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Kensington Catch Up

6 June 20186 June 2018

Principal’s ReportLast week we had our third P&C meeting for the year. Itwas a great night with a wonderful buzz supporting our schoolprograms and discussing new ideas for fundraising events.Please join us at the next meeting on Tuesday 26 June.

We thank Gabby Sheddan for being our P& C Treasurer andGavin Sheddan for being one of our Vice Presidents. They willbe heading overseas soon and we wish them all the best inthe future. Thank you to Maya Taneendjaja who has acceptedthe position of Treasurer for the rest of this year. We still havethe position of one of our two vice presidents available. Ifyou are interested or would like to discuss the position orthe nomination process, please email Tracey Chung atkensopandc@gmail.com.

It was voted and passed that from Term Three there will onlybe wholemeal bread available in the canteen. We look forwardto working with Anthony’s Catering to look at further wayswe can enhance the menus incorporating even more healthychoices for our students.

You will also see the implementation of reusable cutlery andcrockery to further reduce disposable plastic as part of ourKenso Cares Community Program.

Congratulations to our wonderful P & C Movie Nightorganisers, all tickets have SOLD OUT. Please remember theremust be an adult present with the children at all times. See youthere :)

Last week was our Annual Sports Carnival, a wonderful daywas had by all and the children showed great sportsmanshipencouraging each other and the sporting the houses. Pleaseenjoy the photos and results later in the newsletter.

Yesterday was the second P & C Mufti Day Fundraiser forthe year. Thanks for everyone who supported this “Warm, Cosyand Cuddly” fundraiser and please enjoy the photos in the nextnewsletter.

The filming of Teddies with Northern Pictures will occur forthree days this week. 40 of our Year Two students will becomeTV stars while they participate in 8 episodes of filming. We havebeen lucky as some of our Year Six Students will be given theopportunity to see how the filming takes place and will be rightin the thick of it with the show’s producer, sound and camerapersons. This will certainly give them a boost with their moviemaking expertise.

Please note that there may be a change with gates and accessaround the school at certain times. We apologise for theinconvenience but hope you understand what an amazinglearning opportunity this is for our students.

The children are loving the new water bottle refilling stations.The stations are continuing to support our healthy lifestyleprograms and helping the environment by reducing the needfor one use plastic bottles. Please ensure your children have arefillable water bottle each day.

Water Bottle Refilling StationWater Bottle Refilling Station

Please chat with your neighbours and friends as KindergartenOrientation will be here before you know it. The dates forthis year are September 18 and 25. Please ensure all yourpaperwork is processed as soon as possible to ensure we canfinalise the two-day orientation program. See Chris in the officebetween 9.30 and 2.30 and she can answer all your questions.

There are only 10 weeks until our wonderful Year Three –Six Mystery at Magpie Manor Musical. Please ensure youhave the day of the performance in your diary, Tuesday 21

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August. You will be notified about when tickets are available forpurchase soon.

After discussions last year, we will be filming the musical and itwill be available to parents on a secured, shared linked. If youhave concerns about your child being filmed please notify yourclass teacher immediately to discuss this matter. Rememberthere will be no personal filming during the show at NIDA.

16 positive affirmations now adorn our bathrooms. Pleaseenjoy the photos and chat with the children. We thank MissFabulizz and hope to see more affirmations into the future.There is definitely a fabulous buzz around the school.

Positive Affirmations DecalsPositive Affirmations Decals

Louise StonePrincipal

The Thomas Flowers Memorial LibraryFund

The Thomas Flowers Memorial Library Fund has beenestablished as a mark of respect to Tom Flowers and to allother dedicated and gifted teachers who have taught and givenguidance to the children of Kensington Public School; past,present and future. This is an opportunity for members of thelocal community as well as the school community to recognisethe contribution to society of outstanding teachers.

How the fund works for you

All Donations are tax deductible. A tax Exemption Numberhas been issued by the Taxation Department to identify theapproved Fund and will be quoted on all official receipts. Thefollowing structure has been established which will allow donorsto identify with a particular level of donation.

Donations under $100 are also welcome

In recognition of the support of donors, both individuals andorganisations, an engraved brass plate with the name of thedonor and the level of donation will be displayed in the Library.

