Newsletter No - Kerrimuir Primary School · 2019. 8. 31. · The Week Ahead Future Diary Dates...

The Week Ahead

Future Diary Dates

Kerrimuir Primary School is committed to Child Safety and the inclusion of all the children

Newsletter No.27 Friday 30th August 2019

9th September District Athletics 10th September ICAS - Writing (Enrolled students only)

11th September Parent-Teacher Interview Day (Students at school for interview only) 11th-13th September Scholastic Book Fair 12th September Gr 5/6 Hooptime ICAS - Spelling (Enrolled students only) 13th September Moon Festival

Monday 2nd: Fathers Day/Significant Person Breakfast - 7.30am-8.45am MPR No Swimming

Tuesday 3rd: ICAS - Digital Technologies (Enrolled student only)

Wednesday 4th:

Thursday 5th: ICAS - Science (Enrolled student only)

Friday 6th:

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ICAS University of New South Wales tests

ICAS testing starts next Tuesday for selected students in grade 2 – 6. This years test will be completed online in the ICT Lab area in the senior school. Testing will operate on Tuesday and Thursday over the next 3 weeks. Can I please ask that anyone entering the senior school during the testing period demonstrates our school value of Respect Ourselves and Others by moving quietly around the building and giving our students

every opportunity to do their best.

School Swimming Program

It has been fantastic to see the large number of students participating in the school program this year. We have 372 students attending one of the 7 sessions held each day. Thank you to all the teachers and support staff that are travelling to

the pool each day to make this program a success.

Parent Teacher Conferences

On Wednesday 11th September individual students, their parents and their teacher will have the opportunity to meet throughout the day for a student parent teacher conference. During this time, students will be able to share their achievements

and future goals with their parents and teacher.

These conferences/discussions can be booked online through Compass using your parent login details as previously

supplied. Bookings can also be made at the school office.

Parents will be able to select their conference time from

11.30am until 7:30pm, for a duration of 15 minutes.

Please note as approved by School Council there are no regular classes on this day and students are ONLY required at school

for the duration of the conference.

The aim is to provide you with timely information about your child’s progress, in conjunction with ongoing work samples and

Semester 1 reports.

We look forward to sharing this special and informative time

with you.

Principal’s Message:

Michael McLean

CARE Awards

Congratulations to this week’s

winners of the

Kerrimuir CARE Awards!

These students have all been recognised by their

teachers last week for an achievement related to

one of our four school CARE values.


Prep enrolments for 2020

Kerrimuir school families

We are currently taking enrolments for

current 4 year old Kindergarten students

who turn 5 by April 30th, 2020 for the

2020 school year.

School Council Meeting Term 3

Monday 28th October

Commencing 7pm in the staff room.

Visitors welcome!

Muffle: 1. to wrap or cover up cover something to reduce loudness

Examples: 1. We got muffled up to pro-

2. The child muffled the loud sound by

NOTICES


This weeks wordsmiths are: Ethan & Simon C

Friday 6th Sept - Rachel Allsop

Friday 13th Sept - Leana Joyce

Friday 20th Sept - Volunteer needed

Friday 11th Oct - Rachael Allsop

Friday 18th Oct - Leana Joyce

First Aid Room roster

RSPCA Donations

Eliza C is collecting donations as part of her Joey Scout promise challenge. If you have any of the following please place them in the box outside

the office.

- blankets

- towels

- toilet rolls

- empty tissue boxes

Thank you.

Kerrimuir Primary School Word of the Week

Some synonyms for are:

Dull

Muted

Wrapped

Rugged up

Muffle: 1. to wrap or cover up OR 2.to cover something to reduce loudness

Examples: 1. We got muffled up to protect ourselves from the cold.

2. The child muffled the loud sound by placing her hands over her ears.

SCHOOL News


Grade 2 Maths In Weeks 5 and 6, Grade 2 have been learning about money. We have been learning to identify coins, adding coins and learning how to give change. We have been using a new resource to help us give change. The students enjoyed using the Coles Little Shops to go

shopping and give change.

In week 7, Grade 2 student have been learning about measurement. We are learning to estimate and measure length using formal and informal measurement. Students had a lovely afternoon flying paper planes and measuring with hand and foot spans. For capacity the students enjoyed investigating how many cups filled

different containers.

Mrs Rushton 2A

SCHOOL News


Bottle tops for the art room

We are looking for bottle top donations for the art

room. We would love to begin a project using recycled

lids to develop and promote sustainability in school. Any

plastic tops would be fantastic. Please drop donations

off at the art room.

Julia and Mrs P

On September the 13th Kerrimuir is going to light up to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn festival !!

The Moon Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival takes place each year on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month- being Friday September 13th this year. It is a traditional Chinese celebration where the farmers give thanks to the moon for the harvest just been. The festival is about thankfulness, gathering with family & friends and community. To celebrate this the children are going to make lanterns during the next two weeks during art classes and on the evening of the 13th of September they will come alight and be hung along the oval fence line for all to

come past and enjoy.

There will be over 400 lanterns hand made by the children and lit up with LED candles – so please put it in your diary to come past after dark and enjoy the

spectacle.

Events committee

LIBRARY News


What a wonderful celebration of books and reading, was enjoyed by students and staff last

week.

