Director Educational Leadership School Visit
Susan Hilliar, Director Educational Leadership for the Shoalhaven Principals Network visited our school on Friday. I was able to provide her a summary of our recent school community survey and we discussed our priority areas, School Improvement Plan and some of the exciting future directions for KVPS.
Staff Professional Learning
Miss Jarvis and Mrs Gripper will be leading the rest of the school through some professional learning to support teachers in using decodable readers in their classrooms on Monday afternoon.
Decodable readers
We would like to thank the Valley Voice for contributing $10,000 for purchasing new decodable readers for use when students are learning to read. We would like to run a parent workshop later in the year to show parents how these decodable readers can be used to support your child's learning.
Guided Reader and Home Reader Update
One of our long term goals for our school would be to eventually purchase some new, high interest guided readers and home readers as we know our current selection could definitely do with an update. We would like to thank our hardworking P&C who are thinking about ways to support us with our requests to update these resources long term.
Rural Access Gap program
Last week I announced the school was part of the Rural Access Gap Program and can now employ a Digital Classroom Officer (DCO) to support and upskill the staff of KVPS to embed technology into teaching and learning. We hope to be able to announce our new DCO very soon!
School Working Bee
Thank you to all of our parents and students who came along to our working bee on Saturday. Thank you Brad, Lincoln, Dave, Mark, Carlos, Bruno, Tabitha, Stefan, Julie, Darren, Mike, Heidi, Maya, Darcy and Reed. A special thanks to Brad for sourcing materials and leading the project. We would also like to thank our local businesses who donated or provided materials at cost price. We really appreciate your support.
Soccer Clinics
Mark Johnston will be visiting our school every Tuesday and working with all classes to develop soccer skills! Please remember to wear shoes that can get muddy on Tuesdays, bring a hat and water bottle.
Choir
We held our first Choir session last Friday in the hall from 2.15-2.45. We have plenty of spots available so please let Miss Jarvis know if you would like to join.
Athletics Carnival Dates
The Small Schools Athletics Carnival held on the last day of term, Friday 1st July has been cancelled. We are currently trying to decide the best way to run our track and field events with the spaces we have available and will communicate a plan with you very soon.
The District Athletics Carnival runs from 21st-22nd July. Please add these dates to your calendar.
Library Days
Please remember library books and bags on your library day to make the most out of library borrowing sessions.
Monday- 4/5/6 and K/1
Tuesday- 1/2 and 2/3
Resolving Issues and Concerns
Thank you for contacting me with any concerns you may have, issues you feel need to be addressed or feedback you have for us as a school. My email address is jennifer.arnott3@det.nsw.edu.au
Have a great week!
Miss Arnott - Relieving Principal
