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

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT: This week: • Premier’s Spelling Bee Champ • Bullying • School Leaders Premier’s Spelling Be Bea Bee Champ!

Amy Wright from 3T has reached the Senior State Final of the Premier’s Spelling Bee. Mrs Tulip, Amy’s family and I are going

to Sydney to support her. This is a fabulous achievement and we wish Amy the best of luck as she competes against other

great spellers. We are very proud of you!

Bullying Kincumber Public School has a firm commitment to eliminating

bullying at this school by developing a school environment

which promotes tolerance and respect, and accepts differences

in others. This understanding is based on a co-operative responsibility and the principle shared by students, staff,

families and the community that no-one wants bullying. People are often bullied because of a perceived difference. Bullying can

occur because of perceived differences related to culture, sex, sexuality, physical or mental ability or disability, religion, body

size and physical appearance, age, cultural or economic back-ground or being new to a school, work place, to a country, to a

social group, or being new to a sports team. Most individual acts of bullying or meanness do not rate, by themselves, as

being so dangerous or hurtful that serious discipline action

should be immediately taken. The victim, however, is the con-stant receiver of physical, psychological or other abuse. The

victim's body and brain stores the aggregate of all the abuse and are being damaged or destroyed. The vast majority of acts

of bullying are committed very slyly, using gestures or looks that convey threatening / disturbing messages or are physically

out of the view of any authority figure. Most bullies have a sense that what they are doing is wrong and that is why they

try to operate below the radar of responsible adults, but they have difficulty stopping what they are doing because it feels

good or otherwise is found to be rewarding. Many bullies feel supported by sectors of the environments they live in. These

sectors could be family members, peers, belief systems and cultural mores. If students speak up to discourage bullying, the

bullying often stops. It is important that children feel confident

to report incidents and feel that they have been heard and their concerns acted on. Parents can help children to connect to and

reflect on the experiences and feelings of others and foster the courage to take a stand against bullying and report. There are

many excellent resources available for parents and carers in-cluding: http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/who/default.shtml

School Leaders

We are in the process of selecting our school leaders for 2010. Year 5 students were invited to submit applications for nomina-

tion addressing their ability to fulfil the role of leader. Attributes of a good school leader are to have exemplary behaviour, a

good deal of initiative and excellent oral and written communi-cation. A panel of Stage 3 teachers, 2009 School Captains and I

read through these applications and identified eight boys and eight girls whose application demonstrated these qualities to a

high degree and who could proceed to the next round of the voting process. Speeches have been delivered by these

students to their assembled peers and the standard was excep-tional. Congratulations to all students who nominated for their

worthy applications.

Hope you had a great week at our great school.

Trish Peters Principal

Students of Week 3 Term 4 2009

President P&C

Kylie Long

President School

Council:

Kirsty Walker

KP Alexis Hartle-Fahy KM Jack Quinlan KLH Layla Robertson 1R Victor Zheng

1G Sophia Ramsden 1D Jessica Ruthen 1/2C Jarred Steen 1S Jemma Grice 1K Kirra Tritton

Term 4—Week 4 P & C meet 2nd Monday of each month, 7.30pm Thursday, 12 November 2009

NOVEMBER • Tuesday 24 November—St 3 Catholic Scripture

Excursion • Wednesday 25 November—Kinder Orientation

Evening 6.00—7.00pm • Friday 27 November—K-2 Assembly—parents

welcome—10.15am—10.50am DECEMBER

• Thursday 3 December—High School Orientation

Day—9.00am—3.00pm

• Wednesday 9 December—Canteen meeting—

9.00am

• Monday 14 December—6.00-9.00pm—KPS

Presentation Night at Kincumber High School

• Wednesday 16 December—last day of school for

students

TERM CALENDAR:

2A Monique Pym 2N Jai Ferguson 2J Amelia Gillies 2H Kirra Brown 3E Cameron Allday

3G Jorjia Menser 3M Jessie Chesworth 3T Nutana Soper 3J Rosie Roberts 3W/L Ayden Warren Library: Ava Duncan

Stars out of School

On Sunday 1 November, I competed in the State Acrobatics Gymnastics Competition. It

was held at Penrith Y.M.C.A. and I was on Level 5 men’s

pair. I came 2nd overall. I qualified for the NSW State team to compete at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra in

December. Gareth Kent, 3M.

