Dear Parents/Carers,

SCHOOL PICNIC STOMP DANCE

What a wonderful way to start the school year with a school picnic and an engaging Dance activity. It was great to see so many families at the school again sharing in all the fun. Everybody was smiling and moving to the music.

Thank you to Uncle Rob Snr who joined us for a smoking ceremony and welcome to country.

Thank you to all parents who brought their families to the event and to Cherine Owen for organising the ‘Stomp’ classes and finale. We keep emphasising the need for all students and families to keep exercising and moving and this was a fantastic example of it.

YEAR 6 LEADERSHIP PRESENTATION

At assembly on Monday we are proud to present our Leadership students to the school and community. The students will receive their badges in front of their peers, staff, parents and friends.

Our Student Leadership for 2024 is:

J.S.C Ambassadors	Frankie Brown	Quinn Hussey	Willow Jolly	Calvin Trail
Community Team Leaders	Matthew Stagoll	Jack Bryant	Ella Sharpe
Sports Team Leaders
Ignis (Red)	Alex Butler	Tom Gent
Terra (Green)	Ethan Hammersley	Lexi Harrison	Aurora Walmsley	Alyra Brown
Aqua (Blue)	Hugo Philpott	Asha Taylor-Wright	Aleira Jarvis	Nico Savage
	Oscar Moody
Ventus (Yellow)	Lenny Spicer	Starla Lilley	Leopold Forynski	Harper Rudman
Well-Being Leaders	Dominik Broadley	Ashlee Pimblett	Ruby Moon	Frankie Alexandrou
	Mia Newell	Max Delaney-Brown	Angel Ngawaka	Rubi Thornbury
	Alison Alexander
Sustainability Leaders	Amaliah Rock	Raymond Parnell	Chey Nelson	Tilly Wilson
	Isaac Hay	Cruz Chatfield	Bailey Stewart
S.T.E.A.M Leaders	Bella Jeffrey Cody-Salmon	Sophia Elford	Violet Fletcher	Theo Darmanin
	Xavier Vaiotu	Harley Causby	Zac McRae
Library Leaders	Jess McKee	Ella Meade	Shakira Smith	Clare Power
Administration Leaders	Seth Berugodaarachchi	Sam Barling	Benji Collie	Will Meredith
Koori Leaders	Kiylahn Comollatti	Cruz Chatfield	Coby Tampion-Collins	Charlotte Rogers De-Bono
	Chey Nelson	Shakira Smith
Multi-Cultural Leaders	Seth Berugodaarachchi	Katelin Du Toit	Aamin Abdellatif

NAPLAN 2024 YEAR 3 AND 5

Students in Years 3 and 5 are required to sit the National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests in March.

This is an important program to assess the consistency of student outcomes across our state and the country.

The schedule for this year is as follows:

DATE	YEAR 3	YEAR 5
Mon 4 March 2024	Practice Test and Ipad/Notebook Check 11:45am	Practice Test and Ipad/Notebook Check 11:45am
Wed 13 March 2024	Writing (Paper) 9:30-10:30am	Writing 9:30-10:30am
Wed 13 March 2024	Conventions of Lang. 11:45am-12:45pm	Conventions of Lang. 11:45am- 12:45pm
Thu 14 March 2024	Reading 11:45am-12:45pm	Reading 9:30am-10:30am
Fri 15 March 2024	Numeracy 9:30- 10:30am	Numeracy 11:45am-12:45pm
Mon 18 March 2024	CATCH UP all tests	CATCH UP all tests
Mon 25 March 2024	Closed	Closed

Ideally we would encourage your children to participate and be in attendance on these sitting days.

Where students are unwell or unable to be at school on those days, they will be made up where possible in the following week.

If you have concerns regarding your child’s participation in these tests please contact your child’s class teacher.

Parents are able to withdraw their children if required. Please see the Parent/Carers information below.

SCHOOL REVIEW - FEBRUARY/MARCH 2024

Each school undertakes a full review every 4 years. School reviews are required to assess student outcomes and the effectiveness of programs across the school.

We have a four day review planned and we are very fortunate to have such an outstanding panel to assist with the review.

Natalie Toohey (School Reviewer VALAD Solutions)

Cherie Kilpatrick (S.E.I.L)

Greg Gent (School Council President)

Mandy Jones (Challenge Partner – Principal Woolsthorpe PS)

Richard Sunderland (Challenge Partner - Manager Inclusion Access & Participation SWV)

John O’Shaughnessy (Challenge Partner - Executive Director SWV Student Wellbeing & Engagement)

Tonya Ferguson (DI Coordinator WPS)

Cathy Gleeson (Literacy WPS)

Jasmine Cunningham (Literacy WPS)

Kuj Williams (Numeracy WPS)

Danielle Toone (Assistant Principal WPS)

Peter Lee (Principal)

Students, parents and staff will be an integral part of the process.

UNIFORMS

We love our new uniforms and we are awaiting more stock to arrive. The students look so smart in their navy blue and gold. Thank-you for placing your orders. As soon as the arrive we will notify you.

ANIMAL ASSISTED INTERVENTION 2024

Students from our school will once again have the opportunity to work with our Animal Assisted Intervention dog, Sunny. Those students who are identified by teaching and wellbeing staff that may need assistance and would benefit from working with Sunny will complete dedicated sessions throughout the year.

Working with an intervention dog holds many benefits for students including reduced stress and anxiety, increased confidence and self-esteem, improved social and emotional skills, enhanced relationships with peers and teachers and improved school attendance. Sunny is a labrador x retriever and belongs to one of our Year 4 teachers Patrick Kluver. Sunny, his owner and wellbeing staff have all completed Animal Assisted Intervention Training. In order for your child/ren to have the opportunity to work with Sunny if it arises, please ensure that consent is completed through Compass. .

Have a great weekend!

Peter Lee

Principal

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