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"Excellence, opportunity and success in a caring learning
environment"
Avoca Drive Kincumber 2251 Ph: 43691544 Fax: 43692963
Email: [email protected]
Website: kincumber-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Term 1 - Week 3 P & C meet LAST Monday each MONTH, 7.00pm
Thursday 10th February, 2011
FROM THE PRINCIPAL: This week:
Class Organisation
Staffing for 2011
Student Wellbeing
Note returns
Meet Your Child’s Teacher
Website Gremlins
Maroon For A Day
Class Organisation I am pleased to advise that we have finalised
our class organisation. Although I advised that it was possible
that we may have to form a 4/5/6 class and move some students, a
couple of last minute leavers meant we avoided the disruption. We
have 18 classes which means we can maintain our current staffing
levels.
Staffing for 2011 We were happy that Mrs Helen Fitzgerald was
appointed to our office team and were looking forward to working
with her. Helen has been able to return to her former position and
we wish her all the best and welcome back Mrs Loida Anorga until an
appointment can be made. Changes to Student Welfare Procedures
Feedback from staff, students and parents last year led us to
assess some of our student welfare practices, particularly around
planning room. Staff and students were surveyed and results showed
that we needed to increase the consistency of teacher response to
minor problem behavior in the classroom and playground. As a
result, we have redesigned, and are trialling, a school-wide
systematic procedure for responding to behavior
that does not meet our expectations of Care, Commonsense,
Co-operation and Courtesy.
The system is called STOP (Systematic Time Out Procedure); it is
used school wide by all staff and is being overseen by me. There
may be some bugs to iron out but I expect that to happen by the end
of term one. Serious misbehavior that may lead to suspension will
continue to be addressed under NSW DET policy. Essentially STOP
requires teachers to follow the same procedure, using the
same language with the same consequences which include time out
in class. Continuing problem behavior is escalated to time out in a
buddy classroom and then on to school executive to deal with. It
uses a reminder/consequence (three strikes and you’re out) response
to poor behaviour choices. Continuing or repeated poor behavior
will still lead to Level B or Warnings of Suspension. However,
consequences will be clearly known in advance. Planning room time
has been changed to recess and will be supervised by me for at
least the first semester of this year. A system for teacher and
student reporting of bullying-type behaviour was also included in
the redesign. I have posted information about these new procedures
on the website under Caring for Students. These can be accessed
after the weekend when I have uploaded the material. Note returns
There have been many notes we have asked you to return in the first
few days of school, including scripture (special religious
education), ethics, authority to publish and others. It helps us
considerably that you attend to these as soon as possible so that
we can develop timetables and rosters, co-ordinate volunteers and
plan other school activities. I do ask teachers to nag children to
nag you for their return—sorry.
Meet Your Child’s Teacher We sincerely appreciated the effort
that many made to attend our breakfast meeting yesterday. It is
held in the morning to increase the opportunity for working parents
(particularly dads) to attend as we have been told that it is
easier to get to work late rather than leave work early. Thank you
to Lovely Linda and Laughing Larry who worked hard to feed you and
to fantastic volunteers, Naree, Brenda and Meredith who assisted. I
hope your time with the teachers was informative and appreciate
your feedback as always. Website gremlins
We have had a little glitch with our website; some important
pages have dropped off the site. Tech support staff and I will be
working today and tomorrow to rectify the problem. Fingers
crossed... Maroon for Day We have all been affected by the recent
natural disasters of flooding in Queensland and Victoria and the
recent cyclone in North Queensland. It is hard to believe that so
many fellow Australians have had to endure such hardship in such a
short period of time. I am sure many of you have already given or
pledged help to assist our neighbours interstate and I hope that
you can support our school’s efforts to make children aware of
others’ needs and how they can help. NSW DET schools will be
holding a ‘Maroon for a Day’ on Thursday 17 February when for a
gold coin donation children can wear maroon mufti. Please help,
even if you have already
given generously. Have a great week at our great school!
Trish Peters Principal PS Don’t forget the P & C fete and
uniform meetings next Monday.
President P&C
Lisa Waite
YMCA OOSHC
0408 658 187
FEBRUARY 2011
ASSEMBLY ROSTER
Parents are welcome to attend School Assemblies on; Friday 11
February
Infants - 10.10am item 1G
Friday 11—Authority to publish/consent notes to be
returned to school.
Monday 14 – Year 5 & 6 transition to high school
information evening 5.30pm in 3W classroom Monday 14 –P&C
Special Meeting—Fete and Uniform Shop
7.00pm
Tuesday 15—Text Book sale, information note home this week
Monday 28—P&C Meeting, all welcome
Monday 28 - Primary School Swimming Carnival—Woy Woy Leisure
Centre.
