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26 AUGUST 2019

Website: www.khps.vic.edu.au Email: kingston.heath.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

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IMPORTANT DATES

August:

Monday 26th Year 3/4 - Imax and Melbourne Museum excursion

Thursday 29th Foundation Father’s Day BBQ 2.30pm

Friday 30th Father’s Day Stall

September:

Monday 2nd

- Thursday 5th

Ski Camp

Friday 6th Foundation 2020 transition

At Kingston Heath Primary School a quality learning environment gives students, staff

and the community confidence to strive for excellence as active and positive members

of a global village.

This gorgeous photo

was in the Herald Sun

on

Saturday.

It is of our very own

Ella Keele from Year 3

at the Cat café in the

City.

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL TEAM

Dear KHPS Families;

Every year across the country schools celebrate the joy and importance of reading through the CBCA (Children’s Book Council of Australia) Book Week. Last week we celebrated Book Week’s 2019 theme, Reading Is My Secret Power, and reading is truly a secret power: it takes us to other communities and fantasy worlds, supports us to acquire new knowledge, enhances your vocabulary and expression, and can affirm who we are. You may already be aware of the CBCA’s website, Reading Time (http://readingtime.com.au), which reviews a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books for all ages from early childhood to adulthood.

Another very useful resource for families is an article published in The Conversation, Six things you should do when reading with your kids http://theconversation.com/six-things-you-should-do-when-reading-with-your-kids-99637 . This article contains simple yet powerful evidence-based tips for reading with your child, an important strategy at school and at home from early childhood and even after a child becomes an independent reader.

Teachers at KHPS have been reading a professional text, Reading with Meaning by Debbie Miller. This professional learning is supporting our staff to make small shifts in teaching reading to better support and stretch the reading development of every child.

Gratitude

“Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.” - Eileen Caddy

Our English Action Team for planning and implementing learning around Book Week.

Two of our parents, Fiona Keele and Maria Batras, as well as Karen Roberts and all staff, for the significant work they are putting into submitting applications to win grants that will support us to make improvements to our facility.

To Deb Panakos, our Business Manager, and Paul Khazaal, a member of our School Council, for their skilful stewardship of our Finance Sub-Committee

Our Foundation team offered our neighbours at Farm Road Pre School an open afternoon to come and see our Foundation classrooms.

To all of our students who represented our school at various events and excursions with engagement and enthusiasm. You make yourselves and all of us proud.

All staff for their hard work on Friday’s Curriculum Day. Teachers engaged in a webinar with internationally recognised expert in school improvement, Andy Hargreaves, and participated in our school review. It was a productive day with new learning about ways in which our staff can work together to improve the achievement, engagement and wellbeing of our students.

Celebrations

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” - Helen Keller

Kingston Heath Primary School had many moments of celebration this past fortnight. You can view these on our Official Kingston Heath Primary School Facebook page. A few notable celebrations were:

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There were many highlights of our Book Week Celebration. If you were able to join our Book Week Parade on Monday morning, we hope you had fun with us. I myself, saw many Harry Potters, different Superheros, and even a Pippy Longstocking. You may have noticed the staff dressed as a character from the Mr and Miss Men series. What fun!

Our School Athletics for years 3 to 6 was a big success on Wednesday last week. We have many talented athletes at Kingston Heath Primary School.

Also last week, one student from each year level attended a Writer’s Conference at Beaumaris Secondary College.

And finally, we have a few important reminders for you:

Reminders School Production: KHPS’ school production is coming upon us very soon. Our students and Mrs Fallon are

looking forward to providing you a night’s entertainment. To purchase tickets, please see the link provided in a recent COMPASS post.

Road Safety Though Farm Road is not overly busy for a Melbourne city street, we still need to be mindful of road rules that are designed to keep us and our children safe. Please use the school crossing to cross Farm Road before and after school.

Each year we ask a random selection of parents to complete the Attitudes to School Survey. If you were selected, you will have received an email with a link to the survey. If you have not already done so, please do take the time to complete this survey. It is one of the key pieces of data we collect from our parent community to help us shape our ongoing improvement efforts. I have been asked more than a few times whether this is truly a random selection, and I can state unequivocally that, yes, we follow an Education Department process to randomly generate the names of parents who will be invited to participate in the survey.

In the next fortnight, students will receive and bring home from school their 2019 NAPLAN. Please watch the COMPASS feed for more information about 2019 NAPLAN

Enrolments: If you have not already done so, please contact the front office to let them know if your child will not be at KHPS in 2020. These numbers underpin our planning and budgeting for 2020, processes that are beginning now.

Our year 1 / 2 school working bee will be on Saturday 7th September 2019. Watch COMPASS for more information and a call for volunteers.

Have a fabulous and safe weekend, everyone! As always, please contact us if you wish to discuss your child’s learning or other areas of concern or celebration at Kingston Heath Primary School. We very much believe that excellent student outcomes arise from strong partnerships..

