1 Newsletter No. 17 - Term 2 – Week 8 Thursday, 8 June 2017 From the Acting Principal……… Fabulous Football Fun on Wednesday In true Melbourne style, winter always brings with it very enthusiastic Kalinda AFL footballers. This year, in the spirit of encouraging our students’ passion for and safe play of the game, Mr Harvey has organised an umpire from ‘School Sports Officials’, so that each Wednesday at lunchtime students in Grades 1-4 can play in an ‘officially umpired’ (albeit non-tackling) match of AFL footy. This week after teams were sorted, Lucy, our official umpire oversaw two 23 minute games, involving 60-70 students, in what I have been told was “some pretty fantastic footy.” A very big thanks to Mr Harvey for organising our Wednesday football fun. Pyjama Day Tomorrow In support of our World Vision Sponsor Child, Timotius Koba who lives in Indonesia, our Junior School Council have invited all students and teachers to donate a gold coin to World Vision and come dressed in their favourite winter pyjamas for Pyjama Day this Friday. What a lovely way to start a lazy long weekend! First Aid in Schools St John Ambulance will visit our school tomorrow to deliver free First Aid in Schools training to our students. Through the First Aid in Schools program, trained St John presenters lead students from Foundation to Grade 6, through tailored sessions on the importance of First Aid and what to do in the event of an emergency. Our junior students learn about how to identify when there is an emergency, keeping themselves safe, and how to call for an ambulance. Senior students learn about delivering CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and the things they can do to assist in an emergency. Participating students will be given a special piece of homework for parents to complete. We encourage you to “do your homework” and go online ( www.stjohnvic.com.au/quiz) to see how much you know about First Aid. Are you First Aid READY? More information about the St John First Aid in Schools program can be found at: www.stjohnvic.com.au/schools CURRICULUM DAY We do hope all our families enjoy a relaxing break this long weekend and please remember that it is a four-day break, as there is a Curriculum Day scheduled for this Tuesday 13 th June. On Tuesday all staff will be involved in reviewing and revising our current curriculum planners, ensuring that all areas of the new Victorian Curriculum are thoroughly and innovatively covered in the units of work we plan and deliver to our students at Kalinda Primary School. Have a lovely long weekend! Erin Norman Acting Principal
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Newsletter No. 17 - Term 2 – Week 8 Thursday, 8 June 2017
From the Acting Principal………
Fabulous Football Fun on Wednesday In true Melbourne style, winter always brings with it very enthusiastic Kalinda AFL footballers. This year, in the spirit of encouraging our students’ passion for and safe play of the game, Mr Harvey has organised an umpire from ‘School Sports Officials’, so that each Wednesday at lunchtime students in Grades 1-4 can play in an ‘officially umpired’ (albeit non-tackling) match of AFL footy. This week after teams were sorted, Lucy, our official umpire oversaw two 23 minute games, involving 60-70 students, in what I have been told was “some pretty fantastic footy.” A very big thanks to Mr Harvey for organising our Wednesday football fun.
Pyjama Day Tomorrow In support of our World Vision Sponsor Child, Timotius Koba who lives in Indonesia, our Junior School Council have invited all students and teachers to donate a gold coin to World Vision and come dressed in their favourite winter pyjamas for Pyjama Day this Friday. What a lovely way to start a lazy long weekend!
First Aid in Schools St John Ambulance will visit our school tomorrow to deliver free First Aid in Schools training to our students. Through the First Aid in Schools program, trained St John presenters lead students from Foundation to Grade 6, through tailored sessions on the importance of First Aid and what to do in the event of an emergency. Our junior students learn about how to identify when there is an emergency, keeping themselves safe, and how to call for an ambulance. Senior students learn about delivering CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and the things they can do to assist in an emergency. Participating students will be given a special piece of homework for parents to complete. We encourage you to “do your homework” and go online (www.stjohnvic.com.au/quiz) to see how much you know about First Aid. Are you First Aid READY? More information about the St John First Aid in Schools program can be found at: www.stjohnvic.com.au/schools
CURRICULUM DAY We do hope all our families enjoy a relaxing break this long weekend and please remember that it is a four-day break, as there is a Curriculum Day scheduled for this Tuesday 13th June. On Tuesday all staff will be involved in reviewing and revising our current curriculum planners, ensuring that all areas of the new Victorian Curriculum are thoroughly and innovatively covered in the units of work we plan and deliver to our students at Kalinda Primary School. Have a lovely long weekend! Erin Norman Acting Principal
Notices sent home to Families – 1-8 June 2017 Notice Distributed to: Return by:
Pyjama Day Eldest 9th June
Alannah and Madeline Foundation Cyber Safety Workshop Grades 5&6 (via Compass) 9th June
