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Kirrawee Public school

Kirrawee Kooee

WEEK 10 TERM 4

As usual around this time of year there are many activities and we are all madly getting ready for the man in the red suit.

Firstly a huge thanks to the Kirrawee PS community for an outstanding attendance at our annual Carol’s Concert. It was an enjoyable program, with greatly supporting all the Kirrawee students. Thanks to the hard workers who manned the BBQ. To the Mums, Dads and students that worked alongside each other and a BIG thanks to our P & C for their outstanding support. Your consistent support has elevated student learning outcomes at Kirrawee PS. Thanks for the $13,000 contribution towards interactive projectors- this tool of learning will certainly take us into the 21

st century of

learning. Thanks for supporting me on so many different fronts of school governance.

Staffing for 2014:If our student numbers remain constant, then we will see the following staffing changes.

I would like to thank Mrs Gallon for her exceptional work with our Year 3 students during semester 2. We wish her all the best in her future career.

Mrs Hewitt will be on leave for the duration of 2014. Mrs Oostdam will be on maternity leave and will be returning to KPS at the start of Term 4.We look forward to Mrs Hearnden’s return in 2014.Mr Stevenson joins us for the duration of 2014 as a member of the teaching staff.

I am waiting for a determination from DEC staffing allowing me to fill the class position that currently exists at KPS. If the role is not filled before the start of 2014, a temporary teacher will be employed as a minimum for Term One.

Learning Packs for 2014 will include: ALL learning stationery, Gymnastics, Futsal(soccer)

Mathletics, class excursion (up to $15) and library bag.

Early Stage One: $160

Stage One: $195

Stage Two: $200

Stage Three: $210

Support Unit: $200

Thank you to all the staff at Kirrawee Public School.

Your professionalism and support has been appreciated which has made an outstanding difference across all quality learning outcomes. Thank you to my executive team, for your leadership and support.

Thank you to ALL the parents and

volunteers for their support and cooperation .Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I look forward to 2014 as we start the new year with enhanced technology across the school.

Mr Williams

In this Issue Principal’s Report Term Calendar Library news Canteen meal deal day P&C label ordering Canteen News Disco Christmas concert ordering Chaplains corner Playgroup Value Awards Stage reports Uniform shop Community Noticeboard

Principal’s Message

KIRRAWEE KOOEE | WEEK 10 TERM 4 2

Kirrawee Public School

11 December

16

* Berry Camp yr. 5&6

17


18

* Last school day


19

* Staff Development Day

20

* Staff Development Day

Term Planner Week

1 October

7

8 9 10

11

* PSSA round 3

2 October

14

* P&C meeting

*Swimming

15

* Swimming

16

* Swimming

17

* Swimming

18

* PSSA round 4

3 October

21

* Swimming

22

* Swimming

23 Kinder Orientation 2

(2) * Swimming

24

* Swimming (last day)

25

* PSSA round 5

4 Oct/Nov

28

29

30

* Halloween meal Deal

31 * Stage 3 CPR * year 6 parent helper meeting

1

* PSSA round 6

5 November

4

* P&C meeting * Kinder & K/6P Teddy Bears Picnic

5

6

* Kinder Orientation 3

8

* PSSA round 7

6 November

11

12

13

14

* Disco

15

* PSSA round 8

7 November

18

19

20

21 * Support unit excursion

*Dancers performing in assembly

22

* PSSA round 9

8 November

25

26

27

28

* Band & dance concert

29

* PSSA round 10

9 December

2

* P&C meeting

3

4

* Combined Scripture

5

6

* PSSA Finals

* Christmas Carols

10 December

9

* Presentation Day (whole school) at Gymea HS

10

* Christmas Stall

11

* Combined Scripture

12

* Year 6 Farewell

13

* School Picnic



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Library News by Mrs Ivison



Support Unit

Support Unit students thoroughly enjoyed performing at the Carols Night. They were very excited and sang well.

On Tuesday, 17th December, we are looking forward to our excursion to Como Park. We are going to have fun and have lunch with our friends.

We are going to enjoy playing in the new playground.

On Thursday, 3/6S are going to Gymea to buy the ingredients to prepare our lunch. We will make sandwiches and eat fruit.

The Support Unit students have had the chance to meet new students for 2014 as they have been to visit. We all hope our new students will be happy at Kirrawee P.S.

Stage 2

Stage Two have had a busy end to the year. The Stage 2 teachers would like to thank the students for their performance at the Christmas Concert. It was great to see such a tremendous turn out and your Aussie inspired carols truly reflected the theme of the evening.

Stage 2 would also like to thank Mrs Hewitt for her dedication with 4H throughout the year as regrettably she is taking leave for the duration of the year as a result of illness. We thank Mr Stevenson for stepping in and

taking 4H for the remainder of the year.

Mrs Oostdam

Stage 3:

I would like to thank all of the Stage 3 students for their assistance in preparing a wonderful Christmas Concert. Thank you for your efforts in learning the songs and for bringing a 'disco-like' ambiance to your performance. You certainly had the younger students up on the dance floor.

