Week 8 - Kings Langley Public School

KINGS LANGLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL
Excellence in Scholarship, Citizenship and Personal Development
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68 Isaac Smith Parade, Kings Langley, 2147
9674 4460 / 9674 4672
9624 5453
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www.kingslangley.ps.education.nsw.gov.au
ENDEAVOUR LOG - Term 4 Week 8 - December 4, 2008
SCHOOL CAPTAINS AND PREFECTS FOR 2009 - It gives me great pleasure to announce the 2009 Leadership
team. Earlier in the week, 20 students who were nominated by Year 5 students, 10 boys and 10 girls, gave their
speeches on why they should be elected to a Leadership position in 2009.
Their speeches were of the highest standard and I was extremely proud of each of them. I believe that collectively they
were the best speeches given by students in my time at Kings Langley PS.
As a result of the quality of the candidates a decision was made to increase the number of positions from 10 to 12.
The School Leadership team for 2009 is as follows:
SCHOOL CAPTAINS
Demi McFarlane
Daniel Schmoll
VICE CAPTAINS
Breanna Sommerton
Joshua Hostiadi
PREFECTS
Bodeen Jackson
Alycia McCarthy
Elisha Mondonedo
Kayla Moon
Michael Habek
Joshua McMahon
James Morgan
Daniel Pesavento
Can I also congratulate the students who missed out on a position because you should be very proud of the fact that
you were nominated for this Leadership position by your peers.
Isobel Church
Stephanie Hall
Jessie Laurence
Stephanie Slater
Brendan Farmer
Liam Gillies
Patrick O’Reilly
Connor Pappas
SCHOOL ORGANISATION FOR 2009 - As discussed in last weeks LOG our numbers have risen to
approximately 664 students for 2009. This has necessitated a 26th class for next year . This classroom will be situated
next to Mrs Dyer and the new bike rack. The room has been placed there so that we do not lose any playground space
and that cabling, paths and covered walkways are easily accessed. This placement will result in a few trees being
removed.
We have organised our class structures for next year which has resulted in two composite classes, a 2/3 and a 4/5. We
have had one or two composite classes each year for the last few years and they have been supported by the parents
who have had children in these classes. All classes are currently being organised and will be in draft form for the
beginning of the year. We will not know exact classes until all students including Kindergarten return in 2009.
In terms of staffing Mrs Henze will retire at the end of the year and her position in the Library will be taken by Mrs
Andrews. A new teacher for the 26th class will be appointed in the next two weeks and Mrs Eves and Mrs DeKauwe
will take maternity leave throughout the year.
All students in Years 1 to 6 will return to school on Wednesday 28th January. These students will line up in their old
classes at Assembly. They will be placed in their new classes by recess. Kindergarten students commence the school
year on Thursday 29th January. We will confirm final classes when all students have returned to school.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE MAY BE INDUSTRIAL ACTION IN THE FIRST WEEK BACK AT
SCHOOL. We will let you know exactly what is happening in the last LOG in Week 10.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
TECHNOLOGY ROOM OFFICIAL OPENING - On Tuesday 9th December a special assembly will be held
to officially open our Technology room. The funds for this room were obtained through the Investing in our Schools
Program which was a Federal Government initiative. Ms Julie Owens, the Federal Member for Parramatta will attend
this assembly which will commence at 2pm in our school hall. I would like to invite any parents that are available to
come along and attend this assembly and be part of this opening ceremony.
Phil Walker,
Principal
STUDENT WELFARE
PLAYGROUND AWARDS
Congratulations to all the students who received a “Caught you Being G ood” ticket
for their good behaviour in the playground last week.
The winners of the draw last week were:
John Gibbons 1M
Brittney Clifford 3M
Sarah Wanstall 3D
Sophie Borazio 1/2R
Vaughan Dorahy 2R
ASSEMBLY
Congratulations to the following students:
Uniform award - 1 Mauve
Citizenship award - Jake Moffatt KC
R. Maiden
Deputy Principal
MONEY BROUGHT TO SCHOOL - A few students have been bringing large amounts of money to school to
spend at the canteen. Recently, some children have brought $20 and $50 notes to spend. We request that students
only bring small amounts of money to school to spend at the canteen - $5 would be the most we would expect students
to need.
