07 Newsletter T3 Wk4 Week 32

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 3 Week 4
Friday 7th August 2015
Good afternoon Parents and Friends,
A busy fortnight has resulted in some wonderful achievements. The 2015 Athletics Carnival was held at
Whaling Reserve and the weather was perfect!
Thank you to all of the parents, grandparents who came to watch and support. We greatly appreciate
your assistance with time keeping and helping with many of the activities throughout the day.
Mrs Murphy did an amazing job in organizing our carnival, even ordering blue skies 
The Kenthurst Art Festival weekend was launched with a Cocktail evening on Friday night. Renowned
artist Alasdair McGregor officially opened the evening with recounts of his voyages to the Antarctic.
Radio announcer, Ron Wilson was our auctioneer and the children’s outstanding artwork raised
$5,000.00. Parents were in awe of the standard of artwork presented and the stories behind each of the
pieces. I hope you were able to visit with your child to see just what they achieved. Delicious food (the
homemade pies were scrumptious) and learning tours provided by Claude ensured a truly memorable
Art Festival.
A huge thank you to the team of Bec Martin, Amber Coles-Souter and Claude Acosta who have worked
tirelessly to present yet another world class event. The expertise and variety of highly regarded artists
was phenomenal.
Today’s learning is enhanced with state of the art and current technology. 3 of our Interactive White
boards are no longer functioning, which inhibits the presentation of our quality learning and teaching.
The purpose of raising funds is to ensure Kenthurst students have the absolute best facilities to learn.
Today, we have installed 3 new E-Boards in S2A, S2P and S3M classrooms, both the children and
teachers are ecstatic!!
You are welcome to come and see what all the excitement is about.
E-Boards installed at a cost of $7.500.00 each.
The P&C have been able to contribute to the purchase of one of these E-boards through the fundraising
of the Kenthurst Art Festival. On behalf of the children, thank you so very much.
Our school community is truly committed to providing the very best learning environment for our
children. That is why… Kenthurst is ‘The School of Choice’.
Yours in quality education
Caron Dodd
Caron Dodd – Principal
Kenthurst Public School – “The
School of Choice”
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Diary Dates - 2015
Week 5 – Term 3
10th August, Monday
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Living Eggs ES1
11th August, Tuesday
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ICAS Maths
12th August, Wednesday
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Be Skilled Be Fit
13th August, Thursday
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PULSE
Band / Scripture
14th August, Friday
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PSSA
Week 6 – Term 3
17th August, Monday
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18th August, Tuesday
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Opera Oz – Cinderella Performance K-6
19th August, Wednesday
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Be Skilled Be Fit
20th August, Thursday
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Band /Scripture
21st August, Friday
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PSSA
Website updates:
Gallery
- Gold pins after every assembly
- SRC semester 2
- Athletic's carnival
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eBoards
New Interactive eBoards are now installed in upstairs. The school
contributions have gone towards these purchases. These LCD Interactive
Touch Screen utilises Optical Sensor Technology. These boards have wirelessly
functionality, touch screen where 6 students can work on it at once, android
app capabilities, no projector is required and so much more. The students
(and teachers) are very excited!!
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Stage 1 Maths Week 3
During Maths this week Red and Green Group were learning all about money. The
students were learning to count money and calculate change. A shop was set up in the
classroom and each student was given $1.50 to spend at the shop. Mrs Tully and Mrs
James were the shopkeepers and assisted the children with their purchases. Money was
broken down into smaller amounts so the children became used to handling the plastic
money. The children thoroughly enjoyed this activity.
Note to parents and dentists: Although the children bought jellybeans, cakes, donuts,
lollies and chocolates, you will be pleased to hear they were only pictures of the objects!
Red Maths Group
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Stage 1
As 2015 is the Centenary of Anzac we have continued to study aspects of this time in Australian history.
Stage 1 students have been researching and writing about Anzacs whose names appear on our local war
memorial at John Benyon Rotary Park. We have been learning how to locate key words in informative
texts and to then write our information, from those words.
S1E has researched William Henry Nolland, who enlisted in 1915. He was riding on a horse drawn
wagon in France and was returning to duty. The wagon was traveling on a dirt road which very rough
due to shell fire. The wagon was carrying cases of ammunition which began to slip. William jumped
across the wagon from the limber in order to steady the load. Unfortunately he was knocked off the
wagon and the wheel ran over his leg, fracturing his femur. A Court of Enquiry was held in the field and
witnesses gave evidence. It was decided that William was in no way to blame for the accident. He was
subsequently discharged and came home.
