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Kinchela Public School Ph: 6567 4828

5 Right Bank Road KINCHELA NSW 2440 Fax: 6567 4689

Email: [email protected] Website: www.kinchela-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Issue: Week 2 Term 2 2019 Date: 7th May 2019

DATES TO REMEMBER

Welcome to Term 2! ANZAC SERVICES Thank you to our school representatives for attending the ANZAC Day services at both Hat Head and Gladstone. At the Hat Head service our school captain Daniela read a moving rendition of “ANZAC DAY” whilst Mrs Robinson read “Sir”.

Mrs Robinson and Mrs Tolman with Daniela and Toby

Maya proudly represented Kinchela Public School at the Gladstone ANZAC service.

Our School Patrons, Glen and Elaine Brown at the

Hat Head service.

Mrs Robinson and Zoey

Friday 10th May Deadly Australians

Monday 13th May P & C Meeting 5pm

Friday 17th May KPS Cross Country

Thursday 23rd May Science Challenge @ KHS Yrs 4-6

Monday 13th May Meal Deal – fresh chicken breast burgers $5

Tues/Wed/Thurs

14,15th & 16th May NAPLAN for Years 3 and 5

Monday 27th May LNC Cross Country

Learning in Harmony The 4 C’s - Caring, Courtesy, Co-operation, Common sense


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K-3 WITH MRS ROBINSON Wow! Term 2 already! Welcome back to all of our students and a very BIG welcome to our new student Jake. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and are ready to fill those amazing brains with new knowledge. In our literacy sessions this term, we are looking at rhyming, personification and Australian animals. The students are thoroughly enjoying our current text “Blossom Possum” and have noticed how the names in the story match with the illustrations of the characters. Math this fortnight has been focussed on building number awareness with students participating in skip counting activities while completing fitness moves. The students are LOVING these videos and are also getting extra chances to move their bodies. I am looking forward to seeing the growth they all have over the next 8 weeks.

Math facts with fitness Mrs Robinson K-3 Classroom Teacher

GARDENING The start of Term 2 has meant that all students have participated in gardening to get our school yard looking beautiful again. On Friday, students weeded and watered all of the plants in our school. The gardens are looking beautiful and the veggie patch is ready for new seeds.

Lacey and Daniela

Oona and Ruby busy in the garden

TECHNOLOGY WITH MRS DAELMAN Welcome to Term 2 and what a busy term it’s going to be. The Technology/STEM lessons are well underway with all classes engaged in activities. The senior boys got to launch the rockets they created in Term 1; senior girls have started the wire/nail polish flowers for their fairy gardens. Year 4 students are learning interesting effects as they begin to make their Mushroom men. Starting with a small piece of wood for a base, a section of a pool noodle and a floor mat that has been moulded into a cap. A Youtube video has been made by a prop maker to show the students the techniques they will use as they progress with the Mushroom men. Step one was to use the hot glue gun and fasten the pool noodle to the timber base and then using the hot glue gun attach the cap to the top of the pool noodle. Kindy and Year 3 have been working on Mother’s Day Cards and I am sure the mums will be impressed with the cards. Year 2 have created some very interesting art using textas and a spray bottle of water. Results will be in the next newsletter.


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Year 1 have been tower building. Once the tower was built the trick was to see how many blocks can be removed without the tower toppling.

Cooper and Tyler tower building

NSW PREMIER’S SPORTING CHALLENGE The NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge encourages students and staff over a 10-week period to participate in a broad range of sports and recreational pursuits to develop their understanding of the importance of sport and physical activity. It is recommended students between the age of 5 – 18 years should accumulate at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity every day. There will be awards of Bronze, Silver, Gold and Diamond to aim for and will be presented to successful students at the end of the challenge. The whole school is participating in the challenge.

Toby leading the way in the fitness challenge

SCIENCE K/1/2/3 This term in science we will be covering a creativity unit on Robot Buddies. In this unit the students will design and build a robot using craft materials. They will learn about the properties of different materials and consider which materials they should use to build their robot. The students will practise and strive for accuracy as they design and build new objects and write instructions for others to follow. They will practise thinking creatively and imaginatively throughout the unit.

LIBRARY WITH MRS IRONFIELD The author we will be studying over the next few weeks is Margaret Wild, a much admired and award winning Australian author. The technology section of the library with dewey number 629 will be the area we will be concentrating on for the next fortnight. Please remember that library lessons and borrowing of resources will occur every Tuesday afternoon and we encourage all students to use a library bag or a recycled bag when borrowing. Mrs Ironfield, Teacher/Librarian

COOKING CLASS FEES AND VOLUNTARY SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS Fees remain the same as in previous years and were endorsed by the P & C at a recent meeting: School Contributions: First child $30 Second child $20 Third child $10 Cooking Class: Semester 1 per child $10 Semester 2 per child $10 All contributions go towards classroom resources for your child and cooking class fees contribute to the cost of purchasing weekly cooking ingredients for our Cooking Program. You can make payments by instalments to ease any financial burden as well as use the Parents Online payment portal on the School Website for ease of payment. If you require financial assistance, please contact the Principal.

WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN IS BACK Kinchela Public School is participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn Competition. For every $10 you spend at any Woolworths store, you will get an Earn & Learn sticker. All you need to do is place stickers on sheet provided (more in office if needed) and return to


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school or just bring the stickers and place in the box provided, alternatively Woolworths Kempsey have a box at front of store.

Collect as many stickers as you can between now and 25th June 2019. The more stickers you earn the more our students benefit with new educational equipment. KEMPSEY SHOW Well done to Maya in Year 5 who competed at the local Kempsey Show in the Under 13’s horse sporting events. Maya was successful in attaining 3rd place in the Bends. Maya also represented the Willawarrin Pony Club in the musical ride. Well done Maya!

Maya competing at the Kempsey Show

YEAR 3/4 EXCURSION TO GREAT AUSSIE BUSH CAMP Deposits have now been paid and we have 10 students attending this excursion in August. More information including medical notes will be sent home soon. Please continue making regular payments.

SYDNEY EXCURSION FOR YEARS 5/6 We have been invited to join with Smithtown and Gladstone Public Schools on an excursion to Sydney in November. Keep an eye out for the Expression of Interest which will be sent out to all students in Years 5 and 6.

Thank You for supporting our school

Cascade Garden Centre Gladstone General Store

Gladstone Fruit n Veg Hat Head Top Shop

Hat Head General Store Crusty’s Bakery Gladstone

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