Wednesday, 24th August 2016 - Kanwal...Wednesday, 24th August 2016 Outstanding Performance at the Sydney Opera House and on the oval and many spoke to me about it being It was with

Wednesday, 24th August 2016

Outstanding Performance at the Sydney Opera House

It was with absolute pleasure that I was able to attend the

Festival of Instrumental Music last night at the Opera

House to watch our students perform as part of a

combined performance group that included nearly one

thousand children from public schools across our state.

Our students were involved in the recorder and string

performances and they did an amazing job. They played

several musical pieces which were absolutely brilliant and

their behaviour was outstanding.

A big thank you to Mrs Varney for all the extra time she

spent practicing with the children and for her organisation

and to Mrs McPhan for her assistance and support. When

teachers take on these extra responsibilities it provides an

opportunity for our students to participate in very

memorable experiences and very few can beat this.

I could not have been a prouder Principal then I was last

night.

The Day Kanwal Went to Rio

Last Wednesday was one of the most memorable and

enjoyable days I have had in my over 30 year career in

education. We celebrated the Olympics in style and

proved that you didn’t really have to be there to get in on

the excitement.

Our opening ceremony and student performances were

wonderful and the lighting of the flame was a creative feat

in itself. Throughout the day, our students were involved

in many ‘Olympic’ activities both inside their classrooms

DATES TO REMEMBER

30th Aug Kinder Excursion

1st Sept Father’s Day Stall

2nd Sept Zone Athletics Carnival

7th Sept Year 2 Excursion (2W & 2O)

8th Sept Year 2 Excursion (2H & 2Q)

and on the oval and many spoke to me about it being

their ‘best day ever’. The students were beautifully

behaved and many teachers spoke to me in regards to

the high level of enthusiasm and participation.

We were so pleased to see so many parents and

families join us in our celebration and we hoped you

enjoyed it as much as we did.

Our creative genius, who lead the festivities, was Mrs

Baigent. She designed the day, created many of the

costumes, choreographed the teacher performance

and rallied her team to ensure everything went as

close to planned as possible. She won the gold medal

for her performance and set a new world record that

will be hard to beat. The final results had Kanwal PS

on top of the medal tally!

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UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER 9th Sep P&C Movie Night

14 - 16th Sep Year 5 Camp

19 - 21st Sep Year 6 Camp

SAFE RESPECTFUL RESPONSIBLE

physical activity in children.

Source: Bangsbo J, Krustrup P, Duda J, Hillman C,

Andersen L, Weiss M. The Copenhagen Consensus

Conference 2016: children, youth, and physical activity

in schools and during leisure time. British Journal of

Sports Medicine. 2016.

Kanwal PS Website

The link for our website is: http://www.kanwal-

p.schools.nsw.edu.au/. If you haven’t checked it out in a

while why not spend some time exploring it over the next

cup of coffee. We are continually updating it to keep our

community informed. Please let us know if there is

something we can include. Your ideas are very much

appreciated.

Uniforms

Lowes, our new uniform supplier, has let us know that

most stock for Kanwal PS uniform is now available in

store. The summer dress, microfibre jacket, fleece jacket

and black embroided shorts are available in all sizes in

store. They are still waiting for the new polo and the girl’s

culottes which should arrive next week.

They also have available a school bag and library bag

with our school emblem for parents wishing to purchase

these. They are not a required part of the uniform but are

included as an option should parents wish to buy them.

Spelling Bee

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee winners who will

now be representing the school at the Regional Finals in

September at Warnervale PS. Our junior winners were

Dani W and Savannah R and our senior winners were

Charlie W and Chase S. To all of our students who

competed at all levels, a big congratulations to each and

every one. I know many of the teachers were impressed

with your confidence, persistence and resilience

throughout the competition. Great job everyone and a

big thank you to Ms Trudgeon for organising and

co-ordinating the competition.

Staffing News

From 5 September I will be on long service leave. Mrs

Baigent will be relieving Principal during that time. I will

be returning to school at the beginning of Term 4.

Kind Regards

Angela Crowe

Principal

Physical Activity Primes Children’s Brains For

Academic Excellence

By now, researchers have pretty much solidified the

notion that exercise is good for physical and mental

health. One recent study, for example, found that

running preserves a protein in the brain that protects

cognitive function and improves memory. But in light of

the childhood obesity epidemic, how can we

encourage children to exercise more?

