Develop ing Respons ib le Learners for a Changing Soc ie ty
PO Box 126 HAMPTON PARK 3976 Web: www.kilberryps.vic.edu.au Phone: 9702 8688 Fax: 9702 9212
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Term 1— Issue 2
11th February 2015
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TUES-FRI
10th to 13th February
GRADE 6 CAMP
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FRIDAY
13thFebruary
JUNIOR
ASSEMBLY
2.30PM
EVERYONE
WELCOME
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FRIDAY
20th February
BREAKFAST CLUB
STARTS FOR 2015
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MONDAY
9th March
LABOUR DAY
PUBLIC HOLIDAY
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WEDNESDAY
18th March
CURRICULUM DAY
STUDENTS DO NOT
ATTEND
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WEDNESDAY
25th March
HARMONY DAY
CONCERT
2PM
EVERYONE
WELCOME
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Dear Parents, 2015 Student Leaders Badge Presentation Ceremony It was certainly warm but a great afternoon when we were able to present the 2015 leaders with their badges last Friday. Once again our 2014 leaders, Sethumi, Isabeau, Kavin and Seth, displayed the confidence and poise they gained throughout their experiences last year while they presented the badges and made impromptu speeches encouraging the 2015 leaders to enjoy their new roles. I congratulate the following students and look forward to seeing them develop over the year as they perform their particular duties and roles.
School Captains Cedric Anthonee 6RB
Nilesh Fernando 6RD Teodora Bingula 6KJ
Hristina Travica 6KJ
House Lindsay Merrigan Kettner Van Wisse
Captain Matthew RAMEA
6RB
Matthew LOVREKOVIC
6RB
Chamod PERERA
6KJ
Sharvin NARAYANAMURTHI
6RB
Captain Tara SAYERS
6KJ
Sakhi KAUR 6KJ
Salini LOKUHEWAGE
6JM
Viranya SAMARASINGHE
6KJ
Vice Captain Luqman KHAN 5LM
Gathika ATHURULIYA WITHANAGE
5TT
Terence KATENE
5KB
Grehem DE ZILWA
5KB
Vice Captain Kiara SIALE
5JS
Senya EDIRISINGHE
5JP
Nethaya LINDAMULAGE
5JP
Yasara ABEYSEKARA
5LM
Student Representative Council (SRC) 2015
Parent/Student/Teacher ‘Getting to Know You’ Meetings We will be conducting these interviews in the week starting 23
rd February 2015. You will soon be able to log onto the school
website and click the link to ensure you book your desired time over the week. There will be a notice coming home to outline the procedure. Booking will be open on Thursday (Tomorrow) from 3.00pm. These meetings are a chance for you to talk to your child’s teacher and inform them of information you think we should be aware of to assist your child this year. Year 6 Camp As you read this Valley Views I will be enjoying time with the Year 6 students at The Briars Camp, Mt Martha. Every year this is a tremendous camp where the students are encouraged to meet many challenges with the help of their peers in a very supportive and fun manner. I am sure I will once again have a great day. Check the school Facebook page for updates. Swimming Trials Monday the Grade 4-6 students travelled to Koo Wee Rup Pool to participate in the KVPS Swimming trials. They had a fabulous day full of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, fun noodle races and beautiful weather. The PE department would like to thank the wonderful parent helpers who assisted on the day along with Mrs Newport. Stay tuned as this week the results of Monday’s carnival are being collated and our District Swimming Squad will be announced. District Swimming Carnival is held on Wed 25th Feb at the Pines Aquatic Centre Frankston North. Breakfast Club Breakfast Club begins next Fri 20th Feb. Like last year meals will be FREE to ALL students. Breakfast Club is on EVERY Friday from 8:30-9am in the Gymnasium. Parent Helpers welcome. School Council - Elections We have our first meeting for the year next Monday evening and once again I remind you that everyone is welcome to attend these meetings. The School Council election process will commence next week. I will have more details in next week’s Valley Views about the process you will need to follow if you are interested in joining the School Council for 2015. If you have any queries please catch me at school or ring to make an appointment so I can have a chat about the role. Have a great week and keep smiling! Neil Cunningham
Principal
3YH Jayden Preab
3RC Rusandi Botheju
3CA Maya Bingula
3DJ Anirudh Sharma
3CT Thanuja Athuruliya
Withanage
4GB
Madison Gabriel
4DP Montana
Reckerman
4RF Jovana
Sankovic
4JR Inuka
Wickramasinghe
4JW Rachael Borg
5KB Harith Halpita
Acharige Perera
5LM Malena Edwards
5JP Nikhita Pilathinja
5JS Aditya Ragupathi
5TT Rosmine Sidhu
6RB Elly Espinoza
6RD Saveen
Dalukdeniya
6KJ Georgia Manzat
6JM Amelia Brindas
ABSENCE NOTIFICATIONS
REMINDER TO PARENTS:
If your child is absent from school, please ring the school office on
9702 8688 on the morning of the absence or send
a note with the student on the day they return to school.
