Wednesday, 5 December 2018

SAFE RESPECTFUL RESPONSIBLE

Principal’s Report

DATES TO REMEMBER

Thursday 6 December Second Hand Book Sale

Tuesday 11 December Presentation Day

Thursday 13 December Year 6 Surf Day

Monday 17 December Year 6 Farewell

Tuesday 18 December K-6 Christmas event. 11:30 am All welcome for a sing-a-long.

Wednesday 19 December Year 6 Graduation Ceremony 9:30am - 11:00am

Last day of school for students

Kanwal Public School Phone: 02 43923477 Fax: 02 43931621 ABN: 18 246 198 266 Email: kanwal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Craigie Avenue, Kanwal NSW 2259 Web: www.kanwal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Introducing the 2019 Leadership Team Congratulations to the 2019 School Leadership Team. At our presentation day, we will find out which of these leaders are our new School Captains and School Ministers.

Declan Coles Hayley Mackillop Davies Max Duffy

Sophie Keane Chloe Lawson

Maddison Lewis Carter Mareko Tahnee Potter Samuel Purcell Cooper Reeves

Our biggest day of the year is approaching fast. Save the date. Who will the Dux of the School be in 2018? Who will be our next School Captains? Who will be the Sports Person of the Year? Come and find out. Stage 3 (Years 5 & 6): Presentation Day – Tuesday December 11 (Starting at 9:15am) Stage 2 (Years 3 & 4): Presentation Day – Tuesday December 11 (Starting at 11:30am) K-2 Presentation Day - Tuesday December 11 (Starting at approximately 1:30pm)

AECG Assembly of Excellence at Wyong High School When: Friday December 7 Location: Wyong High School Time: 10:30am start

Location: Wyong Leagues Club Student Arrival Time: 5:30pm

(Parents are welcome to come on in and take some photos.)

Official Start Time: 6:00pm Parents Return: 8:15pm

(Parents are welcome to join us for the cutting of the cake and the last dance.)

School Disco and Cyber Safety Parent Talk - Tonight Don’t forget, tonight we are holing a disco for our students and at the same time we will be holding a Cyber Safety Talk for parents. Cyber Safety is an ever changing landscape and we need to be responsive to the needs and develop strategies on how to keep our students safe and cyber aware when online. At this special community event we will be discussing the concepts about good cyber safety practices to help you at home.

Disco

Where: KPS Hall.

Who: Current KPS students only.

When: Wednesday 5th December, 2018.

Times: K, 1 & 2: 5:00pm – 6:00pm

3, 4, 5 & 6: 6:15pm – 7:15pm

Cost: $4 per child or $8 per family

*Full more information, please refer to the information note that was sent home on Monday November 19. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Presentation Day – Tuesday December 11

Cyber Safety Talk Where: Tiered Learning Room Who: Parents / Carers When: Wednesday 5th December, 2018. Times: K, 1 & 2: 5:00pm – 6:00pm 3, 4, 5 & 6: 6:15pm – 7:15pm

Year 6 Farewell - Monday December 17

Quality Work with Mr Moxon

Kindergarten Enrolment (2019) We are currently finalising plans for 2019. If you know of any families that move into the Kanwal area or know of anyone who has not yet made contact, please encourage them to make contact with the administration office on 4392 3477 or at

kanwal-p.school@det.ndw.edu.au. It is important for the school to have accurate numbers to help with the forming classes. Your support and assistance in the matter is appreciated.

It was pleasing to get so many positive reports from staff who attended the Hunter Valley Zoo excursion. The staff spoke about how engaged the students were, they also mentioned some of the sensational questions that were asked and most of all were super impressed at the over-all behaviour of the group. As your principal, it makes me proud to get this positive feedback from my team. Well done Stage 1.

