A Message from the

Head of Prep School

Term 3 Term 9

A most exciting time in the Prep over the next fortnight with our 3 shows being performed:

• K-2 -  Bedtime Stories - All Shook Up
• 3-4 – A Valuable Lesson
• 5-6 – Best Shot in the West

Staff have already committed great energy and time into the show, writing, composing, building, sewing along with a multitude of other tasks.

The staff area to be commended on their willingness to provide this opportunity to our students.

Many parents have already been involved in the preparation and many more will contribute over the next week or so. Your assistance is invaluable and enable the shows to be such a terrific learning experience for the students. Thank you from all the Prep staff.

Our Chess team have now reached the grand-final of the Western region after an epic battle against O’Connell Public School. The boys Isaac de-Bruyn, Kajan Kandeepan, Krishan Kandeepan and Lachlan Watts were down 3-1 after the first round.

In a remarkable turn-around all the boys won their second round games to clinch the final 5-3. Congratulations to the boys on a wonderful achievement and we wish them every success against Dubbo in the grand-final.

The Orange Eisteddfod concluded recently and students from KWS performed strongly across the whole range of sections. These have been acknowledged in previous bulletins.

Our ensembles – choirs, bands, strings were also entered with the following gaining 1st place.

• 5/6 Choir
• Prep Percussion group
• Prep Strings (for the 14th year)

Congratulations to the students, Mrs Sinclair, Mrs Moxey and the respective tutors.

Thank you to all who attended the Parent Teacher interviews last week. With no written report this term they give you an opportunity to understand the progress of your child.

Teachers also find it important to maintain the link between home and school because, as we know, having both working together will only benefit the student. 

Our Foxes girls’ hockey team played in their grand-final this week going down 2-1. A terrific result as the previous result to this team was 6-0. The girls are to be commended for the way they played the game and demeanor afterwards. They celebrated each other’s performance and enjoyed the whole occasion. This was evident with great positive support from the sideline. Well done girls and families supporting.

NAPLAN results have arrived and were mailed out to parents of Years 3 & 5 students.

A reminder that the school term finishes on Thursday 27th September.

Coming back in term 4 Summer Sport for years 3-6 will commence in the first week on Wednesday 19 October, note that summer sport runs from 3:30 – 5pm.

May I take this opportunity to again thank you for your support throughout the term and hope you are able to spend some time together as a family over the holiday break.

At Assembly we acknowledged the following students:

• Week 8:
• Commitment - Hannah Jones
• Commitment - Grace Hansen
• Principal's Award - Harry Oldroyd
• Week 9:
• Courage - Hayden McKenzie
• Principal's Award - Lexi Wilkin
• Inclusiveness - Grace Bylsma

Mr Rob McLean

Head of the Preparatory School