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Principal – Mrs Toni Skinner WEEK 10 27 September 2019

Deputy Principal’s Report It is with feelings of both satisfaction and achievement that Term 3 comes to a close and anticipation and excitement for Term 4 begins. Highlights of Term 3 included Education Week with the choir and dance groups performing at Kariong Mountains High School, School Art Show, Book Fair, Book Character Parade, Public Speaking Competitions and Sporting Teams’ events. Future highlights in Term 4 include Razzle Dazzle, Kindergarten 2020 Transition, 2020 Leadership events and Presentation Days.

Peer Support This term Year 6 have had the opportunity to develop their leadership skills during their peer support sessions. On Monday afternoons, students have participated in lessons to support their wellbeing and to develop social skills. These experiences are innovative opportunities provided as part of the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education curriculum. We thank our leaders for their facilitation of the activities and the Year 6 teachers for their coaching, mentoring and organisation of this successful program.

Canteen Facelift Today our canteen surroundings received a wonderful facelift with some amazing signage promoting healthy eating. This was made possible with a grant from the ‘Live Life Well’ government health strategy. Input from families, students and staff has led to this initiative. We appreciate the efforts of Ms Linda Glare for applying for the grant and her organisation and implementation of the strategy.

K-2 Athletics Carnival On the last day of term, K-2 students participated in their special Sports Day on the school oval. Events included age races and a number of fun, rotational activities. The support of the House Captains in assisting the students and teachers on the day was appreciated by all. The event was a very nice way for the students to celebrate the last day of term.

Zone Athletics On Wednesday 25th September our students finally had the opportunity to participate in the Zone Athletics Carnival at Mingara. The weather (third time lucky!) was perfect for the event. Our representatives took the opportunity to challenge themselves to do their personal best.

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Upcoming Dates

RESPECT

RESPONSIBILITY PERSONAL BEST

Monday, 14/10/2019 Students return for TERM 4 Monday, 21/10/2019 CC Choral Festival

Wednesday, 23/10/2019 CC Choral Festival

Friday, 25/10/2019 1:45pm Grandparents Day for Kindergarten

Monday, 28/10/2019 Maths Athon

Tuesday, 29/10/2019 Extra Curricula Photos

Wednesday, 30/10/2019 Interrelate Year 6

Thursday, 31/10/2019 Schools Spectacular Rehearsal

Waratah House Wiseberry Barbecue Congratulations goes to the members of Waratah House who were treated to a sausage sandwich on Wednesday in recognition of their achievements. Wiseberry Real Estate provided the food, cooking and serving this special treat. We appreciate their ongoing support to our school.

Kindergarten 2020 It was wonderful to see some of our 2020 Kindy students and parents during the school tour followed by a morning tea. Mrs Skinner and Mrs Downey had a wonderful time getting to know these little people during the tour. The children enjoyed the time with each other and discovering features in the school such as our painted playground markings. Our Kindergarten program will commence in Term 4 with our orientation for all the families on November 6. If you know of any families who live in our area and are school age please let them know we are taking enrolments now at the school office.

Value of the Month Today we recognised those students at the Value of the Month Assembly, who were selected as demonstrating consistently their ‘Personal Best’. These students’ faces beamed with pride as they received their certificates and badges this morning. There were many happy faces also when they shared a lovely morning tea with Mrs Skinner.

Tell Them From Me Over the last two weeks, students in Years 5 and 6 have had the opportunity to participate in the ‘Tell Them From Me’ online survey about school life. Teachers also during the week provided feedback as part of the survey. Thank you to the many parents who have already provided input via the parent survey. This survey is open up to 25th October and is conducted entirely online on smartphones, iPads, tablets, laptops or computers. The survey will typically take 15 minutes or less to complete and is completely confidential. This survey can be accessed via a link on the school’s website and Facebook.

Razzle Dazzle Make sure you keep the date, Thursday November 7 available to join us at our Razzle Dazzle Concert with both a matinee and evening performance. Teachers and students have been diligently preparing and practising ready to entertain you. Ticket and concert information will be provided early next term.

Farewell Mrs Roberts

It is with much sadness that we farewell Mrs Roberts as she takes up a new position and continues her career journey. The students, staff and community will miss her wit, enthusiasm and dedication to Kariong Public School. We wish her all the best for her future career. May everyone have an enjoyable holiday and rest ready for the new term. School will resume for students and staff on Monday October 14. Sondra Broadhurs

Kariong Public School P&C Association

Meetings are held every 3rd Monday of the month in the school terms.

