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Newsletter No. 4 - Term 1 – Week 4 22 February 2018

From the Principal………….

GETTING TO KNOW YOU It has been a really good week as we conduct our Getting to Know You Interviews. We enjoy parents coming in and telling us all about their children. I thought this week that you might like to see the children at work so are giving you snapshots of the children’s week. We are using some of these snapshots for our new brochure, which is currently being designed. GAIL POLLARD PRINCIPAL

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Events Calendar

Notices sent home to Families – 1-22 February 2018 Notice Distributed to: Due Date:

Parent Representatives Eldest in family 26/02/18

Technology Agreement All students ASAP

Foundation Newsletter Foundation N/A

IPad App List Gr. 5/6 N/A

Hot Cross Bun Day All students 16/03/18

Hand Sanitiser Gr. 56A & 56T N/A

Grade 5/6 Camp Deposit Grade 5/6 (via Compass) 22/02/18

CANTEEN NEWS If anyone is able to give extra help in the Canteen throughout the year, please contact me on [email protected]. Extra helpers are always welcome.

End of Term 1 Canteen hours: Monday 26th March – Canteen is open for lunches and icypoles. Tuesday 27th March – Canteen is open for lunches and icypoles (last day of Canteen) Wednesday 28th March – Hot Cross Bun Day Term 2: Monday 16th April – Canteen closed for cooking preparation. Tuesday 17th April – Canteen open for icypole sales only. Wednesday 18th April – Canteen open for lunches and over the counter sales. JUSTINE WATSON CANTEEN MANAGER

February 2018

25th - Working Bee – 10am-12noon March

12th - Public Holiday (Labour Day) 16th - Curriculum Day 19th - School Council AGM & Gen. Mtg. – 7:30pm 20th - Whole School Photo Day 24th - Working Bee – 10am – 12noon 27th - Last Day of Canteen 28th - Hot Cross Bun Day 29th - Last day of Term 1 – 2:30pm dismissal

30th - Good Friday April

16th - Term 2 begins 25th - ANZAC Day Public Holiday 30th - Grade 5/6 Camp to Ballarat May

2nd - Gr. 5/6s return from Camp. 9th - Mother’s Day Stall 15-17th - NAPLAN Assessments – Yrs 3&5

FORWARD DATES:

Kalinda Production – 7th & 8th August 2018 Grade 3/4 Camp – 22nd – 24th August 2018 TERM DATES 2018

Term 1 – 29 Jan – 29 March (Students resume 31 January) (Easter – Good Friday 30th March) Term 2 – 16 April – 29 June Term 3 – 16 July – 21 September Term 4 – 8 October – 21 December CANTEEN ROSTER

26th Feb Kate V. (9.30-12) & Kate H. (12-) 28th Feb Mei (9.30 -12) & Crystal (12-) 1st March Helper Needed please 2nd March Abbey L.

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PUPIL OF THE WEEK

F/A Ryder H. - For following our Golden Rule of “Treat others as you would like to be treated” and explaining to others how they could be showing it as well. Keep it up, Ryder! Lachlan W. - For being brave and offering his ideas and opinions during our class discussions. We love hearing your ideas Lachie, keep it up! F/J Archie J. - For teaching us there are 24 phonemes on the consonant side of the THRASS chart! Ashley Z. - For your amazing pattern you created with playing cards. F/K Mila S. - For following our Golden Rule of “treating others as you would like to be treated”. Bentley M. - For consistently demonstrating strong learning choices in the classroom! F/Z Flynn T. - For consistently demonstrating strong learning choices in our classroom. Katherine K. - For being such a reliable and supportive member of Foundation Z. 12A Jaylen H. - For great Maths work with Number patterns! 12B Charlie L. - For being brave and sharing your ideas. Matisse B. - For demonstrating “treat others as you would like to be treated”, with those

around you. Jessica A. - For awesome reading work this week. Keep using your strategies!

12E Sayane O-H. - For excellent and focused work when skip counting by tens, all the way up to 990!

Declan C. - For demonstrating our Golden Rule of ‘empathy’ and kindly sharing with another student who had lost something precious.

