Develop ing Respons ib le Learners for a Changing Soc ie ty

PO Box 126 HAMPTON PARK 3976 Web: www.kilberryps.vic.edu.au Phone: 9702 8688 Fax: 9702 9212

Term 1— Issue 1

3rd February 2016

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FRIDAY

5TH FEBRUARY

WHOLE SCHOOL

ASSEMBLY

AT 2.30 PM

Leaders Badge

presentation

Everybody is welcome

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MONDAY

8TH FEBRUARY

KVPS Swimming Trial

Participating Students

Only Yr 4—6

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TUESDAY

9TH FEBRUARY

Grade 6 Camp

Briars Outdoor

Education

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MONDAY

29TH FEBRUARY

CSEF

Applications close

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TUESDAY

8TH MARCH

School Photos

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MONDAY

21ST MARCH

Harmony Day

Dear Parents,

Welcome Back

We welcome everyone back for another great year at Kilberry Valley Primary School. I hope you had a wonderful

Christmas break and were able to relax with your family. We are certainly back into it and the students are off to a

wonderful start to the year. There is a tremendous feel around the school this year and I congratulate the staff for

their planning and preparation to ensure this has occurred.

We have commenced the year with 835 students, including many new students across all year levels.

We hope you have a great start to your time at Kilberry and have been made to feel very welcome already.

A special welcome to our new or returning staff:

Assistant Principal

Justin Thompson

Teaching staff

Alicia Papadopoulos

Sharelle Bird

Rebecca Dell

Krystal Spano

Stephanie Dunkerley

Jaclyn Engellenner

Rebecca Crawford

Lisa Holmquest

Sumintra Kumar

Ashlee Pribb

Education Support staff

Bridgette Harris

Teresa Cooper

Angela Davidson Christians

Katrina Schuyler

Rhiannon Butler

We are looking forward to everyone quickly becoming an integral part of our school community. I am sure you

will make yourselves known to our new staff and welcome them into the Kilberry community.

It is always an exciting time when our Preps begin their time at school, and this year is no exception.

We have 116 very enthusiastic, bubbly students who have begun and settled in to school very well indeed. I am

sure they will also feel a part of the Kilberry community very quickly.

2016 Student Leaders

This coming Friday we will be conducting a whole school assembly commencing at 2.30pm to present our 2016

School Leaders their badges. This is always an exciting time for the students and we are thrilled that our 2015

School Captains, Teodora, Hristina, Cedric and Nilesh are available to hand over the responsibility to the new

school leaders. We will be presenting the School Captain, House Captain, House Vice Captain Marine and

Ambassador badges to the successful students.

This is always a tremendous time to publically recognise the student leaders for the new year and I hope you can

attend the assembly at 2.30 Friday 6th February.

School Leaders 2016

School Uniform Expectations

It is tremendous to see the students have begun the school year so well by wearing their full uniform at all times. I remind you that students

should have their hats at school for term one and part of term two. The Uniform Policy also states no jewellery is to be worn apart from

watches or certain earrings (studs and sleepers only). If your child wears a turban or hijab, I would also ask you to ensure it is the colour of

the uniform – either maroon, light blue or white. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Student Accident Insurance

Each year I remind our school community that the Department of Education and Training does not cover the cost of student accidents.

However there are some companies who can offer you inexpensive student accident insurance if you wish to cover your children while they

are at school. Use the following address to the insurance company links on our school

website. http://www.kilberryps.vic.edu.au/page/106/Other-Publications

I also inform you that the Department of Education and Training does not hold insurance for personal property brought to schools and it has

no capacity to pay for any loss or damage to such property.

Camps Sports and Excursion Fund

If you hold a current Health Care card you are eligible to apply for a $125 per student grant to be used for camps sports and excursions.

Take advantage of this and apply before the 29th February. Forms available online or at the office.

School Captains

Aditya

Ragupathi

Muntakim

Ishmumrahman

Yasara

Abeysekara

Andrea

Arnephy

House Lindsay Merrigan Kettner Van Wisse

Captain

Luke

Molinaro

Tyson

Lambrick

Ovin

Marambage

Grehem

DeZilwa

Captain

Himasha

Dissanayake

Senya

Edirisinghe

Malaynie

O’Kane

Tharushi

Lelwela

Vice Captain

Joel Joy

Kidagan

Jeshuah

Wijayanathan

Darren

Welatantrige

Shyaam

Abhiroop Ramesh

Vice Captain

Loren

Sumner

Rachel

Borg

Sanduni

Wijjarupage

Thevni

Karunaratna

Muhandiramiage

Marine Ambassadors 2016

Grade 6

Jake

Moores

Kaveen

Silva

Lara

De Young

Lily

Cooper

Grade 5

Kira

Bailey

Jasmine

Stent

Hayden

Rojas

Chelsea

Wiramanaden

Bike/Scooter Smart Pledge

I remind you that all students from years 3 to 6 are able to ride their bikes or scooters to school but must complete a Bike/Scooter

Smart Pledge before commencing to do so. These can be collected from the office or Mrs Newport. This outlines the expectations

we require to ensure a safe passage to and from school for our students. No student in year Prep to 2 should be riding a bike or

scooter to school unless under strict parental supervision at all times. This is a safety factor with the high level of traffic in the area.

