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Newsletter No. 37 - Term 4– Week 8 Thursday 26 November 2015

From the Principal……….. TWILIGHT MARKET What an incredible night last Friday was at our Twilight Market. Unfortunately the rain kept many people away, however, those who were brave enough to venture out had a great, but wet, time! I do thank all the families who came to help and enjoy the Twilight Market. I know the children all had a sensational time on the slippery slide and the other rides. I also wish to thank all the parents that came to watch their children in Highland Dancing and all the performances in the area in front of the Music room. The Kalinda Super Singers did a great job as did the Teacher Band and the individual performances. Thank you so much to Leesa Stewart and Tony Landi, and the team they gathered round them, to make the Twilight Market happen. Although takings were obviously down because of the rain, we will be using the frozen sausages and hamburgers for the Carols Night, so if you didn’t come to the Twilight Market you can enjoy the fabulous food at the Carols Night.

CAROLS NIGHT

Our Carols Night is on Wednesday 9th December. The evening will begin with a BBQ at 5:30pm till 6:30pm and the Carols will begin at 7pm till 8pm. Please bring along a picnic and your singing voices to enjoy the carols with our children. A notice with full details will be coming home shortly. A reminder to parents, this is an alcohol-free event and children must be supervised by parents at all times.

OXFAM CONCERT On Tuesday night this week many of our students performed at the OXFAM Concert at Box Hill Town Hall. Our Super Singers opened the show and gave a joyous performance in front of a packed audience. After seeing many acts from other schools our Highland Dancers gave a tremendous performance just before the last act of the night. So everyone went out feeling very buoyant indeed. Thank you so much to Lexi Maurus and Cheryl Henry-Wild for all their efforts in preparing the children for this lovely event.

INDIAN ACTOR On Tuesday we had a visit from Arjun Raina. Below are some of the Foundation stories about the visit. A TASTE OF INDIA – I saw a strange man from India. It was strange dancing. It was amazing. It was magnificent. I loved it. I was excited to see him dancing. It was good to! By Jordana. I saw a beautiful man. He was fantastic. He had a fantastic crown. I like his clothes because they are so beautiful. I heard some stomps. It felt like thunder. I saw beautiful clothing. By Blake.

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I saw a beautiful man doing a lovely dance. It was magnificent! He had nice clothing. I got a high five from him. I felt like a super hero. By Samantha I saw an Indian man dancing. I heard the loud Indian music. I felt excited. He had beautiful clothes. By Stephanie. I saw a man that wore a colourful costume. I heard magnificent music. I felt so frightened because he was angry. By Elise. GAIL POLLARD PRINCIPAL

Student Leadership 2016 Last Friday saw the Grade 4s and 5s elect our Student Leadership Team for 2016. Whilst the successful candidates have been presented to the community at our weekly assembly, I thought it might be good to explain how the process is undertaken. Firstly, all Grade Fives are invited to express their interest in being a student leader. After that, they are given some guidelines on what they need to speak about when presenting to their peers. On Friday of last week, 19 boys and 18 girls chose to run for the positions. This, in itself, is fantastic to see so many students wanting to lead our school and take on that role of a more formal responsibility. As the students speak, those in the audience are encouraged to make notes about each candidate. Once the boys finished their speeches, it was time for the election. The Grade 5s learnt about the preferential voting system we use in Australia at our elections and this was the process we used for our Student Leadership Team. Voters were asked to order the candidates from 1 through to 19 (18 for the girls) in order of their preference. We used the voting booths that are used at Australian elections and they were secret votes. Once these were completed, all of the Grade 5/6 teachers collated them. First we tallied all of the first votes. Then the candidate who had the least number of votes was eliminated and their votes went to their second preference. Then we counted again, then the candidate with the least votes was eliminated and their votes redistributed. We needed to get to two clear winners. In the case of both the boys and girls, this took some time. We are very happy to announce that the Student Leadership Team for 2016 is:

Olivia, Charlotte, Ethan and Will. Over the next few weeks, they will be working with the current school leaders and learning how to perform their roles. Stuart Mclean Student Leadership Coordinator

FOUNDATION 2016 TRANSITION FINAL SESSION A reminder to parents of children who will be starting Foundation in 2016 of the last Transition Session is on Tuesday 8

th December from 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 Monday, 7

th December from 3:00 – 3:45pm and on Tuesday 8

th December from

9:00 – 10:30am. This will be the last trading day for 2015.

