Karoo News

Term 2 Week 5 Wednesday 11th May, 2016

Respect Responsibility Excellence Honesty & Fairness

Tolerance & Understanding

VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL

All visitors to the school must sign in and out at the office, and collect a green visitor’s badge. These badges help the students and staff identify you as an ‘authorised visitor’.

Please remember to return the

badge when you sign out.

Principal’s Comments

John Oldham 50 Years in Education We are quietly celebrating John Oldham’s 50 years of service to the State Government of Victoria as a teacher. At assembly the school captains Aimee and Fletcher presented to John sheets of best wishes from each class. Kim Cunningham has now sent off the images to be printed as a keepsake for John. A celebration morning tea was held at recess with John providing us with a few funny experiences of his teaching days. Last Friday the Department of Education sent a journalist and a video team to interview and film John talking about his depth of teaching.

John began his teaching career in 1966 at Burwood Teachers College where he undertook his initial training. From 1968 to 1974 John taught at Mountain Gate, Knoxfield and Vermont Primary Schools. There was an opportunity for study leave and in 1975 had the opportunity for a further year of training. He returned to classroom teaching at Ferntree Gully and Woorana Park Primary Schools.

In 1981 John was promoted to Assistant with Responsibility at Belgrave South Primary where he taught for three years and then had promotion positions at Kallista and Blackburn Lake Primary Schools. In 2001 John became a Leading Teacher at Blackburn Lake Primary School where he first started teaching Music.

It was 2003 when John arrived at Karoo with his passion and enthusiasm for teaching Music and sharing his joy with students. John has always tried to ‘make a difference’ with each student who he has taught and has inspired many students to love playing music and performing. John has provided many opportunities for students to extend their performing arts experience with State Schools Spectacular, Year 3 and 4 Productions, Choir, instrumental and percussion bands, On-Line Music, and Rock Bands. Each student has access to ukuleles, guitars and percussion instruments in the Music room and lots of chances for dance and movement.

John has appreciated the support from many parents for State Schools Spectacular and school productions. He has a dry sense of humour and continues to enjoy working to achieve the best and most positive outcomes for students. John will attend the Department of Education dinner in July recognising this service. We send our congratulations and best wishes to John.

NAPLAN Yesterday Years 3 and 5 students began the NAPLAN tests with Language Conventions and Writing. The students were required to answer questions such as: ‘Which word in the sentence is a noun? Which sentence is punctuated correctly? What does the pronoun them refer to in the sentence? Which type of word is live in the sentence? –noun, verb, adjective or adverb. The writing was a narrative with students asked to write a story about a list of characters and objects which had a problem or they could create their own story. Teachers have ensured that the students are calm and relaxed, so they can do their personal best.

Children’s Book Week Thank you to the Library Team- Michelle Mitchell, Sue Austin and Dianne Eva for the preparation they are putting into Children’s Book Week. I have listed here Sue’s advice about our visiting illustrator. ‘We have been lucky enough to obtain the services of Craig Smith a well known children's illustrator to help us celebrate Book Week. Craig has illustrated many children's books including the Too Cool series. He will be providing one hour sessions to the Prep - Year 4s on Tuesday the 23rd August in the Library. The sessions will include Craig teaching the students some illustrating techniques and they will have the opportunity to draw under Craig’s guidance. Session times will be provided closer to the time.’

Irene Harding - Principal

Term Dates 2016 Term 2 11 Apr—24 Jun Term 3 11 Jul—16 Sept Term 4 3 Oct—20 Dec

Phone: 9759-6222 Fax: 9759-6211 Email: karoo.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Web: http://www.karoops.vic.edu.au

NO SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

Monday 16th May (TRIBES)

IMPORTANT DATES

Year 6 Camp — 15th-18th Aug 1st Instal—$80 (16th May) 2nd instal—$80 (20th June) Bal/3rd instal—$70 (25th July)

KAROO READING

CHALLENGE

Mon 18th April —Fri 5th August

MAY 2016

Tues 10th—Thurs 12th May NAPLAN—Years 3 and 5

Friday 13th May KPA meeting 9am

Chocolate Drive begins—boxes sent home with eldest child

Tuesday 17th May ICAS—Digital Technologies

Year 6 Superspeak Parent Class from 9:00-11:00am

Gateways

Wednesday 18th May Open Day: 9:15-10:45am

Open Evening: 5:45-7:00pm

Friday 20th May JSC—Second Hand Book Sale

Monday 23rd May CURRICULUM DAY—No students

Tuesday 24th May Prep—Taskworks Incursion

Thursday 26th May Year 3 Taskworks Excursion

Tuesday 31st May ICAS—Science

Prep—Coach Approach

Karoo Calendar

CELEBRATING EDUCATION WEEK KAROO OPEN DAY & EVENING - WEDNESDAY 18th MAY

Open Day : 9:15-10:45am

Open Evening: 5:45-7:00pm

Hot Dogs & Cans of Drink for

sale between 5-6pm

See how our students are using technology

to promote learning and wellbeing.

