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Newsletter No. 35 - Term 4 – Week 6 Thursday 10 November 2016

Be a part of our Twilight Market tomorrow night from 5:00 – 8:00pm

Plenty of rides, food stalls, art & craft stalls, and many more. Live entertainment by our Parent Band!

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Events Calendar

Notices sent home to Families – 3 - 10 November Notice Distributed to: Return by:

Oxfam Music Festival For Schools Highland Dancers 11/11/16

November

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th - Remembrance Day

- Twilight Market 14

th - P&F General Mtg – 9:30am Stadium

17th - Gr. 5/6 Dancing Lessons - MPR

18th - 2017 Foundation Transition – 9:30-11am

21st - P&F Gen. Mtg. – 9.30am Stadium

24th - Gr. 5/6 Dancing Lessons - MPR

27th - Working Bee – 10am-12noon

December

1st - Gr. 5/6 Dancing Lessons - MPR

2nd

- Junior Athletics Day (Foundation – Gr. 2) 5

th - Holly’s String Group - 11:30am - MPR

- 2017 Foundation Parent Info Night – 7pm - Japanese Activities Evening

6th

- G6 & 2017 Foundation Orientation Day - Last day of Uniform Shop for 2016.

7th - Kalinda Carols

8th - Gr. 5/6 Dancing Lessons - MPR

9th - Hot Dog Day & last day of Canteen

12th - P&F Annual General Meeting

- 9.30am Stadium 12-16

th - Foundation – Gr. 2 Swimming lessons

15th - Grade 6 Graduation

20th - End of Term 4 – 1.30pm Dismissal

FORWARD DATES 2017 Grade 5/6 Canberra Camp:

Group 1 – 20-24 February Group 2 – 27 Feb – 3 March School Photo Day – 23

rd March

TERM DATES 2016

Term 4 – 3 October to Tuesday, 20 December TERM DATES 2017

Term 1 – 30 January (Teachers resume)

31 January (Pupil-free day) 1 February (Students resume) End Term 1 – 31 March Easter – Good Friday 14 April – 17 April Term 2 – 18 April – 30 June Term 3 – 17 July – 22 September Term 4 – 9 October to 22 December

CANTEEN NEWS

16/11 Nicole D. 17/11 Yuko W. & Annie L. 18/11 Sarah F. & Susanne H. LAST DAY OF CANTEEN – 9

th December

LAST DAY OF UNIFORM SHOP – 6

th Dec.

PLEASE NOTE: Amendment to Summer Canteen Price List: Piranha Vegie Crackers - $1.50 Butter or Cheese Popcorn - $1.20

If there are any families who are intending to leave at the end of this year, please let the office

know, in writing, as soon as possible at kalinda.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

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PUPIL OF THE WEEK

F/D Lucas A. - For the effort he puts into his learning. You are really kicking goals, Lucas! F/H Chloe A. - For always trying your best and completing your work on time. Mitch T. - For all your hard work and leaving spaces between words. F/L Serena F. - For being so creative during Writer’s Workshop; great use of adjectives. Well done! Chloe V. - For working so well in Zone Maths and demonstrating great use of multiple strategies. F/T Lucy B. - For continually methodically checking her workings when doing Zone Maths! Well done!

Ashton D. - For accepting feedback on his handwriting and having a go! Keep it up, Ashton!

12N Gemma C. - For being such a wonderful teacher of the Tellagami App to the class. Junhyun M. - For fabulous work in finding a ‘good fit’ book. Oscar W. - For your terrific contributions during our Reader’s Workshop. Your comprehension of your book was wonderful! 12R Jemma W. - For being such a wonderful teacher of the Tellagami App during Literacy Workshops. Aeon Y. - For your persistence with your CBL Creativity Challenge. Well done! 12T Jimmy Y. - For identifying the difference between voiced and unvoiced sounds on the THRASS Chart. Well done! 34C Alex B. - For working really hard in Zone Maths and Creative Story Writing in class. Jack P. - For developing his ‘personal voice’ when writing! Good job, Jack! 34D Dylan W. - For always working diligently in class. 34L Olive C. - For her enthusiasm and endeavour when writing her non-fiction book. Sophie C. - For her enthusiasm and endeavour when writing her non-fiction book. 34P Chris G. - For collating data and representing his findings in a Pictograph. Great work. Charlie B. - For always demonstrating a positive attitude towards his learning. Charlie, you are an excellent role model. 34R Alexey K. - For his great definition and example of the word, ‘anecdote’. Damon H. - For the great work he did on his non-fiction book, ‘Travel’. 56C Rebecca A. - For always being a reliable monitor and a thoughtful member of class. You have the loveliest nature, Becca!

