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 5 Term 4 Tuesday 3rd November 2015

Calendar of Events Term 4

November

Thursday 5th November Book Fair in Library

Friday 6th November Book Fair in Library

Monday 9th November Swimming Lessons begin

Tuesday 17th November P&C Meeting 7pm in the staff room.

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 12th December Year 6 Graduation Assembly 2pm

STRATEGIC DIRECTION 1

Enhancing community

engagement and participation

STRATEGIC DIRECTION 2

Creating a dynamic learning

school

STRATEGIC DIRECTION 3

Well- being for all

Congratulations CHORDS Choral and Dance Spectacular was held last week with the majority of our students performing on Wednesday night. What an incredible display of talent and organisation! The students were obviously exhausted at the end with so many rehearsals and performances but what an experience that will stay with them for many years . A mammoth thank you to Mrs Edmunds for all of her hard work over the year preparing the students and Ms Baker and Mrs Michel for their assistance. The Junior Band and Concert Band combined with the bands from Lake Albert Public and South Wagga Public last Friday for a full day of practice with the Conservatorium. This was to prepare them for a combined public schools concert at the amphitheatre in the Civic Gardens on Friday night. Our two bands had the opportunity to show case as individual bands and then combined with the other schools to form a band of approximately 100 students. What an incredible experience for all of our young musicians and certainly a wonderful listening experience for the audience. The students and schools all shone and the parents and the wider school communities should be very proud of their children. A huge thank you to Mr Harris for his organisation and transporting of equipment which is quite a task. A special thank you to Caleb Harris and parents who assisted Mr Harris on the night. Sally Davidson Principal

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 Band Notes Last Friday, our Junior and Concert Band Members were provided with the opportunity to participate in the Conservatorium Of Music Combined School Band rehearsal. Students travelled to the Conservatorium where they participated in sectionals and rehearsals throughout the day in preparation of their concert. The concert was held at the Civic Theatre Amphitheatre and involved around a hundred students from three different schools. Those who attended were treated to a delightful array of music from traditional to more contemporary pieces, the ‘Revenge of the Dust Bunnies’ being one of my favourites. I would like to take the opportunity to thank all of the students who took the time to participate and for the wonderful ‘showcase’ you provided for the public of Wagga Wagga. I would also like to thank the parents and students who assisted in setting up and packing up the equipment. It is a mammoth task and does require many hands to make the evening a success.

Tim Harris, In-school Band Coordinator

NO MAROON HAT PLAY IN THE SHADE

Now that the weather has warmed up

we will be applying the ‘NO MAROON HAT PLAY IN THE SHADE’ rule. All students are required to wear a maroon hat if they want to play in the sun. New hats are available from the Uniform shop or front office for

$12, second hand hats $2 from the uniform shop.

If Your Child is Late for School Reminder to parents if your child is late to school a parent /guardian needs to sign

them in at the office.

Merit Awards Week 4 Kinder Anzacs Georgie Castle Jayden Robertson Brady Spears

Kinder Banjo Amelia Galloway Lily Vagg Jaxon Cox

Kinder Poppies Siennah Porche Tiarna Ellicott Dale Saguin

Kinder Rosemary Adonis Diaz Paige Holden Halle Trotman

1 Blackburn Keenan Oldis Dallas Eather Richard Lotz

1 Gordon Rhodie-Joe Bryce Lana Goldthorpe Harrison Fallon

1/2 Moon Brett Robertson Luca Petrovic Jada Ritchie

2 Carroll Isabella Murphy Chloe Prykiel Noah King Nicole Sison

2 Hamilton Max Willis Storme Jones Ruby Bolton Shirelle Urquhart

3 Peronne Bethaney Geale Copper Fisher Tyler Booby Weam Al Mashaqbah

5/6 Jacka Alyssa Veneris Thea Fabian Riley Cole Harriet Priest

5/6 Shout Maya Jeeawody Karlos Madeley Olivia Castle Jessica wild

5/6 Symons Lucy Peisley Natasha Carl Bailey Cooper Lachlan Manderson

5/6 Tubb Lachlan Stephens Connor Irlam Teleah-Ann Kornacki Cameron Albert

4/5 Somme Aleesha Carl Taylah Stanley Jake Hinds Siobhan Sweeney

Charlie Clarke Charlotte Priest Gak Gak James Elphick

Young Filmmakers selected as National Finalists Students from Year 5 and 6 are very excited after being selected as a finalist in the Primary Live Action section of ‘Screen It’ 2015- Australia’s largest competition for school-aged filmmakers, animators and game makers.. This year over 500 entries from schools were received from all over Australia and the short film, ‘The Future Is Bright, Bright Is the Future’ is one of only six finalists. The talented students not only wrote the storyline, script, acted, directed and filmed the short movie but also wrote the lyrics, the soundtrack and then performed it! The post production skills of editing, sound effects, music and titles were then completed. ‘Screen It’ is run by Australian Centre for the Moving Image and is designed to encourage imagination and inventiveness in primary and secondary school students The students will be travelling to Melbourne for the awards ceremony which will take place at The Australian Centre for the Moving Image at Federation Square on Friday 13th November 2015. Steven ‘Bajo’ O’Donnell and Stephanie ‘Hex’ Bendixsen, hosts of ABC TV's Good Game, will be the hosts of the ceremony. Mrs Kerry Fitzpatrick

