Kinross Wolaroi Family Bulletin

Around the Junior School

Debating

In Week 8, the Junior School debaters travelled to Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School to compete in the second round of our debating series. The topic was 'Students should be banned from the internet after 6pm'. Kinross had teams representing both sides and came up with some very convincing and well researched arguments. The opposition also had strong cases. Ultimately Kinross Wolaroi Negative team won and Affirmative had a loss. Both teams were given very positive feedback and some pointers to work on in the next debate.

 

The debating series will continue next term with three debates scheduled against Orange Christian School.

Year 2 Jack Berne: Celebrating Stories, Cultures and Languages

 

2023 Indigenous Literacy Day 

 

Wednesday 6 September marked Indigenous Literacy Day for 2023, where the nation was encouraged to tune in and celebrate stories, cultures, and languages from remote Communities. 

 

On Wiradjuri Country, Year 2 tuned in and “jumped on a virtual plane to Barunga in the Northern Territory, Rubibi (Broome) in north Western Australia and Weipa on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland” to listen to and learn from local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices. 

 

Year 2 were also very lucky to have two of our senior school mentors in Izaak Fogg and Lachlan Fogg visit our class with Mr Taylor for a yarn and to share their stories about Culture and Community. Year 2 appreciated their time and knowledge and look forward to saying ‘yiradhu marang’ (meaning day good or good day in Wiradjuri language) when we see either of the Fogg brothers around the grounds at KWS. 

 

For more information or to join in on the celebrations, follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wudyO3y6KQ

Blayney Art Prize Entries 

We are excited to take part in the Blayney Art Prize for 2023 with over 40 Junior School student artworks being entered. Artworks are being accepted in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, and photography.

 

If you would like to view student artworks, the exhibition will be held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 at The Odd Sock Gallery in Blayney.

 

Some artworks being entered include:

 

Geography in Cook Park

On Monday 11 September Kindergarten went to Cook Park as part of our Geography unit on mapping and caring for special places.  The students learnt how to use a key and follow directions on a map. They enjoyed putting into practice skills acquired in the classroom in this real life experience. The students displayed excellent team work skills and showed exemplary behaviour throughout the excursion.

Merit Awards 

K Paddington

K Plume

1 Elmer

  • Ruby Whittemore: Terrific Tricky Words Work.
  • Fergus Sinclair: Stop motion filming.

1 Simba

  • Hareem Rashid: dedication to all areas of her academic learning
  • William Pegum: improved effort with writing tasks and for trying to spell words independently.

2 Jack Berne

  • Elke Sawtell: listening as brilliantly as an elephant all week!
  • Jessica MacMahon: showing great enthusiasm in maths like a fresh flame on a bonfire!

3 Watson   

  • Lilly Kilby: Her application during maths and successfully using positional language. Awesome work!
  • Morgan Zinga: Trying his best to persevere through challenging tasks. Keep it up!

3 Armstrong

  • Robbie Fatai: His excellent effort in our measurement lessons this week, including converting between centimeters and millimeters. 
  • Grace Monaghan: Her consistent effort in our imaginative writing lessons. Particularly in planning and creating interesting characters and story settings. 

4 Einstein   

  • Sophia Martin: commitment to improving her research and note taking skills in English. 
  • Lachlan Hunt: persevering with time conversions in Mathematics

4 Pitt

  • Olive McLaurin: For consistently showing respect to others in class.
  • Joshua Westcott: For his perseverance and effort with persuasive writing.

5 Mabo

  • Anna Kenny: Always being kind and sensitive to those who may have different thoughts and opinions.
  • Angus Triggs: Being an imaginative and creative member of our class. 

5 King

  • Lachie Healey: His radiant positivity and kindness
  • Henry Sawtell: Achieving positive results in his mathematics assessment.

6 Mandela

  • Alexander Priest: Confidently sharing his mathematical thinking when answering challenging questions in Maths. 
  • Adelaide Swift: Her improvement in reading fluently and approaching all learning tasks with determination and a positive attitude.

6 Brockman

  • Jett Johnson: The outstanding application of his knowledge in mathematics problem solving.
  • Lachie Turnbull: For his determination in overcoming writers block in creative writing.
  • Suzie Dale: Work in developing an interesting plot and realistic characters in her creative writing.