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60 Crook Street (PO Box 45) Strathdale 3550 www.kenningtonps.vic.edu.au kennington.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Phone: 5443 2011 Fax: 5441 7321

Principal:

Assistant Principal : Assistant Principal: Assistant Principal

(Deaf Facility):

Glenda Miller Trudi Jacobson Jo Menzel Marg Tope

Newsletter No. 9 Thursday 23rd April, 2015

Kennington Primary School Values Awards

Caring

Is showing concern for others and being thoughtful, and understanding of their feelings. It means your thoughts; words and actions show consideration for others.

Community

Is working together for the common good. It means being able to work together and act positively with others.

Inclusion

Is respecting and valuing differences. It means we include others in work and play.

Personal Best

Is always aiming high and being the best I can. It means being optimistic: that I will be successful in the end.

Respect

Is treating everybody and everything with consideration and courtesy. It means looking after myself, others and the environment.

Preps PA Isabella D

PB Mishaal F

PC Cormac R

PD Aaliyah M

Grade 1-2 1A Riley F

1B CJ J

1C Tyler McL

1/2D Spencer L

2A Josh E

2B Seliena L

2C Max P

Grade 3-4 3A Deklan R-T

3B Izack B

3C Charlotte B

4A Shay W

4B Jaydene J

4C Miles W

4D Tesharn M

Grade 5-6 5A Cain D

5B Isabelle G

5C Jenna B

6A Loretta V

6B Jakob DeS

6C Lachlan P

Specialist

MUSIC: Oliver T (3C)

VISUAL ARTS: Ryah M (1C)

PHYS.ED: Alicia S (1C)

AUSLAN LOTE: Lydia W (5B)

EAL: Sanilu D (4C), Naw Say Htee (5A) & Moo P (5A)

ANZAC Day – 25th

April 2015

The Ode

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them."

The Ode is taken from the elegy For The Fallen, by English poet and writer Laurence Binyon and was published

in London in The Winnowing Fan; Poems of the Great War in 1914. The fourth verse, which became the League

Ode, was already used in association with commemoration services in Australia in 1921 and not only adorns War

Memorials throughout the British Commonwealth but is at the heart of all rites of the RSL.

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Dates to Remember

Term 2

April

Fri 24th

8:10am – 8:30am

Breakfast Club

Fri 24th 9:00am –

9:30am Auslan Community Classes

Fri 24th

11:45am – 12:45pm

ANZAC Day Service All welcome

Mon 27th 9:15am P & F Meeting following

assembly in staffroom

Mon 27th 7.00pm School Council Meeting

Tue 28th 9:30am –

10:15am Mother Goose

May

Fri 1st 8:10am –

8:30am Breakfast Club

Fri 1st 9:00am –

9:30am Auslan Community Classes

Fri 1st Bookclub order & money

due

Fri 1st School Cross Country

Tue 5th 9:30am –

10:15am Mother Goose

Thu 7th P & F

Mothers and Special Friends’ Day Stall (Minimum of $5.00)

Fri 8th 8:10am –

8:30am Breakfast Club

Fri 8th Shamrock Athletic Sports

Tue 12th 9:30am –

10:15am Mother Goose

Tue 12th Grades 3 and 5

Naplan – Literacy (language conventions, writing)

Wed 13th Grades 3 and 5

Naplan – Literacy (reading)

