DATES TO REMEMBER

Tues 14th to Thurs 16th May

NAPLAN ~ Grades 3 & 5

Wednesday 15th May

MARC (Library Van)

Saturday 18th May

Federal Election

Cake Stall & BBQ at K.C.P.S.

Monday 20th to Friday 24th May

Education Week Celebrations

Open Day Wed 23/5

Wednesday 23rd ay

MACC (Art Van)

Quality Education

Rural Environment

HOUSE POINTS WEEKLY WINNER

Mitchell

Telephone: 03 5827 1373

www.kiallacentralps.vic.edu.au

kialla.central.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Stars of the Week

TERM 2 ~ WEEK 3

Maggie ~ Grade 5

Courtney ~ Grade 4

Isla ~ Foundation

Erin ~ Grade 1

Principal’s Award

TERM 2 ~ WEEK 3

Riley ~ Grade 5

For being a positive &

thoughtful leader. He

always tries

his best.

Well done

Riley!

Spotlight on K.C.P.S.

Name: Callea

Nick Name: Llea and Pooh Bear

Favourite food: Sushi

Favourite colour: Blue

Favourite sport: Basketball

Favourite movie: Space Jam

Favourite thing you like to do? I like playing my keyboard.

What is something new you would like to try? I would like to try playing volleyball.

What do you want to be when you grow up? I would like to be a paleantologist.

What do you like the most about Kialla Central? I like all the nice staff and students.

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Term 2 ~ Calendar of Events 2019

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 13

7.30pm School Council

14

NAPLAN Years 3 & 5

15 MARC (Library)

NAPLAN Years 3 & 5

16

NAPLAN Years 3 & 5

17 Saturday 18th May Federal Election

20 21 22 MACC (Art)

K.C.P.S. Open Day

23 Life Ed Van

Visit

24 Sunday 26th May Bunnings BBQ

27 28 29 MARC (Library) 30 31

3rd June

7.00pm Parents’ Club

4 5 MACC (Art) 6 7

Curriculum Day Report Writing

10

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

LONG WEEKEND

11 12 MARC (Library) 13 14

17

7.30pm School Council

18 19 MACC (Art)

Regional Cross Country

20 21 Semester 1 Reports

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Education Week ~ Celebrations

KIALLA CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Page 3

I trust our Mums and special people had a lovely Mother’s Day and enjoyed your present that was made with love. A big thank you Mrs O who is our Creative Director when it comes to our Mother’s day gifts.

Our 2019 Swimming Program is now completed. Everything ran smoothly despite being a very busy time. Thank you to our

helpers especially to Greg and our dads who helped Mitchell Zito with the boys. Swimming certificates will be handed out to students as soon as we get the levels ~ Mrs O does our own certificates.

Of course following our Swimming Program comes the bugs. While we want students at school, however, if they are unwell they need to stay at home. If your child is going to be away from school, parents and carers must contact the school on 5827 1373 on that day to let us know that your child is away and why. Otherwise your child is marked as “unexplained absence” and the school will be contacting you.

Students need to be at school to ensure the foundation of their learning continues to grow. Some of our students have already had between 6 to 15 days away from school already this year. As a general rule, I allow 2 days absence per term per student, a total of 8 days for the year. I am sending home letters alerting those families to the high number of absent days and the effect it has on their child’s learning. Your cooperation on this matter is vital and the key to your child being a successful learner.

Last Friday the Division Cross Country was held at Princess Park. Tayah, Maggie, Emily, Amali and Lily M represented K.C.P.S. at this

next level of competition and tried their best, in somewhat trying conditions. Tayah has now qualified in the 11 year old girls age group for the Regional Cross Country Championships at Winton on the 19th June. Congratulations Tayah!

This week our Grade 3 and 5 students are undertaking the National Assessment Program ~ Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). It assesses literacy and numeracy skills through school and life. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual NAPLAN Tests in reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.

