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Newsletter No. 31 - Term 4– Week 2 Thursday 15 October2015

FOUNDATION WENT TO THE ZOO! Foundation had a spectacular trip to the Melbourne Zoo on Wednesday. The weather was perfect and the animals put on a brilliant display in the sunshine. Again, we were complimented on how wonderfully behaved our children were! Here’s some writing from this morning about the Zoo. Dressing up as a vet was my favourite thing about the zoo. We went to see a snake and I touched it. My mummy said I was very brave. Ruby I had a tickle on my hand. A butterfly was on my hand! Stephanie The peacock was in the elephant enclosure. Elise I like the meerkats because they dig in the ground. Madi G.

I went to the zoo on Wednesday with my class and we went to see all of the animals. We went on the bus with my class and with my teacher. I had lots of fun! My favourite animals are the giraffes. Hazel F/M We went to the zoo on Wednesday on a bus. My favourite animals were the tigers and the spider monkeys. We even went in the butterfly house. Eight butterflies landed on me. We saw the tigers three times. We saw the spider monkeys one time. We watched the spider monkeys for a long time. I was in Miss Murray’s group with Hugo and Cara and Kaiya and Malakai. Miss Murray’s favourite animal was the giraffe. Rory F/M On Wednesday I went to the Melbourne Zoo. I sat next to Chloe on the bus. When we got off the bus we had brain food and recess. We went to the meerkats. My favourite animals were the giraffes and the butterflies. I loved the reptiles. On the bus there was a movie. When we got back to school we got an icy pole. Ava F/M

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Yesterday we went to the zoo. I liked the ducks swimming in the water. Ray D. Yesterday we went to the zoo. I saw the lions and the peacocks and I saw the butterflies. I had a butterfly land on my hand. I saw the wild dogs. They were lazy. Alexis S. Yesterday we went to the zoo! I liked the reptiles. I loved the koalas! I liked the bird enclosure. I liked the tigers. It was epic!” Max H.r

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Events Calendar

FOUNDATION 2016 TRANSITION SESSIONS A reminder to parents of children who will be starting Foundation in 2016 of the Transition Sessions as follows: Friday 23

rd October - 9:30 – 11:00am

Friday 6th November - 9:30 – 11:00am

Friday 20th November - 9:30 – 11:00am

Tuesday 8th December - 9:30 – 11:00am (Orientation Day)

There is also an Information Night for Foundation parents on Monday 7

th December at 7pm in the Library.

The Uniform Shop will be open on each of these sessions – except for Session 1 on Friday 23rd

October. Tuesday 8

th December will be the last opening day for Uniform Shop for 2015.

A new order of THRASS Charts has arrived and they are

now available at the Office for $6.95 each.

October

11

th - Working Bee – 10am – Noon

14th - Foundation – Zoo Excursion

16th - Grade 2 Sleepover - Library

19th - P&F Meeting – After Assembly – Stadium

School Council Mtg – 7.30pm Staffroom 21

st - Senior Hooptime Region Finals

23rd

- Foundation 2016 Transition – Session 1 - Gr. 3&4 Excursion – Ringwood History

30th - Curriculum Day (Pupil-free day)

November

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rd - Public Holiday - Melbourne Cup

5th - Gr. 5/6 Dancing Lessons

6th - Foundation 2016 Transition – Session 2

12th - Gr. 5/6 Dancing Lessons

19th - Gr. 5/6 Dancing Lessons

20th - Foundation 2016 Transition - Session 3

- Twilight Night Market 21

st - Working Bee – 10am-Noon

23rd

- P&F Mtg – 9.30am – Stadium 26

th - Gr. 5/6 Dancing Lessons

December

1

st - Parent Helpers Morning Tea

3rd

- Gr. 5/6 Dancing Lessons 4

th - Junior Athletics Day

7th

-11th - Foundation – Gr. 2 Swimming

7th - Foundation 2016 Information Night – 7pm

8th - Orientation Day - Year 6/7 & Foundation

9th - Kalinda Carols Night

10th - Gr. 5/6 Dancing Lessons

11th - Hot Dog Day – Canteen

14th - P&F AGM & Mtg – 9.30am – Stadium

16th - Year 6 Graduation

18th - End of Term 4 – 1.30pm Dismissal

TERM DATES 2015

Term 4 – 5 October - 18 December – Please note that students are dismissed at 1:30pm on the last day of school.

