PRIMARY DRIVEWAY
Parent's
vehicles
entering the school grounds have caused concern regarding the safety
of the students. Parents are reminded not to use the school driveway
and parking area to drop off or collect children in the morning and
afternoon periods.
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Thank you to everyone who is ensuring that their children are wearing
schools hats now that the weather is becoming hotter. However,
there are still some students who are forgetting to wear a hat or
cap. These students are directed to play in shaded areas.
Classes for 2010
This week the teachers begin formation of classes for 2010. In
this newsletter there is a small form to send back to the school if you
know your family is leaving the school or if you will be late returning.
Please return these forms to your child’s teacher as soon as
possible. That will help in class formation and preparation for
2010.
There are still a small number of vacancies in some grades for next
year. If you know of someone who may be interested please ask him
or her to phone the school for an application form.
Lockdown Practice
Today in accordance with the Department’s regulations and our school
policy, we will be having a Lockdown practice. This is part of
what we do at Kingsgrove to ensure that if an emergency occurs we are
well rehearsed. We also have periodic fire drills and lock out
practices.
Mr W Bird
Principal
PARENT WRITING SURVEY
For our 2009 Annual School Report we would like parents to comment on
their child’s learning in writing, the major English strand. We
are seeking as many parents as possible to complete the Parent Writing
Survey. The survey should only take five minutes to complete.
MULTICULTURAL EVENTS 2009
INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL CAROLINE STREET CAMPUS
On Monday, 30 November we will be holding our International Food
Festival starting at 12.30 pm.
MULTICULTURAL CELEBRATIONS DAY K-6
On Tuesday, 1 December, Kingsgrove Public School will be holding its
annual Multicultural Celebrations Day for K-6 students in the
Kingsgrove High School hall.
There will be performances from the community and our language students
studying Modern Greek, Chinese and Arabic. The performances will
take place in the high school hall between 9.30 am and 10.30 am.
Parents, grandparents and family friends are very welcome to attend and
be part of this wonderful occasion.
Following this event students from the Kingsgrove Road campus (2G, 2/3K
and 3-6) will enjoy Kingsgrove’s World Famous International Food
Festival.
Mr Gasteratos, Mrs Tatara, Ms Chan,
Mrs Young and Mrs Aboulhaf
MULTICULTURAL ASSEMBLY CAROLINE STREET CAMPUS
On Wednesday, 2 December we will be having an assembly to present some
multicultural performances on the Caroline Street campus.
There will be performances by our language students K-2 studying Modern
Greek, Chinese and Arabic. These will take place under the COLA
at 9.30 am. In the event of rain, the performances will be
postponed until the following week Wednesday, 9 December.
Parents and grandparents and family friends are welcome to attend.
Mr Gasteratos, Mrs Tatara, Ms Chan,
Mrs Young and Mrs Aboulhaf
CLASSES FOR 2010
Due to limited classrooms on the Caroline Street campus there will be a
Year 2 class on the Kingsgrove Road campus in 2010.
If you have a Year 1 child and you would like your child to be
considered for placement in the Year 2 class that will be located on
the Kingsgrove Road campus for 2010, complete the return slip to your
child’s teacher as soon as possible. This does not mean that your
child will be automatically placed in that class.
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2010 YEAR 2 CLASS ON KINGSGROVE
ROAD
I request that my child _____________________ of 2009 Year 1 class
___________ be considered for placement in the Year 2 class which will
be located on the Kingsgrove Road Campus in 2010. I understand
that this is an expression of interest only and that my child will not
be automatically placed in that class.
Parent Name: ___________________________
Signature: _____________________
Date: ____________________
Please return to Caroline Street office
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SCHOOL ENROLMENT NUMBERS FOR 2010
If you know that you will not be returning in 2010 or are taking a
holiday and returning after 28 January, could you inform the school
now. I have provided a tear off slip for your convenience.
LATE RETURNERS OR LEAVERS KINGSGROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL 2010
My son/daughter __________________________ of Class _____ will be
returning to Kingsgrove Public School after the first day of school in
2010 on ___________________________ .
(date)
(NB. ***If child is returning after 17 February an Application
for a Certificate for Exemption from Attendance at School is to be
completed. Copies available from either office***.)
Signed: ________________________
(Parent’s signature)
OR
My son/daughter _________________________ of Class _____ will not
be returning to Kingsgrove Public School in 2010. They will
be attending school at ________________________.
Signed: ________________________
(Parent’s signature)
CHESS REPORT
Kingsgrove Public School took part in the Primary Schools One-Day Chess
Tournament at St George Leagues Club on 4 November.
The team comprised of Brandon Lee 4S, George Yik 5J and Andrew Wu 5P
played seven rounds of chess against teams from eight other schools in
the St George District.
Kingsgrove came 5th out of 33 teams. The team played extremely
well and missed out on a place by half a point. Special mention
must be made of Brandon Lee who won six out of seven games.
Brandon lost only one game to a former state representative student in
a very tense and tight struggle.
All the students were exceptionally well behaved and demonstrated the
highest levels of sportsmanship during their campaign against
battle-hardened veterans of the chess world.
Well done to those student and hopefully we’ll do even better next year.
Mr Gasteratos
HEAD LICE
There has been an outbreak of head lice at school and your child may
have contracted the condition. We are asking that all parents
examine their child’s hair for signs of lice infestation. The
lice themselves are often hard to find because they move around on the
head. Therefore, you should be looking for eggs or nits.
