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Kalori 9th February,2016

Kalori

Tennis lessons begin

for all year levels

School Swimming

(8 yrs plus)

12th

Feb

Tennis Lessons

(Change of Date)

15th

Feb

P & C Welcome BBQ

at Henty Pool from

6pm

16th

Feb

SR Swimming

Carnival

19th

Feb

What’s on at HPS?

Principal’s Message

Mission Statement: Quality

43 Sladen Street Ph: (02) 6929 3184 ; (02) 6929 3769

HENTY 2658 Fax: (02) 6929 3057

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.henty-p.schools.det.nsw.edu.au

NSW

Department

of

Education

Regards, Theresa

Peer Support Camp The Year 6 Peer Support Camp will take place on

Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th March. The camp

involves activities to assist leadership development

and team building and will be held at The Great

Aussie Holiday Park. Detailed information will be

sent home with students this week.

Tennis Coaching Tennis coaching will commence on

Friday for all students K-6. The

sessions are conducted at the town

courts by trained coaches. I would

like to thank Mary Liston for successfully sourcing

a Sporting Schools Grant to cover the cost of the

tennis coaching. All students must return their

permission notes to participate. Please note there

will be a change in Week 4 and tennis will take

place on Monday 15th February.

Congratulations

Thank you to the parents who assisted at the

swimming carnival last Friday. Your support allows

the day to run smoothly.

Regards, Theresa

P & C Welcome BBQ This is an annual event

organised by the P & C and is a

great way to meet families.

Please refer to details within

this Kalori and mark the date

on your calendar.

Bus Students Please send a note or call the

school if there are changes to

bus routines.

Kinder/1 Claire Ross

Weekly Overview of School Activities

Congratulations to the children who participated in the swimming carnival last Friday.

This year Ms Byles will be working Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and Mrs Eulenstein will

be working Thursday and Friday on the 1/2 class.

This week for home learning it is expected that all children will read every night and record

in their home reading log and complete their news plan to share on their news day.

Next week additional spelling and maths home learning activities will begin.

Please remember that if your child is away it needs to be explained in writing.

Thank you Macey and Harlan for being our wonderful class leader last week.

Year 1/2 Emma Byles / Lucinda Eulenstein

Class Notes

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Wednesday 10th Feb: Scripture begins. No assembly.

Thursday 11th Feb: Art

Friday 12th Feb: Swimming for sport (8 years & over). Tennis lessons begin for all

students. All permission notes must be returned for children to participate.

Monday 15th February: Canteen. Tennis lessons (Note change of date). All students to

wear sports uniform.

Tuesday 16th February: Year 5/6 Art. Band for all students in years 4 to 6.

Please remember to send $5 in with your child every time they require a band reed.

Band Fees are $30 per term for all students and must be paid to allow students to

take home their instrument.

I am so proud of all the students for a fantastic first week at school. This week we have

started learning our single sounds. This week we will explore a as in apple, m as in mouse

and s as in snake. Sight words were sent home on Monday, our sight words for this week

are like and school. I encourage all students to play memory or snap with these at home.

We are also learning the ‘Magic 100 words’ we will use these to help us learn to read and

write. Information about weekly news will be given this week. News will begin next week.

Don’t forget book packs are available to purchase at the front office, we will begin to use

these textbooks this week. In numeracy, we are investigating numbers up to 20 as well as

length.

Year 2/3 Jolonna Brand / Theresa Kane

Class Notes

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We are both looking forward to teaching the students and are grateful that they are all well

equipped with the necessary equipment.

Homework will be sent home on Monday and must be returned on Friday.

All children are asked to read nightly with an adult.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Class leaders are Ashton and Hannah.

Thank you to the parents helpers at the swimming carnival last Friday.

Year 4/5 Mary Liston

Homework is due back on Thursday. Please contact me if you have any questions or queries.

In literacy we are focussed on a very persuasive introduction. If you can discuss this at home

that would be terrific.

Maths groups have commenced on Monday.

All year 5 will combine twice a week for numeracy with me. The rest of numeracy will take

place in class.

Year 5/6 Joanne Malmo

Thank you Year 5/6 for welcoming me into the room this week. We’ve had a wonderful start.

The swimming carnival was a great success. Congratulations to our Sports Captains who lead

their teams responsibly.

We will begin homework on Thursday. Please see me if you have any queries regarding any

homework tasks.

Year 5/6 will have art each Tuesday after recess.

Claim the date: Peer Support Camp for year 6 will take place on Tuesday 15th and Wednesday

16th March. There will be a cost involved. More information to follow.

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P & C WELCOME BBQ

The P&C will be holding their annual Welcome

Barbeque on Tuesday 16th February 2016

from 6pm to 8pm at the Henty War Memorial

Swimming Pool. This casual and relaxed

evening is hosted by the P&C and is an

opportunity for all families to have a bite to

eat, meet new parents, catch up with friends,

as well as find out what happens at the School. Everyone is welcome. Please

bring plates, cutlery, chairs and a salad to share. Sausages and burgers will

be provided. We look forward to seeing you there.

SCHOOL CHOIR

School Choir will again be held this year during school hours, under the instruction of

Willow Alieto. All students are invited to participate. If you would like your child to

be involved please fill out the slip below and return it to the office.

