Wondall Heights State School
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260 Wondall Road
Manly West QLD 4179
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Email: admin@wondallheightsss.eq.edu.au
Phone: 3906 6444

Principal's Chat

Dougie’s Den- creative play in action

Learning Walls – helping students own their own learning

P&C AGM- we welcome all to the P&C Annual General Meeting 6pm on 12 March

School Tour- 12 March 4:30pm our leadership team will be conducting school tours for interested 2025 families

Stop, Drop and Go Zone – please adhere to signage and safe usage

NAPLAN- 13-19 March

 

Dougie’s Den

It has been fantastic to see our Year 3-6 students engaging in Dougie’s Den, our newest play area for students. Dougie’s Den is a space where students are able to play using their own imagination to build, create and explore different materials. Whilst the space has only been open for a few weeks, it has been great to see students from across the Year 3–6-year levels playing together and trying new things.

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    Learning Walls at Wondall

    At Wondall, we encourage students to be ACE students.

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    The E in ACE stands for ENGAGED. We encourage students to own and take responsibility for their own learning. One of the ways in which we help our students to own their own learning is by providing a Learning Wall for English and Mathematics in every classroom. Learning Walls are purposeful, co-constructed, active display references. Its purpose is to aid students in:

    • knowing what they are learning and why;
    • developing an understanding of how they are learning;
    • monitoring their own progress and knowing what they need to do to improve;
    • understanding what they need to do to achieve success.
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    We encourage families to talk with their children about how they use these walls to support their own learning.

    P&C ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

    The P&C are holding their AGM on Tuesday 12 March at 6pm in the WOSHC Building. All of the elected positions- President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer are declared vacant and we welcome nominations. Our P&C does amazing things for our school community and we sincerely thank them for their dedication to our school. Even if you don’t want an elected position, any bit of help you can offer benefits your children, our students here at Wondall, so please get involved.

    School Tour

    Do you know a family looking to enrol at Wondall in 2025? We welcome them to attend a twilight school tour on 12 March at 4:30pm, meeting at the Office. The school leadership team look forward to meeting prospective families. Please pass this event on to your networks.

     

    Stop Drop and Go Zone

    Just a reminder that the Stop Drop and Go Zone is a 2-minute loading zone between the hours of 8-9am and 2:30-3:30pm on weekdays. Please do not park and leave your vehicles during these times for the safety of our community.

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    At the start of the year, we also know there is a significant increase in vehicular traffic at our school during pick up and drop off times. It is the responsibility of all road users to ensure our students are kept safe during these busy times. We therefore ask:

    • That you park only in designated bays and where legally allowed to- avoid solid painted lines and keep disabled parks available for those with authorised permits.
    • The Stop, Drop and Go is supervised in the afternoon. Ensure you follow the instructions from our staff and do not call your children to enter your car before directed.
    • A great tip is to write your surname on the left-hand sun visor for our staff to quickly read and then send your children to your car. EG: WRIGHT
    • Consider delaying by 5. The Stop, Drop and Go remains supervised until approximately 3:30pm. Let your children know you will arrive at 3:15pm rather than 3pm (peak time).

     NAPLAN – Test Schedule

    • The NAPLAN test window starts on Wednesday 13 March and finishes on Monday 25 March 2024. Schools are advised to schedule the tests as soon as possible within the testing window, prioritising the first week.
    • Wondall Heights State School NAPLAN 2024 Schedule
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    If you wish to withdraw your child from NAPLAN please contact Amy Cocciolone on 3906 6444 to complete the relevant paperwork.

     

    For further information, please follow the links below:

    NAPLAN for Parents and Carers - 2024

    NAPLAN Privacy Notice

    NAPLAN Public Demonstration Site

     

    From our Technology Class

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