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Newsletter No. 25 - Term 3 – Week 6 Thursday 23rd August 2012

Kalinda Primary School’s Vision Statement A learning community with shared values, fostering a life-long love

of learning through meaningful experiences, to embrace a constantly changing society.

From the Principal…………..

ASSEMBLY CANCELLED NEXT MONDAY Due to a whole school Production rehearsal, our Assembly on Monday will be cancelled. All Pupil of the Week certificates will be held over until the following week.

TOURNAMENT OF MINDS

During this term, there are many activities going on around the school with our Production. Tournament of Minds (ToM) is also an important event for some of our Level 4 students. Preparation for ToM runs for six weeks at the beginning of Term 3. This year we have four teams in Tournament of Minds involving 28 children and the help and support of many adults. This program takes a lot of preparation as children have to work in teams of seven, solving complex problems in a very creative way. On Saturday 25

th August, all of these teams will perform at Swinburne Institute

of Technology, Lilydale Campus, in front of a group of judges and an audience of parents and supporters. Their presentations have to be no longer than 10 minutes, have to be performed within a specific space, using only props and costumes that children have made themselves with recycled materials. It is amazing what the children come up with working in these teams, together. The children recognise that each of them has different talents and working in a team can utilise these talents to their best advantage. Someone may be good at problem solving, another may be terrific at organising the team, someone else writes the scripts, others organise the costumes and props. The whole process teaches them a lot about responsibility and commitment to a task. Sandra Kitching, our past School Council President, along with Stuart McLean and our lovely Bryan Bennett, is organising Tournament of Minds this year. Sandra has been working with ToM for the past few years and we love having her back at the school working with us once again. Sandra has taken leave form her employment to assist us and we very much appreciate her support. Good luck to all our Tournament of Mind participants on Saturday.

WONDER IN ALICELAND PRODUCTION As I am off to India today with Anita Elliott and Ray Brookman, I wish everyone all the best for a wonderful Production. Parents, enjoy those wonderful moments which take your breath away. GAIL POLLARD PRINCIPAL

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DIARY DATES 2012

August

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th - Whole School Production Practise MPR

27th - Full Day Rehearsal at George Woods

27th - School Production – George Wood -YVG

28th - School Production – George Wood -YVG

29th - District Athletics – Proclamation Park

September

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rd - Run Around the World Challenge at KPS

5th

– 7th - Level 3 Camp to Phillip Island

14th - Crazy Hair Day – gold coin donation

17th

P&F Gen. Mtg. - 9.30am - Stadium 18

th - Pie day/Footy Day

21st - End Term 3 – 2.30pm Dismissal

October

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th - Term 4 begins

14th - Kalinda Shopping Tour

15th P&F Gen. Mtg – 9.30am - Stadium

26th Prep 2013 Transition - 9:30-11:00 am

28th - Kalinda Fete

November

8th Level 4 Dance Lessons start

9th

Prep 2013 Transition - 9:30-11:00am 19

th P&F Gen. Mtg.- 9:30am - Stadium

23rd

Prep 2013 Transition 9:30-11:00am

Forward Dates

P&F AGM December 3rd

Prep 2013 Parents Info Night. Library -December 10th Orientation Day for 2013 – Preps & Yr 7 – 11

th Dec.

Year 6 Graduation – Wed. 19th December 2012

Level 4 Canberra Trip – 18th

Feb. – 1st March 2013

Whole School Photo Day – 14th March 2013

TERM DATES 2012

Term 3 – 16

th July – 21

st September

Term 4 – 8th October – 21

st December

TERM DATES 2013

Term 1: 29

th January (Teachers resume) – 28

th March

(students resume 30th January)

Term 2: 15th

April to 28th June

Term 3: 15th

July to 20th

September Term 4: 7

th October to 20

th December

CANTEEN ROSTER 29th

– 31st

August 29

th .Heather B. & Narelle.B.

30th Julie C. & Delia M.

31st Janelle T. & Julie B.

