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GRADE NAME REASON

JA Isla Luangxayanthone Kelaus Komaitai & Jai Vo

For being a great buddy and role model to the preps. For writing a great story in their Writer’s Notebook.

JD Aiesha Zaman Emily Chen Lidia Arevalo Daniel Thanh

For being a fantastic buddy to our new prep students. For listening carefully to others in the classroom For showing enthusiasm towards her learning & listening carefully to others in the classroom. For being a co-operative and helpful student.

JMS Karen Huynh Tony Haunga

For being friendly to her buddy and preps. For always working hard to finish tasks nicely.

JN Brendon Le Anna Tran Brayden Lay

For being a helpful and friendly to everyone. For being a positive role model to the preps and for being a great mate. For being focused in class and always completing his work on time.

JP John Peng & Mia Bagdas Marley Smits

For a great beginning to the year and being friendly and helpful towards others. For working hard and being a good friend to others in our class. Well done!!

JS JadaTuddenham & Jaiden Vo Jennifer Mai

For sitting quietly and listening to others. For sitting still to listen to others.

2E Lela Le Anna Nguyen Billy Pham Cindy Hy

For always finishing work on time and helping others. For always using her manners in the classroom. For always working hard to get work done! For always doing work neatly in her books.

2G Harnoor Shokar Vivian Truong

For working independently and competently on all tasks. For displaying beautiful manners and being respectful at all times.

2R Alim Ademi & Faiza Hassani Jordan Truong

For always offering a helping hand to peers in the classroom. For always being a caring and helpful peer.

3P Tiffany Mai Cindy Ngo

For being a respectful class member and following the class rules. For completing all tasks to the best of her abilities and within the set time frame.

3S Uday Ahuja Ivan Alcantara

For being a responsible and reliable classroom monitor. For showing persistence and effort when working on tasks in the classroom.

3V Brandon Nguyen Jessica Pham

For being a positive, happy and interested student. For being a great listener and sharing her ideas and answers with the class.

4B Deen Alisic Tasi Motufau

For taking responsibly of his own learning by moving himself away from distractions. For offering help to his peers during learning.

4J Belinda Vassallo Preet Gill

For her willingness to share her thinking with a partner and stay on topic. For being a proactive learner and asking clarifying questions when she is unsure about a concept or task.

Kayelr Tuuaga For being a thoughtful class member and assisting his peers when needed.

4M Jasmine Truong Katie Hua

For getting along with her peers and helping them out. For helping guide others to be better learners.

5E Nam Nguyen Zoe Nguyen

For being a great role model and demonstrating great KPPS values in the classroom. For consistently showing great effort in all tasks at hand. Well done Zoe.

5JS Ava Huynh Anita Thanh Fealofani Feterika

For showing responsibility and using initiative when gardening. For being a good role model to other students and always trying her hardest in all areas. For getting along with her classmates and being a responsible class member.

Tarmika Kopriva For putting a lot of effort into her learning and contributing her ideas to class discussions.

6B Sinan Zaman Andrie David and John Paul Gonzalez

For showing consideration of his classmates by allowing others to go first and thinking of others before himself. For trying hard during numeracy and showing improvement with their learning.

6M Ai-Linh Le Alyanna Gaw

For showing a positive attitude in all tasks and working to her potential. For taking on her classroom responsibility efficiently.

6W Charles Tololio Sid Pratap

For taking responsibility of his learning, by asking questions needed to help his understanding. For being an active contributor to classroom discussions and always taking risks in his learning.

LOTE Kwanie Snooks JN Anastasija Butrakoski 4M

For staying on task and completing his work. For being helpful to others.

PA Mia 3P Christina Issa 5E

For sharing thoughts and ideas during class time and putting energy into this weeks music task. For working well as part of a team in the investigation of a musician.

PE Katrina Huynh 5E Jasmine Truong 4M

For showing exceptional sportsmanship after playing the benchtop game with her classmates. For achieving a 3 star assessment in gymnastics "static 3 person balance".

VA Brendon Le JN Dorian French 3S

For being a careful listener in art and making a great 3D paper sculpture. For showing his understanding of the task by assisting his classmates.

VALUES

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Kings Park Primary School

Kings Park Primary School — Gillespie Road St. Albans, 3021

Tel (03)9367 6555 Fax (03) 9364 1099

Email: kings.park.ps@edumail.vic.gov

www.kpps.vic.edu.au

Principal:

Jodi Park

Assistant Principal:

Jaye Giacomin

Newsletter No: 2 Date: 3rd March, 2016

IMPORTANT DATES

Friday, 4th March - Interschool Sport - KPPS Vs Res. home game

- Clean up Australia Day activities

Monday, 7th March - Assembly

Tuesday, 8th March - Grade 2G Community Walk to Westvale Community Centre

Wednesday, 9th March - Grade 2E Community Walk to Westvale Community Centre

Thursday, 10th March - Grade 2R Community Walk to Westvale Community Centre

Friday, 11th March - Interschool Sport KPPS Vs Deer Park North - home game

- Grade 3 excursion to Collingwood Children’s Farm

Friday, 18th March - Interschool Sport District Finals

Monday, 21st March - Assembly

- Harmony Day & Canteen Sausage Sizzle (no lunch orders available)

Tuesday, 22nd March - Grade 5/6 Camp departs

Thursday, 24th March Grade 5/6 Camp returns

LAST DAY OF TERM I— 2:30 DISMISSAL

Monday, 11th April - FIRST DAY OF TERM 2 - 9:00A.M. START

EMERGENCY SMS SYSTEM

In light of all the threats to schools recently, a SMS system has

been set up so that we can send a message straight to your mo-

bile phone when a whole school emergency occurs. In order

for this system to be successful we need your current mobile

phone number on file.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND LOCKDOWN

PROCEDURE.