Today our Hot Lunch program started for 2019. Students can bring a lunch that can

be heated up in our pie warmer on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Some of our grade 5 and 6 students are responsible for our hot lunch program. Please remember: # No frozen food ~ please thaw any frozen products as this affects heating times; # Please wrap food tightly in foil, keep it flat and clearly name your child’s lunch; & # Let your child know they have a hot lunch so they can put it in the tub when our monitors come to collect the hot lunches.

The Attitudes to School Survey is an annual student survey offered by the Department of Education and Training to assist schools in gaining an understanding of students' perceptions and experience of school. Students in Year 4 and up participate in this online survey which is open to schools from the 29th April to 7th June. I will facilitate the survey with all of our Grade 4, 5 and 6 students before the 7th June.

FLOOR COVERING SPECIALIST

CARPET & VINYL

Installation & Repairs

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890 Archer Road

KIALLA WEST, VIC 3631

This Saturday is the Federal Election and we are a Polling Booth. As a result, we are hosting

our Election Day Cake Stall and BBQ from 8.00am to 1.00pm. Thank you to everyone who has offered to bake and man the stall & BBQ. Confirmation of times and baking requirements will be sent home on Wednesday.

HELPERS STILL REQUIRED FOR OUR BUNNINGS BBQ ~ Sunday 26th May

Time slots still needing helpers are: 12.00pm to 2.00pm ~ x4 helpers 2.00pm to 4.00pm ~ x4 helpers ~ there is no one for this time slot Please complete the slip in this newsletter and return it to school ASAP.

I would like to welcome Bridget Jones back to our school for her Work Experience

placement. Bridget was a former student at K.C.P.S. and is interested in education as a possible career.

On behalf of the Kialla Central Primary School community I would like to congratulate Miss Amanda Posteraro who recently attended her Graduation Ceremony at La Trobe University in Bendigo.

Debbie Humphries

Proud Principal of KCPS

LATE NOTICE REQUEST …

Given our recent well needed rain our grass/weeds

have started to grow making our grounds look

untidy. I was wondering if there 1 or 2 of our Dads

could do a quick run over the untidy parts before

we are on show at the Election and for Education

Week. Please let me know if you can help.

Thank for your continued support.

KIALLA CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Page 4

Learning By Doing - Photo Gallery

CLASSROOM WRAP

F/1 Moulsdale

In SMART Spelling our word of the week is ‘hand’, whilst the Grade 1s are investigating ‘oo’ as in moon.

In Maths, we are exploring skip counting and addition.

1/2 Baker

In SMART Spelling we are looking at ‘ea’ making ‘e’ as in beach.

We are looking at writing our own animal information book.

In Maths, we will look at the relationship between addition and subtraction.

In Integrated Studies, we are looking at change over time.

3/4 Posteraro

Our spelling focus is the graph ‘c’ making the ‘s’ sound as in city.

We are introducing a new shared text called “Rowan of Rin”.

In Maths, we are focusing on skip counting.

5/6 Zito

This week we are starting our Integrated Unit on Geography.

Our Year 3 & 5 students will be completing the NAPLAN Testing.

Design Technology ~ Miss H & Mrs O

After a couple of chaotic weeks getting our Mother’s Day gifts made, this week we are decorating our Learning By Doing model. Each grade made a different model: F/1 ~ Spaceship, 1/2 ~ Speed boat, 3/4 ~ Windmill and 5/6 ~ Racing Car. These will be on display in the Library before they are sent home in a few week’s time.

K.C.P.S. Footy Tipping Competition 2019

Talking Footy with Bomber 10

Round 8 Wrap

On Friday night the Swans played the Bombers at SCG where the Swans had a

5 point win. The Bombers had a chance to win with a kick after the siren but

unfortunately for Bomber supporters it was not to be.

On Saturday afternoon the Bulldogs took on the Brisbane Lions at Mars

Stadium in Ballarat where the Bulldogs defeated the Lions by 16 points.

The Blues did battle with the Magpies at the MCG where the Magpies had a 19

point win after the Blues took a narrow lead into the final quarter.

