Acting Assistant Principal’s Report

August 7th, 2014 Issue 20

Private Bag 1, Mine Road, Korumburra. 3950 Telephone: 5655 1309 Email: korumburra.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Fax:: 5655 2861 School Hours: 9.00 a.m.—3.30 p.m. Web address:: www.korumburraps.vic.edu.au

K.P.S. PRESS

Dave’s On Leave

Dave Gray is currently on well-earned Long Service Leave and I am

filling his shoes in the office. They say to really know someone, ‘walk a

mile in their shoes’. I already have a great appreciation of the layers of

work and responsibilities that the role requires. That said, I am really

enjoying the variety of tasks and the increased connection with students,

staff and school community that comes with the role as well.

KPS Trivia Night

From all I hear the Trivia night was a great success with over 170 people

in attendance. Seems some questions really got all teams thinking and

‘stumped’, particularly the surname of the Famous Five children!

Congratulations go to the winning school council team. And a great big

thankyou and congratulations to the Parents and Friends club that made

it such a well-run and fun night.

Vicspell

After a very close and difficult, but fair, selection process involving both

written and oral spelling of some very tricky and challenging words,

congratulations go to our Year 6 & 5 KPS representatives and

emergencies.

Year 6 : Kieran Lewis & Ella Roberts. Year 5 : Patrick Bier & Riley

Olden. They will travel to Chairo Secondary College Leongatha on

Wednesday 13th to compete in the South Gippsland Zone competition.

Emergencies Mia Ylagan and Jack Mitchell.

Well done to all the students who tried out. It was very rewarding to see

the values of fairness and encouragement demonstrated by the

competitors.

(Continued on page 2)

Well Done Award Winners 4th August, 2014

Acting Assistant Principal’s Report Cont….

Parent Opinion Surveys

Congratulations to Cindy Anthony for winning the prize for early

responses to our Parent Opinion Survey. We have had about half the

surveys returned so far. Freddo Frogs are still the reward for returning

your survey so it is not too late!

Secondary College Year 10 Work Experience Students

We welcome Lucy Mulqueeny and Hannah Sparks from Wonthaggi

Secondary College to Korumburra Primary School for their week of Work

Experience with us. The girls have experienced a range of educational

activities at KPS and found plenty to do in the classrooms and specialist

classes.

Strategic Plan 2014-2017

On Monday night the staff continued the process of establishing our

school purpose and values statements for the next four years. This has

proved a valuable and engaging opportunity for all the staff to contribute

their thoughts and professional understandings about why we are here.

We considered the values which are important to underpin the behaviours

and expectations of students, staff and members of the school community

to provide the best education for the children of Korumburra.

(Continued from page 1) The School Council members will also consider these important

questions and make their contributions to the school purpose and values

statements. Together with parent contributions, these will all go towards

the development of the 2014 -2017 Strategic plan

document to guide KPS in the next four years.

Production

Planning, preparation and practise for our Whole School Production are

well underway and well in the hands of our very talented and experienced

specialist staff. An array of colourful costumes and props hang from the

rafters in the art room, Dance music and sharp moves are heard from the

gym in PE sessions. Melodic singing, drumming and strumming comes

from the music and instrumental rooms. Keep Wednesday September

17th free to experience this great event!

Jacquie Rotthier

Acting Assistant Principal

The students have begun Term 3 with much excitement and enthusiasm. The 4/5/6 students have already started creating their costumes and painting

backdrops for this years school production. Their work is looking fantastic.

Students in all year levels have also designed fabulous self portraits for the 2014 Tea Towel Project which has been organized by the Parents and

Friends committee.

Here are examples of some creative characterture drawings by LB4

Rachel Warren

Art Teacher Year 3 — 6

Art News

Junior Department News

The Junior Department are busy working very hard and have settled back in to classroom routines.

The Preps are really enjoying the ‘Tinkering table’ during Investigations where they have been taking apart old radios, broken CD players and sanders.

