Kingston Primary School in Kingston, Tasmania, Australia | Primary School

Kingston Primary School

Locality: Kingston, Tasmania, Australia

Phone: +61 3 6229 5728

Address: Church Street 7050 Kingston, TAS, Australia

Website: education.tas.edu.au/KingstonPrimary

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25.01.2022 What a hardy lot our Launching into Learning families are! With wind and rain blowing down from our snowy mountain this morning six families joined our Seedlings group and had fun making grass heads with Thibaut. Great to see you all!

24.01.2022 Huge congratulations to our Debaters who have again won their first ever debate - this time against Princes Street Primary. Olivia, Zoe and Chase were very confident and presented well crafted speeches and rebuts arguing that primary school children should walk or ride to school. Well done to the three of you for representing our school with such maturity and poise, you should be very proud of yourselves.

24.01.2022 Good afternoon families, Below is our newsletter for this week. Have a great weekend, and we look forward to seeing everyone on Monday for the last week of Term 3.

22.01.2022 Good evening families and welcome to Week 6! It's exciting to think that we're now half way through the Term and we're hoping all our students have a productive and settled final 5 weeks. Here are the Inquiry Questions for this week, we hope you enjoy discussing these with your child/ren to find out more about their learning: K/P How can observations guide our discussions? 1/2 How have materials changed over time?... 3/4 What can we do to reduce erosion? 5/6 Why is Australia's currency called decimal currency? See more

22.01.2022 There's still time for you to share your ideas for our new Kingborough Child and Family Learning Centre (CFLC) via the online survey (https://bit.ly/2DS44QF). You can also register to become a member of the CFLC Local Enabling Group by emailing [email protected]

22.01.2022 Open Classrooms for all 1-2 classes will be on Wednesday 23 September, 2.00pm - 2.45pm, not 30 September as published in the newsletter last week.

22.01.2022 The students in 1/2 Holmstrom, Paine, Thomason/Dowsett and Wood spent a wonderful day at Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary this week. They have been learning about Australian animals and their habitats as part of their Science inquiry, and posed many interesting questions during their time at the park. Did you know that a wombat has square shaped scat and a backwards facing pouch? What a fabulous day!

21.01.2022 A great day was had by all at the Huon and Channel Athletics Carnival today. Congratulations to all Kingston Primary School students who displayed great endeavour, sportsmanship and exemplary behaviour. We are very proud of you all.

20.01.2022 A reminder will be sent home today to all families of students in Grades 3-6 of the commencement of the Swim and Water Safety Program this coming Monday 23 November. Please ensure bathers, towels and swimming cap are packed each day in a waterproof bag. Please note that parents and carers are not able to attend at any stage of the program this year. Caps will be given to all those students that do not have one before the session on Monday. BOAT SAFETY 2 All Grade 3-6 classe...s participated in the Boat Safety 2 presentation given by Mr Ian Ross from MAST (Marine and Safety Tasmania) during their Physical Education lessons this week. Topics included: correct wearing of lifejackets, servicing jackets, checking weather conditions, planning and preparing for trips on the water, maintaining boats, and knowing how to use different safety equipment. Do you own a life jacket? In 2018 MAST first advised the boating public that all lifejackets must meet the AS4758.1 standard by December 2020. The older AS1512, AS 1499 and AS2260 standard is now redundant. For further information visit the MAST website www.mast.tas.gov.au

20.01.2022 Just a reminder that we have a face to face ECE Assembly tomorrow at 2.00 pm. 1/2 Thomason /Dowsett and 1/2 Holmstrom will be sharing and the ECE choir will perform. Parents attending will need to fill out a covid screening form and sit 1.5 metres apart. We look forward to seeing many families tomorrow.

19.01.2022 Good afternoon Parents/Carers, Next week we will be commencing Pre-Kinder sessions for those children who will be attending Kindergarten in 2021. These sessions will be a fantastic opportunity to become part of our school community, building strong friendships and partnerships before next year. Parents will have the chance to spend time with their children engaging in learning through play during these sessions. Monday sessions will be held in Mrs Anita Grey’s Kindergarten ...room. Thursday sessions will be held in Ms Barbara Schreiber’s Kindergarten room. The sessions will take place on the following days between 1.40pm 2.40pm. 7 September (Grey) 17 September (Schreiber) 21 September (Grey) 15 October (Schreiber) 19 October (Grey) 29 October (Schreiber) 2 November (Grey) 12 November (Schreiber) 16 November (Grey) 26 November (Schreiber) 30 November (Grey) 10 December (Schreiber) This year we are also able to offer childcare for younger siblings whilst the Pre-Kinder sessions are operating. If you require childcare for a younger sibling, please contact the School Office on Ph 62295728 or email [email protected]. If you have any questions feel free to contact either Barbara Schreiber or Anita Grey.

