P

200 NIGHTS Matilda B Mimi G G Blake L Gabriella P-L Eva S Ronan W

225 NIGHTS Matilda B Diesel C Braiden D Sama D Zahli F Chloe-Belle K Taj K Ruby-Rose P Spencer P Keily S Layla T-T Benjamin W Aurora W

250 NIGHTS Benjamin A Xavier B Nina C Harlow C Zayne C Joshua R Layla T-T

275 NIGHTS Zane A-Y Joshua B Joseph B Bella C Shelby C Jethro F Xanthia F Zander G-J Pippa G Sune K Minjy L Amanda M Rachel P Lachlan R

Aidan S Isabella U Shanaya W-S

HEADSTART MONDAY 25 NIGHTS Taliah O Lachlan P Jaedym R Jazmin S Ivy S Mia-Rose W 50 NIGHTS Heidi B HEADSTART TUESDAY 50 NIGHTS Cooper J Chonlathee K Hayley R Fonua R Jayda S Roxy W

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