TERM DATES 2016

Term 1 – 27 January – 24 March (Students resume Friday 29

th Jan 2016)

(Easter – Good Friday 25th

March) Term 2 – 11 April – 24 June Term 3 – 11 July to 16 September Term 4 – 3 October to 20 December CANTEEN ROSTER

21/10/15 - June R. 22/10/15 - Carli S. & Justine W. 23/10/15 Nicole D. & Julie B. If you wish to contact Jo in the Canteen, her mobile number is 0402 031 447.

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PUPIL OF THE WEEK

F/D Alex McM. - For asking and answering really interesting questions at the Zoo. Max H. - For asking such interesting questions about animals’ lifecycles at the Zoo. F/M Tabitha S. - For fantastic Maths work on sharing. Cara M. - For using the THRASS chart to sound out tricky words. Fantastic work! F/T Samantha C. - For successfully using the THRASS Chart to help her spell some incredibly complex words. Madi G. - For fantastic writing about our excursion to the Zoo! 12L Toby S. - For his positive attitude to learning since the beginning of term. Maddy G. - For consistently trying to do her best. 12R Georgia McK. – For always working really hard during Literacy Groups and writing lots of detail in her answers.

Olivia H. - For doing a great job to measure capacity during Maths. 12S Riley G-E. - For working so hard on your fractions. Eleanor D. - For constantly doing your best work. Hayden McE. - For having such an awesome sense of humour! 34C Tilly H. - For working so hard to understand new concepts. You’ve been a star, Tilly.

Charli B. - For answering questions in a really thought provoking way. You’ve been right on the ball, Charli! Fin M. - For being so quick off the mark to understand the moral behind our class story, “The Silver Donkey”. Your knowledge of war is so extensive, Fin!

Espen V-G. - For your 5-Star quality work when writing about angles in your Maths book. Well done, you worked really well on this task! Sam A. - For your terrific description of making sundials in Science! 34L Reva J. - For good teamwork and cooperation in writing a chapter for the school novel. Mahla E. - For good teamwork and cooperation in writing a chapter for the school novel. 34M Kayla C. - For being such a happy and positive member of 34M. Arshan S. - For being such a positive and happy member of 34M. Mikayla P. - For creating such interesting and detailed narratives. You’re such an amazing author! Kayla C. - For doing such n amazing job on her Cars+Stars work! 34P Miranda C. - For being such an enthusiastic learner, who has really applied herself to her narrative writing. You are a Star, Miranda. Harrison G. - For writing a well-constructed narrative, which included a variety of interesting compound sentences. Great work, Harrison. 34R Jayden R. - For your positive attitude in class and your friendly manner towards the other children. 34S Ashton M. - For wonderful buddy/shared reading with his classmates. Ashton showed great leadership in this task. Abbey W. - For her dynamic, caring and positive attitude to her classmates and to her work. You are a fantastic role model for other students. Jalen D. - For his fantastic sundial and terrific poster showing the changes of seasons for Science. Well presented! Ethan K-C. - For his story about a boy buying a pair of skate shoes. The story was well- structured and had supporting detail. 56B Harleen K. - For being a helpful and supportive classroom member, whilst being kind to others. Hayley C. - For trying her best with her grammar work and explaining her understandings so well. 56K Emma P. - For always being a diligent and focused learner. You always put in 100% effort into everything you do. India H-M. - For being a great team member during the production f ‘Cupcake Mania’ for Market Day. It was great to see you focused and enjoying your learning. 56M Starr D. - For developing the confidence to ask for help when it’s needed. Your learning has become more focused as a result. Lachie C. - For the effort he has made to his reading. You are now scanning ahead and reading more fluently.

