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PBL Award Dallas Ballantine, Emma Cook, Lacey Felsman, Elliot Douglas, Sadie Nicholls, Mason Russ,

Eli Whittaker and Jacob Cayzer

Important Dates to Remember Term 3 2021

Kootingal Public School

STAR NEWSLETTER “Caring, Learning and Achieving Together.”

Phone: 02 6760 3332 Email: kootingal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: https://kootingal-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Term 3 Week 2 Wednesday 21st July 2021

Executive Team - Principal - Cara Cracknell Assistant Principal - (Kinder to Year 2) - Nicole Chegwyn Assistant Principal (Yr 3 to 6) - Casey Kelly

P & C Executive President: Maree Merry Vice President - Vanessa Johnson Secretary: Jo Cayzer Treasurer: Anne-Maree McGrath

Monday 26th July - Playgroup 10am - 11:30am Thursday 29th July - PSSA Football knockout and gala day Thursday 29th July - Stage 3 CPR training Wednesday 4th August - Athletics Carnival Thursday 5th August - Assembly Monday 9th August - Playgroup 10am - 11:30am Wednesday 11th August - Musica Viva - Rhythm Works Wednesday 11th August - P & C Rainbow Disco 6pm - 7:30pm Monday 16th August - Playgroup 10am - 11:30am Tuesday 17th August - P & C Meeting 6pm-8pm, Staffroom

Merit Clayton Ford and Phoebe Vernon

Gold Awards Thomas Capel, Rory Madden,

Clayton Ford and Phoebe Vernon

Silver Awards Phoebe Capel,

Scarlett Blackwood, Rory Madden,

Phillipa Cracknell, Olivia Hogg, Kaitlyn Watts, Angela Hobbs

and Phoebe Vernon

Uniform Awards Scarlett Blackwood, Olivia Hogg, Nevaeh Bridge, Abby Hogg, Phoebe Capel, Noah Saunders, Alex Murray and Emily Hatton

Breakfast Club provides toast, fruit and vegetables to all students every morning.

* Parents are able to make payments online by going to our website www.kootingal-p.schools.nsw.gov.au and then clicking on make a payment (located on front page). Please email or send into the office a copy of the online receipt. If payments are made online signed permission notes must still be returned to the front office.

* Voluntary contribution fees can be paid at the front office or online. They are $50 per year per student.

* Reminder Lake Keepit and Thalgarrah excursion payments can be paid online through our website. Both excursions need to be paid in full by 8th October 2021.

Library Borrowing Days with Mrs Morrish: KL - Mrs Lawrence - Friday K/1C - Mr Cracknell - Friday 1/2B - Miss Booby - Thursday 1/2M - Miss Merrett - Thursday 3/4M - Miss Magann - Tuesday 3/4W - Miss Warden - Tuesday 5/6B - Miss Semmler- Wednesday 5/6K - Miss Kelly - Wednesday

All students must have a library bag to borrow books to take home. Thank you, Mrs Morrish and Mrs Dunn

Ayla Fox - Improved counting number identification and recording skills Nate Rooney - Improved effort and skills in writing Maycie Frankland - Valuable contributions to class discussions Tate Smith - Outstanding results in weekly spelling test Zaiden Berry - Excellent effort and application to learning in library lessons Zac Pollard - Excellent application to learning in Science lessons Lachlan Keen - Using beautiful manners in a variety of settings Paisley Swadling - Improvement in reading Koby-Jay Lang - Consistent effort in Mathematics activities Angela Hobbs - Wonderful effort in writing a Jackie French biography Noah Harris - Settling into 3/4M. Welcome to Kootingal Public School Brady Moses - Working well in QuickSmart with Mrs Knight Xavier Rankin - Participation in PE and sport Ayrton Smalley-Rowe - Enthusiastic and interesting contributions to discussions in History Alexis Kelly - An amazing effort in History when learning about life in Britain in the 1700s Alijah Siemsen - Focused application during morning spelling activities Alex Murray - His interest and engagement when learning about the textual concept ‘Genre’ Phoebe Vernon - Her engagement and participation during Mathematics Abby Corbett - Applying herself across all key learning areas Natalie Bloom - Working well in class and improved results in Mathematics Chadrick Lang - A focused and settled start to Term 3 and insightful contributions to class discussions Lily Harris - A settled start to Kootingal Public School and 5/6K.

