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Newsletter No. 37 - Term 4 – Week 7 22 November 2018

From the Acting Principal……

Kalinda has been very fortunate to be supported by Bendigo Bank for many years through their community grants. Community Enterprise™ Foundation is the charitable arm of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. Through the Foundation they are able to create a pool of money to help build stronger communities through funding programs for families, youth, health, education, the environment, the arts and lots more. This year their generosity has continued with a presentation to the school of a cheque for $3000.00. We will be using the grant to purchase some water tanks to enhance the Stephanie Alexander Garden Program. Our vegetables will be guaranteed of water to endure the hot summer predicted. We are very grateful to the foundation for their ongoing support to the Kalinda community. The Fundraising committee has organized a BBQ and some delicious cake stalls for the Election Day this Saturday at Kalinda. Please come along and buy a sausage or a cake to support the school. Thank you to our wonderful committee for organising the event. The children will be involved in a variety of assessment tasks in classrooms over the next few

weeks to enable the teachers to complete their end of year reports. Assessments come in many

forms and enable teachers to gain a better understanding of the children’s progress and areas for

improvement for future learnings.

These smiling faces show the children completing their Art assessment

piece to show the progress they have made in drawing. Mrs Shaw runs

a fabulous Art Program at Kalinda and there is always something

creative going on.

A common question parents ask is, “What can they do at home to help their child be successful at school?" My answer is try to get involved in what is taking place in your child’s classroom and school community. Share a passion for thinking, learning and being curious about the world we live in. Read with your child every day. Before, during, and after the reading, praise your child, direct a discussion about the story, ask questions, visualize the story, offer information, share personal reactions, and relate the story to life experiences. Most of all enjoy the story together and let your child see that reading is fun. Cherish this special time together! Karen Rouda Acting Principal

Believe you can and you’re halfway there!

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Junior Athletics Experience The Foundation and Grade 1/2 students will be taking part in the Annual Junior Athletics Experience on Monday! On the day students will participate in a range of modified athletic track and field events while representing their House team. Date: Monday, 26th November Time: 09:30am - 01:00pm Location: Kalinda Primary School On the day, please bring: - Asthma puffer (if required) - A hat and sunscreen - Adequate snack and lunch, and a full drink bottle Students are encouraged to wear runners and come dressed in their ‘House’ colours ensuring appropriateness for participation in physical activity. The house colours are Chisholm (Red), McCubbin (Green), Melba (Yellow) and Parkes (Blue). If you are unsure of your child's House, information can be found on their homepage in Compass, or through the class teacher. If students choose not to attend in ‘House’ colours they need to attend in appropriate school uniform and wear appropriate shoes for running. Parents, as always, are most welcome to attend on the day. JESSICA SWINGLER PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER

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Events Calendar

Notices sent home to Families – 15-22 November 2018

Notice Distributed to: Due Date:

Canberra Trip 2019 (Compass - see Office News for details) Grade 4 & 5 29/11/18

Japanese Cultural Evening All families 22/11/18

Term 4 is SunSmart – Wear Your Hat!

Just a reminder that Term 4 is a SunsSmart term and it is compulsory for hats to be worn in the playground. Slouch hats 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

November

23rd - Transition 2019 Session 3 24th - Election Day – Cake Stall & Sausage Sizzle 25th - Working Bee – Sunday – 10am-12noon 26th - Junior Athletics Experience – F-2 - Japanese Evening – 5:30pm 27th - Gr. 1/2 Financial Incursion Day 29th - Grade 5/6 Dancing

- Gr. 1/2 Financial Incursion Day 30th - Transition Session 4 December

3rd - P&F AGM – 9:15am – Stadium

- Fairy Tale Ball - Foundation 4th - Canteen Special food day (Ice cream Day)

- Choir & Highland Dancing at Nursing Homes 5th - Parent Helpers Morning Tea – 11am - MPR 6th - Grade 5/6 Dancing

- Carols Night 6th-12th - F-2 Swimming – Group 1 13th-19th - F-2 Swimming – Group 2 7th - Wonnies Concert 10th - Foundation 2019 Parent Information Night 11th - Orientation Morning (Foundation & Yr 6/7) 13th - Grade 5/6 Dancing 14th - Last day of Canteen for 2018. 19th - Grade 6 Graduation 21st - End Term 4 – 1:30pm Dismissal

