88 Mills Street, Warners Bay NSW 2282 02 49 488129 [email protected]warnersbay-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Find us on Facebook Newsletter 16th October 2017 Term 4 Week 2 Welcome Back A warm welcome back to all students and Staff for what I am sure will be an extremely busy Term 4, as is usually the case. I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable break. There are a few changes for the start of the Term. For those who may not already know, Ms McFarlane has taken a few weeks Long Service Leave from last Wednesday so I will be filling in as Relieving Principal. Mr Newling will be taking over as the PE teacher, and he will be following my program of lessons. Mr Batchelor will fill in as Acting Assistant Principal. Anniversary Celebrations As well as our normal timetable of events for the Term, we have our 125th Anniversary Celebrations which include our Spring Fair on Saturday 11th November from 1.00pm to 6.00pm. There has been an incredible amount of work already undertaken by many people to ensure the success of our Anniver- sary Celebrations, and our Spring Fair promises to be a really exciting afternoon of fun activities with rides, stalls, performances, raffles and much more so please keep the date in mind - as it is not too far off. There is more information about the Fair detailed later in the Newsletter. Orientations Term 4 is also traditionally a very busy time for transition in schools and this can impact on many of our students and staff. Our new 2018 Kindergarten students have their first Kinder Orientation visit starting this Wednesday at 10.00am. They will be supported through their Kinder Train orientation by our wonderful teachers and their supportive Year 5 buddies. This is obviously a very exciting and sometimes stressful time for the little ones and their parents. Later in the Term our Year 6 students will be visiting their local high schools for support programs and orienta- tion days in preparation for transition to Year 7 in 2018. Year 5 students who are in zone for Warners Bay High will also soon have the chance to take part in the ‘Year 7 for a Day’ program. Excursions Our Year 5 and Year 6 students arrived home last Thursday night after experiencing a fantastic Canberra excursion expe- rience. The students who turned up on Friday looked very tired and worn out, but also very excited about their week away together. It really is a wonderful educational experience and one that they will always remember. It is always ex- tremely pleasing to hear our Staff speak so highly of our students, especially when they take them away for an extended time, and once again our teachers were full of praise for the excellent behaviour displayed at Canberra. There were only positive comments from the Staff at all the venues our students visited. A huge thanks to our dedicated Staff who gave up their time to attend – Ms Patrick, Miss Jones, Mr Hull, Miss Wright and Mrs Bird. They also looked very tired last Friday but also very satisfied and proud of our students. Upcoming Events Wed 18 Oct Kindy 2018 Orientation Thurs 19 Oct Speech Pathologist Presentation 9am-10am Wed 25 Oct Glenrock Lagoon—Year 3 Thurs 26 Oct Glenrock Lagoon— Year 4 Sat 11th Nov Spring Fair Thurs 7th Dec Presentation Day Mon 11th Dec Year 6 Farewell Dinner Celebrating 125 years of education at Warners Bay Public School 1892-2017 Gala Night Cancellation Unfortunately due to a lack of ticket sales, the 125th Anniversary Gala Night has been cancelled. After initial consultation with parents, ticket prices were lowered and the venue was changed to suit. A lot of work has gone into planning and organising the event and it’s disappointing that we are unable to go ahead, however it is not viable to hold the event with such low ticket sales. For those that have bought tickets, money will be refunded as soon as possible. The 125th Anniversary is a special occasion for our school and we are now appealing to the school community to throw their support behind our Spring Fair to ensure that this occasion gets the recognition it deserves.
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