12F Emin S. - For being an enthusiastic Maths investigator in class and a great role model for other students. Mitchell T. - For his enthusiastic approach to Mini Lit and working at 100%. 12H Amos B. - For a wonderful start at Kalinda. You are a welcome addition to our school. 12K Lily F. - For always completing work to a very high standard. Well done! 12S Lachlan B. - For making strong decisions within the classroom. You are a fantastic role model for our class. Billie J. - For being the most kind and caring student, who is always thinking of others. 34D Sinéad K. - For having such a mature approach to her learning. You are acting as a wonderful leader and role model to your peers, Sinéad! Shae G. - For being incredibly kind and caring towards her pers. Well done, Shae! 34F Ella P. - For being brave, always speaking up and asking questions when she is unsure of what to do. Heidi C. - For being such a responsible person and always remembering her Bin Monitor duty! 34L Brooklyn N. - For being such a good sportsman during PE and including others. Liam K. - For including others and playing fairly during PE. 34P Kaylee M. - For being a strong friend who is always kind towards others. Thank you Kaylee. Maverick J. - For listening attentively to instructions as a ‘Chef’ during our SAKG Program. 34S Jett P. - For respecting the class rules and for always being kind to others. Eleanor W. - For pursuing her personal best no matter who she works with. 56P Alex H. - For her passion towards helping others achieve success at every opportunity.

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COLES SPORTS FOR SCHOOLS The Coles Sports for Schools Program has started. When you shop at Coles supermarkets, you will receive a voucher for every $10 you spend. Bring your vouchers into the school’s office and place them into the Coles box. All vouchers we collect will go towards purchasing sporting equipment for our students. Tell your friends and family to get involved as well, because the more vouchers we collect, the more sports equipment our school will receive.

PLANNED ASBESTOS REMOVAL WORKS The Department of Education and Training (DET) will soon be undertaking some proactive asbestos removal works at the school in the Office and Art Room. The asbestos-containing material is being removed from the school grounds in strict accordance with the Victorian

Occupational Health and Safety framework and environmental regulations. We will be working closely with the

Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA), the responsible body for asbestos removal and remediation works

within DET, to ensure disruption to students and staff is minimal.

Work will be undertaken by a licensed asbestos removalist engaged by DET. As a further precaution, an

occupational hygienist will monitor air quality during applicable removal works and must issue a clearance

certificate before any person can access the area.

When the date and time of this work is known, a letter will be sent home to parents and guardians.

We appreciate your cooperation and patience during this process. Please do not hesitate to contact the office if you

have any further questions, on 9876 3289.

THERESA JARVIS - BUSINESS MANAGER

BE SUNSMART A reminder to all parents that Term 1 is a Sunsmart term. School approved slouch hats with a logo, must be worn outside at all times, including to and from school. If students are not wearing their hats, they will be asked to play in the shade. Hats are available from the RHSports Uniform Shop in New St, Ringwood.

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KALINDA PRODUCTION 2018 – ALI BABA AND THE BONGO BANDITS! 2018 is going to be a huge year for Performing Arts at Kalinda Primary School with our whole school production of Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits. Please lock away the dates of Tuesday August 7 and Wednesday August 8 in your diaries. You don’t want to miss it! As always, the success of the show will rely on the generous support and help from the parent community and beyond. There is so much to be done and every little bit helps. We need helpers both in the (long) lead up to the event as well as on the nights of the performances. If you think you may be able to help in any way (costumes, props, sets, lighting, audio, makeup, hair or anything else) please click on the following link and respond to the survey. Alternatively, you can contact Paul, Sarah or Cheryl at school. https://goo.gl/forms/0JyChjnh822JQdCD2

Thanks in advance for your generosity, Paul Todd Performing Arts Teacher Sarah Butler Foundation Performing Arts Teacher Cheryl Henry-Wild Education Support

PLAY IS THE WAY This morning our 3/4 children and the Foundation children came together for Play is the Way! “The Foundation Children were really smart and listened and learnt how to play.” Free (3/4S) “I think it was a new experience to do something with a younger kid and I hope to do it again.” Isabelle (3/4S) “I just enjoyed watching all the Foundation kids having fun. I would like to have them join us to have fun again when we play, All or Nothing.” Nathan (3/4S).

And the corridors are looking especially colourful with the Art Room displays!!