In a new report, 24 researchers from eight different

countries gathered to create a consensus on the

impact of physical activity on kids’ health. They

focused primarily on studies that examined the health

of children aged 6 to 18, and analysed the effects of

exercise on children’s fitness, health, cognitive

function, motivation, and mental and social health. The

report defines physical activity as “an overarching term

that consists of many structured and unstructured

forms within school and out-of-school-time contexts,

including organized sports, physical education,

outdoor recreation, motor skill development programs,

recess, and active transportation such as biking and

walking.”

In short, they found that exercise was beneficial for

nearly every aspect of a child’s wellbeing: physical

health, cognitive ability, motivation and psychological

wellbeing, as well as social inclusion. Exercise leads

to improved cardiorespiratory fitness, which in turn

improves brain development and intellect, they said.

When it comes to cognitive function and academic

prowess, researchers found that exercise before,

during, and after school helped children perform better

in school (a notion supported by other research).

Taking time away from classes for kids to participate in

gym class, sports, or other recreational activities,

meanwhile, didn’t take away from academics. “Time

taken away from academic lessons in favor of physical

activity has been shown to not come at the cost of

scholastic performance in children and youth,” the

researchers state. That’s because physical activity can

increase brain plasticity, or the brain’s ability to change

and grow over time, which is conducive to learning,

memory, and cognitive function.

Exercise also provided benefits on a mental health

level, improving students’ self-esteem and motivation.

Taking part in sports or recreational physical activity

also led to peer group acceptance and close

friendships. To encourage social inclusion, the

researchers suggest providing equal access to

opportunities in sports settings regardless of a child’s

demographic background. In addition, making way for

bike lanes, parks, and playgrounds can help increase

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P & C NEWS

We would like to welcome Kylie to our casual canteen

staff. She will be working in the canteen on Thursday

and Fridays as a support for Kerrie. Michelle has also

accepted an on call casual position. Congratulations

to both ladies.

The canteen is the P&C's main source of finances.

This enables us to be able to substantially fund major

projects within our school, such as smartboards and

air-conditioning that benefit every child. Whilst we

have opened up 2 new paid positions in the canteen,

we need to be mindful that this is still costly. The

canteen still needs a strong volunteer base to

function at a cost effective rate. At present we have

only 8 volunteers.

We are asking if there is anyone out there who could

volunteer for a day or even a few hours, we would

love to hear from you. We need help on Thursdays

and Fridays as these are our busiest times as well as

every second Wednesday. Please, if you can help

out, contact Kerrie in the canteen on 43923477.

Henny Penny Hatching will be visiting our school on Monday 12th September 2016 for 11days. They will be bringing 3 chicks and 12 fertile eggs which will hatch over the first week.

All eggs are fumigated before they are set at the hatchery, so there are no health concerns.

Henny Penny Hatching provides an exciting experience for both children and teachers!

Positive Behaviour for Learning Kanwal Public School is a Positive Behaviour for Learning school. Our whole school expectations are:

OLYMPICS AT KANWAL REVIEW

Question 1: What was your favourite activity for the

day?

Cameron: The noodle race was my favourite.

Coco: Using cricket bats as paddles whilst completing an

obstacle course.

Question 2: What did you think of the performances?

Cameron: They were all really good and entertaining.

Coco: They were really good and interesting. I liked the

grade performances they were really well planned.

Question 3: During the Opening Ceremony, what was

your favourite part?

Cam: The teacher dance! It was very entertaining and

we got sprayed with confetti. They were well

synchronised too!

Coco: I liked the teacher dance because they poured

confetti all over us and they wore really funny hats!

Question 4: Should Kanwal do an Opening Ceremony

in 2020?

Cam: Yes! If it was anything like the one we put on this

year then yes! It would be fantastic to watch!

Coco: Yes, because it shows everyone that we care

about the Olympics and sport. It also shows how Kanwal

rules.

SAFE

Play in supervised areas Use equipment sensibly Keep hands and feet to yourself

RESPECTFUL

Be an active listener Cooperate and be kind Respect property

RESPONSIBLE

Be an active listener Be organised Own your actions

SCHOOL BANKING

Prize Lights Competition

Complete three school banking deposits on

Wednesdays for a chance to win. Once you have

completed your three deposits go online to gain an

extra entry at: commbank.com.au/prizelights

Library News Our Book Fair was a great

success with sales worth over

$6600 and resulting in $1999

worth of resources for our

school! Thank you to our families

for supporting the event and to our

parent helpers without whom the

event wouldn’t have happened.

