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Newsletter No. 20 - Term 2 – Week 11 Thursday, 29 June 2017

From the Acting Principal………

We certainly haven’t lost any enthusiasm or momentum in our last week of Term 2 at Kalinda. Monday morning was exciting for all Kalinda students as we unveiled our new Buddy Bench. I would like to extend a very big thank you to the Archer family for donating the Buddy Bench and to the wonderful families who assisted with it’s installation at last weekend’s working bee. If you have not seen it yet, the Buddy Bench is placed behind our flagpole and outdoor stage and allows vision of to and from the basketball court, the junior playground and the senior playground. The Buddy Bench is a simple idea to eliminate loneliness and foster friendship in the playground. Next term our Junior School Council will be working on promoting the instructions for our Buddy Bench, these will include:

- Before you sit on the Buddy Bench, think of something you would like to do. Ask someone else to play with you.

- While you’re sitting on the bench, look around for a game you can join.

- If you see something you want to do or a friend you want to talk to, get off the bench and go join in!

- When you see someone on the bench, ask that person to play with you.

- If you’re sitting on the bench, play with the first classmate who invites you.

- Keep playing with your new friends! Yesterday’s HOT DOG day was a wonderful success. Thank you Justine and all your wonderful helpers for organising this fun lunch for our students! This morning I was very happy to wave our Toast and Tutoring students and their Melba College tutors off on their exciting excursion to Scienceworks. Every Thursday morning over toast and other delicious breakfast treats Melba College students tutor several of our students to whom English is a second language. To celebrate a wonderful term, Melba College have organised an adventurous excursion for our students. They are travelling by train and ferry to Scienceworks. Yet again, we are so grateful to Melba College for the generous and authentic way they support Kalinda. Next term, we are all very pleased to be welcoming back Mrs Gail Pollard from her leave. I will resume my role as Assistant Principal and we are all very excited to welcome and begin working with Mrs Lauren Hopkins our newly appointed Assistant Principal. Again I would like to acknowledge and thank hugely the amazing work that Mr Steve Harvey and Mrs Helen Renehan have done this term in their positions as Acting Assistant Principals. I would also like to extend that thank you to all the staff at Kalinda for their wonderful work with your children this term.

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Finally, your children’s reports will be available on Compass tomorrow, Friday 30th June. Please log on and access your child’s report through the Compass portal. For families with students in Grades 3-6 you will also be able to access your child’s digital portfolios via Compass. Students in classes F-2 will bring home their portfolios on Friday. Wishing all students and families a very safe and fun filled holiday break! Please remember that students will be dismissed at 2:30pm on Friday 30th June from their classrooms, and Term 3 commences on Monday 17th July. Erin Norman Acting Principal

Events Calendar

Notices sent home to Families –22-29 June 2017 Notice Distributed to: Return by:

Junior Swimming Foundation – Grade 2 (Compass) 19th July

End of Term Notice All families n/a

Notice re Student Reports All families n/a

June

30th - End of Term 2 – 2:30pm Dismissal

30th - Highland Dancing Concert – Melba July

17th - Term 3 begins 22nd - Working Bee 10am-12noon 24th - P&F Mtg – 9:30am Stadium 27th - Australian Mathematics Competition Gr.3-6 28th - Netball Schools Championships

- Gr. 3/4 Incursion – Puss in Boots - MPR 31st - House Athletics August

4th - Curriculum Day 11th - Junior Hooptime (Gr. 3&4) 14th - School Council Mtg. – 7:30pm (Staffroom) 14th-21st - Visitors from Lily Vale PS, Japan 16th - Senior Hooptime (Gr. 5&6) 17th - Melbourne Zoo – Gr. 34D, L & K 18th - Melbourne Zoo – Gr. 34C, R & P 29th - District Athletics 30th - Father’s Day Stall September

1st - Book Week Celebration Day 3rd - Father’s Day 4th-8th - Foundation – Gr.2 Swimming 8th - STEAM Science Inc. (Gr. 3&4) - MPR 15th - STEAM Science Inc. (Gr. 3&4) – MPR 22nd - End of Term 3 – 2:30pm dismissal

TERM DATES 2017

Term 2 – 18 April – 30 June Term 3 – 17 July – 22 September Term 4 – 9 October to 22 December

FORWARD DATES:

Fire Ed Visit – Foundation – 16th & 23rd October Kalinda Fete – 25th November 2017 – 11am – 4pm School Photos – Tuesday, 20th March 2018

Countdown to Fete:

Only 20 weeks to go!

