Term 2 - Kenthurst Public School

Kenthurst Public School
111 Kenthurst Road, Kenthurst NSW 2156 Phone: 9654 1173 Fax: 9654 2586
Email: Kenthurst-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community
“The School of Choice”
Term 2 Week 8
Friday 12th June 2015
Good afternoon Parents and Friends,
It never ceases to amaze me how many wonderful things our students are getting up to.
We’ve had a Zone Cross Country Carnival, Premiers Debating Challenge, Didjeribone
Aboriginal performance, Chess competitions, ICAS assessments, Waste Free Lunch Week,
Gardening, Be Skilled Be Fit Athletics sessions as well as classes busily creating their
wonderful class artwork for the Kenthurst Art Festival. This truly reflects our dynamic and
engaging school.
On Monday June 15 our Stage 3 students, Mr Vella, Miss Puddy
and I will be travelling to Canberra to visit many exciting
attractions. The 3 day excursion will be a valuable learning
experience for all of the students and I know they will be
outstanding representatives of our school. We look forward to
sharing their experiences with you in the next newsletter.
Our Debating Team participated in Round 3 of the Premiers
Debating Challenge on Tuesday. We debated against
Londonderry Public School and the topic of the debate was
‘Parents should give their children pocket money’. Kenthurst
were the negative team and developed some very strong
arguments against the topic. As a result we won the debate.
Congratulations Oliver, Tyra, Alyssa and Douglas on a great
debate.
This week we watched a fantastic Aboriginal performance called ‘Didjeribone’. Students
were musically entertained by Tjupurru. He played an instrument called the didjeribone
which is a combination of didgeridoo and trombone. The students layered their own
sounds to create music to accompany the didjeribone. Tjupurru played the National
Anthem and students sang along. He also played many other familiar beats for the
students to clap along to. I spoke to some of our students after the show and their
responses were “I would love to see the performance again” , “ It was really
funny and entertaining!”.
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Congratulations to all students who represented Kenthurst Public School at the Ridges
Zone Cross Country. All students who attended the carnival proudly represented
Kenthurst and strived to achieve their personal best. Their behaviour was outstanding
and they displayed our school values of Respect, Responsibility and Personal Best at all
times. Thank you to Mr Vella and Miss Puddy for organising and supervising our zone
team. Special congratulations to students who placed in the top 8 within their age
groups: Jessica - 8th, Douglas - 4th and Steven - 8th. These three students were members of
the Ridges Cross Country Team and competed at the Sydney West Carnival this week. We
are yet to receive their final results however, it is a wonderful achievement to reach this
level of competition. We are very proud of you Jessica, Douglas and Steven.
Thank you to those families who have been donating food items for the Dural District
Anglican Churches Food Drive. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
On Tuesday June 23 we will be holding our ‘Winter Wonderland’ Disco. Students are
encouraged to come dressed in appropriate winter clothing and bring plenty of energy so
they can dance the night away! All money raised will be contributed towards updating
our interactive whiteboards.
Have a wonderful fortnight!
Mrs Murphy
Relieving Principal
Kenthurst Public School – “The
School of Choice”
Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community
Diary Dates - 2015
Week 9 – Term 2
15th June, Monday
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Stage 3 Camp
ICAS Writing
16th June, Tuesday
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Stage 3 Camp
ICAS Spelling
17th June, Wednesday
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Stage 3 Camp
Be Skilled Be Fit – K-6
18th June, Thursday
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ICAS Spelling – Stage 3
Band / Scripture
19th June, Friday
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ICAS Writing – Stage 3
PSSA
Week 10 – Term 2
22nd June, Monday
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23rd June, Tuesday
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Stage 2 Field of Mars Excursion
Disco: Kindy to Year 2 at 4pm
Years 3-6 at 5.30pm
24th June, Wednesday
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Be Skilled Be Fit – K-6
Reports to be sent home
25th June, Thursday
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Band /Scripture
26th June, Friday
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Last Day of Term 2
Kenthurst Public School – “The
School of Choice”
Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community
UNIFORM SHOP
Uniform Shop
Just a reminder that the uniform shop is open Thursday afternoon’s
between 2.30pm – 4.00pm
Kenthurst Public School App – Skoolbag
Check out the features! You'll also find our newsletters there, parent calendar, flexischool
information and much more. We are use the app for a lot more things, keeping you
informed of last minute changes to things such as PSSA, sport carnivals and reminders for
things like Photo Day or Mother’s Day. This is a great way for us to communicate.
How to install Skoolbag on your smartphone – this app is FREE
iPhone Users: Simply search for “Kenthurst Public School” in the App store on your
phone, PC or Mac and install.
Android Users: Simply search for “Kenthurst Public School” in the Google Play store on
your phone, PC or Mac, and install.
Once installed, remember to set your phone to advise you of all new notifications.
Please call the school office should you have any questions on using this app.
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Stage 1
In Stage One we have been learning about different types of punctuation like speech and exclamation
marks, so we have used them in our story writing.
We also have a saying in S1E which is BAN THE BORING BEGINNINGS!
