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KENT PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL

2018

EVERY CHILD, EVERY OPPORTUNITY to SHINE

No 7 TERM TWO Friday 18th May, 2018

DATES FOR DIARIES:

Tuesday 22nd May Student Banking (Kat from Comm. Bank 12.50pm-1.50pm (canteen area)

Wednesday 23rd May OPEN DAY/NIGHT (See overleaf for more information)

Friday 25th May Years 3/4 Puppet Theatre

Tuesday 29th May Year 5/6 Winter Sports Day One

Friday 1st June Year 6 Excursion to Dandenong Ranges

Monday 11th June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday (No students at school)

Friday 15th June Year 5/6 Winter Sports Day Two

Thursday 21st June Foundation Nursery Rhyme Concert at 6pm

Friday 22nd June Student reports available on COMPASS.A paper copy may be requested from the office.

Tuesday 26th June Pupil Free Day

Parent/Teacher Exchange sessions – more information to follow

Friday 29th June Last day of Term 2 – PYJAMA DAY – more information to follow

Dismissal from classrooms at 2.30pm

Term 3 – Community Social Event Saturday 18th August West Gully and KPPS combined Trivia Night – more information to follow soon

FAREWELL to JI-SU LEE (3M) who is moving to Livingstone Primary School.

We wish the Lee family every success for the future.

STUDENT CODE of CONDUCT BOOKLET – students in Years 1 to 6 were asked to read through the Student Code of

Conduct booklet (sent home in 2017) with their parents and sign and return the acceptance statement to the school. In

line with the Student Wellbeing and Child Safe policies and the school’s values, the F to 6 Student Code of Conduct

ensures that all students understand and agree to follow the established rules at Kent Park to maintain a safe, inclusive and

engaging learning environment. A copy has been distributed to all new 2018 F to 6 students this week.

We wish to remind parents that they have been advised that they are not to approach other students at school to “sort out”

issues. This is the role of staff. Please contact class teacher or Mrs. Alison Macauley with any concerns with other students.

PARENTING IDEAS by MICHAEL GROSE – Please take the opportunity to check the parent information board in the main

office for some very informative parenting ideas.

Excursion/Incursion Notices Sent Home – Please read carefully and ensure deadline dates are met Year Date of Event Incursion/Excursion/Event DUE DATE

Foundation

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 Friday, 25th May Don’t Move Puppet Theatre OVERDUE

Year 4 Friday, 25th May

Friday, 8th June

Don’t Move Puppet Theatre

Polly Woodside, South Wharf

OVERDUE

Mon – 4th June

Year 5 Tuesday, 29th June Interschool Winter Sport Thurs– 24th May

Year 6 Friday, 1st June

Tuesday, 29th June

Dandenong Ranges National Park

Interschool Winter Sport

Wed – 23rd May

Thurs – 24th May

Whole School 17th to 24th April

Life Education Program

OVERDUE

Selected

Students

Friday, 18th May

Knox Division Cross Country OVERDUE

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SOCIAL NETWORKING & USE OF ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK SITES TO INCLUDE FACEBOOK

The school continues to receive feedback regarding the use of social network sites by students at home. Inappropriate

behaviours on-line may directly impact on student behaviour and their social interactions at school. Teachers regularly

remind students about the importance of appropriate use and the dangers of cyber-bullying. We advise parents to be

vigilant in monitoring the use of online social network sites by their children.

Clearly the use of Kik, FACEBOOK and Instagram by children can be a concerning issue for families and schools.

We would strongly encourage families to continue to carefully monitor their child’s access to these platforms in

particular.

CYBERSMART ACMA reminders and responsible SOCIAL MEDIA use Schools educate children using a richly layered curriculum. They help explore contemporary themes that students face

as they navigate their way through a rapidly changing technological environment. Issues such as cyberbullying, digital

reputation and personal responsibility are crucial (for older students in particular) to understand when interacting on

digital platforms. The Australian Communications Media’s overview of some of the top issues they are seeing in schools

around the country include -

MOBILE PHONES in classrooms may be a major issue for schools. It is important for schools to have policies on the use

of mobile phones by students and staff and clear guidelines and procedures for breaches of policy.

INSTAGRAM is one of the most popular programs with primary students, despite the terms and conditions stating that

users must be 13 or above. Instagram and other photo-sharing sites allow users to locate someone from the geotagging

settings,that can be turned off on phones and on the Instagram site. Adding hashtags to your photos on Instagram

(example: #kitten) makes them visible to others using the same hashtags and makes it easier for others to find your

pictures and connect with you. Setting your profile to ‘private’ means photos won’t be visible on public tag pages.

MINECRAFT AND KIK (and a range of other messaging apps) have become very popular games and messaging platforms

for young children. Students have reported increased requests with strangers in these programs. Some primary

children who are playing in Skype report that they are often asked to turn on their webcam while playing Minecraft. The

legal age for the use of Kik is 17+.

EXCESSIVE GAMING. The impact of gaming into the late hours of throughout the night can mean young children

struggle to concentrate and focus at school. This is now a concerning issue with children playing games for lengthy

periods of time straight after school, and late into the evening on a week night.

