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Newsletter No. 36 - Term 4 – Week 7 Thursday 17 November 2016

From the Principal……….

TWILIGHT MARKET What a terrific time everyone had at our Twilight Market last Friday. The weather was beautiful (compared to last year!) and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and catching up with friends. We had lots of positive comments during the week from people who had been there so our Fundraising Committee is feeling very positive and looking towards future events. Thank you to everybody involved in the market, who were ably led by the Fundraising Committee. The organisation of the stalls in the stadium and the general smooth running of the market really supported the total fundraising for our school which provides programs for our children. We have had an evaluation of the things we could do more of and one, of course, is the food stalls. Next time we will have lots more! We hope you all enjoyed the wonderful entertainment on the night which included our terrific Highland Dancers, led by our lovely Cheryl Henry-Wild. The girls did a fantastic job and everyone seemed to enjoy their performances. We then had some student entertainment and, my goodness, what talented students we have in the school. Then, our Parent Band finished the night rocking away! It certainly made packing up enjoyable listening to them as the night turned very dark. Thank you again to Tony Landi, Lindsey Baker, Jo O’Callaghan and the many helpers on the Fundraising Committee, and those who joined in on the night to support us. I know we were all extremely tired after packing up but very enthusiastic to plan the next event.

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REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY We must remember that last Friday was Remembrance Day. Our Student Leadership Team and I attended at the Clock Tower in Ringwood to give our respects. Our students laid a wreath in remembrance, representing our school in a very respectful manner. As always I am very proud to take our children to these events.

WANTED – CANTEEN MANAGER! Jo O’Callaghan, our lovely Canteen Manager, is taking on another role outside of the school. We are, therefore, offering an opportunity to someone who would love to work with us as our Canteen Manager. The role is for 20 hours per week, over 4 days, Tuesday to Friday, to begin in Week 1 next year. As you know our Canteen is a healthy food canteen and the role would involve cooking, food preparation, lunchtime sales, rosters and minimal administration. The successful applicant would have to undertake appropriate food-handling courses. A current Working with Children Check is also required. As Jo would still be working in the school with P&F and Fundraising, she will be available for training and support. This is an ideal opportunity for all you cooks out there to share your skills with us. Please do not hesitate to ring the office to make any enquiries and to apply for the position. A short application would need to be submitted by 9am on Friday 2

nd December.

GAIL POLLARD PRINCIPAL

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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Events Calendar

Notices sent home to Families – 10-17 November

Notice Distributed to: Return by:

Canberra Trip Parent Helpers Request

Gr. 4 & 5 (2016)

ASAP

Grade 6 2017 Polo Shirts & Jackets Grade 5s 30/11/16

CANTEEN NEWS

I need to inform you that McCain's pizzas are no longer available for the rest of this year for Wacky Wednesdays. I have sourced replacement pizzas from Allied Chef, which is Hawaiian, (Ham & Pineapple) and Margherita (tomato base & cheese). They are slightly larger (140g) than the McCain's but will be sold at the same price of $2.50 for the rest of this year. Jo O'Callaghan Canteen Manager

November

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

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

27th - Working Bee – 10am-12noon

December

1st - Gr. 5/6 Dancing Lessons – MPR

- Free Dress Day for Relay for Life 2

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

5th

- Holly’s String Group - 11:30am - MPR - 2017 Foundation Parent Info Night – 7pm

- Japanese Activities Evening 6

th - G6 & 2017 Foundation Orientation Day

- Last day of Uniform Shop for 2016. 7

th - Kalinda Carols & P&F S/Sizzle

8th - Gr. 5/6 Dancing Lessons – Stadium

- Parent Helpers Morning Tea - MPR 9

th - 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

23/11 Jacinta T. & Kate C. 24/11 Carly S. 25/11 Kate M. & Mandy K. LAST DAY OF CANTEEN – 9

th December

LAST DAY OF UNIFORM SHOP – 6

th Dec.

