Kurrajong Public School

1111 Grose Vale Road

Kurrajong NSW 2758

Ph: 4573 1647

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

Website: kurrajong-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Principal: Miss Rosemary Richardson

24 October 2019

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

WOW WOW WOW!

Last night I had the pleasure of witnessing our amazing dance teams perform at the

Hawkesbury Dance Festival. There were some amazing performances but I really think

out teams shone above the rest. Our dance teams have practised and practised and last

night, all of that hard work paid off. Special thanks goes to our teachers Mrs Cormack,

Mrs Wood, Mrs Muscat and Miss Willmer for giving up their lunch breaks to rehearse

and prepare costumes. Thank you also to the parents of our dancers who transported

their children to the festival last night; I'm sure you will agree that Kurrajong Kids have

really got talent!

Diary Dates

Notes & Money Due K-6 Gymnastics

School Swimming Program

Brewongle Environmental Education Centre - Stage 2

Stage 3 Mini Fair

General Permission note

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Kurrajong Public School

1111 Grose Vale Road Kurrajong NSW 2758 Ph: 4573 1647

Email: kurrajong-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: kurrajong-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Principal: Miss Rosemary Richardson

Term 4 Week 2

25 October Grandparents Day Bandanna Day

CANTEEN CLOSED FOR LUNCH ORDERS-OVER THE COUNTER

SERVICE ONLY

Week 3

28 October Swimming Scheme Gymnastics

29 October Swimming Scheme P&C Meeting - Bring A Friend Along - 6:30pm

30 October Swimming Scheme Hawkesbury District Public Speaking Semi-Finals

31 October Swimming Scheme Halloween Mufti Day

CANTEEN OPEN FOR HALLOWEEN

1 November Swimming Scheme Assembly

CANTEEN CLOSED

Week 4

4 November Swimming Scheme Gymnastics

7 November Count Us In Day Kindergarten 2020 Parent Information Evening - 6:00pm

Term 4 Week 2

GRANDPARENT’S DAY Tomorrow our students would like to invite their grandparent’s to come along and celebrate Grandparent’s Day. There will be a special morning assembly, some book sharing in their classrooms and then a picnic morning tea in our playground. An invitation will be sent home today. We hope to see you there!

BANDANNA DAY

This year, the SRC are leading a fundraiser to support CanTeen Bandanna Day. This day is held every year to raise money to support young people living with cancer. Every dollar raised will help CanTeen provide both practical and emotional support for young people. Bandannas have been on sale for the past two weeks and students can wear their bandannas with their school uniform until tomorrow, Friday 25 October - National Bandanna Day. SWIMMING SCHEME The School Swimming Scheme run by the Department of Education will commence from Monday 28 October until Friday 8 November for all students. I strongly urge you to carefully consider your child’s swimming skills and enrol them in the 2019 School Swimming Scheme. Please remember that this is your decision as a parent, not your child’s. Permission notes have already been sent home but there are still one or two vacancies if you get in quickly. GYMNASTICS Last week the ‘Be Skilled Be Active’ gymnastics program began. The students had a wonderful time learning how to do a variety of tricks on the mini tramp and springboard. Students will participate in lessons for 8 weeks. If you have not already paid or are experiencing financial difficulty please contact the office as soon as possible. SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOLS 2020 Applications for selective high school placement in Year 7 in 2020 opened on 8 October 2019 and will close on 11 November 2019 at: https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selectivehigh-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7. The Selective High School Placement Test is on 14 March 2020. To be considered for placement students must sit the Selective High School Placement Test. For information about applying and the placement process go to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunityclasses/year-7.

