Newsletter to Parents Kooringal Public School Encouraging Excellence - Educating for the Future

Phone (02) 6922 6443 Fax (02) 6926 2034 Website www.kooringal-p.school.nsw.edu.au

Week 9 Term 3 Tuesday 8th September 2015

Calendar of Events Term 3

September

Wednesday 9th September

Stage 3 Beechworth Excursion

Wednesday 9th Sep Boys Tee Ball Gala Day

Thursday 10th September

Stage 3 Beechworth Excursion

Thursday 10th September

Kinder 2016 Orientation 2pm—3.15pm

Friday 11th September Northcott Walk With Me 2015 K-6 Hindenburg

Tuesday 15th September Year 5 Kooringal High School Taster Day

Tuesday 15th September P&C Meeting 7pm in the staff room

Tuesday 15th September Defence Student Fun Afternoon

Wednesday 16th September

Kindergarten Excursion The Cranky Bear

Thursday 17th Sept Crazy Hair Pyjama Day!

Friday 18th September Last day of Term 3

October

Tuesday 6th October Students and Staff return to school

Thursday 15th October Year 3 Excursion

Thursday 15th October Year 4 Borambola Excursion

Friday 16th October Year 4 Borambola Excursion

STRATEGIC DIRECTION 1

Enhancing community

engagement and participation

STRATEGIC DIRECTION 2

Creating a dynamic learning

school

STRATEGIC DIRECTION 3

Well- being for all

Kooringal Public School welcomed the Combined Schools Band from Sydney today with a wonderful performance for the many students from our school and from Sturt Public School. The KPS Concert Band then participated in a workshop with the touring band where they had the opportunity to play with the musicians and gained some great tips when performing. Wagga Wagga Eisteddfod Today, Kinder Anzac and Kinder Banjo went out to Joyes Hall to compete in the verse speaking section. I personally had the opportunity to see them rehearse and I was very impressed with how well they remembered the lines of two poems and they looked very mischievous pirates in the second recital. Stay tuned for the results. ICT Challenge This week 2 Stage 3 students received an invitation to attend the young ICT Explorer’s Challenge. I’m sure they will make Kooringal Public School proud and I hope they enjoy the experience. Well done! Excursions This week the Year 5 & 6 students will visit Beechworth for their Stage 3 excursion. They will be leaving Wednesday morning and returning Thursday afternoon. In HSIE, the students have been studying the discovery of gold and I’m sure they will have a wonderful time and it will be a very memorable experience.

Kindergarten Orientation This Thursday is the third and final visit for Term 3 for the new 2016 Kinders. They will spend time

in the classroom, learning routines and meeting new friends. In Term 4 the 2016 Kinder will have an opportunity to visit again and join in with some Christmas activi-ties. Have a great week.

Chris Gooley Relieving Principal

Crazy Hair Pyjama Day!

Thursday 17th September

Week 10 Wear your PJ’s and your craziest hair style! The SRC will be hosting a movie session in the hall for all stages during the day.

Please bring a gold coin donation and a non-perishable food item to support Verity House of Wagga.

Kindergarten Enrolments for 2016 now being taken Please call in to the office for an

enrolment form

Kooringal Public School Web Page

www.kooringal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Multicultural Public Speaking Inter-District Final On Thursday the 27th August I represented our Wagga Wagga in the Multicultural Public Speaking Inter-District Final to select a representative to go to Sydney for the NSW State final. Firstly, we presented our prepared speech; my topic was Words Can Hurt. After a 15 minute afternoon tea break it was time for the impromptu topics. With only 5 minutes preparation time, we had to give a 2 minute speech on the topic, ‘Tracks’. I spoke for 2 minutes and thoroughly enjoyed speaking. I didn’t make it through to the final but it was a great opportunity and experience. Jaime Esler

2 Litre Ice Cream Containers Needed Please deliver to the office Thank you

DIRT AREA

There are still continuing concerns regarding the safety of the dirt area in the afternoons. The school continually receives complaints from parents and the general public regarding the amount of cars trying to access such a small area, causing traffic jams in both the dirt area and Lake Albert Road. The congestion in Lake Albert Road impacts on the buses, general flow of traffic and students and parents who use the footpath outside the dirt area. The situation worsens when it is wet weather. After discussions with a number of outside agencies and the P&C the school has decided to close the dirt area from 2:30pm until 4:00pm.

This will occur day 1 Term 4. This means that parents who have been collecting their children from the dirt area will need to organise an alternative to collect their children in the afternoons. We appreciate that this will be inconvenient for many but the safety of our students is paramount as is the safety of people using Lake Albert Road. If you have any concerns or queries please contact the school to discuss the matter.

