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Focusing on the skill of stopping play when the whistle blows

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!PBL Award

Following PBL expectations Ayrton Smalley-Rowe, Nikita Caldwell-Harris,

Joshua Corbett, Liam Jarrett, Joshua Thompson, Darcy Haris, Beau Robertson and Luke Goodhand !

Important Dates to Remember Term 3 2017

Kootingal Public School

STAR NEWSLETTER “Caring, Learning and Achieving Together.” !

Phone: 02 6760 3332 Email: kootingal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: http://www.kootingal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 Week 10 Monday 18th September 2017

Friday 22nd Sept - Lake Keepit and Echidna Gully Excursion to be paid to full by 10am (Not cash excepted after 10am) Friday 22nd September - End of Term 3 Term 4 2017 Monday 9th October - Student return to school Wed 11th to Fri 13th Oct - Year 5 & 6 Lake Keepit Thur 12th to Fri 13th Oct - Year 3 & 4 Echidna Gully Tuesday 17th October - P & C Meeting, 6-8pm, School Library Thursday 12th Oct - Kinder 2018 Transition 9:30 to 11:30am

Executive Team - Principal - Cara Cracknell Assistant Principal - (Kinder to Year 2) - Nicole Chegwyn (Mon - Wed) and Anne Doak (Thur - Fri) !Assistant Principal (Yr 3 to 6) - Jill Cook !P & C Executive President: Cath Bubb Vice President - Noni Kasch Secretary: Vanessa Johnson Treasurer: Scott Cracknell and Jelka Schurink (Canteen)

Silver Award

Menno Wallace, Riley McDowell, Shyloh Perkins, Alexander Cracknell, Luke Sydenham,

Robert Hazard and Kara Johnson

Uniform Award Keith Sichter,

Bronson Harrison, Lochlan Watts,

Naomi Maybury, Eliza Burns, Daniel Worth

and Logan Phillpott !!!

This week we changed our focus to the value of Effective Learners and the skill of stopping play when the whistle blows. This expectation follows our focus of behaviour on the oval. !Early next term, the PBL Team will undergo an evaluation called the School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET). The SET is designed to assess and evaluate the critical features of school-wide effective behaviour support across a school year. !The information gathered from the SET is used to assess features that are in place, determine annual goals, evaluate on-going efforts, design and revise procedures, compare year to year efforts in the area of school wide PBL implementation. Information is gathered through multiple sources including, a review of school records, direct observations and staff and student interviews. !PBL Lesson Focus Week 10 Oval and when whistle blows stop play and leave the oval Term 4 Week 1 No lesson due to excursions Week 2 Oval and report issues to teachers immediately Week 3 Oval and share space, use equipment correctly and have a plan for play Week 4 Oval and following teacher instructions Week 5 Collection of data for future lesson focus !

!Keith Sichter - Trying hard to learn his tricky words Charlii Hardy - Her commitment to home reading and homework Phoebe Capel - Pleasing reading results and improved counting skills Beau Cox - Welcome to Kootingal Public School Kaitlyn Watts - Working well in French Jayden Kirk - Effort in Mathematics Torah Humphris - Working independently and achieving excellent results Lotte Boniecki - Improved effort in completing spelling tasks Xavier Sansum - Excellent discussion skills during story time Isabelle Marsh - Citizenship Lily Shiels - Improved creative writing skills Raymond Sydenham - A pleasant student in the classroom Jessie Johnson - All round contribution to learning in the classroom Layla Wilton - Working independently and being a good role model Nate Symons - Consistently completing his work and being an outstanding contributor to learning in the classroom Tianna Urquhart - Working hard to improve on task behaviour Maverick Ramage - Demonstrating excellent results in Mathematics - especially with measuring angles Zachary Holliday - Excellent participation in all class tasks and being willing to contribute to class discussion Jainah Grant - Consistently completing her homework each week Tyson Beard - Always trying his best during sport Daniel Worth - Perseverance with exposition writing on Aboriginal perspective Brendan Jarrett - Being a responsible learner Nate Painter and Logan Phillpott - Improvement in focus in class tasks Reuben Haak, Brianna-Maree Goman and Nate Painter - Great effort to provide interesting words and questions during readings about the Magna Carta !!

!Clothing Pool will only be open on: Tuesday and Wednesday mornings

9am to 9:30am Please come to the office.