Well as this is our last newsletter for 2013 I would like to take the opportunity to farewell the Year 6 students and wish them all the very best for high school and beyond. Speaking on behalf of Ms Taylor and myself we would like to thank Year 6 for being a grade with enthusiasm, motivation, drive, and a keen sense of humour. We hope that your future is filled with success and happiness, and that your love for learning continues as the years ahead unfold.

Mrs Oostdam

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VALUE AWARDS

Cooperation Week 8

KG: Tiffany Wilson David Markosyan 2/3B: Zachary Feeney Christopher Goossens 3C: Luke Dibblin Alanah Krogh 5O: Dayna Fawell Dara Mirjahangir 6T: Josie Lightowlers Sakunchai Khongsombat 3/6S: Jai Salter Jack Goodhew K/6R: Kiaha Maher K/6P: Danny LoCastro

Fair Go Week 9 KG: Samantha Minto Yuol Gai KK: Liam Hunter Victoria Ropata-Conway 1B: Mikayla Nicoll Mathison Riashi 2/3B: John Farley Shyarnah Kallmeier 3C: Freya Rees James Williams 5O: Veronica Hester Nathan Murphy 6T: Georgia O’Leary Noah Rees 3/6S: Daniel Seward Klara Salamon

Sport: We concluded the Summer PSSA season for the year last week. Well done to all of the students for a great season and in representing KPS with pride. Thank you also to the coaches for your time given for training, planning and coaching. The Junior Girls tee-ball team made the finals. We would like to congratulate the girls tee-ball team on the wonderful summer season that they had. They did a great job and to be the runners up in the Division 1 grouping, making us all very proud. Well done girls. Ms Taylor

Sport News



Subway day was a great success,

the children all seemed to enjoy

their meals. Thank you to Jodie

McKenzie and Megan Taylor for

your wonderful help on the day.

The canteen is running down a lot

of the stock so please be aware

that children may not get the

particular drink or ice-block that

they order if I have run out. We

are particularly low on the

flavoured milks.

Thank you to Orini Webber,

Wendy Hunter and Megan Allsop

for your help.

If anyone would like to volunteer

for next year please return the

form, we would love to have you!

Please be aware that we are closed

on Friday 13th December and also

on Wednesday 18th December.

Thank you to all the wonderful

volunteers we have had this year.

the canteen cannot run without all

your help.

I wish you all a very Merry

Christmas and enjoy the holidays,

I know I certainly will!

The canteen will reopen for 2014

on Friday 31st January.

Skye Keers Canteen Supervisor

0416 113 548

UP COMING EVENTS

13th December, School

Picnic

16,17, 18th December

Year 5 and 6 to Berry

18th December, last

school day for Term 4

29th January 2014 First

School Day.

3rd February

Kindergarten starts

KPS

Munch and Crunch By Skye Keers, Canteen Coordinator



Chaplain’s Corner

Congratulations friends !

We have almost made it to the end of 2013!

It has certainly been a year of blessings and sadnesses. For those with sad hearts, we are so mindful of your pain as we approach Christmas and we long to share your burden and ease your pain. Let us all be sensitive to our friends who need extra TLC just now.

A BIG THANK YOU for friends who have contributed to our giving tree with wrapped goodies for families who are experiencing hardship this Christmas.

This is helping your children to reach out in love to friends in need sharing from their plenty and giving to those that have so little. There is still more time to give.

There is a bitter-sweet feeling at this time of the year because those seniors who we love and respect will be moving on to various High Schools in the area – sad for us – sweet for them, as they travel new and exciting paths. But before that time we will be fare welling them at the year six farewell on Thursday night. We wish them every blessing for a happy and successful transition into High School.

There are other families moving from the area and children who will be changing schools. We offer our encouragement and best wishes as you leave us at Kirrawee. We will miss you and would love to keep in touch.

We have had an important year of learning together at our four Parenting Seminars this year. Many parents and grandparents have been able to learn from Melissa Honor of Interrelate, how to handle family issues with more confidence and understanding. Next year Melissa will be presenting a seminar each term with family in focus. She will be speaking on some topics that focus on different issues parents have been asking for as well as those that they have found so helpful this year. Encourage your friends to come, I will advise you of these in our first newsletter in 2014.

Take time these holidays to ‘stop and smell the roses’. Allow yourself some downtime with your children. If possible choose relaxing and interesting activities to share with them and other family members. Try not to over indulge your little ones – it’s tempting but not good for them because they lose the value of giving and receiving and can become quite selfish and not thankful – remember ‘ a thankful heart is a happy heart’.

Encourage your children by always treating them with respect. A child who receives respect is less likely to treat others disrespectfully and is less likely to accept disrespectful behaviour from others.

Nurture self esteem.

Help your child to develop strong social skills.

Nurture empathy – the ability to stand in someone else’s shoes.

Teach them the difference between ‘teasing’ and ‘taunting’

Help your child to be sensitive to the feelings of others.

Model the behaviour you would like to see in your child especially when feelings are high.