Hayley C. - For really trying to learn the different styles of poetry for your Poetry booklet. Keep working hard, Hayley.

56D Ethan McE. - For being a brilliant School Leader and showing an outstanding attitude to helping our new Foundation students. Charlotte B-C. - For being such a positive role model to the new Foundation students. You are always so full of positivity. Well done, Charlotte! Olivia P. - For showing great initiative as a School Leader. Stepping up and coaching the netball teams for Bennett Shield showed your passion and skills. Will V. - For being an outstanding School Leader. You are always helpful and kind to others and you have the most positive attitude. You’re a Star, Will! 56M Jessica B. - For volunteering to umpire the Bennett Shield netball. Not only did you umpire but you taught the game to those beginning the sport.

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Letter to Santa Kalinda Primary School

If you would like to send a letter to Santa and receive a response from him,

please do the following:

Write your letter to Santa and deposit it in the green and red box on the Library desk by 2:00pm on Friday 2nd December.

This will ensure that Santa receives your letter

and writes back to you by the end of the school term.

Thank you. Hope you all have a lovely Christmas!

Congratulations to those children who completed the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge. Certificates have now arrived and as most children at Kalinda completed the Challenge we have over 350 certificates to award! Over the coming weeks, certificates will be awarded to a small amount of randomly chosen children at assembly. Children who do not receive their certificate at assembly will be awarded it in their class. Congratulations once again to everyone who completed the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge. I can’t wait until the Challenge begins again in 2017! Happy reading!

Sandra Doyle VPRC Coordinator

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REMEMBRANCE DAY – Friday, 11th November Weather permitting; this year we will be celebrating the Remembrance Day Service at 10:45am on the outside basketball courts. The Service will be run by our Student Leadership Team.

REMEMBRANCE DAY POPPIES The Poppy Appeal, on behalf of the Ringwood RSL, will run from Monday 17

th October, up to and including

Friday 11th November. Items for sale are:

Badges - $1 Poppies - $2 Wristbands - $3 Bag Tags - $4 Poppies (with blue ribbon) - $5 Poppies (with red ribbon) - $10 Junior School Council members will come around to the classrooms tomorrow to give students a final chance to purchase something from the tray.

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OXFAM MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR SCHOOLS

Monday 21st November

The Kalinda Primary School Highland Dancers and Choir will both be performing along with groups from other primary schools at this fantastic annual music festival. Our performances are on Monday 21st November at 7pm at the Box Hill Town Hall. Feel free to come along and support our performers and help to raise money for an important cause. It would be great to see some Kalinda families in the audience!

When: Monday 21st November at 7pm.

Where: Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill

Tickets: $15 ($10 concession) and children are free. Tickets are now available for purchase at: www.trybooking.com/208540.

Limited parking spaces are available at the Box Hill Town Hall. Parking is also available on Whitehorse Road, Bank Street and behind the Box Hill Library. Multilevel car parks are available nearby. Please observe parking restrictions.

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OSHClub News Before School / After School Care Program Term 4 – Week 6

Hello and welcome to OSH News. This week we have been working on our creativity and getting outdoors as much as possible in the sun, a kind reminder to please ensure you pack your sun hats – you can always leave them here. We have seen some beautiful art work from Lucy, Isabelle and Eleanor this week. It’s really interesting to watch your abilities grow over the year, we have seen some great story books and even a cool throwing game from Thomas. On our menu this week were ; fruit platters, Corn chips, Yoghurt, Cheese and Crackers and more, we love introducing the children to new flavours and this week we tried Grapefruit – with mostly positive results and some squished up faces . Awesome Jenga towers, Boggle battles and even a puppet show by Reghanne and Quinn, who kept Michelle in line in the audience and invited Rachel to assist with the show. We are again getting very near quota on Tuesday and Thursday nights, please ensure you book in early to avoid late fees and ensure we are well catered. 2017 is fast approaching and bookings will open in late November. Thank you all so much for the generous donations – we always appreciate Books, Dress Up’s, colouring in books, board games and more. We would really appreciate any gardening supplies you may want to shed – we would love to create a veggie / herb patch. Our Family communication book is always on the sign on desk for anyone wishing to leave comments, suggestions or queries. We appreciate your feedback for our program and our team. We are available during program hours on 0439 992 434. Feel free to leave a voicemail message if we are unavailable. We are also contactable at oshclub.kalinda@gmail.com. Alternatively, you are always welcome to contact our Area Manager (Kathi Rowan) on 0432 212 817 or Kathi@oshclub.com.au. We have a GOLD suggestion box on the “sign in” table and we invite everyone to leave suggestions whenever they wish! These can be anonymous. We welcome everyone in OSHClub; our children are very considerate of new students and we take pride in our ability to make every child feel special. Kind Regards, Michelle Dark OSHClub Coordinator

Program phone: 0439 992 434 Coordinator: Michelle Dark

Assistants: Michelle Dark, Kaitlyn Robertson, Wendy Reid, Lorressa Mancuso.

