Term 4 Week 1 Katherine South Primary Schoolweb.ntschools.net/w/ksp/Newsletters/2018/Term 4 Week...
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Hello KSPS families, Welcome to back to Term 4. We have hit the ground running this term with lots of great learning happening in our classrooms and all programs well underway. The year is flying by and we have accomplished a great deal in terms of student learning and school community events. This term will be no exception, we have a great deal planned and lots to look forward to. Congratulations to Tim East and Bec Scott for their respective nominations for Primary Teacher of the Year and Support Staff Member of the Year. This is a reflection of the passion and dedication they give to their roles in working with our students and supporting them being the best they can be. Regional winners in these categories will be announced at World Teachers Day celebrations next Friday. Congratulations to Jay Wuttke and Charli McWhirter for their selection in the NT Touch Team and they travel to Hobart on Friday to compete in the Australian Championships. We wish them both all the best and hope they enjoy their experience, both on and off the field! Students from years 1 - 6 will be completing their PAT testing over the next two weeks. This is a follow up from Term 1 where all students undertook these tests in Maths and Reading. It is another way of showing the growth the students have made over the year and provides our teachers and the school with valuable data on student progress. I have already had parents enquire about classes for 2019. I will not be able to answer questions at this stage regarding teachers and class groupings until later in the term. I am currently finalising the KSPS workforce plan, and when enrolment predictions and staff are finalised I will let you know. To assist with this process, if families know they are moving from Katherine and students won’t be at school next year, can you please let us know through the front office or via email so we can get a better picture of our enrolment numbers. Our school garden and herb garden are going ‘great guns’, Miss Lisa from the canteen goes down every morning to pick fresh produce to add to the menu for the day. Seth provided me a taste of some of our herbs yesterday – the garlic chives, basil and chocolate mint are stand outs . Fresh herbs will be available to families through the front office, but we need to wait for Miss Grieves and the ‘gardeners’ to finalise how this will work…watch this space! A BIG thank you to everyone who helps out with the garden, but special thanks to Mel Whelan and Liz Clark for their ongoing efforts, support and guidance. Our School council are holding a school disco this Friday evening! Our Discos are always exciting and Katherine South Primary School Riverbank Drive Katherine NT 0850 PO Box 721 Katherine NT 0851 Telephone (08) 89721277 Fax (08) 89721857 Email [email protected] Community Achievement Respect Engagement We are a Learning Community Katherine South Primary School Term 4 Week 1 Wednesday 17th October 2018 Principals Message Check out our website: http://web.ntschools.net/w/ksp We’re Also On Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/ KathSouthPrimarySchool FRONT OFFICE Please notify the front office if your child/ren will be absent or late for school on Office: 8972 1277 Mobile: 0488584471 Or email [email protected]
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Hello KSPS families, Welcome to back to Term 4. We have hit the ground running this term with lots of great learning happening in our classrooms and all programs well underway. The year is flying by and we have accomplished a great deal in terms of student learning and school community events. This term will be no exception, we have a great deal planned and lots to look forward to. Congratulations to Tim East and Bec Scott for their respective nominations for Primary Teacher of the Year and Support Staff Member of the Year. This is a reflection of the passion and dedication they give to their roles in working with our students and supporting them being the best they can be. Regional winners in these categories will be announced at World Teachers Day celebrations next Friday.
Congratulations to Jay Wuttke and Charli McWhirter for their selection in the NT Touch Team and they travel to Hobart on Friday to compete in the Australian Championships. We wish them both all the best and hope they enjoy their experience, both on and off the field!
Students from years 1 - 6 will be completing their PAT testing over the next two weeks. This is a follow up from Term 1 where all students undertook these tests in Maths and Reading. It is another way of showing the growth the students have made over the year and provides our teachers and the school with valuable data on student progress. I have already had parents enquire about classes for 2019. I will not be able to answer questions at this stage regarding teachers and class
groupings until later in the term. I am currently finalising the KSPS workforce plan, and when enrolment predictions and staff are finalised I will let you know. To assist with this process, if families know they are moving from Katherine and students won’t be at school next year, can you please let us know through the front office or via email so we can get a better picture of our enrolment numbers. Our school garden and herb garden are going ‘great guns’, Miss Lisa from the canteen goes down every morning to pick fresh produce to add to the menu for the day. Seth provided me a taste of some of our herbs yesterday – the garlic chives, basil and chocolate mint are stand outs . Fresh herbs will be available to families through the front office, but we need to wait for Miss Grieves and the ‘gardeners’ to finalise how this will work…watch this space! A BIG thank you to everyone who helps out with the garden, but special thanks to Mel Whelan and Liz Clark for their ongoing effor ts, support and guidance.
