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Newsletter No. 39 - Term 4– Week 9 Thursday 4th

December 2014

From the Principal………….

JAPANESE CULTURAL EVENING What a wonderful cultural evening it was last Monday night. There were lots of families spending time cooking and tasting Japanese pancakes, writing calligraphy, trying their hand at origami, sumo wrestling, listening to the koto harp guitar, and experiencing many other delights of Japan. Thank you to Greg Brown and Hiromi Hagihara for organising everything; from the relaxing music in the foyer to greet families, lanterns and flags in the courtyard made by the students, beautiful posters of the Branch Out Japan Trip in the hallways, and for all the activities held on the night. It certainly was a very cultural evening and we look forward to another special night next year!

ORIENTATION DAY Next Tuesday is our last Orientation Day for the Foundation (Prep) students of 2015. It has been terrific to see all the new students experiencing their new school; and meeting all the new parents at the morning teas in the Stadium as they chatted to the current families. Thank you to members of our Parents & Friends Association for hosting morning tea on each of the transition sessions this term. It’s a lovely welcome to all our new families. GAIL POLLARD PRINCIPAL

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Events Calendar

Forms sent home to Families – 27 Nov. – 4th Dec. 2014 Notice Distributed to: Return by:

2015 Parent Payments Notice Youngest in Family

Swimming – Final Payment Levels 1 & 2 4th December

End of Term Prep Newsletter Preps n/a

Kalinda Carols Evening Eldest n/a

BEGINNING OF TERM 1, 2015 Teachers return to work on Wednesday 28

th January

Thursday 29th January will be a Curriculum Day

Students return to school on Friday 30th

January.

BE SUNSMART IN TERM 4

Here at Kalinda we are a Sunsmart school which means that all students need to wear a school-approved hat during Term 4, which can be purchased at the Uniform Shop on Monday afternoons from 3.00 – 3.45pm. If anyone is not wearing a hat, the Yard Duty Teacher will ask them to stay undercover, out of the sun, for recess and/or lunchtime.

December

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th – Junior Athletics Day – Preps – 2

8th

– Prep (2015) Info Night 8

th - P&F AGM – 9.30am Stadium

– and Christmas at Kalinda Kafe 9

th - Orientation Day for 2015 Preps & Yr 7.

9th

- Last day for Uniform Shop Sales. 11

th - Kalinda Carols Night

12th - Hot Dog Day – Last day of Canteen

15th

- Uniform Shop Closed for Stocktake 15-18

th – Levels 1 & 2 Swimming

17th

- Year 6 Graduation Night 19

th – End of Term 4 – 1.30pm Dismissal

TERM DATES 2014

Term 4 – 6 October - 19 December NB: 1.30pm Dismissal on 19

th Dec.

TERM DATES 2015

Term 1 – 28 Jan (teachers start) - 27 March Pupil Free Day 29 Jan – Students begin 30

th Jan.

Term 2 – 13 April - 26 June Term 3 – 13 July - 18 September Term 4 – 5 October - 18 December CANTEEN ROSTER – Week 2

10/12/14 - Jacinta T. 114/12/14 - Leesa S. 12/12/14 - Hot Dog Day – Helpers Needed

If you wish to contact Jo in the Canteen, her mobile number is 0402 031 447.

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PUPIL OF THE WEEK

P/R Sophie S. - For her beautifully written Fairy Tale. Fantastic effort, Sophie! Dib B. - For his amazing guitar performance. You are a super star, Dib! P/T Millie P. - For persevering and methodically working through Maths problems. Eleanor D. - For confidently explaining how to do something, during Maths, to a group of students. 12B Damon H. - For putting a great deal of effort into his writing. Well done! 12C Zahlia C. - For choosing to present a very comprehensive Morning News about the Japanese Cultural Evening to teach the students who weren’t there, all about it. Fantastic pictures and detail, Zahlia! Georgia B. - For your beautifully presented poetry book. Your poems have been a delight to read. Josh L. - For your wonderfully enthusiastic and informative Morning News about your weekend to

