Newsletter The officialDate newsletter of Katoomba Public School KatNews Volume 2014 No: 33 Term 4 Week 3: 23rd October, 2014 Merriwa Street, Katoomba NSW 2780 Tel: 4782 1226 Fax: 4782 2996 Email: [email protected] Website: www.katoomba-p.schools.nsw.edu.au School Expectations Respect Yourself Respect Others Respect the Environment Uniform Shop is open Thursday mornings from 9am to 9.45am. Assembly tomorrow will be presented by 2/3O. The canteen opens Wed, Thu and Friday for snacks only, so please send recess and lunch food for your child each day. Each Friday “School Lunchbox” available online. From the Principal What a wonderful time our Stage 2 students had in Bathurst last week. We had many members of the public say how well behaved we were, the bus driver mentioned that we were the ‘best bunch’ he has had for quite a long time. I am proud that they represented KPS so well. A huge thank you to our staff who gave up their Thursday evening to stay overnight with them.. Ms Dare, Mrs McManus, Ms Wilson and Mrs Barrie. Well done everyone!!! ……………………………………….. Grandparents are amongst the most wonderful relations in the life of every person. They give unconditional love and care for their grandchildren. We can feel the warmth and affection of our grandparents. They are the ones who are responsible for passing on wisdom, values, and principles, from generation to generation, to help the youngsters lead a better and more fulfilling life. We would like to honour and celebrate our grandparents tomorrow at our Assembly, followed by some time in the classrooms and morning tea out in the garden if it’s sunny. Scarecrow Competition 2014.. what a fabulous effort !! Well done students and staff !! The kitchen garden looks great, what a wonderful addition in time for the Spring Garden Party!! Thank you to all our parents involved last Sunday. Thank you to Mrs Lawless for working hard to make it such a special place. Payments due for Voluntary School Contributions and camps. Breakfast Club on Tuesday mornings. This week’s virtue is Honesty Upcoming Events ……………………. Grandparents Day Featherdale Year 6 Fun Day Stage 3 Camp Fri 24th October Tuesday 28th October Friday 31st October Wed 12th - Fri 14th November Volume 2014 KatNews No: 33 Page 2 To all our Grandparents, We would like to invite you to our Friday assembly tomorrow at 9.15am to celebrate the role you play in our lives. After the assembly, you are invited to visit our classrooms to read with students and share your stories. A picnic morning tea in the kitchen garden will follow (weather permitting). School Swimming Scheme The School Swimming Scheme will now be open to Years 4 and 5, as well as Years 2 and 3. Notes have gone home today to Years 4 and 5. If your child is in Year 2 or 3 and you have lost your note, you can get another note from the carousel in the front reception area. As there is a limit on the number of students who can attend each year, please get your notes in as soon as possible. Hello from Ms Dare your swim school coordinator! My friends and I not only had fun and learned to swim with the School Swimming Scheme but we also learned how to keep ourselves safe to avoid an emergency (or to stay calm when awaiting rescue in a rip like yours truly). Our kids today no matter where they live are no different and the School Swimming Scheme is a tried and true method for fast and lasting skill acquisition. There’s nothing like learning and practising EVERY DAY to accelerate and consolidate new physical and concept related skills. I urge you to join me in week 5 for some of the most fun and practical learning of the term! Upper Blue Mountains Music Festival The Upper Blue Mountains Music Festival will be held in the Pat Heffernan Hall of Katoomba Public School on Tuesday 4th November and Thursday 6th November. Both performances will be at 6pm and tickets are $10 each. Tickets are now on sale through the Katoomba Public School front office. As there are only limited tickets available for each performance, please don’t leave it too late to buy them or you may miss out! Important Message for Year 6 Parents The Year 6 Farewell Dinner will now be held on Monday 15th December in the Pat Heffernan Hall at school. We are looking for parents of Year 6 students who are able to assist in setting up and decorating the hall. If you are able to come along next Thursday afternoon 30th October to the school library at 3.15pm we will begin planning. If you are not able to make this time but are able to help on the day, please let me know. Sue Campbell Neale (1S class teacher and Year 6 parent) Volume 2014 KatNews No: 33 Page 3 Congratulations to the following students who received awards in Week 2: Principal Book Awards: Madi McCreath, Andy Wade, Thomas Laws, Zahra Roberts, Jack Taylor, Alana Willey, Ruby Loeb. Academic Awards KB: George Lawday KL: Ruby Loeb K/1C: Laylah Murray 1S: Ben Turner 2W: Lucy Hope 2/30: Zahra Roberts 4/5P: Eddie Lucas 5/6A: Evie Atkins 5/6G: Xander Berthon, Zachary Rothwell Vegetable Seedling Stall For those who missed out on Sunday’s Spring Garden Party at KPS, more seedlings will be on sale on Friday . A stall will be set up in the stage one area between 2.45 and 3.15pm. Loud Shirt Day Thank you to everyone who dressed “loudly” last Friday - we raised over $160 for a very worthy cause! P&C News P&C NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND GENERAL MEETING The AGM will be held at 7pm on Wednesday 12th November in the Katoomba Public School Staffroom, followed at approximately 7.30pm by the ordinary general meeting. All positions will be declared vacant at the AGM and we strongly encourage new members to apply. Please contact Toni Clark if you would like position descriptions or any other information on 0404 046 982 or email [email protected] The Garden Party was a wonderful success! Many thanks to April Gelao and her team for continuing this fabulous KPS tradition. P&C NOW ON FACEBOOK! The P&C have now set up an information page on facebook. If you go to facebook and ‘like’ Katoomba Public School P&C, you can access the information which will be updated regularly by the P&C. Thank you to Nicky Laws for your work on this. 8th Annual Hospital Concert This Sunday at 3pm in the Pat Heffernan Hall. Entry $15 for adults and children under 11 are free. There will be wonderful performances from Orpheus Strings, Blue Mtns RSL City Band, Mountain Opera Chorus, Steve Jewell Trio and pianist Diana Babajanyan. Lucky Door Prizes and Raffle Prizes. Funds raised support our local Hospital. KatNews Volume 2014 No: 33 Stage 2 Camp Stage 2 had a fantastic time at Camp! Our first stop was the Australian Fossil Museum where we saw loads of fossils including a huge T-Rex! At the Goldfields our guide was Shaun, he was a convict turned gold miner. We helped at the blacksmith forge and he put us to work making mud bricks and turning the wheels of big machines. He also showed us how to mine and pan for gold. We got a little bit of gold fever and some of us found real gold flakes! Page 4 KatNews Volume 2014 Community Notice No: 33 Page 5 KatNews Volume 2014 No: 33 Spring Garden Party All students are invited to the Year 6 Fun Day At 11:30-1:30 on Friday 31st of November With the price of only $2 Be prepared to have heaps of fun in the Green hall! Putt Putt, Basketball Hoops, Footy Toss, Skittles, Guessing Competitions and many more! Prizes to be won! Page 6
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