Karoo News

Term 4 Week 8 Wednesday 25th November, 2020

NOVEMBER 2020

Friday 27th November Disco Dance Day (free dress)

Last day for student library borrowing

Monday 30th November Year 6 Economics Expo

DECEMBER 2020

Wednesday 2nd December Pupil Free Day

Friday 4th December Library closes—books due back by

11th December

Tuesday 8th December 2021 Foundation Orientation Day

OSHC registration—between 7-10am and 2:30-6pm

Wednesday 9th December Book packs distributed to students

whose families have paid 2021 fees. OSHC registration—between

7-10am and 2:30-6pm

Friday 11th December All library books to be returned

Monday 14th December Whole School transition 9:50-10:40am

Year 6 Graduation—6pm

Wednesday 16th December Whole School transition 9:50-10:40am

Year 6 Activity Day Book packs distributed to students

whose families have paid 2021 fees

Friday 18th December

Pupil Free Day

Term Dates 2020

Term 4: Mon 5 Oct—Fri 18 Dec (Fri 18 December—Pupil Free Day)

Term Dates 2021

Term 1: Thurs 28 Jan—Thurs 1 Apr Term 2: Mon 19 Apr—Fri 25 June Term 3: 12 July —17 Sept Term 4: 4th Oct—17 Dec

Respect Responsibility Excellence Honesty & Fairness

Tolerance & Understanding

Reminder ...

SCHOOL HATS

ARE COMPULSORY

IN TERMS 1 & 4

Karoo Calendar Principal’s Comments

Pupil Free Days We have two Pupil Free days this term, next Wednesday 2

nd December staff will meet in their 2021

teams. The day will be dedicated to planning the curriculum for next year. It is important that we use current student data from this year to ensure our planning meets the needs of the students.

Our last day of school for this year will be Thursday 17th December, with students being dismissed

at 3.30 p.m.

Friday 18th December is a Pupil Free Day, this day will provide staff time to audit and move

resources as we have several year levels who will be located in different rooms next year. We are still in the planning stages for 2021, class lists are completed however staff have not been allocated to their teaching responsibility. This information will be shared in coming weeks.

We have planned two Transition sessions in the final week of the term, when students will be placed into their class for 2021.

Coming events

School Disco With four weeks of school to go we have some great activities for the students. It is

disappointing that we are unable to have our annual Disco, however our Student Council have been very actively working with Ms Moyle to organise a Disco Day. In preparation for the day Student Council surveyed the students to determine their favourite songs. Ms Moyle has downloaded the music ready for every year level to enjoy their allocated dance time during the day.

Year 6 Economics Expo The Expo was postponed due to the heavy rain, the Learning Common 6 has been ‘buzzing’

with excitement as the Year 6 students prepared their businesses. This unit of work is usually completed in Term 3, it is a credit to the students and Year 6 staff who have worked so diligently in a very tight time frame since we returned to onsite learning.

Year 5 Leadership Speeches The Year 5 students and their teachers have also worked within a tight timeline to prepare the

students for the 2021 Leadership roles. I look forward to listening to the students present their speeches next week.

Final Assembly The final assembly for the year will be in the morning on Thursday 17

th December. At this

assembly the 2021 School and Specialist Captains will be announced. This will also be an opportunity to present a student from each year level with the Citizenship award. At this stage we are unable to invite parents to this assembly.

Christmas Raffle It is exciting to be preparing for our annual Christmas Raffle, the large red stocking is in the

foyer waiting for donations. It will be a great way to finish the year with some fun, the students love the opportunity to win a prize. Please support our last fundraising event for the year by sending your donation to school.

Student Safety It is concerning that I am constantly reminding the school community to consider the safety of our students.

The Staff Carpark continues to be an unsafe area, due to the disrespectful parents who continue to drive through (often at great speed) and park their car when dropping off or collecting their children. Your actions are causing great concern to other parents. I enjoy being visible to meet and greet our students in the morning but feel extremely disappointed when I am required to tell parents not to drive into the staff carpark. I do not want to call a parent and report that an accident or incident has occurred. Please follow our rules.

Parents are reminded that students are not supervised at school until 8.45 a.m. We have noticed an increasing number of students arriving at school before this time, some as early as 8.15 a.m. Staff have responsibilities before school and are not expected to supervise students until 8.45 a.m.

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Phone: 9759-6222 Email: karoo.ps@education.vic.gov.au Web: http://www.karoops.vic.edu.au

Thursday 17th December Final School Assembly

Last day of Term 4—students

dismissed at 3:30pm

The Karoo Newsletter is ...