High School Transitioning The move from primary school to high school stirs up many emotions for young adolescents, ranging from excitement and anticipation to fear and anxiety. It is natural for students to have numerous concerns related to the procedural and social changes associated with the transition. Many concerns will dissipate within the first weeks of school, while others can last into the second semester and beyond. Kanwal Public School students have been involved in a range of transition programs with our feeder schools to ensure the transition process is as successful as possible. Procedural changes focus on the daily schedule, rules, and procedures students are expected to follow in high school. Examples of procedural concerns include finding their classes and other important parts of the school, following the bell schedule and reading a timetable. Social changes primarily centre on peer and teacher relationships along with extra-curricular involvement. Students are concerned about keeping their primary school friends, making new friends, and establishing positive relationships with their high school teachers. To assist our Year 6 students, they are going to be involved in a high school style program until the end of the year. All students have been given a timetable and will be expected to attend their new classes. Some of the programs on offer include Languages with Miss Cole, Music with Mr Hernandez and Visual Arts with Miss Atchison. Students will have to go to roll call with their home class, then transition to their next class according to their timetable. Class groups have been rearranged to provide students with the opportunity to make new friends with students in other Year 6 classes. It is hoped that by running our high school style program, we can help prepare students for a successful Year 7 by addressing their concerns associated with the procedural and social changes. If you would like any additional information about our transition program, please speak with the Year 6 teachers or Mrs Peterson (rel. Assistant Principal Stage 3).

I would also like to take the opportunity congratulate Mrs Jones on some fantastic feedback about her classroom practice from a member of

our community.

Last week, I had the privilege of watching and listening to some amazing speeches by our potential year five student leaders. I was super

impressed at their level of speech writing, intonation and overall presentations. I am already looking forward to working with our new school

leaders.

Lastly, congratulations to the students in years 3-6, we have been working on our behaviours while at lines and over the last week, I have

seen a marked improvement. Let’s keep moving forward. Keep up the great work!

Have a great week Kanwal.

Mr Moxon

Stage 1 Excursion to Hunter Valley Zoo On Tuesday 5 December, 2018 all of the Year 1 and Year 2 classes travelled to the Hunter Valley Zoo for their excursion to extend their

learning about ‘Living Things’. When we arrived, the students were greeted by one of the zoo keepers and were taken to the lion cage.

The zoo keeper fed the lions through the cage while we watched.

We then experienced a zoo keeper talk and the students were able to pat a blue tongue lizard, a baby alligator called Hunter, a Carpet Python and a baby wombat called Chip. The students enjoyed getting up close to these animals. The students also got to see a large variety of

animals, including meerkats, cheetahs, kangaroos, goats, dingoes, lace monitors and many types of birds and alligators.

The day was absolutely wonderful and the students displayed exceptional behaviour. The zoo keepers commented about how

fantastic and respectful the students were. We are very proud of each and every one of them.

I would like to thank Mrs Michelle Newton for all her hard work and organisation to make this day happen. It was a great experience for the students and they learnt a lot about animals, their characteristics and their habitats. Thank you, Mrs Newton.

Mrs Harris

More home reading achievements Congratulations to these fantastic readers!

Infants and Primary 50 nights Thomas Alderson Liam Ashton Tahlia Coventry-Chapman Charli Cowan Miley Daley Ashlee Devine Kendall Edwards Chloe Eklund Mia Farrelly Madison Griffin Jackson Harvey Mia Hellyer Holly Jenkins Gracie Lawson Kalais Malinowski Beth Martin Evan Martin Bonnie McLachlan Nathaniel Morris-Gordon Rebecca Mott Ethan Owens Kai Peters Jett Peterson Ella Potter Lakyn Radburn Emily Robbins Elijah Seruilumi Connor Upston Miley Wallis-Semple Jared Williams Reuben Woodford