The Suns took on the Demons at Metricon Stadium up on the Gold Coast where

the Demons defeated the Suns by the narrowest margin of 1point.

On Saturday night the Saints played the Eagles at Marvel Stadium with the

Eagles having an away win of 18 points.

To complete the Saturday games the Power took on the Crows at Adelaide Oval

in the South Australian Showdown where the Crows had a 20 point win.

Sunday saw the Kangaroos do battle with the Cats at Marvel Stadium where

the Cats continued on their winning way defeating the Kangaroos by 24 points.

The Hawks and the Giants played at the MCG with the Hawks running out easy

winners by 38 points.

To complete Round 8 the Dockers took on the Tigers over in the west at Optus

Stadium where the Tigers had an away win over the Dockers by 25 points.

Footy Tipping Stars of the Week – for Round 8 were –Angus Kerr, Bonnie

Morgan, Cooper Laidlaw, Curtis Laidlaw and Irene Leijen who all tipped 8.

Battle Hawk, Digger Rooboys, Maddy Leijen, Mitch Zito, Narkle, Pie Time,

Specky Magee, Tamisha and Tiger Trouble who all tipped 7. Well done to all

these tippers.

Footy Tipping Ladder Leaders – at the completion of round 8 are: - Fairy

Princess on 48, Cooper Laidlaw on 46 and on 45 are Digger’s Rooboys, Narkle

and Rosie Z.

The Jackpot stands at $50:00

Good tipping everyone!

Please remember tips must be in by 9.00am on the day they are due.

Late tips will not longer be accepted.

