KFPS NEWS: No 11 Wednesday 27th April

2020

Dear Parents and Friends,

I hope you are all continuing to be well and managing to stay safe and physically distant but

socially connected!

I wish to thank families for their amazing efforts in keeping up with your child/ren’s school

work. Please just try your best and we understand that not all work will be completed.

I enjoyed seeing the work of a number of children who completed Anzac Day pieces. You will

see some of the Artwork that was completed over the past week in today’s newsletter.

Each week I shall showcase pieces of student work that has been done over the previous week

from home. Keep an eye out for this section!

REMOTE LEARNING

This week we have stepped into the WebEx online platform to conduct the roll and to facilitate our Specialist classes.

Art, Music and PE have all run online this week and next week you will be online with your classroom teachers twice

across the week. Check your timetable so you know when you are expected online. A list of WebEx addresses for

teachers are located in this newsletter to help you successfully get online. Remember, to download the WebEx app

so that you can access the classrooms.

DEVICES and INTERNET DONGLES

Last Friday our school loaned out 82 laptops or iPads to families in need of a mobile device. We are still awaiting

internet USBs. Our school is on a waiting list and I can assure you we are doing everything in our power to get ac-

cess to the internet for you. DET indicated that they had 1000 internet USBs – and they are working through a priori-

ty list starting with students at the VCE level. There are no internet dongles/USBs currently in Bendigo for sale. I have

spoken with Maree Edwards MP and she is also doing what she can to further our case for internet access. So please

be patient – we can’t give what we don’t have! I have provided in this newsletter the information about Telstra, Op-

tus and Vodafone deals that are currently happening. So please read carefully. As soon as we receive more infor-

mation you will be the first to know!

PLEASE PICK UP and RETURN HOME LEARNING PACKS in the Gym.

Each Friday we shall be asking families to collect their weekly Home Learning package from school. From now on

due to the imminent inclement weather the Home Learning packs will be collected from the Gym. You will be asked

to enter our school site at the pedestrian gate along Freeman Drive.

Home Learning packs will be available for collection from 2pm – 4pm each Friday.

Due to DET & health requirements, we will be expecting families to adhere to the requests of staff to attend to hy-

giene practices on site and keep to the social distancing measures. Put simply - “Use the sanitiser like we do at the

supermarket!”

We ask that students return their current workbook that has the completed work tasks in it on this same day. Please

return it even if there maybe something undone. Our teachers will provide feedback to your child around the work

that has been completed.

KFPS VALUES

Respect Teamwork Being Your

Best Responsibility

Communication to staff: - reminders

Parents and students can email staff and can also send messages through the parent portal on Sentral. Parents are

encouraged to contact teachers between 9:00am and 3:00pm. Teachers will respond to parents who have questions,

are seeking feedback on work or need clarification, on the same day. Messages received after 3pm may be answered

the following day. Staff phone numbers will not be distributed to the school community.

Grade 5/6 Camp Phillip Island Camp deposit :

At this stage we are progressing forward with our planning as if the Grade 5/6 Camp in November is still going

ahead. To assist with the planning of this camp, the $100 deposit is due. We are accepting contactless payment via

Direct DR or BPay.

You will receive a Tax Invoice of $273, this includes the $100 deposit to be paid by 8th May.

The tax invoice has your BPay reference or Direct DR details.

PLEASE NOTE: If this camp does not go ahead due to our school cancelling it, families will receive a full refund.

Thought of the week

Kind Regards,

Kim Saddlier

Principal

Join us for our Webex online classes each week. Specialist teachers: https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/colley.travis.c (Mr Colley – PE) meeting room number: 579-962-479 https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/gloury.susan.l (Mrs Gloury - ART) meeting room number: 578-495-314 https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/dellow.jessica.j (Mrs Dellow - MUSIC) meeting room number : 576-105-393

Join us for our Webex online classes each week. Check your weekly timetable to see when you have your class. Join our meeting in our Personal room/office on WebEx at the designated time. Classroom teachers: https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/coburn.sally.e Mrs Coburn – Room 5 Mrs Coburn’s meeting room number : 573-790-221 https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/anketell.barbara.k Mrs Anketell – Room 6 Mrs Anketell’s meeting room number : 573-038-110 https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/allen.michelle.p Ms Allen - Room 7 Ms Allen’s meeting room number : 579-471-383 https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/cusack.melissa.l Mrs Cusack – Room 8 Mrs Cusack’s meeting room number : 575-323-294 https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/cole.brooke.m Mrs Cole – Room 9 Mrs Cole’s meeting room number : 573-586-208 https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/wiegard.lindsey.j Mrs Wiegard – Room 12 Mrs Wiegard’s meeting room number: 570-006-207 https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/giles.matthew.w Mr Giles – Room 13 Mr Gile’s meeting room number : 572-871-284 https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/novak.kate.e Mrs Novak – Room 14 Mrs Novak’s meeting room number : 572-340-570 https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/sutton.trudy.l Mrs Sutton– Room 14 Mrs Sutton’s meeting room number : 572-553-894 https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/dunne.amelia.j Mrs Dunne– Room 3 Mrs Dunne’s meeting room number: 570-098-870 https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/picken.rebecca.k Ms Picken– Room 3 Ms Picken’s meeting room number: 573-196-333 https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/creighton.felicity.fc Ms Creighton Room 4 Ms Creighton’s meeting room number: 578-741-199 https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/hendy.carryn.c Ms Hendy– Room 18 Ms Hendy’s meeting room number: 572-814-608 https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/gilmore.corey.g Mr Gilmore– Room 19 Mr Gilmore’s meeting room number:579-538-873