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PUPIL OF THE WEEK

F/D Zoe S. - For working so well during Literacy Workshops, especially during our THRASS mat activity. Abby S-L. - For working so well during Zone Maths. You ask good clarifying questions before going off to work independently. F/H Curtis H. - For your beautiful writing piece during our Outdoor Writer’s Workshop! Hannah J. - For being able to share your Maths strategies clearly with your teacher and peers. F/L Sophia B. - For improving her Number writing skills and increasing her understanding of place value. Keira E. - For demonstrating such expressive language and self-correcting during Reader’s Workshops. F/T Ruby P. - For her wonderful descriptive writing piece drafted during our Outdoor Writer’s Workshop! Sayane O-H. - For her wonderful writing piece. Keep up the good work, Sayane. 12N Spencer B. - For the enthusiastic way you have launched into your CBL Challenge. Ben B. - For doing an amazing job of comparing and contrasting in reader’s workshops this week. Isaac L. - For making such a positive start on your CBL Challenge. 12R Aeon Y. - For doing a fabulous job of comparing and contrasting in reading workshops this week. 12S Lochie B. - For terrific ideas used in CAFÉ this week to compare or contrast from a text. Rory G. - For terrific ideas used in CAFÉ this week to compare or contrast from a text. 34C Gershin S. - For the way he diligently works in class. He shows care for his work. Emily W. - For the way that she strives to do her very best in class. 34D Ella B. - For showing a great improvement in your handwriting. 34M Riley G-E. - For working so hard on his handwriting this term. George G. - For pushing himself to read a wider range of chapter books. Fabulous job! Darcy B. - For being such an amazing mathematician in Zone Math. Great to see you improving each session! 34P Leila C. - For creating a detailed and well labelled design for her prototype in CBL. Thomas V. - For being kind and always demonstrating empathy towards his peers. I am very proud of your maturity, Thomas. 34R Georgia B. - For making great connections with words! Kaylee M. - For excellent writing of her spelling words. Sharon P. - For excellent use of her THRASS Chart. Bailey O’R. - For the wonderful job he did on his Maths Portfolio Task. Morena P. - For her great use of conventions in her writing. Ainslie H. - For really looking at the roots of words and exploring how far she can expand on them. Aaron R. - For really exploring numbers and coming up with some fabulous calculations. 56C Ella F. - For your outstanding Poetry Booklet. Your descriptive language was very visual, and had your voice throughout each verse!

Camryn B. - For your enthusiasm and creative talent to make clay jewellery for your own home business, and to also teach Grade 1/2 students your craft. Absolutely fantastic, Cam!!

56D Mahla E. - For all her work in CBL. Learning how to knit squares to make blankets and send them to South Africa, Wow, brilliant effort! Charlie C. - For continuously leading by example. Your work ethic and attitude is brilliant. Lachie H. - For always being so kind to others. You always set such a great example.

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From Junior School Council... As you are aware, last weekend members of the Kalinda community participated in

the Cancer Council’s annual Relay for Life. At the start of the year, the students at

Kalinda Primary School told the Junior School Council that they wanted to raise

funds to support the Cancer Council and Relay for Life.

With the Twilight Market, our school events calendar was too busy to organise our

fundraiser to fall in the same week as the Relay. So, on Thursday 1st December, to

kick off the Christmas Season and to raise funds for the Cancer Council, we would like

all Students and Staff at Kalinda to bring a gold coin and come to school dressed in

something ‘Christmassy’: it might be a red or green coloured T-Shirt, a red shiny nose, a

tinsel scarf, perhaps even a Santa suit?

JUNIOR SCHOOL COUNCIL

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!

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FOUNDATION NEWS

What a beautiful morning we had in Foundation! The sun is finally shining, so the children sat outside for their Writer’s Workshop. We wrote about all the different things we could see and hear. We used lots of describing words and enjoyed reading our writing to our peers.

A snapshot from our ‘Outdoor Writer’s Workshop' I can see the leaves soaring in the wind very calmly, the sunshine high up in the blue sky and some

clouds. Jazlyn C.

I can see an aeroplane in the sky and I can see some flowers dancing in the sun. Sayane O.H.

I hear birds tweeting and leaves rustling. I see green grass and flowers dancing in the wind. Amelia M.

I can feel the breeze gently blowing on my cheek. It feels nice when the breeze blows on my cheeks. I

saw the birds and they were tweeting. Ruby P.

I can see some flowers. Billie J.

I can see a plane. Caeleb M.R.

I can hear aeroplanes flying above in the sky. I can see a dancing flower in the wind. I can feel some

wind blowing around my hand. I can see the sunshine in my eyes. Mijia Z.

I can hear some magpies chatting in the distance and I hear some cars on the road and I am happy.

Lachlan B.

I can see the burning hot sun and it makes me feel really happy. I can feel the wind and it almost blows

me away. Harley C.

I can see some flowers dancing in the wind. I can see tree branches blowing a little. Charlotte P.

I can hear magpies tweeting and trees blowing in the wind softly. I can see green grass everywhere and

the green grass is still like a statue. Georgie G.

