Newsletter to Parents

Kooringal Public School PRUDENS FUTURI – Thoughtful of the Future

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

Week 9 Term 3 Tuesday 9th September 2014

Calendar of Events Term 3

September

Wednesday 10th Sept Stage 3 Excursion to Canberra

Wednesday 10th Sep Band Meeting 7pm in Staff Room

Thursday 11th Sept Stage 3 Excursion to Canberra

Friday 12th September Stage 3 Excursion to Canberra

Friday 12th September K-6 Hay Walk with me Excursion

Monday 15th Sept Premier’s Spelling Bee Regional Final

Tuesday 16th Sept P&C Meeting

Wednesday 17th Sept Kooringal On Show 5.30pm to 6.30pm 6.45pm to 8.15pm

Friday 19th September SRC Fundraiser PJ Day Gold Coin Donation

Friday 19th September Last day of Term 3

October

Tuesday 7th October All students and staff return to school for Term 4

Friday 19th October Dream Cricket K-6 Hay

Father’s Day Stall Thank you to all those wonderful parents who helped with the Father’s Day Stall. It was once again a great success and I am sure the dads would have loved their presents which were bought with love from their children. Thank you for your support of this activity and I hope all fathers had a lovely day with their families. Eisteddfod Last week our two bands and choir performed at the Wagga Eisteddfod. The Concert Band came first in their division, the Junior Band received a Highly Commended and the choir received a second. The choir is to be commended with their ability to keep singing even though there was a glitch with the music. Huge thank you to Mr Walton, band master, Mrs Henman band coordinator and Mrs Edmunds choir conductor and of course our students. Kindergarten Orientation Today was the last of our Kindergarten Orientation Sessions. We welcomed over fifty new kinders into our school over the last three Tuesdays. The combined effort of many members of our community presenting to the new parent group was very powerful. The feedback we have received has been extremely positive and the afternoons have gone very smoothly. Our new students have gone home looking forward to their next visits in Term 4. The days could not have been as successful if it had not been for the wonderful team of people who worked tirelessly to ensure everything went smoothly. A special mention must go to Mr Harris who has co-ordinated the whole program and Mrs McAuliffe and office staff who ably assisted him. Asthma Plans It is that time of the year where I am sure parents are reviewing their child’s asthma management plan in conjunction with their doctor. If your child’s plan has changed in any way please drop in the revised plan to the front office as a matter of urgency. Also if your child has just commenced a new plan please drop a copy into the front office so that staff can be aware.

Sally Davidson Principal

Kooringal On Show is nearly here

Wednesday 17th September

5.30pm to 6.30pm Infants

6.45pm to 8.15pm Primary

Fathers Day Stall

Year 4 Borambula

Last week year 4 students went to Borambola for a 3 day camp. The students were split into 2 groups Donkey Kong and Mario. Over the 3 days the students got to go rock climbing up a 10m wall, kayaking, archery, BMX, low ropes, initi-

atives and orienteering. On the first night the students had a games night and on the second night they had a dance party. The students all had an

AMAZING time and it was great to see all teachers and students having a go and challenging themselves. A big thank you to Mrs Henman, Miss Davy and

Mrs Pople for taking the students and Mrs Jenkyn for organising the excursion.

How can I help my child improve their writing?

Writing, like all aspects of your child’s learning, requires lots of practise. It is important to read their writing or ask them to read it to you and it is especially important that you find one positive aspect to comment on. For example, “I really like the way you’ve described this …..”. Some simple activities you can do with your child include:

Read and talk about the writing that your child brings home from school.

Praise your child for using neat and legible handwriting.

Play games such as I Spy, Scrabble, Boggle, Scattegories and Crossword Puzzles to help build vocabulary and spelling skills.

Draw a picture or ask your child to, then get them to label it. For example, a butterfly picture could be labelled with wings, antennae, thorax, proboscis, legs, etc.

Make a photo album or scrapbook with your child and have them write captions for each of the photos.

