WENTWORTH FRIENDS & FAMILIES - NEXT MEETING, MONDAY 28TH MAY, 6:30PM

There is a WWFF meeting next Monday, 28th May, at 6:30pm at the Primary. All are welcome to attend.

WENTWORTH FRIENDS & FAMILIES - 14TH MAY 2018

Wentworth Friends & Families
Thank you to the parents who attended the WWFF meeting last Tuesday. The minutes will be distributed later today.

WWFF Facebook
Detail regarding the WWFF Facebook page are as follows:
1.  Login to Facebook.
2.  Click on the 'Home' page at top right of your Facebook page.
3.  Click on 'Groups' down the left hand side of your Facebook page.
4.  In the Search field, type 'Wentworth Friends & Families'
5.  Click on the page and join the group.

This will send a message to the page Administrator who will then send you a message when you have been added to the Group.

Please Note:  This page is not administered by the school and it is not school property. When the WWFF group set up the Facebook page they also established a set of protocols regarding its use; these protocols are available when you sign up to join.

WENTWORTH FRIENDS & FAMILIES FACEBOOK PAGE - 8 MAY 2018

Wentworth Friends & Families have created a facebook page and we would love all friends and families of Wentworth Primary to join.  We will keep this updated regularly with dates and meetings, photos, minutes and other relevant information.

To join, use the link https://www.facebook.com/groups/165988550731570/

or search Wentworth Friends & Families.  It is a closed group so you will need to click on the +Join Group button.  Our administrator will review requests regularly and add you to the group.

If you have any queries or concerns, please email our facilitator Amanda Paxton on wentworthfriends@gmail.com.

Thanks for your support!

Wentworth Families & Friends.

Wentworth Friends & Families Meeting - Tuesday, 8 May

The next WWFF meeting for parents will be held at the Primary School on Tuesday, 8 May, commencing at 6:30pm.  All are welcome to attend.

Items for discussion:

• WWFF Facbook page
• School Disco
• 10th Anniversary celebration dinner

WWFF Meeting - Monday 19th March 2018

The next WWFF meeting is scheduled for Monday, 19th March at 6:30pm in the Year 4 class at Wentworth Primary, I look forward to seeing you there.

Families & Friends of Wentworth (WWFF) Dinner & next Meeting date Monday 12th March

A reminder that the WWFF get together dinner at the Big Tikka is tonight, Monday, 12th March at 6:30/7:00pm. Please RSVP to Amanda Paxton at bryceamandapaxton@gmail.com as soon as you can today for final numbers for the dinner.

The next WWFF meeting is scheduled for Monday, 19th March at 6:30pm in the Year 4 class at Wentworth Primary, I look forward to seeing you there.

Families & Friends of Wentworth (WWFF)

Thank you to all the WWFF members that met last week and thanks to Amanda Paxton for co-ordinating this event. It was a very good turnout of parents, although more parent support would be welcomed. The minutes of the meeting will be circulated via the school email, however I anticipate this will be a temporary measure as the WWFF are looking at an alternate mode of distribution. 
The next WWFF meeting is scheduled for Monday, 19 March at 6:30pm in the Year 4 class at Wentworth Primary. I look forward to seeing you there.

Please also diarise a WWFF get together dinner at the Big Tikka on Monday, 12 March at 6:30/7:00pm. Please RSVP to Amanda Paxton at bryceamandapaxton@gmail.com by Sunday, 11 March.

Families & Friends of Wentworth Meeting - Invitation

The WWFF is a voluntary body of parents who are interested in supporting the Wentworth community. All parents are members of the WWFF, and as such I would like to invite you to attend the first WWFF meeting for the year. Apart from being an opportunity to meet and greet other members, there are other areas that are of special interest to the school where your input would be much appreciated.  For example, our 10th Anniversary and communication.

All parents are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting which will be held in the Year 4 classroom at Wentworth Primary at 6:30pm on Monday, 26 February. Refreshments will be provided.

FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF WENTWORTH - PRIMARY SCHOOL DISCO FUNDRAISER - STAR WARS - 23 JUNE 2017

It was a great annual School Disco last Friday night and a fitting way to close out a busy term. There was an outstanding turnout and everyone seemed to have had a good time, parents, students and staff alike. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting with the families and parents in an informal, relaxed environment.
I would like to thank the Families and Friends of Wentworth for organising such a well organised event; the evening marched on without a hitch. Thank you for your time and effort!
A huge thanks to all the families that donated items for the raffle; the prizes were excellent. Also thanks to the four College Prefects for giving up their Friday evening to help out.  Your contribution was much appreciated.
A total of $850 was raised for the Families and Friends of Wentworth.

Chris Donovan - Head of Primary

FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF WENTWORTH - MONDAY 19 JUNE 2017

Thank you to the families who have donated items for the Disco Raffle.  Your contribution is much appreciated. If you have any items that you would like to donate please drop them off at the Primary School Reception.

FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF WENTWORTH - MONDAY 12TH JUNE

                                              
Thank you to the families who have donated items for the Disco raffle; your contribution is much appreciated. If you have any items that you would like to donate, please drop them off at the Primary School Reception.  A reminder that there is a Families & Friends of Wentworth Disco meeting at 6:30pm this evening, Monday 12th June, at the Primary School to discuss the Star Wars themed disco. Please come along for a cuppa and to share ideas.

FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF WENTWORTH - MOTHER'S DAY MEAL & MOVIE EVENING - THURSDAY 11 MAY, 7pm

WWFF would like to invite mums along to a Mother’s Day evening with a meal at JACS Restaurant on Thursday 11 May from 7.00pm then onto a Movie at Hoyts Hibiscus Coast from 8.30pm (to be confirmed). Come along and meet some of the mums from the school. This year we are going to see Visceroy’s House.

Could you please indicate at the office if you would like to come along so we can book the tickets and a table by Wednesday 10 May 3pm either by emailing Kim White at reception or calling in to give her your name.

Thankyou,
Chrissy Wadsworth.

Families & Friends of Wentworth - 6 MARCH 2017

An email will be sent to all parents regarding school events that usually require WWFF involvement. Your participation in the WWFF group is always welcome and in some cases it is essential to ensure the smooth running of school activities, such as the Years 4-6 school camp, the school disco and the school production.  It doesn’t matter how much support you can offer the WWFF; it would just be nice to have your involvement with a group of like-minded parents. I would like to encourage all parents and friends to be involved with the WWFF.

Families & Friends of Wentworth - "ON SALE NOW" The Wentworth Primary School Cook Book

School Cook Book
Looking for the perfect Christmas gift idea? Then look no further than The Wentworth Primary School Cook Book. This beautifully presented book is now on sale at the Primary school front office. It is full of delicious recipes and great photos of our students, and is for sale at a very economical price of $20.00. We have a limited amount of books available so I would urge you to purchase your copy without delay.

Families & Friends of Wentworth - THANK YOU TO PARENTS & GRANDPARENTS - 12 SEPTEMBER 2016

I would like to thank the many parents and grandparents who attended the prop making and sewing evening last Wednesday. The contribution of your time and effort is much appreciated and has assisted in ensuring that the performers at the school production will be the best attired actors on the coast. Thank you to Mandy Houseman for helping organise the costumes and the sewing evening.

Chris Donovan

Families & Friends of Wentworth - SCHOOL PRODUCTION - SEWING BEE - WEDNESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2016

The school Production is well underway.  We are holding a Sewing Working Bee on Wednesday 7 September at 7pm at the school.  BYOB and a small plate of nibbles to share. No children are to attend this working bee for obvious reasons.  Thank you.

If you have any queries please contact Mandy Houseman on 021-0700-579.

Families & Friends of Wentworth - " SCHOOL DISCO " Planning Meeting Thursday 16 June 2016, 2:15pm

The Disco planning meeting is this Thursday 2.15pm at the school for those who can make it. If you work and are helping out with the disco, we can email you the updates and if you can please feedback your comments before this Thursday so that we can see if we are on schedule, that would be appreciated.  Thankyou for all of your help!

