KELLYVILLE RIDGE NEWS

KELLYVILLE RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLCnr Singleton Avenue & Greenwich Street Kellyville Ridge NSW 2155Phone 888 304 80 | Fax 888 304 82 | Email kellyridge-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

TERM 3, WEEK 4 FRIDAY, 17 AUGUST 2018

Diary dates

Monday, 20 AugustAuthor/Illustrator Visit

Tuesday, 21 AugustSRC Fundraiser & Disco - Student Only Event

Wednesday, 22 AugustNorth West Basketball

Thursday, 23 AugustAuthor/Illustrator Visit

Friday, 24 AugustRidges Athletics Carnival

Wednesday, 29 AugustK-2 Athletics & Cross Country

Thursday, 30 AugustFather’s Day Stall & ‘Danish For Dads’

Tuesday, 4 SeptemberKindergarten Celebration of Sounds

Saturday, 15 SeptemberP&C BBQ at Bunnings Rouse Hill

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Reminders

FROM THE DEPUTIES

Farewell Mrs EdwardsIt was with sadness that we recently received Mrs Edwards’ notification of retirement (letter contained later in newsletter). Mrs Edwards has been the foundation Principal of our school from it’s very opening in 2004 through to today. Over 14 wonderful years, she has inspired both students and staff to achieve and be the very best that they can be. Mrs Edwards has seen the school grow from 132 children in 2004 to over 850 today. She was so passionate about providing a range of extra-curricular opportunities for our students to

shine in such as our outstanding band, choir and music program, dance, drama and sport. We congratulate Mrs Edwards on an outstanding career spanning 39 years and wish her much happiness as she embarks on this next exciting chapter in her life. Thank you for moulding Kellyville Ridge Public School into the outstanding school that is today. We will let our school community know when a retirement function for Mrs Edwards has been organised.In due course, our Educational Director will put in place the process for selection of our new school Principal. We will keep you informed when this happens. In the interim, we are fortunate to have Mrs Maher stepping up into the relieving Principal position. We know that she will do a wonderful job in this role. Mrs Sorensen is now the relieving Deputy Principal for Mrs Maher and Mrs Heaton the relieving Stage 2 Assistant Principal filling in for Mrs Sorensen.

Important Working With Children Check Information

FROM THE OFFICE - IMPORTANT WWCC UPDATE• New Working With Children Check (WWCC) Procedures are now in place. If you are a parent volunteer at school, a WWCC from Services NSW is now often not required. Next time you sign in at the office, you will need to show 100 points of ID, such as a driver’s licence, Medicare card and 2 credit cards (from different banks) and complete an Appendix 5 Declaration. Please see the office for signing of the document and sighting your 100 points of ID. Thank you.

* Reminder Invoices* Guessing Competition Booklet* Farewell from Mrs Edwards

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FROM THE DEPUTIES - CONTINUED

CommunicationAs a school we aim to keep you as up to date as possible. Unfortunately at times, due to our large size there will be occasions where the communication is not as seamless as we would like. To ensure you do not miss out on important notes, information and reminders issued please remember you..* Check your child’s bag regularly for notes;* Download our school app for your smartphone. We post out reminders and notifications and store copies of notes and newsletters sent home;* Keep an eye on our school website (a work in progress) and* Our official school Facebook page is used for celebration of student, staff and school achievements. General reminders will not be posted on Facebook.

Payment for School EventsWe certainly understand that at times for many families, the costs associated with schooling can be high. We always try to give plenty of notice and time allowance for payments to be made for excursions, incursions and other

school activities such as PSSA. For these events, we have a close off time to order buses and pay for bookings issued by the provider. As such, we need to be firm with our final payment dates. Whilst we do not wish to disappoint our students for missing out on events, please understand that if payment is not made by the cutoff date, unfortunately your child/ren may miss out. We currently have a large number of students from our PSSA teams who have not paid their bus fees for Term 3. If these students are not allowed to attend future PSSA games due to unpaid fees, this will impact on their team as they may not have the required numbers of players to compete. Final acceptance for PSSA bus payment is next Friday, 25 August. We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter.If you are experiencing financial hardship, please contact the school office to discuss possible arrangements.