100 nights Zane Blackford Melanie Bond Alex Colazzo Cooper Corbett Miller Doak Olivia Farrelly Harper Ferguson Tukia Fotu-Moala Alexander Fraser Tahlia Griffin Cienna Hill Hunter Horne Brody Houliston Flynn Jones Bodhi Leach Crystal McRae Byron McKellar Lily Melvin Sicilia Parras Lilly Perry Ellysia Powell Harrison Rollo Izac Seruilumi Bryce Sherry Connor Smith Taliah Smith Hunter Viapian Marley Winterstein

150 nights Jacob Butler Amelia Gascoigne Seth Haydon Charlotte Hazledine Laith Kennedy-O’Brien Bailey Larsson Alvin Ly Leilani Mareko Noah Moir Connor Murrell Kane Pawson Amelie Rogers Gemma Sherry Lily Shipton Jai Tancred Emeliah Taylor Riley Teagle

200 nights Charlotte Brock Lilly Bruce Jamie Deaves Ella Dunkley Evie Dunkley Bilal Farhan Isla Hill Olivia Kneeves Charlise Langley Nikita Lilir Cailyn Lyons Nixon Matthews Thomas Murrell Emily Rose Nolan Declan Watkinson Braxton Wiseman Nicholas Yorke

250 nights Simon Alderson Ailahni Annetta Ibrahim Assad Benjamin Burgess Layla Choudhari Elliott Clouten Nevaeh Dalley Ellie Delaforce Nina Farrugia Shanoah Glackin Zavier Hancock Amelia Keane Maden McNee Lilly Nolan Lily Pigott Parker Reeves Mitchell Robinson Brayden Sims Sophie Sneesby Lana Viney

The ‘300 night surprise’ is coming up very soon for the students who have achieved this level.

Kanwal Public School

Second Hand Book Sale Thursday 6 December, 2018

Books will be on sale for 50c, $1 and $2. The students will have an opportunity to purchase books

throughout the day.

Donations of pre-loved children's books would be appreciated. These can be sent to the school office or Miss Trudgeon.

Money raised from the sale will assist reading programs within the school. Thank you for your support.

Kanwal Public School Second hand Uniforms

New Polos $10 Old Polos $5 Jackets $10 Dresses $20 Shorts $10 Silky Jackets $20 Thank you for supporting

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KANWAL PUBLIC SCHOOL 2018 Christmas Singalong under the Basketball COLA

Performances by the school band, choir, violins,

senior and junior dance groups, recorder group,

ukulele group, class items and All Areas Music Stage 2 and Stage 3 per formance groups. All students join in a festive sing-a-long. Students and parents wear something to celebrate Christmas. All parents and visitors welcome.

Christmas Craigie and the Elves will be hosting the show. Creative Arts Committee

Tuesday 18th December 11:30 am

The following letter was sent from the Children’s University Team at the University of Newcastle.

Dear CU Children and Families, November, 2018

I would like to write a letter of thanks and congratulations to all students that attended the recent Children’s University

graduation ceremonies. This year we welcomed onto campus 932 graduating students and over 2,500 families across

the three evenings.

The CU team would like to congratulate all students for their behaviour and enthusiasm shown throughout the even-

ing. We planned for these evenings to be a celebration and recognition of the effort and time you have placed into all

the learning opportunities throughout the year.

Thank you to all families that attended. We appreciate your presence on the evening, hope you enjoyed the celebra-

tion, and look forward to seeing you all again in the future.

Children’s University continues to encourage children and their families to keep learning in their communities during

the Christmas holiday period. All learning experiences that occur between now and Term 1 next year are added into

the hours for 2019 Graduation. Please place a line in your passports to indicate that 2018 hours are finalised.

Your passport hours continue across into next year. To be eligible for graduation in 2019 you need to have

moved up into the next award category. For example, if you got 30 hours this year you would have to make it to 65

hours to get the Silver Award.

This program is an annual commitment. Children have the capacity to opt into the program each year. If you

would like to be involved next year, please indicate this to your teacher in charge of the program.

Once again thank you, children for your enthusiasm for learning and parents for your support. If you or your family

has any questions about the program, please contact us.