Clothing Pool will only be open on: Tuesday and Wednesday mornings

9am to 9:30am Please come to the office.

Weekly Bronze Awards

Library News

Messages from the Front Office

School Banking Friday

Weekly Awards

Breakfast Club

COVID restrictions are becoming a normal part of everyday life. We encourage our community to continue adhering to these restrictions and work with our school in moving forward while still trying to maintain both continuity of service and our established relationships. This week we had a parent request to see their child receive an award. While this request is usually accommodated, at this time we are unable to accommodate such a request. To assist the parent to share in this moment with their child, we videoed the presentation of awards at our Monday afternoon assembly. While my camera work wasn’t the best, it was still a wonderful way for our community and our families to share in the delight of seeing their children receive such awards. As principal, I will endeavour to continue this action while we are in these restricted times.

At Kootingal Public School, like all other public schools, visitors to schools are restricted to essential visitors. We encourage all families to consider alternate ways of communicating and dealing with our school. We do have our text messaging service, Facebook inbox and telephones in which to speak with members of staff. We can also perform online video calls via Zoom. However, if you do need to come on to the school site, please ensure you sign in on the visitor’s register located at the front desk and scan the QR code. The visitor’s register is the department’s register, while the QR code is for NSW Health. We know it takes additional time to do both, but they are requirement of the department. If you do not have access to QR code technology, our front office staff are able to record your details on your behalf into a spreadsheet that can be sent to NSW Health if required.

While we still adhere to COVID restrictions, there are other sections of our school that are still forging ahead. This week Mr Cracknell and Miss Merrett selected both football teams to compete in the Tamworth Zone PSSA Football knockout and gala day. Both the boys’ and the girls’ teams will compete next Thursday at the Gipps Street fields. In line with COVID restrictions, only one parent is permitted to attend the gala day. Each parent must sign in using the appropriate QR code for the event.

This week we had a contingent of five staff attending further training in the implementation and delivery of the QuickSmart numeracy program. Currently, this program targets students in year 4 and aims to improve the speed and accuracy of mental arithmetic in the four operations. It is always imperative to ensure continual development of staff in the delivery of our intervention programs like we do in our classroom practice. At the professional learning event, our staff presented to their peers the current progress of our program including feedback from students regarding their participation.

This term we commence our Come & Try Program for Kindergarten 2022. Our Come & Try Program during Term 3 is designed for all children intending to enrol in Kindergarten in 2022, regardless of school. The Program will operate on Wednesday afternoons each week for part of Term 3 2021. A bus will transport those students attending from Kootingal and District PreSchool from 1:15pm and return the children by 3pm. Parents may wish, however, to bring their child at 1:30pm and collect them at 3pm. The program will orientate children to school and to the Kindergarten setting, as well as help develop

social skills, gross and fine motor skills, literacy and numeracy skills necessary for a confident and smooth start to school life. At the start of Term 4, our Kindergarten Bright Stars Transition program will commence. This program is designed for students intending to commence Kindergarten at Kootingal Public School. All days will be advertised throughout long day care and pre-school centres and through our normal means of communication.

If you know of a family that has a child who may enrol in Kindergarten next year, please direct them to the school. We welcome parents and children to our school at any time to view our facilities and as a part of our transition program. As well, we would like to offer assistance in choosing a school and ensuring a sound start for each child.

Principal’s Messages

iPlay

Kootingal & District Preschool - Enrolling Now - 6760 3861 Kootingal & District Preschool is located in a peaceful, rural setting and offers a nurturing environment and quality education for 3-5 year old children.

Our Preschool provides two large, calm and inviting indoor learning areas and our unique outdoor grounds are filled with natural gardens and play spaces that inspire curiosity and exploration.

Our service has strong connections with our community and offers a variety of educational and cultural programs including music, clay work, science and literacy as well as Aboriginal education.

We value higher educator to child ratios and believe in the importance of developing quality relationships with our children and their families.

Our Preschool is open between 8:30am and 4:00pm and is currently offering free fees.