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Kensington Catch Up

28 August 201928 August 2019

Principal’s ReportWelcome to Week 6 at Kensington Public School,

Don’t forget the K-2 Musical is quickly approaching. If youhave not bought tickets please do so (see purchasing detailslater in this newsletter) and if you have questions aboutorganisation please see your class teacher this week.

It is nearly Kindergarten Orientation time, please finalise yourpaperwork now.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/going-to-a-public-school/media/documents/enrol-k12.pdf

P&C Update Don't forget to register to volunteer for theupcoming two events, The Halloween Disco on Friday 25October and the Twilight Markets on Friday 6 December. If wedo not receive enough help, these events will not be able to goahead. Please register your interest below.

To continue to support our focus on sustainability programsplease bring in your recycling and place in the cage near thedouble gates in Bowral Street. Not only are we stopping rubbishgoing into landfill the school is receiving money to help with oursustainable school programs. There is information on the cageas what is suitable to recycle.

Please enjoy the photos from our Education Week Activities.

Today the children will bring home information about ourWalkathon on Friday 27 September. We thank you inanticipation of your support. The P&C Bake Sale will also beon that day.

We look forward to celebrating Father’s Day with all thosespecial men in our lives on Friday morning between 8.15am and9.15am. We look forward to seeing you in the playground fora coffee/tea at drop off and don’t forget a few gold coins toparticipate in the P&C Raffle.

Also, thank you to Oleksi, father of Gabriel 2B, for the donationof a stage light, which we will use at our school.

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Enjoy your week everyone,

Ms Louise StonePrincipal

THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON THE LAST TWODAYS OF TERM, THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER AND

FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER FOR OFFICEREFURBISHMENT.

IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT THE OFFICE DURINGTHIS TIME PLEASE EITHER CALL ON

9663 3955 OR EMAILkensington-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

GRANTS WRITING COMMITTEE

We are looking volunteers who would be interested inhelping the school with applying for grants. Volunteerswould look at submissions and help investigate and writeapplications.

UNIFORM SHOP COORDINATOR

The P&C are looking for a volunteer who can becomethe Uniform Shop Coordinator for 2020. The currentvolunteers are ready to begin the in-service and handoverin readiness for the start of 2020.

The Uniform Shop is a fantastic revenue raiser for theP&C and if they have to employ someone, then this willimpact funds which provide resources for our students.

Design a Brick PaverThe Bricks are on sale now so order yours this term and leaveyour mark on Kensington forever.

Upcoming Dates for your diaryBook Parade Tuesday 3 September 9.15-11amP&C Mufti Day Thursday 5 September - Jersey Day,wear your favourite team jerseyKindergarten 2020 Orientation Tuesday 17 andTuesday 24 SeptemberWalkathon Friday 27 SeptemberPresentation Day - Tuesday 10 DecemberYear Six Farewell Assembly – Thursday 12 December9.15-11am

For more dates and information please see the school websiteand the Schoolzine calendar

Term Three Payment InvoicesPlease click on your child’s grade below to access your TermThree payment invoice and payment options.

KINDERGARTEN – KD/KF/KL/KP

Early Stage OneTerm ThreeInvoice

YEAR ONE- 1F/1M/1V/1C Stage One Term InvoiceTerm Three

YEAR TWO-2C/2B/2M Stage One Term InvoiceTerm Three

YEAR THREE-3D/3P/3R Stage Two Term ThreeInvoice

YEAR FOUR- 4C/4D/4E/4K

Stage Two Term ThreeInvoice

54C Term Three Invoice

YEAR FIVE-5C/5D/5R/5T 54C Term Three Invoice

Stage Three Term ThreeInvoice

YEAR SIX- 6D/6R/6T Stage Three Term ThreeInvoice

P&C News

Term 3 P&C Events

P&C Parent Evening with Dr Pasi Sahlberg “LET THECHILDREN PLAY! Why more play will save ourschools and help children thrive?”

The P&C is introducing a series of public talks for parents,teachers and community by hosting prominent national and

1. Father’s Day Friday, 30 August(Coordinator: Jasmin Backhouse)

2. P&C Parent Evening (Guest SpeakerDr Pasi Sahlberg + Wine & Cheese)Wednesday, 4 September Topic: "Let the ChildrenPlay" (Coordinator: Petra Sahlberg)

3. Mufti Day Thursday, 5 September Jersey Day –wear your favourite team jersey

4. Walkathon Bake Sale Friday, 27 September(Coordinator: Jasmin Backhouse)

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international experts in the field of education. The first event ofAn evening with… The first event will be held on Wednesday,4 September at 7 pm and will host Dr Pasi Sahlberg.

