This week:

Education Week

Reminder about entering and exiting the school

grounds

You Can Do It

Student Medical Information

Education Week My very sincere thanks go to everyone who made our Erina

Fair Education Week Performance and Display such a resounding success on Tuesday. Firstly to Mrs Judd who co-

ordinated the day and the school leaders; to Mrs Conacher and Ms Kerrie who gave up their Sunday afternoon to set up

the display; to Mrs Wardlaw, Mrs Fell and Mrs Tulip for training the dance groups and choir; to Mrs Elbra who

supervised the performers; Mrs Roberts and Mrs Rowley for organising buses and notes; to parents who came along to

watch us and to staff from our local partner schools – without your help and support we wouldn’t have been able

to show off our wonderful school. It was our first time at the Fair and a great success. Well done everyone and thank

you.

Reminders

I included in my reminders last week to: Use the pedestrian gate to walk into the school grounds

from Kimbarra Close – parents, students and visitors.

What I neglected to say was, that this applies equally to exiting the school grounds in the afternoon.

In terms of safety at pick up time, aside from observing

traffic signs in the roundabout, using the pedestrian gate is one of the main safety strategies we have to avoid a

tragedy at the school gates.

If parents escort their children through the vehicle gates, the message children get, is that it is safe. With vehicles

including contractor trucks, delivery vans and four-wheel drives reversing or driving in and out the gates, the

potential for a child to be run over without adult supervision

is high.

It is not okay for children to use the vehicle gate to enter or exit the school grounds AT ANY TIME, including when they

are with parents or carers. If I challenge you about this practice when I see this happen, I will understand if you are

a little bit miffed, but I expect you will cooperate with me and help me to do my job to keep children safe.

You Can Do It

Last week teachers sent home You Can Do It (YCDI) booklets for student reflections and parent input because

we forgot to do it at the end of term 2. An important part of YCDI is for students to reflect on their progress and

achievements in the 5 Key Foundations of Confidence,

Persistence, Organisation, Getting Along and Resilience and the supporting 12 Habits of the Mind. There is space in the

YCDI book for written reflection and parent comment too. Please assist us to keep on track by returning the books to

school as soon as possible.

We hope you enjoyed the YCDI lesson on Monday afternoon too!

Student Medical Information

If your child has a medical condition you would have received a new medical form this week. The information

provided on these forms will help us collect your child’s important medical information and allow school staff to

better manage the daily and emergency health needs of

your child. These forms need to be completed and returned to the school by August 15. When completing could you

please ensure that you write your child’s name on the form.

Hope you had a great Education Week at our great school.

Trish Peters

Principal

K/1E Tyler May 1L Riley Kerry 2C Amity Bright 3K Elias Williams

KP Mia Tonga 1G Nathan Kelly 2E Tyler Seretis 3H Rylie Lewis

KW Oliver Cairns 1K Teah Miller 2K Benjamin Johnston 3S Taylah Osborn

1N Tallon Montgomery 2L Tyler Staben 3W Sari Walker-Woods

1T Leela Murray Library Sarah Groom

Calendar

Friday August 2 Stage 3 Canberra Excursion Information package and invoices sent home with students.

Monday August 5 Athletics Carnival Sausage sizzle orders due

Friday August 9 School Athletics Carnival Adcock Park.

Friday August 16 School Athletics Carnival Back-up date if required

P & C meet the third Monday of every month, 7.00pm - President P&C: John Milne

Avoca Drive, Kincumber 02 4369 1544 www.kincumber-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Email: kincumber-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

August 1, 2013

Guitar Students -

Please note NO

LESSONS NEXT

Students of 1T

Participating in lessons in their study of minibeasts Class Item 1T

This term the students in 1T are studying minibeasts. Our classroom is filling up with creepy crawlies, real and imagined and we are learning some amazing facts about these amazing bugs. We would like to share some of them with you.

Minibeast Jokes Q. What do you call two spiders that just got married? A. Newlywebs Q. What does a moth sleep on? A. Caterpillow by Tom and Adam Q. Why did the boy throw the butter out of the window? A. He wanted to see the butterfly. Q. Why does your mum call you ‘spider’? A. Because she says I spend too much time on the web. by Jack and Ashton Q. What’s the difference between a coyote and a flea? A. One howls on the prairie and the other prowls on the hairy. Q. What insects sleep the most? A. Bed Bugs by Rory W and Rory K What Am I? 1. I am a vegetarian. I breathe through holes in the sides of my body. I don’t live for very long. by Eilidh 2. I have veins on my back and I look like a leaf. by Jaida 3. I have many legs. I live in damp, dark places. I am a useful cleaner. by Byron 4. I carry 30 babies on my back. My poison is so strong, it can kill a human. I live in the desert. by Analisse 5. I am an insect that gives birth to live young. I don’t need a male to give birth. by Hunter 6. I have 6 legs. When you step on me I stink. by Taylah 7. I have 6 legs. I make nests. by Will

