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Newsletter No. 5 - Term 1– Week 6 Thursday 5th

March 2015

From the Principal………….

CANBERRA CAMP NO. 2 I am sure you have been following the adventures of our second group of Canberra campers on Facebook. The campers are due back tomorrow afternoon at approx. 5pm. Our wonderful Gill in the office will send a SMS message to all parents of the campers when the bus reaches Yea. Unfortunately I will not be there to greet the campers this week but I’m sure they’ve had a great time and will be very, very tired – and that includes the staff and parents on camp!

INDIA TRIP Yesterday I held an information afternoon about the trip to India. Quite a number of parents were at the afternoon and it looks as though we will have a very positive response to the trip. If any parents of Grade 5 & 6 children missed the afternoon and would like some information, please contact us at the office. The trip will be going ahead in late August/early September.

BADGE PRESENTATIONS The Badges are in; the Campers are back, which means it’s Badge Presentation time. At our next assembly on Monday, 16

th March the Student Leadership Team, House Captains and House Vice-

Captains, Junior School Council and Branch Out Ambassadors will be presented with their badges. All families are welcome to attend the assembly, and there will be a morning tea afterwards at the Kalinda Kafe in the Stadium Foyer.

WHAT IS THAT IN OUR FOYER??? If you’ve been up to the school this week you may have noticed something different in our foyer. There is an installation called, “A Memorial to Oil”. This installation was constructed at the Maroondah Festival late last year. It emphasises that oil has been a wonderful source of fuel for humankind, however, we will be running out of oil, and what happens then? The idea is that if we plan sufficiently in advance, with imagination and creativity, a future with less oil could be preferable to the present. The installation is visiting primary schools in the area for a month each, and it is there to create conversation and debate about our energy use and our view of the future. Come and have a look and we all may start thinking in different ways to improve the future for our children.

LAURYN’S FUNDRAISING FOR BRAIN CANCER RESEARCH One of our students, Lauryn Harris, and her Dad, are shaving their heads to raise money and awareness for research into brain cancer. Below is a link to Lauryn’s fundraising page. Congratulations, Lauryn for your dedication to this cause. Lauryn and her Dad, Andrew, plan to 'perform the shaving ceremony' on Sunday 29th March at about midday in the grounds of Croydon Hills Baptist Church where Andrew is the Pastor. Representatives from the school and her classmates would be more than welcome to support and attend this event. http://www.curebraincancer.org.au/my-fundraising/8387/shave-for-stef#.VOlorFQHuJB.gmail GAIL POLLARD PRINCIPAL

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Events Calendar

Forms sent home to Families –26 Feb. – 5 March 2015 Notice Distributed to: Return by:

Grip Student Leadership Grades 5 & 6 interested 5/3/15

Hot Dog Day Notice All students 18/3/15

Welcome Letter 1/2T n/a

Junior School Council Notice Grades 1 & 2 n/a

Helping Your Child Foundation n/a

Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER)

Students from our school have recently undertaken an education tour of the national capital. Students will be given the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy. The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing funding of $30 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate program towards those costs. The rebate is paid directly to the school upon completion of the excursion. RAY BROOKMAN CANBERRA CAMP COORDINATOR

March

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st - Working Bee – 10am-12noon + BBQ

2-6th - Canberra Camp #2 – Gr. 5&6

5th - SSV Division Swimming

9th - Labour Day Public Holiday

11th - Foundation Information Afternoon

12th - Grip Young Leaders Conference

13th - Sport – Grades 5&6

16th - School Council Mtg – 7.30pm Staffroom

20th - Sport – Grades 5&6

24th - Whole School Photos

25th - Grandparents & Special Friends Day

- Foundation (Preps) only. 26

th - Canteen Hot Dog Day

27th - Sport – Grades 5&6

End of Term 1 (2.30pm dismissal) 29

th - Working Bee – 10am-12noon + BBQ

April

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th - Beginning of Term 2

29th - House Cross Country

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

11/3/15 - Suzanne H. & Adi H. 12/3/15 - Megumi N. & Yuko W. 13/3/15 - Leanne R. & Helper needed If you wish to contact Jo in the Canteen, her mobile number is 0402 031 447.