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Branch Out Japan Trip ---- Home stay experience My host family was really nice to me. They knew a little bit of English, enough that we could communicate. Hitoaki, Jonko, Aika and Yuki were so nice I can’t put it in words. Everyone in Japan are always smiling even when you can’t communicate with them. One night I felt homesick and my host family let me call Hiromi Sensei, Hiromi Sensei was there for me she helped me a lot. Aika, Yuki and I played hide and seek it was so much fun we would hide each other in pillows, and try to find each other. In my information letter I had to fill out to send to my host family I wrote that I liked Hello Kitty, my host family organised to go to Hello Kitty World. They were so nice to me and because of them I really, really, really want to go there again. By Michi 5/6 C

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

Dear Parents/Guardians, Hello and welcome to OSH News. This week we celebrated Remembrance Day and National Kindness Week. We made poppy prints with our fingers and a giant poppy for our display boards. We talked about gratitude and the things we are grateful for. We have been focussing on respect, kindness and friendship encouraging our children to work as a team and explaining the importance of being inclusive. We love being 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. On our menu this week were fruit platters, Cheese Toasties, Smoothies, Cheese and Crackers, Milo and Pita bread with dips. Jalen, Thomas V and Alexander have been practicing their Cubby building skills whilst Seb has been ensuring everyone is kept safe with regular building inspections. 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 for. 2017 is fast approaching and bookings will open in late November for next year. 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 clear out – 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

Kalinda Playdate

Come for a play at McAlpin Reserve this Friday afternoon (18th November) after school!

P&F will be providing free Zooper Doopers (one per child). This is a great chance for the kids to catch-up with their classmates before the crazy Christmas season starts!

Have you got your copy of Kalindalicious? Kalindalicious is now available for sale for $25 per copy from the front office and at Kalinda Kafe on Mondays. It is filled with yummy recipes and gorgeous photos of our school and students, and would make a perfect Christmas gift!

Carols Night – Help Needed P&F host a BBQ each year at the Kalinda Carols Night and we are looking for some help with preparing, cooking and running it. Carols are scheduled for Wednesday 7

th December.

If you are able to help, please put your name down on the sheet at the front office (or email us). The BBQ runs 5.15pm – 6.15pm so we will be finished in plenty of time to watch the kids sing out their Christmas tunes!

P&F AGM Notice & Nominations Do you love what P&F do for the school and want to get in on the action? Do you have some great ideas you think P&F could adopt? Would you like to work with some gorgeous mums helping provide extra activities for the kids?

Then please consider putting your hand up for a position on the committee in 2017! The existing P&F Committee are not going anywhere and will be on board to help get things done and to ensure the future success of the team. In fact, a few 2017 activities have already been planned so the new committee can ease into the year. A nomination form has been sent home this week - we’d love you to join us. Return your expression of interest to the nomination box in the front office or email kalindapandf@gmail.com by Friday 9

th December.

AGM - Monday 12

th December, 9:30am in the stadium foyer.

www.facebook.com/kalindaparentsandfriends

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COMMUNITY NEWS

OFFICE NEWS GRADE 5 DANCING AND GRADE 6 GRADUATION Due dates for both the Grade 5 Dancing and the Grade 6 Graduation have passed. Please organise payment for these events at the office, if you have not already done so. GRADUATION PACKS (Grade 6) Graduation Packs are now available to purchase through Compass. The Graduation packs consist of a 2016 Year Book which includes a USB with 2 movies (with photos) made by the students and teachers. The cost of this pack is $25.00. 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.

If you wish to organise a Payment Plan, please visit the office before the Book Pack pickup dates as this will avoid large queues on those days. We will then have plenty of time to work out the appropriate instalment plans. 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 (next) 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

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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.

The 6th

December 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 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.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK!

Here’s one for people with allergies….and anyone else who likes chocolate!

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Makes: 12

Egg & Dairy Free Chocolate Cakes

What you need: 2 cups self-raising flour

¼ cup cocoa powder ½ cup caster sugar 1 and ¼ cups boiling water 2 tablespoons golden syrup 1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda 90g dairy-free spread, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Icing sugar, for serving

Preheat oven to 180°.

Line a 12 hole muffin pan with square of baking paper or paper cases.

Sift the flour, cocoa and sugar into a large bowl. In another bowl, combine the boiling water, golden syrup, soda, dairy–free spread and vanilla.

Gradually whisk the liquid into the dry ingredients until smooth. Divide mixture evenly between paper cases.

Bake for about 15 minutes or until cooked when tested. Stand cakes 5 minutes before turning onto wire rack to cool. Serve dusted with icing sugar, if desired.

WENDY McLAUGHLAN KALINDA CHEF

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KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

For School Holiday Programs run by Maroondah City Council, please follow the link: http://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/SchoolHolidayPrograms.aspx

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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REGISTER AT: varietysantafunrun.org

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

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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.