If you would like to make suggestions for improvements or place a comment regarding the evening please do

so at childrensuniversitynewcastle@newcastle.edu.au or call 49218739. Hope to see you all in 2019,

Children’s University Team

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Children’s University Program at Kanwal P.S. Expression of Interest for 2019 – Years 3 to 6

Please return this note to Miss Trudgeon by Friday 30 November, 2018 Current Children’s University students My child _________________________________ class ____________ will be continuing the Children’s Uni-versity program in 2019.

New students for 2019

I am interested in my child _______________________________ class __________ participating in the 2019 Children’s University program. I understand that there may be a cost of $15 and further information will be provided when it is received by the school from the University.

Signed: _______________________________________ (Parent/carer) Date: ________________

Head lice The head louse, or Pediculus humanus capitis, is a parasitic insect that can be found on the head, eyebrows, and eyelashes of people. Head lice feed on human blood several times a day and live close to the human scalp. Head lice are not known to spread disease. Head lice are most common among primary school aged children and are spread by direct contact with the hair of the infested individual. Head lice are rarely transferred through clothing, hats, furniture or bedding. Biology Head lice are small wingless insects that live on human head or hair. They are common, particularly in children. They are very well adapted to grasp human hair shaft. They cannot fly, jump or swim and are spread by head to head contact. Head lice feed on human blood, several times a day. A head lice infestation is not the result of dirty hair or poor hygiene and it can effects all types of hair irrespective of its condition or length. Head lice effects only humans and cannot be passed on to animals. Female head louse lays eggs close to the scalp on the hair shaft. Eggs hatch after 5-7days leaving empty egg shells (nits) glued to the hair shaft. These eggshells are more noticeable as hair grows and carry them away from the scalp. Nymphs that emerge from egg shells take 7-8 days to grow to adult sized lice. They may take another 7 days to start breeding and hence it is important to remove them to stop them spreading. Do head lice cause illness or disease? Head lice do not transmit disease causing micro-organisms. However, they can cause irritation, resulting in itchiness. Sometimes, itchiness and subsequent scratching of the scalp can increase the risk of secondary infection. How do you catch head lice? Head lice cannot jump or fly from person to person. They are usually spread by head to head contact. Primary school-aged children, particularly girls are at greatest risk of exposure to head lice. Studies show that lice are rarely transferred through clothing, hats, furniture or bedding. Lice or eggs may be attached to strands of hair left on pillows, bedding or furniture, but this is uncommon Treatment Head lice are only found on the human head or hair. Head lice do not live on furniture, hats, bedding, carpet or anywhere else in the environment. Treating anything other than the human head does not eradicate head lice. There are two main treatment options to remove head lice: Mechanical removal or 'comb and conditioner' method What you need for this method: Normal comb to detangle hair prior to using metal lice comb Fine toothed metal lice comb (available from your local chemist or online) Conditioner - buy a cheap brand as you will be needing a lot of it, and preferably one that is white to make spotting the lice easier White paper towel Mechanical removal involves applying conditioner to dry hair. Cover all of the hair with conditioner, detangle hair with normal comb and sep-arate into sections. Then, using a fine long toothed metal lice comb, comb through the hair in sections. The conditioner does not kill lice but stuns them for about 20 minutes enabling easier removal. The long toothed metal comb will remove nits and the stunned head lice. Wipe the comb on a white tissue and check for any lice or nits. Keep combing until no more appear on the tissue. This method should be done every second or third day until no nits and lice remain, usually about 7 to 10 days. Chemical removal What you need for this method: Normal comb to detangle hair prior to using metal lice comb Chemical treatment containing synthetic or natural insecticides that kill head lice (talk to your local pharmacist to identify the treatments containing insecticides) Fine toothed metal lice comb (available from your local chemist or online) White paper towel If you choose to use a chemical treatment, remember to follow the instructions carefully. You will also need to comb through the hair to en-sure the treatment is working. If you find dead lice it means the product has worked. If you find live lice, the treatment has not worked. Don't be tempted to re-apply or over-apply the same chemical if it doesn't appear to be working. Instead switch to another treatment that uses a different chemical compound or use the ‘comb and conditioner method’ as described under the mechanical removal. It is very important that you repeat the chemical treatment in seven days to kill any newly hatched eggs as most chemical treatments will not kill the eggs (nits). Once your child is free of lice and nits, remember to regularly check with a fine toothed head lice comb and conditioner as described above. Early detection and treatment will prevent re-infestation of other family members and classmates. What to do with bedding and clothing Research suggests that bed linen, hats, clothing and furniture do not harbour or transmit lice or nits and that there is no benefit in washing them as a treatment option. Nits and lice only live on the human head. They quickly dehydrate and die if removed from the head.

