Kendall Public School Newsletter

Term 4 Week 8 - 4th December 2020

Principal’s Message

Best wishes,

Alison Jenner

Mrs Cosgrove

I would like to begin this week’s newsletter by letting you know that Mrs Cosgrove has decided to extend her

leave for Terms One and Two of next year. She appears to be thoroughly relaxed and enjoying her leave. I hope

that she continues to enjoy her time and perhaps gets to travel a little as well. I am very excited to say that I will

be continuing in Mrs Cosgrove’s position during that time.

Year 6 Orientation day

As the year draws to a close for our students, our year 6 students have been very busy indeed. Preparing for the

movement to high school can be an anxious and exciting time for everyone. Our Year 6 students participated in

their Year 7 Orientation Day on Tuesday at their respective high schools. From all accounts, the students spent

the day meeting new staff and becoming familiar with their new schools. We have had many reports about the

wonderful behaviour of our Year 6 students during their visit. Well done Year 6! We are proud of you all.

Stage 3 Diamond Head Camp

What a fantastic experience for our Stage three students this week who attended the camp at Diamond Head.

Fun filled activities and wonderful memories will have been made during their time at camp. Excursions and

camps are such a great opportunity for students to challenge themselves, learn new skills and experience time

away from home building resilience and independence. I encourage you to talk with your children about the fun

times, but also the times that challenged them and how they were able to overcome those challenges.

Celebrating your child’s ability to adapt and learn from these experiences are so valuable. I would like to take

this opportunity to thank Mrs Budai, Mr Sheridan, Miss Busch and Miss Fuller for supporting the students and

giving up time with their families to provide such wonderful opportunities for students at Kendall Public School.

Reports

Teachers are busy finalising school reports currently. Reports will be sent home next Friday-the 11th December.

Visiting classes this week

This is always the best part of my day. Spending time with the children in their classes or in the playground is a

highlight of my day. I thought that I would share some comments that made me smile and reflect on how the

children see their day at their school. While visiting Kindergarten this week, I asked “Who has had a super, super

day at school?” As all hands eagerly raised, I asked “What has made it super, super?”………..”Measuring all the

light and heavy things in numeracy” and “all the writing we did in literacy” were the responses. Wow they work

hard in Kindergarten!

I was also delighted to have 1/2S students visit my office with their “Ozobots” today. Four little eager people

showing me how they programmed their Ozobots to follow directions on a path was very interesting indeed.

Apparently my next visit to 1/2S will be a busy one as there are many little teachers waiting to teach this Principal

how to make the “Ozobots “ dance. Technology lessons are so much fun and so very engaging at Kendall Public

school.

I hope you all have a lovely week.

Best wishes,

Alison Jenner

School News

DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR

Week Date Event

9 Friday 11th December Kindergarten book presentation assembly 2.30pm

10 Monday 14th December Presentation Day assembly 9.30am

Year 6 Farewell 5.30pm

Tuesday 15th December Pool Party Day

Wednesday 16th December Last day for all students

2021

1 Friday 29th January Students Yrs 1-6 return

Best Start appointments for Kinder 2021

2 Monday 1st Feb—Wednesday 3rd Feb Kindergarten 2021 Best Start appointments

2 Thursday 4th February Kindergarten 2021 transition day 8.55am—12pm

2 Friday 5th February Proposed date for Yrs 3-6 swim carnival

Kindergarten 2021 transition day 8.55am—12pm

3 Monday 8th February First full day for Kindergarten 2021

Library

Notes went home with students last week regarding outstanding

library books that need to be returned to school asap as the

library will be closed for borrowing from Friday 4th December

ready for the end of year stocktake.

High School Orientation Day

Earlier this week our Year six students had the exciting opportunity to visit Camden

Haven High School and experience a day in the life of a high school student.

They broke into groups and headed off around the school getting to know the lay of the

land and what really happens in a science lab and the industrial arts rooms. Everyone was

happy to report their biggest fear of getting lost did not happen and they all returned

safely. It warmed out hearts to hear so many lovely reports from the high school about

our students behaviour with a special mention for Zoey, Addison and Jennifer who helped

Students from other schools feel included and welcomed into the group.

School News

CWA Competition

Congratulations to all our Stage 3 students who chose to complete this years

CWA International studies assignment. The country of study this year was Ec-

uador and students uncovered some interesting facts during their research.

Including, the Amazon jungle and Galapagos Islands are located there.

The word Ecuador means “equator’ in Spanish. Chocolate has a long history in

Ecuador.

A special mention and congratulations to the place getters in this competition,

and thank you to the Kendall branch of CWA who include us in this

competition every year.

Year 5

1st - Danielle

2nd—Olivia

3rd—Alyssa

Highly Commended

Isabella & Lylah

Year 6

1st—Ruby

2nd—Daiya

3rd—Addison

Highly commended

Jennifer & Henry

School news

Stage 3 Camp

With all the challenges this year has brought us we were extremely excited

that our Stage 3 students have been able to enjoy the end of the year with a

much loved camp at Diamond Head.

They headed off on Wednesday with the sun

shinning and lots of smiling faces. Their days were

filled with fun activities and plenty of camp food

run by “Endless Summer Surf School” A little rain

didn't dampen their spirits to get in and enjoy all

the activities on offer.

I’m sure they will have plenty of camp stories to

share with their families over the weekend.

Kendall Public School

Classroom Requirements

Kindergarten Years 1 & 2 Years 3 & 4 Years 5 & 6

2 glue sticks per term 2 glue sticks per term 2 glue sticks per term 2 glue sticks per term

A4 clear zip lock sleeve (for home reader & sound books)

A4 clear zip lock sleeve (for home reader)

2 whiteboard markers per term

2 red pens 2 blue pens 2 lead pencils Rubber

Library Bag Library bag 2 lead pencils per term Scissors 2 highlighters

Paint shirt Paint shirt Rubber Ruler Scissors Headphones

Geometry set 5 whiteboard markers USB Headphones

Colour pencils/wind up crayons Textas (optional)

Colour pencils/wind up crayons Textas (optional)

A donation of pump soap and a box of tis-sues for the classroom would be greatly ap-preciated.

A donation of pump soap and a box of tis-sues for the classroom would be greatly ap-preciated.

A donation of pump soap and a box of tis-sues for the classroom would be greatly ap-preciated.

Two boxes of tissues for the classroom would be greatly ap-preciated.

Students do not re-quire pencil cases.

Students do not re-quire pencil cases, but may have one to use for certain lessons or activities.

If possible, teachers would like students to have 2 pencil cases; one to have student’s daily “tools of trade” and one to have textas, colour pencils etc

If possible, teachers would like students to have 2 pencil cases; one to have student’s daily “tools of trade” and one to have tex-tas, colour pencils etc

Please no novelty rub-bers, pencils, sharpen-ers, flex rulers, metal rulers or whiteout.

Please no novelty rub-bers, pencils, sharpen-ers, flex rulers, metal rulers or whiteout.

Please no novelty rub-bers, pencils, sharpen-ers, flex rulers, metal rulers or whiteout.

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