Issue No. 04 – 23rd February 2018

General Guidelines for Parents when making any Payments to the school: Preferred method of payment is BPay. Your BPay referencence number can be located on your family statement and will remain the same throughout your child’s time at KPS. EFT/credit card facilities are available over the counter at the main office. Cash payments – correct money is required as there is not always access to change. Please do not send large amounts of cash with your child. Receipts will be issued through your child’s classroom. To help the office in finalising accounts, where possible, please limit payments in the last week of any school term. Sharyn Fletcher, Business Manager School Council President Glen Yates 0447 520 058 School Council email yates.glen.j@edumail.vic.gov.au School Uniform Primary School Wear 9768 0342 OSHC Camp Australia co-ordinator Sarah 0401 054 261

2018 Dates to Remember

Term dates 2018 Term 1 - 29th January – 29th March Term 2 - 16th April – 29th June Term 3 - 16th July – 21st September Term 4 - 8th October – 21st December

Attached Fliers - RSVP slip for Digital Parenting & Cyber Safety Presentation (page 6) - Hot March Night (page 8) - Digital Parenting & Cyber Safety Presentation (page 9) - Parking around the school information (page 10)

February 27th – 28th Feb Levels 5/6 swimming March Thur 1st Mar Parent Teacher meetings 1.30p.m. – 6.50p.m. Fri 2nd Mar KPS Clean Up Australia day

Hot March Night 6-9p.m. Mon 5th Mar 5th – 16th Mar

Foundation first full week Levels F-2 swimming (8 days)

Fri 9th Mar Student Free Day (no students at school) Mon 12th Mar Public Holiday – Labour Day Thu 15th Mar Digital Parenting and Cyber Presentation 6.30p.m. Thu 29th Mar Easter Hat Parade

Casual Clothes day (gold coin donation)

Last day term 1 (2.30p.m. dismissal) Fri 30th Mar Public Holiday – Good Friday

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Principal’s Message School Council News The 2018-2019 KPS School Council met for the first time last Monday February 19th and held two separate meetings. The first meeting of any school council to begin the new council year is termed

the “Special and First School Council Meeting” and only has one agenda item being the election of office bearers.

I am pleased to now be able to announce the results of the election process to appoint members to these important positions.

President Glen Yates Vice President Terry Cumming Treasurer Grant Philpots Secretary Sam Eason Following this, the council then moved into the second meeting for the night the first full council meeting of the year. An important consideration for this meeting is always the question of what sub committees the council will require for the year ahead. The determined sub committees for the year 2018-2019 are –

Finance Friends of KPS (Fundraising) Centenary (incorporating Community Public Relations) Buildings, Grounds & Sustainability Congratulations to all of our newly elected members and those who have accepted nomination to take up roles as office bearers for 2018. School Council membership 2018-2019 Current membership (parent) Glen Yates (parent of Liam Yates) Jaye Giacomin (parent of Levi Giacomin) Grant Philpots (parent of Charlotte, Max and Jim Philpots) Lilian Burton (parent of Harry and Joseph Burton) Roger Riley (parent of Tess Riley) Petra Fawcett (parent of Dexter and Keaton Fawcett) Terry Cumming (parent of Mirka and Charlie Cumming) Current membership (community) Dale Schumann (parent of Lachlan Schumann) Current membership (DET) Kath Ginnane (Principal Executive Officer) Christie Miller (teacher of FCM) Sam Eason (teacher of 6SE) Jeff McDonald (DET)

Curriculum Days 2018 (student free days) Monday January 29th (Statewide) Friday March 9th Tuesday 12th June Monday 5th November

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Hot March Night This very popular event is just around the corner so please view the details on the poster and the information provided by Ché Stockley, event co-ordinator calling for bakers and volunteers. Easter Hat Parade We are now actually almost at the half way point of this short 9 week term. It is therefore time to provide some information about our Traditional Yearly Easter Hat Parade. Easter is still some time away but as usual the signs are out there with ‘eggs’, ‘chickens’ and ‘rabbits’ so to speak, in the shops already. However, it is not too early for parents and children’s’ minds to turn to

Easter Bonnets “with all the trims upon it”. The now traditional school Easter Hat Parade is always held on the last day of Term 1 “by executive order of the Principal”. It is a delightful way to finish the term and has grown over the last few years from a school assembly style event to a ‘Gala Occasion’ with appropriate media coverage. I am always so thrilled in the ways parents and extended families embrace this event. Parade Details Date: Thursday 29th March Time: 11.40am – 1pm approximately Location: in the Monday morning assembly area in front of the stage Audience: parents, grandparents, family and friends Dress Code for audience:

- audience members are encouraged to wear a hat or a head wear creation - a parade of parents with hats will take place

