Principal – Mrs Toni Skinner Week 10, 5 April 2019

Principal’s Report

Good bye from Mrs Redrup As you know Mrs Redrup has decided to retire and this will commence at the start of next term. Mrs Redrup will be here at Kariong School next Wednesday afternoon April 10 to say goodbye to all of the students. She will be at the Langford Drive gate in the afternoon to see the students off and say goodbye to the parents who are exiting this way. I know that all of the students and parents will wish her a happy healthy start to her retirement on this day and we look forward to hearing about her holiday adventures in the future!

Parent/Teacher Interviews All parent/ teacher interviews should have been booked through our portal system as of today. If for some reason you did not get in on time, please ring the office to arrange an interview time with your child’s class teacher. Thank you to all the families who have made these bookings via our new system.

School Photo Day School Photos will take place next Wednesday, April 10. A school photo envelope was sent home with your child. If you have misplaced your envelope, we have spare ones at the office. Please ensure your child is wearing their full summer uniform for their class photo, including black school shoes. Please remember: do not seal envelopes inside each other. You can pay for all children in one envelope, however, each child needs to have their own envelope on photo day. Please enclose correct money as no change is given. FAMILY PHOTOS- If you would like your children to have a family photo please collect a family photo envelope from the office.

Office Hours 8.30am – 3.15pm

Uniform Shop Monday: 2:00pm – 3:00pm Wednesday: 8:15am – 9:00am

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SECURITY HOTLINE

1300 880 021

Canteen Online Order

www.flexischools.com.au

Phone: 4340 1885

email: kariong-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

www.kariong-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Upcoming Dates

Monday, 8/4 to Friday, 12/4/2019 Parent/Teacher Interviews except 1K and 5D (later dates)

Friday, 5/4/2019 Value of the Month Presentation: “Responsibility”

Wednesday, 10/4/2019 School Photos Day – Bring your Photo envelope

Friday, 12/4/2019 Easter Hat Parade Last day Term 1

Tuesday, 30/4/2019 Students return Term 2 ANZAC Day Service

Wednesday, 1/5/2019 Cross Country Carnival

Monday, 6/5/2019 Mothers Day Stall

RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY PERSONAL BEST

NAPLAN Testing Last week and this week, students in Year 3 and Year 5 participated in an Online NAPLAN practise test so they have an understanding of how the platform works. NAPLAN Testing for students in Years 3 and 5 will commence on Tuesday 14 May 2019 (Term 2 Week 3). A notification letter advising parents of the dates and reasons for exemption has been sent home and is available on the school’s website. Parents who wish to exclude their child/children from these tests should make an appointment to speak to Mrs Rayner or Mrs Skinner so they can complete and sign the consent form. The school will not advise parents to exclude their children. However, if parents have particular concerns, the teachers and I are happy to discuss these concerns and advise parents of their options. For more information about NAPLAN online please see link below. NAPLAN online Parent Information

Easter Hat Parade for Kindergarten and Year 1 Parents and friends are invited to attend the Kindergarten and Year One Easter Hat Parade on Friday 12 April in the Courtyard. At 1pm parents are invited to have a picnic lunch with their child in the bottom playground and the Hat Parade will commence at 1:45pm. All students will be making and decorating their own Easter hat at school. Both Kindergarten and Year One will make their hats with their buddy and this will provide a great opportunity for students to show creativity and work together. There is no need to purchase craft items as decorating materials will be supplied by the school.

Sport in Schools Australia –Term 2 and 3 Gymnastics program Sport in Schools will commence again next term for Kindergarten, Year 1 and class 2C and in Term 3 for Years 3-6 and all other Year 2 classes. The program is delivered in sequential steps to allow children of all levels of skill and fitness to participate safely and achieve personal best. This program is designed to provide a fun and challenging environment that is fundamental for a child’s growth and development. Each week specialised teachers and instructors will deliver a range of lessons with a focus on high engagement.

A note has been sent home with your child and if you would like your child to be included in this program please ensure that payments and the permission slips are returned by the due date to ensure your child is included. All notes and money are due in week 1 next term, May 3. If you have any questions in regard to this program please ask your child’s teacher or the office for further information.

