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P U B L I C SCHOOL

n P (02) 6922 6443 n Lake Albert Rd, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650

n kooringal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au n www.kooringal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

N e w s l e t t e r

KOORINGAL

Encouraging excellence Educating for the future

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n 2016 n Term 4 n Week 1 n Newsletter

CalendarOCTOBERTuesday 11 October P&C Meeting 7pmTuesday 18 October St 2 Borambola

ExcursionWednesday 19 October St 2 Borambola

ExcursionThursday 20 October Kinder 2017 Transition

9.30am - 11.00amFriday 21 October Mini Matildas Soccer

Gala DayThursday 27 October Kinder 2017 Transition

9.30am - 11.00am

Kooringal Public School n Acting Principal Beverley Jenkyn n kooringal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au n www.kooringal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

UNIFORM SHOP NEW OPENING HOURSThursday 3.00pm - 3.40pm

Friday 9.00am - 9.30am

SRC COLOURS DAY

MERIT AWARDS WEEK 10

Kinder ApplesChloe SwaffieldCharlie LipscombeJett Peel

Kinder BlackberriesLily AtkinsonEmma ThompsonAlistair Churchill

Kinder DellCharlee ScriberMolly RestallLachlan Fisher

1 GigAtong KuolTayla LawrenceKacey Ritchie

1 BoldEllyse QuinnellSaraya WeekesLeon Cooney

1 MP3Tyson RichardsonBrady SpearsBen Tilyard

1/2 JavaTiarna EllicottTyler VerrallRhodie-Joe Bryce

2 FontKobi RobinsonSage Madiment Clark

2 TweetWilliams RoePoppy Reilly

3/4 YahooLily MartiniMax WillisSophie Ellis-CumminsLachlan Maxwell

3/4 BingGrace GoddenCooper FisherThomas MoloneyBlake SmithJack Restall

3/4 SafariSamuel SpearsNoah KingWilliam RestallJack EllicotDeacon Crawford

3/4 ExplorerLauren EslerTitus MadeleyJoshua WeekesRiley HowardChloe Ligakis

5/6 ClarkeHannah DughettiMaiah Darcy-WatkinsKaleb MoorfootJacob Cotterill

5/6 JobsVictoria GranthamBreanna ElphickJayden WordsworthThomas CasnaveKate Esler

5/6 GatesJake HockleyJonathan MulhearnLucy PeisleyCarl DicksonBriana Ingram

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Kooringal Public SchoolEducating for Excellence Educating for the Future

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGEWelcome back to another very busy and productive term. Please find attached your Term 4 calendar that can be placed on your fridge and add events to it as you are notified.

It is a very busy term and it is extremely important that all students attend school daily. If your child is unwell please send in a sick note the following day to justify your child’s absence. This is a mandatory guideline that the Department of Education monitor extremely closely.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Teresa Rutherford and Tanyiea Pople who received their 20-year service award at the end of last term. Teresa works tirelessly in the office doing administration jobs, supports students, especially with medical concerns or injuries and continually assists staff and parents. Tanyiea works in the special needs classroom providing ongoing support to students and always attends all overnight excursion. We truly value and appreciate the dedication both ladies give Kooringal Public School and the certificate acknowledges all this hard work and commitment.

How can we all support your child’s learning at school and in the community?

The role of Kooringal Public school is to work in partnership with parents to provide an environment that encourages students to connect with each other and their community, so they can succeed and thrive. Parents, teachers and the community all play a role in fostering this environment.

Your role in supporting your child

Be involved in your child’s life – dedicate time to really understand your child. Know where they are, who they are with and what they are doing.

Be cyber-aware: regularly monitor what they are looking at on the internet and on social media sites and do what you can to reduce their exposure to inappropriate content;

Place the computer or device in a common area of the house, so your child is less likely to try and access inappropriate web sites or use social media sites inappropriately; and consider using content filters to help control what your child can access.

Encourage open and honest discussion at home – encouraging your child to learn about and understand other points of view is a valuable life skill. If you stop

discussion about topics that you are uncomfortable with, for example religion, politics, racism, drugs, extremism or terrorism, your child may find it even more interesting and may try to find information without you knowing. This could lead them to inaccurate information.

Encourage positive outlets for your child’s energies – sports, performing arts, hobbies and organised clubs, all provide a sense of belonging and somewhere to focus their interests, though it may take a few attempts to find the right interest for your child.

Be a role model – modelling positive, respectful relationships, positive ways to show emotions and how to apply objective thinking skills are valuable life skills for your child.

How you can help your child

You know your child better than anyone else and are in a good position to notice any changes in their behaviour. If their behaviour changes significantly, try to find out what is happening in their lives. There are many reasons for a change in behaviour, so don’t jump to conclusions.

The best way to support your child is to maintain open, non-judgemental communication with them. By keeping a positive relationship you may be in a position to help them if they want to talk about their problems. Listen to their concerns and try to understand their perspective.

Even if you disagree with what they are saying, it is important to find some way to let them know they are accepted and that you are there to help them.

Bev Jenkyn Acting Principal

KINDER BLACKBERRIES READING GROUPSKinder Blackberries welcome visitors to the classroom. The room is a buzz during reading groups and we love to share our reading with children from Stages 2 and 3, our wonderful parent helpers and our amazing community members.

See our smiles in the pictures, that’s because we are having fun while we are learning!

As of Week 2, we will have reading groups on-

Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10.50 am - 11.20 am

We always welcome more helpers!

