1A Maryborough Avenue Kingsbury, Vic 3083

Tel: 9462 2711 O.S.H.C.: 9462 2354

Email : kingsbury.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.kingsburyps.vic.edu.au

Thursday 13th May 2021 Week 4 Term 2

From the Acting Principal,

Welcome to Week 4! What an amazing community we have here at Kingsbury Primary School. Our teachers are working really hard to create engaging learning experiences for all of our students through extensive planning, our education support staff are supporting our students to experience success in their learning, our parents have organised a very successful Mother’s Day stall, and of course, our wonderfully talented students who are confident, happy and achieving their personal best in learning and sporting activities. Kingsbury Primary School is a great place to be!

I would like to extend an extra special thankyou to the lovely group of mothers that supported the Mother’s Day stall this year. The special activity was very successful with many happy students and mums! I hope that you all enjoyed a special Mother’s Day last Sunday.

NAPLAN You may all be aware that this week, all students in Years 3 and 5 have been working through the NAPLAN testing. The NAPLAN results will provide a snapshot of student’s abilities at a point in time. It is important to keep in mind that all students demonstrate their successes across a number of achievements that are not measured through NAPLAN alone. These include sporting, community involvement, social and other academic areas of learning such as STEM and Inquiry. We are extremely proud of all of our students and the effort and persistence that they are demonstrating.

Education Week Education Week 2021 is almost here! This year the theme is about ‘Building Connections’ between schools and the community. This year’s Education Week will run from 24th—28th May 2021. ‘Building Connections’ recognises that when schools, families, and community groups come together to support learning, it provides a richer and more diverse learning experience for students.

We will have activities planned for the week and an open morning on Tuesday 25th May for our families to venture into our classroom. Please see the planned activities on the following page. We are all looking forward to an exciting week celebrating our learning with the community.

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We are a Child Safe School. All children have the right to feel safe and to learn.

We are committed to protecting the wellbeing of students in our care.

IMPORTANT DATES

Friday 14th May Uniform shop open for sales, 9.15am—10.00am Interschool Sport vs. Thomastown (away game) Monday 17th May Assembly, 3.15pm Tuesday 18th May Playgroup, 9.00am—11.00am School Tours (new enrolments), 10.00am Thursday 20th May Canteen open for sales School Council Meeting, 7.00pm (To be confirmed) Friday 21st May Uniform shop open for sales, 9.15am—10.00am Interschool Sport vs. Our Lady of the Way (home game) Prep 2022 Information Afternoon, 2.15pm—3.15pm Blue Light Disco, Prep—Years 6, 6.30pm—8.30pm

From the Acting Principal,

School Disco Kingsbury Primary School is having a Blue Light Disco for our students on Friday 21st May 2021 at 6.30 – 8.30pm. The Disco is only for our students and will be organised and run by Victoria Police and volunteers at our school. Some staff from the school will also attend. Tickets will be on sale at the school office and will cost $10 each for entry which also includes, drink, snack and raffle ticket. For more information you may visit the website: www.bluelight.org.au

SPS is a values driven organisation with a distinct focus on quality. They offer a team of highly skilled and qualified speech pathologists.

SPS delivers personalised, engaging and focused support for students including:

Assessment in areas of Speech, Language and Literacy Targeted programs using response to intervention In class, small group and individual support for oral language, literacy and articulation Parent engagement sessions Student focused learning goals that are monitored and measured Please visit www.speech.edu.au for more information

Cadbury Chocolate Fundraiser For families who opted to take part in this fundraiser, our boxes of delicious goodies will be delivered to school next Monday 17th May 2021. These will be sent home with your child. All monies and any unsold chocolate must be returned to the school office no later than Monday 31st May 2021.

If you missed out on placing an order, we do have some spare boxes on hand, Freddo & Friends, Assorted Goody Box, Assorted Europe Bars and Natural Confectionary Lollies box. Please pop in and see us if you would like to support this fundraiser. All monies raised will be go towards the improvement of our playground equipment and surrounds.

Prep 2022 Enrolments and Information Afternoon We are now taking enrolments for Prep in 2022. We already have several students enrolled for next year. I strongly encourage all school families who have a child starting school next year to collect an Enrolment Pack from the office and complete the enrolment process as soon as possible. This will ensure that a place is reserved for your child. If you know of any families in the community who are intending to send their child to Kingsbury, please also encourage them to enrol as soon as possible. Our first information session will be held on Friday 21st May, from 2.15pm—3.15pm. All welcome.

If you have a younger child who attends another kinder other than our local one, or a Child Care Centre, would you please assist the school by calling into the school office and requesting some of our brochures and flyers to display at your child’s facility. Many families have done this already and we thank you. It is in the best interests of the school to obtain as many enrolments as possible.

Department of Education—Data Collection Form The forms have been sent home to students this week, I ask that you complete and return by the due date of Friday 28th May 2021. This information is required for assessment and reporting processes, and is collected twice yearly as per the guidelines outlined by DET.

Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) Eid al-Fitr, also called the “Festival of Breaking the Fast”, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. For our families who celebrate this religious occasion this week, we hope you have a wonderful time with your families and extended community. I hope that you enjoy your feast and the other activities that you participate in. Please notify your child’s teacher if they have or will be absent from school, so the “roll” can be accurately recorded.

Elizabeth Bryan