Newsletter 4th June 2025

Principal's Message

Casual Dress day

On Wednesday, 4^th June, we had a casual dress up day raising money for the story dog program. Our Story Dog Casual Dress Day was a wonderful success, with students coming together to support the Story Dog program. A big thank you to everyone who contributed a gold coin donation—your generosity helps bring the joy of reading to more children. Your kindness and enthusiasm make a real difference in our community!

Indigenous Institute of Wellbeing and Sport

This program is a fantastic initiative, fostering cultural connection and educational success for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. By engaging positive Indigenous role models, it not only enhances learning but also supports social and emotional well-being. The inclusion of traditional language, art, and games ensures a rich and immersive experience, strengthening ties between families, communities, and schools.

Faction Cross Country Carnival 

The faction cross-country carnival was a fantastic event, showcasing the dedication and spirit of our students. A huge thank you to our staff, parents, and student leaders for their support in making the day run smoothly. Special appreciation goes to our sports teacher, Raema Stanford, for her hard work in organizing and inspiring our athletes. Your efforts made this event a great success—well done, everyone!

Artist in Residence - Year 4-6 Student

Our Year 4-6 students had an incredible opportunity to work with artist Yondee Shane Hansen during our artist-in-residency program, creating a stunning Aboriginal mural depicting the Birak season. This experience not only deepened their understanding of Indigenous culture but also allowed them to contribute to a meaningful and lasting artwork. A huge thank you to Yondee Shane Hansen for his guidance and inspiration throughout this project, and special appreciation to Mrs Brook for her efforts in organizing this wonderful experience for our students!

REMINDER - 2026 Kindy Enrolments

2026 Kindy enrolments opened on 28th April 2025 and will close on 18th July 2025. If you’re planning to enrol your child, be sure to submit your application for enrolment within this timeframe.

For more details and to complete your enrolment, please see the link below.

This week's Value

Foyer Display - S4

S4 Dream Building

In term 1, S4 explored the topic of architecture. This included what it is, why it is important, how it connects with different types of people, differences around the world, and some of its history. We also looked at some famous buildings around the world and even made Notre Dame out of Lego as a class (come to S4 to see it). 

At the end, students got to write a description of their dream building, and we used AI to create an image of the building for them!

You can see all the students' dream buildings here, as well as their descriptions that match the pictures.

Which building is your favourite?

What's Been Happening

Artist in Residence - Year 4-6 Student

The P & C funded mural of the Birak season is installed and looks amazing. Thank you to the Year 4-6 students for their artwork and to Yondee Shane Hansen for guiding the students in creating the mural.

Upcoming Events

School Dental Service

Every year, the Dental Health Service (DHS) offers parents and carers the chance to register their kids for free dental care at the school Dental Service (SDS). The offer is open to every student from the year they turn 5 until their 17th birthday and includes check-ups, fillings and simple extractions. 

If you would like further information on the DHS services and the SDS, please visit our website:

Sport News

Faction Cross Country

Well done to all runners in our cross country. It was great to see so many competitors push themselves to complete the event. Congratulations to our place winners. Runners placed 1 – 5 will represent Kensington in the inter-school cross-country next term. Thanks to Bernadette and the staff for their assistance on the day. Huge thanks to the Year 6 students who assisted with the setting up, packing down and the events. Many ran the course multiple times assisting with the younger students.

Congratulations to Endeavour of being the champion faction. The final points scores were: 

1st Endeavour - 2533
2nd Parmelia - 2450
3rd Investigator - 2380
4th Cygnet - 2279

Running Club

We run Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8.00 – 8.30am. Tuesday we run on the track on the basketball courts and Friday on the oval. A consent2go will be emailed to you when you child attends their first session. New runners are welcome.

Eagles Curtain Raiser

Unfortunately, the AFL team to play at the Eagles last weekend was cancelled by Optus Stadium. However, we were still able to go to the game and enjoy the match. We are hopeful to play at Optus at an Eagles match towards the end of the season.

P & C News

Containers for change bins

The new Containers for Change bins are now located inside the bike shed. Please ensure that only eligible containers are placed in these bins. Currently, the bins are accessible only from inside the bike shed until the outside art installation is completed later in the year.

 DUCKs Dads & Kids Lego Masters, Sat. 7 June 2025, 1pm - 3pm

Hi Amazing KPS Dads. We have a Dads and Kids Lego Masters event This Weekend, 1pm to 3pm on Saturday 7 June 2025. 

Please RSVP to confirm you attendance:

Thank you to the 60+ dads and kids who joined in the Mini Golf event on 24 June 2025. It was a great event and fun day out. It was good to see dads and kids having fun together, followed by a sausage sizzle, some great social catch-ups and meeting new people.

Containers for Change

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