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Name Changes for Levels at Kalinda You may have noticed that we have stopped referring to ‘Levels’ at Kalinda this year. In the past, Level 1 referred to Prep, Level 2 to Grades 1 and 2, Level 3 to Grades 3 and 4 and Level 4 to Grades 5 and 6. This terminology was based on how the Victorian Curriculum was written. In changing to the National Curriculum, the terminology for different grades has changed, and we need to change with it. The first and most obvious change is that the long held Victorian tradition of naming the first year of school ‘Prep’ has been changed, with our new students now entering ‘Foundation’. This is a nationally agreed upon term, designed to bring consistency in regards to the first year of schooling to every state and territory in Australia. The title itself is perhaps not as well liked for some, but consistency in starting age and curriculum across Australia for our youngest students is a very welcome change. Further up the school, the term ‘Level’ has changed in meaning in our new curriculum documents. Levels now refer to year-long stages of learning progress for our students. For example, students in Grade 1 could typically be expected to be at a Level 1 standard in their learning. Grade 2 students will often be at Level 2, and so on. However, Levels are not the same as Grades, because a Grade 2 child may be doing very well in a particular area and be working at a Level 3 standard. Or they may be a little slower in their learning development and still working to master the Level 1 standards. This is why we no longer use the term ‘Level’ for our Grade groupings. As a school we have decided to go back to the term ‘Grade’ to describe our class groupings, as it is the most easily understood term for parents and the wider community. Therefore our school is now separated into Foundation, Grade 1/2, Grade 3/4 and Grade 5/6. RICHARD LAMBERT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

KALINDA’S EASTER RAFFLE

Hippity Hoppity, Hippity Hoppity It’s time for Kalinda’s annual Easter Raffle fundraiser. For new families at Kalinda, each year we hold our famous Easter Raffle. Last year we had over 180 prizes!! This fundraiser is only possible with the participation of families sending along donations of Easter-type goodies that can be used to make up hampers/prizes for the raffle. Be creative – what would you like to win in an Easter Hamper? Just make sure the use-by dates are still current, e.g. eggs, chocolate, biscuits, books, toys, coffee, tea – let your imagination hop wild!

NUT-FREE ONLY PLEASE Easter Raffle notices and tickets were sent home last week – one book per family. If you did not receive your book of tickets, please let the office know and we will arrange for one to go home. Each booklet contains 15 tickets at $1.00 per ticket – with so many prizes the odds of winning a prize is very hippity, hoppity high! FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE

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ROYAL CHILDRENS HOSPITAL GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL

Give that they may grow

Each year the Good Friday Appeal brings together people from all parts of the community to raise much needed funds for equipment, research and education to support the work of The Royal Children's Hospital.

The strength of the Good Friday Appeal lies with the thousands of people who volunteer their time, expertise and creativity to organise fundraising activities throughout the year. Together they have raised more than $274 million for the benefit of the hospital since the Good Friday Appeal began in 1931.

The activities of the Good Friday Appeal lead up to an all-day telethon, broadcast live across Victoria on Good Friday and supported by the Herald Sun, Channel 7 and 3AW 693.

The Good Friday Appeal is a non-denominational, non-political organisation that exists solely to raise funds for the benefit of The Royal Children's Hospital.

To find out more about The Royal Children's Hospital please visit www.rch.org.au

Donation envelopes were sent home yesterday. If you wish to donate to this very worthy cause, please place your donation in the envelope and return to the office by Friday 20th March. A receipt will be sent home to you early next term for tax purposes.

Library News! The Library is currently processing many new books which, hopefully, the children will enjoy immensely. The Series Novels have also been separated from the A-Z Novels so hopefully more books will be borrowed! The neater and more organised the library is, the easier it will be for students to find what they are looking for. Which brings me to a question! Would there possibly be any volunteers who could assist with a task weekday morning please? The task would be:

collecting the books to be returned from the classrooms that have Library that day (usually only one or two classes),

scanning the returned books back into the computer system, and;

re-shelving them?

I would imagine this task would take between 15 and 30 minutes. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please email me at wendyLrobertson@yahoo.com.au if you are able to assist.

Regards, Wendy Robertson

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WORKING BEE Many thanks to the following families for their assistance during last weekend’s working bee – the first for 2015: Bruno, Chheang, Goodwin, Gregson, He, Norman, Snelleksz-Vermont, Smith, White, Zupanovich, Knox, McLean and Cileceken, along with their mini-helpers; Aiden, Ella, Peliza, Tyrone, Shaylee, Ruby & Blake, Colin, Sebastian, Alexis & Conor, Ryan and Declan (…terrific numbers on what turned out to be a glorious morning [after ‘that’ crazy, stormy night!]). We managed to stay on top of a few ongoing projects as well as to complete a few stand-alone jobs. 'Boxes ticked' included: * soft-fall was re-spread to priority areas (in all playgrounds) and reclaimed from surrounding areas, * sand-pits were rejuvenated, * all of the in-ground drains around the grounds were checked and cleared as necessary, * we had a few pieces of ‘unauthorised hard rubbish that were cleared, * cobwebs were removed from around the stadium, portables and store rooms, * the staff car park received a general ‘clean-and-tidy’, * the trees/plants around our paved chess board received some TLC, * the small raised garden bed outside the portable of 34M was cleaned up and tidied following the gradual demise of a mosaic project from many years ago – in preparation for a new installation (watch this space), * The garden beds at front of school were mulched, and * a rotted, old bench seat near the synthetic basketball courts was removed. We would like to extend a huge thank you to every family who participates at our working bees, as we simply could not keep our huge grounds looking as pleasant as they are without you. And, as always, we would also like to say a massive thank you to Bryan Bennett and Ted (and Nathan) Dugdale who - along with Steve Harvey and Michael Raftopoulos (and Katie) - organise the jobs that need doing and (most importantly) make sure the BBQ is ready for hungry workers! If you are new to the school or have not yet filled out the working bee slip to indicate your date of preference, please do so through the office. Many hands make light work and it’s always a great opportunity to meet other parents and for your children to get together. THE NEXT WORKING BEE IS SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY MARCH 29 from 10am - 12noon (but is subject to change). We will let you know as soon as plans have been finalised. Barring any changes; see you there! FACILITIES COMMITTEE