Some Artistic Work from our Students.

How to access ‘WEBEX Meeting, Learning from home’ for students and parents

WebexMeetings: Webex is the videoconferencing solution that the Department of Education and Training offers all Victorian government schools. Here are instructions on how to access Webex Meetings provided by your teacher using your internet browser. You may need to ask your parent or carer to help you access them. 1. Open your internet browser and go to https://eduvic.webex.com/ 2. Download Cisco Webex Meetings 3. Your teacher will provide you with a meeting link to join via your email address.

This will allow you to enter your class teacher’s ‘Personal room ‘(office). 4. Select the ‘Join’ or ‘Join Meeting’ button. If you see a pull-down arrow on the button, click the pull-down and ensure ‘Use web app’ is selected. 5. The session will start. You might be asked to allow your microphone and camera to be used in the session. Click ‘Allow’ then press ‘Skip’ to continue. 6. Start learning with your peers and teachers, just like at school! * Webex meetings can also be accessed via a desktop application. The instructions above are for browser access, however you can download the desktop application from https://eduvic.webex.com/ or when prompted when joining a meeting from the link you have been sent.

Fried Rice

WITH PRAWNS

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked & cooled rice 1/2 c carrot - grated 1/2 c onion - diced 1/2 c capsicum - diced 1/2 c peas 1/2 c corn 1/2 c mushrooms -sliced 1 rasher of bacon -diced 4-6 prawns - cooked 2 eggs -beaten 1tsp garlic - crushed 1tsp ginger - crushed Sesame oil - dash Soy Sauce - double dash Oil - double dash Salt and Pepper - to taste

Method:

Rinse, cook, rinse again and cool the rice. Prepare the veggies, bacon and prawns. Beat eggs in a small bowl, add garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, combine. In a large fry pan, heat double dash of oil. Add onion and cook until translucent. Add carrot, capsicum, peas, corn, mushrooms, bacon and prawns. Cook about 2 minutes then add the rice, gently stir to combine and heat / fry the rice . Make a well in the centre of the rice and pour the egg mixture in. Slowly start to move the egg mixture gently through the rice. Add salt, pepper and soy sauce to suit your taste. Tips: Use Sesame Oil and Ginger, it brings out the best flavors, but don't use too much !! Add cooked chicken and make a hearty meal or re-move all meats and make it a healthy vegetarian option.

Let’s Cook @ Home

Let’s grow in our garden @ home

Your garden, no matter its size, is an outdoor classroom waiting to be explored…

Let's make a Sensory Garden using plants and items that we can smell, taste, feel, see or hear. Eg Mint, garlic, parsley, lavender, corn, wind chime.

Let's get crafty Make something functional. Using old boots for pots, Painted Rocks, Odd sticks for plant labels. Build a scarecrow.

Let’s play with the birds Setup a birdbath, build a birdhouse, listen to the noises birds make, make a fruit and veggie kebab, make homemade seed sticks and hang them in a tree, use binoculars to see how many different birds are in your yard, try to find out what type of bird they are.

Let’s go on a bug hunt Find something that can crawl, fly, wrig-gle, jump, swim, buzz, hop. Be careful… some things bite too !

Let’s Build a Worm Farm Find your worms under something moist and dark (rock or timber) that’s how they like to live. Give your food scraps to your worms. Worm castings can be used in a garden bed.

Let’s make a Terrarium Using a plastic or glass jar half fill with soil and take a cutting from a plant, leave it in a warm place and water and watch it grow.

Let’s have play zones Make lots of different zoned areas in your yard to create a dinosaur park, a fairy park, an obstacle course, a veggie garden.

Lets grow food Find a sunny place to start your garden. Choose what food you ’d like to grow, Plant seeds in empty egg cartons or plastic containers. Plant seedlings into raised garden beds or deep pots. Plant flowers or herbs. Plant a fruit tree.

Let’s build a chook run Chooks need a dry enclosed raised area for roosting and a laying box for laying their eggs. They also require fresh water, food and garden scraps.

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