THANK YOU
STUDENT PAYMENTS We are pleased to advise that we are now
able to receive student payments
at Kilberry Valley via EFTPOS.
The minimum payment that can
be accepted is $10.
We are still happy to receive payments
through all our previous methods
(classrooms and direct payments etc )but
this facility now gives everyone another
option to help in all financial matters.
We look forward to seeing you at the
School Office.
9th February to 15th February, 2015
Vinoj 1CS
Amaya 1CT
Eden 1RB
Ezekiel 2CM
Heidi 2CM
Matthew 2CM
Cassius 2JB
Heroon 2SD
Sugirthan 2SR
Byron 3CA
Kaithleen 3RC
Brodie 3YH
Nikhil 4RF
Lilly 6JM
Prep AM Kabisan Prep CA Jan Prep CM Prince Prep JB Jemima Prep MU Aiden Prep PD Skye Prep SW Jasper 1CC Dominic 1CS Filip 1CT Sabastian 1LG Joshua 1LT Ella T 1RB Farhad 2JB Sameer 2SD Codi 2SR Aara 3CA Jimmy 3CT Sethmin 4DP Montana 4GB Daneka 4JR Inuka 4JW Rachael 4RF William 5JP Nikhita 5JS Jake R 5KB Terence 5LM Aaron 5TT Rosmine ICT (Gr 5-6) Tharushi 5KB
2015 Breakfast Club
Breakfast Club will start FRIDAY 20st Feb 2015
There will be FREE toast for all Grade 3 - 6 students
Time: 8:30- 8:55am
Day: FRIDAY mornings
Place: The Gym
Cost: FREE for all students
10c for all additional meals
We are always looking for parent helpers.
If you have a current WWCC (Working With Childrens Check) and would like to
help us out on FRIDAY Mornings please contact Mrs Cavanagh in the Gym.
(Please note that this is a non profit program- all money collected is spent on
buying items for our Breakfast Club)
PEANUT ALLERGIES: Unfortunately we are unable to offer Breakfast Club
to children with nut allergies. Although we do not serve ‘nut foods’, we
cannot guarantee that our kitchen is complete ‘Nut Free Zone’.
Thank you for your understanding.
Please help our Breakfast Club!
The volunteers at the KVPS Breakfast Club are proud to announce that
we served 6531 FREE meals last year.
These numbers demonstrate the popularity and need for this program amongst our community. It is a wonderful chance for students and families to socialize and make a healthy start to their day. In order for our Breakfast Club volunteers to continue to offer this essential service we are asking for a donation of 1 food item from each family at KVPS. If you could be kind enough to send 1 of the following items to school we would be extremely grateful. Please note this donation is optional and only one item per family is required. As we need a range of products, we ask that each year level please donate a different item Prep Jam Grade 1 Long-life milk Grade2 Honey Grade3 Honey Grade4 Vegemite Grade5 Vegemite Grade6 Jam FRIDAY 20th there will be FREE toast for all students Time: 8:30- 8:55am Day: FRIDAY mornings Place: The Gym Cost: FREE
We are always looking for parent helpers. If you have a current WWCC (Working With Childrens Check) and would like to
help us out on FRIDAY Mornings please contact Mrs Cavanagh in the Gym.
Lamont Book Club for
2015
This year our school is participating in Lamont Book
Club. The first issue for 2015 has just been handed
out to students.
Lamont Book Club is Australian owned, contains a great selection of products at affordable
prices and, best of all, every order supports our school!
To place an order you have two options:
1. Order online using their fast and easy website—FOR CREDIT CARD/PAY PAL ONLY
Orders can be placed online at www.lamontbookclub.com.au.
You will need to register before you will be able to place an order, which can be done quickly and
easily by selecting the “Sign In” link on the top right hand corner of the website.
Select our school as part of your registration.
Once you are registered, you can browse all the items
from the Junior, Middle and Upper brochures, view
more information about the products and add them to
your cart. Once you have selected your items you
can view your shopping cart in the top right of
the website. Payment options available online are
credit card and PayPal.
You can specify the name of your student when you checkout and all items in that order will be
delivered to the named student. If you would like multiple students to receive items, please place
an order for each student individually. You won’t need to register again to do this.
2. Hand in your brochure to school with a cash payment
Alternatively, you can complete the order form on
the back of the brochure and hand this back to
school with a cash payment. Please include the
correct money. Each issue will have a cut-off date
printed on the back so please make sure that your
order is submitted by that date.