Colouring in Competition Congratulations to our 6 lucky winners: Tahlia 6V, Gian KM, Harley

3L, Neva 4T, Skye 2H, Jaime 6McP. Each winner received a $10 gift voucher to spend at our

Book Fair.

Book Week 2016 – Australia Story Country

Each year, across Australia, The CBCA brings

children and books together celebrating

Children’s Book Week. To celebrate, students

have been reading and reviewing books

shortlisted by The Children’s Book Council in the

Picture Book and Early Childhood categories. This

week, the library has a campfire reading space

around which students can relax and read

wonderful books created by Australian authors

and illustrators.

Premier’s Reading Challenge The Premier’s Reading Challenge has concluded for 2016. Kanwal

Public School had a total of 344 students complete the

challenge! A great effort by these students! Certificates will printed

and delivered to students during term 4.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING OPAL CARDS

For students entering year 11 at a New School

At the End of this year you will need to go online at www.transportnsw.info/school-students

And update your information to “New School”. Print the 2 page document, sign and return to the

Administration Office of your New School.

For students entering year 11 at a Current School


And update your information to “Year 11”. Print the 2 page document, sign and return to the Administration Office of

your School.

For students entering year 7 at a New School


And update your information to “New School”. Print the 2 page document, sign and return to the Administration

Office of your New School.

For students entering year 7 at Current School


And update your information to “Year 7”. Print the 2 page document, sign and return to the Administration Office of

your School.

For students entering year 3


And update your information to “Year 3”. Print the 2 page document, sign and return to the School Administration

Office.

For New Enrolments

For Students who don’t have a school Opal Card or are Starting Kindergarten go online at

www.transportnsw.info/school-students

And apply for a School Travel Pass. Print the 2 page document, sign and return to the School Administration Office.

For students who have lost , Faulty or had their Opal Card Stolen

To replace Lost or Stolen Opal Cards go online at www.transportnsw.info/school-students

And apply for a replacement Opal Card.

NB: Students are required to pay a fare whilst waiting for delivery of new Opal Card.

For students not eligible for free school travel

Log online at www.transportnsw.info/school-students and purchase a School Term Bus Pass.

Student Travel Eligibility

To be eligible for subsidised travel under the SSTS, school students must be:

An infant student; i.e. attending Kindergarten, Year 1 or Year 2 classes, irrespective of the distance from home

to school; or

a primary student (Year 3-6), and reside more than 1.6 kilometres (straight line distance) from the school

attended, measured from the centre of the school site, or 2.3 kilometres or more by the most direct practicable

walking route to the nearest point of physical entry to the school; or

a secondary student (Year 7-12), and reside more than 2.0 kilometres (straight line distance) from the school

attended, measured from the centre of the school site, or 2.9 kilometres or more by the most direct practicable

walking route to the nearest point of physical entry to the school;

Parents/guardians of students deemed ineligible by their school or local transport operator on straight line

distance grounds may apply to TfNSW for a review of the determination on walking distance or pedestrian safety

grounds.

Should TfNSW, after carrying out the review, not approve subsidised travel and the applicant(s) considers that

there are special circumstances, such as pedestrian safety and/or hardship issues associated with their case;

they may appeal the TfNSW decision.

Appeals are heard by an independent SSTS Appeals Panel which considers each case on its individual merits. For more information www.transportnsw.info/school-students

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Congratulations to these wonderful readers!

