Helpful Apps
Autism
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Wait4it  Cost:$2.99 Wait4it is designed for use in any setting to help teach the concept of "wait" and encourage learners to wait successfully! It provides a digital sand timer and space to input a visual representation of the item your learner is waiting for.
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See.Touch.Learn  Cost: Free A great App that provides visual instructions for students with Autism and special needs.
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Autism ihelp  Cost: Free Autism iHelp is a vocabulary teaching aid developed by parents of a child with Autism and a speech-language pathologist. Autism iHelp was inspired by the need for specific language intervention tools for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder focusing on their unique strengths and difficulty with expressive vocabulary. |
Sequences for Autism
 Cost: $4.99 Teach your children everyday kids activities through a fun drag and drop sequence game designed for children with autism and developed by specialised therapists. |
Dyslexia
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What is Dyslexia?
 Cost: Free A free app to help you understand Dyslexia. Watch a video comic and follow the story of a typical dyslexic. Take a quiz to see if you show signs of dyslexia. |
Dyseggxia
 Cost: Free A mobile game that helps children with dyslexia overcome their reading and writing concerns by the means of fun word games. All exercises have been scientifically designed to target reading and writing errors specific for dyslexic children. |
DD's Dictionary
 Cost: Free DD's Dictionary, a Dyslexic's dictionary allows independent discovery of an unknown spelling or a quick check of an uncertain word. |
Dyslexia Quest
 Cost: $9.99 Climb the moutain and play the yeti games. Each game will test memory and learning skills. The Yeti Master will explain signs of Dyslexia. |
Speech and Language
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Speech with Milo  Cost: $2.99
This app was created by a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, and has been downloaded over 100,000 times. Milo is for speech therapists working with children, or parents who want to teach language skills to their children. The app offers an enjoyable tool used in therapy at a cheap price. |
Literacy
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Sight words for Reading  Cost: Free Assist students learning their sight words. Some words are fromDolch & Fry's lists. |
Sound Literacy  Cost: $9.99 Sound Literacy is an instructional tool for tutors and teachers. |
Phonics with Phonograms  Cost: $2.99 A fun, effective phonics recognition game that eliminates exceptions and provides a complete picture of the phonograms needed to read and spell. |
Sight Words  Cost: $0.99 Help your child to learn to read by using Sight Words by Teach Speech Apps. This simple flash card app makes it easy to practice sight words anywhere. Based on the Dolch Word List that is broken down into 6 groups. |
Numeracy
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Maths Rockx - Times Tables  Cost: Free This is the Rock Star Teacher that everyone wants! Your children will learn their Times Tables by singing them to the coolest tracks, from some of the world's best artists! One Direction, P!NK, Lady Gaga, Will-i-am and Pharrell Williams - to name a few. They will love bopping away to the new Times Table lyrics while they learn. |
Happy Maths - Multiplication Rhymes  Cost: Free The only tool specifically designed to support cognitive memorization of the Multiplication Facts. HappyMath Multiplication Facts is unlike any standard Math Basics application in its approach. |
Latest News
Farewell tunnel Wednesday 16 December
15 Dec 2020
Dear Parents and Carers,
We will be having our farewell tunnel tomorrow for Year 6 graduating students and all other students leaving WPPS. Parents of these children are invited to be a part of the celebration commencing at the school gate and heading out towards Tristania Place. All other parents are also welcome to join the festivities in the cul-de-sac. Please line the school driveway from the gate and out towards Tristania Place at 2:40pm. Kindly avoid driving into Tristania until at least 3:00pm for student and parent safety. Bring an umbrella and lots of tissues.
Regards,
Bronwyn Wilson
Principal
Secondhand Clothing
14 Dec 2020
Dear Parents and Carers,
If you have any secondhand clothing to donate to the school please place it in the bins provided at Tristania Place gate tomorrow Tuesday 15 December from 8:00am to 1:30pm.
Kind regards,
Creative Arts Video
14 Dec 2020
Dear parents/carers,
The link and password for the creative art video has been sent via Szapp this morning.
Thanks to all teachers who helped make this video happen.
Lauren Feltscheer
Recognition Ceremony
14 Dec 2020
Dear Parents & Carers,
The link and password for the Term 4 Recognition Ceremony on Friday 11 December has been sent via Szapp this morning.
Kind regards,
Reminder - Fundraiser Drought in Australia
14 Dec 2020
Dear Parents and Carers,
A reminder that students from 3/4B are holding a fundraiser today for Drought in Australia.
Selling Sweet Treats during the day.
Kind regards,
Update to Year 5 opportunity class placement process for 202...
08 Dec 2020
I would like to update you on the modified timeline for Year 5 opportunity class entry in 2021.
The Opportunity Class Placement Test was conducted on Wednesday 18 November 2020 in 1068 primary schools and test centres across NSW.
We expect to release the results to parents and schools in mid-January 2021, which may have implications for your staffing and class structures.
To ensure that most vacancies are filled by the start of Term 1, 2021, parents who are offered placement on behalf of their children will have just one week to respond to their offers.
Parents are being emailed to ensure that they watch their emails or depute someone else to respond on their behalf if they will be out of contact when the results are released as offers will lapse if parents do not respond in time.
By Monday 25 January 2021, primary schools will be provided with an update of students from their schools who have accepted offers to schools with opportunity classes.
Key dates to be aware of for remaining stage of the OC process:
- Mid-January 2021 – Placement outcome information is sent to parents and schools. Parents with offers must respond within one week.
- From mid-January 2021 – Parents accept or decline offers. The Reserve List is activated.
- 25 January 2021 – Primary schools will be provided with an updated report of students with accepted offers.
- 27 January 2021 – At 5pm, students with accepted offers are withdrawn from the reserve list.
Presentation Day 2020
07 Dec 2020
Dear Parents and Carers,
We would like to share with you the recording from today's Presentation Day.
The link has been sent out Via Szapp.
Many thanks
Reminder End of Term Sausage Sizzle
07 Dec 2020
Reminder -Merits for Recognition
07 Dec 2020
Dear Parents and Carers,
If your child/ren have Certificate of Merit awards to hand in for this years Final Recognition Ceremony on Friday 11 December.
These are to be returned to the office tomorrow Tuesday 8 December.
Please understand that after tomorrow we cannot except any late merits for this years Recognition Ceremony.
Many Thanks,