South Wagga Public

School

Bulletin

Achieve with Pride Respectful~Responsible~Connected

Term 3 Issue 29 Friday 13 September 2019

A message from our Principal Learning SWPS

Questioning

Next week we will be focusing on

developing our skills of questioning

Questioning involves posing thought

provoking questions often without

an obvious answer

Student language may include

Whatrsquos this all about

Can you explain this further

How does this change things

Where can I find more out

Why

Through questioning SWPS aims to

help students think deeper about a

topic and enhance their learning

Tell Them From Mendash Parent

Survey Now Open Please provide feedback Click on

the link to complete

httpnswtellthemfrommecomswps2019

AFL ndash Tony Lockett Shield

On Monday the SWPS Australian football team contested the Tony Lockett Shield

semi-finals and grand final day at Rouse Hill This meant that we were down to the final 4

teams in the state We played Griffith East PS in our first game and this turned out to be a

very tough contest Griffith East proved too strong for our boys winning 6642 to 2517

This meant that we were in the 3rd vs 4th play off against Valentine PS This was also a very

tough match against big fast opposition with Valentine PS winning the match 61248 to

2315 The whole team can be very proud of their achievement in being 4th in the state

and of their high effort all day The best players in a very even team performance were

Gilbert Ruwald Henry Keough and Sunny Martens

Ministerrsquos Award

Earlier this week Yasiru and his family travelled to the Sir John Clancy Auditorium at the University of New South Wales to receive a Highly Commended Award as part of the 2019 Ministers Awards for Excellence in Student Achievementndash Community Languages Schools Mrs Dillon was there on behalf of the school to congratulate Yasiru on his award

What is the Cooler Classrooms Program The Cooler Classrooms Program is a $500 million five-year

program announced last year to provide sustainable

reverse-cycle air conditioning and ventilation to improve learning environments in

schools across NSW The NSW government are committed to delivering a quality program

to ensure our students enjoy healthy and comfortable learning environments in

classrooms and libraries at NSW schools Our school is currently going through the design

phase and we are expecting the delivery phase at SWPS to begin in Term 4

Parent Corner Check out the article on lsquoSelf-Esteem Grows With Realistic Expectationsrsquo on page 3 It

offers some great ideas to reflect on and support parents to encourage students to have

high self-esteem More articles will be included in future Bulletins

Issue 29 South Wagga Public School

Important Dates

Visit from Good Start Station Place 18 September

Stage 3 Excursion to Sydney 17-19 September

Rugby League Girls in Sydney 19 September

Year 3 Boys TBall Gala Day 29 September

Trent Barrett Shield Final 24 September

Stage 3 Cricket T20 Gala Day 27 September

Last day of Term 3 27 September

Term 4

Students return for Term 4 Monday 14 October

Parent Information Session 17 October

Kindergarten Orientation 22 October

Kindergarten Orientation 23 October

PampC Mufti Day 25 October

Kindergarten Orientation 29 October

Kindergarten Orientation 30 October

PampC Fun Run 9 November

Presentation Night 12 December

Canteen Opening days for the canteen are

Wednesday Thursday and Friday only

Volunteers needed - please contact the

school

Boys and Girls Soccer Teams make State Quarter Finals

Last Thursday 5 September both the boyrsquos and girlrsquos soccer

teams fought it out with Hanwood Public School in the Riverina

championship of the NSW PSSA State Knockout Both games

were very close with coaches and spectators biting their nails on

the sidelines the whole time All students competed with

enthusiasm sportsmanship and pride

Congratulations to both teams for winning their games and

qualifying for the State Quarter Finals The teams will travel to

Wollongong on Friday 27th September to play against Shell Cove

Public School This is the first time in over a decade that a SWPS

soccer team has progressed to this stage of the competition

Well done

Mr Brodie amp Ms Shaw

State Dance Festival

Lily Benson travelled to Sydney this week

to perform in the awe inspiring State

Dance Festival Lily was successful in

gaining entry into the Wagga Dance

Ensemble Congratulations Lily

Eisteddfod Success

Students competed in the local Eisteddfod this week

The categories were as follows

Recite a poem

Verse in costume

Retell a story

Bible reading

Congratulations to Yenuli receiving 1st place in the 6 years and

under Minor Junior Championship in Speech and Drama Her

brother Resandhu also placed second in the 7 years

ChampionshipYenuli and Resandu

Parent Corner Self-Esteem Grows With Realistic Expectations

Our childrenrsquos self-esteem often depends on how they think they ldquomeasure uprdquo to what people expect

