Fri 14th June—Stage 1 Excursion to Power House Museum

Mon 17th June—Student Led Conference all week

Thurs 20th June—BVHS—D & T Day

Wed 26th June—Shekere Beats Performance

Killarney Vale Public School Newsletter

www.killarneyvale.ps.education.nsw.gov.au

School and Community News 12th June 2013

Term 2 Week 7

Reminder

Only at Killarney Vale

Again, another amazing week! A number of students competed at many venues over the last week. Each time I was contacted about the outstanding quality of Killarney Vale students. You may think “so what?” For a principal, organiser, parent or teacher to take time out of their busy day to let me know, means that not only are our children well be-haved but much more so than usual – otherwise why would people bother to ring?

Also a sign of a great community was all the parent support at the disco last week. It went like clockwork, without a hitch, thanks to all who helped out.

For another testimonial about one of our students read on!

PSSA Girls Football State Titles

Last week the Combined Wallarah/Tuggerah Lakes Zone Girls football team played an invitational game at the PSSA State Titles. The team included Keisha of Killarney Va-le P.S. It was an exciting occasion and a terrific opportunity for Keisha to see what playing at a high level football competition is all about.

The girls played against the regional team representing the Western Region of N.S.W. The game was a tense affair and ended in a nil all draw with the local team unlucky not to put away one of the many chances they made in an action packed 2nd half and show-ing that they certainly had more than enough talent to compete at this elite level.

Keisha played a great game in the midfield and was the solid rock on which our play was built. Her tackling was strong and her passing improves very time I see her play. Congratulations Keisha and great luck in the future.

Craig Kembler—Wallarah/Tuggerah Lakes Zone Coach

Didge Group

If your son is interested in joining the didge group please let the office know. It is open to all boys at Killarney Vale Public School.

Infants Excursion

Infants students are travelling to the Powerhouse Museum this Friday. This is a great place to visit and see amazing displays as well as trying some excellent machines. It is always exciting to watch the littlies go on an excursion – the world is just full of inter-esting things!

Photos

Small group photos are available to order in the foyer. They are the Captains, Captains and Vice- Captains, Technos, Parliamentary Ministers, Library Monitors and house Cap-tains. Please call in to place an order.

Reports and Student Led Conferences

Student Led Conferences will again be held in the final two weeks of term 2, commenc-ing Monday 17th June. Student Led Conferences are a time when children focus and talk to mum and dad about what they are doing at school, what they are proud of and what they could do better. It is also a time for parents to recognise great work and help their child plan how to improve the things that worry them.

The dates are below for each class and a booking sheet attached to this newsletter to book a time that suits you. Bookings will be taken on a first come, first served basis.

Tuesday 18th June – 5/6E & 5/6B

Wednesday 19th June – 4BR & 2K

Thursday 20th June – 1G, 1S & 2G

Tuesday 25th June – 3L & 3B

Wednesday 26th June – 4/5F & 6V

Thursday 27th June – KG, KR & KD

Education Week

Education Week Open Day is planned for Wednesday 31st July and we are planning a fabulous day so save the date.

We are moving along with our flags, so all should be ready for the 31st.

Pick Ups

Further to last week’s request. We do our very best to get a message to your child if you are going to be late. If six people ring at 3.04 it is a bit tricky – as much notice as possible would be great. Thanks in anticipation.

Do you have a Net Nanny?

This is your friendly reminder to parents and carers about the problems around stu-dents accessing social media.

It has come to our attention that girls at a nearby school were being inappropriately approached by unknown males, via a couple of children’s sites that involved chat rooms. Our recommendation is that parents deny access to all sites where chat rooms are a feature of the site. This can be achieved via the use of a Net Nanny and these can be downloaded and applied to your home systems quite easily. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS!

Also, many students do not understand the wide reach of statements made on the net and the real possibility that once something is “out there” it can be impossible to stop. Facebook itself, states that children under 13 should not be allowed to access it. Police state that this then makes the issue a parent responsibility and the best way to stop cyber bullying and or stalking is to take your child’s page down and stop looking at oth-ers comments.

Police also asked us to remind you that comments made by students of a negative na-ture about others, are a breach of the Telecommunication Act and students, or their adult carer can be charged under this act. Basically the take home message is DON’T GET INVOLVED in social media until your child is mature enough to manage it. They are not mature enough in primary school!

Please Update your Numbers

This is a really important request. Do it now, don’t delay!!!! If you have changed contact details in the last 12 months please let us know as soon as possible. We rarely need to ring, but when we do, we need to be able to contact you immediately. Thanks in anticipation. Do it now and put it in your child’s bag. Don’t put it off!

Silver Award and Reward Day

We will be presenting Silver Awards (K – 6) at 9.15am on Wednesday 26th June. Our reward movie day will be held after the assembly. Blankets, pillows and snacks very welcome.

New Ethics Program for Stage 1.

Any parent interested in their child attending the ethics program for stage 1 need to read the note attached to this newsletter.

Don’t hesitate to contact us with anything we can do to help on 4388 1066

CLASS ASSEMBLY AWARDS TERM 2 WEEK 6

CONTRATULATIONS TO THE STUDENTS BELOW WHO HAVE RECEIVED

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

KD Zeke , Lachlan

KG Dominic , Gabrielle

KR Naite , Tayla

1R Ryan , Kaylee

1S Callum , Dominique

2G Della , Liam

2K Dallas , Amelia

3B Andrew , Alicia

3L Mahalia , Zara

4BR Daniel , Ethan

4/5F Taya , Tiana-Lee , Iverson

5/6B Grace , Joel

5/6E Bethany , Timothy, Lauren

6V Zac , Kayley

KILLARNEY VALE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT ABSENCE NOTE

My child________________________________of class__________

Was absent from school on_______________for the following reason:

________________________________________________________

Signed:____________________________(parent)

Date:__________

The Entrance District Cricket Club

The Entrance District Cricket Club will be holding a Benefit night to be held on 6th July, 2013 at the Entrance Leagues Club, commencing at 6.30pm. Tickets will be available at the door.

This is in memory of Paul Breen and his partner Felicia Crawford

Killarney Vale PS Before and After School Care

Provided by Cubbyhouse Childcare (www.cubbycc.com.au),before and after school care is:

High quality;

Safe and secure;

Experienced (operating for 22 years);

Available each school day on-site.

Hours: 7:00am to 8:30am and 3:00pm to 6:00pm Permanent and Casual bookings welcome.

Activities for children include sport, art, craft, games and reading. Homework

supervision and nutritious, healthy refreshments are provided each day.

Commonwealth Childcare Benefits apply, providing substantial reduction.

Enrolment Enquiries: 1300 553 583 (Head Office); 4388 1912 (Before and After School Care)