Week+6+Term+2+2009

Week 6 Term 1 2009 

Jan and Lis will be in on Wed of this week
 * __Jan and Lis's visit __**

Jumps and throws Thursday 21st June Running and games Friday 22nd June Jane will give us more information soon As far as I know Kindy and PP will be doing their own sports day on Friday. St Joesphs, Doon Doon and Jungdrung will be attending. Miss Dani from Doon Doon will not be coming along. There will be morning tea but not lunch served on the day. Can all teachers check that each studnet has a faction and they know it, you will also want to start practising chants Here is a link to some chants. []
 * __Athletics__**

It is an expectation that both secondary and Primary school teachers follow the themes for each term. The English program is being written for each topic. Many thanks to Cathy for doing this job. I will be coming in next term to talk to you about the themes and how you are implementing them in your classroom. I strongly encourage Chris and Grant to work with Cathy on the secondary English programs. It is expected that these integrated units will continue when we are gone and new staff take up the reign.
 * __Theme Packs [[file:WDHS topic chart.docx]]__**

Kindy Grace: Toys Tools and Trades PP: Creepy Crawlies Yr1: Caring for Animals Yr3: Lets be a scientist Yr3/4 Africa Yr 5/6/7 Sustainability HS Wars in our World

We need to advertise the various positions that many non teaching staff are in the moment. I am doing the best I can to keep all position for the rest of the year. I need to run a process which is fair and transparent. Therefore over the next week I will be advertising the following positions for Term 3 and 4
 * __Wyndham Human Resource Actions__**

//Permanent Positions// 1. Registrar 2. School Officer 3. School Based Attendance Officer [advertised next term start term 4, Helen will remain in this position until then] 4. 1 Education Support Assistant [the person who wins this position may be deployed elsewhere in the school but this will be a permanent position with the DET]

//The following positions are only temporary for this year with possibility of extension//

1. Kindy Assistant [3 days per week] 2. ILSS EA [3 days per week] 3. Education Assistants [4 positions going]

The process will involve a covering letter and a resume. There will be an interview. The panel will consist mostly of people outside the school. This means you need to have a comprehensive CV which sells your skills.

You may wish to ask Jan Whitney for assistance. She is away from week 8 so ask her soon.

The process will close during week 9 and I am hoping to have the process concluded by the beginning of the holidays.

All word document comments are due this week. Please email them to your line managers Stuart can you give yours to Jamie. I encourage all to meet the deadlines. Please check that all you children have a report cover and have been included on the SIS.
 * __Report Comments due Friday__**

Grace, Jane E, Jane L, and Grant need to see Jeanette or Jamie this week to get training on SIS reporting. The onus is on the teaching staff to get help not the admin team. Your remote reporting link on the portal is also up and running.

I am noticing a drop in standards of the students in relation to their dress, scribble over their bodies and chewing gum. Can all staff please become vigilant about these issues? There should be no reason why HS students should be wearing thongs. All students need to start wearing sneakers at least. I will be asking Shirley, Chrissie and Jamie to send the students home to put on the correct uniform.
 * __Student Standards__**

I will be asking staff to get changed if they are wearing the above. Please do not be offended. If we are asking our students to dress to a standard we too need to dress to a standard. The only person who needs to wear jeans is Grant on days when he is doing rural ops. Thanks you for your understanding. I will give a few days before I ask people to get changed. Many thanks for your cooperation.
 * __Staff wearing denim and Thongs__**

I want to acknowledge the efforts of Jane who is involved with many extra duties this term. Please ask her if there is anything you could do to help her in the organisation of the carnival.
 * __Jane and athletics carnival__**

If you are wanting to stay for a 4th year please send me a request via email. If you want to stay 5yrs or longer please email the district director Bill.Mann@det.wa.edu.au and request an further years The process is being run over the next few months so don't dillie dally.
 * __RTS for next year__**

In line with the DET reporting processes we will be holding interviews for parents who want feedback on their student's reports. The sessions will be no longer than 10minutes for each parent. The parent interviews will be held on the evening from 5-6pm on Wednesday week 10. I apologise for not giving you much notice but I think this is a good way for parents who cant make to school to meet with you.
 * __Parent Interviews__**

The library has had a bit of a cull of its teacher resources. Many have been added to the theme packs in the store room near the art room. Programs have been written to match each of the themes. All other resources remain intact. Each section has been divided into secondary, upper primary and junior primary. There is a section of shelves dedicated to ECE [K-1] resources across all learning areas. The resources for the theme packs are available to loan as individual pieces but need to be returned to that store cupboard. We will be labelling all the resources in regards to where they live.
 * __Library Resources__**

I will be away next week at the annual Principal conference in Perth. Please let me know if you need anything before I go.
 * __Kylie Away week 7__**

It is the classroom responsibility to change books each day or as regularly as required. I also want EA or teachers to take kids home or send them home to bring their reading folders each day. This is too help home reading become embedded into their daily routine. Home readers are not to be sent home on Weekends so keep them in class on Thursdays. When a student loses a book please send them up to Jane or me and we will record the missing book and the level. A new book will be given to that student with the dot that corresponds to the missing book. The aim is to ensure each packet of home readers contains 10 books. To get supplies for home readers please see Jane, Cathy or me. I believe this can be a successful strategy and will improve reading. I am aiming for all primary students to read 5 levels above their current level at present.
 * __Take home reading Program__**

Most of the non teaching staff will be out on Monday. This means you will need to sort fruit out at the classroom level.
 * __Capacity Building__**

Please see the roster for the various jobs you can volunteer for. Let me know if you do not wish to participate. I am very grateful for you time and effort with these extra duties.  Please see the roster for the various jobs you can volunteer for. Let me know if you do not wish to participate. I am very grateful for you time and effort with these extra duties.   [|WDHS Timetable for Extra Curricular Activities.docx]
 * __Roster for Breakfast Club and Milk/staffroom cleaning__**
 * __Roster for Breakfast Club and Milk/staffroom cleaning __**

  [|staffing leave 2010.pdf]
 * __Leave Information for teaching staff for 2010 __**

Interactive Printing Site []

There will be a visit from a group to give a presentation on safety. See Jeanette for more information.
 * __Safety Performance Visits __**

Stuart and Robyn are organising
 * __Assembly this Friday at 11.00 __**

You’ve Been Teaching Too Long When You…

 * 1) Think that canteen chocolate bars are “real food”
 * 2) Know more than five uses for milk cartons.
 * 3) Sing the school song while ironing!
 * 4) Think that going to the supermarket is a special trip out.
 * 5) Start setting homework for yourself.
 * 6) Call your Principal, ‘darling’.
 * 7) Records your school’s address on competition forms.
 * 8) Think that staff meetings are the best fun you’ve had all week.
 * 9) Cry with joy when your back-to-back photocopying comes out the right way up.

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