Sovereign Hill. 12D Krystal T. - For making a fantastic train in CBL. You are very creative. 12S Jack P. - For his courage shown to play piano in front of over 100 people. 34P Ashton M. - For applying excellent phoneme knowledge when attempting to spell unfamiliar words. Great work, Ashton. Hayley M. - For demonstrating leadership skills whilst working with her CBL group. Fantastic work. 56B Sarah C. - For always offering such fantastic ideas during class. You show some great understandings Sarah. Jess C. - For such an outstanding year. You always bring such a positive attitude to your learning. Mikayla F. - For producing a fantastic book review. You always try your hardest, Mikayla. Lachlan C. - For being such a mature young man and always giving his best. 56I Aiden B. - For finishing your work on time and to a great standard, and for being a great friend to students in Level 4. Erica K-C. - For always producing work to a very high standard and to the best of your ability. 56M Rebecca M. - For the outstanding commitment she has shown to learning new division strategies. Aaron B. - For persevering with his division problems in his explicit teaching sessions. Ryan B. - For demonstrating a strong understanding of long division with decimal remainders. Taylah H. - For the outstanding job she is doing as part of a team for CBL. Keep it up! 56O Xavier R. - For working independently to correct problems with his CBL Video. Great work! Jack D. - For continuing to challenge himself with his Maths knowledge by investigating complex division concepts. Mia Z. - For the dedication she has shown in organising her CBL Video shoot. Chloe W. - For the dedication she has shown in organising her CBL Video shoot.

CANTEEN NEWS Hot Dog Day is next Friday,12th December and with over 300 lunch orders to process, we are in need of more helpers. If you have a spare couple of hours to help pack, we would appreciate it. Special Food Days require more volunteers than usual and your children love having mum or dad helping out. Contact me on 0402 031 447 if you have any questions. JO O’CALLAGHAN CANTEEN MANAGER

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Kalinda’s Wishing Tree

1st

– 12th

December

Kalinda Primary School Junior School Council Reps would like to ask if you are able to bring a pre–loved, or a new present for the Wishing Tree.

The presents will be placed under our Christmas tree up at the office, where later it will be delivered to the Neighbourhood Community Centre in Warrandyte. The presents will

be delivered to kids from ages 5 to 16 years whose parents cannot afford presents.

Twice a week, two Junior School Council Reps will come around with a basket. One to collect the presents in and the other that will have cardboard Christmas trees or stars in

it, which we will give out in return for your generosity and donating a gift.

Please bring the presents in from 1st December to 12th December. Please wrap your presents with a small card on the front stating whether it is for a boy or a girl

and for which age group the present is suitable.

Thank you very much from the 2014 JSC Reps

CHRISTMAS CRAFT Nichole Clifford has been working very hard gathering ideas and materials for Christmas Craft. Hundreds of snowmen and calendars have already waltzed home, clutched in excited and proud little hands. Thank you Nichole, and your merry band of cutters, sorters and threaders. We LOVE our Christmas Craft!

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Save the date

because

It’s beginning to look

(and sound)

a lot like

Christmas Preparations are underway for the Annual Kalinda Carols Night.

It’s set to be a great night full of community carols, performances from the choir and all of the Kalinda students,

plenty of Christmas cheer, and a very special visitor.

The P&F committee will be holding a sausage sizzle this year selling sausages, drinks and watermelon. So bring along some money to

make a purchase on the night. (See notice coming home) Be sure not to miss the pre-show entertainment from Wonnies Bands

and a special performance from Mr Barnden and Mr Todd!

Pack your picnic blanket and join us for dinner beforehand then enjoy the Christmas spirit with carols and performances from the

choir and talented Kalinda students.

Date: Thursday 11th December When: 5:30pm – 6.30pm for picnic dinner 7.00pm for Carols Where: Kalinda Primary School Outdoor stage Bring: All your Christmas cheer Please note that this is an alcohol-free event and all children must be supervised by parents at all times.

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Congratulations to all the students who completed the Premiers Reading Challenge!

Altogether, Kalinda students read a total of 2866 Books. What a fantastic achievement!

