K-6 enrolments currently being accepted DIARY: Thursday May 16: Museum excursion - 1K, 1M, 2K Y4 Tennis NAPLAN: Y3 & 5 Language Conventions K-2 Responsible Pet Program Friday May 17: Zone Cross Country Carnival Walk to School Day Saturday May 18: P&C Election Day BBQ & cake stall Monday May 20: NAPLAN: Y3 & 5 Numeracy Y2 Tennis K-2 Responsible Pet Program Tuesday May 21: NAIDOC celebration and Christine Anu Wednesday May 22: Dance 2bFit - Kindergarten Thursday May 23: Y4 Tennis Friday May 24: K-2 Assembly Winter PSSA Monday May 27: Y2 Tennis Tuesday May 28: 3-6 Assembly Netball knockout Wednesday May 29: Dance 2bFit - Kindergarten State knockout - Tennis Thursday May 30: Y4 Tennis Cake Day - Year 6 to supply cakes Friday May 31: Winter PSSA ========================================================================================

What an exciting and eventful first three weeks we have had this term. There is so much happening across the school and lots of exciting news to report. First and foremost, we have had a huge number of students achieve individual success in various sporting pursuits. I have previously reported on students who qualified for Seven Hills/Wentworthville representative PSSA teams, and now we are starting to have students selected to participate in state carnivals as representatives of all of Sydney West. A huge congratulations to Aaliyah T (netball), Zac W (AFL), Danroy K (AFL), Kade B (football), Nathan G (football), Jessica C (football) and Isabella D (basketball). These are all truly amazing achievements as the competition for places in these teams in incredibly high. A special congratulations must got to the amazing Darcy F who has been selected for touch football, rugby league and AFL; a truly remarkable achievement and one to be commended. As these carnivals continue to roll and more teams are selected, I will be sure to keep you informed of those students who enjoy success. Another student who has demonstrated amazing achievement in the sporting world is Alana L, who has been selected to represent NSW at the Australian Gymnastics Championships. We wish her all the very best, though we are already incredibly proud that she has made it to this level. Cross Country On Monday of week 2 we held our annual Cross Country Carnival. The weather was incredibly kind to us and it was wonderful to see so many children doing their best as they participated in the carnival. Students who finished in the top five in the 8 & 9 years, 10 years, 11 years and 12 years will now go on to represent the school at the Seven Hills/Wentworthville Zone carnival tomorrow. We wish these students every success. I would also like to thank Miss Codrington and Mrs McNamara for all the hard work that they put in to organising the carnival. The hours of hard work in preparation certainly paid off! Athletics Carnival Our next carnival for the year will be the school Athletics Carnival. This carnival will be held in Week 5 of Term 3 (August 20th). This year, we are trialling an offsite venue for the carnival, holding the event at the purpose built athletics facility at Blacktown Olympic Park. The carnival will continue to be a K-6 event for all students. More information relating to this event will be available closer to the date.

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ENDEAVOUR LOG - Term 2 Week 3 - May 16, 2019

STEAMQuake On 2nd May Miss Andrews, Mrs Moylan, Mrs Wainscott and I accompanied a group of our students as they headed off to Powerhouse Museum for the launch of the STEAMQuake initiative. The cross school project involves two High Schools and four primary schools from across the Quakers Hill Network. Our students are working with children from across the schools as they work towards solving a variety of problems with a view towards colonising Mars. The project is students directed, with children identifying the issues the colonisation of Mars brings and then working through potential solutions. The life skills students will learn from this will be critical as they move through high school and into future employment. We are excited to see where this journey takes our students and we will be sure to keep you updated. Band Camp Last week our band students travelled to Arcadia for 3 days at band camp. The students enjoyed an intensive band program over these three days and from all reports the progress made by the students in this time is quite remarkable. Thank you to Mr Clark for all of his hard work in organising this event, and a huge thank you to Mrs De Kauwe and Mrs McNamara for supervising the students over the three days. It is no small feat to leave your family and give up your own time for three days, and without them this event couldn’t have occurred. Stewart House Last Friday, Mrs Mar and I escorted our student leaders to Stewart House where they accepted an award on behalf of the school for our fundraising efforts in 2018. The school was one of just 10 schools across the state who received a platinum award. Our leaders got to see the amazing work that Stewart House does for students in need and got a better understanding of what a wonderfully worthwhile cause

this is. We look forward to continuing our support over the coming years.