MARCH 2011
Monday 7— District Swimming Carnival
Monday 28 - P&C AGM 7.00pm
1G Daniel Barry K/1W Serenity Williams 3G Daniel Titus
1S Tyla Stuart 2A Jackson Ralph 3K Amie Couper
1K Aidan Fullagar 2C Merindah Smith 3T Amber Kelly
1D Jye Pickering 2M Kaya Ardita 3M Kirra Brown
1EL Kasey McLean 2N Brooklyn Parahi 3W Deja Walker
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Kincumber is a great place to live because there are lots of
trees.
By Chelsea
Kincumber is a great place to live because Aboriginal people
looked after the
environment.
By Elise
Australia is a good place to live. It has no floods. It has
trees and it has animals in
it.
By Hayley
Kincumber is a great place to live because the water is deep at
the beach.
By Tyler
Kincumber is a great place to live because there are great
plants.
By Ben
Kincumber is a great place to live because it’s awesome.
By Kyte
Kincumber is a great place to live because there are a lot of
great books and
great beaches.
By Mark
Kincumber is a great place to live because there has been no
floods tornados.
By Kaan
Kincumber is a great place to live because I have nice friends
and beaches
that are close by.
By Jye
Kincumber is a fantastic place to live because there are lots of
shops and
houses and there’s fresh air. There are lots of beaches. At the
beaches there
are rock pools and in summer it’s really good to go in but it
still is a little bit
cold.
By Gary
Kincumber is a wonderful place to be because there are nice
people, friends
and family. Kincumber has everything you need. There is mouth
watering
food like Mcdonalds, KFC, Subway and Chinese. There is nice
stuff at
Kincumber. By Ella
Kincumber is a great place to live because it’s got beautiful
mountains and
trees and also nice buildings.
By Kate
Kincumber is a great place to live because we are safe and we
don’t have
floods. We have friends and families and we don’t have
tornados.
By Caitlin
Kincumber is a great place to live because there is nice fresh
air and great
beaches that are close.
By Lucas
Kincumber is a great place to live because you can get to school
early.
By Connor
Kincumber is a great place to live because we have food and
water. We
have homes friends and family. We don’t have floods. We have
things to
draw with but some people have no water food and no drawing. By
Natalia
Kincumber is a great place to live because I can walk to school
with my
brother Riley.
By Ashlee
Kincumber is a great place to live because it is close to
Nippers. I do Nippers
at Avoca Beach.
By Sam
Kincumber is a nice place to live because it’s a safe place
because we don’t
have things like floods.
Sarah
Kincumber is a nice place to live because I like to go to the
beach lots of
times.
By Daniel
Kincumber is a nice place to live because I like the
teachers.
By Layla
Kincumber is a nice place to live because I live in
Kincumber.
By Jesinta
Kincumber is a nice place to live because there is lots of water
and lots of
fresh air.
By Zane
Operating times:
Tuesday morning - 8.30am to 9.30am
Wednesday afternoon - 2.00pm to 3.00pm
If you would like to volunteer your time to help in the Uniform
Shop, please
contact Lisa Waite on 0405 207 170.
Thank you
STUDENT BANKING
Student banking is every Wednesday at Kincumber Public School.
If you
would like your child to begin banking and they do not have an
account,
please contact Leanne Nolan at Westpac Kincumber on 4349 1999 to
arrange
to open an account. You will need to take a birth certificate
with you.
Could you please advise the office if there are any
changes to:
Home address
Telephone numbers
Emergency Contact details
Thank you
This Program runs for 7 weeks on Monday and Thursday afternoons
from 3pm
to 4pm, starting next week. There is no cost for attending this
Program, which
caters for children Year 1 to 6 (K from Term 2), but places are
limited. During
Term 1 we will be involved in “Circus Stuff” on Mondays and
“Soccer” on
Thursdays. All children who have already completed enrolments
have been ac-
cepted. If you have not yet enrolled please contact the YMCA
Staff at OOSH or
contact the Co-ordinator – Jane Fitzpatrick on 0405 370 023.
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DAY
MONDAY 14 February HELP NEEDED
TUESDAY 15 February Linda
WEDNESDAY 16 February HELP NEEDED
THURSDAY 17 February KATE
FRIDAY 18 February Jo, HELP NEEDED
Don’t forget to use our online ordering Flexi-
meals on line: www.fleximeals.com.au
The Feeling Good Program for women of all ages starts at
Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre on Mon 21st Feb for six weeks.
Topics include happiness, wellness, Letting go,
motivation, coping strategies, simple yoga, meditation. Lots of
fun. Cost $6 per session.
Enrolments essential. All welcome. Ph 43631044
GUITAR LESSONS AT SCHOOL!
Acclaimed guitarist Steve Smillie from Central Coast
Conservatorium of Mu-
sic is offering small group acoustic guitar lessons at Kincumber
Public
School!
Lessons will be held on Wednesdays and are very cost
effective!
For more information please contact Steve on 0410 039 556 by
Friday Feb 11
to book your place.
Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity!