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ICE CREAM DAY

Tuesday 27th

October

CANTEEN NEWS Please note the Berry Blast, Custard & Fruit and Jelly & fruit need to be pre-ordered on the morning of your child's lunch order, they will not be available for purchase at lunch time. As they are not a stable item to send in the lunch order baskets, they need to be collected on the 2nd bell at lunch time from the Canteen window. We are in need of helpers for the following dates. Please let me know if you can help us out. 1 Helper for 28th October 1 Helper for 5th &18th November 1 Helper for 25th November 2 Helpers for 27th November For a limited time, we have Frozen Jelly Cups available at lunchtime for $1.00. Just a reminder that there is a 2 Icy pole limit per student. We are asking if parents could please limit the amount of money your children are bringing to school for Canteen purchases to just a couple of dollars each and to put the money somewhere very safe in their bag so it won’t get lost. Some children have been known to hand over $5 and $10 notes and this is a bit too much for young children to be carrying to school. Your cooperation in this matter would be greatly appreciated. JO O’CALLAGHAN CANTEEN MANAGER

We had a special visitor to

the school today!

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Songs for Tomorrow’s Mountain Kalinda String Group

On Sunday 11

th October, Kalinda String Group participated in an exciting performance called Songs for Tomorrow’s

Mountain. Held at Burrinja Cultural Centre in Upwey it brought together musicians, choirs, performers, schools, and the wider community from across the Hills region. In what was described as a melting pot of creative community ideas in response to dealing with themes of climate change and environment, Kalinda Strings took part in Earth-Beat, a beautiful 35 minute song cycle composed by Dindy Vaughan, alongside performers of all ages from Rosie Burns’ Ranges Young Strings, guitarist David Seedsman, percussionist Jordan Scotney, soprano Christina Keightley, The Mountain Singers, Cath Russell’s Sing Rattle and Groove and combined choirs from The Patch and Kallista Primary Schools. It sure was a spectacular afternoon, and I am thoroughly impressed with the dedication Kalinda Strings students had in preparing for this project, as well as the level of professionalism and wonderful playing they displayed on the day. Congratulations! Holly Caldwell (Kalinda Strings Conductor/Director)

(Thank you Yvette, for the photo!)

Here at Kalinda we are a SunSmart school, which means students are now required to wear a Kalinda-approved hat. These hats are wide brimmed with the Kalinda Logo and can be purchased at our Uniform Shop for $15.00. During Term 4 students will need to bring their hats to school and wear them at all times outside for sport, recess, lunchtimes and any other activities outside. If your child is not wearing their hat he/she will be asked to sit in the shade and may miss out on recess, lunchtimes, or any activities being held. Please read the SunSmart advice sheet below. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD BRINGS THEIR HAT TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY THIS TERM.

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P & F Meeting

Our next P & F meeting will be held in the school stadium next

Monday 19th October straight after assembly.

The lovely Nicole will also open Kalinda Kafe, so come along, have a

cuppa and something to eat and catch up on the latest goss.

Everyone is welcome to attend!

We hope to see you there

WORKING BEE THANKS Many thanks to the following families for their assistance during last weekend’s working bee: Barker, Saundage, Steele, Guzman, Hunter and Hird, along with their mini-helpers: James, Charles, Will, Max, Grace, Josie, Harry, Thomas, Ben and Lachlan. On a ‘stunner’ of a Spring morning, we were able to:

Distribute a combined 15m3 of new soft-fall to the Foundation/1 and Grade 4/5/6 playgrounds.

Respread existing soft-fall to priority areas (in the 1/2/3 playground) as well as to

Distribute 1m3 of new washed sand into each long-jump/sand pit.

* Please be advised that we are aware of the existing maintenance requirements of some pieces of our playground equipment. Repairs of such equipment is, in some instances, a specialised trade requiring specialised equipment and parts, and unfortunately there have been hold-ups (beyond our control) with our repair company. We are expecting repairs (along with a full, scheduled ‘performance and safety’ audit) to be completed within the next week or so.

We would like to extend a huge thank you to every family who participates at our working bees, as we simply could not keep our huge grounds looking as pleasant as they are without you. And, as always, we would also like to say a massive thank you to Ted (and Nathan) Dugdale who - along with Steve Harvey - organise the jobs that need doing and (most importantly) make sure the BBQ is ready for hungry workers!