NAPLAN This week, students in Year 3 and 5 commenced their NAPLAN assessments. Once again, the school will be completing these tests using the online format, which will be a great advantage for our children when the whole state eventually completes the tests in this manner. The tests will all be completed by early next week and we will then resume normal routines. Aboriginal Yarning Circle Next Tuesday we will have the official opening of the school’s Yarning Circle. Students have worked tirelessly, painting and preparing totems and seating for the area as part of Koori time with Mrs Hutton. For those who have seen the area, I think you’ll agree that the finished product looks brilliant and adds a bright and vibrant aspect to the playground. Indigenous pop singer Christine Anu will officially open the area after performing for our students as part of NAIDOC celebrations. Community Initiatives One of the great strengths of our school is the connection we have with our wider community. We are constantly looking for ways to further grow and develop this bond with our families, and we have made a commitment this year to look for ways to open our doors even more so. You would already know about the information sessions and workshops run by our community engagement officer, Mrs Sloan, some of which are filmed and shared on our private You Tube channel. We are looking at what other information we can share using this platform for our working parents who can’t always make it in to the school. Earlier this term our Stage 1 team ran a community information session on how to support reading strategies in Year 1 and 2, with an overwhelmingly positive response from all those who attended. Thank you to Mrs Chapman and Mrs McMahon who did an outstanding job organising this event. Kindergarten are looking at running a similar session on THRASS. Year 3 and 4 teachers will be bringing people in for a breakfast, while our Year 5 and 6 classes will be coordinating a STEAM Showcase in our school hall. Details of all of these events will be available shortly and we would love to see you there!

Golden Grove Gate As many of you will be aware, the council has made the decision to barricade the grate on Golden Grove just outside of the school fence as it presents a trip hazard. Unfortunately we were not notified that they were going to do this which caused some problems on Friday afternoon as students left the school. We are working with council to get this fixed as soon as possible. In the meantime, we are supporting students as they enter and exit the school where we can. Thank you for your patience as we get this resolved. P&C Meetings On the second Monday of every month, our P&C meet in the school library to discuss a range of topics concerning the school. As part of these meetings, the school reports back to the community on what is happening within the school and provides updates on various key initiatives. During the May meeting, Mrs Pintado and Miss Kelly briefed those in attendance about the changes being made to our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) reward system. At the June meeting, I will be explaining the changes to reports. During the August meeting (next term), Mrs Sloan will be hosting a session on the transition of students to High School. All parents are welcome to attend P&C meetings and we would love to see you there. If there are any specific topics you would like to be covered in one of these meetings, please contact the school. Mother’s Day Stall- Volunteers Week Last week, our wonderful P&C organised our annual Mother’s Day stall. I would like to thank all of the volunteers who gave up their time to support the school. As we head into National Volunteers Week next week, it’s a timely reminder of how lucky we are at this school to have such a fantastic school community behind us who allows these sorts of events to occur. Election This Saturday, the school will be open as a polling station. Be sure to pop in to the school to cast your vote and enjoy the best part of any election- the school sausage sizzle! If you’re not voting on the day for whatever reason, why not stop in for lunch and support the school in the process!

Nintendo Switch Pilot Our school was selected to be part of a pilot program involving the use of Nintendo Switch consoles as teaching tools. Students in Stage 1 had the opportunity late last term to work with the consoles under the guidance of expert trainers from the Nintendo Lab and we are continuing to trial the consoles in selected classes to see what additional benefits they can bring. Having the consoles supplied to the school at no cost has given our students an exciting and engaging learning platform as they continue to develop the various soft skills required in this new digital age. Kindergarten Enrolments We have already started accepting enrolments for Kindergarten in 2020. If you have a child starting school next year, please pick up an enrolment form from the office so that we can include them in our planning for next year.

Chris Lambert, Principal

CAKE DAY - On Thursday May 30 the SRC will be holding a cake stall. Cakes will cost 50cents each. We are asking Year 6 to supply some delicious cakes, chocolate crackles or toffees which will be sold at recess. NOTE: Year 6 parents please don’t forget to label all containers and lids with your child’s name and class. SRC Publicity Officers STEWART HOUSE - Today each family has been issued with a bag for used clothing. If you wish to contribute, please return the bag to the front entrance of the hall. If your child does not bring a bag home or you need an extra bag, any suitable plastic bag from home can be used. The last day for collection is Friday June 7. Please DO NOT RETURN BAGS AFTER THIS DATE as once the bags are collected we have no storage space for bags which are returned late. We thank you for your co-operation.

