"Excellence, opportunity and success in a caring learning environment"

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

Website: kincumber-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 - Week 5 P & C meet THIRD Monday of every MONTH, 7.00pm Thurs 18 August, 2011

FROM THE PRINCIPAL:

This week: We’re really sorry

Stranger Danger

Staffing Rule of the Week

We’re really sorry

We have had a really busy term and it’s only week 5. Many sporting

teams have been training and playing including soccer, touch,

basketball and netball, violinists have performed, chess teams have

been winning, University tests in writing, maths and spelling have

been conducted, we’ve been performing at night, dancing at discos,

enjoying treats at the canteen and planning for excursions and book

fairs. All this is great stuff and part of what we have always done,

but just lately we have crammed a lot of events into a short space

of time. We realise we have stretched your time and budgets and

really appreciate the support you are giving the teachers and the P

& C and will try to either time our events a little better or cut down

the number of activities we do in the future.

Stranger Danger From time to time it is important to remind children of ways they

can protect themselves from harm. With an increase in the number

of younger children using social networking sites, parents need to

be very vigilant in teaching children about online stranger danger as

well as face-to-face stranger danger.

Schools teach children protective behaviours so that children have a

raised awareness of the issue without unnecessarily alarming them.

Parents can help by role-playing situations where children can

practise a variety of protective behaviours or scenarios such as

giving out personal information online or accepting gifts or getting

in cars with people they don’t know.

Some simple advice to increase children’s safety before and after

school is to have children walk or travel together in groups to school

and not arrive before 8.20am when supervision commences. After

school it is very important that children are confident in knowing

how they are expected to get home including catching a bus,

knowing who is picking them up and from where, and leaving the

school grounds straight after school. At times there are a number of

children who wait around for older brothers or sisters or parents

who are late in collecting them. Our before and after school care

service can be of help here. Parents are reminded that there is no

substitute for good supervision and that, if necessary, you should

report any instances of stranger danger to the Police Assistance Line

(PAL) 131 444.

Staffing

I want to thank Mrs Loida Anorga who has very capably filled a

casual vacancy in our school office for almost twelve months. Loida

is a fantastic member of our school admin staff and has been a very

valuable addition to our team. This vacancy has now been filled

through transfer and I can announce that Mrs Theresa Reinhard will

commence with us from next Monday. Our many thanks go to Loida

and our welcome is extended to Theresa.

Rule(s) of the Week

This week’s rules are about moving between classes.

Teachers and students practised and talked about these

expectations:-

1. Go directly to where you are going 2. Walk quietly

3. Be in the right place at the right time

4. Leave the playground quickly so that lessons are not held

up 5. Arrive on time

6. Have the correct equipment

7. Stay in your lines

8. Stay on the path 9. Be prompt

10. Keep to the left

These expectations are important so that students are able to

walk safely between rooms without disturbing or interrupting

other students and teachers. Being prompt allows lessons to

start on time.

Hope you had a great week at our great school!

Trish Peters

Principal

President P&C

Sam Cardy

YMCA OOSHC

0408 658 187

KH Rory O’Hagan 1EL Michael Bushnell 2C Felicity Middleton 3M Katie Andrew

KL Alicia Harle 1G Kyte Cardy 2M Max Chesworth 3T Carys Campbell

KM Jackson Adair 1K Niamh Watson 2N Brodie McGregor 3W Tiffney Murdoch

K/1W Zane Scott 1S Emily Ramsey 3G Kirralee Smith Library Michael Young

1D Scarlett Sykes 2A Chloe Casey 3K Hannah Folkes

C A L E N D A RC A L E N D A RC A L E N D A R WED 24 AUGUST HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD PERFORM-

ANCE AT SCHOOL

THURS 25 AUGUST BWPSSA ATHLETICS

THURS 26 AUGUST BWPSSA ATHLETICS

MONDAY 29 AUG TO FRIDAY

9 SEPT

YEAR 2 SWIMMING SCHEME

WED 7 SEPTEMBER GREAT BOOK SWAP CHALLENGE

WALTZIN’ KINCUMBA DVDS

Orders and payment for the DVDs of our school performance

need to be received by tomorrow Friday, 19 August.

Guitar

Students -

Please note

NO LESSONS NEXT

WEEK (WK 10)

Due to teacher

illness

Kinder enrolments

are now being accepted for

2012. Please apply at the front

office for an application package.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS

Thank you to all those families who purchased/returned unwanted books.

There are only a few books outstanding and we ask that you return these to

school or send payment as soon as possible. Failure to return all outstanding

books means that our profit from this fundraiser is seriously impaired. If you

did not purchase an Entertainment Book and would like one, please contact

the office.

LOST AND FOUND

In the office we are holding a Ripstik skateboard (handed in at the office) and a

Baby Club stroller (left after the school Waltzin’Kincumba performance). If

one of these items belongs to you please claim as soon as possible.

FOR SALE - Y6 POLO TOP

We have a size 10 year 6 commemorative polo top that was an incorrect order.

The top has long sleeves and can be purchased for the bargain price of $10.

Please contact the office if you would like to purchase this polo top.

Any old mobile phones? You can assist Canteen help young Australians survive can-

cer and also get amazing educational products for our school

just by donating any old phones.

Old phones may be left at the office for collection.

Noelene Conacher

BOOK SWAP Indigenous Literacy Day

Wednesday 7 September – 11.30am

The Great Book Swap Challenge is a fundraising event in which students

swap books with one another. Participating students bring along a gold

coin and a book they’ve read and enjoyed. All these pre-loved books are

put together in the hall, and students then choose a “new” book they

would like to keep.

