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Fundraising/PFA meeting
9 am Tue 21 Oct
Grade 2 Sleepover Thurs 23 Oct
Prep 2015 Storytime Thur 23 Oct
Prep/1 Breakfast Fri 24 Oct
School Council meeting
3.45-4.45 Mon 20 Oct
SOCCER DAY Fri 24 Oct
Cultural Infusion Mon 27 Oct
Mango orders due Mon 27 Oct
Twilight Working Bee
2.30-5.30 Wed 29 Oct
Life Ed
Leadership
2015 Prep Storytime
Thurs 30 Oct
Halloween Disco Thurs 30 Oct
Life Ed Fri 31 Oct
MELBOURNE CUP DAY
School Closed Tues 4 Nov
Interschool sport AWAY
Panton Hill Fri 7 Nov
Book Fair 12/13 Nov
Swimming Prep—Grade 3 Wed 12 Nov
Swimming Prep—Grade 3 Thurs 13 Nov
Interschool sport HOME Fri 14 Nov
School Council meeting
3.45-4.45 Mon 17 Nov
Swimming Prep—Grade 3 Wed 19 Nov
Swimming P-3
Prep 2015 Transition
Thurs 20Nov
Interschool sport HOME Fri 21 Nov
Swimming Prep—Grade 3 Wed 26 Nov
Swimming P-3
Prep 2015 Transition
Thurs 27 Nov
School Council meeting
3.45-4.45 Mon 1 Dec
CHRISTMAS CONCERT Thurs 4 Dec
Grade 6 Graduation Wed 10 Dec
School Picnic Fri 12 Dec
G6 Big Day Out Thur 18 Dec
Last Day 2014
2.30 dismissal Fri 19 Dec
MARKET DAY TODAY
Our popular annual Market Day took place today. Money donated from the children’s stalls will be used to fund postage for the Samaritan’s Purse activity. As always the children came up with some creative and imaginative stalls. Thanks to the parents who put so much into helping the children prepare for the day, your efforts are
appreciated.
SAMARITAN’S PURSE Our children are taking part in the ‘Samaritan’s
Purse’ project again this year. The project is open to anyone who would like to contribute. Not everyone can fill a box with items so anyone who would like to contribute an item or two that could
be used to help fill a box is able to do so by placing them in a specially marked box outside
the school office.
FUNDRAISING PFA Tuesday 21st October
Our Fundraising/PFA committee meets again next Tuesday morning at 9:00am in the staff room. All are welcome to attend. We will be planning for next year’s Drive-in movie night so if you think you can help out with any aspect of the
event we would really appreciate your help.
MANGO FUNDRAISER
We have already received a number of orders for our popular mango fundraiser. If you would like to put in an order it will need to be at the office by
next Monday 27th October.
KANGAROO TALES
Our first edition of ‘Kangaroo Tales’ is being prepared for publication. Please don’t forget to pre-order your copies (great Christmas present idea!) so we can have the correct number of
books published.
SUGARLOAF SOCCER DAY –
Friday 24th October
Our grade six children (and some grade fives helping smaller schools looking for extra players) have been given the chance to take part in the ‘Sugarloaf Cup’ soccer tournament next Friday
24th October. Children from Doreen, Arthur’s Creek, St Andrews, Panton Hill, Kinglake and Wattle Glen will come to compete in this round robin competition. The children will play from 9:30am until approximately 12:15pm and parents are most welcome to come along and watch the children play. The emphasis is on having fun so if the weather stays fine it should be another
enjoyable event for all who attend.
TWILIGHT WORKING BEE –
Wednesday 29th October
This term we are trying a twilight working bee on the afternoon of Wednesday 29th October commencing at 2:30pm and finishing at 5:30pm. All children will be involved with each grade working in a different section of the school grounds. Work done will largely be gardening and cleaning tasks. It would be appreciated if anyone attending could bring general gardening tools for pruning, digging, weeding and raking. For supervision reasons, only those children with parents in attendance will be able to remain after
3:30pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
CUP DAY WEEKEND
Our school will remain open the day before Cup Day again this year. Many families still choose to take a long weekend at this time so we would like to get some idea of those children who will or won’t be attending school on Monday 3rd November. Due to the small student numbers, after school care is not available on this day.
Please return the tear off slip with this newsletter.
PARENTING IDEAS
This week’s article by Michael Grose is entitled
‘The secret to raising happy, confident kids’.
‘Despite what you may think, the fundamental job of the parent has not changed since the dawn of
time. And it’s never too early to start’.
