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KENT PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL

2014 EVERY CHILD, EVERY OPPORTUNITY to SHINE

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23. Thursday, 31st July, 2014

TERM THREE

Friday 1st August Jeans for Genes Day – gold coin donation

Friday 8th

August Parent Opinion Surveys due back – thankyou for your feedback Monday 11

th August SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING – 7.00pm

IMPORTANT STAFFING UPDATES As the community will be aware, Mrs Jenny Treverton will be retiring from the Business Manager role at Kent

Park Primary School, after dedicating more than 20 years of outstanding service to the school and community.

Mrs Treverton has worked closely with a huge number of staff, parents and children during this period, always

showing a strong commitment to her numerous roles and responsibilities.

Mrs Treverton will however continue to support the school community and the newly appointed business manager

over the next few weeks, before we officially farewell and further acknowledge her great work at the school in early

September.

We warmly welcome Mrs Shelley Darmody to our school and community as our newly appointed Business

Manager.

We are pleased to advise that Mrs Nina Pratley has been appointed to the position of classroom teacher for 2C

for the remainder of 2014.

REMINDER – Jeans for Genes DAY TOMORROW – all students are encouraged to participate in this special day

organised by the Junior School Council. Students are invited to wear their school t shirts and windcheaters with a

pair of denim jeans or skirt, and donate a coin to help brighten the future for other children.

Year 3 Camp feedback Congratulations and well done to the Year 3 students who thoroughly enjoyed their recent two day camp at Mt

Evelyn. The students’ behaviour on camp was exemplary and we are extremely grateful to Helena Khosh, Claire

Scobell, Ronnie Mc Comb, Kara Key, Brunella Higgins, Neil Johnston, Lynne Charnock, Carol Gilmore and Tania

Marshall for generously providing the children with the opportunity to participate in this great social and

adventurous experience.

Bunnings Barbecue Fundraiser – July 27th 2014 On behalf of the school community School Council would like to sincerely thank the parents and staff who assisted

at the Bunnings Barbecue on Sunday 27th July at Scoresby. The team of hard working volunteers sold 55kg of

sausages (generously sponsored by the Matthews family) to raise over $1500.00 for the school.

Excursion/Incursion Notices Sent Home – Please read carefully and ensure deadline dates are met Year Date of Event Incursion/Excursion/Event Due Date Prep

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2 Monday – 18th August

Wednesday – 17th

September

Hands on Science

Mont De Lancey

Tues – 12th Aug

Wed – 10th

Sept

3 Tuesday – 12th August Edendale Farm, Eltham Tue – 5

th August

4 Mon 20th – Wed 22

nd October Year 4 Camp - Permission Slip

- Payment Slip (6/8. 27/8, 18/9)

A.S.A.P.

Thur – 18th Sept

5 Tuesday – 26th August Drama Toolbox – Terra Australis Oi Oi Oi Wed – 20

th Aug

6 Monday 15th – Fri 19

th Sept.

Tuesday - 5th

August

Thursday - 14th August

Monday - 18th

August

Year 6 Camp – Payment form (20/6. 18/7, 15/8, 5/9),

- Permission Slip and Medical Form.

Health & Human Relations (3 x 1 hour sessions)

Fri – 5th

September

Fri – 15th

August

OVERDUE

Selected

students

Wednesday – 6th

August

Monday – 11th August

Basketball Championships Wantirna Sports Association

Victorian Netball Championships OVERDUE

Mon – 4th

August

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CHLOE MARTIN – Asian Pacific Children’s Convention On Thursday the 10

th of July I left Australia with 5 other kids from Victoria and 2 adults, to represent Australia at

The Asian - Pacific Children’s Convention in Fukuoka, Japan.

I was at the camp with kids from 44 different countries around the Asia and Pacific area for 5 days and then stayed

with a host family for 9 days. At the camp we had heaps of fun and made lots of new friends. Teaching the other kids

to play Aussie Rules Football was one of my favourite activities. It was entertaining to watch the different ways they

thought you play Aussie Rules.