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PARKING IN LOCAL STREETS NEAR KALINDA When bringing your children to school, or picking them up at the end of the day, as a courtesy to the local residents in the area, please do not park across driveways, blocking access to private properties.

REFLECTIONS ON OUR INDIAN CULTURAL INCURSION

By 12S Students On Tuesday 24th November the junior classes went into the school stadium to see the Kathakli dancer. He dressed up in a costume of a king to show great pride. He taught us how to make hand gestures to show 8 different emotions. The emotions we liked were laughter of a monkey, pride of an elephant and sadness of a fish. He then talked to us and answered some questions about his colourful costume and India. He had colorful make-up and wobbled his cheeks and made his hands dance.

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REFLECTIONS FROM FOUNDATION D:

Alex M: Today we saw an Indian dancer. I was so excited and I saw a beautiful Indian dance. He taught the whole school how to dance. I heard some beautiful music! I learnt so much today! Bridgette W: Today we saw an Indian dancer. He was very good at Indian dancing. The Indian dancer taught us how to make a story with our hands. He showed us how to show how we are feeling. Max L: Today we saw the Indian dancer. I felt excited when he danced. I heard the Indian music. I saw him dance. He wore gold and he was sparkly. Max H: Today we saw an Indian dancer. I loved his costume. I liked the music. We learnt to dance with our hands. I thought his voice was funny. He asked us to answer the questions. Ayda H: Today we saw an Indian dancer. It was awesome. It was as good as the Japanese drums. He showed us how to talk with our hands. Natasha R: Today we had an incursion at school. It was an Indian dancer. He was wearing sparkly clothes. He was different from us. He taught us how to make our fingers make a word. He taught us the actions of Indian animals.

Events Calendar

December

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st - Parent Helpers Morning Tea

2nd

- Hot Dog Day in Canteen 3

rd - Gr. 5/6 Dancing Lessons

4th - Holly’s String Group – 2pm-3pm - MPR

- Junior Athletics Day Last day for Canteen orders

7th

-11th - Foundation – Gr. 2 Swimming

Student packs available for pick up 7

th - Foundation 2016 Information Night – 7pm

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

9th - Kalinda Carols Night

10th - Gr. 5/6 Dancing Lessons

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 Tuesday, 20 December CANTEEN ROSTER

2/12/15 Hot Dog Day 3/12/15 - Carli S. & Helper needed 4/12/15 Renee S. & Helper needed

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th December – LAST DAY OF CANTEEN

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PUPIL OF THE WEEK

F/D Max L. - For showing great initiative by picking up rubbish and keeping our classroom tidy. Great job, Max. Evie R. - For working so hard on addition strategies in Maths. F/M Hugo V. - For fantastic writing! You retold the story with a lot of detail. Ava J. - For describing the characters of Cinderella, using fantastic adjectives. F/T Elise B. - For her spectacular writing about our Indian cultural experience. Made G. - For consistently using the THRASS chart to help you spell unfamiliar words. 12N Matilda L. - For the fabulous effort and detail you put into your recount about our Indian Cultural Incursion. Damon H. - For the exceptional effort you put into all set writing tasks – you are Writing Star! Maverick J. - For fabulous recount writing all about our Indian Cultural Incursion.

34C Brandon R. - For your amazing imagination when writing the ‘Next Chapter’. The whole class loved reading it. Fabulous work, Brandon!