FORWARD DATES:

School Photos – 19th March 2019 Grade 5/6 Canberra Trip – 25th – 29th March 2019 TERM DATES 2018

Term 4 – 8 October – 21 December – 1:30pm Dismissal TERM DATES 2019

Teachers resume 29th January Students resume 31st January Easter – 19th April – 22nd April Term 1 – 29/1/19 – 5/4/19 – 2:30pm Dismissal Term 2 – 23/4/19 – 28/6/19 – 2:30pm Dismissal Term 3 – 15/7/19 – 20/9/19 – 2:30pm Dismissal Term 4 – 7/10/19 – 20/12/19 – 1:30pm Dismissal CANTEEN ROSTER – TERM 4

26/11 Justine W. 28/11 Dianne J. 29/11 Helper Needed please 30/11 Tarsha T. & Helper needed please

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PUPIL OF THE WEEK AWARDS

F/B Layla H. - For showing kindness and looking after a friend when she felt unwell. F/K Matrix P. - For pursuing your personal best in writing and giving everything a go. F/Z Angelique T. - For demonstrating what it means to be a strong friend by always offering assistance to others. 12A Patrick H. - For your excellent teamwork and Maths solving skills for our Place Value games.

Darcy S. - For your great work on your simile comparison. I loved your ideas. Jessica A. - For independently and enthusiastically writing an entertaining short story during our Writer’s Workshop.

12B Lochie K. - For pursuing your personal best during our Writer’s Workshop this week. 12E Kynan G. - For your understanding of point of view, and great work typing up your third person narrative. Samuel H. - For excellent work on similes and metaphors during Reader’s Workshop and then using these in your Writing.

Declan C. - For a detailed character profile and interesting narrative plan during our Writer's Workshop. Fabulous work!

12F Mikayla E. - For making great improvements on her Seasons and Months knowledge. Lily C. - For designing a creative illustration for the class similes book. Great work! 12H Schubert S. - For his magnificent descriptive text. 12M Mitchell P. - For pursuing his personal best during Writing. It is great to see you having a go! 34D Oscar W. - For showing great creativity in your story writing. Fantastic work, Oscar. Alexis S. - For putting forward great ideas in STOP MOTION. Your creativity really shines through! 34F Alyssa S. - For demonstrating that you are very strong, by always being sensible and having reasons for the things you say and do! James M. - For demonstrating such outstanding leadership during the Stop Motion Animation project. 34L Eleanor D. - For always being inclusive and willing to share her ideas. Tabitha S. - For displaying many of our Play Is The Way virtues. Well done, Tabitha! Olivia H. - For bringing joy to the classroom with her wonderful sense of humour and kindness. 34P Maverick J. - For always persisting when faced with a challenge. I am so proud of the growth in your learning, Mav. Maddison G. - For making strong decisions when working cooperatively in your “Stop Motion” task. You always understand the value of hard work and effort. Max L. - For always pursuing his personal best and sharing his ideas with his peers. I am so proud of your self-confidence. 56B Karli T. - For her positivity towards developing confidence in her peers. Karli constantly demonstrates the PITW Golden Rule in her daily interactions with all members of our community.

Christmas Craft in Visual Arts Thank you to all the wonderful helpers who prepared Christmas Craft materials at home, including the Luke, Ross, Jolly, Donker, Santamaria, Medica/Barton, Rojas, Knight, Zupanovich, Vicary, Thomson, Creemers, McLean, Simpson and McRae families. Please feel welcome to join in Visual Arts sessions as we begin our Christmas Craft activities in class. Due to the Swimming program overlapping during December, some sessions have been changed. Please check Compass for details of dates and times. With many thanks, Libby Shaw Visual Arts Teacher

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Get in to the Christmas spirit and join us for the

Kalinda Carols Concert

and

Christmas Market

Thursday 6th December

Market 4:30-6:30pm

Carols 6:30-8:00pm

Bring your picnic blankets, singing voices , a picnic dinner (or plan to treat yourself to a fundraising BBQ!) and join us on the oval for a marvellous Carols performance

featuring all of the Kalinda students and staff. Bring your Christmas cheer and be prepared for some audience sing-a-longs as well.

Students (and families!) are encouraged to wear Christmas clothes, or red and green.

Come to the Christmas market and support our Kalinda community while getting some shopping done, and buy yourself some yummy treats.