For more information regarding cybersafety please visit http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/Parents.asp

GRACE MCKAY’s (6M) GENIUS HOUR PROJECT Grace McKay would appreciate donations of clean t-shirts, pants or sheets, so she can make them into dog toys. Grace

will sell the items at a dog park near her home. All money raised and any leftover dog toys will go to a puppy shelter, to

help sick, injured or homeless dogs. All donations will be appreciated by Friday 25th May. Thank you for your support.

SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORTS All schools prepare an Annual Report to inform parents and the wider school community of the school's successes,

activities and achievements throughout the year. The report also provides an opportunity to communicate and publicise

the longer-term directions for the school. A copy of the KPPS 2018 Annual Report will be available from the Office for

parents from June 1st.

ATHLETICS REPORT – Thursday 3rd May With a few set backs with students pulling out due to injury which left some big holes to fill, a massive effort goes to

the grade 3/4s for stepping up into the upper age events. The students gave their all on the day and represented the

school admirably. There were valiant efforts, great finishes and so many proud moments. We could not have asked

more of the kids and we are super proud of them all. What we learnt from the day is that we have work to do, but have

some extremely talented kids coming up who will keep Kent Park competitive and striving to do their best!

Below are the school results of the day -

Kent Park Heany Park Rowville St Judes Mt Gate The Basin Knox Park

91 222 159 100 127 339 140

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Weekly Merit Awards for Week Ending 11th May, 2018

Class Student’s Name Reason

FW Damon Davids For remembering to point under each word and looking at the

pictures when reading.

FN Olivia Brown For the fabulous effort she puts into all her work!

1/2B Ava Macpherson For making fabulous progress with her reading.

1/2F Billy Drew For his outstanding effort with his writing.

1/2H Olivia Killian For always trying her very best. Well done!

1/2T Adam Homewood For always giving 100% with all his learning tasks.

3B Monica Sarem For always working with a positive attitude.

3M Taj Hickman For the sensational effort he puts into his work and being such a

polite student.

4C Kimberley Oloffsen For her determination to improve her ability to tell clock and elapsed

times. Well done!

4S Kasra Zomorradi For being an enthusiastic and entertaining author. His writing is

always a delight to read.

5C Lily Evans For her positive and enthusiastic attitude at all times.

5H Boyd Hemmings For his positive attitude and completion of tasks.

5M Teagan Brown For the outstanding effort she have put into your writing this year.

6C Reuben Hogan For his fantastic effort and enthusiasm with his Genius Hour Project.

6M Lauren Brown For her consistent effort and presentation of all tasks.

V. Arts Sophia Melrose For always taking care to present her work beautifully.

Phys. Ed. Cayla Coulston For having a positive attitude towards athletics.

Principal Grace Briggs

Jojo DeFaye

For taking such pride in our school.

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*** IMPORTANT COMPASS INFORMATION ***

Letters with Parent Log in details for Compass were sent home with the eldest child in year levels last week.

It is important that ALL families log in to Compass with their log in details and ensure that both EMAIL and

MOBILE numbers are updated and correct.

If there is a requirement for an additional log in for parents/guardians, please do not hesitate to contact the

office.

We would like to remind parents/guardians to

now enter all student absence approvals via COMPASS as Flexibuzz will be phased out by the end of this

term. (The Compass APP is also available for downloading onto phones, tablets etc for quick absence

approvals and your student/s absences can be viewed at any given time on Compass.

PLEASE NOTE - Your child’s Semester Reports will also be available on COMPASS and can be printed

from Compass.

It is recommended families log in to COMPASS at least once a week as we will begin utilising this program for

communications, excursions, payments, parent teacher interviews etc as the year progresses.

A link to the Compass Parent Guide will be available shortly on the Kent Park website and posted on Flexibuzz.

2018 KENT PARK CHOCOLATE DRIVE Term 2

Parents are requested to confirm if they do/or do not wish to participate in this whole school fundraiser to help raise funds for the

‘rejuvenation of the Kent Park school oval’ by carefully completing the tear off slip below and returning no later than FRIDAY 25th

MAY, 2018.

Each box will contain a mix of 50 x Freddo Frogs @ $1.00each (various varieties).

Please note: As only 100 boxes have been ordered, only the first 100 slips returned will receive a box.

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2018 KENT PARK CHOCOLATE DRIVE – Term 2 REPLY SLIP Please mark your preference below to advise if you would like chocolates to go home with your child next term (eldest student) and

return to the school office by FRIDAY 25th MAY, 2018. (only 100 boxes ordered so get in early)

YES or NO

Name: _________________________________ Parent/Guardian Signature: ______________________

Eldest Student: -------------------------------------------------------------------- Class: _____________

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STUDENT BANKING NEWS

Do you have an excessive amount of tokens? Check your token tally for rewards!

Kat from the Commonwealth Bank will be visiting Kent Park Primary School on Tuesday 22nd May and will set up a table at the

front of the Canteen for students to have a look at the most current rewards and to check their token tally if they wish.

Any DONATIONS FOR THE SILENT AUCTION for the Trivia Night WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

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