If anyone would like to donate any other broken ‘treasures’ can you please see a Prep teacher. I know the Prep children and teachers would really

appreciate new items to take apart and explore.

The Year 1 and 2 children are engaged with their inquiry topic of ‘weather’. The children enjoyed recording the multiple weather changes in

Korumburra in a weather diary at school and at home. We would like to thank you for supporting your child with their first piece of homework! The

children have also been busy with their descriptive writing. I would like to take this opportunity to share and celebrate some of our children’s

creative writing with you.

Tara Young

Classroom Teacher

Rain

I see grey clouds, they look a lot lik

e mist or fog.

The mist is a heavy grey colour. Sometimes even a

light grey. If the rain gets really heavy it might

flood. Grey clouds can sometimes mean thunder.

Rain can create puddles.

I can hear crashing, bashing thunder all around

me. I can also hear pitta patter on my roof.

Crashing thunder mixed with rain makes a sound

like waves bashing in to rocks. If I look out my

window I see lightning striking trees and other

objects. I can hear ra

in bounce off concrete.

I can feel small pebbles hitting my skin. If t

he rain

gets harder it can sting or hurt m

e.

By Alana Lopez- Freeman, TY 1/2

Rain

When you’re soaking wet you

hug yourself to keep yourself

warm. When you’re outside and it

starts raining you run inside to

get warm and probably have a

warm bath. I feel m

iserable, cold,

wet, soaking and lonely

By David O’Neill, CH 1/2

Wrong weather! Needs to be sunny!

Earth carrying wet weather for

Korumburra

Trembling tornados tearing the town

Hail storms hurting my head

Early mornings are really cold

Really annoying rain!

By Cooper Quaife, LD 1/2

Wind

I could see the trees moving side to side. The

trees were also banging together. The leaves

were going down the hill and going around the

pole. Clouds were moving all over the place.

Leaves were banging on the concrete. The

tape was going up and down. Trees were

swaying. The dirt was blowing into people’s

face and eyes.

By Ella Cuman, EZ 1/2

Santa Claus comes

Unusual things happen

Massive herds of calves

Melting ice creams

Eating candy at the pool

Red bellied snakes.

By Pallas Lamers, RC 1/2

Music Report

The Production is fast approaching!!!

A big thank-you to the students for their enthusiasm and commitment to learning and participating in their production practises and creations thus far.

The dances are going swingingly with Mrs Snooks, and this week we have been combining Music and P.E classes to see how the items will play out. It

has been a pleasant experience.

Our Art teachers Mrs Simcock and Mrs Warren have been working hard with the students to get their costumes on the go. Most classes have almost

completed the basic structure of their outfits, and it is a testament to our art teachers abilities and expertise. Thank-you lovely ladies for your hard work. I

would also like to thank Atsu Tanaka-Morrison for her help in sewing the grade six chicken costumes. Every bit of help is greatly appreciated!!!

In Music we have been learning lyrics, melodies and auditioning muso’s for the musician support roles in each classes song. The students who are

chosen for these parts will not be doing the dance, but playing on stage on their chosen instrument. Please read with care the note that will be handed

out tonight detailing your child’s costume needs.

It is only the extra bits and pieces of clothing that you will need to start gathering in order to support the made costumes in Art classes. Good luck in

foraging and please don’t hesitate to check with your child’s teacher or myself if there are any queries.

Keep your ear to the ground for more information in the coming weeks…Yee Hahhh!!!!

Gabi Smith

Music Teacher.

P E News

Since the start of term 3 all students have been working on their

dances for the Production coming up at the end of September. There

is some amazing moving and grooving going on in all levels!

Important sporting dates coming up:

Tuesday 9th September – Netball Victoria Championships at the

State Netball Hockey Centre – a mixed team has been selected and is

in training for this event.

