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28 February 2020 Community Picnic What a great evening it was! Despite the weather it was wonderful to see so many of our families come along and show their support to the school. It was also great to see so many people involved in all the activities, from bubble soccer to musical performances, everyone got involved. The staff dunk tank was a huge success, I would like to extend a huge thank-you to the staff that put their hand up to be ‘dunked’ by our students. There were definitely some chattering teeth by the end of the night…..brrrrr! Between the bubble soccer, reptiles, face-painting and the Sunshine Band we hope there was something for everyone to enjoy. It was lovely to catch up with families that I haven’t had a chance to chat with since my return, as well as meeting some new faces. A special shout out to Beck Browning who organised the whole event, she did an outstanding job. Thank you again to all of our community for participating in our annual community picnic.

2020 School Council As you are aware I recently called for nominations for our 2020 school council. I can now announce that we received 3 nominations for our 2020 School Council which means we do not have to hold an election this year. Thank-you to George Lepa and Bronwyn Boyd for renominating and a big welcome to Danielle Verdoorn who will join our school council this year. I look forward to working with our school council to ensure another prosperous and successful year for Kororoit Creek Primary School. Coronavirus Update As you are all aware, the situation regarding the emerging outbreak of coronavirus has continued to evolve. I just wanted to reassure our community that I am receiving regular updates from the Department of Education and will be acting upon any advice given. Also just a reminder that if you are planning on taking your children out of school for a family holiday that you contact our Attendance Officer on the school phone number.

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School Review 2020 In Term 2 of this Year Kororoit Creek Primary School will be undertaking a school review. The Department of Education (DET) conducts reviews of schools every 4-5 years. This rigorous process is conducted by the Victorian Registration & Qualifications Authority (VRQA) and the evaluation is completed with support from a DET appointed external reviewer. The school review supports schools to differentiate their improvement journey by building on current strengths and assisting them to respond to challenges. The review process maintains that every school can improve. The school review:

welcomes school community participation embraces the input of experts from both within and beyond the school forges links between evidence, school review, and strategic and annual planning seeks multiple perspectives and engagement with the whole school community with the objective of school

improvement celebrates strengths and achievements

Following the review the school will receive a report that outlines key findings and recommended improvement strategies to maximise student outcomes. This then results in the development of the School Strategic Plan (SSP) which will outline our focused work over the next four years. I will continue to keep our community informed about the school review process in upcoming weeks. This is a very exciting time for Kororoit Creek Primary School, as we can begin to forge our future steps. Early Arrivals Over the past few weeks I have noticed a large increase in the number of parents dropping their children at school at a very early time each morning. It is my duty of care to remind you that children are not supervised in the yard until 8:45am and I cannot ensure the safety of our students when they are in the yard for up to 45 minutes before classrooms are opened. Please ensure you are dropping your children into the grounds at a reasonable time. Victorian Government Initiative: Free sanitary pads and tampons in all public schools As many of you will be aware last year the Victorian Government made an announcement that they would be providing free pads and tampons to all government primary, secondary and specialist schools. This is a great initiative and aims to:

Provide students with the confidence that there will always be sanitary items available at school

Relieve female students of the stigma, anxiety and discomfort associated with menstrual hygiene management so they can focus on their learning

Ease the cost of living for families. We have recently received our sanitary product dispensers and I have met with our senior female students to let them know where they are located across the school. Preps This week marks the first whereby our Prep children are officially ‘full- timers’. Our Prep teachers have now completed their Prep assessments and the information they have gathered about the literacy and numeracy understanding of our newest children, will form an integral part of their team planning and data discussions moving forward. Birthdays We are more than happy to help celebrate children’s birthdays at school as this is a special day for them. We ask that cupcakes only be provided rather than a traditional birthday cake which can be difficult to handle and share amongst a large number of children. Please ensure that there are enough cupcakes for each child in the grade and, of course, one for the teacher! As some children will not be able to participate for dietary, medical or personal reasons cupcakes must be given to the classroom teacher to distribute. PLEASE ENSURE ALL FOOD BROUGHT TO SCHOOL IS NUT FREE AS WE HAVE SEVERAL CHILDREN WITH SEVERE ALLERGIES TO NUTS AND NUT PRODUCTS.

