DAM PUBLIC SCHOOL Term 3 of 2019

Waugoola Road, Wyangala NSW 2808 P 02 6345 0804 F 02 6345 0802 E [email protected] Week 1 W wyangalada-p.schools.nsw.edu.au 24th July 2019

Dates to Remember Dear Parents, Carers and Community July Members, 25th STEM day at Woodstock PS WELCOME BACK!!! As usual, we have hit the ground 26th STEM 4 TEN at running, and Term 3 is going to be a BIG one! PS 26th NAIDOC Day at There has been some work on school’s technology Koorawatha PS which was supposed to be completed during the August holidays. However, the work was running behind 2nd STEM 4 TEN at schedule which saw the tradesmen here on Tuesday. Koorawatha PS As a result, most of our lessons were held outside, 4th POW Breakout under the COLA. This led to an impromptu lesson on Peace Bell Ringing using Scratch, and I’d like to thank Lea for again sharing her skills and knowledge with the students as 5th Cowra POW Breakout Wreath Laying she led them through an hour-long lesson in how to make a dancing sprite. 8th Education Week Open Day The students were completely engaged in this activity and actually complained 9th Pyjama Day when it was home time. 9th STEM 4 TEN at Koorawatha PS This week is when we participate in 22nd Life Education at School Tree Day. Cowra Council Woodstock donated 100 native plants which have 23rd STEM 4 TEN at been added to our Butterfly Garden. It Koorawatha PS took the students and staff just 90 minutes to plant 23rd District Athletics them all. Our grounds are already looking amazing, and Carnival—Grenfell these plants will invite more insects and wildlife to our 30th Back Up District school. Athletics Carnival 30th STEM 4 TEN at Tomorrow, we are going up to Koorawatha PS Woodstock Public School to September participate in the STEM Trailer 1st Fathers Day activities showcased by the 1st Woodstock Show Department of Education. We thank Mrs Williams for the 9th Musica Viva invitation to share in this wonderful opportunity. 19th Talk Like a Pirate Day

On Friday, we celebrate NAIDOC with the Cowra Small Schools at Koorawatha Public School. We will be participating in lots of activities that celebrate our First Nations People and their history and culture. I am really excited to be sharing this day with the Koorawatha community as I know it will be an authentic experience.

As part of our STEM learning, we will be travelling to Koorawatha every Friday for an hour of STEM 4 TEN which is ten weeks of intensive lessons in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Again, we have been fortunate to have been included with another small school to enable this specialist learning opportunity.

As always, have a wonderful week!

Cheers,

Sue Clark Relieving Principal

Wyangala Dam Public School has a mobile phone for excursions, etc. Please only use in case of emergency whilst we are away from school. The number is 0401 614 184 Tuesday 23rd July 2019

100 more plants have been added to our Butterfly garden! Thank you to Cowra Council for helping us beautify our grounds. Also thank you to the students and staff for doing such a great job!

Wyangala Country Club P &C Meat Raffle

Friday 9th August 2019 6.00pm Tickets on sale from 6.00pm and raffle drawn approximately 7.30pm

If you are available to assist in the selling of tickets please come along to the Wyangala Country Club. All assistance greatly appreciated. Please become a collector today 1) COLLECTOR These volunteers offer to collect their plastic bottle lids from their home, school, workplace or community group (that isn't publicly listed) then deliver their lids to a local collection point (and can also help recruit new collection points). 2) LOCAL COLLECTION POINT— PUBLIC SCHOOL These volunteers offer their workplace, school or community group as a publicly listed collection point for their town or suburb then deliver their lids to a regional coordinator.