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P U B L I C SCHOOL

n P (02) 6922 6443 n Lake Albert Rd, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650

n kooringal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au n www.kooringal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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KOORINGAL

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n 2016 n Term 3 n Week 6 n Newsletter

CalendarAUGUSTThursday 25 August Book Week Celebration

Parade 12.20pm

SEPTEMBERThursday 1 September Eisteddfod

Band - 9.30amFriday 2 September P&C Fathers Day

BreakfastFriday 2 September Book Club DueFriday 2 September P&C Trivia NightTuesday 6 September Stage 1 Altina Wildlife

ExcursionWednesday 7 September Stage 2 Girls TBall Gala

Day

Kooringal Public School n Acting Principal Beverley Jenkyn n kooringal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au n www.kooringal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

UNIFORM SHOP NEW OPENING HOURSThursday 3.00pm - 3.40pm

Friday 9.00am - 9.30am

CANTEEN NEWSThe canteen opening hours have changed. Please note the following changes;

Monday and Wednesday – Open Lunch Only

Tuesday – Closed

Thursday and Friday – Open Recess and LunchThank you for all that entered their pictures in the drawing competition; Alseesha Carl, Tazmyn Browning, Lexi Mayfield, Hayley Hinds, Harriet Priest, Krystel Tye, Genevieve Cooney and Lachlan ChurchillPictures are displayed out the front of canteen and look great!**JUMPYS ARE NO LONGER AVALIBLE**RECESS orders can now be orderd with a clearly labeled lunch bag including RECESS, name and class, orders must be individualy collected.IN NEED OF THURSDAY AND FRIDAY VOLUNTEERS 9.30AM - 11.30AM. Please phone 0427844242 with your interest.

Zi Tye - Canteen Manager

MERIT AWARDS WEEK 5

Kinder ApplesChloe SwaffieldDora StojanovicWalter Reilly

Kinder BlackberriesEmma ThompsonAlistair Churchill

Kinder DellMegan NewmanMolly RestallKobi McCallum

1 BoldJed NewmanAlexander HaweAbbey Towse

1 GigAbby McKeowenClaire TinkerWesley Carl

1 MP3Josh BakerMaddie KaylockKaydee Price

1/2 JavaTyler VerrallRhodie-Joe Bryce

2 FontKieran GumbletonKate Forestier

2 TweetChloe LotzWill PettersonEliza Wilson

3/4 ExplorerCassandra PenfoldJye Wheatley DowlingCarmen Weston

3/4 YahooOlivia FynnMaggie CastleKaden ThomsonChloe Prykiel

3/4 BingLucy O’BrienAutomne QuadeLuke BangerCallum GeislerMaison Smith

3/4 SafariMakaide GaleLilly LewisMitchell WordsworthKrystel TyeChloe Konnecke Donohoe

5/6 ClarkeMaiah Darcy-WatkinsBrydon EdenTazmyn BrowningAleesha CarlAdol Jurkuch

5/6 GatesLachlan KingKaysha TinkerDaniel RoeHayley GoodhewMaya Jeeawody

5/6 JobsCameron PenfoldLachlan MandersonTahlia CooperElijah RedmondVictoria Grantham

5/6 SassonKatie-Leigh CoxAndrew OxleyBrielle McDonnellXavier BlissJoshua Prowse

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Kooringal Public SchoolEducating for Excellence Educating for the Future

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGEKindergarten 2017 Meet and Greet afternoon for parents and students

Claim the date: 3 to 4 pm Wednesday 7th September 2016. Write this on your yellow calendar.

We are commencing this term with a “Meet and Greet” afternoon at school. We are inviting all current kindergarten parents to join us on this day and help welcome the 2017 kindergarten parents and students for a casual play, afternoon tea and a chat down near the equipment and sandpit. Current kindergarten parents we are seeking your assistance with this greeting afternoon and hoping you can join us in welcoming and sharing your experiences with new parents for 2017. Could you please let your classroom teacher know if you are able to join us for this afternoon?

This will be followed by an Information evening on Thursday 15th September in the library.

Term Four will see the commencement of our transition to school program with six morning visits from 9.30am to 11.00am each Thursday starting on the 20th October 2016.

Mathematics Information Night

Congratulations and thank you very much too all teachers who stayed on Tuesday evening to share their knowledge of Maths through demonstrating different games and strategies to parents. Your time and commitment is truly valued. A special thanks to the 31 parents who came along and supported the evening, the positive feedback and engagement level was exciting to see. Your commitment and dedication towards assisting your child at home is truly valued and will enable you to better assist and support your child with their learning. This was a great evening to build on collaborative partnerships between school and home and enhance positive relationships between parents and teachers.

Kooringal High School Music Performance

Last Friday we had the students from Kooringal High come down and share their many musical talents with students from Years 2-6. Yes we did spot many past Kooringal Public school students who performed brilliantly. A special thanks to Mr John Russell from the high school for coordinating and providing this great opportunity for our students. It is great for our students to see what they will be able to undertake and participate in when they move onto Kooringal High School.

Concert Band Sydney Performance

At 7.30am sharp Saturday morning the Concert Band students headed to Sydney for their annual performance in the Sydney Band Festival. Yes the students enjoyed the night time entertainment of fireworks and visited Madame Tussauds. The students were beautifully behaved and received a Gold award for their performance on Sunday morning. Thank you to Mr Tim Harris and the many parents who accompanied the students on the trip. Special thanks also to the Riverina Conservatorium of Music and Jenny Binovec, the Band Conductor.Bev Jenkyn,

Acting Principal

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BREAKFAST CLUB DONATIONSDonations of Milo and Honey would be greatly appreciated please.