Thu 14th Grades 3 and 5

Numeracy

Fri 15th

8:10am – 8:30am

Breakfast Club

Fri 15th 9:00am –

9:30am Auslan Community Classes

Fri 15th

Whole School Fun Run

Tue 19th ICAS – Computers

Tue 19th 9:30am –

10:15am Mother Goose

Wed 20th 8:45am –

12:30pm Education Week Open Morning

Wed 20th 4:30pm –

5:30pm Prep 2016 Step into Prep Information Evening

Fri 22nd

8:10am – 8:30am

Breakfast Club

Fri 22nd

9:00am – 9:30am

Auslan Community Classes

Tue 26th 9:30am –

10:15am Mother Goose

Wed 27th Division Cross Country

Thu 28th OSLE students leave for

China

Fri 29th 8:10am –

8:30am Breakfast Club

Fri 29th 9:00am –

9:30am Auslan Community Classes

June

Tue 2nd

Regional Cross Country

Tue 2nd

9:30am – 10:15am

Mother Goose

Wed 3rd

ICAS – Science

Fri 5th 8:10am –

8:30am Breakfast Club

Fri 5th 9:00am –

9:30am Auslan Community Classes

Sat 6th OSLE students return

from China

Mon 8th No School Queen’s Birthday

Tue 9th 9:30am –

10:15am Mother Goose

Fri 12th 8:10am –

8:30am Breakfast Club

Fri 12th 9:00am –

9:30am Auslan Community Classes

Fri 12th 9:00am Interviews Online Opens

Mon 15th ICAS – Writing

Tue 16th ICAS – Spelling

Tue 16th 9:30am –

10:15am Mother Goose Last one for Term 2

Wed 17th Division Soccer

Thu 18th 3:30pm Interviews Online Closes

Fri 19th 8:10am –

8:30am Breakfast Club Last one for Term 2

Fri 19th 9:00am –

9:30am Auslan Community Classes

Fri 19th Reports sent home

Tue 23rd

No School Student LED Conferences

Fri 26th 2:30pm

Dismissal Term 2 concludes

Term Dates 2015 Term 2: Monday 13

th April to Friday 26

th June

Term 3: Monday 13

th July to Friday 18

th September

Term 4: Monday 5

th October to Friday 18

th December

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Principal’s Report

Dear Parents/Carers, ANZAC School Ceremony Our Grade 6 Student Councillors are preparing and presenting our school ANZAC Service tomorrow. Parents and members of our school community are invited to attend. The service will commence at 11.45am in the amphitheatre. ANZAC badges ($1.00, $2.00, $4.00 or $5.00), wristbands for $3.00 and poppies for $0.50, are now for sale in the office. Personal Belongings Brought to School As is the usual practice at the beginning of each term principals have been asked by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development to remind the school community of the following:

Personal property is often brought to school by students, staff and visitors. This can include mobile phones, electronic games, calculators, toys, musical instruments, sporting equipment, and cars parked on school premises.

The Department 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.

Staff and students should be discouraged from bringing any unnecessary or particularly valuable

items to school. Grade 6 Camp Early this week our Grade 6 students enjoyed their Melbourne Camp. The camp included visits to the MCG, the Immigration Museum, Science Works, A.C.M.I, Eureka Tower and the Shrine. The students are to be congratulated for their behaviour, with many positive comments from members of the community about how they conducted themselves. Again I would like to acknowledge the assistance of parents and the work of teachers to ensure our students are able to enjoy these extra- curricular activities. See photo on page back. Supervision Please remember that the school yard is not supervised until 8.35am each morning. Students should not arrive at school before this time. If students arrive before this time on Wednesday and Thursday morning they will be expected to attend Morning Club in the stadium and Friday there is Breakfast Club from 8:10am to 8:35am in the amphitheatre. If they arrive before this time on Monday and Tuesday they will be expected to wait in the foyer until 8.35am.

Mothers/Special Friends’ Day Stall Our Parents and Friends’ group are conducting this stall for our students on Thursday 7

th May. A small group of parents

have been working very hard to prepare for this event. On behalf of the school community I would like to acknowledge this

group of parents who work tirelessly for our school, providing many opportunities for our students, and valued fundraising for our school.

Breakfast Club Breakfast Club will resume for Term 2 tomorrow morning. Again this program is made available by the generous efforts of a small number of volunteers. Every Friday we have a large number of students enjoying breakfast. Items available include juice, milo, fruit, yoghurt and toasties. On Friday morning breakfast is available for our students from 8:10am until 8:30am. Family Law Courts & Intervention Orders Families who have Family Law Court Orders or Intervention Orders are requested to provide a copy to the school so that the school can act in accordance with any orders. Family Law Court Orders stipulate the rights of both parties and enable us to act appropriately and lawfully. It is also appropriate that the school is in possession of the most recent Family Law Court Orders or Intervention Orders. School Uniform It is terrific to see almost all our students wearing their school uniform. As per our Uniform Policy, on the 1

st May

students are no longer required to wear broad brim/bucket hats. However, there will be still warm days when wearing a broad brim/bucket hat would be appropriate. As the weather becomes cooler, students will start wearing beanies and scarves. Please remember that it is a requirement that beanies and scarves are in school colours. The continued support of our school community in ensuring the wearing of school uniform is greatly appreciated. School Hours A reminder to all our parents/carers that the school yard is supervised from 8.35am in the morning and children should not be at school prior to this time. Bell times in the mornings are as follows: 8:35am Arrival Bell

8:40am Warning Bell

8:45am Roll Call Bell

Children are not to play on the play equipment before or after school. The Link The Link is the main form of communication with you and the school. The Link will be sent home with the youngest child in each family or look on www.kenningtonps.vic.edu.au. The Link is published on Thursdays. Sometimes, where we need to ensure that a piece of information gets to all of our school community, a notice will be repeated in a number of newsletters.

