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TERM 2, WEEK 4 May 4, 2016
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Quote of the week: "Change brings opportunity."
Calendar of Events:
Term Two
Thursday, 5th
May “Ditto” Performance at school, 2.00pm.
Friday, 6th
May Sport –v- Nathalia PS at Katunga, Mothers’ Day Stall
Tuesday 10th
May – NAPLAN Testing
Thursday 12th
May
Friday, 13th
May Division Cross Country at Princess Park, Shepparton
Tuesday, 17th
May Jump Rope for Heart – Jump Off Day
Thursday, 19th
May School Photos 9.00 am
Friday, 20th
May Sport –v- St Francis at Katunga
Tuesday, 24th
May Sport Dress Up Day & Hotdog Day
Thursday, 26th
May World of Maths
Friday, 27th
May Division Athletics at McEwen Reserve, Shepparton
Tuesday, 31st
May Reconciliation Day at Numurkah Secondary College
Friday, 3rd
June Sport –v- Numurkah PS at Numurkah
Tuesday, 7th
June Alpha Shows performance Aladdin at Nathalia
Friday, 10th
June Student Free Day (Report Writing)
Monday, 13th
June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday
Friday, 17th
June Sport –v- St Josephs at Numurkah
Wednesday, 22nd
June Matilda excursion to Melbourne
Friday, 24th
June Last day of term **2.15pm dismissal**
Students of the week –
Blair Bentley, Cooper Beverley, Ben McDonald &
Bethany Hibma.
Katunga Primary School
Newsletter
May 4th, 2016
Phone: 58 646 365
Email: [email protected]
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Head Lice
There has been a reported case of Head Lice in the school. Parents are asked to check their child/children’s heads and in those instances where head lice or eggs are found, treat your child’s hair. We ask for parents to be diligent in the process to enable us as a school to seek control over an insistence problem. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the school. Head lice do not transmit infectious diseases – they are transmitted by having head to head contact with someone who has head lice. Head lice are common in school-aged children and are the most adaptable of creatures. Information brochures are available from school or from The Department of Education and Training website. Children with head lice can be re admitted to school after head lice treatment has commenced, there is no need to miss school. Helpful hints :
- Using a conditioner and comb method regularly is the best way to detect head lice and minimise the problem also
- Tying back hair can help prevent the spread of head lice.
Cross Country
On a miserable day weather wise the Katunga Primary, Waaia-Yalca South Primary and Strathmerton Primary School
students met at Katunga to compete in the annual interschool cross country event. Luckily for the competitors the rain
eased before the 9/10 year olds ran their two kilometre race. This race was a very keenly fought contest between two
Katunga brothers. Harry McDonald held on to narrowly beat his brother Ben. Viv Russo was not far behind in third
place. The Katunga Primary School boys were well ahead of the rest of the group. The girls two kilometre race was won
by Abbie Smith followed by Bethany Hibma both from Katunga Primary School. Caitlyn Brooks from Strathmerton
Primary School was not far behind in third place. Aida Hickey and Mary Caldow from Katunga Primary finished in fourth
and fifth place.
The 11 year olds also had a race distance of two kilometres. Sid McNeill won from Strathmerton Primary and Nathan
Simpson and Josh McKay finished in second and third place respectively. Unfortunately the girl’s 11 year old race did
not have any competitors that ran the whole distance.
There was a small break before the 12/13 year old event. During this time the rain became steadier but it did not
dampen the student’s spirit. This event was held over three kilometres. It was a test of mental spirit, running ability
and endurance. Katunga Primary School dominated the girl’s race where Sophie Wilson was victorious, Paige Gilmour
finished second and Sammy Simpson came third. The boy’s race was also a hotly contested event with Katunga Primary
once again having the trifecta. Cameron Harding won followed by Bailey Smith and Dylan Baker.
The next event for these talented sportspeople is the Division Cross Country held at Princess Park, Shepparton on Friday
May 13.
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This is 12/13 age group before their 3 km
race.