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Free Invite to Ted’s Last Sausage Sizzle for 2018

This Sunday, 25th November at 10.00am, Kalinda Primary School Families are invited to participate in our last Working Bee for this year! There will be a working bee between 10am and 12noon this Sunday, and Ted and the Facilities Committee would love to see Kalinda Families come along. All tools etc. are provided and we are simply seeking the donation of some labour. Tasks that get done at Working bees include raking over the soft fall playgrounds, spreading mulch, clearing the basketball courts, tidying up the gardens, all the fun home maintenance stuff, on a larger scale. At the end of the Working Bee, Ted will cook his regular sausage sizzle and there will be soft drink available for kids as well as other adult type refreshments. For those unfamiliar with the location of Ted’s Office, ask one of your kids to take you there and show you. For those who cannot convince their kids to come along, it is outside the Art Room on the car park side of the main building. Kids are most welcome and it's a nice way to get them interested in looking after the school. If you bring them to enough working bees, over time, they will be able to clean gutters, mow grass, rake leaves, paint walls, sweep rubbish, and you can spend your weekends watching them work from the couch. All welcome - if you are able to come along, it will be much appreciated and will help keep the school looking good. Thanks from Ted and School Council Facilities. Hope to see you there.

Canteen News ICE CREAM DAY – Due date for orders is Wednesday 28th November. No late orders can be accepted. All items are EGG-FREE. Please remember to mark whether you would like one scoop or two. For those students who are visiting the Aged Care Homes that day, you do have the option of having it held until your return to school. We need plenty of helpers on the day – please let me know if you can help out. NEW MENU – The new menu is available on our website under “Canteen” and “Notices & Forms”. Spare copies are available at the office. Please dispose of your old menu. The new online menu shows the “Healthy Traffic Light” system, with some areas in green, some in orange and some in red. The green writing shows foods that are healthy and can be eaten at any time. The items in orange means that it’s quite okay to have them sometimes, and the items in red are those that should only be eaten as a very special treat. You can use this as a guide for your child’s choices. FUTURE DATES: 4th December - Special Food Day – Ice Cream Day 14th December - Last day for lunch orders for 2018.

Helpers Needed If you are able to help at any time in the canteen, it would be very much appreciated. Please contact me in the canteen or leave your name at the office. We are short of volunteers and children love to see their mums, dads, or other family members helping out. JUSTINE WATSON CANTEEN MANAGER

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Kalinda Wellbeing - Mindfulness for Children

As you are probably aware, at Kalinda we consistently incorporate mindfulness into our daily program. We have certainly seen the benefits of using mindfulness, both within the classroom and the playground. The children are certainly more calm, focused and able to deal with conflict as a result of adopting mindful strategies.

As we have had many queries from parents regarding mindful activities that could be utilised at home, we thought that we would compile a list of suggested activities for you and your child to possible try at home;

- Mindful Colouring- This is certainly a favourite activity among many children. Mindful colouring pages

are included in your child’s diary. Alternatively, there are many mindful colouring sheets in a range of themes available on the internet, or colouring books can be purchased from your local bookstore. Encourage your child to keep their focus solely on the mindful colouring sheet, taking notice of the lines, patterns, colours and shapes.

- Guided Meditations- There are a range of child-friendly meditation sequences available on YouTube and through apps. Some appropriate meditations include sequences from ‘Cosmic Kids Yoga’ and ‘New Horizon’.

- Breathing Meditations- Another meditation strategy is to have your child sit, or lie down, in a quiet space and play calming music. You can ask your child to focus on their stomach rising and falling as they breathe and notice where else in their body they feel the sensation of breathing.

- Developing Gratitude- Encourage your child to practice gratitude journaling at a regular time each day, perhaps first thing in the morning or just before the end of the day. Instruct them to take five minutes to think of something that they feel grateful for today. Here are some topics or ideas you can use to guide your children;

– Something that someone else did for you that day. – A person in your life that you appreciate. – An activity or hobby you are grateful to be able to do. – A positive quality of someone that can sometimes be hard to get along with. – A skill or ability you have. – A part of your body you are grateful for and why. – An item that you love. – Something that made you laugh. – What you have learnt from something that was hard.

