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Newsletter No. 8 - Term 1– Week 9 Thursday 26th

March 2015

From the Principal………

Quite a few of our children are members of Holly Caldwell’s String Group. This group is part of our instrumental music program and they meet at 8 o’clock every Thursday morning for practice. At the moment they have twelve members which includes a new member beginning this morning. Today they had a very special event for these children. Mr Jobst Liebrecht, a Conductor and Composer from Berlin, Germany, who is visiting Monash University, came to watch our children perform. The children were very excited and played absolutely beautifully. The children played two pieces, one is called “Tidal River” and the other was a creative piece that they practiced only this morning. I have heard the Tidal River piece before and this morning it was just magical. The skills of these children are astounding! Dindy Vaughan wrote this piece quite some time ago and it is very suited to the children and their playing ability. After the children played, our guest was invited to conduct the children in a creative piece. Watching the children following the conductor so confidently was a joy. We were all very moved by their love of working with their instruments. Their imagination and creativity shone through when the Professor conducted the piece and encouraged the children to put their own feelings into their music. It all created a very special time for the audience.

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OPEN NIGHT Our school Open Night will be held on Monday, 18

th May. We hope you all will be able to come along and have a

wonderful time with your children as they share their work with you. Please watch for more information in our newsletters next term.

FOUNDATION INFORMATION NIGHT 2016 Our Information Night for incoming Preps for 2016 will be held on Monday 4

th May at 7pm in the Library. Please let

your friends and family know that this event is on and is part of our Transition Program. The Transition Timetable for school entry 2016 is at the end of this newsletter.

FUNDRAISING REMINDER A few weeks ago we mentioned in the newsletter that Lauryn Harris and her Dad are participating in “The Big Shave”. This event is happening on Sunday 29

th March outside the Men's Shed at Croydon Hills Baptist Church at

about 12pm. (At the top of the car park directly opposite Yarra Valley) Everyone from the school community is invited to attend and support the Cure for Brain Cancer fundraising event.

HAPPY & SAFE HOLIDAYS Tomorrow we will be holding a final assembly at 2.00pm to announce winners of the Monster Easter Raffle. Assembly will be held on the basketball courts, weather permitting, or in the Stadium if it’s raining. Please note, the students will be dismissed at 2.30pm. Please make arrangements for your children to be picked up on time. OSH Club will be operating from 2.30 – 6.00pm. I wish you all a safe and happy holiday and look forward to seeing everyone back and eager to immerse themselves in the learning and activities planned for Term 2. GAIL POLLARD PRINCIPAL

WORKING BEE CANCELLED

Due to circumstances beyond the school’s control, the working bee planned for 10:00am until 12:00pm this Sunday has been cancelled. We thank all families and staff who had volunteered their time for their preparedness to ‘dig-in’, and – obviously - we hope that you will be able to once again offer your services at one of the working bees scheduled in the coming months. In the meantime, the facilities committee apologises for any inconvenience caused, and wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday. Steve Harvey, Ted, Bryan and Michael Facilities Committee

SAKG DONATIONS

The SAKG Program is loooking for glass jars, with lids – size 250mls or less.

Please leave at the office.

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Events Calendar

Forms sent home to Families – 19-26 March 2015 Notice Distributed to: Return by:

PMP Helper Roster Foundation 27th March

Taskworks Excursion Grades 1 & 2 20th April

Incursion – Jack Flash and the Jumping Beanstalk Grades 3 & 4 17th April

Class Directory Eldest 27th March

Class Blog & Website 1/2R n/a

Family Life Sessions All students 16th April

Roster Notice – Term 2 Foundation D Asap

Canteen Winter Menu Eldest n/a

CANTEEN NEWS Hot Dog Day – Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who helped pack the hundreds of drinks, donuts and hot dogs today. Your help is much appreciated. Please note that the Canteen will not be open for lunch orders or over the counter sales in the first week of next term. It will open for business again on Wednesday 22nd April. JO O’CALLAGHAN CANTEEN MANAGER

March

27

th - Sport – Grades 5&6

End of Term 1 (2.30pm dismissal)

2pm Assembly – Easter Raffle draw April

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th - Beginning of Term 2

22nd

- Education in Human Sexuality - Gr.1-6 24

th - Incursion – Grades 3&4

27th - P&F Mtg. – 2.30pm – Stadium Foyer

27th - School Council Mtg. – 7.30pm Staffroom

- Taskworks Excursion – Grades 1 & 2 29

th - House Cross Country

May

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rd - Working Bee – 10am -12noon

4th - Foundation Information Night (2016)

5th - Mother’s Day Stall

18th - Kalinda Open Night

25th - P&F Gen. Mtg. – 2.30pm Stadium Foyer

- School Council Mtg June

13th - Kalinda Disco (P&F)

21st - Working Bee

22nd

- P&F Gen. Mtg. – 2.30pm Stadium Foyer

TERM DATES 2015

Term 1 – 28 Jan (teachers start) - 27 March Pupil Free Day 29 Jan – Students begin 30

th Jan.

Term 2 – 13 April - 26 June Term 3 – 13 July - 18 September Term 4 – 5 October - 18 December CANTEEN

CANTEEN IS CLOSED WEEK 1 – TERM 2

If you wish to contact Jo in the Canteen, her mobile number is 0402 031 447.

