TERM FOUR

23.10.19

Term 4 Week 2 2019 PHONE - 4274 2024

ADDRESS - Shellharbour Road, Port Kembla 2505

DATE UPCOMING EVENTS

WEEK 2

24/10 Gymnastics

WEEK 3

29/10 Sports Ready

31/10 Gymnastics

WEEK 4

5/11 In2Uni Excursion (Years 5-6)

5/11 Sports Ready

6/11 Market Day—Celebrating 60 years

7/11 Gymnastics

WEEK 5

12/11 Killalea Excursion (K-2)

12/11 Sports Ready

14/11 Minnamurra Excursion (Preschool)

14/11 Gymnastics

WEEK 6

19/11 Sports Ready

21/11 Gymnastics

21/11 Kindergarten Transition 9-15 to 10.30 am

Preschool Transition: Keen Kangas 9.00 to 10.00am & Jump in Joeys 10.00 to 11.00 am

22/11 P-2 Gala Day

22/11 WACKI Excursion (Years 5-6)

WEEK 7

26/11 Sports Ready

28/11 Gymnastics

28/11 Kindergarten Transition 9-15 to 10.30 am

Preschool Transition: Keen Kangas 9.00 to 10.00am & Jump in Joeys 10.00 to 11.00 am

WEEK 8

3/12 Sports Ready

5/12 Gymnastics

5/12 Kindergarten Transition 9-15 to 10.30 am

Preschool Transition: Keen Kangas 9.00 to 10.00am & Jump in Joeys 10.00 to 11.00 am

WEEK 9

10/11 Sports Ready

12/11 Gymnastics

12/12 Kindergarten Transition 9-15 to 10.30 am

Preschool Transition: Keen Kangas 9.00 to 10.00am & Jump in Joeys 10.00 to 11.00 am

P-2 ASSEMBLY

Our P-2 Assembly is this Friday, 25 October commencing at 9.10am in the school hall. All parents/carers are welcome to attend our assemblies. Please make sure awards are given to the teacher before Thursday so they can be organised for the assembly. Parents will be receiving letters to let them know their child is receiving an award.

IN2UNI EXCURSION

Year 5&6 students - Please remember to return your notes

for the In2Uni excursion on Tuesday 5 November. The bus

will be leaving at 8.45am. students are required to be at

school by 8.30am on the excursion day.

CHICKEN POX

We have had a suspected case of Chicken Pox at the school.

Please notify the school immediately if your child has any

symptoms and seek medical attention.

LIONS CLUB MAGIC SHOW— FREE TICKETS

Thanks once again to the generous sponsors, we have free

tickets to the Lions Club Magic Show at Woonona Bulli RSL

on Friday 8 November. Show times are 2:00pm, 4:30pm and

7:00pm. Collect your free tickets from the office.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT KPS POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING

During our lining up assemblies, students have been encouraged to acknowledge other students who have been following school rules and playing respectfully, responsibly and safely. This has had a positive impact on student behaviours and has created more positive relationships among the students. We are continuing with these acknowledgments this term as well.

MARKET DAY — SAVE THE DATE

Kemblawarra Public School’s annual Market Day is on Wednesday 6 November. Market Day starts at approximately 11.40am and parents are welcome to attend. Students are asked to bring in money to their teachers prior to the day. This will allow for coupons to be allocated on the day. There is a maxi-mum of $25 per student.

All of the senior students will be running individual stalls in addition to a sausage sizzle, face painting, a

petting zoo and an entertainer.

60TH BIRTHDAY ASSEMBLY This year Kemblawarra Public School turns 60!!! On Wednesday 6, November (Market Day) there will be a short celebratory assembly with visitors from the local community attending and performing. There will be a selection of short items commemorating the occasion. The assembly starts at 11am and will be followed by the Market Day activities.

There will be a Lucky Door Prize drawn for one of our parents / community members who attend the assembly.

YEAR 5'S - SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOL ENTRY FOR 2021

Selective high schools cater for academically high potential and gifted students who may otherwise be without sufficient classmates of their own academic standard. Selective schools help these students to learn by grouping them with students of similar ability, using specialised teaching methods and materials.

Selective high schools are unzoned so parents can apply regardless of where they live. Applications for selective

high school placement are considered mainly on the basis of the Selective High School Placement Test results and

school assessment scores. The Selective High School Placement Test will be held on Thursday 12 March 2020.

If you would like to have your child considered for Year 7 selective high school entry in 2021, you need to apply on

the internet using a valid email address (not the student’s email address).

Detailed instructions on how to apply online will be available from late-September 2019 at https:// educa-

tion.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7.

The application website opens at that link on 8 October 2019 and closes at 10pm on 11 November 2019. You must

apply before the closing date.

WIN WIN WIN - PARENT’S SURVEY

LAST CHANCE TO ENTER THE DRAW TO WIN $50

BIG W VOUCHER

Closing date Friday 25 October

Complete the 'Tell Them From Me' school survey to provide feedback to the school and be entered into a draw to win a $50 BIG W voucher. It’s easy! Simply go to:

http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/2019s2

Complete the survey, then either email nicola.josevski@det.nsw.edu.au stating you have completed the survey OR drop your name into the box at the office when you have completed it.

To make it easier, you can complete the survey at school on Thursday or Friday in the Library between 8.30-9.00 and 2.00-2.30.

If you have already completed your survey remember to put your name in the box in the office or email nicola.josevski@det.nsw.edu.au stating that you have completed it to be in the draw for the voucher. The lucky winner will be drawn on Monday 28 October.

CRUNCH & SIP TIPS

include vegetables slices with cheese &

crackers

top English muffins with chopped tomato,

capsicum and ham, sprinkle with grated re-

duced-fat cheese and heat in the oven or grill

serve vegetable sticks with salsa

vegetable-based soup makes a great

snack on cold afternoons

cooked 2-miinute noodles mixed with grat-

ed zucchini and chopped tomatoes and top

with grated reduced-fat cheese.

Some interesting vegetable facts

Frozen vegetables are usually snapped frozen

on ripening and can have the same nutritional

value as fresh vegetables. Try to include differ-

ent vegetables everyday.

Different coloured vegetables provide different

vitamins and other nutrients. Eating enough

vegetables can protect you against many life-

style diseases including heart disease, stroke,

some cancers and diabetes.

ATTENDANCE EXPLANATION OF ABSENCES

If your child is absent from school, parents are required to provide an explanation for the absences

within 7 days.

When a student returns to school after an absence, they must bring a note from their parent/carer,

explaining the absence and provide it to their class teacher.

Alternatively, parents can explain an absence via the Skool Loop app under the ’Absentee’ icon. This can

be done on the day of the absence or upon returning to school.

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Class Attendance % Week 1 Term 4

HB1 HB2 HB3 HB4 HB5 HB6

HB7 Hb8 HB9 HB10 Avg. HB11 Avg.

AWARDS ASSEMBLY

Class Captain Presentation Birthday Awards

This is a sporting skill development program targeting children with a disability

in primary and special schools. The program aims to teach students the major

skills involved in sport including specific skills, rules, teamwork and sport

etiquette by having them participate in modified games, programmed to the

specific needs of the students. Our first session began today. All the students

from HB5 thoroughly enjoyed participating.

HB5 SPORTS READY

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