Issue No. 22 – 4th August 2017

General Guidelines for Parents when making any Payments to the school: Preferred method of payment is BPay. EFT/credit card facilities are available over the counter at the main office. Correct money is required for all cash payments, as there is not always access to change. Please do not send large amounts of cash with your child. Receipts will be issued through your child’s classroom. Payment plans for EEI fees are still available. Payments for Voluntary Contributions to assist in purchasing new playground equipment are welcomed at any time of the year. To help the office in finalising accounts, where possible, please limit any cash payments in the last week of any school term. Sharyn Fletcher, Business Manager School Council President Glen Yates 0447 520 058 School Council email yates.glen.j@edumail.vic.gov.au School Uniform Primary School Wear 9768 0342 Sarah OSHC Camp Australia co-ordinator 0401 054 261

Dates to Remember

Term dates 2017 Term 3 - 17th July – 22nd September Term 4 - 9th October – 22nd December Student Free Days 2017 Term 4 - Monday 6th November

Principal’s Message During this week students welcomed family members along to their Student

Led Conference. These evenings are always a celebration for all involved and are something we should all be very proud of. The cold nights did not deter KPS families and they turned up in large numbers for the two afternoon and evening sessions. When I visited some of these settings and stepped into these encounters, I was very impressed with the way students welcomed their family members and shared their learning. They were prepared and confident and, took great delight in talking about their reflections and work within their student portfolios. Congratulations Kingsville families Please see further information provided by Peter Ritchie, Assistant Principal. Staffing

Farewell to Laura McCray, classroom teacher FLM who will be beginning a period of Parental Absence Leave Welcome to Catherine Wood our newest Kingsville teacher who will be taking up the position of classroom teacher for class FLM from August 7th.

Term 3

August

Mon 7th Aug School Council meeting

Tue 8th Aug YDSSV Athletics Carnival

8th – 10th Aug PYP Evaluation visit

Tue 15th Aug Exhibition information night for year 6 parents

21st – 25th Aug Book Week

Tue 22nd Aug Book Week Dress Up Day

Thur 24th Aug Art Show 5p.m. – 8p.m.

Tue 29th Aug Foundation Share and Connect

Wed 30th Aug Foundation JP Books excursion

September

Mon 4th Sept School Council meeting (including AGM)

Wed 6th Sept Foundation Lego Education excursion

19th, 20th & 21st Sept

School Concert

Fri 22nd Sept Casual Clothes Day (gold coin

donation)

Last Day term 3 (2.30p.m.

dismissal)

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Parent Opinion Survey 2017 – Reminder In the last newsletter there were details relating to the DET Parent Opinion Survey for 2017. Please note this year the survey is on line and 30% of parents have been selected to participate through a random selection process. These parents have today received their log in details. We encourage them to complete the survey as soon as possible in the 3-week period. Footscray Learning Precinct (please see information provided in the newsletter of June 23rd) Update from the Victorian School Building Authority Help shape the next stage of the Footscray Learning Precinct In November last year, we presented a vision for a learning precinct for Melbourne’s inner-west. It was a vision to create and link state-of-the-art facilities across the region, providing innovative and world-leading education from early childhood through to university and adult education. The vision includes:

a greater choice of education for families in the inner west

a seamless education from early learning to adult education

helping young people prepare for work by aligning skills, knowledge and competencies with the future needs of industry

expanding community use of facilities and services delivered at school through enhanced partnerships with Maribyrnong City Council,

business, community organisations, Victoria University, and other education providers

a shared learning framework – with an agree set of learning principles across the precinct providing ‘pathways’ that maximize opportunities for every learner to achieve their potential

What you have said We received valuable feedback from the community and everyone has been doing a lot of work since then to incorporate the feedback and progress the precinct. We want to hear from you again Now we want you to help shape the next stage of the precinct and get your input into the design of the school buildings, transition arrangements for students, community use of facilities and other aspects of the precinct including the shared learning framework.

