Week 9 Term 3, 10th September 2014 Dear Parents, Sue Mackay Principal

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Week 9 Term 2, 22nd June 2016 Dear Parents,

The Federal Election will be held on Saturday 2nd July. Our families will most likely be divided across the Cowper and Page Electorates. Voting for both Electorates will be available at Kororo Public School on the day. A breakfast BBQ, cake/fresh produce stall and raffle arranged by the P&C, will all be available at the school. If you are able to help at the stall please fill the form in this newsletter to offer assistance. A cake plate will be sent out with the eldest student in each family next Monday for it to be returned next FRIDAY, 1st July. Instructions will be inside the pack. We would also love you to donate fresh produce - eggs, vegetables, herbs etc. If you can spare an hour we would love you to help on the stall or the BBQ. Let’s see how our Kororo Spirit can help raise money for our P&C!

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Central Dance Festival Last Thursday evening, three of our talented Kororo dance groups had the opportunity to perform in the 2016 Central Dance

Festival at the C.ex. The annual festival is a showcase of dance in public schools and allows students to perform in a professional setting. Our dancers looked amazing on the stage and the teachers were very proud of their efforts. Thank you to

the parents who gave up their time to assist backstage and to those who came to support the event. Seeing the smiling

faces of the children is all worth it.

A huge thank you to our staff Mrs Hogan, Miss Genoli and Miss Linton for the huge amount of personal time and

expertise that has gone into creating experiences our students will not forget.

Term 3 Dates – Term 3 commences for students on Tuesday 19th July.

Advanced Notice – a gazetted Public Holiday for the Coffs Harbour Cup is on Thursday 4th August. The school will be closed from 12 noon. There will not be any supervision for students after this time. Please make arrangements with OOSH if

you wish to use this service for the afternoon. Buses will not be available for the 12 noon service. The school is required by law

to make this half day holiday available to staff.

Important Dates

Thursday, 23rd June School Athletics Carnival

Friday, 24th June Winter Sports Carnival Yrs 3 to 6 Assembly K/1M at 11.40am

Monday, 27th June NAIDOC Week Assembly at 9.10am.

Kinesiology Meeting at 2pm - all welcome

Wednesday,

29th June NAIDOC Week Discos - Yr 3 & 4 - 6pm - 7.15pm - Yr 5 & 6 - 7.30pm - 9pm

Friday, 1st July NAIDOC Disco - Kinder to Yr 2 Last day of Term 2

Saturday, 2nd July P&C Cake/fresh produce stall, BBQ & raffle fundraiser at the school hall election polling place

Tuesday, 19th July First day back for students for Term 3

Visiting performance - Peter Combe for Kinder, Yr 1 and Yr 2

Many parents and carers may not be aware that our school

is quite a multicultural community, in which we have students enrolled who come from a wide range of language

backgrounds. We cover the globe with cultural diversity with students recently arriving from such countries as

Japan, India, France, Indonesia and Hungry. For these

students, school starts out as a slightly daunting experience however it is one in which the skills of communication are

quickly enhanced.

At Kororo Public School we have a part time support teacher to provide intensive tuition in English for students

newly arrived in Australia. A newly arrived student is a

learner, enrolling in school within six months of arrival or, for kindergarten students, within 18 months of arrival.

These students are provided with an intensive English program which supports the language learning needs and

provides a pathway to access school learning outcomes.

This involves providing a personalised learning approach targeted to the needs of each student.

The school now

has a total of 9.4% of students from

l a n g u a g e

backgrounds other than English. How

lucky are we to h a v e t h i s

wonderful cultural

exposure and blend making up

our school community? The photo included is a perfect example: Jessie and his mum sharing their French culinary

skills with other students!

Enjoy your week whatever you are doing!

Sue Mackay Principal Habit for the week:

‘Put First Things First’

P&C FUNDRAISER ON ELECTION DAY - CAKE/PRODUCE STALL, BBQ & RAFFLE

I am able to help

Times Please

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Times Please

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Your name ……………………………………………………………………….

Eldest child’s name ………………………….……….……. Class ………….

Contact phone number ……………………………...

