Term 2 - Kenthurst Public School
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Term 2 - Kenthurst Public School
Kenthurst Public School 111 Kenthurst Road, Kenthurst NSW 2156 Phone: 9654 1173 Fax: 9654 2586 Email: [email protected] Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community “The School of Choice” Term 2 Week 8 Friday 12th June 2015 Good afternoon Parents and Friends, It never ceases to amaze me how many wonderful things our students are getting up to. We’ve had a Zone Cross Country Carnival, Premiers Debating Challenge, Didjeribone Aboriginal performance, Chess competitions, ICAS assessments, Waste Free Lunch Week, Gardening, Be Skilled Be Fit Athletics sessions as well as classes busily creating their wonderful class artwork for the Kenthurst Art Festival. This truly reflects our dynamic and engaging school. On Monday June 15 our Stage 3 students, Mr Vella, Miss Puddy and I will be travelling to Canberra to visit many exciting attractions. The 3 day excursion will be a valuable learning experience for all of the students and I know they will be outstanding representatives of our school. We look forward to sharing their experiences with you in the next newsletter. Our Debating Team participated in Round 3 of the Premiers Debating Challenge on Tuesday. We debated against Londonderry Public School and the topic of the debate was ‘Parents should give their children pocket money’. Kenthurst were the negative team and developed some very strong arguments against the topic. As a result we won the debate. Congratulations Oliver, Tyra, Alyssa and Douglas on a great debate. This week we watched a fantastic Aboriginal performance called ‘Didjeribone’. Students were musically entertained by Tjupurru. He played an instrument called the didjeribone which is a combination of didgeridoo and trombone. The students layered their own sounds to create music to accompany the didjeribone. Tjupurru played the National Anthem and students sang along. He also played many other familiar beats for the students to clap along to. I spoke to some of our students after the show and their responses were “I would love to see the performance again” , “ It was really funny and entertaining!”. Kenthurst Public School – “The School of Choice” Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community Congratulations to all students who represented Kenthurst Public School at the Ridges Zone Cross Country. All students who attended the carnival proudly represented Kenthurst and strived to achieve their personal best. Their behaviour was outstanding and they displayed our school values of Respect, Responsibility and Personal Best at all times. Thank you to Mr Vella and Miss Puddy for organising and supervising our zone team. Special congratulations to students who placed in the top 8 within their age groups: Jessica - 8th, Douglas - 4th and Steven - 8th. These three students were members of the Ridges Cross Country Team and competed at the Sydney West Carnival this week. We are yet to receive their final results however, it is a wonderful achievement to reach this level of competition. We are very proud of you Jessica, Douglas and Steven. Thank you to those families who have been donating food items for the Dural District Anglican Churches Food Drive. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. On Tuesday June 23 we will be holding our ‘Winter Wonderland’ Disco. Students are encouraged to come dressed in appropriate winter clothing and bring plenty of energy so they can dance the night away! All money raised will be contributed towards updating our interactive whiteboards. Have a wonderful fortnight! Mrs Murphy Relieving Principal Kenthurst Public School – “The School of Choice” Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community Diary Dates - 2015 Week 9 – Term 2 15th June, Monday - Stage 3 Camp ICAS Writing 16th June, Tuesday - Stage 3 Camp ICAS Spelling 17th June, Wednesday - Stage 3 Camp Be Skilled Be Fit – K-6 18th June, Thursday - ICAS Spelling – Stage 3 Band / Scripture 19th June, Friday - ICAS Writing – Stage 3 PSSA Week 10 – Term 2 22nd June, Monday - 23rd June, Tuesday - Stage 2 Field of Mars Excursion Disco: Kindy to Year 2 at 4pm Years 3-6 at 5.30pm 24th June, Wednesday - Be Skilled Be Fit – K-6 Reports to be sent home 25th June, Thursday - Band /Scripture 26th June, Friday - Last Day of Term 2 Kenthurst Public School – “The School of Choice” Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community UNIFORM SHOP Uniform Shop Just a reminder that the uniform shop is open Thursday afternoon’s between 2.30pm – 4.00pm Kenthurst Public School App – Skoolbag Check out the features! You'll also find our newsletters there, parent calendar, flexischool information and much more. We are use the app for a lot more things, keeping you informed of last minute changes to things such as PSSA, sport carnivals and reminders for things like Photo Day or Mother’s Day. This is a great way for us to communicate. How to install Skoolbag on your smartphone – this app is FREE iPhone Users: Simply search for “Kenthurst Public School” in the App store on your phone, PC or Mac and install. Android Users: Simply search for “Kenthurst Public School” in the Google Play store on your phone, PC or Mac, and install. Once installed, remember