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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):
Is showing concern for
others
and
being
thoughtful,
and
understanding of their
feelings.
It
means
your
thoughts; words and
actions
show
consideration
for
others.
Preps
PA
Lucy H
Grade 1-2 1A
Hayden C
Kennington Primary School Values Awards
Community
Inclusion
Personal
Best
Is working together for
the common good.
It means being able to
work together and act
positively with others.
Is respecting and
valuing differences.
It means we include
others in work and
play.
1B
Abigail W
1/2D
Jim McC
3B
Benji M
3C
Evie K
4A
Mia-Rylee M
5C
Nathen H
6A
Riley T
3A
Tate A
Grade 5-6
5A
5B
Silver Bell M
Ruby D
MUSIC:
Angus H (1B)
AUSLAN LOTE:
Jared H (6B)
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Fri 29
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Fri 29
Respect
Is treating everybody
and everything with
consideration
and
courtesy.
It means looking after
myself, others and the
environment.
PD
Tahlia B-B
2B
2C
Ki S-F
Lachlan R
4C
Ella McN
4D
Zoe J
6B
6C
Matthew W
Kajsia S
PHYS.ED:
Cruz W (PD)
Keira B (2A)
EAL:
Plo Kaw Htoo (3A)
June
Term 2
May
Fri 29
PC
Hasti K
2A
Noah F &
Olivia B
4B
Jye B
VISUAL ARTS:
Dates to Remember
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Is always aiming high
and being the best I
can.
It
means
being
optimistic: that I will be
successful in the end.
PB
Jackson C
1C
Alicia S
Grade 3-4
Specialist
Marg Tope
Thursday 28th May, 2015
Newsletter No. 14
Caring
Glenda Miller
Trudi Jacobson
Jo Menzel
Tue 2
nd
Tue 2
nd
8:10am –
8:30am
Breakfast Club
9:00am –
9:30am
1:30pm –
3:00pm
Auslan Community Classes
Wed 3
Grade 6
Interschool SportsStrathfieldsaye P.S
Thu 4
Regional Cross Country
9:30am –
10:15am
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ICAS – Science
Wed 3
rd
1
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Mother Goose
1:45pm –
2:15pm
11:00am –
11:30am
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
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6:00pm –
7:15pm
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
Thu 4
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Fri 5
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Fri 5
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Fri 5
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Fri 5
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Sat 6
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Mon 8
No School
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Tue 9
Wed 10
th
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Thu 11
9:30am –
10:15am
1:45pm –
2:15pm
11:00am –
11:30am
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Fri 12
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8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
9:00am
Fri 12
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Fri 12
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Fri 12
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Mon 15
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Tue 16
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Tue 16
Wed 17
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Wed 17
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Wed 17
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Thu 18
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Thu 18
Thu 18
9:30am –
10:15am
9:00am –
3:00pm
1:45pm –
2:15pm
11:00am –
11:30am
3:30pm
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8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
11:00am –
3:00pm
Fri 19
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Fri 19
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Fri 19
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Fri 19
rd
Tue 23
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Fri 26
Mother/Carer – Daughter
Information Evening
Breakfast Club
Term 3
July
th
Mon 13
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Tue 14
Auslan Community Classes
No Mother Goose
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State Cross Country
Thu 16
Mother Goose
Fri 17
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Fri 17
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Fri 17
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Fri 17
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No Breakfast Club
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Mon 20
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
st
Tue 21
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
st
Tue 21
Fun Food Day
Orders due – no late orders
taken
Breakfast Club
Wed 22
Fri 24
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Interviews Online Opens
Fri 24
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ICAS – Writing
Fri 24
th
ICAS – Spelling
Tue 28
Deaf Facility
Deaf Musician
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
Fri 31
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
August
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Tue 28
8:45am –
2:00pm
9:15am –
10:00am
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Fun Food Day
Pizza, Donuts & Drinks
Breakfast Club
Last one for Term 2
Auslan Community Classes
Grade 6
Interschool Sports at BSE
Reports sent home
Tue 4
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Tue 4
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Tue 4
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Fri 7
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Fri 7
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Fri 7
th
Fri 7
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No School
8:45am –
2:00pm
9:30am –
10:15am
Auslan Community Classes
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
The NED Show
Regional Sports – Netball
and Soccer
Curriculum Day
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
Mother Goose
Regional Sports – Football
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
11:00am –
11:30am
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Tue 11
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Tue 11
2
Breakfast Club
ICAS – English
Thu 30
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Mother Goose
Boys’ Football Carnival
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Peter Pan Singing
Rehearsals
Division Netball
Girls’ Football Carnival
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
11:00am –
11:30am
Tue 28
Term 2 concludes
8:45am –
3:15pm
8:45am –
2:00pm
9:30am –
10:15am
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Mother Goose
Last one for Term 2
Deaf Facility
Lion King Excursion
Soccer Championships
2:30pm
Dismissal
Auslan Community Classes
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Auslan Community Classes
Student LED Conferences
9:00am –
9:45am
11:00am –
11:30am
Tue 21
Interviews Online Closes
Term 3 commences
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
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Tue 14
Preps
Pirate Dress Up Day / Fish
‘n’ Chip Lunch
Grade 6
Interschool Sports –
Spring Gully P.S
OSLE students return from
China
Queen’s Birthday
No School
8:35am
8:45am –
2:00pm
9:30am –
10:15am
Breakfast Club
Auslan Community Classes
Prep
Australian Animals
Incursion
Peter Pan Singing
Rehearsals
ICAS – Maths
Mother Goose
Principal’s Report
circumstances are students to cross the road by
themselves to a waiting parent or carer. Please consider
the safety of all students. Traffic signs are in place and are
enforceable by law.
