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Week 9 – 22nd
March 2017 Sharing Our News Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)
Throughout Term 1 our teachers and students spend time revisiting each of
our KSPS school values. I have included our poster on how to be safe in all
areas of our school. You may like to discuss this with your child.
Parent Teacher Interviews
We are now in the middle of our Parent/Teacher Interviews. Thank you to all
of our parents and caregivers who have made time to come in and see their
child’s class teacher. At these interviews your child’s teacher will give you
an overview of how you child is progressing and will outline some future
focus areas. This year we are trialling something new; each child will receive
a PLAN Feedback to Parents Overview report. This report will give you an
indication of your child’s achievements in the areas of Literacy and
Numeracy, also providing activities that your child can participate in at home
to support their learning. If you have not been able to make the scheduled
day for your interviews, please contact your child’s class teacher to arrange
an alternative time.
Tell Them From Me Survey
Our students in Years 4, 5 & 6 will again have the opportunity to participate
in the Tell Them From Me Survey. This survey is conducted twice a year
and it asks our students questions about school, what lessons they find
engaging and what can we do to improve our school. This will be the third
year KSPS has participated in the survey and the data gathered helps us to
plan for positive changes to our school. More information will be sent home
later this week.
Please Support the P&C Easter Raffle We are creeping up to the end of the term and our P&C are busy preparing
the annual ‘Monster Easter Raffle’. They will greatly appreciate any
donations. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the Easter Hat
Parade on the last day of term.
Have a great week,
Ashleigh Blayden, Principal
UPCOMING EVENTS 2017
Term 1 WEEK 9 Thurs 23
rd Mar Parent Interviews (S2 and 2/3B)
Book Club Orders Due
Fri 24th Mar Parent Interviews (Stage 1)
Regional Rugby League Trials
PSSA Cricket KSPS vs SPS
Movie Ticket Orders Due
Year 6 T-shirt Orders Due
WEEK 10 Mon 27
th Mar Year 6 Interrelate
Thurs 30th
Mar 009 Training/Leadership Camp
Fri 31st Mar Leadership Camp
WEEK 11 Wed 5
th April PSSA Zone Touch Trials Aberdeen
Thurs 6th
April Combined Schools ANZAC Event
(School Leaders only)
PSSA Rugby 7’s
PSSA State Swimming
Fri 7th
April Easter Hat & Pedlar’s Pde 12pm
Term 2 WEEK 1 Mon 24
th Apr Staff Development Day
Tues 25th
Apr ANZAC Day
Fri 28th Apr Cross Country
WEEK 2 Wed 3
rd May ‘KAOS’ Production-Singleton High
PSSA Netball Trials
Thurs 4th
May Power FM Breakfast
WEEK 3 Fri 12
th May CRACKER NIGHT
WEEK 4
Tues 16th
May Zone Cross Country
WEEK 5 Tues 23
rd May UNSW Digital Technologies
WEEK 6 Tues 30
th May UNSW Science
Fri 2nd
June Pie Drive Orders Due
WEEK 8 Wed 14
th June UNSW Spelling
Thurs 15th
June Pie Drive Delivery
WEEK 9 Fri 23
rd June Athletics Carnival
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King Tidings
Due This Week…
Thursday: Boo k Club Ord ers
Friday: Year 6 T-Sh ir t Ord ers
Movie Ticket Ord ers
Paym en t f o r UNSW Test s
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CANTEEN ROSTER Term 1 2017 Week 9 23/3/17 Emma K, Lisa M 24/3/17 Victoria, Lauren, Vanessa Week 10 27/3/17 Cynthia 28/3/17 Rechelle P, Hillary K 29/3/17 Sarah G, Fiona H 30/3/17 Maxene H 31/3/17 Victoria, Vanessa, Lauren Week 11 3/4/17 Amanda T 4/4/17 Amy, Kate 5/4/17 Sarah G, Cathy S 6/4/17 Emma K, Lisa M, Shayde G 7/4/17 Victoria, Vanessa, Lauren Canteen Contact Number- 65 721497 UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS: Tuesday 2-3pm, Thursday 9-10am
(Please see office staff outside of these hours).
Term 1 Canteen News Summer Specials are back term 1- Just $5!
Quiche and salad
Chicken Caesar, Wrap or Tub
Chicken Noodle Salad, Wrap or Tub
Still Available!
Fried Rice and Spring Roll $4
Chilli Chicken Wrap $5
Tuesdays Only!
Popcorn 50c a bag
Wednesday Only!
Chocolate Chip Cookies 50c
Thursdays Only!
Fruit Cups 50c
Movie Ticket Fundraiser
Thank you for supporting our fundraiser. Order
forms are due back Friday, 24th March.
King Street is an Allergy Aware School
This is a reminder for all families that some of our
students have serious reactions to products
containing nuts and fish. We ask that you please
do not send foods or containers to school that
contain nut or fish products.
This includes nutella and peanut butter spread.
