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Our Value this fortnight is Freedom Partners in Learning Sternberg Crescent Phone: 6205 7566 (Junior Campus) Fax: 6205 7563 www.wans.act.edu.au INFORMATION UPDATE NO: 8 – WEDNESDAY 29TH AUGUST 2012 DATES TO REMEMBER Friday 7th September Red Unit Assembly 11.30am Wednesday 12th September Special Lunch Day (no other lunch orders taken) Thursday 13th September Red Unit Zoo Excursion Tuesday 18th September Floriade Excursion (Guitar Group & Bands) Friday 21st September Learning Journeys 9am – 11am Friday 28th September Yellow Unit Assembly 11.30am Friday 28th September Last day Term 3 Monday 15th October First day Term 4 Notes Sent Home Chaplain’s Corner Sunscreen Fundraiser Youngest There have been exciting things happening for Whole School Newsletter Youngest chaplaincy this term. Head Lice Note Yrs 4 - 6 The highlight for me was a trip to Queensland to join Japanese Fun Day Selected over 600 school chaplains at the annual Scripture Union Indigenous Numeracy/Literacy Program Selected Refuel Conference. We had some great guest speakers; Indigenous Holiday Program Selected one of whom was Tim Costello from World Vision. He ACT Athletics Track & Field Selected encouraged us to make sure that we are doing what matters the most in life, and brings us satisfaction rather than merely status. Electives were also offered, and I found the one dealing with grief and loss particularly helpful. Wanniassa P-10 School is now on Facebook! Another noteworthy event was the evacuation of the If you would like important school updates and success entire junior campus one cold winter morning after the stories, please find Wanniassa P-10 School (the page smoke detectors were set off. The fireman who checked with the Wanniassa logo and the white background) and it out didn’t think it was the burnt toast from Breakfast ‘like’ the page. Club, but it did seem to be a strange coincidence! We appreciate the milk and bread (from Brother’s Oven) Wanniassa School Twilight Christmas Fair which are donated to Breakfast Club. Please Help!! This term I have been doing some work with a small Do you have books, group of girls in Year 7 who have been discussing the DVDs and CDs you transition from junior campus to senior campus. It is can donate to be sold hoped that they may share some of their experiences with at the Fair? If you do, the Year 6 girls, to assist with their transition next year. please leave them at the front offices. It is also time to I am available to the whole school community if anyone propagate plants for the plant stall and if you can spare has issues they would like to discuss confidentially. Just some time to run or help out on one of the stalls please speak with Sandy in the front office, and I will get in email Sheena Abraham on [email protected] Sheena touch to arrange a suitable time on a Thursday or Friday. would also like to know the type of plant and numbers Also, if anyone has some wool they would like to donate you are propagating so she has some idea of what will be for our French knitting activities it would be much available at the fair. For more info visit appreciated. http://wanniassafair.wordpress.com/ Christine Hosking Wanniassa School Chaplain Canteen Notice Tuggeranong Vikings Baseball Club Help is needed Monday 10th September in the canteen to All Juniors and Seniors Welcome prepare food for the Special Lunch Day on Wednesday Season 2012/13 Registration Day at 12th September. Please see Wendy or just turn up. Viking Park, McBryde Cr, Wanniassa. All notes and money due back Friday 7th September. Sunday 9th September 1pm - 4pm Thanks again to Renee Irving who's giving up her Friday A Junior Girls U15’s Competition is mornings to help Wendy in the Canteen, even with a beginning this year. Girls must be aged 15 and under as baby in-toe - your help is really appreciated! If you'd like of 31/12/2012. No previous experience required. Come to help out at the canteen turn up any time Tues - Fri or and be a part of something new! put your name on the roster in the Parent Link. Come and join the Vikings, be part of a sport that is growing in Canberra thanks Piano Lessons Canberra to the Canberra Cavalry, our team in • 10 years piano teaching experience the ABL. For more info visit http://vikings-news.com.au • For beginners of any age • Can teach for leisure or can teach to AMEB Tuggeranong Netball