COMING EVENTS FOR TERM 4

Wednesday 21 November Aboriginal Student Awards 10am Kindergarten Orientation 1.45pm

Thursday 22 November Quicksmart Presentation 10.30am

26 Nov – 7 Dec Intensive Swim Program

Wednesday 28 November Kindergarten Orientation 1.45pm

Monday 3 December Assembly of Excellence 2.15pm

Wednesday 5 Dec Kinder Orientation &

Parent Info Session 1.45pm

Aboriginal PLP Awards Night

Thursday 6 December Investigators PBL Project

Presentation 2.15pm

Monday 10 December Presentation Day 10am

Tuesday 11 December QUEST Reward Day

Wednesday 12 December Christmas Carols Evening 5pm

Thursday 13 December Volunteers Morning Tea 11.30am

Monday 17 December Year 6 Farewell

Tuesday 18 December Talent Quest - TBC

Wednesday 19 December End of Year Pool, Picnic & Play Day

Last Day for Students (calendar items are subject to change)

Assembly Roster The following classes will be presenting an item at the weekly assembly

Week Assembly Date Home Teacher

7 26 November Mr Kelly

8 3 December 2.15pm

Assembly of Excellence

9 10 December 10.00am

Presentation Day

Issue 37– Term 4 – Week 6 – Tuesday 20th November 2018

IMPORTANT NOTICES INTENSIVE SWIMMING Starts Monday 26 November All students in years 2 and 3 should be attending the intensive swimming. Students in years 4-6 who cannot confidently swim 50 meters should also attend. Payment of $50 is required up front this year however if you are having trouble with this arrangement please contact the office.

YEAR 6 FAREWELL Note & Payment due by Monday Year 5 and 6 students have been given notes with details of the Year 6 Farewell which is on Monday 17th December. Permission notes with payment need to be in no later than 26/11/2018 for catering purposes.

WEEKLY ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLY AWARDS Discoverers – Kylie B, Miley H & Amalia-Grace P Investigators – Joel M, Maddisyn M, Elijah C, Julie D Creators – Ruby S, Pippa K, Haleigh B, Benjamin R, Alyssa V, Hunter D Innovators – Jaie R, Selby S, Courtney B, Kieran D, Matthew C, Andi K, Summah L, Holly W, Emily D (yr 6), Riley T PBL – Bailey M, Airy H, Hannah L, Max B These awards will be presented at assembly on Monday 26 November at 2.45pm.

Each Monday we have a whole school Assembly in the school hall. At these Assemblies we celebrate the achievements of individuals and groups of students across the school. All parents and carers are welcome to attend these assemblies which are from 2.45-3.15pm.

Principals News

P and C The next meeting will be held today at 2pm in the front room of the school. We hope to see you there! Don’t forget that when you sell your raffle tickets or you need another book, please come and see the front office. The student who sells the most raffle tickets this year, will receive a prize. Donations of any non-perishable items are now being taken at the front office. These items will go in the Christmas hamper that will become a prize in the raffle. 2019 Classes The staffing allocation for our school is dependent on the number of students enrolled at our school. The closer the estimate is to the actual enrolment the smoother the start to 2019 will be. Please advise the front office if your child in Year K-5 will NOT be returning to our school in 2019. Thank you for your support with this request. A reminder that Kindergarten enrolments for 2019 are still being taken at the front office. We still have three more kindergarten orientation days, each Wednesday afternoon at 1.45pm. If you know of any local families that have not commenced the enrolment process, please ask them to approach the school ASAP. Attendance Regular school attendance is a vital component of every child’s learning journey. Did you know- if a child misses half a day of schooling per week, over the year this equates to four full weeks of learning. There have been a number of families picking students up for swimming lessons during school hours. As a school we recognise the importance of swimming, especially living so close to the beach but ask that families make these lessons out of school hours. We need to ensure that we give our students every chance to succeed in their learning journey and we need to work together to support students to achieve their best. Rotary Citizenship Award Congratulations to Benjamin P who was awarded our 2019 Rotary citizenship award for 2019. Ben’s family and school staff enjoyed celebrating this award with Ben last week. Ben received this award for always demonstrating the school core values of respect, responsibility and cooperation in all school settings. He is a great role model for the younger students at our school through his learning behaviours and the way that he helps to provide a happy and supportive environment at our school. Transition Wellbeing Day Several Aboriginal Year 6 students participated in a transition to high school combined day run by Mission Australia last week. The students had a chance to mix with other students from all Kempsey schools that will be starting high school in 2019. Aunty Gloria was very proud of the way that our students conducted themselves during the day. Mission Australia continues to come to our school each Thursday afternoon and runs a transition program for all of our Year 6 students. During these sessions all students are involved in a variety of activities to aid in their transition to High School. We would like to thank Mission Australia for providing this opportunity for our students. Intensive Swimming All students in years 2 and 3 should be attending the intensive swimming. Students in years 4-6 who cannot confidently swim 50 meters should also attend. Payment of $50 is required up front this year however if you are having trouble with this arrangement please contact the office. Parent Focus Groups It is that time of year again, when we are collecting data to evaluate 2018 and look to the future for 2019 planning. As part of this process we will again be running parent focus groups to gain feedback from families. If you would like to be involved in this year’s focus groups please contact the front office. Penny Chow Relieving Principal

ASSEMBLY OF EXCELLENCE

WHEN: MONDAY 3 DECEMBER 2018

TIME: 2.15PM

WHERE: SCHOOL HALL Parents & carers are invited to attend this terms assembly of excellence which will be held on Monday 3 December from 2.15pm. This assembly is to celebrate the students who this term have received an Excellent Attendance Award, Exemplary Behaviour Award or an Exemplary Learner Award. We hope to see you there!

Invitations will be sent next week with students who will be receiving an award

When: Monday 10 December

Time: 10am

Where: KEPS School Hall

Our annual presentation day will be held on Monday 10 December at 10am in the school hall. Awards to be presented include Captains & Ministers Awards, Academic Medals, Class Awards, Mathletics Award, Creative Art Award, SRC Awards, Sporting Awards, Aboriginal Awards, Rotary Club Citizenship Award, Lions Club Awards, Academic Excellence Dux, Principal’s Badges & Principal’s Trophies. Invitations will be sent home in the coming weeks with students who are to receive an award. Please do not let your child/ren know they will be receiving an award. There will be no afternoon assembly at 2.15pm on this day.

Raffle tickets have been sent home with one student from each family for our P&C Christmas Raffle. It will be drawn at the presentation assembly on Monday 10 December (week 9). 1st Prize Christmas Hamper 2nd Prize Christmas Ham 3rd Prize Fruit Tray There will be a special prize for the family who sells the most raffle tickets so please be sure to write your name on the slip on front of the tickets. If you are able to donate any non-perishable items for the hamper this would be greatly appreciated. Items can be left at the front office. Tickets are $1.00 each.

On Wednesday 19th December, 2018 our students will be celebrating the end of the school year with a whole school Pool, Picnic and Play Day at South West Rocks. On this day students will travel by bus from Kempsey East Public School to Horse Shoe Bay Reserve, South West Rocks where they will enjoy a rotation of activities including swimming, playing at the park, games and picnicking together. Students will need to bring their own lunch, swimmers, towel, dry clothes, sun protection and something to sit on for their picnic. Students will not be able to purchase anything from the shops on the day. Hub teachers will let students know if they need to bring anything else closer to the day. The P&C are donating part of the cost for this day so you will only pay $5 per student. Permission notes will be coming out in the next couple of weeks for this.

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