Diary Dates

Apr

Fri 25 Public Holiday—ANZAC Day

May

Thu 1 House Cross Country Grades 3– 6

Thu 8 Mother’s Day Stall

Fri 9 District Cross Country

Wed 14 Thu 15

Carnival Book Fair

Fri 16 Interschool Sport

Mon 19 Grade 4 Swimming starts

Wed 21 Education Week Events

Fri 23 Interschool Sport

Jun

Mon 9 Queen’s Birthday Holiday

Mon 16 Grade 5 & 6 Swimming starts

Fri 20 Inter School Sports

Winter Gala Day

Newsletter No.6

24 April, 2014

KPS Ph 9853 8325 www.kewps.vic.edu.au E kew.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Www.OSHClub.com.au

Message from Principal

Hi All,

Welcome back to Term 2. I am pleased to say that we have had a very

smooth start to the term. Yesterday I was hosting a school tour for a

prospective family for 2016 and they were amazed at how well our

students were working, how they were all on task and how focused the

learning in each of the classrooms was. On all the school tours I take I am

filled with pride and admiration for the work of our staff and for the way

our students demonstrate that they are responsible learners. Term 2 is a

really important time for learning and I know that each level of the school

is looking forward to considerable growth in the achievements of our

students.

Over the term we will have several key events that will highlight some of

the great things happening across our school. These events are designed to

keep supporting our strong home / school partnership. Two of these

include:

May 21st 7pm – 8pm Race Around Kew (more news about this

exciting event will be sent home over the next couple of weeks).

June 12th 7pm - iPad Parent Evening combined with Think U Know

Cyber-safety Session.

Soon you will also receive a newsletter from your child’s area that contains

an overview of the major curriculum concepts being taught during this

term. This will assist you to know more about what your child is learning at

school and enable you to have some follow up discussions at home by ask-

ing your child about what they have learnt and to explain it to you.

Our CARE program will also commence in Week 3 (May 5th) on Monday

afternoons. This is a whole school personal development program based

around our CARE values. Students will work in a cross age group (Prep –

Year 6) with the same staff member each week. The program will be led by

our Year 6 Leaders in each of the groups and run for 5 weeks of this term

and again in Term 3.

We will be trying something new for the last few Monday afternoon of the

term. Students will participate in our “Curiosity Challenge” sessions. This

will involve a high degree of student choice as the activities will be based

on topics of student interest and largely driven by their questions, ideas

and curiosity. For the first 5 weeks of this program (late term 2 and the

start of term 3) students will work in their current teams e.g. Junior School

and mix across the classes based on their selections. I am really looking

forward to seeing where this takes us and I know that our students will be

highly engaged and active during this program.

Term Dates 2014

Term 2 - 22 Apr - 27 Jun

Term 3 - 14 Jul- 19 Sept

Term 4 - 6 Oct - 19 Dec

Canteen Menu

can be found on the school website

http://www.kewps.vic.edu.au/

index.php/download_file/425/152/

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School Council & Sub Committee Dates for 2014

I would like to welcome Emma Hindhaugh and Rachel Naylor to our School Council for 2014. Emma has accepted a

one year casual vacancy position which was made vacant by Alison Clayton not returning to Council this year. Ra-

chel is the nominated PTA community representative for School Council this year.

The dates for School Council and the various Sub Committee’s are as follows:

SCHOOL COUNCIL – WEDNESDAYS @ 7.15PM

Buildings & Grounds – Tuesdays 7.30 – 8.30pm

Finance – Wednesdays 2.30– 3.30pm

PTA – Tuesday 7.30-8.30pm

Education & Policy – Wednesdays 5 – 6pm TBC

Term 1 26th March

Term 2 14TH May Community Meeting 11th June – Oval Redevelop-

ment Master Plan 18th June

Term 3 13th August 10th September

Term 4 29th October 26th November

Term 2 6th May 3rd June

Term 3 5th

August 2nd September

Term 4 14th October 11th November

Term 2 7th May 11th June

Term 3 6th August 3rd September

Term 4 15th October 12

th November

Term 2 6th May 3rd June

Term 3 5th August 2nd September

Term 4 14th October 11th November

Term 2 7th May 11th June

Term 3 6th August 3rd September

Term 4 15th October 12th November

Sibling Photos

Please collect from office

Team Photos

Are on display outside the office and orders can be placed at

the office.