Some selective high schools have vacancies in Years 8 to 12. Applications open in late June for placement the following year. For information about applying and the placement process go to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunityclasses/years-8-to-12. STAFF CARPARK For the safety of our students we ask that parents do not use our staff car park when picking up or dropping off their children. This includes using the carpark as a thoroughfare or short cut. TELL THEM FROM ME SURVEYS Parents are asked to complete a survey online at the following link. The TTFM survey window is now open and will be until Friday 25 October 2019. To participate in the school survey please follow the attached URL address; http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/kurra19 LOST PROPERTY With the end of winter and the start of the warmer weather, there are many unused jumpers, loitering like lost teens, under the cola. Please check these don’t belong to your child. It is also an opportune time to ensure your child has their own jumper and not picked up someone else’s clothing. Please ensure all clothing has your child’s name printed clearly on it. ARE YOU LEAVING US? We are currently in the process of looking at our class structures for 2020. We realise some families move or have a variety of changes occur, which may result in them having to leave our school. If you anticipate that you and your family will not be with us next year, please contact Mrs Bartley in the office and let her know. This information is vital to us, so we can ensure we form the correct classes and support structures for our students in 2020. SYDNEY WEST REGIONAL ATHLETICS Congratulations to the Sydney West Regional Athletics competitors. Each and every student represented the Hawkesbury District with pride and showed great sportsmanship. Well done Team! Good luck to Eva, Jake, Jordan, Tilly and Thomas who will go on to compete at the PSSA State Athletics Carnival representing Sydney West.

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BOOK CLUB Issue 7 of the Scholastic Book Club catalogue is now open for orders! Our school receives rewards points with every book club purchase which allow us to get free resources for our school library each term. Ordering is easy; just use the Book Club LOOP platform which allows you to order and pay online. Orders will be delivered to Kurrajong PS and then handed out to your child. You can place an order at scholastic.com.au/LOOP or use the LOOP app. Please select the GIFT setting when ordering if you do not want your child to receive the items at school. These items can then be collected from the front office.

Orders need to be placed by Friday 1 November, 2019. ORDERS ARE THROUGH LOOP ONLY. PAYMENTS ARE

NOT ACCEPTED THROUGH THE SCHOOL.

Catalogues have been distributed this week. If you have any questions please contact Mrs Gaffey. SCHOOL BANKING In Term 4, two new reward items from the Polar Savers range are now available!

Water Skimming Bounce Ball

Polar Pencils & Pencil Toppers

The last banking day for 2019 will be Friday 29 November.

CANTEEN CHANGES

The canteen will be CLOSED FOR LUNCH ORDERS TOMORROW, Friday 25 October. Over the counter service only.

The canteen will be open on Thursday 31 October for Halloween, but will be closed the next day, Friday 1 November.

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Awards

Merit Awards

Congratulations to the following students who have been recognised for their efforts.

Term 4 Week 1

Silver Awards Chiara, Willow M., Charlotte M., Reid, Jaiden, Harrison A., Emy.

Gold Awards Parker, Kaitlynn, Miley.

Term 4 Week 1 Assembly

K Purple Jack, Katie, Indyannah

K/1 Purple Lachlan, Mason, Jaxon, Niamh

1 Red Boot Camp

1/2 Blue Boot Camp

2 Green Boot Camp

3/4 Aqua Olivia, Riley, Ava, Rocco

3/4 Yellow Karl, Finn, Sarah, Layla

3/4 Orange Samuel, Thomas, Jackson, Chelsea

5/6 Lime Elodie, Misa, James, Mackenzie

5/6 Teal Patrick, Ben, Mia, Charlie

5/6 Crimson Leticia, Liam, Isabelle, Kayleigh

Benson Bear 3/4 Yellow

Core Values Reid, Isabelle A, Hannah, Thomas M.

Band Award Sarah P.

Congratulations to our

amazing Junior and

Senior Dance groups

for their fabulous

performance at the

Hawkesbury Dance

Festival.

Stage 1 Boot Camp

What a blast we had at the Stage 1 Boot Camp!

We loved playing dodge ball, speed ball, tug o war,

balloon tennis and water relays.

We proudly marched with our ‘Kurrajong Koala’ mascot and

displayed true sportsmanship by cheering on all the teams.

Time Warp to TERM 3...

Leadership Day In Term 3, Year 5 students

attended ‘Leadership Day’ where they extended their

interpersonal skills and reflected on what being a

leader means to them. Students from local schools

were lead through activities by Year 10 students from

Colo High, to exercise their leadership ‘muscles’ and

practice their public speaking. The most valuable part

of the day is that students get to know the students

they will potentially spend their high school years with.