We hope you enjoy a sample of our writing and you are hooked right from the beginning.
Michelle Year 2
Cough, laugh, cough, laugh!
I learnt yesterday that sounds can be put into a beat and become music. Tjupurra made Year Six do the
limbo. Tjupurra said the teachers are better at the limbo.
He said “Which teacher will come up and demonstrate?”
Miss Armstrong went up. Then Tjupurra said she could choose another teacher and she chose Mr Vella.
They did the limbo and the teachers were pretty good.
Everyone yelled because he was so funny!
Axel Year 2
“But wait ….there’s more!”
We heard Tjupurra say this in his show called Didjeibone and we
laughed every time.
Tjupurra had a seismic sensor for vibrations in the ground and in
his mouth. It sounded gross when it was in his mouth, but that’s
how he used it.
Sasha had his birthday on that day so he went on the stage and
struck a pose in front of the school.
Twelve Year Sixes went up on the stage to do the limbo.
“But wait…there’s more!”
Unfortunately I can’t think of anything!
Cooper Year 1
“But wait… there’s more” said the aboriginal man.
I began to laugh. He played music on his didjeribone. It sounded
like a trombone.
The Year Six boys and girls did the limbo. The Year Six boys won
the limbo competition.
Callum and Sienna did the chicken dance. They made me laugh.
Bethany Year 2
Clap, clap, clap!
That is the whole school clapping to the beat of the music while Tjupurra played the didjeribone.
Sasha was asked to go on to the stage and he had to strike a pose. While he was walking we clapped to
the beat of his walking.
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School of Choice”
Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community
Chess Competition
Our stage two and three students have been competing in separate chess competitions. There have
been some well fought out battles as we come closer to finding our overall champion. It is great to
see everybody having a good time and showing great sportsmanship. Good luck to the remaining
students. The results were as follows:
Round 1
Stage 2
Ben
Laura
Levi
Claire
Stage 3
Steven
Louis
Aleks
Wyatt
Ethan
Mitchell
Steven
Round 2
Stage 2
Levi
Joshua
Stage 3
Steven
Gemma
Steven
Bye
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
Sasha
Jessica
Riley
Joshua
Winner
Ben
Laura
Levi
Joshua
Jasper
Ruby
Mia
Gemma
Sidney
Owen
Vanessa
Winner
Steven
Louis
Aleks
Gemma
Ethan
Owen
Steven
Laura
Ben
Winner
Levi
Joshua
Aleks
Louis
Ethan
Winner
In progress
Gemma
Steven
Owen B
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School of Choice”
Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community
Kenthurst Public School – “The
School of Choice”
Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community
Kenthurst Public School – “The
School of Choice”
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WINTER WONDERLAND
DISCO
When:
Tuesday June 23
Where:
School Hall
Time:
K-2 ~ 4pm - 5.30pm
3-6 ~ 5.30pm - 7pm
Cost:
$10 per student or $25 for a family of 3 or more.
This includes entry to the disco, a drink, snack and glow sticks.
In your winter woollies.
Dress:
Prizes:
Every ticket purchased will be placed in the draw to win a
lucky door prize.
There will be a prize for K-2 and a prize for 3-6.
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Levi’s Lunch
On Thursday 28 May we had Levi’s Lunch at school. The kids devoured Margarita and
Bacon and Cheese Scrolls, garlic bread and a popper. It was a special day and Levi was in
everyone’s thoughts. A big thank you to Edwina W, Vanessa C, Sonja D, Rebecca E, Tina J,
Kym M, Emma C, Judith P and Tracey N for all their help making this day such a big
success.
America Hot Dog Day
On Friday 26th June (last day of term) we are having America Hot Dog Day! For $6 you can
order a hot dog, donut and cordial for your child. There will be no normal lunch orders on
this day – the canteen will only be selling snacks. Orders can be done via flexischools
before 23rd June. A note went home this week with all the details!
The Art Festival – Helpers still needed!
The Art Festival is coming up quickly and we still need a few helpers to make the
weekend a huge success. If you can help with any of the below positions please contact
Amber Coles-Souter via email- jajjcs@bigpond.com or mobile 0449 153 601, or contact
the school office.
• 2 x Catering Wait Staff Team - Fri 24th July 6:30pm - 10pm
• 2 x Food Prep team on the Cocktail Opening – 6.30pm-10pm
• 1 x Bar Staff - Fri 24th July 6:00pm - 10pm
• 2 x Kids Activity - Sat 25th July 11am - 1pm
• 1 x extra Cafe helper: Sat 9am - 12noon
• 1 x extra Café helper: Sat 12noon - 2pm
• 1 x extra Cafe helper - Sun 12noon - 2pm
Any help is greatly appreciated and there is a few perks working on the Friday evening
too! Find out more now……
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School of Choice”
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School of Choice”
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School of Choice”
Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community
Kenthurst Public School – “The
School of Choice”
Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community
Kenthurst Public School – “The
School of Choice”
Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community
Kenthurst Public School – “The
School of Choice”
Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community
Kenthurst Public School – “The
School of Choice”
Excellence and Innovation in a Unique Community