If you are new to the school or have not yet filled out the working bee slip to indicate your date of preference, please do so through the office. Many hands make light work and it’s always a great opportunity to meet other parents and for your children to get together.

THE NEXT WORKING BEE IS ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21 from 10:00am - 12:00noon. See you there!

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OSHClub News Before School / After School Care Program 15th October – Term 4 – Week 2

Hello Everyone! Another reminder that children MUST WEAR hats AND sunscreen whilst at our Before and After School Care service. We supply Coles’ branded 50+ protection sunscreen here at the service, however, if your child has specific sunscreen needs we encourage parents to either leave some with us at the program or ensure that children have some in their bags when they arrive. Children will strictly NOT be allowed to play outside if they do not have both hat and sunscreen. In other news, we have just placed an order for new art and craft materials to be delivered in the next few weeks. We are very excited! Included in this order is a truck load of Christmas craft for us all to get stuck into throughout the rest of the year. YAY! Over the past week we have had children creating their own Pokémon, using play dough to create a Masterchef game, playing sports such as cricket, soccer, tennis, badminton, AFL, and NFL. Other children have been involved in playground activities, skipping, drawing, painting, board games, card games, reading, homework, and Lego activities. We hope that the foundation children had an excellent excursion to the zoo yesterday. All of the OSHClub educators love the zoo and so we strongly look forward to hearing all about it! We look forward to seeing everyone over the rest of the term! Kind Regards, Kalli Boag, Michelle Dark, Samantha Lawrence, Wendy Reid and Tayla Alderson.

Program phone: 0439 992 434 Coordinator: Kalli Boag.

Assistants: Michelle Dark, Wendy Reid, Samantha Lawrence, Tayla Alderson.

OSHClub Head Office: 03 85649000

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 on the day bookings please contact the Coordinator direct at the program.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

OFFICE NEWS Credit Card & BPay payments – Please remember that we cannot accept payments of less than $10 for credit card and less than $30 for BPay. If you are paying by BPay, please also send in a short email or note letting us know the amount, what the payment was for and the BPay Receipt number, to kalinda.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au If payments of less than $10 are received, we will be returning them home and asking for cash payment. THERESA JARVIS BUSINESS MANAGER UNIFORM SHOP Opening Hours – Mondays from 3pm – 3.45pm. If you are unable to make this time, order forms are available from the office or you can download from the website at www.kalinda.vic.edu.au / Notices and Forms. Just send in your order, with payment and it will be processed as soon as possible. SPECIAL - GRADE 6 2015 TOPS & JACKETS – Very Limited Sizes Polo tops $30 Jackets $40

PLEASE NOTE – THE UNIFORM SHOP WILL NOT BE OPEN ON THE FIRST TRANSITION SESSION DAY – FRIDAY 23

RD OCTOBER.

SHANNON & JO UNIFORM SHOP VOLUNTEERS

SCHOOL BANKING - FRIDAYS Kalinda is now participating in the Commonwealth Bank School Banking Rewards Program. For every deposit made at school, students will receive a Dollarmites token. Collect 10 tokens, fill in your reward coupon and return both to school to redeem your chosen reward. If your child does not have a Youthsaver Account, you can open one at any Commonwealth Bank branch, or if you have NetBank, you can apply online. Alternatively, please contact one of the coordinators to discuss. Kalinda receives $5 when children make their first deposit at school and commission on every deposit made at school through the School Banking Program. Just a reminder that bonus interest is paid on the children’s accounts when at least one deposit is made each month! Happy Banking! Julie & Kylie Volunteer Student Banking Coordinators

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Join TEAM KALINDA and help fight cancer!

Maroondah Relay For Life 14th – 15th November 2015

Town Park (Little Aths Track) Norton Road, Croydon

Join Team Kalinda – follow the prompts http://www.relayforlife.org.au/participate/

then type in Team Kalinda in the search bar !

What is Relay For Life?

Relay For Life is a chance for communities to recognise and celebrate those who have overcome cancer or are undergoing treatment, as well as the people who care for them. Relay also provides an opportunity to celebrate the memory of loved ones lost to cancer.