S1T have researched Reginald Edmund Allen, who enlisted in 1915. He was an orchardist who attended
Dural Public School. Reginald was wounded on several occasions, including receiving a severe chest
wound. We read the very brief telegram that his father received telling him that his son, on the other
side of the world had this serious injury. We thought how awful it must have been to receive that news.
We looked on Google Earth and saw his lovely sandstone house which still stands at Round Corner
today. We learnt that after the war he lived in this house at West Pennant Hills and in 1920 he moved
each stone by horse and cart to its current location.
S1S have researched Albert Bishenden, who enlisted in 1915. Albert rose through the ranks becoming a
Sergeant in 1918. In 1919 he was awarded the Military Medal for his leadership and bravery. It was at
the battle at the Somme when Albert rescued men who were lost in a forest due to a thick fog. Later
with a group of 12 men he captured an enemy post and took 20 men prisoners. It was written of him
that “Throughout the operation he displayed great courage and daring and set his men a splendid
example.” We thought that he sounded like a good leader and we were pleased that Albert survived the
war.
-Special thanks to Malcolm W. Johnston, our local historian for all of his assistance.
This week, all the students in Stage 1 made Anzac biscuits in the kitchen. We would like to thank the
mums who helped make this such a success.
Footnote- the photo of the biscuits next to the recipe is the actual biscuits made by the children. They
tasted as good as they look!
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Anzac Biscuit Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup of plain flour
1 cup of rolled oats
1 cup of desiccated coconut
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
125grams butter
2 tablespoons golden syrup
2 tablespoons water
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
Method
1.
Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius
2.
Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper
3.
Combine flour, oats, coconut and sugar in a large bowl.
4.
Stir the butter, golden syrup and water in a saucepan over medium heat until the butter melts
and the mixture is smooth.
5.
Stir in the bicarbonate of soda.
6.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.
7.
Mix until well combined.
8.
Roll level tablespoons of the mixture into balls and place 5 cms apart of the prepared trays.
9.
Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Set aside for 10 mins to cool before putting on trays to cool completely.
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K – 2 Athletics Carnival
Last Tuesday K-2 students joined the rest of the school at Whaling Reserve for our
sports carnival. The students were very excited especially as they could enjoy a ride on a
bus, always fun. After joining in with the House War Cries the 5-7year olds were able to
show off their running prowess on the field, cheered along by older siblings, mums, dads
and the rest of the school. It was quite a treat!
The remainder of our carnival included a range of novelty events such as old favourites like
the egg and spoon race and the sack race. The students had lots of fun in the beautiful
sunshine.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of those parents and grandparents who
stepped up to help us out with point scoring and identifying place winners. Our carnival
aims to encourage students to participate, develop teamwork skills and to do their best
and that is exactly what we saw last Tuesday!
Edwina Shaw
Assistant Principal
Kenthurst Public School – “The
School of Choice”
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Athletics Carnival 2015
We could not have asked for a more perfect day to hold our
annual school Athletics Carnival last Tuesday. I was absolutely
amazed to see so many students participating in events and
trying their ‘personal best’. The school and sporting spirit displayed
by every house group was certainly a highlight for me and made
me feel incredibly proud. Congratulations to our wonderful house
leaders who encouraged this team spirit on the day, you did a
fantastic job!
I would like to say a huge thank you to all the staff who worked
hard throughout the day to ensure the carnival ran smoothly and
all events were finished on time. Thank you to all the parent
helpers who assisted with various jobs on the day. Your time and
efforts were greatly appreciated and the carnival would not
have been the great success that it was, if we didn’t have your
support and help. A special thank you to Mr Roberts who
supplied the high jump equipment and helped to run this event. It
was wonderful to see the students provided with the opportunity
to participate in high jump this year.
We will be holding an athletics presentation in our school hall this
Friday August 7. The presentation is only for our 8-12 year old
students and will commence at 2.30pm. Parents, friends and
relatives are all welcome to attend.
Included in this newsletter are all of the results from the carnival.