Hot Dog Day All students 16th June
Australian Mathematics Competition Grades 3 – 6 16th June
CANTEEN NEWS HOT DOG DAY – Wednesday 28th June. Please return all forms, with payment, by Friday 16th June. Home made Icypoles – now 40c each. Made with whole fruits. Various flavours, including Watermelon, Red grape, Mandarin & Orange. HELP PLEASE – If anyone can spare some time to help in the Canteen, even if it’s just once a month, please contact me through the office or see me in the Canteen. We desperately need some extra help! Any time you can spare would be much appreciated. Thank you! JUSTINE WATSON CANTEEN MANAGER
June
9th - Winter Interschool Sport – Gr.5&6 12th - Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday 13th - Curriculum Day (student-free day) 14th - Gr. 5/6 – Cybersafety Workshop Inc. 15th - Melba Science Group 16th - Winter Interschool Sport – Gr. 5&6 17th - Kalinda Disco - Stadium 22nd - Melba Science Group 23rd - Winter Interschool Sport – Gr. 5&6 25th - Working Bee 26th - School Council Mtg – 7:30pm – Staffroom 28th - Canteen Hot Dog Day 30th - Winter Interschool Sport – Gr. 5&6
- End of Term 2 – 2:30pm Dismissal 30th - Highland Dancing Concert – Melba July
17th - Term 3 begins 22nd - Working Bee 10am-12noon 24th - P&F Mtg – 9:30am Stadium 27th - Australian Mathematics Competition Gr.3-6 28th - Netball Schools Championships 31st - House Athletics
TERM DATES 2017
Term 2 – 18 April – 30 June Term 3 – 17 July – 22 September Term 4 – 9 October to 22 December
CANTEEN ROSTER
14/6/17 - 1 Helper needed please 15/617 - Di J. 16/6/17 - Amanda C. and 1 Helper needed (12 – 1:30pm)
FORWARD DATES:
Curriculum Day – Friday, 4th August Kalinda Fete – 25th November 2017 – 11am – 4pm School Photos – Tuesday, 20th March 2018
Countdown to Fete:
Only 23 weeks to go!
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Are you interested in a Holiday Program onsite at Kalinda Primary School?
Kalinda Primary School, together with OSHClub, is currently considering the need within our school community of having an onsite Holiday Program. If you could please complete the Holiday Program Survey via the link below, it will give us an indication of parent interest. The survey takes no more than a few minutes to complete.
Philippa Younger | Manager - Business Development, OSHClub
BREAKFAST CLUB Please remember that all students are welcome to come down to the stadium for our wonderful Breakfast Club which runs from 8:30am on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If anyone would like to make a donation of appropriate food for Breakfast Club, it would be greatly appreciated. Looking for ideas? Weetbix, honey, or jam are always a favourite. With our mornings getting colder the children love having a nice cup of warm milo or porridge. If you would like to donate a tin of milo from your next shopping trip our students would be very happy. Any donations can be left at the office. Thank you for your support. Karen Klewer & Kylie Drummond Breakfast Club Coordinators
FOUNDATION WRITING WORKSHOPS
We have been busy, busy, busy during our Writers’ Workshops in Foundation.
We are learning to find Phoneme Boxes on the consonant and vowel sides of our THRASS charts. We use these to make clever spelling choices in our writing. Big Body movements have helped us with letter formation and we are practicing writing on dotted thirds. Yep, we certainly are busy!! The Foundation Team.
MILK BOTTLES Thank you everyone for sending in the empty milk bottles, we now have more than enough. A reminder that all Disco forms are now due, please forward your forms and payment to the office by the end of Friday 9th June. DISCO COMMITTEE
AUSTRALIA CANCER COUNCIL BIGGEST MORNING (AFTERNOON) TEA
Our warmest thanks to all the families and staff who attended the "Biggest Afternoon Tea" on Monday.
We are so happy we raised $326.40 for this worthwhile cause.
Thank you to the P &F volunteers for their time and delicious sweet and savoury treats which we thoroughly enjoyed.
P&F COMMITTEE
Are you a keen Kalinda Mathematician in Grades 3, 4, 5 or 6 who would like to take on a wonderful opportunity to practise your maths and achieve your personal best?
About the Competition (For more information please visit www.amt.edu.au)
The Australian Mathematics Competition is designed to be a fun event. Each child undertakes a competition paper containing 25 multiple-choice problems and 5 extended questions. Many problems show the relevance of Maths to everyday life and give examples students can relate to. Questions are written by experienced teachers. Students of all standards will progress and find a point of challenge. Grade 3 & 4 students enter the Middle Primary Division and Grade 5 & 6 students enter the Upper Primary Division. Each student’s results are compared against their own grade level.
Competition date: Thursday 27th of July (Term 3)
Entry fee: $6.50 (non-refundable)
Prizes and Certificates All students have their efforts recognised with a certificate showing their level of achievement.
Cash and book prizes are awarded to the top students across Australia.
How to Enter Notices have been given out to interested students in classrooms. Spare notices are available from the office or the Kalinda PS webpage. Both permission form and payment must be returned to the office by Friday 16th June. Late entries cannot be accepted.
