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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
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT This week:
•Year 6 Survey
•Church gate closure TOMORROW
•Construction
•Easter Raffle & Red Day
•New gates
•Text book, Mathletics and School Contributions
•Stage 2 Excursion
•P & C—Change of date for AGM
Year 6 Survey Thank you to all Year 6 families who have returned their survey. It’s good to receive all feedback. We have had some great feedback and positive comments and that is great. However, to better judge your opinions we need more surveys returned. A 100% response rate would be brilliant! Church gate closure tomorrow Construction is starting soon! Tomorrow, 3M demountable is being moved up the hill. A crane will be in from about 7am to move the building in sections. For this reason 1S, 2A & 3M will have to vacate their rooms for the morning session and we will have to keep the church gate shut all day for safety. Please enter the school via the Avoca Drive or Kimbarra Close gates on Friday—morning and afternoon. Easter Raffle & Red Day
Yesterday, 3 March was P & C Day. This year’s theme was “Try a Little Kindness”. The Kincumber PS P & C works very hard to contribute to all children of the school. We have an incredible canteen and uniform shop and the contribution by volunteers has made this all possible. Please support the two current activities— the Easter raffle and the Canteen Red Day. As at 3/3/10 KM is leading the way in the Easter Raffle with 8 raffle books back, followed by 1S then KL. The prize is an egg each and a Toblerone and pizza voucher for the teacher. Twenty per cent of the books are back and they have raised $760, imagine if you dare if all of them came back!!!! New gates Last weekend our new gates to the infants playground were installed. We had this done to enable emergency access, including from ambulances, to the playground. We will not be preventing anyone from parking in front of the gates but please be mindful that if you park there and there is an emergency, you will be expected to move your vehicle. Access and parking will be
very tight over the next few terms with all of the building work, so I urge all parents to please consider using the parking area at Frost Reserve and walking across at the pedestrian crossing. I realise wet weather often brings out some of our worst traffic behaviour when parents don’t want to get out of the car and want to pick children up at the front gate. This creates a bottleneck, increases danger to our students and increases blood pressure considerably. Please consider developing a wet weather plan for yourself and your children that might include raincoats, umbrellas and parking at Frost. Thank you for considering the safety of your children and others. Text Books, Mathletics and School Contributions Going home with today’s newsletter are reminder letters to those families who have not yet paid for their books from The Top Book Shop. Could you please arrange to make payment by the end of next week, to enable those children to receive their books. The Top Book Shop will be collecting the unpurchased books in Week 8. Stage 2 Excursion Years 3 and 4 and their teachers are excited to be off on an overnight visit to Sydney next week. I want to thank the teachers for their organisation. I wanted to offer some insight into why there are cut-off dates required for payment and information as I understand that some students will be disappointed to not be included. Travel companies require firm numbers to be able to roster staff and give them notice of work; accommodation venues often house other schools as well as ours and need to be able to order food, roster staff and identify room availability in advance for large numbers; teachers have to finalise risk assessments and work preparation; office staff have to process financial requirements including banking, depositing, placing orders, drawing cheques and preparing first aid equipment for attendees. All these activities cannot be done in the last few days. Not many people would organise a family holiday requiring travel and accommodation only a few days before departure—imagine organising a holiday for about 150 people. I thank you all for your understanding. P & C—Change of date for AGM Don’t forget the AGM has been changed to 29 March and we still need your help to ensure a viable and productive P & C. Many positions need to be filled and if more people shared the load we increase our achievements. Hope you had a great week at our great school! Trish Peters
Principal
Students of Week 5, Term 1 2010 KL Felicia Tonga 1D/L Tristin Edwards 2A Chloe Casey 3E Simone Bradley
KH Jesinta Combatti 1G Layla Hampstead 2C Connor Marsden 3G Liam Craddock KM Kandace O’Neil 1K Mark Andrew 2D Damien McCarey 3K Mary O’Neill-Hutchin
Library Tayla Eland 1R Bryson Hartle 2J Hannah Folkes 3M Lachlan Bush 1S Jaimee Leigh Watson 2N Connor Brown 3T Dylan Hall
President P&C
Kylie Long
Term 1—Week 6 P & C meet 2nd Monday of each month, 7.30pm Thursday, 4th March 2010
MARCH 2010 Friday, 5th— Class KM Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences Tuesday 9th— Stage 2 overnight excursion to Sydney Thursday, 11th— Class KL Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences
Friday, 12th—Class KH Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences Monday 15th— Stage 3 excursion to Sydney Thursday, 18th—Selective High School Tests Wednesday, 24th—Sydney North Swimming Carnival
Monday, 29th—P&C Annual General Meeting, 7:30 in school staffroom
TERM CALENDAR:
“MY WEEKEND” by Class 1D/L
On Saturday I walked my new puppy to McDonalds and it wasn’t far. First I put the lead on. Next we set off. After that we came home. It
was fun. Sarah Groom On the weekend I went to the video store. First I got two games. Next my sister got two movies. After that we went home. I liked my games.
Lucas Brown On Saturday my aunty came to my house. First we went in the pool.