School Banking Thursday

Weekly Awards Weekly Bronze Awards

PBL News

!Congratulations to all students who played in grand finals and received awards at presentation ceremonies the weekend. It's always so pleasing to see our students excelling both in and outside the school. Kooty kids can do anything! !Good luck to our students who are competing in the Years 5/6 T20 Cricket day this Thursday. Ms Cook is supervising our students and I’m sure they’ll have a blast, excuse the pun. Go Kooty! !Mrs Simpson and 2/3S are at it again learning new techniques for their artwork. Nicholas proudly displayed his wind sock and we had a wonderful conversation regarding the techniques used. He told me of the Estapol he used to create a shimmer effect. It was amazing and, unfortunately, the photo doesn't do it justice. Well done Mrs Simpson and 2/3S! !This week is the last day of our Come & Try Program for Kindergarten. It has been a wonderful success with lots of children enjoying their time at Kootingal Public School working with our Year 5 students, Mrs Lawrence and Mrs Chegwyn. !Next term, our Kindergarten Bright Stars Transition program commences. This program is designed for students intending to commence Kindergarten at Kootingal Public School. We are looking forward to meeting all impending Kindergarten students and starting the process of formally introducing them to Kootingal Public School. All days are advertised throughout long day care and pre-school centres and through our normal means of communication. !If you know of a family that has a child who may enrol in Kindergarten next year, please direct them to the school. We welcome parents and children to our school at any time to view our facilities and as a part of our transition program. As well, we would like to offer assistance in choosing a school and ensuring a sound start for each child. !Thank you to all families who participated in our Parent Teacher Interview process. It is always wonderful to see our families taking this opportunity to meet with their child’s teacher prior to formal report writing in Term 4. We value the input of our families in the educational process and it all both the school and family to be aware of emerging issues and achievements. !The Kootingal Public School P&C are conducting a Red Food Day the last day of school, Friday 22nd September. Orders are due to the front office with correct money by Wednesday 20th September. Further items are available for sale during 1st break. !Good luck to our students in years 3 and 4 who are competing in the Zone Tennis Hot Shots tournament today. This is a regional tournament with the winning team competing in Sydney for the Todd Woodbridge Cup. Out students completed Hot Shots rotations during their Friday sport time, with additional practice sessions conducted during breaks. Last year our team placed 6th in Sydney. Thank you Mrs Simpson and go Kooty!

!This is a reminder to all families of students in Year 5. Applications for nomination as a candidate in the 2017 School Captains process close Friday 13th October. Previously, I wrote to all parents of Year 5 students outlining the timeline for this process. It is important to note that this is an election for School Captains and the Vice Captains only. The election of the Student Representative Council (SRC) members will occur in 2018. !Lastly, I would like to wish all students and families the safest of holiday breaks. We look forward to seeing you all bright and bubbly ready for Term 4. !

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Mrs Cracknell’s Message

Last Day of School Friday 22nd September 2017 !

Students Return for Term 4 Monday 9th October 2017

A, B & C Squads Mini Squads Sign On Kootingal-Moonbi Swimming Club coaches work with all swimmers in our C, B & A Squads to monitor, correct and fine tune their strokes in order to improve their ability and speed. At this level children can see improvement in their ability as well as achieving at school carnivals and beyond.

A, B & C Squads Summer Training Schedule

MONDAY: 5.00pm – 6.45pm (C Squad) 5.00pm – 7.00pm (A & B Squads)

TUESDAY: *4.45pm – 5.45pm (Training All Squads) *6.00pm – 7.30pm (Point Score & BBQ)

WEDNESDAY: 5.00pm – 7.00pm (A, B & C Squads)

FRIDAY: 5.00pm – 6.45pm (C Squad) 5.00pm – 7.00pm (A & B Squads)

Kootingal-Moonbi Swimming Club’s Mini Squad is geared to those children who can confidently swim 25m using freestyle but who may need close monitoring in order to correct their stroke and improve their ability in other strokes. We have a dedicated coach who focuses solely on our Mini Squad, nurturing each child so they can achieve their potential and move up to the next level.

Our Mini Squad are encouraged to join in our point score club nights on Tuesdays, giving them the opportunity to socialise with other children their own age and make new friends. They can also see improvement in their swimming by the times that they achieve.

Mini Squad Summer Training Schedule

MONDAY: 4.30pm – 5.10pm

TUESDAY: *4.45pm – 5.45pm (Training) *6.00pm – 7.30pm (Point Score & BBQ)

FRIDAY: 4.30pm – 5.10pm

KOOTINGAL-MOONBI SWIMMING CLUB

SIGN ON DAY

Our sign-on day will be held:

Sunday, 15 October 2017, 11.00am to 1.00pm Feel free to come along and meet our coaches and some of our existing members and their families. Enjoy a sausage sizzle, cool icy pole and fun dip in the pool. We look forward to meeting you then!

Contact Chelley Johnstone 0413 527 850 Email: kootingalmoonbiasc@gmail.com

Website: www.kmasc.com.au

The summer season will run from Monday 16 October 2017 to Sunday 25 March 2018 (23 weeks)

Coaches Graham Poetschka and Graham Johnstone

September 25—29 Rehearsal: Monday to Thursday 9.30am – 12.30pm

Friday 3.30—5.30pm

Performance: Friday 5.30pm

For ages 5 – 14 Cost $180 per person

Registra on Required

Limited Numbers

To Register contact the TRCM office

on 6766 6911

admin@thecon.com.au Registra on closes Wednesday September 20

Workshop will be

cancelled if sufficient

registra ons are not

received and registra on

fees will be refunded.

Jacqueline and the Beanstalk

September School

Holidays Musical Theatre Workshop