Choosing the right treatment for you or your child Before you choose a treatment for head lice, consider the following: Mechanical removal is the preferred way to detect and treat head lice because it is effective, does not

contribute to insecticide resistance in head lice and also presents a low risk of skin irritation. If you prefer to use chemical treatment, make sure that the heads you treat are infested with head lice. Registered chemical treatments that contain insecticides to kill lice are usually safe, but excessive use

of other substances, such as home remedies and other insecticides, can cause irritation. Speak to your local pharmacist to identify the registered treatments that are safe for you and your child.

Always read the product label before applying and use as directed. Natural products like tea tree oil are not recommended. If you don’t want to use chemical treatment, use

the mechanical removal described above. Do not use methylated spirits or kerosene on your child’s head. Avoid treating babies with chemical treatment. Avoid chemical treatment on any scalp that is irritated or inflamed. Protect children’s eyes when treating with any product. There is no preventative treatment available for head lice. Treating the whole family with chemical

More information about the ‘comb and conditioner method’ Mechanical removal of nits and lice can be a time-consuming task depending on the severity of the infestation and the amount and length of a child’s hair. Some ideas to help with this include: Try sitting the child between your legs on a low stool and play a video for kid’s entertainment while you

work. If the child has long and thick hair this may take up to an hour (see tips for treating long hair below)

Wrap a towel or kitchen paper around the child's shoulders to catch conditioner spill. Remove any hair clips, ribbons or clasps from the child's head and comb out plaits and braids. Apply liberal amounts of conditioner to the scalp and massage it through all the hair shafts. Every hair

has to be coated to ensure it reaches the lice. Lice live close to the scalp, so make sure that you cover the hair shaft close to the scalp. You don't have

to work the conditioner onto the whole length of the hair. Combing will spread it well enough. The idea of the application is to restrict the movement of the head lice long enough for you to catch them with a comb.

After you've applied the conditioner, use a large comb to part small sections of the hair starting from the nape and working upwards toward the crown. Eggs are often found behind the ears and toward the back of the head. By using this method, you are more likely to find the head lice on top of and toward the front of the head.

When the hair is detangled and manageable, use a fine lice comb to comb out each section several times.

After each comb out, wipe the conditioner on the paper towel. If the child has head lice, you will see them on the towel.

Some tips for treating long hair Depending on the hair length and type, it is often easier to neatly section long and thick hair before applying conditioner to avoid getting the hair into a terrible tangle. Some ideas on how to do this are described here: 1 .Part long hair once from forehead to scalp, and use hair clips to keep the part in place. 2. Apply conditioner along the part line. This is to stop lice from crossing from one side of the head to the

other. 3. Part the hair in a straight line from the ear around the scalp to the centre part and clip or pin the top

section to the crown of the scalp. Do this also on the other side until you have four sections. You can part the hair into more sections if needed.

4. Apply conditioner to all the parts and massage in. 5. Work through the sections one by one, starting from the nape. Apply conditioner to each section and

comb out several times as described above.

**Please note this information has been collected with the best intention. Before making any decisions, please discuss your needs with

your doctor or local pharmacist.