R. Maiden (Deputy Principal)
END OF YEAR IMPORTANT DATES
Friday 5th December
Monday 8th December
Friday 12th December
Tuesday 16th December
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Wednesday 17th December
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Thursday 18th December
Friday 19th December
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Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
Year 6 Mini Fete
Volunteers’ Thank You Morning Tea
K-2 Concerts
Prefect Induction Ceremony/ Year 6 Graduation
Years 3-6 Presentation
Reports distributed to parents
Class Parties
Year 6 Farewell
Last day of Term 4
TERM DATES FOR 2009
Wednesday January 28 to Thursday April 9
Wednesday April 29 to Friday July 10
Tuesday July 28 to Friday October 2
Monday October 19 to Friday December 18
CANTEEN NEWS
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Our Canteen’s last day of opening will be TUESDAY DECEMBER 16
There will be NO staff on after this date
Please start to provide a sandwich option in case we have run out of stock.
CANTEEN ROSTER 2009
Thank you to everyone who has volunteered for Canteen duty in 2009.
The roster is almost complete.
We still need a Supervisor to look after a Monday with three new Kindy mums.
Dates would be Monday 23/2 and Monday 23/3.
We are looking at closing two days in Term 1 due to a vacant Thursday.
We need one Supervisor and at least two other helpers to open.
The dates would be Thursday 19/2 and Thursday 19/3.
Thank you to the 30 helpers who attended our “Thank you dinner”.
I am sure you would agree a good time was had by all!!
If you can help with filling these spots please call Kylie Farmer on 0414 365 480
(kyliefarmer@yahoo.com.au)
THANK YOU
for participating in our Wonder School Program by saving your Wonder bread
bags. We received a sports pack for being a “Wonder School”
REMINDER - REBEL SPORT
If you make a purchase from any Rebel Sport Store you will receive a 5% discount if you mention
our school’s name. Also 5% of your purchase will be given to the school as credit to purchase
sports equipment in the future.
XMAS MARKET - Saturday December 6, 2008 2.30pm - 22 Hutchins Crescent, Kings Langley
Handbags & Sunglasses, Tupperware, Pandora C asual Bags, Nutrimetics, Kids clothing, Intimo, Jewellery, Stationery accessories,
Cards, Stampin Up & homewares
GARAGE SALE Saturday December 6, 2008 9am - 1pm - 55 Faulkland Crescent, Kings Park.
Solid pine TV entert./display unit with lead light glass doors (just 2 yrs old) $250; Ryobi whipper-snipper $20, timber shoe rack $20,
solid wood single bed base with 4 drawers $20 plus more quality items!
MOVING FREEBIES - very cute black fem ale kitten 6mths old (des exed, microchipp ed, vaccinated, free to good home), various
preschool videos (free). Call Alana on 9837 4267.
HELP WANTED If you have a child in kindergarten in 2009 and an older sibling who will finish at 3pm, would you be able to mind
my son until his father arriv es at 3pm.
If you can help, please call Banchy on 0414 814 514 or Darin on 0410 630 530 or home 8665 6483.
YEAR 6 MINI FETE
Friday December 5, 2008
Hair spraying, commando course, toffee & cake
stall, haunted house, hit the dill, lolly raffles,
sausage sizzle, basketball shooting, soccer goal
shooting , face paintin g,
guessing competitions, disco, computer games,
fairyland,
wackyla nd, lollylan d and mo re ....
DON’T FORGET
WEAR M UFTI - ONLY 50¢
We need all your pre-loved
WHITE ELEPHANT donations for
the Year 6 Mini Fete.
Please bring in your donations to Mrs. Moylan’s wet area.
