Developing Responsible Learners for a Changing Society
PO Box 126 HAMPTON PARK 3976
Web: www.kilberryps.vic.edu.au
Phone: 9702 8688
Term 2— Issue 9
8th June 2016
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FRIDAY
10th JUNE
Senior Assembly
2.45 pm
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FRIDAY
10th JUNE
Book Club Orders Due
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FRIDAY
10th JUNE
Jump rope for heart
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WEDNESDAY
15th JUNE
Matilda the Musical
Selected Students
Only
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FRIDAY
17th JUNE
Grade 6 Winter Sports
KVPS vs Maramba
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FRIDAY
17th JUNE
KVPS Disco
P—Gr 2
4.30pm - 5.30pm
Gr 3 - Gr 6
6.00pm - 7.00pm
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WEDNESDAY
27th JULY to
FRIDAY
29th JULY
Grade 4 Camp
Phillip Island
Adventure resort
Dear Parents,
Jump Rope For Heart
I know there have been a lot of twirling ropes around the school as many
of you have been training up for this Friday when we hold a Jump Rope
For Heart fundraiser for the Heart Foundation.
What a great way to get a little fitter and learn some new skills as you
skip with your friends. Don’t forget to wear something RED this Friday
and bring the money you have raised to school… I must look for a red
tie.
Do You Have Your Dancing Shoes Ready?
On Friday 17th June we will be conducting the annual DISCO PARTY.
Information is further on in the Valley Views, but we hope you have
bought your ticket already and are getting ready to enjoy the night
with your friends.This is always a great night for our Kilberry students
and the DJ has led the event for a few years now
so is getting to know the school and always gets
everyone up and dancing. If you are able to assist the organisers on
the night, simply leave your name at the office and come along on the
night to help. Please ensure you follow the instructions at the end of
the night for dismissal of the students.
We do this from a variety of doors around the Hall so I thank you in
advance for your patience on the night so we can ensure every child
leaves safely with their family.
Year Prep to Year 2 – 4.30 to 5.30pm
Year 3 to Year 6 – 6.00 – 7.00pm.
Pre purchase tickets by Wednesday 15th June. Tickets sent home on Friday 17th June.
A Day Made Better
Each year there is the opportunity to nominate a staff member who you feel makes the day
better through their actions and care. These nominations were opened last year and we
have recently learnt that four of our staff were nominated and I had the pleasure of
presenting them with their certificates at staff meetings over the last two weeks.
I congratulate Mrs Roslyn Carabott, Mrs Sally Newport, Ms Cathy Smith and
Mrs Mandy Brehaut for their nominations.
Congratulations to these staff members and on your well deserved nominations.
40 Years of Service to Victorian Students
Recently our own Mr Pitts received a special commendation for giving 40 years of service to education in
Victoria. This is a wonderful milestone and we congratulate you!
Mr Pitts’ special talents with ICT and spreadsheets has led to amazing data collections among other things that
are available to our staff to assist our students’ learning.
Congratulations Mr Pitts on a wonderful achievement.
Queens Birthday Holiday
I am sure I do not need to remind you, (but I will anyway) Monday 13th June is a public holiday for the Queens
Birthday and school will be closed. Here’s hoping for a little sunshine.
Footy News
Another grinding win over the Demons on the weekend. You could not say the Hawks football is
very pretty at the moment, but it’s effective and they get over the line when it counts. Slowly
creeping higher on the ladder also as the wins keep tallying up.
A Friday night game this weekend at Etihad against the Bombers would hopefully see another win
to the Hawks and continue the move upwards. Go Hawkers!
Have a great long weekend and keep smiling!
Neil Cunningham
Principal
When I grow up I want to be
Batman—Kelvin
When I grow up I want to be a
Policeman - Jamil
When I grow up I want to be
Spiderman - Abhirav
When I grow up I
want to be a Soccer
Player Jerome and
Sultan
When I grow up I
want to be a princess– Manasi
When I grow up I want to be a
fire man –Ashwin
When I grow up I want to be a
race car driver- Ayash
When I grow up...
By Prep SU
When I grow up I want to be a
tiger– Trayan
When I grow up I want
to be a Popstar– Isali
When I grow up I want to be
Ben 10– Navroop
When I grow up I want to be a
Rock Star– Thesath
When I grow up I want to be a
Robot– Ms Suffern
When I grow up I want to be a
vet– Mia
When I grow up I want to be a
Princess– Moksha
When I grow up I want to be a Doctor– Jyotsana, Tamim and Crismaria
When I grow up I want to be a
princess - Cassie
When I grow up I want to be a
Teacher- Hargun
When I grow up I want to be an
artist– Julian Jethro
Grade
Prep DU
Prep SU
1CB
1CC
1LT
1RB
2CT
2JP
2JR
2SM
2YH
3CA
3CT
3DD
3JW
3LG
4GB
4JT
4MP
4RC
4RF
5HP
5KB
5MC
5TT
6KJ
6RD
Name
Ashter
Navroop
Eli
Jerryl
Chanel
Prashali
Daniel H
Jackson
Nipun
Michael
Lennox
Shanmathy
Nathan
Sam
Zed
Matthew
Yousif
Kushi
Jesselle
Shanaz
Sara
Daneka
Kirk
Rachael
Tiffany
Rajvia
Haider
ART
DRAMA
MUSIC
ICT
PE / HEALTH
5KB
5HP
5TT
4MP
3CA
30th May to 5th June 2016
Sanuli
Tameka
Jayden
Kaylee
Milan
Mealii
Ravini
Danush
Kyella
Iesa
Lumturi
Jake
Yasara
Brock
0JE
0SW
1JS
1JS
1SD
2JP
3DD
3JW
4JT
4RC
5DJ
6KJ
6KJ
6RB
Book Club
Issue 4 out now. Orders
close Friday 10th June
Cash orders to the school
Credit card orders online via
www.scholastic.com.au/
LOOP
PARENT HELPERS REQUIRED
We have purchased some new books to replenish our
take home books and they require covering.