Parents and community members are welcome to attend.

Meetings are held 7:30pm in the school staffroom. Next meeting:

Monday,

21 October 2019

Grandparents’ Day Kindergarten would like to invite their Grandparents to come and visit our school on Friday, October 25 to celebrate Grandparents’ Day. Kindergarten will be performing in the hall at 1:45pm and would then like to show off all of their wonderful work in their classrooms. Afternoon tea will be provided.

Do you have a child who turns 5 before 1 July 2020? Enrolments for Kindergarten are now being taken at the office. Please collect an enrolment pack from the office (located on Truscott Avenue) as soon as possible or contact the school office by telephoning 4340 1885 or emailing: kariong-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au. Kindergarten Orientation is fast approaching!

Principal’s Gold Book Award

Sabina C Daniel C

Merit Certificates

Mackenzie O Nate G Havana H Lilah W Karise A Maddison S

Xavier R Ryan K Haley B Harrison H Benji Y Krisha B

Zak W Indi G Brandon K Ethan G Zali E Kiedis W

Emily A Maya N Alana F Ollie S Byron W-S Rishika S

Mikayla W Jasmine S Alex L Andrew Z Juliet A Declan S

Bella F Sahrye E William D Amelia M Abigail L Ashton C

Tahlia F Nate C

PBL Bronze Certificates

Jacob G-H

PBL Silver Certificates

Krisha Barot Nicholas Y Melissa H Deyton S Zane C Jacob G-H

Samuel F Amelia H Ethan G Cate M Shay M Chayse S

Riley S

Peer Support – Week 10 In this week’s final session of the Peer Support module Keeping Friends the children participated in a board game, reinforcing all of the concepts and skills that have been learned over the past 7 weeks. They were reminded what the qualities of a good friend are and the skills needed to maintain friendships and tips on how to make new friends. Each group had the opportunity to celebrate what they have learnt and the new friendships and connections they have made. Thank you Year 6 students for an amazing 8 weeks of Peer Support. The Year 6 teachers

Tell Them From Me Survey

Our school is taking part in the Tell Them From Me Parent Survey. The survey will provide us with valuable feedback on what you think about our school, how engaged your children are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with your children. Schools in Australia and around the world have used the Tell Them From Me survey to help them improve. The survey is completed on-line and is run by an independent research company, The Learning Bar, which specialises in school-based surveys.

Staff at our school will not be able to identify individuals from their responses and all responses will be anonymous. The survey typically takes 20 minutes or less to complete. Once the surveys are completed reports are prepared and in most cases are available to schools within three business days.

Running this survey will help our school understand parents’ and carers’ perspectives on their child’s experience at school. These include: communication between parents/carers and staff, activities and practices at home and parent/carer views on the school's support of learning and behaviour. This valuable feedback will help our school make practical improvements.

Thank you in advance for completing the survey and giving us valuable feedback to ensure continuous improvement at our school.

To complete the survey go to the following website.

http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/kariongps2019

Mrs Kerry Rayner Assistant Principal

Thursday mornings

PBL Update – Leaving the classroom

PBL House Points Results Term 3

This week our focus is

leaving the classroom, so

students will be thinking

about showing Respect,

Responsibility and

Personal Best every time

they leave the classroom.

We are very excited to announce this term’s

winner is

We hope you enjoyed your BBQ on Wednesday.

See Canteen Menu at end of Newsletter

Uniform Shop A reminder that the Uniform Shop is open at the following times:

TUESDAYS … 2:30PM TO 3:30PM FRIDAYS 8:30AM TO 9:30AM

Take a look at our FaceBook Page: kps uniformshop

The Online shop to order uniforms is: gtschool.com.au. Payment through this site is via Paypal or credit card. Orders will be available the next day that the Uniform Shop is open. If you are unable to pick up at that time, items will be available for collection from the school office.

Payments can also be made with Cash or Eftpos.

Tuesday 8th October

Alive Dance Academy 98 Mitchell Drive KARIONG

Junior (Ages 4-Year 2) 1:00pm-3:00pm ($30)

Intermediate/Senior (Year 3+) 3:00pm-5:00pm ($30)

Bookings Essential, info@alivedanceacademy.com.au Payable in cash on day

ALL WELCOME, any ability

SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACRO WORKSHOP