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P U B L I C SCHOOL

n P (02) 6922 6443 n Lake Albert Rd, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650

n kooringal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au n www.kooringal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

N e w s l e t t e r

KOORINGAL

Encouraging excellence Educating for the future

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n 2016 n Term 4 n Week 7 n Newsletter

CalendarNOVEMBERThursday 24 November Kinder 2017 Transition

9.30am - 11.00amThursday 24 November Band performance at

Baptist Community Centre

Friday 25 November Book Club dueTuesday 29 November Volunteers thank you

morning tea

DECEMBERTuesday 6 December Year 6 KHS OrientationTuesday 6 December Year 6 Farewell DinnerThursday 8 December Presentation NightFriday 9 December Reports home to

parentsMonday 12 December Sports Assembly

12.30pmMonday 12 December Gold / Silver Assembly

Kooringal Public School n Acting Principal Beverley Jenkyn n kooringal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au n www.kooringal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

MERIT AWARDS WEEK 6

Kinder ApplesMichael JohnsonSiannah Kenny

Kinder BlackberriesLily AtkinsonHayden Gardiner

Kinder DellRenee DutoitPippa Taylor

1 GigHamish Crawford Thomas Harris

1 BoldAlexander HaweAbbey TowseGiampaolo Esposito

1 MP3Isabella MackayAshley Lidden

1/2 JavaAmaya DohertyBennett Tremain

2 FontJake LipscombeHallie EngelbrechtApril Goodhew

2 TweetMay PweintAiden Craig

3/4 SafariLucas MartinBenjamin DutoitWilliam Restall

3/4 BingLuke BangerJoshua BrownCooper FisherBlake SmithCurtis Moffitt

3/4 YahooKate BurtonKaden ThomsonOlivia GardinerSamuel BaggettSophie Ellis-Cummins

3/4 ExplorerHunta NewlingStorme JonesJoey PizzolottoGeorgie-Ree HavensteinIvy Liu

5/6 ClarkeLaura CrawfordKarlos MadeleyKuot KuolEmily SkipworthJake Flanigan-Carrick

5/6 JobsKiri GriffithsSiobhan SweeneyCharlie MohrGak GakThomas Casnave

5/6 GatesMia OldisJosephine GalvinJohnathan MulhearnTobais NixonJake Hockley

K-6 FoxHannah JacobsenJonathan Gumbleton

CANTEEN NEWSCOMBO DEALSBeef burger with lettuce, tomato, cheese and sauce,Bag of oven baked chips and fruit box**** $6.50**** LARGE.Ham and cheese sandwich, Choc chip muffin and a zing ice tube****$4.50**** MED.2 party pies, Peckish cheese cracker and a flavoured milk shake****$3.50**** SM.

Avaliable till end of term.

Zi TyeCanteen Manager

UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURSThursday 3.00pm - 3.40pm

Friday 9.00am - 9.30am

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGEFun Run

What a fabulous day it was last Friday. The weather was perfect for sprinklers and fire engines to wet students as they walked and ran around the KPS course. Sincere thanks to Mrs Morgan Kennedy, for the in school coordination of this event. Thank you to the large number of parents who came along on the day and provided support and assisted with cooking. The students had a fantastic day and especially enjoyed the students verse the teachers and parents soccer game. May I say, the teachers and parents won, but only just. Not quite sure who were the fittest players on the field but know the ones who stretched the boundaries!!! What a great way to bring our families together in an entertaining way. The students cherish this opportunity, so thanks must go out to all the parents who made this day so successful. The other amazing result was the amount of money that has been raised for the school. So congratulations to everyone involved through helping your child/ren gain sponsorship, an incredible achievement.

Kinder O last session

This week the final Kindergarten Orientation morning will be held. These mornings have been extremely successful and have provided students with a great opportunity to familiarise themselves with the school, build friendships and learn to feel that school is a happy and safe environment to be. This hopefully makes next year a lot easier when the students start as they are already comfortable with all the surroundings. Much thanks to Mrs Kate Marshall, Mrs Dimity Balding, Mrs Prue McAuliffe and Mrs Morgan Kennedy who have organised the orientation program. Thanks also to Mrs Kate Redfern and Mrs Jo van der Rijt who have assisted with the teaching program of the current kindergartens.