- some seating available on the deck, but feel free to BYO chair How long does it take? a) each of the 26 classes parades, dances, hops or twirls around the rectangle (approx. 45 minutes) b) parents’ parade takes longer than it should, as KPS parents are not shy and have been known to require some

time to “get off the stage” , but we thank them so much for joining in (approx. 8 minutes) c) the parade of “special effort” , those hats they have gained as a special effort acknowledgement What if it rains? We would go ahead with the event via a reduced model in hall, corridors or classrooms So all “old” KPS parents you have been through the Easter Hat Challenge before, new parents here are some guidelines for you. 1. don’t panic, we do not want Kingsville parents staying up creating “millinery masterpieces” into the wee small

hours 2. we do want it to be all about participation and fun for the students and creating great memories of

events and traditions during their primary school life. So, families get together to create your headgear e.g.

a Kingsville creation

a school sun hat decorated

traditional Easter theme

PYP “Profile of the Learner” hat (and we might see): - balanced - open minded caring creative hats

Yes, usually a football theme will always sneak in somewhere as well and that is fine. Teachers provide a great example and will always create and wear a hat and parade with their class.

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So glue guns to the ready yet again and, let the imagination go and see what happens. Some members of our wonderful support staff will again form a panel of observers who will cast their eyes over all entries and, acknowledge special efforts from each class. Not the best, biggest or fanciest – just a special effort award for a member of each class and yes, a parent one as well. In preparation for the big event - don’t forget the cameras / devices to record the history to use at various 18th & 21st birthdays of the future. Also remember this is a casual clothes day so take that into consideration regarding the overall practicality of hat. Also the weather i.e. on windy days hats may need more attachment to the head. If all else fails “outsource” Thank you – more reminders during the remainder of the term. from “Head Bunny

Parent -Teacher Meetings Thursday 1st March 2018 Parent-teacher meetings offer great opportunities to deepen the working relationship between parents and teachers. The meeting is an opportunity for both parties to highlight the child's strengths, discuss academic and/or social challenges, and share vital information. Parent support for, and involvement in their child/childrens education is a critical factor which impacts on engagement and achievement. Creating a true partnership in a child's education establishes shared expectations for the child as they work to achieve their full potential. We therefore encourage all parents to take time to attend these meetings. Parent Teacher meetings will be held for all students from 1.30pm to 6.50pm on Thursday 1st March Parent Teacher meetings will be of 10 minutes duration. To book a time for the parent teacher meeting you will need to access your COMPASS parent portal. Access to bookings will be available from Monday 19th February. See the steps below to make this booking.

Using COMPASS you will be able to book the times that suit you best from any internet-connected computer. A computer is available in the front office foyer during school hours (8.45am – 4.00pm), if you do not have internet access at home or elsewhere. To make the Parent-Teacher meeting booking for your child/children complete the following steps:

Log into the Compass parent portal using your Username and Password

On your Compass homepage a list of your children will be displayed. A meeting link will appear under their name

Click on this link

Select a booking sheet. This will display the parent teacher conference dashboard, which includes a list of all of the times available

Other parents may be making bookings at the same time that you are using the system. It is possible, though unlikely, that a time slot is displayed to you as available, but is then booked by another parent shortly afterwards. If you then attempt to book this time slot it will not be available and a message will be displayed to indicate this.

If you encounter any problems using Compass system please contact the school office by phone on 9314 5869

This process will need to be repeated for every child

Please consider that you will need to move between rooms for sibling meetings and to therefore leave a gap to allow you to make your next meeting appointment time

School Leadership Team

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Changes to Absenteeism Reporting Policy A review of the Attendance Guidelines for schools was undertaken in Term 4, 2017. During the January school holidays Minister for Education James Merlino announced changes to the School Attendance Guidelines, these require government schools notify parents of unexplained student absence as soon as practicable on the day of absence. Prior to the announcement, government schools were advised to attempt to make contact with the parent within three days of an unexplained student absence. The review and resulting changes to the guidelines will help ensure the safety of school-aged children during school hours. To meet the new requirements Kingsville will be notifying parents soon after 10.00a.m. each morning on a daily basis by email and text message with the following message: {student.name} has been marked absent without explanation as of 10.00a.m. If you require more info, please contact the school or log into parent portal. To record a reason for an absentee:

log onto the parent portal on Compass

from the Compass home screen (or from your student’s profile), click the ‘Add Parent Approval’ item

from the pop-up window, select the reason, enter a brief description of the absence, select the start and finish time

click the ‘Save’ button.

