Para Meadows School Newsletter 56 Porter Street, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500

Ph:4229 1922 Fax:4226 5089 Email: parameadow-s.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.parameadow-s.schools.nsw.edu.au

Week 3 Term 3 8/8//18

Dear Parents/ Carers,

Come along and join in the Education Week

celebrations tomorrow the 8th of August from 9:30 am.

We start the day with a school assembly, followed by

a visit to classrooms before a morning tea in the staff

room. All parents and carers are invited to join the

students after morning tea to participate in activities

around the school before the pre-ordered Sausage

Sizzle lunch in classes. There will be a small quantity

of sausage sizzle meal deals for sale on the day at a

cost of $2.50.

Staffing

Our Para Meadows staffing has been changing over

the last few weeks, we have had two staff retire , Kate

Dunworth and Suellen Boal, and Shayne Merritt move

to the private sector. This has given us the opportunity

to appoint three long term casuals into the school.

Congratulations to Natalie DeSousa, Susan Small and

Karleen Curtis .

Book week

Find your treasure

Come to school dressed as a pirate on Tuesday 21st

August (week 5). We will be reading pirate stories

and having some pirate inspired activities in the library.

Parent communication meeting

The communication meetings will be held after assembly

on Friday 17th August and Friday 31st August.

Come and join us for morning tea.

BUCKY NEWS Weeks 1 & 2

I am Kind Hands and feet to self

Well done Kayden and Keegan and the students of High

School 11.

ADMISSION TO DISCHARGE

A workshop to help parents provide relevant information to

hospital staff to ease the trauma of hospital stays for

students with disabilities. Rescheduled meeting will be

10am –12pm on Thursday the 23rd of August in

Para Meadows Library. All welcome!

Para Meadows Project Room Grand Opening

Friday 17th of August Assembly 9:40 am. Come along

and thank the Rotarians Of West Wollongong for their

ongoing support

Best regards for the upcoming fortnight.

Gill Hendry

CAREERS NEWS:

Term 3 will be a very busy one for our Stage 6 students with work experience and taster programs being organised.

A group of students from High School 8, 9 and 10 will be attending Greenacres, at their training facility, each Wednesday for

four weeks, beginning in Week 5. Kirstie and Sheryl will be accompanying these students.

High School 11 and 12 will be attending Flagstaff at Warrawong for four Taster Days, beginning week 4. High School 11 will

be at Flagstaff each Monday, with High School 12 attending on a Friday. Sabine, Lisa and Kristie will accompany these

students.

The WOW program continues from Friday week four, with students attending the Dapto Fire Station with Alison and Rose.

Jake continues with his own program at the Disability Trust each Thursday. Jake has been delighted to meet up with past

students from our school each week and has decided that he would like to work in a pizza parlour when he leaves school.

Jake has also met new friends through the WOW program, maintaining the friendship through daily emails with his new

friend Marcus.

We will share photos of the new experiences our students are enjoying in the next newsletter.

Lisa Anderson

Careers

Help us raise funds for Para Meadows Students by

purchasing the Entertainment book for $60, it is full

of great discounts for dining, travel, shopping and

much more.

Purchase online www.entbook.com.au/280859s

WANTED

Donations of wool in any colour for art and

craft lessons.

Attention Canteen volunteers:

If you are unable to attend your day

please phone Tracy on 0438273836

Para Meadows Ex-Students Group

Anyone interested in joining the group in 2018 please

contact Genevieve on 0417651862 or email:

genovevecertificate@yahoo.com.au

You will be most welcome to come along and join in the fun with

lots of social activities! Open to all school leavers and adults with

a disability.

Held at Para Meadows School hall from 7pm-9pm every fortnight

on a Wednesday night $3 to attend. There are drinks and chips to

purchase and we also serve a light supper

Dates for 2018

15Aug/29Aug/12Sep/26Sep/

10Oct/24Oct/07Nov/21Nov/

05Dec(Xmas party)

Volunteers needed

If interested in helping contact Genevieve on

0417651862 or Karla on 0402492901

Thu 9 Aug Jesiica

Fri 10 Aug Ian & Megan

Mon 13 Aug Kayleen

Tue 14 Aug Jean

CLOSED

Thu 16 Aug Megan

Fri 17 Aug Paula & John

Mon 20 Aug Juliette & Jo

Tue 21 Aug Jean

CLOSED

Thu 23 Aug Suzi

Fri 24 Aug Ian & tracy

Welcome to High School 6!

High School 6 have had a productive first half of the year and have come back this term ready to learn more.

We have been working hard on our literacy and numeracy skills each day.

Visual Arts is a class favourite. We have been learning about the form and function of art, as well as studying different

artists and their artworks, which we then try to recreate.

As a class, we try to stay active. Each morning we walk the track, and throughout the day get moving with brain breaks,

stretching and exercises. Last term, we had a blast practising Rugby Union skills with Susie.

All members of High School 6 have shown their maturity and increased independence in Food Technology as they

prepare food items. A definite highlight is then getting to eat prepared items.