Next we had fun. After that we had dinner. We had fun all day. Megan Haigh On Saturday I went to Max’s karate party. First we waited for Teshi
Nathan. Next we played a game. After that we had the cake. It was fun. Jack Quinlan On Sunday I played with my brother Elijah. First I played on my mum’s
computer. Next my mum and dad ate the chocolate eggs. After that dad and I bought some Easter eggs in the morning. I had the best day ever. Layla Robertson
Yesterday I went to soccer sign up. First I played with my friends. Next I went home. After that I had dinner. It was fun. Ezekiel Masters
On Saturday I went to the zoo with my mum. First we went to see the seals. Next we went to see the bird show. After that I had lunch. I had fun. Zayla Staben-Angelo
Yesterday I went to sign in for soccer. First I played with my brother with his toys. Next we went to the party. After that we went home with my mum and my brother. I had fun. Danniella Visconti
Yesterday I watched Casper. First I played Ben 10. Next I slept at Kyla’s house. After that I went to school. I was happy. Dray Wilkinson
On Saturday I went to the shop with Mum and Dad and Bella. First we got into the car. Next we went into the shop. After that we went back in the car. I had fun. Liam Harvey
On Saturday I played the computer. First we got out of bed. Next we had breakfast. After that we went to get me into the soccer team. I felt happy and it was fun. Tristin Edwards
On the weekend I went to the Reptile Park with Taylor. First we rushed to the park. Next we played in the playground. After that we went
home. I felt happy. Tara Booth Yesterday I went to the skate park with my dad. First I went to the skate park. Next I went to Woy Woy Pool. After that we went to dinner.
We had McDonalds. It was fun. Anthony Sweet On Sunday I went to the pool. First I went into the pool. Next we went to the shower. After that I got dressed. We had fun. Zalia Ralph
Yesterday I went to the Kingdom Hall with my family. First we had lunch and after that I had a play. Next we went inside. After that I
listened to the music. It was fun. Samuel Mortimer On Saturday I went to the pool at my house. First we went in the pool with my mum. Next we got out of the pool because it started raining.
When it stopped raining I went to the beach and my sister got sea lice. After that I went home. I wasn’t happy because she was so itchy and I felt sorry for her. Hannah Lyttle
Yesterday I played with my PSP. First I put my Harry Potter in my PSP. Next I played my PSP and I put my PSP up. After that I rode my bike. Lauchlan Chapman
Yesterday I went to the beach with my puppy. First I went in the pool. Next I went to play with my sister. After that we went to the park. I felt happy. Mia Zanze
On Sunday I went to my Uncle’s house for a swim with my family. First I went to play with my rabbit. Next I played my DSI. After that I played
in the pool with my friends. I had lots of fun with my friends. Amity Bright On Sunday I went to the beach with mum. First I played with Jai. Next I
went in the water and played tip. After that I went back home. I had heaps of fun. Jackson Matterson
On the weekend I played my DS. First I played Indianna Jones. Next I got to the next level. After that I went into the pool with my brothers. It was really fun. Coady O’Hagan
Last Wednesday I went to Flynn’s Beach with my family for five days. First we
drove in the car and I watched a movie called Sponge Bob. Next we went in the house. After that I went in the pool every day and I went to see Great Granny. We came back on Monday. It was fun. Flynn Kiely
On the weekend I went on my Dad’s boat. First we drove to the beach and my dad put the boat down the ramp. Then we went fishing and I caught a fish. Next we drove around in the boat. After that we went snorkelling. My dad went deep
but we went shallow. I had a great time. Joel Folkes
CLASS 1DL
LEARNING TO LEAD
On Friday, 26th February, twelve children from KPS went to a “Learning to Lead” program held at Kincumber High School. We did
many activities like AFL, Backyard League, Cricket, Golf and heaps more. They taught us many things like how to teach children, to
play proper games and have good sportsmanship. The children who went were Katie, Claudia, Shivonne, Jessie, Zoe, Gareth,
Jordan, Nick, Conor, Liam and Jamie. Everyone had a blast! Thanks to Mrs Griffiths for taking us. At the end, we all received a
mini football. by Claudia (3K) and Katie (3E)
Student Asthma Records
As we are currently updating our records for students with asthma, we will be sending home blue Student Asthma Record cards to all
students who are noted on our data base as having this medical condition. Please complete and return it to the front office as soon
as possible. If your child has asthma but you do not receive a card, please let us know. Thank you for helping us to keep your children
safe at school. Stars out of School A number of Kincumber students competed in the regional little athletics championships on the 27th and 28th February. These students are Tahlia Nugent, Georgia Lee, Daniel Titus, Ellie and Dylan Richardson and Bilal and Jamal Belkadi. All competed well and represented their clubs with pride. Dylan won a gold medal in the 700m walk and Georgia won a silver medal in the long jump. They will both compete in the State championship later this month. Good luck to you both!
P&C NEWS:
Easter Raffle: Thank you very much for your wonderful response to our easter raffle. So far, 66 books have been returned (thank you) - that is one fifth of the books and they have raised $760.00. Imagine how wonderful it would be if all the books came back in. If you would like another raffle book, they are now available at the school office. If anyone can spare a cane basket or two, I would really appreciate it being sent into the office. Thanks again.
Wendy Nunn (Co-ordinator)
Q4: H20 Canteen Promotion begins 15th March for
all students
This activity aims to encourage students to choose water
and/or reduced fat milk as a drink. During the one week
promotion, each time a student purchases water or reduced fat milk, they have their Q4:H20 Canteen card stamped.
The Q4:H20canteen cards are distributed to all students
(K-6) by the canteen when they make their first water or
reduced fat milk purchase. At the end of the week, all Q4:H20 canteen cards with the required number of stamps
go into the draw for prizes.
CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 1, WEEK 7
Don’t forget RED DAY Tuesday—there will be treats for
sale on the day.
Stage 2—there will be a special day for you too.
Reminder: Fleximeals on line:
www.fleximeals.com.au
LOST in school grounds!
A gold bracelet with 11 hearts. If found, please contact the school office
DAY
Monday 8th March NEED HELP Please
Tuesday 9th March “RED DAY”
Jen, Jo, Megan and Sue
Wednesday 10th March Sue
Thursday 11th March Naree
Friday 12th March Brenda and Lee
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Workshops
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All children must be able to swim 25 meters—under 10 years must have adult supervision
