THE BULLETIN Kentlyn Public School

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Term 1 Week 8 Always Our Best

Rule of the week : Value of the Week Week 9 Responsible Respect the rights and property of the school and others Week 10 Learner Follow Teacher’s Directions

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UPCOMING DATES

2-4 April- 3 Way Learning Conversations 5 April- Gala Day 8 April- Stage 3 Camp- ‘Great Aussie Bush Camp’ 12 April- Easter Hat Parade

Dear Parents and Caregivers, On Friday 15 March 2019, Kentlyn Public School joined thousands of schools across Australia to celebrate the ninth National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA) as well as Harmony Day.. The National Day is a positive day of action, bringing school communities together to help find workable solutions that address bullying and violence. All students were asked to wear orange and were provided with a wrist band. Students then participated in a variety of games from across the world. After recess students participated in discussions about bullying in their classrooms and discussed ways in which they can reject bullying and cyber-bulllying. It was a fantastic day and we would like to thank Miss Hagedoorn and all staff for their great organisation and preparation for this day.

Friendship and playground issues Occasionally, there are friendship issues either in the classroom or on our school playground. Our students are always encouraged to inform either their classroom teacher or a teacher on the playground. All of our teachers wear a bright fluoro yellow vest when on playground duty and they are all happy to help. The school has clear processes in place to support the wellbeing of all students and we work collaboratively as a staff to ensure that any arising problems are resolved promptly to ensure that a safe and harmonious environment is maintained. Who to contact? Classroom teachers can be contacted for any issues arising within the classroom as they will have the necessary information to impart. Please note: Under no circumstances are parents to approach other students to resolve issues. EASTER HAT PARADE Our Easter Hat Parade will be held on Friday 12 April 2019. We will be confirming the details early next week. At this stage we are looking at combining it with our K-6 assembly which will be held at 9;15am on Friday 12 April. 3 Way Learning Conversations - Kind Reminder Interview times and locations: Tuesday 2 April 2019 - from 9:00am – 6:00 - in library

Mrs Davenport K/1D Mr Elvis 1/2E Wednesday 3 April 2019 – from 9:00am – 6:00pm in library Ms Hamilton 4K Mr Connor 2/3C Thursday 4 April 2019 – from 9:00am – 6:00pm in library Ms Rogers 5/6R Miss Hagedoorn 5/6H In order to secure your booking please go to the following website and follow the instructions listed below: www.schoolinterviews.com.au School Event Code: Kxpdx Learning Conversations are 20 minutes. If you require more time, an alternate date or a phone interview, please contact your teacher directly to make alternate arrangements. Parents/carers can change their interview bookings, any time prior to the closing date, by re-visiting the www.schoolinterviews.com.au website, and using the event code. Remember to use the same name and email address you used when you made your original booking. Remember to add your appointments to your calendar. Reminder notes will not be sent home. If you need to view, cancel change or print your bookings:

● click on the link in the confirmation email you received after you made your bookings

● OR return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code and the email address you used when making your bookings.

The smiles you give come back to you! Androula Kavallaris Principal

Family Contribution School Fees 2019 Thank you to all the families that have already paid their Family Contribution School Fees.

The Family Contribution Fee of $45.00, although voluntary, will make a difference to our school finances. In 2018 your contribution assisted us with purchasing new books for the library and purchasing charging stations for our Ipads.

In 2019, your much needed contribution will assist further with purchasing much needed robotics equipment for all our students Kindergarten to Year 6. Your family contribution fees will go towards reaching that reality.

Our goal is to raise $6,000. Your $45.00 per family can go a long way for our great school.

The benefits of teaching robotics in schools include:

• students find it engaging and enjoyable

• students learn 21st-century skills, which are useful for future employment

• robotics is suitable for students with a range of abilities

• robotics develops students' critical and computational thinking skills

• it is an effective way to introduce programming to students.

The total cost of the Family Contribution Fee in 2019 is $45.00. However, if you do w ish to contribute more towards this very worthwhile cause, you are more than welcome ☺. Peer Support Training Day On Wednesday of Week 7, Year 6 students attended a Peer Support Training Day at Wedderburn. Students took part in a range of team building activities, designed to develop their delivery of the Peer Support program back at school, recommencing in Term 2. The students thoroughly enjoyed the day and are looking forward to putting their new skills into practice.

Leadership Day Camp On Tuesday 12th March 2019, Year 6 Leaders and Stage 3 SRC Representatives had the opportunity to participate in the Leaders Program together with Ruse Public School at Wedderburn Christian Campsite. The day provided students with a unique learning experience around the concepts of teamwork, inspiring and encouraging others and teaching students about leadership and team building skills. The day was about:

● Connecting students and working collaboratively to achieve a common goal.

● Pushing themselves out of their comfort zone and setting goals to achieve for themselves.

