Issue No. 12 Wednesday 9th May 2018

CROSS COUNTRY POSTPONED

Due to the weather forecast on Friday for Kilmore and Broadford the Cross Country has been postponed. It will now be held on the following Friday - Friday 18

th May. Students will receive a

new permission form to complete to reflect the change of date.

Mother’s Day Breakfast.

SCHOOL BANK DETAILS

BSB: 063 698 Account No.: 10039521 for online payments.

BPay Procedure

If you are using BPay to pay for excursions or school fees please email; kilmore.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au with the details of what the payment is for. This will enable us to allocate the funds accordingly on your family account.

Happy Birthday to the following students who are celebrating their birthday over the holidays or in the coming week.

We hope you have a lovely day. May 10th Alyssa 1R Logan 34C Reston 34M 11th Tomos 34C 12th Emmett 1R Madison 34C 13th Lexi 1F Kaidy 1V 14th Phoenix FJ 15th Tyler 34P 16th Emma 1F Jye 1V

What’s gone home recently?

The following notices were sent home Thursday 3rd

May to Wednesday 9th May.

Whole School: Nil

Eldest In The Family: Nil

Selected Families: Nil

Selected Students: Nil

Individual Grade Levels: Grade 5/6

Scienceworks Excursion

Foundation: Nil

Grade 1: Nil

Grade 2: Nil

Grade 3: Nil

Grade 4: Nil

Grade 5: Nil

Grade 6: Nil

Spare copies of notices are available from the office.

COMING EVENTS

May

Thursday, 10th May Mother’s Day Stall

Pizza Day orders and payment due

Payment due for year 3/4 Excursion

Friday, 11th May

Assembly 2.30pm all welcome

Tuesday, 15th May School Council 7.00pm

NAPLAN

Wednesday, 16th May

NAPLAN

Thursday, 17th May NAPLAN

Hot Food Day, no lunch orders available today

Friday, 18th May

Cross Country

Saturday, 19th May Open Day for new enrolments 10.00am-11.30am

Tuesday, 22nd May

Grade 3/4 Museum Excursion

Friday, 25th May Assembly 2.30pm all welcome

KPS School Working Bee 3.15pm—5.00pm

June

Friday, 1st June

Parents and Friends Meeting in the Parent Club Room all welcome 2.30pm-3.10pm

Thursday, 7th June

Grade 5/6 Scienceworks Excursion

Friday, 15th June School Disco 6.00pm—7.30pm

In the stadium

Thursday, 28th June 3 Way Conferences - Students do not attend school

this day they only attend for their meeting time

November

Monday, 5th November Report Writing Day - Pupil Free Day

Sick Bay Linen Roster for Friday

11th May Melanie Hooke

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK What a fantastic turn out we had for our Mother’s Day breakfast this morning. Jodie and her amazing team of helpers cooked up 280 eggs, 11 kilos of bacon and 15 kilos of sausages! Thank you to all our families who attended and to our ‘Family and Friends’ who once again organised an outstanding event for our school community. Tomorrow this will be followed up with our annual Mother’s Day stall where students can purchase a gift for a special person in their life. Next week our grade 3 and grade 5 students will be completing the NAPLAN assessment to assess their knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. There is more information in the newsletter regarding the assessments. If you have any further questions or concerns, please see your child’s teacher or a member of the school leadership team. To give your child their best opportunity to experience success, we would suggest students get plenty of sleep leading up to the assessments, have a hearty breakfast and arrive at school in plenty of time to start the school day. Parents we appreciate that car parking spaces are limited, we ask you to please consider others by not parking in the disabled car park unless you have a registered sticker. Also as a safety issue please do not park in the no standing zone in Church Street. Cooperation and patience is key.

