www.kotarasth-p.school.nsw.edu.au [email protected](02) 4957 5319 150 Rae Crescent Kotara South 2289 Kotara South Public School Newsletter A Great Place to Be! 23 October 2018 | Week 2 | Term 4 From the Principal Welcome to Week 2. A big week ahead with the Friday Funday Fete this Friday! The Fete runs form 2pm-6pm. This mega issue of the newsletter is mostly dedicated to the P & C with Fete information. Please take some time to have a good read of the details and make the most of the Fete this Friday. This Wednesday, we will be hosting the first of our Kinder Student Orientation sessions with our 2019 Kinders attending and learning all about being a big Kinder kid. The sessions are as follows: #1- Wed 24 Oct, 10am-11am, #2- Wed 7 Nov 9:30am- 11am and #3- Wed 21 Nov 10am -11am. We encourage all children to attend. If you know of any locally zoned students who are coming to school in 2019, please ask them to contact the school on 49575319 for further information. A very big congratulations to the all the students in stage 2 on the exemplary behaviour at Myuna Bay camp last Thursday and Friday. The purpose of the camp was to build and enhance the independence, resilience and persistence of students across stage 2. This was achieved by offering them a range of challenges that ask students to ‘bust through their boundaries’ and take a step outside their comfort zone. Many of them did so, taking on the ‘big swing’ and going all the way to the top. The big swing was the most popular activity that ticked all these boxes. A very big thank you to Mrs Fear, Mr Warren, Miss Gillespie, Mr Baker and Mrs Crockett for their organisation and all the work that goes into having such a terrific camp. We certainly made some wonderful KSPS memories. Please see our KSPS Facebook page for photos of the camp. Great work stage 2. Our Swim School for 2018 will be finished this Friday. I know the students are really enjoying developing their skills daily and the instructors have been very impressed with how they are all trying very hard. Well done swimmers! I strongly encourage all parents to keep the swimming program going throughout the summer months so that the new skills learnt are firmly established and they have a skill for life. A reminder that consistent attendance at school is very important for students to build on and consolidate new learning. Did you know that if your child has an average of 1 day off each week that translates to almost a loss of a year and half of school by the time reach Year 12! As we say at KSPS; ‘be at school, on time, every day’. Have a great week learning and thanks for making #KSPSagreatplacetobe Susan Maxworthy – PRINCIPAL STAGE 2 CAMP MYUNA BAY 2018
A big week ahead with the Friday Funday Fete this Friday! The Fete runs form 2pm-6pm. This mega issue of the newsletter is mostly dedicated to the P & C with Fete information. Please take some time to have a good read of the details and make the most of the Fete this Friday.
This Wednesday, we will be hosting the first of our Kinder Student Orientation sessions with our 2019
Kinders attending and learning all about being a big Kinder kid. The sessions are as follows: #1- Wed 24 Oct, 10am-11am, #2- Wed 7 Nov 9:30am- 11am and #3- Wed 21 Nov 10am -11am. We encourage all children to attend. If you know of any locally zoned students who are coming to school in 2019, please ask them to contact the school on 49575319 for further information.
A very big congratulations to the all the students in stage 2 on the exemplary behaviour at Myuna Bay camp last Thursday and Friday. The purpose of the camp was to build and enhance the independence, resilience and persistence of students across stage 2. This was achieved by offering them a range of challenges that ask students to ‘bust through their boundaries’ and take a step outside their comfort zone. Many of them did so, taking on the ‘big swing’ and going all the way to the top. The big swing was the most popular activity that ticked all these boxes. A very big thank you to Mrs Fear, Mr Warren, Miss Gillespie, Mr Baker and Mrs Crockett for their organisation and all the work that goes into having such a terrific camp. We certainly made some wonderful KSPS memories. Please see our KSPS Facebook page for photos of the camp. Great work stage 2.
Our Swim School for 2018 will be finished this Friday. I know the students are really enjoying developing their skills daily and the instructors have been very impressed with how they are all trying very hard. Well done swimmers! I strongly encourage all parents to keep the swimming program going throughout the summer months so that the new skills learnt are firmly established and they have a skill for life.
A reminder that consistent attendance at school is very important for students to build on and consolidate new learning. Did you know that if your child has an average of 1 day off each week that translates to almost a loss of a year and half of school by the time reach Year 12! As we say at KSPS; ‘be at school, on time, every day’.
