CROSS COUNTRY CANCELLATION

Unfortunately due to the weather today the race was cancelled and with the forecast for tomorrow (alternative day) looking poor, the combined schools have chosen to cancel this event in the interests of safety.

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ANZAC Day

We had a short assembly last Wednesday where students from the Senior Learning Community organised some readings, a song and the laying of wreaths.

On ANZAC Day I was accompanied on the march to the RSL by school captains Sylvie and Molly and vice captains Selena, Esther and Sam. Ava (Prep) and Luca (Year 2) joined us for the march.

During the ceremony Molly and Sylvie laid a wreath on behalf of Winters Flat PS. Also featured as part of the ceremony was Keira who gave an impressive performance singing My Country by Dorothea MacKeller. An ANZAC Day poem written by Meg was read to the crowd by Alan Lane the secretary of the RSL (see below).

The Anzac biscuits served at the morning tea following the service, were baked by Jane and the students in the WFPS kitchen..

ANZAC Day Poem
Boats scrape up against the sand
We jump onto Gallipoli land
Not ready for the fight ahead
Only ready to scramble into bed
We haven’t had sleep for days
‘Cause we’ve travelled many, many waves.
We clamber up the hill ahead
As we face the bullets made of lead
Numbers lowering by the bunch
All we eat is bully beef for lunch
We’ve lost many of our friends
Gee when will this war end?
Bombs explode the air is rife
Oh I miss the simple life…
the Aussie bush, my kids and wife.
Meg O’Sullivan

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MUSIC MENTOR IN PREP AND YEAR ONE

The late Richard Gill set up a national program to enable music teachers to mentor classroom teachers in order to encourage more singing in the early years of primary school. We have been accepted into the program and began yesterday with mentor Scott Buchanan. Scott will be working with Bianca and Fiona with their classes for six weeks this term and a follow up few weeks in Term 3.

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NO MORE SHOP LUNCH ORDERS

The Winters Flat shop are no longer in a position to supply lunch orders on Fridays. We are investigating school-based alternatives. We’ll keep you posted.

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FARMERS MARKET BBQ FUNDRAISER THIS SUNDAY

Winters Flat PS will be running the BBQ this Sunday to raise money for the Artist in Residence program being run with local artist Eliza Jane Gilchrist in Term 3. The purpose of raising funds is to go towards the materials to be used by the senior learning community. If your child is in the senior learning community we encourage you to volunteer for the roster at the market on Sunday. 

DEMOCRACY SAUSAGE & CAKE STALL

Winters Flat PS will once again be a polling booth for the upcoming federal election on Saturday 18th May. Please consider baking a cake or biscuits, helping on the BBQ or cake stall or making a donation towards the cost of running the stalls that day. Every little bit helps!

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DEMOLITION UPDATE

As predicted the majority of the demolition of the old classroom and toilet block, including safe removal of asbestos took place during the holidays. Some structural work and the seeding of topsoil will take place in coming weeks.

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POKEMON CARDS

Just a reminder that the current Pokemon card craze has been creating challenges at school and while we have tried a variety of strategies to manage arguments and conflict about them, as well as keeping them safe and not used during class time, we are now enforcing an outright ban.

Please remind your children that Pokemon cards are not to be brought to school.

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PARENTING IDEAS – Michael Grose

This week's article by Maggie Dent gives some advice about parenting boys.

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Suzanne Kinnersly

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