Presentation Night

This year the annual Presentation Night Award ceremony will take place in Week 9, Thursday, 8 December at Joyes Hall. Students receiving awards will be sent home letters outlining the time they will need to be at Joyes Hall. Throughout the year many students have received awards to celebrate successes. During the presentation night we recognise students that display consistency, citizenship or outstanding work ethic. Teachers struggle to limit their choices but recognise that students must accept that only a few students will receive awards on the night

Student Reports

At present our teachers are finalising the Semester 2

reports for all students. These reports will indicate the achievements, attitude and application of your child to their learning experiences. The reporting process is lengthy and teachers spend many hours at home and school in assessment analysis and in writing comments. Our aim is to communicate meaningful information to you about your child’s achievements and future directions for successful learning. Reports will be sent home on Friday, 9 December.

Bev Jenkyn, Acting Principal

HELPERS THANK YOU MORNING TEATuesday 29th November

11.20am in the staffroom

The staff at KPS would like to thank all who have assisted in some way throughout 2016 to make the year a success for our students and invite you to the morning tea.

Please RSVP to the office by

Email Kooringal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au or

Phone 69226443 by 24th November 2016.

BAND NOTESWelcome to Week Seven!

Last Wednesday our students from all classes had the fortunate opportunity to participate in a concert provided by the Maquarie Park Regional Band. The Band comprised of fifty students from across the Sydney North Shore area.

The Band treated us to a variety of music from modern pop music to more traditional Jazz music.

It was a magnificent morning of music and fun and on behalf of Kooringal Public School I would like to thank the students of the Maquarie Park Band and their conductor Mr James Hill for taking the time to visit our school.

Band Recruitment

If you are interested in being in the band and weren’t able to make it to our band recruitment, you haven’t missed out! All you need to do is grab a band information pack from the front office or Mr Harris, fill in the forms and send them back to school.

Baptist Community Services Visit

This Thursday the 24th of November our bands will be utilising their talents to entertain the residents of the Baptist Care Facility.

Band Members will need to be at school no later than 9am as both junior and concert band students will be

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P&C NEWSThank You

Thank you to all the parents and teachers that assisted in helping out at the Fun Run last week. It was a very successful day.

School Sunnies Now Available

School Sunnies are available for purchase. They provide high quality UV protective eyewear for students. Notes are available at the office.

School Shades can be generally sized

Small: Kindy- Year 1, Medium: Year 2- Year 4 and Large: Year 5-6

Cost $15 a pair and are available for purchase from the canteen.

Have You Purchased a Tea Towel?

The P&C together with the students have designed a tea towel available for purchase for $15.00. Note/order form, are available at the office.

P&C Christmas Party

The P&C Christmas Party is on Monday 12 December, 2016 at Ill Corso at 7pm. If you would like to come please email kooringalpublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au

We need parents to be involved in the KPS P & C!

The KPS P&C Committee are a vital part of the school community in supporting and providing resources for our students, running the school uniform shop and overseeing the running of the canteen. This year we have raised around $16,500!! Money raised goes directly back into the school for your children. Without the P&C there would be no uniform shop, no canteen and no additional resources such as new readers, smartboards, amphitheatre area and the new climbing/play equipment that will be installed in early 2017.

P&C meetings are held once a month (third Tuesday) in the school staffroom. The P&C is run by an executive team that consists of a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary and most importantly you the parents.

The P&C AGM will be held on 21 March, 2017 where all positions are vacated and nomination and election occurs. The parents in the following positions will not be seeking re-election in 2017 and hence the P&C will need the following to be filled in order to operate;

• President

• Vice President

• Secretary

walking down to the facility at 9:10am.

Students will need a packed lunch for the day as we will eat at the centre. They will need their hats, drink bottle, instrument and music folders also.

Uniform is summer sports uniform for both bands.

This will be a wonderful learning experience for our band members as they use their talents to bring a little bit of music and happiness into the lives of others.

Concert Band Shirts

If you are a member of the concert band, it is now time to return your concert shirts. Could you please bring your concert shirts to school with you this Thursday morning to be collected. Thank you.

Tim Harris, Inschool Band Coordinator

YEAR 6Just a reminder of the dates for students and families. Further information is given on the permission notes being sent home. If you have any queries, please ring the school.

Mrs K Fitzpatrick

Tuesday 6th December

Year 6 to 7 Orientation - All day

Year 6 Farewell Dinner (Cache) - 6-8pm

Thursday 8th December

Presentation Night

Monday 12th December

Sports Assembly - 12.30pm

Gold / Silver Assembly - 1.15pm

Wednesday 14th December

Year 6 Farewell Assembly - 2.20pm

Thursday 15th December

Stage 3 Class Party

PRINCIPAL AWARDS

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Kooringal Public School• Uniform Shop Coordinator

If you are interested in any of the above positions and would like to find out more please email kooringalpublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au

NO P & C= NO CANTEEN, NO UNIFORM SHOP AND

NO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

FUN RUN

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