Certificates will be handed out within the grades.

Keep up the great reading over the holidays

and be sure to join the challenge again in 2015.

ARIGATO FOR COMING TO THE JAPANESE CULTURAL EVENING

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From the sports desk…

Every Wednesday and

Friday from 3:45pm -

4:45pm.

Kalinda Primary School’s dedicated

Active After-School Communities

webpages can be found here. The Term

4 AASC program commenced on

Wednesday, October 22. See below

for all program dates.

PLEASE NOTE:

**The school’s Term 4 AASC

Ultimate Frisbee program has now

finished**

Friday afternoons (3:45pm – 4:45pm): Karate (Lion Bushido Karate Academy)

Status Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 NO PLACES

AVAILABLE Friday

October 24 Friday

November 7 Friday

November 14 Friday

November 21 Friday

November 28 Friday

December 5 Friday

December 12

JUNIOR ATHLETICS EXPERIENCE: Events for Kalinda Primary School’s ‘Junior Athletics Experience’ commence at 9:25AM

this Friday. Including sprints, high-jump, discus, shot-put, vortex, long-jump, team-sports, hurdles and ‘the marathon (i.e.: 1 lap

of the oval!), each event will last for 15 minutes. Each group will also have a 15 minute recovery ‘station’ in their timetab le.

Recess will be at the usual time of 11:00am – 11:30am and events will recommence at 11:40am to allow for some re-organising

(if required!). Final events will finish at 12:40 after which some icy-cold refreshments may be available ;) Maps and timetables

will be available from the foyer on the day.

LEVEL 3 AND 4 BIKE-CONTROL COURSES: Thank you to the students and families of Levels 3 & 4 for the fantastic uptake of

this week’s Bike-Control courses. No class has had more than 2 or 3 students without ‘wheels’ (and the reasons for those few

have been compelling). In this week’s sessions, Kate Perry (one of Australia’s most promising, elite ‘up-and-coming’ road racing

athletes) spoke to the Level 4’s about how to safely and effectively walk with your bike when required, mounting and

dismounting, hard-and-soft braking, bike setup and tips for helmet fitting. There was a litle bit of on-0bike content as well, but

there will be far more of that next week (…the level 3’s had to put up with me, but the content was the same!). SO – Please

don’t forget that there is one more week to go, and that students are therefore required to bring a working bicycle AND HELMET

to school next Monday December 8 (Level 4) and Tuesday December 9 (Level 3).

OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO TRIAL FOR TEAM VIC STATE TEAMS (2015):

Opportunities for emerging talented sporting students to participate in Team Vic State Teams will

again occur in 2015. Click here to view the draft 2015 School Sport Australia calendar on the SSV

website. There is already a small amount of information also available relating to 2015 teams. SSV

plans to have all information on the selection process for all 2015 national events to be available on

the Team Vic page of the School Sport Victoria website at the beginning of Term 1, 2015.

2015 AUSTRALIAN GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: The 2015 Australian Gymnastics Championships will be held at

Hisense Arena on: Tuesday 19 – Friday 22 May (Men's Artistic and Women's Artistic) and Tuesday 26 – Friday 29 May

(Rhythmic, Trampoline and Acrobatics). For further information (and to book), please see (or click)

http://www.gymnastics.org.au/2015-australian-gymnastics-championships.html.

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DETAILS:

See you all again at 9:30am this Sunday

(December 7)

Best Regards,

Steve Harvey

Physical Education, Sport & Facilities Management SSV Coordinator: Maroondah & Manningham Division(s)

Ph: (03) 9876 3289 M: (0417) 392 572 E: sharvey@kalinda.vic.edu.au

Kalinda’s participation ‘partners and

pathways’ * Click icon for full

details

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OSHClub News Before School / After School Care Program Week 8– Term 4 – (24th November – 28th November)

