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Newsletter No. 32 - Term 4 – Week 2 19 October 2017

TRANSITION

Foundation Transition begins this Friday 20th October at 9:30am. This is a fabulous opportunity for the children to get to know each other and feel comfortable in the school buildings and grounds. Parents are very welcome to stay and have morning tea with members of our Parents & Friends Association in the stadium foyer. This is also a time for parents new to our school to meet the parents of other children in Foundation. You can also ask questions of some of the staff and P&F parents who will be at the morning tea. If you are new to the school we want you to feel as comfortable as possible and start to become part of our school community. These sessions are very beneficial for the incoming students and I hope tomorrow they all go home with lovely tales to tell. When you do listen to your child, please ask them, “What is the best thing you did today”? These answers are always delightful and if you or your child has any questions, please let us know at the next transition session. Do try to bring your child to at least four of these sessions.

GRADE 2 SLEEPOVER As all the Grade 2 parents would know, the format of our Grade 2 Sleepover has changed slightly this year. The excitement of coming to school for the night is still there, and the children are beginning to get very excited about their upcoming sleepover, having recently decorated pillow cases for the evening and chosen their preferred pizza toppings, but this year we have changed to make the opportunity more inclusive for the Grade 1s. As the Sleepover is on a Thursday night, the Grade 2s will come to school for dinner and activities, but on the next day, the Grade 1s will be joining the Grade 2s for Tabloid Sports and other sporting activities. We will have some very tired Grade 2 students on Friday night, but I’m sure they will have enjoyed the whole adventure at school. GAIL POLLARD PRINCIPAL

SunSmart is here

A reminder to all families that Term 4 is a SunSmart term and hats are needed to be worn in the playground. Uniforms are available to purchase offsite at RHSports at Unit 12, 100 New Street, Ringwood. Notices are available at the office or on our website at www.kalinda.vic.edu.au/notices&forms For your convenience, the RHSports Shop is open every day from 9:00am – 5:00pm, including school holidays. The direct link to RHSports is https://www.rhsports.com.au/shop/product/clothing/school_wear/kalinda_ps

Please ensure any item of clothing is labelled with your child’s name and grade, and for hygiene purposes, hats cannot be borrowed or lent to other students.

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What is Respectful Relationships? Respectful Relationships is about tackling family violence through education.

Rosie Batty, CEO of the Luke Batty Foundation “the school community is an essential part of social reform by modelling a culture of respect through the whole school, not just by teaching respect in the classroom”.

Evidence presented to the Royal Commission into Family Violence was clear that school-based prevention is effective to reduce the incidence of family violence. Recommendations handed down by the Royal Commission as part of their report reflect the evidence that school-based efforts are required as a long-term prevention strategy. The Royal Commission into Family Violence specifically recommended the Victorian Government mandate Respectful Relationships into schools and do this using a best practice whole of school approach tested in 2015 by the Our Watch Respectful Relationships Education in Schools (RREiS) pilot.

The Government is investing $21.8 million over two years to roll out a holistic approach to Respectful Relationships across schools and early childhood services. This approach will support the delivery of respectful relationships education, through the new Victorian Curriculum across all year levels. The unacceptably high rates of family violence, in particular violence against women and their children, are well documented. The Government know that cultural change is necessary and that education setting can play an integral role in this. Evidence shows that schools and early childhood services can play a powerful role in changing this story for future generations. A good education is about more than simply getting good marks. It is about becoming a member of society and succeeding in life – knowing how to build respectful relationships is key to achieving this. While schools across Victoria have been teaching respectful relationships in their curriculum for many years, this initiative will strengthen their ability to promote and model gender equity in everything they do and support students and staff affected by family violence.

Who to Contact for Further Information Kalinda Primary School has committed itself to this campaign, and has set up a Respectful Relationships Committee made up of the Principal, Assistant Principal, and three key teachers. The Committee will seek to ensure that we provide an environment where equality and respect are promoted both inside and outside of the classroom. The Committee will seek to engage staff students and parents, and explore all levels of school life to ensure we are providing an empowering and respectful environment for all. Our Respectful Relationships Committee will endeavour to regularly update our school community on this project, and welcomes all ideas and contributions.

