This week:

5 Lands Walk

Reports Central Coast Dance Festival

Class Parent Student Medical Forms

5 Lands Walk

The forecast bad weather didn’t arrive to spoil the hard work and preparations we had made for this year’s 5 Lands

Walk. The decorations stretching off into the distance from

MacMasters Beach, the two snakes representing the Aboriginal and Chinese communities, the singing and the

dancing came together spectacularly. Many thanks to all of you who helped to make our contribution so amazing. Can’t

wait for next year!

Reports School reports go out tomorrow. Along with the usual

report, there are two other reports that detail achievement in literacy and numeracy. These additional reports are very

comprehensive and may be a little difficult to get your heads around straight away. Included in the package of

reports is a cheat sheet to help you interpret them. It would be great to get some feedback from you about them. Send

an email to the school with “report question” in the subject

line and I’ll try to answer your questions during the holidays. This time next year we will be reporting on English

using the Australian Curriculum requirements.

Central Coast Dance Festival Last night I attended the Central Coast Dance Festival to

watch Mrs Wardlaw’s Stage 3 dance group. Their performance was second last, so I had a long time to wait

to see them. It was worth the wait as they were fabulous – and definitely the best on the night. Well done girls and

Mrs Wardlaw!

Class Parent

Right at the beginning of the year the P&C and I put out a call for volunteers to serve as class parents.

Class parents are the coordinators of support for your child’s

class. They help organise support for teachers and class

room activities as needed and facilitate a sense of community among the children’s families. They strengthen

communication between the school and the families. Being a class parent can feel like a lot of responsibility, so you

could delegate to other parents. This takes the burden off you and gets more families involved. Ideally, most classes

should have two class parents.

Here are some ideas about the role and to get you thinking. Compile a class list with parent contacts like mobile

numbers or email addresses Introduce yourself to the other parents, or send a letter

in with your child and provide your contact information. Be sure to let parents know who you are if you meet

them at drop-off, pick-up or anywhere in between. Find out what the teacher wants help with as teachers

vary in what they will want you to do. Does the teacher

want parents to volunteer in the class on a regular basis? Do they need help with clerical tasks? Do they

want you to organise parents for excursions? Inform parents of P&C events and activities that are

coming up. This is a great way to increase parent participation in these events.

Coordinate events by organising parents for class parties

etc.

Collect donations and obtain teacher gifts

Inform parents of unexpected changes in class routines,

prolonged teacher absence, cancellations, etc.

K/1E is the envy of every other class in the school as they have a proactive class parent who has taken on many of

these roles already. Many thanks Nicole – you have really helped Kelly Edward and K/1E this year in so many ways.

With the school performance coming up in term 3, teachers

would be very appreciative of someone stepping up to help

coordinate costumes, car pooling etc in preparation for the big night(s).

Think about it over the holidays would you and please

respond to my plea for help next term – see your child’s teacher.

From the Principal continued over page;

K/1E Briana Smith 1L Melissa Townsend 2C Taylor Scott 3K Riley Seaburn

KP Emily-Rose Aldrick 1G Ophia Baker 2E Charlotte Wicks 3H Jackson Saunders

KW Tyson Masterton 1K Safin Robertson 2K Sarah Groom 3S Caitlan Arkins

1N Alex Lidster 2L Aidan Fullagar 3W Hayden Smith

1T Eilidh Watson Library Caitlin Waite

Calendar

Friday June 28 Last day of school for Term 2 School Reports distributed

Monday July 15 Staff Development Day No students at school

Tuesday July 16 Students return to School for Term 3

P & C meet the third Monday of every month, 7.00pm - President P&C: John Milne

Avoca Drive, Kincumber 02 4369 1544 www.kincumber-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Email: kincumber-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

June 27, 2013

Guitar Students -

Please note NO

LESSONS NEXT

From the Principal continued;

Student medical forms

During Terms 3 and 4 we will be updating our medical records systems to ensure we have the most up-to-date

information on your child’s health.

If you have a child with a medical condition you will receive

a copy of the new forms in the mail and will need to fill them out and return them to us as soon as you can.

The good news is we have already started collecting some

of this information, which means less for you to do.

The new forms will help us collect your child’s important medical information and the introduction of new systems

will mean we'll be able to better manage the daily and emergency health needs of your child.

We appreciate your support as we start collecting the

information, and if you have any questions please call.

Hope you had a great term at our great school. See

you back on 16 July after a refreshing break from a short but very productive term.

Trish Peters

Principal

Crunch&Sip

Eat a Rainbow! Crunch@Sip has been very popular in our school, with

students keenly awaiting their break to eat fruit and

vegetables each day.

But did you know that different varieties and colours of fruit and vegetables provide different nutrients that help

children to grow well and be healthy? For example a red fruit or vegetable (such as a strawberry or tomato) has

different vitamins to a white fruit or vegetable (like a banana or parsnip). This is why it is a good idea to

encourage your children to ‘eat a rainbow’!

Why not change the type of fruit and vegetables you are sending for Cruch&Sip every few days or week? Children

love crisp, colourful vegies and sweet, juicy fruit, and changing the variety makes sure they don’t get bored with

the same choice over and over.

So mix up the colours for Crunch&Sip every week!

Help, My child won’t eat fruit or veg!

Children can often be fussy about eating fruit and vegetables. Did you know that children have to be offered

a food up to 10 times before they will accept and eat it? Perseverance is the key!