INTERACTIVE WIHTEBOARDS LAPTOPS & COMPUTERS IPADS

CLASS AWARDS

Years 3—6 Week Ending—9th May, 2016

Level 3—Tyler R, Maya F & Nick C—3B, Hunter N, Sophie D, Alana B & Lochie E—3M, Hayden T, Lilli R & Nicole M—3W, Remington D, Leah C, Aaron C & Chloe A—4D, Christian, Abbey, Cooper & Elly—4M, Ryan, Thulshi, Linda & Krish—4V. Level 4—Aidan S, Gavin W, Loralie S, Olivia W, Paige H, Kaitlyn H—5LM, Charlotte S, Lewis K, Osman A & Lucy J—5T, Jenna, Olivia, Gabrielle, Owen & Tiasmin—5W, Patrick S, Madison Z, Keason B, Wayde T & Tahleena C—6F, Ryan H, Kara O, Emma L, Tony W & David M—6M. Music: 3W and 5M

JSC BOOK

RECYCLE SALE

Friday 20th May New or preloved books all welcome!

The Junior School Council is organising

a book recycle sale to complement Karoo Primary School

students’ passion for reading and to raise money for our school.

The funds will go towards purchasing some new outdoor games

for all students to enjoy, such as Giant Jenga, sand pit toys and

various others.

How you can help:

Step 1: Clear out your book shelves at home

Step 2: Donate any books you no longer want

(picture story books, junior or teenage appropriate

novels, and non-fiction books that students will be

interested in) to the school. Bring to the Year 6

rooms at lunch eating time.

Step 3: Friday 20th May—MASSIVE BOOK SALE!

All books 50c

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS

NAPLAN at Karoo Yesterday our Year 3 and Year 5 students, a total of 194 students completed two components of the NAPLAN assessments. The first test was the language Conventions which assesses their knowledge and understanding of spelling, grammar and punctua-tion. For the writing test students were provided with a ‘writing stimulus’ (sometimes called a prompt—an idea or topic) and asked to write a response in a particular text type—this year the students wrote a Narrative story. Despite the formality and rigorous test con-ditions adhered to, the staff were delighted with the positive attitude shown by our students prior to and after the tests. I spoke to sever-al students later in the day and I was impressed by their compo-sure, they spoke about ‘having a go’, ‘giving it their best’ and feeling proud of their efforts. These comments highlight the strength of our teacher programs, and importantly the commitment to learning.

Leanne Vines Assistant Principal

INDONESIAN NEWS

On Monday 9th May at the school assembly, some boys and girls from Year 3 performed Dayung Sampan on the angklung.

The song is about travelling by boat in the 15th century when there were no aeroplanes. The students practised hard during several lunch times to get the song right and they gave a good rendition of the song at assembly. We are very proud of their achievement.

Ibu Lim

(Indonesian Language Teacher)

OSHC CURRICULUM DAY PROGRAM

Monday 23RD may— 7:00am-6:15pm

As we have sufficient numbers, the curriculum day program

to Kemizo Activity Centre will go ahead as planned. No

more bookings can be taken.

Melissa Newlands - OSHC Co-ordinator

PREPS SCHOOL NURSING PROGRAM

QUESTIONNAIRE

All prep students have received a questionnaire from the School Nursing Program which must be completed and re-

turned to the school by this Friday, 13th May.

OPEN NIGHT FOOD STALL WEDNESDAY 18TH MAY

Hot Dogs and drinks for sale between 5:00-6:00pm

Cans of drink

$1.00 each

Hot Dogs

$2.50 each

(or 5 for $10.00)

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2015 SCHOOL CAPTAIN ON HER

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IN ALAN TUDGE MP’s RECENT NEWSLETTER …

“Celebrating Great Young Citizens Each year I present the Aston Shield award to students who have demonstrated outstanding school citizenship and have been role models for others. The award is named in honour of Tilly Aston, an inspiring woman who did so much for the rights of blind people.” Rhianna was named as the recipient for Karoo Primary School in 2015.

LOST PROPERTY—ROOM 7

Open at the following times:

Before School: Mon & Wed 8:45-9am After School: Mon to Wed 3:30-3:45pm During School: Mon to Wed 1:30-1:40pm only (No Visitors during class time please!)

Neither Karoo Primary School nor the Department of Education endorses the product or services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by Karoo Primary School or Department of Education for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them.

UNIFORM

Klad Sport, 8 Macro Court, Rowville Ph: 9763 0266

Open:

Monday - Friday : 8:30am-4:30pm Saturday: 9:00am-1:00pm

Uniform List available from office.

CANTEEN NEWS … NEW

MENU OUT NOW!

