Ms Paine is still on leave due to the passing of her father. Our thoughts are with

her and her family. Linda Charlton, Narelle Barrie and Angie Wilson will be

alternating as relieving Principal during her absence.

NAPLAN

This has been a busy week with NAPLAN, with all the tests now over. The students worked very

well and I have been impressed with their efforts, working hard and giving their best. Well done,

Year 3 and Year 5!

Thank you to the teachers and to all the parents and carers who prepared and supported our

students to ensure that NAPLAN ran smoothly.

KITCHEN GARDEN

I would like to welcome 3 new chickens to the Kitchen Garden. I brought the girls in on the first

weekend of the school holidays and they have become friendly with the older girls quite well.

They are all Rhode Island Reds. They have just begun to lay. Great big thanks to the three

families who helped look after the chickens in the holidays and to Cate Patterson for her

organisation.

Every Friday after school Jackie Janosi and myself are in the Kitchen Garden for anyone who

would like to join us. There are always a few jobs to do to keep the garden looking good. Come

over for a chat while you dig!

Unfortunately we have seen a number of cases of nits in various classes. Please be vigilant and

check your children’s hair for lice and nits every night. We have also had more cases of

impetigo, so if your child shows any symptoms of this please see your doctor immediately for

the required treatment.

Linda Charlton

Principal (Relieving)

From the Principal

Mon 16th - Fri 20th May Scholastic Book Fair

Friday 20th May Walk Safely to School Day

Friday 20th May District Cross Country

Thursday 2nd June Athletics Carnival

KatNews Newsletter Date The official newsletter of Katoomba Public School

Volume 2016 No: 14

Term 2 Week 3, 12th May 2016

School Expectations

Respect Yourself

Respect Others

Respect the

Environment

Uniform Shop

opens Tuesday

mornings from

9am-9.30am.

The canteen is

open on

Wednesdays. My

School Lunchbox

is available for

online ordering

Fridays only.

Assembly will

be led by KG

Breakfast Club

every Tuesday

before school

The Virtue this week

is Trust

Merriwa Street, Katoomba NSW 2780

Tel: 4782 1226 Fax: 4782 2996

Email: katoomba-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.katoomba-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Upcoming Events …………

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Please make sure you get your permission notes and payment in for the Athletics Carnival which will be held on Thursday 2nd June at Pitt Park. We need all notes and permission slips before the end of May so we can finalise arrangements.

The District Cross Country is on Friday 20th May. Those students who qualified need to return their notes and money as soon as possible.

The after school AFL clinics will be resuming soon. Representatives from the AFL will be at Friday’s assembly and can hand out flyers to any interested students or their parents/carers.

Andrew Nicholson, Sports Co-ordinator

The plastic bags for our Smith Family/Stewart House collection have been sent home with the students

today.

This clothing drive helps over 19,000 disadvantaged children and families from the ACT and NSW every

year. The recycling of this clothing also saves water, energy and reduces waste going to landfill.

This is a great opportunity to cull out your wardrobes and put any clean, used clothing

or manchester that you no longer need into the bags for collection by the Smith Family.

The bags can be brought into school and left in the Lost Property area up until

Friday 3rd June. Extra bags will be available from the front office if you need more.

We appreciate your support for this worthy cause.

Stewart House/Smith Family Clothing Drive

Sports News

Scholastic Book Fair

Next week is our annual Scholastic Book Fair.

The Library will be open every morning before school from 8.40

until 9.10 and after school from 2.55 until 3.30. The school

receives a percentage of all sales which enables us to buy resources for the school library.

Please Note: EFTPOS is available in the Library for Scholastic Book Fair purchases during this period.

Thank You.

Russell Lehman (Teacher Librarian)

Gnome News

Congratulations to Drake for finding the first gnome.

His Class 3/4D are very excited and now the race will start again

next week for gnome number 2.

Keep your eyes peeled and help Terry find his mates!

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Congratulations to the following students who received awards in Week 2

Principal Book Awards:

Academic Awards

KB: Charlie Miller KG: Angus Chaffey

1S: Zoe Locke, Lily McDonnell 1/2C: Alexander Simpson

2W: Edie Leach 2/3N: Beau Murray

3/4D: Phoebe Hawkins 4/5K: Hadi Choukair

5/6A: Smith Harvey-Menzies 5/6W: Joshua Duff

K/6N: Andy Wade

P&C Catch-up This Friday Just a reminder that if you were unable to make it to the P&C meeting on Wednesday, you’re more

than welcome to come and have a cuppa with Linda Brillante the P&C President immediately after

the Friday morning assembly to find out what your missed!

Year 6 Girls Celebrate International Women’s Day On Tuesday our Year 6 girls celebrated International

Women’s Day by holding a lovely morning tea.

Thank you to Cate Paterson for organising this.