Why not try sneaking fruit into a favourite dessert (for

example canned peaches in jelly), or grate some vegetables into a meal (such as grated carrot and zucchini

into Bolognese sauce)?

Or take your child to the supermarket to pick their own

sweet, crisp and delicious fruit or vegetables. They are more likely to eat them if they are involved in selecting

them.

Crunch&Sip can help encourage children to eat fruit and vegetables. When children see their peers enjoying fruit

and vegetables in class, they are more likely to eat them too.

Crunch&Sip happens in our school each day. Make sure

you send fruit or salad vegetables and water to school with you child for Crunch&Sip.

Thank you for your Crunch&Sip support. Rose-Marie Houghton

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School photos were distributed this week. If you have

any questions regarding your order please contact MSP Photography direct on 4966 8292.

Specialty group photographs of Year 6, Year 6 Funshot,

School Leaders Formal, School Leaders Casual, House

Captains and Library Monitors are on display in the foyer.

If you would like to place an order, please complete the

form sent home and return with payment ($15 per photo

– money order or credit card only) to the school office

by Friday 19 July (Week 1, Term 3). Orders received

after this date will incur a search fee.

OOSH—BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE If you are interested in registering your child for before and

after school care please contact the OOSH staff on 0408 658 187. They are compiling a waiting list to see if it

is feasible to employ more staff on certain days. They need to comply with regulations regarding staff:student ratios.

Eco Gardens Excursion

On Monday 17th June, I was able to take a select group of Stage 3 students on an excursion to the Eco Gardens to

study worm farming and composting systems that may be implemented at school. Did you know that the gas emitted

from rotting organic waste at rubbish dumps is 25 times more damaging to our environment than carbon dioxide?

We can be proactive about this issue by composting our

organic waste – returning to the earth what comes from the earth!

“I thought it was a great experience with what we did. I

learnt a lot about worm farms, composting and more. There were cool tools to use as well.” – Jai Menser

“At Kariong Eco Gadens, we learnt how to look after worm

farms and worm towers. To create a worm tower, you just put a pipe with holes in the lower quarter in the ground, so

worms can come in and eat the compost and then leave.” - Jackson Ralph

“On Monday, a few students and I attended an eco-day at

Kariong. It was a great experience and something that I

will remember. It evoked a lot of hands on stuff and I real-ly got to understand the needs of composting and worm

farming. Also, how to build and care for one at school!” – Izzy Goodwin.

‘KINTEEN’- CANTEEN ROSTER WEEK 1, TERM 3

U N I F O R M S H O P H O U R SU N I F O R M S H O P H O U R SU N I F O R M S H O P H O U R S

TUESDAY 8.30am to 9.30am

WEDNESDAY 2.00pm to 3.00pm

THURSDAY 8.30am to 9.30am

LONG SLEEVE GREEN POLO SHIRTS HAVE ARRIVED AND ARE THE CLOTHING POOL—

COST $22.00

Don’t forget to use our online ordering, a great way to order your children’s recess and lunch.

Fleximeals on line: www.fleximeals.com.au If you would like information on how Fleximeals works please call

Linda the school’s canteen manager.

Monday July 15 Staff Development Day— no students at school

Tuesday July 16 Need help please

Wednesday July 17 Wendy

Thursday July 18 Need help please

Friday July 19 Jo

WOOLWORTHS EARN ‘N LEARN

We are participating in the Woolworths Earn ‘n Learn

drive again this year. If you have any stickers could you please send them to school by FRIDAY JULY 19.

St John Ambulance

Junior First Aid course (11 to 14 years)

This course aims to provide knowledge and skills in basic First Aid, such as resuscitation, fractures, burns, bleeding, bites

and stings, shock, asthma and much more.

To be held at St John Ambulance 2/88 Mann Street Gosford

Monday and Tuesday 8th and 9th July 9.00am to 1.00pm each day

Cost $50.00 For information contact Simone or Libby on 4324 6047

Activities available;

AFKL (Auskick), Cares Bicycle Safety, Circus Skills, Circus Aerial Workshop, Horseriding—Saddleclub, Kids Multi-Sports, Tennis

Gosford, Tennis Wyong, Trampoline (Beginners), Trampolining for Kids with Disabilities. For more information

please phone 13 13 02 or 02 4362 3184 Or visit www.dsr.nsw.gov.au

CONGRATULATIONS

Ronan Lewis, Ashleigh White, Sophee Uzelac, Indigo Pul-

ley, Jye Erickson, Hayley Stevenson and Juliet Williams. These students were finalists in the recent poster

competition. The following students were announced winners

Ronan Lewis and Indigo Pulley

Premier’s Reading Challenge 2013

Our Kindergarten and Stage 1 students will complete the

PRC in class time, with classroom teachers and the teacher librarian reading a total of 30 PRC books to them.

Stage 2 and Stage 3 students are recording their own PRC

reading online through their portal link. Students can access their PRC list from both school and home. We

encourage parents to take an interest in the book list their child is building, and take the opportunity to talk about the

books that they have read. The holiday break is a chance for Stage 2 and Stage 3 students to add to their PRC list.

Our students will need to have their PRC completed on the 29th August to have it validated, so they have just 2

months left to complete the challenge.

Congratulations to the following students who have

completed the PRC for 2013; Rory Kearns, Mark Andrew, Kaela Harle and Matt

Hayter. Donna Judd Librarian

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