Program Update

Konnichiwa! As the year is coming to an end we are beginning to say farewell to many of our regular OSHClub children. We have also been welcoming some very warm weather! Please remember your hats and any special sunscreen! We have been enjoying many Christmas activities including colour-ins, drawing, stories and role plays. There are many other child-initiated activities such as drawing “My Little Pony”, Pokémon cards and drawing, recycled materials building and construction, dress-ups, and painting. With the warmer weather many of our children have been venturing outside more often to play on the various playgrounds, play cricket, soccer, and two-square/down ball. We have also been enjoying some delicious seasonal fruit and vegetables including snow peas and mangoes! Yum! We look forward to spending the rest of the year with as many children as possible! Kind regards, Jeanette Lea, Kalli Boag and Monali Shah

Parent Information:

OSHC Program phone: 0439 992 434 Coordinator: Jeanette Lea.

Assistants: Kalli Boag, Monali Shah, Wendy Reid, Emma Dempsey

OSHClub Head Office: (03) 8564-9000

All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Remember this is free!! Please create an account online at www.oshclub.com.au All bookings and cancellations can also be managed via your online account. For bookings on the day, please contact the Coordinator direct at the program.

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CENTREPAY DEDUCTIONS

(For families who receive a Centrelink Payment) Centrepay is a free, direct bill-paying service offered to customers receiving Centrelink payments. Through Centrepay you can choose to pay school fees by having a regular amount deducted from your payments and transferred electronically to Kalinda Primary School. There is no charge for using this service. There is a minimum payment amount for deductions to Kalinda Primary School of $20.00 per fortnight. You can apply for Centrepay deductions by completing the Centrepay deduction form at Kalinda Primary School. You will need:

your Customer Reference Number (CRN)

the amount you want deducted from your payments each fortnight

the payments from which you want the deductions to be paid

the payday that you want the deduction to start. Centrelink will send you a letter confirming the details of your deductions. Centrelink will pay your deductions to Kalinda Primary School on the same day you receive your Centrelink payments. You can change, suspend or cancel your deductions at any time:

online at humanservices.gov.au/onlineservices,

by calling Centrelink

completing a Centrepay deduction form at a Centrelink Service Centre. Centrelink will send you a letter and also advise Kalinda Primary School of your changes, suspensions or cancellation. You can make the following changes to your deductions:

suspend your deduction amount temporarily for a maximum period of 13 weeks

request a future end date when deductions will automatically cease

nominate or change a target amount so deductions will automatically stop when that target amount has been reached

change the deduction amount you are paying to a new amount or change the amount temporarily

cancel your deduction at any time. You may not always be able to deduct the full amount requested if your Centrelink payment:

is reduced because of income or earnings

has been reduced or suspended because of a non-payment period, or

is reduced because other deductions have been made, such as overpayments—leaving you with an insufficient amount left for your Centrepay deduction.

If this happens you will need to contact the Business Manager at Kalinda Primary School on 9876 3289 to make other arrangements. BOOKPACKS Book packs can be collected from the office on Monday 8

th, Tuesday 9

th or Wednesday 10

th December during

office hours. To collect your book packs you must pay your $195 Student Materials and Essential Education fee or have an agreed instalment plan and paid a minimum of $50.00. Alternatively you can collect your book packs on Wednesday 28

th or Thursday 29

th January 2015.

Collection Times are from 9.15 – 10am and 3.00 – 4.00pm on each of these days. Theresa Jarvis Business Manager

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COMMUNITY NEWS

TRANSITION DATES AT KALINDA PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR PREPS 2015

The final Prep Transition session for next year’s enrolled Prep students will be held on Tuesday 9th December (Orientation Day). The Uniform Shop will be open from 9.00 – 10.30am. Parent Information Night for enrolled students is on Monday 8th December at 7pm in the Library. OFFICE NEWS Canberra Camp 2015 – Please note the 2nd instalment of $120 is due today, Thursday 27

th November.