It was great to experience Japanese culture while staying at my host family’s house. I got to see some of the old,

traditional Japan when we went to Kumamoto Castle and some of the funky, modern Japan, riding a Bullet train into

the centre of the city. Playing games with my host family was fun, but teaching them how to play was hard.

School was the same as Australia in lots of ways, but some big differences that I noticed were: the kids only had a

patch of gravel to play on, most schools have their own pool, there are 40 kids in the class, the kids sit at their own

table separated from the others, a hot lunch is prepared for all the students at school and the class monitors serve up

lunch for the class. Although there were some challenges, I had an amazing time and would love to apply to be a

Peace Ambassador and go back when I am older.

YEAR 5/6 HOOPTIME REPORT

On Thursday 24th July all the grade 5s and 6s went to the Knox Basketball Centre to play Hoop Time Basketball. Kent

Park had 19 teams, made up of some who had never played Basketball before and others who were experienced players.

We all had lots of fun playing against other schools.

The All Star Boys team easily won all of their games as well as the grand final against Knox Park.

The All Star Girls team lost twice to Knox Gardens and met them again in the grand final. In the grand final they were

victorious, 11-6.

Thank you to all of the teachers for coaching, the parents for cheering us on and Mr. Johnston for organising the day.

We wish the All Star Boys and Girls team well when they go on to the next round in Term 4.

HOUSE POINTS

Weekly Total Progressive Total

1st FRANKLIN 154 1st FRANKLIN 287

2nd ULURU 142 2nd DAINTREE 273

3rd DAINTREE 140 3rd ULURU 268

4th EUREKA 120 4th EUREKA 254

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CANTEEN ROSTER FOR TERM 3

Monday 4th August –9-1.45pm: Jen Gelsi. 9-11.30: Kate Gerber, Jane Moss. 11.30-1.45: Donna Bradford,

Chris Watt.

Tuesday 5th August – CANTEEN CLOSED

Wednesday 6th August – CANTEEN CLOSED

Thursday 7th August – 9-1.45: Leah Haramoana, April Hollard, Liz Sauter. 9-11.30: Jane Pierson. 11.30-1.45:

Adele Appleby.

Friday 8th August – CANTEEN CLOSED

**IMPORTANT: If you are unable to carry out your canteen duty please contact another parent from your Canteen

Roster/Contacts List and arrange a swap. If you have any problems, please call Debra Sutherland on 0404-093-724 or

April Hollard on 0425-844-002.

Weekly Merit Awards For Week Ending 25th July, 2014

Class Student’s Name Reason

Prep A

Georgia Bell For great reading and trying her very best at all times. Well done.

Chase White For a great painting and wonderful reading. Well done Chase.

Prep B Will Barton For remembering the classroom promises and having a fabulous 2nd

week of Term 3.

Blake Pierce For taking his time, concentrating and completing a fantastic handwriting page.

Prep C Izzy Brown For trying her best with her handwriting and for being helpful.

Livinia Hogan For writing a great sentence about helping others. Well done.

1A Bhodi Haramoana For his excellent 3D shapes project. Well done.

1B Breanna Carter For continuing to work hard and produce great work even with a broken arm.

Fantastic effort.

1C Kimberley Class For a wonderful “FOG” poem.

1D Leo Freshney For working hard to follow instructions promptly and get his work finished.

2A Tahlee Farrell For a fabulous effort when solving addition equations with trading.

2B Charlie Knight For making a great effort in writing a persuasive about dogs being the better pet.

Great detail.

2C Jack Buckley For trying very hard to listen carefully and follow instructions.

3A Jack Thomas For having such a fantastic week of producing quality work. Keep it up Jack.

3B Tom Kelzke For behaving in a responsible and mature way, and trying his best.

3C Ella Poidomani For being an enthusiastic and hardworking student who always puts in 100%.

3D Ranqi Jia For the wonderful effort that she puts into all tasks. Well done.

