Kapooka School Values RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY TOLERANCE CO-OPERATION PRIDE

Diary

Term 3 - July 22 - School Counsellor at KPS 25 - Dance - Hip Hop - National TREE DAY 28 July - 1st August is EDUCATION WEEK - AASch starts (3-6) Cricket 30 - AASch starts (K-2) Soccer 31 - P & C meeting, 9:15am

August - 1 - Assembly, led by 3/4/5/6 3 - Clean Up Wagga Wagga 4 - AASch starts (3-6) Cricket 6 - AASch starts (K-2) Soccer 8 - Dance - Hip Hop 11 - AASch starts (3-6) Cricket 13 - AASch starts (K-2) Soccer 14/15 - Principal Conference 15 - Dance - Hip Hop 18-22 - BOOK WEEK 18 - AASch starts (3-6) Cricket 20 - AASch starts (K-2) Soccer 20-22 - 3/4/5/6 overnight excur. 21 - School Counsellor at KPS 22 - Assembly, led by 1/2/3 - TBC 25 - AASch starts (3-6) Cricket 27 - AASch starts (K-2) Soccer

September - 1 - AASch starts (3-6) Cricket 3 - Taster day @ MAHS - AASch starts (K-2) Soccer 5 - SCHOOL CONCERT 8 - AASch starts (3-6) Cricket - School Counsellor at KPS 10 - AASch starts (K-2) Soccer 12 - Pete’s Sheep performance - Assembly, led by K/1 - TBC 19 - Touch Football Gala day at Uranquinty School - LAST DAY OF TERM 3

Term 4 - October 6—Public Holiday 7 - First day of Term 4 8 - Year 5 Talented @ REEC 15 - K/1 - REEC visit 17 - Assembly led by 3/4/5/6 20 - Enviro Mentors workshop 22 - Gymnastics begins 29 - Gymnastics

******************** School Banking - Friday

Uniform shop - Friday @ 9:15am

Term 3 Week 2 Tuesday 21st July 2014

Value: RESPECT

Demonstrated by students when they VALUE THEIR FRIENDSHIPS

Principal’s report: On Friday (25 July) we will be participating in National Tree Day by planting some shrubs, grasses and trees in our school grounds. Raising the awareness of students to the positive outcomes of having water wise plants in our grounds is one of the environmental messages we would like them to learn during their time at Kapooka school. This afternoon Owen Dunlop will again visit the school to work with 3/4/5/6 looking at energy and in particular sustainable forms of energy. This complements the work done at REEC last term and the unit of work in Science being taught by Mrs Ray this term. On Thursday afternoon all staff from Kapooka and some staff from our Small Schools’ network will be updating their resuscitation qualifications. This is completed annually. We hope you have enjoyed looking at the work samples in the portfolios sent home with your child’s report last term. Please return the portfolio to school as soon as possible as we will put this semester’s work samples in to send home with the end of year report. Education Week, highlighting Public Education, will begin on Monday 28 July in the Marketplace. Our school will be participating in the chess competition and will have a display board of the children’s work available to look at. We will also be having our classrooms open on Tuesday 29th July from10:00am until recess, after recess the students will take part in ‘Jump Rope for Heart’ at the end of which normal school will resume. We hope you are able to join us.

A very big congratulations to Coby, Ceilo and Charlotte on their Mathletics, “Outstanding Achievement” certificate.

Active After School program begins again next Monday 28th July for grades 3-6 (Cricket); and Wednesday 30th July for grades K-2 (Soccer). At present there is one place left in K-2 group on Wednesday and 15 places available for the 3-6 grades. Your child will receive a note today advising of their acceptance.

School Lunches - Parents we have had a few instances where children have eaten all their food at recess and have nothing to eat at lunch time. When this has occurred, the school has made the child a sandwich. Would you please discuss lunch with your child and pack a little extra just in case they are extra hungry at recess. Please send your child with food/sandwiches that they like to eat. You are welcome to send food in a thermos if your child likes a warm lunch, along with utensils. Please remember Staff are unable to heat food for your child.