The 3rd

instalment of $120 is due on Thursday, 11th

December. If you have changed any of your contact details recently, could you please forward those changes to the office, either by note or email to kalinda.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECKS A reminder that if you wish to help out at the school in any way, ie canteen, classroom help, SAKG, camps/excursions, etc. you will need a Working With Children Check. Forms are no longer available at the office; you will need to apply online at:

http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/home/resources/forms/ UNIFORM SHOP

LAST DAY – The last day for Uniform Shop is next week. It will be open on Monday afternoon from 3.00-4.00pm. The

Sunsmart Hats – A reminder that 1st September is the beginning of Sunsmart. We are a Sunsmart school

which means that all students need to wear a school-approved hat, which can be purchased at the Uniform Shop. SHANNON & JO UNIFORM SHOP COORDINATORS STUDENT BANKING

Congratulations to all our fabulous bankers who have been collecting their tokens to receive the rewards. We wish to advise the bank is out of stock of some items and delivery will be in Term 1 2015. Last day for banking will be Friday 12th December. Please remember to collect your bank book and make a deposit each month over the holidays to earn bonus interest. Next year, banking will recommence on February 6th 2015. Thank you to all our fantastic student bankers. We hope you have a Merry Christmas & enjoy the holidays! JULIE & KYLIE STUDENT BANKING COORDINATORS

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PARENTS & FRIENDS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MONDAY 8th December 9.30am - STADIUM FOYER

EVERYONE WELCOME!!!

We will be celebrating the fantastic year we’ve had

with a chicken and champagne brunch.

All positions now open - nomination ballot papers available at office or on the day

All parents, grandparents and friends of Kalinda welcome!!!!

P&F Committee

KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

APPLES

STRAIGHT FROM THE

ORCHARD…….

New seasons apples are now being picked. Our apple man will next be delivering apples on, Thursday 11

th December. If you would like to order apples,

please see Gill or Annie at the office with your order and payment by Wednesday 10

th December. This

will be our last delivery for the year. Bags are approximately 5-6kg. Available are: Pink Ladies Granny Smiths Golden Delicious (No Royal Galas or Fujis available at the moment.)

ALL apples are now $10 per bag.

Green & Brown Pears are $8.00 per bag.

For January Holiday Programs

at Irabina, go to www.irabina.com

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CAMP FOR BUILDING SELF ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE FOR KIDS!! On the weekend of Fri. 13

th February - Sun. 15

th February 2015 $60 Full Fee*

We have discovered that if you try to build up kids in this amazing area of their lives, they are so glad when adults try they almost do it all for them! This Level 1 camp starts kids off on this exciting adventure, and they usually don’t want to stop! We already have quite a few kids booked in. You can ring for a prebooking, which will hold a space for 21 days, giving enough time to formally confirm the booking. See www.kidsofgold.org.au for further info, pictures, slideshow etc. WHAT IS IT? A camp designed especially to build confidence and self-esteem for Primary Kids in Grades 4-6 (& 9yr olds only in Gde 3). Students going into Year 7 in 2015 are still eligible, as well as Grade 3s going into Grade 4 in 2015. There are 4 Levels that kids can ultimately do if they continue to come! Overcoming issues like shyness, bullying and inability to make friends are some of the areas that parents have seen their kids ‘winning through’ on through this camp. Fun games, low ropes and initiative activities, wall climbing, dramas etc are all in the program. WHERE IS IT? In the Yarra Valley at the safe and attractive setting of the Lyrebird Park Camp, 510 Beenak Rd, Yellingbo It is found in Melways Map 308 K10, and is marked as 1km further along Beenak Road.. COST? $60 per child. There are full sponsorships available to some on application ($60 is only 43% of the full price), and will be met through subsidies received through fundraising efforts and Kids of Gold sponsors. Bendigo Bank, Bunnings and the Shire of Yarra Ranges support our cause as much as they are able. CONTACT: Enquiries/prebooking to ‘Kids of Gold’ on 0418 170 027 (Jenny) or 9737 9475 (Gary) or 0415 427 396 (Gary). KIDS OF GOLD, 323 MONBULK RD SILVAN VIC 3795 ABN 57 327 231 83

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See the Community Board in the Foyer for more events. The Department of Education & Early Childhood Development (DEECD) and Kalinda Primary School, do not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. DEECD and Kalinda Primary School accept no responsibility for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them.