OSHClub Head Office: 03 85649000

All families must be enrolled to attend the program, remember this is Free!! Please create an account online at www.oshclub.com.au all bookings and cancellations can also be managed via your online account. For on the day bookings please contact the Coordinator direct at the program.

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Parents & Friends

Kalindalicious is finally here! We are very excited that the books are back from the printers and will be available to purchase for

$25 per copy at the Twilight Market this Friday night (cash only).

If you pre-ordered Kalindalicious you can collect your order from our stall at the market (you’ll just need to sign for it). If you’re unable to get to the market your order will be sent home on Monday

with your child (nominated on the order form).

Copies will also be available for sale from Kalinda Kafe and from the office next week.

Free Coffee! The next P&F meeting will be held on Monday 14th November in the stadium at 9.30am.

Come along, have a free morning tea – it’s on us! As always, everyone is welcome to attend.

Park Play

Come for a play at McAlpin Reserve next Friday afternoon (18th November) after school. P&F will be providing a free icy poles so lookout for the info coming home.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

OFFICE NEWS SWIMMING – FOUNDATION TO GRADE 2 The Swimming Program for Foundation – Grade 2 payment of deposit, has now closed on Compass. If you wish your child to take part in this program, please call in to the office to organise payment. If you do not wish your child to take part in this program, please let us know by email or phone call as soon as possible. PARENT PAYMENTS & VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS 2017 The Parent Payment & Voluntary Contributions for 2017 is now open on Compass. The form has also been sent home through your Youngest Child. Please read carefully and feel free to contact the office if you have any queries. 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. Once the Parent Payments have been made, Book Packs can be picked up on the following dates: Foundation - 6

th December and following dates.

Grades 1 – 6 – 7th, 8

th, 9

th December 2016 & 30

th, 31

st January 2017.

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

th February 2017 and can be

paid through Compass. If you wish to pay by instalments, please come to the office (as per instructions on Compass). If you have CSEF funding, please contact the office. 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. The shop will also be open for each of the transition sessions from 9:00 – 10:30am up until, and including, Tuesday 6

th December.

This will be the last day of trading for 2016. Lost Property – There is already a mountain of lost property here at the office. The majority of the items are NOT named. We are very happy to return the items to your child but unfortunately we cannot do that if it is not named. All unnamed items will be washed and held for the next Jumble Sale or passed on to those families in need. Thank you for your donations! SHANNON & JO UNIFORM SHOP VOLUNTEERS

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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.

Team Kalinda 12 November 2016

Relay for Life is on this year and Team Kalinda will be walking once again. If you would like to join our team,

please search for Team Kalinda and register at www.relayforlife.org.au

Bring a tent and sleep over or simply walk a few laps in memory of your loved ones.

Any queries, please contact Jo O’Callaghan on m. 0402 031 447.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you on 12th November, 2016

FAQ - What is Relay for Life

Each Relay For Life event is organised by a local volunteer committee on behalf of Cancer Council. Teams of 10–15, which are headed up by a team captain, get together and fundraise year-round. Everyone then meets at the Relay to celebrate the amazing fundraising achievements of the past year. Teams participate in a relay-style walk or run, challenging themselves to stay on the track overnight. Each event is unique and you can stay for the whole event and camp overnight, enjoy the fun activities and attend the moving ceremonies that make Relay For Life so special.

Put your thinking cap on to plan your team theme, campsite decorations and costumes. It all adds colour to the event. While it's not compulsory to dress up, many teams do. From superheroes of hope to clowns, pirates and space outfits, dressing in theme is a great way to get your team having fun.

Each person on the team pays a registration fee, which includes a shirt and breakfast in the morning. There are no age limitations or fitness requirements – Relay For Life is suitable for everyone

GO TEAM KALINDA!

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KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

APPLES - STRAIGHT FROM THE ORCHARD…….

Chris, our apple man will next be delivering apples on Thursday 24 November. If you would like to order apples, please see Gill or Annie at the office with your order and payment by Wednesday 23 Nov. Bags are approximately 5-6kg. Available at the moment are: Pink Ladies, Golden Delicious & Granny Smiths at $10 per bag (approx. 5-6kg).

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

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