TERM 4 WEEK 5 2020 PRINCIPALS BLOG SUPPORT THE SCHOOL P & C Our school P & C raffle is a great way to support the school. All students and teachers have received a book of tickets and we have extras in the office if you would like more. There are plenty of great prizes to win as well as prizes for the most books sold in each stage. Money raised from the raffle will go directly back into upgrading our school playground. We have current plans that include: - Large Artificial turf field - Nature play area in the infants playground that includes tunnels, rope bridges and areas to explore. - Covered walk ways - Additional shade structures. To complete all of these projects the school needs to save approximately $200,000. The P & C Raffle will contribute up to a massive 25% of the total if all the books are sold TERM 4 NOVEMBER 16 th 2021 Year 7 KHS Transition 18 th 2021 Opportunity Class Test 19 th Kindergarten Scooter Ride 20 th Year 3 Sport - Tennis Year 4 Sport – Hockey 25 th KHS Parent Information Evening 26 th Kindergarten Scooter Ride 27 th Year 4 Sport - Hockey DECEMBER 2-4 th Year 6 Camp 3 rd Kindergarten Scooter Ride 4 th Year 3 Sport - Tennis Year 4 Sport - Hockey 9 th Kindergarten Scooter Ride 10 th Presentation Day via ZOOM 14 th Whole School Party Day 15 th SAVE THE DATE – Year 6 Farewell 16 th Last Day of Term 4 UPCOMING KEY DATES
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TERM 4 WEEK 5 2020 PRINCIPALS BLOG
SUPPORT THE SCHOOL P & C
Our school P & C raffle is a great way to support the school.
All students and teachers have received a book of tickets
and we have extras in the office if you would like more.
There are plenty of great prizes to win as well as prizes for
the most books sold in each stage.
Money raised from the raffle will go directly back into
upgrading our school playground. We have current plans
that include:
- Large Artificial turf field - Nature play area in the infants playground that includes tunnels, rope bridges and areas to explore. - Covered walk ways - Additional shade structures.
To complete all of these projects the school needs to save approximately $200,000. The P & C Raffle will contribute up to a massive 25% of the total if all the books are sold
TERM 4
NOVEMBER
11TH 2021 Kinder Orientation
Kinder Parent Info Evening
via ZOOM
13TH Years 1 & 2 Scooter Ride
Year 3 Sport - Tennis
Year 4 Sport - Hockey
16th 2021 Year 7 KHS Transition
18th 2021 Opportunity Class Test
19th Kindergarten Scooter Ride
20th Year 3 Sport - Tennis
Year 4 Sport - Hockey
26th Kindergarten Scooter Ride
27th Year 4 Sport - Hockey
DECEMBER
2-4th Year 6 Camp
3rd Kindergarten Scooter Ride
4th Year 3 Sport - Tennis
Year 4 Sport - Hockey
9th Kindergarten Scooter Ride
10th Presentation Day via ZOOM
14th Whole School Party Day
15th SAVE THE DATE – Year 6
Farewell
16th Last Day of Term 4
UPCOMING KEY DATES
TERM 4
NOVEMBER
16th 2021 Year 7 KHS Transition
18th 2021 Opportunity Class Test
19th Kindergarten Scooter Ride
20th Year 3 Sport - Tennis
Year 4 Sport – Hockey
25th KHS Parent Information
Evening
26th Kindergarten Scooter Ride
27th Year 4 Sport - Hockey
DECEMBER
2-4th Year 6 Camp
3rd Kindergarten Scooter Ride
4th Year 3 Sport - Tennis
Year 4 Sport - Hockey
9th Kindergarten Scooter Ride
10th Presentation Day via ZOOM
14th Whole School Party Day
15th SAVE THE DATE – Year 6
Farewell
16th Last Day of Term 4
UPCOMING KEY DATES
OPPORTUNITY CLASS PLACEMENT TEST INFORMATION
Next week 22 students from year 4 will be sitting the placement examination for the Opportunity Class placement test. This test is usually held at Merewether High School, however this year all students will be sitting the exam in their own schools. Results and offers of placement do not occur until late in the year and could even be early into next year.
Good luck to all our NLSPS participants!
Students who have nominated to sit the Opportunity Class test 2021 test will undergo their testing
at school on 18 November. Testing will commence at 9.00am prompt in the school hall. It is
important that all students who have nominated to sit the test arrive at 8.50am ready to go.
NEWS OF RAINE – PORT VILLA INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SPONSORSHIP
2 years ago the Kotara Community of Schools agreed to sponsor a promising young student in
Vanuatu, enabling them to finish their Secondary Schooling and pursue a University
Education. Raine K was selected by the then Principal Mrs Sarah Chambers. Raine is doing
extremely well academically and also has a keen interest in visual arts. She is currently running for
captain of the Port Vila International School in her final year of schooling. We will continue to keep
our school communities updated on Raine’s progress.
