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Newsletter No. 32 - Term 4 – Week 2 18 October 2018

From the Acting Principal….. We have had a fantastic start to the final term for 2018! I had the opportunity to visit some of the wonderful programs in the school this week such as MiniLit, MacqLit and Jemm Maths. I was so impressed by the children’s willingness to share why the programs were important to them and the strong work ethic they demonstrated. The Performing Arts Program was rocking with musical ensembles by Grade 5&6 children and the Grade 1&2 dance groups. The delicious aroma of muffins filled the stadium in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program, and the excitement of the Japan Tour’s departure was very evident.

Branch Out Group A very happy Branch Out Group arrived safely at Narita Airport early Monday morning, and whilst there were a few tears when leaving family members, our students were soon skipping arm in arm through the airport, very excited about the adventure ahead. All of our students are participating in, not only teaching our host school about Australia, but also in our host school's classes and curriculum too! Some of our students helped out in English classes where the Japanese students aren't allowed to speak any Japanese. Other students were immersed in Science classes, P.E., Art and Music. Finally, they all got to meet their host families face to face and there were smiles all around. The host families were also very excited to meet our students

Messages from Japan My host family have an apartment and that really surprised me because it was a big apartment. I have my very own bedroom and I slept in a futon. They are spoiling me a lot, with gummies, and lots of presents. – Zara I had iced coffee for the first time! I liked it! (Mrs. Thomas was wondering why I was so bouncy). I was so happy when I found out that they are taking me horse riding this weekend. I'm so excited! My host family is amazing! – Mackenzie I tried new Japanese food, e.g. sticky beans and canned mushrooms. I like them. I got to meet their pet, Guri, which we just

Googled and found out was a really cute type of mouse called a degu mouse (you can look them up!) I have my very own room. And I got a beautiful pink folder to put my things in for school. I have to wash my hair every day. – Katya If you would like to follow our intrepid travellers on their Blog, please go to the following link and leave

a message if you wish. https://kalindabranchoutjapantrip2018.blogspot.com/?m=1

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Classes for 2019 We will soon be planning classes for next year. This is a complex process involving a range of factors we need to consider such as gender balance, age composition, academic, social and special needs of each class group. Allocations will not be finalized until the last weeks of the school year.

Friday Assembly The first Friday afternoon assembly was successfully run by our School Leadership Team last week. After some discussion with the teachers we have decided that the children will return to their classes in time for a 3:30pm dismissal to enable easy pick up by parents and siblings. KAREN ROUDA ACTING PRINCIPAL

Events Calendar

October

14th – 28th - Japan Trip – selected G.5/6 students 18th - Grade 2 Sleepover 19th - Grade 1/2 Tabloid Sports Day 19th - Assembly – 2:50pm Stadium 20th - Working Bee – Saturday 10am-12noon 24th - Yoganauts - Foundation 26th - Assembly – 2:50pm Stadium 30th - Gr.6 Graduation Committee Mtg – 5:30pm 31st - Yoganauts - Foundation November

1st - Canteen Closed today

- Music – Count Us In – whole school 2nd - Assembly – 2:50pm Stadium 6th - Public Holiday (Melbourne Cup Day) 7th - School of Rock Excursion - P&F Meeting – 2pm – Staffroom 9th - Transition 2019 Session 1 – 9:30-11:00am 13th - Performing Arts Soiree – 7-9pm – MP Room 15th - Grade 5/6 Dancing 16th - Transition 2019 Session 2 19th - School Council Mtg – 7:30pm Staffroom 20th - Graduation Comm. Mtg. – 5:30pm 22nd - Grade 5/6 Dancing 23rd - Transition 2019 Session 3 24th - Election Day – Cake Stall & Sausage Sizzle 25th - Working Bee – Sunday – 10am-12noon 26th - Japan Evening – 5:30pm 29th - Grade 5/6 Dancing 30th - Transition Session 4

December

3rd - P&F AGM – 9:15am – Stadium 4th - Canteen Special food day (Ice cream Day)

- Choir & Highland Dancing at Nursing Homes 6th - Grade 5/6 Dancing

- Carols Night 6th-12th - F-2 Swimming – Group 1 13th-19th - F-2 Swimming – Group 2 7th - Wonnies Concert 10th - Foundation 2019 Parent Information Night 11th - Orientation Morning (Foundation & Yr 6/7) 13th - Grade 5/6 Dancing 14th - Last day of Canteen for 2018. 19th - Grade 6 Graduation 21st - End Term 4 – 1:30pm Dismissal FORWARD DATES:

School Photos – 19th March 2019 Grade 5/6 Canberra Trip – 25th – 29th March 2019 TERM DATES 2018

Term 4 – 8 October – 21 December – 1:30pm Dismissal TERM DATES 2019

Teachers resume 29th January Students resume 31st January Easter – 19th April – 22nd April Term 1 – 29/1/19 – 5/4/19 – 2:30pm Dismissal Term 2 – 23/4/19 – 28/6/19 – 2:30pm Dismissal Term 3 – 15/7/19 – 20/9/19 – 2:30pm Dismissal Term 4 – 7/10/19 – 20/12/19 – 1:30pm Dismissal CANTEEN ROSTER – TERM 4

22/10 Justine W. 24/10 Dianne J. 25/10 Katrina B. 26/10 Louise D.

