Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to our first newsletter for Term 4. Term 4 is always very busy, and the end of the year will be here before we know it! A reminder that Parent Class Requests are due by Friday November 1^st. The Class Placement Policy is on the school shared drive and a copy has been provided in the previous two newsletters. Once classes are set for the new year, there is little flexibility to move, due to our classes generally being full. We are using a new program called Class solver to help us with class lists. Each child will be able to name 4 friends they would like to be in a class with in 2025. Parents will be sent home a copy of your child’s choices so you can discuss with them. All students will have at least one friend with them. We like providing opportunities for our students to work with and get to know new people, as this broadens their friendship base.

Year 6 Camp

I am so proud of all our Year 6 students who challenged themselves and behaved beautifully on the Year 6 Camp. I enjoyed attending on Wednesday night playing a version of Spotlight along with Mr Knott and Mrs Smith and two camp facilitators. The teachers had great fun ‘spotting’ teams with our torchlights around the camp as they tried to find camping items in the dark and take them back to base. IF they were caught moving or not altogether, they were sent to ‘detention’ to do a variety of tasks before setting out again on their journey. I also attended on the last day where I supervised two groups participating in caving and Lost Pilot. Thank goodness I had two brave girls with me when I came across a large huntsman spider in the cave. Unfortunately, I did not conquer this fear and had to reverse out of the cave! Some brave students completed every cave, even Level 3. It was a real challenge and they succeeded. A big thank you to Mrs Smith, Mrs Davies, Miss Heath, Mr Knott, Mr Collis, Miss Lee and Mrs Ede for their hard work in making the camp such a success.

School Interschool Carnival

A massive congratulations to Mrs Kaminski and the whole Kinross Athletic team for their amazing effort last Friday. They all should be proud of their achievements. The students showed sportspersonship and supported each other throughout the day. Luckily, the rain stayed away! It was a fantastic outcome that KPS came second overall and only by 12 points did we miss first. Well done to all our interschool team and Mrs Kaminski on a job well done.

Day 4 Daniel

Today, Friday, 25 October, Kinross Primary School is recognising Day 4 Daniel. Students throughout the school will participate in lessons and activities designed to raise awareness of their personal safety. All staff and students are invited to wear red today. Please chat to your children about their safety with strangers, particularly never getting in a car with a stranger, no matter the reason. Here is a great website for parents to help discuss important safety issues with their children.

Stranger Danger Tips - Safety 4 Kids

World Singing Day/Special Choir Performance

World Singing Day is a global sing-along held annually on the 3rd Saturday in October. As a catalyst for positive human connection, this one day each year serves as an opportunity to celebrate our global family through the international language of music.

Founded in 2012 by Colorado (USA) musician Scott Johnson, World Singing Day brings people together in their communities all around the world through the simple act of singing together.

World Singing Day is not religious or political, and encourages people to put aside their differences and celebrate what we all share as human beings. World Singing Day is for everyone, regardless of your race, colour, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, singing ability, and age.

On Monday, our Kinross Choir joined the Circle of Friends Choir to provide an entertaining concert for our school community. Residents from Amana Living came along to watch the performances also. It was a beautiful afternoon watching our students perform songs from the One Big Voice Concert. It was lovely to see the two choirs combine joining in together to show a love for singing, young and older! A big thank you to Mrs Brierley and Margaret for making this event happen.

School Open Afternoon

It was fantastic to see so many parents visit the school last Wednesday for the school open afternoon. The students were very proud showing off their classrooms and the work they have been doing throughout the year. I would like to thank you all for making the time to visit. We had between 80-90% of parents visit in every classroom. We are lucky to have such a supportive community at KPS.

I will be absent from school until Monday, November 4^th. Mrs Brioney Smith will be Acting Principal. Unfortunately, my husband’s mother is very ill and I will be spending time with the family to support her at this difficult time.

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards,

Therese Gorton

Principal