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Newsletter No. 29 - Term 3– Week 9 Thursday 15 September 2016

News from the Erin What a fabulous way to finish Term 3 today, with CBL celebrations in Grade 5/6 and the wonderful Grade 1/2 Publishing Party this afternoon, I am really looking forward to viewing the Grade 3/4 CBL cinematic presentation tomorrow. We truly have such a talented student body here at Kalinda and such capable and dedicated staff, who nurture and develop these talents. As you are aware tomorrow is the last day of Term 3, as such we will be finishing the day at 2.30pm. All children will be dismissed from their classrooms at 2.30, with the exception of Grade 3/4 students, who will be dismissed from the stadium at 2.30pm following their CBL presentation. School will resume for Term 4 on Monday 3

rd October. Term 4 brings with it

beautiful summer weather, as such our ‘no hat, no play’ Sun Smart policy kicks back into action, so please ensure your child has a hat in their bag from Day 1 of Term 4. There is so much to look forward to in Term 4, including the Foundation Transition, Grade 2 sleepover, swimming lessons, Grade 6 graduation, transition for all students and a brilliant opportunity for all students to explore their inner creativity with our Whole School CBL focus on creativity. Wishing all students, teachers, families and friends a very happy and safe holiday.

Erin Norman Literacy Co Ord

Our Foundation students enjoying the sun.

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Events Calendar

Notices sent home to Families – 18-25 August 2016 Notice Distributed to: Return by:

Graduation Bear G6 only Wed 14th September

Grade 1 & 2 Publishing Party Grades 1 & 2 only N/A

SAKG Term 4 Volunteers G 3 & 4 only ASAP

End of Term Arrangements All N/A

Foundation L Class room helplers FL 14/09/2016

G2 Sleepover Food Notice G2 only 15 September

Canteen Spring/ Summer Price list Eldest N/A

A Reminder to all our families that Term 4 is a

Sunsmart Term. Please bring your NAMED hat so

you can play outside.

September

15th G 1&2 Publishing Party, 2.30 in the Stadium 16

th - G 3&4 Movie Afternoon 1.45 Stadium

End Term 3 – 2:30pm Dismissal

October

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rd - Beginning Term 4

6th - Divisional Athletics

13th - Regional Athletics

16th - Working Bee – 10am-12noon

17th - P&F Gen. Mtg. – 9.30am Stadium

21 - Grade 2 Sleepover 2017 Foundation Transition Morning 28

th - Curriculum Day (pupil-free day)

November

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st - Cup Day Public Holiday

3rd

- Music – Count Us In – Incursion 4

th - Foundation 2017 Transition Morning

11th - Remembrance Day

- Twilight Market 18

th - 2017 Foundation Transition Morning

21st - P&F Gen. Mtg. – 9.30am Stadium

27th - Working Bee – 10am-12noon

December

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- 7 pm 2017 Foundation Parent Information Night 6

th - G6 & 2017 Foundation Transition

Morning/Day. 12

th - P&F Annual General Meeting

- 9.30am Stadium 20

th - End of Term 4 – 1.30pm Dismissal

TERM DATES 2016

Term 1 – 27 January – 24 March (Easter – Good Friday 25

th March)

Term 2 – 11 April – 24 June Term 3 – 11 July to 16 September Term 4 – 3 October to Tuesday, 20 December CANTEEN NEWS

New Summer Price List has gone home. This will start Term 4. A big thank you to all parents who helped On our Pie day _ especially to the Dads! These days cannot run without our volunteers. 05/10-Addie H & Helper Required 06/10- Nikky C 07/10-Sue P & Helper Required

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Japanese intern News

We farewell Tomoko Kikuchi from Kalinda Primary School and wish her well in her future. From Term 4 we will have Yoko Hase. Please make her feel welcome and take the time out to say hello. We have attached her profile so you can learn a bit about her.

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JSC News

The Junior School Council would like to extend a big thank you to all students and staff at Kalinda, for their participation and fund raising efforts in last Friday’s Pyjama Dress Up Day. We managed to raise $576 in total and so we will be donating $288 to our own Kalinda Breakfast Club and $288 to the State School Relief Fund. Thank you for all the support you give to our Junior School Council initiatives. Thank you to all the families who visited the Kalinda Scholastic Book Fair last Friday, the day was a huge success and it has been wonderful walking through the school seeing children reading all their new books. A very big thank you needs to go to our wonderful librarian Wendy, without Wendy’s hard work organising, setting up and staffing the Book Fair it would not have been a possibility. We are very lucky to receive back 25% from all sales made, to spend on Scholastic books, so expect to see some new titles in the library soon!

CBL News

For our Challenged Based Learning project this term, we have been collecting egg cartons to donate to local farmers and fresh produce shops. One of the shops we are donating to is Upper Gully Organics. They sell organic produce and their gluten-free vegetables pies are a crowd favourite. We are also donating to Biodynamic Market, in Kallista. They sell fresh and organic groceries and skincare products. If you happen to have any egg cartons and you're in that area, they would be absolutely ecstatic if you could drop them to the office. Please do not send them to the class rooms.. This would be helping them, and helping our environment and world by recycling. Thank you, Brylie and Charlotte.