Angie Wilson

Assistant Principal

AECG Meeting The next meeting of the AECG will be held on 19th May at Katoomba High School.

Please be there at 4pm for 4.30pm start.

Urgent - Opera House Choir and Recorder Payments

Any parent/carer who has not yet paid for their child’s Opera House Recorder or Choir Participation Fee should

do so as a matter of urgency. These fees were due on 29th April so are now OVERDUE.

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Reasons to join the Canteen Crew! It’s fun It’s a great way to make friends The kids love it

Wednesday shifts are : Orders & money 8.45am - 10am Food Prep 10am - 1pm Supervision & clean up 1pm - 3pm These times are flexible, so even if you can only spare an hour or so, it would be really appreciated. Please join our facebook page for more information - KPS P&C Canteen.

Winter Magic is nearly upon us and again this year Katoomba Public School P&C are going to run one

of the Rubbish Rooms,. This year Katoomba High School is going to join us which should mean we

have more volunteers and make it easier for us all.

All I need is one hour of your Winter Magic day to stand in the Rubbish Room and direct people to

the correct bin for their waste.

Last year, a small group of volunteers saved 2 tonnes of waste from ending up in landfill...let’s do it again! Please consider donating an hour of your time

between 9am and 6pm to staff one of the Rubbish Rooms.

What’s needed, is that you spend an hour directing people to

the correct bin - compost, recycling or landfill.

There is NO heavy lifting and NO waste handling. Shifts are each hour e.g 8 -9am, 9-10am etc up to the last shift

at 4-5pm. We need three people rostered on for each hour long

shift.

Please call me on 0487 899 469 and let me know which time slot

you would like, and also your mobile number. Feel free to rope

in a non-school helper too!

Cate Paterson

Winter Magic - Can You Help?

Canteen News

Hartley Harvest Fruit & Veggie Boxes

Don’t forget to order your pesticide free Hartley Harvest Fruit and veggie boxes

by Monday afternoon for Wednesday afternoon pickup. $5 from every box goes

back to our school.

Hartley Harvest are happy to cater to your preferences, just state on the

envelope if you have any allergies or foods you cannot eat (e.g. no eggs, no

potatoes) or if you need more of a certain food (eg. more corn, more kale etc).

Order envelopes are available at the school office front counter.

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We have made some beautiful collages and artworks about colour.

This term we are studying the books of Roald Dahl.

Look out for lots of great writing and art about some fantastic books like The Witches,

The BFG, Matilda and Fantastic Mr Fox!

4/5K have been busy so far this year…..

Community Notices

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REVISED CANTEEN MENU - Term 2, 2016 Canteen is open every Wednesday at Lunchtime

Katoomba Public School P&C Canteen

HOT FOOD Homemade Pumpkin Soup w/Hominy Bread $2.00 (GF bread available)

Homemade Vegetarian Spaghetti Bolognaise $3.00 (GF pasta available)

Sausage Roll (Meat, vegetarian or GF available) $3.00

Kids size meat pie $3.00

Large meat Pie $5.00

Meat and Potato Pie $6.00

Chicken, Leek & Corn Pie - Gluten Free $6.00

Satay, Lentil and Chickpea Pie - Vegan $6.00

Spinach & Feta Pie - Vegetarian $6.00

SANDWICHES Vegemite $0.50

Cheese $1.00

Ham $1.50

Ham & Cheese $2.00

Tuna, Mayo & Lettuce $2.50

Salad $2.50

Cheese & Salad $3.00

Ham & Salad $3.00

Ham, Cheese & Salad $3.50

All made with Hominy Sourdough, GF bread available on request.

SNACKS Loganbrae Apple $0.50

Popcorn $0.50

Fresh vegies with hummus dip $1.50

Bliss Ball (nut free, GF, vegan) $2.00

Biscuit $0.50

*Available pre-ordered or over the counter

HOMEMADE FROZEN TREATS Mixed Berry Frozen Yoghurt $1.50

Strawberry Watermelon Ice Block $1.50

Orange Mango Ice Block $1.50

Frozen Fruit Salad $1.50

*Available over the counter only

HOW TO ORDER *GF = Gluten Free Veg = Vegetarian Vegan = Vegan

Write your child’s name, class and food order clearly on a brown paper bag.

Seal the correct money inside

Hand in to the canteen before school starts on Wednesday morning

Lunch orders will be delivered to the classrooms

Snacks may be pre-ordered for lunch or bought over the counter at lunchtime.

Frozen treats are only available to buy over the counter at lunchtime.

Homemade food in our canteen is nut free, egg free (except mayo), dairy free (except yoghurt & cheese), additive and

preservative free. For any questions about ingredients, please contact Jess Erntner at canteen@kps-pc.org

Please sign up to help out at the Canteen at our Volunteer Spot page http://vols.pt/pGNHEG