STEAMQUAKE On Thursday 2nd May, 2019 students in STEAMquake participated in an excursion to the Powerhouse Museum. While we were there, we learned all about colonising Mars and how to live sustainably. We looked at what the inside of a rocket looks like and even what Mars looks like. There was a room that looked like Mars and we went in it. There were different rocks we learned about and some of us even were able to control a rover. Another thing we learned about was living sustainably on Earth before we tried to colonise Mars. It was called Eco Logic. In Eco Logic we looked around a set up house which helped us learn the right way to be sustainable. We had to code a device that measured the moisture in the soil. This would help us not to waste water in Mars. At the end of the day we researched how we would be sustainable on Mars. We each chose a topic or something that we thought was the most important on Mars. We are excited for the rest of the year. Eva S 5S

Year 5 Opportunity Class Placement 2020

Dear Year 4 Parents,

This is just a reminder to register on-line for possible placement in an OC class for 2020. Please go to

www.shsocplacement.org.au. Registration closes at 10pm Friday 17th May 2019.

Thanking you,

Jacqui Hutton

Relieving DP

Mick Elliott’s Author Visit On Wednesday, 18th May, Mick Elliott, an Australian author and illustrator, visited our school. He spoke to our Years 3 to 6 students and teachers. His talks were very interesting and interactive for the students. For many years Mick has also worked in children’s television, and he shared some of these experiences with our students. He also read the first chapter of his first book “The Turners”. Mick’s talk had the students enthralled and entertained, and they asked him some very interesting and insightful questions. Mick complimented our students for their wonderful behaviour during the talks. Mrs Christine Andrews Teacher/Librarian

PBL AWARDS Congratulations

To:

Green Award

Kindergarten Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Nicholas R Isaac T

Patrick C Jessica C

Yellow Award

Kindergarten Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Ethan T Keira W Miah T Stephanie O

Stephenie H Matilda A

Aidan B Jake C

Green Award

Kindergarten Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Nicholas R Isaac T

Patrick C Jessica C

Bronze Award

Kindergarten Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Cooper O Tahlila K

Rocco V Tomas M Eloise R Tara B Mieke W Kyan P

Holly B Thomas R

Ava K Joaquin M Aden B

Silver Award

Kindergarten Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Ella D Sabrina M

MOTHER’S DAY RAFFLE WINNERS Mrs Andrews J Ogden

Catherine B Ava D Bianca KA

Jake L 1K Violet 1C Braxton B 2D Jessica P 3/4V

Dominic B 4C Eto K 6A Emily F 6S

Cameron T 6D We would like to thank all who donated prizes for the raffle including our sponsors.

THANK YOU To all the amazing Mother’s Day stall volunteers!!

The time and effort that you put into preparing the gifts before and on the day as well

as the help you gave

to the kids when picking a special gift

was amazing and very much appreciated.

The day would not be the same if it wasn’t for you.

I hope all our mothers, grandparents and carers

had a lovely day opening their special gifts.

Sophie

Mother’s Day Stall Co-ordinator

KLPS CROSS COUNTRY CARNVAL was held on Monday May 6, 2019. The results were:

The children who finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th at our Carnival in the 8 & 9 years,10 years, 11 years and 12 years have qualified to represent our school at the Combined Seven Hills/Wentworthville Carnival on Friday May 17, 2019. 2019 House Championship places: 1st: Discovery 2nd: Adventure 3rd: Endeavour 4th: Resolution Thank you to Mr Hutton for his magnificent track marking. ZONE GIRLS SPORT - Congratulations to Temieke W and Eloise F who were members of the winning Zone Girls Touch Football team and Jessica C, Alexis V and Lara N who were members of the winning Zone Girls Soccer Team. They all played incredibly well, improved their skills throughout the day and represented the Zone and school with pride. This is an excellent achievement. Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to be par t of a Sydney West Representative team: Boys Soccer: Kade B, Nathan G Girls Soccer: Jessica C Girls Basketball: Isabella D AFL: Darcy F, Zac W, Danroy K Boys Touch Football: Darcy F Netball: Aaliyah T Rugby League: Darcy F

5 year boys 1st William C 2nd Hayden S 3rd Julian M 4th Cooper N 5th Patrick M 5 year girls 1st Mia N 2nd Madeleine M 3rd Lilian C 4th Milla S 5th Stella H 6th Amelia H 7th Thea K 8th Cho T 9th Olivia S 10th Kareena N

6 year boys 1st Daniel R 2nd Jacob L 3rd Archer E 4th Benjamin G 5th Omar D 6th Braxton R 7th Malik B 8th Luke W 9th Cruz T 10th James M 6 year girls 1st Jessica G 2nd Lucinda F 3rd Anna M 4th Maia V 5th Piper M 6th Pixel P 7th Ivy D 8th Megan D 9th Anastasia T 10th Paige K

7 year boys 1st Benny H 2nd Jake S 3rd Kaiden T 4th Theodore G 5th Owen D 6th Clarke H 7th Jackson P 7 year girls 1st Holly S 2nd Eva D 3rd Ella S 4th Havana M 5th Ava A 6th Norah Ho 7th Sandri D 8th Marley R 9th Tahlia E 10th Marissa R

