Develop ing Respons ib le Learners for a Changing Soc ie ty

PO Box 126 HAMPTON PARK 3976 Web: www.kilberryps.vic.edu.au Phone: 9702 8688 Fax: 9702 9212

Term 1— Issue 1

4th February 2015

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FRIDAY

6th February

WHOLE SCHOOL

ASSEMBLY

2.30PM

EVERYONE

WELCOME

SCHOOL LEADERS

BADGE

PRESENTATION

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MONDAY

9th February

PLAYGROUP

Preschool Children

9.00-10.30am

Room C11

PLACES ARE

LIMITED

TO 15 CHILDREN

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TUES-FRI

10th to 13th February

GRADE 6 CAMP

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FRIDAY

20th February

BREAKFAST CLUB

STARTS FOR 2015

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MONDAY

9th March

LABOUR DAY

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

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WEDNESDAY

25th March

HARMONY DAY

CONCERT

2PM

EVERYONE

WELCOME

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Dear Parents, Welcome Back We welcome everyone back for another great year at Kilberry Valley Primary School. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas break and were able to relax with your family. We are certainly back into it and the students are off to a wonderful start to the year. There is a tremendous feel around the school this year and I congratulate the staff for their planning and preparation to ensure this has occurred. We have commenced the year with 841 students, including many new students across all year levels. We hope you have a great start to your time at Kilberry and have been made to feel very welcome already. A special welcome to our new or returning staff:

Mrs Davies / Mrs Johnson Year 3

Miss Taffe PE

Ms Borham Prep

Mrs Couper / Mrs McLaren Year 2

Miss Rizzo Year 2

Miss Bryant Year 5

Mrs Draai Year 6 Mrs Willett Mrs Rimmer Ms Pirrie Ms Gray Mrs Pollock Ms Hill Miss Deigan

We are looking forward to everyone quickly becoming a strong and integral part of our school community. I am sure you will make yourselves known to our new staff and welcome them into the Kilberry community. It is always an exciting time when our Preps begin their time at school, and this year is no exception. We have 135 very enthusiastic, bubbly students who have begun and settled in to school very well indeed. I am sure they will also feel a part of the Kilberry community very quickly. 2015 Student Leaders This coming Friday we will be conducting a whole school assembly commencing at 2.30pm to present our 2015 School Leaders their badges. This is always an exciting time for the students and we are thrilled that our 2014 School Captains, Sethumi, Isabeau, Kavin and Seth are available to hand over the responsibility to the new school leaders. We will be presenting the School Captain, House Captain, House Vice Captain and Student Representative Council badges to the successful students. This is always a tremendous time to publically recognise the student leaders for the new year and I hope you can attend the assembly at 2.30 Friday 6

th February.

School Uniform Expectations It is tremendous to see the students have begun the school year so well by wearing their full uniform at all times. I remind you that students should have their hats at school for term one and part of term two. The Uniform Policy also states no jewelry is to be worn apart from watches or certain earrings (studs and sleepers only). If your child wears a turban or hijab, I would also ask you to ensure it is the colour of the uniform – either maroon, light blue or white. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Student Accident Insurance Each year I remind our school community that the Department of Education and Training does not cover the cost of student accidents. However there are some companies who can offer you inexpensive student accident insurance if you wish to cover your children while they are at school. Use the following address to the insurance company links on our school website. http://www.kilberryps.vic.edu.au/page/106/Other-Publications

I also inform you that the Department of Education and Training does not hold insurance for personal property brought to

schools and it has no capacity to pay for any loss or damage to such property.

Bike/Scooter Smart Pledge I remind you that all students from years 3 to 6 are able to ride their bikes or scooters to school but must complete a Bike/Scooter Smart Pledge before commencing to do so. These can be collected from the office or Mrs Newport. This outlines the expectations we require to ensure a safe passage to and from school for our students. No student in year Prep to 2 should be riding a bike or scooter to school unless under strict parental supervision at all times. This is a safety factor with the high level of traffic in the area. A huge concern also is the development of the students’ judgement and peripheral vision to safely negotiate the road issues they will face each day. Behaviour Management Plans Very soon you will receive a student behaviour plan document that outlines the expectations of behaviour at Kilberry Valley Primary School. We ask you to read this and have a discussion with your child outlining the various points contained. Then please sign the sheet, have your child also sign the sheet and return it to your child’s classroom teacher. Over this past week your children have been engaging in many discussions in their classes as to how they wish their group to interact and the expectations they have of each other. It is always a wonderful time in the classrooms as the students discuss, negotiate and outline their reasons for certain expectations of each other. I hope they have come home and talked about this with you.