Kororoit Creek Primary School has a zero tolerance for any form of child abuse

School Photos School Photos will be held on Tuesday 24th & Wednesday 25th March. More information will be available at a later date. Please pop these dates in your diary. School Captains/Student Empowerment Group Sarah and Beck have been working closely with our School Captains this term as part of the ‘Student Empowerment Group’. They had a successful leadership day earlier in the year where they explored their roles as leaders in the school and where they can see themselves having the greatest impact across our school community. The group discussed the role and responsibilities that are part of captaincy but more importantly how we grow the leadership and agency of all children at KCPS. As a means of familiarising themselves to our community they have written an introductory spiel about themselves and their new role which you can read below. Have a great fortnight! Bethany Riseley

Hi, I’m Jacqueline and I am very grateful to be one of the Batman Captains for 2020. I love to play sports and cheer people on. I am looking forward to learning little things about everyone.

Hi my name is Tamika and I am your 2020 SRC Captain. I love to swim and draw. This year I’m so excited to be part of the leadership team!

Hi my name is Liel and this year I’m really happy to be one of your 2020 Goldstein Captains! I love to read and have fun. I’m looking forward to making a positive impact on the school this year!

Hello! My name is Evan and I was lucky enough to receive the role of Environment Captain! I like to read, play footy and play video games. I’m looking forward to working with you guys and the Student Leadership Team!

Hi, my name is Tristan and I am one of the 2020 Goldstein House Captains. This year I am looking forward to leading Goldstein House, working with my mentors and working with Sarah and Beck.

Hi my name is Kaia. This year I am very happy to be a Leichhardt Captain. I love sport, especially cricket and running. I am excited to work with the leadership team and improve our school.

Hi my name is Hudson and I am the new Batman House Captain for 2020. This year I am looking forward to competing in interschool sports and swimming for the swim team. I like to play football with my friends and my favourite subject is maths. I like this school because it challenges me in my learning. I hope to work with all of you.

Hi my name is Alim. I’m glad to be your 2020 French Captain. I am a funny person and am excited to see all of you at our assemblies. I am looking forward to seeing you in the yard.

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Hi, my name is Josh. I am so excited to be one of your Cuthbert Captains for 2020. I love to play soccer and I love to read. I am looking forward to working with other captains to improve the school.

Hello, my name is Satvik and this year I’ll be one of your School Captains. I’m very grateful for having this role. I love to read and have fun with students. This year I’m looking forward to working with our students and teachers.

Hi my name is Cristian. I will be your 2020 Music Captain. I look forward to seeing familiar and different faces. I play guitar as a hobby and I hope to see lots of musicians in the future.

Hi my name is Zara. I am one of the Cuthbert House Captains for 2020. I love playing sports and encouraging students. I am excited for inter schools sports and going to community events.

Hello my name is Nathan and I am fortunate enough to be one of the 2020 Sport Captains. I love to play a wide variety of sports and play with friends. I am looking forward to interschool sports, Class Captain meetings and working with the Student Empowerment Group. I am happy to work with you all!

Hi, I’m Jamie and I’m excited to be your 2020 SRC Captain. I love writing and learning and I am excited to work with the other captains to improve our school.

Hello my name is Ollie and I’m one of the 2020 Leichhardt Captains. I love being in the leadership team because of the different choices I get, such as helping out with Athletics Day and solving the rubbish problem in this school. I think it is a big role to be a captain at this school… but that’s what I love about it!

Hi my name is Swetha and I am really privileged to be one of your 2020 School Captains. I love maths and any sorts of sports. I am looking forward to be working with the other captains and making a positive change to the school. Hope to see you out in the yard!

Hi, I’m Kiara and I am one of this year’s Sport Captains. I really like playing sport and am looking forward to being a leader for this year.

