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Newsletter No. 18 - Term 2 – Week 9 14th June 2018

CONGRATULATIONS KARLI We congratulate Karli Tupou, who has been selected in the School Sport Victoria Team Vic (12 & Under) Netball State Team, competing in the School Sport Australia Championship to be held in Darwin, Northern Territory from 15th to 21st August this year. It has been a great performance by Karli following a selection process that began in April to make the final team of 12. The students participated in a series of trial sessions and games, to be selected to represent the SSV State Team. Many past School Sport Victoria team members have gone on to compete at national and international competitions, including Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and World Championships. So here’s hoping that Karli and her Victorian teammates can achieve their personal goals at a national level to win the Australian title and that Karli may be representing Australia in the years to come. We are all very proud of you, Karli.

Miss (Jessica) Swingler Phys Ed Teacher

Mrs Gail Pollard Principal

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ENROL NOW FOR 2019 Enrolments must be submitted

by Thursday 28th June

Student Enrolment Forms are available at the office or

download from the website

www.kalinda.vic.edu.au/ Notices and Forms

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Events Calendar

Notices sent home to Families – 31 May – 7 June 2018 Notice Distributed to: Due Date:

AMC Maths Competition Grades 3-6 14/06/18

Incursion – Red Riding Robyn Hood Gr. 3/4s (via Compass) 22/07/18

Kalinda House Athletics Carnival Gr. 3-6 (via Compass) 16/07/18

CANTEEN NEWS

Don’t forget to send your Hot Dog orders and payment to office by the 15th June.

PAYMENT ENVELOPES We have had a number of envelopes being returned recently, some with no names on the forms and/or envelopes, and other information missing! Understandably, this makes it very difficult to trace back to the owner. Could parents please make sure they put all the necessary information onto the payment envelopes and forms, eg. Student name, grade, amount being paid, and what the payment is for. Unfortunately, if we cannot trace who the payment is from, your child may miss out on an event. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Gill Knowles Admin. Manager

June

16th - Kalinda Disco (P&F) 18th - School Council Mtg – 7:30pm 24th - Working Bee – 10am – 12noon 27th - Special Food Day – Hot Dog Day 28th - Canteen Closed for Term 2 29th - End of Term 2 – 2:30pm dismissal July

16th - Beginning of Term 3 27th - 3/4 Incursion – Red Riding Robyn Hood 30th - Gr. 3-6 House Athletics Carnival August

7th - Production Day Rehearsal & Night perf. – George Wood Theatre – YVG. 8th - Production – George Wood Theatre – YVG 9th - AMC Maths Comp G3-6 only 18th - Working Bee (Saturday) 10am – 12noon 27&28th - Mad about Science G12 Incursion 29th - Father’s Day Stall 31st - Book Week Celebration Day September

6th - Cyber Safety Incursion 10-12th - Gr. 3/4 Phillip Island Adventure Camp 16th - Working Bee – 10am – 12noon + BBQ 19th - Footy Maths Day 21st - End Term 3 – 2:30pm Dismissal

FORWARD DATES:

Grade 5/6 Canberra Trip – 25th – 29th March 2019 TERM DATES 2018

Term 1 – 29 Jan – 29 March (Students resume 31 January) (Easter – Good Friday 30th March) Term 2 – 16 April – 29 June Term 3 – 16 July – 21 September Term 4 – 8 October – 21 December CANTEEN ROSTER

18th - Nicole D. 20th - Kaylene H. 21st - Helper Needed please 22nd - Andrea B. + Helper needed 12-1:30pm

**Please use the new menu (sent out in Week 1 of this term). Please check prices as some have changed. The canteen is open before school to purchase Brain Food and Recess snacks. Last orders for Hot Dogs tomorrow, 15th June.