We want to share the challenges of delivering the next stage of the precinct, bringing you into the process as we develop solutions. Please visit our online engagement platform to help shape the next stage: https://engage.vic.gov.au/flp Attend the community workshop: Thursday 17th August 6.30p.m. – 8p.m. Footscray Town hall (flyers containing information re the Footscray learning Precinct can be found in the main foyer of the school) Woolworths Earn and Learn – Reminder Is back for 2017 and we are asking all KPS families to support the students, by bringing in those Woolworths Earn & Learn stickers. You can collect your stickers now – the collection timeline began on July 26th and continues until September 19th. For every $10 spent you can earn a sticker which will assist us gain valuable equipment resources. So parents, relatives, extended family make sure you gain these stickers and send them along. The school collection box is situated in the main entrance to the school. We will also hopefully have additional collection boxes at Woolworths supermarkets – more details coming on this. Myffy Scott – Walker is our 2017 Earn & Learn coordinator. Annual General Meeting of School Council for 2016 The date for this meeting in 2017 was previously listed in the May 19th newsletter as due to take place on August 7th. Please note

this date has changed and the AGM will now take place on Monday September 4th

the 2016 Annual Report was tabled at the May 15th meeting of School Council – it is available for viewing on the KPS website and the VRQA (Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority) website

AGM date: Monday 4th September time: 6.30p.m. RSVP to school email address: kingsville.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

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Kingsville Awards To be presented on Friday 11th August

FLM Matilda Gartside

FSM Anouk Dewhurst

1JM Mack Lewicki

1LR Willem Brennan

1SP India-Rose Singh

1SS Oscar Mulhallen

2AT Leon Pizzirusso

2GJ Madeline Townley

2JL Archie Lucas

2LB Scarlett Costa

3GP Quinn Jennings

3HL Renee Brown

3LI Nuradin Jacob

4AM Asha Karunajeewa

4GD Alison Rae

4EK Maia Salter

5DS Evie Prendergast-Withy

5KG Callum Crowley

6JD Sophie Parnham

6SE Mackenzie Leith

Happy Birthday 3rd– 9th August Happy Birthday to Albert Hamlyn, Nellie Dummett, Frankie Marmo, Mae Keating, Eva Jugovic, Joseph Burton, Ruiha Gemmell, Kitty Honisett,

Benjamin Becker, William Coghlan, Nicolas Tsourounakis, Chilli Schmidt, Nathan Merchant, Bastian Messig, Dinh Le and Maddison Long.

Student Led Conferences Student Led Conferences are a highlight of early Term 3 and congratulations to the 96% of Kingsville students and families who have taken part in this wonderful opportunity. There is always such a sense of excitement and achievement throughout the school as students share their learning with family members.

We believe that these conferences have distinct benefits for both parents and students and I hope they have been enlightening, enjoyable, rewarding and even humorous for those parents who were able to attend. Students have now taken home their portfolios to share further with you or other family members. Your child is very proud of their portfolio. It includes a range of experiences that demonstrate both growth and success. Please make sure that the portfolios come back to school so that students can continue to add evidence of their learning for the remainder of the year. Well done Kingsville learners. Well done parents and family members supporting the students. Well done Kingsville teachers and support staff for guiding the children through this process. Peter Ritchie, Assistant Principal/PYP co-ordinator

PYP Evaluation

8th-10th August 2017 As part of being an International Baccalaureate World School that offers the Primary Years Programme, schools must complete an evaluation every five years. The aim of programme evaluation is for the IB to ensure on a regular basis that the standards and practices of the programme are being maintained. Next week we welcome the evaluation team to Kingsville to complete their evaluation visit over three days. It has been a significant undertaking for the School, which required the input of students, staff and parents. During the three days, the visiting team will visit every classroom, meet every teacher, review school policies and procedures, meet with school councillors and the school principal and leadership team. This had been a significant and rewarding undertaking and we must say a big thank you to all the staff, students and community members who have supported the school in the work to get ready for this evaluation visit. Peter Ritchie, Assistant Principal/PYP co-ordinator