LADDER

Cats

Magpies

Crows

Giants

Lions

Tigers

Eagles

Dockers

Hawks

Bulldogs

Power

Saints

Bombers

Suns

Demons

Swans

Kangas

Blues

Leaderboard at a Glance at the end

of Round 8

48

Fairy Princess

46

Cooper Laidlaw

45

Digger’s Rooboys, Narkle

and Rosie Zito

44

Angus Kerr, Bonnie

Morgan, Curtis Laidlaw

and Tom Will Do

43

Amy Howard, Oscar Z.,

Pie Time and Tradie Sam

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Results

Abbey Leijen 5 4 2 7 5 5 2 5 35

Amy Howard 3 3 5 6 6 7 7 6 43

Angus Kerr 7 3 6 5 5 6 4 8 44

April Laidlaw 4 4 4 3 7 5 3 5 35

Battle Hawk 2 1 5 5 6 5 4 7 35

Bomber10 5 4 6 3 4 9 6 3 40

Bomber Boy 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 34

Bonnie Morgan 3 5 3 6 7 4 8 8 44

Casey Leijen 2 5 6 3 4 4 4 6 34

Cody's Kangas 2 3 4 6 4 8 3 2 32

Cooper Laidlaw 7 5 4 4 6 8 4 8 46

Corey Williams 1 6 4 8 5 5 7 4 40

Curtis Laidlaw 5 4 6 5 4 6 6 8 44

Deescraceful 4 3 5 5 4 5 1 4 31

Digger's Rooboys 4 4 6 3 4 9 8 7 45

Dylan's Kangas 2 2 6 3 4 6 5 3 31

Fairy Princess 6 5 6 6 7 5 7 6 48

FAUM 4 5 3 2 6 7 4 3 34

Greymouse 5 4 5 5 6 7 6 2 40

Harry Keat 4 4 5 6 3 5 7 6 40

Hawks Nest 5 2 6 7 4 8 3 6 41

Hot Wheels 6 4 7 2 4 8 5 3 39

Irene Leijen 1 2 2 4 4 3 6 8 30

Jack of All Trades 2 3 5 6 5 7 6 4 38

Kelly Stapleton 4 4 5 2 5 7 7 5 39

LDS 4 3 6 6 4 7 5 6 41

Lilli Stapleton 4 4 5 2 5 7 7 6 40

Little Bomber 5 4 3 3 5 6 6 5 37

Maddy Leijen 6 4 5 3 7 5 3 7 40

Magic Magpies 5 5 5 4 5 9 5 3 41

Marg Franklin 3 6 4 6 4 6 5 5 39

Matt & Cassie S. 4 5 4 5 4 7 5 6 40

Mike Leijen 4 6 4 4 6 6 5 6 41

Mitch Zito 4 3 6 5 5 6 4 7 40

Morris Magpies 5 5 5 3 4 7 4 6 39

Mrs O 4 5 3 3 5 7 5 6 38

Narkle 3 5 4 5 4 9 8 7 45

Oscar Zito 5 5 6 8 3 4 6 6 43

Pa Morgan 4 3 1 4 5 3 3 6 29

Patsi 5 6 4 3 4 7 7 5 41

Pie Time 4 6 5 3 3 9 6 7 43

Purps 5 3 5 4 6 7 1 5 36

Razel 7 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 35

Richmond Tigers 3 4 5 2 6 6 5 4 35

Rocket 4 4 6 4 5 8 6 5 42

Roo Safari 5 4 4 3 3 7 5 4 35

Rosie Zito 6 5 4 5 7 7 6 5 45

Sal's Dee's 4 2 5 1 6 5 5 5 33

Simone & Daniel M. 5 4 6 3 4 8 6 5 41

Skeeta 5 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 35

Specky Magee 4 4 2 2 6 8 5 7 38

COMMUNITY

BILLBOARD

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Results Results

Tamisha 3 3 5 6 6 6 5 7 41

The Bolt 5 4 5 3 6 9 4 6 42

The Old Don 2 4 5 4 4 7 6 6 38

Tiger Cats 3 5 5 4 4 7 7 6 41

Tiger Trouble 2 2 4 5 5 7 7 7 39

Tom Will Do 4 6 6 3 5 8 6 6 44

Tone's Dees 4 6 4 4 3 7 6 5 39

Tradie Sam 4 5 6 4 4 7 7 6 43

Twisty 4 3 5 5 4 6 4 6 37

Two Tigers 3 2 6 3 5 9 7 6 41

Who Am I 2 3 3 4 5 8 5 5 35

Wongy's Magpies 4 6 4 5 4 6 5 5 39

XMan 4 3 5 4 4 6 7 4 37

Zander & Oscar M. 4 4 5 4 5 3 4 5 34

2019 BUNNINGS B.B.Q. HELPERS REQUIRED ... This year our 2019 Bunnings BBQ has been allocated for Sunday 26th May 2019.

We need a number of helpers for this fundraising event to ensure the day runs smoothly and of course

that we make some money for K.C.P.S. I need 4 adult helpers per time slot and these are the times:

8.00am to 10.00am (Setup) 10.00am to 12.00pm (Busy time)

12.00pm to 2.00pm (Busy time) 2.00pm to 4.30pm (Clean up)

Please complete the slip below and return it to school by 10th May 2019. Thanks!

Name/s: ___________________________________________________________

Mobile: __________________________________________

[ ] We/I am ABLE to help with our Bunnings B.B.Q.

[ ] We/I am UNABLE to help with our Bunnings B.B.Q.

… SAVE THIS DATE … Friday 9th August 2019

Kialla Central Primary School’s infamous

“Bogan Bingo & Trivia Night”

at the Kialla District Hall

More details to closer to the date …

Warning: This event is not for the serious Trivia buffs ….

KIALLA CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL

Address: 128 Central Kialla Road, Kialla

Phone: 5827 1373

Website: www.kiallacentral.ps.vic.edu.au

Facebook: https://facebook.com/KiallaCentral/

As part of our Education Week celebrations, we invite

you to our Open Day at Kialla Central Primary School.

Information sessions and tours will take place on:

WHEN: Wednesday 22nd May 2019

WHERE: Kialla Central Primary School

128 Central Kialla Road, Kialla

TIMES: 9.00am or 10.15am

We encourage new Foundation families to contact the

Principal Debbie Humphries on 5827 1373

to reserve a place for these information sessions & tours.

Please note: alternative appointments can also be made.

Quality Education, Rural Environment!