8. I can sprint as fast as a human can walk. by Morgan 9. I have up to 20 000 eyes. by Mia 10. I have a hook on my back that is a stinger. I am in the arachnid family. by Oscar 11. I am not an insect but I can fly in the wind on my silken web. by Hayley

ANSWERS 1. caterpillar 2. leaf mimic katydid 3. millipede 4. scorpion 5. aphid 6. beetle 7. ant 8. tiger beetle 9. butterfly 10. scorpion 11. wolf spider

OUR ARTISTS: Gabriella, Milla, Zack, Leela and Ella

‘KINTEEN’- CANTEEN ROSTER WEEK 4, TERM 3

U N I F O R M S H O P H O U R SU N I F O R M S H O P H O U R SU N I F O R M S H O P H O U R S

TUESDAY 8.30am to 9.30am

WEDNESDAY 2.00pm to 3.00pm

THURSDAY 8.30am to 9.30am

Don’t forget to use our online ordering, a great way to order your children’s recess and lunch.

Fleximeals on line: www.fleximeals.com.au If you would like information on how Fleximeals works please call

Linda the school’s canteen manager.

Monday August 5 Aimee

Tuesday August 6 Help needed

Wednesday August 7 Wendy

Thursday August 8 Help needed

Friday August 9 Athletics carnival - need lots of help please.

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‘Bouncy Balls’ are still available, they can be purchased from the school canteen at a cost

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Thank you again for your support.

TERM 3 WEEK 3

Premier’s Reading Challenge 2013

This year all students at Kincumber PS have started the

PRC 2013. Students K-2 complete the challenge in class. Students 3 -6 log their own entries. To date 97 students at

KPS have completed the PRC 2013.

Parents are reminded that students who complete the Challenge for four years receive a Gold certificate. Stu-

dents who complete the Challenge for seven years receive a Platinum certificate. Students who complete the Chal-

lenge each year from year 3 to year 9 inclusive receive a PRC medal.

At KPS we encourage all students to complete the Prem-

ier’s Reading Challenge. Congratulations to the following

students who completed the PRC in the past week : Emily-Rose Aldrick, Abbie Andrews, Mathew Annabel,

Kira Baker, Sophie Booth, Grace Brookes, Ella Bryant-Burroughs, Mikaylah Burchell, Oliver Cairns,

Terence Cairns, Thomas Calder, Victoria Carlsen, Hargun Chhina, Cooper Cleal, Jake Cole, Noah Cox, Kaelon Craig,

Bailey Doroszak, Larissa Evans, Owen Foreshew, Charlie Fryer, Luke Geaghan, Jye Giuliani, Sophie Goodwin,

Charlotte Gover, Tom Grice, Elijah Haak, Sophie Hoskin, Olivia Kilby, Tyson Masterton, Tyler May, Archie McCabe,

Mia McCaughan, Sophia Milne, Grace Montague, Cody Mowday, Madison Odlum, Cobey Robertson,

Jackson Rojas Dreyer, Keeley Russell, Lily Russell, Kaden Sakovits, Thorne Selvage, Jarryd Shaw, Briana

Smith, Chanel Smith, Jack Smith, Zachary Spiros, Lucas

Toms, Mia Tonga, Sophee Uzelac, Timoci Vakadudukoro,

Joshua Van Wyk, Jacob Wardlaw, Ashleigh White, Holly Whormsley, Tayla Ostenfeld, Connor Graham,

Yvey Southall, Noah Nicholls, Caitlin Waite, Kane Callan, Allie Southers, Jack Behrens, Courtney Craig, Keysha Ford,

Joshua Haak.

Donna Judd Teacher Librarian

SCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

The School Athletics Carnival is on Friday 9 August at

Adcock Park, Gosford. Students are to come to school at normal time for roll-marking and then travel to Adcock Park

by bus at 9.00am.

Students are to wear school sports uniform and/or house

colours. There is no shelter so protective clothing should be taken and all items well labelled with name. Apply sun

screen and pack some warm clothing to put on while they are not competing.

Linda will be operating a special canteen carnival day in-

cluding a sausage sizzle and a variety of energy boosting treats will be available.

Orders for sausage sizzle need to returned to

Linda by Monday August 5.

There will be a mobile coffee van on site for the

purchase of freshly brewed coffee and tea.

Permission note and payment to be returned by

Wednesday 7 August.

Kincumber Foreshore Clean-up

4th August 9.30am

Meet: Kincumber Creek Boat Ramp (behind the Indoor Centre)

Volunteers needed to remove plastic and

rubbish from our waterways

Contact: Graham Johnston 0411 184 642

Rajdhani Indian Restaurant

Winner 1996-2006 NSW Winner 1998

NSW Finalist 1999-2000 National 2002 and 2005 Regional Award 2009

Shop 9, 37/41 Avoca Drive

KINCUMBER 2251

(Next to Australia Post)

Phone: 4369 1277

Take-away: 4369 1256

MARKET DAY

SATURDAY 3RD AUGUST

THIS SATURDAY THERE ARE LOADS OF THINGS TO GET YOU AND THE KIDS

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Students are professionally prepared for

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