Newsletter to Parents Kooringal Public School Encouraging Excellence - Educating for the Future

Phone (02) 6922 6443 Fax (02) 6926 2034 Website www.kooringal-p.school.nsw.edu.au

Week 7 Term 4 Tuesday 17th November 2015

Calendar of Events Term 4

November

Wednesday 18th November

Book Fair begins in the Library

Thursday 19th November

Band Recruitment Night 6pm

Friday 20th November Special Education Athletics Carnival

Wednesday 25th November

2016 Kindergarten Transition 2pm– 3.20pm

December

Wednesday 2nd December

2016 Kindergarten Transition 2pm– 3.20pm

Thursday 3rd Dec Year 6 KHS Orientation

Friday 4th December Sports Assembly 12pm

Monday 7th December Year 6 Farewell Dinner 6-8pm

Tuesday 8th December DSTA Fun Afternoon

Wednesday 9th December

2016 Kindergarten Transition 2pm– 3.20pm

Thursday 10th December

Presentation Night

Friday 11th December Early Stage 1 Christmas Concert

Friday 11th December Reports go home

Friday 11th December Band Reward Day

Monday 14th December Year 6 Graduation Assembly 2pm

Tuesday 15th December Stage 3 Class Party Stage 2 Class Party

Tuesday 17th November P&C Meeting 7pm in the Staffroom

STRATEGIC DIRECTION 1

Enhancing community

engagement and participation

STRATEGIC DIRECTION 2

Creating a dynamic learning

school

STRATEGIC DIRECTION 3

Well- being for all

Have a great week

Sally Davidson, Principal

ACMI AWARD CEREMONY

Walking the red carpet, meeting Bajo and Hex from the ABC’S Good Game and attending the ‘After Party’ were some of the highlights for the students and fami-lies who travelled to Melbourne on Friday. To see the quality of the entries from the other finalists from around Australia made us appreciate how privileged we were to have got that far in the competition. The winning entry in the Primary Live Action section was from Sydney and the High School Live Action section was from Western Australia. Talented film makers of the future! A very sincere thank you to all of the parents who travelled to Melbourne to help make this such a wonderful experience for the children. Mrs Kerry Fitzpatrick

Our short films ,‘The Future is Bright, Bright is the Future’ and ‘Our Children, Our Future’ were screened in the 2015 Wagga Waggafest Film Festival. All final-ists are now eligible to win the People’s Choice Award which is $500. You can vote for us by either scanning the QR code below and selecting , ‘The Future is Bright, Bright is the Future’ or ‘Our Chil-dren, Our Future’. Follow the prompts. If you cannot access the QR codes then use these URLs http://www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/city-of-wagga-wagga/wagga-wagga/wagga-waggafest/vote-for-the-2015-wagga-waggafest-365-cups-peoples-choice-award If you would like to view the films https://vimeo.com/groups/waggafest/videos/137345682 Thanks from the Year 5/6 Tech Team

VOTE FOR Merit Awards Week 6

Kinder Banjo Zayla Doven Summer Longmore Logan Bray

Kinder Poppies Alexander Hawe Leon Cooney

1 Blackburn Jake Lipscombe Aluel Gak Campbell Woodward

1 Gordon Jade Burkinshaw-Taylor Tanilha Munro Lachlan Churchill

1/2 Moon Hunter Hinton Eliza Wilson Automne Quade

2 Hamilton Sakshyam Bahadur Paudel Mitchell Wordsworth Kirianah Wallace Ruby Bolton

2 Carroll Tyron Schriber Jye Wheatley-Dowling Nicole Sison Jazmine Wanless

3 Flanders Olivia Fynn Sophie Ellis-Cummins Hayley Thompson Thomas Moloney

4/5 Somme Lexi Mayfield Archer MacCallum Katie Thompson Sebastien Coyle

5/6 Jacka Andrew Trenaman Luke Nixon Madison Crawford Emerson McLaren

5/6 Shout Josie Galvin Preston Oakman Jordan Robbie Lara Rossiter

5/6 Symons Dekota Jones Jake Hockley Leon Hemminds Chloe Hinds

5/6 Tubb Luke Lawrence Oliver Ferris

Laura Crawford Kate Esler

K-6 Hindenburg Malakye Kennedy Joshua Eyles Breanna Hayes

Kinder Anzacs Tayla Lawrence Phoebe Matthews Ayman Diab

You’re invited to our BOOK FAIR! UNDER THE SEA Explore an Ocean of Books! Students will have an opportunity to view the fair during library visits.

Selling Days Where: School Library When: Wednesday 18th Nov, through to Monday 23rd Nov, Credit Card facilities available. A great opportunity to start your Christmas shopping. All proceeds go to assist in resourcing our library.