Funding, Communications & Marketing – Tuesdays 6.30 – 7.30pm

School Council also requires a minute taker. If you are a quick typist or have skills in this area and are able to

attend our meetings to assist please contact me at the school.

Compulsory Payment – Excursion Levy

A reminder that as of the start of this term students will not be permitted to attend activities that require payment

if this payment has not been received before the day.

This process will be strictly enforced to prevent some students subsidising the activities for others. We cannot run

any excursion or event if the cost is not fully covered by the excursion fee.

If you are unable to make the required payments or would like to speak to me about making alternative

arrangement such as a payment plan please contact me via the office to make a time. A student will not miss

attending an event if a parent or carer has made contact with me and made these alternative arrangements.

ANZAC DAY

Finally, today we held a short special assembly to commemorate ANZAC Day. As I mentioned to the students, the

purpose of this special day is to honour, remember and thank those that have served and made sacrifices for our

country. We talked about the symbols, signs and monuments that are used to help us remember these sacrifices

and we even uncovered or revisited some of the monuments around our school. Did you know that we have a

special box just outside the office that contains the Honour Roll for members of the Kew Primary School

community that served in WW1 and WW2? I showed these documents to our students and told them about 3

teachers from our school who served during the First World War. If you would ever like to see these documents

please contact me at the office. I also outlined some of the main concepts that I believe all students should have

an understanding of on this day. Ask your child if they can are able to tell you any of these!

Next year will be the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing and our school will be looking for ways to ensure

that this significant event is honoured appropriately. If you have any suggestions or ideas please see me.

Be Worthy James Penson Principal

Term 2 6th May 3rd June

Term 3 5th August 2nd September

Term 4 14th October 11th November

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Message from Assistant Principal

Welcome back to Term Two everyone and I trust you all had some quality family and friends time, returning to

Kew PS with loads of energy and enthusiasm for the term ahead. As is always the case, this term will be busy,

providing Kew Kids with lots of learning opportunities and challenges. The teachers have planned their programs

thoughtfully, providing relevant learning experiences for all children wherever they are on the learning

continuum.

In the last week of Term One, Sally Marsh and I ran a Parent Helpers Information evening and we were both

thrilled with the number of parents who attended. Schools are richer places because of your input and the help

you all provide to classroom and specialist teachers is invaluable. If available, please volunteer to help your child’s

teacher in whatever capacity you can whether in the rooms, on excursions, at sports days, etc. We are all the

richer for the experience.

Robin Grace

Kew Primary School Blog

Last week I received the following message posted on the KPS blog:

Greetings from Colorado! I'm bored at work so I decided to check out your website on my iPhone during lunch

break.

I love the info you present here and can't wait to take a look when I get home. I'm shocked at how quick your

blog loaded on my mobile.

I'm not even using WIFI, just 3G .. Anyhow, great site!

I have no idea how a random person in Colorado ends up reading our school blog, but it’s pretty cool that they do. Since I set up the blog in 2012, we’ve had 12,923 views in 70 odd countries around the world; I’ve posted 50 blogs and we’ve had 200 comments. But more importantly, I’ve had a lot of conversations with a lot of parents – and kids and teachers – about all sorts of important, fun and interesting things about our school.

Now, due to personal circumstance, I will no longer be able to run our school blog. Happily, Katrina Whelen has agreed to take over. Thanks Katrina! In order for the blog to be sustainable over time, Katrina will need lots of contributions from the school community so get thinking and get writing. Katrina’s email is: katrina.w@ozemail.com.au.

Thank-you to all the parents and teachers who have contributed so far, and thank you to everyone who has stopped me in the playground to tell me they enjoyed reading a post. It’s been fun.