Your Principal Team,

Sherri Lake and Karen Roberts

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PRODUCTION NEWS

Tuesday 10th September - Kingston Town Hall

The students have been busy script-writing, choreographing dances and rehearsing songs. Every class has a song

or a dance that will be part of our production, “The School Inspectors”.

Ticket sales have commenced, please keep the evening free (start time to be confirmed).

Rachel Fallon

Performing Arts Teacher

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PYP Corner

Welcome to the PYP Corner! In this section you will be updated on any PYP

related topics, student action, answers to PYP questions, etc.

Transdisciplinary Themes

One of the most significant and distinctive feature of the IB Primary Years

Programme is the six Transdisciplinary Themes.

These themes are about issues that have meaning for, and are important

to, all of us. The programme offers a balance between learning about or

through the subject areas, and learning beyond them. The six themes of

global significance create a Transdisciplinary framework that allows

students to “step up” beyond the confines of learning within subject areas.

The programme focuses on the development of the whole child as an

inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world

outside.

Who we are

Where we are in place and time

How we express ourselves

How the world works

How we organize ourselves

Sharing the planet

The six transdisciplinary themes help teachers to develop a programme of

inquiry that allow for in-depth investigations into important ideas and

requiring a high level of involvement on the part of the students. These

inquiries are substantial, authentic and usually last for several weeks.

Please don’t forget to ask your child’s class teacher what they are

inquiring into next.

Charlotte Birbeck (PYP Co-Ordinator and 5/6 Teacher)

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Table Talk Question

“What are the UN Goals and why were they implemented? What do

they look like in Australia and what do they look like in another

country?”

Science Week (12-16 August)

During Science Week, 5/6 C enjoyed learning about Science with the

highlight being participating in Science experiment. Students were

required to predict, observe and record the effects that coating a

small piece of paper in water or ethanol have on the time and intensi-

ty of the burning rate. Everyone was excited to watch and learn

about what happens when paper is dipped in ethanol, which creates

a spectacular high intensity blue flame, burning off the ethanol before burning the paper.

We would like to thank our Pre-Service teacher, Mrs Bronwen Lasky for all her effort over the

previous three weeks and especially her passion for teaching Science.

Date What’s

happening… Central Idea

Learner Profile

attribute/

ATL focus

English Maths Reminders

26/08 This week…

Communities

can make

global

connections

LP:

Open-minded

ATL:

Research skills

Information

Reports

Number

Fluency and

angles

Ski Camp; 2-5

September

District Athletics; 6

September

Concert; 10

September

Sea Shepherd

Incursion (FREE); 17

September

Footy Day; 17

September

02/09 Next week...

Communities

can make

global

connections

LP:

Open-minded

ATL:

Research skills

Poetry

Number

Fluency and

Place Value

Year 5 and 6 Learning

Update

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Book week

As part of the year 5/6 homework last week, students prepared a picture story

book, comprehension questions and an activity to share with their buddies and

pals.

House Athletics

On Tuesday 20th August, all 3-6 students participated in the senior House

Athletics at Dolomore reserve. A Great day was had by all, a little chilly but the

sun was shining! Thank you to all those who volunteered their time, we really

appreciate it.

Congratulations to all who participated and represent their house with

enthusiasm and pride. Good luck to all those who are representing KHPS at

District athletics on Friday 6th September.

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Date What’s Happening? Central Idea Learner Profile attribute/

ATL focus

English and

Maths focus

This

week..

Grade 3-6 Athletics

Curriculum Day

Natural disasters

generate change

(How the world works)

LP Attribute

Knowledgeable

ATL Focus

English: Book week

activities with grade

two

Maths: Shape

Next

week...

IMAX and Museum Excur-

sion

Concert Rehearsal

Natural disasters

generate change

(How the world works)

LP Attribute

Inquirer

ATL Focus

Research Skills

English: Inferring

Maths: Shape

(continued)

Each fortnight we will include a question that you and your family can discuss.

Table Talk Question: Have you ever been to the Melbourne Museum? What was your favourite exhibit?

Don’t forget to play Word Mania! The competition final is during Week 7!

Book Week

On Monday 19th of August, the whole school dressed up in costumes for book week. All students who partici-

pated did a fantastic job dressing up and the parade in the morning was enjoyed by all. After recess the students

from grade two came to learning centre three to read with the grade three and four students and complete

some lessons that the 3/4 students had prepared for them. The 3/4s showed great leadership and prepared

excellent lessons for the grade two students.

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Athletics Day

On Tuesday students from grades 3-6 participated in our house athletics day. We went to Dolamore reserve

and students competed in track and field events. Everyone had a great day there and it was fantastic to see

students competing in their chosen events with lots of enthusiasm.