KPS Presentation Night 2015

Kooringal Public School is calling upon local businesses or families who would like to sponsor Award Prizes at our Presentation Night in December this year. In recognition of their achievements, award recipients will receive a book voucher with their certificate. It is not possible to recognise such achievements without the support of local businesses and families. In recognition of your support your business or family name will be acknowledged both on the Presentation Night Program as well as in our school newsletter. We truly appreciate your support. Please complete the following

AWARDS Sponsorship Opportunity

We _______________________________________ would like to sponsor the awards for the KPS Presentation Night 2015. Enclosed is $ ________. Regards, _______________________________.

(Cheques payable to Kooringal Public School) Please return to KPS before 27th November - Week 8, Term 4

Helpers Thank You Morning Tea Monday 23rd November

11.20am in the staffroom The staff at KPS would like to thank all who have assisted in someway throughout 2015 to make the year a success for our students. If you have helped in the classroom, canteen, band, sporting events, uniform shop, scripture, library, special events, P&C activities, fund raising then please join us for our thank you morning tea.

Please RSVP to the office by email or a phone call by 20th November 2015.

Band Notes Dear Concert Band Members and Parents, This Thursday night The Kooringal Public School Concert Band will be hosting the Band Recruitment Night for prospective 2016 band students. I know that Mr. Walton has already discussed the importance of this event and has asked that the Concert Band members to make themselves available for a performance on the night; however, I would also like to ask for your assistance for the evening. The evening will begin at 6pm with a performance from the Concert Band. This will be followed by a session where our prospective band members can try the different instruments which may appeal to them. Mr. Walton will be approaching different students to help assist in these sessions. I will inform parents of those students as soon as possible. For students helping out with instruments, we will be finished by 7:30pm. Once the performance is finished (around 6:20pm), those not involved with helping out with instruments, may head home. As a member of the Concert Band you have been outstanding ambassadors for our school and I would like to thank you for your participation at Thursday evening’s event.

Tim Harris, In-school Band Coordinator

PRINCIPAL AWARDS

Remembrance Day This year, 11th November 2015 marked the 97th anniversary of the Armistice, which ended the First World War (1914–18). The staff and students at Kooringal Public observed a minutes silence at 11am, on the 11th of November, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts. Prior to them stopping and reflecting upon the significance of Remembrance Day, children made and wore poppies. Classes gathered information from a variety of sources and discovered many interesting facts about this historic occasion. The attached photo was taken in our KPS Peace Garden, in front of a Lone Pine. This garden was established in 1990, by a previous member of staff, (Mrs Deidre Tome) and the SRC. The garden consists of a Lone Pine, an olive tree and rosemary hedges. The Lone Pine is a descendant of the original and grown from a seed of the cone brought back to Australia. The olive tree is synonymous with peace and the rosemary was planted as hedges on the diagonal

drawing focus to the flagpole. The SRC, at the time, also planted natives along the guard rail of the back playground. Each of those represented a campaign in which our service personnel fought. Next time you’re in our back playground, please feel free to, stop, look and reflect. Mrs Balding Children pictured- Shelby Trotman 2 Carroll, Samuel Baggett 3 Peronne, Noah King 2 Carroll, Ivy Liu 3 Peronne, Joshua Baker Kinder Banjo and Summer Longmore Kinder Banjo

To Band Recruitment Night

WHEN- THURSDAY THE 19TH OF NOVEMBER AT 6PM. WHERE– KOORINGAL PUBLIC SCHOOL HALL.

Come and meet the band. Talk with the tutors. Have a try at the different instruments

REMINDERS / SPECIAL NOTES MONEY DUE

Book Club due Thursday 19th November Yearbook Sponsorship due Friday 20th

November Year 6 Farewell Dinner money due Monday

23rd November

P&C NEWS

P&C Christmas

Get Together

The P&C Christmas get together will be held on Wednesday 25 November, 2015 at the Country

Club (Plumpton Road) starting at 7:30pm. Everyone who has volunteered their time either with the P & C, reading groups, canteen etc are

welcome to attend. (Meals are available to be purchased from the

restaurant).

Please RSVP to the email below by Monday 23 November 2015.

Volunteers Needed for Canteen

If you are able to volunteer some time assisting in

the canteen please email as per below.

The next meeting will be held on TONIGHT in the school staffroom at

7pm. All welcome to attend. If you are interested in becoming involved with

the P&C please email kooringalpublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au

Uniform Shop Opening Hours

Wednesday 3.00pm—3.30pm Thursday 3.00pm—3.30pm

Friday 8.50am—9.20am