Weetangera Primary School Newsletter | Week 1, Term 3 2023
From Julie
Dear Families
Welcome to Term 3 and the crisp and chilly weather that accompanies winter in Canberra.
We have started the term with the usual levels of excitement associated with reconnecting with friends and teachers and the confidence associated with Term 3 learning.
It was exciting last night to watch the Matildas step into their game with a 1 - 0 win over Ireland. Of course, Weetangera Primary School came a little closer to the action with Erwin McRae’s daughter having the amazing opportunity to be one of the ‘ball girls’.
Over the holidays we also farewelled two teaching staff: Tyler Beltrame and Robyn Trenton. Tyler has taken up an opportunity to travel to the UK and beyond and Robyn is building her skills in the area of full-time adventure racing and all that is entailed in the training and preparation for this very rigorous sport.
As the processes of recruitment continue, with new staff beginning during the term 2 other staff members have joined the leadership team in the interim period. Gabe Kearins is the school leader for the Year 3/4 team and Marianne Foley for the P-2 team. If you have a concern or query or there is an issue or challenge, then Gabe and Marianne will also be the points of contact for students in those learning years as well as their usual teacher.
The Year 6 ‘Bake Sale’ was amazing yesterday with many beautifully presented and may I say very delicious goodies for sale. The exact amount raised will be advised by the money counters. What was interesting was the excitement the students had in using ‘real’ money. Holding cold, hard cash and figuring out what the worth of the paper and gold and silver coins amounted to was a challenging notion for many. It is a reminder that the development of an understanding of money needs to be invigorated as over the past few years the use of ‘tap and go’ as opposed to notes and coins has increased. This then becomes an area of focus in mathematics.
Reports were sent home and parent conversations were conducted at the conclusion of Term 2. if you have any comments or feedback about the reporting process please let either myself or Mel Bezear know, feedback is the lens through which we improve our work with your children.
I had a few thoughts for the beginning week of the term and shared them with staff, two of my favourites are below:
Being a ‘mistake maker’ is being a learner and developing in our students the capacity to know that the best mistakes are the ones we learn from is a big piece of the excellence that we are all striving for.
Have an excellent week.
And as always please make contact for any reason that you need.
Regards
Julie
Playground Master Plan
We have entered the next phase of our playground upgrade, with the creation of a Playground Masterplan. This plan outlines a range of possible options for the renewal and upgrade for our main playground space. We are seeking feedback on the plan and next steps.
To see the plan and find out more, you can check out the display in the school foyer, or you can watch this 12 minute presentation explaining the various elements of the plan. If you have any questions or ideas about the plan, you can submit them through the feedback form linked below, or you can attend one of our upcoming drop-in sessions, to be held in the school library:
Wednesday 26 July – 8.15-9am
Thursday 3 August – 3.15-4.15pm
Tuesday 8 August – 8.15-8.45am
We are interested in your feedback. If you have any ideas, thoughts or questions about the plan, please let us know using this form: https://forms.gle/Mxhs8nKP4qTpSEhu8.
Chief Minister's Reading Challenge
P&C News
Who's for Trivia?
Our trivia night is on Friday 11 August, and tickets are selling fast! We have a small number of full tables remaining, and a couple of tables with some spare spots for those who might like to buy the one spot and make some new friends. Tickets are $15 and only available from EventBrite - Weetangera Primary Trivia. With 150 of your Weetangera Primary besties already having tickets and over $3,000 worth of prizes between silent auctions, raffles and winners prizes up for grabs, this is a night you won’t want to miss.
There’s still time to donate prizes if you have a business that would like to support us, too. Just email our Secretary Susan at weetangera.pc.secretary@gmail.com for more details, or DM us through our Facebook or Instagram. We’ll have a full list of prizes and donors in the next newsletter.
Father’s Day Stall
Our Father’s Day stall is coming up on Friday 1 September, and we’re looking for any donations of items that would make suitable items to sell on the day (in a price range of $1-$10). Perhaps you make soaps, or perhaps you’ve got a secret pile of unopened handkerchiefs that you’ve been looking for a way to pass along? We’d love to take your handmade or unused items and find them loving new homes through the Father’s Day stall. For more info or to see whether your idea might suit, send us an email or message us through one of our social media pages below.
Southern Cross Club Community Rewards
Weetangera Primary School P&C is a part of the Community Rewards Program at the Southern Cross Club for 2023-24. You can help raise money for the school by tying your membership card to the school account, and then enjoy your meal with the extra feel good factor, knowing that 7.5% of everything you spend when you swipe your membership card comes back to the P&C as a donation.
To get your Community Rewards dollars heading to the P&C, just fill in the form here: https://csccmarketing.wufoo.com/forms/q165zphw0xja228/
Let’s Get Social!
Follow our social media pages to stay up to date with the latest from the P&C and canteen.
Facebook: www.facebookcom/weetangerapandc
Instagram: www.instagram.com/weetangeraschoolpandc
We’d also love to see you in real life! Our next P&C meeting is on Tuesday 1 August at 6pm in the school staff room – just come to the front office and follow the voices.
Community Notices
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