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PUPIL OF THE WEEK F/A Emily W. - For always trying to achieve her “personal best”, particularly when trying to sound out words. Keep up the super effort Emily! F/B Crystal L. - For having the courage to try new things, even when they appear to be difficult. Lucinda B. - For always participating in our activities with a positive frame of mind. F/J Scarlett A. - For being brave when presented with a new learning task. Great effort, Scarlett. F/Z Sofia V. - For consistently pursuing your personal best in all areas of your learning. Katherine K. - For following the Golden Rule by assisting others who needed support during Reader’s Workshops. 12A Alexis W. - For overcoming her nerves and giving a great presentation on the history of books. What a great example of participating to progress! Alyssia O. - For her fabulous presentation on how the Earth has changed over time. 12B Zac M. - For pursuing your personal best and persisting until you understood a difficult Maths concept. Matisse B. - For pursuing your personal best with your Reading. 12E Maya R. - For your positive and persistent attitude towards learning new concepts in Maths. You are making excellent progress! Well done. Quinn N. - For your beautiful writing, inspired by the book, ‘Flood’. You used descriptive words to great effect. Excellent work! 12F Fraser G. - For demonstrating great mathematical problem solving skills during our class calendar task. Kai W. - For demonstrating great mathematical problem solving skills during our class calendar task. 12K Ashanti C. - For an excellent CBL speech on our topic, ‘How things have changed over time’. Tate D. - For writing an excellent persuasive piece to convince the reader about one side of an argument. 12S Hannah E. - For always treating others as you would like to be treated. You are a happy, kind and caring student. Chloe V. - For always making the right choices in the classroom. It takes great strength to be sensible. 34C Alice O. - For always following the Golden Rule, and treating others with kindness and respect at all times. Aiden B. - For settling back into the classroom environment, and participating with enthusiasm. Dhruva B. - For writing more than 50 Japanese sentences when we played the “Guess Who” game. Amazing effort! Chelsea W. - For writing more than 50 Japanese sentences when we played the “Guess Who” game. Amazing effort! 34D Gemma S. - For pursuing her personal best during District and Division Cross Country. Love your enthusiasm, Gemma! 34F Charli R. - For showing great strength and choosing more sensible ways to deal with issues out in the yard. Tayla W. - For demonstrating great strength, being sensible and not allowing others to distract her when she composes her CAFE journal entries. 34L Taylan C. - For his excellent effort during JEMM sessions. Great attitude, Taylan. Jonty B-A. - For participating in all activities and being brave when pursuing his personal best. Tabitha S. - For your excellent attitude to all learning tasks. You are always active in all learning experiences. Natasha R. - For always pursuing your personal best. You work so hard and are achieving fabulous results. 34P Jordana S. - For being a strong friend to others. You always put your thinking in charge of your actions I am very proud of you maturity, Jordana. Campbell P. - For understanding the value of hard work and effort, particularly when reading his “Good Fit” book. Great reading, Campbell. Cara M. - For making strong decisions in your learning, and also when playing with others. I am so proud of your maturity, Cara. Amelie G-J. - For being brave and settling into her new class in a happy and positive manner. Welcome to 3/4P Millie!

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34S Seth L-B. - For the ability to tell a great yarn! Your stories are always fantastic to read. Charlotte O. - For respecting the rights of others, for being kind and always using good manners.

56B Bailey O’R. - For showing outstanding maturity, compassion and kindness. It takes great

courage to stand up for others when you know people are watching Bailey, but even more so when you think they are not.

56D Hudson B. - For showing persistence with his narrative writing to ensure it is his personal best.

School Sport Victoria: Team Vic Each year, talented Victorian School students have the opportunity to trial for a place in the School Sport Victoria (SSV) Team Vic State team. Selected students participate in annual School Sport Australia (SSA) Championships including the Pacific School Games (PSG) held every second year. These championships offer gifted and talented students the opportunity to participate in higher levels of sporting competition against students from other Australian States and Territories. The students pictured below from the left Ben, Harry, Karli, Jack, Noah, Jade and Bailey all took place in these Team Vic trails. Ben, Harry and Bailey trailed for the Cricket Team Vic State team, Jack and Noah trailed for the AFL Team Vic State team, Karli trailed for the Netball Team Vic State team and Jade trailed for the Basketball Team Vic State team. All of these students performed really well, and should be commended on their efforts. I would like to specially acknowledge Jade and Bailey who have both progressed in to the final stage of selections, we wish them the best and hope they are selected to be a part of the Team Vic State team for their particular sport. I would also like to specially acknowledge Karli, who also progressed to the final stage of selections. Karli completed this last stage of selections just this Tuesday, and found out the following day that she made the 12 player Team Vic State Netball Team. Karli will now begin training with her team and will then represent Victoria at the nationals in Darwin in August. This is a huge achievement, well done Karli! Miss (Jessica) Swingler Phys Ed Teacher