Mrs Murphy
Carnival Coordinator
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Track event results
Age
2015 Athletics Carnival Results
8yrs
1st
2nd
3rd
Boys
100 metres
Jessica Emanuel
John Kassis
Mia Younan
Riley Ohlback
SorayaLaplume-Barker David Mitchell
9yrs
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
Isabel Irish
Tiana Biasi
Charlotte Stubbs
Lauren Peacock
Emma Kassis
Sophie Casha
Danielle Robards
Ruby Sammut
Gemma McCusker
12yrs
1st
2nd
3rd
Junior
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
Layla Hellams
Douglas Gosling
Anastasia Leschev
Louis Perkins
Wilma Acosta
Jeremy James
200 metres
Lauren Peacock
Cole Buck
Sophie Casha
Jack Hayes
Jessica Emanuel
Ashton Peacock
Danielle Robards
Sam Irish
Ruby Sammut
Isaac Comito
Gemma McCusker
Steven Mitchell
Layla Hellams
Douglas Gosling
Anastasia Leschev
Louis Perkins
Wilma Acosta
Jeremy James
800 metres
Lauren Peacock
Jack Hayes
Jessica Emanuel
David Mitchell
Sophie Casha
Callum Dong
Ruby Sammut
Steven Mitchell
Gemma McCusker
Oliver Charlton
Isaac Comito
Layla Hellams
Douglas Gosling
Samantha Rawling
Louis Perkins
Anastasia Leschev
Tyron Deguara
10yrs
11yrs
11yrs
Senior
Junior
11yrs
Senior
Girls
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
Kai Reilly
Austin McVey
Jack Roberts
Cole Buck
Jack Hayes
Isaac Chiha
Sam Irish
Isaac Comito
Steven Mitchell
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Junior
Senior
st
1
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
Relays
Eora
Worimi
Dharug
Worimi
Eora
Dharug
Eora
Dharug
Worimi
Dharug
Worimi
Field Event results
Age
Junior
Girls
st
1
2nd
3rd
11yrs 1st
2nd
3rd
Senior 1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
11yrs 1st
2nd
3rd
Senior 1st
2nd
3rd
Junior
1st
2nd
3rd
11yrs 1st
2nd
3rd
Senior 1st
2nd
3rd
Junior
Boys
Long Jump
Lauren Peacock
Cole Buck
Emma Kassis & Sophie Jack Hayes
Casha
Isaac Chiha
Danielle Robards
Sam Irish
Alyssa Collins
Todd McVey
Tyra Levison
Steven Huang
Layla Hellams
Douglas Gosling
Anastasia Leschev
Louis Perkins
Samantha Rawling
Tyron Deguara
Shot Put
Lauren Peacock
Isaac Chiha
Sophie Casha
Bryce Boyd
Isabel Irish
Jack Hayes
Kasey Behlevanas
Oliver Baldwin-Marshall
Danielle Robards
Sidney Fitzpatrick
Tyra Levison
Steven Mitchell
Layla Hellams
Jeremy James
Samantha Rawling
Douglas Gosling
Wilma Acosta
Owen Buck
High Jump
Tiana Biasi
Cole Buck
Charlotte Stubbs
Ashton Peacock
Jack Hayes
Ruby Sammut
Sam Irish
Alyssa Collins
Danielle Robards
Layla Hellams
Douglas Gosling
Louis Perkins
Jeremy James
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HOUSE POINTS RESULTS
1st Eora – 524
2nd – Dharug – 448
3rd – Worimi – 431
AGE CHAMPIONS 2015
AGE GROUP
Junior Boys
Junior Girls
11 Years Boys
11 Years Girls
Senior Boys
Senior Girls
CHAMPION
Cole Buck
Lauren Peacock
Sam Irish
Danielle Robards
Douglas Gosling
Layla Hellams
RUNNER UP
Jack Hayes
Sophie Casha
Steven Mitchell
Ruby Sammut
Louis Perkins
Anastasia Leschev
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Chess
Thank you to all the students who participated in the 2015 chess
tournament. It was a great tournament with some great games and
as we came to the end the competition only got tougher.
Congratulations to Levi who was the stage 2 winner and Aleksandar
who was the stage 3 winner.
The championship final was a hard fought battle between Levi and
Aleks. Congratulations to Aleksandar who is our 2015 chess
champion.
Round 3
Stage 3
Steven
Gemma
V
V
Stage Final
Stage 2
Levi
V
Stage 3
Aleks
V
Aleks
Owen
Winner
Aleks
Gemma
Joshua
Winner
Levi
Owen
Winner
Aleks
2015 Chess Championship Final
Aleks
V
Levi
Winner
Aleks
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All families will receive a Plantmark Green Pass in the next couple of days.
Plantmark, one of Australia's largest wholesale plant nurseries, has kindly donated an
exclusive Act Local Green Pass Card to each family at Kenthurst Public School.
Your Plantmark Green Pass Card will give you access to thousands of plants, trees and
garden products - all at wholesale prices. It also allows you to further support our school
by voting for us in Plantmark's Act Local Program when you shop. The more votes for our
school, the more donation money we will receive!
So head down to Plantmark, buy your wholesale plants and start voting for Kenthurst
Public School!
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Succulents ● Citrus ● Water Plants ● Fruit Trees ● Vegetables ● Herbs ● Indoor Plants ●
Turf ● Fertilisers ● Water Savers ● Potting Mix ● Mulch ● Soil & Plant Conditioners ● Pest
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Trading Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30am-4:30pmSat 7:30am-3:00pm.
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