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60 Crook Street (PO Box 45)
Strathdale 3550
www.kenningtonps.vic.edu.au
kennington.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Phone: 5443 2011 Fax: 5441 7321
Principal:
Assistant Principal :
Assistant Principal:
Assistant Principal
(Deaf Facility):
Kennington Primary School Values Awards
Community
Inclusion
Personal
Best
Is showing concern for Is working together for Is respecting and
others
and
being the common good.
valuing differences.
thoughtful,
and It means being able to It means we include
understanding of their work together and act others in work and
feelings.
positively with others.
play.
It
means
your
thoughts; words and
actions
show
consideration
for
others.
Preps
PA
PB
Marli M
Anya B
Grade 1-2 1A
1B
1C
1/2D
Rhys D
Ella G
Dilan H-D
Annabelle C
Grade 3-4 3A
3B
3C
4A
Sebastian R
Mason W
Jorja R
Zac D
Grade 5-6 5A
5B
5C
6A
Jonah Z
Parker M
Ramani M-K
Poppy K
Alex E
Georgia W
Specialist MUSIC: Hay Moo (4C)
VISUAL ARTS:
Zachary W (4C)
Samuel H (2B)
AUSLAN LOTE:
EAL:
Rhylee T (5B)
Zainab A (PD)
Fri 12
Dates to Remember
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Fri 12
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Fri 12
Is treating everybody
and everything with
consideration
and
courtesy.
It means looking after
myself, others and the
environment.
PC
Caitlyn E
2A
Max H
4B
James C
6B
Bailey D
PD
Cruz W
2B
Hudson W
4C
Jack W
6C
Josh B
Mason C
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
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9:00am
Tue 16
Auslan Community
Classes
Wed 17
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Tue 16
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Interviews Online Opens
ICAS – Writing
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Fun Food Day
Orders due – no late
orders taken
Breakfast Club
1
2C
Sienna S
4D
Jack L
PHYS.ED:
Ruben C (1A)
Mon 15
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Respect
Is always aiming high
and being the best I
can.
It
means
being
optimistic: that I will be
successful in the end.
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Term 2
June
Fri 12
Marg Tope
Thursday 11th June, 2015
Newsletter No. 16
Caring
Glenda Miller
Trudi Jacobson
Jo Menzel
ICAS – Spelling
9:30am –
10:15am
Mother Goose
Last one for Term 2
9:30am –
6:15pm
Deaf Facility
Lion King Excursion
Wed 17
Thu 18
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Thu 18
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Thu 18
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Fri 19
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Fri 19
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Fri 19
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Fri 19
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Tue 23
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Fri 26
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1:45pm –
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
2:15pm
11:00am – Rehearsal for Peter Pan
11:30am
3:30pm
Interviews Online Closes
Thu 30
Tue 4
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Fun Food Day
Pizza, Donuts & Drinks
8:10am –
Breakfast Club
8:30am
Last one for Term 2
9:00am –
Auslan Community
9:45am
Classes
11:00am – Grade 6
3:00pm
Interschool Sports at BSE
Reports sent home
Tue 4
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Tue 4
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No School
2:30pm
Dismissal
Fri 31
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No School
August
8:45am –
2:00pm
9:30am –
10:15am
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Fri 7
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Fri 7
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Student LED Conferences
Fri 7
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Term 2 concludes
Tue 11
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Tue 11
8:35am
Term 3 commences
Fri 14
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8:45am –
2:00pm
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
Fri 14
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No Mother Goose
Fri 14
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State Cross Country
Tue 18
No Breakfast Club
Tue 18
Auslan Community
Classes
Peter Pan Singing
Rehearsals
Division Netball
Fri 21
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Fri 21
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Fri 21
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Deaf Facility
Deaf Musician
Fri 21
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Fri 21
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Tue 14
Tue 14
Thu 16
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Fri 17
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9:00am –
9:45am
11:00am –
11:30am
Fri 17
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Fri 17
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Fri 17
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Mon 20
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Tue 21
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Tue 21
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Tue 21
8:45am –
3:15pm
8:45am –
2:00pm
9:30am –
10:15am
Wed 22
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Prep
Indigenous Australian
Animals & Culture note
and money due
Breakfast Club
Fri 24
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Fri 24
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Tue 28
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Tue 28
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Tue 28
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Fri 28
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Girls’ Football Carnival
Boys’ Football Carnival
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Fri 28
Mother Goose
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
Breakfast Club
9:30am –
10:15am
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