The new Winter Menu (Terms 2 & 3)

was sent home last week, and is also

available to download from our

website and tiqbiz. Please make sure

you use this new menu when

ordering.

2017 Preps’ Transition Dates If you have a child starting Prep in 2017, please collect an enrolment form from the school office. Our Prep Transition dates are as follows :

Prep Curriculum & Learning—Information night for Parents: Tuesday 31st May at 7pm

Step Into Prep sessions: Friday 19th August, Friday 26th August and Friday 2nd September (bookings recommended)

Discovering and Learning in Prep sessions: Wednesdays 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th November (bookings recommended)

Parent Information Night: Monday 28th November at 7pm

* School tours for new families continue to run throughout the

year on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30am (bookings essential).

ADVANCE NOTICE:

CURRICULUM DAY

MONDAY 23rd MAY

(No students at

school.)

Maths and Science Academy

Information Night and Expo

Rowville Secondary College offers an exciting specialist program for students with a passion for Maths and Science. This program, known as the Maths and Science Academy (MSA) provides students with the opportunity to investigate Maths and Science curriculum in greater depth and to engage with other motivated and enthusiastic learners. An Information Night will be held on Wednesday, May 18th 2016 at 7pm in the Senior Study Centre, Rowville Secondary College (Western Campus), Paratea Drive Rowville. Families are encouraged to arrive from 6pm to see the current MSA students in action at the MSA expo. If you would like more information on the Academy please contact Harold Cheung or Melissa Fraser on Ph 9755 4555.

School Holiday Program Irabina Autism Services is offering a variety of School Holiday Programs this June/July including:

* Intensive School Readiness Programs * Primary School Lego Club * Sports & Games Club * Teamwork & Technology club * 3 Day Intensive Aquatic Program

Adolescent Youth Club Our first Adolescent Youth Club has started and was a huge success! This program is for teens who struggle with managing the social dynamic at home, school and with friends. Outcomes include socialisation with other teens and acquiring daily living skills including cooking and communication.

For more information and to book please contact Irabina Autism Services on 9720 1118 or visit them at www.irabina.com

Entertainment Book Fundraiser -

Supporting our local Kinders Taylors Lane Kinder and Murrindal Kinder are selling

Entertainment Books. These are great value for money and

easy to use - particularly with the digital version of the book

accessible on your phone. You can very quickly save hundreds of

dollars at places that are commonly visited e.g. Woolworths,

Chemist Warehouse, Rebel Sport, and a huge variety of cafes

and restaurants.

To purchase a book from Taylors Lane Kinder

use the following link:

www.entbook.com.au/188d283

To purchase a book from Murrindal Kinder

use the following link:

www.entbook.com.au/1917p91

Why Does my Asthma get worse

when I have Hayfever?

Allergic rhinitis, where the lining of the nose, back of the throat and mouth become inflamed and swollen due to exposure to allergens such as house dust mites, pets, pollens and moulds and other irritants, is very common among people with asthma.

Hay fever (also known as seasonal allergic rhinitis) is the best known type of allergic rhinitis, with its associated itching, sneezing, runny nose or eyes and often blocked nose occurring during the pollen season. However perennial allergic rhinitis, where nasal symptoms occur throughout the year, is often seen in patients with asthma.

There is now good evidence that in patients with asthma, the presence of aller-gic rhinitis can also exacerbate their asthma. The reason for this is not entirely clear but suggestions include that breathing through your mouth when your nose is blocked can further aggravate your asthma by bypassing the nose’s filtering and humidifying function or that there is a reflex effect of nasal inflam-mation which triggers lower airway narrowing.

It is therefore recommended that when both asthma and allergic rhinitis co-exist that both are treated, with a preventer puffer in the case of asthma, and anti histamines and/or preventer nasal spray (generally a nasal corticosteroid) in the case of allergic rhinitis. Antileukotriene preventer medications (e.g. Singulair) have benefits for both asthma and allergic rhinitis so are sometimes used as a single therapy if these conditions co-exist. If your allergic rhinitis is making your asthma more difficult to control talk to your doctor about which medications are best for you.

Well done to all of the Karoo students who ran last Friday in the Rowville District Cross Country at Jells Park. Perfect weather made for a very enjoyable morning for runners and spectators. Parents have commented on the great support that our students gave to each other, especially near the finish line where our runners were loudly and enthusiastically clapped and cheered across the line. Many of our students improved their placing from the previous year and therefore their personal best result. Thank you for your efforts Karoo Cross Country Team, I am very proud of you all.

A sincere thanks to the parents who assisted at the finish line and who came to support Karoo. Each student was a 'winner' in my eyes, with the following students qualifying to compete at the Division Cross Country on June 3rd- Ella S, Will V, Kara O, Danielle C, Kenin T, Lachlan M, Olivia S