~ 1 ~ Kensington Primary School Newsletter 7 th May 2015 McCracken Street Kensington Vic 3031 Phone: (03) 9376 6013 Fax (03) 9376 4574 www.kensingtonps.vic.edu.au E-mail: [email protected]Care Program: (03) 9376 9848 Principal: Mark Ryan Assistant Principal: Julie Stephens PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Upcoming Events Contents Upcoming Events 1 Principal’s Report 1- 3 Wellbeing at KPS 4 Funrai$ing 9 Care Program News 6 Art News 7 Community News 10 Marvellous Music A few weeks ago Brooke sent around a message for teachers who wanted a ukelele for their grade. The response was overwhelming, so now most grades have their own instrument. Brooke has been running lessons on the ukelele for a number of months with the older children. It has been a delight hearing the massed groups play and sing along. Sometimes at lunch times the children will borrow a ukelele to play. They play melodically and have a lovely time. DATE TIME EVENT May Thur 7 th 5pm Education Meeting Frid 8 th 11.30 – 4pm Grade 5/6 Interschool Sports – Ascot Vale PS Away Parent’s Day Stall Tues 12 th NAPLAN – Writing Wed 13 th NAPLAN – Reading Thur 14 th NAPLAN - Numeracy Sat 16 th School Working Bee Mon 18 th 7pm School Council Tues 19 th 9am Education Week - Open Day 9.15am & 7pm Tours Wed 20 th 8am Boroondara Eisteddfod Thur 21 st 9am Soccer Carnival Frid 22 nd Yr 6/7 Transition Forms to be returned – final date Sun 24 th 2pm Boroondara Eisteddfod Final Mon 25 th 6pm Communications Committee Tues 26 th 5pm Funrai$ing Committee Wed 27 th 8.45am Werribee Mansion Excursion for Preps 3/4 Artplay Workshop June Thur 4 th 5/6 Excursion to Arts Centre Frid 5 th 9am Grade 5/6 Interschool Sport – St Marys Home Mon 8th Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday – No School Frid 19th 5.30pm Winter Solstice Pizza Night
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We are now looking at developing optimistic thinking in Bounce Back in the unit ‘Looking on the Bright Side.’ One of the areas that we learn about is the concept of ‘luck’. For some children, believing that people are either lucky or unlucky can hinder their ability to look on the bright side and become more resilient. In some cultures concepts such as luck and fate are central to making sense of life’s ups and downs. Of course with the rise of the gambling culture in Australia, it seems we are all susceptible to believing that somehow luck is either on our side or is not! When we stop and think about it, it is clear that what we call luck is actually a random occurrence – sometimes good and sometimes bad. When children believe they are ‘unlucky’ most of the time, it is often because they focus more on things that do not go well and underplay the good times. With this thinking comes a change in behaviour – if
you don’t believe you will be lucky, you are less likely to put work into something or to look for opportunities. When we change our thinking, we can change our behaviour and in a way, begin to ‘make our own luck’. For example:
look for good opportunities and make the most of them. An opportunity is a chance that can help you. We need to be on the lookout for good opportunities, we are more likely to find them if we meet new people and try new things
listen to your hunches and check them out. A ‘hunch’ is a strong thought or idea you have about something. Your hunches won’t always be right but if you listen to them and then check them out you could get ’luckier’.
expect that good fortune CAN happen to YOU too. Believe that it IS possible for good things to happen for them. Don’t think that good fortune only happens to other people and not to you. If you think you could ‘get lucky’ then you are more likely to put in effort and notice when something good is happening or could happen around you.
turn bad events and situations into good ones. When something goes wrong for them, ‘lucky’ people try find something good in the bad event or situation. Look for any small good parts of a not-so-good event or situation. Maybe things could have been even worse and you can feel relieved. Maybe there were some small bits of it that were OK and you can concentrate on those bits. Maybe you learnt something useful from what happened or you can think of a way to make things better.
These ideas are linked to the concept of fixed or growth mindsets, researched by Carol Dweck. If you would like to
read more about this, the following link takes you to an interesting article about the importance of how we respond
to and praise children in order to support a growth mindset and take ‘luck’ out of the equation!
KPS, together with the Department of Education actively promotes healthy eating and physical activity. We encourage all families to pack a healthy lunch and snacks for your child to eat while at school. These foods considerably influence their eating habits, growth patterns, energy, concentration levels and ability to learn. Healthy school lunch ideas include:
sandwiches or pita bread with cheese, lean meat or salad
cheese slices, crackers with spread and fresh fruit
washed and cut-up raw vegetables or fresh fruits
frozen water or milk, particularly in hot weather
Highly processed, sugary, fatty and salty foods should only make up a very small part of your child’s diet. Foods to limit in school lunches include:
processed meats such as salami and pressed chicken
chips, sweet biscuits, muesli and breakfast bars
fruit bars and fruit straps
cordials, juices containing sugar and soft drinks
Please also remember that there are a number of children with allergies at our school so we ask that no foods containing nuts or sesame be brought to school. This includes peanut butter, muesli bars and Nutella.
Our canteen offers wonderful healthy lunch choices including rolls, wraps and hot food options at very affordable prices . New menu items are being introduced soon so check the website for the latest canteen menu.
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Grade 6 News
Funrai$ing News
Parent’s Day Craft Stall
This Friday 8th May in the School Hall Foyer
The Fundraising Committee are holding a craft stall.
Students are welcome to purchase items during the day, with prices starting from 50 cents. Teachers
will take their class over to the hall foyer so that students can view and purchase items. The stall will
remain open until 4pm for parents.
Lots of lovely handmade goodies so please
come along and see what treasures you can find.
Grade 6 News
Transition to Grade 7 for 2016
Thank you to all the parents who have returned the transitions forms for their child’s secondary
school preferences. Just a quick reminder that all application forms must be completed and
returned to KPS by Friday 22nd May 2015.
Thanks
Grade 6 Teachers
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Hi Friends of Newells Paddock
An exciting event is at the park in mid May - our biggest EVER! & You are specially invited to:
Visit Newells Paddock for a super fun family day:
Sunday, May 17 between 10:30am - 3:30pm
* Planting 1000 new plants for native wildlife
* Free BBQ lunch
* Up close encounters with live Australian animals: blue tongue lizard, wombat, frog, kookaburra, ringtail possum, turtle, python
snake and a crocodile! (Animals of Oz 1:30- 3:30pm)