Forms sent home to Families –15th - 22nd August 2012 Notice Distributed to: Return by:

Wonder in Aliceland ADDITIONAL Ticket Form Eldest in Family 20th August

District Aths Selected participants 22nd

August

Level 4 Parent Reps & Helpers Level 4 n/a

Canberra Trip 2013 Notice Yrs 4 & 5 27th August

Production Information Classes/ roles involved n/a

Production DVD order envelopes Eldest asap

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PUPIL OF THE WEEK

As there will be no assembly on Monday due to the Production rehearsal day, all Pupil of the Week Awards will be held over until Monday, 3rd September.

CRAZY HAIR DAY ON 14TH SEPTEMBER

Make your hair as crazy as possible on Friday, 14

th September.

Gold Coin donation please.

Junior School Council Committee

Enrolments for 2013

A reminder that all Prep enrolments were due in at the end of last term. If you are an existing parent at the school with a child that is ready to start Prep next year, please hand your enrolment forms in to the office as soon as possible.

FATHERS DAY STALL Kalinda Parents & Friends would like to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to all volunteers that kindly gave up their morning, and some into the afternoon, by helping with the Fathers Day Stall: Jenny, Cynthia, Gaye, Kath, Rachael, Christine, Kerryn, Simone, Jeanette, Leesa, Andrea, Kim, Crissi, Shona, Deb and Virginia. Thanks also to Kelly for allowing us to share the canteen and for putting up with the noise! Also thanks to OSH Club for letting us into the space early to set up and to the office staff for assisting on the business side. Thank you and hope you all have an enjoyable Fathers Day on Sunday 2nd September. Kalinda P&F Committee

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Wonder in Aliceland News

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE

There are still tickets available for Monday and Tuesday

nights. Please contact the office if you require more tickets.

Production is a great opportunity to show Grandmas,

Grandpas, aunties, uncles, cousins and friends what you have

been doing at school this term. Invite them along to show off

all your hard work and talent.

Photography and DVD at the Production As mentioned on the Ticket Order Form sent home previously, any form of photography or video of the production is not permitted. DVDs and photos of the production will be available after the event. Order/payment envelopes for the DVDs were sent home this week. Photo order forms will be displayed with the photos after the concert. SARAH BUTLER - PERFORMING ARTS TEACHER

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JAPANESE NEWS

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED FOR 2012 We are very fortunate to have an Intern arriving in late September to stay with our Kalinda families for 6 months. Her name is Mayumi Okazaki. She is a primary school teacher in Japan and, at present, is teaching in Port Macquarie, NSW. When Mayumi is here she will be teaching our Preps and Level 2 students. Mayumi would like to teach our students about Japanese cuisine, origami, Japanese poetry and traditional children’s games. We ask host families to provide a room and food for an intern. It is an intern’s responsibility to organize holidays. Host families like to share their weekends with the intern though. The intern pays a small weekly fee to the host family to help cover the cost to stay. Usually the children get exposed to Japanese culture and make a good lasting friendship. Previous interns still keep in touch with their host families. We would appreciate your support again for our International Internship Program. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please fill in this form and return it to the office as soon as possible Your Name: ________________________________________________________________ Contact Number: ___________________________ Your Child(ren)’s name(s): __________________________________________________________ Grade(s): _________________________________ How long would you be prepared to have Mayumi stay? ____________________________ What time of year would suit you? ____________________________________________________ Can Mayumi stay with you over the holidays?_______________________________________ Mayumi will be here from October 2012 until April 2013. If you have any questions regarding the program, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. Cheryl Henry-Wild

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COMMUNITY NEWS

OFFICE NEWS CONCERT TICKETS FOR MONDAY & TUESDAY NIGHTS STILL AVAILABLE – CONTACT THE OFFICE Prep Swimming Expression of Interest & Deposit of $20 due on 3

rd August

District Athletics - $13 due on 22nd

August Canberra Tour 2013 – Deposit of $50 due on 27

th August.

