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Term 1 ends : Friday, 12 April, 2019

Term 2 begins : Monday, 29 April 2019

Next P & C Meeting + AGM Wednesday, 20 March 2019

DATE: Monday, 4 March 2019 TERM 1 WEEK 6

Principal: Drew Green

Principal’s Message

This week is definitely hump week with 5 weeks behind us and 5 weeks to go after this week. The latest change to the term calendar is for school photos. They will now be held on Monday, 8 April which is the Monday of week 11, our last week of the Term. Staff will be working till 6pm tomorrow with a focus on Positive Behaviour for Learning. We will be assessing some of our current systems supporting student welfare. You will, however, be kept in the loop with any proposed improvements.

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What’s happening

PO Box 428, KYOGLE NSW 2474 192 Summerland Way, KYOGLE NSW 2474

Phone: 6632 1200 Fax: 6632 2579 Email: kyogle-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: http://www.kyogle-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 6

Wed 6/03 Assembly - 5-6B Performing PSSA Regional Swimming - Ballina

Fri 8/03 SRC Bake Sale 50c to $1

Term 1 Week 7

Wed 13/03 Aboriginal Parent & Community Meeting

Term 1 Week 8

Wed 20/03 Assembly 3-4M performing AECG Meeting 4pm

Thurs 21/03 Harmony Day

PBL Focus - Being a Star in the playground. Be Respectful - Be Safe - Be a Learner

Aim: To keep our playground beautiful and clean.

What it looks like: sit in allocated area follow staff instructions put rubbish in the bin

keep hands and feet to self eat your own food be tolerant of different foods

take lunchbox and drink bottle to and from designated area

Sound Waves is a word study program designed to develop reading, spelling and writing skills through phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness is essentially a knowledge and understanding of the sounds and sound patterns of our language. This week we are

learning the sound:

Last week’s playground winners

Stage 1: Zoe Levis Stage 2: India Kaihau Katelin Roy Luka Farrell

The PBL Team meets every Friday. Meetings are held in the Computer Room at 8:30 am. Parents and Caregivers are welcome to attend and participate.

Northern Star Kindergarten special. ‘My first year’, is a collection of

Kindergarten class photos from North

Coast schools that appears in the paper

annually. We will be taking class photos

of our Kindy on Thursday, 7 March for

this editorial and would like to ensure

that all Kindy kids that want to be

involved attend on that day and come to

school in full school uniform. Please

check your note for more details or

contact the school with any queries.

Aboriginal Community and Parent Meeting We will be holding our first meeting for 2019 on Wednesday, 13 March at 3.45pm in the library. This is a great opportunity to have a yarn about some fun activities for NAIDOC day this year. The theme for NAIDOC Day 2019 is Voice, Treaty, Truth. Let’s work together for a shared future. All welcome! Be great to see you there. Kyogle Community AECG next meeting will be held

on Wednesday, 20 March at 4pm at Gugin Guddaba

Local Land Council (53 Ettrick St Kyogle) all welcome.

This Friday, 8 March the SRC are holding a bake sale. Prices will range from 50c to $1. It will be held at 2nd lunch on the verandah in front of the office. All students will be able to buy from the bake sale. All the money raised will be put towards the school for a good matter. There will be lots of yummy home baked goodies, so bring your money and show your support. Kind regards - SRC

What’s happening

PO Box 428, KYOGLE NSW 2474 192 Summerland Way, KYOGLE NSW 2474

Phone: 6632 1200 Fax: 6632 2579 Email: kyogle-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: http://www.kyogle-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Harmony Day Hope you are all learning new facts about your child’s country in the lead up to Harmony Day on Thursday, 21 March.. It would be great if you could get some simple ‘dress ups’ together as well! If you, or someone you know, comes from one of the nominated countries, the children would love to hear of your experiences. Please let the relevant Teacher or Sue know if you can contribute in any way, it may even be by cooking some traditional food for the students. Below are the selected countries: KS: Ireland KC: Mexico 1G: Italy 1-2M: Japan 1-2N: Belgium 2-3X: Turkey 3-4M: Greece