When expectations are realistic it is easy for a child to experience success and feel personally valuable On the other hand when expecta-

tions are too high or too rigid parents often express disappointment in their childrsquos actions As disappointments mount up they begin to eat

away at a childrsquos view of his own value and his self-esteem begins to diminish

How do I know if my expectations are realistic

Start by checking your expectations with the basic facts of child development Learn in a general way what children of a certain age are like

Learn about your childrsquos current stage of development By comparing your expectations with these general facts try to determine if your

goals are generally within reason Then recognizing that no child is ldquoin generalrdquo or ldquoaveragerdquo check to see that you have adjusted your expec-

tations to suit the needs interests and environment of your child

Are you setting appropriate standards of achievement

Does your child understand how you want her to behave

Do you have realistic clear rules for behaviour

Does your child understand the rules

Run a Check on Your Current Expectations

Ask yourself these questions

Why do I have this expectation

Where did it come from

Is it based on my wishes or my childrsquos needs

Does it realistically fit this particular childat this agewith her temperament and background

What purpose does it serve

Am I being fair

Weed out the expectations that have no meaning for your child at his or her stage of development

Your childrsquos self-esteem Its importance

Like most parents we want to help our children achieve the goals and dreams which we have for them mdash and which they have for them-

selves If a child has high self-esteem her chances of attaining her goals in life are increased Letrsquos consider more closely then the why and

how of self-esteemWhy is self -esteem so important How can parents assess childrenrsquos feelings about themselves

Exactly what is self-esteem Is it really so important

In simple words self-esteem is composed of the thoughts the feelings and the ideas that a person has about himself It is his overall judg-

ment of himself It is how much he likes accepts and respects himself In one way or another most of the things a child or an adult does are

directly related to his feelings about himself The friends he chooses his creativity his achievement his basic personality mdash all are affected by

his concept of himself

Strong self-esteem is not only the foundation of sound mental health but it is also important in charting a successful and happy life Building a

good self image in our children is one of the most important jobs we do as parents

Self-esteem is learned It can be changed

We are not born with high or low self- esteem Instead our feelings about ourselves are learned from birth and continue over our lifetime

Our feelings are constantly revised upward or downward throughout life by the results of each additional experience

High self-esteem is possible for any person It is not linked to a familyrsquos wealth education social class having mom at home or to dadrsquos occu-

pation What is important is the quality of the relationship that exists between a child and those who are

important in her life

Source httpextensionudeledufactsheetsself-esteem-grows-with-realistic-expectations

South Wagga Public School Issue 29

Issue 29 South Wagga Public School

School banking will be collected early TUESDAY morning You could sent the banking in on Monday so it is here for collection early Tuesday morning

CLOTHING POOL Jumpers and Track Pants $200 for the month

of September OPEN EVERY THURSDAY AFTERNOON

FROM 300PM TO 345PM

PampC News

Lost Property

Every week the lost property container is over flowing The amount of items of clothing NOT

labelled is unbelievable

Please ensure all items of clothing are labelled

Parent-led InitiativemdashKitchen Garden

The SWPS PampC are supporting a parent-led initiative to establish a kitchen garden This is an exciting opportunity to incorporate environment care healthy eating and team work into the mainstream school curriculum We are looking for parents who are interested to form a steering committee along with teachers and students so we can have this operational in 2020 If you are keen to be involved please call Andrew on 0422 138 955 or email smileysmithyhotmailcom or carlajayne02gmailcom Alternatively everyone is welcome to attend our first information and planning session on Tuesday 10 September at 330pm at the COLA Students and teachers are encouraged to join us