This conversational workshop opens a question “Why moreplay will save our schools and help children thrive?” Thepurpose of event is to present and discuss the play as the mosteffective and efficient way of deep learning and it will focus ofthe talk will be on the examples from Finnish schools as one ofthe best schools in the world.

Dr Pasi Sahlberg is a Finnish educator and author who hasworked as a school teacher, teacher educator, researcher,education policy advisor and advisor on education reforms inFinland and around the world. He has written and spokenwidely about these topics, his book “Finnish Lessons 2.0: WhatCan the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland” wonthe 2013 Grawemeyer Award for an idea that has potential tochange the world. He is also a recipient of the 2012 EducationAward in Finland, the 2014 Robert Owen Award in Scotland,the LEGO® Prize 2016 for his work to improve the qualityof children’s education worldwide, and Rockefeller FoundationBellagio Resident Fellowship in 2017. He is a former senioreducation specialist at the World Bank, a lead education expertat the European Training Foundation, a director general at theFinland’s Ministry of Education, and a visiting Professor ofPractice at Harvard University. Currently, he is a professor ofeducation policy at the Gonski Institute for Education, Universityof New South Wales in Sydney.

Tickets to the event can be purchased online at the link below.There are limited number of seats available, please book ASAPto secure a place. Tickets are $40 and includes Cheese, Wine,and drinks. This is a strictly adults-only event.

https://www.trybooking.com/BEHPM

K-2 Term 3 Value Awards

First Value Award

Honour Joy KP, Eera KL, Leyre KL, Katie KLKnowledge Adrian 1V, Harry 2M, Ivy 2M, Matteo 2M,Sofia 2MCommunity Peter 1V, Estelle KP, Chloe KP, Leonie KP,Spencer 1K/F, Elaine KD, Megan KD, Jack KD, Gabriella2M, Angelina KL, Angie KL, Akash KL

Second Value Award

Knowledge Ellie 2M, Rosie 1KF, Isabel 1KF, Aria 1KF,Milica 1KF, Xavier 1KF, Amelie 1KFCommunity Jax 2M, Emi KD, Devan 2M, Hugo 1KF,Sergey 1KF

3-6 Term 3 Value Awards

First Value Award

Honour Lauren 6/5D, Sophia 3T, Lachlan 3T, Marco 3T,Tom 3T, Ethan 3T, Yunqing 3T, Riley 6/5T, Harry 6/5T,Shafquat 6/5T, Georgia 3R, Jamie 3R, Eamon-Star 3R,Amelia 3R, Alex 4E, Ivy 4E, Amelie 4E, Navleen 4/3D,

Asher 4/3D, Ryan 4/3D, Ayla 4/3D, Max 4/3D, Trithon 4/3D, Surin 4/3D, Daniel 4/3D, Ally 4/3D, Benjamin 6/5T,Emma 6/5T, Andy 4/3D

Knowledge Connor 4E, Aleena 4E, Jhett 6/5T, Vuk 6/5T, Daniel 6/5T, Kevin 6/5T, Holly 6/5T, Jo 6/5T, Leah 6/5T, Jesse 4E, Isabella 6/5T

Community Mergen 4E, Edward 4E, Mini 4E, Andrea 6/5D, Luciana 3T, Valentina 3T, Andrea 6/5D, Archie 6/5T, Hunter 6/5T, Jayna 6/5T, Tony 6/5T, Gabriella 6/5T,Michael 4/3D, Kay 4/3D, Chelsea 6/5T

Second Value Award

Honour Sajjad 4E

The Tell Them From Me Student Survey(Term 3, 2019)

I am delighted that this term, our school, like many other publicschools in the state, will participate in a Department ofEducation initiative: the Tell Them From Me student feedbacksurvey. The survey measures factors that are known to affectacademic achievement and other student outcomes. The focusof the NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagementand effective teaching practices.

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provideus with valuable and quick feedback on what they think aboutschool life, how engaged they are with school and the differentways that teachers interact with them. More than 6,300 schoolsin Australia and around the world have used Tell Them FromMe to survey 5.4 million students. Capturing the voices of ourstudents will help improve how we do things at our school.

More information about the survey is available at this website:

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The survey isconducted online and will typically take less than 30 minutes tocomplete. It will be administered during school hours between26 August and 25 October. Participating in the survey is entirelyvoluntary.

A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about the surveyis being sent home with students. If you do not want your childor children to participate, please return the form to school byFriday September 13 (Wek 7).

