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Newsletter No. 20 - Term 3– Week 1 Thursday 14th

July 2016

From the Principal…………….

WELCOME BACK TO TERM 3 What an exciting term this is going to be! Our production will be held on Monday the 8

th and Tuesday the 9

th of August and we are very much looking forward to these two grand

nights. Please make sure that you secure your tickets for the night that your child is appearing. These can be secured online through Trybooking. We still need helpers for makeup on those nights. If you can help please ring the office and let us know and we will give you the details.

FIRST AID IN SCHOOLS Next Friday 22

nd July, we will be having St John’s First Aid visiting the school, conducting first aid

sessions for children. These sessions will be for all grades, including Foundation, and these sessions are at no cost to our families. We had similar presentations from St John’s in the past and we found these are excellent sessions for children to learn basic first aid. The trainers are terrific working with children; even Foundation children can learn to ring 000 in an emergency and learn basic first aid. The sessions for the older children refer to common situations where first aid action may be needed. I’m sure your children will come home full of information, so please do talk with them about the session that they have had during the day.

PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS Next week we have our Deakin University Pre-Service Teachers visiting the school. These Pre-Service teachers will be working in grades alongside the teachers. They will be learning the workings of the school and classroom and their help and support will be very much appreciated as another adult helper in the classrooms. The Maroondah Network schools are very involved with pre-service teachers as we believe it is extremely important for these students to have a rich experience in schools.

WORKING BEE Thank you to the families who have come along to our working bees through the year. We have a working bee coming up this Sunday and Steve and Ted would love to see lots of our families at the school. There is lots of mulch to be spread and I know Steve has a few other jobs that he would love to see finished. We really appreciate the help of our community at these events.

CURRICULUM DAYS Please note on our Events Calendar that there are planned two student-free days; one in Term 3 and one in Term 4. Make sure that you diary these dates so that you can secure child care beforehand. GAIL POLLARD PRINCIPAL

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Events Calendar

Notices sent home to Families – 9 - 16 June 2016 Notice Distributed to: Return by:

Phillip Island Adventure Camp Instalment Notice Gr. 3/4 via Compass 27th July

Production Tickets now on sale All families ASAP

July

15

th - Fairest of Them All Incursion – Grades 3&4

- Ambulance Education - Foundation 17

th - Working Bee (Sunday) 10am-12noon

18th - P&F Meeting – Stadium 9.30am

21st - Production Rehearsals (5/6s) – MP Room

22nd

- First Aid In Schools Sessions – all grades 25

th - House Athletics (Gr. 3-6)

29th - Production Rehearsals - Stadium

August

8

th - All day rehearsal – George Wood Theatre

8th

- Robin & The Sherwood Hoodies – 7pm 9

th - Robin & The Sherwood Hoodies – 7pm

10th - Fire Service Education - Foundation

12th

- Literacy/Book Week Celebration Day 13

th - Working Bee (Saturday)

15th - P&F Meeting – Stadium 9.30am

- School Council Mtg. – 7.30pm Staffroom 18

th - Fire Service Education - Foundation

19th - Curriculum Day (Student-free day)

24th - Father’s Day Stall

26th

- Trivia Night 30

th - District Athletics at Kalinda

31 Aug – 2 Sep. - Gr. 3/4 Camp – Phillip Island September

31

st Aug – 2

nd Sep. - Gr. 3/4 Camp – Phillip Island

11th - Working Bee – 10am-12noon

12th

- P&F Gen Mtg. – 9.30am Stadium - School Council Mtg. – 7.30pm Staffroom 14

th - Pie Day

15th - Canteen Closed for T.3

16th - End Term 3 – 2:30pm Dismissal

October

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rd - Beginning Term 4

6th - Divisional Athletics

13th - Regional Athletics

16th - Working Bee – 10am-12noon

17th - P&F Gen. Mtg. – 9.30am Stadium

28th - Curriculum Day (pupil-free day)

November

1

st - Cup Day Public Holiday

3rd

- Music – Count Us In – Incursion 11

th - Twilight Market

21st - P&F Gen. Mtg. – 9.30am Stadium

27th - Working Bee – 10am-12noon

December

12

th - P&F Annual General Meeting

- 9.30am Stadium 20

th - End of Term 4 – 1.30pm Dismissal

TERM DATES 2016

Term 1 – 27 January – 24 March (Easter – Good Friday 25

th March)

Term 2 – 11 April – 24 June Term 3 – 11 July to 16 September Term 4 – 3 October to Tuesday, 20 December CANTEEN ROSTER

20

th - Frances F. & Kate C.

21st - Nicole D.

22nd

- Susanne H. & Elisha Mc.