Bring your book and gold coin to the lunchtime activities room over the

next 3 weeks. On Indigenous Literacy Day, Wednesday 7 September, all

students who have brought a book and coin to school (and have taken their

book to the lunchtime activities room) will be invited to select a new book

for themselves.

So don’t forget - bring a book, bring a coin, and help raise money for new

books for indigenous students all around Australia!

Drug Education:

A drug is a substance that when taken into the body, acts on

the nervous system, altering its function physically and psycho-

logically. Tanea

There are legal and illegal drugs. Kale

There are all different types of drugs. Bryce

Some drugs are used in medicines to help you get better. For example: Panadol, soothers and nurofen. Amy K

Smoking isn’t good for you. Luke

Don’t take illegal drugs if you want to live a long life. Will

Legal drugs are for curing a headache and illegal drugs can

make you sleepy, drowsy and angry. Anna

Some people use drugs to cheat in sport. Declan

Illegal drugs aren’t good for your body. Jordan

Illegal drugs are bad for you and in some cases they could kill you. Zak

I think drugs are bad for people because they can kill you in

some circumstances. I will never take drugs because I don’t

want to get sick or maybe die. Sarah

Some drugs that are illegal in Australia are legal in other coun-tries. Erin

I like learning about all the different types of drugs. For exam-

ple: Legal drugs such as panadol and illegal drugs such as ICE.

Claudia

Drugs make you do things that you wouldn’t usually do. Kye

I’m never going to take illegal drugs because of the horrible ef-fects they can have. Amy. L

A drug is a substance that is legal most of the time. Brandon

Some people get addicted to drugs. Charlotte

An illegal drug is something that can harm the body. Lani

If you take illegal drugs, it’s like putting poison into your body. Hannah

Some legal drugs can help you when you’re sick and illegal

drugs are bad for you. Kevin

Some drugs contain illegal products, whilst other drugs are le-gal and are prescribed by doctors for medical reasons. Lizzy

HOLY CROSS PRIMARY SCHOOL

KINCUMBER PUBLIC SCHOOL

Commencing Monday 29th August 2011 there will a change to the departure

time of School Bus 37 from James Sea Drive & Wagtail Place to the above

schools.

School Bus 37 will now depart James Sea Drive & Wagtail Place, 5 minutes

earlier at 8:20am in order to increase the reliability of this service.

There are no changes to the afternoon service

For further information please contact Kincumber Depot on 4368 2277

or visit our website at www.busways.com.au

Don’t forget to use our online ordering

Fleximeals on line: www.fleximeals.com.au

Date

MONDAY 22 August HELP NEEDED

TUESDAY 23 August Michelle

WED 24 August HELP NEEDED

THURS 25 August HELP NEEDED

FRIDAY 26 August Jo

Rule of the Week

Move sensibly

between classes

Congratulations to the following winners in the canteen lucky draw:

Cafe Grill - Michelle Howes (Alicia KH)

Sandwich maker - Tracy Scott (Rhianna 3T, Taylor 1K)

Electric blanket - Singleton family (Ashlee 2C)

— ** —

Another successful “RED” Day on Tuesday. A big thank you to the won-

derful mums who gave up their time to help Linda and our school.

Eve

Congratulations to the following students who have completed the PRC

2011 this week – Gracie Nellis, Niamh Watson, Ethan Long, Ellie Richardson, Courtney Craig, Caitlin, Jai Menser, Hannah Folkes, Henry Parkins, Kirralee Smith

and Meghan Casey.

We have just a few weeks to complete the PRC, so keep on reading and

update those lists. Book Week Performance A note about the book week performance From Halfway Around the World

went home last week. Keep an eye out for it, and return the permission slip and payment to school as soon as you can. From Halfway Around the World looks at the vast differences in the day to day life of children

around the world. The show time is 50 minutes. Parents can preview the

show at

h t t p : / / w w w . s c h o o l p e r f o r m a n c e t o u r s . c o m . a u /

ShowsFromHalfwayAroundTheWorld.htm

Book Fair Coming Soon

Last year's Book Fair was very popular, with many parents shopping early for Christmas. The commission was used to select many new books for the school. Mrs Groom and Mrs Judd are working together to bring you another great Book Fair in Week 6. Parents can make Book Fair purchases at the following times –

Wednesday 24/8/11 Thursday 25/8/11 Friday 26/8/11

8.10 – 8.40 am 8.10 – 8.40 am 8.10 – 9.10 am

5.00 - 6.20 pm 2.40 – 3.30pm

Gosford Public School ‘Artastic’

Gosford Public School pre-

sents a dynamic art exhibi-

tion that will long be remem-

bered. Exhibits include a

fabulous array of work by 10

local artists from the pro-

fessional art community as

well as a myriad of visual

arts projects by students

from Kindergarten to Year 6.

Public viewing: Thursday 8th

Sept from 9:00am until

6:00pm and Friday 9th Sept

from 9:00am until 12 noon.

Admission is a gold coin.

A ticket in the door prize

for every dollar donated.

Rajdhani Indian Restaurant

Winner 1996-2006 NSW Winner 1998

NSW Finalist 1999-2000 National 2002 and 2005 Regional Award 2009

Shop 9, 37/41 Avoca Drive

KINCUMBER 2251

(Next to Australia Post)

Phone: 4369 1277

Take-away: 4369 1256

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4309 0091 / 0420 644 161

Learn VIOLIN in school hours at Kincumber Public School with

EVA WEIERMANN accredited teacher (Central Coast Conservatorium) MTA

Students are professionally prepared for

fetes, school and Opera House performances

5 years to 12 years

Violins available for hire

Private lessons also taught at Copacabana

All ages and standards.

Phone: 4382 2194 or 0401 523 255

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