6TH MAY 2014

NORTH’S NEWS 2014

Nor th Kalgoor l ie Pr imar y

ANZAC CEREMONY The 10th of April saw NKPS celebrate our ANZAC’s and service men and women both past and present. The attendance of SGT Henry Hatch and ex-serviceman Mr David Elson was a much appreciated feature of our ceremony . The flag raising was guarded by Captain (AAC) Taylor-Grills and Cadet Taylor-Grills, together with FLTLT (AAFC) Leslie and CCPL Casas, who played The Last Post and The Rouse so well. Wreath laying was a highlight of the ceremony, with every class having prepared a wreath which was laid by two class members. The children did this beautifully and very respectfully. Well done and thanks to staff and senior students who assisted with the organising of the those students. To our staff, parents and other visitors, thankyou for attending and helping to make North Kalgoorlie Primary School’s 2014 ANZAC DAY Commemoration such a meaningful one. Terry Leslie Deputy Principal

Congratulate and Celebrate

Congratulations to Susan Pannell for 15 years service which started at

South Kalgoorlie Primary School.

The department transferred her to North Kalgoorlie Primary School on

March 6, 14 years ago to be closer to her home.

She has seen many staff and students come and go over the years and has

also seen the school go through many changes throughout her time here.

Susie enjoys the job and the daily contact with the parents and children.

She says “It’s very rewarding seeing the kids who have left school and

then gone on to achieve greatness in their chosen field”.

Susie’s chief motivation for her long career was for her dear father who

was the Deputy Principal at Eastern Goldfields Senior High School in

1968 who always said “What ever you do Susie, keep on with the job”.

Her mother has also been very inspirational as well.

Susie is very happy to have found a great job that challenges her and gives

her great joy on a daily basis. She is looking forward to many more years

ahead as retirement is not yet in the foreseeable future.

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NKPS 2014 SCHOOL CALENDAR

WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

2 May 5 6 Breakfast

Club every

Tuesday 8am

7 8 Breakfast

Club every

Thursday 8am

9 Assembly

Rm 9

3 12 Cookie

Dough

Due In

13

NAPLAN

TESTING

14

NAPLAN

TESTING

15

NAPLAN

TESTING

16

4 19 20 21 22 23 Assembly

Rm 12

5 26 27 28 29 30

6 June 2

Public

Holiday

3 4 5 6 Assembly

Rm 4

MERIT CERTIFICATES 2014

Rm 2 Cyrus Reloba, Caleb Beresford Rm 17 Wiki Moeau-Feterika,Eimer Burns

Rm 4 Sean-Patrick Monaghan, Cameron Lightfoot Rm 18 Turmunkh Ganbaatar, Caerwyn Bowen

Rm 5 Carris Kennedy, Telesha Sambo Rm 19 George Boeg, Oaklee Noble

Rm 6 Caylem Blowes Kolatowicz,Aaliyah Forrest Rm 20 Jack Francis, Eliza Rowling

Rm 8 Hayden Williams, Cassiopeia Middleton Rm 21 Aylah McLean, Emily Kempin

Rm 9 Sylvia Kail, Stanford Paraka Rm 22 Joshua Dawson, Keeley Hogarth

Rm 10 Adam Simpson, Kayden Marks Indonesian Jana Gardiner, Hannah Leland-Zukowski

Rm 11 Viviann Michael Nou, Emma Hinchliffe Indonesian Jack Vlak, Kieran Murphy

Rm 12 Diana Al Sheikh Ali, Jimi Harper Science Annie Roberts, Keeley Hogarth

Rm 13 - Music Isla Forbes, Tessa Moulds

Rm 14 Ava Kinslow, Addison Wills

Rm 15 Jayden Hillman, Hazel Vili-Wihongi

Rm 16 Keita Hemopo, Mia Anaru-Burnett

Sporting & Community News

HOT SHOTS TENNIS PROGRAMME

0450 236 086

WHERE: Goldfields Tennis Club, Marshall Street

WHEN: Monday or Tuesday or Thursday

COST: 8 Lesson term @$100 or $15 per lesson

3.30pm—4.30pm (Ages 5-6)

4.30pm-5.30pm(Ages 7-8)

Commencing Monday 5th May

Royal Flying Doctor Service

Open Day 17th May

10am—2pm

EASTERN GOLDFIELDS JUNIOR RUGBY

Come and Try Day

REGISTRATIONS

Saturday 10th and 17th May

Oasis Playing Fields

3.30pm

Ages between 5 and 17 years of age

Cost: $70 for 1 child

$100 for 2 children (from same family)

$140 for 3 or more children (from the same family)

Contact: jtipene1@hotmail.com

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Winter Uniforms

The cooler months are upon us and doubtless school jumpers and tracksuits have been taken out of mothballs

and ready for use. The expectation of students at North Kal is to wear full school uniform, including correct

jumpers or tops. If a student is regularly wearing incorrect attire then a notice will be sent home informing of

the need to wear the uniform. Our uniform shop is stocked and open for business on Thursday afternoons (2.45

-3.00pm) and Friday assemblies. The school’s uniform policy is to be reviewed shortly by the school council

and will be distributed in another newsletter.

