Important Dates to Remember Term 1 2016

Kootingal Public School

STAR NEWSLETTER “Caring, Learning and Achieving Together.” !

Phone: 02 6760 3332 Email: kootingal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au !Website: http://www.kootingal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au!

!Term 1 Week 10 Thursday 31st March 2016

Tuesday 5th April - Parent Teacher Interviews Thursday 7th April - P & C Movie Night - starts at 6pm Friday 8th April - Kootingal Public School Anzac Service Friday 8th April - Last day of Term 1 !Term 2 Tuesday 26th April - School Development Day Wednesday 27th April - Students return to school

Executive Team - Principal - Cara Cracknell Assistant Principal - (Kinder to Year 2) - Nicole Chegwyn (Mon - Wed) and Anne Doak (Thur - Fri) !Assistant Principal (Yr 3 to 6) - Jill Cook !P & C Executive President: Cath Bubb Vice President - Lauren Witten Secretary: Vanessa Johnson Treasurer: Scott Cracknell and Jelka Schurink (Canteen)

!Gold Award

Chelsea Van Maanen and Taela McCahon !!!Silver Awards

Chelsea Van Maanen, Jack Merrick, Byron Lees, Damien Nicholls

and Taela McCahon !! !Uniform Awards

Lily Shiels, Ethan Walker, Addyson Vernon, Joseph Barber, Sophie Howard,

Amity Cork, James Grant and Ryley Marsh

Angus Frewen Angus is a polite and friendly student who always greets his school mates and teachers with a happy smile. He gets along well with people of all ages. Angus has very good work habits. He enjoys learning new things and sharing his ideas with others. Angus is a keen participant in all class activities. He particularly enjoys discussions. He likes to make connections between class topics and his personal experiences. Angus is a wonderful classroom helper who shows initiative when a job needs to be done. He takes pride in maintaining a clean and tidy room and is always willing to assist others carry out their duties. Angus is a kind and caring boy who always offer assistance when someone needs help. He encourages others to do their best and congratulates them on their success. Angus is a good role model for his peers. He thoroughly deserves this recognition as Student of the Month. !!Brock Hyson Brock is a thoughtful and respectful young man, who is always willing to help teachers, visitors and younger students in the school. He has shown greater confidence in his ability and is keen to do his best and share his ideas with others in class. Brock is an excellent school leader as a Year 6 SRC Representative, House Captain and Sound System Technician in the hall. He is a positive role model at work and at play. Brock has been complemented by many teachers within the school on his positive approach, and helpful friendly disposition. Brock wears his uniform with pride, is proud yet humble, and is a great role model to others. Congratulations Brock, a well deserving Student of the Month.

Daileen Radmore, Nikita Caldwell-Harris and Kara Gregory - An excellent effort with homework all term Beau Edmonds-Turnbull - Making pleasing progress in all areas of literacy Emily Hatton - Taking pride in all her work Meika Haak - Being a helpful class member Taylor Mills - Beginning to take risks with her learning Riley Robinson - Participation in class discussions Erica Eyles - Fantastic effort with weekly spelling Nate Symons - Strong reasons given in Easter writing Thomas Atkins - Being a helpful classroom member Travis Grierson - Excellent spelling Aaleyah Atkins - Always trying to do her best Madison Pollard and Georgia Ford - Application in creative writing Janeen Wadwell - Being such a polite, caring and hardwiring student Cohen Parkes - Striving to be a better and more effective learner at his desk Xander Murray - Showing greater improvement and book organisation in spelling Tyson Beard - Striving and showing greater persistence in Mathematics Riley Scott - Being so respectful and responsible in class time William Morris - Excellent spelling results Amity Cork and Jack Chapple - Wonderful creative writing from the book “The Deep” Zachary Parkes - Making an effort with homework Boston DeBelle and Hannah Turner-Bourke - Demonstrating neat handwriting skills Logan Phillpott - Making an effort with homework James Grant - Always being a quiet, diligent student Georgia DeBelle - Being diligent and taking responsibility for her learning Ashton Haak - Excellence in literacy Sophie Hobden - Persistence in her learning !!

Clothing Pool will only be open on: Tuesday and Wednesday mornings

9am to 9:30am !Please come to the office.

