Principal’s Newsletter Article: Embracing Kindness at KHPS 

Dear KHPS Community,

I am thrilled to announce the launch of our Great Kindness Challenge for 2025, which will run for the next two weeks! This initiative empowers our KHPS students to create a vibrant culture of kindness within our school community. During this time, we encourage everyone—students, staff, and families—to engage in random acts of kindness, brightening the days of those around us.

Research shows that when we extend kindness and cooperate with one another, we not only foster a happier and healthier environment but also pave the way for greater success in our personal and academic lives. At KHPS, we believe that teaching kindness is essential, as it nurtures empathy, reduces bullying, and enhances the overall well-being of our students and teachers alike.

This challenge is not just about being polite; it's about cultivating a spirit of compassion and respect. We are excited to share that our teachers are also getting involved, leading by example and demonstrating how small acts of kindness can make a big difference.

I encourage each of you to participate actively in the Kindness Challenge. Share your experiences and inspire one another as we work together to make KHPS a shining example of kindness in action. Let’s embrace this opportunity to uplift our community and create lasting connections.

Thank you for your ongoing support and commitment to making our school a welcoming and nurturing place for all.

Gillian Tegg

Congratulations to the students who have been awarded books last week. Abigail, Ayra, Chloe, Elina, Elka, Emma, Flynn, Kira, Mia, Sophia, Tom and Zachary have all been recognised by their teachers as having demonstrated positive learning behaviours at school. 

From this week, students can drop their six awards at the office and they will be called back on Wednesdays and Fridays to meet with Mrs Tegg and select their book. 

A big congratulations goes to our very own Xander T who represented North Sydney at the State carnival for Rugby last week. If you've ever seen Xander tear up a football field, you'll realise what an integral part of the team he is. Sydney North finished up as joint winners of the carnival with the poor weather preventing an outright win. State champions! Well done, Xander - we are very proud of you!

Other successes of note include: Maths number sense fluency demonstration by Tipperary, KHPS performance at Primary Choral Concert at the Sydney Opera House and garden work by our General Assistants, Mr Rasmussen and Mr Dunn.

Term 3 Learning Project

Rallye Lecture – French Reading Challenge

Kindy to Year 6 – Francophone stream students

We’re off to a great start in this year’s Rallye Lecture!

Over 416 books have already been taken from the FANS resources room into classrooms, ranging from novels and comics to non-fiction. The variety is designed to appeal to many tastes — and to help young readers discover new styles. If it simply makes them more comfortable with reading in French, that’s a win too!

Examples from our shelves:

• Kindy – Cornebidouille (Pierre Bertrand); Le désert et la glace; La petite poule rousse (Byron Barton)
• Stage 1 – Les chevaliers (collection Dokéo); Le loup qui découvrait les contes (Orianne Lallemand); Ning et les Esprits de la Nuit (Adriena Fong); Un ours pas comme les autres (Grégoire Solotareff)
• Stage 2 – Le Petit Nicolas – un chaton trop mignon (Emmanuelle Kecir-Lepetit); Sacrée Schtroumpfette; Voyager dans l’espace
• Stage 3 – Défendons les éléphants! (Jean-Marie Defossez); L’histoire de la France en BD – de la préhistoire à la Gaule Celtique (Dominique Joly); L’île au trésor (Robert Louis Stevenson)

Students can borrow a new book any day of the week with their French teacher, upon returning the previous one.

Week 1 Results – And the Race Begins!

We’re delighted to see so much enthusiasm, especially among our Year 2 students, who have taken the early lead.

A big merci to parents for encouraging and supporting reading at home — you truly make a difference!

The Challenges

Students are already submitting:

• New cover illustrations
• Alternate story endings
• Drawings inspired by the books they’ve read

Challenge options can be found in the bookmark (Kindy–Year 2) and booklet (Years 3–6), so there’s something for everyone.

Remember:

• Every book read = 1 coupon in the lucky draw
• Every challenge completed = 1 extra coupon

The student with the most books read in each Year will also receive a certificate and prize.

Keep up the great reading — we’ll check the tallies again in two weeks!

Yours in reading,
The Rallye Lecture Team

Sibling Enrolments – Kindy 2026

Are you enrolling a younger sibling in KHPS for Kindy next year and would like them to take part in the FANS Bilingual Program?

A reminder to also enrol your 2026 Kindy child with FANS, so they can take part in French learning from Day 1!

To enrol with FANS, please head over to our website: www.fanssydney.org to login to the Parent Portal and add your child to Kindy 2026 in either the Anglophone or Francophone program. Merci beaucoup!