YEARLY SPELLING BEEIt was a nail biting contest in both spelling bees last week at Kooringal Public School. The audience held their breath as they waited for the magic words from our wise judge, Mrs Balding, “that is correct”. We all counted down the seconds as students contemplated the tricky words and hoped that the trusty time keeper, Ms Harrison, wouldn’t ring the bell to disqualify spellers out of time.

To all spelling bee competitors, be proud of your efforts. You all helped make our yearly spelling bee one to remember! We congratulate the Stage 2 winner Maggie Castle and runner up Victoria Kahulugan. From Stage 3, the winner Daniel Roe and runner-up Xavier Bliss.

Stage 2- Back row from left to right: - Ben Thornton, Chloe Ligakis, Victoria Kahulugan, Jack Ellicot and Malakai Tremain. Front row:- Maggie Castle, Olivia Fynn and Lucy O’Brien.

Stage 3- Back row from left to right: - Harriet Priest, Taniesha Allcorn, Aleesha Carl, Jayden Wordsworth and Preston Oakman. Front row:- Daniel Roe, Hayley Goodhew and Xavier Bliss.

KPS IS CELEBRATING BOOK WEEK AND NAIDOC WEEKYesterday we launched our celebrations with an Aboriginal performance by Fred Reid in our hall. Our NAIDOC theme is ‘Songlines’ which runs along-side this year’s Book week theme ‘Australia: Story Country’

Throughout the week classes will be involved in both Aboriginal and Book Week activities.

On Thursday 25th August we will highlight Book Week with our traditional Book Character Costume parade. Students are invited to come to school dressed as a character from a book or represent the theme – ‘Australia: Story Country’Parents and friends are invited to our parade.When: Thursday 25th August Time: 12.20pm – 1pmWhere: Top Cola

Rug Time: 1pm – 1.20pm

Following the parade, parents, family and friends are invited to ‘Rug Time’ until 1.20pm where we will be having small group sharing of Aboriginal Legends and Australian stories. Do you have a story you’d love to share? Maybe you could share a story from your childhood or even telling a story about your childhood years. Students will also have books for you to read to them.

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” Stephen King

Winsome Cox

ICAS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIONCongratulations to Luke Johnson and Kaden Thomson, Year 3, Eleanor Crawford and Lauren Esler, Year 4, and Toby Nixon and Jayden Wordsworth, Year 5, for receiving a distinction award in this competition. Their score ranks them in the top 10% of Australian students in their grade, a wonderful achievement!

Julie Smith ICAS Coordinator

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Kooringal Public SchoolBOYS AND GIRLS TOUCH TEAMBoth Boys and Girls Touch Teams played in the final rounds of the PSSA Touch Football Knockout last Friday. Both teams were successful in their first games with the girls beating Franklin 5-3 and the boys winning against Junee North 11-1. Next up in the semi-final rounds, the girls and boys both faced the well drilled South Wagga Public School but unfortunately both teams went down. The boys were lucky enough to play one more game against Leeton, which they one 7-5. A great effort was put in by all students and they most certainly represented Kooringal Public School proudly. A huge thank you to Greg Lewis for training and coaching the girls team on the day and to all the other parents, your support was much appreciated.

Morgan Kennedy, Touch Coordinator

P&C NEWSFather’s Day Breakfast – Friday 2 September, 2016

The P&C will be holding a Father’s Day breakfast on Friday 2 September, 2016 from 7am – 9am. Don’t forget to return your RSVP note. If you did not receive a note, please collect one from the office.

Please RSVP numbers of attendance for catering.

Trivia Night – Friday 2 September, 2016

The P&C are holding a Trivia Night on Friday 2 September, 2016. If you are able to provide any donations to be used in the raffle on the night, it would be greatly appreciated. Please email below to advise.

If you are interested in booking a table, please collect a flyer from the office or email to the P&C email address below.

P & C Meeting

The next P&C Meeting will be held Tuesday 20 September, 2016 commencing at 7pm in the school staffroom. All welcome to attend.

If you are interested in becoming involved with the P&C please email kooringalpublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au.

FOOD LITERACYOn Thursday, Stage 3 took part in a healthy eating talk ‘The Healthy Lunchbox’ presented by the Red Cross. We learnt more about how to eat healthy, which foods are healthy and which foods are not.

At the end of the session we made healthy fruit kebabs containing watermelon, rockmelon, mandarin and pineapple. When the talk was finished we received a pack consisting of a healthy eating chart, a magnet, sandwich ideas, recipes and food serve sizes. It was very informative.

Olivia Castle and Jessica McGrath

LITTLE ATHLETICS VISITToday, Stage 2 and 3 had a very special guest, Alvin, from Little Athletics, NSW. He talked to us about all the different events that you can participate in and gave us some great tips on how to beat Usain Bolt in the 100m sprint. Some of the sports that Alvin suggested for us were: discus, sprinting races and high jump. He also mentioned that these sports could be enjoyed by all ages. Alvin was very interactive and made everyone laugh; I wouldn’t be surprised if many of us now want to join in all the fun activities that Little Athletics have to offer. If you are interested in joining Little Athletics, please contact the Wagga Branch or speak more with your class teacher.

By Josie Galvin and Tara Hadfield

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