WALLACIA PUBLIC SCHOOL

‘Today is for Tomorrow’

Newsletter Week 10 Term 4

2016

Monday 12 December

Principal’s Message This will be the final newsletter for the 2016 school year. I would like to wish all of our families a merry Christmas and safe and enjoyable Summer holiday. School will resume for students in Years 1-6 on Monday 30 January and for Kinder students on Thursday 2 February. This will also be my last newsletter as Principal at Wallacia Public School. It has been both an honour and a pleasure to have led the school and I have been blessed to have had the opportunity to have worked with, and taught your children. It has also been an honour and a privilege to have worked with such a great group of educators and administrators. The staff at Wallacia Public School work tirelessly to provide an outstanding education for your children and I am richer for having had the opportunity to have worked with them. I wish Mr Trevelian Mason all the best as he now takes the reins and leads the school into the future. Regards, Mark Davies

2016 Presentation Day Last Friday 9 December, our school’s annual Presentation Day was held at the Hubertus Club in Luddenham. Thank you to the Hubertus Club for its ongoing support of our school. Special guests included Mrs Ellena Jee-McLennan, Mrs Elaine Bonning, Mrs Sue Corcoran (Wallacia-Mulgoa Rotary Club), and Mrs Tanya Davies MP. Mrs Davies presented the Mulgoa Encouragement Award to Brayden Warner, and also presented Jamie Brabin (K/1) with his award for having won Mrs Davies’ Mulgoa Electorate Colouring Competition. Congratulations to all award recipients on the day. Kindergarten and Year 1 for 2016 were awarded a certificate. Academic award recipients for Years 2 through 6 were as follows:

2/3C –Academic Achievement (English) – Aiden Archer

2/3C – Academic Achievement (Mathematics) – Jack O’Hara

2/3C – Consistent effort – Monique Gray

2/3C – Most Improved – Quinn Quiroz

3/4/5G –Academic Achievement (English) – Katie Astley

3/4/5G – Academic Achievement (Mathematics) – Adam Parsons

3/4/5G – Consistent effort – Sienna Gatt

3/4/5G – Most Improved – Jessica Preston

5/6 – Academic Achievement (English) – Katelyn Smith

5/6 – Academic Achievement (Mathematics) – Nathan Whibley

5/6 – Outstanding Achievement – Lauren Haly

5/6 – Consistent Effort – Tamia Wakeford

5/6 – Outstanding achievement in the Creative Arts – Lily Astley

Major award recipients were as follows:

John Jee Resilience Award – Roselit Corpuz

Paul Chisholm Maximum Effort Award – Emma Hatton

Wallacia Public School Citizenship Award – Lauren Preston

Wallacia Public School Dux Award – Jarrod Parsons

Sportsperson of the Year – Liam Ison

Mulgoa Encouragement Award – Brayden Warner

Student Computer Coordinator’s Award –Lauren Haly

Emma Hatton, Liam Ison, Lauren Haly and Ethan Merchant, our outgoing school captains and vice-captains for 2016, were thanked for their service. Our incoming 2017 captains and vice-captains took the pledge of office, and their parents assisted in inducting them into their roles. 2017 Captains: Katelyn Smith and Kiana Love 2017 Vice-Captains: Tamia Wakeford and Jarred Glover Congratulations to our incoming school leaders for 2017! We are sure that you will carry out your roles in a manner which does credit to yourselves and the school.

Principal Awards Term 4 2016 K/1 – Joshua Allison, Lillian Bastoli, Rachel Haverfield, Cypress Hoera 2/3 – Aiden Archer, Lani Micsko, Jack O’Hara, Taylah Hosking 3/4/5 – Maria Andreou, Blaike Keough, Adam Parsons, Montanna Quiroz 5/6 – Katelyn Smith, Rhiley Rosemeier, Roselit Corpuz, Lauren Haly These students will shortly receive an invitation to the Principal’s Term Treat Day, to be held on Thursday 15 December.

