Issue No. 11– 26th April 2019

General Guidelines for Parents when making any Payments to the school: Preferred method of payment is BPay. Your BPay reference number can be located on your family statement and will remain the same throughout your child’s time at KPS. EFT/credit card facilities are available over the counter at the main office. Cash payments – correct money is required as there is not always access to change. Please do not send large amounts of cash with your child. Receipts will be issued through your child’s classroom. To help the office in finalising accounts, where possible, please limit payments in the last week of any school term. Sharyn Fletcher, Business Manager School Council President Terry Cumming School Council email Cumming.Terry.J@edumail.vic.gov.au School Uniform Primary School Wear 9768 0342 OSHC Camp Australia co-ordinator 0401 054 261

2019 Dates to Remember

Term dates 2019 Term 2 - 23rd April – 28th June Term 3 - 15th July – 20th September Term 4 - 7th October – 20th December Student Free days 2019 Fliers/Information attached Tuesday 11th June 2019 Photo Day Envelope & Order Instructions

Monday 4th November

Term 2

May

Fri 3rd May Wed 8th May

FLI assembly item 2020 Information Session / Tour Evening

Fri 10th May 2MC assembly item

14th – 16th May NAPLAN years 3 and 5

Fri 17th May Sat 18th May Tue 21st May

FCW assembly item FOKPS Election Day Sausage Sizzle

School photos Fri 24th May 34KG assembly item

Fri 31st May 5AO assembly item

June

Fri 7th June 2JD assembly item

Mon 10th June Public Holiday – Queen’s Birthday

Tue 11th June Student Free Day (no students at school)

Fri 14th June 6JD assembly item Fri 21st June 1AM assembly item Fri 28th June Casual Clothes Day (FOKPS event – gold coin donation)

Last day Term 2 (2.30p.m. dismissal)

Celebrating 100 Years in Education 1919 - 2019

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Principal’s Message Welcome back to Kingsville families for the second term of the school year. In this first short week we missed out on the usual Monday morning assembly and the opportunity for

a whole school welcome back. Personally however, being outside in the grounds before 9am on Tuesday I was able to witness first hand the joy and excitement associated with students returning to school. In many cases screaming, laughter and greetings were more like a response to a separation of months rather than just a couple of weeks – absolutely delightful. There were a few tears from younger students but they were soon overcome. Parents and family members were also “all smiles”, as the children moved off into classrooms. Some audible sighs were noted – yes holidays over and students back at school. A great beginning to the term and well done everyone. Please note there are only nine full weeks now in the term and they will be very busy so please ensure you check all dates, newsletters and Compass posts or notes sent home. Let us look forward together now to an exciting and rewarding second term in this our Centenary year. ANZAC Day Ceremony During the last hour of the school day on Wednesday of this week Anzac Day eve the school came together for the traditional commemorative ceremony. This was in 2019 a completely student led occasion attended by students, staff and a number of parents. It was well prepared, resourced, memorable and solemn and respectful in nature. Under the guidance of Tracey Doherty teacher 3/4T and Jacqui Leslie teacher 3/4F, a Year 6 student team made up of Heidi Junge, Kip Arthur, Willow Macquire, Alison Rae, Harriet Gould, Rafid Haider, Aida Hudson, Isabella Townley and Angus Ernst, led the school through all parts of the ceremony. This was a great example of student action and student voice and, the students involved were excellent role models for all other children. It was obvious in the presentations just how much work and co-operation had gone into the preparation. Each component of the ceremony was delivered with pride, passion and a true sense of occasion. Well done to the student leaders involved and, also congratulations to all Kingsville students for their participation in this event. A special mention to our 101 Foundation students who only attended their first full school assembly late last term. In addition, thank you to our staff who ensured students were well prepared for this important occasion and, Jessica Rankin Performing Arts teacher and the school choir. A floral tribute, usually a wreath is an important component of ceremonies to commemorate ANZAC Day. Thank you to Sally Green, past Kingsville parent and a very talented florist who again this year made up and donated a stunning wreath for our ceremony. Parents and family members who were able to be there and be part of the audience your attendance was highly valued. Centenary Celebrations Happy Birthday Kingsville Whilst these will go on throughout the school year School Council has determined that Saturday August 17th will be the main day for celebrations for the community and the public to mark the centenary of Kingsville Primary School. Please see details re printed from the newsletter item 29th March

Saturday August 17th

will be the main day for celebrations for the community and the public to mark the Centenary of Kingsville Primary School this year. This of course is the closest Satruday to the official opening of the school which took place on 15/8/1919.

