NEWSLETTER Inside this issue

Principal’s Report ....................... 1

Captains 2021... .......................... 2

Farewell……………….………….….…….2

P&C News………………...….....……....2

Term 4 Ends & Dates.…….…...…….3

Award Recipients……….………...…..4

‘Kandos Christmas’…...……………….5

Presenta on Day Photos .………….6

Quote of the Week

CHRISTMAS waves a magic wand over this world and behold, everything is so er and 

more beau ful. 

Principal’s Report Farewell to 2020 As the year 2020 draws to a close, it is a good me for reflec on. This year has been long and arduous and as a school community we have come through a lot together. We could never have imagined at the beginning of this year the effect the bushfires would have on our local area and that a pandemic, that would be felt world wide, was just around the corner. Collec vely, we have faced a whole year of uncertainty and faced a series of unexpected challenges. Thank you to our wonderful staff and to our parents and carers for your commitment and support of Kandos Public School in 2020, which has enabled our students to remain ‘Safe’, ’Respec ul’ and ‘On Task’ and achieving throughout this school year. Merry Christmas to one and all. Wishing all our families a safe and happy holiday. We look forward to an exci ng year of educa on that lies ahead for Kandos Public School students in 2021.

Congratula ons Our annual Presenta on Day ceremony was held last Wednesday, 9th December, with special guests Debbie‐Lee Hughes and Paul Toole MP in a endance. I congratulate the many students who were acknowledged at this assembly and I thank staff for the many hours of prepara on and organisa on put into making our Presenta on Day run smoothly and be a success.

Dux 2020 Year 6 student, Emily Gallaher was recognised for her academic achievements at Presenta on Day and received the award of DUX student of Kandos Public School for 2020. Congratula ons Emily. An outstanding achievement. Mr Tod Morley  Principal 

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Let the Christmas season fill your home with joy, your HEART with love and your life with laughter.

May the New Year bring you goodwill, happiness and

joyful memories to treasure.

Captains 2021

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I had the pleasure of announcing the Kandos Public School Captains, Vice Captains and House Captains for 2021 at Presenta on Day. I congratulate and welcome the following students to their new 2021 leadership roles:

School Captains ‐ Pyper Wilkinson & Miles San Mar n

School Vice Captains ‐ Jocelyn Cafe & Jeremy Schneider

Dabee House Captains ‐ David Taylor & Tahlia Su on

Coomber House Captains ‐ Lucy Gale & Alara

Lloyd House Captains ‐ Logan Griffiths & Ella Eldridge Both our outgoing School and Vice Captains and our new 2021 School and Vice Captains are featured on the front page of the newsle er. I commend our 2020 Captains ‐ Emily Gallaher, Ryley Sack, Eleanor Vidler and Brandi Wilkinson for the maturity shown during a difficult year and for embracing new responsibili es. Mr Tod Morley ‐ Principal 

Year 6 Gradua ng Students

On Wednesday evening, 9th December, a special Farewell Dinner with parents and staff members was held at the Kandos Returned Services Community Club for our Year 6 students. Seventeen Year 6 students will now progress to the next stage of their educa on at High School. We wish each and every student all the best for the future.

Ms Kylie Duffy

It is with great sadness that this week we farewell our much loved and valued Assistant Principal MC and teacher, Ms Kylie Duffy. Ms Duffy has been a valued staff member at Kandos Public School since 2005 and many children in the community have had the privilege of having her as their teacher. It has been a true privilege for me to work alongside Ms Duffy who is a devoted, caring, enthusias c and well organised professional and one who exudes a wonderful outlook on the world. Though we are sad to farewell Ms Duffy, we are also excited for what the future holds for her as she commences her posi on of Assistant Principal MC at Gulgong Public School in the new school year. All our love and best wishes go to Ms Duffy from Class Sapphires and the students and staff of Kandos Public School.

Mr Tom Seijka

This week, we will also be farewelling Mr Tom Seijka, our Class 3/4 Onyx teacher. Mr Siejka commenced working at Kandos Public School at the beginning of this year. It has been a great honour to have such a proficient, skilled and capable teacher commence his teaching career at our school. On behalf of Class 3/4 Onyx and the students and staff at Kandos Public School we wish Mr Seijka all the best with his future endeavours.

 Mr Tod Morley ‐ Principal 

Congratula ons to

Natalie  Nguyen 

(1/2 Opals) on

winning the Gold

Privilege draw.

Natalie chose a

pack of UNO cards

as her prize.

Congratula ons to

Caleb  Welch 

(Sapphires) on

winning the Bronze

Privilege draw.

Caleb chose a

Cricket set as his

prize.

Congratula ons to

Alex  Falzon  (3/4

Onyx) on winning

the Silver Privilege

draw. Alex chose a

Slime kit as his

prize.

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Tomorrow, Wednesday, 16th December is the final day of Term 4 for students. In order to support a strong start to 2021, the distribu on of five School Development Days (SDD) throughout 2021 has changed to allow for two SDDs at the beginning of Term 1. As a consequence, there will only be one SDD at the end of Term 4. There will be no change to the alloca on of one SDD at the commencement of Terms 3 and 4. The Term 1, 2020 school commencement dates are as follows:-

Wednesday, 27th January - Staff Development Day - Day 1 (pupil free day).

Thursday, 28th January - Staff Development Day - Day 2 (pupil free day).

Friday, 29th January - Year 1 to Year 6 commence

Monday, 1st & Tuesday, 2nd February - Kindergarten students to commence. (Parents / carers will receive a letter posted home).