We welcome to Mrs Sharon Stolls to our school. Mrs Stolls will be working in the Learn-ing Support Officer (SLSO) role four days a week until the end of the year.

Enjoy your week, Lyn

KAPOOKA NEWS

Learning Disposition: RESOURCEFULNESS Capacity: IMAGINING @ HOW CAN YOU HELP AT HOME?

Give children time to imagine

and play with ideas.

Ask “what could be?” and

unanswerable questions.

When you use this learning muscle, you…

PICTURE HOW THINGS MIGHT LOOK, SOUND, FEEL, BE

LET YOUR MIND EXPLORE AND PLAY WITH POSSIBILITIES AND IDEAS

BUILD UP STORIES AROUND OBJECTS, FACTS, THEORIES OR OTHER STIMULI

REHEARSE THINGS IN YOUR MIND BEFORE DOING THE FOR REAL

Kapooka School Rules

Do your best

Be polite and courteous

Co-operate with others

Be a responsible person

Care for others and for our school

Kapooka Public School, Sturt Avenue, Kapooka, NSW 2661 Phone: 02 6931 2703 Fax: 02 6931 4342

Principal: Mrs Lyn Eacott Email: kapooka-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web: kapooka-p.schools.det.nsw.edu.au

School news: WORK BOOK FEES - URGENT REMINDER - Thank you

to those families who have made a big effort in the last week of

Term 2 and this past week to pay their child’s work book fees.

Those with outstanding amounts, please pay ASAP. If your

require financial assistance, please contact the office.

POSTINGS - Parents if you know you are being posted out of

Kapooka this year, would you please advised the office (by ph

or note) of approximate date of leaving Kapooka and posting

destination when known.

ENROLMENTS - Kindergarten 2015 - We are taking

enrolments now for 2015 Kindergarten and other grades. If you

wish to enrol your child, please contact the office for an

enrolment form/information. Phone 02 6931 2703.

BIRTH CERTIFICATES/IMMUN/MEDICARE NO. - Some

of this information was not received when you enrolled your

child. If this is the case for you, would you please supply

ASAP. Birth Certificate is a part of the legal requirement of

enrolment within a NSW government school.

HEADLICE - Last week we were informed of a student with

head lice, although the parent did advise they did not think it

came from school. Please remember though to check your

child’s hair regularly each week.

Dsta news: Keep children safe in public with these 5 ideas

by CATHERINE GERHARDT

There is a strong shift away from the old rule of “never talk to

strangers” to “never go anywhere with anyone without asking

permission first”. A child who has been taught to never talk to

strangers may feel they have nowhere to go if they find themselves

lost in a shopping centre or other public place. As parents we need to

emphasise who is a “stranger”. Your definition and your child’s may

be quite different. Engage with your children to help them understand

that a stranger is simply someone whom they do not know. We do not

know if someone is good or bad just by looking at them. Rather, we

need to teach our children about ‘strangeness’, which is way down at

the feeling level. This is about helping kids recognise that something

doesn't feel right, and then to trust and act on those feelings.

Five ways to enforce the new rule:

1. Never go anywhere with anyone without asking permission first

This is the new fundamental rule to keeping kids safe. This rule must

NEVER be broken. Regardless of if it is a school, public or family

function, work with your children to ensure they always ask an adult

for permission before going off with ANYONE. Classic “what if”

scenarios are worth their weight in gold. “You are at school and

walking back to class after snack when a man comes up to you and

says he is looking for his son’s class. He asks you to go with him to

show him where it is. Do you go?” Use tempting scenarios that are

relevant to your child, such as puppies or toys, and discuss safe

options and strategies in each case.

2. Your personal alarm

Children have an innate sensitive personal alarm, which we can teach

them to use. This is their natural defence system. Work with them to

identify and recognise the physical and environmental signals that

cause their alarm to sound. Knowing that a rush of adrenalin will

cause physiological changes in our bodies and activate our personal

alarm is a good start. A child’s personal alarm will present the same

physical and emotional cues that an adult’s will.

