No 5 Wednesday 6th March

2019 KFPS News

Principal’s message…….. Respect, Responsibility, Teamwork and Being Your Best Hello everyone, Our school values of Respect, Responsibility, Teamwork and Being Your Best are values we discuss with our students on a regular basis. Our Positive Behaviour Matrix outlines our school’s expectations around the demonstrated words and actions that are associated with these values. This week, our focus is on the value of ‘Teamwork’. By definition teamwork is: The process of working collaboratively with a group of people in order to achieve a goal. Teamwork means that people will try to cooperate, using their individual skills and providing constructive feedback, despite any personal conflict between individuals. Teamwork:

Help & include others

Work together

Encourage each other

Share ideas and equipment

Be honest when I am wrong

Follow the rules of the activity

Play fairly with others

If someone is alone invite them to play

Be a good sport & take turns

Encourage others to do the right thing It is very important that children understand the importance and value of Teamwork and how each of us bring a different energy and aspect to a team. We are a TEAM at Kangaroo Flat Primary School – Together Everyone Achieves More. Speaking of Teamwork……..I wish to acknowledge our wonderful Parent & Friends Club. This team held their Annual General Meeting on Monday at 2pm and they have achieved such a great deal over this past 12 months. I would like to congratulate the following office bearers for the next 12 months. President: Judith Rainsbury Vice President: Amanda Hooley Secretary: Lauren Marron Treasurer: Sharyn Holmes. I would encourage any of our parents / carers to think about joining our P&F Club. They meet on the first Monday of the month at 2pm. If you are available and would like to get involved in our school then a monthly Parent Club meeting might just be for you! NEXT MEETING MONDAY APRIL 1st at 2pm. United Classrooms Congratulations to all the students from grades 3 – 6 who nominated to be classroom representatives for United Classrooms. There was certainly an overwhelming response indeed! The successful classroom reps will be announced at this week’s assembly.

Welcome to Preps, Awards and Celebrating Teamwork @ KFPS

Welcome to Room 7 Prep Students

Students displaying teamwork!

Well done.

So many sandcastles!!

Congratulations to last week’s Principal Award

recipients.

Welcome to Room 8 Prep Students

Reminders for next week……

Public Holiday – please don’t forget that next Monday 11th March is the Labour Day Public Holiday and therefore no school. Milo’s Birthday Party! Wednesday 13th March Our Foundation students and their families are invited to Milo’s 6th Birthday party to be held at school on Wednesday 13th March from 5:30 – 6:30pm. All of our Foundation students will know Milo Monkey through their Literacy lessons at school. This will be a wonderful opportunity for our parents/carers to discuss the reading expectations of our students and watch a demonstration about how to use the Little Learners Love Literacy readers. Of course, a birthday celebration would not be complete without a birthday cake and song! Please note this in your diaries Foundation Families as an afternoon not to miss! Athletics: Foundation – Grade 2 We will be holding our Foundation – Grade 2 Athletics carnival at school on Thursday 14th March starting at 9:30am. Our Junior Athletics carnival is held during the morning session only and will be completed prior to the first recess break at 11:30am. This shortened experience provides an opportunity for the students to participate without being overwhelmed. Parents and families are most welcome to attend and support on the morning. You will need to enter via the office and sign in. Grade 3- 6 The Grade 3-6 Athletics Day will be held next FRIDAY 15th MARCH. Parents most welcome to attend and watch our students run, jump and leap their way through the individual and team events. Students can wear their house colours on the day. Lockwood = BLUE Marong = GREEN Olympic = YELLOW Calder = RED What: Grade 3-6 Athletics When: Friday 15th March. Where: Athletics Track, Retreat Road, Flora Hill The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence: Schools across Australia are being called to get involved and take action on the ninth National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA) on Friday 15 March 2019.

Our school has registered our involvement. The theme for the 2019 National Day of Action is Bullying. No Way! Take action every day.

Schools have the chance to take action and empower young people to be part of the solution when addressing bullying in their school community. It provides an opportunity to focus on bullying and the big changes we can make to create safer communities for everyone.

Due to our Athletics program being held on Friday 15th march, our school will be taking our day of action on Thursday 14th March from 12 midday until 1:30pm. Classes will have a ser ies of activities and lessons and will promote the whole school ‘Bullying. No Way!’ message.

Thought of the week Success is never achieved by the size of your brain It is always achieved by the size of your thoughts.

Kind Regards, Kim Saddlier Principal

Internet safety risks for school-age children

There are three main kinds of internet risks for children. Content risks For school-age children these risks include things that they might find upsetting, disgusting or otherwise uncomfortable, if they come across them accidentally. This might include pornography, images of cruelty to animals, and real or simulated violence. Contact risks These risks include children coming into contact with people they don’t know or with adults posing as children online. For example, a child might be persuaded to meet someone he doesn’t know, share personal information with strangers, or provide contact details after clicking on pop-up messages. Conduct risks These risks include children acting in ways that might hurt others, or being the victim of this kind of behaviour. For example, a child might destroy a game her friend or sibling has created. Another conduct risk is accidentally making in-app purchases.