So if you are a parent, grandparent, friend or community member, we’d love to see you in our classroom. Even if you can only make a one off, we’d welcome you to our

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ICAS ENGLISH COMPETITION

Congratulations to Pansara Kuruppu Arachchige, Year 2 and Lindsay Mayfield and Josphine Galvin, Yr 6, for receiving a Distinction Certificate and Deacon Crawford, Year 3, for achieving a High Distinction in this competition, what an accomplishment! Congratulations also to our many Credit and Merit awardees.

Julie Smith ICAS Coordinator

REMINDER - SAVE THE DATEGrandparents Day

Friday 28th October

Pencil in the date and let your Grandparents know because it will be the event of the year!

SRC COLOURS DAYThe SRC would like to thank all of the KPS students who participated in our Colour’s Day Fundraiser for Stewart House. We were able to raise $358.70 for this worthy cause.

Mr Matt Fletcher

SRC Coordinator

reading groups. Please sign in at the office prior to coming to our classroom.

Thank you,

Mrs Balding and Kinder Blackberries

PRINCIPAL AWARDS

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Kooringal Public SchoolP&C NEWSTea Towel Fundraiser

The P&C together with the students have designed a tea towel available for purchase for $15.00. If you wish to have a look at the tea towel there is a sample in the front office or a picture near your child’s classroom. If you didn’t receive the note/order form, please collect one from the office.

Adidas School Fun Run

Friday 18 November

The P&C will be holding the Adidas School Fun Run on Friday 18 November, 2016. Information and forms will be sent home next week.

P&C Meeting TONIGHT - Tuesday 11 October

The P&C Meeting is being held TONIGHT - Tuesday 11 October, 2016 commencing at 7pm in the school staffroom. All welcome to attend.

If you are interested in becoming involved with the P&C please email kooringalpublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au

ENROLMENT CONFIRMATION FOR 2017Dear Parents and Carers of students at Kooringal Public School

We ask if all parents of current Kindergarten to Year 5 students please confirm if your child WILL NOT be returning to Kooringal Public School for 2017.

Please complete and return the form below to the school office by Friday 23rd September 2016.

Bev Jenkyn, Acting Principal

Please return to School Office by Friday 23rd September 2016

Name of Child: …………………………………………

Class: ……………………..

Name of Child:………….………………………………

Class: ………………………

o WILL NOT be returning to KPS in 2017

(please tick)

Signature of Parent/Carer:

…………………………..........……………..……...

Date:....................………….

Educating for Excellence Educating for the Future

SOUTH WAGGA WARRIORS

SOFTBALL CLUB

Come and play …

2016/17 SOFTBALL SEASON EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO JOIN IN -

Competitions:

Friday night - non competitive teeball for ages 4-6, boys and girls

(skills and game)

Saturday morning - junior teeball and softball for boys and girls

Saturday afternoon - women’s senior softball

Monday night - men’s senior softball

Contact Renee for information on how to register or if you have any questions on how you can get involved in softball by October 19 -

rmcooper07@gmail.com

Morgan Street Dental Centre Medicare Child Dental Benefits Schedule

Claim your $1000 Benefit for

Dental Services from Medicare With No Out-of-Pocket Expenses

Ask Us About Your Child’s Eligibility Today!

Ph: 6921 9500

THE KOORINGAL BITE! ISSUE 7: OCTOBER 2016

https://healthy-kids.com.au/food-nutrition/5-food-groups/breads-cereals/ https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/food-essentials/five-food-groups/grain-cereal-foods-mostly-wholegrain-and-or-high-cereal-fibre https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/cereals-and-wholegrain-foods

Issue 7: October 2016

Grains and Cereals

Dear parents, carers and community of Kooringal Public School

Welcome to Issue 7 of the Bite and welcome to term 4 for 2016!

In this issue we will look at the role that Grains and Cereals play in our diet and their importance for our bodies to function properly.

Grains and Cereals make up one of the five food groups. The Australian Dietary Guidelines recommend eating a wide variety of mostly whole grain and/or high fibre varieties of grains and cereal.

It is important to try and limited refined grains as these types of grains are commonly used in processed foods like biscuits and cakes. Processed foods have large amounts of added sugars, fats and often salt and generally have no nutritional value.

So try and choose wholemeal or wholegrain breads and cereals whenever you can.

Siobhain Howard Project Officer Food Security

Why are they good for us?

Cereals and grains have carbohydrates in them – Carbohydrates main job is to provide energy to feed our brains and fuel our bodies. Grains are an essential part of a healthy diet, providing nutrients and energy for a child’s normal growth and development. Cereals and grains also contain protein, a wide range of minerals and vitamins and are a good source of fibre. Fibre helps move food easily through your intestines and helps to prevent constipation.

Fuel for brains + muscles

https://healthy-kids.com.au/food-nutrition/5-food-groups/breads-cereals/ https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/the_guidelines/n55g_adult_brochure.pdf

2-8 years 9-11 years 12-13 years 14-18 years 19-50 years

Boys 4 5 6 7 6

Girls 4 4 5 7 6

Recommended number of grain serves per day https://healthy-kids.com.au/food-nutrition/5-food-groups/breads-cereals/

One serve of gains/cereals is equal to:

* 1 slice bread * ½ cup cooked rice, pasta, noodles * ½ cup cooked porridge * ⅔ cup wheat cereal flakes

Grains and Cereals Examples include; Bread, pasta, rice, oats & noodles Try and choose wholemeal or wholegrain breads and cereals