Hi, I’m Shaivee. I am jubilant to be this year’s Environment Captain. I love to play the piano and help out our environment. I am looking forward to helping out our school in all the ways I can.

Hi, my name is Brent. This year I am very grateful for getting the opportunity to be one of the Music Captains. I really enjoy music and I can play 3 instruments: guitar, piano and recorder. This year I am looking forward to improving the school in music. I am also looking forward to working with the leadership team.

Hello my name is Isabella. I’m so excited to be this year’s Art Captain and so thankful. I love art and I’m strongly passionate about it. I love softball, swimming and maths. I am looking forward to a wonderful year

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DATES TO REMEMBER

09 March – Labour Day Public Holiday. Students do not attend school

24 March – Year 6 Sexuality Education Information Session 6:00pm

24 - 25 March – School Photo Day

27 March – Last Day of Term 1. Students finish at 1:30pm

14 April – First Day of Term 2

08 June – Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday. Students do not attend school

26 June – Last day of Term 2. Students finish at 1:30pm

Please check our website for camp dates, current specialist/swimming timetables and community notices http://kororoitcreekps.vic.edu.au/parents/#all

Hi, my name is Manya and I am one of your 2020 Art Captains. I love to draw and sing and go to school. I am looking forward to making a change to the school. Hope to see you around!

Hi, my name is Saathvika and I am glad to be one of your French Captains. I love reading and writing. I am looking forward to continuing this journey of being a captain.

Class Captains 2020 After careful consideration KCPS has made some slight modifications to the selection and assignment of Class Captains. This year, we will be trialing semester Class Captains (Semester 1- Terms 1 and 2/Semester 2- Terms 3 and 4). The purpose of this change will allow the selected students to further develop as leaders over the semester. Semester Class Captains will have the opportunity to participate in weekly sessions with other leaders across the school through the Student Empowerment Group and will be provided with further opportunities to build their confidence and empower their peers. Similarly to last year, students will have the opportunity to share their voice through the selection of the Class Captains. The slight difference to this year’s process is that students interested in being considered will put their names forward. This is to ensure that students who are interested in the role are considered by their peers and teacher. Semester 1 Class Captains will be announced at the Week 6 Assemblies. Further information regarding this will follow. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s homeroom teacher or me personally through the front office. Thank-you, Sarah Garcia

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Green Team News

A big welcome back to 2020 from the Green Team!

Nude Food Day will be held EVERY Wednesday @ KCPS. Teachers and students will collect data on

the number of student participants and the classes with the most participation throughout the term will be recognised during end of term assemblies!

Did you know?

• Schools produce approximately 45kg of rubbish per student annually. • This means that at KCPS, we produce approximately 50,000kg of waste EVERY YEAR.

NUDE FOOD day is a chance for our students to realise what they can do for their health and the health of the planet. An event like this can give us all at KCPS a taste of the benefits, ease and fun

involved in packing a healthy, wrapper free lunch. For additional information, please visit our school website under the Sustainability Project tab

Things to look out for:

- Green Team Captains – these students will be chosen before the end of Term One and

presented with their captain badge during the final assembly of the term. Parents will be informed if their student is selected, and invited to attend the badge assembly.

Sports Update

Swimming We would like to say good luck to the team of 30 students who are representing Kororoit Creek at the 2020 Deer Park District Swimming Trials on Monday 2nd of March. The team will be competing in a variety of events including freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and breastroke. The team will also compete in freestyle and medley relays. Good luck to everyone involved. Interschool Sports Recently the Grade 6 students have started the summer round robin interschool sports tournament. Students are competing against other schools within the Deer Park District in Cricket, Basketball, Rounders, Softball and Hotshots (tennis). Good luck to all students who are competing in the tournament. XC The Grade 3 – 6 Kororoit Creek XC Carnival will be held on the 19th of March. The carnival will be held at the Burnside Heights Oval across from the school. More information will be provided closer to the date.