3E Izzy Hayes For putting effort into making her writing interesting to read.

4A Holly Sauter For putting a huge effort into all of her work all the time! Well done Holly!

4B Luke Morgan For wonderful reading, comprehension skills and an extensive vocabulary.

4C Abby Phillips For your exquisite manners. It is a pleasure to have you in the class.

5A Sarah DallaValle For great playing and showing fantastic sportsmanship at Hooptime basketball.

5B Zoe Stuttard For her great efforts and sportsmanship at Hooptime basketball.

5C John Foster For consistently, quickly and quietly completing your work to a high standard.

5D Carter Sims For being such a generous teammate at Hooptime! Excellent work!

6A Ji-Young Lee For a thoughtful, open-minded portrait on Riley the Rat.

6B Ethan Quirk For a fantastic effort with skip counting. Keep up the great effort Ethan!.

6C Brodey Bartels For excellent sportsmanship at Hooptime last Thursday. Well done!

Visual Arts Tom McLaren

Saraya Ohi

For an amazing 3D design for his dragon.

For the brilliant colours and patterns in her dragon.

Japanese All of 2B For holding the record in our Memory Ball Challenge because of great concentration

and awesome teamwork.

Assist. Prin. Isla Kelzke Khealee Kidman

For her excellent book report about the story ‘Onion Tears’. For her excellent book report about the story ‘Onion Tears’.

Principal Isaak Georgiou For trying so hard with his work and for playing so happily.

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A REMINDER THAT THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER and OTHER IMPORTANT SCHOOL INFORMATION ARE

AVAILABLE ON THE KPPS WEBSITE to include

Prep Enrolment, Tour dates and Transition Programs – coming soon

Staffing and Student Updates

Curriculum Updates and News

Special Events and Celebrations

Canteen and Uniform Information Price lists

Year 5 Writers Of The Week

The Spirit Unleashed In the wintery snow, not a spirit could be heard or seen. Anybody who walked through this particular park felt a bitter cold

feeling, that scared them away before they even spent one minute inside. Then she walked in. She was about 8 years old. A

very young age to come here alone. The snow was frosty, a dull shade of white choking the true colour hiding underneath.

She sat down, unafraid of her demons floating around in the limp air. The happy spirit of this 8 year old girl burst all

around the park and blew all these demons away. The sound of laughter filled the air. A little boy was walking past. Then

he saw the park. It wasn’t just a park. It was an exciting world of happiness right in front of his eyes. The only thing

stopping him was an invisible barrier that was pushing and shoving him away. This was her world. She wasn’t going to let

intruders in. Finally, she was feeling special. A tall tree sprouted out of the ground. It was bareleafed. A man, who had seen

many sights, in a green jacket and mismatched yellow pants appeared. He went up to the girl and said, “This tree will grow

leaves when your fear disappears.” You see, this girl had a fear of her mother. This so-called mother hid her from the world

and took away her ever-so-precious childhood. The girl was terrified but cried out, “I’m not afraid of you.” As she looked

up, the tree grew bright, vibrant leaves. The skinny branches were replaced with big, thick branches. Then she found herself

in bed. “Wow, that was an awesome dream,” she whispered, surprised that it felt so real. But, was it really a dream?

By Ally Kendt 5A

Adjectives Story

It was a freezing cold wet night and the bright, glowing lights were shining on the football oval. It had been raining for

hours so that it made the oval muddy and sloppy. The sparkling lights reflected on to the sloppy, muddy wet puddles.

The game had started and the ball is flying through the air, someone took a magnificent screamer. What a mark!!!!!!

By Tom Brady 5B

Onion Tears - Reflection Deep inside Nam Houng screams and screeches, cries and wails, reliving the past. But on the outside she is as locked up

as a brick, crying only onion tears she walks along a carpet of misery and sorrow.

Head bowed, feet dragging she walks, until she learns to lift her feet, throw back her head and laugh. Then, tears fall. This

journey would never be made if not for Nam Houng’s carefree teacher, Miss Lily and Chu-Minh, whom she loves like a

brother, who encourage her and make life worth living.

