Assistant Principal
Patrick Halpin
Assistant Principal
I would like to begin by welcoming everybody back to the new school year. I hope the first few weeks of the school year have been very successful for everybody. From walking around and chatting to students, staff and parents, it certainly feels like everybody is happy to be back at school. There were lots of adventures over the holidays, from what I hear, and we’re all nicely rested and good to go again.
Information Nights
The feedback in relation to the live streaming of the Information Nights has been overwhelmingly positive. We had some sound difficulties at a couple of the sessions but appreciate your understanding and support as we try to make this new process work for everybody. We understand that the earlier starting time made it impossible for some parents to attend due to work commitments but hope that, by streaming it via Facebook Live, you were able to access it later on. If you have any questions, after having watched the videos online, please contact your child’s teacher via Compass.
We are grateful to our very dedicated staff, some of whom remained at school until after 7pm to present their approaches and strategies to you, once again demonstrating our team culture.
New Assembly Schedule
As you know, there is a new assembly schedule in place to ensure that our assemblies are more relevant for the students and to allow each class to demonstrate their learning. The class items may take the form of whole-class performances (like 6W presented last week), class videos, students speaking about what they have been learning, presentation of projects or other work that the students have been doing, etc. There is no set format – each class has complete control over what and how they present, which is in line with our school priority to build student voice, agency and leadership. Please save or print a copy of the schedule for Term 1 so you don’t miss your child’s performance and watch Compass for more information from your child’s teacher.
Drinks on the Green
Thank you to everybody who joined us for Drinks on the Green. It was great to connect with the Kingswood Community in a more informal setting and get to build our team culture. Special thanks to the Parent Club who put it all together and ensured that everything was left spick and span afterwards.
Please help us to keep improving by completing our Snapshot Survey.
If you didn’t attend, please scroll straight to the last question and let us know why you couldn’t or didn’t join us and how we can make the event more accessible for parents.
SRC Announcements
Congratulations to the members of this year’s Student Representative Council. The successful candidates were announced at assembly today and are:
3F – Amber
3H - Jakub
3S – Nathan
3D – Aston
4A – Zara
4C – Sophina
4S – Jack
4T – Nate
5C – Cerin
5R – Ben
5S – Joshua
The SRC play a vital role in the running of our school and this has never been more important than in 2019 as we begin our four year plan to increase student voice, agency and leadership at Kingswood.
To those students who applied but missed out this year, I would like to say congratulations for putting yourself out there and giving it a go. Your bravery is admirable and I hope you continue to put yourself forward for opportunities now and in the future. As disappointing as it is when you are not chosen, the process will help you develop your presentation skills and your resilience. Please remember that you do not need a leadership badge to be a leader. Continue to get involved in clubs and organisations both within Kingswood and outside the school gates. You are a community member and your input is valuable.
Michael Carr-Gregg Presentation, Patterson Lakes Primary School
Patterson Lakes Primary School is providing an opportunity for all members of the community to meet with Michael Carr-Gregg as he presents:
How can we use technology to build student wellbeing?
This is a brand new talk aimed at helping parents use apps, websites and biometric devices to assist their sons and daughters to better manage their wellbeing.
It includes a case study and exposure to the latest evidence-based smartphone apps that can make a real difference to the lives of students.
The session will be held in the Patterson Lakes Primary School Hall
Monday, February 25th 2019
6.30 – 8.00 pm
To book a free seat:
https://www.trybooking.com/468870
I hope to see lots of you there.
School Photos
School photo envelopes were sent home with the students this week. Sibling Photo envelopes are available from the school office.
School Photographs will be taken on Monday 4th March. If paying online, please follow the instructions on the envelope CAREFULLY. Please include your child's correct name and class. If you intend to purchase a package, ensure that your child's envelope is handed in prior to, or on the day of photography. Sibling photograph envelopes must be picked up from the school office and returned prior to, or on the day of photography. If you have more than two children at Kingswood Primary School, the 3rd and subsequent child's package are free of charge.
If you require any more information, please don’t hesitate to contact Elite School Photography (03 9570 9311).
Family Fun Night
The Parent Club, Special Celebrations Working Party, Wellbeing Subcommittee, EarlyAct Club and the Student Representative Council are all joining forces for a whole school event in March. We will be supporting ‘D
Parent Presentation