Infants – 50 nights Primary – 50 nights

Ryan Blomquist

Cooper Corbett

Kiara Dawes

Mira Graham

Hayley McCormack

Haiden Polovineo

Damian Rendek

Jozlynn Vidler

Lucas Wright

Cooper Buttifant

Lachlan Crofts

Millar Doak

Belle Jenkins

Byron McKellar

Hannah Price

Kevin Thompson

Tayla Woodley

Kathir Antony

Harley McLean

Kameron Fitzgerald

Summer Woerde-

Truran


Coby Battese

Charlee Dickson

Chlesea Haydon

Amelia Keane

Ethan Owens

Ella Peach

Aaron Robbins

Jewel Sibi

Mitchell Smith

Brodie Cowan

Darrius Funaki

Flynn Jones

Beth Martin

Jackson Paull

Elise Robards

Hunter Scarsbrook

Connor Smith

Taliah Smith

Ashrant Ale

Hayley Jenkins

Anakin Phipps

Kaitlyn Dalgairns-Cook

Carter Mareko

Caitlin Trisic


Charlee Begnell

Jackson Bourke

Jamie Deaves

Dakoda Farrugia

Ellie Harris

Taner Malinowski

Travis Meijer

Summer Norris

Eva Phillips

Ella Potter

Harrison Rollo

Laura-Deen Sales Buckley

CJay Smith

Melanie Bond

Ethan Connell

Ellie Delaforce

Amelia Gascoigne

Angus Hutchinson

Leilani Mareko

Neva Moran

Bailey Petersen

Summer Pollard

Parker Reeves

Koban Sales-Buckley

Mia Santwyk

Luke Sewell

Thomas Alderson

Mia Delaforce

Liam Eyndhoven

Neva Farrugia

Vaiuku Fotuaika

Megan Hulbert

Kalais Malinowski

Liam Moran

Maximus Pollard

Cooper Reeves

Tayla Sewell

Scarlett Vidler

Taryn Carney

Alex Evans

Olivia Eyndhoven

Cheyenne Finnigan

Kobe Halton

Paige Jobling

Zia Maskell

Nicola Muirhead

Tahnee Potter

Savannah Robinson

Amber Stekovic

James Yorke

LOWES UNIFORMS FOR KANWAL PUBLIC

Just an update to let you know the following items are now

available in store.

Summer Dresses - all sizes available

Microfibre Jacket - all sizes available

Fleece Jacket - all sizes available

Black Embroidered Shorts - all sizes available

Black Embroidered Cullotes - due this week

School Bag - optional - available in store

Library Bag - optional - available in store

New Polo - due next week and will advise when delivered

Kind Regards

Phillip Dunkerley

Account Manager

THE Partners in Learning PARENT FEEDBACK

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 at home or on

public computers. The survey will typically take 15 minutes

or less to complete and is completely confidential. The

parent survey will be conducted between 22 August and

21 October. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary,

however, your responses are very much appreciated.

More information about the survey is available at:

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents

Please complete the survey using the link below

https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/3srdn

Spelling words aloud in front of an audience is not an easy task. So, we are very proud of our Years 3-6 class winners who participated in our Junior/Senior school finals last week. Our Junior winners are: Savannah Robinson and Dani Wilson Our Senior winners are: Charlie Wilson and Chase Stekovic Congratulations to these 4 children who will now participate in the Regional Final to be held at Warnervale Public School on Tuesday 13

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September. We wish them the best of luck. Congratulations also to our class winners and representatives. Junior Savannah Santwyk Samuel Purcell Vaiuku Fotuiaka Lachlan Greville Charlotte Morgan Crystal Foster Amber Stekovic Dani Wilson Savannah Robinson Alex Evans Sam Cavanagh Kailee Silvia Kalais Malinowski Nathan Pollard Julien Rogers Senior Jason Wright Jaymie Pocock Tye Duncan Paige Jobling Baxter Andrews Bailey Smith Charlie Wilson Grace Dahan Casey Herbert Gabrielle Nott Chase Stekovic Coco Artist Shanaye Rutonski Joel Hawkins Cameron Duncan Tyson Trapman Jacob Jenkins Karlee Eele

Congratulations to our

class winners and

regional finalists.

UNIVERSITY COMPETITIONS Congratulations to all of the students who sat the Spelling and Writing tests. The following students deserve a special mention for their achievements.

SPELLING

Distinctions

Year 4 Cassandra Jones Julien Rogers

Credits

Year 2 Mitchell Robinson

Year 3 Luke Chandler Vincent Hottes

Cameron Patterson Savannah Santwyk

Year 4 Alex Evans Savannah Robinson

Amber Stekovic Avalon Tobin

Year 5 Amity Simmons Charlie Wilson

WRITING

Distinction

Year 4 Elke Hendrickse

Credits

Year 3 Sophie Keane

Year 4 Cassandra Jones Grace Lawson

Year 5 Amity Simmons

Year 6 Nicola Muirhead

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents

https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/3srdn

ATTENDANCE

Kanwal Public School - Road

Safety

Pedestrian-Safety

Message

Parking safely will help to keep young children safe - even if it means walking further to the

school gate. Please do not double park and

call your children to the car. Teachers will wait until you are

safely parked before letting chil-dren move to your car to ensure

student safety.