UNIFORM SHOP The Uniform Shop is open on Mondays from 3.00 - 3.45pm. If you can't make it in to see us during this time, order forms are available from the office or on the Kalinda website: www.kalinda.vic.edu.au/image/aif3/Uniform Shop Order Form.pdf

The following items are ON SALE:

Year 6 2012 polo tops (1 x Size 12 & 1 X Size 14 only) $30

Year 6 2012 jackets (1 x Size 12 & 1 x Size XS only) $40

Girls navy bootleg pants (limited sizes in stock) $15

Kalinda polar fleece vests (only size 6) $10

Kalinda drink bottles (limited stock) $ 3

Reminder: All 2nd hand sales are cash only

JO HOWARD & SHANNON LEITCH UNIFORM SHOP COORDINATORS

SCHOOL BANKING – EVERY WEDNESDAY Remember to send your child’s Commonwealth Bank Account book and money to school on Wednesday of each week. You can open an account in one of 3 ways:

1. Visit any Commonwealth Bank branch, no forms to fill in! Receive account on the Spot- easy!

2. Apply online if you are an existing Commonwealth Bank customer with access to NetBank.

3. Download a paper-based application form from commbank.com.au/schoolbanking.

Our School earns money when a student banks for the first time, and we receive a further fundraising % every quarter - so let’s start banking! CASSANDRA & KAREN - STUDENT BANKING COORDINATORS

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Do you have any of the following that you would like to donate??

*wool *fabric *crayons (broken also needed) *old school dress

*buttons *river bed rocks *timber picture frames

*silver trays or pie/tart tins *ribbons *scrapbooking paper

*any other craft items that would be useful

If you are able to spare 1 or many of these,

we would be very grateful!!

Please place them in the “Craft Box” at the office…

Do you enjoy making things, do you like knitting, would you like to help out or do you

have a collection of handmade crafts you would like to donate? If so please contact

Mandy on 0408 387 838

RECIPE OF THE WEEK!

Gary Mehigan’s Beef Goulash

What you need: 750g Chuck Steak, cubed 1 onion, sliced 2 cloves garlic, crushed

2 tablespoons ground paprika 1 tablespoon smoked paprika (optional) 1 bay leaf 400g can diced tomatoes 140g tub tomato paste 2 small parsnips, peeled & chopped 1 carrot, peeled and sliced 1-2 teaspoons parsley flakes (optional) 2 tablespoons sour cream

1. Place all ingredients into slow cooker bowl, except parsley flakes and cream.

2. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.

3. When cooked, remove bay leaf, stir through parsley and sour cream and serve with cooked pasta (we had it with linguine!).

WENDY McLAUGHLAN KALINDA CHEF

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KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

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.

APPLES Farm Fresh (5-6kg)

Next Delivery 8th

August

Every fortnight we have delicious, fresh from

the orchard, apples and pears delivered to the

school. If you would like to order a bag or

two, please place your order, with payment, at

the office before Tuesday, 4th

September. His

next delivery is on Wednesday 5th

September.

Pink Ladies

Fujis $10.00

Royal Galas

Granny Smiths

Golden Delicious $8.00

Green & Brown Pears

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A team of researchers (the BRAVE Team) at Griffith University and the University of Queensland is investigating internet-based programs for children suffering from social anxiety. Social Anxiety is extreme shyness, or fear of speaking or performing in front of others. The BRAVE Team is seeking children aged between 8 and 12 years to take part in an internet-based treatment study. The treatment program involves 12 online sessions for children and 8 online sessions for parents, which each session taking approximately an hour to complete. Families are charged a one-off fee of $120 to assist in covering treatment costs.

Families will also be asked to complete questionnaires and telephone interviews, but will receive a rebate of $25 in vouchers each time they complete a post-treatment assessment. For more information contact the BRAVE Team: Phone: (07) 3735 3312 Email: brave@psy.edu.au Website: www.exp.psy.uq.edu.au/socialanxiety

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