By Isla Kelzke 5B

I heard a bloodcurdling scream coming from upstairs. It was mum! I was running upstairs to see what was wrong. I saw

why she was screaming, she just saw a HUGE spider. It was an explosive spider. Mum stopped screaming and said, ‘That

is a super dangerous spider!’

Then dad comes in with a horrible look on his face and yells, “What was that loud scream?!’

The spider explodes. BOOM!!

By Mitchell Ellinger, 5D

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Year 5 Writers Of The Week

On a nice sunny day in the middle of summer, Sarah and her buddy Jake went to the local pool. They took two thick,

fluffy white towels, a pair of black goggles for Jake, some biscuits and drinks and some Nerf water guns. Jake and Sarah

had their bathers on underneath their clothes and bright pairs of thongs were on their feet. Jake had yellow and Sarah had

green.

“Are you ready to get wet Jake?” Sarah asked.

“I sure am!” he answers. They enter the pool gates, their noses fill with the smell of chlorine. Jake starts racing off when

he sees the water. “Jake! Come here. No running!” Sarah yells.

But Jake doesn’t listen. He keeps running. He turns to look at Sarah and he falls into the pool! Sarah runs over and takes

off her clothes and jumps into the pool as well! The water was cold and clear. “That was fun!” Jake tells Sarah. I want to

do that again!” Jake climbs out of the pool and bombs into the pool spraying water everywhere. When he pops back

above the water’s surface, he yells, “Oh yeah!”

Sarah and Jake both hop out of the normal pool and head over to the wave pool. “Wow!” Jake says in amazement. Then

they both run in. They spend the next half an hour swimming, diving, running and ducking under the waves until they’re

so tired they can’t do anything else.” Let’s dry off and get something to eat,” Sarah says. “OK,” Jake replies. So they both

dry off and get icy- poles. “Did you have fun Jake?” Sarah asks. “I sure did, I can’t wait to do it again!” Jake answered.

By Sarah Billingham 5C

Knitting and Crochet Workshop

‘The Boronia CWA Branch will be holding a Knitting and Crochet Workshop on Saturday, 16th August at 1.30 p.m. in the

Boronia CWA Hall, 4 Sun Dew Avenue, Boronia. Requirements: 4mm knitting needles or 4mm crochet hook and a ball

of 8 ply wool. Cost : $7. Afternoon tea provided. Children welcome.

Bookings may be made by contacting Leonie – 9803 3560.’

The Boronia Branch of the Country Women’s Association of Victoria Inc. is a has been part of the Knox community for

over 70 years and membership is available to women of all ages. One of the aims of the Country Women’s Association

of Victoria Inc. is to provide friendship to all women and girls and to help them with life skills.

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teamberwick Movie Night

Hi Kent Park P.S., my name is Sonya Moutzouris (Miss M from 5D’s sister) and I’m part of #teamberwick. We are a group of 19-21 year old friends, some of whom are cancer survivors, coming together to support and raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation. Leukaemia and other blood cancers affect 10,000 young Australians every year. We

are working hard to raise money to find a cure and would love all the support we can get from Kent Park Primary School.

We would like to invite you to come along to Village Cinemas, Fountain Gate to watch The Hundred Foot Journey (PG) on Monday 11th August 2014 at 7:00 pm. It will be a really enjoyable night and an amazing way to support a

worthwhile cause. If you can’t make the movie, please don’t hesitate to donate through our Light the Night Page (http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/teamberwick) and make sure to leave your name.

Cost: $10 for children

$15 for adults (18+) To secure your tickets please fill in the form below and return to the office with payment by Friday 1st August.

Tickets will be sent home with the eldest child on Monday 4th August.

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Family Name ____________________________

Name of Eldest Student __________________ Grade: ______

Number of Adult tickets ______ Number of Child tickets ______

http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/teamberwick

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