Showing Positive Behaviour for Learning
Tawny congratulates the following students for
displaying our King Street Values of Kind, Safe,
Proud and Supportive in Week 8:
KF: Rhys J, Claire B KM: Samantha S, Eathen F
K/1B: Scarlett S, Aiden B 1F:Evie, Bayley
1/2P: Ruby, Capri 2I: Saxon, Olivia
2/3B: Braydan C, Abbey S 3T: Bayley B, Emily D
3/4G: Zackery W, Shane S
4M: Hopper F, Jasmine O
S3B: Mikayla E, Isabelle G S3G: Megan T, Emily C
S3M: Portia C, Liana C S3W: Zoe M, Lavinia S
Our Week 8 PBL draw winners.
Congratulations to the following students who
received awards at our assemblies on Friday:
Merit Awards:
KF: Jamahl H, Zali C, Cameron F
KM: Blake M, Skye G, Jaxon B
K/1B: Rylan D, Indi S, Blair M
1F: Keegan F, Chloe, Tiahnee P
1/2P: Junior O, Chloe, Laila
2I: Bronty, Abby, Madison
2/3B: Georgie D, Eden A, Kyden M
3T: Jayden E, Kady R, Samara R
3/4G: Bree S, Baxter F, Lara K
4M: Mitchell C, Misen N, Abby M
S3B: Stevie-Lee M, Jade S, Hayden H
S3G: Julian S, Tahli W, Tamara S
S3M: Allan N, Aiden J, Holly T
S3W: Charlie M, Sophie W, Jade M
Sportsmanship Awards:
2/3B: Lachlan T, Sophie S
3T: Jasmine O, Arlie S
4M: Tori M, Chloe S
S3B: Ryan E, Keynyn H
S3G: William P, Charlize B
S3M: Ava N, Kurtis S
S3W: Riley M, Nikita E
Mrs Stretton’s Special Award (Infants): Zari H
Best Class at Primary Assembly: 1F
Best Class at Primary Assembly: S3G
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High Standard of Candidates for 009
The second step of the 009 Leadership journey is
now complete for our Year 6 students. Each student
that nominated was interviewed last Friday by our
School Captains and a member of staff. The
feedback has been that the candidates spoke very
well in their interviews and are taking the opportunity
to become a 009 Leader very seriously.
Congratulations!
The 009 Leadership Training Day and Camp will be
held on Thursday and Friday next week. During this
time our Year 5 students will be visiting Singleton
Pre-school to begin forming some friendships with
children who may be attending our school next year.
This is an opportunity for Year 5 to start exploring
their leadership skills.
Tyanna being interviewed by Abbott, Lachlan and Miss Gay
Have you Created a Design for our Bins?
We are inviting our students to take part in a
competition to ‘dress up’ our garbage bins,
encouraging everyone to continue using them
therefore keeping our environment litter free.
In today’s newsletter there is a template for designs
to be drawn on and there are spare copies in the
office. When doing your design please have your
spelling checked, colour it in brightly and return it to
the office when it is completed. Designs are due
back to school by the end of this term.
If you would like to submit a digital entry, download
our templates online at http://wheeliedesigns.com/
and email the school high quality Jpeg/PDF/EPS
files to [email protected].
Book Club
Book Club orders are due back to school
TOMORROW, Thursday, 23rd March.
Our Quest to Create 200 Stars has Begun
Our commitment to the "ONE MILLION STARS TO
END VIOLENCE" was launched last Friday and the
project is well underway.
“One Million Stars to End Violence” is a peaceful
global weaving project that engages communities in
a conversation about ending all forms of violence.
We have pledged to weave 200 stars by July this
year to show our support towards ending violence in
our school and our community. Each star that we
weave will represent our school’s commitment
towards a bullying and violence free environment.
Our stars will be part of an art installation that will be
viewed at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold
Coast in 2018. Mrs Tan and some of our dedicated
Year 6 students are leading the way, helping our
younger students as we strive towards our goal.
Colorful New Resource for K/1B
K/1B have had a wonderful addition to their
classroom thanks to a very creative Mr Burgess. He
has built a colourful 'grocery store' and 'post office'
for the students to use in their literacy lessons.
'Talking and Listening' is a very important part of
literacy and this new resource is fantastic for
children to interact with each other. The students
love it and are reaping the benefits of this new
resource daily.
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Social Skills Develop in The Yarning Place
Our school takes the wellbeing of our students very
seriously and we want to create a safe and
supportive learning environment where all our
student’s needs are being met to the best of our
ability. This year, KSPS has been trialing a new
system to support our students in the playground by
providing a calm place for students to socialise and
connect with their peers- it’s called the The Yarning
Place. Everyone is welcome!
The Yarning Place also allows our supportive
teachers to help students in a safe and calm place
who might be having difficulty joining games in the
playground or sorting out disagreements. If students
make a behaviour mistake, this is a place where
logical and fair steps can be made to help our
students reflect and learn the expected behaviours
at our school. Thank you to all the students who are
taking the opportunity to use The Yarning Place and
develop these valuable life skills.
It’s Almost Easter Raffle Time!
It’s that time of year again where our
P&C start preparing for our ‘Monster
Easter Raffle’. Thanks to the
generosity of our families we are able
to draw over 100 prizes each year.
