21 March 2019

Kismet News

McEwen Drive Sunbury. Victoria 3429 Phone: (03) 9744 4566 Email: kismet.park.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: http://kismetparkps.vic.edu.au

Building the Foundations for Success and Happiness

Friday 22nd March Twilight Zoo Carnival Fete (student fancy dress day with a zoo theme)

Monday 25th March School Council Meeting AGM

Wednesday 27th March House Cross Country

Friday 29th March Interschool Athletics

Parent Teacher Parent Interviews & Three way Conference Bookings close at 5:00pm

Tuesday 2nd April P-2 Parent teacher Interviews and Three Way Conferences

Wednesday 3rd April 3-6 Parent teacher Interviews and Three Way Conferences

Friday 5th April LAST DAY OF TERM 1

Friday 26th April Curriculum Day (Students do not attend school on this day)

Dear Parents, Staff and Students,

Only 1 sleep to go until our Zoo Carnival Fete!

Have you got your outfit ready? Remember Fete Day is a ‘Zoo Carnival Casual Clothes Day’ (no payment need-

ed) with students and staff invited to come to school dressed in their best Zoo Carnival outfit.

Please remember:

The Cake Decorating Competition

The Lego competition

Wrist bands for rides will be put on the wrist of Kismet Park Students who have purchased one tomorrow af-

ternoon during school time. No Kismet Park students can collect pre-purchased wrist bands at the information

tent from 3:15pm.

Volunteers—Thank you to those who have already offered their support. Don’t forget, it’s never to late to volunteer

your time to assist with set up or a stall at the Fete. Set up will start with an induction meeting in the staffroom at

9:30am tomorrow morning. Please remember volunteers require a Working With Children Check. Call the office on

9744 4566 and leave your name if you would like to offer your support

CURRICULUM DAY—Friday 26th April (Students do not attend school on this day)

Our next curriculum day will be held on Friday 26th April with a focus on improving student outcomes in writing.

*EXTEND WILL BE OFFERING CHILD CARE ON THIS PUPIL FREE DAY. PLEASE CONTACT EXTEND at

www.lookedafter.com TO MAKE A BOOKING*

We are excited to be working in partnership with Killara Primary School to improve student outcomes in writing.

The Department of Education initiative supports school networks to work together to add value to student learning

outcomes. Our leadership teams have worked together initially to develop a plan that includes:

• exploring innovative school leadership and improvement initiatives

• encouraging collaborative professional learning for staff

• sharing resources and professional knowledge

• improving pedagogical approaches through coaching and peer observations

• allowing mentoring, coaching and targeted professional development for teachers

• sharing flexible and innovative approaches to school improvement that allow students greater opportunity to learn,

thrive and grow

Next Tuesday afternoon we will launch our School Improvement Partnership Project by bringing together staff from

both schools. We will continue to work together to lead and model best practice in curriculum planning, instruction

and assessment of writing. Work will commence at our joint Curriculum on 26th April.

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS AND THREE WAY CONFERENCES

Tuesday 2nd April: Prep Year 1 and Year 2 classes

Wednesday 3rd April: Years 3, 4 , 5 & 6

Parent Teacher Interviews and Three Way Conferences are now booked through the COMPASS portal. COMPASS

log in details were sent out to all families last term. When you log on to COMPASS you will find a link to bookings

on your home page. (An online tutorial will lead you through the booking process). Please let the office know if you

need assistance. Bookings now close Friday 29th March at 5:00pm.

COMPASS is a web-based system that is accessible on any modem web browser or by using the Compass School Manager app available for iOS or Android. To access our Parent Portal go directly to the Portal URL address: https://kismetparkps-vic.compass.education

When you log on to COMPASS you will find a link to bookings on your home page. An online tutorial will lead you through the booking process.

HARMONY DAY

Harmony Day celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity. In schools we celebrate inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for all Australians, from the traditional owners of the land to those who have come from many countries around the world.

The ongoing theme of Harmony Day is ‘everyone belongs’. Harmony Day is a day of cultural respect for all. By par-ticipating in Harmony Day activities, we can learn and understand how all Australians equally belong to this nation and enrich it.

Thank you to all involved for making today so successful and engaging for all of our students. The day started with a special assembly which included a traditional Welcome to Country, a Latin Dance Performance and our students singing songs in line with the theme of the day. Classes participated in activities that taught our students about Immi-gration, diversity in Australia, other cultures and living in harmony.

NORTHERN REGION SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Northern Metropolitan Regional swimming was Tues 19th March. The competitors from KPPS were amazing! First up was Nui Kire, competing in the individual 50m backstroke boys U11. He came third and set a new PB of under 42.59 seconds! Next up was Rakau in the individual 50m backstroke 12/13 who scored 6th place in a really tough race. Then Taj raced in the individual U11 50m butterfly. He also had a tough race and got 5th. Then the freestyle relay team had their chance to compete. Nui, Riley, Patrick and Taj had a goal to get under 3 for minutes for their relay. They came 5th over all and managed an impressive time of 2.59 seconds!

Such a great day, and all our KPPS competitors tried their hardest, and did an excellent job.

HOURS OF SUPERVISION

Please remember students should arrive at school from 8:40am and leave grounds after school by 3:30pm. Grounds

are supervised from 8:40 – 8:55am and from 3:15 – 3:30pm. If you need to access the school earlier in the morning

and/or later in the afternoon than these times we do have an excellent Before & After School program which is

operated by Extend. For further information about this program please visit their website at www.extend.com.au or

call on 1300366437.

SUNFEST

Congratulations to all who represented Kismet Park in the Sunfest Battle of The Choirs and Street Parade on Satur-

day. Our choir’s performance of ‘Green and The Gold’ and ‘My Little Boat’ was amazing as was the dancing dur-

ing the street parade. Well done to all!