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P&F News

Parents & Friends Update Kalindalicious Cookbook FAQ

Q. When will Kalindalicious be available?

A. The book is currently with the publisher at the final layout stage and we anticipate the book being available in November.

Q. Why is it taking so long?

A. It does seem like it is taking a long time but there have been months of collating and editing recipes, taking photographs of the school and students, and selecting food imagery to feature within the book. The book is being professionally printed and bound, all of which

takes time.

Q. Will all the recipes I submitted appear in the book? A. We have tried to include all recipes that were submitted, except in the case where there

has been a double up of recipes.

Q. Will my child’s photo be in the book? A. Not necessarily – this will depend on whether or not we received express written

permission to include a photograph of your child (this was a form sent home earlier in the year), their availability on the days photographs were taken and their willingness to have

their photo taken.

Q. I ordered a book, what happens next? A. Nothing! When the books are received from the printers we will have your book/s ready

for you. More instructions will follow at that time.

Q. Can I still pre-order the book? A. Unfortunately the pre-orders have closed but we have ordered extra books, which will be

available for purchase when they are received from the printers. We will advise how you can do this at that time.

Happy Holidays! The P&F wish all families a safe and happy holiday – see you in Term 4!

Next P&F Meeting

The next P&F meeting will be held on Monday 17th October in the stadium at 9.30am.

www.facebook.com/kalindaparentsandfriends kalindapandf@gmail.com

The next P&F meeting will be held on Monday 12

th September in the stadium at 9.30am.

Everyone is welcome - even if you have never attended a meeting before, you are more than welcome to come along and see what we’re planning for Term 4!

Come one, come all!

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COMMUNITY NEWS

OFFICE NEWS REMINDER - Canberra Camp 2017 Full payment is now open on Compass pay. The full amount is due by 9

th February 2017.

If you wish to make instalments, please come to the office ( as per instructions on Compass) If you have CSEF funding, please contact the office. The first instalment is due 14/09/2016 $150 The second instalment is due 27/10/2016 $100 The third instalment is due 01/12/2016 $100 The fourth instalment is due 09/02/2016 $100. Please note these dates are the due dates. Payments must be made on, or before these dates. Credit Card & BPay payments – Please remember that we cannot accept payments of less than $10 for credit card and less than $30 for BPay. If you are paying by BPay, please also send in a short email or note letting us know the amount, what the payment was for and the BPay Receipt number, to kalinda.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au If payments of less than $10 are received, we will be returning them home and asking for cash payment. COMPASS – If your child is away due to illness, medical appointments, family holidays, or other reasons, please remember to log in to Compass and register their non-attendance through the “Add / Approve Absence” tab on your child’s Home Page in Compass. THERESA JARVIS BUSINESS MANAGER UNIFORM SHOP Opening Times: The Uniform Shop is open every Monday from 3:00 – 3:45pm. SHANNON & JO UNIFORM SHOP VOLUNTEERS STUDENT BANKING – EVERY FRIDAY As notified in previous newsletters, the Student Banking is now being done through Bendigo Bank. If you have not opened an account as yet, spare account opening kits are available through the office. For those students with Dollarmite accounts, you are still able to deposit through your local Commonwealth Bank branch, or you can also open a Bendigo Bank account.

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RECIPE OF THE WEEK! Thai Bolognaise

What you need: 1 tablespoon olive oil

500g lean beef mince 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon ginger, minced 1/3 cup red curry paste 2 teaspoons Chinese five spice 400ml coconut cream or light coconut cream 1 red capsicum, sliced 1 cup frozen green peas 1 large carrot, cut into match sticks 1 cup fresh coriander leaves 1 tablespoon fish sauce Salt to taste 350g dried spaghetti

Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large heavy based pan. Add onions, garlic and ginger and cook until soft. Add mince and cook for 5 minutes until separated and cooked through before adding chinese five spice and red curry paste and then cook for a further 2 minutes. Add coconut cream and simmer gently for 30 minutes, stirring regularly. Cook spaghetti according to packet instructions. To the simmered sauce, add capsicum, carrot, peas, coriander, fish sauce and salt to taste then cook for a further 10 minutes. Combine pasta and sauce before serving. Serve with lime wedges, coriander and fresh red chilli, if desired. WENDY McLAUGHLAN KALINDA CHEF

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KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

MAROONDAH CITY COUNCIL

VACATION CARE PROGRAM

Maroondah City Council offers two fantastic

school holiday programs for children in

Foundation to Grade 6 that are jam packed full

of FUN! The programs are located at Belmont

Park in Croydon South and Springfield

Pavilion in Croydon.

For further information please contact the

Vacation Care team on 9294 5734.

APPLES - STRAIGHT FROM THE ORCHARD…….

Chris, our apple man will next be delivering apples on Thursday 13th

October. If you would like to order apples, please see Gill or Annie at the office with your order and payment by Wednesday 12nd October Bags are approximately 5-6kg. Available at the moment are: Pink Ladies, Fujis, & Granny Smiths at $10 per bag (approx. 5-6kg).

Green and Brown pears are now available at $8 per bag.

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