Any donations of Easter Eggs or chocolate for our
raffle will be very much appreciated. The raffle will
be drawn on Thursday, 6th April with the major prize
winners announced at the Easter Hat Parade the
following day. Everyone that donates something will
go in to a special draw. Please leave all donations at
the office. Thank you for your support.
School Banking Day is Thursday
Remember, Thursday is school banking
day. Thank you to our volunteers and to
everyone who supports the School Banking
Program at our school.
Visit from the Past
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Bob Wade.
Mr Wade visited our school to see if a tree he
planted back in 1959 was still standing. The original
Principal of our school, Mr David Leithhead was
quite a visionary and spent countless hours
designing and then planting the environment on
which our school now stands. Students walked from
Hunter Street School to weed the site, dig out
bindies as well as tend to pumpkin vines which were
planted here. The pumpkins were sold to raise
money to buy seedlings for the trees that now stand.
Mr Wade and his friend planted the very first tree in
the line of trees known as Centenary Avenue. These
are the beautiful trees lining the fence behind our
hall. He was very happy to see it alive and well and
it was great listening to his memories of this time.
Cindy Judge
Bob Wade next to the tree he planted over 50 years ago
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The Early Action for Success team is looking for
donations to support K-2 classes to set up ‘Learning
Centres’. Learning Centres provide students with an
authentic purpose for writing such as an office, a
restaurant, a science centre for investigation and a
post office. Mr Burgess’s creation of a grocery store
and post office in K/1B is an excellent example.
We are looking for donations such as interesting
writing material in new/good condition. Items we
can use include unused greeting cards, note paper,
postcards, note pads of any size/colour/shape, or
envelopes. We are also looking for old telephones
(push button or dial ones), cash registers,
typewriters, toy kitchens, plastic food and plastic
cooking utensils.
If you have anything that students can use to write
on that is in good condition and you no long use or
need, we would appreciate your donation. Items can
be delivered to the Early Action for Success room
which is in the Kindergarten building, or to the office.
We are not asking you to buy these items, but if you
wish to get rid of them we would appreciate them. If
you have something at home and are unsure
whether they would be suitable, please do not
hesitate to speak to either Wendy Tan or Michele
Keith.
Wellbeing of our Students Valued
Please be aware that we have two immune-
suppressed students at our school. If your child
develops a contagious disease, please let the school
know ASAP so we can act accordingly.
Save the Date!
Cracker Night is only 2 months
away! This major P&C fundraiser will be held on
Friday, 12th May.
If you are able to contribute in any way it will be
greatly appreciated. We need people to help co-
ordinate and serve at stalls, as well as set up on the
day. Please see P&C members or our office staff.
Opportunity to Receive Newsletter by Email
We would like to offer families once again the
opportunity to receive the weekly newsletter by
email.
If you would like to receive a digital copy of the
newsletter please let our office staff know and we
will add you to our distribution list.
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UNIVERSITY OF NSW 2017
International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS)
Each year King Street Public School offers our students the opportunity to participate in the UNSW
International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS).
Students from Year 3-6 have the opportunity to enter Digital Technologies, English, Mathematics, Science
and Spelling.
Regardless of students’ results, they get a wonderful opportunity to experience and master the skills of
external testing. Sometimes students can have the knowledge but not the confidence when they are put
into this sort of environment. As there is more external testing happening right across our educational
system, it makes sense to offer them this opportunity if we can.
All students receive a certificate and an individual report.
Please return the attached form for each child to the school office with payment.
UNIVERSITY OF NSW 2017
International Competitions and Assessments for Schools
The papers we offer are Digital Technologies, Science, Spelling, English and Mathematics.
Students may choose to do any combination of these tests if they wish.
Name ________________________________ Class ____________ Year ____________
(Use a separate form for each child)
My child wishes to do the following tests, Please circle.
Digital Technologies Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Test: 23rd
May Cost $9.00
Science Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Test: 30th
May Cost $9.00
Spelling Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Test: 14th
June Cost $12.00
English Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Test: 1st August Cost $9.00
Maths Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Test: 15th
August Cost $9.00
Amount Enclosed $______ NB (Spelling test is $12.00 as it is hand marked.)
Please note that entries and payment for all tests are due by Friday 24th
March 2017
NB: If you have more than one child a separate entry is needed for each child.
DUE THIS
FRIDAY
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Canteen Fundraiser
FRID
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4TH M
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O pposite Poems
By S3 G
Fast cheetah, Slow tortoise
Smooth skin, Rough fur
Large elephant, Little mouse
Beautiful rose, Ugly weed
Autumn leaves, Spring
flowers
Hannah T
Clean hair, dirty shoes
Fast leopard , slow fish
Huge whale , tiny mouse
Scary clown, comforting smile
Boiling hot seat, freezing cold
ice
Tamara S
Bitter ginger, Sweet cookie
Early girl, Late boy
Bright light, dark night
No one’s sad, everyone’s happy
Loud class, quiet teacher
Closed door, open window
Powerful man, weak baby
By Connie & Emily
Pretty flower, ugly weed Brave lion, scared deer,
Monstrous gorilla, miniscule ant,
Expensive mansion, cheap hut,
Colourful rainbow, plain rain clouds
By Reid and Julian