Notices
Uniting out of School Hours Care – Vacation Care
For those of you with primary school-aged children, I am pleased to announce that the operators of our After-School Hours program, Uniting have developed a Vacation Care program for children in Kindergarten to Year 6.
The program will operate for each day of the Term 1 recess period from Monday 16 April to Friday 27 April inclusive between 8am and 6pm. The service will be closed on ANZAC Day.
The cost of the program is $55 per day.
Bookings can be made by contacting the Manager of Uniting After-School Care programs, Megan White, on telephone 0427 290 761
Mr G Alderson
Business Manager
Student Leave from School
Parent’s attention is drawn to the process of students absent from school for any part of the school day. The school day begins with morning assembly at 8:55am any student arriving after this time must be signed in late by a parent or caregiver at the Prep Office.
Absences throughout the school day for appointments etc. should be notified in writing to the Prep Office and then recorded on the iPad at the office by a parent/caregiver when leaving and arriving. Children cannot sign themselves out. To avoid unnecessary disruption to classes please provide written notification of appointments to the office so teachers and children are prepared ahead of time.
Sickness and other reasons for not attending school must be notified to the Prep Office by phone or email by 9:00am on the morning of the absence for each occasion, the reason for the absence must be provided and is a mandatory requirement of the Department of Education for recording absences from school.
Leave for holidays or travel require approval from the Head of Preparatory. The forms are required for an expected absence of 3 or more school days and to be completed and returned to the office no less than two weeks prior to the leave. It is recommended that leave not be taken in school term time. If there are any further questions in relation to leave please ring Mrs Kennewell at the office for assistance.
Mrs G Kennewell
Prep Athletics Carnival Fundraiser for CamKids
Cambodia is one of the poorest countries of South East Asia. Over 30% of the population live in extreme poverty. Most are continuing to recover from the impact of the Cambodian war. The country needs educated citizens.
Kinross Wolaroi School is in relationship with CamKids that oversee Char Chros School in the impoverished province of Kompong Speu. Each year KWS students raise funds necessary for the education and educational needs of 96 CamKids students.
100% of the money raised is given to The Cambodian Children’s Charity (Camkids). There is no middle-man. Camkids works with local communities in Cambodia offering support to families through the provision of education with nutritional and medical support. The money raised by KWS secures the ongoing education for one Grade and one Year 2 class. For further information about the charity and the work they do, see their website: www.camkids.org.
Prep School Athletics Day Lunch
To download a PDF copy of the Meal Deal Request Form for the Prep School Athletics Day please click on the link below:
Year 5 Science Experiments
Finn O’Toole in Year 5 entertained the entire Preparatory School last Tuesday 27 March when he showed students how his home made hovercraft worked. All children in Year 5 have been working on an individual science investigation this term. Further photos and video footage can be found on the Year 5 FROG page.
Mrs L Pengilly
Year 5 TREE Excursion around Orange
On Wednesday 28th March, Year 5 travelled to Suma Dam, the Water Treatment Plant and the Wetlands on Ploughmans Lane as part of their Geography and Science and Technology study on water and different environments. If you would like to know how many litres of water Suma Dam holds, how the treatment plant works, or what stormwater harvesting is, just ask a student of Year 5.
Mrs L Pengilly
The Chronicle Magazine
Production of the next edition of The Chronicle Magazine is currently underway. We would love to hear from you with any news or stories of interest for inclusion. This might include achievements of current students, suggestions of ex-students that we could profile or inclusions for the births, deaths and marriages section.
Please email crich@kws.nsw.edu.au with any information or ideas.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Dates for your Diary
10 April – Assembly Term 1 House Awards
11 April – Rugby 7s Final
13 April – Inter-House Athletics Carnival
13 April – Term 1 concludes
1 May – Classes resume Term 2
Mrs G Kennewell
Lost and Found
Year 5 student Will Ward has a lost blazer since last week. It is a size 10 with a Douglas House badge on it and is named. Please check your child’s clothing in case they have picked up the wrong blazer by mistake. If found please bring it to the Prep Office.
Mrs G Kennewell