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The Week Ahead
Future diary dates
Newsletter No. 4 Friday 24th February 2017
6th March
AFL Clinic
8th March
School Photos
9th March
Interschool Chess tournament
10th March
Summer Sports Gala Day (G5-6)
13th March
Labour Day Public Holiday
Oval Resurfacing Project
I would like to acknowledge all of the hard work that has been put into our school oval. Last year the Kerrimuir School Council commissioned a working party to investigate options for improving the surface of our school oval. Lead by Gary Howell the working party of Duncan White, Sam Benson and myself investigated options for improving the surface which
included irrigation levelling and reseeding.
Thanks to the support and hard work over the Christmas holidays of Sam from Benson Plumbing and Mark from the
Groundsman we were able to achieve fantastic results.
We look forward to the whole school community being able to use our wonderful new surface at the upcoming Twilight Sports night.
Before the oval was cleared and
levelled
After oval was levelled and
reseeded
Oval was watered day
after day
Fresh new growth for
everyone to enjoy
Assistant Principal’s Message
Michael McLean
Monday 27th: Parent Teacher Interviews
Tuesday 28th: Parent Teacher Interviews
Wednesday 1st March: Parent Teacher Interviews
Thursday 2nd: Parent Teacher Interviews
Friday 3rd: Parent Teacher Interviews
CARE Awards
Congratulations to this week’s
winners of the
Kerrimuir CARE Awards!
These students have all been recognised by their
teachers this week for an achievement related to
one of our four school CARE values.
Kerrimuir Primary School Council
Annual General Meeting
Monday 20th March 2017
7.30pm in the staff room
Visitors welcome
Fruit Roster
Monday 27th - Angela Robbins
Tuesday 28th - Kate Phelan
Wednesday 1st - Emma Barker
Thursday 2nd - Pamela White
Friday 3rd - Sarah Benson
NOTICES
KPS Fair
Wine, Cheese and Ideas Night! Our KPS Fair is coming on the 11th November, and we need your ideas!
THIS TUESDAY 28th February,
7.30 to 9.00pm in the staff room
Come along and share your ideas for the school fair over
wine and cheese.
This is intended to be a casual, enjoyable evening to get the ball rolling for our
2017 Fair. It will also be a great opportunity for families new to our school to
meet other families.
While we’d of course love any offers of ongoing help with fair planning (however large
or small), rest assured that you can come along to our Ideas Night with no expectation of
ongoing commitment.
Welcome to our class reps
A warm welcome and big thank you to the following people who have
volunteered to be class reps in 2017:
Sanette Wood (Prep A)
Kristen Cullen (Prep C)
Pip Turner (1A)
Kate Stephens/Sharyn Murray/Leah McErlain (2A)
Marina Scherbanuk/Sanette Wood (2B)
Jamie Edge (3B)
Marina Scherbanuk/Angela Robbins (4B)
Kate Stephens/Sharyn Murray (5A)
Annalise Fowler (6B)
We still require class reps for Prep B, 1B, 3A, 4A, 5B and 6A.
Please email me or leave your details at the office if you can assist.
Katherine Harding Promotions and Communications, KPS Council
SCHOOL News
What’s happening in 5A?
In the Senior School we know how
important goal setting is to achieving our
goals. We each set 4 personal goals for
our learning in Term 1. One for:
Maths
Literacy
Writing
Extra-curricular
In Maths we are focusing on improving our quick recall of
times tables! Some fun games we have been playing
include Circle Champion and Spiral Multiplication using a
deck of cards and dice.
We have been
working hard to
improve our
teamwork skills in
Grade 5. Some of
these activities
included a
Scavenger Hunt using QR codes, and a building
challenge to create structures using playdough and
toothpicks.
Check out our class blog for more updates on our
learning!
http://www.missmitchellsclasskps.blogspot.com.au
Miss Mitchell and 5A
SCHOOL News
St John Ambulance - First Aid Incursion
St John Ambulance visited our school on Monday the 13th of February to deliver free First Aid in Schools training to ours students. Through the First Aid in Schools program, trained St John presenters led students from all grades through tailored sessions on the importance of First Aid and what to do in the event of an emergency. Our junior students learnt about how to identify when there is an emergency, keeping themselves safe, and how to call for an ambulance. Senior students learnt about delivering CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and the things they can do to
assist in an emergency.
All students have been given a special piece of homework for parents to
complete: we hope you had some time to do this over the last week.
We encourage you to “do your homework” and go online (www.stjohnvic.com.au/quiz) to see how much you know about First Aid.
More information about the St John First Aid in Schools program can be
found at:
www.stjohnvic.com.au/schools
Ms Jolly
Are you First
Aid READY?
LIBRARY News
Borrowing a Book?
Is it the ‘right fit’? Library borrowing is well under way with our students borrowing each week
during their library session. Please make time to talk with your child about
library and the books they have borrowed. The library books make ideal stories
for bedtime reading or sharing as a family. If students happen to bring home a
library book that is too difficult for them to read, use this as an opportunity to
have some quality family time, reading the book to your child.
Learning to borrow from a library brings with it the challenge of finding a book
that is the ‘right fit’ as there are books in our library suitable for students from
grades Prep to 6. Students are reminded to read the blurb, and flick through the
pages to check the book before borrowing. However, sometimes they may bring
home a book that is not quite the right fit, being more suited to a younger or
possibly older student. If this happens, have a chat about checking the book is
‘the right fit’. If it is suitable in content, but out of reach of their reading ability,
why not read it to them! Alternatively if the book is too easy, they may still
enjoy the story so allow them to enjoy the book and return it when finished. If
you have any queries about the books your child is borrowing, please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Denise Pilinis
Library technician
Library donations: Thank you to the Piperkos
family, Meropy Barut and a past family who
have donated a huge bag of books for the
library. They are very much appreciated.
BRAIN Training
Fundraising
Cake Raffle
The famous Kerrimuir
Cake Raffle takes
place every Friday
morning at assembly.
Thanks to the parents
and other volunteers
who bake our yummy
prizes. Tickets just
20c at the canteen
window, and the
winning tickets are
drawn by the children
of our weekly bakers.
This Week’s Winners: Harvey, Brooke, Liam H and Sophie B Funds raised: $68.10
Next Week’s Chefs (3.3.17):
Grain Y, Brooke Chapman and Emma Barker x 2
Please Help!
We need bakers for the cake raffle for
every week in Term 1 & 2!
To sign up...
Email [email protected] OR
Click below to go to Sign up genius: www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d4cafae2ea6fa7-term OR
Put your name on the sign up sheets at the canteen
window during Friday assembly.
Thank you. Barb 0415164753 (Mum of Brooke 6B)
REBEL SPORT
FUNDRAISING
Register for Rebel's
loyalty program at
www.seasonpass.com.au
and nominate Kerrimuir
Primary School, and 5%
of the value of your
purchase goes back to
the school.
Cadbury Chocolate Fundraising
Chocolate boxes have arrived!!
Your youngest child should have brought home 1 box of chocolates this week. We would greatly appreciate your assistance in selling these to families, friends, neighbours or work colleagues at $1 each to assist with our fundraising efforts. Please use the envelope provided with the box to collect the money. Please return your
payment to the office by the 30th March.
All monies received by this date will go into
a draw to win a mystery prize. Good luck!
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