CANTEEN ROSTER 19/7 - Louise D. 20/7 - Helper Needed 21/7 - Jo O’C. (10am-12pm) & Amanda C.

Happy Holidays

Stay Warm!

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LOST PROPERTY If your child is missing any items of clothing, lunch boxes, etc. please check the Lost Property tubs at the end of the corridor near the office. Smaller items (toys, etc.) are normally held at the office. Occasionally, uniform items go home with the wrong child. Please check all your child’s clothing at home and, if you have an item with someone else’s name on it, please return it to the school office. Thank you for your co-operation.

PLEASE NAME ALL ITEMS OF CLOTHING, LUNCHBOXES, DRINK BOTTLES, TOYS, ETC. We would love to be able to return them to your child, if found.

Woolworths Earn & Learn is back and it is now easier than ever to earn valuable resources for our school. Last year we were very fortunate and benefited greatly from the program, boosting supplies in our classrooms and the library.

It's simple to participate. From Wednesday 26th July to Tuesday 19th September 2017, when you shop at Woolworths you can collect Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers from the checkout operator or through an online order and place them on a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet. There’ll be one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10 spent.

Once completed, simply place the Sticker Sheet in the Collection Box outside the main office.

ERIN NORMAN LITERACY COORDINATOR

CANTEEN NEWS – IMPORTANT DATES

Canteen is now closed for stocktake and cleaning

Canteen will open for Term 3 on Wednesday 19th July.

HOT DOG DAY – THANK YOU Thank you to all parents and grandparents who helped bag up over 500 hot dogs yesterday! It certainly was a very busy day but went very smoothly with all the support we had. Your help was very much appreciated. I wish everyone a happy holiday and look forward to working with you again in Term 3. PLEASE NOTE: Sushi rolls are only available on Wednesdays. Please check your new price lists (yellow menu) as there are orders coming in with the wrong amounts enclosed. Enclose correct money if possible please. JUSTINE WATSON CANTEEN MANAGER

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OSHClub News Before School / After School Care Program Term 2 – Week 11

Welcome to Kalinda OSHClub!

At OSHClub we are dedicated to creating a program that children will love. We had an amazing Term 2 and cannot wait for Term 3 to start! In OSHClub, everyone is welcome and made to feel special and appreciated. Every child in our program is given the opportunity to build their knowledge, skills and creativity. Our staff and children always make new students feel welcome and ensure everyone is included. In Term 3 we will have Play on Sports on a Wednesday afternoon to teach football to any children interested! A coach comes in for 2 hours from Play on after the bell to teach the children new skills and games. There is additional information on our sign in table.

Coming up Next Term:

Cooking Activities:

Cooking Activities:

Making cupcakes

Cooking Scones

Making Pancakes

Creating Cookies

Biscuit Decorating

Hands on Activities:

Creating Moon Sand

Painting with Marbles

Making Stress Balls

Making Play dough

Making Slime

Make your own Snow

Make your own Clay

Make your own Paint

Salt Paintings Tie Dye Painting

Due to student votes we are bringing in:

Drama Club Coding Club Sewing Club Music Club Brand New Couch Area

New Cushions and Blankets

Sand Pit Photo gallery A Cubby House Games Centre

General Information:

We are available during program hours on 0439 992 434. Feel free to leave a voicemail message if we are unavailable and we will get back to you as soon as possible. We are also contactable at our new email address: Kalinda@oshclub.com.au. We love having fun and learning while at OshClub. This week we gave the children an option to do a survey to tell staff how they think we can improve the program. We also have a parent feedback sheet on the sign in table and welcome any feedback or ideas! We plan to make next term super exciting! See you next term! Rachel.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