Exciting Welfare News We are pleased to advise that Hampton Park Psychology will be offering counselling to students at school this year. Group programs will also be offered, including counselling groups for children as well as parenting group programs. The cost of individual and group counselling may be covered by Medicare under mental health care plans without gap fees. In addition to individual and group counselling, early intervention services will be accessible to students at school who have qualified for the Helping Children with Autism package. Psychological assessment (such as cognitive assessment) will also be available to children at school for those who are not eligible to be assessed by departmental psychologists. Discounted rates for psychological assessments will be offered to Kilberry Valley students. For further information about these services, please contact Zania Cope on 97028688 or Hampton Park Psychology on 0406433532.

Car Parks – Staff Only!! I remind you that the two car parks, in the school grounds with gates on Kilberry Boulevard and Warana Drive are for STAFF USE ONLY. It is too dangerous to allow cars to be moving in and out during school time and at drop off and pick up times. So please do not enter these areas at any time - for the safety of your children.

General Courtesy Obeying the Road Rules around the School Precinct For your children’s safety I begin the year with a plea for your consideration and cooperation in ensuring you follow the road rules and display courtesy at all times when parking or driving around the school. Pick Up and Drop Off times are very busy in any school but as we have 840 plus students there will be a lot of traffic. I suggest you park a street or two away and have a stroll on a nice day with your children. When parking in the surrounding streets, it is imperative that you also follow the parking relations and rules. We must honour the local residents with courtesy also. We have tremendous neighbours around the school so please do not park in their driveways, on nature strips and ensure you obey the parking regulations in place. There are ‘No Standing’ signs in the area that must be obeyed. I remind you that the drop off spots have a ‘No Parking’ at the front of the school in Kilberry Boulevard means that you cannot leave your car and come into the school ground. You must stay with your car.

ABSENCE NOTIFICATIONS

REMINDER TO PARENTS:

If your child is absent from school, please ring the school office on

9702 8688 on the morning of the absence or send

a note with the student on the day they return to school.

THANK YOU

Book Packs A HUGE thank you to everyone who has paid for the book packs and ensured a smooth start to the school year. If you have not completed the payment yet please contact the office for details. Year 6 Camp Next week the Year 6 students will be attending their camp at The Briars, Mt Martha. This is always a great way to start their final year at Kilberry as they have the opportunity to really get to know each other over the 4 days. I look forward to spending the day with them next week. Swimming Trials We wish our budding swimmers all the best on Monday as we conduct the annual trials. Have a great week and keep smiling! Neil Cunningham Principal

1st January to 8th February, 2015

Brock 0AM Oliver 0AM Maisum 0AM Liyana 0CA Bhagya 0CA Ali 0CA Jan 0CA Vojitha 0CA Mikayla 0CA Zoe 0CM Chanel 0CM Muzamil 0CM Troy 0CM Kanishk 0JB Sammi 0MU Vivaan 0MU Elyas 0MU Aiden 0MU Nathalee 0MU Sonia 0MU Shubham 0MU Ella 0PD Chandler 0SW Blake 1CC Zane 1CS Lennox 1CS Haru 1CT Katiana 1CT Kevin 1LG Fatima 1LG Kade 1LG Latoya 1LT Farhad 1LT Heera 1LT Hassam 1LT Zack 2CM Isaac 2CM Shanmathy 2CM Isabella 2CM Connor 2JB Raymond 2JT Parv 2SC Miriama 2SC Dhiren 2SD Michael 2SD Simran 2SD Carr 2SR Anahi 2SR

Habiba 3CA Naweed 3CT Taqi 3CT Kayla 3DJ Heidi 3DJ Keona 3DJ Jaxon 3YH Sanduni 4GB Samantha 4GB Declan 4JW Aiden 4JW Lehara 4RF Bayley 4RF Caelan 4RF Josh 5JP Jordan 5JP Aditya 5JS Rania 5KB Charliece 5KB Terence 5KB Kiara 5KB Jake 5KB Rahela 5KB Tessa 5KB Malena 5LM Muntakim 5LM Cooper 5LM Thomas 5TT Zac 5TT Dhisai 5TT Liam 5TT Jack 6JM Ella 6JM Haidyn 6JM Suran 6JM Jessica 6KJ Montaya 6KJ Chloe 6KJ Tina 6RB James 6RB Matthew 6RB

2015 Breakfast Club

Breakfast Club will start FRIDAY 20st Feb 2015

There will be FREE toast for all Grade 3 - 6 students

Time: 8:30- 8:55am

Day: FRIDAY mornings

Place: The Gym

Cost: FREE for all students

10c for all additional meals

We are always looking for parent helpers.