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The PYP Exhibition in 2017 The Primary Years Programme (PYP) exhibition represents a significant event in the life of a PYP school and student, synthesizing the essential elements of the PYP and sharing them with the whole school community. As a culminating experience it is an opportunity for students to exhibit the attributes of the International Baccalaureate (IB) learner profile that have been developing throughout their engagement with the PYP. The Exhibition team is planning to begin the Exhibition journey with a conference style event on Monday 14th August. This will include a number of diverse, interesting and engaging sessions to mark the start of this special time for the year 6 students. Included in the day will be:

a welcome pack

a catered welcome, morning tea and lunch

a keynote speaker(s) to talk to the students and hook them into the significant journey they are about to undertake through an exciting, inspiring and motivating life journey story

activities and break out groups To register and pay for this event please log onto Compass and complete the permission and payment for this event. Parent / Guardian Information Night An information night is being organized for parents and guardians for Tuesday 15th August, 6.30pm - 7.30pm. This evening is designed to connect parent/guardians into the exhibition through information giving, past students’ and parents’ perspectives and a questions and answer session. For more information please see the attached information regarding this night. Peter Ritchie, Assistant Principal/PYP co-ordinator

Grade 6 Canberra Trip Students in Year Six, from our school have recently undertaken, an education tour of the national capital. Students were given the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy. Over the course of the five day trip, they visited Parliament House, Old Parliament House, The War Memorial, The Australian Electoral Education Centre, The Royal Australian Mint, The National Capital Exhibition and Questacon. The students were able to develop a greater depth of knowledge and understanding of their current unit of inquiry into ‘How We Organise Ourselves’. The experiences were well received by the students and their level of engagement in their learning was impressive. The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing funding of $30 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate program towards those costs. The rebate is paid directly to the school upon completion of the excursion. Blagma Veljanoska, Leading teacher

Community Noticeboard Mount St Joseph Girls’ College Next Open Morning Thursday 10 August 2017 9.30am – 10.30am Applications for Year 7, 2019 will close on 25 August 2017 Limited places available for 2017 and 2018 Enrolment application forms can be obtained from the website www.msj.vic.edu.au or by contacting the school on 8398 2000 or emailing the College Registrar, Sherri Collins at registrar@msj.vic.edu.au

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School Concert - 2017 Venue: Yarraville Club (135 Stephen St, Yarraville) Dates: Concerts will be held over three nights Tuesday 19th, Wednesday 20th, Thursday 21st September.

World Vision Sponsorship update Kingsville Primary School’s vision is to build a purposeful community of active learners who can meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world and become responsible global citizens. As a PYP school, there are numerous ways that we encourage our students to be international minded. One of the ways is by modelling the taking of action by sponsoring a child from Ethiopia called Abdletif Hamza through World Vision. We have sponsored Abdletif since 2006 and receive an annual report and photo. To support the sponsoring, our students help raise money through our Student Voice team and we often have fund raising events throughout the year. I have included Abdletif’s progress report from last year and look forward to seeing his next photo and how he has grown. Thank you for your continued support. Diane Graham. World Vision co-ordinator

Will your child / children be at Kingsville in 2018? If you know your child / children will not be returning to Kingsville in 2018

or If they will be only here for a short time e.g. you could be moving in Term 1

Please fill in below if you have not already informed the school

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHILDREN NOT ATTENDING KINGSVILLE P.S. IN 2018 Name: ……………………………………… Year level in 2017: ……… Date finishing at KPS: …………

Name: ……………………………………… Year level in 2017: ……… Date finishing at KPS: …………

New school (if known): ………………………………………………………………………………………… Signature of parent/guardian: …………………………………………………….

September Tue 19th

Wed 20th

Thu 21st

Session 1 Doors open 6.00pm Show starts 6.30pm 1SP FMG FLM

2LB 1LR 1JM

3LI 2GJ 2JL

4GD 4EK 3GP

5AO 6SE 5DS

Finale Finale 6MM

Finale

Session 2 Doors open 7.30pm Show starts 8.00pm FSM FCM

2AT 1SS

3GM 3HL

5KG 4AM

6RT 6JD

Finale Finale

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Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge In just over 5 weeks, the Premiers Reading Challenge will coming to an end. There is still plenty of time to meet the challenge so make sure you log onto the site and update your reading list by NO later than 8th September. There is a display located in the library displaying our reading stars that have completed the challenge. There is still plenty of time to participate. We would love to see many more students complete this challenge. If you have misplaced your username or password, please come and see me in the library or email Shirreff.nicole.n@edumail.vic.gov.au All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and can choose to have their name included on the online Honour Roll. If you would like your child‘s name to appear on the Honour Roll, please sign the attached form and return it to me. To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklists and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc Congratulations to the 84 students who have completed the challenge to date:

FCM Edward Lavery

Malaki Germaine

Sienna O'Donnell

Xavier Martini

FLM Alexander Ellis

Arie Huang

Charlie Robson

Daisy Mitchell

Edward Elg

Isabelle O'Rourke

Isla Macdonell

Jaspar Harris

Jim Philpots

Lucas Nguyen

Luka Jeka

Luna Blaisdell

Matilda Gartside

Meili Frew

Miles Brauer

Oliver Pugsley

Olivia Le Marshall

Phoenix Volpato

Samuel Keirs

Sasha Nacov

Sebaren Webb

Sydney Bailey

FMG Archie Buckley

FSM Joseph Burton

Lewis Metcalf

1JM Isla Buttigieg

James Taylor

Khue (Katie) Nguyen

Nina Sheppard

1LR Harper Lee

Willem Brennan

1SP Charlotte Willis

Flynn Abernethy

Gabriel Webb

Hazel Nguyen

Matilda Williams

Maya Hawke

Mila Coleman

Ravi Karunajeewa

Thomas Laverty

William Friedmann

1SS Harry Burton

Joshua Metcalf

Lena Marron

2AT Brodie Kupsch

Ella Parnham

2GJ Conor Evans

Rio Burrows

2JL Heidi Hua

Mingxuan Li

Saskia Mozjerin

2LB Genevieve Carlisle

Ryan Sheppard

3GM Gideon Finlay

Olive Dillon

3GP Maddison Budlender

Phemie Macgregor

3HL Eliza Lavery

Fynn Buttigieg

Lalu Germaine

Renee Brown

3LI Bronte Abernethy

Ella Laverty

Isidora Green

Toma Kellam

4AM Asha Karunajeewa

Jacob Marron

Jasmin Friedmann

Scarlett Howell

4EK Zoe Brown

4GD Jesse Parnham

5DS Benjamin Williams

Matilda Lester

5KG Susie Luong

6JD Andrew Friedmann

Edith Dillon

6MM Mali Hawke

Olivia O'Rourke

6SE Lulu Greer

Happy Reading Nicole Shirreff Premiers Reading Challenge Co-ordinator

If

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If you would like your child’s name to appear on the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge online Honour Roll, please sign this form and return it to your school. TERMS AND CONDITIONS Definitions: Department refers to the Victorian Department of Education and Training, Person refers to the child/adult listed below in the consent declaration. 1) Privacy Protection

The Department takes its privacy obligations seriously and any personal information collected or used by the Department will be handled in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic). This law sets out what we must do when the Department collects, uses, handles and destroys personal information. Personal information includes personal details such as an individual’s name and school that could be used to identify an individual.

2) Collection, use, disclosure and storage of personal information

If you provide your consent your school will collect and disclose your child’s first and last name, and the name of the school to the Department. The Department will then:

Publish your child’s name on its online Honour Roll located at: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc at the completion of the Challenge with no other identifying factors such as early childhood setting name.

3) Accuracy, access to information and withdrawal of consent

The Department will endeavour to ensure that any personal information held about your child is up to date and accurate. You can access, correct and withdraw personal information held by the Department by written request in accordance with the Department’s Information Privacy Policy located at: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Pages/privacypolicy.aspx Consent may be withdrawn at any time by writing to the Department’s Privacy Unit on: privacy.enquiries@edumail.vic.gov.au .

If you have any questions about this form, or if you need more information, please contact the PRC Challenge Coordinator at the Department readingchallenge@edumail.vic.gov.au or (03) 9637 3624.

Yes I consent to my child’s name appearing on the online Honour roll Name of child………………………………………………………………………………….. Parent Signature………………………………………………………………………………

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Student artwork

ART SHOW 2017

Light refreshments

available on the night provided by Friends of

KPS

Student Performances

Thursday 24th August

5pm – 8pm

Kingsville P.S. - School Hall

& Main Building

Silent auction of

artwork and art

supplies

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