BE SUNSMART IN TERM 1

Here at Kalinda we are a Sunsmart school which means that all students need to wear a school-approved hat during Terms 1 & 4, which can be purchased at the Uniform Shop on Monday afternoons from 3.00 – 3.45pm. If anyone is not wearing a hat, the Yard Duty Teacher will ask them to stay undercover, out of the sun, for recess and/or lunchtime.

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From the sports desk…

LEVEL 4 INTERSCHOOL SPORT: Throughout Term 1, ‘Summer’ Interschool Sport is played during the cool of the morning.

Game-play is generally from around 9:30am until around 10:30am. For teams playing 'Away', the bus departs for competition as

soon after 9:00am as possible, and returns to Kalinda P.S. at approx.: 11:00am. With many of the Level 4’s away,

Summerschool Sport is 'taking a break' for Kalinda students until Friday, March 13. Our opponent on that day will be Croydon

Hills P.S. Full venue details and team locations are available weekly on the school website, located at www.kalinda.vic.edu.au

FREE KALINDA SPORTING SCHOOLS CRICKET PILOT PROGRAM: WE’RE FULL! All available spaces for

the Friday cricket program have been ‘exhausted’. We now have 24 boys and 11 girls!

When: Fridays at lunchtime (1:10pm – 2:00pm)

Where: Kalinda Primary School Oval / Stadium

Details: The six week program (with four-to-go) will be run by an Australian Cricket staff member, Mr. Harvey and

Steve Toohey (from http://www.warranwoodsharks.com.au/junior-club/).

KALINDA / NORWOOD AUSKICK: Registrations for the 2015

Auskick season are open at www.aflauskick.com.au. PLEASE

REGISTER FOR KALINDA AUSKICK VIA THE 'NORWOOD

AUSKICK' CENTRE. With a strengthened partnership in 2015,

the centre previously known as 'Kalinda Auskick' will operate

under the banner of 'Norwood Auskick' to offer more participation options:

1. The Norwood Auskick (Mullum Reserve) sessions will start at 5:30pm on Friday March 20 (75 minutes / 13 sessions).

2. The Norwood Auskick (Kalinda P.S.) sessions will start at 9:30am on Sunday March 22 (60 minutes / 10 sessions).

Centre members can attend either (or both) session(s), meaning that this membership offers up to 23 Auskick sessions. Further

details about Norwood’s Auskick ‘credentials’ can be found at:

http://www.foxsportspulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-722-12980-0-0&sID=199215.

INTER SCHOOL GYMNASTICS (ISG) DETAILS ANNOUNCED: Last week’s entry in this space

created a fair bit of interest within the Kalinda community. Whilst the ISG event is mainly for primary

school-aged students who already ‘do’ club gymnastics, many of the inquiries I received were about

how to get started at a club. For that reason, please find the link to Gymnastics Victoria’s: Club

Search page (http://vic.gymnastics.org.au/page.php?id=99 ) on which you can nominate a (within) distance from your chosen

postcode. I would note however, that at least one gymnastics based program that I know ‘of’ (but not much ‘about’) – at

Aquahub (previously: Croydon Leisure Centre) is NOT listed, but could be worth the inquiry..?

SCHOOL SPORT VICTORIA NEWS – REGIONS: School Sport Victoria comprises eight sports regions:

Eastern Metropolitan Sports Region, Gippsland Sports Region, Greater Western Sports Region,

Hume Sports Region, Loddon Mallee Sports Region, Northern Metropolitan Sports Region,

Southern Metropolitan Sports Region and Western Metropolitan Sports Region. Kalinda Primary School is a part

of the Eastern Metropolitan Sports Region. You can view the EMR’s website page at

https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/Conferences/SouthEasternConference/EMR/Pages/default.aspx

SESSION 1 DETAILS:

Best Regards, Steve Harvey

Physical Education, Sport & Facilities Management SSV Coordinator: Maroondah & Manningham Division(s)

Ph: (03) 9876 3289 M: (0417) 392 572 E: sharvey@kalinda.vic.edu.au

1. Mullum Reserve sessions commence

5:30pm on Friday March 20.

