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Newsletter No. 2 - Term 1 – Week 3 14 February 2019

FROM THE ACTING PRINCIPAL

Kalinda has been abuzz with learning this week. The children have settled quickly into their new classroom routines and the teachers have also been involved in learning with Michael Ymer.

Michael is a specialist mathematics consultant from Melbourne, Australia. He is involved in many Professional Development programs in schools across Australia and Asia. Michael is an enthusiastic and entertaining presenter who has a clear and practical approach to the challenges that confront schools and parents in mathematics. At Kalinda we are a learning community, showing the children that learning is a life long journey, and even teachers are constantly practising new skills and researching better ways to be even more effective in the classroom.

Exciting News Lochlan Anderson and Bianca Davies have welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Evie May to the world on Sunday. Mr Anderson said that Evie is absolutely gorgeous. We eagerly await a visit to meet their little miracle.

School Review Every four years, schools undertake a review process. Kalinda will be going through the review process this term. The review is a collaborative and transparent process to improve learning outcomes, promote excellence in our curriculum, resilience in our students, and pride in our school and strengthen pathways towards better outcomes. We will be using our data and analysis from the previous four years to determine our achievements against the School Strategic Plan goals and targets. From the findings we will be able to set goals, targets and key improvement strategies for the next four years.

Karen Rouda Acting Principal

We are Kind We are Resilient We are Respectful

A FEW REMINDERS

PERSONAL GOODS BROUGHT TO SCHOOL All mobile phones brought to school must be checked in at the office before school begins and signed out at the end of the day. Students are not permitted to have mobile phones in the classrooms or in their bags.

STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ARRANGEMENTS Below is an excerpt from a memo from the Department of Education which I draw to the attention of all our families.

“Parents are reminded that the Department does not provide personal accident insurance for students. Parents and Guardians are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including any transport costs, including ambulance.

Student accident insurance policies are available from some commercial insurers. These cover a range of medical expenses not covered by Medicare or private health insurance.”

Please, for the safety of you and your children at drop off and pick up times, use the School Crossing to avoid any unwanted incidents.

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PUPIL OF THE WEEK AWARDS

CLASS STUDENT NAME SUCCESSFUL ACTIVITY

1/2K Adeline Dempster Making a bright and successful start to her Kalinda journey. We love your big smile, it lights up our room

1/2 R Isabella Cowan Her wonderfully thought out answers to questions

1/2W Milly MacGregor Trying her hardest and writing a brilliant holiday recount. Go Milly!

1/2Z Poppy Counsel Demonstrating Kalinda’s value “We Are Kind’ in her daily interactions with her classmates

3/4B Isla Counsel Her excellent initiative during class. You are a very focused and respectful listener.

3/4C Douglas Harberts Writing a humorous THRASS story and confidently reading it to the class

3/4C Amelia McPhedran Treating her peers with kindness and always lending a helping hand.

3/4H Mitchell McEvoy Showing such great kindness supporting and helping others to do their very best

34H Casey Copping Being so brave participating in our ‘mindmapping of ideas’ discussion. Your ideas are brilliant!

3/4J Arke Van der Jagt Consistently working to your personal best and giving everything a go!

5/6C Harry Crossland Showing a huge improvement with his organisation and focus in class. Keep it up!

56C Ethan Hicks Being really brave and participating with his wonderful “open mic” presentation

5/6L Grace Wilson Showing great bravery during “open mic”- Well done Grace!

5/6M Ben Blizzard The initiative and leadership you have displayed as you have begun Grade 6. Thank you for leading the way in our classroom!

5/6M Charlotte Roach Making such a positive start at Kalinda! It is such a pleasure to have you in our grade.

5/6T Morena Peralta Finding her voice and adding to our discussions in a positive way!

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Events Calendar

Notices sent home to Families – 4th February to 14th February

Notice Distributed to: Due Date:

Foundation Letter Foundation nil

Anaphylaxis alert All nil

Tennis Flyer All nil

Blanket permission for SSV (sport) via Compass Years 5 and 6 21 February

Parent Survey (for class teacher) All Before 21 February

SAKG volunteer request All nil

Acceptable Use of technology agreement (for class teacher) Foundation to Year 4 Asap

Year 6 Jacket and Polo notice Year 6 20th February

Medication Authority Form All students currently requiring medication at school

Asap

Asthma, allergy, anaphylaxis and hayfever forms, attached to newsletter All As required only

HEALTH NEWS

NEW MEDICATION FORMS

Please be aware that there is now a new medication authority form for those students who need to be

administered medication during school hours.

This form must be completed by the parent and provided with the medication prior to any medication being

left at school.

For those students who are already taking medication during school hours the new form will be required by

the end of the month to continue their medication to be administered at school.