Kenso CaresWelcome to our third Kenso Cares column. We are workinghard at making our school greener and our communitymore aware of the impact we have on our environment.

Some of our initiatives that we are working on at present are:

Thanks Jack’s Café for helping our school and community go alittle greener.

• $10,000 - PATRON (lifetime)

• $ 2,500 - FOUNDER (lifetime)

• $ 1,000 - MEMBER

• $ 500 - ASSOCIATE

• $ 100 - FRIEND

• At our recent P & C meeting the members discussedthe pros and cons of white and wholemeal bread.From Monday 11 June the canteen will providewholemeal bread to students unless you stipulatewhite. From Term 3 only wholemeal bread will beavailable.

• To help our environment we will be purchasingreusable cutlery, containers and cups for thechildren to use and return to the canteen to bewashed for reuse.

• The students at Kensington have been involved invarious educational conversations recently to ensurethey are aware of the repercussion that disposableplastic bags and plastic straws are having on ourenvironment. We encourage that no straws are usedunless they are reusable stainless steel. Pleasediscuss this with your children and help us make adifference to our environment.

• Nude Food Wednesdays. We are hoping thateveryone will be making sure they have no wrapperson a Wednesday in their lunch boxes. We are alsoencouraging all staff members to do the same. Wealso would like a no wrapper school.

• Our Australian Native Stingless Bees will bearriving soon and will be in our new Indigenousgarden in Bowral Street. We will be calling out toparents soon who would love to be part of a workingbee to help prepare our garden.

• Kenso reusable cups are coming. Each family willbe receiving a cup and more will be available forpurchase. The children will be able to use these atthe canteen for hot chocolate and soup during thecooler months. We encourage families to use thesewhen buying your morning coffee. Extra cups can bepurchased from school to other family members andwe hope that all families will use these for theirtakeaway coffee. They will make great gifts.

• Thanks to Jacks Café - Kensington for thegenerous donation towards the purchase the cups.They will be selling the cups at the café for purchaseas well. Please thank Phil next time you pop in.

• Our next environmental meeting is on Friday 4 Juneat 8.30am in Ms Stone’s office. Looking forward toseeing new faces and new ideas.

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Wednesday is Nude Food Day

Please support this by making sure your lunch box has nowrappers and is super healthy.

Nude foodNude food

In the Kensington area we have 3 local Earn and Return siteswhere you can take your bottles to be recycled. The studentshave been helping to put our bottles in the right bins and MsFredman has taken them to be recycled.

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/

KPS Organic Vege Box Co-op"We are excited to announce that Kensington PublicSchool will be launching our very own Organic Vege BoxCo-op.

Member families volunteer to divvy up bulk organic produce intoweekly boxes making the organic produce up to 45% cheaperthan retail. The divvy is planned to occur at 3pm Thursdays infront of the student's washrooms.

Your help volunteering to pack the boxes is welcomed.However you can still be a member of the co-op if you can'thelp due to work commitments. Funds go towards maintainingour school’s environmental programs. "My Organic School" is afull loop nutritional transformation program for your school.

Please register your interest by going to the link below.

http://www.myorganicschool.com/kensingtonpublicschool

David WalsmanFounder: My Organic Schooladmin@myorganicschool.comwww.myorganicschool.com

Multicultural Day 2018The annual celebration of our school’swonderfully diverse community is to be heldon Tuesday 19 June.

Students are invited to wear nationalcostumes of significance on the day. If not, school uniform(Australian colours) is to be worn.

We would like to invite parents, grandparents, families andfriends of KPS to join us for a shared lunch in the playgroundat 12.30 pm.

All children are asked to bring along a plate of food to share.You may like to bring along something that you enjoy eatingfrom your country of birth or that is unique to your culture.Please bring a paper plate or an empty lunchbox and forkfor your child and your guests to use.

*Please remember to keep the food NUT FREE (including foodcooked in peanut oil) to ensure the food is safe for all childrento eat. On Wednesday 6 June, we will send a form home foryou to complete to label all ingredients in your plate of food.

After lunch, you are invited to join us for a concert at 1.45pmin the playground.

We ask everyone to bring in a gold coin donation to gotowards Sor’s annual sponsorship on Multicultural Day.

If it is raining, our shared lunch will still be on but in classrooms.The concert will be postponed to a later date.