You can contact members of the Respectful Relationship Committee at kalinda.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au. Respectful Relationships forms part of the Victorian Curriculum and is NOT related to the Safe Schools program. If you have any concerns or would like further information about Respectful Relationships, please contact the school. RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS COMMITTEE

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Events Calendar

Notices sent home to Families –– 12-19 October 2017 Notice Distributed to: Return by:

Senior Hooptime Future Stars Team (via Compass) 31/10/17

Junior Hooptime Region finals Jnr. Hooptime team (via Compass) 24/10/17

Senior Hooptime Region finals All Stars team (via Compass) 17/10/17

Gr. 3/4 T20 Cricket Carnival Gr. 3/4 (via Compass) 7/11/17

Gr. 5/6 T20 Cricket Carnival Gr. 5/6 (via Compass) 26/10/17

TRANSITION This term we will begin to transition our current Foundation students to Grade 1. They will have the opportunity to visit several of the Grade 1 classrooms and meet some of the current Grade 1 students who will become their classmates next year. When talking to the students, our focus will be on how similar Grade 1 is to Foundation and that this is just the next stage in their learning journey (not harder!). Please encourage your child to tell you about their experience visiting these classrooms. And, of course, if you have any concerns, do speak to your child’s current teacher about them.

October

20th - 2018 Transition Session #1 – 9:30 – 11am 23rd - P&F Meeting – 9:30am - Stadium 25th - Junior Hooptime Region finals 26th - Grade 2 Sleepover 27th - Grade 1/2 Tabloid Sports

- Gr. 5/6 T20 Cricket Carnival 28th - Working Bee (Saturday) 10am—12pm November

2nd - Music: Count Us In – whole school 3rd - 2018 Transition #2 9:330-11:00 7th - Melbourne Cup Day Public Holiday 8th - Gr. 3/4 T20 Cricket Carnival 13th - School Council Mtg. – 7:30pm – Staff Rm 14th - Graduation Mtg. 16th - Graduation Dancing – Gr.5/6 – MPR 17th - 2018 Transition #3 9:30-11:00 23rd - Graduation Dancing – Gr. 5/6 - MPR 24th - 2018 Foundation #4 9:30-11:00 **NEW

- Kalinda’s Got Talent - Stadium 25th - Kalinda Fete 11am – 4pm 26th - Working Bee (Sunday) – 10am-12noon 27th - Grades 1&2 – Excursion (tba) 30th - Graduation Dancing – Gr.5/6 – MPR

Countdown to Fete:

Only 6 weeks to go!

December

1st - Gr. 3 Table Tennis Extravaganza 4th - Foundation 2018 – Information Night 7pm 5th - Orientation Day: – Foundation 2018

- Graduation Mtg. 7th - Graduation Dancing – Gr.5/6 – MPR 8th - Junior Athletics Experience – a.m.

- String Group end of year concert 2:30pm 12th - Orientation Day – Yr. 6/7 - Carols Evening 14th - Graduation Dancing – Gr.5/6 – MPR 15th - Gr. 4 Table Tennis Extravaganza

- Reports distributed 18th - Graduation Dancing – Gr.5/6 – MPR 20th - Grade 6 Graduation 22nd - End of Term 4 – 1:30pm Dismissal FORWARD DATES:

School Photos – Tuesday, 20th March 2018 TERM DATES 2018

Term 1 – 29 Jan – 29 March (Students resume 31 January) Term 2 – 16 April – 29 June Term 3 – 16 July – 21 September Term 4 – 8 October – 21 December

CANTEEN ROSTER 25/10 - Helper needed please 26/10 - Clare D. 27/10 - Virginia F. & Martina M.

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PUPIL OF THE WEEK

F/D Eva S. - For your focus during class instruction and sharing times. You are a switched

on learner. Kaiden L - For your focus during writing times this week. You have made excellent learning choices in getting your work done.

F/G Ethan H. - For your excellent class participation when looking for vowel digraphs in our big book!

Charlye D. - For your excellent participation in Yoganauts! Great work! F/H Elsie C. - For always contributing in our class discussions with your AMAZING ideas! Charlie L. - For your FANTASTIC picture prompt story about ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘when’. F/L Taha H. - For working so hard at improving his story writing. Lily F. - For being such an enthusiastic class member and always contributing to all class discussions. 12B Madison C. - For looking out for her friends and classmates and for always giving her absolute best effort. Meredith H. - For taking on challenges with her Maths and thinking carefully about the problems. 12D Ashanti C. - For a fantastic week of great choices with listening, completing tasks and respecting others. Ella M. - For showing great pride in all you do. The work you produce is beautiful. 12P Zoe S. - For completing all of her 250 HOT WORDS. Awesome work, Zoe! Jordan Z. - For concentrating and cooperating well with others during Yoganauts. Keep it up! 12S Max L. - For an excellent effort in working out the hundreds, tens and ones places in Maths and explaining this to a peer. Charlotte P. - For always being kind and caring towards others and showing a great positive attitude in all her tasks. 12T Jasmine E. - For always working to achieve your personal best. You find a way to challenge yourself with every task. 34C Zane S. - For your terrific use of descriptive adjectives in your writing. You are a great author, Zane!

Harry S. - For your wonderful imagination when writing. You really do use the 6+1 trait of choosing words that create pictures in the reader’s mind.

