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Year 6 Camp - Camp recap
Lost Property- check the Arena for lost property
2022 School Opinion Survey- emailed to parents for completion between 18 July- 12 August. Let make sure everyone knows how GREAT Wondall is!
Seeking Donations- Old LEGO not being used? Donate to the school for LEGO Club!
Book Week Dress Up Day – Monday 22 August. This year’s theme is ‘Dreaming with your eyes open…’.
Prep Vision Screening – Free Prep Vision Screening commences on 20 October.
2023 Prep Enrolments – Enrol now so you don’t miss out on our transition events that are by invite only! Families that attend all 3 Enrolment/Orientation Sessions have a chance to win one of 4 prize packs (total value of $1 000).
EKKA HOLIDAY
A reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday 10 August is a Public Holiday and both Wondall Heights SS and WOSHC will be closed.
YEAR 6 CAMP
Year Six have had a thrilling start to the term. All classes have recently returned from a four-day adventure at Maranatha Recreation Camp. Surrounded by the Gympie hinterland, the students completed a number of different challenges aimed at building leadership and teamwork skills. The activities inspired many students to stretch beyond their comfort zones and develop strategies to help prepare them for the transition to high-school. The students conducted themselves in a way that was a credit to Wondall Heights State School. Both teachers and students enjoyed the experience.
Students will continue to face and overcome challenges, both inside and outside the classroom throughout the remainder of the year and as they prepare for high-school. The Year Six teachers commend all students on how they are meeting and exceeding these challenges and expectations.
LOST PROPERTY
We still have a quantity of unclaimed clothing items in the Arena- items remaining do not have names on them! Please check if you think it belongs to your child and write their name on it.
2022 SCHOOL OPINION SURVEY
Wondall is a GREAT school and now is your chance to make sure everyone knows it! Thank you to the staff, students and parents who have already completed the survey which closes this Friday. If you haven’t yet done so, we welcome your response. Surveys were sent to your email address from the Department of Education.
LEGO DONATIONS
BOOK WEEK
On Monday 22 August, students are invited to dress up as their favourite book character. This year’s theme is ‘Dreaming with your eyes open…’.
Please note: students are required to wear sun-safe clothing and closed in shoes on the day.
We will also be holding a photo competition in Week 7 with prizes to be awarded at parade in Week 8. More information will be provided next week.
PREP VISION SCREENING
Visit by Registered Nurse for Free Prep Vision Screening
Good vision is important for a child’s educational, physical and social development. Vision screening checks for common eye conditions that may impact your child’s ability to see and therefore impact their learning and development.
A Registered Nurse will be visiting the school on 20th October 2022 to commence vision screening for children in their prep year. If you wish to have your prep child participate in this free vision screening program, please complete the consent form emailed and return to school. Parents do not need to be present for screening, however if you would like to be, please contact the school to arrange this.
If your child’s vision is screened, you will be advised of the results in writing. If a vision concern is found, you will receive a phone call from the nurse to discuss referral to an eye health professional for further assessment. If a vision concern is identified and your child requires glasses, eligible health care card holders may be assisted with free basic glasses through the Spectacle Supply Scheme.
Participation in vision screening is not compulsory. If you do not wish for your child to participate in screening, please complete the consent form and indicate that you wish to decline screening.
If you have any questions, please contact the Primary School Nurse Health Readiness Program on 1800 687 372.
Please share with your friends, family and neighbours!
Please enrol now at the school office so you don’t miss out on our Prep Transition events starting in early September (by email invite only)!
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:
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 helping their children to become ready 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) who are interested in attending Wondall Heights SS next year!
PBL Focus Term 3 Weeks 5 and 6 - SAFE
Our PBL focus for this week is, ‘Wondall Learners are SAFE when playing with others’.
The objective of this focus is to decrease the number of rough play occurrences across the school by teaching the importance of student safety during play; to encourage students to take accountability for their actions during play and to recognise others’ reactions to types of play.
Students discussed and recorded what SAFE play looks like/sounds like/feels like, and acted out scenarios depicting examples of safe and unsafe play.
They learned about the importance of first recognising their own feelings in different situations.
- What facial or body prompts begin to happen when play turns to ‘rough’ play?
- Identify moments on the playground that have been in the Green Zone, Yellow Zone, Blue Zone and Red Zone. What does play look like in each of these zones?
- What can you do if you see someone in the yellow or red zone?
Finally, as a whole class, students generated a list of strategies to ensure safe play for all, such as:
- establish clear rules before game commences
- look at others’ facial expressions and body language to ensure others’ well being
- use ZOR strategies if you move into yellow zone
- be aware of others’ zones
- use kind words
- allow all friends to play
- ask for adult help if required
This fortnight’s behaviour focus will be mostly in playground situations; so when students are seen displaying safe play behaviour during breaks they will be rewarded with DOUBLE DOUGIE DOLLARS.
Interschool Sport Semester 2
This Friday, Years 4-6 students will start team-based games and drills of OZTAG in the afternoons leading up to our OZTAG Interschool Sport Day in Week 8, Thursday September 1. Friday afternoons will be internal on our own school fields and the competition day will take place at Kitchener Park against other schools and run the whole day. At the conclusion of OZTAG, we will shift our focus to BASKETBALL which will follow a similar structure leading up to a BASKETBALL Interschool Sport Day next term.
Bayside Track and Field
30 Wondall students competed across the Athletics disciplines last week at Sheldon College to try and gain selection for the Bayside District team. 3 students were successful in selection and several students made finals. Congratulations to Aiden L, Kody L and Daniel M on their selections to the Bayside team across various disciplines. These three students will now compete at the Metropolitan East Regional Track and Field Carnival held on the 25th/26th of August at QSAC. Good luck!
South-East QLD Primary Football Championships 2022
A selection of our Year 5 Girls will represent both Wondall and Metropolitan East region at the championships at Aspley State High School on Monday August 29 in the Junior Girl’s Division. We won the inaugural event in this division previously and this is our first return for the girls since. The girls are currently training hard in preparation for the event. Our Year 5 Boys had a win in the first week of progression but lost the second week of progression which brought their season to an end, with the infamous corner countback helping in the first week and hurting in the second week! Still the boys represented the school proudly. Thanks to Mr. Haworth for his work supporting football at our school.
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.
Active School Travel
Walking – it’s the easiest way to travel!
Walking is the easiest way to actively travel. All you need are shoes! Why walking to school is good for our kids:
- Higher academic performance in class in terms of attention and alertness
- Developing a sense of independent decision making
- Extra physical activity in the day
- Physical activity helps reduce levels of stress, depression and anxiety
- They learn essential road safety skills
- Forming active behaviours likely to continue later in life
If you live too far away to walk from home, try Park & Stride. Check out our active travel map to see where you can park away from the school and walk the rest of the way. Active School Travel is one of the easiest ways to incorporate physical activity into everyday life for all children.
Join us on Fridays and actively travel to school. Your body and brain will love it!