- Outdoor Activities- There are many great outdoor mindful activities you could encourage your children to try, such as observing the clouds, making a mindful mandala out of things they can find on the ground like sticks, rocks and bark, or a nature sketch where they have to observe something like a leaf or piece of bark in great detail and sketch it.

Kalinda Wellbeing Team

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JAPANESE CULTURAL EVENING

All Kalinda Primary School students and their families are invited to attend our Japanese Cultural Evening to be held at Kalinda Primary School on Monday November 26th starting at 5:30pm

Families will be guided through four cultural experiences:

Sushi workshop will be run by our recent school trip team Branch Out 2018

Japan Trip Trivia session run by Branch Out Team.

Origami (paper folding), let’s make a jumping origami!

Manga .workshop by the cartoonist Kenny sensei The evening will conclude with a short Koto (Japanese harp) concert in front of our Japanese garden. Children are encouraged to dress in something with a ‘Japanese’ theme on the night and prizes will be given to the best dressed. We strongly advise families to arrive a little early in order to collect a program and be at their first activity ready for a 5:30pm start in our Library. To help with the planning and preparation of the evening, if you and your family are planning to come to our Japanese Cultural Evening could you please let us know the number of people attending on the form, which is being sent home shortly for you to complete and return by Thursday 22nd November. We hope to see you on Monday, November 26th for a fantastic cultural experience. Jess White Noriko Sato Hiromi Hagihara Japanese LOTE Teacher Japanese Intern Teacher Japanese LOTE Teacher Grades 5/6 Grades Foundation - 4 Grades Foundation - 4

Please enter from the main office entrance to the Library on the night!

Arigato!

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Ella’s Japanese Experience…………. The first thing I noticed with my host family was that they had a TV in their car, so every morning, on the way to the bus stop, we watched TV. In the bus, they had bus monitors that pointed to where you were meant to sit. They told you when you were meant to get off.

At school we did a lot of English and Science. In science we made an alcohol lamp and we told the Science teacher and the class what the body parts were called in English. In English we played a lot of word games. It was nearly Halloween then so we mostly did words like ‘October’ and ’Witch’.

My host family had a kind of small but kind of big house. It was a two story house with three bedrooms. I slept in the little girl?s bedroom. It was very pink and I slept in a bunk bed except there was no bed on the bottom. On the table at breakfast they had apple, cake, rice balls and these little drinks that tasted like a melted spider (drink). But one morning we had Yaki Soba which were noodles. It's very hard to explain the taste but it had cabbage in it and it was really yummy.

On Saturday we went to Hitachi Seaside Park. It had so many beautiful flowers and fun rides. They had these red bushes that only stayed red for two weeks until it changed to a different shade. On Sunday we went to the Hawaiians Spa Resort. There were so many epic water slides, I can?t decide which one?s my favourite. They also had the longest water slide which in Japan which was 283m!

One of my favourite places was the Origami Kaikan where we did an origami class. We made some autumn animals like foxes, we made summer insects like grasshoppers, we made winter birds like penguins and we made spring things like fish. At the shop there was really big origami paper and really small origami paper. They

had a big display with things made of origami. They even had an origami clock!

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Grade 1/2 students have celebrated “shichi 7 go 5 san 3”. “Shichi go san” is an event in November to celebrate the growth of 7 years girls, 5 years boys and 3 years girls and boys. If you were in Japan now, you would see the children in kimono with Chitose ame, long life lollies. Noriko sensei helped the children wear kimono on and wore her own kimono. Unfortunately, Noriko sensei had to fly back to Japan due to her mother’s very ill health on Sunday. Great appreciation goes to Kai’s (1/2 F) family who hosted her at the time and helped her out in the emergent situation. Also, we would like to thank Abi’s family (1/2 E) who was the first host family and welcomed her so warmly. We would like to say thank you and sorry to Eloise (FA), and Tegwen (3/4 L) and Elwyn’s (5/6D) families who were going to host Noriko sensei later in the year. Our thoughts are with Noriko sensei and her family. Cheryl and Hiromi

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Burnt Bridge Tennis Program Last week the Foundation students and Grade 1/2 students participated in a Tennis Program run by Burnt Bridge Tennis Club. The students appeared to have a lot of fun as they participated in a number of different activities and games while continually practicing the fundamental motor skills involved in tennis. If your child really enjoyed this tennis experience and is wanting to play tennis outside of school, please note that pamphlets will be distributed towards the end of year with details about who your child can be involved in tennis. Thank you to Burnt Bridge Tennis Club for running this program with our students here at Kalinda Primary School.

