DATE: Thursday 19 September 2019 TERM 3 WEEK 9

KINGSWOOD SOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL Address: 60-68 Smith St, Kingswood, NSW 2747

Phone: 02 4736 2408 Fax: 02 4736 6001 Email: kingswoods-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal: Sandra Martin

BELL TIMES

8:53AM - SCHOOL STARTS

11:00AM - LUNCH

1:25PM - RECESS

2:45PM - SCHOOL ENDS

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Term 3 2019

Week 9

Friday 20 September

PSSA

Week 10

Wednesday 25 September

Assembly Support

Friday 27 September

Last Day of Term

Term 4 2019

Week 1

Monday 14 October

Students Return

Friday 18 October

PSSA

Week 2

Wednesday 23 October

Assembly Grandparents

Day

Friday 25 October

PSSA

Week 3

Tuesday 29 October

Kinder Orientation

Wednesday 30 October

Public Speaking Cluster

Final

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Preschool and Kindergarten Enrolments for 2020

If someone you know has a child

turning 5 before July 31, 2020

they are eligible to enrol in

Kindergarten next year. Please

visit our school office between

8.30am and 3.00pm Monday to

Friday to collect an application

form. Completed application

forms should be returned to the school office together with your child’s

original Birth Certificate, current Immunisation Certificate and proof of

residential address.

Our Preschool program is open to children the year before they begin

Kindergarten. Please contact our office for an Expression of Interest for

2020.

Stewart House

Thank you to all of the families who donated clothing for the Stewart House

Appeal. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Parking around the School

Can I ask that parents please be careful

when driving and parking around the school

grounds. A number of parents are U-Turning

in the staff carpark driveways and in front of

the pedestrian crossing both dangerous

actions which can cause an accident. Also

the speed limit around drop off and pickup

times is 40km/h for child safety.

Whole School Assembly

Our next whole school assembly will take place next Wednesday, 25th Sep-

tember, 2019. Our Special Education classes will be performing and running

our assembly. It starts at 1.50pm and parents and carers are welcome to

attend.

STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE

Student Attendance

The Home School Liaison Officer has been in to our school recently and has noted a number of students

with unexplained absences. Parents of children from Kindergarten to Year 6 must ensure their children

attend school every day. On occasion, your child may need to be absent from school. Justified reasons for

student absences may include:

being sick or having an infectious disease

having an unavoidable medical appointment

being required to attend a recognised religious holiday

exceptional or urgent family circumstances e.g. attending a funeral

Parents must provide an explanation for absences to the school within 7 days from the first day of any

period of absence. Where an explanation has not been received within the 7-day timeframe, the school will

record the absence as unjustified on the student’s record.

Stage 3 Camp

Stage 3 Camp is in Week 4 next term. Parents were given a letter with a link for Medical and Dietary

requirements for your child. This needs to be filled out as soon as possible. The link can be found on the

Notes page of the School Website.

Reminder that your outstanding balance needs to be paid by Wednesday 23rd October unless prior

arrangements have been made.

Finally, on our last day this term Friday, 27th September, 2019, we are holding a school disco through the

day for all students to attend. A big thank you to the Kingswood South P&C who will be selling popcorn,

drinks and glow sticks for the students to enhance their disco experience.

School resumes for Term 4 on Monday the 14th October, 2019. Have a safe and enjoyable school holiday.