PRINCIPAL AWARDS

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KOORINGAL PUBLIC SCHOOL 2016 Kindergarten Enrolment Dates

'Books Light Up Our World'

Week 7 saw the students and teachers celebrate book week with a parade of characters. Many book characters certainly lit up our classrooms for the day. A HUGE thank you must go to all the families who put in a big effort to make these characters happen. Also a large number of families showed their generosity by donating approximately 40 books to our school library. Thank you and your do-nation is greatly appreciated. The following students were the winners of our colouring competition:- Kinder:- 1st Evie Perry KB, HC Hunter Cato Year 1:- 1st Jessica Wheeler 1G, HC Sage Maidment-Clark 1B Year 2:- 1st Deacon Crawford 2C, HC Holly Longmore 2C Year 3:- 1st Sophie Hunt 3P, HC Maggie Castle 3F Year 4:- 1st Emily O’Brien 4/5S, HC Charlotte Priest 4/5S Year 5:- 1st Tara Hadfield 5/6T HC Hayley Hinds 5/6S Year 6:- 1st Amelia Caller 5/6T, HC Lily Stein 5/6S What students had to say:- Cody Smith 1B ‘My favourite part of book week was when I dressed up as Grug for the parade. Mrs Cox loved my costume.’ Georgie Castle 3/4V ‘My favourite part was when we read in the dark using torches. I dressed up as a horse rider from the Pony Pal books’ Lily Kelleher ‘I loved reading to the kinder kids”.

Winsome Cox, Teacher Librarian

CHOIR NEWS: Congratulations to the primary choir for their fantastic performance at the Wagga Wagga Eisteddfod. The choir performed two songs, 'Bare Necessities' and 'Touch the Sky' - and sounded beautiful! They were awarded Highly Commended for their efforts behind Henschke Primary School who won the Open Championship division. Our extended thanks to the many parents, friends and family members who came to support us on the day. It was lovely to see so many people make the effort to travel to CSU. A huge thanks to Mrs Baker who also assisted us on the day! Congratulations once again to the KPS primary choir! Tamara Edmunds Choir Coordinator

P&C NEWS

Trivia Night Success Thank you to everyone who helped make the

Trivia Night a great success. A great night was had by all. We are still in the process of

calculating the profit and we will let you know next week.

Movie Night Friday 23rd October 2015

Alexander the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

The P&C are holding a Movie Night under the stars on

Friday 23rd October, 2015 on the school oval. A great family night out. Cost is $5 per person. BBQ,

drinks and lollies will be available on the night.

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 15th September, 2015.

PLEASE NOTE THE START TIME IS 7.00PM

in the staff room. All welcome to attend.

If you are interested in becoming involved with

the P&C please email kooringalpublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au

Uniform Shop Roster Wednesday 9th September (3.00pm—3.30pm)

Michele Hemmings

Thursday 10th September (3.00pm—3.30pm) Carol Elliott

Friday 11th September (8.50am—9.20am) Jacqui Galvin

REMINDERS / SPECIAL NOTES MONEY DUE

ENROLMENT CONFIRMATION FOR 2016 Dear Parents and Carers of students at Kooringal Public School

We ask if all parents of current Kindergarten to Year 5 students please confirm if your child WILL NOT be returning to Kooringal Public School for 2016.

Please complete and return the form below to the school office by Friday 11th September 2015.

Sally Davidson, Principal

Please return to School Office by Friday 11th September 2015 Name of Child: ………………………………………… Class: …………………….. Name of Child:………….……………………………… Class: ………………………

WILL NOT be returning to KPS in 2016 (please tick)

Signature of Parent/Carer:

………………………………………………..……...

Date:………………….

Start collecting your vouchers. Collection boxes are found at Woolworths and in the KPS office.

Holiday Tennis Clinic Tennis Coaching for children aged 5 to 14, beginners to intermediate levels. Learn basic skills of tennis, games, scoring and competition. Come and win some prizes and have lots of fun! Monday 28th to Wednesday 30th September 2015, 9am to 12 noon, Sunshine Avenue Tennis Club. Cost if $95 per child. Also now taking enrolment for groups and private lessons for Term 4. Call Lynelle Rafter 0405 902 069 Email nellraftertennis1978@hotmail.com Fully qualified Tennis Coach, Diploma in Child Studies, WWCC, First Aid Certificate, over 15 years experience.

WAGGA EQUESTRIAN SCHOOL OCTOBER SCHOOL HOLIDAY

RIDING CLINICS Offering fun filled horse riding clinics in the September/October school holidays for beginner and intermediate children from 5 years. More dates added as places fill. Thursday 1st Oct—Beginners full or half day Friday 2nd Oct—Intermediate full day COST: $90 Full Day $60 half day VENUE: 7 Blackbutt Rd, Lake Albert Phone Jane Lindholm 0416221781 Email: wagaequestrian@bigpond.com