18.01.2022 On Monday our 5/6 students enjoyed a STEM excursion to the Sustainability Centre. After a discussion about climate change and the need for sustainable technology, students built their own sustainable vehicles out of materials such as plastic bottles, straws and cardboard boxes, making them move with wind-power or perpetual motion. As you can see from the photos below, students had a great time working together to construct their fabulous vehicles!

18.01.2022 Good evening families. We hope everyone has had a fabulous weekend ready for Week 9. Last week our 3/4s enjoyed an excursion to the Sustainability Centre in Mount Nelson as part of their STEM Inquiry about forces. Below are photos from 3/4 Rickus and 3/4 Abey/Dobson. Thank you to Mr Durno for organising this excursion. We hope you enjoy discussing the Inquiry Questions for Week 9 with your child/ren: Kinder/Prep: How do we use our prior knowledge to extend our thinking and bu...ild our understanding? 1/2: What can we do to 'Bump Up' our narratives? 3/4: What language features can we use to help us sound like an expert when writing an information text? 5/6: How do we use our voice to express poetic ideas?

18.01.2022 Good afternoon families. We are pleased to present our latest Virtual Primary Assembly featuring class items from 3/4 Rumley and 5/6 Clifford, music numbers from the Recorder Group and Milla's singing group, and finally a presentation of Merit Certificates. Congratulations again to all certificate recipients, class presenters and of course our School Captains for all their hard work organising and presenting our latest Virtual Assembly. Enjoy!

18.01.2022 What a busy week we've all had! Enjoy reading our newsletter below, have a great weekend, and we'll see you all next week for Week 7.

18.01.2022 Good afternoon families. We are pleased to share our final Virtual Primary Assembly for the year. We hope you have all enjoyed this new, virtual mode of showcasing students' work this year! For our final Virtual Assembly we have a snapshot of Term 4 work from every primary class, performances by the primary choir and Milla's dance group, presentation of merit certificates, as well as a bonus Mr. A blooper reel at the end of the video! Congratulations to all certificate recipients and a huge thankyou to our School Captains for all your hard work making these virtual assemblies a reality. Enjoy!

17.01.2022 Good Morning families, As was advertised in the Newsletter on Friday we are having a Face to Face ECE Assembly on Wednesday. Sharing classes will be Prep Kilpatrick and 1/2 Thomason/Dowsett. The ECE choir will also be performing. Family members attending will need to fill out a Covid Health form at the office beforehand and will need to maintain physical distancing in the GP room. We look forward to seeing some of you on Wednesday - Assembly starts at 2.00 pm.

17.01.2022 Good evening everyone, just a reminder that the Pre- Kinder sessions continue tomorrow. Tomorrow’s session is in Mrs Grey’s Kinder from 1.45 till 2.45 pm. We’re looking forward to seeing our new families getting to know each other and learning about Kindergarten at Kingston Primary School.

16.01.2022 Footy season is heating up, as you can see from this photo taken by Mrs Aitken of our 5/6 boys who play for Kingborough Tigers at a recent game in Tynwald Park, New Norfolk. Don't forget we have Footy Colours Day this Friday (Wednesday for Kinders), so bring along a gold coin donation and dress in the colours of your favourite team (football, or any other sport)! Funds raised will help support our World Vision Sponsor Child, Awot.

15.01.2022 Good afternoon families, Below is our latest newsletter. We have also just posted the Virtual Primary Assembly to Facebook, Konnective, Class Dojo and Seesaw. We hope you enjoy reading about our week and watching the Assembly. Have a wonderful weekend!

15.01.2022 Below is our current Canteen Menu, which is unchanged from Term 3. Please order items from this menu only. Unfortunately orders cannot be accepted for Garlic Bread or Pizza Bread. These items are available for counter sales only.

