KELLYVILLE RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL KELLYVILLE RIDGE NEWS ‘Learn, Grow, Succeed’ Term 1 Week 10 4th April 2014 Cnr Singleton Road & Greenwich Street Kellyville Ridge 2155 Phone: 888 304 80 Fax: 888 304 82 Website: www.krps.nsw.edu.au DIARY DATES Monday 7th April Tuesday 8th April Tuesday 8th April Wednesday 9th April Thursday 10th April Thursday 10th April Friday 11th April Friday 11th April Monday 28th April Tuesday 29th April Monday 5th May Parent Teacher Interviews – KGL,KR.1S,1A,1E,2S,2R,2N, 3R,3M,4D, 5/6J,5H,5SA,6P Parent Teacher Interviews – KWR,KF,1F,1KJ,2D,2B,3H,4K,4S (note: change of date),5A,6K,6RW Glenwood HS – Gifted & Talented class – assessment day Parent Teacher Interviews – KM,KH,1PC,2G,3B,4Z,3/4D State Swimming Carnival ANZAC Ceremony Easter Egg-stravaganza - Last day of Term 1 Second Hand Uniform sale – 8.30am – CASH SALES ONLY ------------------------------------------------Staff Development Day Students return School Cross Country Notes Home Permission to play Rugby League – selected students Reminders Music Camp – Attendance notification – as soon as possible ICAS Competition – application & payment – Monday 7th April Family Information Updates – Tuesday 8th April Music Camp – deposit and permission note – Thursday 10th April Stewart House Envelopes – Friday 11th April Band Fees – Term 1 payment to be finalized by Friday 11th April BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE Kellyville Ridge OOSH operates from the school hall from 7.00am till 8.30am and 3.00pm till 6.00pm. For more details contact Cubbyhouse Before & After School Care 1300 553 583 (Head Office) or 9629 4217 (Kellyville Ridge OOSH) From the Principal Special Assembly Thank you to all our parents who attended the Special Assembly this week. The children who received awards were very excited to not only receive their award but to have mum and dad at the assembly. Class Education Pack Parents are urged to finalize payments for the class education pack before the end of term. The majority of students in each class now have their books and have already started work. Please contact the office if you require a copy of your invoice or your require assistance with the purchase of these packs. Family Information Update & School Funding Thank you to all those parents who have already returned the family update sheets. These updated sheets are extremely important to us because some of the information contained on these sheets determines the way our school is funded. Schools are essentially rated based on the education and employment of the parents in the school community. The Department of Education and Communities has identified that the highest single predictor of variation in student performance is parental education achievement. As such, the Family Occupation and Education Index (FOEI) has been established across all Public schools in New South Wales. This index score is obtained from enrolment data and is based upon families’ responses to the following questions: occupation group est school education level highest non-school qualification level. The score that our school receives for FOEI impacts on the amount of funding we will receive. Therefore it is very important that our records are up to date and that all families return completed information BY TUESDAY 8th APRIL. School Holidays Next Friday is the last day of Term 1. Children return to school on Tuesday 29th April. Families that may be taking an extended holiday of 15 or more school days are reminded that written permission needs to be obtained from the Principal. Forms are available from the school office and inquiries can be directed the Mr Duncan (Deputy Principal). Last Newsletter for Term 1 As this is the last newsletter for Term 1, I would like to take the opportunity on behalf of the staff and myself to wish all our families a wonderful holiday. Mrs D. Edwards Principal LIBRARY BOOKS A reminder that all library books will need to be returned by Friday 11th April to ensure stock can be collated and shelved before the beginning of Term 2. From the Deputies Visitors to the School Please ensure that you come to the front office if you come to the school for any reason during the day. In the interest of child protection and in the unlikely case of an emergency, we need to be able to keep track of exactly who is on the school grounds at any given time. Thank you for your cooperation. Students’ Belongings As the weather becomes cooler, and students start to wear jumpers and jackets, we are noticing that the number of “lost property” items is growing in the baskets outside the hall. While we are on holidays, it is a great chance to check all of your child’s belongings and make sure that their clothing, lunch boxes, drink