Phone: 9971 8352, 9982 2475 Fax: 9982 5617 · funding agreement resulting in Gonski 2.0. I'm disappointed to say that the new funding model will mean a reduction of $287 thousand

COMING EVENTS Thurs 8 June Sport & special photos Fri 9 June Yr 1&2 excursion Glen St Theatre Syd Nth Cross Country POSTPONED No PSSA Chess Mon 12 June Public Holiday Tues 13 June Uni NSW Spelling Wed 14 June Maths Olympiad – TBC Winter Festival @War Veterans 2.15pm Yr 4 Drama performance Thurs 15 June Uni NSW Writing PCS NAIDOC Art Show Opening @ Warriewood Square 5pm Fri 16 June PSSA Gala Day - POSTPONED Chess K-2 Litterbug performance in hall @2pm Mon 19 June 7pm P&C Meeting Wed 21 June 10am Preschools Drama performance 2.15pm Yr 3 Drama performance NAIDOC sleepout Thurs 22 June 9.45am School Tour Fri 23 June PSSA Mon 26 June Dance rehearsal 1pm & performance @ Glen St 5pm Wed 28 June Multicultural speaking finals @ Coll Plat.PS Dance @ Glen St 7pm Fri 30 June No PSSA Dance @ Glen St 9.45am Term 2 ends Term 3 Tues 18 July Term 3 starts Kindergarten – Glen St Theatre Tues 25 July Yr3-6 Athletics Carnival @ Narrabeen Wed 26 July Yr1 to Vaucluse House Thurs 27 July School Disco Aug 28-30 Mon – Wed Yr 5 to Canberra Aug 29-31 Tues – Thurs Yr 6 to Canberra Fri 22 Sept Term 3 ends Term 4 Mon 9 Oct-Fri 15 Dec

Phone: 9971 8352, 9982 2475 Fax: 9982 5617 Email: [email protected] Website: wheelerhts-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Next week is another busy week with many performance groups visiting the War Vets Village as part of their Winter Festival on Wednesday. Also on Wednesday afternoon the Year 4 Drama presentation will be on in the Hall at 2.15pm. Next Thursday evening from 5pm the Peninsula Community of Schools NAIDOC Art Exhibition will be opened at Warriewood Square….please see the details later in the newsletter. Foyer Displays Congratulations to classes 4/5RM and 1H for the very creative office foyer displays. Please be sure to visit and see them. University Competitions Please note a few changes to the scheduling of the University competitions next week. The Spelling competition will be held on Tuesday 13 June with Miss Tekampe and the Writing will be held on Thursday 15 June with Mr Scotter. The students have received a note outlining these dates. PSSA A number of parents attend PSSA matches and support their teams, which is great to see. There has been an issue of late with many children being collected at PSSA, marked off by the coach and then returning to school with their parents, sometimes to collect siblings. On occasions these children are not correctly attired (no shoes etc.) and this may cause potential safety issues and disruption to the Friday PSSA assembly. We ask for your understanding in this matter. Class Dojos Many of our classes and many other local schools use some form of Class Dojo type app or communication system. These systems are obviously useful for communication and the conveying of important and appropriate information. Obviously a common sense approach should be adopted when any photo or image is sent. If parents do not wish to use such apps that is obviously their decision and that is perfectly fine. Berith Street Entrance Unfortunately a number of senior students have been dangerously crossing the road at the Berith Street exit in the afternoons. I have spoken to some of the students involved yesterday afternoon. If you do see anyone not using the designated school crossing or behaving inappropriately at any school entrance/exit please let me know. We must ensure that we as parents, teachers and senior students set the correct example to ensure the safety of our school community. Gonski Funding Much has been written about the Commonwealth Government changes to the agreed Gonski funding agreement resulting in Gonski 2.0. I'm disappointed to say that the new funding model will mean a reduction of $287 thousand dollars to Wheeler Heights Public School over the time of the funding agreement. This reduction will severely impact on our ability to support all students but most significantly students who need additional support with their learning, our most needy. Ms McCombie, our Teacher’s Federation representative spoke at the last P&C meeting about the Gonski model and how important it is that all schools and parents become involved in supporting the Gonski 2.0 campaign. More details and links will be provided in upcoming newsletters. David Scotter Principal