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SAUSAGE SIZZLE ORDER - On Friday December 5, 2008 , Year 6 are holding their annual fundraising day.
To help raise money for our gift to the school we are having a lunchtime sausage sizzle.
To assist with the purchasing and catering could you please return your child’s sausage sizzle order and money
to the red ‘letter box’ in the office by Friday December 5, 2008.
Thank you,
Year 6 students
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CANTEEN WILL ONLY BE REFRESHMENTS
AND THERE WILL BE NO LUNCH ORDERS ON THE DAY
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I wish to order ________________ sausage sandwiches @ $2 each and ___________ drink (s) @ $1.50 a can for
my child ________________________________________
in class __________________________________
I enclose $ ____________ to cover the cost.
Signed: _________________________________________
Parent / Guardian
Date: ___________________________________
YEARS 5 & 6 FRIDAY SCHOOL SPORT
Softball
Cricket
Newcomb e ball
Week 7
Crocodiles vs. Hawks
Eagles vs. Wallabies
Kangaroos vs. Sharks
Results
25 - 11 Hawks won
15 - 12 runs
(average of 1.36 - 1.33)
Wallabies won
2 - 0 Kangaroos won
“Good Sports” Awards
Aiden Hawken
Jamie Jeffrey
Nathan Castellino
Joshua Hostiadi
Alycia McCarthy
Jackson Aus tin
Connor Feighery
Joell Balakrishnan
Lachlan Clark
Cassidy Williams
Scott King
Katie McArthur
This was the final week of the Summer School Sport Competition for 4W and Years 5 & 6. The competition was run over Term 1
and Term 4. The winners of the competition were the Hawks, very closely followed by the Wallabies and not far behind were the
Crocodiles, Kangaroos, S harks and Eag les. Well done to everyone on a n excellent season. It w as a very close com petition with
the winners only being decided in the last week.
All players showed great sportsmanship and developed their skills over the season and should be very proud of their efforts.
The winning Hawks team members are: Amelia Lezon, Amy-Jane McKenzie, Sadiyah Hussain, Rimington Raythorne, Shauni
Brettschneider, Jessica Chui, Emma Hernandez, Olivera Ragutana, Aidan Hawken, Luke Watling, Jesse Grubesich, Joshua Hostiadi,
William Bichler, Rahul Nair and Michael Shields.
Mrs. Moylan
PSSA RESULTS - Term 4 week 7
Team
Vs.
Result
Jnr Cricket
Snr Cricket
Seven Hills West
Seven Hills West
We played a friendly game for the last
game of the year
KL Boys T-ball
KL Girls T-ba ll
Caddies Creek 2 Boys
Caddies Cree k 2 Girls
Lost 14 - 18
Won 16 - 12
KLPS AFL Jun iors
KLPS AFL S eniors
Westmead Juniors
Westmead Seniors
Lost 15 - 17
Won 32 - 28
Boys Softball
Girls Softball
Caddies Creek
Caddies Creek
We played a friendly game for the last
game of the year
WELL DONE
Joel Dyer who was representing NSW in the School Sport Australia Softball Championships all of last week. The NSW
Team finished in 2nd place.
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James Rossiter (6S) and Zach Hale (4D) who competed in the Strathfield Schools Tennis Tournament on Monday
December 1. Both boys enjoyed their day playing tennis.