Kai W. - For rewriting the ending for the ‘Next Chapter’, constantly improving on your paragraphs.

34L Mason B. - For his tireless efforts to clean up and rearrange our class Library. Charlie C. - For his tireless efforts to clean up and rearrange our class Library. 34P Taleigha P. - For being a kind and caring member of our class, who shares her knowledge with others. You are wonderful, Taleigha. David S. - For writing an excellent Information Report on the author, Dr. Seuss.

Excellent work, David. 34S Phoenix G. - For working really well in Zone Maths when using fractions. Christine Y. - For showing sensational knowledge of the different phonemes when working on THRASS.

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.

CANTEEN NEWS – ONE WEEK TO GO

A reminder that next Wednesday, 2nd

December is Hot Dog Day. All orders are now closed.

The Canteen will be open on Thursday 4th and Friday 5

th December for normal lunch orders and over the

counter sales.

Friday 5th December is the last opening day for 2015. It will then be closed for cleaning and stocktake.

JO O’CALLAGHAN CANTEEN MANAGER

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Kalinda’s Wishing Tree

1st

– 14th

December

Kalinda Primary School Junior School Council Reps would

like to ask if you are able to bring a pre–loved, or a new

present for the Wishing Tree.

The presents will be placed under our Christmas tree up at

the office, where later it will be delivered to the

Neighbourhood Community Centre in Warrandyte. The

presents will be delivered to kids from ages 5 to 16 years

whose parents cannot afford presents.

Twice a week, two Junior School Council Reps will come

around with a basket. One to collect the presents in and the

other that will have cardboard Christmas trees or stars in it,

which we will give out in return for your generosity and

donating a gift.

Please bring the presents in from 1

st December to 14

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December. Please wrap your presents with a small card on

the front stating whether it is for a boy or a girl

and for which age group the present is suitable.

Thank you very much from the 2015 JSC Reps

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SAKG THIS WEEK This week in the kitchen, we thoroughly enjoyed finely chopping freshly harvested lettuce from our garden, which we placed onto our nori with a variety in of toppings. Our toppings were chicken, tuna and avocado , carrot and lettuce. We very professionally rolled our sushi and cut each one into sixths. A group of us busily squeezed fresh lemons with which we made homemade lemonade. From our garden we also harvested sage and finely chopped it to be included in our home-made ice cream, made with cream and fresh strawberries. What a feast!

GRADE 3/4 MATHS As a conclusion to our Zone Maths fraction unit, our learning intention was to divide a slice of fairy bread into equal fractional parts of sixths or eighths. It was wonderful to see some children extend their understandings to twelfths and sixteenths.

FINAL WORKING BEE

Many thanks to the following families for their assistance during last weekend’s working bee: McCartney and Langridge, including their mini-helpers; Nathan & Jack and Matilda & Isla. Even though it was a small workforce, we managed to stay on top of a few ongoing projects as well as to complete a few stand-alone jobs. 'Boxes ticked' included:

soft-fall was re-spread to priority areas (in the Grade 2/3 playground), timber retaining structures in the Grade 2/3 playground were repaired, strengthened and consolidated, electrical work was also undertaken (owing to the attendance of a qualified electrician, so that included a

bit of stuff that, by definition, you may not ‘notice’), and hedges were trimmed back from footpaths.

We would like to extend a huge thank you to every family who participated 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 Dugdale who - along with Steve Harvey - organise the jobs that need doing and (most importantly) make sure the BBQ is ready for hungry workers!

THERE ARE NO FURTHER WORKING BEES FOR 2015. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS ATTENDED A WORKING BEE THIS YEAR TO HELP MANAGE THE DAY-TO-DAY MAINTENANCE OF OUR BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.

