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The Winston Whisper Winston Hills Public School
Hillcrest Ave, Winston Hills 2153 T: 9639 8518 Email: [email protected] Website: www.winstonhil-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Issue 9 Tuesday, 16 June 2020
Each year in August, principals will verify data about students in
their school receiving adjustments because of disability, based
on evidence in the school. All Australian schools are required to
participate each year in the NCCD. The national data collection
will provide governments with greater insight into students with
disability in Australian schools, where they are located and the
level of adjustments provided for them. If you do not want your
child’s data to be used in the data collection, please contact the
school office.
Parking Around the School Grounds
It is very disappointing to hear about neighbours around our
school being unable to get out of their drive ways because they
have been blocked by parents parking. In this incidence, the
neighbour had a family emergency to attend and was extremely
upset. In the future, this behaviour will be reported to the police.
Staff Development Days
Winston Hills Public School staff will be conducting a range of
professional learning sessions after school to support strategic
directions and mandatory training. These twilight sessions will
replace the last two scheduled professional learning days for
the end of Term 4.
Mark Byrne [email protected]
ACCOMPANYING NOTES
• MultiLit – Volunteers Needed – Years K-6
• Sportspro Gymnastics Program – Years 3-6
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Return to School Activities
With updated health advice and recent changes to state and
national restrictions, schools were informed late last week that
we will be able to return to a range of school-based activities.
These activities include:
• The school band program is recommencing this
week.
• Choirs and dance groups.
• PSSA will return in Term 3. The CHPSSA is currently
drawing up plans on how this will look with the likely
result being Summer PSSA sports continuing during
the second half of the term depending on the
availability of grounds.
• Sportspro Gymnastics program will be delivered to all
K-6 classes next term. We apologies for the late
notice around payment as this activity was only just
cleared to recommence.
• Scripture and Ethics classes will be able to
recommence in Term 3.
There are a range of activities that are being reconsidered for
Term 3 and may go ahead if further restrictions are lifted. The
Stage 3 Camp to Canberra is one that we are keen to decide
on soon. We will still put a hold on our fortnightly assemblies
as we are currently restricted to a very short timeframe for
gatherings like this.
Parents are asked to continue to avoid being on the school
grounds during this period.
The CHPSSA has cancelled the Zone Athletics Carnival and
as a result the school will not be running an Athletics Carnival
this year due to the restrictions that are still in place.
The National Consistent Collection Of Data
The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on school
students with disability (NCCD) uses a model that draws on
teachers' professional judgement and practices throughout the
year supporting students with disability to access and
participate in education. In our school, students are provided
with Personalised Learning Plans- PLP’s and
Accommodations in class and in the playground to support
their learning and interaction needs.
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• Only students from the Support Unit can be
dropped off at the Taxi Bay between 8:30-8:45am.
Other students may be dropped off between
8:45am-9:00am.
We appreciate your cooperation and support in this very
important matter, for the safety of our students and staff.
Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)
Focus Area
This fortnight’s PBL focus is about being safe. Students are
reminded to keep their hands and feet to themselves, and
respect the personal space of other students. Posters will be
put up around the school to emphasise this fortnight’s focus.
Wendy Kayello
Deputy Principal
FROM THE DEPUTY
Gymnastics K-6
With some restrictions easing from Term 3, the Department
has allowed for external sport organisations such as
Sportspro Gymnastics to run their programs at schools.
Next term, the gymnastics program will be delivered to the
whole school for classes K-6, including the support classes.
Sportspro will run the gymnastics program which meets all
the requirements of the Kindergarten to Year 6 PD/H/PE
curriculum. It incorporates several of the content strands,
contributing specifically to the development of students’
muscular endurance, strength, power, flexibility, coordination,
agility and balance. All lessons will be conducted in a fun,
safe and ‘ability specific’ environment, while ensuring hygiene
practices are met.
Your child will receive a 40 minute session once a week
throughout Term 3 on either Mondays, Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. Sport uniform is recommended on
your child’s gymnastic day.
MultiLit- Volunteers needed
Due to the Covid-19 situation, the MultiLit program that has
been run by parent/carer volunteers in the past has been put
on hold.