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The students will also celebrate on Thursday August 1st as 1/8/1919 was Day 1 for students at the school. A Centenary subcomittee of School Council is now being set up and Jessica Rankin, Performing Arts teacher has taken on the role of convenor. Terry Cumming School Council President will also be a key contact and support as we move ahead with planning and organisation. The School Council would like to acknowledge all the work undertaken by members of the 2018 CPR/Centenary sub committee. Their investigations and research ensured a great deal was in place that the working party will now be able to take up, refine and use in making their final decisions in planning for the events in August. Thank you to Christie Miller, Sam Eason, Lilian Burton, Dale Schumann, Jeff McDonald, Graeme Hodgart, Sarah Thomas and Cassandra Le Marshall. Also other parentds/members of the community who contributed ideas during the year. The first meeting of the 2019 subcommittee will take place next Monday 29th April beginning at 6pm and will run for approximately 70 minutes. Please note you do not have to be a member of the subcommittee to come along or volunteer to assist with the work involved. It is important at this stage of the year to note there is only just under 12 weeks until August 1st and that there is a great deal that needs to be organised to ensure the necessary actions are carried out. Student enrolments 2020 Preparing for student enrolments for the next school year always begins early in Term 2.

Step 1

- establish what the requirement for places will be from current KPS families for 2020

So we need a response now from any current families who are likely to request a placement for a child into Foundation 2020. Whilst there may be some ‘in question’ placements e.g. age, or possible residential move or, a further year in pre-school please lodge your details now to assist us in this first planning stage. If there are any need for changes later in the year then your request can be adjusted. In 2019 we have just under one third of our total cohort of 101 being siblings of older students. We need to establish very quickly what percentage is likely for 2020. Please email us kingsvilleps@edumail.vic.gov.au with subject line Foundation Enrolment 2020

Family Name : Child / children currently at KPS: Child/ children’s name for 2020: Contact number:

Information for prospective 2020 Foundation students Wednesday May 8th 7 - 8pm If you wish to attend the information evening / tours on Wednesday May 8th please reply to kingsvilleps@edumail.vic.gov.au with a subject line of ‘2020 Information Session / Tour evening’

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Sunsmart In line with school policy and government expectations related to being a Sunsmart school students are required to wear sun hats until April 30th. Explaining to children that even though the sun is not visible the UV radiation is extremely high from August to the end of April can be tricky. Ultraviolet radiation (UV) is both the major cause of skin cancer and we cover up whenever UV levels are 3 or higher. So let us take this task on board together i.e. some explaining at home and some at school. Some data from Friday 26th April: Max temperature 19C Min temperature 16C Max UV 3 between 10am and 2pm Sun Protection Required Jeff McDonald Assistant Principal Student Voice and student Wellbeing

We want our students to tell us what they think

At Kingsville we value student voice as a means to improving student engagement, wellbeing and quality

instruction. The Attitudes to School Survey is an annual student survey designed by the Department of

Education and Training, to assist schools in gaining an understanding of student perceptions and

experience of school. Kingsville will use the survey results again in 2019 as it has done in previous years

to inform programs and practice with a view to ensuring student attitude, opinion and voice, is heard and

understood.

Results from the 2018 survey were very pleasing and saw improvement across all survey factor areas,

and we are hopeful to again see positive results this year.