Copies of the form and FAQs (available in 23 languages) areavailable from this link:

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents

Mrs WilsonAssistant Principal

Reminder about NUTSWe have a number of students who are severely allergic tonuts. As per Department guidelines and KPS Student Wellbeingprocedures, we ask parents NOT to pack NUT PRODUCTS(including peanut butter & Nutella).

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If your child is anaphylactic, please send a safe, non-perishabletreat for your class teacher to give out when special eventssuch as birthdays are celebrated. Please contact your child'steacher if you have any questions. Thank you for observingthese precautions to keep our students safe.

BEFORE SCHOOL SAFETY REMINDERSA reminder that supervision of students commences at 8.30am.Prior to this time, parents/carers are responsible for the safetyand supervision of their children. Students and parents/carersare required to sit on the Library seats until the duty teacherarrives.

K-6 Book Character ParadeOur annual Book Parade will be held on Tuesday 3 Septembercommencing at 9:15 am. Children are invited to dress up astheir favourite book character or in a costume to match thisyear's theme, ‘Reading is My Super Power.’

We hope to see you there!

Mrs Z Krivosic

KPS 2019 YearbookKensington Public School is publishing its first yearbook toshowcase all the exciting experiences students have embarkedon throughout the year. If you would like to pre-order the KPS2019 Yearbook, please fill out the form below. The cost of theyearbook is $30. The payment should be made online with'Yearbook 2019' as a reference number. The yearbooks will beavailable for collection from Week Eight in Term Four.

The Bee MusicalAll students in Years Kindergarten -Year 2 will be performingin ‘The Bee Musical’ at NIDA on Anzac Parade on Thursday12 September 2019. Please find important information belowwhich explains what students need to bring to school and howto purchase tickets.

Costumes:

Required items for each class are listed below. Please ensurethese are sent to school by Friday August 16 (Week 4).

Class We

provide

You bring in

KP,KD,KL,KF BOYS

Baby Bees

Head gear, tshirt, bib

Black Jeans

KP,KD,KL,KF GIRLS

Baby Bees

Head gear,T-shirt,apron

Black Leggings

1F BOYS

Flowers

Hats, T-shirt Black Jeans

Class We

provide

You bring in

1F GIRLS

Flowers

Hats, T-shirt Black Leggings

1M and 1V GIRLS

Guard Bees

Head gear,T-shirt

Black Leggings

1M and 1V BOYS

Drone Bees

Head gear,T-shirt

Black Jeans

2M, 2/1C and 2BBOYS

Worker Bees,Narrators and NectarBees

Head gear,T-shirt

Black Jeans

2M, 2/1C and 2BGIRLS

Worker Bees,Narrators and NectarBees

Head gear,T-shirt, skirt

Black Leggings

Queen Bee Dress Black leggings

Farmers

2/1C Boys and Girls

Hats Checked or flannelshirt with buttons

Mr Waxworth andDennis

Hat andwhite shirt

White pants, whitet-shirt

Mrs Waxworth Apron White pants, whitet-shirt

Tickets:

Tickets went on sale on Wednesday 31 July 2019.

Tickets can be purchased in the following ways:

Show times:

The Matinee performance is at 12.45pm and the Eveningperformance 6.30pm. Shows will run for approximately 1 hourand 20 minutes with no Interval.

Costumes/ Uniforms:

1. 1: Via the Ticketek website: www.ticketek.com.ausearch The Bee Musical.

2. 2: By phoning Ticketek on 132849

3. 3: By ordering in person from the NIDA theatre boxoffice

• All items of clothing need to be clearly named andplaced in a named material bag.

• Girls will need to bring in a brush with hair elastics.

• All students will wear their normal black schoolshoes. Please ensure that these are clearly labelledwith your child’s name.

• Students are to wear full school uniform includingschool hat to school on performance day. Studentswill change into their costumes at the theatre.

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If you have any questions, please see your child’s classroomteacher.

RegardsMs Fredman

Save the Date Notification Year 6Farewell Assembly

The Year Six Farewell Assembly is a special assembly wherethe Year Five students have the opportunity to say goodbyeto the 2019 Year Six cohort. This year, it has been organisedon Thursday 12 December at 9:15-11:00am. This assembly willinclude: a slide show, speeches and commemorative cake toshare.

We warmly invite Year Six parents and carers to attend theassembly to share this special moment. More information aboutthe day will be forthcoming including the afternoon activity thatthe Year Six students will be participating in.

Ms Dukes, Mrs Robertson and Mrs ToveyYear 6 Teachers

Performing Arts NewsOn Wednesday 20 August, 5 students went to NIDA to createand perform in the gifted and talented program called CreateEast.

