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President’s Message July 2016 Hi and welcome to all of our new families
who have started with us! I hope everyone
had a happy and safe Term 2 holiday.
Skip-A-Thon The recent skip-a-thon was a huge success and our school community has raised well over $11,000, which will go towards new electronic whiteboards for the classrooms. Congratulations to our winning class, 2/1C for raising the most money. You will be rewarded with a prize during Term 3. Thank you once again to Monica Hood, Lyn Buckland, Dimity McCredie, Abby McCredie, Jenny Lee and Glenn Moulds for their help.
5 Cent Fundraiser
During May, the P&C held a 5-cent
fundraiser challenge. Children collected 5-
cent pieces and the collection jars were full!
In total, the children collected $1,050.25 –
what a fabulous effort!
Huge congratulations to the winning class
4C for collecting the most coins! This Friday,
4C will be treated to a BBQ and ice blocks
during school hours. A huge thank you to
our P&C Vice President, Ashley King for
coordinating this new, and successful
fundraiser for the school.
Start saving your 5c coins for next year!!
New Principal We would like to extend a very warm welcome to our new Principal, Marilyn Bourne. Marilyn comes to us from Stuart House School and is keen to continue a great partnership with the Killara community. A heartfelt thank you to Gill Appave for filling the role so wonderfully over the past year. Gill will return to her role of K-2 Assistant Principal, off-class. Welcome to Killara Public School Marilyn!
Road Safety
I’d like to welcome our newest P&C
Committee Member, Tania Ekins to the role
of Road Traffic & Safety Co-ordinator.
Tania will be liaising with local council
members, roads and traffic authority and the
school community to create safety
awareness and a safer environment for our
children at school drop off and pick up.
Tania and I are currently circulating a
petition to improve road safety in both
Ridgeland Ave and Fitzroy Street. Thank
you to all parents who have signed our
petition already.
Safety Around the School
We have recently met with Councillor David Citer, Councillor Christiane Berlioz and Council’s
Director of Operations to discuss safety issues surrounding the school. The council will be
conducting surveys of the school zone and looking into the possibility of a larger drop-off area
at the front of the school in Ridgeland Avenue. They will also be reassessing the bus stop in
Calvert Avenue. This is encouraging news, but we must keep in mind that safety starts with
drivers. We can have all the warning signs in place, but it takes just one bad driving decision to
cause an accident and/or injury.
Council Rangers and Parking Officers will soon start patrolling the streets around the school.
The two most common parking signs in our school zones are 'No Stopping' and 'No Parking'
signs. We have all seen them, but what do they really mean?
A 'NO STOPPING' sign means that the driver of a vehicle must not stop at any time on a
length of road or in an area to which the 'No Stopping' sign applies - not for a minute, not for a
second, not for a jiffy. This excludes vehicles with a Disability Parking Permit. The penalty for
stopping in a 'No Stopping' zone in a school zone is $304 and two demerit points.
A 'NO PARKING' sign means that you can only stop on a length of road or in an area to which
the 'No Parking' sign applies to drop off or pick up passengers. Around schools these are
commonly called ‘kiss and drop zones’. You can’t stay in the zone longer than two minutes and
the driver has to be within three metres of the vehicle at all times.
We all agree that the safety of our children is paramount. Please slow down, take note of signs
and obey the road rules. Thank you once again to Tania Ekins for her hard work; campaigning
for safer streets for our community.
Bountye App/Fundraising
Got some trash that could be someone else’s
treasure?
Download the Bountye App today, and opt in
to help our school fundraise by selling pre-
loved goods in the Bountye community and
beyond.
- Simply pick the goods you love but no longer
need.
- List any item for sale in under a minute.
- Share the listing with your friends,
communities and social networks.
Help us do good, de-clutter and donate.
Simply download the App or visit the website:
www.bountye.com
Social Media If you have any news you would like to share with the school on our KPS Facebook page, please contact Kristi De Young on [email protected].
Father’s Day Breakfast With Father's Day not so far away we are looking for volunteers to
help at the breakfast on the morning of Friday 2nd September. Year 2 traditionally runs this
much loved event and helpers are needed to cook, clean and serve food on the day. Please
contact your Year 2 class parent if you are happy to help on the day. Thank you!
Our next P&C Meeting will be held in the library on Wednesday 31st August. We are currently looking for amazing volunteers to fill several positions within the P&C (Treasurer, Newsletter co-ordinator, Fundraising co-ordinators and Uniform Shop co-ordinator). For a P&C Association to operate effectively we need to hear from parents in our school community. We invite everyone to attend and contribute ideas to our school. Sharon Tierney P&C President
Monday 15 A
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School Photos
Frid
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9 A
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Night at KPS
Frid
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ept Father's
Day Break-fast
Next Killara Cafe Friday 26th Aug
We meet under the trees near the play equipment. Please bring a plate of (nut free) food to share.
Everyone welcome!
Sponsored by:Chatswood
Sunday, 28thAugust 2016 (10am –2pm)
Gordon Community Preschool
2A Park Avenue, Gordon
RidesFood and Drinks
Face PaintingStallsEntertainment
www.fairylalaland.com
MovieNight
H O S T E D B Y Y E A R 6 & K I L L A R A K I D S
Friday 19th August 68pm
Order nowon
School24
Student full name:
Class:
Or please pay exact money to office by Monday 15th August
Sausage/bread $3
Juice $1
Popcorn $1
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