Issue No: 465 12.02.2020 75-79 Victoria St. Kerang Email : kerang.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Phone:5450 3181

Kerang Primary School 1410 News Our Values: Compassion Accountability Respect Inclusiveness Nurture Gratitude

Feb 14: Leadership Badge Presentation

Feb 28: Schools Clean Up Day

Mar 9: Public Holiday

Mar 16: School Council Meeting

Mar 19: Gr 6 Grip Leadership Bendigo

Mar 27: Last Day Term 1

Apr 14: First Day Term 2

Important Dates If you would like to consider being a member of school council, please speak to the Principal or one of the current councilors.

Nomination form will be available from the front office from Thursday.

(Please note the timeline for School Council nominations and elections if required.)

Parent/Teacher Interviews

Tuesday February 18th.

Interview times being processed and notes home regarding this on Thursday.

School Promotion

If you are aware of any new students arriving into town then it would be great for our school and the students, if you were to direct them to KPS for a quality education. Kerang Primary School students Shine Bright

School Fees

School Fees for 2020 have been set by School Council.

Grades P-4 - $50 Grades 5/6 - $60

Individual student supplies are included in this fee structure.

Please pay your fees as soon as is possible. Any concerns or queries speak to Robyn in the office.

Thank-you for your cooperation with this.

Open Channels of Communication

Just a reminder that if you have any concerns regarding your child’s schooling:

Make an appointment to speak to your child ’s class teacher.

Make an appointment to speak to the Principal.

Raise issues/concerns as soon as they arise.

Reminder When coming to school during class instruction time please ensure you register via the office. This is for safety reasons and to prevent irregular disruption to student learning.

Mr. Taylor. Principal.

School Arrival Times

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Arrive at school

8:45 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Enter room / prepare for learning

8:50 a.m. Formal teaching begins.

Please ensure your child is at school prior to 8:45 a.m. to be prepared for their learning each day

Swimming

The students have settled into the swimming program well and it is pleasing to see the progress the students are making following on from the December swimming program. Thank you for your cooperation in ensuring the students come prepared for swimming each day. The parent helpers have been of valuable assistance to the program. Huge appreciation to Mr. Adams for coordinating this program for our students.

Headlice

The current weather conditions are suitable for headlice. We will be having the registered nurse come to do the student hair check. Please continue to monitor your students for lice or eggs in their hair. If lice or eggs are discovered please follow the guidelines as issued by the Department of Education. (Guidelines attached.)

School Council

Informing all that our two current teacher service members on school council, Mrs. McDonald and Miss Duffy will remain to continue their 2 year appointment. Sharon Ash, Brooke Williams, Tony Pearson and Kristen Hall will remain to continue their 2 year appointment as parent representatives. Gerard Hastie will complete his 2 year appointment this February and will be eligible to stand for re-nomination. There are still two unfilled parent positions on school council.

Issue No: 465 12.02.2020 75-79 Victoria St. Kerang Email : kerang.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Phone:5450 3181

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Amazing Prep!

Welcome to Week 3!

This week we have been loving our investigation

activities, in particular; making table, playdough

and drawing on the promethean. Students had a

go at independently writing from a model about

what they had done in investigations this week

and they all did a fantastic job!

In Jolly Phonics we have been learning about the

letter t and the sound it makes. Students made

some fabulous glitter turtles during our craft

session, they are displayed in out classroom if

any parents would like to come and check them

out. We are moving on to the letter i on Thursday.

In Math’s we are practicing counting to 10. We

have been doing math group rotations and have

been playing hands on maths games in

those sessions. Students are loving the

gemstone counting game, magic beans

counting game, using pegs to count out

numbers and the aquarium counting game.

IMPORTANT:

Please remember to check your child’s

reader folder each night as notes go

home in them regularly.

Tissue boxes, art smocks and

headphones need to be brought in.

Help with contacting students work books

is still needed, so please if you are

able to help let me know.

ICT forms need to brought back ASAP.

Magical Grade 1/2…....

