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May 2012

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30 Aus. Museum- ... All day Aus. Museum- Penguin display All day Museum in a Box display in the Library, from the Australian Museum- "Penguins". Interesting exhibits, information and activities, also research competition.	1 Books for Babi... 12:00PM Books for Babies and Toddlers from 12:00PM to 12:30PM Meet with other mothers at Dalaigur playgroup, listen to stories and take part in craft and other activities. Reading to children is very important in their early years and creates a strong foundation for their language and reading development.	2 Aus. Museum- ... All day Aus. Museum- Penguin display All day Museum in a Box display in the Library, from the Australian Museum- "Penguins". Interesting exhibits, information and activities, also research competition.	3 Aus. Museum- ... All day Aus. Museum- Penguin display All day Museum in a Box display in the Library, from the Australian Museum- "Penguins". Interesting exhibits, information and activities, also research competition.	4 Aus. Museum- ... All day Aus. Museum- Penguin display All day Museum in a Box display in the Library, from the Australian Museum- "Penguins". Interesting exhibits, information and activities, also research competition.	5 Aus. Museum- ... All day Aus. Museum- Penguin display All day Museum in a Box display in the Library, from the Australian Museum- "Penguins". Interesting exhibits, information and activities, also research competition.	6 Aus. Museum- ... All day Aus. Museum- Penguin display All day Museum in a Box display in the Library, from the Australian Museum- "Penguins". Interesting exhibits, information and activities, also research competition.
7 Persuasive Tex... 12:15PM Persuasive Texts VC from 12:15PM to 01:00PM Video Conference and workshop about persuasive texts, for Extension Group. Students will be meeting children's author Aleesah Darlison and learning how to write persuasive texts.	8 Science Challe... 09:10AM Science Challenge from 09:10AM to 03:00PM Kempsey Science Challenge- a fun day exploring science by designing and building in a group and challenging students from other schools. All children will need to be at school by 9.10am in school uniform. A BBQ lunch, drinks and snacks will be available...	9 school photo d... 09:00AM school photo day from 09:00AM to 03:00PM School photos- envelopes for school photo orders will be sent home on Monday, 7th May. Please try to keep these envelopes which have your child’s name and particulars in a safe place until Wednesday, 9th May (PHOTO DAY), then return them on this day with ...	10 Aus. Museum- ... All day Aus. Museum- Penguin display All day Museum in a Box display in the Library, from the Australian Museum- "Penguins". Interesting exhibits, information and activities, also research competition.	11 Aus. Museum- ... All day Aus. Museum- Penguin display All day Museum in a Box display in the Library, from the Australian Museum- "Penguins". Interesting exhibits, information and activities, also research competition.	12	13
14 Cricket- Schoo... 09:30AM Cricket- School Heroes program from 09:30AM to 11:15AM We are offering Students of Kempsey West Public School chance to participate in a Cricket School Heroes Program led by professional coaches. Students will participate in skill development and modified games. The program will run for five weeks for class...	15	16	17	18	19	20
21 Cricket- schoo... 09:30AM Cricket- school heroes from 09:30AM to 11:15AM We are offering Students of Kempsey West Public School chance to participate in a Cricket School Heroes Program led by professional coaches. Students will participate in skill development and modified games. The program will run for five weeks for class...	22	23 Sousaphonics 09:30AM Sousaphonics from 09:30AM to 10:30AM Musica Viva: this performance is not to be missed, it is a joyous expression of music from mardi gras to European waltz! All students are already involved in activities within their classroom to provide background knowledge for the performance. It should ... National Simul... 11:00AM National Simultaneous Storytime from 11:00AM to 11:20AM Infants students will be joining with students from all over Australia at 11am, to hear the story "The Very Cranky Bear"- an activity for Library and Information Week.	24	25	26	27
28 Cricket- schoo... 09:30AM Cricket- school heroes program from 09:30AM to 11:15AM We are offering Students of Kempsey West Public School chance to participate in a Cricket School Heroes Program led by professional coaches. Students will participate in skill development and modified games. The program will run for five weeks for class...	29	30	31	1	2	3

Upcoming events

Cricket- school heroes May 21 09:30AM
Sousaphonics May 23 09:30AM
National Simultaneous Storytime May 23 11:00AM
Cricket- school heroes program May 28 09:30AM
Cricket- school heroes Jun 4 09:30AM

Musica Viva

"The Sousaphonics" This outstanding group will be here next Wednesday. This performance is not to be missed, it is a joyous expression of music from mardi gras to European waltz! All students are already involved in activities... Read more

Science and Engineering Challenge

On Tuesday 8th May, Year 5 and Year 6 students participated in the Science and Engineering Challenge at the Kempsey Show ground. Eight Macleay schools were involved in two half day activities ranging from building bridges to... Read more

Parent-teacher interview tips

Parent-teacher interviews are great opportunities to meet your child's teachers and shouldn't be missed. Here are some tips from Harrington Street Public School principal Wayne Koboroff about how to get the best out of your time... Read more

Girls' Program

A very exciting and successful s.h.e. @ kempseywest came to an end last term. The girls were kept busy by participating in the Drumbeat program, learning about the benefits of a healthy diet and food preparation skills and a... Read more

Homework help newsletter

You can now easily subscribe to updates from the award-winning website for parents, School A to Z. Each term you'll receive newsletters with the latest information to help you manage your child's homework and study, health,... Read more

Easter hat Parade 9 photos

School Captains 4 photos

Book Week 10 photos