23 November 2016

Newsletter Articles

PRINCIPAL

Planning for 2017

We are currently writing our plans for 2017 and I welcome your thoughts on what you think are important issues to consider. In 2016 we had the following priorities: Expert Educators and Support Team, Personalised Learning for All, Excellence Programs, Positive Community Relationships. The 2016 Annual Implementation Plan is available for you to read on the school website. Your feedback is welcome and your suggestions for 2017 are invited to ensure that Worongary continues to provide the best education for your children. As part of our planning we are pleased to share that your children’s academic results are improving across the whole school, our 2016 NAPLAN results are amongst the best in the state especially in Reading and Numeracy.

If you would like to provide confidential and anonymous feedback please click on this link to complete an online survey. SURVEY. You are also invited to contact us through the school email address or by phone if you wish to make personal comments. The 2017 AIP will be presented at the first P&C meeting of 2017 for everyone to comment on before it is finalised.

Student Leadership 2017

Nominations have been called for all the leadership positions for 2017, students are encouraged to apply for the leadership positions, which will be voted on next week.

Good luck to all students applying, I am looking forward to working with you next year.

Swimming Carnival

This year Years 3-6 will participate in the swimming carnival on Thursday 8 December at Nerang Pool. The P&C are supporting our students by covering all costs of the carnival. Please return the permission notes to your class teacher as a matter of urgency so that we know how many buses to book. It is important that you indicate on the form if your child is able to swim 25 metres unaided, without this permission students will not be able to participate in the race events.

Parents and family are invited to attend the carnival, the cost of entry is $2.70 per person.

The pool canteen will be open, access will be monitored by staff, but children are advised to bring a healthy lunch and drinks to the pool with them. Please remember Sun Safety and Slip, Slop, Slap. But the most important thing to remember is to Have Fun!!

Reporting on Student Achievement

A reminder that all report cards will be sent out electronically again this Semester. Please ensure that your email address is current with administration prior to Friday Week 9 of this term. Reports will be e-mailed to parents on Thursday 8 December. Please be aware that as the system will be emailing out nearly 800 report cards, documents can be delivered up until late Thursday night. If you do not receive your child’s email please contact the office, Friday 9 December morning please.

Enrolments 2017

If you know someone who has a child or children who live in catchment and want to enrol for 2017 could you please encourage them to ring the school office and make an appointment for an interview, places in Prep are very limited and other classes are filling up fast.

Dojos

It is very pleasing to see how proudly students display their Dojo badges on their uniforms, we will be awarding Dojos right up until the last day of school so children and still encouraged to strive to achieve their goals a gain that next Dojo badge.

Every day counts

As we reach the end the year parents are reminded of the importance of sending children to school every day. Being at school every day counts, with one day absent each week quickly adding up to two months of missed lessons in a year.

Unless your child is ill, it is expected that your child will be at school learning every day of the school year. It is really important to develop good work habits from an early age, children can try and convince you that ‘nothing is happening’ or that they don’t like the sports day, or to have their birthday off school, we need to help them realise that every day is important. Here is a short youtube video that might help you to respond to their ‘pressure’ to stay home. Attendance: it all adds up.

It is very pleasing to see that there has been improvement in attendance across the school, it is a priority of the school to have all our students ‘in class, on task and learning.’

Behaviour

Term Focus

Term 4 Week 8 and Week 9 Focus

End of Year Awards

The End of Year Awards Ceremonies is coming up soon too:

Senior 3-5 Thursday 1 December
Junior Prep – 2 Friday 2 December
Year 6 Leaving Ceremony Tuesday 6 December

Students will be awarded Effort, Encouragement, Merit and Academic Excellence Awards based on the school work over the past semester. Year 6 students will be eligible for subject awards based on their 2016 results, with overall Academic Awards being presented to the student who has consistently performed to an excellent level in the core learning subjects of English, Maths, Science, History and Geography.

Prep Swimming 2017

Prep swimming will run Monday – Thursday in Weeks 9 and 10. This will be a great way to finish off a wonderful year for our Prep students. Please see your child’s teacher is you have any questions about the swimming program.