We will look at having evening meetings starting next term.

WWFF

Families & Friends of Wentworth - SCHOOL DISCO - HELP REQUIRED PLEASE

For the school disco we need someone to help facilitate a photo-booth "Western Style".  If you have a camera and want to join the fun on disco night and help with the photo booth can you please contact the school office and leave your contact details. The Disco is being held on 24 June from 6pm-8pm.

Families & Friends of Wentworth - School Disco Meeting - Thursday 19 May 2016

Families & Friends of Wentworth - " SCHOOL DISCO " A meeting will be held this Thursday 19 May at 2.15pm at the Primary school for any parents who would like to be involved with organising the School Disco.  Come along & put your thoughts and ideas forward.  Everyone welcome!

Families & Friends of Wentworth - Meeting and Christmas Party

Christmas party ideas coming together and flyers to be distributed to each child this coming Friday.

As a community gesture this time of year WWFF would like to ask parents to bring non-perishable goods to go into a hamper on the evening to donate to a community organisation for those in need at Christmas.

Games will come together following picnic dinners with some old fashioned fun – three legged race, egg-spoon race etc parent and child participation encouraged.

The school choir is currently practicing some singing for the evening thanks to Chris Sancto, and Shelli McLeish 

The evening will rap up with Santa who has been chosen and will be travelling on the fire truck from Manly station approx. 7.30pm, with a supply of ready made lolly parcels for the children, Santa suit kindly donated by Jenny Lucas.

Chris Donovan to check on availability of the gymnasium in the event of a rainy day.

Discussion about the school orientation booklet with ideas of content coming together, this will be introduced in term 1 of 2015.

Next meeting is to be held Tuesday 2 December 2.00pm at the school.

Families & Friends of Wentworth - Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Wentworth Friends & Families will be Tuesday 18th November at 2pm

Families & Friends of Wentworth - Meeting postponed to be rescheduled

Families & Friends of Wentworth - Next Meeting Date 20th October 2014

The next meeting will be Monday 20th  October at 2.00pm (first day of term) at the school, all welcome, we’d love your help.

Families & Friends of Wentworth - Pre-Production Arrangements

Thanks to those who attended the meeting on Wednesday at the school, we are forming a good strong group of people who wish to assist the school and we all have talents to offer.

The school production costumes are looking fantastic and we discussed ongoing preparation for the 2 rehearsals coming up on the Friday and Monday prior to the show night. Make-up and hair are now on the agenda, we also discussed feeding the cast prior to the show and will need access to the school tech kitchen, the show time has been recommended to start now at 6.30pm which may suit more parents especially those travelling from the city. An email will be sent to parents with the new show time.

Carol and Lisa have volunteered to photograph the children.

We are talking term 4 and pulling together some events for parents and children to enjoy together hopefully one evening in the school grounds once the weather warms, there is also some talk of Christmas carols and if anyone has any music talent to help with the children we need to hear from you.

We are wanting to prepare a school orientation booklet for the 2015 year especially useful for new families in the school, we need your feedback of the content, so please could you send in suggestions as this will come together in term 4. If you are good at desk-top publishing – we need you.

Watch this space for more confirmed details once we have discussed ideas with the school, the next meeting will be Monday 29 October at 2.00pm (first day of term) at the school, all welcome, we’d love your help.

Wentworth Primary Quiz Night Attendance

An evening out with about 28 of our parents and teachers combined gave us 4 strong teams entering in the Whangaparaoa Golf Club quiz night. This was highly enjoyable evening with lots of laughs and a good opportunity to meet other families from our school. Team Twerkers (predominantly teachers representation) which is apparently some sort of a dance, came 4^th equal with team ‘ In The Dark’ out of 20 tables entered. Team ‘Wentworth Correctional Officers’ and ‘The Jaffas’ (boasting a large packet of Jaffa sweets) weren’t far behind in the scoring. The highlight of the evening was Kim and Jenny Brabant’s ticket being drawn for ‘play your cards right’ and selecting all of the correct cards to win a whopping $610.00 – well done!

