Christmas Raffle

Raffle Tickets have been sent home. Thank you to the families who have returned their sold tickets and taken another book. Below is a list of the prizes.

1st Prize Digital Camera valued at $160

2nd Prize Portable DVD Player valued at $110

3rd Prize Apple Shuffle valued at $70

4th Prize Silver Necklace & Pendant valued at approx. $60
5th Prize $50 Birder Gift Voucher
6th Prize Office Hamper valued at approx. $40
7th Prize Kitchen Hamper valued at approx. $40
8th Prize Beauty Hamper valued at approx. $40
9th Prize Leather Goods Hamper valued at approx. $40
10th Prize Car Care Hamper valued at approx. $40
11th Prize Museum of Fire Family Pass valued at $22
12th Prize Museum of Fire Fami;y Pass valued at $22

Please support our end of year fundraiser so we can meet our target and buy the school another interactive white board.

Family Photos

Thank you to the 27 families who supported the P & C and had their Family Photos taken. You can pick your photos up at your appointment time on WEDNESDAY 3rd DECEMBER in the UNIFORM SHOP.

Breast Cancer Fundraiser

Thanks to every one for making this such a great day. The school was a sea of pink and blue! There was such a strong feeling of school community on this day. It really was quite special.
The amount of money raised will be announced in the next newsletter.
A special thanks to all those who baked or bought cakes
for us to sell.
The Children of the S.R.C.

Book Drive for the Children of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Schools Book Program
The school is taking part in a book drive to help the children of Papua New Guinea and we are asking for your help. If you have any books at home that you are no longer using please send them along to the library. The books need to be suitable for children up to twelve years of age.
Many children in Papua New Guinea have very limited access to reading materials so any books you give will make a great difference to them.
It’s Spring time, so now is a good time to clean out your book shelves.
We will let you know how many books we collect for the children.
Patricia Brown Teacher/ Librarian

Sunglasses

With summer on the way we want to remind you that the uniform shop sells BLACK SUNGLASSES for $10.00 each. They have High Sunglare Reduction and Good UV protection. It is never too early to protect our children's eyes.

Fridge Pockets

Fridge Pockets are a fantastic way to keep all your school notes and newsletters together, they are also useful for sports draws and bills. They are available in the uniform shop on Monday mornings. $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00

Family Portraits

Thank you to the families who have returned their vouchers and money to school. Several people have rang to book a time but have not sent money in yet. Please send money to school this week or the first week back to school after holidays so that times can be confirmed. Photos will be taken on sunday 15th November in the school library. Remember there are 2 simple rules:
1. You MUST have a minimum of two (2) generations in the family portrait
2. No person may appear in two fundraising family portraits

The Premier's Reading Challenge is Now Closed

Congratulations to all the children who completed the Premier's Reading Challenge.
We had 179 children finish the challenge. This year, for the first time, we have 25 children who have achieved gold certificates. This means these children have successfully completed the challenge for four years. Certificates will be issued toward the close of the year. Well done children!
Tricia Brown
Teacher/ Librarian

SKOOL Is KOOL with THE GOOD GUYS

The P & C have registered our school with the fantastic program ran by The Good Guys at Prospect. Every time you make a purchase at The Good Guys Prospect mention "Skool is Kool" and ask that the points go to "Wentworthville Public School". The P & C will receive points and at the end on the year we will get vouchers to spend in the store. We may buy the school electrical goods that are needed or get items that we can use in a raffle. This is a great way to fundraise for the school, so please tell your family, friends and neighbours. The more people that know the more points we can get. The Good Guys are located at 19 Stoddart Road, Homebase Shopping Centre, Prospect (just off the Great Western Highway)

CANTEEN PRICE LIST

Recess

Water 600ml 1.20
Fruit Poppers 0.70
Juice Cups 0.60
JJ's(Chicken, Pizza or Salt & Vinegar) 1.50
Burger Man (Halal) 1.00
School straps - Sour Buzz 0.60
Eucalyptus Drops 0.70
Yoghurt frogs 0.10 each or 6 for 0.50
Fresh Fruit 0.50 to 1.50
Frozen orange Quarters 0.20
Dried Fruits (not every week) 0.10 to 0.20

Lunch

Blue Lemonade/Cola/Apple & Raspberry Springwater 1.50
Ice Blocks (Once per term) 0.65
Chocolate Coated Ice Cream (once per term) 1.10
Bulla Splits - Raspberry 1.20
Icy Pops Twin 0.70
Party Cups light ice cream 1.10
Jelly Joys 0.20
Safari pops 0.30
Finni Rollers 1.00
Strawberry Belts 0.30

Weekly specials will be different every week
OPEN FRIDAY RECESS AND LUNCH ONLY
Recess menu will also be served at lunch

June P & C Meeting

The June P & C meeting will be held on Wednesday 3rd June at 7.30pm in the staffroom in the office block. We look forward to seeing new faces.

PA System

The P & C has just spent $4200.00 to have the school's PA System fixed and upgraded. We believe it is very important that we have a system that can service the whole school. The students will soon be having Fire Drills and Lock Down Drills with the new system.

Interactive Whiteboards

Recently the P & C donated $4,500.00 to the school to help fund the purchase of 3 interactive whiteboards. These will be put in 5/6J (Stage 3), 3P (Stage 2) and 1/2F (Stage 1). This will enhance the students learning experience.

Canteen News

Exciting News!!!! The canteen will be open every Friday. There will be drinks, ice blocks, JJ's and Jelly Joys. A list will be posted here in the next few days. The P & C will run it one Friday and Years 5 and 6 will run it the next week. This will help raise money for the Year 6 farewell.