Alternatively you may contact the school by phone or email to provide reason for an absence. Peter Ritchie, Assistant Principal/PYP co-ordinator

Digital Parenting and Cyber Safety Presentation Last year, on February 24th 2017, Kingsville Primary School gained accreditation as an eSmart school. The eSmart program for schools is an initiative of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation. eSmart is a program that guides and supports schools to embed practices that create a culture of cyber safety and responsible digital citizenship. The process involves raising awareness of cyber safety in the school community, updating policy and ensuring the curriculum enables students and teachers to make use of the fantastic possibilities of the internet while being smart about its risks. Being eSmart is an ongoing process, and the school now moves into a “sustaining” phase. Safe and responsible use of technology is naturally part of the new Victorian Curriculum, and the school has a special focus on establishing expectations around how we use technology when classes are setting up their routines and practices in our first 15 days of school. As part of this ongoing process we have scheduled cyber safety expert Martine Oglethorp, from the Modern Parent Organisation https://themodernparent.net/, to visit the school to conduct information sessions for students, staff and parents. On March 15th students in the 5-6 area will be involved in a session with Martine. Martine will work with the students on keeping safe online as well as how they can make the best choices to ensure they are minimising the risks, whilst taking advantage of the many benefits of the online world. Aside from cyber safety and issues of privacy, students are also taught the crucial digital literacy and resilience skills they will need. Students will examine actual online conversations where things have gone wrong, and thus give them the language to come up with better responses, actions and words to ensure a better outcome. Along with the Year Five and Six student sessions, Martine will be hosting a parent information session in the evening. This session caters for parents with children in all levels of primary school and beyond. Please see the informational flyer attached with this newsletter for more information. Digital Parenting and Cyber Presentation Date: Thursday 15th March Time: 6.30p.m. Location: KPS Hall RSVP: Via response slip below Kingsville eSmart Team

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Please help us plan for this event by completing the response slip below if you plan to attend the information night.

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Response Slip

Digital Parenting and Cyber Safety Night Thursday 15th March, 6.30pm

Parent Name:____________________________________________________ Child/s Name:________________________________ Grade:______________

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Happy Birthday 22nd to 28th February Happy Birthday to Frida Crawford, Stirling Koop, Hugo Speldewinde, Emily Tran, Ann Le, Tess Riley, Samuel Tu, Kalan Doloughan Marion, Arie Huang, Conor Evans and Samrawit Mersha.

Kingsville Awards To be presented on Friday 2nd March

Lost Property Our Lost Property box is full to the brim with unnamed hats, bomber jackets, windcheaters, lunch boxes and drink bottles. If you feel your child has lost an item please come on in and take a look. The Lost Property Box is located in the corridor opposite the Hall. 34M will organise the return of all named articles to the owner in the last week of term. At the end of each term any unnamed lost property is washed and donated to the Secondhand Uniform Stall. Year 3/4M and Mike

FCM No awards term 1 34AM No award

FCW No awards term 1 34GP No award

FDG No awards term 1 34HL Seniani Chung

FEE No awards term 1 34JL Gilbert Strachan

FLI No awards term 1 34KG Maggie Ellis

1JG Chloe Yorke 34MC No award

1JH No award 34SP Dexter Fawcett

1RM No award 5AO Herbie Grarock

1SH Markus Hatzis 5DS Zoe Brown

2AT No award 5GM Rafid Haider

2GJ No award 6JD Lachlan Coveny-Sanders

2LB Edith Oliver 6MM No award

2RT Charlotte Willis 6SE Will Stembridge

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Friends of KPS News Hot March Night Call for Bakers Attention Bakers! We need contributions of baked goodies for sale at our Hot March Night event. Please contact Maribel 0403 439 761 for a list of items they'd love you to make for the Cake and Sweets stall. Hot March Night Volunteers If you would like to volunteer to help out with Hot March Night go to – https://www.volunteersignup.org/HHWAW Ché Stockley, event co-ordinator

2018 Parent Classroom Representatives

Foundation Grade 2

FCW Sarah Hampton 2LB Terry Cumming

FLI Lisa T Richardson 2LB Kev Metcalf

FLI Amy Jennings 2LB Emma Cioli

FEE Josephine Prendergast 2GJ Cassandra Le Marshall

FEE Gabrielle Mason 2GJ Peta Blaisdell

FEE Alanna Forest 2RT Marcelle McClelland

FCM Martine Friend 2RT Fiona Wheeler

FCM Carolyn Taig

FDG Kylie Beard Grade 3/4

FDG Emma Cioli 3/4HL Zoanne Morrissey

Grade 1 Grade 6

1JG Johanna Skladzien All Elaine Doloughan

1SH Jodie Buckley

1SH Simone Barlow

1SH Kate Simnett

1JH Charlene Khoo

1JH Christine Mazis Sherwood

1RM Michelle Metcalf

1RM Juliet Brereton

Community Noticeboard West Side Derby Dollz Junior Roller Derby team wants you! In roller derby teams of skaters score points by skating around the track scoring points for each opposition skater they pass - it's fast, strategic and fun! West Side Derby Dollz run Junior Roller Derby training at Laverton Skate Centre, Oakdene Grove, Laverton from 5.15 - 6.30/7pm on Thursdays during school terms. Open to boys and girls aged 6 - 16. No skates? No worries, just bring a helmet and we have all the rest of the gear. The first lesson is free. Contact 0407 825 701 or email juniors@westsidederbydollz.org.au

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