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Newsletter No.34 12th November 2015

Friday 13th November

NO CANTEEN

Saturday 14th November

KPS Fair

Friday 27th November

State Hooptime Finals Gr 5/6’s

Thursday 10th December

School Disco P-Gr 2 (5-6.30pm)

Gr 3-6 (7-9pm)

Friday 11th December

Sausage Sizzle, 2016 Preps invited to

assembly

Tuesday 15th December

Grade 6 Graduation

Monday 9th November

Fee Notice 2016—Youngest

Stall Volunteers—Youngest

Wristband Order Form– Youngest

Principal’s Report

End of the year events It is always amazing how quickly the end of the calendar (and school) year

creeps up on us. Of course this is a very busy time for many people; schools

and teachers being no different. They are asked to write reports, finalise

AusVELS scores for students, complete any testing that is occurring, and

complete many administrative, curriculum and welfare based tasks. In an

attempt to pace ourselves, the following school events will occur over the

last five weeks of term:

November

December

Best wishes

Karyn

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13th Staff providing cakes for the cake raffle

14th School Fair – 12 noon to 5pm

16th Student Leadership forms due in

23rd New School Captain, School Vice-Captain interviews due this week

30th Grade 3 and 4 Bike Education sessions this week

1st – 3rd

Skate-board Clinics (grade 3-6 students)

2nd Student Leadership one minute speeches

3rd Final Prep Transition session

7th Prep Information Session

10th School Disco

11th 2016 Preps invited to assembly/ Grade 6 sausage sizzle

15th Grade 6 Graduation

16th 5/6 Bike Ride

17th Grade 6 Excursion

18th School concludes at 1.30pm

SPELLING TIP FOR THE WEEK: 24

Vowels have more than one sound.

Vowel short sounds: a as in apple

e as in egg

i as in insect

o as in octopus

u as in umbrella

Vowel long sounds: say their name A, E, I, O, U

*Remember that there will always be some words that don’t follow the rules.

Principal’s response to media claims:

The school was made aware of the presence of fragments of asbestos sheeting in a pile of dirt and fenced off the area shortly

after 9am on 8 October.

The area was fenced off when it was raised with the school by a parent.

The school called the Department’s asbestos contractor shortly after.

There was a delay in response from the asbestos contractor.

The cause of this unacceptable delay is now being investigated by the Department.

Some soil, from the area where the asbestos fragments were first found, was moved by students to another part of the school

grounds. This soil was tested and no asbestos was found.

All soil where building debris containing asbestos was found has been removed by certified asbestos removal contractors.

These works were supervised by an Occupational Hygienist who performed air quality monitoring throughout the works to

ensure safety. Importantly, no airborne fibres were detected.

The school continues to fully co-operate with the investigation, which the Department will seek to finalise as a priority.

Importantly, the site is now safe for our students and staff.

Any asbestos that was present posed a very low risk – no higher than exposure to normal background levels of asbestos

fibres. This assessment of risk is consistent with advice from the Department of Health and Human Services.

Yours sincerely

Karyn Simes-Martin

PRINCIPAL

CARE Awards

Congratulations to the following students

who were the recipients of our CARE

awards at Monday Assembly.

Each of these children experienced

success recently.

Monday 26th October Prep A Phoebe S

Prep B Ben W, Lachie T

1A

1B

2A Sophie P, Matthew P

2B Aidan P

3A Victor S

3B

4A

4B

5A

5B

6A Cici L

6B Andy M

Japanese Tian S 6A, Cici L 6A, Alex S 6B,

Lachie T PB

Performing Arts Spencer J, Zoe F

Cake Raffle - Volunteers Required

Fruit Duty Roster

Mon 16th Nov Marina Scherbanuk

Tue 17th Nov Louise Heath

Wed 18th Nov Aruna Kartik

Thur 19th Nov Priya Mishra

Frid 20th Nov Julia Weston

First Aid Roster Friday 13th Nov– Amy Gavriel

Friday 20th Nov-Lily Cui

Friday 27th Nov– Melissa Duanne

Friday 4th Dec– Tanya Hall

Friday 11th Dec– Barb Sorell

Friday 18th Dec– Amy Gavriel

Last week’s winners 6/11/15- Olive, Caitlin S, Lachie T, Ewan, Ava

We raised $69.40

This weeks chefs : 13/11/15- Teachers Bake Off

The following weeks 20/11/15:- Tiffany T Chen x2, Jacqui Steffen x2,

Blythe Sharkie x 3

Please sign up through signup genius to volunteer.

Login: kerrimuircakeraffle@kerrimuirps.vic.edu.au

Many thanks to all who

contribute!

FIRST AID

A reminder to all parents,

when borrowing clothing

from the First Aid Room for

your child, to remember to

wash and return the clothes

the next day.

Thank you to Harrison, Gary & Penny Sauer and Paul Pasquini for giving up their Public

Holiday in making and baking 500 Lemonade Scones for the Kerrimuir P.S School Fair -

Devonshire Tea.

Please come and try our delicious and scrumptious home-made scones on Fair Day - 1 scone with jam and cream for $5 or two scones with jam and cream for $8.

Location: BER Building (Grade 5 &6 Area)

Please support our fantastic Fair on Saturday 14th November.

See you all there!

Cont.

Prep Buddy Zoo

Please note there is a new canteen menu starting this Term.

The baked potato and pumpkin soup are being replaced with a multi-grain salad wrap or

salad bowl. A new, printed, canteen menu is going home with the youngest child this week.

Just a reminder also that hot dogs are only being sold on FRIDAYS.