A huge concern also is the development of the students’ judgement and peripheral vision to safely negotiate the road issues they will

face each day.

Behaviour Management Plans

Very soon you will receive a student behaviour plan document that outlines the expectations of behaviour at Kilberry Valley

Primary School. We ask you to read this and have a discussion with your child outlining the various points contained. Then please

sign the sheet, have your child also sign the sheet and return it to your child’s classroom teacher.

Over this past week your children have been engaging in many discussions in their classes as to how they wish their group to

interact and the expectations they have of each other. It is always a wonderful time in the classrooms as the students discuss,

negotiate and outline their reasons for certain expectations of each other.

I hope they have come home and talked about this with you.

Car Parks – Staff Only!!

I remind you that the two car parks, in the school grounds with gates on Kilberry Boulevard and Warana Drive are for STAFF USE

ONLY. It is too dangerous to allow cars to be moving in and out during school time and at drop off and pick up times.

So please do not enter these areas at any time - for the safety of your children.

General Courtesy Obeying the Road Rules around the School Precinct

For your children’s safety I begin the year with a plea for your consideration and cooperation in ensuring you follow the road rules

and display courtesy at all times when parking or driving around the school. Pick Up and Drop Off times are very busy in any school

but as we have almost 600 families there will be a lot of traffic. I suggest you park a street or two away and have a stroll on a nice

day with your children.

When parking in the surrounding streets, it is imperative that you also follow the parking relations and rules. We must honour the

local residents with courtesy also. We have tremendous neighbours around the school so please do not park in their driveways, on

nature strips and ensure you obey the parking regulations in place. There are ‘No Standing’ signs in the area that must be obeyed.

I remind you that the drop off spots at the front of the school in Kilberry Boulevard have a ‘No Parking’ sign that means that you

cannot leave your car and come into the school ground. You must stay with your car for a maximum of 2 minutes.

Absence Notifications Reminder

If your child is absent from school, please ring the school office on 9702 8688 on the morning of the absence or send a note with the

student on the day they return to school. Thank you.

Book Packs

A HUGE thank you to everyone who has paid for the book packs and ensured a smooth start to the school year.

If you have not completed the payment yet please contact the office for details.

Year 6 Camp

Next week the Year 6 students will be attending their camp at The Briars, Mt Martha. This is always a great way to start their final

year at Kilberry as they have the opportunity to really get to know each other over the 4 days.

I look forward to spending a day with them next week.

Swimming Trials

We wish our budding swimmers all the best on Monday as we conduct the annual trials.

Have a great week and keep smiling!

Neil Cunningham

Principal

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1st January to 7th February 2016

APPLICATIONS CLOSE MONDAY 29TH FEBRUARY 2016

SCHOLASTIC BOOK

CLUB ISSUE 1 ….OUT NOW

Orders due back by 16th February

Order online or send cash and order form to the school

CANTEEN NEWS FRIED RICE

We have now got a new supplier for our Fried Rice

and it is no longer Gluten Free.

The new fried rice is green coded and is focis approved.

ART ROOM SUPPLIES NEEDED

old CD's, computer startup disks etc. * plastic lids of ALL sizes and colours, especially larger than

softdrink top size. * tin cans (large) like the ones baby formula comes in.

Please deliver to the Art room.

CSEF—Camps Sports and Excursion Fund

Application forms can be collected from the office.

Please note: You will need to bring in your Health care /

Pension card for us to photocopy.

Applications close on Monday 29th February 2016

Kilberry Valley Primary School

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ABSENCE NOTIFICATIONS

REMINDER TO PARENTS:

If your child is absent from school,

please ring the school office

on 9702 8688 on the morning

of the absence or send a

note with the student on

the day they return to school. THANK YOU

CHANGE OF CLOTHING FOR STUDENTS

We would like to remind parents to

provide a change of clothing in children’s school bags—preferably some clean underwear, track

suit pants, shorts or a dress.

This is handy for ALL children in ALL grade levels .

It makes them feel less stressed if they require a change of clothing owing to an accident or a blood nose. We ask for your

co-operation with this matter as our Sick Bay is unable to cope with the large volume of

people requiring changes of clothing.

THANK YOU

PARENT REMINDERS

LATE PASSES— If your child is late

to school they must sign in at the

office to receive a late pass to give

to their teacher.

EARLY LEAVERS— If you need to

collect your child before the end of

school, please do not go straight to

the classroom. They must be signed

out at the office, then you will be

given an Early Leavers pass to give

to the teacher

PARKING

No parking signs

If there is a 'no parking' sign, you can stop for 2 minutes in that area:

if you are picking up or dropping off passengers or goods you stay within 3 metres of your vehicle.

If you stop in, or partly in, an area showing a no parking sign and you are not picking up or dropping off passengers or goods, you are considered to be parked and can be fined. This is the case even if you stay with your vehicle.