Protecting your child from internet safety risks: tips You can use a range of different strategies to help your school-age child stay safe while using the internet. Here are some ideas:

Create a family media plan. It’s best to create your plan with your child and ask them for suggestions. Your plan could cover things like screen-free areas in your house, internet safety rules like not giving out personal information, and programs and apps that are OK for your child to use.

Use child-friendly search engines like Kiddle, or content providers like ABC Kids, CBeebies, YouTube Kids or KIDOZ.

Check that games, websites and TV programs are appropriate for your child. You can do this by looking at reviews on Common Sense Media.

Use the internet with your child or make sure you’re close by and aware of what your child is doing while online. This way you can act quickly and reassure your child if they become concerned or upset by something they have seen online.

Check privacy settings and location services, use parental controls, use safe search settings on browsers, apps, search engines and YouTube.

Find out how to make complaints about offensive online content.

Block in-app purchases and disable one-click payment options on your devices.

Make sure older siblings follow your internet safety rules, like watching only age-appropriate programs when they go online with younger children.

MUSIC NEWS Things are starting get ‘drum rolling’ in the music room. Our foundation students are just learning their first music notes the quarter note and the eighth note. Our 1/2 and 3/4 students are all madly drumming away through the bucket drumming units and are finding quite a rhythm.

Our senior students have been looking at notation and just last week completed their first peer performances for the year with a focus on fairy tales. What is one of your favourite fairy tales?

START SAVING NOW!

SPEAKING SPOT BENDIGO

(Free Speech Pathology Drop-in Clinic for children under school age)

A speech pathology drop-in clinic is a place where families can come to discuss their child’s speech and language concerns without having a referral or a pre-arranged appointment. The service is available for children aged birth to school entry. No appointment is necessary and a 20-30 minute timeslot will be allocated to you on arrival. A brief discussion of your concerns regarding your child’s development will occur, with some suggestions provided to assist your child’s communication.

Wednesday, 20th March @ Kangaroo Flat

Primary School, 9.00am-12.00pm

Fresh Fruit is again being distributed to each classroom. Thank you to following Bendigo Companies who donate this wonderful fresh fruit.

McKern Foundation

Adroit Insurance Group

JL King & Co.

Roberts Family Trust

O’Farrell Robertson McMahon

Orrcon Steel

Liberty Metalcentre

PICTURE TO PAGE

SEE the latest products in action with demonstrations by our talented crafters PLAY with free Make & Takes, or do a Mini Class BUY craft supplies and materials for your projects or to stock up 21 specialty papercraft and wellbeing retailers refreshments available Saturday 16 March 9am to 4pm Sunday 17 March 10am to 4pm Entry $10 Kangaroo Flat Primary School Olympic Parade, Kangaroo Flat, Victoria [Entry off Freeman Street] Partners and kids under 16 free entry

Canteen News NEW - MIX ‘ n’ MATCH Meal Deals are available every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We also have a new Summer Menu you can still order your favourite warm food from. When placing an order from the MIX ‘n’ Match Meal Deals please cut out and use as a template below.

Volunteers Welcome Our Canteen needs volunteers from 8.45am -11.45am. Kids love seeing mum, dad or grandparents smiling face in the canteen. Please contact the office if you are able to help.

"Make My Own" Lunch Order Form Name_______________________ Room________ Circle your choices (Please Note: Each item circled is charged as an extra choice to add on) I'd like - White Bread, Wholemeal Bread, Small Bowl ($1.00) _____ White Roll, Wholemeal Roll, Muffin, Wrap, Taco ($1.50) _____ Sushi Rice Roll, Foccacia, Pizza, Nachos, Large Bowl ($2.00) _____ Meat - Chicken, Ham, Beef, Tuna, Chicken Tender, Bacon ($2.00) _____ Crumbed Fish, Beef Pattie, Crab Meat, Prawns (x2) ($2.00) _____ Salad - Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Carrot, Red Onion (.50c) _____ Corn, Beetroot, Mushroom, Capsicum, Pineapple (.50c) _____ Toppers - Salsa, Sour Cream, Grated Cheese, Sliced Cheese (.50c) _____ Sundried Tomatoes, Pumpkin, Avocado, Olives, Guacamole ($1.00) _____ Egg, Cous Cous, Baby Spinach, Rice, Feta, Parmesan ($1.00) _____ Condiments- French, Italian, Caesar, BBQ, Tomato Sauce (.50c) _____ Extras - Butter, Salt, Pepper, Toasted, Mayonnaise, (No Charge)

Orders must be placed by 9am on the day required. Total $ ______

$5.00 Meal Deal Lunch Order Form Name________________________Room__________

Choose and Circle ONE from each Box

Taco, Hotdog, 3 Dim Sims, Pizza 3 Party Pies, Chicken Wrap,

Nachos, 6 Chicken Nuggets

Watermelon, Fruit Kebab, Apple Slinky,

Corn Cob, Sultanas, Popcorn, Salad Sticks, Juice Pop

Milkshake, Juice Box, Water, Jelly Fruit, Apple Pie, Muffin,

Yoghurt, Ice- Cream

Teeth on Wheels: Forms have been posted to Teeth On Wheels, however if you have a late form please bring it to the office as soon as possible. If you have misplaced your form please collect one from the front office. The Dental Van will be at the school on the following dates: Tuesday 23rd April, Friday 26th April and Monday 29th April.

