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Dear Parents,
This week marks my last week at Kororo Public School for quite a
while. At the present time, I anticipate being on
leave until the end of Term 2. I will be returning then for a
couple of weeks to pack up my office, say my farewells
and leave KPS for a life of retirement. I hope over the next
term and a half to pop back into school regularly to
keep in touch with everyone. During my leave, Mrs Smith will be
stepping into the role of Principal and
Mrs Attwood will be taking up the Deputy Principal role for the
remainder of Term 1 and into Term 2. Until my
retirement is formally submitted, I am unable to say how my
position will be eventually filled. In the meantime,
you are in very capable hands and as information is forthcoming,
we will let you know.
ESSENTIAL CONVERSATIONS
Midway through Term 1, our classroom teachers are providing the
opportunity for parents to have a
parent - teacher meeting. During this Essential Conversation,
teachers will be available to discuss how each child
has settled into their new class for the 2018 school year. It
will be a time for two way information sharing and for
teachers and parents to discuss how we can best work together to
support our students.
Our school has undertaken a new initiative, the Student and
Parent Portal, to provide parents with the
opportunity to book interviews online. Each family was sent an
individual letter yesterday that outlined the
instructions to access the Parent Portal to book your interview.
This letter contained your unique access key
which will allow you to register on the portal and access the
timetables associated with your child or children.
Each teacher has a scheduled time before school, during the day
and after school for their class interviews. For
those parents who are unable to access the portal to make their
interview time, an opportunity to return a paper
request will be available on the bottom of your letter.
The portal is open for bookings and will remain so until Friday
9th March. After this time, you
will need to contact the teacher directly or return the paper
slip. Interviews will take place
across Week 7 of this term. From Monday 12th March through to
Friday 16th March.
Should you have any problems accessing the Portal using your
key, please contact the office and we will do our
best to assist or pass your information along to your child’s
teacher. We encourage all parents to take advantage
of the opportunity to get together with your 2018 class teacher
and open up a dialogue of support for your
child.
Look forward to hearing how you have enjoyed the new booking
system,
Sue Mackay
Principal
Week 5 Term 1, 28th February 2018
Kororo Public School
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Important Dates
Thursday, 1st March
Parent/Police Cyber Safety Talk 5.30pm - 6LS classroom
Friday, 2nd March
4CA Assembly at 2.30pm
Wednesday, 7th March
NC Swimming at Murwillumbah
Monday, 12th March
Commonwealth Games Day - all Students
Monday 12th - Friday 16th
Essential Conversations Week
DEPUTY’S REPORT by Leonie Smith
Our school is taking part in ICAS in 2018. This assessment can
help benchmark, track and monitor learning progress. It can help
identify the true capabilities of students so that we can work
together to help your child to reach their full potential.
Closing Date 16th MARCH 2018. No payment will be accepted after
this date under any circumstances
About ICAS ICAS is an independent, skills-based assessment
program which recognises and rewards student achievement. ICAS is
unique, being the most comprehensive generally available suite of
academic assessments for primary and secondary school students. The
assessments comprise eight Digital Technologies tests, eleven
English tests, eleven Maths tests, eleven Science tests, six
Spelling tests and ten Writing tests.
For more than 30 years, Educational Assessment Australia (EAA)
has continuously improved and enhanced ICAS. Today, this experience
means ICAS is a 21st century quality assessment that keeps pace
with classroom learning.
UNIVERSITY OF NSW ASSESMENT
CHILD’S NAME …………………………………………………… CLASS ……………………
SUBJECT CLOSING DATE ASSESSMENT DATE COST TICK WHICH TEST
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES Fri 16th March Tues 8th May $9.00
SCIENCE Fri 16th March Tues 29th May $9.00
SPELLING Fri 16th March Wed 13th June $12.00
WRITING Fri 16th March Thurs 14th June $18.00
ENGLISH Fri 16th March Tues 31st July $9.00
MATHEMATICS Fri 16th March Tues 14th August $9.00
If your child is very competent in Science, Writing, English,
Spelling, Mathematics or Digital Technologies this testing
programme may interest you. ICAS is an independent skill-based
assessment programme which recognises and rewards student
achievement. It gives
high achieving students the opportunity to perform against their
peers nationally. It is part of the University of NSW Assessment
Program. The results can be used to help identify gifted and
talented students who may need extension.