Another super learning week in Grade 1/2! We are getting so much better at getting organized in the mornings and getting started straight away with all our tasks. Great job grade 1/2! Today we had our best ever read, read, reading session - we have been talking about how practising makes us improve in all things - swimming, reading, writing, sport... everything!

This week we are working on...

Reading: I notice adjectives in a text

Writing: I can write a narrative (we have been retelling the story of Jack and the Beanstalk)

Maths: I can identify 2d shapes, I can skip count by 2's, 3's, 5s and 10s

Swimming: I have a go at trying new skills

Parents Club: Lunch orders are back!!

This weeks Friday Special will be Chicken Carbonara.

Lunch orders are to be placed in the Lunch Order Basket on Mrs Hoppy’s desk prior to Assembly on Friday morning.

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Grade F/1 JC

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5/6 Brilliant!!!!.

Welcome to week 3! Another busy week especially

with swimming. The children are doing well with

their swimming routine and are all having a go!

Spelling: spelling we are doing a-e words and

learning to use adjectives. Spelling homework is

due on Friday!

Reading: don’t forget to read every night. We are

learning to use prior knowledge, boundary

punctuation, cross checking and checking for

understanding.

Maths: math mate is due on Friday. We are

leaning about prime, composite, square and

triangular numbers. This week we have had some

pretty cool Maths Problem of the Day too!

Writing: we are doing a wonderful narrative

and learning how writers use notebooks.

Well done to everyone for giving it your best go

at swimming and don’t forget your swimmers.

One of our riddles of the day: What word starts

with “p” and ends in “e” and has thousands of

letters??????????????????? Ask your

child the answer!

Just a reminder:

ICT notes are due back if you have not

already

Grade 5/6 have PE on Wednesday and

MARC on a Friday.

Grade 3/4 ....incredible!

The amazing grade three’s and fours have begun their SAKGP with vengeance. Yesterday they worked like Trojans digging up and turning over garden beds, adding manure, compost and straw for soil health. Some of the team also spent a good hour digging out those nasty Bindi’s from around the grassed area near the playground. Many hands make light work-we collected a whole wheelbarrow full of weeds! Great job everyone. Mind you, there are many left. Our “WEED WARRIORS” shall continue the fight.

Inside the classroom we have looked at:

Setting up our Spelling routine and expectations

organised our Maths and Reading groups and those routines

began to study Geography about our beautiful country.

Swimming in the afternoons has been great and many of us continue to improve through sheer determination. Great job everyone.

Thanks to our reading volunteers who just slip in and get the practise happening. We love you! Don’t forget if you need to chat, make an appointment so we can assist. Thanks for returning our classroom agreements so quickly!

Stay cool.

Jen, Pete and the amazing grade 3-4.

Zone Swimming Trials. Next Monday 17th February the Zone Swimming Trials will be held at the Kerang Pool, commencing at

10:30am. Students are to make their own way to the pool and they will need their bathers, towel, hat,

sunscreen, drink, morning tea and lunch. There will be no cost to students.

Congratulations to the following students who will be representing our school:

Aleeyah Wilkinson, Hunter Ash, Harley Ash, Kai Roberts, Beau Roberts, Harry Pearson and Riley Longmuir. Thank you to Brooke Williams who will be helping on the day.

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Child Safety Kerang Primary School is committed to Child safety. The safety and wellbeing of our students is a primary concern. We want children to be safe, happy and empowered. We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers. We have zero

tolerance of child abuse, and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and

procedures. To ensure the safety and best interests of all students, we take into account the needs of those with an Aboriginal or Torres strait

Islander heritage and those from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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Pupils of the Week

Harley Ash, Harry Pearson, Reice Wills, Emma Richards,

Hunter Ash, Aleeyah Wilkinson, Dominic Lang

Congratulations!

Come and Join us at Murrabit Tennis Club each Thursday night. There is no commitment or obligation to come every week. Come along when you can. There is a cost of $10 each week which includes tea.

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Issue No: 465 12.02.2020 75-79 Victoria St. Kerang Email : kerang.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Phone:5450 3181

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