Family holidays during the school term

Don’t forget if you are going on holidays during

the school term, even if it is only for a few

days, you need to send a note to the class

teacher prior to the leave period.

You are no longer required to apply for an ex-

emption from attendance from school if you

are going on a family holiday during the school

term. The absence will be recorded as leave on

the attendance register.

When visiting our school, if you see potential

hazards please report to the office or

Principal immediately. We have hazard

forms located in the office area. If the hazard

is easily rectified without putting yourself

in any danger, eg moving a bag from the

walkway, please do so. You are still required

to report it to the office so steps can be

taken to ensure the hazard is addressed.

When volunteering at our school please

ensure you have been taken through the

safety briefing. A copy is kept at the back of

the visitors’ lanyard for easy access.

In the event of an emergency please follow

the instructions of the teacher. If a drill is

taking place please do not enter the

grounds. Signs will be located at entry points

to the school to inform our community that a

drill is taking place with the request not to

enter.

Pedestrian Safety

Thank you to all of the

parents and carers who

continue to show safe driving

practices around our school

and to the parents, carers

and students who use the

crossing to safely cross Craigie Avenue

before and after school. It is a very busy

place at times and we do

appreciate your patience and modelled

behaviour that provides an excellent

example of road safety for the students

at our school.

Work Health and Safety at our school

CAMP AUSTRALIA

Term 3 already and our second term here at Kanwal Public School. Welcome back to our regular families that have been utilising our service and a big welcome to all our new families beginning with us this term.

During the school holidays Camp Australia operated Holiday Club here at the school. We had many families utilise this service from Kanwal Public School and surrounding schools. The theme these holidays was based on the Olympic Games where children participated in many different themed days from the Opening Ceremony, Games Quest to Silver and Gold. Each day the children participated in a range of activities; art and craft, games and sports. Every child had a wonderful time with us here at Camp Australia and we are looking forward to the next school holidays and what they will bring.

We have a very exciting term planned here at Camp Australia. Camp Australia operates Tcaf (The Camp Australia Foundation), this is a not for profit organisation that provides us with the opportunity to work with charity partners to develop exclusive programs to improve the lives of primary school children throughout Australia and internationally. This term we are supporting The Smith Family and their Learning for Life program. We are fundraising for this pro-gram and the amount of money we raise will be matched by Camp Australia. All families are encouraged to partici-pate and get involved.

We will have a guessing jar competition at $1 a guess or $2 for 3 guesses and this will run all term and the winners will be announced at the end of the term, the winners will be the people who guess the correct amount or the clos-est for each jar. We will also be planning different themed weeks that the children can participate in, watch this space to find out what is happening each fortnight. Thankyou Camp Australia Staff; Tammy and Lauren.

Take 3 – Project Green Sea Turtle

We would like to thank Mrs Tracey for the fantastic artwork

she has done on the rubbish bins in the playground. They

look great, are more visible and reinforce the Take 3

message.

We would also like to acknowledge our Take 3 students,

Hayley and Laila, who wrote their own Take 3 speech and,

with the help of Krystena and Beaven, presented it at both

Primary and Infant’s assemblies, as well as to all

Kindergarten classes.

We would like to share their speech with you.

“Good afternoon Kanwal.

Today we are going to persuade you to put your rubbish in

the bin and Take 3 for the sea.

We have been doing a waste audit in the basketball court area. The first time we collected 117 pieces of rubbish! On

the second time we collected 232 pieces! After we showed the Take 3 videos at assembly we collected 86. That was

better but still not great. Most of this rubbish was found in the garden at the bottom of the oval. We need to do better

to stop rubbish entering our waterways. When rubbish gets into the ocean it harms sea creatures.

THE DRAIN IS JUST FOR RAIN!

It’s not just sea turtles that are affected, all sea animals and land animals are in danger. They could eat the plastic or

become entangled. Just think of your favourite animal, it could die from our plastic!

So we need your help to save your favourite animal and all other creatures.

It is very easy - just Take 3, or more, for the sea.

“FIND A BIN AND DROP IT IN!”

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