WARRAGUL NORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL

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12th March 2014

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NEWS FROM THE ART ROOM

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AT THE WARRAGUL SHOW

CALENDAR 2014
Wed 12 Mar First Wednesday for Foundation students to attend. Gippsland Region Swimming at Sale Senior Athletics Sports (Years 3 to 6) at Geoff Watt Track Whole school assembly School Council Meeting 7:30pm Magical World of Crazy Science - whole school incursion Parent/Teacher interviews this week Fete Committee Meeting at 2:30pm in the staffroom School Photos (students to wear short sleeved navy and gold polo shirt) Whole school assembly

Principals Report
Warragul Show
The Warragul Show Committee was extremely pleased that Warragul North Primary School was involved with this years show. It certainly was delightful for the students of Warragul North Primary School to be involved. Mrs Legg, our Performing Arts Teacher, had spent many lunchtimes rehearsing with seventeen Year Five and Six students who sang at the show and what great performances they gave.

Thur 13 Mar Fri 14 Mar

Mrs Dunlop had also been very busy in the art room with students from Foundation through to Year Four preparing art work for the show. The theme this year was Our Favourite Pets and Animals and there certainly was a huge array of different animals on display. Well done to Mrs Legg, Mrs Dunlop and the students involved for all their hard work preparing for the Warragul Show. Top effort! Continued on page 2.

Tues 18 Mar Fri 21 Mar

Mon 24 Mar Tues 25 Mar Fri 28 Mar

NEXT ASSEMBLY
Our next whole school assembly is on Friday 14th March.
A painting by Emily R (Year 1) was just one of the creative pieces on display at the Warragul Show.

O'Dowd's Rd. Warragul North. P.O. Box 354 Warragul 3820 Phone (03) 5623 4066 Fax (03) 5623 4345

www.warragulnorthps.vic.edu.au

Student Leadership and Peer Mediators

Principals Report continued

At our last assembly badges were presented to this years School Captains, Students Leaders and Peer Mediators. I am very proud of the students who have been selected for these important roles for 2014 and wish them all a very rewarding and enjoyable year.

Corinne Collins Principal

Pictured are this years School Captains and Student Leaders proudly wearing their new badges. Back Row: Meg, Sebastian, Flynn, Harrison and Ellie. Front Row: Matthew, Finn, Molly, Lexi and Renee.

Pictured are this years Peer Mediators proudly wearing their new badges. Back Row: Lily, Rebecca, Brayden, Phoebe, Lucy and Lilly-Rose Front Row: Jalen, Rhylee, Madison, Grace, Mae and Ondine.

OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE

The theme at OSHC is Autumn with a tree of Autumn colours being created by the children. It will be on our feature wall. Children have been completing All About Me forms which are then laminated and displayed on walls in the OSHC house. Birthdays for each month are displayed and a cake for the birthday child is shared with the other children at snack time. OSHC is available on a permanent or casual basis. Enrolment forms are available from the school office or from OSHC. A waiting list is held if a session is already fully booked. It is important that the school office or OSHC is notified if your child is not going to attend a session they have been booked in for as that place can then be used for a casual booking. Failure to cancel will incur a charge. Phone numbers for bookings and cancellations are: School Office 5623 4066 OSHC Mobile 0418 662 225 Hours for OSHC are: Before School Care: 7am. to 8.45am. NO EARLY DROP OFFS After School Care: 3.30pm. to 6pm NO LATE PICK UPS Judy Eastwell OSHC Co-ordinator Marg Hayes & Ashlee Fallon

Division Swimming
Last Wednesday 5th March Division Swimming took place at the Warragul Leisure Centre. The excited group of students swam exceptionally well and as a result all swimmers progressed to the Gippsland Region Swimming which is taking place today, Wednesday 12th March, at Sale Aqua Energy outdoor pool. We wish all swimmers a successful day.

Senior Athletics Sports

Children who normally travel to school by bus and those children, who are in Before School Care or booked in to After School Care, will travel to and from the track on the bus.

The Senior Athletics Sports day for students in Years Three to Six will be held tomorrow, Thursday 13th March at the Geoff Watt Track in Burke Street, Warragul. Full details of the day were sent home on Tuesday. Please drop your children off at the Geoff Watt Track in Burke Street at 8.45am and they will need to be collected at the end of the day at 3.15pm.

Please note: the canteen at school will not be open on Thursday 13th March due to the Senior Athletics Sports day.