OSHClub News Before School / After School Care Program Term 2 – Week 8
Everyone is welcome in OSHClub! Our children are very considerate of new students and we take pride in our ability to make every child feel special and valued. This week is experiment and creation week! Students will have the opportunity to undertake many games and activities that will give them new knowledge and skills to advance their creative sides. Each week we have Play on Sports on a Thursday afternoon where we have a coach come in and teach a different sport each term. This term we have basketball. Additional information is on our sign in table or you can go onto the website playonsports.com.au We will also have a cooking activity once a week where children can work together to create something yummy. As well as this, we also have arts and crafts, dress ups, home corner, homework club and much more! As our afternoons are cold, our menu consists of a warm, healthy snack most days such as, cheese toasties, pasta and cheese, toasted pita bread and dips and soup.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Before Care Activities:
Public Holiday Making Playdough
Creating Science Art
Using our Microscope
Growing our own Plants
After Care Activities:
Creating with Marshmallows
Experimenting with Paint
Creating Box Monsters
Cooking Muffins
Information:
On the school’s curriculum day on Tuesday the 13th, our program will be open from 7am-6pm. On our sign in table we have a gold suggestion box where we welcome everyone to leave suggestions for our program. Bookings for 2018 are now open. I know many of you plan to book your children in for the coming year. We encourage early bookings as spots fill up fast. We are planning lots of exciting things for the future and are making space for new equipment and a revamp of our existing spaces! Our family communication book is always on the sign in desk for anyone wishing to leave comments, suggestions or queries. We appreciate all feedback on our program and our team. We are available during program hours on 0439 992 434. Feel free to leave a voicemail message if we are unavailable and we will get back to you as soon as possible. We are also contactable at our new email address: [email protected]. Alternatively, you are always welcome to contact our Area Manager, Kathi Rowan, on 0432 212 817 or [email protected]. Kind Regards, Rachel Ferguson
OFFICE NEWS **FINAL CALL FOR CSEF APPLICATIONS** Applications for CSEF can must now be submitted to the office for processing. If you do not have a form, please call in at the office. Don’t forget to bring your Centrelink/Healthcare Card with you for copying. Applications close shortly Credit Card & BPay payments – Please remember that we cannot accept payments of less than $10 for credit card and less than $30 for BPay. If you are paying by BPay, please also send in a short email or note letting us know the amount, what the payment was for and the BPay Receipt number, to [email protected] If payments of less than $10 are received, we will be returning them home and asking for cash payment. COMPASS – If your child is away due to illness, medical appointments, family holidays, or other reasons, please remember to login to Compass and register their non-attendance through the “Add / Approve Absence” tab on your child’s Home Page in Compass. The 2017 Parent Payment Policy and the Kalinda Primary School Hardship Policy is located on our website at www.kalinda.vic.edu.au/ - Notices & Forms, for your information. THERESA JARVIS BUSINESS MANAGER
STUDENT BANKING Student Banking is up and running for Term 2. Just forward your child’s deposit book to the school every Friday morning. The banking is processed on Mondays and will be returned to your child’s class Monday afternoons.
UNIFORM SHOP - RHSports Kalinda Primary School Uniforms are available to purchase offsite at RHSports at Unit 12, 100 New Street, Ringwood. Notices are available at the office or on our website at www.kalinda.vic.edu.au/notices&forms For your convenience, the RHSports Shop is open every day from 9:00am – 5:00pm, including school holidays. The direct link to RHSports is https://www.rhsports.com.au/shop/product/clothing/school_wear/kalinda_ps
LOST PROPERTY If your child is missing any items of clothing, lunch boxes, etc. please check the Lost Property tubs at the end of the corridor near the office. Smaller items (toys, etc.) are normally held at the office.
JUMBLE SALE IS NEXT WEEK – 5th – 9th JUNE. Occasionally, uniform items go home with the wrong child. Please check all your child’s clothing at home and, if you have an item with someone else’s name on it, please return it to the school office. Thank you for your co-operation.
PLEASE NAME ALL ITEMS OF CLOTHING, LUNCHBOXES, DRINK BOTTLES, ETC. We would love to be able to return them to your child, if found.
What you need: 2 tablespoons sunflower oil 1 large onion, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tablespoons medium-hot Indian curry paste 1 cup dried red lentils 3 cups (750ml) vegetable stock 2 tablespoons tomato paste 500g cauliflower, cut into small florets 1 cup frozen peas, thawed 2 tablespoons roughly chopped coriander leaves, plus extra to garnish Natural yoghurt and naan bread to serve
Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and curry paste, then cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion softens. Add lentils and stir well to coat. Add stock and tomato paste, bring to the boil, then cover and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
Return heat to medium; add cauliflower and simmer, covered, for 8-10 minutes until vegetables are tender. Add peas for final 2 minutes, then stir in coriander. Serve the curry with yoghurt and naan, garnished with extra coriander.
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KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD
See the Community Board in the Foyer for more events and information. The Department of Education & Training (DET) and Kalinda Primary School, do not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. DET and Kalinda Primary School accept no responsibility for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them.
APPLES - STRAIGHT FROM THE ORCHARD…….
Chris, our apple man will next be delivering apples and pears on Thursday 15th June. If you would like to order apples, please see Gill or Annie at the office with your order and payment by Wednesday 14th June. Bags are approximately 5-6kg.
Pink Ladies, Royal Galas, Fujis, Golden Delicious and Granny Smiths are available at $10 per bag. Brown Pears are also available at $8 per bag.