Rana StrakerEAL/D Teacher Relieving Assistant Principal

1. At UNSW on Physics Road. They are open fromMonday -Sunday from 7am -10pm and have aReverse Vending Machine.

2. The Cannery at Rosebery. 61 Mentmore AveRosebery. Opening hours are Monday to Sundayfrom 7am -10pm and have a Reverse VendingMachine.

3. Chery Shop Zetland. Shop 33, 20 Gadigal AveZetland. Opening times are Monday-Friday9.30am-9.30pm, Saturday and Sunday10.30am-9.30pm. This is an over-the-counter facility.

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The 2018 Nationally Consistent Collectionof Data (The NCCD)

All Australian schools are required to participate annually in theNCCD.

The national data collection will count annually the numberof students with disability who are receiving adjustments toaccess education in schools across Australia. The data willbe used to provide governments, schools and educationauthorities with an evidence base about students with disabilityin Australian schools, where they are and the level ofadjustments that are provided for them to participate inschooling on the same basis as other students. It will also beused as input to policy development for future funding andother policy requirements.

Please refer to the attached Parent Information Sheet for furtherinformation.

Bettina WilsonAssistant Principal

Class 6O ParentsDear 6O parents,

As discussed earlier this term, I will be having parent teacherinterviews for 6O parents only. The interviews will be held fromMonday 25 June to Wednesday 27 June. Please click on thelink below to make a booking.

Jane Tovey6O Teacher/Assistant Principal

https://kensingtonps.sessionkeeper.com.au/

Focus of the Fortnight

Value AwardsThe following students are receiving their first silver value award.They have worked hard to reach 100 ticks and could choosebetween Honour, Knowledge or Community.

Honour

Emily 1C, Amalyn 2M, Fei Yang 2M, Lara 1M, Eleanor1M, Isabella 1E, Max 5K

Knowledge

Patrick 1E, Leon 1E, John 2P, Charlie 2P, Aidan 2P,Lauren 2P, Allora KD, Ned 3D

Community

Timothy 1M, Xintong 1M, Ace KB, Molly KD, Maddie 3D,Kai 3D, Leah 3R

BEFORE SCHOOL REMINDERS

SUPERVISION AND BEHAVIOUR

The safety and supervision of students before 8.30am is theresponsibility of parents/caregivers until teacher supervisionstarts. Students should aim to arrive at school after 8.30am,unless attending an extra-curricular activity.

Students have been repeatedly reminded that if they do arriveat school prior to 8.30, they MUST sit on the seats outside thelibrary until the supervising teacher arrives at 8.30. The schoolBehaviour Management procedures will be implemented forstudents who do not comply with these expectations.

SCHOOL BAGS

All students are reminded that they must remain in Area 1(under the COLA) until 9am. Students must keep their schoolbags with them or place them in a safe location in Area 1. NOSTUDENTS OR BAGS should be in Area 3 (unless attendingChoir on Tuesday mornings). This is to ensure student safetyand to prevent congestion in passive areas.

Bettina Wilson (Croft)Assistant Principal

K-2 ATHLETICS CARNIVALA beautiful sunny day set the scene for a fun filled carnival, withall students testing their skills through a circuit of hula hoops,skipping ropes, egg and spoon races, parachutes, jumpingsacks, tunnel balls, obstacle courses, stilts and beanbags!

Our afternoon concluded with our annual class races. Allstudents 'had a go' and did their best. All students arecommended for their sportsmanship and excellent behaviour.

Please see photos below.

Bettina WilsonAssistant Principal

Years 3-6 Athletics CarnivalOn Tuesday 29 May, KPS held its annual Years 3-6 AthleticsCarnival at ES Marks Athletic Field. It was a fantastic day, withstudents competing in a variety of events, from the 100, 200and 800 metre races to long jump, high jump, shot put anddiscus. Well done to everyone who participated. There weremany close finishes and personal bests achieved, with greatsportsmanship display by all. Congratulations to the winninghouse, Pindaree, and to those who received a ribbon forplacing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their events. The students

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representing KPS at the Zone Athletics carnival will beannounced shortly.

