Sturt Ave, Kapooka NSW 2661 Phone: 02 6931 2703 Fax: 02 6931 4342 R/Principal: Amanda Hinkelmann Email: [email protected] www.kapookap.schools.gov.edu.au Newsleer Term 3 / Week 6/ 2020 P & C Meal Deal Day A huge thank you to the parents who volunteered their me for the Meal Deal. The children enjoyed a sausage sizzle and popper. The next meal deal will be on Friday 18th September. Please make sure you pay online via the ‘My School Connect’ app. No late payments can be accepted for these events. Skipping This term, Kapooka Public School are focusing on skipping skills for PE. The children parcipate in morning skipping as a school on Wednesdays as well as some lessons during class me. We have some great skippers, with children learning tricks for a virtual skipping challenge between the Community of Small Schools. Student Academic Reports On Friday, students received their Semester One Academic Reports. These reports outline your child’s learning throughout Term One and Two and have been adjusted to reflect a period of learning from home due to COVID-19. The teachers have commented on Literacy and Numeracy as well as the other Key Learning Areas. If you wish to discuss your child’s report, please phone the school to arrange a suitable me to discuss the report via telephone. Assembly Our school will cease whole school assemblies for the remainder of Term Three. We will connue to award children with Academic Awards, Student of the Week Awards and Welfare Cerficates. These will be handed out during morning assemblies. Kindergarten Enrolments – 2021 We are taking enrolments for 2021 for Kindergarten. If you wish to enrol your child, please approach the school for further informaon. If you have a younger sibling of a child already enrolled, please ask for an enrolment form.
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Sturt Ave, Kapooka NSW 2661 Phone: 02 6931 2703 Fax: 02 6931 4342 R/Principal: Amanda Hinkelmann
Email: [email protected] www.kapookap.schools.gov.edu.au
Newsletter
Term 3 / Week 6/ 2020
P & C Meal Deal Day A huge thank you to the parents who volunteered their time for the Meal Deal. The children enjoyed a sausage sizzle and popper. The next meal deal will be on Friday 18th September. Please make sure you pay online via the ‘My School Connect’ app. No late payments can be accepted for these events.
Skipping This term, Kapooka Public School are focusing on skipping skills for PE. The children participate in morning skipping as a school on Wednesdays as well as some lessons during class time. We have some great skippers, with children learning tricks for a virtual skipping challenge between the Community of Small Schools.
Student Academic Reports On Friday, students received their Semester One Academic Reports. These reports outline your child’s learning throughout Term One and Two and have been adjusted to reflect a period of learning from home due to COVID-19. The teachers have commented on Literacy and Numeracy as well as the other Key Learning Areas. If you wish to discuss your child’s report, please phone the school to arrange a suitable time to
discuss the report via telephone. Assembly Our school will cease whole school assemblies for the remainder of Term Three. We will continue to award children with Academic Awards, Student of the Week Awards and Welfare Certificates. These will be handed out during morning assemblies. Kindergarten Enrolments – 2021 We are taking enrolments for 2021 for Kindergarten. If you wish to enrol your child, please approach the school for further information. If you have a younger sibling of a child already enrolled, please ask for an enrolment form.
Important Dates / Information
School Banking - Banking day is Friday morning. Please hand your banking book into the school office. See office if you require information on how to set up an account. Parent on line payments (POP) - are made through our website - www.kapooka-p.schools.gov.edu.au Access the “Make a Payment” tab and complete details. School APP– SZAPP Kapooka Public School use SZAPP to communicate messages and information to parents. Please download from the APP Store for either iPhone or Android and link to KPS.
School Values Respect, Resilience, Responsibility
School News
Tell Them From Me Survey This Term, our school will be participating in the Partners in Learning parent survey, another part of the Tell Them From Me suite of surveys (student, teacher and parent surveys) on student engagement. The survey asks parents and carers questions about different factors that are known to impact on student wellbeing and engagement. Running this survey will help our school understand parents’ and carers’ perspectives on their child’s experience at school. These include: communication between parents/carers and staff, activities and practices at home and parent/carer views on the school's support of learning and behaviour. This valuable feedback will help our school make practical improvements. The survey is conducted entirely online on smartphones, iPads, tablets, laptops or computers. The survey will typically take 15 minutes or less to complete and is completely confidential. The parent survey will be conducted over Term 3 and early Term 4. Although participating in the survey is entirely voluntary, your responses are very much appreciated. More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au. To access the survey for our school go to: http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/j3czg
P & C News
Father’s Day– The P & C are organising a beautiful Father’s Day gift that the children will make at school. These gifts will be $5.00 per child. The P&C have extended the payment date for this until this Friday. Cash payments can be made to the school office P&C box.
The P&C are now using ‘My School Connect’ for all
uniform and Meal/Recess Deal orders. You will need to download this in order to buy uniforms or order a meal deal.
The P&C have available school drink bottles for purchase. You can order these through the My School Connect APP. They are $5.00 each. P&C Uniform shop - Uniforms are ordered through the ‘My School Connect’ APP. This can be downloaded from your APP or Play Store.
Term 3 - Week 6
August 10, 2020
Fri 21 Aug Reports go home P & C Lunch Meal Deal
Fri 28 Aug Pyjama Day– Gold coin donation Father’s Day Craft money due
Fri 18 Sept Creative Arts Concert (cancelled) P & C Morning Tea Meal Deal
Fri 25 Sept Touch Football Gala Day, Jump Rope for Heart, Term 3 Ends
Chess
Our students are enjoying the chess competition. The last few weeks have seen a few close games and the children are playing well.