The fete mufti day was a great success

Thankyou to everyone who donated a lucky dip item

There will be some very happy children on fete night

Friday March 27th 2020

5-8pm

Stall Coordinators

Plans are well under way for our fete and we are asking for

stall coordinators to help us with the organising and running of stalls

If you would like to be a coordinator please email sthwaggapandcgmailcom

or contact Justine Goesch before the end of Term 3 and the fundraising com-

mittee will get in touch with you

Itrsquos easy We ask you to communicate your progress and work in conjunc-

tion with the committee You may be asked to attend a few meetings leading

up to the fete

We encourage new helpers and we will help you

Letrsquos get together amp make a really fun night for our school community

Parent Corner Self-Esteem Grows With Realistic Expectations

Our childrenrsquos self-esteem often depends on how they think they ldquomeasure uprdquo to what people expect

When expectations are realistic it is easy for a child to experience success and feel personally valuable On the other hand when expecta-

tions are too high or too rigid parents often express disappointment in their childrsquos actions As disappointments mount up they begin to eat

away at a childrsquos view of his own value and his self-esteem begins to diminish

How do I know if my expectations are realistic

Start by checking your expectations with the basic facts of child development Learn in a general way what children of a certain age are like

Learn about your childrsquos current stage of development By comparing your expectations with these general facts try to determine if your

goals are generally within reason Then recognizing that no child is ldquoin generalrdquo or ldquoaveragerdquo check to see that you have adjusted your expec-

tations to suit the needs interests and environment of your child

Are you setting appropriate standards of achievement

Does your child understand how you want her to behave

Do you have realistic clear rules for behaviour

Does your child understand the rules

Run a Check on Your Current Expectations

Ask yourself these questions

Why do I have this expectation

Where did it come from

Is it based on my wishes or my childrsquos needs

Does it realistically fit this particular childat this agewith her temperament and background

What purpose does it serve

Am I being fair

Weed out the expectations that have no meaning for your child at his or her stage of development

Your childrsquos self-esteem Its importance

Like most parents we want to help our children achieve the goals and dreams which we have for them mdash and which they have for them-

selves If a child has high self-esteem her chances of attaining her goals in life are increased Letrsquos consider more closely then the why and

how of self-esteemWhy is self -esteem so important How can parents assess childrenrsquos feelings about themselves

Exactly what is self-esteem Is it really so important

In simple words self-esteem is composed of the thoughts the feelings and the ideas that a person has about himself It is his overall judg-

ment of himself It is how much he likes accepts and respects himself In one way or another most of the things a child or an adult does are

directly related to his feelings about himself The friends he chooses his creativity his achievement his basic personality mdash all are affected by

his concept of himself

Strong self-esteem is not only the foundation of sound mental health but it is also important in charting a successful and happy life Building a

good self image in our children is one of the most important jobs we do as parents

Self-esteem is learned It can be changed

We are not born with high or low self- esteem Instead our feelings about ourselves are learned from birth and continue over our lifetime

Our feelings are constantly revised upward or downward throughout life by the results of each additional experience

High self-esteem is possible for any person It is not linked to a familyrsquos wealth education social class having mom at home or to dadrsquos occu-

pation What is important is the quality of the relationship that exists between a child and those who are

important in her life

Source httpextensionudeledufactsheetsself-esteem-grows-with-realistic-expectations

South Wagga Public School Issue 29

Issue 29 South Wagga Public School

School banking will be collected early TUESDAY morning You could sent the banking in on Monday so it is here for collection early Tuesday morning

CLOTHING POOL Jumpers and Track Pants $200 for the month

of September OPEN EVERY THURSDAY AFTERNOON

FROM 300PM TO 345PM

PampC News

Lost Property

Every week the lost property container is over flowing The amount of items of clothing NOT

labelled is unbelievable

Please ensure all items of clothing are labelled

Parent-led InitiativemdashKitchen Garden

The SWPS PampC are supporting a parent-led initiative to establish a kitchen garden This is an exciting opportunity to incorporate environment care healthy eating and team work into the mainstream school curriculum We are looking for parents who are interested to form a steering committee along with teachers and students so we can have this operational in 2020 If you are keen to be involved please call Andrew on 0422 138 955 or email smileysmithyhotmailcom or carlajayne02gmailcom Alternatively everyone is welcome to attend our first information and planning session on Tuesday 10 September at 330pm at the COLA Students and teachers are encouraged to join us

