DATE: Thursday 30 May 2019 TERM 2 WEEK 5

KINGSWOOD SOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL Address: 60-68 Smith St, Kingswood, NSW 2747

Phone: 02 4736 2408 Fax: 02 4736 6001 Email: kingswoods-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal: Sandra Martin

BELL TIMES

8:53AM - SCHOOL STARTS

11:00AM - LUNCH

1:25PM - RECESS

2:45PM - SCHOOL ENDS

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Term 2 2019

Week 7

Friday 14 June

PSSA

Week 8

Wednesday 19 June

Assembly 1/2M

Friday 21 June

Naidoc Cup

PSSA

Week 9

Wednesday 26 June

Debating

Friday 28 June

PSSA

Week 10

Monday 1 July

Reports Home

Wednesday 3 July

Assembly 5/6S

P&C Meeting 7pm

Thursday 4 July

Pulse Choir Performance

100 Days of Learning

Jump Off Day

Friday 5 July

Last Day of Term

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Jump Rope For Heart This year our school is participating in Jump Rope for Heart – a fantastic physical activity and fundraising program by the Heart Foundation that has been running for over 35 years. At this stage our students have already earned $5174.00 towards the Heart Foundation Fundraising. This is a mighty effort. We will be having our ‘Jump Off Day” on our 100th Day of Learning on the 4th July, 2019. Keep up the great efforts and it you haven’t signed your child up yet, it's not too late! https://jumprope.heartfoundation.org.au/register/ Parent Behaviour at School Parents and carers play an important role in the school community. We love parents coming to school events and being a part of a school community. At last weeks assembly some parents were using inappropriate language during an item that was being performed by students. I would ask parents to remember that as adults we are all role models. Speaking inappropriately and loud enough for other parents and students to hear is not creating a positive learning environment for our students. I would ask all parents to remember that we have a School Community Charter which outlines the expected behaviour of parents and staff at schools. I have taken some of the Charters key points and placed below so parents are aware of the expected behaviour here at school.

Parents and carers can expect:

to be welcomed into our schools to work in partnership to promote student learning

communication from teaching staff will be timely, polite, informative and solutions focused professional relationships with school staff will be based on transparency, honesty and mutual respect to be treated fairly. Tolerance and understanding are promoted as we

respect diversity.

Communicating with our schools

Our staff will find a time to talk to you when they can give you their full attention. Please remember that while our staff are in class or dealing with other matters, they may not be available to answer your questions immediately.

STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE

Our schools and communities will make sure that written communication is appropriate, fair and easy to read. We encourage you to use email and social media appropriately to connect with your school and stay up-to-date with up-coming events in the school community.

Respectful communication is a right

In all workplaces people have the right to feel respected. Unacceptable and offensive behaviour has no place in our school communities. To ensure the wellbeing of students, staff and the community in our schools, steps will be taken to ad-dress unacceptable behaviour. This may include restricting contact with the school community or, in more serious cases, referral to NSW Police.

Unacceptable behaviour may include but is not limited to:

Aggressive or intimidating actions, such as violence, threatening gestures or physical proximity. Aggressive or intimidating language, including the use of obscenities, making sexist, racist or derogatory comments or using a rude tone.

Treating members of the school community differently due to aspects such as their religion or disability. Inappropriate and time wasting communication.

Woolworths Earn and Learn When: 1 May to 25 June We are still collecting Earn and Learn Stickers. We have a school collection box at Southlands Shopping Centre and one here at school. Thank you to all of the families who are collecting the stickers for our school. Shortage of Casual Teaching Staff At the moment there is a shortage of casual teachers, not only in the Penrith area but also across the state. We always try to get a good casual teacher to cover a class or program when the teacher is away. However, at this time of year it becomes extremely difficult and we are left with no choice except to split a class for the day. I apologise for this but every effort is made to secure a teacher where possible. P & C News The P & C held their meeting on Wednesday night and have another meeting scheduled for the 3rd of July at 7pm in the school library. ICAS Testing New changes for 2019 ICAS Assessments are online* assessments, designed to recognise and reward academic excellence. The assessments are based on the curricula for the relevant year. Students are asked to demonstrate a deeper, integrated, and thorough level of learning.

