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Hello everyone,
It's week 9 already and
Easter is nearly here.
Remember Friday this
week and Monday next
week are public holidays
so no school on those days.
It has been great to see so
many parents and carers take
the opportunity this week to
engage in a Personalised
Learning Plan meeting with their child
and their class teacher. The feedback
from parents so far has been great as they
are aware of how well their child is doing
and areas they need to work on, which are
measured by the targets the child sets at
the meeting. I look forward to hearing
more positives around this process.
GRIP Leadership Conference
Our student leadership group
comprised of our school
captains and SRC students
travelled to Darwin with Miss
Grieves and Mr Short this week to
participate in the GRIP leadership
conference. Students learned all about
how to be a great leader in their new
leadership roles and make a positive
impact on our school. Our students
represented KSPS with pride and were
actively engaged in all aspects of the
interactive conference. I look forward to
hearing about all of their great ideas for
school improvement.
National Day of Action
Against Bullying
Thank you to all parents and carers who
contributed to the students efforts in
adding the ribbons to our school 'strength'
sign. The sign will be displayed in the
school to signify the zero tolerance for
bullying we all have at KSPS.
Harmony day
An outstanding effort once again
from Ms Taylor and our SRC students to
make our annual Harmony Day a special
one at Katherine South Primary School.
The day began with a whole school
assembly to highlight the key theme of
the day which was to celebrate
diversity. During the middle session of
the day our students participated in
activities that aligned with the harmony
day theme. Thank you to teachers and
special guests who organised and ran
these activities.
NAPLAN
An information brochure has been sent
home with all years 3 and 5 students
today, detailing information parents need
to know regarding the testing period.
Students in years 3 and 5 have been
preparing for this testing period in their
classes.
CARE
Congratulations to the Stuart House! You
have won the privilege of attending the
CARE disco tomorrow. Stuart have
cashed in the most tokens this term for
their outstanding ability to follow our
school CARE agreements. Students will
participate in the disco after lunch. Well
Done!
Dan Murtas
Principal
Last weeks answer: Your Parents
Try to answer this:
What starts with the letter “t”, is filled
with “t” and ends in “t”?
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KathSouthPrimarySchool
Katherine South Primary School
Riverbank Drive Katherine NT 0850
PO Box 721 Katherine NT 0851
Telephone (08) 89721277
Fax (08) 89721857
We are a Learning Community
Katherine South Primary School
Principals Message
Term 1 Week 9 Wednesday the 25th of March
Community Achievement Respect Engagement
We are a Learning Community
Katherine South Primary School
Around the School
Term 1 Week 7 Wednesday the 11th of March
We are a Learning Community
Katherine South Primary School
Principals Message
Term 1 Week 8 Wednesday the 18th of March
We are a Learning Community
Katherine South Primary School
Principals Message
Term 1 Week 9 Wednesday 23rd March 2016
FRONT
OFFICE Please notify the front office if your
child/ren will be absent or late for
school on
8972 1277 or 0488 584 471
Or email
Principal Puzzle
Harmony day was a great success at
KSPS
We are a Learning Community
Katherine South Primary School
House Spirit Points
Profile of the week!
Mrs Marnie Hopkins
Yr 2 Teacher
Around the School
Congratulations to 3/4 East with 95.45% attendance! Our school average for week 8 was 90.83%
Term 1 Week 7 Wednesday the 11th of March
We are a Learning Community
Katherine South Primary School
Principals Message
Term 1 Week 8 Wednesday the 18th of March
We are a Learning Community
Katherine South Primary School
Around the School
Term 1 Week 9 Wednesday 16th March 2016
Student Attendance Week 8 Term 1
Calendar Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 9 21st March
Harmony Day
22nd March
GRIP Leadership
Conference
23rd March 24th March
CARE Disco
25th March
Good Friday
Week 10 28th March
Easter Monday
29th March 30th March 31st March 1st April
Last Day of Term
Week 1
Term 2
11th April 12th April
5/6 Camp
13th April
5/6 Camp
14th April
5/6 Camp
15th April
5/6 Camp
Week 2 18th April 19th April 20th April 21st April 22nd April
This weeks assembly is hosted by: No Assembly this week due to Easter
Where were you born?
Sydney, NSW
Favourite Music?
80’s Music
Favourite Sport/Team?
Dirt Cart Racing, Speedway
How long have you lived in Katherine?
13 Years
Favourite Place?
Anywhere along the river
Favourite Hobby?