AGM & Current Vacancies The Annual General Meeting for the P&C has been set for Wednesday, 20 March. All parents, carers, and members of the community are welcome, and all office positions will be declared vacant. Due to families moving away, we are currently without a Treasurer and Secretary. We are also seeking a new Uniform Shop coordinator. If you have any questions about the roles, please feel free to contact current office bearers Angie Brace, Helen Black or Jill Runciman for more information. Many hands make light work, so we’d love to see new faces join the P&C to assist at whatever capacity they are able – baking, crafting, fundraising, administrative support, etc. Any amount of help you can provide is welcome, so it doesn’t have to be a big commitment! Fete This year’s fete has been set for Friday, 10 May, and will include a stall for Mother’s Day gifts. If you are unable to attend meetings but would like to assist in the planning, contact Joy Newman. Uniform Shop News Do you have a morning or two a week free to make a big difference in the school? We are seeking a new uniform shop coordinator for this school year. Contact Beck Harley or Penny Galvin for more information. KPS branded fabric communication folders/library bags are new to the shop, and are already being enjoyed by the Kindy kids. If your child would like one of these durable bags, they’re available for $10 at the shop.

Entry is NOW OPEN in the 2019 Schools Writing Competition! Students all over Australia are invited to enter their poems OR short stories, and battle it out for the great cash prizes on offer. There is no theme!! Entrants are encouraged to let their imaginations run

wild and get their creative juices flowing to write on ANY TOPIC and in ANY STYLE. Students from ALL GRADES are welcome to enter - Kindergarten/Preschool to Year 12. Entry is FREE and all entries must be in by the closing date of Sunday, 31 March, 2019. Students can go to the address below and download an entry form . https://www.write4fun.net/competitions/64

3-4H: France 4D: Brazil 4-5A: China 5L: America 5-6B: Germany 6S: Israel

PO Box 428, KYOGLE NSW 2474 192 Summerland Way, KYOGLE NSW 2474

Phone: 6632 1200 Fax: 6632 2579 Email: kyogle-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: http://www.kyogle-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Community Announcements

Swimming Sensations!!

An absolutely wonderful day was enjoyed by everyone last Wednesday at the Alstonville Swimming Pool for the PSSA Zone Swimming Championships. As expected, the competition was fierce, with some KPS students achieving their personal best times. Some outstanding performances included the Senior Girls Relay (1

st) and the Junior Girls Relay (3

rd) along with

exceptional swims by Jaydin Beamish, Imogen Lansdown, Eliza Endres and Luke Barnett. Two of our students were also successful in achieving Runners-up Age Champions, Imogen Lansdown (11 Yr Girls) and Luke Barnett (12 Yr Boys). A special congratulations and best of luck to all of those swimmers who will be travelling to Ballina on Wednesday to compete in the Regional PSSA Championships.

We have a date locked in for this years Kyogle Public School Fete!! This year the Fete will be held on Friday, 10 May from 6pm. Be sure to put this in your calendar for a

great night of family fun.

For Sale 2008 Mazda 3 Manual Sedan Great little car. Selling to upgrade. Contact Judy Newton 0429 331380 or 66331380

*Donation envelopes went home last Friday* Kids in the Kitchen program (KiK) Kids in the Kitchen is being delivered at KPS by student Dieticians that will be a part of the staff until the end of Term 2. Notes were sent home last week, so if you have not seen one please

contact the school. KiK aims to introduce kids to a wide selection of healthy food, understand how food affects their bodies, learn cooking skills with

the long term benefits of developing healthy eating habits. Parent volunteers will be trained to assist with the delivery of the program. We are on track for the training of this program to be held on Tuesday, 12 March from 9.30am -

12.30pm. Thanks so much to parents that have offered to be part of this valuable program, always room for more. Parents that have

volunteered will be called this week to confirm details.