Write notes to your child and encourage them to respond in writing.

Ask your child to help with day to day writing activities such as preparing a shopping list.

These are just a few ways you can help improve your child’s writing. For more ideas please see your child’s class teacher and have fun with writing!

Merit Awards Week 8 K-6 Hay Rachel Agboola

Kinder Ashford Jameson Elliott April Goodhew Chester Tremain

Kinder Barham Dimitrios Ligakis Campbell Woodward Aluel Gak 

Kinder Walgett Sarah Muhammad Lana Goldthorpe

1 Jugiong Jayden Bunter Logan Todd Shelby Trotman

1 Tingha Madison Turner Androw Abdou Tyron Scriber 

1 Urana Charlotte Burns Akoi Kuol Kayden Pope-Gilchrist

2 Clare Leslie Craig Lilly Lewis Jack Ellicott Samuel Baggett

2 Jindabyne Weam Al Mashaqbh Ivy Liu Chelsea Whitmore Ethan Ede

2/3 Nyngan Jack Restall Aden Greenhill Katie Thompson Maggie Castle

3 Nangus Emma Dippenaar Jessica Engelbrecht

Zachary McDonald-Bourke

Tobias Nixon

3/4 Jeparit Olivia Burns Carl Dickson Jake Scott Ebony Lewis Luke Nixon 

4/5 Hyden Angel Fuller Riley Burns Laura Crawford Rachel Hall Taya McGuinness

5/6 Cootamundra Amelia Caller Lucy Jefferis Connor Willis Celeste Morton

5/6 Kununurra Liam Davies Connor Allan Tegan Eastwood Chelsie McEwan

5/6 Tarcutta Lorelei Dietrich Bethany Judd Bailey Cooper Lara Rossiter

K-6 Hay Rachel Agboola Rielly Jackson-Parsell

Kinder Walgett Lana Goldthorpe

1 Tingha Jazmine Wanless

5/6 Kununurra Eilidh Lucas

Bronze Award Winners

Riverina Representative Congratulations to Nathaniel Galvin on being selected in the Boys River-ina Softball Team. Nathaniel will trav-el with the team to compete at the NSWPSSA State carnival to be held in Lismore next week. Good luck Nathaniel.

LOST PROPERTY There is a large number of items in lost property at the moment. Please check lost property for any items you may be missing.

Year 3 AFL Gala Day Our Year 3 boys enjoyed participating in the AFL Gala Day last Friday. The focus of the day was on fun fitness and AFL skill development and our boys certainly achieved these goals. Thank you to the family members who provided transport and encouragement to the boys! Julie Smith AFL Coordinator

Principal Awards

Spring has arrived at KPS!

WOW WOW WOW…. What a busy term it has been at

Kooringal Public School. With only 8 days left of Term 3 it is important to focus on the fabulous opportunities the children have had this term and the fabulous KPS staff, P&C and parents who make all these wonderful opportunities possible. Let’s take a look at some of these fabulous experiences: debating, a multitude of sporting teams’ and individual sporting successes, singing, dancing, band sleepover, Sydney Band Festival, eisteddfod performances, book parade, Education Week, Kindy Orientation days, Year 5 high school taster days, Market Place performances, ICT State Finals in Sydney, major 3 day excursions to Borambola and Canberra, sweet treat days, Fathers’ Day stall, canteen mufti day, and Kooringal On Show performances next week - pheww, exhausting…. let’s say a special THANK YOU to the fabulous staff, keeping in mind all this organisation, as well as day to day classroom teaching! All who have worked tirelessly including office and support staff all for the enrichment and benefit of our students. HOW FABULOUS!!!

Come and see 1 TINGA’s fabulous bird artworks on display in the front office 

LAKE ALBERT BULLS CRICKET CLUB

2014/2015 SEASON REGISTRATIONS

Lake Albert Cricket club WELCOME all new and

returning players to register on line with LAKE ALBERT BULLS CRICKET CLUB

for the upcoming cricket season commencing 10th October, 2014.