ENROLMENTS

DUE NOW FOR 2017

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PRODUCTION NEWS!

Preparation for the production of “Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies” is coming right along. Rehearsals with the main cast are very productive and our cast are working hard to bring you a show that will be hard to forget. There are some featured dances in this year’s show

and Shannon Leitch has been working with a talented group of students to prepare them for the stage. Each class has been rehearsing their song and dance routine - the Performing

Arts Room is certainly a very noisy and enthusiastic place to be at the moment!

FAQs

When is the Production? The Production will take place over 2 nights:

Monday 8th August (NIGHT A) and Tuesday 9th August (NIGHT B). We will be performing our show in the George Wood Theatre

at Yarra Valley Grammar School (Gate A).

Which night will my child be performing? Children with surnames beginning with A-K will perform on Night A and those with surnames beginning with L-Z will perform on Night B

Main cast will perform on both nights.

What are my child’s costume requirements? A notice was sent home last term outlining your child’s costume requirements.

Please check with your child’s teacher if you have any queries.

When will tickets go on sale and how do I purchase them? Tickets went on sale on Monday of this week through Trybooking.com.

A notice was sent home on Monday explaining the procedure of booking tickets online, as well as plenty of other information attached.

To avoid disappointment, please book early.

DONATIONS PLEASE – If anyone could please donate any of the following items for use in the Production, this would be very much appreciated. Please note, obviously we cannot use any second-hand items for health reasons - they must be new and in date! - Black mascara (not water proof) - Lip Liner – pink or plum coloured - Lipstick – dark plum / purple / pink - Black eyeliner - Eye shadow applicator These items can be dropped off at the office any time between 8:30am – 4:00pm.

TICKETING – For those families who do not have access to a computer, you are welcome to come to the office to arrange your bookings. Payment can be made at the office.

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PUPIL OF THE WEEK

F/D Zac M. - For the thought and effort he puts into everything he does. Sadie G. - For having a go at all her activities this week, even when they seem a little tricky! F/L Sophia B. - For working so well and cooperatively with everyone in her new grade! Welcome. Jacob S. - For a well thought out and planned Panda Bear activity. Good work! F/T Sayane O-H. - For using fantastic expression when reading. Well done! Willow S. - For understanding why we do things and how important it is for our learning. 12B Madi G. - For her outstanding commitment to her reading. Your hard work is really

paying off! 12D Ruby G. - For always trying her best at every learning task. Well done! Liam K. - For working so hard this week on the presentation of his work and his handwriting. 12N Heidi C. - For your fabulous contributions during our class 'talk time' about our Big Book,

‘The Lorax’ - you made some great cause and effect observations. Alishea P. - For your wonderful work during Maths on your ‘informal measurement task’.

Your picture looked terrific and your measurements were accurate. 12R Lucas S. - For great reading and responses during Literacy Groups. Well done! Jasca D. - For doing excellent listening and participating in our whole class conversation about the Lorax. Well done! 12T Natasha R. - For your fabulous discussion of the differences between ‘there’, ‘their’, and ‘they’re’. Ryan S. - For a consistently positive attitude to learning. You are making such good choices in the classroom. 34C Alex B. - For settling into his new school so well. Welcome to Kalinda, Alex. Lochston B-C. - For his wonderful leadership skills that he brings to our class. Wonderful work! 34D Eddie Z. - For always cooperating with your friends. 34L Joshua L. - For his positive attitude to school. You always have a smile on your face. Thanks for brightening our room! Cooper W. - For his great attitude to Writing. Keep up the good work, Cooper. We love hearing your ideas. 34P Miranda C. - For always practising her THRASS Hot Words and for demonstrating growth in her Reading. Great work Miranda. Yifei W. - For excellent use of the THRASS Chart to assist in spelling unfamiliar words. Excellent work, Yifei.

56C Starr D. - For answering so many questions for our STARS activities in your Literacy Group. You are a star – Starr!!

Luca N. - For always asking questions to help your learning. I love your enthusiasm, Luca!

Parents & Friends Update

P&F Meeting

The next P&F meeting will be held next Monday 18th July at 9.30am in the stadium.

Kalinda Kafé will be open for refreshments.

Everyone is welcome to come along so we hope to see you there.

www.facebook.com/kalindaparentsandfriends

kalindapandf@gmail.com

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CANTEEN NEWS

Hot Soup As winter is starting to set in, the time has come to enjoy bowls of our homemade soup. Here’s how it will work

Bowls of soup will be available on Thursdays only in the Multi-Purpose room .

Choose from Chicken & Sweet Corn, Tomato & Vegetable or Pumpkin.

Cost will be $5.00 which includes a buttered bread roll.

