The Vaucluse Weekly T2W5

The Vaucluse Weekly
Friday 27 May 2016 Term 2 Week 5
Address: Cambridge Avenue Vaucluse NSW 2030 Tel. (02) 9337 2672
Fax. (02) 9337 2163 Email address: vaucluse-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Website: http://www.vaucluse-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/
Learning and
Growing Together
Maths with Mr Guzowski In 3B
Students have been learning to create pie charts representing their
favourite ice-cream flavours.
Sherbet and Tiramisu were the most popular.
Principal’s Report
Sick Kids
The cold and flu season seems to have hit us already, with lots of students being struck down with illness. For safety's
sake, if your child seems unwell you should always keep them home from school and seek medical advice. Below is a
link to a ‘Too Sick For School?’ chart that can help answer your questions about common childhood illness and how
long sick kids need to miss school.
http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/documents/49158/49542/Too%20sick%20for%20schoolFINAL.pdf
PLEASE NOTE: This information has been supplied by NSW Health and is not intended to replace a visit to your
doctor if anyone in your family is unwell.
Before and After School Supervision
It is the responsibility of all staff members at Vaucluse Public School to actively provide for the protection, safety and
welfare of students. Our duty of care hours are between 8.50am – 3.20pm. Supervision of students begins at 8.50am.
If your child arrives before this time they need to be placed in before school care (VOOSC). During morning duty, all
students are expected to be in the top playground. In the case of wet weather, teachers will be in their classrooms
from 8.50am onwards. At 3.20pm, classroom teachers monitor the ‘picking up’ of students by parents or carers
outside their classroom. One staff member also supervises the crossing on Cambridge Ave and one staff member is on
bus duty. Students catching the bus should assemble at the bottom gate (Village High Road gate) and proceed under
teacher supervision to the bus stop. If a student has permission to walk home, the student should proceed directly to
the nearest designated exit point. Years 1-6 students booked into after school care (VOOSC) should report directly to
the VOOSC area. Only Kindergarten students are picked up directly from the Kindergarten rooms every afternoon.
Please be aware that students and their siblings are not allowed to use the fixed playground equipment before school
or after the 3.20pm bell.
Equipment Signage
Next week we will be placing new signs up around the fixed playground equipment. We ask that you observe and
follow these signs for the safety of your child. Students using the equipment need to be supervised by a school
teacher. Again, this means that there should be no students on the equipment before or after school. We thank you for
your support in this matter.
Relieving Principal
Philippa Allen
3M have been doing artwork on the First Fleet. First we made our backdrop ,
then we did the boat and all the details. After we did the sails using toilet rolls.
We put the string on using a special glue. Some people did warm colours and
some used cold colours. Sienna 3M
Toby from 3-6T
Soaking the
rice paper in
preparing for the
spring roll s last
week.
Some of our District Cross Country Champions
Augusta, Isabella and Pippi from 5C
Our tennis stars warming up for another lesson last Friday
Last week’s Spring
Rolls and Cabbage
Salad.
4V and 5C on a roll
(hehehe)
There were
absolutely no
leftovers.
Annual Fundraiser – Thinking of making a donation?
The annual Vaucluse Public School fundraiser will be a cocktail party held on Friday 9th September
at Doyle’s on the Beach, Watson’s Bay. We will be raising funds for the 375 primary school children
who attend Vaucluse Public School. All donations will go towards providing the education resources
required by the school that assist in improving the level of literacy and numeracy of the children so
that we can help to make the school a centre of learning excellence.
Funds raised in previous years have paid for the establishment of the library and the many books,
computers, support teachers, the soccer field, the netball court, timber decked seating and learning
resources required for the children. These costs are not funded by the government.
In order to ensure the success of this event, we are seeking donations of prizes which will be
auctioned or raffled on the night. Every member of the community can make a valued contribution
to the auctions and raffles held on the night. Here are some suggestions parents and family may be
able to contribute:
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Yoga classes
Music classes
Stand Up Paddleboard classes
Gym membership
Beauty treatments
Restaurant meals
Home delivered meals
Tickets to a concert
A weekend dog minding/ walking service
A home landscaping make over
Pool cleaning service
An afternoon tea at Dunbar House
A weekend away at your holiday house
A trip around the harbour on your boat
We would be so grateful if you could donate a prize to make the evening a success. You can donate
a prize from a company you know personally through your work - or simply buy a gift or service that
you think others in the community would enjoy. We would be so grateful for any donation - big or
small, please contact your class volunteer with your suggestions.
With thanks
Vaucluse Public School
Parents and Citizens Committee
Harry Potter: Sorcerer’s Stone
Harry Potter is a GREAT book. It’s about
Harry getting told he’s a wizard and going
to Hogwarts. He’s learning how to be a
wizard and he meets Ron Weasley and
Hermionie Granger. The book is about
friendship, school and most definitely a
mystery… dun,dun, dun!!! I recommend this book to boys
and girls. It’s very well written definitely and if you like
fantasy, this would be a really good book for you! I give it
By Taylor N
It could have been worse…
It could have been worse… a fun
book that is funny and
interesting. A mouse named
mouse comes back from his town
cousins house. He needs to get
home before he gets eaten!
I think this book is appropriate
for boys and girls for ages 1 to 8.
By Tim burke.
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VOOSC NEWS
After School Activities
We have been enjoying our Hula Hooping on Monday afternoons for Term 1&2. However,
it is now time to mix things up and try a new activity.
Bunny Star, our instructor has been wonderful and delivered a really fun workshop.
The children have really loved learning new techniques and fancy tricks with Hoops. We
will maybe plan to do this again next year if the kids request it.
For Term 3, we will move sport to a Wednesday afternoon so that children who have
missed out on the hoop workshop, will also have the opportunity to participate in a sport
activity.
Our booked activity is Baseball, which will also involve a mixed bag of fun activities to
assist children in supporting and developing gross motor, hand- eye co-ordination and
team building skills.
As a community focused, not for Profit service, our aim is to put back into the service
and provide our children with opportunities to enjoy. This is of no extra cost to families
who have children booked on these days. We will continue to change the days we
provide activities to allow for as many children as possible to have these experiences
whilst at Voosc.
Vacation Care
Our vacation care program is coming together nicely and should be available for our
families next week (fingers crossed!)
A word of advice, there will be a booking deadline to meet so please ensure that when
the program is hot off the press, places for your children are secured within the time
frames indicated on the program.
Please understand as explained before each holiday break, that we also have deadlines
for bookings and payments and need to be very organised in order to run a smooth, safe
and hiccup free holiday for our children.
Voosc Stars
Otis B
Congratulations Otis, your star is for excellent sportsmanship and fair play in all things
you participate in. Welcome to the Wall of Fame Otis!
Aliyah R
Congratulations Aliyah, your Star is for trying new activities and not giving up the
challenge when things get tricky. You are a Super Star for our Wall of Fame!
Warm Regards VOOSC TEAM