11:00am –
11:30am
8:45am –
2:00pm
9:30am –
10:15am
Mother Goose
Auslan Community
Classes
Prep
“The Zoo Comes To You”
11:00am – Peter Pan Singing
11:30am
Rehearsals
ICAS – Maths
Breakfast Club
Auslan Community
Classes
Peter Pan Singing
Rehearsals
Peter Pan rehearsals
Mother Goose
Book Week Dress Up Day
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Mother Goose
Wed 22
Fri 24
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Tue 25
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Rehearsal for Peter Pan
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
Regional Sports – Football
Fri 7
Term 3
July
Mon 13
Regional Sports – Netball
and Soccer
Curriculum Day
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
Breakfast Club
11:00am –
11:30am
8:45am –
2:00pm
11:00am –
11:30am
Peter Pan Singing
Rehearsals
Peter Pan Rehearsals
Auslan Community
Classes
Basketball Tournament
Peter Pan Singing
Rehearsals
Prep
Aboriginal Cultural
Awareness Incursion
September
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
Auslan Community
9:45am
Classes
11:00am – Rehearsal for Peter Pan
11:30am
ICAS – English
8:45am –
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
2:00pm
9:15am –
The NED Show
10:00am
Tue 1
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Tue 1
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9:30am –
10:15am
8:45am –
2:00pm
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Wed 2
Thu 3
2
Fri 4
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Fri 4
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Fri 4
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8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
11:00am –
11:30am
Mother Goose
Peter Pan Rehearsals
Grades 5 to 6
Fitness Challenge
Grades Prep to 4
Fitness Challenge
Breakfast Club
Auslan Community
Classes
Peter Pan Singing
Rehearsals
Principal’s Report
Student Late Arrivals/Early Departures
It is important that your child is at school all day, every day.
We ask that appointments etc. be scheduled outside of
school hours unless unavoidable so that your child does
not arrive after 8:45am, or leave before 3:15pm.
Dear Parents/Carers
Team China
Our travellers to China have returned safely. By all
accounts they have had a great time and have many
stories to share with family and friends. I am proud to say
that Georgia, Poppy, Isabella and Alex were wonderful
ambassadors for Kennington Primary School.
If your child does arrive late at school they must report to
the office prior to going to their classroom. When they
report to the office they will be provided with a late pass to
give to their classroom teacher. This process ensures that
our attendance records are accurate. In addition, if for
some unavoidable reason you need to collect your child
early, we require that you or a person authorised by you
first visit the office to collect an early departure slip. When
you go to the classroom, please give the classroom teacher
the slip. Again, these processes are in place to maximise
our care for the children and we thank you in advance for
your cooperation in these matters.
I would also like to thank Kim Kirpatrick and Aimee Welton
for the outstanding job they did in ensuring that the
students were not only safe, but also got to experience all
that the trip had to offer. As you would appreciate, taking
students overseas is a huge responsibility.
A big thank-you also goes to the parents who supported the
Overseas Learning Experience and worked tirelessly
fundraising to support this amazing opportunity.
Student Reports
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Semester 1 student reports will be distributed on Friday 19
June, and will be followed up with Student Led
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Conferences on Tuesday 23 June.
Student Led Conferences
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Student Led Conferences will be held on Tuesday 23
June. Students will only attend for their conference on
this day.
Meeting times will be booked on line. Meeting times will
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also be available after school on Monday 22 June for all
classes.
CSEF – Camps, Sports and Excursions
The Victorian Government has now introduced Camps,
Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) to assist eligible
families.
Students must wear school uniform for their conference.
If you hold a valid means tested concession card or
temporary foster parents, you may be eligible for CSEF.
The allowance will be paid to the school to use towards
expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting
activities for your child.
The booking system will open tomorrow on Friday 12
June at 9:00am. Refer to back page for code.
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The June Parent/Teacher and Student Led Conference
times will be booked online again this year. Meeting times
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will be available after school on Monday 22 June and
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during the day on Tuesday 23 June for all students
The annual CSEF amount per student will be $125.00.
Please contact the School office to obtain a CSEF
application
form
or
download
from
www.education.vic.gov.au/csef.
Prep 2016 - Enrolment
All parents who are intending to enrol their child in Prep at
Kennington for next year, 2016, should collect an
Information Pack from the school office. The pack includes
information pertinent to KPS including the Great Start
Transition Program and includes the official school
enrolment form. The enrolment form and a copy of the
child’s birth certificate and immunisation record must be
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returned to school by Friday 26 June, 2015.
Applications forms need to be lodged at the School office
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by close of business on Friday 19 June, 2015.