34L Alana W. - For her enthusiasm and effort when exploring Fractions. Georgia McK. - For her great effort and achievement during GEM. 34P Oliver B. - For always demonstrating a mature attitude towards his learning, particularly in his reading. Fantastic work, Oliver! Charli R. - For confidently asking questions to clarify academic task expectations. An excellent learning strategy, Charli.

FAMILIES LEAVING KALINDA As we are heading towards the end of the year, we will soon be planning classes for 2018. If your family is intending to leave Kalinda at the end of the year, or before, please let us know by email to kalinda.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au or send in a note to the office. It would be very much appreciated if this could be done as soon as possible so that grades for next year can be organised.

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CANTEEN NEWS

Please take note of the new Summer Menu, which was distributed at the end of last term, and is also on the website. Make sure orders are chosen from the new menu as some items have been discontinued and there are some price increases. Please also check to make sure the correct amount of money is enclosed; we are still receiving quite a few orders with not enough money to cover the items chosen. If orders are received with not enough money to cover the order, invoices are sent home with the children. Please check their bags for any notices. If you are unable to supply a lunch bag, please add 10cents to the order and the canteen will supply one. If your child uses a Sticky Beaks lunch bag, it would be appreciated if these could be cleaned out on a regular basis, removing any food and rubbish left in from the previous order. Please note also, it would be appreciated if you could supply plastic spoons and forks if you send lunches from home which need those utensils. We don’t always have these available. Thank you for your cooperation. If Smoothies or milk drinks are ordered, these must be picked up separately from the Canteen, as they cannot be placed into the lunch baskets. Icypoles are available Tuesday to Friday. ICYPOLE SALES: As the hot summer weather is rapidly approaching, the sales of Icypoles is going to cause huge queues at canteen. We will trial a new system starting from today, until further notice, as follows: Foundation, Grade 1 & Grade 2 students will line up inside the Multi-Purpose room. All other grades are to line up outside the canteen as usual. Please ask your children to think about what flavour they would like to order before they join the queue and to have a backup choice of Icypole, just in case their favourite flavour has run out! If possible, please give them the correct money. If you have any suggestions or queries regarding our Canteen, please feel free to ring or come down to the Canteen for a chat. JUSTINE WATSON CANTEEN MANAGER

JUMBLE SALE As there were many unnamed items of clothing from last term, we will be holding a small Jumble Sale on Friday 20th October and Monday 23rd October. These will be on sale in the foyer outside the office for these two days only. Money is to be handed in to the office (please have correct money if possible). Used clothing - $1.00 New clothing - $5.00 (brand new stock – from old Uniform Shop) This will be run in conjunction with the Foundation 2018 transition sessions tomorrow, as there are many smaller sizes available.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

OFFICE NEWS 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 login to Compass and register their non-attendance through the “Add / Approve Absence” tab on your child’s Home Page in Compass. The 2017 Parent Payment Policy and the Kalinda Primary School Hardship Policy is located on our website at www.kalinda.vic.edu.au/ - Notices & Forms, for your information. THERESA JARVIS BUSINESS MANAGER

STUDENT BANKING Forward your child’s deposit book to the school every Friday morning. The banking is processed on Mondays and will be returned to your child’s class Monday afternoons.

UNIFORM SHOP - RHSports

Kalinda Primary School Uniforms are available to purchase offsite at RHSports at Unit 12, 100 New Street, Ringwood. Notices are available at the office or on our website at www.kalinda.vic.edu.au/notices&forms For your convenience, the RHSports Shop is open every day from 9:00am – 5:00pm, including school holidays. The direct link to RHSports is https://www.rhsports.com.au/shop/product/clothing/school_wear/kalinda_ps

Important Notice from RHSports - Please Note: Due to a planned power outage at our industrial estate, the RHSports Retail Showroom at 12/100 New Street, Ringwood will be closed all day on Thursday October 26th. It will be necessary to close the shop on this day to comply with OH&S requirements. Online ordering however will not be affected on this day. Normal trading will resume on Friday October 27th at 9.00am.

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KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

APPLES - STRAIGHT FROM THE ORCHARD…….

Chris, our apple man will next be delivering apples and pears on Thursday 9th November. If you would like to order apples, please see Gill or Annie at the office with your order and payment by Wednesday 8th November. Bags are approximately 5-6kg.

Pink Ladies, Fujis, Golden Delicious and Granny Smiths are available at $10 per bag. Jazz apples are available at the moment for $15 per bag Green & Brown Pears are also available at $8 per bag.

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See the Community Board in the Foyer for more events and information. The Department of Education & Training (DET) and Kalinda Primary School, do not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. DET and Kalinda Primary School accept no responsibility for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them.