Dear Parents/Carers
Team China
This morning we farewelled Georgia W, Poppy K, Isabella
W, Alex E and their two teachers Kim Kirkpatrick and
Aimee Welton. The group will depart from Melbourne at
lunchtime and will arrive in Shanghai, China at
approximately 7:30pm. We look forward to following their
travels via their blog: http://teamchina.global2.vic.edu.au/
 Edwards Road
Edwards Road is another area causing significant safety
concerns. If you are crossing Edwards Road with your
child/ren please ensure that you model the correct use of
the school crossing. If parking along Edwards Road please
ensure you adhere to the parking signs. The Traffic
Operation Group has indicated that they will continue to
monitor this area.
Thank-you for your assistance in making sure all of our
students are safe.
Student Safety
Members of our school community are reminded to have
conversations with their child/ren about personal safety at
all times, and particularly on the way to and from school.
Please ensure your child/ren knows which route they are
expected to take and always encourage them to walk in
pairs or small groups. Also talk with them about appropriate
strategies if they encounter someone they do not know, or
who makes them feel uncomfortable.
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.
Queen’s Birthday – Public Holiday
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A reminder that Monday 8 June is a public holiday. There
will be no school on this day.
Student Led Conference
Student Led Conferences will be held on Tuesday
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23 June. Students will only attend for their conference on
this day. Meeting times will be booked on-line. Meeting
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times will also be available after school on Monday 22
June.
Cold Weather
As mentioned last week we have been
concerned about the number of children
who
have
not
been
dressing
appropriately for the colder weather,
especially when we have had so much
illness across the school. This week there
has been an obvious improvement in this
area and I would like to thank you for your support in this
matter.
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The booking system will open on Friday 12 June. The
necessary code will be provided in The Link closer to this
date.
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.
Traffic Issues
 Disabled Parking
We have some designated disabled parks
on the school grounds. Parking in these
spaces without a Disabled Pass is against
the law and an infringement notice can be
issued. We encourage all holders of a
Disabled Pass to also consider our students
that have difficulty walking long distances
when choosing to park in these designated
spaces for long periods of time.
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.
 On-site Car Parking
The traffic flow on the school ground has
improved greatly with the introduction of the
new parking arrangements; however, the
safety of students in the car parking areas
near the school roundabout is of concern.
Students are asked not to cross the road/s
without parents or carers in attendance. Under no
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Principal’s Report continued…..
PE News
Annual School Production – Peter Pan
Zone Cross Country
Congratulations to all the students that participated in the
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Division Cross Country on Wednesday 27 May at the
Bendigo Racecourse. All students performed extremely
well with many personal best times achieved. Thank you to
the teachers and parents who assisted with the day
enabling the students to have an enjoyable experience,
your assistance was very much appreciated.
Well done to the following students that have qualified to
the next stage to be held in St Arnaud on Tuesday.
Our School Production this year will be held on Thursday
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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.
1 Ned B
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3 Matt B
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21 Arshdeep S
Blue 11 Boys
1 Luke S
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8 Cain D
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9 Darnell A-H
Blue 12 Girls
10 Jade D
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.
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Blue 12 Boys
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A fantastic effort and good luck.