Students Arriving Too Early
I am concerned with the number of students arriving prior
to 8:35am every morning, some as early as 8:00am. Yard
duty does not commence until 8:35am. Children are then
supervised. The only exceptions to this are Breakfast Club
and Morning Club. Breakfast Club is supervised from
8:10am. Morning Club occurs every week on Wednesdays
and Thursdays at 8:00am in the stadium.
This date is set by the Department of Education. If your
child has additional needs including a medical diagnosis,
language difficulties, is involved with any Early Intervention
services, or if you just have a worry or concern about your
child, please make an appointment to see me as soon as
possible. If your child is hearing impaired, please contact
Ms Marg Tope, the leader of the Deaf Facility, through the
school office.
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Principal’s Report continued……
Parents & Friends News
SchoolMate App
The Department of Education and Training has released an
App which is designed to help you better understand the
curriculum we use to teach your children every day.
Coffee
Family & Friends of Kennington Primary
School.
Come along for coffee and chat at Hashtag - Kennington
Village
The App, called SchoolMate, is available for free download
now in the App Store for iPhones and iPads and in Google
Play for Android phones and tablets.
When:
SchoolMate gives you a general overview of the Victorian
curriculum in each subject at each year level and:
 Provides you with an overview of what your
children are learning in each subject at each year
level according to the Victorian curriculum
(AusVELS)
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
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Monday June 15
9:30am - after assembly
All welcome.
Fun Food Day
Provides you with tips regarding activities and
things you can do at home to help your children in
each subject and year level
HELPERS PLEASE!
FUN FOOD DAY
THURSDAY 18th JUNE
Suggests apps, books, events and activities related
to each subject area and year level.
Our school, like all other government schools in Victoria,
uses AusVELS as the basis for the learning programs we
run at school every day.
Louise is looking for helpers to help put the pizza, donuts
and drinks into bags for each student.
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If you can spare some time on Thursday 18 June from
9:00am, please call the office on 5443 2011.
Our teachers adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of our
students and community, for example, designing learning
programs around what your children are interested in, or
around days or celebrations that are important to our
community.
“Remember more hands make light work”
SchoolMate is designed to give you an overview of what
children are expected to learn in Victorian Government
Schools across every subject from Prep to Year 10.
Visual Art News
We are preparing for a busy third term working on many
textile projects in Grades 3 -6. Any wool scraps you have
at home would be put to great use
in the art room and would be very
much appreciated.
The Link
The Link is the main form of communication with you and
the school. The Link will be sent home with the youngest
child
in
each
family
or
look
on
www.kenningtonps.vic.edu.au. The Link is published on
Thursdays. Sometimes, where we need to ensure that a
piece of information gets to all of our school community, a
notice will be repeated in a number of newsletters.
Thankyou
Lisa Findlay
Regards
Jo Menzel
Acting Principal
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Annual School Production – Peter Pan
Curly
Nibs
Crocodile / Lost Boys
Chloe V
Katerina P
Luke S
Campbell T
Olivia J
Ava P
Mitchell C
T’Keiyah E
Stephanie T
Isabella W
Chloe B
Darnell H-A
Edward J
Haylee R
Teagan C
Ramani M-K
Tayla S
Samantha V
Jorja V
6A
6C
5A
5C
5A
5A
5C
5A
5A
5A
5B
5B
5B
5B
5C
5C
5C
5C
6B
Nay Ye Thwey
Milly H
Chloe L
Jenna B
Maddy F
Adeline S
Fin B
Rory W
Jordan E
Ben E
Rhylee T
Jay B
Sydney N
Rayce S-A
Darcy H
Casey W
Cain D
Seth T
Declan J
Abby B
Trevor C
Thomas B
Molly I
Lauren K
Jacob S
Ella H
Izzy M-A
Kajsia S
Taylor Y
6C
6B
6B
5C
5C
5C
6A
6B
6A
6C
5B
5A
6C
6A
6C
5C
5A
6A
5A
5B
5B
5C
5C
5C
5C
6B
6C
6C
6C
Mermaid/Indian Finale
Aquata
Arista
Adriana
Adella
Atina
Allanah
Olivia M-F
Paige B
Bianca M
Charlotte P
Sophie B
Lah Koo M
6B
6A
6A
6A
5B
5B
Backstage Crew
Bailey D
6B
Kwa La Christ 5B
Parker M
5B
Ruben W
6B
Jack B
Shaleah C
Poung Shu
Alexis B
5B
5B
5B
5C
Lost Boys
Our School Production this year will be
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held on Thursday 17 September. The
venue will be at The Capital Theatre.
Our Grade 5 and 6 rehearsals are
already in progress and are going
amazingly well.