Thanks again,
Laurie Murray
DATES TO REMEMBER 16th October 2014
Newsletter 32
Kangaroo Ground Primary School,
Main Road, Kangaroo Ground, 3097
Telephone 9712 0292 Fax 9712 0477
www.kangaroogroundps.vic.edu.au
After School Care: 9712 0124 / 0419 893 272
From The PrincipalFrom The PrincipalFrom The Principal
Tune in to Channel 7 on Sunday 19 October
2014 at 3pm to relive the excitement, colour
and movement of the 2014 Victorian State
Schools Spectacular – Dare to Dream.
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SCIENCE NEWS
This year was the first time that some of our students entered the ‘Science Talent Search’ competition , which is organised by the Science Teachers’ Association of Victoria. This is an annual event which is organised to promote ongoing interest in the study of science by school aged students. Its aims are to encourage independent project work and then allow students the opportuni-ty to communicate their achievements to a wider audience. Sadly our students didn’t win any major prizes this year but they did receive a certificate to acknowledge their participation and these were presented to the students this week at assembly by Mr Murray. We hope to enter the competition again next year. Special thanks to Peter Raven, our Scientist in School and Narelle Wain for their tireless support and encourage-ment of the students and their endeavours.
Fenella Elsom – Science Teacher
Natasha Sasha Marcus Chiara Sam Sophie
Back: Alec Ashley Alicia Aidan Front: Mia Millie
3 The secret to raising happy, confident kids
Despite what you may think, the fundamental job of the parent has not changed since the dawn of time. And it’s never too early to start.
The first habit from Stephen Covey’s wonderful book The 7 habits of highly effective people states that we should start every project or undertaking with the end in mind.
This principle holds true for any activity whether it’s planting a vegie patch, renovating a house or raising children. When you know what you are trying to achieve then choosing the right strategies becomes easy.
The end game or goal for parents is redundancy. Yep, you read it right. Your job is to make yourself redundant as a parent from your child’s earliest possible age. It always has been and always should be.
When redundancy is your aim most of your time, effort and energy will go into promoting independence. You’ll stop doing things for kids and start giving them opportunities to do things themselves. You’ll spend most of your active parenting time teaching, explaining and prodding your child toward independence.
Independence leads to the 4 Cs
When independence becomes your priority, suddenly will reveal a pathway to the development of other positive qualities and traits in your children. These include the key four: confidence, competence, creativity and character. Here’s how:
Confidence comes from facing your fears and doing things for yourself.
Competence comes from the opportunity to develop self-mastery that independence offers.
Creativity is developed when kids solve problems themselves as opposed to someone solving them on their behalf or, worse, sheltering them from any risk of harm. It’s amazing how resourceful kids can be when they are given the chance to resolve their own problems.
Character, which is essential for success, is forged under hardship and is needed if kids are to live a sturdy life. Kids need to be exposed to disappointment, failure and conflict if character strengths such as grit and perseverance are to be forged.
Independence takes many forms
Independence has many guises and can be developed in many ways, though in the end it is adults who are the gatekeepers for their children’s independence.
On a basic level developing independence is about developing children’s autonomy. Without realising it, many parents make choices on their children’s behalf. Kids build self-confidence when they do things for themselves, and make their own deci-sions.
Independence is built when children spend time in unpredictable circumstances and environments such as the bush, and also have the opportunity to navigate their neighbourhoods on their own. There may be some risk involved but that is where the learning lies. Eliminate the risk and you eliminate the learning.
Allowing kids to follow their own impulses even if they are different to your own is the key to gaining independence. This may mean that your children choose healthy interests and pursuits that you are unfamiliar with, or even swim against the tide of your wishes.
Allowing kids to take responsibility and own their own problems builds confidence and competence. Start by expecting kids to help at home. Look for ways to develop self-help skills and don’t take their problems on as your problems.
Manage visually
When your end game is redundancy and your priority is independence building then managing your kids in a visual way be-comes your most obvious strategy. Management by mouth, in contrast, is a dependency strategy. So talk less, use signs, lists and rosters backed up by consequences to develop independence and responsibility in your children.
Create junior versions of independence
It can be scary and also difficult developing independence in one big step. So smart parents intuitively develop junior versions of independence by breaking up big activities into digestible bits. Want your three-year-old to make the bed? Then start by ar-ranging the teddies and the pillows (a junior version of making the bed) and let them work their way up from there. Similarly, if you want your five-year-old to walk to school on his own but it’s currently beyond him, then accompany him most of the way and let him walk the last 200 metres on his own. That’s a junior version of walking to school.