Students in levels 4, 5 and 6 will participate in the 2019 survey. If you have a child/children in these

levels they will complete the survey online during school hours using a secure online survey tool. Your child will be provided with a unique login to complete the survey. The student login is an assigned identifier that may be used to link data for statistical and research purposes only. All responses to the survey are kept anonymous in the response file. Personal identification data will not be recorded in the survey response file. This ensures that the confidentiality of your child’s responses is protected at all times.

This year the Attitudes to School Survey will be conducted at Kingsville during week 3 of this term. The survey only takes 15 minutes to complete and will be carried out during class time. For more information visit: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/management/improvement/Pages/performsurveyat.aspx

Kath Ginnane Principal & Year 4, 5 & 6 teachers

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School Photos 2019 School photos will be taken on Tuesday 21st May. Please clearly mark this date on your family calendars.

Photo packs will be arriving home shortly. Inside the envelope are instructions that will assist with understanding the online ordering process. Attached in this newsletter are further instructions for: ONLINE ORDERING: Families can order their school photos securely online for both individual student photos and sibling/family photos. Please note that envelopes are not required to be returned to the school when ordering online. FAMILY / SIBLING PHOTOS: Sibling order envelopes can be obtained from the main office. The cut-off date for online ordering of sibling photos is Monday 20th May. ORDERING USING AN ENVELOPE: Please note that any orders completed via an ENVELOPE do not come back to school before Tuesday 21st May (school photo day). Envelope orders should be returned to school on Tuesday 21st May (school photo day). Teachers will collect these envelopes in the morning for safety and hand them back to the children when they go off to have photos taken.

Jeff McDonald, Assistant Principal

Kingsville Awards To be presented on Friday 3rd May

FCW Ruby Tivendale 2SP Isabelle O’Rouke

FDG Elliot Luci 3/4 C Seth Smith

FEE Emma Eastham 3/4 F Omer Abubaker

FLB Jeronimo Gaitan Urquijo 3/4 I Indiana Bogoevski

FLI Ayten Abubaker 3/4 K Audrey McColl

1AM Natalia Garcia Reina 3/4 L Kitty Honisett

1JM Marlie Kupsch 5AA Tayla Bogdanoska

1SH Jonathan King 5DS William Blair

2JD Olivia Le Marshall 5GJ Charlie Gunn

6RT Macy Baker

Happy Birthday 25th April to 1st May Happy Birthday to Nhan Nguyen, Agastya Mechineni, Amin Ibrahim, Mai-Khoi Le, Izzy Buchhorn, India-Rose Singh, Johnny Giatas, Dyani Vega, Milla Bakaitis, Millie Stout, Nadya Abdu, William Jaffray, Jude Prendergast-Withy and Vincent Ciolli.

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Assembly Item Roster – Term 2

26th April No item

3rd May FLI – Louise

10th May 2MC – Michael

17th May FCW – Catherine

24th May 34KG – Miss Gannon

31st May 5AO – Amila

7th June 2JD – John

14th June 6JD – Jen

21st June 1AM – Alison

28th June Choir

Friends of KPS News Mother’s Day Stall On Thursday 9th May, students will have the opportunity to purchase a gift for Mother's Day. Items are varied and prices will range from $3 to $8. Each child will attend the stall with their grade to buy one present. Once all grades have had their turn, students will be invited back to purchase additional gifts if they wish. Money should be kept safe in a purse, wallet or labelled envelope. Please do not send money to school prior to the day of the stall.

Event coordinator Ann Salmon

Election Day Sausage Sizzle and Cakes and Preserves Stall

FOKPS is pleased to be hosting a sausage sizzle at the school on Election Day Saturday May 18th. We

need your help! Please sign up to volunteer to help out on the day

here. https://volunteersignup.org/LMXE4

Shift times are filling up so we encourage you to sign up now to get a shift time that suits you. And of

course you can pop in to vote before your shift! We are also now calling all jam and sauce makers to

commit to making a couple of jars of something delish.

Make a batch for you, and donate two!

Please contact Ché Stockley at che_stockley@hotmail.com if you can help.

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