Week 6 – 7th March 2018 Sharing Our News What a great way to start the week with our P&C AGM being held on Monday night. It was wonderful to see 30 enthusiastic and keen parents of King Street Public School take on new roles on the executive as well as play a supportive role in their child's education. I would like to acknowledge the outstanding work of our previous committee for the effort and commitment you displayed in assisting our teachers and students with resources. Congratulations to the following parents who were elected for the 2018 P&C Committee: Lisa Baily - President; Maxene Hamson & Mark Newton - Vice Presidents; Alison Schubert - Secretary; Ros Kelley - Treasurer; Jodie McCarthy - Uniform Shop; & Jacinta Bartley – Fundraising Coordinator. King Street Public School staff and students look forward to working with the P&C Committee over the next twelve months. A huge thanks to the P&C who kindly bought three new Commbox’s for our classes with the option of purchasing more after "Cracker Night". This will assist our teachers and create an engaging learning environment for our students. Today is ‘Celebrate your P&C Day’. A huge thanks to all of our parents and citizens who have helped and supported our school over many years. It is much appreciated.

To keep our students safe, all of our gates will be shut from Monday 12th March during school hours. If you need to enter the school, please open the latch from the inside and shut the gate once you have entered onto school grounds. We are also encouraging all students and families to use the gate near the Canteen when entering the school. The Dental Clinic gate will be locked every day except for Tuesdays. Thanks for your support in this matter.

This week our PBL topic talks about "Keeping me to me". It is important for all students to feel safe at school and to talk with a teacher if they have a problem. Teachers at King Street Public School follow up on all matters that are communicated to them. Please reinforce this subject at home to promote our PBL values of being Kind, Safe, Proud and Supportive.

It has been a pleasure to meet our School Captains this week and discuss with them the strengths of King Street Public School. All of our leaders have been at our school since Kindergarten and are wonderful advocates for our school. I look forward to working with them over the next twelve months.

Just a reminder that our School Staff Development Day is on next Thursday 15th March, 2018. All staff will be off site, learning about Visible Wellbeing. All families will need to organise alternative arrangements for your child/ren on this day.

Jonathan Russell Principal

UPCOMING EVENTS 2018 Term 1 WEEK 6 Thurs 8th Mar PaTCH Info Session 2.30pm WEEK 7 Mon 12th Mar Year 6 Interrelate Tues 13th Mar Steve Simpson Shield Thurs 15th Mar STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY Fri 16th Mar High School Forms Due Back WEEK 8 Mon 19th Mar Year 6 Interrelate Stage 3 Parent/Teacher Interviews

Bookclub Orders Due Tues 20th Mar Kinder Parent/Teacher Interviews Wed 21st Mar Stage 2 Parent/Teacher Interviews Fri 23rd Mar Stage 1 (and K/1F) Parent/Teacher

Interviews Infants Assembly 12pm Hall

WEEK 9 Mon 26th Mar Year 6 Interrelate P&C Meeting 6pm in the Library Tues 27th Mar Choose Maths Parent Session Wed 28th Mar Whole School Scripture Thurs 29th Mar Easter Hat and Pedlar’s Parade Fri 30th Mar GOOD FRIDAY WEEK 10 Mon 2nd Apr Easter Monday Wed 4th Apr Canteen Treat Day WEEK 11 Thurs 12th Apr Tawny Badge Assembly 9.30am Fri 13th Apr Last day of Term 1 Term 2 WEEK 1 Mon 30th April Students Return to School

SAVE THESE DATES! Mon 7th to Wed 9th May Stage 2 Camp Wed 15th to Fri 17th May NAPLAN Fri 25th May Cracker Night

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Next Thursday 15th March is Staff Development Day

Students do not attend school .

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KSPS Canteen News

Welcome to our New Canteen Committee!