Anne Bentley 
GM FANS

Aura Parker Storytime, Craft & Book Signing 

Aura will be reading from her books, hosting a craft session and there will be an opportunity to get your book signed. As part of the celebrations, there will be some fun giveaways and lucky dip prizes in store. We hope to see some of the Book Week bowerbirds at this bookstravaganza event. 

Details:

Date: Sunday 17th August

Time: 10.30am

Location: Harry Hartog Warringah store (Free Event)

LINK to RSVP: https://events.humanitix.com/bookstravaganza-children-s-storytime-and-craft-session

KHPS Library Team

Strings News

The Bach and Amadeus String Ensembles performed two pieces each at the AIAF Youth Festival held at Ashfield Town Hall on Saturday 9 August.

Ms Lu conducted the Amadeus Strings in a lively performance of Firoliralera and Jingli Nona. The students proudly represented KHPS at their first Eisteddfod and played with confidence in front of the Ashfield Town Hall audience.

The Bach Ensemble was up next with Galop Infernal and That's Your Lot! both conducted by Pip B. This group included the Bach and Corelli students that have been rehearsing together every Monday afternoon since Term 1 as well as a few recent recruits who put in the time to learn these new pieces.

The KHPS Bach and Amadeus Ensembles were awarded a joint First Award in the Primary Schools Group Division. The trophy was presented at the AIAF Awards Ceremony at the City Recital Hall on Sunday evening. Well done to all the KHPS String Ensemble students for putting in the practice at home and bringing us such an enjoyable performance! Thank you to all the families for going the extra mile to get your children to the event on Saturday.

Student Voices

I thought that was an amazing concert and I’m very proud of how far we’ve gotten. Although it wasn’t our best performance, I'm happy that our nervousness didn’t stop us from winning 1st place in the primary group. Keep it up guys! :D Anne Q, Y5, violinist.

The concert was a good experience for us. It was fun to go to the award ceremony and see a variety of acts and lots of different instruments. I especially liked the dance groups and piano.  Margot S, Y5, violinist

I liked our performance. I did not feel stressed even if it was a competition. Léo C, Y3, violinist

Save the Date: Term 3

Week 7

Amadeus Strings play at Roseville PS Fair
Saturday 6 September
Arrive 10:00am; perform 10:40am

Week 8

Corelli Strings
Jacaranda Concert at Sydney Opera House
Monday 8 September 6:30pm

Beginner Strings play K-2 Assembly
Friday 12 September 1:45pm

KHPS Band & Strings Committee 

P&C Term 3 Meeting – 20 August 2025

Join us on Wednesday 20 August at 7pm for our Term 3 P&C meeting. It’s a great chance to hear school updates, share ideas, and be part of the discussion.

Attend in person or join via Zoom: 
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 835 8653 5185
Passcode: 597314

We look forward to seeing you there! 

Gr8 Race – Call for Merchandise Support

With the Gr8 Race around the corner, we’re looking for help sourcing event merchandise such as basketballs, soccer balls, handballs, stationery, gibbitz, and keyrings.

If you have contacts, suppliers, or can assist, please email president@khps-pc.com.au

Thanks so much! 

P&C Team

French Market – Sunday 16 November 2025

The countdown is on! Less than 100 days to go!

Join the team for a day of fun and support the FANS bilingual program!

The much-loved FANS French Market returns for its 19th edition on Sunday 16 November 2025 at Killarney Heights Public School.

Enjoy fresh French food, carnival rides, live music, and over 60 stalls offering fine foods, homewares, fashion, jewellery, and more. A perfect family day out—don’t miss it!

If you have never experienced it, check this out.

Major FANS Fundraiser

This major fundraiser is vital for the sustainability of the FANS bilingual program. While program fees cover teacher salaries, this event funds essential operational costs, recruitment efforts, and new educational resources for our children.

Are you or your company interested in becoming a FANS French Market sponsor? Please contact us to discuss opportunities: frenchmarket@fanssydney.org

Calling all parent volunteers

While planning has already been kicked off by a small core group, we are looking for people to supplement the team which will bring this incredible event to our community.

The French Market Committee, composed entirely of busy working school parents like you, plans and runs this event by volunteering their own time. The more people involved, the lighter the workload and the more enjoyable the experience for everyone.

To make this team successful, a variety of skills are needed in music, logistics, decorating, sales, gathering donations for the raffle, and more!

Whether you can assist with coordination efforts now or volunteer for a few hours at a stall on the day, every bit of support makes a difference to the team. 

Join the French Market 2025 WhatsApp group to learn more, make connections with other parents, and be part of something special!

FANS Events Committee