Thank You:
This morning, as I write the newsletter, we have a very dedicated group of parents at the school once again doing some amazing ground and other maintenance work. In spite of trees being removed and the school being somewhat messy as we await further action on our building projects, Wessie is really a lovely place to teach, learn and play. Visitors always comment on our beautiful grounds and I must compliment Leigh, Anita, Allison, Assi, and Peter who make it this way. We really appreciate your efforts.
Thank you also to Rebecca, Liam and Callum’s mum, who gave us a $27 donation to our chook pen fund. We now have over $1,100 and building should hopefully occur around second term 2010.
Science Night:
Last night’s Science Night was a great success thanks to Ms Beale. With 16 different experiments/activities to try, students and their parents had an interesting and relaxing afternoon. I particularly enjoyed the activity called ‘Making Gravity’ as I saw a number of people, including Mrs Walsh, who ended up quite wet after it! It was fun talking on the telephones that we made and working out how old we would be on different planets. It was lovely watching children and their parents discussing experiments and seeing groups of students making and then ‘lifting off’ their rockets.
Coming up shortly are two great evenings for parents:
Dads’ Night Out will be held on Tuesday November 10 between 6.30 and 8.30. It promises to be a very relaxing evening for fathers or father-figures with a barbie tea and a couple of drinks while we enjoy each others’ company and listen to some interesting guest speakers. It is vital that you advise the school that you will be attending to enable sufficient catering. Please see further in the newsletter and your personal invitation which will be sent home this week.
Our Trivia Night this year will be held at the Sam Knott Hotel at 7pm on Tuesday November 17. Let me assure you that it will be a fun night that anyone can win. The cost is $5 only and you can purchase drinks at bar prices at the hotel. You might like to make up a group of 8 or so people or just join in with others when you arrive. Heather and Michael are once again very organised, so hopefully I will see you there.
Stranger Danger:
Recently I was asked for information about the policies and processes we have at Wesburn to ensure that students are educated about Stranger Danger and how we go about protecting all students in a variety of situations. At Monday night’s School Council meeting I presented detailed information on all that we do - far too much to present in this newsletter. Should you want to find out more, please speak to a school councillor or come and see me directly so that we can give you a run down.
Until next week …
Anne