President: Amy George Vice President: Rechelle Purvis Secretary: Kate Blyth Treasurer: Mel Barber

Canteen Roster Term 1 2018 WEEK 6 8/3/18 Tracy F 9/3/18 Lauren, Nick, Mark, Cheryl WEEK 7 12/3/18 Jodie M 13/3/18 Sharee M, Sandy T 14/3/18 Glenn W, Tracy F 15/3/18 Di S, Judi W 16/3/18 Amy G, Kate B, Rechelle P Canteen Contact Number- 65 721497

UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS:

Thursday morning 9-10am (Please see office staff outside of these hours).

King Street is an Allergy Aware School

This is a reminder for all families that some of our students have serious reactions to products containing nuts and fish.

We ask that you please do not send foods or containers to school that contain nut or fish products.

This includes nutella and peanut butter spread.

Wellbeing of Students Valued

Please be aware that we have two immune-suppressed students at our school.

If your child develops a contagious disease, please let the school know ASAP so we can act accordingly.

Donations Needed

KSPS is after donations of empty Kinder Surprise plastic toy shells.

Any donations can be left at the School Office.

Showing Positive Behaviour for Learning

Tawny congratulates the following students for displaying our King Street Values of Kind, Safe, Proud and Supportive in Week 5:

Our Week 5 PBL draw winners.

Primary Assembly Award Recipients

Congratulations to the following students who received awards at our assembly on Friday:

Stage 2 PBL: Samara R, Jai P, Ashton S, Kyden M, William P, Koby F

Stage 3 PBL: Alissa M, Tayeisha M, Holly T, Nate S, Chelsea M, Chloe S, Mariah E, Malachai S

Merit Awards: S2B: Xander I, Charlie S, Eiyana W S2H: Ruby E, Holly B, Naash F S2S: Tesha L, Temperance E, Wil S S3G: Jackson M, Stevie-Lee M, Charlize B S3M: Alan N, Laici-Ell H, Tori M S3T: Zoe E, Charlie R, Lucas P S3W: Hopper F, Aiden J, Alex W

Stage 2 Sportsmanship Awards: Jesse P, Brayden C, Abby F, Immy D, Lucas H, Leyton C

Stage 3 Sportsmanship Awards: Emmerson G, Conrad S, Julian S, Billy S, Paris F, Brandon C, Layla K, Frankie D Voluntary Contribution Payments

This year the voluntary contribution has been set at $40 per child. This contribution helps our school to provide the best learning opportunities for your child. We thank you in advance for your prompt payment of the 2018 school fees.

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Bullying No Way! Friday 16th March 2018

This year we will be supporting the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence - Bullying No Way! campaign.

We will be running a Poster Competition K-6 for students or classes to design posters that we can display around the school which either:

• Inform students of about what is bullying • How to make our school safer and more

respectful • How to respond if you are feeling like

you are being bullied • What to do if you are being bullied on

social media • How to support others who have

experienced bullying • How can I make our school a friendly

place?

The winning posters will be published in the newsletter, on our Facebook Page and displayed around the school.

For more information about the Bullying No Way initiative follow the link below.

https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/

We look forward to seeing all the wonderful designs our classes and students present.

Coles Sports for Schools King Street Public School is collecting the vouchers from Coles for their 'Sports for Schools'.

The vouchers can be dropped off at the school office or in the box while you are shopping at Coles.

Would you like to help in the classroom?

Are you interested in learning how to be a great classroom helper?

Would you like to improve your ability to assist your child at home with reading, writing and maths?

PaTCH may be exactly what you are looking for!

If this is you, please come tomorrow and join us for afternoon tea to find out more!

When: Tomorrow, Thursday 8th March, 2018

Where: In the EAfS (Early Action for Success) room

Time: 2:30pm

Please note you must have a current Working With Children Check to help in our classrooms.

Hope to see you there!

Michele Keith & Wendy Tan

Week 8 Parent/Teacher Interviews

Parent/Teacher Interviews will be held in Week 8. This is a great opportunity to talk about your child's progress and discuss aspects of their learning.