Cheers,

Jacqui Tomlins

2014 TERM 2 PLANNER – SCHOOL COMMUNTIY VERSION #1 24.4.14 Week Number MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

1 April 21

21/4

EASTER MONDAY HOLIDAY

22/4

SCHOOL STARTS BACK

23/4

9.30am School Tour

24/4

25/4

ANZAC DAY

2 April 28

28/4

29/4

9am – 3.30pm SEDA Cricket

30/4

1/5

HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY

2/5

ISS Winter Training

Mothers Day Lunch

3pm Assembly

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May 5

5/5

2.40pm CARE PROGRAM

6/5

9am – 3.30pm SEDA Cricket

6.30pm School Tour - JP

7.30pm PTA & B&G Meetings

7/5

2.30pm Finance meeting

5pm Education & Policy Meeting

8/5

Mothers Day Stall

11am VIS Athlete visit

2.30pm School Tour

9/5

DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY

3pm Assembly

4 May 12

12/5

2.40pm CARE PROGRAM

13/5

9am – 3.30pm SEDA Cricket

9.30am School Tour

14/5

Book Fair

7.15pm School Council

15/5

Book Fair

16/5

ISS v HWPS

Book Fair

3pm Assembly

18/5

WORKING BEE

5

May 19

Education

Week

19/5

Year 4 Swimming

2.40pm CARE PROGRAM

20/5

Year 4 Swimming

9am – 3.30pm SEDA Cricket

2.30pm School Tour

21/5

Education Week Events

9am – 11am Open Day & Tours

Maths Olympiad No 1

Year 4 Swimming

6pm School Tour – JP

7pm – 8.30pm Race Around Kew

22/5

Year 4 Swimming

23/5

ISS v Auburn

3pm Assembly

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May 26

26/5

Year 4 Swimming

2.40pm CARE PROGRAM

27/5

Year 4 Swimming

28/5

Year 4 Swimming

29/5

Year 4 Swimming

Fathers Association Evening

30/5

ISS v Bialik

3pm Assembly

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June 2

2/6

2.40pm CARE PROGRAM

3/6

6.30pm FCM meeting

7.30pm PTA & B&G Meetings

4/6

5/6

Division Cross Country

6/6

ISS v KEPS

3pm Assembly

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June 9

9/6

QUEENS BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY

10/6

11/6

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2.30pm Finance Meeting

5pm Education & Policy Meeting

7.00pm School Community Forum –

Oval Redevelopment Project

12/6

SEDA Netball Yrs 3 & 4

7pm iPad Parent Evening & Think u

Know Cybersafety Event.

13/6

ISS Training

3pm Assembly

14/6

Kew It’s Got

Talent PA Event

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June 16

16/6

Year 5/6 Swimming

2.40pm CURIOSITY SESSIONS

17/6

Year 5/6 Swimming

18/6

Year 5/6 Swimming

7.15pm School Council

19/6

CURRICULUM DAY

MICHAEL YMER

20/6

ISS Winter Gala Day

3pm Assembly

10 June 23

23/6

Year 5/6 Swimming

2.40pm CURIOSITY SESSIONS

24/6

Year 5/6 Swimming

25/6

Year 5/6 Swimming

REPORTS SENT HOME

26/6

SEDA Netball Yrs 3 & 4

Year 5/6 Swimming

27/6

Year 5/6 Swimming?

LAST DAY TERM 1 – EARLY

FINISH 2.30pm

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Le français – CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) As I continue to embed the CLIL approach to second language learning into the French curriculum, I am pleased to report that in addition to my regular, weekly classes, Term 1 saw me working with Grade 3 classes on ‘Les Mathématiques’. In colour coded teams of violet; gris; noir et rose, students learnt about how to ‘Résoudre un problème’. Areas of focus included:

- Devinez et Vérifiez (Guessing and Checking) - Cherchez un Ordre (Looking for a Pattern) - Dessinez une Table (Drawing a Table) - Jouez le Rôle (Acting it Out)

Why not try les problèmes suivants with your child:

- Elodie mange quatre pommes et Patrick mange trois pommes. Ça fait combien? Et plus difficile:

- Le restaurant prépare cinquante-deux croissants. Trente-huit croissants sont vendus. Combien reste à la fin du jour?