It’s like a team walkathon where you can walk one lap or 100 laps – it’s all up to you. There are focussed ceremonies for carers and survivors at the commencement of the relay (3.45pm) a candlelight memorial service at dusk (approx 8.30 pm) and a closing ceremony next morning (approx. 9.30 am)

It isn’t a walkathon where you are sponsored per lap but rather it is the participant who asks for donations from family, friends or work colleagues. You can fundraise for yourself and add that to your personal total which goes onto Team Kalinda’s total money raised. Our goal this year is to raise $1000 or more.

You can sleep over in your tent on our school site or just come for an hour. There is pizza or spit roast to purchase for dinner, coffee all night, and a hot breakfast in the morning. Entertainment is on offer for most of the event – even through the night for those wishing to stay up. And of course those laps to walk – it isn’t a walkathon but people generally just want to walk.

Who can participate?

Everyone! There are no restrictions when it comes to Relay. You don’t have to be over 18 to get involved – anyone can do it! Children and adults have activities they can participate in all through the night as well as during the daylight hours.

How it works

Go to the website above, follow the prompts to Maroondah Relay and then join Team Kalinda!

Pay your registration fee of $20 (shirt included) then set yourself a fundraising target and you are ready to help fight cancer.

If you would like any more information please contact :-

Karen Johns Grade 5/6J teacher

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RECIPE OF THE WEEK!

Serves: 6

Prep Time: 10 minutes + chilling

Hedgehog Cream Pie

What you need:

1/3 cup Nutella 300 ml thickened cream 175 g pkt Coles Bakery Hedgehog Slice, coarsely chopped 160 g pkt Coles Bakery Make At Home Pastry Flan1 PAMPAS sweet flan case

Place the cream and Nutella in a medium bowl. Use an electric mixer to beat until soft peaks form. Gently fold in three-quarters of the hedgehog slice.

Spoon the Nutella mixture into the pastry shell. Place in the fridge for 1 hour to chill (see Tips). Sprinkle the remaining hedgehog slice over the top of the pie. Cut into slices to serve (see Tips).

TIPS: The pie filling isn’t meant to set completely, but chilling the pie will help firm it up slightly. To easily slice the pie, dip your knife in a glass of hot water and wipe it dry between slices.

WENDY McLAUGHLAN – KALINDA CHEF

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KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

APPLES - STRAIGHT FROM THE ORCHARD…….

Chris, our apple man will next be delivering apples on, Thursday 22nd

October (Wk 3 of Term 4). If you would like to order apples, please see Gill or Annie at the office with your order and payment by Wednesday 21

st October.

Bags are approximately 5-6kg. Available are:

Pink Ladies ALL apples are now $10 per bag. Fujis Granny Smiths Green & Brown Pears are available Golden Delicious at $8 per bag.

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

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DOUBLE POINTS are awarded for any spend that occurs

after 3pm EVERY Thursday and Friday.

Nutrition Tips - Skills for a lifetime

It’s really easy to say “My child’s weight is fine; they don’t have to think about what they eat.” As a parent do you have to think about what you eat? When did you learn how to do that? The things you are “teaching” your kids right now are the skills they take with them into adulthood. As a dietitian I see many people who are unhappy with their habits and want to change them- but it is hard to change a habit of a lifetime. My daughter was with friends the other day and they stopped to get doughnuts from a road side vendor. There were four of them in the car and they bought a dozen doughnuts and had three each. The mother commented “I don’t know anyone who would only buy four”, my daughter quietly said to herself, “My mum”- and she was right! This is not because I am a dietitian this is because of the lessons I was taught around food as a child. The skills I learnt as a child, “you can have one”, help me to maintain a healthy weight as an adult. The message here is that healthy eating is not about avoiding the sometimes foods but neither is it ‘have as much as you like because you don’t have a problem with weight.’

Lisa Renn, Accredited Practising Dietitian www.dietproofyourkids.com.au

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How do you recognise asthma?

People with asthma can have a range of symptoms:

o Breathlessness o Wheezing o Tight chest o Persistent cough o Symptoms often occur at night, early in the morning, or during/after activity.

A person’s asthma symptoms can vary over time – sometimes they will have no symptoms, especially when asthma is well controlled. See your doctor.

For more information go to: asthma.org.au