bottles etc. are all clearly labelled with their name and class. This will help us to return them to their owners. Easter Activities Easter is rapidly approaching and we are going to run our Easter Eggstravaganza again this year. Details are provided later in the newsletter. We are asking once again for donations of Easter eggs for the P&C Easter Guessing Competition (Raffle). Last year, we had enough eggs to make up prizes for every class and I am sure we can do just as well this year. Easter eggs can be sent to the office for collection. Raffle books have come home this week and prizes will be drawn at our Easter Eggstravaganza. Mrs J.Maher Mr I. Duncan Winter PSSA Trials for Winter PSSA will begin next Friday 11th April. The Winter sports are Rugby League, Netball, Newcombe Ball and Soccer. Students interested in trialing for Rugby League have received a permission note that needs to be signed and returned to school before Friday 11th April. If your child is interested in these trials and did not receive a note, please see Mr Hogan. Operation Art 2013 News Each year our school has participated in Operation Art. Schools in New South Wales are invited to participate in Operation Art, an initiative of The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in association with the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities. Our art show will be open for viewing in Term 2, Week 1 from Tuesday 29th April – Friday 2nd May. Parents are invited to view the 5 finalists from each class displayed in the school hall when After School Care is completed in the morning from 8.30am– 9.00am. We look forward to another wonderful display of beautiful visual artworks from Kindergarten to Year 6. Thank you to the students and teachers for showcasing their many talents. Mrs Vicki-Lynn Smith Operation Art Coordinator YOUNG LEADERS CONFERENCE On Monday the 31st of March, Mr Platt and 9 of our school leaders travelled by bus to Darling Harbour to attend the National Young Leaders Conference which was held at Qantas Credit Union Arena. Our host, Murray Bunton, was the funniest spokesperson you could ever find! We had 5 guest speakers who were: Mike Martin, The Honourable Bob Carr, Coen Ashton, Andy Griffiths and Australian of the Year, Ita Buttrose. Every Speaker had a story to tell and to hear about their life experiences was very interesting. In between each presentation there were some amazing performances by students from across the state. It was a great experience meeting schools from far and near. School Leaders MINDQUEST 2014 This event is held over a weekend and is aimed at students K-6 that have a particular interest or talent in a variety of areas. It includes number of workshops including “Mummies and All that Stuff!” (suitable for Year 1 and Year 2), “Sporty Science” (suitable for Years 3 and 4) and “Forensic Science” (Suitable for Years 5 and 6). There are 38 different workshops in all. The workshops will be at Glenwood High School and run on the weekend of Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th June. Application forms are available from Mr Jones. Applications close on Friday 16th May 2014. FROM THE OFFICE SECOND HAND UNFORM SALE There will be a second hand uniform sale on Friday 11th April at 8.30am outside the school office. Items start from $5.00. PLEASE: cash only Anzac Day Service The Anzac Day Service will be held on Thursday 10th April at 9.15am. Community members are warmly invited to attend the service. We would like to ask parents and students if they could donate some fresh flowers or greenery on the morning of the service. It would be appreciated if flowers and greenery could be handed into the office by 8.30 am that morning. Thank you for your anticipated support and attendance. Easter Eggstravaganza! Friday 11th April 9.20 amK-2 Easter Hat Parade. Students from Years 3-6 will then join us for the P&C Easter Raffle. 10.45 amRecess. Parents may like to join their children for recess and then visit the decorated egg display in the school library. It’s time to get busy creating! Years K-2 students are asked to decorate an Easter hat or an Easter basket that they will wear or carry with them during the school’s Easter Hat Parade. Years 3-6 students are asked to create a decorated egg (blown or hard boiled). Displays must have a title such as, ‘Dame Eggna Eggerage’ with fantastic glasses and a gorgeous dress, or ‘Andre Eggasi’ with a bald head and a tennis racquet or ‘Mrs Eggwards’!! Please do not bring these to school until Friday 11th April. P & C EASTER GUESSING COMPETITION We are again collecting Easter eggs for the Easter baskets to be raffled on 11th April at the Easter Egg-stravaganza. We are asking if all students can donate an Easter egg. Eggs can be left at the