Phone 6768 7065 Fax 6768 7732 Email werriscrk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web werriscrk-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term3, Week 10 24th September 2019

Calendar - 2019

September_________________________________

Week 10Fri 27th - * Last day of Term 3

October_________________________________Term 4

Week 1Mon 14th - * Students return to

schoolTue 15th - * Life Education VanThurs 17th - * 1:00pm P&C

General Meeting * Cake Stall Yr 6

Phone 6768 7065 Fax 6768 7732 Email werriscrk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web werriscrk-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Message from the Principal

Our Mission Statement

At Werris Creek Public School we ensure high levels of learning for all students.

Our staff believe that all students can excel, and they

willingly challenge and change their own practices to meet that

end.

Dear Parents and CarersYaama

What a busy and fantastic Term 3 we have had. We have seen many new

initiatives implemented at the school with some wonderful results. In

particular we have had a huge reduction in the number of negative

behaviour incidents at our school with more than 100 less negative

incidences recorded between last term and this term. Recognition must go to

our staff for the hard work and dedication they have put in to supporting our

students, the students themselves for rising to the high expectations we have

around behaviour and learning and to our parents and carers who have

supported these high expectations. It really does take a village to raise a child

and our children are the winners.

Term 4There is no Staff Development Day at the beginning of Term 4 so students will

return to school on Monday 14th October 2019. Staff have been having extra

professional learning sessions throughout the year and so both students and

staff will finish on Wednesday 18th December 2019.

Tell Them From Me Survey

Don’t forget about our parent survey. We really value your feedback through

these surveys as it helps inform us of our future directions.

http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/werris

New Break TimesTo better support the learning of our students here at Werris Creek

Public School, we are going to trial new break times during Term 4. We

have used current research and best practices from across the world

to develop these times. The benefits of extra break times include:

• It helps promote physical activity and fitness;

• It allows the brain to process memories and helping us make sense of what

we experience;

• It can be an effective way to reduce disruptive behavior;

• It can help reduce stress, improve focus and increase productivity.

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The bell times are as follows:9am – 10:25am – Class time10:25am – 10:45am – BREAK 110:45am – 12pm – Class time12pm – 12:30pm – BREAK 212pm – 1:35pm – Class time1:35pm – 2pm – BREAK 32pm – 3pm – Class time

Students will not need any extra food as they can have their fruit break in one of these breaks.

Learning and Growing

Year 4/5 have been working on their Golden Half Hour for the last few weeks. They got to choose a topic of interest and find interesting information about it. The students presented their findings on a lapboard – a folder with information and pictures as you can see in the photos.Tamika and Ruby – had great information on turtles and protecting themKlallin and Jarvis – had lots of interesting information on basketballJono and Tremayne – included lots of fascinating facts about Sabre toothed tigersShania – a fantastic and informative piece of writing about the drought and its affects along with a great piece of art work.Dominic – who also wrote a great persuasive text about the drought

Over and AboveJay and Regie – for going over and above to set up technology in

the classroom before school

Oliver – for going over and above to pick up rubbish in the

playground

Lukiaya – for constantly going over and above in 1/2H making sure

that all resources are set out in a neat and orderly way

Jessica – for going over and above with her work

Haidee – for always looking out for others.

I hope that the holidays are safe, relaxing and enjoyable for your family

and I look forward to seeing you all next term.

Kind regards

Jodie Bishop

Principal

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Assembly Awards

Over & Above Awards

Kinder Ashton Allan Anna Johnson Oliver Raglus Lachlan Roach Yr 1/2H Kaleb Crothers Shania Grosman Isabella Martinez Lewis Sky

Yr 1/2C Brodie Furner Kayla MacBeth Mason Millgate Ayla O’Rance Yr 3/4 Ryan Koppers Aaliyah Millgate Dominic Richards Nate Symington Yr 4/5 Sophie Davis Ataya McLaren Braydon Ryan Isla Woods Yr 6 Khiarly Allan Abby Bartlett Jessica Cameron Cayden Orrock

Kinder Dominic Davis, Oliver Raglus, Tailor Reid

Yr 1/2H Djaran Doak, Sarah-May Gow Yr 1/2C Mia Davis, Jack Filby, Kenzie Litchfield, Gwendoline Millgate, Khloee Mitchell, James Woods

Yr 3/4 Cooper Hunt, Aaliyah Millgate, Izabella Picton, Joshua Robson

Yr 4/5 Jay Patterson, Braydon Ryan, Regan Thistle

Yr 6 Abby Bartlett, Lilly Cope, LauraDavis, Bailey Patterson, Ella Saunders, Kaden Thistle, Jordan Woods

School ASSemblyWeek 9

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P&C General Meeting

It’s never too late to join our P& C.. Come along and see what we are all about..

Our Next meeting will be held on Thursday 17th October at 1:00pm in the School Kitchen located next to the Library.. All Welome!!!!!

P & C NEWS

Canteen Roster Mon 23rd CLOSED Wed 25th Jenny Fri 27th Jenny & Melissa Mon 14th CLOSED Wed 16th Jenny Fri 18th Jenny & Melissa

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

We work alongside the school to support improved outcomes for all students. We fundraise throughout the year to ensure our students, teachers and school have access to the most up to date resources

and equipment. We support our local community and

families and uphold the positive image of Werris Creek Public School.

A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT:

On behalf of the P&C I would like to extend our sincere thanks to all who have purchased, contributed and volunteered to help make our Term 3 fundraisers a success.

We wish all of our students, parents and staff a happy and safe holiday break and look forward to a busy Term 4.Kind regardsAlly Patterson

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The Life Education Van and Healthy Harold will be visiting our students in Term 4 Week 1 (15th - 17th October 2019), to provide information, understanding, skills and strategies required to make safe decisions about their own health and well-being.

Merchandise will be available to purchaseand an order form is below:

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Year 6 FundraisingYear 6 will be fundraising for their end of year farewell in Term 4. They will be selling Quelch Iceblocks on Tuesdays first half of lunch for 50cents.

They will also be holding a cupcake stall each Thursday and we are calling for donations of cupcakes from each year on the following weeks:

Week 1 Year 6Week 2 Year 4/5Week 3 Year 3/4Week 4 Year 1/2CWeek 5 Year 1/2HWeek 6 Kindergarten

We thank you for your co-operation in making the fundraising for Year 6 a success..

Kind regardsSuzy Urquhart

Werris Creek LibrarySchool Holiday Event

Werris Creek Library will host BattleBots, on Wednesday October 2, a school holiday event for ages 8 to 14 year olds. The Children will be able to build and remotely operate a hostile robot using VEX IQ robotic kits. After they are built and operational, they will face off against one another in the ‘battle arena’ increasing skills as they proceed.

Werris Creek library is staging this event with Central Northern Regional Library and Library Innovation Studio for children to create and learn through exploring technology. The event will be held between 10.30am and midday and it essential that a place be booked in advance as numbers are limited. Call into the library or call 6768 7340 during open hours Tuesday - Friday to register a place.