The fete mufti day was a great success

Thankyou to everyone who donated a lucky dip item

There will be some very happy children on fete night

Friday March 27th 2020

5-8pm

Stall Coordinators

Plans are well under way for our fete and we are asking for

stall coordinators to help us with the organising and running of stalls

If you would like to be a coordinator please email sthwaggapandcgmailcom

or contact Justine Goesch before the end of Term 3 and the fundraising com-

mittee will get in touch with you

Itrsquos easy We ask you to communicate your progress and work in conjunc-

tion with the committee You may be asked to attend a few meetings leading

up to the fete

We encourage new helpers and we will help you

Letrsquos get together amp make a really fun night for our school community

Issue 29 South Wagga Public School

School banking will be collected early TUESDAY morning You could sent the banking in on Monday so it is here for collection early Tuesday morning

CLOTHING POOL Jumpers and Track Pants $200 for the month

of September OPEN EVERY THURSDAY AFTERNOON

FROM 300PM TO 345PM

PampC News

Lost Property

Every week the lost property container is over flowing The amount of items of clothing NOT

labelled is unbelievable

Please ensure all items of clothing are labelled

Parent-led InitiativemdashKitchen Garden

The SWPS PampC are supporting a parent-led initiative to establish a kitchen garden This is an exciting opportunity to incorporate environment care healthy eating and team work into the mainstream school curriculum We are looking for parents who are interested to form a steering committee along with teachers and students so we can have this operational in 2020 If you are keen to be involved please call Andrew on 0422 138 955 or email smileysmithyhotmailcom or carlajayne02gmailcom Alternatively everyone is welcome to attend our first information and planning session on Tuesday 10 September at 330pm at the COLA Students and teachers are encouraged to join us

The fete mufti day was a great success

Thankyou to everyone who donated a lucky dip item

There will be some very happy children on fete night

Friday March 27th 2020

5-8pm

Stall Coordinators

Plans are well under way for our fete and we are asking for

stall coordinators to help us with the organising and running of stalls

If you would like to be a coordinator please email sthwaggapandcgmailcom

or contact Justine Goesch before the end of Term 3 and the fundraising com-

mittee will get in touch with you

Itrsquos easy We ask you to communicate your progress and work in conjunc-

tion with the committee You may be asked to attend a few meetings leading

up to the fete

We encourage new helpers and we will help you

Letrsquos get together amp make a really fun night for our school community

140 Edward Street

PO Box 2005

Wagga Wagga NSW 2650

httpwwwsthwagga-

pschoolsnsweduau

South Wagga Public

School Contact Us

P (02) 69212947

F (02) 69218746

Email sthwagga-pschooldetnsweduau

Principal Ms Tanya Whyte

Issue 29 South Wagga Public School

Class Achievement Awards Learning SWPS Principalrsquos School

Values Award

K Koalas Angus Giltrap Tama Werahiko

K Possums Joel Matikainen Grace Mortimer

1 Bilbies Airlie Fisher Zac Willis

1 Magpies Ryan Goesch Ava Oakley

2 Goannas Castor Diggins Henry Julian April Granger

2 Wombats Caitlin Pitstock Phoenix Willis Imogen Inglis

34 Echidnas Yixin Luo Yuna Casey Finn Garland

34 Galahs Tabitha Giltrap Matilda Kennedy Ben Hogan

34 Kookaburras Hamish Inglis Karma Mira Aisha Bush

56 Dingoes Miguel Beiler Josh Taber-Kirk Benazir Ali

56 Emus Mojtoba Rahimi Otis Irvin Will Bromham

56 Kangaroos Olwyn Connor-Gantinas Tom Kerr Mahrosh Ahmad

56 Quokkas Hareem Ahmad Milly Manning Sienna Thompson

Special Awards

Library - 1 Bilbies

Environment - 2 Goannas

Student Maddie Brodie

Assembly - 2 Goannas

RFFmdash K Possums

Movement - Soccer Teams

Uniform - 56 Emus

Assembly Awards

Alex Conkey

Leah Ali

Lucy Davidson

Achievement and Learning SWPS Awards Week 7 Term 3 2019