Kororoit Creek Primary School has a zero tolerance for any form of child abuse

26 April 2019 Welcome back! I hope all of our families had an enjoyable and restful break. I’ve heard lots of stories of beach visits, dinners with family and Easter egg hunts! I know our staff are rejuvenated by their holiday experiences and I trust that the rest of our community are too. On-site Works We have had a number of jobs completed over the holiday period. There were sections of concreting replaced at the back of our gymnasium and also in between the main building and wetlands. Our sandpit has had a face-lift as well! The final part of our turf has been laid and this area will be open for students to play in the coming days. Vandalism on School Grounds Recently we have had a number of incidents in which our school grounds have been accessed of an evening and weekend a group of local children. This has resulted in damage to our covered walkways and gymnasium roof. I would encourage any local parents, who witness inappropriate behaviour on our grounds to call 000 or the

Caroline Springs Police Station: (03) 9361 4700. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. NAPLAN 2019 Thank you to the parents who attended our information session this week with Sarah Afiouni, our Curriculum Director. We had an impressive turn out! The assessments will take place as below: Tuesday 14th - Language Conventions & Writing Wednesday 15th - Reading Thursday 16th - Numeracy Sarah will shortly upload the presentation onto Compass for those parents in Year 3 & 5 who were unable to attend the session. Have a wonderful fortnight everyone! I hope to see many of you at our first assembly for the term where we will celebrate our new Green Team Captains! Thank you Ms Blayne Wallis Acting Principal

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Kororoit Creek Primary School has a zero tolerance for any form of child abuse

Class Captains A big congratulations to our Term 2 Class Captains for 2019! Our end of term assembly encapsulates many smiling faces as our captains are presented with their new badges. The choosing of these captains is enhanced this year by each classroom having allocated time to talk about who they would like to see as their Class Captain. This joint decision between our teachers and students is part of our work this year on student agency and I look forward to working with this group from Week 3.

ANZAC Day Congratulations to the students in the senior choir, who participated in the Caroline Springs Dawn Service.

Kororoit Creek Primary School has a zero tolerance for any form of child abuse

Green Team News Welcome back to Term 2! Just a reminder that Nude Food Day will continue to be held EVERY Wednesday at KCPS. The Green Team Captains will be collecting data on the number of student participants in their class each week. Classes with the most participation throughout the term will be announced during the end of term 2 assembly! NUDE FOOD day is a chance for our students to realise what they can do for their health and the health of the planet. For additional information, please visit our school website under the Sustainability Project tab. Remember you don’t just have to bring Nude food in on Wednesdays! A wrapper-free lunch everyday will greatly reduce the amount of rubbish in our environment. Green Team Captains Congratulations to the students who have been awarded the Green Team captains of their class! It is a very important and rewarding role in our school community. They will be working closely with the Environment Captains with responsibilities such as collecting Nude Food data, emptying the compost and co-mingle bins and attending Sustainability Club. Vermicomposting – Worm farming initiative We are very excited to announce that composting will commence Week 2 of Term 2. The Environment Captains will be organising composting incursions run by our Grade 6 cohort to for rest of the school. The Environment Captains have also featured on KCPS TV in an episode explaining to all year levels how the composting will work. Each year level will be informed when they will be responsible for feeding our friendly worm’s food scraps from our snacks and lunches to keep them happy and full! The worm juice will be collected to fertilize our growing vegetable garden. Term Two Waste Incursion Green Team students will participate in a Waste Incursion in Week Two, an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the initiatives within our school and the actions they can take. We encourage ALL STUDENTS to take action and invite them to share their experience with their teachers and peers

Gardening club Check out the fantastic produce that was grown by our gardening club last term! We look forward to seeing more wonderful produce being planted and grown throughout Term 2. Make sure you continue to look out for the produce stalls where you are able to buy some of our school grown delicious produce!

Rubbish in the yard Students have been reminded to please ensure they are throwing out rubbish into the appropriate bins when out in the yard and in the classroom. This will help make sure our school continues to be a clean and environmentally friendly community Things to look out for during Term 2:

- Worm Juice Labeling Competition

Kororoit Creek Primary School has a zero tolerance for any form of child abuse

Sports Update

Regional Swimming Congratulations to the 17 students who represented KCPS at the 2019 Regional swimming competition that was held in Geelong on the 2nd of April. It was great to see such a large team of students represent the school proudly. A huge congratulations to Year 5 student Nilay Sarman and Year 6 student Shawn Lam for progressing to the State Swimming Championships that was held at Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre on the 24th April. We are proud to announce that Nilay finished 5th in the 9-10 girls 50 meter breaststroke and Shawn finished 3rd in the 11 year boys 50 meter backstroke. On behalf of the KCPS community, we would like to congratulate both students for their achievements, well done! District X-Country A team of 60 students will travel to Moore Park on the 1st May to compete at the Deer Park District X-Country Carnival. As a KCPS community, we would like to wish them all the best as they represent the school proudly. Good Luck! Winter Inter-School Sports The interschool winter sports round robin competition begins on the 10th May (week 3). The sports the year 6 students will compete in include: Netball T-Ball Soccer Volleystars Football Good luck to all teams competing in the 6-week competition, we will have updates regularly of the ladder positions. 2019 KCPS Athletics Carnival The second off-campus KCPS Athletics Carnival will be held over 2 days at the Melton Athletics Track. Grades 3 and 4 will be on Wednesday May 8th from 9:30am – 2:00pm and Grades 5 and 6 will be on Thursday May 9th from 9:30am – 2:00pm. We encourage all students to get into the house carnival spirit by wearing their colours to create an exciting atmosphere for all those involved. Can all participants please ensure they bring a packed lunch, as well as bringing hats and drink bottles. Thanks PE Team

Kororoit Creek Primary School has a zero tolerance for any form of child abuse

Kororoit Creek Primary School has a zero tolerance for any form of child abuse

Kororoit Creek Primary School has a zero tolerance for any form of child abuse

DATES TO REMEMBER

29 April – Semper Dental will be visiting for the week

01 May – Grade 6 GRIP Student Leadership Conference

14 - 16 May – Grade 3 and 5 NAPLAN assessments

20 May – Curriculum Day. Students do not attend school

10 June – Queen’s Birthday. Students do not attend school

17 - 21 June – Grade 6 Canberra Camp

28 June – End of Term 2. Students finish at 1.30pm

Please check our website for camp dates, current specialist/ swimming timetables and community notices http://kororoitcreekps.vic.edu.au/parents/#all