● Showcasing that everyone has the right to participate and respecting all students’ different abilities and ages.

Activities included: H2O Skirmish, Leap of Faith, Off track experience and Pool time All students participated in the activities and achieved their own goals and group goals. They also had a great day. “A lot of the activities took a lot of courage and trust in others, it was a lot of fun” Ava C, Year 6. “It was really enjoyable watching other students and participating alongside them” Indianna W, Year 6.

Harmony day On Friday 15th March 2019 Kentlyn Public School celebrated Harmony Day and acknowledged National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence. Children were able to wear orange being the colour to represent Harmony. The Canteen provided some great orange food, in particular the pumpkin soup was

delicious. Students took part in rotation activities playing games from around the world. These activities included games from Ireland, Ghana, South Africa, Australia, America, China and New Zealand. Students enjoyed learning new games and visiting different places around the world and participated in harmony with different age groups across the school. Further students acknowledged National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence through activities within the classroom. The Stage 3 Cake Stall was also a success, thank you to everyone who was able to donate. “Playing all the different games and learning what other kids our age enjoy doing in different countries was fun” Indianna W, Year 6. Debating Workshop On Monday 4th March, Ava Clarke, Alicia Williams, Preston Gallant, Joshua Egan-Hancock, Claire Seeney, Holy Cheney, Indianna Wilson went to Harrington Park P.S to attend a debating workshop. Our debating team got to experience all the things you need to know for primary school debating including rebuttal, arguments, definitions and speakers' roles, from the department's most senior adjudicators and coaches. Our interschool debating competition starts in Term 2. Keep an eye out for dates on our calendar.

Kindergarten Excursion On Tuesday, Mrs Davenport and our Kindergarten students joined Kindergarten students at Ruse Public School for an information session with our local emergency services. The

children had a wonderful time interacting with different service people and their equipment. It was an exciting and educational experience.

Cyber-Safety Workshop Thank you to all of the parents who attended the Cyber-Safety workshop in our school library on Wednesday night. We felt there was some very valuable discussion and hope that parents left feeling well informed and better equipped to support their students in managing online safety.

‘Girls Rise Up’ Group Mrs Renee Langdon at Ruse Public School has invited Stage 3 girls to join the ‘Girls Rising Up’ Group. Yesterday some of our students went to Ruse to meet the first guest speaker, Chantel Dorazio.

Chantel is a local firefighter. She spoke to the girls about setting goals, the importance of working hard to achieve them, and never giving up. Chantel talked about self doubt and how it can impact on their dreams. She highlighted the importance of surrounding themselves with supportive and encouraging men and women. The students were highly engaged and asked some very thought provoking questions. The next guest speaker is Amanda Myers, a scientist who attended Leumeah High. What a wonderful experience for our students.

Zone Swimming Carnival On Friday, 8th March the Campbelltown Zone swimming carnival was held at Gordon Fetterplace Pool at

Bradbury. We had 4 children represent our school on the day. Congratulations to Bridget Saunders, Christian Saunders, Jaylee Bowen-Dalley and Holly Cheney. All of our competitors represented our school with pride and should be very proud of their efforts.

Special Visitors! Mr Bird brought some ducklings into school today. each class got to spend some time with them and learned some interesting new facts. They were very adorable and the children loved them!

Staff Profile!

Mrs Karen Macey School Administrative Officer

How long have you worked in schools?

Favourite food Favourite Colour

18 years I love italian food!

Green

Favourite Movie

Favourite Sports Star

Worst habit

Dirty Dancing Roger Federer Eating too much!

What annoys Dream Holiday Hobbies

you?

Fake people The Maldives! So beautiful and relaxing!

Craft, gardening, babysitting the most beautiful granddaughter in the world.

Our P & C AGM was held on 18/2/19 We thanked our outgoing executive for their dedication and voted on our 2019 executive. President: Heather Campbell Vice President: Kylie Jones - Uniform Shop Coordinator Treasurer: Judith Seeney Secretary: Renee Hayter - Canteen Coordinator. We welcome volunteers to assist the school community, everything put in benefits our students. We appreciate assistance in whatever way you can. Thank you to all the parents that attended our Annual General Meeting on Monday. Mrs Heather Campbell P&C President CANTEEN VOLUNTEERS We are in desperate need of parents/helpers to volunteer a few hour to help out in our school canteen on Fridays. If you think you may be able to spare some time, please contact the office asap. Purchasing School Uniform

Remember that if you need to purchase any aspect of our school uniform please come and see the lovely ladies in the office and they will assist you with your request.

Principal’s Awards

Will Griffiths Beth Martin

Antoni Gligorov Noah Sharp

Value of the Week Awards

Responsibility

K-2 McKenzie Cush

3-6 Ella-Grace Bertie

Excellence

K-2 Shaira Bellerose

3-6

Josh Egan-Hancock

CONGRATULATIONS