Rana StrakerEAL/D Teacher Relieving Assistant Principal

Athletics Day 2018Athletics Day 2018

Zone Cross CountryTwenty-seven eager students and many supportive parentsattended the Zone Cross Country on the 23 May at CentennialPark. It is an extremely difficult course made challenging bysandy hills. Our students tried their best and should beextremely proud of themselves. Special congratulations toCarolyn on her amazing efforts. She came 2nd and will nowcompete at the Sydney East Regional Carnival on 14 June.

Zone Cross CountryZone Cross Country

ICAS 2018The ICAS tests are due to begin in Term Two. Students areasked to arrive at school no later than 7.45am and to wait atthe seats outside of the library for each test. Teachers will cometo collect their groups and once the students are seated andready, the classroom doors will be closed. Because each testis timed, students who arrive late will not be permitted intothe classroom.

The dates for the ICAS tests are as follows:

Spelling - Tuesday 12 June 2018Writing - Thursday 14 June 2018English - Friday 27 July 2018 - Please note that thedate has changed due to the Stage 3 Camp.Mathematics - Tuesday 14 August 2018

Ms EspinosaICAS Coordinator

K-Two Assembly

Tuesday 2.20pm School Hall

TERM 2 CLASS

WEEK 7 2B ITEM

TERM 2 CLASS

WEEK 8 NO ASSEMBLY MULTICULTURAL DAY

WEEK 9 1C HOSTING

WEEK 10 STUDENT OF THE TERM ASSEMBLY

2P NewsOn Friday 18 May, 2P along with 2M and 2B visited theRandwick Sustainability Hub as part of our science unit aboutwater.

The students had a wonderful time and learnt many new andinteresting things as they explored water using their senses.They learnt about the importance of water in their lives andhow they can save water at home. Below are some photos andsome short reflections from 2P of the activities students tookpart in.

We had a lot of fun on our excursion. We had three lessonsabout water. We learnt about water wasting and water saving.We looked at how rain gets into our water tanks and how theclean water is separated from the dirty water. Zahra

On our excursion we were split into three groups. In our firstlesson we learnt about water tanks. In our second lesson welearnt about the difference between water wasting and watersaving. Then we learnt about the sound that water makes.Finally, we acted out the water cycle. I really enjoyed it! John

The water excursion was at the Randwick Sustainability Hub. Ienjoyed it when we made a play about Drippy the rain drop andhis friends going around the water cycle. I also learnt about howa rain water tank works. There is a filter that gets out the big bitsof dirt and then all the dirty water goes into a pipe which makesa ball float up. When it gets to the top the clean water goes intothe tank. Chloe

Randwick Sustainability Hub ExcursionRandwick Sustainability Hub Excursion

Chess CoachingLearn to be a chess champion! Coaching for students atKensington Public School is held on Thursdays from 1:00pm to1:45pm, starting on 3 May 2018.

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.

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

Calling for Hosting Families for ChineseChildren who are visiting KPS 11 Augustto 25 August

Dear KPS Community Members,

We are looking for Homestay families to host some ChineseStudent Visitors aged 10-12, who will participate a 2-weekStudy Tour at Kensington Public School in August.

Key requirements/responsibilities for Homestay family:

In return, we will pay the Homestay family $800 per hostedstudent per 2 weeks, arrive on August 11, and leave onAugust 25.

Each Homestay family can host 1-2 Student Visitor(s), and eachspare room can accommodate maximum 2 Student Visitors inline with policy of the NSW Department of Education. Exclusivestudent information will be given to homestay families inconfirming the allocation of students. The name, address andother details of the Homestay family will be used for allocatingStudent Visitor(s) only.

If you are interested, please email: contact@applestone.com.auor call Dr. Li at 0432518269 directly, who, as a parent of KPSstudent, is looking forward to talking to you soon.

Applestone Education Pty Ltd,Operator of NSW Department of Education StudyTour

GATE REMINDERSPlease observe the following information regarding our schoolgates:

Gate 1 Doncaster Avenue

This gate is open from 3pm and is only for students accessingthe Car pick Up Zone. To ensure the safety of our students,adult pedestrians are asked not to use this gate until after3.20pm

Gate 2 Doncaster Avenue

This gate is open from 6am to allow access to KPSOOSH,before school activities and the administration office. At 3pmthis gate is locked to avoid congestion on Doncaster Avenue.