Easter Raffle –
Can you help? Our Easter raffle needs to get started. We would
like to
ask all families to send in a contribution to the raffle –
some form of Easter egg, chocolate or Easter merchandise.
All donations can be left at the office. Each donation will
receive a lucky ticket in our raffle to be drawn at the
Easter Hat Parade on Thursday 29th
March at 9.30am
Raffle tickets will be distributed Week 7.
REMINDER - The Easter Hat Parade for K – 2 is on the
same day – GET THAT CREATIVE ENERGY FLOWING!
A NOTE FROM THE OFFICE
We are all still adjusting to the new year and classes. It is
really important for you to have a conversation with your child to
find out who their class teacher is and where their classroom is.
As you can imagine with 655 students we do not know this
information for every student off the top of our heads and would be
most grateful if you could assist us by giving us their class when
you ask us to pass on a message. Please try to avoid calling for a
changed go home message after 2.55pm as we can not guarantee your
child will receive the message.
It would be helpful if instead of phoning the school with a
reminder of what your child needs to do of an afternoon, to place a
note in their bag that they can check for themselves. You could
also ask them to repeat the instructions you have given them that
morning. If you ring on or after the last bell it is impossible to
relay a message. We try to help as best we can but we need your
help too.
Thanks from the Office Staff
https://eaa.unsw.edu.au/icas/subjects/digital-technologieshttps://eaa.unsw.edu.au/icas/subjects/englishhttps://eaa.unsw.edu.au/icas/subjects/mathematicshttps://eaa.unsw.edu.au/icas/subjects/sciencehttps://eaa.unsw.edu.au/icas/subjects/spellinghttps://eaa.unsw.edu.au/icas/subjects/writing
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Starworkers KA Liam Y, Lilly M, Charlotte D.
KC Jazzy P, Tera H, Tyson K.
KM Archie E, Lily K, Milla S.
KR Paige H, Mahli P, Finn G.
K/1S Kitri C, Cameron D, Kye B.
1GS Ava G, Abel H, Krewe W, Chloe Z.
1LO Jackson H, Archie D, Sian M, Zoe C.
1SG Amber F, Bailey C, Hayden B, Molly E.
1SJ Erin G, Rose C, Grace U, Koda E.
2CB Griffin H, Jontee H, Olivia K, Marije CG
2LB Lincoln B, Khaleb M-N, Lola H, Louis T.
2LM Baylian T, Ty P, Taylah D, Kobyn P.
2NP Stephanie G, Harmony C, Seth W, Zoe T.
3CS Neveah S, Zac D, Gurjot C, Mexico C, Penelope G.
3HM Lily J, Kweller H, Zion P, Ashley H, Annabelle C.
3MW Dakodah D, Zac S, Cooper S, Isabella W, Sam O.
3VW Hayden C, Blake M, Bree L, Ebony B, TJ Rullis.
4CA Billy D, Milli F, Indy P, Tyson S, Flynn H.
4DH Annalise C, Tyler C, Reuben P, Noah T.
4TS Zach W, Wyatt B, Rachel L, Chanice C, Harry W.
4/5LF Indyanna M, Te mana R, Eddie M, Hannah D, William C.
5AF Stanley M, Oliver K, Cayden F, Beau G, Kora S.
5JS Mia B, Levi F, Sunny H, Kalynde S, Daniel W.
5/6JC Jacob P, Riley N, James D, Henry B, Charlie M,
Titan B.
6KG Maucello G, Georgia K, Chantell D, Flynn T, Tadhg Y.
6LS Joey K, Krystal E-F, Heath S, Oskar G, Evie R.
The Army Rugby League visited Kororo Public School On Wednesday
21st February players from Army Thunder Representative Rugby League
team visited Kororo PS to talk to all students in Stage 2 & 3.
