Newsletter 26th July 2023

Principal's Message

Start of Term 3

Welcome back to school.  We are half way through the year and have a wonderful Semester 2 planned.

NAPLAN

Today, students in Year 3 and Year 5 will bring home their NAPLAN reports.  There have been some changes to how the results are being reported.  Each parent will receive a brochure explaining how to read and interpret their child’s report.  These brochures outline the new proficiency standards used to report on all test results (Exceeding, Strong, Developing and Needs Additional Support).  Please bear in mind that NAPLAN tests are one test on one day.  They do not cover the whole curriculum.  If you have any concerns, please contact your child’s teacher who has a more comprehensive knowledge of your child’s achievements. 

The Needs Additional Support proficiency level is intended to identify students who are at risk of not progressing satisfactorily at school.  Students with results in other levels may also need support in particular areas.  Those in the Developing level are likely to need more support than those in the Exceeding and Strong levels.  Teachers can use the information in these assessments together with their own knowledge of a students to identify if support is required for students in levels other than Needs Additional Support.

Violence in Schools

Last week began with Education Minister, Dr Tony Buti, announcing a new initiative outlining how families can help to keep schools safe by preventing violence.

Our school community is a vibrant and diverse representation of society, where children learn and grow. We rely on the local community, parents and families to partner with us in their children’s learning journey and encourage open communication.

We all share a responsibility for providing a safe, supportive and productive environment, free from bullying, harassment, discrimination and violence. Parents and carers, and other visitors to our school, support safety by ensuring communication and conduct at school and school activities is respectful. We all have the right to feel safe and be safe at school.

The Department of Education has recently released Connect and Respect, a suite of resources to assist school communities in setting shared and respectful expectations to enable us to continue to work together in the best interests of our children.

This includes when and how to contact the school, what you can expect from us and the behaviours that interfere with teaching and learning. These resources and guidelines will assist us to continue to build upon our culture of connection and engagement, and we will implement them to support our staff to deliver quality education at our school.

Honours and Values awards

Upcoming Events

NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week occurs each year in the Term 2 school holidays, so we celebrate it in Term 3.  We have a number of activities planned for this day (Friday 28^th July).  We plan to start the day off with a smoking ceremony and dance display in the undercover area. Parents are welcome to stay if space allows.  Students will also engage in a collaborative art project with a local Aboriginal artist, Julianne Wade, throughout the day.  Additionally, classroom activities will include native food tasting, crafts and stories.  A Consent 2 Go note has been sent home.  The cost is $10 per student (K2& PP- Year 6).  Please ensure you have completed the Consent 2 Go permission and payment ASAP.

Congratulations to Zoe Taylor for winning this NAIDOC colouring competition.

Cyber Safety Parent Workshop with Paul Litherland (2022 WA Australian of the Year)

Tuesday 8^th August 7-8:30pm

We have Paul Litherland from Surf Online Safe visiting the school on Tuesday 8^th August.  He will run workshops with the Year 5/6 students during the afternoon (keep an eye out for this Consent 2 Go notification) and a parent workshop between 7-8:30pm in the Music Room.  Thanks to the P&C for continuing to fund this event.  For parents, it is important to arm yourself with this knowledge to protect your children. Please join us for this vital and eye-opening presentation. If you attended this event last time (two years ago), please note that the information is ever changing, and you will receive new and updated information. You can book your seat through our SZapp calendar events by clicking on this event.

What's Been Going On At KPS

Pyjama Day for Telethon Kids

Last term the Student Council ran a Pyjama Day to raise funds for Telethon Kids.  Students were invited to wear their pyjamas to school that day for a gold coin donation.  These coins were collected by the Student Council that day and $566.40 has been donated to Telethon Kids.  Thank you for your support of this worthy cause.

Foyer Display - Japanese

We learn about different festivals and events and associated language and how Japan is well known for various foods, musical instruments, dances,  ancient legends and cultural significance.  

Students have created and participated in a variety of customs associated with some celebrations and some of these are displayed.  

Japanese people often display koi or kabuto for Children’s Day and make teruteru bouzu in the rainy season. There is a saying that there is a festival everyday somewhere in Japan.  

Foyer Display - Room 4

Year 2, Room 4 have started our first ever Persuasive writing unit. We read "Don't let the pigeon drive the bus" by Mo Willems then discussed the reasons we should not let the pigeon drive the bus. After that we discussed other things that the pigeon should NOT be allowed to do. We drew the cover page for our idea and wrote a persuasive paragraph giving our reasons why the pesky pigeon should not...

Sports News

We welcome to Kensington Mr Caiden Guidi a pre-service teacher from Notre Dame who will be teaching with Mrs Stanford this term.

 Cam Rosich from SEDA Soccer will be assisting with the PE program on Wednesday.