CYBERBULLYING WEBSITE

The Department of Education recently hosted a Cyberbully-

ing forum, bringing together national experts on the subject. If you would like to know more about cyberbullying

and what can be done about it, or if you’d like to contribute

your opinion or experience to the online blog, you’ll find it at www.cyberbullyingforum.org

GET YOUR CHILD’S EYES CHECKED

Along with allergies and asthma, eye disorders are the most

common long-term health problems experienced by children. Good vision is important for your child’s educational, physi-

cal and social development. Optometrists Association Austra-lia recommends that children have a full eye examination

with an optometrist before starting school and regularly as they progress through primary and secondary school. Exami-

nations at the optometrist, which take about 30 minutes, are free and covered by Medicare.

CLASS ITEM BY KM

KM have been writing about ‘change’ - here are some

stories about how they have changed:

When I was a toddler I could not do sit down jumps, but NOW I

can do sit down jumps and I can count to 100. Tristin

When I was a baby I could crawl and I was scared. But NOW I can run and walk and I’m not scared. Jack

When I was a baby I sucked my finger. But NOW I go diving

with dad! Joel

When I was a baby I could not watch T.V. But NOW I can watch Noddy and play the Wii. Bryson

When I was a toddler I could not sing. But NOW I can sing

sweetly. Casey

When I was little I could only crawl. But NOW I can run fast

and play the play station. Lucas

When I was 3 I couldn't swim. But NOW I can do back flips in the water. Kate

When I was a baby I could not count to 5. But NOW I can

count to 100. Samuel

When I was a toddler I could count to 5. But NOW I can count to 100! Zayla

When I was a toddler I could ride a 4 wheel bike. But NOW I

can ride a two wheel bike, and run and jump, and I go to school. Sarah

When I was a baby I couldn’t ride my bike. But NOW I can ride my bike fast. Amity

When I was a baby I could crawl. But NOW I can run fast.

Liam

When I was a toddler I could run away from mum. But NOW I can hug my mum and ride on dad’s back. Mia

When I was a toddler I could ride a three wheel bike. But NOW

I can ride a two wheel bike and do tricks. Rowan

When I was a baby I could dribble. But NOW I can run very fast. Hannah

When I was a toddler I could walk. But NOW I can swim and I can swing by myself. I can do somersaults and carry heavy

boxes. I love it! Caitlin

When I was a baby I could crawl but now I can walk and go to the disco. Coady

GUITAR LESSONS

Positions available for Term 1,

2010. Please phone Steve on:

0410 039 556

McHAPPY DAY

This Saturday, 14 November is McHappy Day. Please help support the Ronald McDonald House charities by

visiting your local Kincumber McDonalds. There will be a jumping castle, face painting and kids competitions.

YMCA KINCUMBER OOSH

Staff are planning for Vacation Care and looking forward to an action packed time with lots of exciting and varied activi-

ties, also with excursions in and around the local area. To assist with activities we are seeking donations of wire coat

hangers, empty boxes, packaging, paper towel cylinders or

any other material we could use for junk construction.

A reminder, we provide Before School Care from 6.30am

and After School Care from 2.30pm on a booked or casual basis. Looking forward to providing quality care for your

child. Enjoy your day. Jenene.

FETE NEWS

Thank you to everyone who made a valuable contribution to

the success of last week’s fete, both on the day and in the lead up to the fete. We are still sorting out the finer money

details, however we have made a net profit of about $15k, money which will go towards benefiting all our children.

Fete Winners:

The winner of the Major Raffle prize of a 104cm Plasma TV

was Jennifer Foster and the 2nd prize of a Wii package was won by the Eyre family—congratulations! The Money Tree

was won by Pam who bought a ticket at the Mitre 10 BBQ.

A big thank you goes to all the wonderful businesses who supported the fete either by being Stall Sponsors or with

their generous donations. A flyer is going home with this newsletter with the names of all these great businesses and

we ask you to support the businesses who support our school.

We have an additional promotion for local business ‘Bakehouse 2000’ who have consistently supported our

fundraising efforts—all children who bring in a receipt from a BakeHouse 2000 purchase will receive a FREE LOLLY BAG!

Get in quick as this is only valid while the lolly bags last!

Kylie Long: 0408 420 433

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