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) validity date has been further extended to 5

th October 2020 to provide more support

to families in need. The CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to eligible families to assist with expenses relating to camps, sport and/or excursions. As camps/excursions etc for the remainder of the year have been cancelled or delayed, you are still encouraged to apply as the funds can be rolled over to be used in the future. Payments for the remainder of the year for eligible students are 50% of the standard primary school rate, which equates to $62.50 per student. If you wish to apply, please contact the school office for an application form to be emailed or sent home to you (a copy of your Health Care Card is also required). Eligibility

You must be a holder of a valid means-tested Centrelink Health Care Card, Veteran Affairs Gold Card, Pensioner Concession Card or be a temporary foster parent.

Cards must be valid up to 5th October 2020 with applications accepted until Friday 27

th November 2020.

IMPORTANT CHANGES TO CSEF

2021 PARENT PAYMENT & BOOK PACK DISTRIBUTION

The 2021 Parent Payment and Voluntary Contributions letter was sent home last month to all families with their

eldest child. Please spend time reading the letter and accompanying paperwork to understand the breakup of

payment categories as designated by the Department of Education and Training.

In accordance with current restrictions limiting parent access to the school grounds, the following payment

methods are available:

Via Compass – preferred method

Via the school office—Fill in the information on the Payment Form supplied and return it to school with your

child, together with payment (Credit Card/Cash/Cheque).

Via Instalment payment plans - also available (credit card required) if you wish to pay by quarterly

instalments. Alternatively, for families who receive Centrelink payments, a direct deposit payment option is

also available. Please phone the school office to arrange either of these options.

BOOK PACKS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO YOUR CHILD/REN TO TAKE HOME AS FOLLOWS:

Wednesday 9th December

for payments made between now & Tues 8th December

Wednesday 16th December

for payments received after 8th December

Thursday 21st January 2021

Book packs can be collected from the school office between 10am -1pm for payments made after 16th December

2020 (presuming parents/carers can come onto the school grounds due to Covid19 restrictions easing)

PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS CONTINUED Student Book Packs This year we will be distributing student book packs directly to the students.

Our 2021 Foundation students will receive their packs on Tuesday 8th December when they come for the Orientation session. Also on

this day they will meet their teacher and classmates.

Current Karoo students will receive their book packs on Wednesday 9th December. Classroom teachers will distribute the packs at the

end of the day to those students whose families have made payment.

This process will also take place one week later on Wednesday 16th December. On Thursday 21st January families will have a final

opportunity to pay and collect book packs between 10am—1pm (see below for more details).

Leanne Vines Principal

FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER:

Last day for student borrowing.

FRIDAY 4TH DECEMBER:

Library closes for 2020—no more classes.

FRIDAY 11TH DECEMBER:

All student books to be returned to the Library (small

reward given for the first class to return all their books!).

Library staff will chase any outstanding books and issue

payment letters (especially for those leaving Karoo at

year’s end).

Book Cover Competition This year to coincide with Book Week the students at Karoo had the opportunity to

create their favourite book cover. Everyone did a fantastic job! These have been on display in the foyer and also in the library. One winner was chosen from each year level to win a book prize. The Karoo Library Captains, Emily, Lilly, Arnav and Ryan have chosen the winners. Take a look at the video on Compass where they announce the winners.

Foundation : Yohaan (FAM)

AND THE WINNERS ARE

Year 1 : Chloe A (1W) Year 2 : Marcus (2D) Year 3 : Michelle (3H)

Year 4 : Kiara (4S) Year 5 : Emma (5B) Year 6 : Jaimee (6V)

Fantastic effort everyone!

Mrs Corrales and Mrs Mitchell

2020 STATE SCHOOL SPECTACULAR

We’re excited to share with you that Channel 7 Melbourne is proudly supporting the 2020 Victorian State Schools Spectacular. A special broadcast with behind-the-scenes highlights will air on Saturday 5 December at 7pm on Seven in Victoria.

It will also be livestreamed on the 7plus app and 7plus web-site, www.7plus.com.au, and will be available for catch-up view-ing on the 7plus app and website for 30 days from the broadcast date.

For those that love the State School Spectacular … make a note of the date in your dairies and tune in!

Check in regularly to your parent portal to keep up to date with all school news …

Course Confirmation/Parent Payment (school fees) Now able to be paid through Compass.

Student absence Several students have outstanding absences. Please enter an explanation for these prior to the end of Term.

Student reports If your child is leaving at the end of the year, please ensure you print off all their school reports as once they have exited the school, you will no longer have access to them.

Currently requiring your attention on Compass ...

2021 Course configuration / Parent Payment

PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF EVENT DUE DATES AS LATE PAYMENTS/CONSENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. PAYMENTS MADE ONLINE AND

AT THE OFFICE MUST BE MADE ON OR BEFORE THE DUE DATE LISTED ON COMPASS.