Thanks to the community of schools for their ongoing support!
MEDICATION AT SCHOOL
If your child is required to take medication of any kind whilst at school we require parents to
complete an Authority to Administer Medication form prior to medication being given to your child.
Forms can be collected from the office or can be found here on our website.
KHS PARENT INFORMATION SESSION
Parents of students attending Year 7 in 2021 are invited to attend the parent information session
on Wednesday 25th November at 7pm. Please note the change of date for this event.
Parents are encouraged to contact the high school if you have any questions regarding the evening.
WELCOME KINDY 2021!
It was great to have next years kindergarten students join us on Wednesday. Our youngest students experienced a typical day at school. Students and teachers alike all had a had a fabulous day on Wednesday. 2021 Kindergarten students also had the pleasure of meeting their buddies for the first time. We had some wonderful feedback from our newest families and news of one kinder student planning to keep their buddy letter and photo on their bedside table until next year.
Before you know it they will all be starting their big school journey!
Our prospective school leaders for 2021 have been successful in the second phase of our leadership process. This year’s school captains, Elliot and Izzy were suitably impressed by the calibre of this years candidates. They will now move to the speech phase of the process. This year students will record their speeches at school and teachers will play all the speeches to children in class before voting takes place.
LEADERSHIP INTERVIEWS
During our leadership interviews last week one of our students felt that they did not perform as
well as they could of. They then went away they spent some of their own time making a great
video on how they wished they performed in interview!
This is great check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO5wGPsBJs8&feature=youtu.be
On Wednesday our stage 2 and 3 students played round 2 of stage of origin. It was another cracking game of Rugby League with the final score being a 5 all draw.
The final game of the series will take place next Wednesday at Alder Park.
STAGE 3 HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE Next week students in years 5 and 6 will commence their mini-high school experience program. The program will have students live the high school experience, with Stage 3 teachers taking the role of specialist teachers in Key Learning Areas and students (in their class groups) rotating through classrooms using a Kotara High School-proforma timetable to experience a variety of different teachers and learning experiences. The program is linked to our school’s General Capabilities Framework and is designed to build student resilience, problem solving and self-discipline (with students working to a high-school-style timetable, learning to work in different classrooms and with different teachers and having set-tasks with overlapping due-dates). Students have been supported in the lead up to this initiative with lessons around timetabling, managing competing priorities and the unique challenges offered by having multiple classrooms, teachers and learning experiences each day. STRANGER DANGER It has been reported to the school that there was an incident that occurred on Wednesday morning between a student of our school and a member of the public. This incident involved a man aged in approximately his 50's verbally harassing a student. This man is known to walk his dog, a black kelpie in the vicinity of the school and there have been previous incidents of him verbally harassing students from neighbouring schools. Please remind your children of the importance of Stranger Danger and how to keep safe on the journey to and from school. This matter has been reported to the police. STAGE 1 SCOOTERING This week the stage 1 students scooted their way around the playground for the final time this term. We are so impressed with the skills a lot of our children have developed and the way the more confident students have encouraged their year mates.
BOOK CLUB The last catalogue for the year will be sent home early next week. Orders are due to be submitted on LOOP by Friday 27th November to allow for orders to be returned by the end of term.
COVID-19 UPDATE SUMMARY REMINDER
- Interschool activities can take place where there is a COVID-19 Safety Plan in place - School formals, dances and graduations with a COVID-19 Safety Plan - Excursions and day camps with strict restrictions - Kindergarten orientation - Year 7 transitions to high school - Parent access to the school is still restricted to Canteen volunteers and Uniform
shop volunteers only. - Parents must only enter the school grounds to go directly to the office in the event
of their child being a late arrival or early leaver or for afternoon collection in your child’s designated pick up area
- Vigilance in ensuring students and staff do not attend school or work if they are unwell
- Students who are absent or sent home from school with flu like symptoms must be tested for COVID-19
- Students and staff must not return to school/work until they return a negative COVID-19 result
- Schools must sight the negative COVID-19 test result prior to the student or staff member returning to school. This must be emailed to [email protected] BEFORE 9.00am on the day the student returns to school
- Absence explanations must be detailed and not just list unwell/sick. The office will call parents who do not give a detailed explanation of illness.
Full details of the updates can be found here
WHOLE SCHOOL PARTY DAY- MONDAY 14th DECEMBER
As we near the end of the year our students are starting to get excited about the end of year party day. Although it will be a little different to our previous years we are positive it will be a fun filled day for everyone. Just a reminder that students also have the option of purchasing a party day lunch pack from canteen. Orders now open on flexi schools.