Other great results: Winning Team Awards:
Green 9 Girls
Green 9 Boys
Green 10 Boys
Green 11 Boys
Green 11 Girls
Kids Helpline
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As the title suggests, Kids Helpline helps kids. Children
can call the Kids Helpline 24 hours a day on 1800 551 800
or visit the website kidshelp.com.au. You may like to visit
this website to see what support is available.
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.
Regards
Jo Menzel
Acting Principal
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1 , 2 , 3 placings:
Green 9 Girls
3 Ella M
Green 10 Boys
3 Will G
Green 11 Boys
1 Flynn B
Green 11 Girls
2 Tamire S
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3 Tayla S
Green 12 Boys
3 Codie H
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Premiers’ Reading Challenge 2015
Breakfast Club – Every Friday
Registrations for the Premiers’
Reading Challenge 2015 will close
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on Friday 29 May.
Registration forms may be obtained
from class teachers or the school office.
Children need a parent signature for
permission to take
part in the
Challenge and to have their name printed in The Honour
Roll. This will come online sometime after the Challenge
finishes in early September.
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.)
Signed registration forms should be returned to the school
office.
Menu this week: Mandarins and apples
 Fruity Bites – Mini Twisters Raspberry
 Vanilla yogurt in squeezie tubes
 Apple and Orange Juice
 Apple and Blackcurrent Juice
 Banana and Honey Flavoured Milk
 Milo
 Cheese and Vegemite toasties
 Cheese toasties
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.
Many of the books listed for the Challenge are available in
the Kennington Primary School library and the Bendigo
Goldfields library.
Lots of information about the Challenge and the booklists
may be found on the Premiers’ Reading Challenge website:
www.education.vic.gov.au/prc/
Take the challenge.
Patrick Coughlin
Revised Roster for Term 2
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5 June
Heather Stinton
John Cooper
Shona Barton
Suzanne Braden
Andrew White
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19 June
Heather Stinton
John Cooper
Shona Barton
Suzanne Braden
Peta Jenkin
29 May
Louise Bray
Adele Plane
Nicole Lacey
Deb Lord
Peta Jenkins
Konnective
12 June
Louise Bray
Adele Plane
Nicole Lacey
Amanda Turnbull
In order to improve communications between school and
home we have recently purchased a school phone app that
works on iPhones and android devices. The school will
send out regular notifications via this app including
reminders of upcoming events as well as links to
newsletters. The app is called Konnective and can be
downloaded free of charge from the App store or Google
Play on your phone. Once you have downloaded the app
you will need to register via the app.
In the My
Connections tab you can then select Kennington Primary
School from the list of schools available and ‘join this
school.’ An A4 flyer is attached to the LINK, to assist you
with downloading the app and registering.
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26 June
No Breakfast Club
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Community News
ASTHMA FOUNDATION – for your information
www.asthmafriendlyschools.org.au
FREECALL 1800 645 130
BASKETBALL – AZTECS
GIRLS UNDER 12
BEGINNERS TEAM
The Aztecs Basketball Club are seeking 1 or 2 girls to join
their Under 12s Division 3 team.
Competition is held on Wednesdays after school at the
Bendigo Stadium in West Bendigo.
Training is 4:30pm on Thursdays at the indoor stadium
BSE Secondary College in Flora Hill.
To qualify girls must be born in 2004 or 2005.
For more information please contact Mara:
mji.a@hotmail.com.
Generation In Jazz Revisted Concert
Thursday 11th June
To celebrate and fundraise for the awesome experience
that Generations in Jazz provides but more importantly, to
celebrate the current, former and future “Generation of
Musicians” that are part of the journey of music at BSE.
This Jazz Spectacular will be held in the BSE Theatre on
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Thursday 11 June.
Ticket Sales through: http://www.trybooking.com/HWXS or
http://www.trybooking.com/138520
Tickets also available at door.
For further information please contact Mr Steve Briggs on
5443 4522
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Thursday 18th June, 2015
This term the menu includes
Pizza, Drinks & Donuts
Only pre-orders will be taken and must be handed into the office by
Friday 12th June. (No late orders taken)
Each student must have their own order form.
Student’s Name: ________________________Grade: __________
Item
Please enclose the correct money.
Return to the office by Friday 12th June.
Price
Quantity
$
Hawaiian
$3.00
$
Margherita
$3.00
$
Note: Pizza slice is approx. 10 x 15cm
Apple Juice
$1.50
$
Straw Milk
$1.50
$
Choc Milk
$1.50
$
Iced Donut
$1.50
$
Total
$
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If you have
special dietary
requirements
due to allergies
(ie gluten,
dairy free),
please
highlight on
your order.
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