Under 10’s, 12’s, 13’s 14’s 15’s and 16’s age groups

Visit http://www.mycricket.cricket.com.au Enter Lake Albert Bulls or 2650 in “Find A Club” and

follow the prompts. Muster Registration Day Saturday 13th Sept 2014

12pm to 2pm at Thomas Blamey Hotel. Or contact Sharon McLay,

Junior Coordinator on 0439 461680

Calling for Donations Do you have any scraps / leftover pieces of material that you could donate for our HSIE / Art Activity? We would particularly appreciate ‘scraps’ of velvet, lace, satin, wool fabrics that were used for clothing in the 1800’s. Thank you Julie Smith.

Kooringal Colts Cricket Club A proud history of developing juniors

Registration for new players Milo In2Cricket (5-8yrs)

U10s/12s All juniors train weekday afternoons at Harris Park. Milo In2Cricket clinics are conducted by our Senior Grade players on Thursday afternoons between 4.30 and 5.30pm. Contact Brett Whiting (Junior Coordinator) on 0407296847 for registration details. Or register with Colts between 9.00-11.00am on Saturday the13th of Sep at Sportsmans Warehouse.

www.kooringalcolts.org

2014 KPS Premier’s Spelling Bee

We recently held the 2014 KPS Spelling Bee at school to select our school representatives for the Regional Finals. It saw four representatives from each class compete in two tense sessions (Junior Years 4-5 & Senior Years 5-6) of oral spelling. Competition was fierce and numerous difficult words were correctly spelt throughout the two sessions. From the School Final we selected 4 students (2 in the 3/4 and 2 in the 5/6 section) to represent the school at the next stage of the competition.

3/4 Finalists

1 Lindsay Mayfield 2 Thomas Casnave

5/6 Finalists 1 Amy Martin 2 Rex Mather

What are the competition procedures? At each final, there is a demonstration round using simple words to help familiarise contestants with the competition format. No one is eliminated in this round. This is followed by elimination rounds of increasing difficulty. The announcer reads the word, then a sentence including the word, and then repeats the word again. Each contestant must repeat the word to the satisfaction of the announcer before they spell, and then say the word again to indicate they have finished spelling. Up until this point, contestants may self-correct if they clearly indicate that they are starting again. Students have 45 seconds in which to spell the word. A warning bell is rung at 30 seconds with two bells at 45 seconds to indicate the contest-ant's time has expired. Contestants may ask the announcer to repeat the word – this is included in their 45 second time limit. Any self-corrections must also be made within the time limit. At the second bell, any incomplete spelling will be taken

The next SRC fundraiser is

coming…

On Friday 19th September the SRC will be holding their next fundraiser in support of the Children’s Ward at the Wagga Base Hospital. Students have decided to hold a pyjama day as part of the fundraising effort.

All students wishing to support this worthy cause are requested to wear their best pyjamas or onesie to school and bring a $2 donation. Students that make a donation will also be able to go to the hall to watch a movie and enjoy a bag of popcorn and lollies.

as the contestant's final answer. When a student has finished spelling a word, the announcer will either state 'That is correct' or 'That is incorrect. The correct spelling is…' How is a winner determined? At the school, regional and state finals, the elimination process continues round by round. To win the competition a contestant must spell more words correctly than all the other contestants. A contestant will only be eliminated if at least one other contestant in the same round spells their word correctly. If all contestants in a particular round misspell their words then no one is eliminated. Congratulations to all of the School Finalist and Good Luck to our Regional Finalists for the Next Round of the competition. Mr Fletcher Spelling Bee Coordinator

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As a result of discussion and community consultation between KPS staff and the P&C committee, it has been decided to introduce an additional, optional polo shirt. The P&C have ratified the process of introducing the optional polo shirt to the uniform range. Here are the two designs that have been decided upon. If you wish to have a vote, please call into the front office view the two designs and place your preference in the ballot box and come along to the next P&C meeting on:

Tuesday September 16th

for final design decision.