STEM Engagement Classes for 2017

Thank you to all of the parents who attended the STEM information session last Monday. We have received a number of Expressions of Interest for the 2017 classes. We will hopefully be able to let students know before the end of the year if they have been accepted into one of the classes for next year.

Religious Instruction Concert

Our Religious Instruction teachers will be providing an end of year Christmas concert for those students in Years 1 – 6 who have attended RI throughout the year. The concert will take place on 28 November at 9:30am in the hall. Students who do not attend RI will be provided with alternative activities in classrooms during this time.

Regards Marilyn Moballe, Principal

FINANCE

Close of Finance 2017

The final day to make payments for the year at the office finance window will be on Friday 25 November until 10.00am. After this time no payments will be accepted at the office until Tuesday 24 January 2017.

Payments can continue to be made via internet banking and BPoint.

School’s Bank Account Name: Worongary State Primary School General
BSB Number: 064-451
Account Number: 10012741
Description of Payment: Enter first five letters of students surname space first three letter of their given name space reference code SRS

2017 Student Resource Scheme

Thanks to all those parents who have joined the SRS for 2017. Their students will be guaranteed SRS resources during Week 1 of 2017.

All information regarding the Student Resource Scheme for 2017 is located on the school's website.

If you wish to join the scheme, please print the SRS Participation Agreement and hand it to the office staff.

Payment options include:

1. Full payment before 18 November 2016 (this will ensure your student receives all SRS resources in Week 1 2017)
2. Instalments with the first instalment due by 18 November (this will ensure your student receives all SRS resources in Week 1 2017)
3. Payment Plan - please contact the school office to make an appointment with the Business Services Manager
   - Appointments will be available up to Friday, 25 November
   - Parents who did not adhere to their 2016 Payment Plan may not be eligible for a Payment Plan in 2017
4. If you do not wish to join the Scheme, please print the SRS Participation Agreement and bring along to your appointment with the Business Services Manager to discuss how you plan to provide all the required resources that your student will need

SPORTS WRAP UP

Year 6 Oztag Wrap Up

The Year 6 Worongary Oztag side has completed a successful summer sports season by sealing the 6A trophy with a stunning 8-6 come from behind win against Elanora on Friday.

The win capped of a wonderful season for the 6A boys who managed to win all but one game all season.

It was also a successful season for the 6B side that had an undefeated run to the semi-finals before falling agonisingly short in the penultimate match to miss out on the grand finale.

The grand final was a true reflection of the wonderful attitude displayed by the boys all season with resilience and perseverance a common theme throughout Fridays match.

Despite falling behind 5-3 at one stage, the team continued to rally and lead by Captain Jack McK-M, managed to score five unanswered tries to seal the victory.

Other notable mentions include Kyen M who has proved to be ever reliable over this season’s campaign, Reico R who returned from serious injury to deliver an outstanding individual performance and Cambel H who played through a serious cork to prove the anchor in the midfield.

Ultimately, the result was a just reward for a team who were meticulous in their preparation and committed to improvement as they showed up to training twice a week for the past 12 weeks in their endeavour to seal that elusive grand final win that escaped the boys during the rugby league season.

A special mention must go to other year level coaches Mr Robert Oakley and Mr Tom McDonald who provided ample support both in training and during the games with the provision of extra players for training and playing.

Also, as he did with the rugby league team, Joshua Rogers proved an excellent understudy in his delivery of specialist skills and tactical coaching which helped the boys to further their skills in Oz-Tag.

Ultimately, it was a pleasure coaching the boys who had an excellent attitude and application all season and I wish them well in their featuring sporting endeavours.

Regards Mr Samuel Swift

Year 5 Oztag Wrap Up

What a successful season for the Year 5 Boy’s Oztag teams! One team making the semi’s and the other, only just missing out due to for and against. Well done boys! More importantly though, I have to thank all students for playing the season with integrity and always trying to perform to their best. Excellence starts with effort and attitude and from a coach’s perspective, I have been motivated and encouraged all season by having nearly the entire two teams turning up to training every week. So a big thank you to all students who helped in making this such a enjoyable season of Oztag and a big thank you to all parents for getting them to training, buying them equipment and supporting their sporting interests.