If you haven’t already done so, please return notes to your classroom teacher so a time can be arranged.

All meetings will be held in the library.

The schedule for meetings is:

Monday 19th March: Stage 3 Tuesday 20th March: Kindergarten Wednesday 21st March: Stage 2 Friday 23rd March: Stage 1

SAVE THE DATE

'CHOOSE MATHS' FAMILY FUN NIGHT

Tuesday 27th March 6pm.

Students and Parents come along together for a fun evening.

More information to follow.

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TERM 1 | WEEK 6

Swimming Champions Announced

Last Friday it was our pleasure to announce the 2018 Swimming Champions. Congratulations to:

Senior Boy: Charlie M Senior Girl: Jessica F 11 Yr Boy: Alan N 11 Yr Girl: Sophie K Junior Boy: Harrison M Junior Girl: Evey H

Jessica qualified to represent the Upper Hunter at the Regional Carnival held yesterday, competing in 4 events. Jess missed out by 1/100th of a second on qualifying for the State Championships! This is an outstanding effort, well done Jess.

New P&C Executive Elected

Thank you to everyone who attended the P&C AGM on Monday evening. It was fantastic to welcome so many supportive parents. A sincere thank you to the outgoing Committee who have spent countless hours working for our school. Special mention must go to to Dawn Knight and Tania Almond for their contribution. The 2017 P&C donated over $13,000 of resources to our school last year, including infants readers, equipment for the quad, an upgrade of the Uniform Shop, funding the Interrelate Program, funding Book Week prizes, new drum sticks and sound equipment for the hall. This is an incredible effort.

We would like to welcome the new P&C Executive:

President: Lisa Baily Vice Presidents: Maxene Hamson, Mark Newton Secretary: Alison Schubert Treasurer: Ros Kelley Uniform Shop Co-ordinator: Jodie McCarthy Fundraising Co-ordinator: Jacinta Bartley

The next P&C Meeting will be held on Monday, 26th March. Everyone is welcome.

Outstanding Sportsmanship from Rugby 7s

Last Thursday, 12 Stage 3 students represented KSPS at the Hunter Rugby 7s Gala Day, held at Maitland.

Despite only two of the boys having experience playing Rugby Union, the team picked up the rules and pace of the game quickly.

KSPS started strong, securing a win over HVGS in a close battle, which saw Julian stealing the ball and running away with the match winning try.

Our second game was against St Pauls Rutherford - Paris started the game with a thrilling length of the field, individual try. KSPS streaked out to a 3-try lead before being chased down late in the game to end in a draw.

In the third game, our boys came up against "River Schools". KSPS really found their form in this game, beating their opposition 6-1. Outstanding defence from Naite and Jack set the tone for the match which saw the boys pile on the points with outstanding efforts from Brandon and Paris.

Going into the final game against Bolwarra was always going to test the boys' knowledge of the game with more experienced opponents. Despite this, KSPS matched the team physically, however went down 5-1, with Paris being the sole try scorer. Special mention to Marcus and Nate, who showed great determination in both defence and attack.

Overall, the boys played extremely well and shocked their competition! There was numerous compliments on both the boy’s skills and sportsmanship on and off the field. Outstanding effort boys!

Proud Coach, Phillip Lindsell

EASTER RAFFLE DONATIONS NEEDED!

Each year our P&C hold a MEGA EASTER RAFFLE to fundraise for our school.

They are asking for Easter Egg donations for raffle prizes.

All donations may be dropped into the School Office.

www.kingstreet-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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TERM | WEEK 2

King Street Public School will be CLOSED on Thursday 15th March for a Staff Development Day. Singleton OOSH has been notified and will be opening for the day to assist with childcare. To do so, they need an enrolment of 15 students. If you would like to enrol your child for the day, please return the form below to Singleton OOSH as soon as possible.

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TERM | WEEK 2

2018 KSPS BUDDIES