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Keeping our students safe…
Falling off is part of learning to ride bicycles, scooters and skateboards,
so it’s important to know how to keep children safe once they start riding.
Your child’s safety starts with protective gear, safety lessons and riding in
safe places.
Safety basics: bicycles, scooters and skateboards… Here’s a list of safety basics to get you
and your child started on the fun of learning to ride bicycles, scooters and skateboards:
Wear a helmet.
Helmets are compulsory when riding bikes and scooters and recommended when riding
skateboards.
Wearing a helmet will help protect your child against serious head injuries.
A head injury can mean brain injury. That's why it's so important to wear your bike helmet.
Wearing one doesn't mean you can be reckless, but a helmet will provide some protection for
your face, head, and brain in case you fall down.
*Use protective gear and do cycle training to help protect your child against serious injuries – falls
can and do happen. *Teach your child to look carefully at the riding environment to decide
whether it’s safe to ride. *Give your child some practice in a safe area, such as your backyard or a
park, before heading onto the footpath or road.
Always make sure a grown-up is with your child while he/she’s riding, until he/she’s at least 10
years old – no matter how much he/she knows about road safety and how good he/she is at
riding.
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Reminder: Parents are required to explain the absences of their children from
school promptly and within seven days to the school. An explanation for absence must be
provided to the school within 7 days of the first day of any period of absence.
https://education.nsw.gov.au/policy-library/policies/school-attendance-policy
Fiona Paine Principal
From the Principal
Wednesday 11th March P&C Meeting 7.15pm in School Staffroom Fri 13th -Sun 15th March Blue Mountains Music Festival weekend Friday 20th March Harmony Day Tuesday 7th April School Photos Thursday 9th April Easter Hat Parade - Last day of Term 1
Payments for Textbooks are due now.
KatNews Newsletter Date The official newsletter of Katoomba Public School
Volume 2020 No: 5 Term 1 Week 6, 5th March 2020
School Expectations
Respect Yourself
Respect Others
Respect the
Environment
Uniform Shop opens
every Tuesday from
9am-9.30am
Our Canteen is not
open so please send
food for your child
every day.
The Virtue this
week is
Kindness
Our PBL Lesson is
“ Respect others in
the classroom.”
School banking is
every Tuesday
Dance is on every
Thursday morning
Stewart House
donation envelopes
have gone home
with students today
Merriwa Street, Katoomba NSW 2780
Tel: 4782 1226 Fax: 4782 2996
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.katoomba-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
Upcoming Events …………
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Keeping Our students safe You may have noticed that the school gates are being opened just before bell time in the afternoon. This is to
ensure the safety of all our students. If you need to come into school before the gates are opened you are always
welcome to come through the front office. Thank you for your understanding.
Music Festival The preparations and set up have begun for the Blue Mountains Music Festival so please be aware when bringing
your child to school that there are certain areas to avoid. The quad area will be out of bounds both during and
after the Guiness stage set up and the oval will not be used once the Big Top is set up.
This is a wonderful community event and a major fundraiser for our school. The children will be enjoying a free
concert from one of the Festival performers during school hours to thank us for our involvement.
There are still opportunities for volunteering. If you would like a free pass for the festival, you can volunteer for 9
hours over the weekend and receive entry to the festival plus a crew T-shirt!
Please see the website www.bmmf.org.au if you would like more information.
Cate Paterson
Community Liaison Officer
Community Liaison News
Sport News Swimming Carnival Ribbons will be handed out at tomorrow’s assembly.
Congratulations to all the students who competed in the PSSA District Swimming at Glenbrook
on Friday 21st February.
Special congratulations to Natasha Bedoya for qualifying in the 50m backstroke. She will
represent the Blue Mountains in the upcoming Sydney West Competition. Well done!
High School Sneak Peek Last Thursday, Year 6 walked down to the High School for the Sneak Peek. We were there with lots of other Year Sixes from different schools.
We got to see a few classes like Science, where we set gases on fire and tested the pH of liquids like Coke and vinegar.
Some people quickly went down to the woodshop to see some ADORABLE chicks that Katoomba High had got only that Monday!
KPS went with the Drama and Arts teacher to play some drama games. We saw a really talented band made up of students from KHS and we had a delicious barbeque before going back to school. The Sneak Peek has Year 6 really excited for next year. We can’t wait!
Agent Sylvie & Agent Eily
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Congratulations to the following students who received awards in Week 5
Principal Book Awards: Isaac Riley-Page, Levi St Quintin Finn, Damian Bassett, Loutfi Choukair,
Max Merry
Class Assembly Awards
KG: Hazel Jay K/1S: Xavier Shrestha
1G: Bodhi Doloswala 2C: -
2H: Bronte Mach 3G: -
3/4T: Pilpi Lee 4B: Charlie Miller
5/6S: Jarrah Fenner, Lily Redd 5/6K: Jaya Doloswala
5/6A: Daniel Clark, Georgia Stockling K/6N: -
Teddy Update Teddy is almost 6 months old. He graduated last week from Puppy
Pre-School and has learnt to sit, wait and drop. He is also much
better at walking on his lead.
He loves visiting in all the classrooms with the kids and staff. Teddy
is always eager to run on the oval with Laylah and Angus at lunchtime and regularly joins in
fitness activities with our 5/6 classes.
Teddy is a great listener and loves to cheer everyone up and make them smile. He likes being
read to, is a whizz in QuickSmart and wanders around tables to look at children’s writing.
Teddy likes his Library/Lab area to be tidy, no pencils, paper, lunchboxes or
hats left on the floor so he can Zoom quickly around and launch onto bean
bags in his play time. Thanks everyone for keeping this space neat and tidy,
putting your gear in the Connected Classroom and telling Mrs Barrie if
Teddy has picked up something that is not his! If Teddy is on his bed under
Mrs Barrie’s desk that is his break/rest time.
Teddy also likes children to walk up to him and call his name once. He is
learning to listen and focus in small groups or with individual children.
Teddy likes to see who is patting him on the head or back and is learning fast not to jump up.
Thanks Ms Paine for bringing Teddy into our school. We all love him.
Teddy at Xmas time 2019
Final Countdown to Music Festival! One week to go! Are you excited yet? Have you got your tickets and planned your weekend? The school starts to
buzz around now and everyone is counting the days to our biggest fundraising event of the year! If you have
never been before and are curious you can come along for a night or a day - sample some music and delicious
food, see your school transformed! See the website for details of tickets and the program www.bmff.org.au
Any questions see me at pick up or contact me on [email protected]
Rilka (mum to Mars & Rome)
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3/4T have been busy creating wonderful works of art. Here are a few samples.