New Canteen Menu

Just a reminder that this term we are having ‘Nude Food’ on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Please remember to try and bring the least amount of rubbish on these days. High fives to

you if you can bring a lunch to school with NO rubbish!

This term, Wednesdays are also ‘Walk or Wheel Wednesday’. Grade 6s will be collecting

data on the number of students that walk, ride a bike or scooter to school. If you park

further away than normal and then walk, this also counts as walking. The winning class

(based on the percentage of students that walk) will be presented with the golden shoe!

Nude Food and Walk or Wheel Wednesdays

KPS Fair Cake Stall

Once again, the KPS Fair will be hosting the Famous & Scrumptious Cake Stall.

Your youngest child will have received a cake pack which includes a plate, ribbon, Ingredient list, label

(for your name and phone number to be added – not inside the cake but attached

outside of the cake) and cellophane paper.

Please ensure products containing cream or store bought products not to be sent.

Cakes can be delivered from 3pm on Friday 13th or Saturday 14th from 11am till midday to the BER

Building (Grade 5 & 6 area)

Previous years, I’ve had bakers bake individually wrapped and decorated gingerbread men, bread,

decorated cupcakes, individual packs of yoyos or rum balls and gluten free products.

For further questions you can contact me on 0422 807 183

Thank you for supporting the Cake Stall!

Adele Pasquini

Cake Stall Co-ordinator

Fair Stall Volunteers - 14/11/15

Stall 11am-1pm 1pm-3pm 3pm-5pm 5pm-6pm Pack up

Craft Cherie Hicks Ann

Hansen Tanya Hall Cherie Hicks

Vanessa Collins Linda

Doblin Sarah Atkinson

Sarah Atkinson

Choco Toss/Lucky Jars Michelle Wills Sue

Truman Michelle Wills Michelle Wills

Nick Wills Emma Barker Vicki Thomas Nick Wills

Vicki Thomas Vicki Thomas

Books Alysia Otley Monica

Zhao Melissa Duane Megan Feegan

Megan Feegan Aruna Kartik Veronika Spiroch Stephen Gallagher

Pia Gallagher

Cakes Filled by Adele Filled by

Adele Filled by Adele Filled by Adele

Produce Annie Thi Larissa Halonki Annie Thi Annie Thi

Justine Clegg Sally Boyd Emily Retallick Emily Retallick

Plants Wendy Gosden Mel Prid-

Murray Charlesworth Jane

Barker

Judy Charlesworth Paul

Brasier

Lucky Dip Xanthe Casey Nicole Pop- Sue Jones Xanthe Casey

Laughing Clowns Bonita Ralph

Vaughan

O'Leary Barb Sorell Bonita Ralph

Blythe Sharkie Claire Elvins Cecilia Sze Madelyn Sands

Animal Farm Tickets Amy Gavriel (12pm-1pm) Tina An-

Hair and Nails Anna Richardson Lisa

White Stef Tallariti Anna Richardson

Fiona Johnston Kirsty Bretel Emily Zhang

Rainbow Phelps Sue

Clarkson

Jacqui Steffen Caitlin

Derham

Lily Jephson

Asian Food Tiffany Chong Tiffany Chong Tiffany Chong Eiko Bardwell

Monica Zhao Minh Nguyen Minh Nguyen Minh Nguyen

Caitlin Louey Mina Chung Mina Chung Cindy Su

Minh Nguyen Elaine Li Shelley Cutter Shelley Cutter

Sweet Lee-Brown Kelly Elaine Li Qiuhua Li

Jinsun Park Debbie Louey Tina Huang Maggie Yuan

Mina Chung Caitlin Louey Liangju

Wendy Wu Maria Lee Caitlin Louey

Elaine Li Zhou Zhou Nicole You

Arunka Kartik Tom Wang Cindy Su

11am-1pm 1pm-3pm 3pm-5pm 5pm-6pm Pack up

BBQs Anders Madsen Danny Walhout Matt Silva

Adam Bretel Justin Farrow Jane Barker

Jon Clegg Colin Fowler Barb Ireland

Craig Popplewell Martin Strandgard

Brett Trembath Bindu Santhosh

Silent Auctions Sarah Benson Michael Eury Michael Eury Sarah Benson

Narelle Rachel O'Connor Rachel O'Connor Narelle

Nicole Popplewell

Friday 13/11 Asian Food Tiffany Chong Tiffany Chong

Sharyn Murray Caitlin Louey

Jaime Edge Minh Nguyen

Leanna Leung Sweet Lee-Brown

Kate Stevens Shelley Cutter

Minh Nguyen Kamini Navin

Sweet Lee-Brown Jinsun Park

Anna Richardson Mina Chung

Mina Chung Aruna Kartik

Wendy Wu

Jaffa Smash Blair Barker Ann Hansen Mark Johnston Tina Antignani

Fairy Floss/Snow Cones Lisa Southgate Michaela Fox Monica Zhao Simon Robbins

Jess Vanhooff Angela Robbins Jess Vanhooff Louise Heath

Jenny Henley Tony Jacobs Jenny Henley

Ticket Booth Sue Silva Linda McPhee Emma Morgan

Barb Sorell Sue Jones Susie Farrow

Julia Weston Neroli Padfield Kate Stevens

DUNK THE TEACHER COMING TO THE KPS FUN FAIR

And you get to vote who gets dunked!!

Nominees are: Miss Harris Mr McLean Mr Bevis

Mr McGrath Miss McCrae

The top three vote getters will get dunked at the Fair!

Vote this Friday before assembly.

50 cents per vote Put your vote into the jar with the teacher's photo on it that you want to see

GET DUNKED!

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