13.01.2022 Good Evening families, It has come to our attention that the School Newsletter has advertised the incorrect date for the Grade 6 Leavers Assembly. It will be on Wednesday 16th, starting at 1.30 pm and due to Covid restrictions this year, will be by invitation only. We apologise for the confusion this has caused. Also please enjoy reading this week’s Inquiry Questions. ... K/P - How does your family celebrate special events? 1/2 - How can different materials work together to create a new material? 3/4 - How can we be more sustainable at Kingston Primary School? 5/6 - What has been happening in the news and how does it affect me?

11.01.2022 A letter will be sent home today to all Grade 6 parents/carers regarding the Leavers' Assembly on Wednesday 16 December. Parent/carer participation is limited to 2 per Grade 6 leaver due to current Public Health Directions.

09.01.2022 Good afternoon families and hope all our Dads have had a great Fathers’ Day. We would like to congratulate a group of our student leaders who gave up a combined 8 hours of their time for community service on Thursday and Friday afternoon. Well done for your support of Legacy, you represented yourselves and our school with great confidence, respectful enthusiasm and eloquence. Now please enjoy reading the Inquiry Questions for this week. ... K/P - How can we use peer assessment to demonstrate our understanding of living things? 1/2 - Why is it important to look after our native wildlife? 3/4 - What effects can forces have on the behaviour of an object? 5/6 - Why might a writer choose to use personification?

08.01.2022 Below is a letter from the Department of Education regarding Covid-19 safety as end of year celebrations and activities approach, and an update on end of year reports. A hardcopy of the letter will also be sent home to families this afternoon.

07.01.2022 Hoping everyone has had a lovely weekend. Just sharing the Inquiry questions for Week 7 and some photos from Friday when the Kingston High Band came to perform for us. It was a real Friday afternoon treat. See if you can see a few of our Grade 6 students playing along with some tunes they knew. We were very proud of them. K/P - How can I use questioning skills to deepen my understanding? 1/2 - What can we learn about Tasmania’s first people from stories and artwork?... 3/4 - How do we improve our argument paragraphs in our persuasive texts to make them more convincing? 5/6 - What water safety skills are important for all of us to learn , particularly living close to water?

06.01.2022 Under 8 Futsal players needed We don't have quite enough under 8s to enter a team at this stage. If you would like your child to play, forms are available from the school office but must be completed tomorrow (Thursday 3 September) as team registrations close on Friday. Games are played every Friday afternoon commencing on Friday 11 September and will be a 9 week roster. Cost of registration will be around $75-90 depending on how many players we have. The team cost is $450 per team registration.

06.01.2022 Below is our newsletter for this week. We wish our families a safe and enjoyable weekend. A reminder that this coming Friday 4 December is the last Canteen Day for this year.

05.01.2022 Just a reminder to families who have Kindergarten children enrolled for next year that our Pre-Kinder sessions start today. 1.40pm till 2.40pm in Anita Grey’s Kinder. We’re very excited to welcome our new students for a fun and engaging afternoon of getting to know everyone.

04.01.2022 Good afternoon families. Below is our Newsletter for this week. Have a wonderful weekend.

04.01.2022 Our first Pre-kinder session was held in Mrs Anita Grey’s kindergarten yesterday afternoon between 1.40-2-40. These sessions are a fabulous opportunity to meet new friends and learn through play. Our next session will be on Thursday 17th September in Ms Barb Shreiber’s kindergarten. This year we are also offering childcare for younger siblings. Please feel free to contact the office you require care for a younger child or need any information. We look forward to seeing more new faces in the coming weeks.

03.01.2022 Good evening families. We hope everyone has had a lovely weekend enjoying the beautiful sunshine ready for the final week of Term 3! Even in these final weeks of the term we continue to see exciting learning happening in our classrooms - below are photos of 5/6 Aitken/Hebden enjoying their Science Inquiry on parallel circuits last week. Please enjoy discussions with your child/ren about their learning with the Inquiry Questions for Week 10: Kinder/Prep - How do we share our l...earning with families? 1/2 - Can you design and build a bridge out of spaghetti to help the Gingerbread Man cross the river? 3/4 - What do I now know about celebrations and commemorations that I did not know before? 5/6 - How can we use everything we've learned about poetry to appeal to different age groups?

03.01.2022 Spring Roster for Netball is commencing next term. Parents/carers of any interested Grade 3 - 6 students can contact Angela Kadziolka at school for information.

02.01.2022 Reminder - School photos will be taken on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Today is the last day to order both individual and family photos. If you have misplaced your order form, please contact the School Office today on Ph 6229 5728.