Staff Training Day Reminder

A final reminder that the school will be closed next Monday 31^st October for the last Staff Training day this year. Teachers will be working through their accountability requirements set out by the Department of Education & Training, to complete a suite of training modules linked to five Occupational Health & Safety areas, as well as Mandatory Reporting and other obligations linked to the Child Safety Standards.

Please also note that the school will also be closed on Tuesday 1^st November for the annual Cup Day Holiday, with school resuming for regular classes on Wednesday 2^nd November.

Due to this short week ahead, the next Newsletter will be published on Wednesday 9^th November.

Aladdin Tickets to go on Sale!

We are very excited to be promoting the Performing Arts once again at Williamstown North PS with this year’s second Production of Aladdin Jr being staged on Thursday 17^th November for students in Years 3 – 6 who are undertaking Performing Arts this semester.

Students from the following semester two Performing Arts classes will be performing in this production: 3Mc, 4R, 4S, 5H, 5C, 6P, 6J & 6K
Aladdin Jr. will be performed at the Williamstown Town Hall on Thursday 17^th November at 7:00pm.
All tickets for this show are priced at $25.00 each.

Tickets purchased in the stalls will be allocated seating whilst balcony tickets will be general admission. For those requiring wheelchair access, we recommend purchasing tickets in rows A & I (stalls). Tickets can be purchased at either of the following links: https://www.trybooking.com/CAOGB or https://www.trybooking.com/923573

Please note, a professional company has been engaged to film the production. The $25 per ticket includes access to a video link, which will be distributed to families after the production.

Tickets will go on sale from 6:00pm on Thursday 27^th October through the above trybooking links – yes that’s tomorrow night!

(There will be no limitations on ticket sales for this performance).

Big Night In

The Year 1 and 2 students enjoyed a fabulous night of activities on Friday 21^st October as part of the ‘Big Night In’, which culminated with the Year 2 students sleeping in their classroom that night. We were very fortunate that the rain held off on late Friday afternoon and all planned activities were able to go ahead. Even a thunderstorm didn’t deter any spirits through the night, with all students demonstrating great resilience and perseverance. We were very grateful to all parents who ensured prompt pick up arrangements for the Year 1 students on Friday night and the Year 2 students on Saturday morning.

The event was another great Willy North collaboration with many staff from across the school supporting the Year 1 and 2 teachers. We sincerely thank all staff who were able to support this event, especially those who stayed overnight to ensure a high level of care for all students. A special shout out to Georgie Petty (Year 2 teacher) who coordinated the planning with the teams and worked tirelessly to ensure everything ran like clockwork!

Hooptime

Last Friday the Boys from both our Junior All-Stars from years 3 and 4 attended Regional Finals in Werribee. This was a great opportunity for our Boys to go up against some really good competition from some other schools in the region. Both teams played extremely well and represented our school proudly. Our year 4 team unfortunately missed out on going to the next stage of the competition (States) by 2 points going down to a tough Bethany PS in a nail-biting final. Well done to both teams for making it that far. A huge thank you to Patrick Marshall, Stephanie Veneziano, Ashley Higginbotham, Ashley Bettenay and Chester Bettenay for coaching, scoring and assisting on the day.

A big congratulations to both of the year 3 and 4 Girl's All-Star teams who have been fast tracked into the State Finals. This will be held on Monday 21 November.

Also, congratulations and good luck to our Senior All-Start Boys Team 2 and Senior All-Star Girls Team 1 from years 5 and 6 for their upcoming Regional finals competition to be held on Wednesday 9 November.

Thanks, Nick Fitzpatrick, PE Teacher

Volleyball

A big congratulations to the Year 5 & 6 Boys Green Volleyball Team who competed at the Divisional stage on the 7th October. The team performed very well together overall and had a fantastic experience winning one game and unfortunately falling short in the closing stages of their other two games. An outstanding effort overall winning through from the District Stage and training in the Gymnasium for preparation.

Thanks, Bill Manoleras, PE Teacher

Year 6 Mums Lunch

Last Friday the Year 6 mums got together at the Royal Yacht Club to celebrate the final year of Primary School for our kids. It was a beautiful afternoon with about 60 mums attending. Thanks to the organising committee of Caroline, Helen, Rachelle, Sheena and Nicole.