OFFICE NEWS Please note: Applications for the Camps, Sports, Excursions Funding (CSEF) have now closed for 2017. Credit Card & BPay payments – Please remember that we cannot accept payments of less than $10 for credit card and less than $30 for BPay. If you are paying by BPay, please also send in a short email or note letting us know the amount, what the payment was for and the BPay Receipt number, to kalinda.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au If payments of less than $10 are received, we will be returning them home and asking for cash payment. JUNIOR SWIMMING The Expression of Interest for Junior Swimming (Foundation – Grade 2) is now open on Compass. This requires a deposit of $20.00, which is non-refundable. The balance will be posted as soon as numbers are confirmed. If you are interested in this opportunity, please pay and consent via Compass before 19th July. If you have CSEF funding, please print and complete the permission form from Compass, stating CSEF, as soon as possible and forward to the Office. COMPASS – If your child is away due to illness, medical appointments, family holidays, or other reasons, please remember to login to Compass and register their non-attendance through the “Add / Approve Absence” tab on your child’s Home Page in Compass. The 2017 Parent Payment Policy and the Kalinda Primary School Hardship Policy is located on our website at www.kalinda.vic.edu.au/ - Notices & Forms, for your information. THERESA JARVIS BUSINESS MANAGER

STUDENT BANKING Forward your child’s deposit book to the school every Friday morning. The banking is processed on Mondays and will be returned to your child’s class Monday afternoons. Last banking for this term is Friday 23rd June. Student banking will resume in Term 3, Week 2.

UNIFORM SHOP - RHSports

**With the end of the financial year around the corner, RHSports plans to carry out a stocktake at the Ringwood retail store on Friday June 30th. The retail shop will be closed for the day and reopen for trading on Monday July 3rd. The shop will trade normally throughout the school holidays and Term 3.

Kalinda Primary School Uniforms are available to purchase offsite at RHSports at Unit 12, 100 New Street, Ringwood. Notices are available at the office or on our website at www.kalinda.vic.edu.au/notices&forms For your convenience, the RHSports Shop is open every day from 9:00am – 5:00pm, including school holidays. The direct link to RHSports is https://www.rhsports.com.au/shop/product/clothing/school_wear/kalinda_ps

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RECIPE OF THE WEEK!

Lemon delicious is a magic dessert which makes its own sauce. The mixture separates into 2

layers during the cooking to give you a light, spongy top & a lemony sauce underneath – it was

like a big soufflé! It can also be made in 4 dishes of about 3/4 cup capacity each, cooking time

for these 4 individual puddings will be about 25 minutes. Dessert must be made and then

served immediately.

Serves: 4

Cooking time: 45 minutes

Light ‘n’ Luscious Lemon Delicious

What you need: 3 eggs

½ cup castor sugar

250ml (1 cup) milk

1 tablespoon self-raising flour

125ml (½) cup lemon juice

Separate eggs; place whites and yolks into 2 separate small bowls. Add sugar to egg yolks in small bowl, beat with electric mixer until thick and creamy. Gradually beat in milk on low speed, then the sifted flour and lemon juice. Pour into large bowl. Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold into egg yolk mixture in 2 batches. Use a plastic spatula for this; do not stir or beat or you will deflate the mixture. Mixture will look a bit curdled, but this is correct. Pour mixture into deep ovenproof dish (4 cup capacity). Stand dish in baking dish; add enough boiling water to baking dish to come halfway-up side of ovenproof dish. Bake at 180°C for about 45 minutes or until firm to touch. Sprinkle with a little sifted icing sugar, if desired. Wendy McLaughlan Kalinda Chef

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KALINDA COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

See the Community Board in the Foyer for more events and information. The Department of Education & Training (DET) and Kalinda Primary School, do not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. DET and Kalinda Primary School accept no responsibility for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them.

APPLES - STRAIGHT FROM THE ORCHARD…….

Chris, our apple man will next be delivering apples and pears on Thursday 20th July. If you would like to order apples, please see Gill or Annie at the office with your order and payment by Wednesday 19th July. Bags are approximately 5-6kg.

Pink Ladies, Fujis, Golden Delicious and Granny Smiths are available at $10 per bag. Jazz apples are available at $15 per bag Green & Brown Pears are also available at $8 per bag.

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