Dear students, parents and friends, Welcome to Week 4 of this term. We have another busy week and of course we have the mid-week public holiday for Bendigo Cup tomorrow. As you will see in today’s newsletter we have much happening at our school from dental clinics, secondary school transition visits and excursions to the Discovery & Science Centre. Please keep checking the calendar and the LED sign outside to keep in the loop.

Big Day Out – Grade 6 at Crusoe College. This afternoon our Grade 6 students participated in the‘Big Day Out’at Crusoe College. This is a great opportunity for our students who will be attending Crusoe College in Year 7 to familiarise themselves with their secondary school and meet many other students from cluster schools who also attended the afternoon activities. Morning Tea – Kanga Gotcha rewards. This morning both Mrs Martin and I enjoyed the wonderful company of a number of gorgeous students who were being acknowledged for consistently upholding the school values. They had reached their 50 or 100 Kanga Gotcha chart and accepted the invitation to have a morning tea celebration. Well done!

Teeth on Wheels This week we have the Teeth on Wheels clinic here Monday, Tuesday and Thursday who will be seeing students who have returned their dental forms. This is a wonderful

onsite dental van that supports students with their dental health and completes any dental work needed. Discovery & Science Centre – Escape Room Science challenge Our school has been provided with a wonderful opportunity to participate in a challenge at the Discovery and

Science Centre later this week. Grade 5 students will attend this Thursday morning and our Grade 6 students will

attend this Friday morning to test the challenge parameters. This excursion is free of charge and we are the only

state primary school invited to participate. This is thanks to our ongoing science relationship we have with the

Discovery & Science centre. Have fun kids and I hope you use all your teamwork skills to achieve the challenge.

Crusoe College Grade 4/5 Science Extension:

Each term we have the opportunity to send students to Crusoe College to attend an extension workshop with a particular curriculum focus. This Friday we are sending 12 students from Grade 4 & 5 to experience what science has to offer in secondary school. This will be the last extension workshop for the year and I wish to thank the Crusoe College staff who have engaged our students throughout the year in a variety of different learning experi-ences.

St Mary’s Parish Fair We have a number of absolutely beautiful volunteers from the St Mary’s Church who visit our school each week and support our Breakfast Club and our Hope Mentoring programs. This Saturday the St Mary’s Anglican Parish will have their annual fundraising fete in the grounds of their church. Given the support we receive from this com-munity I encourage any of our families who may have a little time on Saturday to pop in, visit the stalls and sup-port the day. Learning Walks Last week, members of our School Improvement Team plus students from our United Classrooms forum partici-pated in Learning Walks across the classrooms to observe what students do in a Numeracy lesson. The focus for the Learning Walks was ‘What does a Numeracy class look like and sound like at KFPS?’ It was noted that the students in each classroom were highly engaged and were using teamwork skills to discuss problems or to investi-gate an open ended question or task. I wish to thank our teaching staff for their willingness to open their class-rooms for observations and I also wish to thank the staff and students on the Learning Walk team who provided excellent feedback.

REMINDERS: Bendigo Cup Public Holiday – Tomorrow 30th October. Please be aware that there will be NO SCHOOL tomorrow due to the public holiday. We look forward to seeing students on Thursday.

No 33 Wednesday 30th October

2019 KFPS News

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS: At the Bendigo Agricultural Show this year Ronan, Ruby & Ethan S had successful entries entered in. Ronan- 2nd Prize for his LEGO display of a town Ruby- 1st Prize for an edible necklace & 2nd Prize for decorated cupcakes Ethan- 1st Prize for an edible necklace & an Encourage-ment Award for decorated Marie biscuits. We are very excited about our entries & can’t wait for next year to enter more in.

Halloween Disco Thank you to those students and staff who at-

tended the Parent & Friends Halloween Disco

last Thursday afternoon. There were some

wonderfully spooky costumes worn at the dis-

co. Please see the photos from the afternoon’s

fun!

Thought of the week Be led by your dreams and not pushed by your problems. - Unknown Kind Regards, Kim Saddlier Principal

Congratulations Lara P

Congratulations to Holly W for her efforts in the Bendigo Show, in the Pony Club Classes. She received the following; 1st Handler 8 & U10yrs Champion Handler U12 yrs 2nd Best Presented 1st Novice Rider U12 yrs 3rd Rider 8 & U10 yrs 3rd Ridden Pony 10.2-12.2 hh 2nd Pair of Riders. Holly represents Maldon Pond Club.

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WANTED:

Old CLEAN socks for the Art

room to make sock puppets!

Exciting news! Teeth on Wheels will be re-turning to our school for the children’s 6 monthly dental visit’s. To make filling out the consent form easier you can now complete your Child’s consent form online by following the link below. It only takes 5 minutes to complete and by reducing the amount of paper being used, we will be helping the team out by being more environmentally friendly.

https://teethonwheels.com.au/consent-eform The date of the children’s dental visit will be start-ing on Monday the 28th of October 2019, so please ensure if you didn’t complete a form at the start of the year to have this completed ASAP! If you have any questions regarding the consent form or your child’s dental appointment please don’t hesitate to contact the Teeth on Wheels team on (03) 9338 1191.

