Website Launch

After many weeks of hard work, we are very excited to launch a new Website for the school. We hope the new site is easier for all members of the community to navigate and better showcases the many wonderful things that happen each day at Willy North!

Please take a moment to jump onto the new site at: www.willynthps.vic.edu.au

On behalf of the school community, I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Dale Evans (Digital Technologies Leader) and Tinh Nguyen (technician) for the many hours put into the development of this new website.

We will continue to enhance the site and appreciate any feedback you might have; please feel welcome to forward this to myself at: jim.cahill@education.vic.gov.au

Aladdin Jr is Almost Here

It has been a delight to experience the wonderful energy leading up to tomorrow evening’s production of Aladdin. The school has been a buzz of excitement, with students busily rehearsing, with costumes and props being finalised by staff and parents!

The show will get underway at 7:00pm on Thursday 9^th June at Williamstown Town Hall. There are nine middle and senior classes performing on stage tomorrow evening, with the remaining middle and senior classes performing this production in November.

If you have not yet secured your tickets for tomorrow night’s performance, please jump onto either of the following links:

https://www.trybooking.com/BZRNT
https://www.trybooking.com/908225

The cost of each ticket is $25, which includes a video link of the show. This link will be distributed early next week.

I would like to take a moment to thank Michelle Barnes (Performing Arts Teacher) for her months of work in bringing this production together. We are so excited to have the Performing Arts alive again at Willy North!

Sibling Enrolments 2023

As we approach the mid-way point of the year, we are eager to start to confirm our 2023 Foundation enrolments. If you are a current school family, with a child eligible for Foundation next year, we seek your support to complete an enrolment form as soon as possible. These forms can be obtained in hard copy at the office or electronically on the school website. The timely lodgement of these forms is extremely helpful for the school’s planning and decision making processes. We thank families in anticipation of their support on this matter.

Acting Principal Appointment for Term 3

I have been very humbled by the kind messages and good wishes since recently announcing my upcoming retirement. I thank parents deeply for these sentiments.

As previously shared, an Acting Principal will be in place for Term 3 whilst I am on Long Service Leave. An external selection process has almost been completed for this acting role and we hope to have an announcement in next week’s Newsletter to confirm this temporary appointment.

An extended selection process will unfold during next term to substantively appoint the new Principal for the start of Term 4. We will of course continue to keep the community updated on this matter.

OSHClub – Welcome Back Sarah

It was indeed a very pleasant surprise to welcome back Sarah Duncan as our OSHClub Coordinator last Monday. Sarah had previously worked at Willy North in this role for several years and then took up a new posting earlier this year. As a result of some OSHClub re-organisation of management roles, Sarah has fortuitously returned to Willy North!

For those who have engaged with Sarah in the past through the OSHClub program, I’m sure you’ll also be delighted with this news! Sarah has a great rapport with our students through the OSHClub program and does a terrific job to ensure students are well supported both before and after school. If you have any queries regarding the OSHClub program, please don’t hesitate to contact Sarah on 0422 236 845.

Lost Property Thanks

A huge thank you to Monica & Vesna (parents) for the fantastic clean up of our lost property area late last week. We hope the return of all of these tops to students have boosted the supplies at home, in time for this very chilly weather!

The before and after shots below show the hard work by Monica & Vesna!

Enjoy the rest of the week—Jim Cahill—Principal

On Friday the 17th June we are having a whole school fundraiser organized by the 2022 JSC reps, entitled Kooky Coat Day!

Kooky coat day is an event where you decorate your coat in a fun, crazy or Kooky way.

We recommend using things like streamers, pom-poms and ribbons to make your coat look authentic and festive.

It is also a full free dress day!

Keep in mind that this wonderful day is happening on a Friday, which is an inter school sports day. Therefore, any students in Year 5 and 6 should wear clothing appropriate for playing sports.

This time around, we aren’t looking for your gold coins!

We are on the lookout for any unwanted Coats, Jackets, Beanies, Scarves, Gloves etc.

We are also after long life milk, penne pasta, Asian Vegetarian sauces (soy sauce, ketchup etc).

Items are to be dropped off to the large box outside the front of the library, any time during Week 7 and Week 8 (30th May-17th June.).

Everything bought in will be donated to a worthy charity called “Reaching out in the inner west of Melbourne.”

They are an amazing charity group, who donate many things to those living on the streets of Melbourne. They help all kinds of people. You can find out more about them on their Facebook page or by Googling them.

This recent bout of freezing weather is a great reminder to us all, how much a warm coat means to the homeless. So please have a hunt through your wardrobes or anywhere else at home where you think you may be able to find some warm winter items to donate in both adult and child sizes.

We can't wait to see you in your ‘Kooky Coats’ on Friday 17th June!