CLEARANCE SALE CLEARANCE SALE CLEARANCE SALE CLEARANCE SALE

We have the following items of school uniform that are NEW,

but have lost their packaging:

They are all on SALE until SOLD OUT.

Grey trousers Maroon t’suit pants

Long sleeve polo Winter Jackets

Usually $17… NOW $10

Usually $18… NOW $10

Usually $20 NOW $10

USUALLY $42 NOW $25

1 x size 6 1 x size 4(straight) 2 x size 4 1 x size 4

2 x size 8 1 x size 4(cuffed) 1 x size 6 1 x size 10

1 x size 10 1 x size 8 (straight) 1 x size 8

1 x size 10 (cuffed) 1 x size 10

1 x size 12 (cuffed) 1 x size 12

1 x size 14

1 x size 16

PARENT ON‐LINE PAYMENTS HAS ARRIVED It is now possible for parents and carers to make payments on‐line through the school’s website via a secure payment page hosted by Westpac. Payments for $5 and more can made by clicking on the “Make A Payment” tab on the school web‐site below: www.kooringal‐p.school.nsw.edu.au

Additional Information

for

Kooringal On Show Dear Parents

Kooringal On Show is nearly here and students are getting very excited to show you the performances they have been so busy preparing. We would greatly appreciate it if audience members would stay for the entire performance of all groups. We have made arrangements to make this more feasible for parents who have children in both performances. During the primary performance there will be a board game room in the library so that lower primary students who have finished their performance and are waiting for their primary siblings to perform, can play. If you would like to send your lower primary child to this room we request that you send a packed meal / sandwich for your child. Please also note that students will return to their classrooms after their performance and they can be picked up upon the conclusion of either the Lower Primary at 6:30pm or Primary concert, at 8:15pm. We look forward to showcasing all the students hard work. Thank you,

S.Henman S.Davidson Relieving Assistant Principal Principal

NOTES WITH THIS NEWSLETTER Best Street Studios Children’s Holiday

Art Workshops

CANTEEN ROSTER Week 9 Term 3

Please call Colleen on 6922 6443 if you can help one day per fortnight, month or term.

Monday 15th September

Tuesday 16th September Janelle Moorby

Wednesday 17th September

Thursday 18th September Lisa Griffiths

Friday 19th September Ange Peisley

Barb Cole Please make sure you are using the blue

coloured price list. If you do not have one, please pick one up at the Canteen or Office.

Please Note: No longer available Potato Bake or Blue Quench

REMINDERS / SPECIAL NOTES MONEY DUE

Band meeting change of date Wednesday 10th Sep

P&C NEWS

Fathers Day Stall – THANK YOU ! A special thanks to all the parents, carers and P&C members who helped with compiling student lists, purchasing gifts, sorting gifts and supplying the gifts to the children at the school stall. This is a great service provided by the P&C for the stu-dents and is also a good fundraiser. ONGOING FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES KPS P&C is an active committee within the school community who raise funds for resources for students and staff of KPS. We would encourage parents/carers to become involved as without your generous support many fundraising events will not be possible. Other ways of supporting the P&C on an ongoing basis include:

· Canteen

· Uniform Shop

· Bakers Delight “Dough Raiser Program”

· Hume Bank - school banking facilities.

SCHOOL HATS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE FRONT OFFICE 

 

Uniform Shop Roster Wednesday 10th September (2.45p—3.45pm)

Diane Jefferis

Thursday 11th September (2.45p- 3.45pm) Michelle Burton

Friday 5th September (9.00am—10.00am) Rachel Lidden

ENROLMENT CONFIRMATION FOR 2015 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 2015. Please complete and return the form below to the school office by Friday 12th September 2014. Sally Davidson, Principal Please return to School Office by Friday 12th September 2014 Name of Child: ………………………………………… Class: …………………….. Name of Child:………….……………………………… Class: ……………………… WILL NOT be returning to KPS in 2015 (please tick) Signature of Parent/Carer:

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Date:………………….