Yes I would like my child/children to participate in the school choir for 2016

Name/s:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

VALUE

AWARDS

3/2/16

K/1:Jessica

Hoskinson

Year 1/2: Mia Eddy

Year 2/3: Chayse

Montgomery

Year 4/5: Makayla

Bridgett

Year 5/6: Jada Murphy

There are two notes sent home with the

Kalori today.

If you are willing to transport students to

school events, it is compulsory for the

school to have specific documentation

from you.

The school is again taking part in the ICAS

assessments for 2016. This testing can

help benchmark, track and monitor learning

progress. It can also help identify

potentially gifted students and allow us to

work together to identify areas where

your child can work to reach their full

potential. The assessments are for

students from years 2 to 6.

Please see attached notes for more details.

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Community NoticesCommunity Notices

HENTY SHOW TALENT QUEST

Saturday 13th February 2016 at The Henty Showgrounds

1.30pm at the DJ stand

You can dance, sing, juggle, read poems and jokes, play an instrument or show off your

martial arts skills but most importantly have fun!

Groups or solo performers welcome.

Please no offensive language in the performance.

Prizes for best talent act!

HENTY NETBALL CLUB AGM

Tuesday 9th February at 7.30pm in The Henty Public School Library

All welcome to attend

SENIOR TRAINING TO BEGIN

Thursday 11th February at 6.30pm

All new & current players most welcome

All enquiries to Tania Wettern (0428 634 727)

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SCHOOL

CANTEEN

ROSTER

The canteen

co-ordinator is

Alison Baldock.

Term 1

15th Feb: Steven Scott

22nd Feb: Rachelle Roulston

/Shelley Richardson

29th Feb: Bronwyn Berg

7th March: Deb Wilson

14th March: Deb Klemke

21st March: Julie Milton

Tues 29th March: Toni Hasler

4th April: Aly Bahr

We have had such an

overwhelming response for

offers to help in the canteen

this year. Those who are not

rostered on for this term will

be rostered on next term.

Thanks so much for your

assistance.

A reminder that in Term 1, hats must

be worn. No hat, play in the shade.

ASSEMBLY

There will be NO

assembly tomorrow.

Health Warning

Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrhoeal

disease and there have been outbreaks

linked to public swimming pools in the

state. Parents and Carers are advised

that children who have diarrhea in the

previous 2 weeks should avoid

swimming pools.

Photographs

Parents and carers please

be aware, as a courtesy, to

seek parental consent

before placing photographs

of students in the public

domain.

A reminder to all parents

and carers, please ensure

that your child has a

piece of fruit for Fruito

break every day.

SCHOOL APP

Our school app is a vital tool in keeping

parents and carers up to date with school

information, events and happenings. The app is free and can be downloaded from

School Stream. If you require any assistance with this, please call into the school

office

There will be a head lice check on

Thursday 11th February.

Please contact the school if you have

any queries or concerns.

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Sport

SWIMMING CARNIVAL: What a great day at our Swimming carnival. A huge thank you

to all parents and helpers on the day. Students will be notified who will proceed to the

Southern Riverina Carnival on the 19th February today.

Congratulations to Halle Corrigan who set a new record in the 11 year girls 50m butterfly

with a time of 50:47. The previous record was held by Ainslie Campbell with a time of

50:61 and set in 1999.

SR CRICKET TRIALS: Congratulations to Nick Newton who has been selected to attend

the Riverina Boys Pre-selection Trials at Lavington on Wednesday 10th February. We

wish you all the best Nick.

TENNIS: Tennis will commence this Friday with Karen Staines. There will be racquets

available for any students who do not own one. Please remember to bring your hat,

sunscreen and drink bottle. Sports uniform as per each Friday. Please note tennis next

week will take place on Monday 15th Feb and not Friday. Sports uniform is to be

worn.

Southern Riverina Provisional Dates for 2016

Please note dates subject to change

The remaining sports have not been finalised or students will go direct to Riverina

19th Feb Swim Carnival Lavington Swim Centre

4th March AFL Trials Howlong

11th March Netball Trials Culcairn

6th May Cross Country Burrumbuttock

10th June Athletics Albury

SWIMMING

CARNIVAL

SNAPSHOTS

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SPEECH LESSONS I plan to teach Speech and Oral Communication at HPS again in 2016, and will be happy to work

with students I taught last year. I am also pleased to take on board any students who have been

mentioned to me late last year as wanting to commence work with me. I would like it if these

children could be enrolled by filling out the Application Form below. Please note there is a slight

increase in fees to $18 /lesson.

Depending on numbers, I may be able to fit in a few extra students. If you would like your child

to begin speech lessons you may like to call me for a chat on 0427 889 599, or else just fill out

the form. Preference will be given to those who will present for ASCA Exams and/ or

Eisteddfod.

Looking forward to a happy school year.

Grace Stein

APPLICATION FOR SPEECH LESSONS IN 2016

Name of Student . ................................................................D.O.B……………………………………………...

Name of Parent or Guardian ...........................................................................................................

Postal Address ...............................................................................................................................

Phone Number (H).................................... (M)........................................(W).........................

e-mail ................................................................................

Interests .

Please tick:

Exams Yes No Eisteddfod Yes No

Preferred time for

lessons according to availability.

Please tick:

During school hours

During recess or breaks

After school on Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Signature of Parent or Guardian. .............................................................................

SWIM

CARN

IVAL

FUN!!