They presented a fantastic slideshow that included videos about
team work, nutrition and the benefits of playing Rugby League. They
also talked about their role in the army and the opportunities to
play many different sports at their units. Thanks to Anthony
Donovan (NRL) for organising the visit and making all students
(girls & boys) aware of the opportunities to play Rugby League
in our local area and perhaps one day represent our Coffs Harbour
district.
WELL DONE TO ALL OF OUR SWIMMERS COMPETING AT THE DISTRICT
CARNIVAL
LAST WEEK
Junior Girls - 4th Place Junior Boys - 1st Place
Junior Boy District Champion Kororo School over all winners of
the
District Carnival!
Congratulations to all our swimmers!
Good luck at the Mid North Coast
Carnival!
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Get involved in the School Banking program.
Kororo Public School is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank
School Banking program to all students. School Banking is a fun,
interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about
money and develop good savings habits. Children who deposit money
into their Youthsaver account through School Banking can earn
exclusive School Banking rewards in recognition of their regular
savings habits. The rewards available during 2018 are:
Twister Power Handball
Secret Scratch Pad
Sparkle Glitter Pens
Glow Light
Mighty Boom Handball
Heat Reactor Pencils
Slushie Maker Cup
Zoom Flying Disc
School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our
school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10
deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution
which is based on the number of students who made at least one
School Banking deposit in the prior year. Getting involved in
School Banking is easy! All you need to get involved in the School
Banking program is a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account. You can
open an account for your child in one of two ways:
1. Online Visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the
link to open a Youthsaver account. 2. In branch Visit a
Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for yourself and your
child, like a driver’s licence and birth certificate.
If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver
account they can start banking straight away. They just need to
bring their deposit in every week on School Banking day using their
Dollarmites deposit wallet.
School Banking day is Friday. Each week children need to drop
their School Banking wallet in the box outside the hall. Banking
will be processed and the books returned at the end of the day. If
you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a
2018 School Banking program information pack from the school office
or visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking
NB: Our school has decided to no longer issue silver Dollarmites
tokens each week with School Banking. The number of deposits made
by students will be tracked by the School Banking Co-ordinators on
the Commonwealth Bank School Banking Portal. The School Banking
Co-ordinators will advise students when they have reached 10
deposits and can order a reward item. A Reward Redemption Day will
be held at the end of each term with information on this included
in the school newsletter closer to the date.
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CANTEEN ROSTER FOR 2018
Once again we are hoping that with your assistance we will be
able to operate the canteen 5 days a week.
This can only be done with your help.
The aim of our canteen is to provide a variety of nutritious
food at a reasonable cost to our children. Our canteen is
co-ordinated by Community OOSH Services and it relies on the help
of volunteers to work in the canteen. The procedure for ordering
lunch is – the children bring from home a paper bag with his/her
name, class and lunch order written on it and, if possible, the
correct money enclosed. This order is to be handed into the Canteen
prior to the start of school. It will be delivered to the classroom
as usual.
Below is a list of days and times that our canteen operates. If
you would like to meet and make new friends this is an easy way to
do so. The children love to see their Mum, Dad, Grandma or Grandpa
at the Canteen. You can choose between weekly, monthly or once a
term. Just tick the appropriate square and return it to the
Canteen.
Any questions please contact Lynda Henry at the canteen on 6653
6201 in school hours.
Please return to the canteen by ASAP
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I would like to help….
Name …………………………………………….…. Phone Number ………………………………
Child’s Name ……………………………………… Class …………………
Monday All Day ( ) AM (9am – 11.30am) ( ) PM (11.00am – 2pm) (
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Tuesday All Day ( ) AM (9am – 11.30am) ( ) PM (11.00am – 2pm) (
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Wednesday All Day ( ) AM (9am – 11.30am) ( ) PM (11.00am – 2pm)
( )
Thursday All Day ( ) AM (9am – 11.30am) ( ) PM (11.00am – 2pm) (
)
Friday All Day ( ) AM (9am – 11.30am) ( ) PM (11.00am – 2pm) (
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Once a week ( ) Monthly ( ) Term ( )
DESPERATELY