9/10 Boys Race
L-R : Harry McDonald (1st place), Viv Russo
(3rd place), Caydin Hook (4th place) & Ben
McDonald (2nd place).
9/10 Girls Race
L – R: Bethany Hibma (2nd place), Abbie
Smith (1st place), Aida Hickey (4th place),
Mary Caldow (5th place).
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Division Cross Country/Division Athletics
A note has gone home to those who will be competing at the Division level of the cross country and athletics explaining
the details of each event. Please note that the cross country is at Princess Park in Shepparton on the 13th of May and
the athletics is at McEwen Reserve in Shepparton on the 27th May. If you have any questions regarding this please don’t
hesitate to contact the office.
2016 Senior School Camp
A notice has been sent home to all students in Grades 4 to 6 explaining the details of our camp in 2016.
This year we are travelling to Canberra for five days. Those of you who have not filled out the expression
of interest can you please do so and return to the office. If you have lost the slip please just write on a
piece of paper your intentions regarding this camp.
Netball Trials
Congratulations to Sophie Wilson once again for making it to Melbourne for with her netball trials. Sophie went to
Benalla yesterday and obviously impressed the talent scouts as she has made it through to the next level. This is a great
achievement and we are very proud of Sophie.
Ditto Performance
Tomorrow we have the team from Bravehearts visiting our school to run their “Ditto” program. A note went home last week explaining the purpose of this program. If you have pre school age children and want to bring them along to the performance please feel free to do so. The performance commences at 2.00pm.
KATUNGA PRIMARY SCHOOL MOTHERS DAY STALL
FRIDAY 6TH OF MAY, 10.30 AM
A VARIETY OF GIFTS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED AND ITEMS ARE
PRICED BETWEEN $2.00 & $6.00
IF YOU ARE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH GIFT WRAPPING PLEASE BE
AT SCHOOL PRIOR TO 10.30 AM
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Reconciliation Day at Numurkah Secondary College
National Reconciliation Week 2016
OUR HISTORY, OUR STORY, OUR FUTURE
Each year National Reconciliation Week (NRW) celebrates and builds on the respectful relationships
shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians.
Numurkah Secondary College, Numurkah Primary School, Katunga Primary School and Strathmerton
Primary School are very excited to be taking part in a combined NRW Celebration Day, which will be
held on Tuesday May 31st. Our teachers and students will have the opportunity to learn about the
culture and experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and to think about the
importance of reconciliation for all Australians.
We are very fortunate to have an amazing array of activities to enjoy on the day, including traditional
and contemporary dance, traditional aboriginal sporting games, story-telling, weaving, traditional and
contemporary music, painting, bush tucker and artefact presentations. In the lead up to NRW
Celebration Day, students will also learn more about significant historical events such as the 1967
Referendum, The Stolen Generations and Mabo.
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART 'JUMP OFF DAY' – 17TH MAY
This year Katunga Primary School are getting involved with Jump Rope for Heart and holding a ‘Jump Off Day’ on Tuesday the 17th of May. As part of ‘Jump Rope for Heart’ a Sponsorship form is available in which students can collect donations which will help the Heart Foundation continue their important work, fund lifesaving research and educational program. Also 50% of what is raised by our students will go towards new educational resources for our great school at Katunga Primary. Various
awards will be given to the highest fundraisers.
We hope that everyone can be involved and support this great cause
VCOP Big Write
Last week Mrs Edmunds, Mrs Patching and Mr McKenzie attended a professional development session entitled the VCOP Big Write. The Big Write is a program to teach writing for all ages. We will be phasing this program into our curriculum in 2016 and have it embedded into our programs in 2017 and beyond. As such on some Monday nights we will be sending home a topic that the students will be writing about the next day. This is called “The Big Talk”. What we are asking you as parents to do is to discuss this topic with your children for ten to fifteen minutes and give them ideas or follow up on the student’s ideas of what to write about the next day. We started trialling this program this week. It was so good to walk through the classrooms during this writing time. The students were working in a calm, quiet classroom and produced some amazing narratives. We will not be running the big write next week due to NAPLAN but will have another topic for you to talk about in the next couple of weeks.