Association theory and practical examinations School Holiday Program – Enrol Now! • Still taking booking for terms 3 and 4, 2012 9am – 12noon Tues 2nd Oct to Thurs 4th • Please call Christina Bulbrook on 0401 577296 Oct. Suitable for children yrs K – 6. Are you looking for something to Parent Link entertain your kids over the school Greetings everyone! We need your help! We would like holidays for a couple of days? Are your this to be a vibrant and exciting place to visit with lots of children interested in netball? things happening. We currently have fortnightly craft At a low cost of $90.00 drop your kids off and we will sessions with all people welcome. Our next one is teach them the fundamentals of netball, help them Thursday 30th August. The next 2 dates to mark in your expand their skill set and they will meet lots of new diary are Thursday 13th and 27th September. Annette is people. Call 62924480 or email [email protected] a fabulous card and scrapbooking teacher and has lots of exciting ideas. All materials supplied, just turn up at Tuggeranong Valley Cricket Club Juniors 9am. A nominal fee is charged of $10. Registration days for the 2012/13 season are at the We would like the community to use the Parent Link. TVCC Clubhouse, Chisholm (behind Chisholm shops) You may know of someone in the broader community on Saturday 1 September from 9am to 1pm and Sunday 2 who is looking for a small room to hold meetings or run September from 1pm to 4pm. TVCC conducts some workshops. We know many parents work and the In2Cricket for 5 – 10 year olds at Chisholm and Conder. hours of 8am - 3.30pm don’t suit you. We would like to Juniors field teams from U9’s to U18’s. The In2Cricket extend these hours and make the room available on a registration fee is $85.00 and Juniors Tuesday until 8pm. (The room would need to be booked single fee is $110.00, which includes a for this afternoon/evening timeslot). We have had club playing shirt. For more suggestions from people who would like to run some information contact TVCC Juniors sessions on photography. If this is something that Registrar Trish Coughlan on interests you please let us know. 62319527 (AH), President Bruce The parent link is your space so if you have some other Trewartha on 62310281 or visit the ideas or suggestions fill out the space below and return to website www.tvccjuniors.org.au the front office. Jenny Tatham - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Tuggeranong Southern Cross Junior Tuggeranong Little Athletics Association Basketball Club LITTLE ATHLETICS – BE YOUR BEST 2012/13 Challenge Season registration and trials for all Do you like to run? Jump? Throw? ages. Under 10 Girls and Boys ‘Come and Try’ Monday Little Athletics is the place for you! 10th and 17th Sept, 5 ‐ 6pm. All sessions at Tuggeranong FAMILY, FUN AND FITNESS Southern Cross Stadium. For more info please call Come, young and old Suzanne Helson on 62915900 or email Little Athletics is for boys & girls [email protected] from ages 5 - 16 Registration: Sat 8th Sept & 22nd Sept Join Calwell Little Athletics! 9.00am – 12.30pm Come down to our registration evenings at Kambah Oval 3 - Kett Street, Kambah The Calwell Club, 1 Were St, Calwell on Or register online at www.tlaa.org.au or call 62316697. Thurs 30th Aug & Thurs 6th Sept 6-8pm. Also Calwell will be at the AIS for the Synergy - Womens StrengthFIT season opening Gala day from 10am-12pm StrengthFIT sessions are for women of all ages/fitness Sunday 16th September. levels. Discover a fantastic way to get fit and strong and Calwell Little Athletics meets at Calwell Playing Fields to challenge yourself! Call Bronnie on 0402 221015 or every Saturday morning at 8:45am commencing Sat 13th email [email protected] October through to end of March, 2013. For more info visit our website at www.clac.net.au or phone David Lawrence (Registrar) on 0411 144 046. Buzz Speech Pathology We currently have places available to take on new clients for assessments, intervention and school holiday programs. Contact Larissa Hollier on 0402704199 Certified Practising Speech Pathologist B.App.Sc. (Sp.Path) Or email on [email protected] The school, its staff and the Territory are not aware of, and make no representation as to, the truth or accuracy of the information provided in advertisements appearing in the publication. Readers should make their own enquiries in relation to the information. .