KIALLA CENTRAL

PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

29/11/2016 Issue 36 Quality Education

Rural Environment

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KIALLA CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

29/11/2016 Issue 36

Stars of the Week

TERM 4 ~ WEEK 7

Kasey ~ Grade 6

Emila ~ Grade 2

Charlee K ~ Foundation

Science Award

TERM 4 ~ WEEK 7

There was no Science Award winner for this

week.

SPOTLIGHT ON K.C.P.S.

Name: Tayah

Nickname: Ta ta or Kitty Lover

Favourite Food: Fruit & Vegies

Favourite Colour: All colours

Favourite Sport: Tennis

Favourite Book: Holly Webb Books

Favourite Pet: Cat or a kitten

What do you want to be when you grow up?

I want to be a farmer that doesn’t kill animals.

What do I most like about Kialla Central … The kids, the staff & the Playgroup people.

DATES TO REMEMBER

Wednesday 30th November MARC Van (Library) Last visit for this year!

Friday 2nd December Whole School Christmas Lunch 7.00pm to 9.00pm K.C.P.S. Student Disco

Tuesday 6th December Orientation Day

Wednesday 7th December MACC Van (Art) Last visit for this year!

Thursday 8th December Grade 6 Graduation

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Term 4 ~ Calendar of Events 2016

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 28

29 30 MARC (Library) Van

Book Club Due

1 2

Whole School Christmas Lunch

7.00pm to 9.00pm

Student Disco

5 6

Orientation Day

7 MACC (Art) Van 8 Grade 6 Graduation

9 Student Reports go home

12 13

EoY Concert & Presentations

14 15 16

EoY Excursion

19

20

Last day of school …

1.30pm dismissal!

2017 Term 1 School resumes for ALL students on

Tuesday 31st January

Stars of the Week

TERM 4 ~ WEEK 8

Rory ~ Grade 3

Remi ~ Grade 6

Amali ~ Foundation

Science Award

TERM 4 ~ WEEK 8

Cody Foundation

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Last week our Grade 5/6 students, Mr Z,

Mrs O and I went on our Melbourne Camp

with students and staff from Kialla West.

Our itinerary was action packed starting with

catching the 6.32am train from Shepparton railway

station to Southern Cross station. This year we tried

a new camp facility called CYC City, conveniently

located on the corner of Collins & King Streets. The

facilities and security are outstanding and the

change of venue proved to be a great success, in fact

we have re-booked for 2018. We did a variety of

activities including: The Old Melbourne Gaol, Polly

Woodside, Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre, The

Shrine, The MCG & Sports Museum, Eureka

Skydeck, Parliament House (where we met Suzanna

Sheed & feature now on her FB page), familiarised

ourselves with public transport, lots of walking &

stairs and we also explored Melbourne in our smaller

groups e.g. Myer Christmas Window, State Library,

Graffiti Lanes etc. We caught the 12.52pm train

home which saw us arrive back in Shepparton to our

families at 3.23pm.

A big thank you to Mr Z & Mrs O for

the extra hours they put in while on

camp. Our first day was over 17 hours from when

we were at the station at 6.10am until the last

rooms fell asleep at 11.30pm. Also thanks to Mrs

Doonan, Mr V & Mr T from Kialla West for their

assistance & support!

Back at school Mrs Gamble & Miss Baker kept things

operating as usual for our F to 4 students and our

non-campers from the 5 /6. Thank you!

Mrs Stonehouse & Mrs Irwin also assisted while our

Melbourne Camp was on.

Our staff attend camps on good will for the benefit

of our students. They do not get paid any extra nor

get time in lieu. We are extremely lucky to have

such dedicated staff.

A special Melbourne Camp feature will be in next

week’s newsletter.

I received a phone call over the weekend offering 3

boys positions for Somers Camp which left today

until Wednesday 7th December. We had 4 boys

express initial interest in wanting to go of which 2

have accepted. I would like to wish Xavier & Riley O

all the best for this fantastic adventure. Thank you

to Tish Okely who is also going as a visiting teacher.

Booklists for 2017 were sent home

yesterday with each student. These are

due back to school by Wednesday 7th December. All

booklists are due back regardless of whether you are

purchasing items from another supplier. Payment &

pick up of supplies is on Tuesday 24th or Wednesday

25th January from 10.00am to 3.00pm. Any books

that have not been used this year will be sent home

with students this week to help you with ordering

for 2017.

We have just received some sample items of

the uniform we want to change for 2017

e.g. polo shirts & hats. I am not happy with how our

polos and wide brimmed hats are wearing. I have

established a working group to help investigate our

best options. An order form will be sent home

shortly so that an order can be placed for our

families to pick up their uniform order with their

booklist supplies. Further details will be on the order

form.

This upcoming Friday 2nd December is our

traditional Whole School Christmas Lunch

hosted by our fantastic Parents Club.

Students and staff enjoy a 2 course Christmas lunch

together. This is one of our unique events that we

are very proud of at Kialla Central P.S. I don’t

know of any other school that is fortunate to share

in such a special experience.

Parents Club are looking for some helpers to serve

and help with cleaning up. If you are available to

help from 12.45pm to 2.15pm please let me know.

A sincere thank you to our Parents Club who not

only host but fund this event for our school

community.