to set your phone to advise you of all new notifications. Please call the school office should you have any questions on using this app. Kenthurst Public School – “The School of Choice” Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community Stage 1 In Stage One we have been learning about different types of punctuation like speech and exclamation marks, so we have used them in our story writing. We also have a saying in S1E which is BAN THE BORING BEGINNINGS! We hope you enjoy a sample of our writing and you are hooked right from the beginning. Michelle Year 2 Cough, laugh, cough, laugh! I learnt yesterday that sounds can be put into a beat and become music. Tjupurra made Year Six do the limbo. Tjupurra said the teachers are better at the limbo. He said “Which teacher will come up and demonstrate?” Miss Armstrong went up. Then Tjupurra said she could choose another teacher and she chose Mr Vella. They did the limbo and the teachers were pretty good. Everyone yelled because he was so funny! Axel Year 2 “But wait ….there’s more!” We heard Tjupurra say this in his show called Didjeibone and we laughed every time. Tjupurra had a seismic sensor for vibrations in the ground and in his mouth. It sounded gross when it was in his mouth, but that’s how he used it. Sasha had his birthday on that day so he went on the stage and struck a pose in front of the school. Twelve Year Sixes went up on the stage to do the limbo. “But wait…there’s more!” Unfortunately I can’t think of anything! Cooper Year 1 “But wait… there’s more” said the aboriginal man. I began to laugh. He played music on his didjeribone. It sounded like a trombone. The Year Six boys and girls did the limbo. The Year Six boys won the limbo competition. Callum and Sienna did the chicken dance. They made me laugh. Bethany Year 2 Clap, clap, clap! That is the whole school clapping to the beat of the music while Tjupurra played the didjeribone. Sasha was asked to go on to the stage and he had to strike a pose. While he was walking we clapped to the beat of his walking. Kenthurst Public School – “The School of Choice” Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community Chess Competition Our stage two and three students have been competing in separate chess competitions. There have been some well fought out battles as we come closer to finding our overall champion. It is great to see everybody having a good time and showing great sportsmanship. Good luck to the remaining students. The results were as follows: Round 1 Stage 2 Ben Laura Levi Claire Stage 3 Steven Louis Aleks Wyatt Ethan Mitchell Steven Round 2 Stage 2 Levi Joshua Stage 3 Steven Gemma Steven Bye V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Sasha Jessica Riley Joshua Winner Ben Laura Levi Joshua Jasper Ruby Mia Gemma Sidney Owen Vanessa Winner Steven Louis Aleks Gemma Ethan Owen Steven Laura Ben Winner Levi Joshua Aleks Louis Ethan Winner In progress Gemma Steven Owen B Kenthurst Public School – “The School of Choice” Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community Kenthurst Public School – “The School of Choice” Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community Kenthurst Public School – “The School of Choice” Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community WINTER WONDERLAND DISCO When: Tuesday June 23 Where: School Hall Time: K-2 ~ 4pm - 5.30pm 3-6 ~ 5.30pm - 7pm Cost: $10 per student or $25 for a family of 3 or more. This includes entry to the disco, a drink, snack and glow sticks. In your winter woollies. Dress: Prizes: Every ticket purchased will be placed in the draw to win a lucky door prize. There will be a prize for K-2 and a prize for 3-6. Kenthurst Public School – “The School of Choice” Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community Levi’s Lunch On Thursday 28 May we had Levi’s Lunch at school. The kids devoured Margarita and Bacon and Cheese Scrolls, garlic bread and a popper. It was a special day and Levi was in everyone’s thoughts. A big thank you to Edwina W, Vanessa C, Sonja D, Rebecca E, Tina J, Kym M, Emma C, Judith P and Tracey N for all their help making this day such a big success. America Hot Dog Day On Friday 26th June (last day of term) we are having America Hot Dog Day! For $6 you can order a hot dog, donut and cordial for your child. There will be no normal lunch orders on this day – the canteen will only be selling snacks. Orders can be done via flexischools before 23rd June. A note went home this week with all the details! The Art Festival – Helpers still needed! The Art Festival is coming up quickly and we still need a few helpers to make the weekend a huge success. If you can help with any of the below positions please contact Amber Coles-Souter via email- [email protected] or mobile 0449 153 601, or contact the school office. • 2 x Catering Wait Staff Team - Fri 24th July 6:30pm - 10pm • 2 x Food Prep team on the Cocktail Opening – 6.30pm-10pm • 1 x Bar Staff - Fri 24th July 6:00pm - 10pm • 2 x Kids Activity - Sat 25th July 11am - 1pm • 1 x extra Cafe helper: Sat 9am - 12noon • 1 x extra Café helper: Sat 12noon - 2pm • 1 x extra Cafe helper - Sun 12noon - 2pm Any help is greatly appreciated and there is a few perks working on the Friday evening too! 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