If you have a current WWCC (Working With Childrens Check) and would like to

help us out on FRIDAY Mornings please contact Mrs Cavanagh in the Gym.

(Please note that this is a non profit program- all money collected is spent on

buying items for our Breakfast Club)

PEANUT ALLERGIES: Unfortunately we are unable to offer Breakfast Club

to children with nut allergies. Although we do not serve ‘nut foods’, we cannot

guarantee that our kitchen is complete ‘Nut Free Zone’.

Thank you for your understanding.

Lamont Book Club for

2015

This year our school is participating in Lamont Book

Club. The first issue for 2015 has just been handed

out to students.

Lamont Book Club is Australian owned, contains a great selection of products at affordable

prices and, best of all, every order supports our school!

To place an order you have two options:

1. Order online using their fast and easy website—FOR CREDIT CARD/PAY PAL ONLY

Orders can be placed online at www.lamontbookclub.com.au.

You will need to register before you will be able to place an order, which can be done quickly and

easily by selecting the “Sign In” link on the top right hand corner of the website.

Select our school as part of your registration.

Once you are registered, you can browse all the items

from the Junior, Middle and Upper brochures, view

more information about the products and add them to

your cart. Once you have selected your items you

can view your shopping cart in the top right of

the website. Payment options available online are

credit card and PayPal.

You can specify the name of your student when you checkout and all items in that order will be

delivered to the named student. If you would like multiple students to receive items, please place

an order for each student individually. You won’t need to register again to do this.

2. Hand in your brochure to school with a cash payment

Alternatively, you can complete the order form on

the back of the brochure and hand this back to

school with a cash payment. Please include the

correct money. Each issue will have a cut-off date

printed on the back so please make sure that your

order is submitted by that date.

We hope our students enjoy our Book Club in 2015 and that they find lots of fantastic titles to

read! Mrs Merritt—library

1ST ISSUE DUE BACK by Friday 20th February—delivery 1st week in March

WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK

We would like to remind parents who are

interested in helping at the school in any way, that you

will require a Working With Children Check.

YOU CANNOT ASSIST IN ANY

CAPACITY WITHIN THE SCHOOL UNLESS YOU

HAVE A WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK.

THIS INCLUDES EXCURSIONS,INCURSIONS

& CLASSROOM HELP.

There is no cost involved.

Application forms can be accessed by

visiting the Department of Justice website at

www.justice.vic.gov.au

and follow the link for Licences

and Certificates.

Once you have received your

Working With Children

Check card, bring it to the office to

register and wear the card

whenever you volunteer at the school.

This will ensure an even greater level of

security for your children.

THANK YOU

Kilberry Valley Primary School

ADVERTISING

Please Note: The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

does not endorse the products or services of any private advertisers. No responsibility is accepted by

DEECD for accuracy of information.

KILBERRY VALLEY NOTICES SENT HOME

The following notices have been sent home to families and require your prompt attention:

2015 BOOKPACKS Payments for the 2015 Book Packs is due IMMEDIATELY. Please finalise all payments as they are now overdue. 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

WELFARE CORNER

MAKING A POSITIVE TRANSITON TO SCHOOL Making a positive start to the school year is important for

children and their families and teachers. Children who make a

positive start to the school year are more likely to feel:

Comfortable, relaxed and valued;

Good about themselves as learners; and

A sense of belonging within the school

community

Beginning a school year involves changes for children and

they can experience many feelings of excitement through to

nervousness. Supporting children during their transition to

their new class is important because making a positive start

to the school year promotes children’s capacity to learn and

make and maintain friendships.

Zania Cope - Assistant Principal DIARY DATES-TERM 1 2015

Friday 6th February School Leaders

Badge Presentation 2.30pm at Assembly

Tuesday 10th –Friday 13th February

Grade 6 Camp

Monday 9th March Labour Day Public Holiday

Wednesday 25th March

Harmony Day Concert 2pm

PLAYGROUP NEWS PLAYGROUP at Kilberry Valley Primary School for pre-school children WHEN : Beginning on Monday, February 9th. 2015 @ 9am till 10.30 WHERE : Room C11 (opposite the art room) NOTE : Due to limited space there will be only 15 places avail-able

HARMONY DAY CONCERT

Harmony Day

25th. March 2015

'Everyone Belongs'@ 2pm a concert will be held in the

gym to celebrate the rich skills our students bring with

them to school.

If there are any parents who would like to be a part of

this performance or help the children practise their rou-

tine it would be greatly appreciated.

EAL teachers can be found in room C11 opposite

the art room.