BOOKCLUB DUE

Wednesday 19th October

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Friday night 2nd December also sees our

bi-annual student disco at the Kialla Hall

starting at 7.00pm to 9.00pm. This is FREE

and only for students who currently attend

K.C.P.S. Dress to impress ensuring dress code is

appropriate i.e. no singlets, thongs etc. Parents are

welcome to stay or can drop their child/ren off to

ensure they are back by 9.00pm for pick up. Water

will be supplied so students do not need to bring a

drink. This is a fun and enjoyable night which is a

highlight on our school calendar.

Tuesday 6th December is a Victoria wide

Orientation Day. Our Grade 6 students go to

their various Secondary Schools, our new

Foundation students have a whole day at school and

all of our students spend the day in their 2017

class. This is a very exciting time!

On Thursday 8th December it is our

Grade 6 Graduation, invitations to this

milestone were sent home last week. It is important

that you return your RSVP slips for catering and

seating purposes. Students and staff sit down and

enjoy a meal together based on the menu selected by

our Grade 6’s and Parents Club do the catering.

Three Grade 5 students have been asked to be

waiters / waitresses to help serve and clear off dishes

from the table. At 7.30pm parents and families

attend our formal Graduation ceremony where each

students shares “A Primary School Memory &

Future Dreams”, receive their Graduation pack and

then share supper. This is a very special occasion for

our Grade 6 students. Once again thanks to Parents

Club for the extra effort they put in for our

students.

On Friday 9th December our Semester 2

Student Academic Reports will be sent home.

Our teachers are in the final stages of writing and

proofing reports before they are given to me to read.

We all do another cross check before going to a final

print that are signed and sent home. Parent /

Teacher interviews are by request of the teacher or

the parents. Should you require an interview a date

and time needs to be arranged with your child’s

teacher.

Our end of Year School Concert and

Presentations is on Tuesday 13th December. A

separate note outlining costumes, times and

arrangements for the night will be sent home later

this week. This will be a performance like no other in

my time as Principal at Kialla Central. Jacquie

Monk has unveiled some astonishing hidden talents.

A reminder about selling raffle tickets for our

major raffle that is going to be drawn at the

concert. I will be sending home a prize sheet &

sponsors name with a book of tickets this week.

Tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00 with some

fantastic prizes on offer. Please help support our

school and our sponsors.

Our end of year excursion will be on Friday

16th December. A permission note and

details will be sent home shortly as I am just waiting

on confirmation from a couple of venues. If your

child is not going to be at school for this event, then

please send a note explaining his/her absences as it

does affect the cost of our excursion.

There have been some changes to the Working With

Children Check (W.W.C.C). process. Victorian

applicants will be able to securely verify their

identity online as of the 5th December.

Alternatively, verification can still happen at Aus-

tralia Post. Victorian applicants will no longer need

to supply their own photo. Australia Post will pro-

vide a digital photo free of charge. If you would like

to know more about W.W.C.C. please come and see

me. It is also a timely reminder for those who

already have it to check your expiry date.

BOOKCLUB DUE

Wednesday 30th November

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SHADE STRUCTURE I am currently in negotiations with Telfords

Building Systems for our permanent shade structure

over the basketball court. This will allow us access to

this area regardless of the weather & also to our

toilets undercover. We have a budget of $75,000 to

undertake this project, which is largely funded by

our major fundraising events over the last couple of

years. Recently, I informed you of a $30,000

planned maintenance grant for the Department. I

am planning on using this money to replace our

asphalt basketball court with a concrete court, new

lines marked on it and replace the basketball

backboards that have perished in the weather. The

planned time frame for these works is the Term 1

holidays in 2017. Once this project is completed, I

hope we can set our sights on a car park.

TWILIGHT WORKING BEE

Our school needs a bit of TLC for our upcoming

events so I propose a twilight Working Bee.

WHEN: Tuesday 6th December

TIME: 4.30pm to 6.30pm

Jobs include: general tidying up, gardening, mowing

lawns, removing branches & sticks, cob webbing,

whipper snipper, blower vac, raking playgrounds &

sandpits etc.

Please bring your own tools, trailers to help get rid

of the rubbish and drinks.

Last week we received 6 new iPads from the

Department to support our Italian Language

Program through virtual conferencing.

We received 6 iPad airs 16GB with Wi-Fi capability.

This now gives us a total of 22 iPads for our

students to use which is fantastic. We also received

some great coverage in the Shepp News on

Wednesday 23rd November. Copies of this article is

on our media boards.

There will be NO Outside School Hours Care on

Tuesday 20th December. School finishes at 1.30pm

as this is the last day of the term so please ensure

you have alternative arrangements in place.

Debbie Humphries

Proud Principal of KCPS

Here are some pictures from the recent work we

have had done on our oval which is looking very lush!

Truck gets bogged …

Graeme Mitchell comes to the rescue ...

Works underway ...

Team Player Award ~ Term 4 ~ Week 8

Congratulations Harry M on being this week’s winner. He stepped up on our

Melbourne Camp by stepping out of his comfort zone & tried new things.

Harry was even organised & always ready & waiting on time for activities.

Harry simply takes his certificate to the Shepparton Market Place store and

he will receive a free Boost Juice.

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