Carnival Winners Congratula ons to COOMBER on winning the 2020 Primary Swimming Carnival.

Congratula ons to LLOYD for winning the

2020 Athle cs Carnival and Cross Country this year.

Winning House House points were tallied from the three Primary sports carnivals held in 2020.

Third place was COOMBER on 423 points

Second place was DABEE on 440 points.

First Place was LLOYD on 545 points.

Congratula ons and well done to members of LLOYD. 

Premier’s Spor ng Challenge Medal Emily Gallaher 

This medal is awarded to ONE student for excellence and involvement in school sport and

for commitment to fair play.

 

Sportsmanship Awards Max Thomas (Infants) & Kobie Po s (Primary)

Dates to Remember

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Wednesday, 16th December - Final school day for students for Term 4

Wednesday, 27th January - Staff Development Day (Day 1)

Thursday, 28th January - Staff Development Day (Day 2)

Monday, 1st & Tuesday, 2nd February - Kindergarten commence (refer to letter).

Thank You

Term 4 Ends - 16/12

Sports Awards

Our sincerest thanks go to the Kandos Charity Shop who have con nued to support

Kandos Public School in 2020. Last week, Ms Colleen Yates and Mrs Valda Carberry

presented Kandos Public School with a wonderful dona on of $6000.00. I passed on

our apprecia on for this generous gi .

Mr T. Morley ‐ Principal 

Year 6 Farewell Mrs Kennedy & Khylarni Docherty

Cultural Award Charlie Martin

Dux 2020 Emily Gallaher 

Diamond Awards Amia Jupp, Brandi Wilkinson, Emily Gallaher, Elliana Bisley,  

Georgia Norbat, Hayley Thomas, Ameer Al‐Zubaidi, Hailey Ashford, Hermione San Mar n, Scarle e Jupp &  Keira Nelson 

Owen Pascoe

Memorial Shield Jock Allans 

Keys to Success Awards (for being ‘Safe’ Respec ul’ & ‘On Task’)

Mackenzie Mar n, Natalie Nguyen, Cameron Schneider,  

Aiden Evans & Tansy Fisher 

 

Ci zenship Awards Infants ‐ Ryan Gallaher,  Primary ‐ Brandi Wilkinson 

 

Cultural Awards Infants ‐ Charlie Mar n,  Primary ‐ Jocelyn Cafe 

P&C Scholarship Awards Mia Weekes, Kayla Weekes & Khylarni Docherty 

 

Pursuit of Excellence Awards Ameer Al‐Zubaidi, Hayley Thomas & Pyper Wilkinson 

Peer

Award Pyper Wilkinson 

Andrew Gee MP Award Amia Jupp 

GOLD STUDENTS Michael Waterton

Jocelyn Cafe

Cameron Schneider

Natalie Nguyen

Mia Waterton

Eleanor Vidler

Pyper Wilkinson

Isaak Monaghan

Kaidence Po s

Theresa Li

Mia Weekes

Elexis Po s

Olivia Ashford

Lucas Thorn

Masen Thorn

Mia Reddish

Tansy Fisher

Alex Falzon

Kayla Weekes

Abbygail Healey

Chelsea Ford

Ryan Gallaher

Ellie Healey

Max Thomas

Rosie Weekes

Mackenzie Levy

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PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE  Congratula ons to

Pyper Wilkinson (4/5 Morganites)

the 2020 recipient of the

Margaret Butler ‘Pursuit of

Excellence’ trophy.

KINDERGARTEN 

GRADUATION 

Congratula ons to our 2020

Kindergarten Graduates.

Pictured here is Cody Byrnes from

Class Sapphires proudly showing

off his cer ficate and book.

Presentation Day - Major Award Recipients

Par cipa on

Award Mia Reddish 

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Our final school event of the year took place today. At Kandos Public School we are proud to say that we have never let a

year slip by without holding a Whole School Performance. Students and staff held true to tradi on and as they put on

‘Kandos Christmas’ in front of a student and staff audience. Music, Costumes, lights, fun and an cipa on….it was all there.

Congratula ons to all our performers for gi ing to us the true feeling of Christmas.

Mr Tod Morley 

Principal  

There is Christmas cheer around

us this bright day at Kandos

Public School. There is the jingle

of bells, a fes ve hum and the

feeling of goodwill and joy in the

air. Holidays are on the horizon

and we are in the mood to dance

and celebrate this jolly season.

It’s me to think about gi ‐

giving, gingerbread houses,

mistletoe, baubles and nsel. We

hope that our performance

today sparks happiness and

peaceful reflec on a er the

tumultuous year that was. As

2020 comes to an end, the

lessons learnt should never be

forgo en and we must con nue

to always take care of ourselves,

each other and the community.

‘Kandos Christmas’ - 15/12

Keys to Success Mega Draw. Winners - Elexis Potts (pictured), Masen Thorn & Lincoln Levi

House Captains 2021 Logan Griffiths & Ella Eldridge (Lloyd), Lucy Gale & Alara (Coomber),

Tahlia Sutton & David Taylor (Dabee)

Outgoing 2020 Captains  Eleanor Vidler (VC), Ryley Sack, Emily Gallaher, & Brandi Wilkinson (VC) 

Award Recipients

Ryan Gallaher, Celeste Bonney & Jaidyn Mundey

Owen Pascoe Memorial Shield ‐ Jock Allans 

Presentation Day Photos