Thursday 11th September – Division Athletic sports – those who

qualified for this event were notified at the end of term 2 and we will be

holding some trainings in the coming weeks.

Thursday 18th September – District Basketball Tournament – the

selection process for a Year 5/6 team will begin shortly.

Shelley Snooks

P E Coordinator

Year 6 News

The Year 6 team have been focussed on reflecting upon Adrian Paterson’s recent visit to our class. We are also continuing to look at “Work, Citizenship and Government”. The children have been involved in

planning a town that meets the needs and the wants of a community.

The children are busy drawing maps and looking at scales of measurement. Furthermore, next week the children will be involved in coming up with a business that would meet the needs of a community,

designing business advertisements, business cards and the like.

Stay tuned next week for pieces that show the children’s reflections on

Adrian Paterson’s visit.

Jenny Mulqueeny

Year 6 Teacher5

Year 5 News

New Inquiry Topic

It’s been an exciting few weeks for the Year 5’s as they’ve started their new science topic themed around ‘The Solar System’. Already conversations between students and teachers spiralled into an inspirational session of ‘what if..’, ‘did you know..’, ‘could there be..’ questions. Over the next few weeks, the Year 5’s will be exploring individual planets further and developing a further understanding behind other features that are part of our solar

system.

Math Groups

This week also saw the start of our new ‘differentiated’ math sessions. These sessions allow students to break out into like-minded groups, helping them to consolidate and extend their mathematical skills. Currently all the Year 5’s are focussing on subtraction, having shown they have a clear understanding of addition. Some of the subtraction tasks include working with 8 digit decimal numbers as well as applying known strategies to real life situations. Miss Abbott’s group are really challenging themselves by solving more complex word problems, where students have to apply a range of

different strategies in order to find the answer. Good going guys!

Daniel Wells

Year 5 Teacher

Calendar of Events

2014

7th August - Australian Maths Academy

12th August - ICAS Maths

13th August - Vicspell Competiition

18th August - Parents and Friends

2nd—9th September - Book Fair

3rd September - School Council Meeting

8th—10th September - Year 4 Allambee Camp

11th September - Division Athletics

15th September - Parents & Friends

16th September - Bike Ed Challenge

17th September - School Production

18th September - Basketball Tournament

19th September - Term 3 ends

6th October - Term 4 begins

15th—16th October - Year 3 Camp Phillip Island

23rd October - Year 2 Sleepover

- Division Summer Team Sports

24th October - Zoo Excursion Preps

27th October - State Athletics

3rd November - Curriculum Day

Pupil Free

4th November - Melbourne Cup Day

5th November - School Council Meeting

6th November - Regional Summer Team Sports Final

7th November - Junior Swimming Starts

K.P.S a UNITED

Community School

WELL DONE

AWARDS

D’lyla Courtier

Alexndra O’Neill

Isabel McNaughton

Tyrah Kruger

Cooper Smith

Kyren Lynn

Regan Guest

Coby Fowles

Ishkah Butler

Dylan Wyhoon

Clayton Quaife

Brodie Hall

Dean Ryan

Alana Lopez Freeman

Noah Furness

Ambrin Narwal

Ryan Mostert

Ben Fowler

Sophie Enbom

Tarkyn Taylor Wilton

Jacob El-Ali

Shaye Garton

Darci Holmes

Zane Wilson

Ellie Newton

Harry O’Leary

Amber Sullivan Patten

Library News

Book Week – Will be celebrated in the Library during the week 18th – 22nd August. During this week we will look at the Short-Listed books, the Winners

and enjoy some activities. Come along and join in the fun.

The CBCA (Children’s Book Council of Australia) theme for

2014 is ‘Connect to Reading’.

Early Bird Notice – Our annual Book Fair will be arriving at School on the 2nd September. More information as the

time approaches.

Helen Cripps

Library Technician

Premiers’ Reading Challenge

Maddie Smith,

Siena Lane

Isabel McNaughton.

5 weeks to go.