Notices & News
Parent Teacher Interviews - Term 4, 2018
Day Students:
Parents of Years 7 to 11 Day Students only will have access to make appointments via PTO from 9am on Monday 1 October 2018.
- Please ensure your EMAIL address is up to date in the KWS System. We have provided PTO the mother’s email address, unless there is no address and then the father’s will be used. This is the email address that will need to be entered by you to request the login details from the PTO website. Both parents’ email addresses will be provided in the case of parents living apart so separate logins can be requested.
- Interview Dates: Tuesday 30 October 4:00pm - 7:00pm
- Interviews will be held in the DPA, refreshments will be provided.
P&F - Review of IT Services and Systems
We are seeking parent input as we undertake a review of IT services and systems at KWS
NetStrategy will attend the first 45 minutes of the next P&F meeting to undertake Q&A with parents who wish to give feedback on the current review of KWS IT services and systems.
All welcome - Wolaroi Boardroom 24th October 7pm.
Siobhain Harvey
KWS Shop News
Summer Uniforms
Please be reminded that girls summer uniforms are to be worn in Term 4 (starting from 16 October).
Summer uniform for girls includes Summer Blouse, Summer Tunic, White Socks, Straw Hat, Criss Cross Tie (Year 11-12 only), Summer A-Line Dress (Prep Girls only). For more information please contact Gail or Sharron in the Shop.
Clothing Pool
Any current school uniform items of no longer use, can be delivered to the KWS Shop to be sold on your behalf. Items need to be in good condition are of current designs and are washed or dry cleaned. With the up and coming School Orientation Day and seasonal uniform changes there is now the opportunity to have your items processed quickly.
Second Hand Blazer
The KWS Shop is seeking a size 20 or 22 second hand Prep KWS Grey Blazer.
If you have one available, please contact the school shop for more details.
Sharron Ryan
KWS Shop Assistant
Volunteers for HSC Disability Provisions
The Student Academic Services team are on a desperate search for a bank of volunteers to use for Year 12 HSC Disability Provisions in Term 4. Volunteers are required to act as readers for a number of our Year 12 students. If you are available (or know someone who might be available) to assist between 18 October and 9 November, please contact Tina Moshkanbaryans (tmosh@kws.nsw.edu.au) at your earliest convenience.
Please note: Working with Children Check required (free for voluntary work); current Year 12 parents cannot act as readers
Tina Moshkanbaryans
Australian National Field Days
Kinross Wolaroi School will be an exhibitor at The Australian National Field Days from Thursday the 25 through to Saturday the 27 of October.
This year our focus will be The Regional Engagement Enterprise (TREE) and how our students are ‘Rethinking Learning’. The focus of TREE is to provide our students with contextual, cross-curricular, community based learning experiences. Within TREE, our students learn outside the confines of conventional classrooms, so come along and have a look at what our students have been up too.
We will be at site K30, so feel free to come and say hello. If you have any friends or family that are interested in learning more about KWS, we would love to meet them!
DPI at the Field Days
Are you heading to the Australian National Field Days at Borenore 25-27 October?
NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is excited to be the feature exhibitor this year and invites families to drop by our DPI Education Hub.
DPI will have lots of engaging hands-on activities, including the opportunity to:
- Experience a new DPI virtual reality experience of beef, sheep, egg and dairy enterprises
- Learn about DPI’s research projects on display and chat to the researchers
- Explore the exhibits with the Biosecurity Warrior Passport to collect stamps and learn about your role in biosecurity
- Discover upclose weeds and pests through microscopes and touch table
- Give the Biosecurity Warrior a high-five who’ll make appearances throughout the day
- Track ‘Fang’ the feral cat through his aMazing adventure
- Plus lots more!
When: DPI Education Hub will be open from 8.30am to 5.00pm from Thursday 25 to Saturday 27 October 2018
Where: DPI’s Feature Exhibit & Pavilion, Site C1-5 @ Australian National Field Days, BorenoreFor more information on ANFD visit www.anfd.com.au
Be a FoodFighter in Orange!
OzHarvest is one of Australia’s leading food rescue organisation, collecting quality excess food from commercial outlets and delivering it directly to more than 1,000 charities supporting people in need across the country. The incredible story of OzHarvest Founder and CEO Ronni Kahn is the focus of a film; ‘Food Fighter'. The film follows Ronni for 2.5 years on her mission to tackle food waste and feed those in need, both in Australia and abroad. Food Fighter is a powerful insight into what it takes to positively disrupt and be a change-maker for good. On behalf of FoodCare Orange; the local agency helping address the issue of Food Insecurity in Orange NSW, we are hosting a screening of Food Fighter in Orange on Monday 29th October at 6.30pm at the Odeon5 cinema.
You are invited to join the screening. You can see the trailer and book tickets at:
https://fan-force.com/screenings/food-fighter-odeon-cinemas-5/
After the screening there will be a short Q&A session to discuss the issues raised in the film and what we can do about it in our community.
Go on, be a FoodFighter!