STAGE 3 CANBERRA EXCURSION 2017 Years 5 & 6 parents, the Canberra camp will be taking place in Week 7, Term 3. Notes and payment schedules went home last week. If you have any questions regarding camp, please see the camp coordinator, Mr Blanshard, or your child’s class teacher. Mr T Blanshard - Stage 3 Camp Coordinator 2017

Term 2 Wk 7

Thurs 8 June 2017

FROM THE OFFICE Book Club orders are due back by Wednesday 14 June. Stewart House Clothing Appeal – clothing bags are available from the office, a great way to clean out your cupboards of any unwanted high quality used clothing! Students are able to collect a bag/s to take home. Please support this worthwhile cause, bags are to be returned to the office by 21 June. School Holiday Activities Programs run by Northern Beaches Council are now open for bookings. Brochures are available from the office. Jodie Sly School Administration Manager CAPTAINS VISIT TO NSW PARLIAMENT HOUSE On Wednesday 7 June, Oliver. K, Dorothy. M, Mrs Armstrong and I went on an excursion to the Parliament of New South Wales. On arrival, we met other school captains and vice captains in the meeting room. They had morning tea for us which was a selection of sandwiches, juice, brownies and cookies…yum! After morning tea, we were introduced to Brad Hazzard who is the NSW Minister for Health and the Minister for Medical Research.

Our next stop was a tour of the Legislative Assembly, the green room, where we were taught the history of parliament and we had the chance to ask and answer questions. Finally, to wrap up our day we went into the Legislative Council, the red room. In this room there is a special chair for the Queen when she visits. All up it was a great day! Fynn B. School Captain

CANTEEN VOLUNTEERS UPDATE Schools often have difficulties finding volunteers to run their school canteens. The P&C have come up with a fabulous new idea of nominating a class each week to provide parent volunteers to assist in the canteen for that week. This way, your class will only be asked twice per year to volunteer. One day for mum and one day for dad perhaps? I know you are all very busy, but please take a look at the schedule for when your class’s turn is coming up and organise a time you can come and help out. Your children love seeing you in there and it’s a great way to get involved in the school community and see some of the daily operations of the school. You are also much needed in order to keep this great P&C service running. Liz Armstrong Deputy Principal CHESS NEWS NSWJCL Friday After-School competition update: Last Friday, the A-Team finished off the competition with a draw against the very tough St John's Narraweena - that means that they will place at least equal first in their division!!! Congratulations Jonas, Niklas, Ale, Edu and Josh!!! And the B-Team notched up a draw against St Luke's, with Daniel getting his first points on the board. Well done! Good luck in your game against Narraweena tomorrow! Don't forget to meet at Mrs Gordon's room and the yellow card for Tuesday! Many thanks, good luck and have fun. Ms Heike Zillhardt & Mrs Jane Gordon

LIBRARY NEWS The Importance of Borrowing Books Each Week and Reading with Your Child Each week students at our school are given the opportunity to borrow one or more books from the library. Our library at Wheeler

Heights Public School is well resourced, with new books regularly being added to the shelves. We would like to see more of our students develop regular borrowing (and returning) habits and would encourage parents to check and remind their children to bring their library bag to school each week on their regular borrowing day. Reading aloud and sharing stories with your child is a great way to spend time together. Reading and storytelling also helps promote language, literacy and brain development. This excerpt below explains why… Why reading is important for young children Sharing stories every day helps your child’s development in lots of ways. Reading and sharing stories can:

• help your child become familiar with sounds, words, language and the value of books • spark your child’s imagination, stimulate curiosity and help his/her brain development • help your child learn the difference between ‘real’ and ‘make-believe’ • help your child understand change and new or frightening events, and also the strong

emotions that can go along with them • help your child develop early literacy skills like the ability to listen to and understand words.

Sharing stories with your child doesn’t mean you have to read. You could let them read to you instead, or share a chapter book with them taking turns on who reads each night. Just by looking at books with your child, you can be a great storyteller and a good model for using language and books. Your child will learn by watching you hold a book the right way and seeing how you move through the book by gently turning the pages. Reading stories with children has benefits for grown-ups too. The special time you spend reading together promotes bonding and helps to build your relationship. This is important for your child’s developing social and communication skills. Happy Borrowing! Liz Armstrong Deputy Principal

WHEELER HEIGHTS DANCE PROGRAM

Wednesday 14 June, junior and senior dance groups will be performing at the War Veterans from 9.30am to approximately 11am, (sorry no parents due to limited space at the War Vets).

