Assistant Principal Report’s
I’ve had a joyful week of Diwali celebrations, culminating in a full day of eating, lighting lamps and sparklers, and spending quality time with my family and friends on Sunday. Diwali is a festival of lights that celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and the blessings of victory, freedom, and enlightenment. As such, I’d like to extend our warmest well wishes to all families that celebrated over the weekend!
150th Birthday Celebration
Next year we celebrate 150 years of Williamtown North Primary School! And we need you!
We are currently putting together a plan to celebrate this milestone throughout the year, and we’d love to get your ideas, thoughts, connections, and stories. We will be celebrating our history, our present, and looking toward our future.
Do you have a story about our history?
Do you know someone from our past that should be included/involved?
Any local celebrities that we could involve?
Do you own a local business that would like to support the celebrations/be involved?
Any great ideas to help our school commemorate this milestone?
Would you like to volunteer in a small (or large!) way to help with the events, education, marketing, and commemorative program?
Please pop us an email to: wnps150th@willynthps.vic.edu.au – we’d love to hear from you. More exciting details to come!
Junior Showcase
You are warmly invited to join us for the 2023 Semester Two showcase which is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the Junior School classes. Please note that it is a gold coin donation per audience member. See flyer contained in the Newsletter.
When: Wednesday 6th December 6.00pm
Where: Williamstown North PS
Classes: FC, FB, Year 1M, 1FT, 2F, 2P, 3W & 3P
Christmas Carols
The students at Williamstown North Primary School are getting ready and excited to perform at our Christmas Carols event. We look forward to seeing and celebrating the year with you!
When: Wednesday 13th December 6.00pm
Where: Williamstown North PS
Grade Structure
Thank you to everyone that has sent through friendship requests and EOIs opting into either of our composite grades, by November 3rd. Whilst we will aim to take your request into consideration, please be reminded that these requests cannot be guaranteed as there are many factors that are taken into consideration for class formation including; class sizes, student academic/ social/ emotional needs, as well as financial and human resources is well. Our staff have already put in a huge effort into the 2024 grade composition process, and we’d like to thank them for having 2024 grades close to finalised.
We expect student placements to be communicated to students and parents by Friday 1st December. This will allow plenty of time for any adjustments and for us to prepare children for the Statewide Transition Day on 12th December. On this day, students will spend time with their 2024 teacher and grade laying the foundations for strong learning relationships and partnerships to ease the transition into 2024.
Please let the office know if you are not returning to the school in 2024, (this does not include the Year 6 student going onto high school).
Reports
Reports will be made available on Compass on Monday Week 11 which is 11th December giving families plenty of time to discuss any concerns and questions with classroom teachers. Please reach out via phone and/or email to book times with teachers for further discussions as needed.
Dates for your Diary
Please note the following dates and upcoming events, keeping in mind that the term concludes on Wednesday 20th December with an early finish at 1:30pm.
Wednesday 6th December – Junior Showcase Evening
Monday 11th December – reports go live to parents
Tuesday 12th December – Whole School Transition day
Wednesday 13th December – Community Carols event
Have a lovely week, Shevani—Assistant Principal
Christmas Food Drive & Christmas Items
This year’s Xmas food drive is in support of Anglicare Emergency Relief. They do a great job in our local community supporting families in need. Two large crates will be set up in the main foyer/front door area on Monday 21st November for collections through to Friday 1st December for any donations of non-perishable food items. Last year’s response to this Xmas food drive was simply amazing! Let’s see if we can all band together again as a school community to support those local families who really need a hand this festive season.
Examples of items to be received are: - canned goods, milks, pasta, student supplies, Christmas treats. long life milk, soy milk, coconut milk, pasta sauce, muesli/snack bars, spreads, juice boxes, cereal, tea bags/coffee, tinned tuna, toiletries, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soaps, small gifts, toys, Christmas Bon-Bons, etc.
Year 6 Market Day
On Tuesday, the 21st November, the Year 6 students will be holding their Market Day in the Gym.
Market Day is a project the Year 6 students complete as part of their Economics and Business unit.
The Year 6’s design and create products ready to sell to WNPS students.
The money they raise from their Market Day is used towards their Graduation celebrations at the end of the year. The Year 6 students have worked tirelessly over the last few weeks to design and create some fantastic products to sell.
On Tuesday, 21st November, students can bring up to $10.00 (coins preferred) to purchase products from the market stalls. The products range in price from $1.00 to $5.00. Look at the images to see some of the fabulous products available!
ASSEMBLEY ROSTER FOR TERM 4 |
Week 7 - Friday 17th November - 2:50pm Junior Assembly |
Week 8 - Friday 24th November - 2:50pm Senior Assembly |
Week 9 - Friday 1st December - 2:50pm Whole School Assembly |
Week 10 - Friday 8th December - 2:50pm Junior Assembly |
Week 11 - Friday 15th December - 2:50pm Senior Assembly |
Week 12 - Wednesday 20th December - 1.00pm Early Finish at 1.30pm Whole School Assembly - End of Term |
Junior Boys Regionals Basketball Hoop Time – Regionals Finals
On Monday 30th October, the Boys Junior Basketball team played in the Regionals event at Eagle Stadium, Werribee. I am very pleased to announce that the team won through to their spot to the State Finals in December – Congratulations!
The students played five round robin games where they won four of these and fought back brilliantly in their only narrow loss. As our team finished second I the group, they played a final against the winner of 3rd vs 4th. Our team again worked extremely well together and won this game by approximately 13 points to advance through!
A big well done to all of the players who performed brilliantly and demonstrated the school values across the day.
Also a big thank you to Ben, who spent a lot of his time coaching the team – and also to the other parents/guardians who came along to support.
It was a terrific experience overall and great to be part of.
Breathe better in extreme weather
Be prepared for extreme weather
Australia is prone to extreme weather events such as bushfires. Smoke from vegetation fires is a common trigger for asthma, and can cause an Asthma Attack.
Bushfire smoke and/or hazard reduction burn smoke is also associated with increased emergency department visits and hospital admissions.
Follow our tips to ensure your asthma is well controlled and stay safe during bushfire events.
Breathe better in extreme weather by:
1. Taking your preventer medication every day when well. Preventer medication can take time to take effect, so it’s important to take the preventative step of regularly taking your preventer medication.
2. Ensuring you have in date reliever mediation and keep this on hand. Make sure there is medicine in your reliever too. Remember, each canister contains approximately 200 doses.
Following your written Asthma Action Plan. If you don’t have a written Asthma Action Plan, visit your doctor to have one completed.
Knowing the four steps for Asthma First Aid and what to do in an asthma emergency.
1. Where possible during bushfire and hazard reduction burns, stay indoors with windows closed and avoiding exercise.
2. Keeping up to date with emergency service alerts and advice in your local area.
If you experience any asthma symptoms and these persist, seek medical care or in an emergency call 000 (Triple zero).
If you would like to learn more about asthma management and how to stay safe during unexpected weather events, call 1800 ASTHMA (1800 278 462)
