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Woodbridge Schooland Marine Discovery CentreNewsletter25 th November 2010Dear parents/carers,This week, I want to devote my piece to revisiting the 4 core values that we introduced earlierthis year, and reflect on them, and our progress in making them the foundation of everything wedo at school. The four values are, of course, Respect, Responsibility, Doing Your Best andUnderstanding, Tolerance and Inclusion. These were decided after surveys and discussion withparents, students and staff.We have had a value of the month, in which we explore what the value looks like, sounds like andfeels like when it is being displayed. Students have made posters, performed songs, created videosand spoken about values. As a school, these are vitally important - it provides a foundation forinteraction between people, and a frame of reference for behavioural codes, discussions aboutbullying and many other aspects of our learning. As we reflect near to the year’s end, I want toacknowledge and thank our school climate priority group, who instigated the values program, andstudents, staff and parents for embracing it and helping to make the school a better place.Finally, we have had a trial of a changed school day, lengthening recess and shortening lunch. Wewill review this over the next couple of weeks, so if you have any comments, please let us know.We will get the views of students before deciding on whether to maintain the changed structurefor 2011.Chris BarnesPrincipalEarly Childhood and Primary Swimming Carnival– Tuesday 30 th November 2010 at Huonville PoolOnce again the Prep to grade 6 students will be enjoying a day of fun and races at the HuonvillePool. There will be a large range of events that cater for the non-swimmer right through to theaccomplished with a real emphasis on fun and participation. Parents and carers are more thanwelcome to come along to watch and join the fun. The day will commence at 10:30am andconclude at 2:00pm. Students will be transported to and from the school by bus. Students willneed to bring hats, sunscreen, bathers, towels, lunch and drinks (or money for the kiosk as thiswill be open). They should also dress in their house colours and come along ready to participateand have fun. We are also looking for as many parents as possible to assist in running the event,so if you can help please contact t Mr Clydesdale at school as soon as possible.CONTACT DETAILS3509 Channel Highway, Woodbridge, Tasmania 7162Ph (03) 6267 4667 Fax (03) 6267 4808Email woodbridge@education.tas.gov.au Web www.woodbridge.tased.edu.auWoodbridge Words25 th November 2010Page 1

DATES TO REMEMBER:Thursday 25 th November toWednesday 1 st December 2010 Exam Week for grade 10’sTuesday 30 th November 2010 Early Childhood and Primary Swimming CarnivalWednesday 1 st December 2010 Grade 7 orientationThursday 2 nd December 2010 K-6 to visit to Botanical GardensThursday 2 nd December 2010 Rotary InterviewsFriday 3 rd December 2010 Choir and recorder group performing at Snug VillageFriday 3 rd December 2010 Boardies Day organised by JRC– supporting Surf Life SavingMonday 6 th to Friday 10 th K-2 Swimming; andDecember 2010 Bike Education for Grades 4/5 & 5/6Tuesday 7 th December 2010 Presentation EveningThursday 9 th December 2010 Volunteers Morning TeaThursday 9 th December 2010 Grade 10 Leavers Dinner at Hadley’s HotelFriday 10 th December 2010 Reports home to studentsFriday 10 th December 2010 Leavers AssemblyFriday 10 th December 2010 ABC Giving Tree representatives visitingto collect donations.Friday 10 th December 2010 Choir to perform at WestwindsTuesday 14 th December 2010 Whole School Picnic Day at Randalls BayThursday 16 th December 2010 End of Year Assembly 12.05pmThursday 16 th December 2010 Last day of term for studentsWednesday 16 th February 2011 First day for students for term 1WOODBRIDGE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION RAFFLETICKETS $2 each or 3 for $5Thank you to all the families who have returned raffle books to school. Please continue to returnsold and unsold tickets to the office by Monday 6 th December. Thanks so much for yourcontinuing support.School Cricket ClinicsOn Tuesday we were visited by some cricketers from the TCA, New Town and WoodbridgeCricket Clubs. They conducted some cricket clinics, in scorching heat, for the early childhood andprimary students. The children had a great time and received some expert tuition from someexcellent coaches. If any parents or children are interested in playing cricket, the WoodbridgeCricket Club will be starting Milo cricket for 5-10 year olds at the Woodbridge oval from 9:30-10:30 on Saturday mornings (from December 4 th ). For the older children, aged 11-13, there willbe an under 13 team beginning in the near future. More information is contained in the flyer inthe newsletter. A big thanks to the various cricket clubs for coming down, the children reallyappreciated it.School TermsThe Tasmanian State School Parents and Friends Inc thank and appreciate the many replies wehave regarding the school terms in Tasmania in response to previous school newsletter requests.We now seek your response to this more focussed question through the following linkhttps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/schoolterms. To participate please enter this link’s text in yourweb browser (if this is an issue, contact can be made directly to the Tasmanian State SchoolParents and Friends Inc via phone 6234 9488). The survey will close on Wednesday 1December to enable us time to analyse and share this data at our next Four Term AdvisoryCommittee meeting on 6 December.Tasmanian State School Parents and Friends IncWoodbridge Words 25 th November 2010 Page 2

Woodbridge Has Talent! Talent ShowOn Tuesday 23rd November students from Prep to Grade 6 gathered with parents, teachers andsome high school audience members to support their classmates in our inaugural primary schooltalent show. It was a fabulous show, organised by Mrs Watkins with Grade 5/6 Langford-Gourlay.Each act performed before the audience and a judging panel composed of Grade 5 and 6 students,who gave a score out of five for each act. Students from across the school participated in hugenumbers and produced a show which was enjoyed by all. The class with the highest participationrate was grade 4/5H – congratulations!Absence Telephone Number: 6267 4205Emergency Telephone Number 0427 303 701CONTACT DETAILS3509 Channel Highway, Woodbridge, Tasmania 7162Ph (03) 6267 4667 Fax (03) 6267 4808Email woodbridge@education.tas.gov.au Web www.woodbridge.tased.edu.auWoodbridge Words 25 th November 2010 Page 3