2. Kalinda P.S. sessions commence

9:30am on Sunday March 22

Kalinda’s participation ‘partners

and pathways’

* Click icon for full details

SOCCER CLUB

WANTED!

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OSHClub News Before School / After School Care Program

Program Update

Good Day! Jeanette, Kalli, and Monali would like to welcome everyone to Week 6 of Term 1. We would also w like to welcome everyone to Autumn, which began last Sunday the 1st March. Gee! March already!? Where has the time gone? Over the past week we have welcomed even more new children into our before and after school care service. This term has been a very exciting and busy time for us and we greatly appreciate the patience and good-will demonstrated by both children and parents. We would also like to extend a warm thank-you to all of our OSHClub children for accepting and including all of our new students to our service. Well done! With only two weeks left of this school term, and with next Monday the 9th of March being a public holiday, we are strongly looking forward to winding down from Term 1 with all of the children at our service. We are also looking forward to having our prep children for their first Wednesday of before and after school care next week. What an exciting time!! Just a warm reminder to all children and parents that hats must still be worn right up until the end of Term 1. We wish all of the year 5 and 6 students returning from Canberra tomorrow a safe and happy journey home. We can’t wait to hear all about it!! 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.

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 that the Grade 5&6 students on Camp #2 will be returning tomorrow afternoon at approximately 5pm. If there are any major changes to that time, parents will be notified by SMS text. Do we have your current mobile number? If not, please let us know as soon as possible. Finance - Family Statements will be sent home at the end of this week. Please retain these as they have your individual Bpay number and the school billing number. (Please remember, if you are paying by BPay, this is for amounts of $30 or over.) Please contact the office if you have any queries. WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECKS - A reminder that if you wish to help out at the school in any way, ie canteen, classroom help, SAKG, camps/excursions, etc. you will need a Working With Children Check. Forms are no longer available at the office; you will need to apply online at:

http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/home/resources/forms/ THERESA JARVIS BUSINESS MANAGER CANTEEN NEWS

I would like to thank all the children who are using their manners when asking for items. It is great to hear ‘Please’ and ‘Thank You’ at the Canteen. Keep it up Kalinda kids. I have placed the order for Sticky Beak lunch order bags. We should expect them in approx. 2 weeks. Hot Diggity Dog Day is getting closer. Please send in your order and money by Monday 16th March. If your child does not like hot dogs, we are offering a donut and drink for $3.00. JO O’CALLAGHAN CANTEEN MANAGER UNIFORM SHOP

Sunsmart Hats – We are a Sunsmart school which means that all students need to wear a school-approved

hat during Term 4 and Term 1. Hats can be purchased at the Uniform Shop for $15.00. 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.

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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). Happy Banking! Julie & Kylie School Banking Coordinators

PARENTS & FRIENDS MEETING DATES FOR 2015

The P&F meetings this year will be held on a Monday afternoon at 2.30pm in the Stadium Foyer. Everyone is welcome to join the meetings and keep up-to-date on events and happenings at the school.

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rd March 24

th August

27th April 14

th September

25th May 19

th October

22nd

June 23rd

November 27

th July 14

th December – AGM (2pm)

RECIPE OF THE WEEK!

Serves: 6 Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 4 hours

Slow Cooker Lamb Roast What you need: 1.5 kg leg of lamb

4-6 cloves garlic 1 sprig fresh rosemary leaves removed 6 potatoes peeled and halved 1/2 cup stock or 1/4 cup stock & 1/4 cup white wine 4 bay leaves

Halve potatoes if they are large, and place in slow cooker pot.

Make incisions in roast and press in garlic and rosemary. Place any loose rosemary leaves in pot.

Place roast on top of potatoes. Add stock and bay leaves to bottom of pot. Roast should sit just above the liquids.

Cook on high for 4 hours until meat is cooked. Wrap roast in foil to rest for at least 10 minutes before carving. Serve with potatoes and steamed vegetables.

*If you prefer your potatoes crunchy, either roast potatoes separately or finish off in hot oven whilst roast is resting.

WENDY McLAUGHLAN KALINDA CHEF

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KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

Sth Croydon Junior Football Club – Players Wanted Come on down and register for the upcoming season. If you know of any kids that want to play football at a family

friendly club, bring them down and sign them up.

This year we are planning to field sides from under 8’s to under 14’s and two under 17 sides. We particularly need

more players for the Under 8’s, Under 9’s, Under 10’s & Under 11’s.

First time players to the club will be offered free registration, this is a saving of $150!

Round 1 starts on the 12th April, so get in quick!

If you have any queries, please call either:

Simone Crapper on 0404 096 180 or

Lynne Tull on 0409 113 879

GO DOGGIES!

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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