The Library hosted several competitions, lunchtime activities and enjoyment of the Short-listed

books of 2019.

The winner of the major competition, to create an alternative book cover for one of the short-listed books, was won by the following students. The covers were judged on their

originality, effort, age category and presentation.

Congratulations to these students, who received prizes at this morning’s assembly:

Grade 5 Grade 4

1st Isabella X 1st Zainab C

2nd Claire K 2nd Phoebe S

3rd Jay Z 3rd Benji W

Grade 2

1st Fatimah C

2nd Jessica C

3rd Poppy I

Lunchtime Activities Grade 5 girls enjoying a Cryptic Puzzle

Please see information on the upcoming Book Fair, which will be a wonderful fundraiser for the

Library and a great opportunity for students and parents to purchase current books at very

competitive prices.

Happy reading!

Denise Atkins

Librarian

LIBRARY News


SCHOOL News


Footy day is back on the last day of Term 3…

Friday 20th September

Wear your footy colours and order a sausage

through the Grade 6 Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser.

BRAIN Training

Fundraising


Please see the roster below for the weekly Cake Raffle. Please let your Year Level Abassadors know if you can bring along a cake for the raffle. This can be done via your grade’s Facebook

page or leave your name on the roster at the canteen.


We also need more parents to help with selling tickets each Friday morning (8.45am-9am)

Please contact Sue if you’re able to help or have any questions about contributing to the Cake Raffle.

[email protected]

Ph: 0477 443 121

Date Class

Friday 6th September Grade 4



Friday 11th October Grade 1

This weeks winners are: Xavier, Hridi, Amy,

Parnia, Evan, Jerry, Zack

Amount raised 30/08/19: $92.20

BRAIN Training

KPS FAIR 9th November 2019


Would you like to perform on the stage at

the Kerrimuir Fair?

Well get your entry form in for….

KERRIMUIR’S GOT

TALENT!

That’s right! This year we are having our very own Kerrimuir’s Got Talent competition, open to all students with any kind of

performance...dancing, magic, singing, comedy...anything!

To enter, fill in a sign-up sheet (see next page). Heats will take place at lunchtime to a small audience, and two winners from each heat progress to a performance at assembly. Each week one of these will go straight through to the Grand Final at the school fair, together with a few lucky “wild cards” who

will be returned from the heats or semi finals by our judging panel to take their

place on the big stage on November 9th!

This is your last chance to enter!

Entries close this Monday, 2nd September!!

Thankyou! Tehmi Harding, (Performing Arts Captain, 6B)

Kerrimuir’s Got Talent—Rules of Entry

Each student can be in one act

Open to students of any year level

Acts can be no more than 3 mins (strictly enforced!)

No singing to vocal back tracks. Singers are allowed instrumental

BRAIN Training

KPS FAIR 9th November 2019


SCHOOL News


As a young scientist and naturalist, you need to know all about Australia and why the land is the way it is. Often

Australia has experienced 10-15 years of severe drought and then flooding rains have come. Get a feel for the

“bush”, the great outback, and our water challenges in Australia. Learn “My Country” and see how it tells about our

country that is so different from where most people came from originally. Match photos to the ideas in the poem.

Learn to read weather maps and compare predictions to reality. What do you believe? Who was Albert Namatjira

and what did he do? Can we do what he did? Develop your memory, gain new words to use, write your own poetry

and create a painting. Why do we need “mateship” more than most?

WiseOnes Application for 4th Term 2019

This program is available for all Grade 1 - Grade 6 children who have qualified for WiseOnes.

The unit for fourth term commences week beginning Monday, 14th October, 2019.

The unit will run for 8 weeks commencing: Thursday, 17th Oct, 24th Oct, 31st Oct, 4th Nov, 11th Nov, 18th Nov, 25th Nov and

2nd Dec.

WiseOnes Teacher: Rowena Beaumont (mobile: 0417 388 847)

"……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

I wish to enrol my child in the unit "Drought and Flooding Rains” starting week beginning Monday, 14th October, 2019.

Child's Name ______________________________________ School: Kerrimuir Primary School

Date of Birth ________________________ Class (2019) ________

Parents' Names ________________________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________________________

Phone: BH ___________ AH ____________ Mobile _________________ Email: ______________________________

My child has already qualified for WiseOnes YES/NO

I would like a free test for my child YES/NO.

I would like my child to be tested with a fuller assessment to qualify for WiseOnes (assessment cost $400 inc GST).

Please send this slip and payment of $246.00 by Thursday, 10th October 2019. As we are a non-credit business, children will not be accepted into the program for the term unless the fees and enrolment form are returned by the

above date. If paying by cheque please make it payable to Kerrimuir Primary School.

For further information please contact Pat Truscott: Mobile: 0407 313 657.

Coming up

Term 4, 2019 . . .

“DROUGHT AND FLOODING RAINS”

Kerrimuir Primary School

SCHOOL News


School holidays are just around the corner. Our partner, TeamKids have a wonderful mix of excursions, incursions and in-house days planned that promise to keep the

kids engaged and having fun.

Community Notices


Community Notices


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Community Notices


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Box Hill North!

2019 Fair Donations


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