Week 6, Term 4 | Wednesday 15th November 2017

21 Commercial St Walla Walla NSW 2659

Phone: 02 6029 2253

Fax: 02 6029 2162

Email: wallawalla-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.wallawalla-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Principal: Helen Duncan

Principal’s Message SAVE THE DATES:

Walbundrie Small Schools’ Swimming Carnival 2018 (Students 8yrs and above) Friday, February 9th (Week 2) Back-up date: Friday, February 16th (Week 3)

Southern Riverina Swimming Carnival 2018

Friday, February 23rd Riverina Swimming Carnival 2018

Wednesday, March 14th Walbundrie Small Schools’ Athletics Carnival

Friday, April 6th Stage 2 Overnight Excursion (Great Aussie Bush Camp: Approximate Cost $160.00)

Wednesday, April 11th & 12th

Stage 3 Ballarat Excursion

There is nothing more rewarding than taking a group of students away on an overnight excursion. The Stage 3 students, Mrs Lieschke and I had a wonderful trip to Ballarat last week with the Walbundrie Small Schools. The teachers were very proud of the way the students conducted themselves throughout the three days. We received many positive comments regarding the manners and behaviour of our students from tour guides, the bus driver and the staff at the accommodation.

The students experienced what it was like to be a student in the 1800’s, saw gold bullion being poured, went down into the mines, panned for gold, dipped candles, saw the Red Coats parade, experienced the Eureka Stockade with the enactment ‘Blood on the Southern Cross’. They visited the Museum of Democracy and rode on a Tram in Bendigo. Everywhere the students went, they were able to ask and answer excellent questions stemming from the research they had done in class prior to the excursion.

I must also mention, that we have some talented tenpin bowlers amongst us. It was a fantastic night of bowling, with lots of laughs and steep competition, especially between Mrs Duncan and Miss Widdison!

Congratulations to our students, I hope they have been able to create some memories that will last their lifetime.

Building Bridges

The students of Burrumbuttock Pre-school will again visit our school this Thursday to provide students of all ages with the opportunity to make new friendships.

Next Tuesday, our Year 6 Leaders will visit the Walla Walla Community Early-years Childcare Centre at the Memorial Hall to read a story and join in some activities. This will give our leaders the chance to practise asserting themselves and communicating with others.

Upcoming Events: WAW School Banking Every Monday Burrumbuttock Pre-school Visit Thursday, November 16th Little Learners– Kinder 2018 Friday, November 17th Year 6 Leaders visit to Walla Walla Community Early-years Childcare Centre Tuesday, November 21st P&C Meeting Monday, November 27th Year 5 Election Speeches & Voting Tuesday, November 28th Billabong High School Orientation Day Tuesday, December 5th School Disco Friday, December 8th Year 6 Farewell & Creative Catchment Kids Presentation Monday, December 11th Presentation Evening Thursday, December 14th

Canteen Roster:

20th November: Jess Torrens Karen Ofak

27th November: Shelley Schilg Michael Smith

4th December: Kristie Heir Karla Lieschke

Out with the OLD and in with the NEW!

We continue to upgrade different aspects of the school. This term we have purchased 7 new computers, 3 large whiteboards for Visible Learning, new notice boards for the office, flag poles for our foyer and new First Aid Kits for excursions. We have also purchased $2,500.00 worth of history, geography and science readers for the 3/4 and 5/6 classroom.

Year 6 Leaders for 2018

Year 5 students have been given a copy of the Leadership Policy outlining the responsibilities of School Captains and the Leadership Team and the process for presenting a speech and the elections. This is a very important, but anxious time for Year 5 students and I ask the parents to support them through the process and stress to their children that all Year 6 students have leadership roles and opportunities. If you have any questions regarding the process or the Leadership Policy, please contact the school to discuss this.

School Disco

The School will hold a disco for the students on Friday, December 8th. Parents are asked to drop students off under the cola at 6.30pm and collect them from under the cola at 8.30pm. The students are asked to bring a small plate of food to share. There will be no cost for this event and supervision will be provided by the school staff. Library News

We have a fantastic collection of books in our Library and it is great to see students borrowing regularly. As we are nearing the end of the year there will only be a couple more opportunities to borrow. Please encourage your child to make use of our Library. At present we have a number of overdue books. By keeping books longer than the booking period students are preventing others from using them. Please check at home for any books that need to come back. Books can be returned to Mrs Noll at any time or left in the office. Happy Reading! Food for thought……

Our school uniform always looks smart, is practical and includes many options. It helps present Walla Walla Public School to the wider community and as allows us to show pride in our school.

I do however, think that the state of our hats is letting us down. Uniforms help to unify a group of students. Please consider the picture below. I am encouraging all families to consider upgrading faded hats to a new, broader brimmed hat that is currently available for $13.00 from the uniform shop. These hats are made of a cooling material, have a draw string for use during sport and a broader brim for sun protection. Some parents may argue that there is nothing wrong with the current hat, apart from being faded, but I do think, as we rebrand our school, this is a small step towards achieving a better look in our community. It would be nice to see the students wearing these new hats in the new year.

P & C News

Thank you to everyone who helped set up, serve, made a potato bake or sweet for our last catering at the Bowling Club for 2017. Also a huge Thank You to everyone who has helped out in any way with our Club Catering this year, your help is always very much appreciated. To the Walla Community, thank you to all who have came down and en-joyed one of our meals, and supported our School during 2017.

It was also Tania Watkins’ and Maria Bruckmann’s last night catering with us at the Club. Tania and Maria we thank you both for all your hard work and dedication at our Club Caterings. We hope to see you both and your families down at the Club every now and again!!!

Don’t forget our next P&C meeting is on the 27th of November at 7 pm, in the School Library. Everyone is more than welcome to attend. Apologies to Shelley Schilg on 0428290362.