Upcoming Costs

At the end of the school year, families are given information on the fees and charges for the following year.

We endeavour to spread out these costs and manage the amount of fundraising and support for charities so that

families aren’t hit with too many costs or requests at the same time. The P&C and camp fundraising committee

have been very conscious of this and built a lot of their fundraising around providing a service (e.g. sausage

sizzles, car washes). Some significant costs are coming up shortly that families will need to be aware of, in

particular those with Year 6 & 7 students. School photos (up to $45) will be here on 11-12th June, Year 6 & 7

camp (up to $600) in August and September and swimming lessons ($70) in September.

NAPLAN

Next week is testing time for Years 3, 5 & 7 students in the annual National Assessment Program in Literacy

and Numeracy (NAPLAN). Testing takes place on Tuesday—Thursday, with Friday as a catch up day for

those who were absent. The results of this provide good information for parents and teachers alike and in con-

junction with teacher assessments and professional judgements, gives a full picture of a child’s achievement

and progress. We ensure students are prepared for testing but keep it a profile where anxiety doesn’t become

an issue. The school’s performance in NAPLAN will be made public later in the year

School Development Day

On the first day back for teachers this term we undertook professional learning in the following:

Maths - basic number facts, Kids Matter (mental health program), positive behaviour in schools and school

spelling program. Our school chaplain, Jaco Classen also worked with our staff on some team building activi-

ties. These days provide school staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to impart on our students.

Breakfast Club

INTERSCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Congratulations to all those students that participated in

the recent Interschool Swimming Carnival.

North Kalgoorlie finished 2nd overall to St Mary’s

which was a great effort .

Special mention to

Erin Thomas - Runner Up Yr 5 Girls

Jack Hicks - Runner Up Yr 7 Boys

Abigail Prall - Champion Girl Yr 7

Well done everyone.

Don’t forget that Breakfast Club is open again this Term.

Join us on Tuesday and Thursday morning before school

at the Year 3 block for a nutritious start to your day.

8.00am to 8.30am

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Mother’s Day Stall To help spoil the special people in our lives this Mother’s Day the Student Councillors will be running a Mother’s Day Stall in the hall. Students will be able to visit the stall each morning between 8.10-8.30am and at recess. There will be lots of things to buy . Prices will range from 50c to $5. We look forward to your support and hope to see you there.

Student Council Corner

We hope you all had a fun holiday and a great

Easter. Student Councillors have started the

Mother’s Day stall this week. In the next few

weeks we will be starting up clubs. We will keep

you updated with this! Footy Thursday will still

be continuing as everyone seems to be having

fun. Year 4-7 are encouraged to join in at

lunchtime on the oval this Thursday.

Joke of the Week:

Why did the chicken cross the park?

To get to the other slide!!

P&C Meeting – Monday 12 May 2014

The next P&C Meeting will be held in the staffroom at 7:00pm on Monday ,12 May. I am

delighted to announce we have received a nomination for P&C President so voting for that

position will take place at the meeting. Please come and join in the discussion for fundrais-

ing and P&C priorities for the remainder of the year.

Easter Raffle and Open Night Sausage Sizzle Thanks to everyone who supported the Easter raffle ($1032.75) and Open Night Sausage

Sizzle ($624.80). The money raised will go towards Smart Televisions for the Kindy and for

repainting the hopscotch and other games around the big school grounds.

Uniform Shop

The mornings are getting chillier... and the new stock of winter jackets has arrived! Jackets

are toasty warm, have an embroidered logo and cost $60. Come and buy yours on Thursdays

2:45-3:30pm or on Assembly Friday mornings from 8:45am. Our faction shirts have been

depleted but more stock is coming soon! We have also received many donations of second

hand winter stock- come and find a bargain for $2 per item.

CONGRATULATE AND CELEBRATE

Congratulations to Shauna Taaffe, Sylvia Kail,

Hazel Kail, Tessa Moulds and Hayley Shaw.

The girls recently competed at the Goldfields

Highland Competition held at the Kalgoorlie Town

Hall with competitors travelling from Northam and

Perth.

The girls all took out a place respectively .

Great job girls.