Dinner and Quiz Evening 5th September 2014

Today is the last chance to put your names down for the Dinner and Quiz Evening this coming Friday 5th September at the Whangaparaoa Golf Club. We are hoping to have 3 full tables so please if you are interested could you RSVP to Sylvie today. Doors open at 6.00pm, quiz begins at 7.30pm, dinner is the popular carvery or a la carte menu. If you are new to the school this is a chance to meet some of our parents and teachers socially. Come and support our first social event for Wentworth Family and Friends.

Costumes for the school production are well underway, more information will be sent to you shortly on individual outfits.

Costume Meeting Now on Thursday 21st August

Thanks to those who attended the catch-up this week 13/08 for coffee, cake, social chat and to discuss upcoming school support for term 3. The big news is we are inviting you as parents and staff to a dinner evening with Quiz at the local golf club Friday 5 September – invites to be sent out shortly, please RSVP by 29 August. This is an opportunity to come together socially meet others within the school and have some fun.

The primary are very excited about the upcoming school production and the school have asked Friends and Family to manage the costumes. A notice was in this week's newsletter out to the asking for anyone who is interested in assisting with costume organisation to please contact Mandy Houseman on 021 0700579, Mandy has kindly volunteered to manage the team. The production date has been moved to Wednesday 24 September so we are eager to get things underway and be ready for the show. 

Please note that there is a Family and Friends meeting this Thursday 21st August at 2.00pm at school. The meeting will be to discuss the school production and assistance with costumes for people that can donate time and energy, please contact Mandy Houseman, on 021 0700579 for more details.

We are looking at forming an orientation folder for new families attending the school. Any ideas of content i.e. useful information which would assist newcomers to settle into the school and the area, we would appreciate your feedback. This will be designed and put together with a view to introducing in the 2015 new school year.

School Production Updates

The primary are very excited about the upcoming school production and the school have asked Friends and Family to manage the costumes. A notice will go out to the parents/families asking for anyone who is interested in assisting with costume organisation to please contact Mandy Houseman on 021 0700579, Mandy has volunteered to manage the team.
The production date has been moved to Wednesday 24 September so we are eager to get things underway and be ready for the show. Costume team meeting next Wednesday 2.00pm at the school.

Quiz Night - Invite to all Parents and Staff Members

Thanks to those who attended the catch-up this week 13/08 for coffee, cake, social chat and to discuss upcoming school support for term 3.
The big news is we are inviting you as parents and staff to a dinner evening with Quiz at the local golf club Friday 5 September – invites to be sent out shortly, please RSVP by 29 August. This is an opportunity to come together socially meet others within the school and have some fun.

School Production:

Thank you to those who attended last Wednesday's catch-up.  We discussed a few things for this term.

This year's School Production is a Western Musical.  Parents, please keep in mind any clothing that may be suitable for your child’s costume, i.e. checked shirts, jeans, vests, and cowboy hats.  Notices will be sent  out from the school in due course.

Maths Week is 11-16th August and parents are invited to compete alongside the children on the morning of Thursday, 15th August for a team Maths event from 11am. We need parents from each class to be represented, so if you are interested, please speak to Mandy Houseman (Years 0-1), Jenny Brabant (Years 2-3), Lisa Cruz (Years 4-5), or Chrissy Wadsworth (Year 6) if you can come along.

Hygiene:  The children have all been asked to keep the spread of coughs and colds to a minimum by using the hand sanitizer gel and tissues supplied in each classroom, and by coughing/sneezing into their “armbows”. Good correct washing of their hands also goes a long way to prevent germs from spreading. Please regularly encourage your children to do these simply things - they really work!

Social Parent Dinner:  We are organising our first social parent dinner this term.  This will be a great opportunity to meet other parents and grandparents.  The date and venue is still to be confirmed so watch this space…

 Next catch-up  is Wednesday, 14 August 2 pm at the school. ALL WELCOME.