Seahorse Tales Woolgoolga Public School

TERM 1 ISSUE 8 19th March 2020

A Message from the Principal

You would have seen announcements from the Prime Minister and the Premier yesterday stating that schools continue to remain open. This decision is based on the advice of health and pandemic experts, and is supported by all the premiers, all chief ministers and the Commonwealth Government. We have and will continue to follow all the expert medical advice, guidelines and protocols to ensure the safety of students.

The changes to the way that we operate as a school may continue to develop over coming days and weeks. Please keep an eye on our school facebook page for updates. Despite the changes to the way we operate, our normal educational programs are not impacted and there remains a positive vibe across the school. Your children are and always have been our first priority. May I also take this opportunity to thank all staff and community members for your ongoing cooperation and support.

Paul Clark Principal

Youth Environmental Council Workshop

Last Friday, environmental representatives from years 4, 5 and 6 accompanied Ms Smith to the Botanical Gardens in Coffs Harbour for a Youth Environmental Council (YEC) work shop.

This opportunity was organised by Cascade Environmental Education Centre for students to learn about and explore the future of energy. Students explored non-renewable Vs renewable energy and the respective impacts on the planet. It was a fun and hands on way to develop scientific skills such as inquiry, collaboration and observation. The students were challenged to use a variety of materials to plan, design and build their own ‘working’ wind turbine.

Open Tuesday to Friday

Due to stocks running low in local supermarkets some food items will be unavailable in the canteen but we will try to fill orders as close as we can with the food we have available.

Thank you for your understanding.

Any support for the canteen would be appreciated at this time.

Woolgoolga Public School - Week Ahead

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Tuesday 24th March

Harmony Day

Wednesday 25th March

Surfing - Stage 3

Monday 30th March –

Friday 3rd April

Parent/Teacher Interviews begin

Wednesday 1st April

Surfing - Stage 3

Friday 3rd April

Cross Country

Tuesday 7th April

P & C Easter Raffle drawn

Wednesday 8th April

Surfing - Stage 3

Year 6 Shirts

Orders for Year 6 shirts close tomorrow, Friday 6th March. Please return note and money to your childs class teacher.

Easter Raffle

The P&C Easter Raffle will be happening again this year.

Raffle books have been sent home today. We would appreciate any donations of chocolates and Easter eggs – all shapes and sizes.

Please take any donations to the office.

Please note: All chocolates that were donated for our fete will now be given to the P & C Easter raffle.

Student Dollarmite Banking - Message from the Commonwealth Bank

The health, safety and wellbeing of our communities and our people is our first priority. Due to the rapidly developing situation with coronavirus, School Banking has been temporarily paused from 20 March 2020 until the start of Term 2. Please don’t bring your deposit book with your weekly banking into school and we will notify you when banking will recommence.

Stage 2 School Swimming Cancellation Woolgoolga Public Schools Stage 2 swimming for sport program has been cancelled for Stage 2 for the remainder of the term.

AWARDS

CONGRATULATIONS

To this week’s

Award Winners

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SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES

We will not be holding our weekly assemblies in the hall until further notice. Awards will be handed out at our “morning musters” and photos published on social media where this is acceptable to parents.

Community News

Woolgoolga Public School does not endorse or make any recommendation concerning community notices.

Junior AFL – Plese visit website for updated

information in relation to this sport. Based in Woolgoolga, Northern Beaches Junior AFL is currently training Wednesday’s at 4pm, Centennial Oval Beach St. Check us out on facebook:- Northern Beaches Blues Juniors ; and website www.northernbeachesblues.com.au

Book Club 2020

Ordering and payment is only through the online Book Club LOOP site. NO payments are made at school. How to order.

1. Google Scholastic Book Club 2. Go to ‘Parents & Kids’ - order now

(Red Box) 3. Go to ‘Book Club Loop’ – place

your order (aqua box) 4. Under ‘Sign in’ either register a

user name and password or sign in with existing user name.

5. Add your child/ren’s names and class

6. Go to ‘order’ under the home page 7. Choose the current issue to add

the book number/s (found above the title in the brochure) under your child’s name.

8. Credit card details will be required. Orders for issue 2 are due by 23rd March. Edwina Reynolds – Teacher Librarian

2B Owl Reports

Our class read a beautiful story called Stellaluna. It was

about a bat who got separated from her mother because

an owl attacked them. She learned to live like a bird until

one day she found her mother again. We researched owls

and found some interesting facts about them. We then

wrote some amazing Information Reports. Here we are

with our published owls.