Thank you for helping us celebrate Education Week. It was so special to be able to have our classrooms open and share with you the wonderful work of our students. We hope you enjoyed the day as much as we enjoyed sharing it with you! The positive feedback was humbling and I hope to provide details of the return of our fortnightly assemblies very soon.
A special thank you to Mrs Gripper for organising such a successful Book Fair. There is a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into making the Book Fair happen. The selection of books was fantastic and it certainly catered for our students reading interests. I would also like to thank Miss Jarvis and the KV songbirds for their amazing work and dedication to the school choir who performed extremely well on the day. We look forward to your next performance.
Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction
The advertised permanent position for an Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction at Kangaroo Valley Public School has now closed. The panel will meet this week and we hope to hold interviews in Week 5, announcing the successful candidate in Week 6. We look forward to a dedicated position to lead changes to teaching and learning across the school, particularly with the introduction of a new Syllabus for K-2 starting in Term 1, 2023.
Working Bee
We hope to have one more Working Bee on Saturday 20th August in the lead up to the 150th to get the school ready for the big day. After a walk around the school last week, there are lots of small jobs that would really help tidy up the overall appearance of the school and have a big impact. We would love any help from parents, grandparents or community members who might be able to lend a hand for a 2 hour block. Please bring along gardening tools, gloves etc. I will organise morning/afternoon tea and bacon and egg rolls for anyone coming along throughout the day to help out.
You can contact Brad Hawthorne if you have any questions about the day or if you can help out please reply to this post or contact Brad 0433 668 343. I really appreciate your support with helping our school look it's best again!
District Athletics Carnival
We wish all of our students attending the District Athletics Carnival this Wednesday all the best. We know you will represent the school well with good sportsmanship and hope you enjoy competing. Thank you for your patience with all the changes of date and venue.
K-2 Illawarra Environmental Education Centre Excursion
An excursion has been planned for this Friday 12th August for students in Kindergarten to Year 2. The students will be travelling to the Illawarra Environmental Education Centre (IEEC) in Killalea State Park (Years 1 and 2) and Kiama (Kindergarten) as part of our Geography and Science programs. Please note: the bus will be departing school at 8.20am
Decodable Reading Information Workshop
Please complete this survey for Kangaroo Valley Public School teachers to plan a workshop that is relevant for you and your family. We will use the information in this form to determine what is included in the workshop, as well as which time bests suits our interested parents and carers.
https://forms.gle/o4Arcy6f76A7NHT96
School Counsellor Parent Information Session
Our parent information session with school counsellor, Mel Bolton will be held on Wednesday 17th August at 2pm for any interested parents who would like to know more about the role of the school counsellor and what supports are on offer for students. Mel would also like to hear from parents what the needs of the school are from a parent perspective so feel free to come along.
Kindergarten Readiness Information Session
Are you wondering if your child is ready to start Kindergarten in 2023? We will be holding an information session on school readiness with our Kindergarten teacher and Principal on Tuesday 16th August at 2.30pm. This will include a tour of our school.
Further information sessions will be provided with school specific information.
Bebras Australia Computational Thinking Challenge
The 2022 Bebras Australia Computational Thinking Challenge (digitalcareers.csiro.au/bebras) is part of an international initiative that promotes Computational Thinking amongst students. Bebras is aligned with and supports the Australian Digital Technologies Curriculum. The Challenge is delivered online and will be held, at the discretion of the school (between the 22nd of August to the 11th of September). Students in Years 5 and 6 will complete the challenge on Wednesday the 31st of August (Week 7). Students in Years 3 and 4 will complete the challenge on Wednesday the 7th of September (Week 8).
Students in Years 3-6 may choose to participate and must return a signed consent form. The challenge is voluntary and is not compulsory. Only students who wish to participate will be given a consent form for parents to sign. Students can choose to complete the challenge as an individual, or within a team. Students from Years 3 and 4 receive 60 minutes to complete the challenge. Students from Years 5 and 6 receive 45 minutes to complete the challenge.
If you have any further questions about the Bebras Challenge, you can follow the link above, or email Miss Jarvis (School Co-ordinator) at mary.jarvis2@det.nsw.edu.au.
ScopeIT Education
Our school will be participating in Digital Technology workshops run by Scope IT Education starting on Friday, Week 6. ScopeIT Education is Australia’s leading digital technologies educator. Their goal is to equip the upcoming generation with skills to turn their imaginations into technological reality, enhancing not only their educational outcomes but also their future employment prospects. This is being funded by the School P&C.
Book Week Street Parade
Book Week is fast approaching and the theme for this year is Dream with your Eyes Open. On Tuesday 23rd August we will be parading our book character costumes departing the school gates at approximately 9.30am. Please help us celebrate Book Week by joining us for the parade.
Science Week
As part of Science Week, we will be having an incursion from Science Space in Wollongong to run some Science shows and STEM activities on Friday 19th August. The P&C have agreed to fund the cost of the day and we look forward to the visit.
Kangaroo Valley Folk FestivalEach year Kangaroo Valley Public School have the opportunity to perform at the Folk Festival (15 October). This year Miss Jarvis and Mrs Gripper are supporting students to perform songs we have been learning at school. We will be learning songs to perform as a whole school, as well as a song from the KV Songbirds (School Choir). After these performances, we would like to showcase the musical talents of our students who wish to participate. These students should register their interest with Miss Jarvis and begin practising. Miss Jarvis and Mrs Gripper will hold auditions in Week 7 (Tuesday 30th August) to select students who are dedicated to showcasing their musical talents.
KVPS Uniforms
We are currently seeking old KVPS uniforms that we could borrow for our 150th celebrations. If you have any old school shirts or dresses from any time period and would be willing to loan them to us, please contact Mrs Barton in the office.
Vegetable Garden
Thank you Laura Nelson, Lisa Mumm and Jennifer Williams who have volunteered to help out with getting our vegetable garden up and running again! We have started a gardening group with student, parent and community participation on Fridays from 1.20pm - 3pm to allow students to join in during the lunch break as well as continue into the play based learning session if they wish. If you would like to help out, please come along.
Dental Visits
If you would like to access the free Dental Clinics in Week 5, permission notes will need to be returned to the office this week.
Jen Arnott
Relieving Principal