Times for the school day: 8:50am – 11:20am: Learning Session 1 11:20am: Eating time 11:30am – 12pm: 1st recess (30 minutes) 12pm – 1:30pm Learning Session 2 1:30-2pm: 2nd recess (30 minutes) 2:00pm – 3:00pm Learning session 3

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Principal Awards:

Congratulations to all of the students who received a Principal Award last Friday.

Congratulations to all of the

students who will receive a

Principal Award this Friday.

Welcome to our new students:

ROOM NO. Student

18 Violet McK

19 Jordan V

3 Sophia V

4 Ber Dre Moo

12 Crystal H

13 Gabriel S

14 Gypsy K

5 Ehsan S

6 Olivia D-C

7 Charlie O

8 Lacey B

9 Maeson M

Congratulations to all of our students who joined Mrs Saddlier and Mrs Martin for

morning tea after achieving 50 or more Kanga Gotcha

rewards.

Thank you to all our families who supplied us with the

Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers. Today we received all our goodies which went into Kids Club for our

students to enjoy.

Student Safety & Wellbeing Concerns

Arrival times: Parents are asked to ensure their students do not arrive at school before 8:30am unless attending Breakfast Club on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays from 8:20am. Our students are encouraged to wait in the amphitheatre until 3.10pm if they are waiting for an older sibling from Crusoe. This will help eliminate the congestion near Crusoe. Children waiting for the bus are reminded to show respect to others and wait safely for the bus to arrive. We wish to thank our Crossing Supervisor, Peter, for keeping our students safe and for assisting any children who need help.

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Student Safety

We have been informed of some safety concern regarding the speed in which cars are travelling around Freeman Drive. This is a very heavily used road where there are a lot of children and parents coming and going from school. These are safety concerns for our students, staff and our families, especially our younger siblings when cars are travelling at high speed. Students and families need to enter and exit the school via the school gates, and not use the staff carpark. We have three gates:

One near the gym in Freeman Drive

One near the school crossing in Olympic Parade

One at the back of the school Please do not use the front office as a walk way unless you need to speak to the office staff. Your co-operation is appreciated.

WRITING EXTENSION PROGRAM This week students have been working on how to plan a narrative using the story graph. We have spent lots of time talking about how to tighten the tension in our stories by making sure the problems are in the right order. This makes our reader worry about our main character and create the tension. Students have also been looking at how to add more backfill into their stories so readers understand who is in our story, where it is taking place and why the problems are happening. This week students used voting slips when they voted for the writer of the week. The provided a peer with some positive feedback about their story graph. This week’s Writers of the Week are: Gumnut Neighbourhood: Dempster M (room 5) Feedback from Peers:

I thought you planned for success by adding enough backfill. From Zach

I thought you planned for success because you listed all of your ideas quickly in short sentences on the story graph. Ms Picken

Grevillea Neighbourhood: Alyssa L (room 12) Feedback from Peers:

I thought you planned for success by using lots of detail. From Ava

I thought you planned for success by using your imagination and making it interesting to read. From Cooper

I thought you planned for success by using a twist in the story to tighten the tension. From Mitch

I thought you planned for success by using a really good sizzling start. You used the strategy of dialogue. From Nora

Well done to all students – keep up the creative work!

Canteen News—The Canteen will be open this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. When placing an order from the MIX ‘n’ Match Meal Deals please cut out and use as a template below.

Volunteers Welcome Our Canteen needs volunteers from 8.45am -11.45am. Kids love seeing mum, dad or grandparents smiling face in the canteen. Please contact the office if you are able to help.

"Make My Own" Lunch Order Form Name_______________________ Room________ Circle your choices

(Please Note: Each item circled is charged as an extra choice to add on)

I'd like - White Bread, Wholemeal Bread, Small Bowl ($1.00) _____

White Roll, Wholemeal Roll, Muffin, Wrap, Taco Shell ($1.50) _____

Sushi Rice Roll, Foccacia, Pizza Base, Nachos, Large Bowl ($2.00) _____

Meat - Chicken, Ham, Beef, Tuna, Chicken Tender, Bacon ($2.00) _____

Crumbed Fish, Beef Pattie, Crab Meat, Prawns (x2) ($2.00) ____

Salad - Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Carrot, Red Onion (.50c) _____

Corn, Beetroot, Mushroom, Capsicum, Pineapple (.50c) _____

Toppers - Salsa, Sour Cream, Grated Cheese, Sliced Cheese (.50c) _____

Sundried Tomatoes, Pumpkin, Avocado, Olives, Guacamole ($1.00) _____

Egg, Cous Cous, Baby Spinach, Rice, Feta, Parmesan ($1.00) _____

Condiments- French, Italian, Caesar, BBQ, Tomato Sauce (.50c) _____

Extras - Butter, Salt, Pepper, Toasted, Mayonnaise, (No Charge)