Both groups will be performing in their dance costumes. Students should wear school shoes to school. Juniors please come to school in your dance costume and change into jazz shoes later.

Seniors can get changed into dance costume after practice on Wednesday. Seniors can also change into jazz shoes later. Please bring your dance bag with school clothes in it.

Tickets have gone on sale for Sydney North Dance Festival. If you haven’t already, please purchase tickets ASAP as the venue is small and they do sell out.

Performance dates and times for Sydney North Dance Festival are:

Monday 26 June: 1.45pm Full Dress rehearsal taken to and from school by school bus and school teachers. Please wear light makeup and have hair done.

Monday 26 June: Arrive at 4.30pm for a 5pm performance (own transport) Wednesday 28 June: Arrive at 7pm for a 7.30pm performance (own transport)

Friday 30 June: Please be at school at 8.45am as school bus will leave at 9am for a 9.45am performance.

School bus will return students back to school after their performance on Friday 30 June. (There will be no junior dance practice on this day).

Thank you. Deneille & Jasmine email: [email protected]

PENINSULA COMMUNITY OF SCHOOLS (PCS) “Connection – Community and Beyond” Celebrations Acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture on the Northern Beaches

Wheeler Heights Public School is proudly involved in the Peninsula Community of Schools (PCS) ‘Connection – Community and Beyond’ celebrations for 2017. There are two components to the celebrations, an art exhibition and a cultural experience. The art exhibition details are below and all members of the community are invited to attend. The cultural experience, including a sleep-out on Narrabeen Lakes Public School grounds, takes place on Thursday 21 September. A number of students from our school will be involved. These will include our Aboriginal students and others who will be selected for their attitude towards learning, work ethic, citizenship and overall behaviour.

“Connection – Community and Beyond” Art Exhibition Warriewood Square, Jacksons Road Warriewood - Thursday 15 June 2017

Peninsula Community of Schools ‘Connection – Community and Beyond’ Art Exhibition will open on Thursday 15 June 2017 and will remain at Warriewood Square until Sunday 25 June 2017. This exhibition will showcase work from Kindergarten to Year 12 from all thirteen PCS Schools. There will be incredible artworks by WHPS students involved in the exhibition (see photos throughout this page). The collection has been created by considering the 2017 themes for the Guringai Festival Connection, Harmony Day - Everyone Belongs – Strength in Harmony...,

Reconciliation Week - Let’s Take the Next Steps and NAIDOC Week - Our Languages Matter. We welcome and encourage you to attend this showcase of the amazing work created by public school students in our area. Where: Warriewood Square (outside K’mart), Jacksons Road, Warriewood When: 5 – 7pm 15 June 2017 (Official opening). Exhibition remains open until 25 June 2017 Admission: Gold coin donation (Funds raised in support of Indigenous youth) Proudly sponsored and supported by BROADSPECTRUM Mrs Priscilla Wright WHPS representative - PCS Aboriginal Education Committee Relieving Assistant Principal – Stage 2

SPORT NEWS

The Regional Cross Country to be held on Friday 9 June has been POSTPONED. A new date will be advised later. PSSA Autumn/Winter Competition Wheeler Heights enjoyed another great round of PSSA games last week. We played well against Elanora Heights, with all players doing their personal best and respectfully representing our school.

SCHOOLS: WHPS V ELANORA HEIGHTS Week 6 Term 2

SPORT SCORE WIN/DRAW/LOSS Jnr Girls Football 0-2 LOSS Snr Girls Football 3-1 WIN Jnr Boys Football 5-0 WIN Snr Boys Football 1-0 WIN

Jnr Boys Rugby League 10-26 LOSS Snr Boys Rugby League 12-26 LOSS

Jnr AFL 46-18 WIN Snr AFL 58-33 WIN

Netball Snr A 25-6 WIN Netball Snr B 14-7 WIN Netball Snr C n/a n/a Netball Jnr A 4-5 LOSS Netball Jnr B 4-8 LOSS Netball Jnr C n/a n/a

The Regional Cross Country scheduled for tomorrow 9 June has been postponed due to the weather, however no PSSA games will be played. The Rugby League Gala Day scheduled for the following week (Week 8) has been postponed also due to field availabilities. A new date is to be advised for both these events. Please note that whilst the Gala Day has been postponed PSSA games will not be played on this day (Friday 16 June), so teams can enjoy a little well deserved break. PSSA games will resume week 9.

