Dear families,

In the first half of this term students have been engaged in a wide variety of learning as well as some extra curricular activities such as Debating. This year we are lucky enough to have two teams. Debates are held at Grange in week 3, 6, and 9 this term and then there will be two debates next term. Our two debating teams had their very first debate last Thursday night. The Year 5's debated the topic: Dogs are better than cats and the Year 6's debated the topic: Schools should ban mullets.

This was the first time for all of our debaters and they presented themselves well on the night. The year 5 team won their first debate which was a fantastic start for them. The next debate will be held in week 6 on Thursday night at Grange Primary School.

Debating Schedule

Round 1 – 19th May

Woodville Gardens Blue v Forbes PS Maroon 6.30pm

Round 2 – 9th June

Woodville Gardens Blue v Our Lady of Grace School 7.15pm

Round 3 – 30th June

Woodville Gardens Blue v Southern Vales Christian College Red 6.30pm

Round 4 – 11th August

Woodville Gardens Blue v Grange Schools Green 6.30pm

Round 5 – 1st September

Woodville Gardens Blue v Southern Vales Christian School Red 6.30pm

*Practice will be held on Thursday’s after school from 3-4pm, except on debating nights.

Yard Supervision

We are noticing that there has been an increase in students arriving early and playing on the courts, using soccer balls and riding scooters before yard duty begins. This is an issue not only because of the cold damp mornings but also because our yard duty supervision does not start until 8:35am each morning. Yard supervision is a vital part of ensuring the safety of students once they enter the school site. Students arriving early represent a risk as students are not supervised at this time. Please access the OSHC service if you need to drop children off early. If your child comes to school independently, please remind them of this. Students arriving before 8:30am will be directed to the Front Office to wait for yard supervision, or, depending on how early they arrive they may need to be redirected to the OSHC, where supervision and care fees apply.

Save the Date!

Week 5

27th May: 3rd June: Reconciliation Week, Trent Hill incursion

Wednesday 31st May: Stay & Play- New Preschool families, Mid year 3-4pm

Week 6

Wednesday 7th June: Stay & Play- New Preschool families, Mid year 3-4pm

Friday 9th June: Student Free Day for school

Week 7

Monday 12th June: (King’s Birthday Public Holiday) No Preschool or School

Friday 16th June: Preschool student free day for Ped Doc Professional Learning - No Preschool

Week 10

Friday 7th July- Last day of Term 2, Early Dismissal 2pm

Woodville Gardens School Newsletter

Week 5 - Term 2 · 28 May 2023

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