We are having a morning for parents to get together, have
a chat and help cover our new take home books for our
students to enjoy reading.
Wednesday 15th June
In the staffroom 9.15am - 11.00am
refreshments provided.
If you are interested in helping please contact
Mrs. Merritt in the Library
Note: no previous experience required
we will show you how to do it and you will be an expert by the end of the day :)
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
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FRIDAY 10 JUNE
Kilberry Valley Primary School is participating in
Jump Rope for Heart this year to raise funds for the
Heart Foundation. Students will participate in a ‘Jump
Off Day’ on Friday 10th June and rotate doing various
skipping activities. Students are encouraged to wear
something red on the day to symbolise healthy hearts!
Along with raising funds, students will receive a prize
when they raise $30 or more! Posters with prizes are
displayed around the school.
ICAS DATES
ICAS SPELLING
Wednesday 15th June
ICAS ENGLISH
Tuesday 2nd August
ICAS MATHEMATICS
Tuesday 16th August
AMC - AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION
Thursday 28th July
Election Day Sausage Sizzle School Fundraiser
Saturday 2nd July 2016
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Volunteers are needed to set-up/pack-up, cook, and serve for
our fundraiser BBQ to be held on election day.
If you can spare 2 hours to help on the day,
Please go to http://vols.pt/SZTXMm to register
or email Jacinta.kcc@gmail.com
Something new at
BREAKFAST CLUB!
We recently received a donation of milo and would love
for the students at Kilberry Valley Primary School to
benefit at breakfast club!
As we approach some cold mornings, we are offering a
warm milo to students for 10c (or they may receive
a free milo if they don’t have toast or cereal)
Why Science?
WHY?
Science will play an important role in our future. Science will help our students to
be interested in and make sense of the world around them. It will develop their
skills to make informed decisions and ask questions about the environment and
their own health and well-being. By being engaged and enthusiastic at a young
age it may lead to future careers.
WHAT?
Last year Kilberry Valley Primary School applied for a government grant to be
part of the Primary Maths and Science Specialist Initiative which will run over two
years. This initiative focuses on building teacher knowledge of science and maths to
lead to improved learning outcomes for our students. We were very fortunate to be
granted a position for two of our teachers to participate. They will share the
knowledge they are developing and support the teachers in their teaching of Maths
and Science.
HOW?
At Kilberry Valley Primary school students will learn science through an inquiring
and an investigative approach. Science will be taught using the 5E science model engage, explore, explain, elaborate and evaluate. The Primary Connections resource
will scaffold the learning of science for staff. Students will be engaged in hands on
activities and develop the skills to predict and ask questions to develop their
understandings on concepts and phenomena.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN TERM 2?
This term Preps, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 have been immersed in learning Science
and it has been wonderful to see all the learning that is occurring.
Preps - Earth and Space Science: Developing understandings about the concepts
about observable changes that occur in the sky and landscape and the daily and seasonal changes that affect everyday life.
Year 1 - Biological Science: How living things have a variety of external features
and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met. Students have been exploring their understandings with hands on
experiences with worms, snails and ants.
Year 2 - Physical Science: How a push or a pull affects how an object moves or
changes shape. They have been exploring objects that move on the ground, float and
sink in water and move in the air.
Year 3 - Earth and Space Science: The way the Earth’s rotation on its axis causes
regular changes, including night and day. They were able to go to Science Works at
the beginning of the term to engage them in the concept.
KILBERRY VALLEY NOTICES SENT HOME
The following notices have been sent home to families
and require your prompt attention:
GRADE 2 - HANDS ON SCIENCE
Please return consent form and payment to the office by
Friday 10th June 2016. Cost of Incursion $15.
WHOLE SCHOOL DISCO
Please return consent form and payment to the office by
Wednesday 16th June. Cost of this activity is $5.
GRADE 4 CAMP - PHILLIP ISLAND ADVENTURE RESORT
Please return consent form and deposit to the office ASAP.
Final payment is due Wednesday 20th July.
Cost of camp is $280.
PREP - MAD ABOUT SCIENCE Wicked Weather
Please return consent form and payment to the office by
Wednesday 20th July . Cost of Incursion $10.
Students who do not return consent forms and payments by
the closing date for incursions/excursions will not be able to
participate in the activity. We would appreciate your support
and co-operation with these matters. Thank you.
LATE PAYMENTS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED
Kilberry Valley Primary School
ADVERTISING
Please Note:
The Department of Education and Training
does not endorse the products or services of any
private advertisers. No responsibility is accepted by
DET for accuracy of information.
CHANGE OF CLOTHING
FOR STUDENTS
We would like to remind parents to
provide a change of clothing in children’s school
bags—preferably some clean underwear,
track suit pants, shorts or a dress.
This is handy for ALL children in
ALL grade levels .
It makes them feel less stressed if they
require a change of clothing owing to an
accident or a blood nose. We ask for your
co-operation with this matter as our Sick Bay
is unable to cope with the large volume of
people requiring changes of clothing.
THANK YOU
ABSENCE NOTIFICATIONS
REMINDER TO PARENTS:
If your child is absent from school,
please ring the school office on
97028688 on the morning of the
absence or send a note with the
student on the day they return to
school. THANK YOU
PARENT REMINDERS
LATE PASSES— If your child is late
to school they must sign in at the
office to receive a late pass to give
to their teacher.
EARLY LEAVERS— If you need to
collect your child before the end of
school, please do not go straight to
the classroom. They must be signed
out at the office, then you will be
given an Early Leavers pass to give
to the teacher