Faction Cross-country

Well done to all students on their performance in the faction cross-country last Friday. It was fantastic to see everyone giving maximum effort to complete the course no matter where they placed. Thanks to S3 and S4 for their assistance on the day. Many senior students ran the course multiple times helping and encouraging the younger students. Thanks to Amy (parent) and our staff who assisted on the day. Thanks also to the faction captains and sports monitors who came to school early to assist with the set up.

Congratulations to our medallion winners: 

Year 6 champions – Charlotte and James, runners-up – Sarah and David.

Year 5 champions – Isabel and Freddie, runners-up – Lily and Jonah.

Year 4 champions – Bella and Maxwell, runners-up – Lara and Jacob.

Year 3 champions – Imogen and Cooper, runners-up – Piper and Zander

Year 2 champions – Abigail and Aubrey, runners-up – Annabelle and Theodore.

Year 1 champions – Summer and Darcy, runners-up- Shiloh and Jack.

PP champions – Layla and Johannes, Riley and Benen.

Our runners who came 1 – 6 in Year 3 to 6 will represent Kensington in the Inter-school Cross-country next Thursday 3^rd August at Harold Rossiter.

It was a very close competition with the lead changing several times over the day. The final scores were: -

Congratulations, Endeavour!

Running Club

Running Club is on each Tuesday (running track) and Friday (oval) morning from 8.00am – 8.30am. New runners always welcome. Parents of Kindy and Pre-primary parents must attend with their child. Active kids learn better!

School Board

School Board Meeting

Next week the Board will meet at 5:30pm in the staffroom on Monday 31^st July.  On the agenda is the new Connect and Respect (Stand Against Violence) documents the Department has published along with a report on the progress of the development of our Reconciliation Action Plan. We will also look at how we are progressing with our Self-Management priority.

P & C News

DUCKs family bush walk, 5 August 2023

KPS Dads and Families

You are invited to join us on a family bushwalk at Lesmurdie Falls on Saturday 5 August 2023.  Come and bring your kids for a fun day outdoors with great views over the hills and city, the waterfalls and wildflowers. These bushwalks are usually a hit with the kids, so bring along your hats, waterbottles, a small backpack and some snacks to enjoy a circuit walk trail. The Upper Lesmurdie Falls area (accessible to strollers and wheelchairs) can be reached by the nearby carpark. The Lower Lesmurdie Falls carpark is a great starting point for active kids that will enjoy the walk up along the stream to the falls. We have an early group starting at 9:30 a.m. from the Lower Carpark, and a later group starting at 11:00 a.m. (after morning sport) at the main (Upper) Lesmurdie Falls Carpark.

Please register for the event:

Here

Further details can be found at the RSVP link above. We look forward to seeing you there if you can make it.

Save the Date

DUCKs Campout - 10 November 2023 - Our annual Dads and Kids Campout and Silent Disco on the school oval.  Please mark it in to your calendars.

For any questions, please contact:

DUCKS.KPS@gmail.com

The Fathering Project

We encourage Fathers and Father-figures to sign-up to The Fathering Project (see their website).

A recent update from TFP included a link to a video by Dr Bruce Robinson on the importance of the Father-Daughter relationship. Here is the link:

https://thefatheringproject.org/fathering-channel/the-relationship-between-a-father-and-daughter-and-why-its-so-important/

All the best, 

Conrad Slee - DUCKs

Dads United for the Children of Kensington (Primary School)

Containers for Change

Containers for Change Competition

Win cool prizes for you and your class, AND help the environment and the P&C!

The Containers For Change Competition continues. Pop your collected bottles, cartons and cans into the bins at school (near the staff room) and email a photo to kpscontainersforchange@gmail.com

Collect at least 10 eligible containers, take a photo and email to the address above.

Students can also take containers to an eligible Containers for Change donation point (e.g. Manning Markets on Saturdays and Vic Park Markets on Sunday). Scan the QR code below or quote Scheme ID C10350959 to make sure the donation goes to KPS P&C.

Submissions close Sunday 20 August, with individual and class winners to be announced at the school assembly on Wednesday 23 August.

Community News

Online workshop with Early Childhood Psychologists: Supporting a child diagnosed with ADHD

The Early Childhood Psychologists are running online workshops during term 3 for families.  Families do not need to register.  You are welcome to share the information and Webex link with your families.

Date: 23 August 2023, 8-10pm

Blurb: Being a parent brings joys and challenges.  But parents of children diagnosed with ADHD can face special challenges.  They may need to learn extra ways of supporting their children.  They may feel frustrated if their parenting strategies don’t seem to work.  Too high expectations can lead to conflict and disappointment.  This workshop will provide you with some suggestions to help you support your child.

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