Isabella was creating costumes and sets, Daniel was dancingand Amalia, Sienna and Amanda were singing in the choir. Allstudents performed in two shows at the end of a three dayworkshop to create ‘Out of this World’. Well done.

Ms Fredman

K-2 Assembly

Tuesday 2.30pm School Hall

Term 3 Class

Week 7 No assembly- Book Parade

Week 8 1/KF Host

Week 9 Student of the Term

Week 10 1/KF Perform

Student Wellbeing

Focus of the Fortnight

PSSA Sport

PSSA Friday 16.08.2019

Senior KENSINGTON 18 CLOVELLY 80AFL

Junior KENSINGTON 3 CLOVELLY 56

Senior KENSINGTON 0 RANDWICKGOLD

5Girls

Junior KENSINGTON 0 RANDWICKGOLD

3

Senior Green KENSINGTON 0 RANDWICKB

6

Senior Gold KENSINGTON 6 DOUBLEBAY

1

FOOTBALL

Boys

Junior Green KENSINGTON 0 RANDWICKB

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Students will leave their costumes at the theatreready for their evening performance.

• Students will return to school from the matinee intheir black clothing with their uniforms in their bag.Students must return for the evening performance inthe same black clothing. Costumes will be returnedto school after the musical.

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PSSA Friday 16.08.2019

Junior Gold KENSINGTON 1 DOUBLEBAY

0

Senior KENSINGTON 21 WAVERLEY 5NETBALL

Junior KENSINGTON 4 WAVERLEY 5

PSSA Friday 23.08.2019

Senior KENSINGTON 0 BONDIBEACH

1Girls

Junior KENSINGTON 2 BELLEVUEHILL

0

Senior Green KENSINGTON 2 WOOLLAHRAB

0

Senior Gold KENSINGTON

Junior Green KENSINGTON 2 WOOLLAHRAB

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FOOTBALL

Boys

Junior Gold KENSINGTON

Senior KENSINGTON 10 VAUCLUSE A 19NETBALL

Junior KENSINGTON BYE

Nude Food DayKensington Public School will be promoting Nude FoodMondays to encourage healthy food choices that are lessprocessed and packaged.

Please support this by making sure your child’s lunch boxhas no wrappers which will reduce the amount of rubbish thatneeds to go in bins to be sent to landfill.

The below link is to a variety of things you can use and buyinstead of plastic.

https://www.onyalife.com/plastic-free/eco-friendly-products/

Healthy Lunch-box Tips

Healthy Kids

In Australia, only 5 out of every 100 kids are eating therecommended 5 serves of vegetables a day. A green smoothiefor breakfast is a great way to boost the veggie intake.

Ingredients:

Method:

Throw all in a blender and blitz until smooth and creamy

Congratulations JoA big congratulations to Jo in Year 6 for competing in theMulticultural Perspectives Public Speaking Regional Final. Jowon the local finals and recently competed in the next levelregional finals in which she received a Highly Commended. Welldone Jo for showing an outstanding level of commitment topublic speaking and for representing Kensington with pride.

Congratulations Margaret and KathrynCongratulations to Margaret 1M and Kathryn 3T (siblings) whoparticipated in Randwick City Library Children’s Book WeekCompetition “Reading is my SECRET POWER” and they bothwon!

Sports and Co-curricular PhotosThe sports and co-curricular photos are now available and canbe viewed and ordered online at the link below using the OnlineOrder Code 19S1282PRE39K.

http://www.theschoolphotographer.com.au/

Please note the photos will be available to view and purchaseONLINE ONLY.

ChessLearn to be a chess champion! Coaching for students atKensington Public School is held on Thursdays from 1:00pmto 1:45pm.

Learning and playing chess helps children develop their logicalthinking and problem solving skills, improves their concentrationand focus, while also being a great source of enjoyment.Activities include group lessons on a demonstration chessboard or interactive whiteboard, puzzle solving and fun practicegames.

Students earn merit awards by making checkmates, or bydisplaying skills and positive qualities, which all good chessplayers strive to develop.

If your child is interested in taking part, you can collect anenrolment form from the school office, or email

• 1 orange

• 1 banana (or green apple)

• 2 handfuls of baby spinach

• 1/2 avocado (optional – if they are too expensive, Ijust skip this)

• 1/2 cup coconut flakes

• 2 tablespoons natural Greek yoghurt

• 1 and 1/2 cups of coconut water / milk or milk ofyour choice

• 4-6 cubes of ice

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enrol@sydneyacademyofchess.com.au for a copy. For allenquiries, please contact Sydney Academy of Chess on (02)9745 1170.