This term I will be working with our Grade 4 students to provide additional CLIL classes, and I look forward to sharing this with you. J’espère que vous avez passé de très bonnes vacances! Madame Payne

Building and Grounds (B&G) Subcommittee

Are you interested in growing vegetables? Do you have a passion for kids’ sport at KPS? Would you like to help make our school more sustainable? Do you know something about plants and watering systems?

The Building and Grounds (B&G) Subcommittee would like to set up some smaller working groups of interested parents, carers and grandparents to do some specific projects or give these parts of the school some assistance.

The groups are:

1. Kitchen garden: helping Kerry Lomas, our teacher in charge, on implementing the plans she and the Green Thumbs have developed, applying for grants for the garden (eg. Coles Landcare), doing some work in the garden

2. Sports: helping Clare Connor, our PE teacher, particularly with her equipment and with implementing some of the wonderful suggestions she has received

3. Sustainability: phase two of cooling solutions (external blinds, internal ceiling fans, etc.), funding applications (eg. for solar panels)

4. Landscaping: helping with planting new native tube stock in Term 2, reviewing and implementing the forth-coming landscape planting plan from Outlines Landscape Architects (who did the terrific landscaping around the gym), reviewing the school’s water tanks and watering systems

5. Working Bees: help build on the Term 1 approach of one person coordinating a particular area of the school, with a walk-around in the week before to discuss the task list

The time commitment for each group is up to the group! It could be once a term at school to do some weeding in the veggie garden, or it might involve some research at home on grants and putting together applications. You would be most welcome to attend B&G subcommittee meetings (7.30pm on 6 May, 3 June, 5 August, 2 Septem-ber, 14 October, 11 November) but it’s completely optional.

If you are interested in any of the groups, have some excellent ideas for works around the school or if you have particular experience in one of these areas, please contact Stewart Waters, B&G subcommittee convenor at stewart.waters@optusnet.com.au. Stewart or one of the other B&G subcommittee members will then contact you with a date and time for us all to briefly meet each other!

Thanks and we are really looking forward to working with an enthusiastic group of parents, carers and grandpar-ents.

Building and Grounds Subcommittee

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Skilled and

enthusiastic staff

Open

classrooms/Team

teaching

Specialist

Programs: French,

P.E, Library, Visual

and Performing

Arts

Out of School

Hours Program

(OSHP)

C.A.R.E : Personal

Development Program

School Tours

Wednesday 21st May

6.00 – 7.00 pm * For prospective Prep families

Open Day

Wednesday 21st May

9.00 – 10.40 am

* All classrooms open and student led tours available

‘Race around Kew’

Wednesday 21st May

7.00 – 8.00 pm

*For all students and families including future families

Peel St, Kew 3101 Ph: 9853 8325 http://www.kewps.vic.edu.au

The Steve Biddulph - Road to Manhood Seminar “… a father teaches his child, through play, how to master energy and angers… and not be flooded by them”. Steve Biddulph is one of the world’s leading voices for masculine change, and his humourous, warm and honest style have drawn over 140,000 people to his talks in the last 30 years. Steve’s books including Raising Boys, The New Manhood, and Raising Girls, are in four million homes. This special seminar for men covers the main areas of concern for those men seeking to be freer and happier, more engaged with their families, and more alive in themselves. Topics include.. * What makes a whole man. * How men got damaged and what helps us to heal. * Men and women - getting along, and knowing what you really want. * The journey from boy to man.

Steve is an inspiring author and speaker and this is a unique opportunity for you to be part of a something that

will help the school, our families and importantly, us as fathers. We are privileged to have someone like Steve

at our school and we hope you will be part of this event.

There will be a limit of 120 tickets for this Seminar. We encourage you to bring a male who is significant in

your children’s lives, uncle, father, grandfather. It will be first in best dressed for tickets, so you are

encouraged to get in early.

When : Thursday 29th May – 7:30pm

Where : Kew Primary School Gymnasium, Peel Street, Kew, 3101

Cost : $30 Booking for men only aged 17 and over : http://www.trybooking.com/ERWK

And much more…http://www.stevebiddulph.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/stevebiddulphraisinggirls

A Kew Primary School Fathers Association Initative.