The Waratahs

Term 3 saw the Waratahs compete in a close debate against

Jasper Road Public School where the topic was ‘That the school

day should be extended’. As the affirmative team, the Waratahs

delivered a strong case and won which saw them make it through

to the Regional Semi Final against Glenbrook Blue.

The debate against Glenbrook was held this week and

unfortunately, the Waratahs were narrowly beaten. Having made it

as far as they did is a great achievement and we are extremely

proud of their progress through this challenging competition.

Merana Cultural Tent

In Term 3, Miss Cafiero attended the launch of a

new cultural tent and history program that has

been put together by our local Merana Aboriginal

Community Association for the Hawkesbury. It was

fabulous to see this program being supported by

so many local schools and people in our

community. Uncle Les held a smoking ceremony

and explained the significance of this for

Indigenous Australians. We looked at artefacts,

shared stories and enjoyed music by local artists.

Kurrajong Public School will definitely be

organising a visit from Merana during 2020.

If you’d like more information about the The Merana

Community Centre, it is located in Richmond and provides

programs, support, services and direct interaction for local

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island families and students.

Their contact number is (02) 4588 5144 and Merana can

also be contacted via their Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/MeranaAboriginalCommunity/

Personal Learning Pathways

It has been wonderful connecting with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island students and their

families while following up on their Personal Learning Plans. Through this process, student

voice is gathered and in consultation with their families, personal learning approaches are

applied to student learning to identify short term or long term goals.

Thank you to all family and carers who have supported this process. If you would like to discuss

your childs’ Personal Learning Pathway further or would like to be a part of our local AECG

(Aboriginal Education Consultation Group) please call the office to arrange a time to catch up

with Miss Cafiero.

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1111 Grose Vale Road, Kurrajong NSW 2758 Phone: 4573 1647 Fax: 02 4573 2044

ABN: 127 130 209 17

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P&C

P&C MEETING BRING A FRIEND ALONG NIGHT

If you’ve ever thought about coming to a P&C meeting, our meeting next, Tuesday 29

October is the perfect chance.

We encourage our active P&C members to bring a friend and welcome any new parents or

community members.

Due to the social nature of our P&C meeting, we ask that parents find alternative

arrangements for their children on this occasion.

Halloween Mufti Come along in your favourite spooky dress up!

Buy Spooky food at the canteen!

Frighten your teacher!

WHEN? : Thursday October 31

WHERE?: At school

WHY?: Because dressing up is fun!

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Canteen Roster

TERM 4 2019

2 Monday 21 October

Brooke Malouf Wednesday 23 October

Amy Poole Ericka Dobbins

Friday 25 October GRANDPARENTS DAY

OVER THE COUNTER ORDERS ONLY

3 Monday 28 October

Jodie Tillinghast Wednesday 30 October Belinda Gow Elizabeth Rich

Friday 1 November CANTEEN CLOSED

4 Monday 4 November

Brooke Malouf Wednesday 6 November

Amy Poole Julie Chegwidden

Friday 8 November

5 Monday 11 November Wednesday 13 November

Wade Marionneaux Friday 15 November

6 Monday 18 November

Hannah Lait Jodie Tillinghast

Wednesday 20 November Julie Chegwidden

Friday 22 November

7 Monday 25 November

Brooke Malouf Wednesday 27 November

Ericka Dobbins Wade Marionneaux

Friday29 November

8 Monday 2 December Wednesday 4 December

Amy Poole Julie Chegwidden

Friday 6 December

9 Monday 9 December

Brooke Malouf Wednesday 11 December

Wade Marionneaux Friday 13 December

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CANTEEN CLOSED FOR WEEK 10

Thursday 31 October

HALLOWEEN

HALLOWEEN IN THE CANTEEN

The canteen will be open next Thursday 31 October for Halloween.

Come in and grab some of our spooky treats!

Prices range from 20c - $1.20

Blood Slushies - $1.20

Spider Cupcakes

Watermelon Brains

Mummy Dogs…..just to name a few!

Gluten free options available.

Recess and lunch available as normal.

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