DSM News
WOW! Half way through Term 3 and almost at the end of winter. Crazy how this year has disappeared so quickly. Most of the posting orders have been issued and thank you to the families who have notified us of their next adventure. If you have received a posting order and we do not know, can you please drop us a line to inform us. If you are staying in area, however, moving positions and you will be a Recruit Instructor (RI) next year, again, please let me know. As the RI’s are absent from home for large amounts of time, extra support can be given to your child/ren in these times, however, for this to happen I need to be notified of when the RI is raising the platoon, so please drop me an email or call, to let me know. In Term 4 I will begin the moving groups by classes for all the children who will be leaving our beautiful school for new and exciting adventures in new places. These groups run over 4 weeks and all the children who attend enjoy them thoroughly. If you DO NOT wish for your children to participate, please give me a call. Also in Term 4, I will be holding the Moving Up groups for all of your students in year 6 moving up into High School in 2021. This group runs also runs for 4 weeks. Again, if you DO NOT wish for your child to participate, please give me a call. DCO will be holding their next Coffee connections at the RSL Club on the 28th Aug from 10:00 to 12:00. If you have some time up your sleeve, it is a great way to be connected with our lovely FLO Helen Marshall and find out what is happening in our community. As always, if you would like to attend, you must RSVP through Eventbrite at www.eventbrite.com.au Remember now that postings are upon us, jump onto the DCO website as they have amazing information on all matters pertaining to moving. www.defence.gov.au/dco If you need further assistance the Defence Family Helpline is also a great resource. They are available 24/7 on 1800 624 608. Rachel Dolan DSM
Sturt Ave, Kapooka NSW 2661 Phone: 02 6931 2703 Fax: 02 6931 4342 R/Principal: Amanda Hinkelmann
Email: [email protected] www.kapookap.schools.gov.edu.au
Defence Families Survey As the first round of posting authorities have been released, most of you will now know where your new location will be in 2021. To help me in supporting all our students, and to begin developing appropriate programs specifically for children in defence families, it would be very helpful if parents could complete the form below and return it to the front office. Once you know your Toll removal dates and the date of the last day of school for your child/ren, please inform the school, so I can arrange the children’s books, reports and and present their farewell certificates. This information will be kept confidential and only shared with appropriate staff. Thank you for participating, Rachel Dolan DSM. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Student’s name _____________________________________________________ Parent’s name/s _____________________________________________________ We have received a posting order. Yes / No (circle one) If Yes: We will be moving; prior to the end of school year / at the end of school year / not sure yet (circle one) If known, what will the last day of school be for your child/ren? (Day and date) ______________________ We are moving to (City) __________________ Base name _________________________________ We would like information about schools in that area with DSM support. Yes please / No thanks (circle one)
Friday Dance Lessons– 3-4 Class
Maths in K-1
National Science Week– STEM Afternoon
On Friday, each class participated in STEM Activities for National Science Week. Mr Holloway’s class made boats using foil, tape, paper and straws. They had to design and make
a boat that could float, stand wind and weight. It was lovely to hear the children cheering each other on as their boats worked.
COVID-19 Updated Guidelines for Schools In line with the updated guidelines from NSW Department of Education, Kapooka Public School are implementing a number of tightened measures as of 19.08.2020. These measures include, but are not limited to - Students should be at school unless: • they have a medical certificate which states that they are unable to return to school due to an ongoing medical condition and the expected timeframe • they are currently unwell. In accordance with advice from NSW Health, parents and carers are reminded NOT to send children to school if they are unwell, even if they have the mildest flu-like symptoms. Schools will make arrangements for students who present as unwell or have flu like symptoms to be sent home. NSW Health have requested that schools encourage anyone who is unwell or has even mild flu-like symptoms, to arrange to be tested through their local medical practitioner or one of the COVID-19 clinics. Students and staff with flu like symptoms will need to provide a copy of a negative COVID-19 test result before being permitted to return to school. • Parents/carers and other non-essential visitors are not allowed on the school site. • School formals, dances, graduation or other social events are not permitted. Activities/site usage that can take place: • Use the school library • Engage in sporting activities within restrictions • Canteens and uniform shops can open at principal’s discretion • School assemblies (limited to 15 minutes and no external visitors) • Incursions/external providers can provide activities that support delivery of curriculum (e.g. music tutors, sport skills development programs, science demonstrations, drama tutors, Healthy Harold). • Day field trips to outdoor locations with no physical distancing requirements can take place (e.g. DoE Environmental Education Centres and sport and recreation facilities, trips to local river to collect water samples) • Community use agreements involving adult attendance must have a COVID Safe Plan in place. • SRE/SEE lessons within restrictions • P&C meetings and events must be on-line only. • Parent/teacher meetings will be online unless involving serious matters that require face to face discussion. Activities on hold for Term 3 The following events will be reconsidered in Term 3. For now, these events must remain on hold. • Kindergarten orientation • Year 7 orientation has been delayed until Term 4 • School camps • Excursions (other than field trips explained above) • Interstate excursions • Parent and carer attendance at assemblies and other school events • Parent and carer volunteers – e.g. parent reading helpers (note: canteen and uniform shop volunteers are permitted) • School-based activities that involve large gathering of adults. These include parent/community gatherings such as parent functions, working bees, fundraisers, school BBQs, large parent information evenings, and large on-site cultural events • Interschool sport, drama, debating and other events that are not within the local community or zone including gala days and regional sporting carnivals. All teachers, support staff and parents must maintain physical distance from each other (1.5m). Parents should ensure school pick up and drop off arrangements enable them to physically distance from one another and from staff. We thank you for your cooperation.
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