MATHS LEARNING AT HOME

MATHEMATICS AND YOUR CHILD’S EXPERIENCES AROUND THE HOME In order to encourage more home-based mathematical activity, try some of the following: 1. Count everything Count the number of steps to the car, the number of toys in a box, the number of candies in a jar. Later, introduce estimating the same quantities. Double-check your child’s counting when appropriate. Reasona-ble estimates are one of the most useful strategies for successful mathematical thinking. 2. Count in a variety of ways As age-appropriate, move from counting by 1’s to counting by 2’s, 10’s, 5’s and later to counting by 6’s, 7’s, 8’s and 9’s. Count forward and backwards. Count beginning at different numbers, such as starting the count at 4 or 5. Play the game “Blast-Off!.” The child counts backwards from any designated number (say ten) and when they get to 0, they yell “Blast-Off!” and everyone jumps up. The next child may say they want “Blast-Off!” to be counting forwards to ten or some other number. When they get to the designated number, every-one yells, “Blast-Off!” and jumps in the air. Although this is a simple game, it is usually met with a significant buy-in from young children. 3. Daily routines a. Open up daily routines and experiences for math-based activity. Use specific mathematical terms, for example: “Is it five minutes until the bus comes?” or “The temperature in here seems low, can you please read the thermostat for me?” b. Point out math in your environment. There are numbers everywhere: on houses, on thermostats, on hockey jerseys, on busses, on speed limit signs, in phone numbers. Discuss what these numbers mean. 4. Bake together Let your child become familiar with the purpose of measuring, the various measurements (milligram, gram, litre) and an understanding of quantity. At later stages, let them work out amounts naturally, such as doubling or halving a recipe. 5. Use imaginative play Act out real-life situations such as setting up a store, a coffee shop or a restaurant. Use play money or real money for the transactions. Start simple and work up to monetary amounts that are appropriate for your child’s grade or maturity level. 6. Plan an event Have your child help you to plan a birthday party or other appropriate event. Your child will be practicing one-to-one correspondence as they calculate the number of cupcakes or party favours for each person. 10 7. Encourage measurement in the home Let your child make meaningful and helpful measurements, for example: “How high should the dog house for our new dog be?” Use both standard measurement (e.g., centimetre, metre, etc.) and non-standard (e.g., child’s footsteps, blocks or cubes). 8. Encourage measurement in daily activities Go for a walk. Point out when you have walked approximately a kilo-metre. Show what a metre looks like (roughly one large adult step). Predict and measure how long it takes to run 20 metres. 9. Play with perimeter and area Point out and measure perimeter and area when building or setting up a garden, for example. It’s fun and easy to illustrate using real spaces: perimeter equals the distance around the outside of some-thing; area equals the number of consistently sized shapes that cover something. Measurements can be made either with standard tools such as a measuring tape, or using non-standard measures such as counting footsteps around a

CANTEEN MESSAGE

Please ensure you have an our 2019 Canteen Menu. Some of our items have a slight

price increase. A hard copy Menu is available at our office, or alternatively you can

check our website or Compass messages with a menu attached.

Unfortunately Ovalteenies no longer available, we are sorry for any trouble.

Grade 3 /4 Guest Speaker John Patten

As part of our Integrated Studies unit this term ‘First Contact’ we are learning all about Australian history, including a focus on the lives of Indigenous Australians before European Settlers arrived.

We were honoured to have Tiriki’s Dad John Patten deliver an engaging and hands on presentation at school on Monday. John’s personal and expert knowledge of Aboriginal culture, beliefs and artefacts provided everyone with a greater understanding and knowledge of Indigenous history. Thanks John!

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Bowling Competition Pineapple Balls Dancing Rice DIY lip gloss Butter

Biscuits

The Extend Superstar is…

Josh.C… for always being helpful and kind to all the younger chil-

dren!! Congratulations Josh!

What’s Been Happening?

This week we’ve been getting ready for our open afternoon! We loved partici-

pating in the garden interviews and choosing what our favourite recipes from

the term were! We also loved writing letters to our future selves which we will

get to open at the end of the year! Let’s not forget our amazing art

activity run by the wonderful Educator Nick! Nick helped us make

amazing paintings using toy cars, it was heaps of fun! We can’t

wait to see you back next week for some more amazing activities!

EXTEND UPDATE.

perimeter. 10. Point out fractions Cut food into equal pieces. Point out 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, etc. Help establish the concept that 1/4 of a piece of a chocolate bar is smaller than 1/2 of a piece.

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR CSEF? (School funding)

Criteria 1 – Eligibility

To be eligible for the fund, a parent or legal guardian of a student attending a registered Government or non-government Victori-

an primary or secondary school must:

* A special consideration eligibility category also exists. For more information, see: www.education.vic.gov.au/csef

Parents who receive a Carer Allowance on behalf of a child, or any other benefit or allowance not income tested by Centrelink,

are not eligible for the CSEF unless they also comply with one of (a) or (b) above.

Criteria 2 - Be of school age and attend school in Victoria

School is compulsory for all Victorian children aged between six and 17 years of age inclusive.

For the purposes of CSEF, students may be eligible for assistance if they attend a Victorian registered primary or secondary

school. Typically, these students are aged between five and 18 years inclusive.

CSEF is not payable to students attending pre-school, kindergarten, home schooled, or TAFE.

CSEF payment amount

The CSEF is an annual payment to the school to be used towards camps, sports and/or excursion expenses for the benefit of

the eligible student.

• Primary school student rate: $125 per year.

The CSEF is paid directly to your child’s school and will be allocated by the school towards camps, sports and/or excursion costs

for your child.