Jennene Cooney

Assistant Principal Kilmore Primary School

Super Dennis Fun World

By 2D

Deep in the big, blue ocean at Super Dennis Fun World, Mr B. was having a colourful dance party with his friends. Mr B. is a nickname for Mr Beluga who just happens to be a big, white, Beluga whale. Mr B. is the manager of Super Dennis Fun World. The party was to celebrate the new year. At the party there were bubbles and lights, special underwater fireworks and fish fingers! Angela the catfish who worked as security was there. So was Inky the octopus and Nanalie the starfish. They worked together at the café selling food and drinks. Super Dennis the human even came for a dance! Halfway through the party, Inky decided to go for a walk. On the walk he met two gigantic saltwater crocodiles. Inky introduced himself to the crocs who were called John and Brutus. Thinking they were nice, he invited them back to the party. Unfortunately, John and Brutus were not nice and at the party they tried to eat everyone. They swam around with their big snapping mouths chasing everyone. Inky was now hiding on a waterslide, holding the walls, watching everyone run away. Angela and Nanalie were hiding in the corner of the pool. Mr B. was trying to get everyone else to safety. Inky decided to be brave, he went down the slide and snuck off to find Super Dennis. Super Dennis was still at the party. Inky saw Super Dennis dancing and told her about John and Brutus/ Super Dennis put on her red cape and flew through the park to save the day. She snuck up behind the crocs and gave them a big kick in the bum!

John and Brutus soared out of the park and across to the other side of the ocean. Mr B. made an

announcement and the party started again in full swing. John and Brutus were never seen again at

Super Dennis Fun World.

Being on Time Matters

At Kilmore Primary School we are committed to providing your child with an excellent education. The building blocks of a great education begin with all students coming to school each and every day. Regular school attendance is vital and missing school days and being late to school can have a big impact on a child’s future – missing one day a fortnight a student will miss four full weeks by the end of the year. By Year 10 they’ll have missed more than a year of school. There is no safe number of days for missing school – each day a student misses puts them behind, and can affect their educational outcomes.

The table above shows the number of students late to school each day last week. Unfortunately, we still have many students coming late to school.

Help your class win the next Being on Time Matters award by arriving at school on time!

Week day Number of students requesting late passes

Monday 49

Tuesday 30

Wednesday 58

Thursday Pupil free day

Friday 16

Mothers Day Stall this Thursday 10th May Mothers Day Stall Thursday 10th May

Helpful tips to make your child's Mothers Day stall shopping experience easy. *Please put your child's money in a envelope or snap lock bag with their Name, Class & amount enclosed. *Ask them to hand it to their teacher 1st thing in the morning, to avoid it getting misplaced before they go to the stall. *Also bring a bag with their name on it to put their gifts in. They are allowed to buy 3 gifts when they come in with their class. Gifts are priced from $1:00 - $5:00 There will be a raffle table. Tickets are $1:00 each and max 5 raffle tickets per student. Don't miss out on the chance to win a wonderful prize. We encourage children to purchase at least a gift before buying raffle tickets.

Thank you to the Families & businesses that have kindly donated to our raffle.

Dear Parent/Carer The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2018 for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students will be held on Tuesday 15 May, Wednesday 16 May and Thursday 17 May 2018. NAPLAN tests assess student knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. The results of the tests provide information for students, parents, teachers and principals which can be used to improve student achievement. All students are expected to participate in the NAPLAN tests. During test week, catch-up tests will be available for individual students who are absent on test days. These students may undertake catch-up tests on the days in the test week after the scheduled test, up to and including Friday 18 May 2018. Support can be arranged for students with disabilities, if the student regularly uses similar support for classroom assessment tasks. Large print, braille and black and white versions of the tests are available for students that require them. Exemptions may be granted to students with significant intellectual disabilities and to students who have been learning English for less than one year. If your child is eligible for support due to disability or an exemption, you should discuss this with his/her teacher prior to the tests. Parental consent is required before any support due to disability or exemption is granted. Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by their parent or carer. This is a matter for consideration by parents and carers in consultation with the principal. If, after consultation, you decide to withdraw your child, you must sign a Student Withdrawal form. These forms are available at the school. Later in the year you will receive your child’s personal NAPLAN report. The report will describe your child’s particular skills in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. The report will also show how your child performed in relation to national minimum standards. These describe the minimum acceptable standards for students across Australia. I am confident that the information you receive as a result of your child’s participation in the NAPLAN tests will be valuable in helping you to assess your child’s progress in literacy and numeracy. For more information about the tests, please visit the VCAA website at www.vcaa.vic.edu.au or the NAP website at www.nap.edu.au Yours sincerely Kim Laffan Principal