Have a great week learning and thanks for making #KSPSagreatplacetobe
School News KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION PLAY SESSION The first Kindergarten Orientation Student Session will be held on Wednesday this week, October 24th, from 10am-11am. Our new Kindergarten students will meet this year’s Kindergarten teachers at the school hall for a play session. I’m sure the students and teachers will have an enjoyable time. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Miss Brooke Partridge – KINDERGARTEN COORDINATOR
Canteen Hello from the Canteen for another awesome week. A BIG thank you to everyone who has put their name down on the roster, as it is impossible to do what we do without you! For those of you who support me on a regular basis I am very thankful. Only three days to go for our extraordinary fete, due to this event there are no specials this week.
Fiona Best – CANTEEN SUPERVISOR
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Assembly Awards
WEEK 1 K’OR Noah Hamence
Gemma Green Chilli Rippon
2C Kaynen Furner Seanna Keats Will Outram
5/6E Liam Gascoine Liam Holland Declan Smith
K/1P Holly Brock Quinn Freeman Callan Regan
2J Alex Maytom Koen Martyn Sophie Willis
5/6P Tahlia Ottery Adam Hodge Curtis Williams
KR Ivy Owens Pratyush Khot Abigail Cousins
3/4F No Recipients
5/6M Luke Everitt Sophia Hannan Lucy Godfrey
1G Hannah Simpson Connor Dwyer Jasmine Breen
3/4W No Recipients HSUB No Recipients
1M Willow Toomey Thomas McClymont Eloise Postol
3/4G No Recipients
Important Dates This Week This Month This Term
15 Oct – 26 Oct Swim School Yr 2 24 Oct Kindy 2019 Orientation Session
10-11am 26 Oct School Fete
7 Nov Kindy 2019 Teddy Bears’ Picnic 14 Nov P&C Meeting 7-8.30pm 18 Nov Garden & Grounds Volunteer
day 20-23 Nov Stage 3 Camp - Canberra 21 Nov Kindy 2019 Class Session 10 Dec Presentation Day 12 Dec P&C Meeting 7-8.30pm 13 Dec Yr 6 Farewell 19 Dec End of term
For more details and events visit http://www.kotarasth-
FRIDAY FUNDAY SPECIAL NEWSLETTER Welcome to this special edition of the P&C newsletter. With only a few days to go we are busy putting the final touches together for the Friday Funday. To assist you with what to expect we have put together this special newsletter to ensure you are all aware of what is in store for you at the fete. Please remember that from 3pm onwards, children must be supervised by a parent or carer. The P&C, together with Kotara South Public School, would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in organising this event. We are truly grateful for the donations and sponsorships from local businesses and community members. Thank you to all staff, students and parents for your support of this event. And a special thank you to all the volunteers who will help make this the best Funday yet! Without you, this event wouldn’t be possible. See you on Friday! Attached to the newsletter is a fete map and program. You might like to bring this along to the fete, as a printout or just refer to it on your phone.
FOOD AND DRINK OPTIONS At the Friday Funday we will be offering sausage sandwiches, vegetarian sausage sandwiches, hot dogs, soft drinks and water for sale from the school canteen. An online pre-order form is available (click here): we’d really appreciate it if you could let us know what you’d like on the night as this helps us with purchasing the right amount of supplies. Hot food will be available throughout the fete, so come and have a late lunch or early dinner at the canteen. The canteen will also be selling a selection of chips, chocolates and ice-creams during the fete. We will also have freshly-baked scones with jam and cream, and cups of tea available for purchase. Megamania will have their own stall selling fairy floss and snow cones, with 25% of the sales from this stand donated to the school. Finally, Sprocket coffee will be on site from 2pm with their converted Jeep Defender. Grab yourself a coffee from one of Sprocket’s expert baristas! Sprocket will donate 10% of their takings on the day to our fundraising.
RIDES Last minute pre-orders for Megamania wristbands are still available, for $25 per child. Please complete the form attached to this newsletter and return it to the office with the correct money. Please note that online POP payments are not accepted as this is a P&C event. Pre-orders must be in by tomorrow (Wednesday 24th October) at the very latest. Wristbands will be available on the day of the fete at a cost of $30 per child. Single ride tickets will also be available on the day for $5 a ride or 6 rides for $25. On-the-day purchase of ride tickets may be purchased from the Megamania ticket booth. The pre-ordered wristbands will be distributed during class time just prior to the fete to ensure children can maximise the time spent on the rides. Any pre-ordered wristbands that are not handed out in class (e.g. for younger siblings or friends from out of school) will be available for pickup from the P&C information desk at the fete.
CLASS STALLS AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES From 2pm to 2.50pm, the students will be running their own class stalls. There will be lucky dips, guessing competitions, chocolate coin tosses, temporary tattoos and hairspray, face painting, putt putt golf and other exciting experiences! Most of these stalls will finish up at 3pm, with any leftover stock available for purchase from the raffle stall. The putt-putt golf activity will continue to be run by parent volunteers from 3pm onwards. We will also have a soccer shoot out and ten-pin bowling with prizes for goals/strikes/holes in one!