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BTYC Gymnastics Program Over the past few weeks the Grade 3/4 and Grade 5/6 students participated in a Gymnastics Program, delivered by BTYC Gymnastics. The program was delivered by qualified Gymnastics coaches from BTYC Gymnastics, who were highly enthusiastic and knowledgeable. They delivered the fundamentals of Gymnastics surrounding the areas of statics, locomotion movements, rotations, springs, landings and balances in a safe and fun environment. BTYC Gymnastics supplied the Gymnastics equipment including; inclined wedges, vaults, balancing beams and trampolines for our students to use throughout the program. The high-end Gymnastics equipment and the delivery of the program from qualified Gymnastics coaches provided our students with that ‘real’ Gymnastics experience. If your child really enjoyed the BTYC Gymnastics program, please contact BTYC on 9841 4773 for further information about how they can be involved in Gymnastics outside of school. Miss (Jessica) Swingler Phys Ed Teacher

Maroondah / Manningham Division Cross Country

Huge congratulations to Jade, Lucy, Rory, Callum, Gemma and Jemma who competed in the Maroondah / Manningham Division Cross Country on Tuesday the 12th of June at Yarra Valley Racecourse. This was the third stage of the competition, as they had progressed from the House Cross Country to District Cross Country and then to the Division Cross Country, so as you could imagine the competition had risen, and our students were really pushed to their limits. All our students did so well, they put in such a great effort to achieve their personal best on the day, so congratulations to everyone involved. A special mention goes to Jade and Callum who finished in the top 12 of their age group. Jade and Callum now progress to the fourth stage of competition which is the Eastern Metropolitan Region Primary Cross Country Championships. What an achievement, well done! Thank you to the parents for taking their child/ren to this event and showing such great support. Miss (Jessica) Swingler Phys Ed Teacher

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Rainy day poems by 12F

These are some amazing poems that were written after reading the inspiring book Called “Flood” By Jackie French as our focus text last week . We hope you enjoy them.

I felt terrified. I could smell the muddy wet rain puddles. I saw ran streaming down the gutters. I could hear the rain dripping on the roof. I had look outside and saw puddles everywhere! By Fraser 12F

I hear the thundery water running outside and a loud storm. I felt wet because I got soaked and soggy. I could see the rain and bright lights like a rainbow in the white sky. It looked beautiful. By Ella 12F

I felt the rain trickle down my back and gee whizz it was cold. I could hear the black clouds banging against each other. I can see thunder banging in the distance. I could smell the rain it smelt like a blooming flower. I looked outside and I saw heaps of puddles. By Cade 12F

I felt scared inside and suddenly I could hear cracks in the rain. I can see thunder coming. I could smell the muddy water. I looked outside and saw lots of puddles. By Mitch 12F

I felt scared. I looked out and cold se the white devastation of the lightning storm approaching. I could hear thunder. I could smell the cold, wet air. By Xavier 12F.

I felt cold and frightened. I could hear the beautiful sound of the rain, on the roof like music playing. I can see dark grey clouds. I can smell fresh water. I looked out and saw a magnificent rainbow created by the rain. By Ruby, 1/2F

We have a mountain of lost property uniform items that have collected

up over the first half of this year (mainly jumpers/jackets). None of

these items are named so they will be sold in our next Jumble Sale

on Wednesday 20th – Friday 22nd June.

All items will be on sale in the Office Foyer

for $2 per item.

All proceeds will go to the State School’s Relief Fund

for supply of uniforms to eligible families.