Order your preferred choice in the normal way ie Lunch Order Bag.

At 1:10pm come to the Multi-Purpose room out of the cold and enjoy your lunch. Hot Soup Thursdays will start on 21st July We have stock of the Sticky Beak Re-useable Lunch order bags for $10. We currently have Red, Pink, Purple,

Blue in stock. Order forms are available at the General Office. Buy one today and save the environment!

From time to time we are unable to obtain products from our suppliers. If this is the case, we will substitute with the

next closest item. Honey Soy Piranah Chips & Apple Raspberry Quench are running low this week. They should

be back in stock for next week.

Thank you also to our students who are writing lovely comments on their lunch order bags and drawing pictures for

us to admire. It brings a smile to our faces when we see them.

We are looking for helpers on the following dates – 05/08, 02/09 & 09/09. Please let me know if you can come in. JO O’CALLAGHAN CANTEEN MANAGER

COMMUNITY NEWS

OFFICE NEWS Grades 1&2 Excursion to Botanic Gardens – The Excursion notice has been uploaded to Compass and will be available for payment and consent until Thursday 21

st July. If you receive CSEF, please contact the office before

payment, as this could make a difference to the balance of the excursion. Phillip Island Adventure Camp – Grades 3/4 The payment/consent notice has been loaded to Compass for the Gr. 3/4 camp instalments. The three instalments are due on:

2nd

June ($80); 22nd

June ($80); and 27th July ($70).

If you are paying the balance in full, please pay and consent through Compass. If you are paying by instalments, this will need to be done through the office. Please print off the form

and bring in with you. If you receive CSEF, please contact the office before payment, as this could make a difference to the

balance of the camp. 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. 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!

Serves 4 people Low Sodium Low Fat

Chicken, chilli & rocket penne

What you need: 450g penne or fusilli pasta

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

3 x chicken breast fillets, cut into bite size pieces

2 clove garlic, finely chopped

Pinch of dried chilli flakes (or more to taste)

Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon

2 cups wild rocket leaves

1/3 cup fresh basil leaves, roughly torn

1 tablespoon grated parmesan, to serve Cook pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water according to packet instructions. Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large frypan over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken, turning, for 5 minutes or until lightly golden. Add the garlic, chilli and lemon zest, then cook, stirring occasionally, for a further 3-4 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Drain pasta, reserving 1/3 cup (80ml) of the cooking water. Add pasta and reserved cooking water to the frypan with remaining oil, lemon juice, rocket and basil. Season with salt and pepper, then stir over medium heat for 1-2 minutes until rocket starts to wilt. Serve sprinkled with parmesan. Wendy McLaughlan Kalinda Chef

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KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

APPLES - STRAIGHT FROM THE ORCHARD…….

Chris, our apple man will next be delivering apples on Thursday 21st

July. If you would like to order apples, please see Gill or Annie at the office with your order and payment by Wednesday 20

th July. Bags are approximately 5-6kg.

Available at the moment are: Pink Ladies, Fujis, & Granny Smiths at $10 per bag (approx. 5-6kg).

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

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If you would like to donate to the Maroondah Community Assist Winter Food Drive, there will be donation boxes in the school office foyer until the end of July

or you can donate to the offices listed on the brochure below.

See the Community Board in the Foyer for more events. 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.

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TENNIS LESSONS AT KALINDA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Term 3 coaching commences MONDAY 18th July 2016

FREE RACQUET HIRE WITH EVERY NEW ENROLMENT!! Lesson Times Grades Prep-6 1.10-1.40PM

Lesson Details

All seven tennis lessons have been completed this term. Tennis Lessons are held at Kalinda Primary School every MONDAY AT LUNCHTIME for seven weeks of the school term. Students will be notified over the P/A system before each lesson commences, however the coach will collect the Prep students from the classroom. Each lesson will consist of different themes and plenty of fun games. Students will learn tennis fundamentals such as footwork, balance and basic techniques of the forehand/backhand/volley and serve. Lessons are taken place in a fun, friendly environment where students will learn whilst still enjoying tennis with their friends. The cost for this seven week program is $70. To enrol your child please fill out the form below enclosed with $70.00 and return to the office in an envelope by MONDAY 18

th July (please note payments are

accepted up until two weeks after this date.) Cash and cheques are accepted with cheques to be written out to MATCH POINT TENNIS COACHING. For further information please contact: Daniel Kittelty/Junior Development coach on 0421 498 110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------

Kalinda PS Tennis Enrolment Form - Term 3, 2016

Student’s full name: ________________________________________ Grade & Room: __________ Parent’s first names: _______________________________________ Any allergies/health conditions (Please write below): __________________________________________________________________________________ Contact Number: _____________________________