Kitchen Garden

During kitchen garden last week, grades 3 and 4 made a delicious meal of falafel, pita bread, hummus, tabouli

and lemon slice. Students have been enjoying their time in the kitchen this year and have developed their

knife skills and knowledge of the ingredients that we use in the kitchen. The kitchen garden program provides

students with great opportunities to work independently and develop skills that they will continue to use for

years to come.

Student Reflections for Kitchen Garden:

‘I liked making the lemon slice and it was my favourite part of the meal.’ - Hannah A

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FOODIE MONDAY/FRIDAY

Foodie Monday/Friday (the old Earn and Learn) is well and truly underway.

Sausage rolls, pies and pasties are available for the children to purchase.

**Please note the price increase**.

Sausage rolls now cost $3.00

and pies/pasties now cost $4.00

Yoghurt ice-creams will again be on sale for $2.00

Please note if there is a Munchy Monday FUNDraising lunch on, there will be NO Foodie Monday running that day.

KHPS AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

19th: Charlotte B

20th: Ben B

20th: Allegra M

22nd: Adelaide A

22nd: Otis M

22nd: Connor W

24th: Alex D

27th: Sarah A

27th: Zachary A

27th: Rayne Mc

29th: Florence I

31st: Andy Y

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2019 CALENDAR DATES OF EVENTS:

August:

Monday 26th Year 3/4 - Imax and Melbourne Museum excursion

Thursday 29th Foundation Father’s Day BBQ 2.30pm

Friday 30th Father’s Day Stall

September:

Monday 2nd Ski Camp

Tuesday 3rd Ski Camp

Wednesday 4th Ski Camp

Thursday 5th Ski Camp

Friday 6th Foundation 2020 transition District Athletics

Saturday 7th Working Bee - 9.00am

Tuesday 10th Whole school production at Kingston Town Hall -7.00pm

Wednesday 11th School Council sub committee

Friday 13th Foundation 2020 transition

Monday 16th Munchy Monday

Wednesday 18th School Council meeting

Friday 20th Final day of Term 3 – 2.30pm dismissal

October:

Monday 7th Term 4 commences

Wednesday 9th School Council sub committee

Friday 11th Special Friends Book Fair Year 1 fun night & Year 2 sleepover

Wednesday 16th School Council meeting

Friday 18th Foundation 2020 transition School disco

Monday 21st Intensive Swimming Program Prep - 4

Tuesday 22nd Intensive Swimming Program Prep - 4

Thursday 24th Intensive Swimming Program Prep – 4

Friday 25th Intensive Swimming Program Prep - 4

Saturday 26th KHPS Trivia Night

Monday 28th Intensive Swimming Program Prep – 4 Munchy Monday

Tuesday 29th Intensive Swimming Program Prep – 4

Wednesday 30th Intensive Swimming Program Prep - 4

Thursday 31st Intensive Swimming Program Prep – 4

November:

Friday 1st Curriculum Day – no students

Saturday 2nd Working Bee – 9.00am

Tuesday 5th Melbourne Cup Day public holiday

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Scholastic Book Club

Issue 6, 2019 of the Scholastic Book Club has been sent home. Orders are due back by Thursday 5th September.

It is easy to order. The Book Club LOOP platform for parents allows you to pay by credit card. Your child’s order is

submitted directly to school safe and sound and the books will be delivered to class. You can place your child’s

order at scholastic.com.au/LOOP or using the LOOP app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google

Play.

If you don’t wish to use LOOP, you can fill in the order form at the back of the leaflet and return to the school in an

envelope labelled with your child’s name and class, with the correct money enclosed.

(No change can be given.)

The school earns 20% of sales which we then use to purchase books

for the library and classrooms.

Sam May

Librarian

Friday 8th Foundation 2020 transition

Monday 11th Munchy Monday

Wednesday 13th School Council sub committee Walk-a-thon

Friday 15th Foundation 2020 transition

Wednesday 20th School Council meeting

Friday 22nd Junior Athletics Carnival P – 2 at KHPS

December:

Tuesday 3rd KHPS Senior School Swimming Carnival @ Mentone Grammar (TBC)

Saturday 7th Working Bee – 9.00am

Thursday 12th Year 6 Graduation evening

Tuesday 17th 2019 Celebration Concert

Friday 20th Last day of Term 4, 12.45pm special candle ceremony assembly. 1.30pm dismissal. Free dress except for Year 6

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ENTERTAINMENT BOOK Hi KHPS families, Thank you to everyone that has ordered their Entertainment Book membership, your support is greatly appreciated! As of the 1st June, you can start using your 2019/20 vouchers. If you are still contemplating ordering a membership but are unsure, there is a sample copy in the office that you can flick through. Don't forget, if you are heading interstate, you can get a membership for that destination and with the next school holidays just around the corner, the Entertainment Book is a great money saver and also takes you places that you may never have considered going to, win win . Click on the following link to place your order:- https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/187n113 Thank you FUNdraising Team

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