New times for the school day: 8:50am – 11:20am: Learning Session 1 11:20am: Eating time 11:30am – 12pm: 1st recess (30 minutes) 12pm – 1:30pm Learning Session 2 1:30-2pm: 2nd recess (30 minutes) 2:00pm – 3:00pm Learning session 3

No Smoking On or Near Schools. From 13 April 2015, smoking is banned within four metres of an entrance to all primary and secondary schools in Victoria, and within the school grounds, under an amendment to the Tobacco Act 1987. The smoking ban applies to: anyone present on school premises during and

after school hours including students, teachers, contractors, parents/guardians or the wider community, such as sporting groups.

all activities that take place on school premises including pre-schools, kindergartens, outside school hours care, cultural, sporting or recreational activities and school fetes.

Principal Awards Congratulations to the following students who will be receiving an award on Friday at our Whole of School Assembly.

ROOM NO. Student

18 Jye D

19 Sophie H

3 Josh H

4 Layla B

12 Alyssa L

13 Holly W

14 Sonny B-M

5 Jack M

6 Reece W

7 Tran W

8 Cooper G

9 Lillie Q

Remember to practice these hat habits everyday…

1. My green school hat is named.

2. I look after my hat inside the classroom & outside.

3. I wear my hat outside everyday.

4. I wear my hat correctly with the brim down.

5. I do not touch other people’s hats.

6. I do not play games with my hat.

7. I sit in the amphitheatre if I do not have my hat.

Hat Habits help us to be sunsmart!

CONTACTS @

kfps Principal: Kim Saddlier Assistant Principal: Faye Martin Business Manager: Maree Wayman Reception: Lorraine Fowler Music: Tue, Wed , Thur & Fri Jessica Dellow Art Studies: Wednesday– Friday Sue Gloury First Aid Officer: Tania Riddick Library Hub: Julie Holt Neighbourhood Leaders: Gumnut– Kim Anketell /Brooke Cole Grevillea– Kate Novak Ironbark– Felicity Creighton Whirrakee– Carryn Hendy Wellbeing Officer: Wendy Donaldson School Chaplain: Rose Amy Sports Program: Travis Colley Canteen Manager: Rayelene Burns School Council (School Council meetings held every second Tuesday of the Month) School Council Members Kim Saddlier (Executive Officer) Faye Martin Corey Gilmore Melissa Cusack Brad Gould Leticia Laurien Heather Maher (President) Robert Bruce Lauren Marron Kristen Miller Verna Greenhalgh David Hunter Parent Club : President: Judith Rainsbury Vice Pres: Amanda Hooley Secretary: Lauren Marron Treasurer Sharyn Holmes Parent Club meeting on the First Monday of the Month at 2.30pm in the Parent

Clubroom near the Canteen. After School Care: YMCA Bendigo Central Booking

5444 6666 Breakfast Club Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings commencing at 8.15am– 8.35am

kfps Calendar

2019

Monday 11th March Labour Day Public Holiday (No School)

Tuesday 12th March School Council Meeting commencing 6.45pm

Saturday-Sunday

16th & 17th March

Papercraft Show held in our Gym—Saturday 9.00-4.00 Sunday 10.00-4.00

Wednesday 20th March Speaking Spot Bendigo (Formally Talking Matters)

Friday 22nd March Whole School Incursion

Thursday 4th April Parent/Teacher Interviews for Grades 1-6 3.45pm-7.15pm

Friday 5th April Pupil Free Day

Parent/Teacher Interviews for Grades 1-6 8.45am-12.00pm

Tuesday 23rd April First Day of School for Term 2

Teeth on Wheels

Wednesday 24th April School Photo Day

Friday 26th April Teeth on Wheels

Monday 29th April Teeth on Wheels

60-80 Olympic Parade, Kangaroo Flat 3555 Phone: 5447 5100 (Absence Message Service: 5447 5100 Press 1)

www.kangarooflatps.vic.edu.au

Parent Club Easter Raffle The Parent Club will be holding an Easter Raffle this year and would greatly appreciate donations for the hamper. Any items for the raffle can be left at the office. Raffle will be drawn on Wednesday 3rd April. Thank you for your support. Judith Rainsbury President (Parent Club)

Zooper Doopers The Parent Club will be selling Zooper Doopers for sale

after school for $1