!Banking - Thursday !10 banking deposits will gain a Commonwealth

Banking prize. !!Banking Co-Ordinator

Cath Bubb

Student of the Month

Weekly Bronze Awards

Emily Barwick-Taylor, Charlize Corcoran and Ethan Walker - Making pleasing progress in all areas of literacy Jahmarli Fields - Being a conscientious worker Damien Nicholls - Improvement in reading and a great class helper Lily Shiels - Improvement in reading and taking pride in her work Chadrick Lang - Positive attitude to learning in Mathematics Kara Gregory - Showing persistence in learning new tasks Kobi Murray - Improved application to class tasks Mikyla Phillpott - Excellent work in writing tasks Taela McCahon and Luke Sydenham - Consistently neat book presentation Damikah Barwick-Taylor and Cody Turner-Bourke - Trying to improve across all Key Learning Areas Ally Higgins - Being such a wonderful member of 4C. So very mature, reliable and hardworking Erika Kamminga - Demonstrating mature, hardworking and sensible behaviour and manners in class Jaeda Symons - Striving to do her best in all learning activities. What a wonderful student Riley Scott - Demonstrating wonderful persistence in Mathematics Kelsey Burrell - Being a quiet and conscientious worker who takes pride in her work Megan Johnson and Alexander Cracknell - Writing an impressive description using similes Isabelle Price - Working really hard on her reading and spelling Chloe Burch - An enthusiastic approach to learning and always doing her best Byron Lees - Being a positive role model and showing initiative Emmielle Kingdom - Showing improvement in Mathematics and being proud of herself Jasmine Hogan - Her diligent approach in class in finishing her work !!!!!!

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!Our students enjoyed the latest SRC disco with the Easter theme. Wonderful dancing, coupled with lots of sweaty bodies, was present indicating a great time being had by all. Thank you Mrs Ward for your meticulous organisation and to the teachers

who assisted in the set up and supervision of the disco. !Our P&C has another evening organised for our students with a Movie Night next Thursday from 6pm. Students are encouraged to come dressed in BLUE, similar to the characters in the movie. I wonder who they might be? Look out for the flyer in the coming days!

!For more information and photos of our events, please check out our Facebook page. It is updated on a daily basis with photos of our students in day-to-day activities as well as special events. It is also used a means of communication about upcoming events. !Congratulations to Erica-Lee Eyles and Robert Hazard of Mrs Morrish’s 2M class. Both Erica-Lee and Robert take part in the MiniLit program with Mrs Chegwyn. As Robert informed me, they worked so hard that they were on fire! Mrs Chegwyn was immensely proud of her students. Keep up the great work team! !

Congratulations to Megan Johnson of Year 4 who was selected for the North West PSSA Girls Football (soccer) team. Megan will compete at the PSSA Championships in Albury in June. Good luck Megan! !

This week it was lovely to see so many families taking the opportunity to meet with their child’s teacher for Parent Teacher Interviews. Our process is the same as last year with interviews scheduled over two weeks between 4 and 6pm to cater for families and their increasing demands. For our K/1 students, appointment times were increased from 2 – 6pm over the two weeks. This was so both Miss Magann and Mrs Lawrence were present at all student interviews. I am pleased to say that the majority of time slots were filled. This is an important indicator when looking at our communication with our families and community. As a school, we delight in meeting with our families. It enables great insight into our students and allows parents the opportunity to get to know the teachers and

The Star Cafe Open Fridays

Volunteers - Term 1 Friday 1st April - Cassie Cook and Sue Moxon Friday 8th April - Cassie Cook

Mrs Cracknell’s MessageSilver Assembly Awards - Thursday 24th March

school better. As a parent, I value this opportunity and ensure I am prepared with questions to make the most of the interview time. If you have not been able to schedule an appointment as yet, please do not hesitate to contact the school to arrange a time with your child’s teacher. !This week we commenced our new class structure. All students have settled well and our new class of 3/4 with Mrs Sipple and Ms Ross is steaming ahead. A reminder to our community of our new class structure: • K/1 classes - Mrs Lawrence and Miss Magann • Year 2 - Mrs Morrish) • Year 3 - Mrs Simpson) • Year 3/4 - Mrs Sipple and Ms Ross • Year 4 - Mr Griffiths • Year 5 - Ms Cook • Year 6 - Mrs Ward.

!Canteen News We have started to organise the canteen roster for Term 2. If you are available to help out between 9am – 12.30pm on a Friday please call Karleen on 0484 281448 or see Karleen at the canteen on a Friday. Wk 1 - 29th April - Kelly Tull and Melissa Brennan Wk 2 – 6th May - Natasha Jacobson and Jayne Lees Wk 3 – 13th May - Cassie Cook Wk 4 – 20th May - Lirel Morris Wk 5 – 27th May - Cassie Cook Wk 6 – 3rd June - Help needed Wk 7 – 10th June - Kelly Tull and Jayne Lees Wk 8 – 17th June - Melissa Brennan Wk 9 – 24th June - Cassie Cook Wk 10 – 1st July - Cath Bubb and Tracey Walker

P & C News

Mrs Cracknell’s Message

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FUTSAL BASKETBALL DODGEBALL

TURBO TOUCH ULTIMATE

FRISBEE

NETBALL HOCKEY

SOFTBALL TABLE TENNIS

AMAZING RACE

CRICKET BADMINTON TUG-O-WAR

TENNIS ULTIMATE

FRISBEE

EUROPEAN HANDBALL SOFTBALL

TURBO TOUCH TEATHER BALL

BASKETBALL

ATHLETICS VOLLEYBALL DODGEBALL

FUTSAL TREASURE HUNT

Please ensure your child(ren) bring a water bottle and food for morning tea and lunch. (Lunch packs are available from the kiosk at an extra cost)

For all enquiries and bookings please contact (02) 6762 2631 or sportsdome@tamworth.nsw.gov.au

TSD SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

18TH APRIL – 22ND APRIL 2016 An important factor in a child’s healthy growth and development is physical activity. Participating in

sporting activities builds on this by providing children with valuable life lessons such as co-ordination, discipline and a sense of fair play. Research also shows that playing sport can assist

children in the classroom with better learning through concentration and behaivour.