(Bravehearts acclaimed personal safety and education program

‘Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure’ which teaches children about their

“personal alarm” is available for loan from my DSTA office).

3. Trust your instincts

Have you ever gotten “the creeps”? Maybe it’s the idea of snakes,

mice or heights that does it for your child. Encourage them to draw on

how it feels when they get the creeps. Instincts are those feelings you

get when something or someone makes you feel uncomfortable.

Instincts are the physiological changes that happen to our body when

our personal alarm goes off. Physiological changes include noticing

that you feel scared or nervous, your tummy feels upset and your

heart is racing. And you know what? Our personal alarm is right

100% of the time.

4. Personal space vs. safety zone

Most kids understand the concept of personal space. How many times

have we heard, “Stop invading my personal space!” Most people feel

comfortable within an arm’s length of others. However, do your kids

recognise their safety zone? Teach your child to be aware of their

surroundings. If a “strange” person is too close, suggest they back

away and maintain their safety zone. A safety zone is much bigger

than your personal space – at least three giant steps bigger.

5. Safe places, safe people

There are times when a child must ask for help quickly and

instinctively. We already know that not all strangers are bad, that most

strangers will help a child who is lost or upset. It is situations that are

safe, not places. Talk with your child and reinforce that he or she must

ALWAYS use his or her skills with ALL people, including those

presumed safe. Encourage your child to tell an adult they trust when

someone or something has frightened them. As parents we need to

empower our children with self-confidence and trust in their ability to

sense when something is just not right. It doesn’t matter if they can

articulate it; they just have to feel it.

For more ideas to keep kids safe visit the

Daniel Morcombe Foundation www.danielmorcombe.com.au

Kind regards, Thérèse therese.mctavish1@det.nsw.edu.au

COMMUNITY news:

ErinEarth Open Day, Saturday 17 August 2014

9:30am – 3:00 pm @ 1 Kildare Street, Wagga Wagga -Donation only.

Enjoy the ErinEarth site with Brian Beasley and his bush carpentry

and ukulele. Stroll around the dam and wetlands with local native

and other drought tolerant plants, vegetable gardens and a solar

passive home. 11:00am – 12:00pm “Be the Change” Meri

Stewart and Marg McKinley explore with us ways we can bring

about a world that is environmentally sustainable, socially just and

nourishes body, mind and spirit. The conference room is warm!

Flu season is here! Influenza is spread from person-to-person through the coughing or

sneezing of infected people. Remind your child about these good

hygiene practices to minimise the spread of infection:

Anyone who is sick with influenza symptoms should stay

home until their symptoms are gone.

Cover the nose and mouth with a tissue

when coughing or sneezing. Throw

the tissue in the garbage bin after

use.

Wash hands often with soap and water,

especially after coughing or

sneezing. Alcohol-based hands

cleaners are also effective.

Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.

If you or your child develops influenza-like illness, seek the advice

of your family doctor as you would with any other illness.

The seasonal influenza vaccine, which protects against the

pandemic influenza strain as well as two other influenza strains, is

now available free to eligible people. More information about the

vaccine is available from the NSW Health Immunisation Unit's

vaccination page.

Previous vaccination with the pandemic influenza vaccine,

Panvax® is not a barrier to also receiving the seasonal influenza

vaccine.

Kapooka Preschool families, relatives and friends

are invited to attend our

‘Family Fun Night’

at

Noah’s Ark

on

Friday 8th August

5.30 - 7.30pm

Kindly Sponsored by Defence Health

ENTRY: FREE

DINNER: PIZZA You are required to bring your own water bottles)

RSVP List: Monday 4th August. Please call the preschool on 69312722

PLEASE NOTE: SOCKS are required. Parents / guardians are responsible for their own

children. Please ensure your children are adequately supervised. Remind older school children to

play safely and remember little ones will be around. Feel free to bring a water bottle. We hope

you can join us for the committee sponsored activity.