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PUPIL OF THE WEEK AWARDS

F/B Caden G. - For demonstrating leadership and helping others keep organised and stay focused during activities. F/J Archie J. - For following the Golden Rule while playing Piccadilly Circus. Well done. F/K Bentley M. - For pursuing your personal best no matter who you work with.

F/Z Willow C. - For pursuing your personal best in THRASS Workshops with extraordinary results!! 12A Ashton D. - For working hard to try to explain his thinking and justify his answers. 12B Isabella F. - For challenging yourself and trying a new strategy in Maths. Your division using an array was great! 12F Claire H. - For showing a positive attitude in all our Play is the Way games! 12M Charlotte G. - For consistently including and encouraging everyone during our Play is the Way games. Ashton B. - For being an amazing friend to our new student in 1/2S. We love your kind and caring nature. 34D Dhana S. - For showing initiative and self-motivation when completing all tasks. You are a brilliant role model Dhana. Lucy B. - For making such a positive start to Term 4. Well done, Lucy. 34F Parsa H. - For showing such Bravery and Perseverance to participate in everything during Camp! Gemma C. - For being Brave, believing in herself to Participate to Progress by entering in a National Writing Competition. 34L Natasha R. - For participating in all activities, even when they may not be her favourite. Taylan C. - For striving to spell all spelling words accurately. 34P Jordana S. - For always being such a kind, honest and respectful individual. Jordana, you are a treasured friend. Bailey B. - For having the confidence to “have a go” and giving her best effort in her learning. Well done, Bailey. Campbell P. - For always persisting when faced with learning challenges. Keep up the great work, Campbell. Spencer B. - For always actively involving himself during discussions by putting forward well though of ideas. Great work, Spencer. 34S Isabelle W. - For showing creativity when experimenting with claymation, animation and pixilation, using Stop Motion. Nathan McC. - For respecting the rights of others and for showing a developing maturity to his studies. Jay K. - For showing creativity when experimenting with claymation, animation and pixilation, using Stop Motion. 56D Sean O’L. - For taking pride in the presentation of his work and ensuring it is his personal best.

Notices sent home to Families – 11-18 October 2018 Notice Distributed to: Due Date:

Junior All Stars Girls Regional Hooptime Finals (Compass) Selected 23/10/18

Junior All Stars Boys Regional Hooptime Finals (Compass) Selected 23/10/18

Canteen Menu (Summer) Eldest in family n/a

Canberra Trip 2019 (Compass - see Office News for details) Grade 4 & 5 25/10/18

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CONGRATULATIONS

A big Congratulations goes to one of our budding authors.

Last term, Gemma C. from 34F entered the National 2018 Schools Poetry and Short Story Competition, with her story ‘The Real Story Behind Drains’. Gemma’s entry was one of more than nine thousand entries Australia wide! This was her first ever entry in such a competition, but she was very brave and gave it a go. Although her story did not make it into the finals, she was rewarded with a certificate and an encouraging letter wishing her better luck next year! Obviously they want to read her next story. We are all very proud of her courage to enter such an event, as well as her desire to challenge herself to improve her skills. Well done Gemma. MR LOPEZ and the Grade 3/4 Team

ELECTION DAY CAKE STALL & BBQ

Kalinda Primary School is once again a Polling Booth for Election Day, on Saturday 24th November. The Fundraising Committee and the Parents & Friends Committee will be holding a sausage sizzle and a cake stall during the day. The coffee van will also be available on the day.

We will need lots of volunteers across the day and would love your help. Information with all the details will be coming home in the next couple of weeks, so please, pop the date in your diary and, if you can set aside an hour or two to help out, that would be fantastic! SHANNON LEITCH on behalf of Parents & Friends Assoc. & Fundraising Committee

Canteen News NEW MENU – The new menu was sent out on Monday 8th October. Please note some prices have changed. This is also available on our website shortly, under “Canteen” and “Notices & Forms”. Spare copies are available at the office. Please dispose of your old menu. The new online menu is going to show the “Healthy Traffic Light” system, with some areas in green, some in orange and some in red. The green writing will be showing foods that are healthy and can be eaten at any time. The items in orange means that it’s quite okay to have them sometimes, and the items in red are those that should only be eaten as a very special treat. You can use this as a guide for your child’s choices. FUTURE DATES: 1st November - Canteen closed just for the day. 4th December - Special Food Day – Ice Cream Day 14th December - Last day for lunch orders for 2018. Helpers Needed If you are able to help at any time in the canteen, it would be very much appreciated. Please contact me in the canteen or leave your name at the office. We are short of volunteers and children love to see their mums, dads, or other family members helping out. JUSTINE WATSON CANTEEN MANAGER

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Term 4 is SunSmart – Wear Your Hat!