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Winter Interschool Sports Program
Our interschool winter sports will commence on Friday the 6th of May at 1.30 pm. Katunga Primary School students from Grade 4, 5 & 6 will be hosting students from Nathalia. Students will be provided with netball dresses and football jumpers but will need to bring along appropriate footwear (runners or football boots), football socks (any colour) and shorts (any colour).
The students are very excited about their game and if parents are able they are most welcome to come along and cheer on our football and netball teams.
School Photos
School Photos will be held on Thursday the 19th of May commencing at 9.00 am. More information and
instructions for ordering will be sent home with next week’s newsletter.
Grade 3/4 Big Day Out at Numurkah Secondary School
Yesterday the grade 3/4 students went to Numurkah to participate in “The Big Day Out” at the Secondary College. They participated in a number of activities including Music, Art, Science and Cooking.
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The Junior School Council held a meeting on Monday this week. They have decided to have an out of uniform day on
the Reconciliation Day held in Numurkah with a gold coin donation going towards the cost of the bus transporting the
students to and from this event. They have also decided to run a sports dress up day on Tuesday, May 24. On this day
we are also proposing that we have a hotdog day for lunch. Further details are still to come on this day. Stay tuned!!
Community News
Numurkah Singers present Grease at the Numurkah Town Hall on
29/4/16 8 pm 30/4/16 8 pm 1/5/16 2 pm 6/5/16 8 pm
7/5/16 2 pm 7/5/16 8 pm
Tickets are available from the Common Thread, Melville Street Numurkah.
Adults $ 20, Children $ 10, Concession $15, Family $50
Listening to our Children Read
Reading in our modern world is more important than ever. When your kids see you reading and writing in everyday life – reading for pleasure, sharing a story with them, using a recipe, making a shopping list, writing a birthday card, reading street signs, or reading and writing emails – it teaches them that reading and writing are useful skills.
STUDENT VOICE
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Reading with your child at home will help them in all learning areas at school. Often teachers will ask you to listen to your child read at home. This is a good way to support your child's reading. You can borrow books from your school library or your local library.
What parents can do at home to help their kids with reading
Be confident that your child will learn to read. Give positive messages and involve them in everyday conversations and opportunities to read.
Read aloud to your child. It helps them to learn about the language of books and will encourage them to enjoy books and reading.
Make reading enjoyable and talk about books, magazines and computer stories that you have read together.
Try not to let television intrude on reading time. Make a special time for reading with your child, away from interruptions.
Listen to your child read as often as you can, every day if possible, even if only for a short time.
Give books in print or electronic form as treats and presents.
Hints for listening to your child read
When reading together at home try to make the time relaxed, enjoyable and positive. Vary it. Read together, read to your child and take turns or have them read to you.
Before reading, talk about the cover, the title and the pictures, and discuss what the book may be about.
During reading, discuss what has been read up to that point and predict what might happen next.
After you've finished reading with your child, talk and ask questions about the story and the pictures.
Useful reading tips
When your child is reading and encounters words that are difficult for them, use the Three Ps technique ‘Pause, Prompt, Praise' to support them.
Pause: when your child comes to a word they don't know, try not to jump in straight away. Wait and give your child time to work out the word.
Prompt: if your child successfully works out the problem word, suggest they go back to the beginning of the sentence and re-read it (to recap meaning) before reading on. If your child has not worked out the problem word, prompt them with some quick, low-key suggestions. If prompts are not working, simply tell your child the correct word. Try not to spend too much time prompting, as your child will find it difficult to maintain the overall meaning of what they are reading.
Praise: praise your child's reading efforts and successes.
Things to remember about reading
The goal of reading is always to make sense of what is read.
Try to be interested, supportive and enjoy the time together.
Read with your child anywhere and at any time; don't forget that many everyday experiences provide opportunities to put reading and writing into action.
Visit and use a library near you. Borrow books for yourself as well as for your child.
Talk to your child's classroom teacher or the principal for further help and advice.