Book, Music and Lyrics by Piers Chater-Robinson
Adapted from the play by J.M. Barrie
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH ORiGiNTM THEATRICAL ON
BEHALF OF SAMUEL FRENCH LTD.
Student Casting
Family
Wendy
John
Michael
Nana
Liza
Mrs Darling
Mr Darling
Indians
Indian Chief
Tiger Lily
Singing Bull
Running Dog
Grizzly Bear
Stalking Deer
Bald Eagle
Cunning Fox
Indians
Lost Boys
Peter
Tootles
Tinker Bell
Twin 1
Twin 2
Slightly
Laura C
Connor G
Ethan G
Georgia W
Lucia D
Kate B
Jett V
6A
5A
6B
6A
6B
6B
5B
Arshdeep S
Aimee G
Hannah B
Sam M
Tamire S
Jade D
Zoe B
Michaela M
Jamaya D
Ella R
Paige W
Alex E
Bevan K
Lachlan P
Maddison B
Nay Saw Htee
Silver Bell M
Moo P
Lezane R
Alex P
Matt B
Ned B
Shannon D
Aidan M
Loretta V
Ella A
6C
6C
5A
5A
5B
6A
6B
6C
6A
6A
6C
6A
6A
6C
5A
5A
5A
5A
5B
5C
6A
6A
6A
6A
6A
6A
Jessie J
Halle B-B
Poppy K
Abbey S
Ruby D
Lauren M
6C
5C
6A
5B
5B
6A
Pirates
Hook
Shmee
Bill Dukes
Skylights
Cecco
Noodler
Mullins
Starkee
Pirates
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Breakfast Club – Every Friday
Community News
ASTHMA FOUNDATION – for your
information
Breakfast Club is every Friday from 8:10am until 8:25am.
(This allows time for students to get to their classrooms
before the bell at 8:40am.)
www.asthmafriendlyschools.org.au
FREECALL 1800 645 130
Everyone is welcome at Breakfast Club. A gold coin
donation is appreciated. The money that is donated goes
towards the fresh fruit in the classrooms.
Menu this week:
Mandarins and apples

Blueberry & Fruit Salad yogurt in squeezie tubes
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Raspberry & White Chocolate yoghurt

Choc Yo Go
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Banana and Honey Flavoured Milk
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Milo
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Cheese and Vegemite toasties
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Cheese toasties
Loddon Mallee Preschool Association is the custodian of
the Kindergarten Central Enrolment System in Bendigo.
The first round of Kindergarten Allocations close on
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Monday 15 June.
Roster for Term 2
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12 June
Louise Bray
Andrew White
Nicole Lacey
Amanda Turnbull
Julie Keleher
With thanks,
Jacquie
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19 June
Heather Stinton
John Cooper
Shona Barton
Suzanne Braden
Peta Jenkins
Jacquie Thomson
Enrolment Officer
10a Merino Court East Bendigo 3550
phone:
5443-1229
fax:
5444-3241
email:
enrolments@lmpa.org.au
website:
www.lmpa.org.au
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26 June
No Breakfast Club
Roster for Term 3
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17 July
No Breakfast Club
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31 July
Heather Stinton
John Cooper
Shona Barton
Suzanne Braden
Julie Keleher
Andrew White
Strathfieldsaye Junior Girls Football
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24 July
Louise Bray
Adele Plane
Nicole Lacey
Amanda Turnbull
Lisa Tangey
Sonia Lewis
If any girls between the ages of 9 and 12
would like to come and see what Junior Girls’
football is all about and the pathway it can lead
to, we would welcome them to attend.
Training session
When: Wednesday night
4:30pm
Where: Strathfieldsaye Football Oval
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7 August
Louise Bray
Adele Plane
Nicole Lacey
Andrew White
Peta Jenkins
Games are played
When: Friday night
5:30pm
Where: Dower Park
Kangaroo Flat
For further information:
Strathfieldsaye Junior Football Club Inc.
P.O. Box 69 Strathfieldsaye VIC 3551
Email: strathfieldsayejfc@bigpond.com
Web: www.strathfieldsayejfc.vcfl.com.au
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All enquires phone
Brendan 0488 183 511
Shawn 0420 938 138
The program will be co-ordinated by male and female
accredited personnel (Working With Children Certified)
and we encourage both boys and girls to be involved in
the program.
The program will run regardless of the weather conditions
(with modified activities).
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The program incorporating Monday 29 , Tuesday 30
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June and Wednesday 1 July is priced at $170.00.00 or
$65.00 per day.
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