Tamworth Sports Dome provides children with a healthy and fun way to spend their school holidays offering great school holiday programs and activities!

Our exciting programs give children the opportunity to try a range of different sports, experience real

team spirit and meet lots of new friends in a safe and supervised environment.

9:00am – 3:00pm - $40 per day

SCHOOL HOLIDAY TENNIS CAMPS

Jarrod Campbell and the team at the Northwest Tennis Academy will be holding 2 awesome tennis

camps in the upcoming school holidays for the kids. Heaps of fun and great activities to keep the kids

actively entertained having loads of enjoyment in a fun, safe & educational environment.

x 4 – 16 years of age catered for. x Fully supervised and run by a highly experienced

and qualified team of tennis professionals.

Camp 1 11/4/16 – 14/4/16

Camp 2

18/4/16 – 21/4/16

Time 9am – 12pm daily.

Cost $80 per person.

Family discounts available.

Prizes for all kids who attend.

End of camp party and presentations.

NORTHWEST TENNIS

ACADEMY Tamworth Tennis Club Napier St, Tamworth

PHONE: Jarrod - 0421287004

EMAIL: northwesttennisacademy

@hotmail.com

Kyle Gupton’s School Holiday Basketball Clinics

WHO & WHAT: Boys and Girls (Ages 8-14)

ALL ABILITIES ARE WELCOME!

9 Participate in scrimmages 9 Engage in fundamental drills 9 Questions & Answers sessions 9 Improve your game & Basketball IQ 9 Participate in skill-building stations 9 Compete against Kyle & HAVE FUN! 9 Meet Kyle & some of the Thunderbolts 9 Play in competitions against other participants

COST: $60 per person/per day

WHEN:

Monday 11 April (9:00am – 3:00pm) Tuesday 12 April (9:00am – 3:00pm)

Wednesday 13 April (9:00am – 3:00pm) Thursday 14 April (9:00am – 3:00pm)

Friday 15 April (9:00am – 3:00pm)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 9 All money must be paid up front. 9 Participants must provide own morning tea & drink. 9 Appropriate footwear must be worn. 9 Any medical information/medication must be provided

to Dome staff (with instructions) at beginning of each day.

BOOKING ESSENTIAL BY CALLING: 6762 2631 (Tamworth Sports Dome)

When: Thursday14th April 2016 Time: From 9:00am – 12:00pm with

Registration at 8:30am Where:Tamworth Netball Association Address: Jack Smyth Drive, Tamworth Bring: Healthy snacks, drink bottle, sunscreen and a hat

April School Holiday Workshops at Tamworth Regional Gallery

Wednesday April 13 Printmaking (scratch foam) with Kate Armstrong

What will you learn? Using drawing as a starting point learn the art of printmaking, a technique used by many famous artists.

Times: 10.30am-11.30am ages 5-7($10) 12.00pm-1.30pm ages 8-11 ($15)

Wear closed in shoes & paint shirt

Thursday April 14 Landscape painting with Michelle Hungerford

What will you learn? Artist Michelle Hungerford will teach you about landscape painting. Bring along a photo or picture for inspiration!

Times: 10.30am-11.30am ages 5-7($10) 12.00pm-1.30pm ages 8-11 ($15)

Wear closed in shoes & paint shirt

Friday April 15 Drawing with Kate Armstrong

What will you learn? Using new as well as familiar materials you will draw quirky objects from real life, learning tips and tricks along the way.

Times: 10.30am-11.30am ages 5-7($10) 12.00pm-1.30pm ages 8-11 ($15) 2.30 pm-4pm ages 12-15 ($15)

Wear closed in shoes & paint shirt

Wednesday April 20 3D & sculpture with Kate Armstrong

What will you learn? Using new and familiar materials including air dry clay you will make your own sculptures to take home on the day!

Times: 10.30am-11.30am ages 5-7($10) 12.00pm-1.30pm ages 8-11 ($15)

Wear closed in shoes & paint shirt

Thursday April 21 Portraits with Leisel McIlrick

What will you learn? Using the face as inspiration, create your own painting on canvas! Create your own crazy character or the original selfie– a self portrait!

Times: 10.30am-11.30am ages 5-7($10) 12.00pm-1.30pm ages 8-11 ($15)

Wear closed in shoes & paint shirt

Friday April 22 Print making (mono prints) with Pam Brown

What will you learn? If you like drawing, you’ll love mono printing! Make your own one-of-a-kind artworks using this technique.

Times: 10.30am-11.30am ages 5-7($10) 12.00pm-1.30pm ages 8-11 ($15) 2.30 pm-4pm ages 12-15 ($15)

Wear closed in shoes & paint shirt

Bookings essential– call 6767 5248. All workshops must be paid for prior to commencement.

No refunds available.