Daniel Morcombe Day A big thank you to all of the students who wore the colour red last Friday. The key messages of ‘Everyone has the right to feel safe’ and to ‘Recognise, React, Report’ were delivered in all classrooms through viewing video clips and completing activities. School Leaders, Molly Moorby, Andrew Trenaman, Jaime Esler and Lachlan Stephens did a fantastic job organising the day. Funds raised totalled $434.60 and will be given to the Daniel Morcombe Foundation Fund. http://www.danielmorcombe.com.au/app.html Mrs Fitzpatrick

PRINCIPAL AWARDS

Proud and Deadly Awards On Thursday 8th October, 24 of our Indigenous students went to the Wagga Wagga Commercial Club to attend the annual Proud and Deadly Awards. The students were selected from Kindergarten to Year 6. Our students received awards for various reasons including, Citizenship, Sport, Cultural, Encouragement, Performing Creative Visual Arts, Encouragement, Academic Achievement and NAPLAN Academic Achievement. All of the students displayed their best behaviour and respect the whole time. On behalf of Kooringal Public School we would like to congratulate all of our recipients. Back: Ella Williams-Boney, Kirra Dennis, Zara Elliott, Taylah Stanley, Jaydan Suters-Wheatley, Madison Alcorn, Taniesha Allcorn, Teleah-Ann Kornacki, Alyssa Veneris, Malachi Curtis-Dremel, Blake Wheatley-Dowling, Keru Duncan Front row: Lakeasha Curtis-Dremel, Iesha Dickson, Jeherne Curtis Dremel, Bethaney Geale, Jye Wheatley-Dowling, Krystel Tye, Belsie Williams Boney, Carl Dickson, Bradley Mannell, Flynn Moloney, Jameson Elliott, Lakyah Curtis-Dremel

CHORDS Choral and Dance Spectacular Congratulations to our CHORDS choir and dance troupe who were outstanding at the CHORDS choral and dance spectacular last week. The choir has been very busy learning lyrics to 15 songs including ‘Lest we forget’, ‘Count on Me’, and ‘Geronimo’. Our school combined with South Wagga, Tolland, Collingullie and Ladysmith Public Schools for our performance matinee and evening show. The choir is to be congratulated for fantastic performances! Well done to our dance troupe for brilliant performances in ‘What a wonderful world’ and ‘Ordinary Miracle’. KPS also had 5 fantastic singers participate in the Core Choir being Lachlan Stephens, Jaime Esler, Josie Galvin, Taniesha Allcorn and Emma Banger. The Core Choir performed matinee and evening performances over 4 days and sounded absolutely beautiful. Stage 2 offered huge support last Wednesday and were audience members at the Civic Theatre. Special thanks to Ms Baker, Mrs Michel, Mrs Fitzpatrick and Ms Smith for assisting on the performance day. Finally, many thanks to the parents for your support and encouragement throughout the year. Tamara Edmunds CHORDS Coordinator

REMINDERS / SPECIAL NOTES MONEY DUE

Yearbook Sponsorship due Friday 20th

November Year 6 Farewell Dinner money due Monday

23rd November

ENROLMENT CONFIRMATION FOR 2016 Dear Parents and Carers of students at Kooringal Public School

We ask if all parents of current Kindergarten to Year 5 students please confirm if your child WILL NOT be returning to Kooringal Public School for 2016.

Please complete and return the form below to the school office by Friday 6th November 2015.

Sally Davidson, Principal

Please return to School Office by Friday 6th November 2015. Name of Child: ………………………………………… Class: …………………….. Name of Child:………….……………………………… Class: ………………………

WILL NOT be returning to KPS in 2016 (please tick)

Signature of Parent/Carer:

………………………………………………..……...

Date:………………….

Kooringal Public School Web Page www.kooringal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

P&C NEWS

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 17 November,

2015 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.

Save The Date Sports Assembly

Friday 4th December 12pm

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

Kooringal Public School Presentation Night 2015

Thursday 10th December 2015

Year 6 Graduation Assembly Monday 14th December

Stage 3 Class Party

Tuesday 15th December

Uniform Shop Opening Hours

Wednesday 3.00pm—3.30pm

Thursday 3.00pm—3.30pm

Friday 8.50am—9.20am