Just a reminder that Term 4 is a SunsSmart term and it is compulsory for hats to be worn in the playground. Slouch hats 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

Maroondah/Manningham Division Athletics The students who finished in either 1st or 2nd place at the Ringwood North District Athletics were provided a special invitation to compete in the Maroondah/Manningham Division Athletics. This competition was held last Thursday, 11th October. All our athletes competed really well on the day, and many of our athletes achieved a PB recording which is an outstanding effort. Congratulations to the following students:

- Grace S. for finishing 1st in Long Jump and 100m - Jade G. for finishing 1st in 800m and 4th in 1500m - Callum S. for finishing 2nd in 800m - Heidi C. for finishing 3rd in Triple Jump - Jemma W. for finishing 1st in High Jump and 2nd in Hurdles - Kai W. for finishing 1st in Shot Put - Lily A. for finishing 2nd in Discus - Maverick J for finishing 2nd in Hurdles - Gemma S. for finishing 3rd in 1500m and 6th in 800m - Elise M. for finishing 3rd in Shot Put and 6th in 100m

A special congratulations goes to Grace S, Jade G, Callum S, Jemma W, Kai W, Lily A. and Maverick J. who all progress through to the next level in which they will compete against the best athletes in the Eastern Metropolitan Region. GOOD LUCK! JESSICA SWINGLER PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER

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Congratulations to the Grade 5/6 Mixed Basketball Team

Congratulations to the Grade 5/6 Mixed Basketball Team for finishing 1st in the Ringwood North Summer School Sport Competition! The Grade 5/6 Mixed Basketball Team finished 1st in the Ringwood North Division and because of this they progressed through to the Maroondah Division Basketball Finals. This was held last Friday 12th October. On the day, they versed the other schools who also finished 1st in their Division (Yarra Road Primary School and Ringwood Heights Primary School). They all played really well, and managed to win both games, which is a really great effort. They now progress through to the Eastern Metropolitan Region finals, which will be held on Tuesday 30th October. We wish them all the very best. Thank you to Nat McCartney for training and coaching this team across the entire year, your support and assistance with this team is very much appreciated. Also thank you to all the other parents for giving up your time to take your child along to this event, and thank you for cheering them on and assisting with scoring. JESSICA SWINGLER PHYSICAL EDUCATION TECHER

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Dear Parents, Guardians, Students and Friends As part of CBL, our goal is to do something to safeguard our existence. We are doing this by recycling as much e-waste as possible. We are encouraging you to bring in any e-waste that you have left lying around your house that is broken, or any old technology you don’t know what to do with. We would like you to collect your e-waste and bring it to school. There are two boxes at the office; one for e-waste and one for batteries. The final date you can put your e-waste in is Monday, 29th October. The e-waste will be collected from school on the 30th October. Here is a list of the e-waste items that can go into the two boxes (broken, unused and used):

1. iPads 2. iPods 3. Computers and laptops 4. Tablets 5. TVs 6. Mobile and Home Phones 7. Batteries (in box 2)

We hope you can help us achieve our goal of recycling as much as possible. Thank you! Hudson, Phoenix, Jack M, Xavier, Espen, Bailey, Jack H, Ethan, Mackenzie, Jayla, Zara and Seb.

By: Leila Amber Taleigha Bella Ella C.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

OFFICE NEWS

There are a number of events on Compass at the moment needing payment and consent. Please check your children’s Compass profiles for details and due dates. Instalment Details for Canberra Trip 2019: Payment in full or by instalments is available on Compass under “Course Confirmation & Payments” (not Events). Instalment #1 ($161.50) is due by 25th October; Instalment #2 ($156.75) is due by 29th November; Instalment #3 ($156.75) is due by 14th February 2019 Payment in full - $475.

Please note: If you are eligible for Camps, Sports & Excursions Funding (CSEF), please do not process through Compass, as this will alter the amount owed. Please come in to the office to arrange amended 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 kalinda.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au If payments of less than $10 are received, we will be returning them home and asking for cash payment. The 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 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 Note / Approval” tab on your child’s Home Page in Compass. As per the DET requirements, notifications will be sent out via text if your child has an unexplained absence. Please take the time to ensure all your details are correct.

STUDENT BANKING Don’t forget to send in your child’s Bendigo Bank Deposit book every Friday. Deposits will be processed and the books will be returned to your child each Monday.

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

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KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

APPLES

STRAIGHT FROM THE ORCHARD…….

Chris, our apple man will be delivering apples on Thursday 25th October. If you would like to order apples or pears, please see Gill or Annie at the office with your order and payment by Wednesday 24th October. Bags are approximately 5-6kg and are freshly picked from the orchard.

Pink Ladies (NEW SEASON), Golden Delicious and Granny Smiths are available at $10 per bag. Fujis are now $12 per bag. Green & Brown pears are available at $10 per bag.

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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.