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Principal’s Report continued…… Invitation to Grade 6 Families To preview your 2016 Secondary College Bendigo South East / Crusoe / Weeroona & Eaglehawk Colleges are having their tours and information evenings on:- When: Wednesday 6

th May

7:00pm

Regards

Glenda Miller Principal

Information Session - Year 7 2016 All Bendigo Secondary Colleges have their Information Evenings on Wednesday 6

th May @ 7:00pm.

Weerona College If you are unable to attend Weerona College on this date, and would like to see what’s on offer, you are more than welcome to attend for a tour and information session on Monday 27

th April at 2:15pm – 3:00pm.

Car parking is available onsite in Napier Street (at the front of the gym). Please meet at the General Office. For more information, please contact our Office on 5443 2133.

Grade 3 Derby Hill Excursion Last Tuesday, 14

th April 2015, the

Grade 3 students had the pleasure of spending the day at Derby Hill at the Blue Light Camp. We participated in 5 different activities over the day:

Archery

Rock Climbing

Mini Golf

Table Tennis and Giant Connect 4

Tug of War and Plank Walking

The weather wasn’t looking very good as we left school on the buses, but we were very lucky and by morning tea break the sun had even started to shine. Everybody had a great time and enjoyed the range of different activities. They were all lots of fun and some were a really good challenge. At archery we had to listen carefully to the instructions and remember all the steps to get the arrow to fire correctly. We needed to listen carefully to the feedback we got from the camp instructor and try and put into action what we were told to make improvements on each of our turns. In rock climbing many of us had to overcome our fear of heights to participate and work to encourage everybody when it was their turn. During mini golf we had to persist with the tricky holes and not get frustrated when the ball wouldn’t go in the hole. Playing tug of war and plank walking we had to work as a team and cooperate to achieve our goal. It was a great opportunity for us to mix up and spend time with old friends and use our getting along skills to make some new ones.

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KPS Fun Run Fundraiser – Friday 15th May

Students will receive a fundraising booklet early next week.

Fill in student’s name

Fill in student’s grade

Raise some money through family and friends

Fill in prize selection, after you have raised your money (If you forget to select a prize yourself, you will get a random prize)

If you do not want your child to collect money, please return the booklets back to the school office, so their names can be marked off. The student that raises the most money will receive an award along with the class that raises the most money.

Booklets, along with money collected is due back to the school office by Monday 18

th May.

(Prizes can’t be ordered until all money and booklets have

been returned)

OR

The school’s now signed up for online fundraising; the easiest, safest & most effective way to help the school achieve our fundraising target… so make sure you jump on board! Online fundraising should boost our funds raised by around 41%, which will help your child hit their fundraising goal… all the while helping the school! To sign up, go to www.schoolfunrun.com.au, click on ‘Students & Parents’ and follow the prompts. For more information go to www.schoolfundraising.com.au.

Mothers’ Day Stall Mother’s Day is quickly approaching.

We have some great gifts for mum, but would love more donations. Individually wrapped chocolates or lollies, bags of lollies or jelly beans would be greatly appreciated.

Please no nuts. Items can be left at the school office.

The stall will be held on Thursday 7th

May. Parent helpers are needed to make this a wonderful day for the students. Please meet at the stadium from 9:00am. Students can bring a maximum of $5.00 on the day. Please note that no IOU’s will be handed out this year. Many thanks, Jaci & Melissa

Premiers’ Reading Challenge 2015

The Premiers’ Reading Challenge for 2015 is now open. This is a great opportunity for everyone in the school to enjoy reading lots of fantastic books over the next few months.

To take part in the Challenge children must be registered. Registration forms may be obtained from this edition of the Link, class teachers or the school office. Children need a parent signature for permission to take part in the Challenge and to have their name printed in The Honor Roll. This will come online sometime after the Challenge finishes mid-September. Signed registration forms should be returned to the school office. Children will then be allocated their own user name and a password as soon as possible. The user name and the password will allow children and parents to access and update their personal reading records online. These online records also need to be validated as read by the Challenge Co-ordinator at school. Children in Prep to Grade 2 are challenged to read 30 books (20 books from the challenge booklist and 10 books of their own choice). Children in Grade 3 to Grade 6 are challenged to read 15 books (10 books from the challenge booklist and 5 books of their own choice). Lots of information about the Challenge and the booklists may be found on the Premiers’ Reading Challenge website: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc/ Registration form is at the back of the LINK.

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Grade 6 Camp

MCG Tour & National Sports Museum

Immigration Museum

Science Works

River Cruise

A.C.M.I

Shrine of Remembrance

Federation Square

Eureka Tower

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PE News

Basketball Congratulations to Luke S (5A) who was selected through to the next stage of the State Basketball trials. Luke was one of eight students selected from the Bendigo region. Well done.