Choir, Recorder & Guitar Group

Our Choir, Recorder and Guitar Group performed at Merrylands Stockland Mall on Wednesday 27th May as part of Education Week celebrations. The Mayor of Holroyd came to watch and we stopped shoppers in their tracks. Many elderly shoppers had a tear in their eye when they sang the Anzac song "Always Remember". They were absolutely fantastic. Considering that the guitar group has only been going a few months they did a great job. There was an encore perform at school in the hall on Thursday and our parents were thrilled with what they saw. A big THANK YOU to our music teacher Mrs Lawrence for all the hard work she put in.

Canteen Price List - Education week

Below is a price list of foods and drinks that will be sold at the canteen on Thursday 28th May

Blue Lemonade Springwater 1.50
Cola Springwater 1.50
Water 1.20
Ice Blocks 0.65
Chocolate coated Ice Cream 1.10
Jelly Joys 0.20
JJ’s Chicken 1.50
JJ’s Vegie 1.50
Finni Rollers 1.00
School Straps – Sour Buzz 0.80
Yoghurt Fruit Frogs 0.10 or 6 for 50 cents
Fruit Fish Lollies 0.05 or 11 for 50 cents
Fruit Poppers 0.60

We hope all students and visitors to the school enjoy their day.

Open day for Education Week

There will be plenty happening at Wenty on Thursday 28th May. It's OPEN DAY and your all invited.

9.05 to 9.30 K - 2 Dancing
9.30 to 10.30 Class activites in classrooms
10.30 to 11.00 Years 5 & 6 debate
11.00 to 11.20 Morning tea (provided for parents)
11.20 to 12.20 Parent workshop "Internet safety"
12.30 to 1.10 Choir, guitar, recorder groups in hall

We look forward to seeing many parents and/or grandparents getting involved on the day.

Canteen will be open for lunch with pre-ordered hotdogs (halal beef, chiken, vegetarian), jelly joys, JJs chips and drinks.

P & C MEETING

The May P & C meeting will be held on Wednesday night. The meeting will commence at 7.30pm in the staffroom. We look forward to seeing plenty of parents.

Cross Country

Well done to all the Year 3 - 6 students who participated in today's Cross Country. Congratulations to the students who made it through to the district.

School Holidays

Students return from holidays on Wednesday 29th April. The P & C wishes everyone a safe and restful holidays. Don't forget that the next P & C meeting is Wednesday 6th May. Hope to see you there.

P & C Crisis Meeting

As previously reported Wentworthville Public School Parents & Citizens Association requires YOUR support NOW!!!!

Over the past 2 weeks I have received enquiries from a further 5 families in regards to supporting YOUR P & C. This is an increase from 0.02 % to 0.04 % of families of our entire school community.

As a result the P & C will be holding crisis meeting on
WED 1 APRIL, 7.30pm
Staffroom, School office block.

This will be your FINAL opportunity to support YOUR P & C Association to form an active committee in order to continue its operations as it has done for so many years.

Should we be unable to form a complying committee then action shall be commenced to wind –up Wentworthville Public School P & C Association.

Please consider the impact this will have on YOUR CHILD.

No P & C = No uniform shop

No P & C = No additional resources

No P & C = loss of an avenue for parents to discuss happenings, changes & events within the school

No P & C = no canteens at sports carnivals

I ask again for ALL community members to consider YOUR ability to support

WENTWORTHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL P & C ASSOCIATION

P & C Day

The Federation of Parents and Citizens’ Association of New South Wales would like to announce the annual P&C Day, Wednesday March 4th 2009.

“We wish to congratulate local P&C’s on their achievements in supporting their school and Public Education and encourage school communities to make the time to celebrate this day” says Dianne Giblin, President of the Federation of Parents and Citizens’ Associations of New South Wales

“Members of P&C Associations work tirelessly in support of Public Schools in New South Wales” claims Mrs. Giblin, “their efforts are student centered, and focused on ensuring that the children in Public Schools receive quality education”

Members participate in many ways to support their local school; on school committees, merit selection panels, policy development and reviews, school promotion, uniform shops, canteens and fundraising. It is estimated that P&C’s have raised in excess of $54 million over the past twelve months.

Mrs. Giblin notes “Fundraising aside, P&C members dedicate countless volunteer hours to participate in a partnership that sees schools and their community working side by side.”

The partnership between schools and their communities has proven invaluable. Schools should be reflective of their local communities and their expectations and values. P&C Associations are a true reflection of real communities. They promote diversity, uniqueness and inclusiveness while working towards better futures for all students in public education. Great school communities offer our children greater futures, something which we would all agree is an investment in Australia’s future.


It would be a great shame should Wentworthville Public School loose its P & C …..

P & C AGM 4th March

The Annual General Meeting for our School's P & C will be held on Wednesday 4th March in the office. We look forward to many parent's joining us to be involved in making our school a better place. Our children and school WILL benefit from your input. Can't wait to see you all there.

Library Bags

Library Bags have arrived in the uniform shop. They can be purchased from Monday 2nd February. The price is $12.00. Please bring correct money with you to make it easy. Remember students can not borrow from the school library without a library bag.

P & C Meet and Greet

The P & C will have a Meet and Greet Meeting on Wednesday 4th February at 7.30pm in the school office. Please come along and meet the current P & C Executives and find out what we do. The P & C work hard to raise funds so we can purchase much needed resources for our school that YOUR child gets the benefit of. We look forward to seeing a lot of new faces.