Grade 5/6 Cricket T20 Schools Cup Blast Selected Grade 5/6 students participated in the cricket T20 School Cup Blast on Friday the 16 th of November. Lots of cricket was played, all teams played 4 games in total. All students had a lot of fun playing cricket but also dressing up (coloured zinc and braids) and dancing and singing along to the music that was played across the day. The Kalinda cricket teams performed really well. Congratulations to the All Stars Boys and Girls teams who have progressed to the Outer East School Cup Region Finals. Thank you to Scott, Lochie, Dee, Craig and Dale for coaching a team on the day. Thank you to Warranwood Sharks Cricket Club, who have supported us throughout both the Grade 3/4 and 5/6 Cricket T20 School Cup Blast, running lunchtime training sessions, assisting with coaching, umpiring and scoring on game day. Your support is very much appreciated and we are very grateful for the relationship we have between our school and your sporting club. JESSICA SWINGLER PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER

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Welcome to Kalinda OSHClub! This week at OSH:

Countdown to Christmas

Christmas cookies Rules Poster Drawing Board Games

3d planes Jenga Board Games Wall Ball Fruit Salad

Next week at OSH:

Childrens Choice Cooking Treasure Hunt Study option Minor Games Workshop

Monday Minecraft

Marathon!

painting Origami Childrens Choice slime

A few reminders:

Hi Everyone, I have some exciting news to share with you, I have an assistant coordinator! Yay

me! Please welcome Kayla to the team, she has prepared a little blurb to introduce herself and

cannot wait to meet you all!

“Hi my name is Kayla Erzetic and I'm the new Assistant Coordinator. I have completed my

Certificate 4 in Mental Health, I am now studying my Bachelor of Social Science, Majoring in

Behavioural Studies and I have two years’ experience in childcare.

I grew up around Chadstone but I've moved around a lot and am now currently

in the Scoresby area.

I can't wait to get to know all the children, staff and familes at Kalinda Primary School.”

In other news, please note that the service will be shut down over the Christmas period. The

service will be closed from 21st December (end of Term 4) and will not reopen until 7th January.

-Alex

Please ensure all student enrolments and medical documents are up to date with the school and OSHclub as I am creating a new document that stores all of this information in my office.

Include any emergency contacts, If your child is being picked up by someone else please let us know as we will need to add them as a new guardian for your child! Likewise, if you need to add

or cancel a session within 24 hours of the day please let us know on 0439 992 434.

Any feedback for the service is always welcome, Positive or Negative I am always here to listen to suggestions and critique and I will do my best to resolve any negative feedback!

We can be contacted on 0439 992 434 or at our email kalinda@oshclub.com.au.

Staff:

Coordinator: Alex O’Rourke Assistant Coordinator: Kayla Educators: Danielle & Jane

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COMMUNITY NEWS

OFFICE NEWS

There are a number of events on Compass at the moment needing payment and consent. Please check your children’s Compass profiles for details and due dates. Instalment Details for Canberra Trip 2019: Payment in full or by instalments is available on Compass under “Course Confirmation & Payments” (not Events). Instalment #1 ($161.50) was due by 25th October; Instalment #2 ($156.75) is due by 29th November; Instalment #3 ($156.75) is due by 14th February 2019 Payment in full - $475.

Please note: If you are eligible for Camps, Sports & Excursions Funding (CSEF), please do not process through Compass, as this will alter the amount owed. Please come in to the office to arrange amended payment. 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. The 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 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 Note / Approval” tab on your child’s Home Page in Compass. As per the DET requirements, notifications will be sent out via text if your child has an unexplained absence. Please take the time to ensure all your details are correct.

STUDENT BANKING Don’t forget to send in your child’s Bendigo Bank Deposit book every Friday. Deposits will be processed and the books will be returned to your child each Monday.

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

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KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

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.

APPLES

STRAIGHT FROM THE ORCHARD…….

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

Pink Ladies (NEW SEASON), Golden Delicious and Granny Smiths are available at $10 per bag. Fujis are now $12 per bag. Green & Brown pears are available at $10 per bag.

Strawberries (‘A’ Grade) are also available at $5.00 per 1/2 kg punnet. (early orders are needed for strawberries - Tuesdays)