Gate 3 Bowral Street and Gate 4 TodmanAvenue

Both gates are open from 8am to allow pedestrian access forschool drop off. These gates are locked at 9.15am. Volunteersexiting after this time should exit via Doncaster Gate 2. Bothgates are open from 2.45pm to allow pedestrian access forschool pick up.

Please note, at times the opening of gates may be delayedfor unforseen reasons. We appreciate your understanding andpatience. You are always welcome to enter via Gate 2Doncaster Avenue on these rare occasions.

PSSA ResultsThank you to all the parents who are able to get to the variousgames to support our teams.

Netball

Friday 25 May Kensington vs. Paddington A

Unfortunately both teams lost their games. However, everyonetried their best and we had some spectacular intercepts fromour defence players. Both teams showed great sportsmanshipby encouraging their teammates from the side line andcomplimenting the other team whenever they scored a fantasticgoal. Well done girls!

Senior Girls Kensington 10 vs. Paddington A 26 Playersof the Week EleniJunior Girls Kensington 0 vs. Paddington A 18 Playerof the Week Angelina

Girls Soccer

Friday 25 May

Senior Girls Kensington 5 vs. Bronte 3 Player of theWeek AliciaJunior Girls Kensington 0 vs. Bronte 2 Player of theWeek Jessica

Boys Soccer

Friday 25 May

Senior Green Kensington 1 vs. Randwick 0 Player ofthe Week Harry

This was an exciting game to watch as it was so close andthere were several attempts at goal by both teams. Therewas some fantastic defensive work by Harry and Shae wasconsistently trying to move the ball forward resulting in a goal.

1. Provide 3 meals, including lunch box preparation forschooling and off campus activities, spare room(s) for1-2 Chinese Student Visitor(s).

2. School drop off (8:30am -9am) and pick up (3pm)from KPS on a normal weekday.

3. Chinese student(s) will be picked up from KPS by9am for off-campus activities and return to KPS by5:00 pm on Sundays.

4. All adults at the Homestay families must undertakeworking with children check as “adult householdmember” on: https://wwccheck.ccyp.nsw.gov.au/Applicants/Application (free of charge).

5. Friendly and interested in multiculturalism.

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Ethan and Zaid looked dangerous and Brandon made somegreat saves. This was a great effort by a very cohesive team.

Senior Gold Kensington 7 vs. Double Bay 3 Player ofthe Week CurtisJunior Green Kensington 0 vs. Randwick 6 Player ofthe Week Leon

We continued to improve this week with many playersbecoming more confident. Randwick scored 4 goals in the 1sthalf but only 2 in the 2nd. John displayed some great workin the mid field and Leon literally put his body on the line asgoalkeeper. Despite being hit in the face with the ball resultingin a split lip, Leon continued to play on bravely.

Junior Gold Kensington 2 vs. Double Bay 1 Player ofthe Week Tom

P&C News

Movie Night: The Incredibles 2 Friday 15 June

Thank you for all those who have bought tickets!

Don’t forget, we have secured Cinema 7 exclusively for our ownprivate viewing of The Incredibles 2. Doors open at 6.30pm fora 7.00pm

Pyjama Mufti Day

Thank you to everyone who dressed up for Pyjama, “Onesie”and Ugg day!

KPS Umbrellas

Kensington Public School umbrellas havearrived! Umbrellas will be available for saleat school banking and Uniform Shop for$29. (Please note- for safety, umbrellas areonly for the use of adults when on theschool grounds)

Let it rain!

Uniform Shop NewsVolunteers are needed to help in the Uniform Shop. If youare able to help please contact the school office as soon aspossible. Until we have more volunteers the Uniform Shop willonly be opened on Tuesday mornings from 8.30 to 9.30am.

Kensington Public School uses an online ordering system foruniform shop items. An online catalogue has been establishedwith Flexischools,. Orders will be ready for collection oncecompleted. Delivery methods include – pick up from theUniform shop on Tuesday morning 8.30 to 9am or pick upfrom your after school care provider (KPSOOSH or SquigglerAcademy). Please allow 10 days for orders to be completed.

https://www.flexischools.com.au/

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With every purchase, $14 goes to KENSINGTON PUBLICSCHOOL

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Email: John.Donohoe@boq.com.auMobile: 0422 332 838 or 0412 335 436Digital Copy: https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/2x00483

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