Happy Easter

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OSHClub News Before School / After School Care Program Week 9 – Term 1 - 26th March 2015

Program Update

Guten Tag! This means ‘good day’ in German. Last week of term! How time flies. What a wonderful term we have all had meeting all of our new children and reuniting with all of our regular children! The theme for this week has been Easter fun and games! Children have thoroughly enjoyed sharing and creating Easter colour-ins, art and craft activities as well as free play and sharing stories about their day at school. We thoroughly look forward to creating and sharing more Easter fun with the children for the rest of the term. A very special event will be happening at OSHClub this Thursday afternoon; the Australian World Cup cricket team will be taking on the Indian World Cup cricket team in the Cricket World Cup semi-final and our children will be lucky enough to get a front-row seat for the match! Both Kalli and Monali thoroughly enjoy their cricket and so will both be cheering on each team. Good luck Australia and India! We also have a special afternoon planned for Friday, with all children invited to bring along a plate of food for our end of term party. The only foods that are not allowed are any containing nuts; other than that, we warmly look forward to sharing lots of delicious things with all of our children! From all the team here at Kalinda OSHClub, we wish all children, parents and teachers a very safe and happy holiday and we will see everyone bright and early on the first day back of Term 2! Kind Regards, Jeanette Lea, Kalli Boag, Monali Shah.

Program phone: 0439 992 434 Coordinator: Jeanette Lea.

Assistants: Kalli Boag, Monali Shah, Wendy Reid, Jack Rountree, Samantha Lawrence.

OSHClub Head Office: 03 85649000

All families must be enrolled to attend the program, remember this is Free!! Please create an account online at www.oshclub.com.au all bookings and cancellations can also be managed via your online account. For on the day bookings please contact the Coordinator direct at the program.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

OFFICE NEWS Please note, the end of Term 1 is tomorrow Friday 27

th March. Final assembly will be at 2pm, where the Easter

Raffle prizes will be announced. Students will be dismissed at 2.30pm. THERESA JARVIS BUSINESS MANAGER UNIFORM SHOP - **NEWS FLASH** There has been a LOT of activity down in the Uniform Shop recently………….. JUST IN - Brand new Kalinda Bomber Jackets – new design - $45.00. GRADE 6 TOPS: Very limited sizes in polo tops and jackets, if anyone needs any extra:

Polos $40 & Jackets $50. Warm up for Winter Sale: While stocks last (limited sizes only): Superseded Bomber Jackets - $30 Superseded Polar Fleece Jackets $25 Superseded Bootleg Pants $15 Superseded Track Pants $15 Opening Hours – Mondays from 3pm – 3.45pm. If you are unable to make this time, order forms are available from the office or you can download from the website at www.kalinda.vic.edu.au / Notices and Forms. Just send in your order, with payment and it will be processed as soon as possible. SHANNON & JO UNIFORM SHOP VOLUNTEERS SCHOOL BANKING Bring your yellow Dollarmites wallet (or black for grades 4-6) to school each Friday. Wallets are to be placed in the grey CommBank bag and brought up to the office and will be returned to your classroom in the same bag. Kalinda receives $5 when children make their first deposit at school and 5% commission on every deposit made at school through the School Banking Program. Students will also receive a Dollarmites token for each deposit which can be redeemed when you have 10 tokens for your chosen reward. 2015 Competition! The Grand Prize: A Family Trip to Disneyland!! Students who make 25 or more School Banking deposits during 2015 will automatically enter the draw to win a trip to California’s Disneyland where they can enjoy Space Mountain and everything the park has to offer. The prize includes return airfares, five nights’ accommodation, transfers and 3 days park entry for up to two adults and two kids, as well as AUD$2000 spending money. If your child does not have a Youthsaver Account, you can open one at any Commonwealth Bank branch, or if you have NetBank, you can apply online. Alternatively, please contact one of the coordinators to discuss (we are in the Staffroom Friday mornings from 9am). JULIE & KYLIE STUDENT BANKING COORDINATORS

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RECIPE OF THE WEEK!

Serves: 4

Preparation: 10 minutes

Easter Tiramisu

What you need: 250g tub Italian Style Australian Cheese Mascarpone 1 cup Vanilla Thick Custard

125g little Easter eggs 2 Fruit Hot Cross Buns 1 tbsp Marsala

Place mascarpone in a bowl and stir until smooth. Fold through custard. Roughly chop half of the Easter eggs.

Cut each hot cross bun, crossways, into 4 slices. Place 1 slice in the base of 4 serving glasses. Top each with 2 tbsp of mascarpone mixture and 1 tsp chopped chocolate. Repeat layers once more, finishing with chocolate.

Drizzle a little Marsala over each tiramisu and serve with remaining Easter eggs. WENDY McLAUGHLAN KALINDA CHEF

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SECONDARY SCHOOL OPEN NIGHTS

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KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

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See the Community Board in the Foyer for more events. The Department of Education & Training (DET) and Kalinda Primary School, do not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. DET and Kalinda Primary School accept no responsibility for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them.

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TRANSITION TIMETABLE FOR SCHOOL ENTRY

2016

DATE

EVENTS

DESCRIPTION

Monday 4th

May

7.00pm - Library 2016 Foundation

Information Evening

Our Students, Our World,

Our Future!

Becoming part of

Kalinda Primary School.

Friday 23rd

October

9.30 – 11.00am 2016 Prep Students

Transition

Enrolled 2016 Prep

students have an

introduction to Primary

School

Friday 6th

November

9.30 – 11.00am 2016 Prep Students

Transition

Enrolled 2016 Prep

students have an

introduction to Primary

School

Friday 20th

November

9.30 – 11.00am 2016 Prep Students

Transition

Enrolled 2016 Prep

students have an

introduction to Primary

School

Monday 7th

December

7.00pm – Library 2016 –

Getting Started

Information Night for

Parents of 2016 enrolled

Prep students.

Tuesday 8th

December

9.30 – 11.00am

Orientation Day Enrolled 2016 Prep

students spend morning

with their new class and

teacher.

For further information, or to arrange a tour, please ring 9876 3289

Principal: Gail Pollard

Assistant Principal: Richard Lambert