Regards Mr Tom McDonald

MUSIC DEPARTMENT

For Sale: Flute (Blessing brand) with collapsible music stand. Please contact Mrs Taylor in the Curriculum and Pedagogy Room (next to the uniform shop).

EXCURSIONS

PLEASE NOTE ALL EXCURSION NOTES ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE
NO LATE PAYMENTS WILL BE RECEIVED.

LEARNING VINE AWARDS

Tuckshop & Uniform Shop

Christmas Meal Deals

As promised in the last Pipeline, we have some Christmas themed Meal Deals coming your way. The deals will be available at both Little Lunch and Big Lunch from Thursday 1 December – Thursday 8 December and are a great way to round up the school year.

Please see the attached Meal Deal flyer for details and note that substitutions may be required within the last few days. Ho Ho Ho!!

REMINDERS:

Tuckshop will be
CLOSED ALL DAY Friday 9 December
for cleaning and stock take
We will re-open Monday 23 January, 2017

ONLINE ORDERING PROFILES MUST BE UPDATED FOR 2017

As your child joins their new class for 2017, please remember to update their separate Tuckshop and Uniform Shop “Schoolshop Online” ordering profiles with that new class. This does not happen automatically.

UNIFORM SHOP

Opening Hours

Monday: 8:00am-9:00am
Wednesday: 2:15pm-3:15pm
Friday: 8:00am-9:00am
Direct Dial number: 5502 4409

Stock

Please be aware that as we approach the end of the school year, stock is becoming low in selected uniform items/sizes. However, you can rest assured that our back to school orders for 2017 were placed last term and all shipments are on track to arrive either later this term or before school resumes in January, 2017. In the meantime, if you require any items that are unavailable at the time of ordering, you are welcome to come into the Uniform Shop or call us during opening hours to pre-order your item/s. We will then contact you when the shipment/s arrives to arrange collection.

Hair Accessories

I am pleased to announce that we have now received delivery of the Green Hair Ties and Yellow Mini Korkers that have been on order for quite some time, completing our stock of hair accessories. These are available for purchase from the Uniform Shop as follows:

Note: Hair ties and clips are for everyday use. Mini Korkers are for use on House Sports Days.

Uniform Shop Back to School Hours 2017

The Uniform Shop will be open for ‘Back to School’ sales in 2017 before school recommences. Layby orders and online orders can also be collected at these times so save these dates in your calendar:

Thursday 19 January 2017 - 2pm-7pm
Friday 20 January 2017 - 7am-12pm

In addition to these days, we are also offering extended hours for the first two days of the term before returning to the regular hours on Wednesday 25 January, 2017. Opening days/times for the first week back are:

Extended Uniform Shop Hours

Monday 23 January 2017 - 8:00am-10:00am
Tuesday 24 January 2017 - 8:00am-10:00am

We then return to the regular open hours (as above) from Wednesday 25 January, 2017

How to Order Uniforms for Prep 2017

Option 1: Purchase at the Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop is located upstairs from Central games in Modular F. Uniforms can be purchased here during opening hours. Please see above for our opening hours.

We recommend bringing your child along for sizing.

Option 2: Purchase Online

Online purchasing is available for future Preps. Go to the school website and follow the link to Uniforms Online where you can set up an account. If you choose to purchase online, the following collection options are available:

• Order online and have the uniforms collected by a sibling already at the school.
• The nominated sibling will receive a note in their class Tuckshop basket to advise when the order is ready for collection.
• Order online and collect from the admin office at your convenience.
• We will call you when the order has been processed and is ready for collection.

Please add a note in the comments section to let us know your preference.

If you have any queries, please call the Uniform Shop during the opening hours outlined above.

Regards Michelle Lee, Tuckshop and Uniform Convenor

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