CAKE STALL Come and buy a treat or two from the cake stall! Filled with donations from our generous and talented school community, the cake stall will have boxes of cakes and individual items for purchase. Please bring your cake stall donations to the canteen area on Friday morning, from 8.30am to 12pm.
PLANT STALL The P&C Grounds and Gardens group will be selling a variety of plants from their stall, carefully grown at home especially for the fete.
SECOND HAND BOOK STALL The tables in the library will be heaving with books for adults and children, donated by our school community. There will be something for everyone, with most books priced at $1 or $2. Leave your last-minute donations just inside the entrance of the library, thank you!
SHOWBAGS This year the P&C have created their own showbags for sale, with prices ranging from $6 to $8.50, and a variety of themes including unicorns, soccer, chocolate and stationery. There is limited stock of each bag so please come by early if you have your heart set on a particular bag. Watch our Facebook page for photos of our awesome showbag themes and their contents.
RAFFLE / 100 CLUB Our mega raffle has some incredible prize packs – tickets are $2 each and will be available for sale on the day at the raffle counter. We will also have a 100 Club available for $2 per square, with a $100 prize for the winner! The raffle will be drawn at around 5pm. Please remember to return the raffle tickets that were sent home with your child as soon as possible – either sold or unsold with the correct money enclosed, thank you. Make sure you write your name and a contact number on the tickets you have purchased.
MARKET STALLS We have a number of exciting market stalls coming to our fete, giving you the opportunity to buy some new products or entertain the kids: Tradie Wash - Soft on skin but tough on dirt, grease and germs, Tradie Wash is a 100% organic hand and body wash designed for use by anyone and everyone! Come and check out their stall and help support a local small business. Visit https://www.tradiewash.com.au/ Richelle Kearns Independent Tupperware Consultant –Richelle will have a display of the latest Tupperware products, and will be donating 10% of her takings on the day to our fundraising efforts. Thanks Shelly! SugarPOP Parties - We are super excited that the Fairies from SugarPOP Parties will be joining our Funday for Face Painting fun! You can book SugarPOP Parties for birthday parties, Christmas events or corporate occasions. Visit www.sugarpopparties.com.au CP Airbrush Tattoos - With a range of fun and decorative designs (most priced at $5), the hardest part will be choosing what to have for your airbrush tattoo. We welcome Courtney to our Friday Funday! Craft Stall - KSPS parents Tracy and Kerrie will have a wonderful array of hand-crafted items available for purchase at the fete, including beaded bracelets, and a chance for kids to make their own bracelets. They will also have hand-sewn Christmas items. Come and start your Christmas shopping! Officeworks Kotara - The wonderful staff at Officeworks Kotara will be on hand to make balloon animals for the kids. This activity is completely free of charge thanks to the generosity of the staff at Officeworks in donating both their time and equipment in support of our school. Thank you, Officeworks Kotara!
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ENTERTAINMENT KSPS parents James and Justine have entertainment covered at the fete. James will be leading a group of talented musicians, “Open Mike’s Open Mic”, including past and present KSPS students. Justine’s Scotia Highland Dancers will perform some traditional dancing.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - Bring small denominations of notes if possible – we have limited capacity to provide change. - Please bring your reusable shopping bags to carry your purchases. We will only have a small number of plastic
bags available at the stalls. - Entry to fete will be through the gates marked on the fete map. Driveway gates will be locked for the duration of the
fete and use of the driveway outside of these times on the day is strictly for authorised vehicles only. NO PEDESTRIAN ACCESS through driveway.
- Parking: please be mindful not to block residents’ driveways or the school driveway and avoid the 5-minute parking zones before 4pm.
- First aid: St Johns Ambulance have been organised to provide first aid, if required. See map for location. - All student toilets will be available for general use on the day so please ensure younger students are accompanied
to the toilet. An accessible toilet is available attached to the hall. - Lost children: Please ensure you show your child where to go if they have lost you – this will be the information
stand near the play equipment (see map). - Recycle bins: recycle bins will be available around the fete – please make sure to place cans, bottles and rubbish
in the correct bins. - Volunteers: If you’ve volunteered for something but can’t quite remember when or where, we will have a list
available at the information desk for you to check. Don’t forget to sign in and out at your stall. - Need assistance? P&C members will be wearing their badges and/or a high-vis vest. Please seek them out or go
to the information desk if you have any questions. If you have any questions before the fete, please email the P&C executives at [email protected].
SPONSORSHIP: Thank you so much to our Gold sponsors:
We thank you for your continued support of Kotara South Public School and the P&C Association