An enormous THANK YOU to students, parents, teachers and the
community for
supporting the Coles Vouchers for school sporting equipment
promotion. We re-
ceived 127245 points which has enabled the school to receive a
varied range of
sporting equipment. Some items include balls of various sizes,
cricket sets, water/
sand tray tables, District shirts, high jump stands, equipment
for carnivals and a
lot more! It will start to be delivered to the schools in
February. Well done
K.P.S!!
Gosford Junior Rugby Union Club Junior registrations &
Wednesday Walla-Tag
Rugby Registration fees 2011
Under 8’s $25
Over 8’s $50 Wednesday Walla-Tag
4pm Wednesday afternoons from 9 February
Non-tackle touch rugby for girls & boys (12yrs &
under)
Great way to get active & learn fantastic sport! Contact
Scott Thornton on: 0400 401 999 or [email protected]
http://gosford.rugbynet.com.au/
For students who play woodwind and percussion!
A great learning & performing opportunity
By becoming part of the HUNTER– CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL WIND
ENSEMBLE
Application for membership
Nominations close Monday 21 February 2011
Are there any Year 6 students who play a woodwind, brass and
percussion ( tuned and untuned) instrument? If you are interested
in knowing more, please talk to Miss Liddy about this.
Kincumber Catholic Parish Sacramental Program 2011 The
sacramental program for 2011 is as follows: Year 3 students
Reconciliation Friday 1st April 2011 Parent information night
Wednesday 23rd February 2011 First Eucharist, the weekend 18/19th
June and the weekend 25/26th June Parent information night Tuesday
10th May
Year 2 students Confirmation Saturday 17th September Parent
information night Tuesday 2nd August An enrolment form and further
details will be sent home closer to the dates. Any child in year 4
and above who needs to receive any of these sacraments please
contact Rowena Brooks on 43812392 or the parish office
43691211.
Thank you to all our cus tomers and helpers for a
great s ucces s las t Wednes day !!!
This year Kincumber will have PSSA teams in a variety of sports.
Unfortunately
cricket and mixed tennis teams have missed out this term due to
entries being full.
However, there will be a friendly cricket match against another
school later in the
term.
Hunter School of the Performing Arts offers a unique educational
environment, being NSW’s only fully-selective public Performing
Arts School. The school’s Jun-ior (2-4), Middle (5-8) and Senior
(9-12) schools deliver outstanding develop-mental programs, with a
gifted and talented focus in Dance, Drama and Music. In addition,
academic, welfare and sporting programs complement the delivery of
a comprehensive academic Year 2-12 curriculum, that caters for
students’ individ-ual abilities. Academic giftedness and learning
support needs are accommodated. Enrolment is by audition only with
applications for 2012 enrolment being ac-cepted in Years 2-11. The
School welcomes applications in these years. However, please be
aware that the School is responsive to continuing patterns of
enrolment and that the majority of vacancies do occur in the junior
and middle years (Years 2-8). Year 2-7 students undertake
compulsory studies in Dance, Drama and Music as part of the Junior
and Middle School Curriculum. Year 8-12 students undertake major
and minor studies in the Performing Arts as elective subjects. This
can in-clude the study of more than one Performing Arts field. All
students have access to specialist opportunities for tuition and
ensemble membership in the Perform-ing Arts. An Entertainment
Industry focus is also available for all Hunter/Central Coast
students. The school offers strong academic programs in English,
Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, Visual Arts, Technology
& Applied Sciences, Languages Other than English and Personal
Development, Physical Education and Health. In 2011, the School
will be structured as follows: Junior - 2/3, 4/5; Middle – 4/5, 5,
5/6, 6, and six classes each in Years 7-8; and Senior – six classes
each in Years 9-10 and 340 students in Year 11-12 HSC Courses.
Applications for Enrolment Auditions are available from:
Your local public primary or secondary school;
Hunter School of the Performing Arts (HSPA); and
HSPA’s School's Website: www.hspa.nsw.edu.au
Enrolment applications close at these two individual times:
7 - 11 …………..1.00 pm 16th March, 2011
2 - 6 …………….1.00 pm 15th June, 2011
For further information regarding the junior, middle or senior
school, please contact: (02) 4952 3355 or 4952 3297 or
[email protected]
Lambton Road, BROADMEADOW NSW 2292 Year 2-6: (02) 4952 3297 Year
7-12: (02) 4952 3355 Fax: (02) 4956 2428
2012 - YEAR 2 – 11 AUDITIONS
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NSW Finalist 1999-2000 National 2002 and 2005
Regional Award 2009
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(Next to Australia Post)
Phone: 4369 1277
Take-away: 4369 1256
Kincumber
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The additional use of computer software, games and activities
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A thorough knowledge of the variety of music books available to
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Studio designed homework books mean that students are never sent
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A separate waiting room for parents and siblings. For more
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2275
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fetes, school and Opera House performances
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Violins available for hire
Private lessons also taught at Copacabana
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Phone: 4382 2194 or 0401 523 255
Kincumber Public School does not endorse the products or
services of any advertiser. No responsibility is accepted for the
information contained in advertisements or claims made by them.
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