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YOUR CHILDREN’S TEACHERS NEED YOUR HELP!!

The status: We have approximately 400 families in our Kalinda Community, and only

six families have put their hands up to take on a very simple role, as parent Reps, and all of those parents already contribute to the school in a variety of executive/ volunteer roles.

The role: The Parent rep role is to liaise with the class teacher and those parents, grandparents or guardians who

are available to participate in various classroom activities. For the most part, classroom help usually comes in a 45min-1hr blocks, about two or three times per term.

The requirement: It is the Parent Rep’s role, to communicate with the class teacher and parents to co-ordinate

classroom help. This can be done via email, text, FB or in person. It is not essential that you are at drop off or pick up, as communication today is so simple, it really makes this role very easy. You will also need a current Working With Children Check. Please re-consider a Parent Rep role and support the teachers that support your children every day. An expression of interest form is at the end of this newsletter. Please complete and return to the office as soon as possible. Thanks in anticipation! NB: we currently have Reps for: Foundation Z, Foundation A, 1/2 S, 1/2 F, 3/4 D, 5/6T. Jacinta Toomey Parents and Friends

North Ringwood District Swimming Carnival (Grade 3-6) Several Kalinda Primary School students competed at the North Ringwood District Swimming Carnival, held at Tintern Grammar on Monday the 19th of February. Congratulations to Savannah, Gemma, Zoe, Harry, Chelsea, Emma, Ava, Madison, Lucy, Zahlia and Naomi. These students all swam very well and achieved fantastic results, with many receiving ‘place-finishes’ in their heats. Thank you to Crissi Kippie for team managing our swimmers on the day and thank you to all the other parents who also assisted.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

OFFICE NEWS GRADE 5/6 CAMP DEPOSIT – The Grade 5/6 Camp deposit has now closed on Compass Pay. If you wish your child to attend this event, you must print and sign the consent form, and pay at the office before Monday 26th February. Please contact the office if you have any questions or concerns. Parent Payment Contributions 2018 – If you are on a Payment Plan, please note that the 3rd instalment is due on 28th February. If you are eligible for Camps, Sports & Excursions Funding (CSEF), please do not process through Compass, as this will alter the amount owed. Complete your form and bring into the Office for payment. 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. 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. . If you have any queries regarding any of the above, please contact the Office. THERESA JARVIS BUSINESS MANAGER 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.

STUDENT BANKING Student Banking is now up and running for 2018. Simply place your money into the cover and fill in the deposit slip. Send to school every Friday morning, it will be processed and returned to your child’s class on Mondays.

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, drink bottles, etc. please check the Lost Property tubs at the end of the corridor near the office. Smaller items or valuable items (toys, jewellery, etc.) are normally held at the office.

PLEASE NAME ALL ITEMS OF CLOTHING, LUNCHBOXES, DRINK BOTTLES, TOYS, ETC. We would love to be able to return them to your child when found.

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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 be delivering apples on Thursday 1st March. If you would like to order apples, please see Gill or Annie at the office with your order and payment by Wednesday 29th February. Bags are approximately 5-6kg and are freshly picked from the orchard.

Pink Ladies, Royal Galas, Fujis, Golden Delicious and Granny Smiths are available at $10 per bag.

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Parent Representatives 2018 Hi there Kalinda Parents / Guardians, Every class requires a Parent Rep to liaise with the class teacher in organising a roster for classroom help, and to communicate any class organised events with other parents. The role is fun, its social and a great opportunity to get to know your class teacher and other parents. Your child will love having you around the school and seeing you involved with their class. It’s a very simple role that requires minimal time. If you’d like to contribute to the Kalinda Community but don’t have a lot of time – this is the role for you!! If you’d like more information about the role please speak to your class teacher, or if you’d like to step up into the Class Rep role please complete the below and pass it onto your class teacher, who will in turn pass your expression of interest onto the Parent’s and Friend’s Association. Please note: A current Working With Children Check is required: http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au Jacinta Toomey Parent Rep Co-ordinator _________________________________________________________________________________

Parent Representative Expression of Interest

I _______________________________________.. wish to be Parent Representative of Grade _________. My contact number is ____________________________ Signed _____________________________ Date ____________.