Principal's Message

Good morning, Parents/Carers,

I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend.  There are still so many activities and events coming up for the rest of Term 2.   Please look to the school calendar, facebook and the Sentral app for information.

Turn Up Awards

The "Turn Up" award was introduced last year to encourage our students to attend school every day.  Each day your child attends their name will be entered into the draw to receive a paddle pop voucher.  A voucher will be issued each week to each class.  If your child attends 5 times in that week they have 5 entries.  If they attend two days in that week they have 2 entries. Congratulations to our winners for Week 7:

K/1B -     Gwendolyn

2/3O -      Alex

4/5/6T - Arabella 

Home Reading

Congratulations to Maddison and Theo for achieving 75 nights of home reading.  Home reading is encouraged at Werris Creek Public School.  Just 10 minutes per night can make a difference.  To encourage our students to read at home, we offer some great incentives.  See the image below with our incentive program. If you would like some tips on encouraging your child to read, please see their classroom teacher.

Attendance Matters

Congratulations to the 14 students who are part of our 100% Club.  These students have attended school 100% of the time in Term 2.

We have 41 Students in total attending 90% or above.  Keep up the good work as attendance matters.  

If your child is to be absent from school for any reason, please ensure you contact the school office to advise or reply to the SMS message that is sent on the day of absence.  It is important that we notify the department the reason your child is not attending school.

NSW Primary Schools Chess Competition

Congratulations to our Chess Teams who competed in the NSW Primary Schools Chess Competition in Gunnedah last Friday.  Our teams placed 4th and 5th from the 20 teams that competed on the day.  Well done.  A great effort.

School Office Hours Change for (Week 9 & 10)

Please note that Helen will be on leave for the next two weeks (Week 9 & 10), therefore the office will be unattended on the Mondays and Thursdays of these weeks.  If you need to purchase items, Barb will be in on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays.  Also, if you need to make an appointment or pick up your child/children early on these days please contact the School Mobile on 0488 248 250.

Parent/Teacher Interviews

We will be holding Parent/Teacher Interviews from next week until the end of term.  This is a great opportunity to meet with your child's teacher to discuss their progress throughout the first semester.  Notes were sent home last week.  If you have not received a note, please contact the school office.  We ask that you indicate three preferences of dates and times that staff are available and we will endeavour to accommodate you.  If you are unable to make any of the times indicated, please contact us to arrange another time with your child's teacher.

Kind regards

Kathy Nott

Principal