Just a reminder to all parents who take their children home early from the PSSA games, please make sure you have told the coach at the venue. This means that your child has been officially signed out of school for the day and should not come back into the school grounds. Please ensure your Primary Parent Planner App is updated for your child's PSSA sport so you can keep up to date with information.

Yours in PSSA, Mrs N Young PITTWATER ZONE TRIALS Congratulations to Cameron S who played a great game of golf at Warringah a couple of weeks ago, so good in fact he has been be selected in the Sydney North Golf Team. He will play the NSWPSSA Championships at Camden late next term. Well done, Cam! The Open Boys and Girls Softball trials are coming up this month. If your child plays Softball at a high level, please have them see Mr Blanshard and check if they fulfill the trial criteria to attend. Nominations close this Friday 9 June. Yours in Sport, Mr T Blanshard Sports Coordinator 2017 DRAMA NEWS Stage 2 have been developing their acting skills this semester. Everyone is involved on stage in our two musicals and we would love you to come and watch the results. 4W, 4RM and 4J are performing 'Oink' on Wednesday June 14 at 2.15pm in the main hall. This is a version of The Three Little Pigs with a twist! 3M, 3/4R and 3A invite you to their performance of 'The Pied Piper' on Wednesday June 21 at 2.15pm in the main hall. We look forward to seeing you there!! Regards, Ginny Macpherson

P&C NEWS As mentioned in last week’s newsletter at the P&C meeting on 15 May, Trish McCombie presented on the GONSKI 2.0 changes that the federal government are looking at implementing. Please keep in mind this is not a political statement just the facts as they are affecting our school. The NSW government has already prepared their budgets for the next four years to support the full Gonski, it is the federal government which is reneging on the deal. The funding breakdown for WHPS is as follows: For 2018: Expected funding from current agreement is $138,036, the Gonski 2.0 offer is $54,000 leaving the school with a shortfall of $83,636. For 2019: Expected funding from current agreement is $260,949, the Gonski 2.0 offer is $57,011. Again leaving the school with a shortfall of $203,938. After 2019 the funding becomes recurrent and indexed at approximately 4% which means that the losses will keep perpetuating. Without a change in the funding (keeping the current Gonski model) it would mean that the school could afford another teacher and remove the need for a composite class. This is just one example of how the funding could directly affect our school. If you would like to register your support please visit the website http://igiveagonski.com/ you can also could email our local state member Rob Stokes to thank him for his support of the full Gonski, or to urge the Federal member Jason Falinski to support the full Gonski. The next P&C meeting will be on Monday June 19 in the staff room. Starting at 7pm. Thank you, Natalie Cook P&C President CANTEEN ROSTER & MENUS

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS

TERM 2 2017 CLASS VOLUNTEER WEEK 7 5/6-9/6 3M & 3/4 R WEEK 8 12/6-16/6 4J & 4W WEEK 9 19/6-23/6 4/5 RM & 5G WEEK 10 26/6-30/6 5/6B, 60 & 6Y TERM 3 2017 WEEK 1 18/7-21/7 KG & KT WEEK 2 24/7-28/7 KW &1H WEEK 3 31/8-4/8 1F & 1M WEEK 4 7/8-11/8 2J & 2E WEEK 5 14/8-18/8 2MJ & 3A WEEK 6 21/8-25/8 3M & 3/4 R WEEK 7 28/8-1/9 4J & 4W WEEK 8 4/9-8/9 4/5 RM & 5G WEEK 9 11/9-15/9 5/6B, 60 WEEK 10 18/9-22/9 6Y

WHPS has implemented the RagTagd Smart Tags and all sloppy joe jumpers and winter sports jackets are now being sold pre‐tagged.

For this current batch of stock there will be no additional charge for the Smart Tag but this may change in the years to come as will other stock which may become pre‐tagged.

Make sure you activate the tag(s) upon purchase. All you need to do is send a single SMS to get started.

We have packets of Smart Tags for sale which can be sewn in to any uniform item you choose. Purchase via Flexischools or over the counter.

The new lost property rack is located outside the canteen door. Sensors are installed above the lost property shelves. They automatically detect Smart Tags when they are placed underneath.

You’ll be sent an SMS when the sensor detects your garment in lost property, making collection quick and easy. No more scavenger hunts around the school & playground!

UNIFORM SHOP NOTICE