These appear as tiny silvery white specks attached to the hair shaft
near the scalp. Dandruff and hairspray may look similar but these
are easily brushed away, the eggs are not. Other signs of lice
infestation may be a red rash and scratch marks on the scalp, nape of
the neck or behind the ears.
If your child has contracted head lice do not be alarmed.
Although the condition is unpleasant, it is easily treated with a
specialised treatment, which is available from your local
chemist. After treatment use a fine tooth comb to remove the dead
lice and eggs. Any articles which may harbour lice such as
clothes, towels and bed linen should be washed in hot water and
detergent. Combs and brushes should also be washed in hot soapy
water.
As head lice are highly contagious it is suggested that you examine and
treat all members of the family at the same time.
MOBILE PHONE RECYCLING
Thank you to all those families who have sent old phones along to our
collection. We still need more.
Caroline Street – Room 1 Mrs Simpkins
Kingsgrove Road – Mrs Low
FUNDRAISING
Our Christmas raffle tickets will be handed out this week.
Tickets are $1.00 each with a book of five tickets. There are
some fantastic prizes to win. There are toys galore, a bike,
skateboard, DVD packs, beauty hampers and chocolate packs.
Don’t miss out, tickets to be returned in an envelope with correct
money by Wednesday, 2 December. The prize draw will take place at
our end of year Presentation Day on Tuesday, 8 December. Support
your school!
Vanessa Hijazi
BEXLEY POOL
Please don’t forget our petition to help out Bexley Pool. The response
has been great, especially on Kingsgrove Road and we have re-stocked
the petition form at each office for you to sign. If you would
like any information about the refurbishment, please contact Mr Mark
Hanna at Bexley Pool.
CLOTHING POOL
The clothing pool will be held on Caroline Street on Friday, 27
November at 2.30 pm. Please remember that we are always happy to accept
donations of uniforms and sports shirts. Any parents of Year 6
children no longer needing their uniforms, please send them in.
YEAR 2 SPORTS SHIRTS
All Year 2 children have now been fitted. Please returned your
order note and payment to your child’s teacher no later than Friday, 27
November to ensure the shirts are delivered by the end of this term.
SPORTS UPDATE – PSSA Competition Draw – Friday, 20 November
Newcombe Ball – Kingsgrove V Peakhurst West at Peakhurst West PS
Basketball – Kingsgrove V Peakhurst West at Peakhurst West PS
Girls Softball/Boys Cricket – Kingsgrove V Hurstville South at Beverly
Hills Park
BOWLING RESULTS – Week 8
1st Place – Mick Lardner 5M 121
points
2nd Place – Jonathan Hatton 4/5G
115 points
3rd Place – Andrew Vassiliades 5P
109 points
Well done to those bowlers!
CRICKET REPORT
On Friday, 13 November Kingsgrove played Lugarno at Olds Park.
The seniors and juniors were playing for pride as their semi final
chances had been dashed the previous week. The seniors were once
again very competitive with both their batting and bowling. Like
previous weeks, our final run total was not quite enough. The
boys put in a great effort in the field, but in the end, the Lugarno
team was just too good on the day. Great batting effort by Scott
and George had an excellent game in the field. Final scores were
Kingsgrove 5/36 lost to Lugarno 4/59 off 14 overs.
The juniors picked up their form from previous weeks and had an
excellent victory over Lugarno. The boys batted well and backed
this up with an excellent performance in the field. It was a
great team effort. Kingsgrove won 40 to 31.
P Stergiopoulos - Coach
CANTEEN WEEKLY SPECIALS –
Wednesday, 18 November – Tuesday, 24 November
Wednesday: “Meal Deal” – Cheese and salad roll and a Just Juice
$4.50
Thursday:– Nuggets and mash with an Orchy cup $4.50
Friday: “Meal Deal” – Chicken and corn roll in a roll with
lettuce and mayonnaise and a bottle of water $4.50
Monday: “Meal Deal” – Ham, cheese and tomato Turkish break and a juice
$4.50
Tuesday: “Meal Deal” – Chicken pasta salad and an Orchy cup $4.50
2010 SCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL YEARS 3-6
We will be holding our annual Swimming Carnival for 2009 on Wednesday,
3 February 2010 at Roselands Aquatic Centre. The cost will be
$8.50 which includes bus and pool hire. Permission notes and
money collection will take place in the first week back at school next
year.
2010 WORKBOOKS - YEARS 3 TO 6
Representatives from LJ Harper & Co Pty Ltd will be selling books
to students in the Kingsgrove Road hall commencing at 9.00 am on
Wednesday, 10 February 2010. This is the only day books will be
sold. Books will not be available for sale at any other
time. The exact cost of workbooks will be given next year.
An approximate cost is Year 3 - $54; Year 4 - $58; Year 5 - $54; and
Year 6 - $54. Your child will need to bring the correct amount of
money (or a cheque) in a sealed envelope on this day.
DIARY DATES
27 Nov School Spectacular Preview show
27 Nov Last day for sports shirt orders
27 Nov Clothing Pool – Caroline Street
30 Nov Caroline Street International Food Festival
1 Dec Multicultural Celebrations K-6 and
International Food Festival for 3-6
2 Dec Caroline Street Multicultural
Assembly
8 Dec Presentation Day and Student Art Exhibition
16 Dec Last day of school for students
17 Dec Staff Development Day
18 Dec Staff Development Day
27 Jan Staff Development Day 2010
28 Jan School resumes for students in 2010
3 Feb 2010 School Swimming Carnival
10 Feb Workbook Sale Day