Before the school holidays arrive we will be holding a practice

run for the above emergency procedures. If you hear the

alarms during this time line please do not panic.

CANTEEN SAUSAGE SIZZLE AND HARMONY DAY

On Monday, 21st March the canteen will hold a sausage sizzle

in conjunction with Harmony Day. A note has gone home for

the children to order a lunch pack which needs to be returned

by Tuesday, 15th March. We are also inviting parents to come

along and have a free sausage and join in their child’s grade

activities for Harmony Day. This will take place from 12 noon

until 12:45pm on the day. If you would like to join us please

tick the box on the bottom of your child’s order..

KINGS PARK PRIMARY IS TAKING ENROLMENTS

FOR 2017

IF YOUR CHILD TURNS 5 BEFORE 30/04/2017 AND YOU

WISH THEM TO COME TO KINGS PARK PRIMARY

SCHOOL, COULD YOU PLEASE COLLECT AN

ENROLMENT FORM FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE OR

PHONE 9367 6555 AND WE WILL POST A FORM TO

YOU.

ALSO, IF A FRIEND, FAMILY MEMBER OR NEIGH-

BOUR HAS A CHILD THAT WISHES TO ATTEND KINGS

PARK COULD YOU PLEASE INFORM THEM TO

COLLECT AN ENROLMENT FORM.

STARTING SCHOOL PROGRAM WILL COMMENCE IN

TERM 3.

LAST DAY OF TERM 1

THURSDAY, 24TH MARCH, 2016

2:30 PM. DISMISSAL

FIRST DAY OF TERM 2 - MONDAY, 11TH APRIL

9:00A.M. START

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HARMONY DAY - MONDAY, 21ST MARCH

The Canteen will be holding a Sausage Sizzle to celebrate Harmony Day. Notices have gone home for order-

ing your son/daughters lunch and also parents are invited to come along and have a sausage. Please fill out

the form and return to school no later than Tuesday, 15th March.

Teddy Bears join KPPS for the day.

The juniors had a fun day with their Teddy Bears. They took their bears outside and went out on the grass

area. Then they sat down and showed their fabulous teddy bears to their class. They shared Teddy Bear

biscuits with the Teddy Bears.

Mean Mates Great Mates Cool Calm Kids Three step telling rule

Call you mean names

Make mean faces

Push you over

Run away from you

Take your things

Play together

Say nice things

Play nicely

Share and help you

Say sorry

* Stand tall

* Look at the person *

Speak clearly *

Don’t use mean words

Say….

1 Stop it, I don’t like it.

2. Stop it, or I’ll tell the teacher.

3. I’m going now to tell the teacher.

BULLY BUSTERS INCURSION As part of our Values Program at Kings Park Primary School, the

Junior classes participated in a workshop with the Bully Busters last week. The aim of the workshop was to

teach students how to respond to teasing and bossy behaviour in an assertive way. The workshop explained

the difference between Mean Mates and Great Mates.

They were also

encouraged to use

the 3 step telling

rule and be Cool

Calm kids.

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Class Total days

missed Late arrivals Class

Total days

missed

Late

arrivals Class

Total days

missed

Late

arrivals

JA 56 17 2G 18 16 4M 24 34

JD 49 33 2R 28 13 5JS 24 8

JN 34 26 3P 42 45 5E 36 8

JMS 38 35 3S 55 18 6B 35 17

JP 39 11 3V 17 16 6W 17 8

JS 42 17 4B 30 25 6M 56 6

2E 37 14 4J 49 26

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY

The winner is: 6W Congratulations

Grade 6 go Sailing on

Albert Park Lake

On Tuesday the 16th of February the

Grade 6 students travelled by bus to

Albert Park Lake for their sailing

adventure.

After they were shown how to put on a

life jacket and how to get into a boat,

the fun began.

They learned how to work together and

how to be safe on the water.

The APP is called:

We’re very pleased to inform you that our school has implemented a

phone app called Updat-ed that will make connecting with you so

much more convenient.

To download the app just visit the App Store for iPhones or Google

Play for Android’s.

Search for Updat-ed

From the menu select our school. (We’ll receive your registration

request and will need to approve you before your app is up and

running)

So what will the app do?

The app’s great for accessing the absentee form if your child is absent,

accessing our monthly newsletter, downloading school newsletters

AND one of its best features being the ability to save events directly

into your phone’s calendar.

Here is a sneak peak of what our school app looks like!

Have you seen our KPPS SCHOOL APP??