In all the noise and commotion about raising kids today it’s easy to forget that the job description for parents hasn’t changed since the dawn of time. Love them, bond with them, teach them and spend time with them. But also work like mad to develop their real independence so they become capable of handling what life will throw their way.
Then you’ll know your job as a parent is done! It doesn’t mean you won’t stop worrying about them ... that’s a story for another time. But it does mean you've finished the main task of parenting, that is, to make yourself redundant at the earliest possible age.
By Michael Grose
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Hooray! The book content has now been submitted to ‘Busybird Publishing’ who are designing the layout
and preparing it for print. I have been advised that it may be ready around the 1st of December.
I now need to work out how many books to print… a difficult job for a first edition! I want everyone
who wants a copy to have one, but we don’t want to waste money on printing too many extras.
Please help me out with this task by indicating how many you wish to purchase. We are offering the books at a discounted price for those
who pre-pay by Monday the 20th of October.
Every student has a piece of work in this book. For those who didn’t submit a story or drawing, I have photographed a piece of artwork from their school art folio. The book will be professionally published,
features a colour cover and black and white pages inside. It is going to look great!
If you would like to find out what work your child has in the book please email me:
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KANGAROO TALES PRE-ORDER FORM
PLEASE RETURN TO THE OFFICE BY 3.30pm Monday the 20th Oct 2014
Pre-order price if paid for before Monday the 20th of October is $12.
Price if paid for after this date is $15.
Please indicate the quantity you require by circling from the following options:
Please circle as appropriate:
I will pay for them now at $12 per copy. I will pay for them later at $15 per copy.
Eldest Childs Name: ____________________________________________
Grade:________________
Method of payment:
Please ensure your payment is made before the 20th of October to receive the discount.
Thanks! Rebecca Landy – Fred’s Mum (1/2 A)
Pre-Order your copy of ‘Kangaroo Tales’ – 2014
I will not be purchasing a
copy at any stage.
1 copy
2 copies
3 copies
Other
Qty:____________
Cash attached
Credit Card – pay at office
Direct Bank deposit – see office
for details
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Panton Hill’s ‘On the Hill’ Festival is in its tenth year and will be held on Sunday 26th October
Thanks to major sponsors, Nillumbik Shire Council and Bendigo Bank, visitors can look forward to an exciting day full of FREE
activities to suit the whole family.
The festival provides the usual array of activities like face painting, pony rides, gold panning and horse and cart rides. This year look out for activities and entertainment new to the festival including Junior Jumping Trampolines, a Silent disco and a Frisbee
throwing competition. With delicious food and refreshments to look forward to, it promises to be a great day out for all!
Music on the Hill is always an integral part of the festival. The music will commence with a “Welcome to Country” Ceremony followed by some terrific children’s performances. The afternoon line up includes Saint Jude who play country soul rock 'n' roll and are currently recording their 3rd album. As the crowds gather in the park for the final performances, you can look forward to The Hidden Venture with soaring vocals and good ole no-frills rock n roll and finally Hugh McDonald (Redgum) & Band. These
guys toured the world in the 80's and are a must see.
Thanks to Youth Services at Nillumbik Shire Council, there will be a Youth Chill Out area at the A.E Cracknell Reserve. An inflatable marquee will be the centre point for hanging out with your friends and listening to the great music thanks to our live
DJ.
While you’re wandering around on the day don’t forget to also look out for Indigenous Cultural Activities, the St. Andrews Men’s
shed, live reptile shows, Literary activities, Historical Society Display and so much more.
Once again, the Panton Hill Hall will be a hype of activity with the Made on the Hill (MOTH) competition. It’s a celebration of wonderful art, craft, writing, food and produce from within our community. This year’s theme is Characters and Imaginary Creatures.
The festival starts at 10.45am and finishes at 6pm. If you come every year, you’ll know what a great day ‘On the Hill’ is, and if
it’s new to you – come and enjoy!
Find us on Facebook, or contact our Event Coordinator [email protected] or on 0400 991 185
RESEARCH-ELTHAM COLLEGI-
ANS CRICKET CLUB
All boys and girls aged 5-8 invited to one
of our two beginning cricket programs:
MILOin2Cricket 10 Sessions from Wednesday 29th Oct, 5:30-6:30pm Eltham College oval. $75, includes gift bag. Basic cricket skill sessions in a fun
environment.
MILO T20 BLAST 10 Sessions from Sun-
day 9 Nov, 10-11am Research Park.
$100, includes gift bag. Play a game of cricket in a fast, fun tournament style ses-
sion.
Register online thru our Club website: http://researchelthamcollegians.vic.cricket
.com.au
Enquiries: [email protected]
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