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Kew Primary

Mother's Day Lunch!

A beautiful lunch, well deserved...

Friday 2nd May, 12-3pm

@ Hellenic Republic, 26 Cotham Road, Kew

$75pp includes 3 course shared banquet (meal value $58 + all drinks)

(special dietary requirements catered for)

Book now! Tickets selling fast!

Sit with your year level or let Claire know your seating request.

Prize to the Mum with the most attendees!

http://www.trybooking.com/EMKA

* Every Mum will receive a gift of Organic Body Lotion 50ml w/ Rose Geranium from PERSE kindly

donated by Irene Kemeridis, Year 1 & 3, and a beautiful bar of soap from ECOSTORE, kindly donated by

Liz Ellis, Prep.

*****************************************

KEW IT’S GOT TALENT night coming soon on Saturday 14th June from 7pm

til Late. 80’s Theme. A showcase of talent you’ve never seen before. $20pp. Save

the date. Trybooking available soon.

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Chess Ideas

Ph: 9532- 8370

Fax: 9532- 8360

P.O. Box 3158

Ripponlea 3185

admin@chessideas.com.au

Established in 1994

Teaching in over 100

schools in Melbourne

and Ballarat.

Coaches to the top

junior students in

Victoria.

CHESS REGISTRATION TERM 2, 2014

(Kew Primary School) NAME OF CHILD: __________________________________________________ GRADE: ______________

CONTACT PARENT/GUARDIAN: _____________________________________ Ph. #: ________________

SIGNATURE OF PARENT/GUARDIAN: _______________________________________________________

Credit Card Details:

NAME ON CARD: ________________________________________________ CARD TYPE: _____________

CARD NUMBER: ________________________________________________ EXPIRY DATE: __________

CCV # __________

Please enclose $94.50 and return to school office with completed form.

PLEASE NOTE THAT CHEQUES SHOULD BE MADE OUT TO – ‘CHESS IDEAS’.

Dates: 2/5 – 27/6: (9 weeks)

Time: Friday’s 1.00pm – 1.50 p.m. – Library.

Cost: $94.50 (9 lessons) for the term.

PLEASE NOTE: If chess lessons coincide with swimming or school

camp, please deduct the cost of these lessons from the total amount. Otherwise students will not receive a refund for classes missed.

Students commencing after the first week do not pay for the earlier lessons.

Cheques should be made payable to “Chess Ideas” or we take payment via Visa

and Mastercard. The completed form should be handed into the school office.

PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE ONLINE AT:

www.chess.ideas.com.au

If your child has a medical condition we should know about please ring our

office with details.

Play Chess at home against the computer.

Go to www.chessideas.com.au home page.

Click on “play chess”. It’s fun!

Kew Primary School

Chess Club, 2014

Term 2 commences on Friday 2

nd May

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Kew High School

1393 Burke Road

Kew East Vic 3102

INFORMATION

EVENING

A Year 7 2015 information evening (for 2014

grade 6 parents) to be held on Wednesday

14th May 2014 for prospective parents

and students. This is an expo style evening

where parents and students visit the

many interactive displays from all learning

areas with teachers available to answer

questions. The evening concludes with an

informative session in our theatre – Renais-

sance Theatre.

5.00 – 6.30 pm - Mini Expo – VCE Centre

and Library – visit the different learning are-

as – where displays; information and inter-

active student activities will be available

6.45 – 7.30 pm - Information session – Re-

naissance Theatre – Principal’s address;

Overview of year 7 program.

The Department of Education and Early Childhood

Development (DEECD) does not endorse the products

or services of any private advertiser. No

responsibility is accepted by DEECD for accuracy of

information contained in advertisements or claims

made by them.

CAMBERWELL HIGH SCHOOL

2012 Open Evening Tuesday 29th of April @ 6.00pm

(Principal Address 7.30pm) Choosing the right educational environment for your child is an important deci-sion and can only be made after viewing a prospective school in action. To facili-tate this, Camberwell High School offers regular school tours and holds an Open Night each year in Term 2. Our students volunteer to be tour leaders on this open evening and represent their school with honesty and pride. Please contact the office on 9831 8333 for further information.

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