NEWS FROM 2/3C Term Four has been very busy. Students have worked hard across all Key Learning Areas both inside and outside the classroom. We have enjoyed eating fruit and vegetables from the class garden. Students in the dance group had the opportunity to attend the Schools Spectacular Performance at Qudos Bank Arena. Students have recently presented fantastic models and dioramas to the class to conclude the History unit Community and Remembrance. We enjoyed preparing our items for the Christmas Concert, which was a wonderful evening of performances. As the school year comes to an end I’d like to say that it has been an absolute pleasure to teach 2/3 C and to become a part of the Wallacia school community. Thank you to everyone who has assisted and given up their time throughout the year, it is much appreciated. A special thank you to Mrs Sue Bryan for all of her help and support in the classroom. I’d like to wish the students, their families and school community a safe and Merry Christmas. I look forward to another busy year full of opportunities in 2017. Miss Talia Carroll 2/3 C Teacher P & C NEWS

Thank you to everyone who supported our Sausage Sizzle at the Christmas Concert; we managed to raise $400. A big thank you for all the donations we received from all the families supporting our Christmas Raffle and congratulations to all the lucky winners. We had some great prizes that were donated from iFly Penrith, St Mary’s Leagues Club, Taronga Zoo, Discount Hair Care Penrith, Admire Beauty, Joliv, Pietro’s Pizza & Pasta and AMF Penrith. I would like to thank all our families and community for supporting the P&C this year. We have raised approximately $6000 from events such as our Outdoor Movie Night, BBQ’s, Cake Stalls, Raffles, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Stalls. We have been able to assist with transport to Warragamba Public School for our Christmas rehearsal, we have supported our state sporting representatives, we will be providing a professional photographer for the Year 6 Farewell and each year 6 leaving student will receive a CD from the night. We have been furiously saving this year and hope to purchase more computers for a Computer Lab in the library next year. I would especially like to thank the P&C Committee for all your help and support this year; I couldn’t do it without you all!

On behalf of the P&C I would like to wish Mr Davies all the very best in his future endeavours, thank you for always supporting us and always being very approachable. Merry Christmas and have a happy and safe new year with your families. Jody Smith. P&C President

REQUIRED STATIONERY K – 2

HB pencils x 4, coloured pencils (pack of 12), glue sticks x 2, sharpener (with case preferable) and eraser x 2. 3 – 6

HB pencils x 4, coloured pencils (pack of 12), glue sticks x 2, sharpener (with case preferable), erasers x 2, 30cm wooden or plastic ruler, blue pens x 4, red pens x 2 and small scissors x 1. Please ensure that students’ belongings are clearly labelled and fit into one small pencil case. Additional stationery can be kept at home. Please don’t send any items not listed, as these can be distracting, and lead to unnecessary competition between students. Please monitor your child’s supplies regularly to ensure your child has everything they need for the whole year.

Abel Schoolwear is excited to announce the launch of its

new online shop.

Parents and Carers may purchase school uniform items

at any time throughout the year by visiting our secure

webstore.

1. Go to www.abelschoolwearshop.com

2. Select ‘Shop’ from the menu page

3. Select your school

4. Start shopping

P: 02 47312388 F: 02 47312263

PO Box 1920, Penrith, NSW 2750

abelschoolwear@bigpond.com.au

www.abelschoolwear.com.au

Our retail shop located at 5 Coombes Drive Penrith, will

continue to operate with its normal trading hours.

Abel Schoolwear will be closed for Christmas Holidays

from 4.30pm Wednesday 21st December 2016 and will

re-open 8.30am Wednesday 11th January 2017.

Orders may be placed through the webstore during this

period but will not be processed until 11th January.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Wallacia Public School 2nd hand uniforms

All stock available at the rear of the office, a gold coin donation for any items purchased is appreciated. Donations of dresses, school shirts or school jumpers/jackets will be gladly accepted and then available for other families to buy.

Thank you for supporting this project!

Dates for your Diary: DECEMBER 2016

Year 6 Farewell: Monday 12th

Year 5 and 6 Students - see Invitations for details. Term Treat Day: Thursday 15th

Letter sent home to recipients, names included in this newsletter. Last day for students: Friday 16th

JANUARY 2017

First day for students Years 1 to 6: Monday 30th

January 2017 Best Start testing for Kindergarten students: See personal letter for times and details. Monday 30th January through Wednesday 1st February 2017.

FEBRUARY 2017 Kindergarten Start School: Thursday 2nd FEBRUARY