Extra Curricula Programs

YOGA & RELAXATION CLASSES – EXPRESSYOUR INTEREST!

In partnership with local small business Well Street, we are keento offer lunchtime Yoga and Relaxation classes. Lunchtimeactivities are fully scheduled for 2019 however, we are exploringthe level of interest in these classes being offered in 2020.

Class information

These classes get kids moving, building their fitness, flexibilityand co-ordination through age-appropriate yoga. We alsointroduce them to important breathing exercises to encouragecalmness and self regulation, building their ability to deal withstress and anxiety.

This is a great way to calm and focus the kids ahead ofafternoon learning!

How it would work

Express your interest

Would your child be interested in attending lunchtime yoga andrelaxation classes?

Express your interest here via the Well Street website.

KPSOOSH NewsKensington Public School OOSH CareIncorporated77-79 Kensington Public School, DoncasterAvenue KENSINGTON NSW 2033MOBLIE : 0425 291 281EMAIL : admin@kpsoosh.com.au

Qik Kids my family lounge help guide for family

http://www.myfamilylounge.com.au/My-Family-Lounge/help-guide

New families information & enrol guide

https://kensington-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/supporting-our-students/out-of-hours-care-koosch.html

Term 3 – Week 6 & Week 7

AGM

Our AGM is being held on Thursday 19th September in thelibrary. The meeting will run from 6:30pm – 8:00pm and we willbe providing a sausage sizzle, as well as tea and coffee, for allfamilies who join. Our OOSH service is dependant on a parentcommittee that supports us and helps us run our centre andwithout this parent committee, our centre would not run theway it does today. In saying that, if you wish to be apart of thecommittee in any way, please attend our AGM to inquire aboutwhat positions are available and in what ways you are able tocontribute. We will also have a circus themed entertainer in thehall for all children who join on the night. We hope to see manyOOSH families there!

VACATION CARE

Our vacation care program and booking form will be availableto all families in week 6. Please note that we run of afirst-in-best-dressed basis and if you wish to have your child/renbooked in on certain days, you will need to return the bookingform at your earliest convenience. We offer a maximum of 50spots on excursion and incursion days and we offer a maximumof 60 spots on our in-house days. All important and relevantinformation will be included on the program and booking form,so please read through the documents thoroughly.

FRIENDLY REMINDER

We have made all children who attend OOSH aware that if theyare to receive any food during school times such as cakes,cupcakes, lollies or any other type of treats, they will have tostore it in the OOSH fridge and eat it once they get home. Thisis due to children having allergies and we want to lower the riskof anybody having a reaction. If you have any questions pleasedo not hesitate to contact us.

SUGGESTIONS

We are currently reviewing our afternoon tea menu, programsetc. and would love suggestions from families! If you have anyideas or recipes that you would like to share, please email usat admin@kpsoosh.com.au. We are also open to suggestionson different types of crafts, activities, excrusions, incursions andanything else that you may be able to think of.

DONATIONS

We are now accepting donations of scrap paper, newspaper orclean jars with lids. If you wish to donate any of these items,please bring them in at drop off or pick up time and passthem on to any OOSH staff member. Your support is greatlyappreciated.

BREAD TAGS FOR WHEEL CHAIRS

Yes, we are still collecting bread tags at our service! We havenow filled up two entire containers and are striving to fill up asmany as we can. It doesn’t matter if the bread tag is brokenor not, every piece counts. We are doing this in support ofthe “Bread Tags for Wheel Chairs” foundation. I have includedan extract from their website below so you have more of anunderstanding on what they do.

“Bread tags come in many shapes, sizes and colors. Made ofHigh Impact Polystyrene they have a good recycling value. It

• Classes would be held during lunchtime, once aweek.

• Classes would run for four weeks and cost $10/class– $40 in total.

• Children would still have time to eat lunch and have atoilet break.

• If there is enough interest, these classes would beoffered at some stage in 2020.

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takes 200 kg of tags to bring in enough money to buy onewheelchair. Mary Honeybun founded the organization in 2006in Cape Town. They provide 2 to 3 wheelchairs to adults andchildren around South Africa every month! Having a wheelchairgives the recipient independence and mobility and this makes abig difference to their families as well.”

We have a collection container right next to the sign in/outiPads in our OOSH room. If you are unsure about where to putthem or you can’t find the collection container, please pass onthe bread tags to any of our OOSH staff members and we willplace them in the container on your behalf. You are also able tofind out more by following this link:

https://www.breadtagsforwheelchairs.co.za/

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