"Excellence, opportunity and success in a caring learning environment" Avoca Drive Kincumber 2251 Ph: 43691544 Fax: 43692963 Email: [email protected]Website: kincumber-p.schools.nsw.edu.au PRINCIPAL’S REPORT : This week: • Premier’s Spelling Bee Champ • Bullying • School Leaders Premier’s Spelling Be Bea Bee Champ! Amy Wright from 3T has reached the Senior State Final of the Premier’s Spelling Bee. Mrs Tulip, Amy’s family and I are going to Sydney to support her. This is a fabulous achievement and we wish Amy the best of luck as she competes against other great spellers. We are very proud of you! Bullying Kincumber Public School has a firm commitment to eliminating bullying at this school by developing a school environment which promotes tolerance and respect, and accepts differences in others. This understanding is based on a co-operative responsibility and the principle shared by students, staff, families and the community that no-one wants bullying. People are often bullied because of a perceived difference. Bullying can occur because of perceived differences related to culture, sex, sexuality, physical or mental ability or disability, religion, body size and physical appearance, age, cultural or economic back- ground or being new to a school, work place, to a country, to a social group, or being new to a sports team. Most individual acts of bullying or meanness do not rate, by themselves, as being so dangerous or hurtful that serious discipline action should be immediately taken. The victim, however, is the con- stant receiver of physical, psychological or other abuse. The victim's body and brain stores the aggregate of all the abuse and are being damaged or destroyed. The vast majority of acts of bullying are committed very slyly, using gestures or looks that convey threatening / disturbing messages or are physically out of the view of any authority figure. Most bullies have a sense that what they are doing is wrong and that is why they try to operate below the radar of responsible adults, but they have difficulty stopping what they are doing because it feels good or otherwise is found to be rewarding. Many bullies feel supported by sectors of the environments they live in. These sectors could be family members, peers, belief systems and cultural mores. If students speak up to discourage bullying, the bullying often stops. It is important that children feel confident to report incidents and feel that they have been heard and their concerns acted on. Parents can help children to connect to and reflect on the experiences and feelings of others and foster the courage to take a stand against bullying and report. There are many excellent resources available for parents and carers in- cluding: http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/who/default.shtml School Leaders We are in the process of selecting our school leaders for 2010. Year 5 students were invited to submit applications for nomina- tion addressing their ability to fulfil the role of leader. Attributes of a good school leader are to have exemplary behaviour, a good deal of initiative and excellent oral and written communi- cation. A panel of Stage 3 teachers, 2009 School Captains and I read through these applications and identified eight boys and eight girls whose application demonstrated these qualities to a high degree and who could proceed to the next round of the voting process. Speeches have been delivered by these students to their assembled peers and the standard was excep- tional. Congratulations to all students who nominated for their worthy applications. Hope you had a great week at our great school. Trish Peters Principal Students of Week 3 Term 4 2009 President P&C Kylie Long President School Council: Kirsty Walker KP Alexis Hartle-Fahy KM Jack Quinlan KLH Layla Robertson 1R Victor Zheng 1G Sophia Ramsden 1D Jessica Ruthen 1/2C Jarred Steen 1S Jemma Grice 1K Kirra Tritton Term 4—Week 4 P & C meet 2nd Monday of each month, 7.30pm Thursday, 12 November 2009 NOVEMBER • Tuesday 24 November—St 3 Catholic Scripture Excursion • Wednesday 25 November—Kinder Orientation Evening 6.00—7.00pm • Friday 27 November—K-2 Assembly—parents welcome—10.15am—10.50am DECEMBER • Thursday 3 December—High School Orientation Day—9.00am—3.00pm • Wednesday 9 December—Canteen meeting— 9.00am • Monday 14 December—6.00-9.00pm—KPS Presentation Night at Kincumber High School • Wednesday 16 December—last day of school for students TERM CALENDAR : 2A Monique Pym 2N Jai Ferguson 2J Amelia Gillies 2H Kirra Brown 3E Cameron Allday 3G Jorjia Menser 3M Jessie Chesworth 3T Nutana Soper 3J Rosie Roberts 3W/L Ayden Warren Library: Ava Duncan
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"Excellence, opportunity and success in a caring learning environment" Avoca Drive Kincumber 2251 Ph: 43691544 Fax: 43692963