Our School council are holding a school disco this Friday evening! Our Discos are always exciting and
Katherine South Primary School
Riverbank Drive Katherine NT 0850
PO Box 721 Katherine NT 0851
Telephone (08) 89721277
Fax (08) 89721857
Community Achievement Respect Engagement
We are a Learning Community
Katherine South Primary School
Term 4 Week 1 Wednesday 17th October 2018
Principals Message
Check out our website: http://web.ntschools.net/w/ksp
We’re Also On Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/KathSouthPrimarySchool
FRONT OFFICE
Please notify the front office if your child/ren will be absent or late for school on
Office: 8972 1277 Mobile: 0488584471
Or email
fun for our students and a great fundraiser for our School Council! We hope to see you all there
I encourage all families to consider the following information regarding the Meningococcal vaccine: All Territorians aged from 1 year to 19 years of age are encouraged to have the free Meningococcal ACWY vaccine. Meningococcal disease is a rare
disease, but it develops very quickly and can lead to serious complications, including death. Prevention of the disease with the vaccination is the best way to protect our children. The free vaccine covering Meningococcal ACWY strains is available at your local health centre or GP. Meningococcal B vaccination is also recommended, although this strain is less common in the NT. The vaccine can be purchased privately, with a prescription from your local
doctor. For more information about Meningococcal disease and vaccination follow the link: https://nt.gov.au/wellbeing/health-conditions-treatments/bacterial/meningococcal-disease Have a great week, Karen Taylor Acting Principal
BOOKCLUB
Bookclub will be given out this week and is due back at school on Monday 22nd October
Bookclub is a great fundraising tool as our school receives 20% commission for any purchases made. Parent/guardian, teacher and student support has
enabled us to purchase some great resources.
Congratulations to 5/6 East with 94% attendance! Our school average for Week 10 was 81.14%
Student Attendance Term 3 Week 10
Thomas Henley Ella McFarlane Tehya Peckham-Brown Harris Coburn Chase Randell Will Branson Shaun Sodhi Elliott Green Billie Kruckow Blaire Randell Rhianna Irons Tahla Hutchinson Hayley Gardner Willow Brennan Kyran Simpson Elijah Thomas Seth Goldspink Aleeah Bawi Georgia Dennis Hamish Francis Camretta Bostock Charley Campbell Tayne McArthur Danlee Roddenby Kite Quilty Riley Prime
Ian Thomson Milly Whelan Asha Schmidt Mundy Scomparin Brooke Woodhill Trey Qynesha Johnson Jordyn Hohn Taylah Silcock Ieesha Allison Kaitlyn Kenyon Gracie Berry Cortney Smith Stella Quilty Angus Vogt Jack Drury Jane Chulung Dakota Roughton Staff: Mrs. Rachel Jay Ms. Lynsey Patterson Mr. Tim East Mrs. Lana Randell Mr. Dave Wallace
Green Card Awards
This week’s assembly is hosted by: 3/4 Brand
House Spirit Points
Victoria 3663 Buchanan 3658 Stuart 3639
“1” Wear your School Shirt “2” Wear your Sports Shirt “3” Wear your CARE Bracelets “3” Bring in recyclable materials for T-2 Science (no glass)
Calendar Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 1
Term 4
15th October
Pupil Free Day
16th October
PAT Testing
17th October
PAT Testing
18th October
PAT Testing
19th October
PAT Testing
School Disco
Week 2 22nd October
PAT Testing
Preschool Transition
Day
23rd October
PAT Testing
24th October
PAT Testing
25th October
PAT Testing
26th October
PAT Testing
World Teachers Day
Week 3 29th October
School Council Meeting
Preschool Transition
Day
30th October 31st October 1st November 2nd November
Week 4 5th November
Book Fair
Preschool Transition
Day
6th November
Book Fair
7th November
Book Fair
8th November
Book Fair
9th November
Book Fair
60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
5/6 Patterson
5/6 Munroe
5/6 East
5/6 Chauhan
3/4 Shipway
3/4 Jay
3/4 Cook
3/4 Brand
2 Hopkins
2 Grenfell
T/1 Wallace
T/1 Robertson
T/1 Righton
T/1 Fortmann
Tindal Preschool
Preschool PM
Preschool AM
Firstly, we would like to acknowledge the hard work and assistance from Mr Nils, Miss Brenda, Mrs Beckett and our parent help in our classroom, much appreciated. Please come and see our assembly this week, 3/4 Brand have been busy choreographing their dance but it will be the teachers that will be doing all the hard work for us on the day! This term we are looking forward to our Geography unit on the African and South American continents and learning all there is to know on procedures, letter writing and poetry. “3/4 Brand, We Are So Grand!”
BREAKFAST IS AVAILABLE DAILY From 7.45am until 8.15am
2x Toast $1.00 (with vegemite, peanut butter, honey or jam),
Tuesday Breakfast:
Scrambled Egg & Toast $2.00
Thursday Breakfast:
Hash Browns $0.80 Scrambled Egg & Toast $2.00
Friday Special: $5 Marinated chicken satays with crunchy noodle salad
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