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Wondall Athletics Track Carnival – Thursday 16 June, spectators welcome
Under 8s Day- Thursday 23 June, parents welcome.
NAIDOC 2022- ‘Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! Week 1 of Term 3
Semester 1 Report Cards – emailed home on Wednesday 22 June
Year 5 Camp- 22-24 June
The Final Countdown
With just 7 days until the end of Term 2, the school is abuzz with lots of exciting activities from students finishing learning tasks, Athletics Track Carnival on Thursday, Under 8s Day next week and Year 5 camp. We wish all of our families a relaxing holiday break and look forward to Term 3 commencing on Monday 11 July.
Under 8s Day
Our annual Under 8s Day is next Thursday between 9am and 10.30am. Come along and engage in a morning of activities including arts, crafts, games and display stalls. Our P&C will also be running a small food stall in the new Arcade extension.
NAIDOC 2022
We will be holding a planning meeting on Monday 20 June at 8am in the Administration Block and welcome parents to come and share ideas for activities which can be conducted.
Semester 1 Report Cards
Report Cards will be emailed home on Wednesday 22 June. Please ensure your email address on our school records is correct. If you need to update your email- admin@wondallheightsss.eq.edu.au
Year 5 Camp
Happy camping to our Year 5 students who are off to Currumbin Valley Farm Stay next Wednesday-Friday. A big thank you to the Year 5 teachers and Mrs Powell who are so generously giving their own time to make this happen for our students.
2023 PREP ENROLMENTS
Dates for Wondall Heights State School’s 2023 Prep Transition Program are as, below.
Prep transition events are important in setting your child up for success and are designed to introduce your child to the Prep environment to reduce anxiety in starting school. We recommend enrolling early and attending as many sessions as you can. The Prep transition sessions we are offering this year include:
Prep Open Morning
Don't forget our Prep Open Morning on Thursday 14 July between 9.15am - 10.30am, where we are offering tours for prospective families.
Enrolment Sessions – via invite only - booking system for enrolled families only (paperwork needs to have been submitted and finalised through the school office)
Approximately 15 children attend these sessions at a time. The Enrolment Sessions are designed to create a sense of community for our enrolling children and families to meet and establish connections in preparation for 2023. Parents/carers will be provided with specific information on preparing for Prep, whilst our staff get to know your children.
Orientation Sessions – via invite only - booking system for enrolled families only
Children are offered two sessions to attend to meet our current Prep teachers and students in order to help them transition and become comfortable with starting Prep in 2023. Parents/carers will be provided with information around Prep-readiness and Early Literacy and Numeracy development whilst their children are enjoying time in the classrooms. In the final week of school, children will be invited to an additional session to meet their 2023 teacher and visit their new classroom.
Please share our Wondall Heights SS 2023 Prep Brochure with family, friends and neighbours who have Prep aged children (born 1 July 2017 - 30 June 2018) and are interested in attending Wondall Heights SS next year!
THURSDAY JUNE 16 TRACK PROGRAM (Approximately only)
9.00am – 9.35am (Years 6 & 5) 12 B/G, 11 B/G 200m
9.35am – 10.10am (Years 5 & 4) 10 B/G, 9 B/G 200m
10.10am - 10.50am (Years 6, 5 & 4) 12,11,10,9 B/G 800m
11.30am – 12.00pm (Years 6, 5 & 4) 12,11,10,9 B/G 100m 2 tracks 1 girls 1 boys
12.00pm – 12.40pm (Years 3 & 2) Y3, Y2 B/G 80m 2 tracks 1 girls 1 boys
12.40pm – 1.00pm (Years 3 & 2) Y3, Y2 B/G 400m
1.45pm – 2.45pm (Years 1 & P) Y1, YP 60m & 20m Jump Sacks 2 tracks going both ways 1 Y1 1 Prep
2.45pm – 3.00pm Pack up / Clean up
Spectators are welcome, but must not enter track areas.
For more information, please contact Steve Bloxsom sblox5@eq.edu.au.
Metropolitan East Representation News
Well done to Aiden L who represented Metropolitan East at the recent QLD School Sport AFL Carnival. Further congratulations go to Aiden on achieving Metropolitan East qualification for Cross Country. We look forward to future results come Term 3.
PBL Focus Term 2 Weeks 9 and 10 - Safe
Our focus for the last week of term is, ’Wondall Learners are safe when they keep their hands and feet to self’. The objective of this focus is to increase student awareness around safety; not using hands and feet to touch or hurt others bodies; using knowledge of Zones of regulation and strategies to regulate behaviour.
In class, the teacher’s lead discussions on being safe.
- What does this look like, sound like, feel like?
- Why is this safety important for everyone at WHSS? (with a focus on the importance of not being physically rough/aggressive in play or when angry).
Students were introduced to the concept that we are all allowed to feel angry/frustrated/upset; however, it is the way that we manage these feelings that is important. By recognising how our body feels and triggers that upset us, we can use strategies to make better decisions around how we react.
‘Our brain is in control, not our feelings’.
Students revisited the ZOR concept of ‘Flipping the Lid’ with a focus on learning about brain science, gaining an understanding that our brains are in control of our bodies/actions, in order to help prevent rough play/physical altercations.
Each student then identified 2-3 strategies that they will use to employ our rule ‘Wondall Learners are safe when they keep their hands and feet to self’.
Teachers will be looking for students to reward with Double Dougies when they are seen to be being SAFE by keeping hands and feet to themselves.
The Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) for 2022 has now commenced. Your child should have received a recording sheet from their classroom teacher. All students who complete the challenge will receive a certificate signed by the Queensland Premier.
The PRC is not a competition but a way to encourage students to develop a love of reading for life. Students are encouraged to select a range of fiction and non-fiction books suited to their reading ability and record books read during the reading period, between 9 May to 26 August.
For a student to successfully complete the Premier's Reading Challenge they are required to read or experience the number of books indicated below:
- Prep to Year 2—read or experience 20 books.
- Years 3 to 4—read 20 books.
- Years 5 to 9—read 15 books.
Experiencing books can include shared reading, listening to stories, or reading picture books. The aim for the 2022 challenge is to engage more students to read than ever before! Last year saw more than 168,000 children from around the state participate.
Completed record sheets with student’s full name and class on them need to be dropped into the Office by Friday 26 August.
TERM 3 ENROLMENTS ARE NOW OPENPlease see the attached Term 3 class schedule.
Holiday Program
We are running two holiday programs these upcoming school holidays at our base at Thorneside Tennis Centre.
Contact Rob Pentecost for further info.
M: 0403 832 531