Please return ASAP to the Office

7am - 8am 11am - 12noon

8am - 9am 12noon - 1pm

9am - 10am 1pm - 2pm

10am - 11am

Kinesiology Meeting On Monday 27th June at 2pm, Gary Runting will be holding a parent meeting to talk about the benefits of Kinesiology for students. The meeting will be held in the staffroom - all welcome.

NAIDOC Week Assembly Please join the school for our NAIDOC Week Assembly on Monday 27th June at the 9am Assembly. The Bush Tucker Garden will be officially opened after the assembly and then a Yarn Up will be held in the Mango Area. We’d love to see lots of parents join us for the occasion.

SCHOOL PHOTOS

The school photos will be here

next week and will be delivered to

your child.

Keep an eye out for them.

Starworkers

KC Siilus W, Olivia K, Ty P.

KG Jarvis G, Jontee H, Oscar N.

KR Marleki B, Alaya B, Cooper W.

KS Roger N, Krewe W, Rahni B.

K/1M Cody C, Lola H, Samantha B, Brodie H.

1LB Noah J, Heidi D, Indi B, Izzy M.

1NL Maya B, Tarah S, Ezrielle B, Amira K.

1RC Tehani B, Gurjot C, Isabella W, Dilraj S.

1SG Ethan D, Lyla T, Pio P, Charlie R.

1/2LB Ryder P, Sophie N, Callum O, Zali Mc.

2CB Asha B, Drayton M, Cody R, Indy P.

2LM Cameron B, Sophie B, Beau M, Noah T.

2VW Sam C, Gabriel T, Finn P, Jonah G.

3JB Barton F, Mia D, Bailey T, Luca J.

3MW Chloe C, Jack E, Maja R, Hudson G, Alex D.

3/4TW Charlie W, Cooper W, Tadhg Y, Ruby D,

Oskar G.

4CA Lily H, Cameron B, Christopher H, Zoe P,

James D.

4GH Charlotte C, Sophia L, Kyan P, Saree B,

Riley L.

4/5DH

Hargun G, Cheyanne W, Alice L, Noah L,

Phoebe T, Jack P, Kaitlyn W.

5AM Summer W, Ava Ga, Kiyarna P, Ava Gi,

Bec H.

5DD Melanie V, Connor B, Rocco S, Jessy G,

Yana B, Leah N.

5LF Wk7: Christa D, Mia G, Ryley L, Tyson F.

Wk 8: Sebastian L, Trinity B, Leon B,

Luke M, Tahliya S.

5/6JC Jade W, Sally , Olivia T, Araken P, Mia S,

Jack C.

6KN Bailee O’D, Asher F, Baxter C, Skye M.

6LS Wk 7: Blake C, Fletcher K, Lindsay S,

Mackenzie H, Tom Y. WK 8: Lucy H, Fletcher

K, Anerin S, Beth S, Tully A, Lindsay S.

BOOK FAIR UPDATE

Thank you everyone for supporting

our book fair! I am still waiting on a box of books to be

delivered - all of these should be delivered to students

by the end of the week.

If anyone has an queries or concerns, please call me,

Rachel direct on 0438 407 147. The teachers and school

will do their best to help out, but it is easier to contact me

direct.

Thanks

Rachel, Book Fair Coordinator

2017

If you have a child ready to start school in 2017 please

call us on 6653 6201 or come into the office to pick up

an application form/information pack. There will be an

Information Expo on Thursday, 1st September. We

need to have your child’s name so that they can be

invited to attend.

Please remember that if you already have a child at

Kororo Public School we still need to know that your

Kinder child will be starting next year. Please don’t

assume that we know that you have another child

starting school, we don’t know unless you tell us.

Please don’t leave it to the last minute!

If you have a friend who is living in our zone and has a

child starting Kindergarten next year, please ask them

to give us a call as well. Thanks.

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SUSHI FRIDAY Don’t forget to pre-order sushi on

Thursday for Friday’s lunch $2.50 per roll.

Flavours are Chicken Teriyaki, Tuna and Mayo and the

Kororo Roll - (Carrot, Cucumber, Cream Cheese) 10c for soy sauce.

A huge thank you to our sponsors. They support us, please support them.