February 2019 18th School Council Meeting 21st Open Afternoon – 3:30 start

3.45-4.40 Open classrooms

4.45pm Family games/sports

5.30-6.30pm Family picnic and P&F

sausage sizzle. 26th AFL clinic for Foundation Years 5/6 Information Evening

FORWARD DATES:

4th March Division Swimming, Years 3-6 8th March Curriculum Day 18th March School Council Meeting 19th March School Photos 25 March to 29 March Grade 5/6 Camp

8th May Mothers’ Day Stall 14th to 16th May NAPLAN Assessments 15 June School Disco 28 August Fathers’ Day Stall Term Dates 2019

Term 1: 29 January to April 5 Term 2: 23 April to 28 June Term 3: 15 July to 20 September Term 4: 7 October to 20 December CANTEEN ROSTER

Monday 18 Feb Tarsha T Wednesday 20 Feb Simone R Thursday 21 Feb Helper needed please Friday 22 Feb 2 helpers needed please

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There are a couple of important points to note when dropping medication at school for your child: 1. It must be in its original blister pack or bottle. (not in a zip lock bag or Tupperware container) see

image below.

2. The pharmacy label if not on the sheet of tablets you supply must be sighted by the receiving staff

member when dropping it at school. This is to verify the medication is prescribed to that child and

that the dose is correctly listed on the authority form.

3. It is preferred that the medication form is also signed by the prescribing Dr where possible, if not

the prescribing Dr’s name and contact details need to be completed on the form.

4. The commencement date and completion date is on the form.

For ongoing medications this will be reviewed every 6 months.

This section of the form must be checked by the receiving staff member when dropped off at school.

Medication delivered to the school

Please ensure that medication delivered to the school:

Is in its original package

The pharmacy label matches the information included in this form

The above forms are available at the office from today.

Other forms you may need, according to your child’s condition can be found at the end of this

newsletter. Please print in colour and provide to your doctor for completion, then return to the

School Office.

If you have any concerns please contact me between 11am and 2pm to discuss

Lindsey Booth EEN

School First Aid Officer

WORKING BEE

Kalinda PS relies on Working Bees to maintain the extensive grounds that we’re very fortunate to have. We are asking that each family attend at least one Working Bee during the year to help keep the playgrounds and surrounding areas safe and well maintained for our children. Not only are Working Bees an opportunity to contribute to your children’s school, but they are also a great opportunity to meet other parents at the post-Working Bee BBQ. We have scheduled 8 Working Bee dates for 2019, including five Sundays to provide flexibility to families who may have Saturday commitments. Working Bees start at 10am and run for approximately 2 hours. Children are very welcome to attend. A note was sent home this week on lilac paper for completion and return to the office. We ask that these notes be returned by next Friday, 15 February.

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BREAKFAST CLUB

The Breakfast Club runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the term from 8:30am – 8:50am. All students are welcome at the Stadium Foyer for a yummy brekky. To start up the Breakfast Club this year we are looking for donations of: Longlife milk Cereals Bread Butter Cheese Eggs Honey Spreads Milo These can be delivered to the School Office at any time throughout the day. Thank you.

NUMERACY NEWS

This week, Kalinda has been very lucky to have Michael Ymer visit us to work with our teachers and

students. Michael is a Numeracy Coach who will be involved in our Maths planning and teaching this

year. The teachers have all had the opportunity to watch Michael at work in a Maths classroom, and

have been planning a very exciting term ahead with him. The teachers will also be working with him

during our Curriculum Day on March 8th.

A Parent Information evening with Michael will be taking place in the very near future, with more

details to follow. This will be a wonderful opportunity for parents to come along to hear about how

we teach Maths at Kalinda.

Michelle Anderson

Numeracy Co-ordinator

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CANTEEN NEWS

The Canteen is open on Mondays Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for lunch orders and every day for icy poles. Please make sure your child’s stickybeak bag is clean on the inside and is clearly marked with their full name and updated class. Please make sure you have sufficient money to cover your child’s order. Our Canteen Menu can be found online on our school’s website under ‘Notices and Forms’ and also under ‘Canteen’. There are some hard copies available at the office. Canteen volunteer roster forms are going home tomorrow, with the eldest child. This year we are also trialling an online volunteer sign up - term by term. You can sign up at the following link volunteersignup.org/XJ3WF Following last week’s omission, please be reminded that the Canteen does use eggs Justine

OFFICE NEWS

Parent Payment Contributions 2019 – A reminder that the 3rd instalment is due on 28th February. 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. CSEF CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF) Applications for CSEF can now be submitted to the office for processing. If you do not have a form, please call in at the office. Don’t forget to bring your Centrelink/Healthcare Card with you for copying. If there are no changes from your previous form, we just need a copy of your Centrelink/Healthcare Card. If you have any queries regarding any of the above, please contact the Office. THERESA JARVIS BUSINESS MANAGER

COMMUNITY NEWS

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 / Approve Absence” tab on your child’s Home Page in Compass.

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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

Kalinda Sports shirts.

Kalinda Sports tops are available from

our uniform supplier RHS.

The sports tops in house designs are an

elective part of our uniform and in 2019

students in Grades 3-6 can choose to

wear them on days when they have

timetabled weekly P.E, or on sports days

such as Cross Country, House sports and

Interschool sport. On all other days, the

regular KPS polo must be worn.

Please

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