Kennington Primary School Cross Country

All children in Grades Prep-6 will be participating in the Cross Country to be held Friday 1

st May 2015 at the

Kennington Reservoir and at school. The event will be held in the morning with the first session commencing at 9:15am. The expected starting times are: Start Grassed area off Reservoir Road Event 1 9:15am start 8-9 Years 2000mtrs Event 2 9:30am start 10 Years 2000mtrs Event 3 9:45am start 11 Years 3000mtrs Event 4 10.00am start 12+ Years 3000mtrs Start Kennington Primary School Oval Event 5 11:30am start Grade 1/2 1000mtrs Event 6 11:45am start Prep 500mtrs 3-6 Cross Country Each age group will have an identification colour name tag; 8/9 years - Red 10 Years - Blue 11 Years - Green

12+ Years - Gold All children will need to wear their sports uniform (house colour or school shirt & school black shorts), hat and appropriate footwear to school. If your child is unable to participate a note is required. Children can bring their own drinks in a named drink bottle with them to the run at the reservoir. Once again we require some parent helpers (Grades 3-6) to assist us on the day as marshals, timekeepers and recorders. If you are able to assist, please fill out and return the below form by Friday 24

th April. Thank you very

much for your assistance. .........................................................................................

Kennington Primary School Cross Country Friday May 1st 2015 - Helpers

I ................................... am available to assist with the school cross-country on Friday May 1

st 2015.

(Please meet at the stadium by 8:45am on the day. Your official responsibilities will be explained to you on your arrival.) Signature: ……………………………………………. Child’s Grade: ........................................................ Phone: ........................................................ Return to the Office by Friday 24

th April

Breakfast Club – Every Friday

Breakfast Club will commence on Friday 24

th April from

8:10am until 8:25am. (This allows time for students to get to their classrooms before the bell at 8:40am).

If any parent/carer is interested in going on the roster please contact the office on 5443 2011. We have helpers every week or every third week, whatever you can do is appreciated.

Breakfast Club is a gold coin donation and everyone welcome. The money that is donated goes towards the fresh fruit in the classrooms. Revised roster for Term 2 24

th April

Heather Stinton John Cooper Shona Barton Suzanne Braden Peta Jenkins Andrew White 1

st May 8

th May

Louise Bray Heather Stinton Adele Plane John Cooper Nicole Lacey Shona Barton Amanda Turnbull Suzanne Braden Vanessa Pursell Deb Lord Andrew White 15

th May 22

nd May

Louise Bray Heather Stinton Adele Plane John Cooper Nicole Lacey Shona Barton Andrew White Suzanne Braden Vanessa Pursell Peta Jenkins Lisa Tangey 29

th May 5

th June

Louise Bray Heather Stinton Adele Plane John Cooper Nicole Lacey Shona Barton Deb Lord Suzanne Braden Vanessa Pursell Andrew White 12

th June 19

th June

Louise Bray Heather Stinton Adele Plane John Cooper Nicole Lacey Shona Barton Amanda Turnbull Suzanne Braden Vanessa Pursell Peta Jenkins Deb Lord

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Community News

ASTHMA FOUNDATION – for your information

www.asthmafriendlyschools.org.au

FREECALL 1800 645 130

Join in the fun BE ACTIVE and learn to play tennis An 8 week semester of hotshot tennis lessons Commences: Monday April 20

th

Where: Nolan Street Tennis Complex

40 minute lessons available Monday to Friday

from 4:00pm

Learn all the current trends in technique and

tactics

Small groups for improved learning

Fee for the 8 week semester is $98.00

Phone: Stephen Storer Tennis Australia Club Professional Coach (H) 5441 1780 or (M) 0419 411 780 register, book on-line at www.tennisbendigo.com.au

Strathfieldsaye Junior Football Club Positions Available - Register Now! U9 / U10 / U14 / U16 Under 12 - Junior Girls Under 18 - Youth Girls

Under 9 & Under 10 Training Monday 4:30pm Under 12 Training Wednesday 4:00pm U14 & U16 Training Tuesday & Thursday 4:30pm U18 Youth Girls Training Wednesdays 4:45pm

BJFL Date of Birth Requirements:

Under 9 1.1.2006 - 31.12.2007 inclusive Under 10 1.1.2005 - 31.12.2006 inclusive Under 14 1.1.2001 - 31.12.2003 inclusive Under 16 1.1.1999 - 31.12.2001 inclusive Youth Girls 1.1.1997 – turn 13 before 1

st game

Enquiries & Registration Contact: Angela Gamble – SJFC Registrar

sjfcregistrar@bigpond.com PHONE: 0409 304 654

BJFL Season Starts 18th

April 2015

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