8/9 year boys 1st Zayden R 2nd Josiah D 3rd Charlie F 4thTyler W 5th Mark V 6th Matthew C 7th Levi S 8th Zac G 9th Ashton S 10th Noah M 8/9 year girls 1st Amelia H 2nd Ana D 3rd Eva A 4th Ellie A 5th Indiana M 6th Stephenie H 7th Tara B 8th Mariella P 9th Matilda A 10th Rebecca S

10 year boys 1st Eli Small 2nd Cody C 3rd Scott H 4th Riley P 5th Samuel S 6th Tristan R 7th Joseph W 8th Max A 9th Mace R 10th Cruze R 10 year girls 1st Samantha C 2nd Charlotte S 3rd Anastasia V 4th Sabrina M 5th Sienna D 6th Claire D 7th Chantal M 8th Madison A 9th Alexis B 10th Charlotte P

11 year boys 1st Harrison M 2nd Luke K 3rd Aidan S 4th Nathan T 5th Cian M 6th Cooper F 7th Liam F 8th Kade B 9th Aiden C 10th Lachlan E 11 year girls 1st Simone S 2nd Morgan D 3rd Kaitlyn W 4th Emma C 5th Millicent S 6th Chloe S 7th Jaz J 8th Alicia K 9th Elise M 10th Keren T

12 year boys 1st Ayden B 2nd Jake C 3rd Nathan G 4th Dylan B 5th Joshua B 6th Ryan G 7th Mitchell G 8th Billy A 9th Joshua C 10th Patrick W 12 year girls 1st Solei V 2nd Isabella D 3rd Lara N 4th Cienna P 5th Aaliyah T 6th Emma F 7th Samantha F 8th Meilynda T 9th Michelle K 10th Jessica C

SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALE

Tuesday May 21 8.30am - 9.15am

Cash only No early birds

Do not forget that if your child is in the musical they need to bring me a USB drive so that I can save the songs

on it for you to rehearse at home with.

Mrs Hutton would love to hear from you if you can assist with anything for the musical. Thank you to those

parents that have already seen me. I will leave a form on my door for you to leave your name, your number

and your email address.

Just a reminder too that all children in the musical must be at rehearsal Thursday mornings from 7.15am. It is

approaching very quickly. Please contact Mrs Hutton if your child is ill or involved in another representative

activity that day.

Yours in Performance

Mrs Hutton and the Musical Committee

CHAPLAIN’S CORNER Equipping girls for the future! Developing self-esteem and identity doesn’t happen in a day, it takes time and the ability to see our strengths and learn about ourselves as individuals. Over the next Term two small groups of students will do the program called “Esteem Designz”.This is a program designed to take young ladies through a journey of self-exploration and empowerment. It is based on fun, interactive and meaningful design projects and activities. These activities engage, equip and empower gir ls to discover their unique character istics, finding value and respect for who they are, providing subtle tools for life and achieving goals that boost self-confidence and worth. Each girl received their own kit which had a journal, craft resources, encouragement and life cards which have ‘mottos’ to encourage and help the girls reflect on their own goals in life, and there is an instruction booklet to support each craft activity. The program helps each girl discover their unique characteristics and explore their identity, giving them the strength to face whatever comes their way. We learn that although in life we are faced with difficulties, depending on how we choose to respond these trials can make us stronger and overcoming difficulties is not impossible! Helping children learn positive friendship skills Parents, carers and school staff help children learn positive special skills by guiding them as young children, being positive examples for children to follow and providing opportunities for play where children can practise their skills. Key social skills that help with friendships include co-operation, communication, empathy, emotional control and responsibility. All children go through friendship conflicts. Even usually popular children experience rejection sometimes. When this happens children’s confidence may be affected. They may blame themselves or others. Beliefs about the reasons for the friendship conflicts they experience effect the ways that children react. It is very beneficial for children when a parent, carer or school staff member helps them solve friendship conflicts by encouraging resilient, co-operative attitudes. Rather than simply blaming the other children the adult may say something like “What else can you do?” “Are there other children who might be interested in playing a game?”. Core friendship skills for children Co-operation How to share, how to take turns, how to work together towards a common goal. Communication Using words to explain what you want and listening to others respectfully. Paying attention to body language eg, making eye contact, smiling, being able to read others nonverbal reactions). Understanding and Managing Feelings Being able to express feelings in ways that make people understand you. Recognising and responding to others’ feelings. Accepting and including others Recognising others needs for respect and friendship.

Simone Brown (aka Happy Chappy)

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