Orders must be placed by 9am on the day required. Total $ ______

$5.00 Meal Deal Lunch Order Form Name________________________ Room___________

Choose and Circle ONE from each Box Wednesday/ Thursday/ Friday

Every face has a place

SLUSHIES ARE BACK

$2.00 Small $4.00 Large

Watermelon, Fruit Salad, Apple Slinky,

Corn Cob, Sultanas, Popcorn,

Dip n Salad Sticks, Juice Pop

Milkshake, Juice Box, Water,

Jelly Fruit, Apple Pie, Muffin,

Strawberry Mousse, Pancake

Taco, Hotdog, Pizza, 6 Chicken Nuggets,

Chicken Stick, Ham & Cheese & Tomato

Sandwich, Ham, Chicken or Beef & Salad

Breakfast Club Our wonderful Breakfast Club operates on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. This is a wonderful way to start the day. All children are welcome to come and enjoy breakfast. The Breakfast Club is held in Room 17 from 8.15am till 8.40am.

The Fresh Fruit Wednesday program is currently in it’s in 5th year. We are very proud of the FFW program, which aims to see every primary school in Bendigo equipped with a selection of fresh fruit on a weekly basis. Thanks to the support of our partners, each week we provide 1,130kg’s of fruit to 11,583 students in 40 schools. The generosity of our partners, and hard work from their employees makes this possible, they choose to dig deep for the health of the next generation. KFPS would like to thank the following companies for their ongoing support of our school: McKern Foundation, JL King & Co, O’Farrell Robertson McMahon Lawyers, Orrcon Steel, Adroit Insurance & Risk, Roberts Family Foundation and the Zhanzhi Group

Wednesday

REMINDER: Grade 6 2020 Shirts:

Remember to have your orders and payment into the

office by Friday 8th November.

There will be no late orders accepted.

CONTACTS @

kfps Principal: Kim Saddlier Assistant Principal: Faye Martin Business Manager: Maree Wayman Reception: Lorraine Fowler/Ange Jobe Music: Tue, Wed , Thur & Fri Jessica Dellow Art Studies: Wednesday– Friday Sue Gloury First Aid Officer: Tania Riddick Library Hub: Julie Holt Neighbourhood Leaders: Gumnut– Kim Anketell /Brooke Cole Grevillea– Kate Novak Ironbark– Felicity Creighton Whirrakee– Carryn Hendy Wellbeing Officer: Wendy Donaldson School Chaplain: Rose Amy Sports Program: Travis Colley Canteen Manager: Rayelene Burns School Council (School Council meetings held every second Tuesday of the Month) School Council Members Kim Saddlier (Executive Officer) Faye Martin Corey Gilmore Melissa Cusack Leticia Laurien (President) Brad Gould Amanda Hooley Lauren Marron Kristen Miller Verna Greenhalgh David Hunter Parent Club : Vice President: Amanda Hooley Secretary: Lauren Marron Treasurer Sharyn Holmes Parent Club meeting on the First Monday of the Month at 2.30pm in the Parent Clubroom near the Canteen. After School Care: YMCA Bendigo Central Booking

5444 6666 Breakfast Club Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings commencing at 8.15am– 8.35am

kfps Calendar Term 4

60-80 Olympic Parade, Kangaroo Flat 3555 Phone: 5447 5100 (Absence Message Service: 5447 5100 Press 1)

www.kangarooflatps.vic.edu.au

Where will you be in 2020? If your family is relocating next year, can you please let the school know to enable us to plan accurately for 2020. (eg. How many classrooms, class sizes, staff required etc)

Please phone 5447 5100 or fill out the form below: Student Name: _______________________________ Room: __________ School or area that the family are relocating to in 2020.

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2020 enrolments forms are available at the front office. The completion of these forms commences the partnership between school and home and provides information to support all children to transition to school. If you have family, friends and / or relatives planning to attend Kangaroo Flat Primary School, please encourage them to complete the enrolment forms as soon as possible.

A copy of the Birth Certificate and

Immunization Certificate are required to complete the enrolment.

To start primary school your child will

2019

Mon, Tue, Thursday

28th, 29th & 31st October

Teeth On wheels Clinics

Tuesday 29th October Big Day Out—Gr6 transition activities at Crusoe College

Wednesday 30th October Public Holiday– Bendigo Cup

Thursday 31st October Science Works Grade 5

Friday 1st November Science Works Grade 6

Friday 15th November Crazy Hair/Casual Dress Day. Gold Coin Donation

Thursday 12th Dec Celebration Night

Wednesday 18th Dec Grade 6 Graduation to be held at the JB Osborne Theatre

Friday 20th Dec Last Day of the Year 1.30pm finish.

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