Congratulations to the following students:

Foundation Rammy M and Yohaan B (FAM), Jack W and Philippa B (FB), Koah R and Alicia G (FE), Jasmine W (FS)

Year 1 Christian L and Olivia W (1C), Fatima M and Flynn H (1M), Chloe V and Aaron T-K (1W)

Year 2 Maria P and Jet P (2C), Keanan B and Chloe J (2D), Bree P and Eva P (2F), Xibi Z (2M).

Year 3 Kieran G and Cooper M (3H), Matthew B, Georgia M and Kaitlyn G (3K), Lana P and Tate B (3M)

Year 4 Lola P and Pal G (4RD), Dylan A and Billie W (4S), Erin J and Laura B (4W)

Year 5 Jayde M and Emma C (5B), Kai F and Akira S (5J), Ava B (5T)

Year 6

Logan C and Thomas O (6D), Jayden F (6L), Emily B and Cooper W (6V)

CLASS AWARDS

FORTNIGHT ENDING 20th NOVEMBER

OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE

2021 REGISTRATION

Existing familes using OSHC A re-enrolment form will be emailed to you via smartcentral and you must attend the OSHC room on one of the following dates and times to complete a booking form and pay the annual $10 registration fee.

Tuesday 8th December between 7-10am and 2:30-6pm Wednesday 9th December between 7-10am and 2:30-6pm

Karoo families new to OSHC Complete an Enrolment form online available from: www.smartcedntral.net/v2/service_profile/show/409 and attend the OSHC room on one of the following dates and times to complete a booking form and pay the annual $10 registration fee.

Tuesday 8th December between 7-10am and 2:30-6pm Wednesday 9th December between 7-10am and 2:30-6pm

New Foundation familes Complete an Enrolment form online available from: www.smartcedntral.net/v2/service_profile/show/409 and attend the OSHC room on the following dates to complete a booking form and pay the annual $10 registration fee.

Tuesday 8th December (time to be co-ordinated with your child’s Orientation session time)

We are currently awaiting updated

guidelines from DET. We request parents

continue to wear face masks when on

the school grounds until further notice

(this includes parents dropping off or

picking up from Outside School Hours

Care). Thank you for your continued

support.

Student Council have organised this free fun event

for our students. Each Year level will be given the

opportunity during the day to join with their

classmates and ‘break out their best dance moves’.

Free dress—sunsmart, school-appropriate

clothes (no crop tops or short skirts/shorts).

Footwear—closed toe shoes.

School hats must still be worn when outside.

No glow sticks please.

Lunch and recess will be

as normal.

Free event—no donation

required!

STUDENT BANKING DAY IS:

Please ensure your deposit slip is completed & the money is secure

in the folder. New folders & deposit books available if required.

(No banking when Monday is a public holiday)

MONDAY

VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL

All visitors to the school must report first to the office, wearing face masks and observing social distancing and hand sanitising requests.

Parents are requested to remain out side the gates

at all other times.

COMMUNITY NEWS

2021 FOUNDATION TERM 1 ARRANGEMENTS

Thurs 28th January—Tues 2nd February: School Entry Assessments undertaken Wed 3rd February: Foundation Teachers ’ planning day—no Foundation at school Thur 4th February: First day of school (finish at 12:45pm).

From Fri 5th February, students attend daily from 9:00am-3:30pm

ZOOPER DOOPERS FOR SALE

In the Courtyard each Tuesday & Thursday from 3:20-3:35pm

We will be selling Zooper Doopers for 50c after

school in the Courtyard for the rest of Term 4. The

money will go towards the Year 6 Graduation, so

please help support the Year 6s in our final year of

primary school.

Thank you … Year 6 students

50c

LATE ARRIVALS

Come in to the office to be

signed in and receive a

late pass.

Office staff will take the

student to class.

EARLY PICK UP

Come in to the office to

sign the child out. Office

staff will have the student

brought to the office.

This year’s Knox Carols by Candlelight will be broadcast as a live virtual event straight to your home.

Join us for an evening of festive entertainment featuring out-standing performers, sing-a-long Carols, family entertainment and all the fun of our usual large-scale event in your own back-yard!

Get together with your family and friends, be CovidSafe and enjoy a wonderful evening as we bring in the festive season and celebrate Christmas 2020 style.

WHEN: Saturday 12th December 6:30-10:00pm WHERE: Streamed LIVE to the Knox Arts and Events Facebook page

PROGRAM: 6:30pm : Family Christmas Entertainment 7:00pm : Knox Factor Grand Final 8:00pm : Main Carols by Candlelight Concert To view the full virtual program or for more information visit knox.vic.gov.au/carols

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