Gold Award Emily Hatton and Jordan Byrne Silver Awards Emily Hatton, Harrison Witten, Lotte Boniecki, Megan Bubb and Menno Wallace Uniform Awards Kara Johnson, Shyloh Perkins, Torah Humphris, Emily Hatton, Matilda Miller, Beau Robertson and Ashton Holland Eggs for Sale $3.00 per dozen See the front office Important Dates to Remember Term 1 2017 Kootingal Public School STAR NEWSLETTER “Caring, Learning and Achieving Together.” Phone: 02 6760 3332 Email: [email protected]Website: http://www.kootingal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Term 1 Week 6 Wednesday 1st March 2017 Friday 3rd March - Clean Up Australia Day Monday 6th March - NW Swimming Trials - Armidale Monday 13th March - Bus Safety Program Thursday 16th March - Science and Engineering Challenge Tuesday 21st March - Harmony Day Tuesday 21st March - P & C Meeting, Library 6pm Thursday 23rd March - Darling Dental Screenings - Year 1 Thursday 23rd March - Assembly by 5BW, item 3/4M, 2:10pm Tuesday 28th March - Parent Teacher Interviews Executive Team - Principal - Cara Cracknell Assistant Principal - (Kinder to Year 2) - Nicole Chegwyn (Mon - Wed) and Anne Doak (Thur - Fri) Assistant Principal (Yr 3 to 6) - Jill Cook P & C Executive President: Cath Bubb Vice President - Lauren Witten Secretary: Vanessa Johnson Treasurer: Scott Cracknell and Jelka Schurink (Canteen)
Friday 3rd March - Clean Up Australia Day Monday 6th March - NW Swimming Trials - Armidale Monday 13th March - Bus Safety Program Thursday 16th March - Science and Engineering Challenge Tuesday 21st March - Harmony Day Tuesday 21st March - P & C Meeting, Library 6pm Thursday 23rd March - Darling Dental Screenings - Year 1 Thursday 23rd March - Assembly by 5BW, item 3/4M, 2:10pm Tuesday 28th March - Parent Teacher Interviews
Executive Team - Principal - Cara Cracknell Assistant Principal - (Kinder to Year 2) - Nicole Chegwyn (Mon - Wed) and Anne Doak (Thur - Fri) !Assistant Principal (Yr 3 to 6) - Jill Cook !P & C Executive President: Cath Bubb Vice President - Lauren Witten Secretary: Vanessa Johnson Treasurer: Scott Cracknell and Jelka Schurink (Canteen)
!Riley McDowall - Being a cooperative and friendly class member Phoebe Capel - Having an excellent knowledge of all sound learnt so far Lewis Rule - A big effort in completing his sound homework every night Kayden Hobden - Working hard to draw 2D shapes Heleah Lazdins - Confidently sharing news to the class for the first time Oscar Wallace - Trying hard to complete neat work in his sound book Deakan Keven-Faulkner - Trying his best in story writing Xavier Sansum and Ethan Walker - Excellent effort in Mathematics Erica Eyles - Improved book presentation Damien Nicholls - Greater confidence in the classroom Raymond Sydenham - Beautiful book presentation Jessie Johnson - Demonstrating excellent team leadership skills Codie Hogan - Interesting contributions during class discussions Cooper Scott - Consistent effort to improve the presentation of his bookwork Maverick Ramage - Displaying settled and responsible behaviour Eliza Burns - being a cooperative classmate and working well in all areas Ayisha Mason Fernando - Working diligently in all Key Learning Areas Tyson Beard - Participating well in French Joseph Aitken - Improved results in spelling and great work in art Reba Ramage - Trying hard in set tasks and asking when she doesn’t know Madeleine Jones - Improved focus in class Jack Chapple - Excellent multiplication work Nate Painter - Improvement in being ready to learn and working hard !
Braidy Cork, Brendan Thompson, Luca Buckle and Chloe Burch
Clothing Pool will only be open on: Tuesday and Wednesday mornings
9am to 9:30am
School Banking Thursday
Weekly Bronze Awards
!Congratulations to our swimmers who competed last Friday at the Tamworth Zone Swimming Carnival at Scully Park. Particular congratulations to Jessie Johnson of Year 3 (pictured with Colbie Butler) who was successful in selection to the North West regional trial. Jessie knocked 4 seconds off her personal best in the 50m freestyle. Well done Jessie! !Toys are often the best friends of children and provide a comfort factor while at school. Unfortunately, there are times when these are misplaced, taken or damaged. At Kootingal Public School, we actively discourage the bringing of these precious items to school for these very reasons. Pokemon cards, like any toy, is a big craze at present. It is imperative we all understand that Kootingal Public School does not condone the trading or swapping of Pokemon cards at school. If this is an activity children wish to participate in then it is something to do under parental supervision. Students found participating in the swapping or trading of cards will be counselled on such matters and managed under the five whole school expectations. !Last week, we held our first trial of our new bell system while performing a lockdown. Each term, Kootingal Public School practises a lockdown and emergency evacuation in cases of emergency. Over the summer holidays, we installed a new bell system to cater for these cases of emergency, as our existing system was not conducive to our needs. We have an additional functionality in that we now have a microphone for announcements that resonates across our school grounds. This has proved very useful for chess club and wet weather announcements. If you here our new bell system, please do not be alarmed as in most cases these are practice drills. !This week, students from Tamworth High School commenced the teaching of a Fundamental Movement Skills program with our Kindergarten students. The students from Tamworth High School are completing this activity as a part of the course Physical Activity and Sports Studies (PASS). The students coach their younger counterparts in the 12 Fundamental Movement Skills. This week, the students focused on skipping, jumping and running. Each group of students designed the teaching activities. Needless to say, our students thoroughly enjoyed themselves, learning movement skills and getting to know more ‘big’ people. Thank you to Tamworth High School and Mrs Dixie Ernst, teacher of the PASS class, for coming to Kootingal Public School to teach our students. We look forward to seeing you more over the coming weeks.
!As previously stated, I would communicate further with our school community about a resolution for the swallow bird issue once more information was gathered. Next week, I have a meeting with Mr Justin Ferris regarding this issue and possible methods of resolution. I will update the community after this meeting. !Kootingal Public School is again coordinating the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) tests. ICAS is an independent, skills-based assessment program that recognises and rewards student achievement. This program is an international program that has operated for the past 30 years. Students from years 2 to 6 are eligible to participate. Nomination forms are available from the front office area and on our website under Latest News and Features. I coordinate the tests and the dates for each test are located on the form and on our school website calendar.
!Our PBL lessons are focusing on the third core value Effective Learners. Mrs Cracknell composed this week’s lesson and focuses on how we can be effective learners in all spaces. !Next week, we commence our learning on the five whole school expectations. These expectations are designed for consistency across the entire school. The new expectations are 1. Keep you hands, feet and objects to yourself 2. Follow teacher instructions 3. Accept consequences 4. Report issues to teachers immediately 5. Show concern for others. !The signs picture below are present across our school and are widely. !!
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Peel High School's 2017 Transition program. !Year 5 Taster Days - Wednesday 25th October (Week 3) and Wednesday 1st November (Week 4). 12:30 - end of school day. !Year 6 Treasure Hunt - Wednesday 15th November (Week 6) !Year 6 Orientation Day - Tuesday 5th of December
