Sturt Ave, Kapooka NSW 2661 Phone: 02 6931 2703 Fax: 02 6931 4342 Principal: Lyn Eacott

Email: kapooka-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au www.kapookap.schools.nsw.edu.au

Newsletter

Term 4 / Week 8 / 2018

Book Fair

We had a very successful Book Fair, the first we have held for many years.

Thank you to all of the parents for their generosity. The funds raised will

benefit the school through the purchase of readers and library books.

Congratulations to the colouring in competition winners and the winner of

the lucky door prizes. Mrs Ray

Guide Dogs Day

The school Parliament organised Guide Dogs day to raise money for training Guide Dogs and we raised $ 74.30. Fundraising Committee

Ice Cream Day When we were organising the ice cream it was so tempting to eat. It was fun to do but the marshmallows were the most popular topping and the least popular were the chocolate chips. The

money raised will go to the year 6 gift to the school this year.

Touch Football at Uranquinty Our Community of Small Schools came together to have a Touch Football Day at Uranquinty. What a great day and the skills of all students improved as the day progressed. Congratulations to Ladysmith

who won the competition and Uranquinty for hosting the day.

Future Moves We went out to the Charles Sturt University to experience university life. We learnt about how yeast rises quicker in hot than cold water. We got to make lots of new friends that we will see at our year 6 graduation. We made a catapult out of paddle pop sticks, masking tape and rubber bands. We graduated before lunch, we felt fancy wearing our gowns. Thank you to Mrs Sturman for looking after us for the day. Elizabeth

Mo Day What a fantastic day we had raising money and awareness for our Movember Mo day. It was great to see the whole school dressed in their stylish mo's. Thank you everyone for you kind donations towards this worthy cause. In total we raised $171.35 which will be forwarded on to the Movember Foundation. Thank you everyone again for your support. Mr Holloway

Mandatory Training Staff from our Community of Small Schools updated their CPR and Anaphylaxis training last week. Mr Holloway is practising for the new baby he will be welcoming next year.

Important Dates / Information School Holidays: Term 4 ends for students 19th December

School Banking - Banking day is Friday morning. Please hand your banking book into the school office.

Uniform shop - Friday from 9:15am until 9.30am

Kapooka School APP - Go to your APP store - Username - community Password - kapookaps

Parent on line payments (POP) - Access school website www.kapooka-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Access “Make a Payment” tab and complete details.

School Values - PRIDE will be demonstrated by students when they: recognise their own abilities

School News Flag Thank you to Miles and Alex’s father who has made our flag so much easier to raise. We appreciate the assistance.

Reward Days Our Reward Days will be held in the last week of school. Monday 17 Green Level—Spy Day Tuesday 18 Blue Level—Morning Tea with the staff Wednesday 19 Gold Level—trip to the cinema

School app Our school app Sircle will be finishing at the end of this year. We are currently investigating a replacement for it.

Jelly Day On Wednesday the 5th of December we will be having a cups of jelly. You will be allowed one each. The jelly cups will be $1.00 each. The money is for the year 6 gift to the school.

Community News:

Term 4

December

Mon 3 ALL Library books due in

Tues 4 Mt Austin HS Orientation Day and parent evening

Wed 5 Jelly Cup Day`

Thurs 6 Cricket Sessions

Fri 7 Assembly - run by K/1, 2.15pm, KNC

Wed 12 Presentation Night WWPS 6-7pm

Thurs 13 Year 6 Farewell - Wagga Boat Club 6.30pm

Fri 14 Parliament Fair Day

Wed 19 Last day of Term 4

January

Tues 29 Staff Return

Wed 30 Students Return

Uniform orders must be made on a Pink Form only, no texting. Please complete a pink form, post in P&C letter box. Uniform orders only to be paid by bank transfer - Account details are: Commonwealth Bank - BSB: 062 600 ACCOUNT NO: 1074-2105 Use your surname as the reference please. Please keep in mind payments may take 2-3 days to process.

DSTA news Mrs Mee is moving! As most of you know, I am proud to be defence spouse and I have loved living in many different parts of our great country. It is with sadness, then, that I must let you know that my husband has received a posting to Sydney and we will be moving there in 2019. It will be hard to leave Wagga, and even harder to leave this lovely little school. “Ready to Move” Groups In the past few weeks I have been meeting with students who are moving away from Wagga due to their parents defence force postings. We have explored the map, finding everyone’s new locations. In week 6 we talked about our favourite memories of Wagga. Here are some of the children’s suggestions:

The Oasis Pool Noah’s Ark My school and the teachers The “beautiful nature” all around The Kooringal Hotel and the RSL All my friends!

Last week we made “Treasure Boxes”. These help the children stay in control of some of the packing chaos by sorting out a few pre-cious things that can be made safe. The pictures show our “Tuesday Travellers” busily decorating their boxes. While decorating, the children also shared some of their feelings about moving away. This week will be our last session. We’ll be talking about making new friends at our new school.

Farewell to Year 6 and Defence Families As several of our families are leaving us before the end of term we will be having a brief ceremony to recognise and celebrate them. The Farewell Ceremony will be tomorrow, Tuesday 4th December, under the COLA, at 12:45pm. We will have our graduating Year 6 cohort and our students posting out cut a cake that will then be shared with the whole school. Parents are cordially invited to attend. DCO Wagga Activities out of Wagga DCO offices are winding back for the year but the staff will be there until Christmas Eve. Don’t hesitate to contact Helen if you need any help or advice. 76 Morgan Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2651 ph: 02 6931 0011 The Defence Family Helpline is also there 24/7. It is not just for emergencies. This is a free service offered to Defence personnel and their families. Defence Family Helpline | 1800 624 608 www.defence.gov.au/dco DSTA Hours and Contact Details Monday – Wednesday: 9:30am – 2pm Thursday: 8:30am – 2pm linda.mee@det.nsw.edu.au

Sturt Ave, Kapooka NSW 2661 Phone: 02 6931 2703 Fax: 02 6931 4342 Principal: Lyn Eacott

Email: kapooka-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au www.kapookap.schools.nsw.edu.au

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