Kinross Wolaroi Family Bulletin

Around the Junior School

Gordon House Year 6

Gordon House Year 6 students hosted a successful bake sale fundraising activity last Friday. At the start of Term 4, students decided they wanted to support a local charity in Orange and after much research, decided that Food Care was a worthwhile cause.

 

Students sent a note to Mrs Hayward for approval of the date and activity. They organised tables from Mrs Fatai as well as table clothes from Mrs Anderson. It was decided to sell food items for the bargain price of $1.

 

Harry Kensit collected the Kinders so they could buy food first and from then on, it was a hive of activity as donuts, cupcake, honey jumbles and lolly bags, flew off the tables.

 

Over $300 was raised for charity and the Gordon students were very pleased with their efforts. Thank you to all the junior school parents and students, who donated food and to those who enjoyed a sweet treat on Friday.

Pre-Kinder 2023 Disco

Wednesday 15 November was the Pre-Kinder 2023 Disco. Always a fun, exciting event. Plenty of sparkles and bling worn by both children and teachers, any excuse for a dress up. The children took to the dance floor, dancing to disco favourites as well as some set Pre-Kinder dances. To conclude the festivities we played a game of limbo before a little picnic of chips and a drink. A great night had by all. 

SRC – Junior School has Talent!

 

Over the past few weeks, the SRC Representatives have been hosting a lunch time ‘try-out’. Students performed solo songs, group dances, magic tricks and skits! It was wonderful to see the talent across the students from K-6.

 

Congratulations to Anna Kenny who was the overall winner for 'KWS has Talent!'

Year 6 – Last session for 2023 with Tim Harris. 

On Wednesday 15 November, Tim Harris and Ms Dodson worked with Year 6 on a writing workshop. Together, students experimented with a variety of materials to make sticky glue! This was then developed into an engaging story. Year 6 loved creating their own twists to their story. This was a wonderful last session with Tim Harris for 2023.

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) 

The ICAS series (English, Spelling, Writing, Digital Technologies, Mathematics and Science) is designed to assess content knowledge, higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills. The content in these assessments are designed to test students deep understanding of a subject and provide a great opportunity for students to become familiar with exam procedures and be exposed to a variety of challenging questions across a variety of topic areas..

 

There following students have been recognised for their achievement in these exams. 

 

English (Credit)

  • Janette Proudford-Nalder
  • Zaro Jalal
  • Leopold Wade
  • Samuel Dunlop
  • Nicholas Strahorn

English (Distinction)

  • Elizabeth Milliken

English (High Distinction)

  • Madeleine Russell

Writing (Merit)

  • Nicholas Strahorn
  • Claire Gordon
  • Janagan Kandeepan
  • Madeleine Russell

Writing (Credit)

  • Samuel Dunlop
  • Prayan Dulal
  • Oliva McLaurin

Writing (Distinction)

  • Janette Proudford-Nalder

Spelling (Merit)

  • Janette Proudford-Nalder
  • Madeleine Russell
  • Elizabeth Milliken

Spelling (Distinction)

  • Zaro Jalal
  • Samuel Dunlop
  • Prayan Dulal

Spelling (High Distinction)

  • Joshua Leung

Mathematics (Merit)

  • Janette Proudford-Nalder
  • Nicholas Strahorn
  • Janagan Kandeepan
  • Madeleine Russell
  • Edward Lai

Mathematics (Credit)

  • Zaro Jalal
  • Prayan Dulal
  • Felix Knox
  • Mezen Jalal
  • Elizabeth Milliken

Science (Credit)

  • Prayan Dulal

Science (Distinction)

  • Zaro Jalal
  • Prayan Dulal

Digital Technologies (Merit)

  • Samuel Dunlop
  • Prayan Dulal

Digital Technologies (Credit)

  • Zaro Jalal
  • Felix Knox

Digital Technologies (High Distinction)

  • Joshua Leung

Ms Amanda Dodson

Assistant Head of Junior School - Academics

Merit Awards - Term 4 Week 5 2023

K Paddington

  • Vian Vohra: making a terrific effort to improve his fluency when reading.
  • Ezra Mohammadi: For super spelling and sentence writing.

K Plume

  • Maddison Lawn: Her ‘outside the box’ thinking and always working hard to achieve her learning goals.

1 Elmer

  • Emilia Douglas: Expressive Reading
  • Darby Mullins: Fast facts in Mathematics
  • Anvi Bohra: Improved Reading

1 Simba

  • Hareem Rashid: Her attention to detail when writing procedural text about how to make a delicious ice-cream sundae.
  • Tom Harvey: His efforts in learning tricky words.

2 Jack Berne

  • Allegra Lawson-White: Singing as beautifully as an angel in all Nativity rehearsals.
  • Lachlan Elder: Embracing all contextual learning experiences as curiously as a pirate searches for hidden treasure.

3 Watson   

3 Armstrong

4 Einstein   

  • Hallie Long: Improved participation in all class work, as well as maintaining a courteous demeanour throughout the day. 
  • Liam McCormack: Maintaining a mature and kind demeanour in all activities throughout the day. 

4 Pitt

  • Digby Volkofsky: Having a resilient and positive attitude towards his learning.
  • Rylestone Shorter-Thorne: His seamless transition to Kinross Wolaroi and for being a motivated and independent student with a great love of learning. Well done!

5 Mabo

  • Prayan Dulal: Your insatiable curiosity making you a standout inquisitive learner who never stops seeking knowledge.
  • Mya McLachlan: Your commitment to improving your knowledge by always asking questions to clarify when you don’t understand.

5 King

  • Grace Lowther: Radiating energy and enthusiasm
  • Elizabeth Harmer: Her inquisitive approach to learning

6 Mandela

  • Amelia McGee: Supporting the new students last Friday and for her organisation with the Wolaroi Writers Competition.
  • Harry Price: For his growth in public speaking this term.

6 Brockman

  • Janette Proudford-Nalder: Her dedicated efforts in all areas of learning.
  • Andrew Bell: For his continued outstanding effort in every area of his learning.