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1 x very cute fema le kitten - white with blac k spots - 6 weeks old
2 x adorable male kittens - 1 black short hair & 1 medium hair tabby males
Call Sydney Animal Hospitals on 8883 0411
Year 6 Mini Fete
1
Year 6 Mini Fete
CHRISTMAS
SALE
OPEN DAY
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
13th & 14th
DECEMBER
10.30am to 4.30pm
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
ENQUIRIES:
MELINDA BENNETT
PH: 0419 238 945
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ADEN APPLIANCE SERVICE
Washing Machines, Refrigerators
Freezers, Dryers, Stoves
Spare Parts and Service
Suppliers of Electric Stove Elements
56 Sunnyholt Road,
Blacktown, 2148
Phone:
Fax:
(02) 9621 3022
(02) 9671 7423
GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
Fresh & Cooked Seafood
Try Our Grilled and Healthy Oven Baked Style Cooking
Special every Monday & Tuesday Battered Fish ‘N’ Chips
only $5.00
Come in for our weekly specials
Open 7 days
Shop 3 James Cook Drive, Kings Langley Shopping Centre
Ph: 9620 8555
NPD - NATIONAL PRINT DISTRIBUTORS
The Print & Framing Gallery
Wade Nichols
0404 089 835
MITCHELL PARK
Unit 21, 22 Hudson Ave
CASTLE HILL NSW 2154
Ph: 9899 6355
Email: npdart@bigpond.net.au
EXCURSIONS 2008
Year
Date
Destination
Price
3-6
February
Swimming Carnival
$6
6
February
Pt Wolstoncroft
$215
4/5T
March
Joffas Toonschool
Band
May
Band Camp
$115
3-6
May, June, July,
Aug
Univesity Comps
$6 X 5, $12 x 1
6
June
Interrelate
$20
K-6
June
Indigdance
$7
K-6
June
Musica Viva
$5.50
2
June
Powerhouse Museum
$19
1
June
Fire Dept visit school
Free
5
June
Sydney Aquarium/IMAX
$32
3/4w
July
Rouse Hill House
$25
3
June
Sydney Tower
$27
1
August
Possum Magic
$25
6
August
Canberra
5 Non sport
August
‘Urinetown”
$5
5
August
Bathurst
$170
September
Fairfield City Farm
$22
1
September
Featherdale
$16
3/4w
September
Blacktown council
Free
2/3
September
Swim School
$63
5
November
Interrelate
$20
k-6
Term 4
Footsteps
$20
4
October
Nan Tien Temple
$30
3
October
Cumberland Forest
$12
2
October/November
Brewongle
$9.50
K-6
Term 4
Musica Viva
$5.50
3-5
Various dates
CSIRO
$7
Dance Festival
Music Festival
PSSA sports
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Various times and prices
EXCURSIONS 2008
Date
Destination
Price
Fairfield City Farm
$22.00
June
Fire Dept visit to school
Free
August
Possum Magic
$25.00
September
Featherdale
$16.00
June
Powerhouse Museum
$19.00
September
Swim School
$63.00
October/November
Brewongle
$9.50
June
Sydney Tower
$27.00
September
Swim School
$63.00
October
Cumberland Forest
$12.00
Nan Tien Temple
$30.00
June
Sydney Aquarium / IMAX
$32.00
August
Bathurst
$170.00
November
Interrelate
$20.00
February
Pt. Wolstoncroft
$215.00
June
Interrelate
$20.00
August
Canberra
$295.00
KINDERGARTEN
September
YEAR 1
YEAR 2
YEAR 3
YEAR 4
October
YEAR 5
YEAR 6
K-6
Term 2 & 4
Musica Viva
$5.50 X 2
K-6
June
Indigdance
$7.00
K-6
Term 4
Footsteps
$20.00
3-6
February
Swimmimg Carnival
$6.00
3-6
May, June, July,
Aug
University Comps
$6 X 5; $12 X 1
3-5
Various
CSIRO
$7.00
4 & 5T
March
Joffas Toonschool
$5.00
3/4W
July
Rouse Hill House
$25.00
3/4W
September
Blacktown council
Free
Y5 non sport
August
Urinetown Musical
$5.00
Band
May
Band Camp
$115.00
Dance Festival, Music Festival & PSSA sport - various times and prices
WORKBOOKS
Kindy
$74.00
Year 1
$84.00
Year 2
$71.50
Year 3
$65.50
Composite Y3:
$43.00
Year 4
$75.00
Composite Y4:
$44.00
Year 5
$65.50
Adv: $60.50
Year 6
$64.00
Adv: $73.00
P&C Contribution
$40 per child / $10 additional child