Set boundaries within which your child can feel safe and in control.

Above all have a beautiful Christmas with your loved ones and a safe happy holiday. We want to see all our young friends and older friends in January 2014.

A thankful heart is a happy heart

With love

Ina Cook

URGENT REMINDERS

Don’t forget - we’re taking enrolments for 2014 now!

It’s hard to believe but

it’s already time to fill in

enrolment forms for any

children starting school

in 2014! If you have a

child who will be turning

5 before July next year

and you haven’t already

done so, please call into

the office to pick up an

enrolment form.

Alternatively you can

download the form from

the DEC website. If you

know of someone whose

child will be coming to

our fantastic school next

year could you please

pass on this important

information?

P&C NEWS

Chaplain’s Corner by Ina Cook, School Chaplain



The last school banking this year will be Wednesday December 11th. School banking will re-commence Term 1, Week 2. We will do our best to get all the outstanding reward prizes to the children before the end of the year, but we are dependent on stock availability from the bank. If you have returned your reward voucher but don't receive it this year, we will get it to them as soon as possible next year. If your child has banked 10 times, but not redeemed their reward they need to fill out their voucher and lodge it before the end of school this year. We will also be holding another account opening day early in term 1 if you would like to get your children involved in this great scheme, but just didn't have the chance in 2013. More information will be provided next year. Lastly your support for school banking since we launched has been fantastic - We have 65 registered bankers, who are all learning the benefits and rewards of consistent savings and hopefully for us parents a bit of bribery to do their chores and get their pocket money. We are looking forward handing out even more rewards prizes for our little bankers in next year. Kind Regards, P&C

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Volunteers for School Canteen 2014

Please come and volunteer in the canteen next year we need your help! If you have a few spare hours once a month we need you! Come and join in the fun! Please circle below if you are available to help! The kids LOVE to see someone they know in the canteen- go on give it a go! The roster will be started over the school holidays and finalised once school returns and communication is usually via text message. Please contact me with any questions you may have. Skye Keers Canteen Supervisor 0416 113 548 ...............................................................................................................................

Canteen Days for 2014 are Monday(lunch only), Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (please circle below day available or specify day and time)

Name:........................................................................Number.....................................................Child's name and class................................................................................................................

* I can help on a Monday from 12pm- 2:30pm once a month

*I can help on Tuesday from 9-30am- 2-30pm once a month

*I can help on Wednesday from 9-30am- 2:30pm once a month

*I can help on Friday from 9-30am-2:30pm once a month

OR

* I can help on the following day and time as specified......................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

OR

I currently volunteer and will return next year on the same day/time or a different day/time. Please provide details

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KIRRAWEE BUSY KIDZ

PLAYGROUP

BUSY KIDZ PLAYGROUP is held in our old school library:

Mondays 2:00 – 3:30pm

Wednesdays 9:30 – 11:30am

Fridays 9:30 – 11:30 am

Come along for a coffee and chat while the kids play!

Newborn – 5 years.

Parents, Grandparents, Carers all welcome.

Drop in once, twice or 3 times per week for $2.

“Like” our Facebook page –

“KIRRAWEE BUSY KIDZ PLAYGROUP”

for constant updates



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Come and play footy for “Sutho” the family club in 2014

We are offering free registration including shorts & socks for the 2014 season

for any new player in the U6’s to U12’s.

Don’t miss out and register at Sutho Oval Clubhouse

(The Grand Pde Sutherland) on the following dates:

Saturday 8th

February 1pm – 4pm

Sunday 16th

February 10am – 1pm

Thursday 20th

February 5.30pm – 7pm

(New players to provide copy of birth certificate)

Any queries please check out our website www.sutherlandloftusjrlfc.com or call 0452 407 352.



Dr. HAYFA HADI

Shop 2-3/61-65 Eton Street, Sutherland. Tel: 9542 2255

"Specialist dental care for ALL children and teenagers"

As a mother of two Dr. Hadi believes in a “Friendly, caring & gentle environment”

Orthodontic treatment o braces at competitive prices, easy payment plan, latest technology, faster working & fewer appointments o expanders & early intervention appliances

Laser technology for dental treatment & bleaching White fillings & white crowns Preventative care and early detection of decay Sedation, 'happy gas' & general anaesthesia available Emergencies and new patients welcome Ground level, parking at front Our patients enjoy DVD entertainment whilst being treated

Please request written receipt from Wilson’s and return the receipt to school. Wilson’s will donate 5% of

the total value of the collected receipts to the school

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FREE COURSE FOR WOMEN IN 2014!

The Career Education & Employment for Women Course at Gymea Tafe is a course for women who wish to refresh their skills to re-

enter the workforce or do further study.

Classes are 3 days per week in school hours for 18 weeks.

Subjects include: Computing, Communication Workplace Writing, Resumes, Interview Skills and more.

There is no administration fee.

Information session:

Gymea College, The Kingsway, Gymea Block A

Room AG17

11 am Thursday 5th

December 2013

or

11 am Wednesday 22nd

January 2014 Enquiries: Phone 9710 5136

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