Week 9 Term 3, 10th September 2014 Dear Parents, Sue Mackay Principal

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Week 10 Term 4, 13th December 2016

Dear Parents, On behalf of our wonderful staff at Kororo Public School, I would like to extend to

the community, our very best wishes for the Christmas holidays and for the New Year.

In amongst the hectic organisation which is the preparation for Christmas, is the perfect

time of the year to reflect on the achievements of 2016 for our school.

It is has been a very rewarding year in many ways - academically, on the sporting field and culturally. The staff work with dedication to ensure that each child has a program of learning that reflects their needs and their aspirations. We are looking forward to building on our achievements and ensuring 2017 is another very proactive year. Have a wonderful holiday season with family and friends.

Stay safe – see you in the new year!

Sue Mackay

Principal

Important Dates

Wednesday, 14th Dec End of year class activities

Thursday, 15th Dec Semester 2 reports home

Friday, 16th Dec End of Term 4

Friday, 27th Jan Staff return to school for 2017

Monday, 30th Jan Yrs 1-6 students start school for 2017

Monday, 6th Feb 2017 KINDERGARTEN START SCHOOL!!!

Friday, 10th Feb Swimming Carnival

Deputy Report

What a pleasure it has been to be the relieving Deputy Principal for the past three terms after Mrs O’dell’s retirement. These were big shoes to fill. I have loved the opportunity to make a difference at a whole school level. There have been ups and downs throughout this year but one thing that has stood out is the exceptional team that is Kororo. All members of staff, parents / carers and students are what make our school so great and for that I say thank you. It would be remise of me not to acknowledge the exceptional staff who have assisted me every day in this position. All the ladies in the front office and Greg our General Assistant always making themselves available to assist me even when they themselves are often extremely busy. All the teaching staff who make my day by simply popping in and keeping me abreast of what is happening in their class or on their Stage. The dedicated Executive staff who have supported me in the role of Deputy Principal and finally to Sue Mackay our school Principal who whether she knew it or not has mentored me to further develop my skills as a school leader. Students to you I say, “Don’t ever stop saying hello as I pass by with your effervescent smiles, for that is one of the things that has truly made my year one of complete joy.” I send out only good wishes to every member of this unique school community for the Christmas and New Year period hoping for nothing but joy and prosperity for you all. I also wish Mrs Leonie Smith all the best as the newly appointed Deputy Principal of Kororo who I have no doubts will thoroughly enjoy her appointment as this is a truly unique and exceptional school. Carissa Atwood Deputy Principal (Relieving)

PRESENTATION DAY PRIZE WINNERS

Congratulations to all the students who have won an

award at Presentation Day. We have asked each child

who won a Class Award or one of the Special Awards if

they would like a book or sport voucher.

Their choices will be either a gift voucher from Amart

Sports or from the Book Warehouse. The value

depending on the award they have won is $20 for a Class

Award, $40 for a High Achievement Award i.e. Citizenship

Award and $70 for the Dux and Sportsperson of the Year

Award.

If your child is a recipient of these awards, please ensure

they understand the value of them as they can’t be

replaced if lost. When we have the vouchers we will give

them to the children.

SCHOOL UNIFORM Please remember our school uniform when

purchasing school footwear for the new school year.

Day to day wear is black school shoes. Soft canvas

shoes are not acceptable due to safety issues. No

bright shoe laces at all please. Brightly coloured

sports shoes are for sports days only.

The Uniform Shop will reopen on 27th January from

9am for uniform items. Cash only please.

THANK YOU Thanks so much for your support of the mufti day to raise funds for the Garvin Institute and cancer research. We raised $760 on the day for the world five cent challenge next year. Many thanks for the food and gift donations for local charity. All goods will be forwarded to REAP for local distribution.

Student Book Packs It is anticipated that Student Requisite Packs will be

paid for by Friday of Week 3. Please do not

purchase additional equipment for students until the

requisite notes are distributed on the first day.

Teachers will identify individual needs for their

classes but the majority of equipment required forms

part of the book pack.

FAREWELL 2016

YEAR 6!!

ALL THE VERY BEST IN HIGH

SCHOOL AND DON’T FORGET…..

“ONCE A KORORO KID ALWAYS A

KORORO KID!!!!”

Ahhh…… holidays!

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS Uniform shop will open for extra

hours Friday 27th January 2017, 9am -12pm

We accept CASH SALES ONLY (no eftpos/no credit cards).

Usual school uniform shop days and hours will resume Monday 30th Jan 2017.

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 8.45am - approx 9am

The Uniform shop coordinator Kate, can now be contacted by email.

The address is kororouniform@gmail.com

CHRISTMAS

THEME

OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOKS

There are 210 overdue Library books.

Please return them as soon as

possible.

That’s a lot of books missing

out of our library!

Our winners and finalists of

our

Talent Quest.

Well done everyone!!

A huge thank you to our sponsors. They support us, please support them.