We hope our students enjoy our Book Club in 2015 and that they find lots of fantastic titles to
read! Mrs Merritt—library
1ST ISSUE DUE BACK by Friday 20th February—delivery 1st week in March
WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK
We would like to remind parents who are
interested in helping at the school in any way, that you
will require a Working With Children Check.
YOU CANNOT ASSIST IN ANY
CAPACITY WITHIN THE SCHOOL UNLESS YOU
HAVE A WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK.
THIS INCLUDES EXCURSIONS,INCURSIONS
& CLASSROOM HELP.
There is no cost involved.
Application forms can be accessed by
visiting the Department of Justice website at
www.justice.vic.gov.au
and follow the link for Licences
and Certificates.
Once you have received your
Working With Children
Check card, bring it to the office to
register and wear the card
whenever you volunteer at the school.
This will ensure an even greater level of
security for your children.
THANK YOU
Kilberry Valley Primary School
ADVERTISING
Please Note: The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
does not endorse the products or services of any private advertisers. No responsibility is accepted by
DEECD for accuracy of information.
KILBERRY VALLEY NOTICES SENT HOME
The following notices have been sent home to families and require your prompt attention:
2015 BOOKPACKS Payments for the 2015 Book Packs is due IMMEDIATELY. Please finalise all payments as they are now overdue. DISTRICT SWIMMING CARNIVAL (SELECTED STUDENTS ONLY) Payments must be finalised by Wednesday, 18th February, 2015. The cost is $2. Students who do not return consent forms and payments by the closing date for incursions/excursions will not be able to participate in the activity. We would appreciate your support and co-operation with these matters. Thank you.
LATE PAYMENTS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED
JUST A REMINDER
Please be respectful of our
neighbouring houses and to
ensure you don’t park on their
nature strip or across their
driveways.
DIARY DATES-TERM 1 2015
Monday 9th March Labour Day Public Holiday
Wednesday 18th March Curriculum Day
Students do not attend
Wednesday 25th March
Harmony Day Concert 2pm
PLAYGROUP NEWS
PLAYGROUP at Kilberry Valley Primary School for preschool children has begun WHEN : Every Monday, from 9am till 10.30 am WHERE : Room C11 (opposite the art room) NOTE : Due to limited space there will be only 15 places
HARMONY DAY CONCERT
Harmony Day
25th. March 2015
'Everyone Belongs'@ 2pm a concert will be held in
the gym to celebrate the rich skills our students bring
with them to school.
If there are any parents who would like to be a part of
this performance or help the children practise their
routine it would be greatly appreciated.
EAL teachers can be found in room
C11 opposite the art room.
WELFARE CORNER
Getting organised:
Most children generate a little chaos and disorganisation. Your child
might flit from one thing to the next – forgetting books at school,
leaving towels on the floor, and failing to finish projects once started.
You’d like them to be more organised and to stay focused on tasks,
such as homework. Is it possible? Yes! A few children seem
naturally organised, but for the rest, organisation is a skill learned
over time. With help and some practice, children can develop an
effective approach to getting things done. And you’re the perfect
person to teach your child, even if you don’t feel all that organised
yourself.
Easy 1,2,3
For children, all tasks can be broken down into a 1,2,3 process.
1. Getting organised means a child gets where he or she needs
to be and gathers the supplies needed to complete the task.
2. Staying focused means sticking with the task and learning to
say “no” to distractions.
3. Getting it done means finishing up, checking your work, and
putting on the finishing touches, like remembering to put a
homework paper in the right folder and putting the folder
inside the backpack so it’s ready for the next day.
Once children know these steps and how to apply these steps they
can start tackling tasks more independently. That means homework,
chores and other tasks will get done with increasing consistency and
efficiency. Of course, children need parental help and guidance, but
you probably won’t have to nag as much. Not only is it practical to
teach these skills, but knowing how to get things done will help your
child feel more competent and effective. Children feel self-confident
and proud when they’re able to accomplish their tasks and
responsibilities. They’re also sure to be pleased when they find they
have some extra free time to do what they would like to do.
Zania Cope– Assistant Principal
FAMILY FOOD SUPPORT Transit Food Support
Transit Family Food Support is now open every
Thursday from 3pm-6pm.
A wide range of dairy, fruit and vegetables and groceries can be
picked up. Clothes and other items may be available at times.
Food will be available free of charge to families with school aged
children as well as students and young adults
Located at Narre Warren Christian Church,
Factory 4,5/3 Webb Street, Narre Warren
For further information please call Pastor Keith
On 0438 398 594 or 9796 8966