Musical Performance at the Warragul Show

What a fabulous effort from a group of Year Five and Six students who proudly represented our school at the Warragul Show on Saturday 1st March. The students sang a selection of songs that they had rehearsed during the two weeks prior to the show. Congratulations, we are all very proud of you, you sang beautifully!
Mrs Legg Performing Arts Teacher

Pictured are students from Warragul North Primary School performing at the Warragul Show. Back Row: Angus, Sebastian, Teesha, Beau, Renee and Tom. Middle Row: Maeya, Vanessa, Elly, Eloise and Maddison. Front Row: Lily, Jalen, Casey, Lexi, Mae and Mariam.

News From The Art Room

It has been a busy and productive start to art this year. We have been studying Picasso and Cubism. Look for the awesome Year Five and Six Picasso faces soon to be displayed around the school.

Year One

Using coloured paper to trace their hand, using texta or crayon to add features to create an animal. Drawing birds using oil pastel adding a three colour wash for the background. Fish crayon and paint.

Thanks to those grades that helped out with art work for the Warragul Show. The theme this year was Our Favourite Pets and Animals. It was fantastic to see 75 pieces of art work from our students in Foundation through to Year Four on display in the Exhibition Hall. Descriptions of art work displayed at the show for each year level were:

Years Two and Three

Owls using chalk pastel.

Foundation
Using a paper plate as a background, students used tissue paper, feathers, sticks and googly eyes to create their animal. Using large and small paper circles to create an animal, adding paper pieces for beaks and googly eyes.

Years Three and Four

Using newspaper to create a collage of an animal. Commencing in March, Art Assistants, selected Year Six students, will be on duty for one month sharpening pencils, changing displays and helping Mrs Dunlop. Our new artist for March will be Theodor Suess Giesel aka Dr Suess born March 2nd 1904. Mrs Dunlop Visual Arts Teacher

Pictured above and on page 5 is a sample of the fantastic art work that was on display at the Warragul Show.

Mathematical Brain Teasers for the Whole Family

Included in each fortnights newsletter will be a mathematical brain teaser. Parents can help their children to work out the answers to each newsletters mathematical brain teaser. There will be three boxes located in the school office area for the entries; one box for Foundation to Year Two, one box for Years Three and Four and the third box for Years Five and Six. The first correct entry drawn from each box will receive a certificate and prize at the following assembly.

Brain Teaser Number One - Circle of Children

A number of children are standing in a circle. They are evenly spaced and the 7th child is directly opposite the 18th child. How many children are there altogether?
Entries for brain teaser number one must be in the box by 9.00am on Friday 14th March.

Canteen Roster
DATE TIME
Wednesday 12th March Thursday 13th March Friday 14th March Monday 17th March Tuesday 18th March Wednesday 19th March Thursday 20th March Friday 21st March Monday 24th March Tuesday 25th March Wednesday 26th March 1.30pm to 2.15pm SENIOR ATHLETICS 9.00am to 10.15am 1.30pm to 2.15pm 1.30pm to 2.15pm 1.30pm to 2.15pm 1.30pm to 2.15pm 9.00am to 10.15am 1.30pm to 2.15pm 1.30pm to 2.15pm 1.30pm to 2.15pm

VOLUNTEER
Tammy Patrick CANTEEN CLOSED Tracey Armstrong Helen Sibley Rachel Steenholdt Bridget Mainland Ronny Dent Simone Rhodes Gillian Connor Alison Spragg Annette Thomas Rachael Schmidt Kate Stern

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Parent/ Teacher Interviews

Parent/Teacher Interviews are an important part of the reporting process
Parent/Teacher Interviews are scheduled to take place the week beginning Monday 24th March, 2014. Students will bring home Parent/Teacher interview notices next week. Please ensure you fill out your request for an interview time and return it back to the classroom teacher as soon as possible. This will not only secure you an interview time, but hopefully one that is at a convenient time to suit your schedule. The Education Department has provided the following guidelines for parents regarding Parent/ Teacher Interviews: Parent/Teacher interviews are an opportunity for you to meet your childs teacher/s. By asking questions and gathering more detail about the information provided on the student reports, you have an opportunity to become more involved in your childs learning and provide support where needed. You may also request interviews at other times. If you are concerned about your childs progress, discuss these concerns with their teacher. You can contact the school for an appointment and make a mutually convenient time to meet with your childs teacher. Included with this newsletter is an article Making the most of your parent-teacher interview by Michael Grose (parenting educator).

University Of N.S.W. Australian School Competitions

Warragul North Primary School will again be offering students the opportunity to participate in the University Of N.S.W. Australian School Competitions. The dates for this years competitions are as follows:

Computer Skills - Tuesday 20th May Science - Wednesday 4th June Writing - Monday 16th June Spelling - Tuesday 17th June English - Tuesday 29th July
An application form to take part in the competitions will be sent home next week. If you would like your child to take part, please complete and return to the school office with payment by Friday 4th April.