FACILITIES COMMITTEE

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OSHClub News Before School / After School Care Program Term 4 – Week 6

This week we have had so much fun at OSHClub, exploring new equipment and supplies. This week we have been focussing on Christmas and Cooking with the children, we have made Macaroni and cheese (a suggested snack from Alex). We created Christmas Masks with paint, paper plates and glitter, and created a giant star for the OSHClub Head Office. Campbell and Emma asked the children for suggestions and began planning a Christmas breakup party for end of term. Some yummy snacks this week, veggies with Pita and dip, smoothies, pizzas, jaffles, macaroni and cheese and so much more! We even had delicious homemade milo icy poles too. Everyone has been enjoying getting outside in the sunshine, playing on the playground, games of cricket and soccer. Oshy and Sticky, our resident stick insects are growing very quickly and we are enjoying looking after them, collecting Gum leaves, spraying them and cleaning their enclosure as well as holding them and watching them move. This week one of them tried to escape but we found her and popped her back! Those tricky insects! On Wednesday we coloured in mandalas and made monsters from Milk cartons. A 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. We appreciate your feedback for our program and our team. We are available during program hours on 0439 992 434; feel free to leave a voicemail message if we are unavailable. We are also contactable at oshclub.kalinda@gmail.com. Alternatively, you are always welcome to contact our Area Manager (Kathi Rowan) on 0432 212 817 or Kathi@oshclub.com.au. We have a GOLD suggestion box on the “sign in” table and we invite everyone to leave suggestions whenever they wish! These can be anonymous We welcome everyone in OSHClub, and it would be awesome to see some new faces in our program, so come on in and see everything we have to offer! We look forward to seeing everyone over the rest of the term! Kind Regards, Michelle Dark, Tayla Alderson and Wendy Reid.

Program phone: 0439 992 434 Coordinator: Michelle Dark

Assistants: 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 Foundation – 2 Swimming Program – Please note that, due to high numbers, we cannot accept any more children for swimming. For those parents who have returned their forms and paid deposits, the confirmation form and request for the balance of payment has been uploaded to Compass. Please be aware the 2016 Parent Payment and Contribution forms have gone home. Payments can be made:

at the office with cash or credit card,

through CompassPay using your login,

by using your Unique Family Reference No. for BPAY.

If you wish to organize a payment plan, please contact the office.

If you wish to organize Centrepay to make your payments, please contact the office as well. (Please note you must have a Commonwealth Healthcare Card to use the Centrepay option)

Those parents on a Payment Plan, Centrepay, or those who have paid the Student Materials cost, are able to pick up the packs on any of our book collection days as follows, between 8.30 :

Monday 7th

, Tuesday 8th

and Wednesday 9th

December

Wednesday 27th

or Thursday 28th

January 2016 Book Packs can be picked up from 8.30am until 10am from the office foyer on these dates. 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 HEALTH WARNING Last week and this week we have had a number of children fall ill with Chickenpox and Slap Cheek disease. If you have any concerns about your child’s health it is best to check with your private doctor. Information regarding both diseases can be found on the Victorian Health Department website at https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/ UNIFORM SHOP 2016 “Class Of Polo” Shirts & Jackets – A reminder to all parents of 2016 Grade 6 students that the order form for the polo shirts and jackets needs to be back by Monday, 30

th November. If you do not wish to order any

Grade 6 items, please tick the appropriate box on the form and return that also. SHANNON & JO UNIFORM SHOP VOLUNTEERS STUDENT BANKING EVERY FRIDAY Last day for student banking will be Friday 4th December. Please note we will endeavour to send out reward items by the end of term, however they may not be available until Term 1 2016. Remember to make at least one deposit every month to receive your bonus interest! Julie & Kylie Volunteer Student Banking Coordinators

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KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

APPLES - STRAIGHT FROM THE ORCHARD…….

Chris, our apple man will next be delivering apples on, Thursday 3rd

December (Wk 9). If you would like to order apples, please see Gill or Annie at the office with your order and payment by Wednesday 2

nd November.

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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