school office. Each family will have received a book of raffle tickets to sell for the Easter Guessing Competition. Tickets stubs are to have purchaser’s name and contact number clearly written on them. Money and tickets need to be returned to school by Monday 7th April. Unsold tickets are to be returned to the office and additional booklets are also available from the office. Easter Colouring In Competition A colouring in competition sheet has been sent home with the Kindergarten students. Entries are now due back at school and will be posted to the Greenway office of our Federal Member, Ms Michelle Rowland. The prize is a chocolate Easter egg hamper and the winner will be announced during the week commencing Monday 7th April. Have fun colouring and good luck!! LOST PROPERTY All lost property will be sent to Stewart House at the end of term unless collected. Lost property baskets are located outside the hall. Kellyville Ridge Public School P & C Association Minutes Extract - Wednesday 12th March 2014 Present: Debra, Jenny, Vicki-Lynn, Karen M, Elisa, Julian, Alison, Jo, Elizabeth, Karen H, Esther and Kristy Apologies: Narelle Minutes recorded by Esther Meeting opened at 7:35pm Principals report- see attached Additional information Murals around the school as part of the 10 year celebrations Implementation of new DET Computer system still causing many headaches for school and office staff. Some data is still being given incorrectly forcing a lot of information to be sorted manually. Finance is being held centrally by DET which means school cannot pay suppliers etc. Reports once submitted cannot be recalled meaning everything has to be printed and kept as record Alison suggested the P & C give a small gift to the office staff as a way of supporting themhigh tea or movie voucher. Karen and Esther to go to Norwest Crowne Plaza to purchase high tea vouchers. Fundraising report- In 2013 raised just under $7000 Mother’s Day stock ordered, stall to be held on May 8 Easter Raffle- Deb to organise class list and cover slips for us books to go home end of Week 9 General business A KRPS mum has approached the school offering to do a jewellery party for fundraising, discussion about how to make it fair for all people who have own business/party plan, suggestion of a market day, note for expression of interest to go home for a twilight market. Swimmimg caps- it was mentioned that at the recent ridges carnival that KRPS hats did not stand out in the water. Meeting agreed to look at new caps for swimmers, also to look into cost of some school teardrop banners. Mr Kammerer requested a donation of $1000 to go towards purchase of new apps. School now has Surface Tablets as well as Ipads. Voted and agreed to donate $1000 Ridge Rocks- 5th Dec and musical festival 10th October both to be held at Hillsong The policy for homework in Years 1 and 2 has changed, Jenny asked that people could be prepared to provide feedback. No work sample folders this year It was brought to attention that the silver seats out the front of the office are covered in sticky sap and leaves, also the garden chain causing a trip hazard. Deb to follow up. Meeting closed 8:45pm next meeting 2nd April note change of date due to parent teacher interviews CANTEEN The school canteen has begun operation for the new school year and we are always looking for volunteer helpers. A 2014 canteen price list will come home shortly. Lunch orders for the canteen can now be done on-line and information appears to the right. A canteen helper’s slip also appears below. If you are interested in helping in the canteen, please complete the attached slip and return it to school ASAP. Dads and grandparents are warmly welcome. Emergency helpers are also required if you are able to fill in occasionally at the last minute – your help would be most appreciated. Please note that food brought from home cannot be heated in the Canteen. Please only send food in containers that your child can open themselves. Plastic is the best option as tin cans can be difficult to open and also quite sharp. HELPERS ROSTER FOR NEXT WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7th April 8th April 9th April 10th April 11th April Lakshmi & Rebecca Lakshmi & Lakshmi & Lakshmi & Katie Natalie Gaby Lakshmi, Justine & Kayley ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANTEEN HELPER I am able to help on the following days (please list) __________________________________ _________________________________ weekly monthly once per term please add my name to the emergency list. I can help (please specify days and/or times) ______________________________________________ NAME: _____________________________ CONTACT NUMBER: _______________
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