Kingswood Public School Newsletter

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Email: kingswood-p.school.@det.nsw.edu.au           PO Box 305 KINGSWOOD NSW 2747

Second Avenue KINGSWOOD NSW 2747

Term 3 Week 6

Newsletter Week

26/08/19

P&C Father’s Day Stall Wrapping Day

27/08/19

Starting School Group

Stage 3 Orienteering

P&C Father’s Day Stall

BMNDF Rehearsal (Dance Groups)

P&C Meeting 

28/08/19

Zone Athletics

First Foot Forward

29/08/19

Zone Athletics

First Foot Forward

30/08/19

Peer Support

Ethics/Scripture Classes

Stage Assemblies

Term 3 Week 7

02/09/19

S3L, S3T, S3F Wentworth Falls Excursion

03/09/19

Starting School Group

Stage 3 Orienteering

BMNDF Twilight Performance

04/09/19

BMNDF Matinee Performance

05/09/19

SCHOOL PHOTOS, please wear full Summer Uniform

06/09/19

Peer Support

Ethics/Scripture Classes

Stage Assemblies

Term 3 Week 8

Newsletter Week

09/09/19

Regional Spelling Bee

10/09/19

Starting School Group

Stage 3 Orienteering

11/09/19

Maths Olympiad

13/09/19

Peer Support

Ethics/Scripture Classes

Stage Assemblies

This week we acknowledge our hard working and dedicated School Administrative and Support Staff (SASS). Each year, as a school, we thank our wonderful SASS team with a delicious morning tea and personalised gifts made by our students. Without our SASS team our school would not function, they support our teachers and students in a million different ways and are vital to the success of our students, teachers and school. Each member of our SASS family cares deeply for the students in our school and go above and beyond to ensure that our students needs are being met. I would personally like to thank Mrs Shead, Mrs Brown, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Adams, Mr Bright, Mrs Dunsire, Mrs Moran, Mrs Geerin, Mrs Woods and Mrs Rigas for their contributions to our school, we are truly blessed to have you as a part of our Kingswood Public School community. This year’s lovely gifts were made by…

Mrs Shead - S2H and S1F

Mrs Brown - S2O and S1H

Mrs Edwards - S1/S2T and S1C

Mrs Adams - S3J and ES1J

Mr Bright - S1/S2P and S3T

Mrs Dunsire - S1P and S2S

Mrs Moran - S2D and S1S

Mrs Geerin - S3H and ES1C

Mrs Woods - S3L and ES1D

Mrs Rigas - ES1P and S3F

Over the past two weeks I have been very privileged to receive some wonderful feedback about our students from external visitors to the school. Firstly, ‘ShazArt’ who ran our cartooning workshops during book week, spoke to me about how welcomed she felt at our school. She also was very impressed by the behaviour and manners of our students during the cartooning sessions. Secondly, I received the following email from the company that ran our Stage 2 Planetarium Incursion…

Hi Mrs Clarke,

Thank you for having me at your school this week.

I just wanted to say that it was a pleasure visiting your school. Your students were great. Engaged, respectful and well behaved. They asked some fantastic questions and I hope that I have inspired them to find out more about our universe.

You and your staff should be very proud of them.

Kind regards

Gary Starr

Starr's Planetarium 

As a school leader, there is no greater honour than receiving feedback like this. As a society we are often so busy that we do not take the time to acknowledge the positive things that are happening around us.

I would also like to thank our wonderful P&C and their helpers for all their hard work in organising the Father's Day Stall so that our students had the opportunity to buy something for Dad or the significant person in their life that they would like to recognise this Father's Day. Happy Father's Day to all of our Dads. 

Mrs Clarke

Relieving Principal

Get ready for the Kingswood Public School Stage 1 Spelling Bee.

The Premier’s Spelling Bee was introduced in 2004 as a fun and educational way for primary school students to engage with spelling. The program includes activities to encourage all students to engage with spelling and to promote improved literacy in combination with the English K-6 Syllabus.

The Stage 1 Spelling Bee will be held this term on Thursday, September 12 in the school hall. Two children from each class will be selected to be their representatives in the battle to find the best spellers in Stage 1.

Mrs Parkin

Spelling Bee Coordinator

Premier’s Reading Challenge

The following students have completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2019:

Eadhu ES1D, James ES1J, Tyagi ES1P, Timofey S1F, Saanvi S1C, Kiralee S1H, Catherine S1H, Snikitha S1P, Japleen S1S, Anabel S1S2T, Yashita S1S2T, Avya S1S2T, Ruth S1S2T, Sriram S1S2T, Ethan S1S2T, Alessa S2D, Yash S1S2P, Leila S2H, Semira S2H, Mannat S2O, Sukhmann S2O, Caroline S2S, Preeti S2S, Amelia S2S, Oliver S3F, Liam S3F, Ryan S3H, Christina S3H, Noah S3H, Jacob S3L, Isabel S3T, Ayeshah S3T, Sukhmandeep S3F and Nikalai S3T. Congratulations!                                                                                                    

The PRC 2019 closes for all students this Friday 30th August (Week 6).

Please return your completed Reading Log to Mrs Young by this date.

Alternatively, have your online Reading Log completed by this date.

Mrs Young

Teacher Librarian

We would appreciate any pre-loved uniforms that your children may have outgrown. Donations can be left in bags in the pre-loved uniform area or at the administration office. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Please see the flyers around the school, on the link below and on the office front door for the Eat Fresh and Win Competition details. 

Yvonne Paget

Canteen Manager

teach.MathsNOW Scholarships are now open

An exciting new scholarship has just been launched by the NSW Department of Education. Applications are now open for the teach.MathsNOW Scholarship, supporting the department’s commitment to ensuring that all NSW public school students have access to high-quality mathematics teachers.  

Do you know an industry professional or university student in a career area requiring tertiary studies in mathematics, such as engineering, accounting, finance or IT, who would make a great secondary mathematics teacher? 

The teach.MathsNOW Scholarship offers an opportunity to change career path and retrain as a mathematics teacher in a NSW public school.    

teach.MathsNOW scholars will receive up to $50,000 in equivalent upfront course contribution fees, paid part-time employment during studies and a guaranteed permanent teaching position in a NSW public school on successful completion.  

For more information and to apply, visit: https://www.teach.nsw.edu.au/getpaidtostudy/teachmathsnow Thank you in advance for your support and please contact hrpromotions@det.nsw.edu.au if you require further information about this request.

Kind regards, 

teach.NSW NSW Department of Education

Western Sydney University is running a free family fun day on Saturday 7 September at Parramatta South Campus to celebrate International Literacy Day.

The theme of International Literacy Day for 2019 is Literacy and Multilingualism so there will be story-telling in Arabic and Korean as well a creative writing workshop on 'Multilingualism and Identity'.  Activities also include workshops with popular children’s authors Tim Harris (Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables) and Matt Cosgrove (Macca the Alpaca).  Older children can participate in an interactive 'How to Make Change' workshop run by the Whitlam Institute and Flash Poetry with Slam poet, Dante Florez.

The Facebook link is here - https://www.facebook.com/events/1127114120812544/

The link to our website is here - https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/community/engagement/literacy_day