Reading
Victoria 731 Buchanan 711 Stuart 706
“1” Wear your School Shirt
“2” Wear your Sports Shirt
“3” Wear your CARE
Bracelets
“3” Bring in ideas for Spirit
Points
65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
5/6 Short
5/6 Mather-Brown
5/6 Chauhan
3/4 Shipway
3/4 Shield
3/4 Piper
3/4 Patterson
3/4 East
2 Hopkins
2 Grieves
T/1 Tomlinson
T/1 Chatterton
T/1 Beckett
T/1 AzzopardiBack To School
Vouchers BTSV’s expire on Friday
1st April.
Please ensure that you
come in and use
your child’s voucher ASAP.
Any money not spent is returned
to the government.
If you have any questions please call
the front office.
We are a Learning Community
Katherine South Primary School
Around the School
Term 1 Week 7 Wednesday the 11th of March
We are a Learning Community
Katherine South Primary School
Principals Message
Term 1 Week 8 Wednesday the 18th of March
We are a Learning Community
Katherine South Primary School
Around the School
Term 1 Week 9 Wednesday 23rd March 2016
BREAKFAST IS AVAILABLE DAILY From 7.45am until 8.15am
2x Toast $1.00 (with vegemite, peanut butter, honey or
jam), Milo $1.00
Tuesday Breakfast:
Toast x 2
$1.00
Scrambled Egg & Toast
$2.00
Milo
$1.00
Thursday Breakfast:
Hash Browns
$0.80
Scrambled Egg & Toast
$2.00
Milo
$1.00
Congratulations to
Stuart house who
have earned the
privilege of the CARE
Disco with 337 tokens this term.
All teams have done really well
and it was very close with Victoria
on 318 and Buchannan on 317.
Remember the CARE Shop is
open every Mon, Wed and Fri at
lunchtime, so come in and spend
your tokens.
Canteen stocks
Due to it being the last weeks of term, canteen
stocks are becoming very limited.
For next Wednesday, there are only 9 fish
and wedges orders available and will be
done on a first come first serve.
There will be other options available.
CANTEEN NEWS
The Katherine netball season commences on
the 14th of April (Week 1, Term 2).
Registration nights will be held on the 29th
and 31st of March at the Katherine Netball
Courts. Alternatively you can check out our
Facebook page (Katherine Netball
Association) for information on how to
register online. Sport vouchers welcome.
There is a grade for every age.
Net Set Go (5-10 year olds) - $100
11 and Under (born in or after 2005) -
$100
13 and Under (born in or after 2003) -
$100
15 and Under (born in or after 2001) -
$100
Open (Ladies and Mixed) - $135
Any queries, please email
[email protected] or call Lauren
on 0408554667.
We are a Learning Community
Katherine South Primary School
Around the School
Term 1 Week 7 Wednesday the 11th of March
We are a Learning Community
Katherine South Primary School
Principals Message
Term 1 Week 8 Wednesday the 18th of March
We are a Learning Community
Katherine South Primary School
Around the School
Term 1 Week 9 Wednesday 23rd March 2016
This week in Science, Year 2 students have been
investigating the growth of their bean seeds that were
planted a month ago. They are now huge with some
measuring over a metre tall!
Fun Science Fact: Trees are the longest-living
organisms on earth.
Save the date 27th August 2016
KSPS 40th Anniversary Celebrations
Watch this space
5/6 Camp
We are busy preparing for our big
5/6 Camp to Lake Argyle and
Kununurra in term 2. We would
like to remind people that
payment of the full amount is
due on Thursday 31st March.
There will be no payments
accepted after this date. ADVANCE NOTICE ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
FORMATION FOR SACRAMENTS The sacraments of Confirmation and First Eucharist
will be celebrated at St Joseph’s Church Katherine on
the Feast of Corpus Christi, 29th May by the Most
Reverend Eugene Hurley, Bishop of Darwin.
Information sessions for Parents/Carers of children/
young adults wanting to receive the Sacrament of
Confirmation and/or First Eucharist will be held on
Thursday 31st March, that is in Week 10 Term 1.
The venues are: St Joseph’s Catholic College at
3.00pm or St Joseph’s Church (Cnr Giles and
Second Sts) at 7.00pm Children are not required to
attend these sessions but may do so. These sessions
are important as the formation program will be
explained and there will be time for any questions you
may have. Further information will follow in the
coming weeks. If you can’t wait, and would like more
information, feel free to make an appointment with
Fr Mark Mc Guinness msc, the parish priest,
by telephoning the parish office on 8971 1460