To ensure an engaging and beneficial experience for all students, new ICAS assessments are developed annually for each subject in every year level. In 2019 the ICAS Tests payment will now be online. Information on how to apply online will be sent home next week to students. Finally, congratulations to the following students who represented our school in the recent 2019 Sydney West SSA Cross Country Championships. Liam McSweeney, Ella-Grace Douglas and Jadah Bolton all did a wonderful job with Jadah finishing a creditable 19th in his field. We are very proud of these students and their efforts. Pictured is Liam running in the cross country event. Regards Ms Sandra Martin Principal

Term 2, Week 6 – K-6 Merit Awards

KM Vedashree Varun

Mahaad Chowdhury KR

Autumn Van der Meer

Aarav Khatiwada

K/1S William Price

Siri Clarkson 1/2L

Xavier Taranto

Isabella Rodger

K-1F Ava Hamlin 2H Abby Luck

William Turner

1/2T Keylan Refalo

Brandon Bissett 1-2M

Dante Ward

Chloe Moreno

3/4J Andre Van Der Meer

Annabella Higgins 3/4G

Jaxon Damevski

Bontiana Ducacez

3/4T Shreya Lakshmi

Kaha Pakinga 2-4Y Jessica Kameny

4-6B Aidan Todorovic

Ellah Adrichem 5/6B

Rory Spitzer

Amielle Harland

5/6R Jonty Fenton

Isabella Sloan 5/6S

Oliver Gerace

Summa-Lee Witek

Term 2, Week 6 – K-6 Maths Giant Awards

KM Brayden Harrison KR Marley Bavadra

K/1S Alanna Thornton 1/2L Skye Spitzer

K-1F Mitchell Nagle 1-2M Max Watene-Rogers

1/2T Jonah Shelton 3/4G Kaylee Cribbs

3/4J Marc Baroudy 2-4Y Samuel Moeono

3/4T Mariam Mostafa 4-6B Thomas Neale

5/6B Anna Raketic 5/6R Erika Damevski

5/6S Yahna Pakinga

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Term 2, Week 6 – Writer of the Month Awards

KM Christiano Morales KR Jaiden Price

K/1S Olivia Mwando 1/2L Emily Irwin

1/2T Isabelle Moreno 1-2M Makayla Hazell

3/4J Satkaar Gill 3/4G Fallon Sardelic

3/4T Artur Balasanyan 5/6R Aurelio Sardelic

5/6S Rhiannon Parnell

Term 2, Week 6 – K-6 Bronze Awards

KM

Poppy Amo

Teejay-Rae Clark

Kayleah Hunt

KR Sarah Maczek

Tyler McKay

K/1S Nash McRae

Dalton Cini 1/2L

Junior Bavadra

Kai O’Mara

K-1F Audrei Kemp 1-2M Yaj Brahmbhatt

Winter Bor

1/2T Guneet Dhillon

Prabhnoor Bachhal 3/4G

Khiara McGrade

Nikolaos Katsanos

Aaliyah Richardson

Avinoorpreet Kaur

3/4J

Mele Tui

Elizabeth Fielder

Aleksandar Vucic

Cooper Sutton

2-4Y Darcy Piper-Miller

3/4T

Ebonie Blunden

Gauri Panicker

Kingston Harland

5/6R

Kiara Pagnamenta

Shaya Ipekdizer

Ethan McSweeney

5/6B

Willow Bor

Fia Foley

Ethan Price

5/6S

Logan Ross-Marshall

Isaac Filikitonga

Jessie-Lee Munro

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Term 2, Week 6 – K-6 Silver Awards

KM Lily Ipekdizer KR Savannah Brock

K/1S Jasmine Gleizer

Hayden Mattingly 1/2L

Talia Damevski

Aqeela Budiman

3/4J Rubee Fenton 1-2M Sienna Zammit

Christopher Grech

3/4T Charlotte Gorman 4-6B Connor Hamilton

5/6R

Kiara Pagnamenta

Shaya Ipekdizer

Ethan McSweeney

5/6B Sabrina Kostrzewa

Malakai Bavadra

5/6S

Logan Ross-Marshall

Isaac Filikitonga

Jessie-Lee Munro

Term 2, Week 6 – Writer of the Month Overall Award

K-2 Emily Irwin 3-6 Aurelio Sardelic

P&C NEWS

Our silver coin round up has started. The top three classes that collect the most money will win a class party to be held in Term 4. The uniform shop is now open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings 8.30am – 9.15am. If you can help on any of these days please see Donna Fry. The uniform shop will be closed on Thursday 27

th June.

School banking is every Thursday morning. If you can help on any Thursday please see Debbie Witek. We currently have a position to fill within the P&C. We are looking for a secretary. If you would like to help with this position please see Leigh Gozzard. Our next P&C meeting is Wednesday 3

rd July at 7pm in the school library. We hope to see

you there. P&C Committee

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