With parent attendance at schools under consideration from
next term, we are hoping we could start the process by kindly
asking for volunteers who would like to deliver the MultiLit
program to some of our students. Many students at Winston
Hills have benefited from this evidence-based phonics
program in the past.
Parent/Carer volunteers will be trained in the program by the
school’s Learning and Support Teacher. MultiLit explicitly
teaches all-important phonics and decoding skills, targeting
students who are in need of extra support with their reading.
The program is very prescriptive and simple to administer and
provides an opportunity for community members and parents
to make a significant difference to a number of our students.
A note has been included with this newsletter for parents/
caregivers and/or grandparents who may be interested in
assisting the school with this valuable program.
Taxi Bay Safety
In order to provide a safe pick-up and drop-off zone for our
students, parents are asked to take note of the following rules
for using the Taxi bay area.
• Taxi Bay is a ‘kiss-and-drop’ zone. Parents are
asked to remain in their car while dropping off their
children and promptly exiting the Taxi Bay area to
avoid traffic congestion on Junction Rd.
2021 Online Enrolments
Now Available
Go to Winston Hills Public School Website
https://winstonhil-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/
Select the Enrolments Tab Select Online Enrolment
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ENETRTAINMENT BO OK
XOXOXOX
BAND NEWS
BAND RESUMES THIS WEEK
Hi all,
As you were notified on Friday, all band rehearsals and
tutorials have been given the go ahead to resume.
We’re super excited to be back into it.
A reminder that:
Intermediate Band
Rehearse on Monday mornings 7.45am – 8.45 am
Performance Band
Rehearse on Tuesday & Thursday mornings 7.45am-8.45am
Training Band
Rehearse Friday mornings 7.45am – 8.45am
Please ensure your child arrives at rehearsal on time.
A Note From your Conductor
I never would have thought that in my career as a musician and educator, I’d be conducting band tuition and rehearsals online. However, thanks to our band pages on Google Classroom, this has become a reality! If you haven’t signed your child up for the page, I ask you do this as soon as you can you benefit from the information I’ll be uploading. I have to say, I’ve been very pleasantly surprised by the videos the students have been uploading of them playing specific pieces I’ve requested, and I’m impressed at how many have been continuing practising throughout this time of no face to face lessons or rehearsals. We have a very exciting goal for Intermediate Band and Performance Band to do a combined ‘virtual performance’ where all the students record themselves playing their individual band parts and the individual videos get stitched together to create a bigger video with all instrument parts covered! I would love all these videos back by the end of the week and maybe latest by next week. All the information is on the Classroom pages. We are very much looking forward to going back to face to face rehearsals and tuition THIS WEEK!! Stay safe and see you all soon,
Miss Bellstedt
Conductor
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ENETRTAINMENT BO OK
XOXOXOX
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The Gratitude Game
Focusing on something we are grateful for can help us
overcome challenges and difficulties in life. Play this
simple game with your kids by rolling some dice and
adding up the numbers to match the sum with the
prompt below. Take turns sharing what you are
thankful for.
1 Name a person you are thankful for
2 Name a place you are thankful for
3 Name a thing you are thankful for
4 Name a food you are thankful for
5 Name a holiday you are thankful for
6 Name a song you are thankful for
7 Name a skill you are thankful for
8 Name an animal you are thankful for
9 Name a tradition you are thankful for
10 Name a scent you are thankful for
11 Name a game you are thankful for
12 Name anything you are thankful for
If you would like to contact me, please call the school
office or email me at [email protected]
Kylie Isherwood
Chaplain
FROM THE CHAPLAIN
Facing Challenges
Challenges can bring out the best or worst in a person.
Some will give up and think it’s too hard, while others
will love it and embrace the challenge.
I know that I can watch my kids go through challenges
and they’ll all react differently. One of them thinks he is
dumb and stupid for not knowing everything and gives
up, whereas my daughter is super organised and
tackles challenges by writing on post-it-notes and
sticking them all over her bedroom walls. Here are
some little sayings you could remind your kids of when
they are faced with difficulties…
This is tough but so am I.
I will do my best and it will be enough.
This challenge will make me stronger.
If I don’t know what to do, I can ask for
help.
When I get tired, I will take a rest.
I need to take one step at a time and
believe I can do it!
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