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ISSUE 8, May 2019

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Newsletter Title

IMPORTANT DATES

TERM 2

Week 6

4 June—Gymnastics

4 June—ATSI Elders A/Tea

@ CCC

5 June—Music Bus

5 June—Yr 5/6 Netball

Week 7

10 June—Public Holiday

11 June—JAECG Leader

Day

11 June—Gymnastics

12 June—ATSI Kinder

Health Checks

12 June—Music Bus

14 June—Athletics

Carnival

Week 8

20 June—Parent Info

Session PBL 2.30PM

Week 9

28 June— Community

Cultural Excursion

Week 10

2 July—NAIDOC

Celebration Day

Kearsley Public School 130 Caledonia St, Kearsley NSW 2325 Phone: 49901705 Fax: 49911018 Email: kearsley-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: https://kearsley-p.schools.nsw.gov.au. Principal: Mrs Melissa Trigg

ISSUE 8 TERM 2 WEEK 5 Thursday 30 May 2019

Gymnastics

This week each of our classes had their

first gymnastics lesson with the PCYC.

These lessons will continue each week

until the end of the term. The school

acquired funding through a ‘Sporting

Schools’ grant to cover the cost of the

lessons. The students thoroughly

enjoyed their first lesson!

SRC Silent Disco

Our SRC held a ‘Silent Disco’

fundraiser this week. Each child had

their own headset, where they listened

to one of the two music channels

available. The students had a fantastic

time at the disco. Thanks to Mrs Pitt

for organising this fun experience for

our students.

GRIP Leadership

Last week our School Captains and Vice

Captains attended GRIP Leadership. The

day focused on training student leaders for

their role as school leaders within their

school. The day was lots of fun and

included presentations, interactive

activities and leadership games. Everyone

had a great time and learnt some valuable

leadership lessons.

Girls Rugby League

Congratulations to Clare C, Ruby G

and Madison K who participated in a

girls Rugby League Gala Day this

week. The girls joined with girls from

other small schools in our area. They

had a wonderful day and represented

our school with pride and excellent

sportsmanship. Well done, girls!

Thanks to Mrs Boorer from Kitchener

who helped organise and train the

team.

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Athletics Carnival—14 June

The annual school Athletics Carnival will be held on Friday 14 June 2019. This is a whole school event

and students need to be dropped at Turner Park by 8:50am SHARP as the carnival will begin at 9am.

Nominated students participating in high jump need to be at the carnival to start at 8.30am.. Students

need to be collected at 2pm. A permission note has been sent home and needs to be returned by

Tuesday 11 June. Please bring lunch, recess, water bottle, hat and sunscreen. Students can wear their

house colours or sports uniform on the day.

Kookaburra Awards

Mrs Manderson Mrs Graham Mrs Stipack Mrs Power Miss Reid Mr Carter Mrs Pitt

Mrs Jackson

Max Knott Josephine O Clare C Zaria W Evie S

Savannah D Sophia M Haimish L Klay W Skylah B

Tay B Gracie B Nicholas B Amelia B Jeziah W

Isabella Y Koa Payne Evie S Gavin F Danielle H

Deputy Principal Awards

Isla A Amelia B

Dakotah M

Assistant Principal Awards

Jesse P Denver R

Kinder 2020 Enrolments

Enrolments are now being accepted for our 2020 Kindergarten intake.

Please drop in to the office and complete a pre enrolment details form if

your child turns 5 by 31 July 2020. You will also be required to show

proof of your child’s date of birth (usually birth certificate) and your

usual place of residence. A council rates notice or rental agreement in

addition to a utilities account (electricity, water or telephone) suffice as proof of usual residence. Please

phone the school for further details if required.

Lost Property

As the weather begins to cool down in the mornings students are wearing their jackets/jumpers to

school and taking them off as it warms up at lunchtime. Please mark all items of clothing clearly so it

can be returned to students when found. There is a lost property box in the hallway outside the office

and parents are welcome to check for lost items there.

Principal Awards

Amelia B Kiarntae W

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Term 3 Staff Development Day Change

Our school in conjunction with the Cessnock Callaghan Principal networks have booked Dylan William

to present a session to teachers on Monday 19 August 2019. Professor William is a British

educationalist and Emeritus Professor of Educational assessment in the Institute of Education,

University of London. He is an internationally recognised leader in the development of formative

assessment. This professional development aims to:

- help schools fortify strategic formative assessment with teacher learning communities.

-research and develop innovative, highly effective programs.

-support enhanced student achievement.

To ensure the maximum number of school staff can gain from high quality professional learning on

offer on this day, a variation to the Term 3 School Development Day is needed. As a result, please note

that our school’s Staff Development Day for Term 3 has been changed from Monday 22 July to Monday

19 August. Students are required to attend school on Monday 22 July 2019 and NOT attend

school on Monday 19 August.

Upcoming Excursions

Students in all years will be participating in an extra curricula excursion during 2019. We have

outlined an approximate cost so families may begin to budget and make regular payments for these

excursions when they can. Permission notes will be sent home at a later date.

Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2 students will be attending a show in Newcastle on 28 August with an

approximate cost of $20.

Year 3 and Year 4 will be attending an overnight excursion to Sydney on 7—8 November with an

approximate cost of $120.

