Specialists Wonga Weekly
Week 4, Term 1
The NED Show (Mon 24th February)
The NED Show is a character education program that centres around three important messages that have life long relevance:
During the assembly, students will learn about NED’s three messages while also enjoying storytelling, magic, humour and yo-yo tricks.
Please click on the link for further information.
http://www.thenedshow.com/parents.htmlVolunteer Child Safe Training - Term 1 Sessions
Dear Parents and Carers,
We greatly appreciate the valuable contributions of our volunteers in supporting our school community. As part of our commitment to child safety, all volunteers must complete annual Child Safe Training before working with students. This requirement applies to all volunteers, including those assisting in programs such as:
· Afterschool Basketball (coaching/team management)
. 5/6 Inter-school Sport Gala Days
· Art room support
· School events (e.g., Cross Country, Athletics, excursions)
· Other classroom or extracurricular activities
If you are considering volunteering in any capacity, please ensure your training is up to date. If you are unsure of your current training status, please check with the staff member who has invited you to support the program or event.
Additionally, if you volunteer at another Department of Education school, please note that training must also be completed at the school where you volunteer.
Term 1 Volunteer Child Safe Training Sessions
All sessions will be conducted online via Webex. Dates and links can also be found on the Sentral Parent Calendar. Please note these sessions are not recorded, they are presented as live sessions.
· Week 3: Monday, 10th February | 5:00 - 5:30 PM (online)
https://eduvic.webex.com/eduvic/j.php?MTID=mc98d597cd5ff86d4b4512100c76f56f4
· Week 4: Thursday, 20th February | 5:00 - 5:30 PM (online)
https://eduvic.webex.com/eduvic/j.php?MTID=mdfc340ad6a5c5223dec571f6976e1fee
· Week 6: Thursday, 6th March | 5:00 - 5:30 PM (online)
https://eduvic.webex.com/eduvic/j.php?MTID=mef3a2152e87f811c709212cd25375ce6
· Week 9: Monday, 25th March | 5:00 - 5:30 PM (online)
https://eduvic.webex.com/eduvic/j.php?MTID=m338c73b0471873f39d56a73e6c91506f
We encourage all new volunteers or volunteers needed to update their training to attend one of these sessions to ensure compliance and to continue making a positive impact in our school community.
Thank you for your support in keeping our students safe.
Kind regards,Adele BriceOn behalf of the WPPS Team
Visual Arts
*All artwork created in Terms 1 and 2 by all year levels, will be collected and stored at school until our artshow later in Semester 1 (excluding a gift from each child for Mother’s Day).
Prep
Students will participate in a guided drawing of a seagull using pastels and paste together their background beach theme.
Grade 1
Students will be continuing to look at ‘Steampunk’ art and using their work from last week, they will roll ink across it and print onto white paper to reveal the patterns and textures.
Grade 2
Students will finish their corrugated card collage of a bug from last week and participate in stations of crayon rubbing and ink printing.
Grade 3 and 4
Students will be using their name design from last week and painting onto their chair bag using fabric paints and paint pens.
Grade 5
Students will continue their textiles unit around Australian artist Pete Cromer’s bird art. This week they will finish adding details and glue them to their base shape before learning how to blanket stitch the perimeter.
Grade 6
Students will continue their textiles unit based on Australian landscapes. Last week they laid their background, middle ground and foreground colours. This week they will begin to add detail to their design.
PE
Prep:
Students will continue to learn the routines of a Physical Education lesson and how to use new equipment safely. They will participate in whole class activities which promote cooperation and teamwork.
Grade 1 & 2:
Students will consolidate their learning of the overarm throw, focussing on throwing for power. They will continue to build their endurance running in preparation for our Whole School Cross Country.
Grade 3 & 4:
Students will be focussing on the skills of batting and fielding in our Striking unit. They will continue to build up their endurance running in preparation for our Whole School Cross Country.
Grade 5 & 6:
In our Cricket unit, students will strengthen their skills of the game while participating in modified matches and small group activities. They are continuing to build up their endurance running in preparation for our Whole School Cross Country.
Performing Arts
Prep:
Students are continuing to explore the concept of keeping the beat (the underlying pulse in music) by clapping, tapping and moving to music. They will extend their learning by experiencing and categorising the tempo of music into fast or slow.
Grade 1 & 2:
Students are continuing to learn about rhythm patterns, and short and long sounds. They will learn songs and move to songs with these rhythms to help develop their musical ear and consolidate their understanding. Students will also use percussion instruments to practise the rhythms and create short compositions (using taa, ti-ti, zaa, too-oo (Grade 2)).
Grade 3 & 4:
Students are continuing to learn the ukulele. They will practise strumming and picking to play chords and single notes. Students will be introduced to the C-Chord this week.
Grade 5 & 6:
Students are continuing to learn about notes on the treble clef. They will use this knowledge to interpret pitch directions and patterns, such as stepping, skipping and leaping. They will use this knowledge to compose a short ostinato (a repeated musical phrase) for a tuned instrument.