Westbury Primary School Newsletter 04-3 March 2015 From the Principal Last year we held two successful working bees at school which resulted in significant improvements to our school. Our next school working bee will be held on Saturday 21 March. There will be two major tasks on the day. Firstly to clear up two large trees on our boundary that will need to be fallen due to safety concerns. The second task is exterior painting in the quadrangle. A list of required equipment will be given out closer to the day, but in the meantime, please put Saturday 21 March in your diary. We are very appreciative of the support provided to the school by the Westbury Community Health Centre. It is only due to their support and funding that we can offer programs such as the bike recycling group and drum beat. I particularly want to thank Annette Barrett for her support and co-ordination. Our school has strong links with the Westbury Town Common and the local committee that is continuing to develop this area. Yesterday we had two classes attend the official unveiling of the new signage at the Common. This signage is educational in nature and seeks to inform visitors about the local flora and fauna. Our annual Athletics Carnival will be held next week on the school oval. The main day of events is Wednesday 11 March 9.15am -12.30pm and will involve all students kinder to grade 6. The long distance and field events will be held the day before on Tuesday 10 March from 1.30pm- 2.30pm and involve gr 3-6 students. Please encourage your child to wear the appropriate house colours on the day; Westfield - Green, Egmont - Blue. A copy of the program is included in today s newsletter. Marcus Cramp NEWSLETTER ITEMS If you have an item to submit for the newsletter, please forward to the office no later than Friday 3 pm. ATHLETICS CARNIVAL WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH 9.15AM 12.30PM DISCLAIMER Parents should note that advertisements for educational services, companies, activities or similar events are published as a 'community service'. Westbury Primary School is in no way liable for the quality, supervision or integrity of the provider and strongly suggests that parents make their own enquiries before engaging with the advertised event. Marcus Cramp A/Principal https://www.facebook.com/westburyprimaryschooltasmania Westbury Primary School
DATES TO REMEMBER March Monday 9 Eight Hour Day Holiday (long weekend) Tuesday 10 Athletics Carnival 1.30-2.30pm Gr 3-6 Long Distance & Field Events HOT LUNCH ROSTER Thurs 5 Mar Amanda Taylor Sally-Anne Burns Thurs 12 Mar Simone Triffitt Tanya King Wednesday 11 Athletics Carnival K - Gr 6 Main Day Thursday 12 Assembly Gr 1-2 - 12.10pm Friday 13 P & F Annual General Meeting 1.30pm Saturday 21 School Working Bee Thursday 26 Assembly P - 1 12.10pm PROBUS ROSTER Thurs 19 Mar Trish Van Dijk Emma Clark Sally-Anne Burns April Thursday 2 Student Free Day Friday 3 Good Friday MERIT CERTIFICATES Congratulations to the following students who received Certificates at our Last Assembly: Harlee Hill, Oliver Barrett, Eden Back Maddison Reid, Zander Lee, Caleb Riley, Olivia Brown, Hallie Triffitt, Anthony Williams BRONZE STAR CERTIFICATE This student has achieved 50 stars this week for following our school expectations: Brock Thomas Congratulations to Kaiden Chung who w a s t h e y o u t h representative for the town of Westbury at the National Tidy Towns judging in Sheffield on Friday Night. HAPPY BIRTHDAY The staff, students and wider Westbury community wish the following students, who celebrated a birthday during the week a very happy birthday : Gypsy Lewis, Henry Marston, Brett Morgan, Charley Rock, Mackenzie Webster, Nikola Reid
Athletics Carnival The P&F will have a muffin stall at the Athletics Carnival on Wednesday 11 March. If you could donate muffins to be sold, please bring them to the Parent Room on Wednesday morning. IRISH FESTIVAL The P&F will have a stall at the Irish Festival on Saturday 14 March. This was a successful fundraising event last year, and once again we are asking our wonderful volunteers to donate home baked goodies for us to sell. Please let us know if you would be able to help. Donated items (such as muffins, cakes, slices, coconut ice, fudge etc) can be left in the Parent Room on Friday 13 March. AGM and MARCH GENERAL MEETING The AGM and March General Meeting will be on Friday 13 March in the Parent Room. The AGM will be at 1.30pm, followed by the General Meeting at 2.00pm. All committee positions will be declared open. If you are interested in nominating for the executive committee but would like more information, please contact one of the current committee members. Everyone is welcome to both the AGM and the General Meeting.
Book Club Update Issue 1 orders have arrived and were distributed yesterday. If you did not receive your order please leave a message at the Office. Issue 2 brochures will be distributed during the week. Orders for Issue 2 will be due back to school on 18 March. Please follow the instructions carefully for LOOP payments online, or return correct payment with order from to the owl box at the office. If you have any questions about using LOOP please see one of the Book Club team. Book Club has been streamlined so that each child receives just one grade appropriate brochure. If your family would like a copy of all brochures (4 in total), please let us know. The Book Club Team Mrs Riley, Tenille Rosevear, Penny Black and Jessica Marston
LAUNCESTON SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2015 EVENT STARTS AT 10AM SHARP AT ST PATS CONCLUDE BY 1 PM EVENT REGISTRATIONS COMMENCE AT 8AM OR REGISTER ONLINE http://www.kidfitseries.com.au Deloraine Junior Football Club Regular training commences this Thursday. 4.00 to 5.00pm for all Under 9's, 10's, and 11's. 5.00 to 6.00pm for all Under 12's, 13's, 14's, 15's and 16's. Registrations can be completed from 4.00. Kate Gardner - Secretary 2015 Term Dates Start Finish Term 1 Wed 4 February Easter break: Fri 3 Wed 1 April (students) April - Tue 7 April Term 2 Mon 20 April Fri 3 July Term 3 Mon 20 July Fri 25 September Term 4 Mon 12 October Thu 17 December (students finish) CONTACT DETAILS A/Principal - Marcus Cramp PO Box 78, Westbury 7303 Taylor Street, Westbury 7303 Ph 03 6393 1373 Fax 03 6393 1984 Email westbury.primary@education.tas.gov.au Website http://education.tas.edu.au/westburyprimary