School PhotosAll the photo proofs for our school photos have been resubmitted back to the School Photographer. Fingers crossed we receive them back to school soon. We will let you know as soon as they arrive.

Mr Hope and Mrs Sorensen

SRC DISNEY & BOOK CHARACTER DAYWe are all excited for our Disney and Book Character Day taking place next Tuesday, 21 August. I am sure we will see lots of great costumes on display during the day as we raise money for The Children’s Hospital, Westmead. All the information regarding the day is contained on the next page. We are still looking for donation of prizes for the guessing competition. These can be brought to the front office until Tuesday morning. A reminder that this is a student only event.

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IN THE NEWS AT KELLYVILLE RIDGEBoys State Knockout Soccer - Sydney West Semi-Final - Lost 6 -1 to York Street Primary

Netball Cup Finals - Finished 4th with 2 wins and 3 losses

Stage 2 Public Speaking Finals - Congratulations to our Finalists and Winner Kurt S

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William L (KM) - A War on WasteInspired by the ABC television show, ‘War on Waste’ – William told his mum that he would like to use his rubbish collector to clean up the park across the road from the school because there was so much rubbish and it’s not good for the environment. For the next 40 minutes, William proceeded to collect as much rubbish as possible to help clean his local environment. He proudly declared after his great efforts that next time he would like to bring 3 bags to fill!Well done William on your worthwhile initiative, we are very proud of you. As a school, we will shortly be looking at further ways to become a more sustainable and environmentally friendly place.

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P&C NEWSOn Saturday, 15 September the P&C will be holding a BBQ at Bunnings Rouse Hill. This not only raises funds for the school but it is a great community promotion tool for our school. The BBQ needs to be operated between 9:00am and 4:00pm. If you would like to volunteer some of your time for the BBQ please contact the school office and we can pass your name onto the organising committee.

Our 2018 Twilight Markets are just over 3 months away and approaching rapidly. The Twilight Market Organising Committee will be holding a planning meeting and would love for more people to attend and be involved in helping to organise this fantastic event.

What: Twilight Market Planning Meeting When: Sunday, 26 August at 4:00pmWhere: Ettamogah Hotel CourtyardContact: Eliza Thrussell

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CANTEEN CORNER

Canteen Helpers - Week 5

Monday, 20 August - Alison and Carmen

Tuesday, 21 August - Alison, Nada and Help Needed

Wednesday, 22 August - Alison and Gaby

Thursday, 23 August - Alison, Cass and Ros

Friday, 24 August - Alison, Sonia and Help Needed

PSSA NEWS

Please find the results from Rounds 9 and 10 of our PSSA competition. Well done to all teams.

Round 11 Results - 10 /8 /18

Junior Girls Soccer - Draw 1 -1 v Quakers Hill East

Senior Girls Soccer - Win 4 - 0 v Quakers Hill East

Junior Boys Soccer - Bye

Senior Boys Soccer - Bye

Junior Netball - Lost 3 -2 v Quakers Hill East

Senior Netball - Won 31 - 7 v Quakers Hill East

Girls Newcombe Ball - Won 26 - 4 v Parklea

Boys Newcombe Ball - Won 26 - 18 v Parklea

Junior League - Lost 18 - 8 v Schofields

Senior League - Lost 10 - 6 v Schofields

Round 12 Results - 17 /8 /18

Junior Girls Soccer - TBA

Senior Girls Soccer - TBA

Junior Boys Soccer - Lost 1 - 0 v John Palmer

Senior Boys Soccer - Won 1 - 0 v John Palmer

Junior Netball - Lost 7 - 4 v Parklea

Senior Netball - Won 16 - 13 v Parklea

Girls Newcombe Ball - Won 26 - 3 v Schofields

Boys Newcombe Ball - Won 28 - 18 v Schofields

Junior League - Won 24 - 12 v Rouse Hill

Senior League - Won 24 - 0 v Rouse Hill

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