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Production Update Firstly, this is a quick reminder that the Kalinda Primary School Production of Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits is happening at George Wood Theatre at Yarra Valley Grammar School on the evenings of Tuesday 7th August and Wednesday 8th August. ALL Kalinda students will be performing. Performance Nights In order to allow all students the opportunity to shine on stage we will be performing over the two nights. Students in Years 5 and 6 with lead roles, Ushers and Foundation Helpers will perform on both the 7th and 8th of August. All students from Foundation to Year 4, and students from Years 5 and 6 who do not have lead roles, are not Ushers and are not Foundation Helpers, will perform on one of the two nights, largely grouped by surname initial to ensure families can attend the same performance. You will be receiving a notice very soon to advise which performance your children will be in. Costumes The Costume Team have been working tirelessly to ensure that the performers will look amazing. You should have received a notice detailing costume requirements for your child. There will be an initial costume check towards the end of this term and a final costume check at the beginning of Term 3. If you have any questions about costumes, please do not hesitate to ask. Props and Sets The Props and Sets Team is also in full swing. The team meet in the Art Room from 11:30am on Fridays. If you might be able to help on Fridays or any other time, please contact Julie Simpson on 0419 397 539 or the school office. Makeup We will need a team of makeup artists to apply makeup for the cast before each performance. If you think you might be able to help with this, please contact Paul Todd or the school office. Ticketing Tickets will be available for purchase. Details to be advised at a later date. Paul Todd Sarah Butler Cheryl Henry-Wild

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COMMUNITY NEWS

OFFICE NEWS

GRADE 3/4 PHILLIP ISLAND CAMP - The Grade 3/4 Camp instalments are now live on Compass and open for payment and consent under Course confirmations. Instalment payments are $80 each and due on 4/6, 22/6 and 18/7. You can also pay in full at the office. The balance owing is $240. GRADE 3/4 Red Riding Robyn Hood Incursion - This event should now be showing on your child’s event tab on Compass. Please consent and pay through Compass before 22nd July. Grade 1/2 Science Incursion – This incursion is now open on Compass for consent and payment ($10.00), to be finalised before 20th July. If you have CSEF please come to the office so we can adjust your balance owing. WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECKS – There has been some confusion recently over the requirements of Working With Children Checks. If parents, family members, or members of the community would like to volunteer their time at Kalinda Primary School (or any other school or childcare service) they will need a current Working With Children Check. The WWCC card you receive will then need to be presented to the office for copying. They will then be added to our WWCC Register. If this card is not presented, you will not be able to help out in any area of the school or on excursions outside of the school. If you would like to apply for a WWCC, this needs to be done online through: http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/ Once you have registered your card at the office you may help out in any area of the school, i.e. classroom activities, sports days, excursions, canteen, SAKG, etc. However, before you do this you must enter via the office and sign the Visitors Register and wear a Visitors badge before you proceed to the area you are visiting. If you are eligible for Camps, Sports & Excursions Funding (CSEF), please do not process through Compass, as this will alter the amount owed. Complete your excursion permission form and bring into the Office for payment. 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. The 2017 Parent Payment Policy and the Kalinda Primary School Hardship Policy is located on our website at www.kalinda.vic.edu.au/ - Notices & Forms, for your information. . If you have any queries regarding any of the above, please contact the Office. THERESA JARVIS BUSINESS MANAGER COMPASS – If your child is away due to illness, medical appointments, family holidays, or other reasons, please remember to login to Compass and register their non-attendance through the “Add Note / Approval” tab on your child’s Home Page in Compass.

STUDENT BANKING EVERY FRIDAY Simply place your money into the deposit book cover and fill in the deposit slip, send to school every Friday morning where it will be processed and returned to your child’s class on Mondays. Account opening kits are available from the office, or through Bendigo Bank at Heathmont.

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UNIFORM SHOP - RHSports

Kalinda Primary School Uniforms are available to purchase offsite at RHSports at Unit 12, 100 New Street, Ringwood. Notices are available at the office or on our website at www.kalinda.vic.edu.au/notices&forms For your convenience, the RHSports Shop is open every day from 9:00am – 5:00pm, including school holidays. The direct link to RHSports is https://www.rhsports.com.au/shop/product/clothing/school_wear/kalinda_ps

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KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

See the Community Board in the Foyer for more events and information. 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.

APPLES

STRAIGHT FROM THE ORCHARD…….

Chris, our apple man will be delivering apples on Thursday 21 June. If you would like to order apples or pears, please see Gill or Annie at the office with your order and payment by Wednesday 20 June. Bags are approximately 5-6kg and are freshly picked from the orchard.

Pink Ladies (NEW SEASON), Royal Galas, Golden Delicious and Granny Smiths are available at $10 per bag. Fujis are now $12 per bag. Green & Brown pears are now available too, also at $10 per bag. Jazz apples available at the moment for $15 per 5-6kg bag.

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