School Photos
School photo day is FRIDAY 28TH MARCH. Envelopes were sent home yesterday and need to be returned prior to photo day. If you would like to have a family photo taken of your children, please call at the school office to collect a family envelope. Please note all children are asked to wear a WNPS navy and gold, short-sleeved polo shirt with navy shorts, pants or skort for their class photo on school photo day.

Catch em being good raffle

Our Catch em being good raffle winner is Brody (5BA). Well done!

INSIGHTS
by Michael Grose - No. 1 parenting educator
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Making the most of your parent-teacher interview

It makes sense for you as a parent to be prepared and ready to make the most of the brief time you have with teachers.

Parent-teacher interviews provide a great opportunity for you as a parent to find out how your child is progressing at school. Many parent-teacher interviews are tightly scheduled and can seem a little rushed. Teachers are generally highly organised so they can make the most of the time you have together. It makes sense also for you as a parent to be prepared and ready to make the most of the brief time you have with teachers. Here are some guidelines to make the most of these interviews: 1. Prepare well. Before the interview, list any questions that you want to raise. Keep questions short and to the point. 2. Attend with a partner or friend particularly if you are nervous or unsure. It is easy to miss a point and often difficult to relay information to a partner. 3. Give the teacher a chance to make an assessment of your childs progress. This may seem obvious but some interviews never get off the ground because enthusiastic parents take over. 4. Take notes and clarify information that you dont understand. What do you mean by he needs to spend more time reading...? Make sure you have a good understanding of the messages your childs teacher is giving. 5. Be prepared to give an assessment of your childs performance. You may be asked how you think your child is performing so give an honest, but realistic assessment.
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6. Ask how you can help your child if there are any areas that need to be strengthened. No doubt your childs teacher will have some strategies for you to assist your child, so make sure you have a clear understanding before you leave. If there are unresolved issues or you wish to discuss your childs difficulties in greater detail, consider asking for another interview. This is being respectful of the teachers time and of those parents who are to follow. Once the interview is over consider how you will discuss it with your child. Avoid giving generalisations or simplistic appraisals such as: The teacher says you are a good girl. Discuss areas that need work in positive terms. Talk about strengths or successes first before discussing areas that may need more work. A clear message such as, We talked about your reading and the teacher suggested that we should try... is far more helpful. Involve your child in discussing any plans for improvement. Avoid making big plans for your child to improve in a subject area without consulting him or her. By involving children and taking notice of their ideas plans are more likely to be successful.

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Community News
Family Fun Day Ambrose Event
Sunday, 16th March, 2014
2:30 pm Clinic 3:00 pm Rolling Start over 5 Holes
NO ENTRY FEE PRIZES FOR NEAREST THE PINS, LONGEST DRIVE, WINNING TEAM, BEST 3 HOLES OUT AND IN, DOWN THE LINE BALLS
There is No Entry Fee and the day includes Golf, Prizes, and a Sausage Sizzle (gold coin donation) after play. We look forward to seeing you for a fun day out with the family! Junior clubs and balls can be provided at no charge. Entries close Friday, 14th. Enquiries to Leanne Pollard, Junior Golf Development Officer, at 0400542503 or Anthony Bambridge, Club Professional 5625 4985.

ENTRY FORM Name and Relationship to Junior Name and Age of Junior

Contact Name_______________________________ Phone:_____________________

Forms can be dropped off at the Drouin Golf & Country Club Pro Shop or mailed to: P.O. Box 179, Drouin 3818

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Community News
WARRAGUL BADMINTON CLUB
Galloway St. Warragul

2014 JUNIOR REGISTRATION & SAUSAGE SIZZLE

Monday 17th March 2014 5.30 p.m. 7.00 p.m.
NEW PLAYERS WELCOME
Teams cater for all ages and skills in 5 different grades. Training provided. Competition night-Friday night. $20.00 deposit required on registration.

Contact: Julie Young 0438 302167

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Warragul Auskick
Sunday 23 March at 10am Logan Park (Back of showgrounds) Registrations & payments made online only at aflauskick.com.au Any questions contact: Heath & Kylie Logan Ph: 0417 326 912/ 0447 866 987
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Gulls Hockey Club Registration & Training

12th March 2014
Bellbird Park Drouin
Join us on the 12th March for Registration and our First Training Session at Bellbird Park U8 & U10s 4pm-4.45pm. U12s 4.30-5.30pm. U14 & U16s 5pm-6pm.
Juniors & Seniors needed, beginners most welcome! For all enquiries please contact Melissa on 0400 944 371

Gulls Hockey Club

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