Year 5 and Year 6 will be attending the Aussie Bush Camp from 4—6 September at an approximate

cost of $280.

* As always student assistance will be available by application for families who require it.

Earn & Learn at Woolworths

This is on again!! We are asking community members to slip

their Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheets into our posting

box outside Woolworth's Cessnock from 1st May to 25th June or

in the box we have located in the foyer at school. Look out for Kearsley Public Schools posting box. We

did so well last year. Let's do the same again. Last year we had a total of 15,800 stickers and purchased

lots of art and craft resources. Earn and Learn is sponsored by Modern Teaching Aids. The stickers you

collect for our school allow us to trade for educational resources such as maths equipment, musical

instruments, sporting gear, art and craft resources and much more (no cost to the school). All stickers

are collected, counted and the classroom teachers select what they want for their class.

Todd Woodbridge Cup

Selected students will be attending the Todd Woodbridge Cup– Tennis Gala Day at Maitland City

Tennis Club on Wednesday 3 July. Notes and cost of $3 are due back on Monday 24 June2019. Travel is

by private parent transport and students are to meet at school at 8am SHARP. Student will return by

approximately 3.30pm. Students will need to bring lunch, snacks and a water bottle. School uniform,

hat and running shoes will be required on the day.

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P&C News Thank you to everyone who supported our Doughraiser at Dominos on Monday, we are still waiting to

find out how much we raised but I know they were very busy when I went and picked up my order.

As the weather has already turned cool please make sure you don’t leave it until the last minute to

order school jackets or beanies to keep the kids warm. Our school shirts and school jackets can be

pre-ordered with payment through the canteen (correct money would be appreciated) on Monday and

Wednesday mornings between 9am – 10am. Our shirt price is $23, while our jacket price is $34. School

winter beanies can also be ordered with payment through the canteen. Our beanies are $10.

Our next P&C meeting will be held on Thursday 6 June 2019, at 1.30pm in the school library. Hope to

see you all there!

1ST MAY TO 25TH JUNE

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SCHOOL BANKING

Please send in bank

books every Thursday

for Ms Crane to

process. Some great

prizes can be earned

for regular banking!

Thank you.

All volunteers who work in the school canteen, reading groups

or who volunteer and are on school grounds need to pay a

membership fee to be covered for insurance purposes. Please

pay your $2.00 P&C / Canteen membership to the school

office ASAP. A prohibited employment declaration form needs

to be filled in as well as providing 100 points of ID. These can

be collected at the office or one can be sent home with your

child. Kristy Jones is doing canteen rosters and can be

contacted on 0488609023 for any questions regarding rosters.

If you are unable to make your canteen day please contact the

person you are doing canteen with to let them know you can’t

make it and try to find your own replacement. Thank you!

Thursday

Kearsley Canteen Roster 2019

July

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

June

3

Matthew Yap

Sammi Edwards

4

Kristy Jones

Larissa King

5

Rochelle Brady

Allison Powell

6

Karieanne Clifford

Kristy Jones

7

Brook Gatt

Kristy Jones

10

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

11

Bee Scarborough

Ann Stanley

12

Rochelle Brady

Narelle Magin

13

Karieanne Clifford

Kelie Clifford

14

ATHLETICS

CARNIVAL

17

Matthew Yapp

Naomi Bailey

18

Ann Stanley

Catherine Crane

19

Rochelle Brady

Wes Batey

20

Karieanne Clifford

Kristy Jones

21

Sammi Edwards

Kristy Jones

24

Kristy Jones

Narelle Magin

25

Ann Stanley

Catherine Crane

26

Rochelle Brady

Tania Smith

27

Karieanne Clifford

Kelie Clifford

28

Kristy Jones

Jane Apthorpe

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1

Matthew Yapp

Sammi Edwards

2

Kristy Jones

Larissa King

3

Rochelle Brady

Narelle Magin

4

Karieanne Clifford

Narelle Magin

5

Brook Gatt

Kristy Jones

22

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

23

Ann Stanley

Catherine Crane

24

Rochelle Brady

Wes Batey

25

Karieanne Clifford

Kelie Clifford

26

Kristy Jones

Jane Apthorpe

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Ridge View Family Fun Day—Sunday 9 June 2019

Sweet Valley Baby Animals will again be joining us on our annual Family Fun Day. There will be

plenty of activities for the kids to participate in while mum and dad enjoy some wine tasting or a

coffee!

Kids eat FREE with a dining adult in Ridge View Restaurant between 11am and 3pm. Bookings are

essential!

Kearsley PS will receive $1 from every coffee sold to help with their fundraising

activities.

We will be holding a raffle to support Kearsley Public School information is as follows:

1st prize – Meze for two guests with matching wines (valued at $160)

2nd prize - $100 Restaurant/Cellar Door voucher

3rd prize – Twin pack of RidgeView ‘Generations’ Reserve Semillon and Shiraz (valued at $70)

4th prize - $50 Restaurant/Cellar Door voucher

Tickets 1 for $2, 3 for $5 or 10 for $10

Tickets can be purchased in our Cellar Door or Restaurant or by emailing dine@ridgeview.com.au

Tickets on sale now until Sunday 30th June, winners will be notified shortly after via phone call and

on social media.

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