P & C News Our P & C is holding its annual Easter Egg Raffle. Families were asked to donate Easter Eggs for prizes and deliver them to the office or your child’s class teacher. Thank you to all the families who have done so already. The response has been wonderful! If you have any donations next week, please deliver these to the office. Don’t forget to return your raffle tickets to ensure your family is in the running for the many prizes available. Prizes will be drawn during morning assembly in Week 11 from Monday 8 April to Friday 12 April.

School Holidays As you know we break up next Friday April 12 for the school holidays and Easter. I would like to wish all of our families a wonderful break and I look forward to working with everyone here at Kariong next term. Teachers will return on Monday April 29 for professional development and all students will return Tuesday April 30. Happy Easter! Toni Skinner

Our Junior Boys relay team represented Kariong and Brisbane Water Zone at the Sydney North

Swimming Carnival on Thursday, 28 March 2019. They swam their hearts out. The competition in

the pool was amazing. Unfortunately, they did not place in the heat to move forward but they did

their personal best and had fun.

Principal’s Gold Book

Bowen M Piper H Zak W Sienna M

Merit Awards

Dylan C Owen S Bella M Aiden B Emma S Ellie D

Nate C

Our Week with Lori – Class 6B

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PBL Update – Buddy Bench

Banksia are still our overall leaders, with a huge 419 points. Will any other house be able to

catch them up? We’ll find out soon. Keep earning those PBL cards, everyone counts

If anyone finds

themselves without

someone to keep them

company at recess or

lunch they can go and sit

on the buddy bench, which

can be found in the

bottom playground and

outside the COLA. This

week students have been

revising what to do when

using this area.

We have only 1 week left until the end of term BBQ. The scores for this week are………

45 46 49 62

Looking for some holiday fun? Laycock Street Dance is presenting ‘Once on This Island’ a play/musical on Friday April 26 and Saturday 27 at Peninsula Theatre. Sienna A, Ilia L and Aleira H, students of our school, are all a part of this production and we would like to wish them all the best! To get a ticket soon refer to details below on the flier.

Laycock St Dance Presents

Broadway Junior Collection®

A New Musical

Book And Lyrics By

LYNN AHRENS

Music by

STEPHEN FLAHERTY

Based Upon The Novel " My Love, My love " By Roso Guy" Licensed exclusively by Music

Theatre International (Australasia) . All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard

Australia.

TERM 1 2019 CANTEEN MENU attached

PENINSULA THEATRE

TICKETS AVAILABLE (P):43233233

Kariong Public School P&C Association Meetings are held every 3rd Monday of the month

in the school terms. Parents and community members welcome to attend.

Meetings 7:30pm in the school staffroom Next meeting:

Monday 20 May 2019

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Change and loss are issues all of us face at some stage of our lives. At Kariong Public School we

recognise that when changes occur in families through death, separation, divorce or related

circumstances, young people may benefit from learning how to manage these changes effectively.

We are therefore offering a very successful education program called Seasons For Growth. This

program is facilitated in small groups and is based on research that highlights the importance of

social support and the need to practice new skills to cope effectively with change and loss. The

program focuses on issues such as self-esteem, managing feelings, problem solving, decision making,

effective communication and support networks.

Seasons For Growth runs for 8 weeks in school hours and each weekly session is 40-45 minutes. The

program concludes with a ‘celebration’ session. Later in the year each group will have the

opportunity to meet for a further session to build on their earlier learning. There is no cost involved.

Seasons For Growth will commence in Week 5 Term 2 for years 1-6. If you think your son or

daughter would benefit from this program, we would encourage you to talk to him/her about this.

Should he/she decide to participate, please fill in the form attached and return to the office by

Monday 13th May. Please also include a brief reason for participation eg divorce, death etc.

If you require further information or have any questions please contact me at school on 4340 1885.

Kariong Public School is pleased to be able to offer this important program and we are confident

that it will be a valuable learning experience for those who request to be involved.

Sue Gasper

Seasons For Growth Site Coordinator

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

I____________________ give consent for my son/daughter_____________________to attend the

Seasons For Growth program. I have discussed this with him/her.

Parent/Guardian Signature:________________________Child’s signature______________________

Reason for participation______________________________________________________________