Regards Ms Sandra Martin Principal

Term 3, Week 8 – K-6 Merit Awards

KM Amelia Bradshaw

Christiano Morales KR

Niki Baroudy

Aarav Khatiwada

K/1S Zain Al-Ashwal

Lily Youssef 1/2L

Deep Gurung

Kanisha Ducacez

1/2T Mahalia Zammit

Ariadne Parnell K-1F

Mitchell Nagle

Audrei Kemp

3/4J Sophia Neale

Lewis Nightingale 1-2M

Kayden McGrade

Faiza Sanam

3/4T Sophie Pace

Mariam Mostafa 3/4G

Sandra Santhosh

Hayley Turton

4-6B Taha Mobin 2-4Y Lincoln Hilliard

5/6R Alex Darcy

Riley Gorton 5/6B

Ethan Price

Megan Pittaway

5/6S Chelsea Nightingale

Micheal Sassine

Term 3, Week 8 – Maths Giant Awards

KM Callan Bock KR Keegan Morrison

K/1S Sajida Mostafa 1/2L Rhoda Katon

1/2M Makayla Hazell 1/2T Prabhnoor Bachhal

3/4G Aiden Irwin 3/4J Lachlan Clifford

5/6B Riley Parish 3/4T Madyson Ipekdizer

5/6S Emmanuel Ewudzie 4-6B Isabella Phillips

5/6R Kiara Pagnamenta K-1F Alivia Greenup

2-4Y Darcy Piper-Miller

Term 3, Week 8 – Aussie of the Month Awards

KM Havanah Umback KR Mannat Kaur Gill

K/1S Dalton Cini 1/2L Louella Morales

1/2M Aaliyah Vaigalepa 1/2T Alister Clarke

3/4G Madison Forbes 3/4J Callum Tauasa

5/6R Jonty Fenton 3/4T Jaxon Price

5/6S Isaac Rossiter

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Term 3, Week 8 – K-6 Bronze Awards

1/2T Jonah Shelton 3/4T Dakotah Chin

5/6B Patrick Gorman

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Term 3, Week 8 – K-6 Silver Awards

KM Vedashree Varun KR Marley Bavadra

Isaac Turner

K/1S Vincent Cadman 1/2L Ria Dhawan

Kai O’Mara

1/2T Havana Pagnamenta

Guneet Dhillon 1-2M

Gabriella Fairley

Luke Baroudy

3/4J Aditi Khatwada

Cooper Sutton 3/4T

Alexander Magat

Danny Andrade

3/4G

Jia Brahmbhatt

Fallon Sardelic

Blair Newsome

5/6S

Sarthak Pabbi

Bella Gorton

Oliver Gerace

5/6R Tiffany Smith

Mathew Richardson 5/6B

Montahly Thomas

Willow Bor

2H Maison Joyce K-1F Dylan Matthews

2-4Y Samuel Moeono

Term 3, Week 8 – Overall Aussie of the Month

K-2 Aaliyah Vaigalepa 3-6 Callum Tauasa

Term 3, Week 8 – K-6 Gold Awards

KM Kayleah Hunt

Brayden Harrison KR

Savannah Brock

Sophie Watson

K/1S Hayden Mattingly

Bhavni Pillai 1/2L

Emily Irwin

Talia Damevski

1/2T Braxton Sadlier 1-2M

Christopher Grech

Sienna Zammit

Taylah Pagnamenta

3/4J Charlene Moreno

Rubee Fenton 3/4T Grace Turner

3/4G Micah Katon 5/6S

Rhiannon Parnell

Jessie-Lee Munro

Aaliyah Bavadra

5/6R Erika Damevski

Achilles Magat 5/6B

As the term is coming to a close please look at home for any library books and re-

turn them to the library. Holidays are a great time to read a book or two, so please

encourage your children to return their books and borrow so they have something

enjoyable to read during the break.

New titles in the library:

Term three is coming to a close!

What a wonderful term we have had! Book Character Parade and a Book Fair, and in the library we have read an amazing assortment of quality literature. We have discussed how stories work, how they make us feel and how they connect us to each other. We have read imaginative texts, information texts and true stories.

Library Whisperings

Yours in reading,

Gillian Cornwell, Teacher-Librarian

“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” Garrison Keillor

We have almost made it to the end of Term 3. A huge thanks to all parents/carers who have supported the P&C this year. Without you we would not be able to give as much back to the school. Silver coin roundup will finish at the end of this term, get your coins in for a chance to win a class party. Top three classes will win a class party to be held in Term 4. Uniform Shop is open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings 8.30am – 9.15. If you can help on any of these days please see Donna Fry. The uniform shop will be closed on Thursday 18th and Thursday 26th. School Banking is Thursday morning. If you can help please see Debbie Witek. We are also looking for a secretary for the P&C. If you want to give it a go please see Leigh Gozzard. The P&C will be selling the following at lunchtime on the Friday 27th September. Popper juice + chips + glow band for $5. We will have extra glow bands for $1 each. We hope all the kids enjoy the end of term disco. Our next P&C Meeting will be Wednesday 16th October at 7pm in the school library. We hope to see you all there. Everyone is welcome. P&C Committee

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