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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
Caring
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
Will S
Grade 1-2 1A
Jayd W
Grade 3-4 3A
Mia M
Specialist
Is working together for
the common good.
It means being able to
work together and act
positively with others.
5A
Jack B
MUSIC: N/A
Is respecting and
valuing differences.
It means we include
others in work and
play.
1B
William W
3B
Gate Shine
PB
Karla L
1C
Koda C
3C
Aaron C
1/2D
Eloise C
4A
Skylar W
5B
Lydia W
5C
Casey W
6A
Loretta V
AUSLAN LOTE:
Kahlia C (3A)
6:00pm –
7:15pm
PC
Annie D
2A
Ethan O
4B
Violet G
Fri 5
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Fri 5
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Mother/Carer – Daughter
Information Evening
Sat 6
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Fri 5
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Fri 5
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
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Breakfast Club
Mon 8
Auslan Community Classes
Tue 9
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Respect
Is treating everybody
and everything with
consideration
and
courtesy.
It means looking after
myself, others and the
environment.
PD
Sultanat N
2B
2C
Bella S
Abbey R
4C
4D
Hay M
Peter L
6B
6C
Milly H / Kate B
Kye P
PHYS.ED:
Ned B (6A)
Shay W (4A)
EAL:
Haidar A (PD)
Term 2
June
Thu 4
Is always aiming high
and being the best I
can.
It
means
being
optimistic: that I will be
successful in the end.
VISUAL ARTS:
Dates to Remember
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Marg Tope
Thursday 4th June, 2015
Newsletter No. 15
Grade 5-6
Glenda Miller
Trudi Jacobson
Jo Menzel
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No School
9:30am –
10:15am
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
Mother Goose
Wed 10
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Wed 10
th
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Thu 11
1:45pm –
2:15pm
9:00am –
3:00pm
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
th
st
Tue 21
Soccer Championships
Tue 21
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
Tue 21
Fun Food Day
Orders due – no late orders
taken
Breakfast Club
Wed 22
nd
Boys’ Football Carnival
Wed 22
nd
Prep
Indigenous Australian
Animals & Culture note and
money due
Breakfast Club
st
st
Auslan Community Classes
Fri 24
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Fri 24
th
Fri 24
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Interviews Online Opens
ICAS – Writing
Mon 15
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ICAS – Spelling
Tue 16
8:45am –
2:00pm
9:30am –
10:15am
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
Tue 16
Wed 17
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Wed 17
th
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Thu 18
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Thu 18
9:30am –
10:15am
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
11:00am –
11:30am
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1:45pm –
2:15pm
11:00am –
11:30am
3:30pm
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th
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Fri 19
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Fri 26
Fri 31
No School
Tue 4
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Tue 4
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Grade 6
Interschool Sports at BSE
Reports sent home
Fri 7
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Fri 7
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No School
Student LED Conferences
Fri 7
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2:30pm
Dismissal
Term 2 concludes
Fri 7
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8:45am –
2:00pm
9:30am –
10:15am
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
11:00am –
11:30am
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Tue 11
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Term 3 commences
Tue 11
8:45am –
2:00pm
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
Fri 14
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No Mother Goose
Fri 14
th
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State Cross Country
Fri 14
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No Breakfast Club
Tue 18
Auslan Community Classes
Tue 18
Peter Pan Singing
Rehearsals
Division Netball
Fri 21
st
Fri 21
st
Deaf Facility
Deaf Musician
Fri 21
st
Fri 21
st
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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
The NED Show
Regional Sports – Netball
and Soccer
Curriculum Day
8:45am –
3:15pm
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th
2
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
Mother Goose
Regional Sports – Football
8:35am
Mon 13
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
Interviews Online Closes
Term 3
July
th
st
th
th
rd
8:45am –
2:00pm
9:15am –
10:00am
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Rehearsal for Peter Pan
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
ICAS – English
Thu 30
Tue 4
Fri 19
Tue 23
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Tue 28
Fun Food Day
Pizza, Donuts & Drinks
Breakfast Club
Last one for Term 2
Auslan Community Classes
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
11:00am –
3:00pm
Fri 19
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Tue 28
Auslan Community Classes
August
th
Thu 18
Fri 19
Mother Goose
Last one for Term 2
Deaf Facility
Lion King Excursion
Rehearsal for Peter Pan
Mother Goose
Girls’ Football Carnival
Tue 28
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Rehearsal for Peter Pan
9:30am –
10:15am
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
11:00am –
11:30am
8:45am –
2:00pm
9:30am –
10:15am
Breakfast Club
Auslan Community Classes
Prep
“The Zoo Comes To You”
Peter Pan Singing
Rehearsals
ICAS – Maths
Mother Goose
Breakfast Club
Auslan Community Classes
Peter Pan Singing
Rehearsals
Peter Pan rehearsals
Mother Goose
Book Week Dress Up Day
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:45am
Breakfast Club
Auslan Community Classes
Basketball Tournament
Principal’s Report
Uniform
It is now expected that all students wear winter school
uniform. Shorts and summer dresses are not suitable
during winter.
Dear Parents/Carers
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 Reports
Semester 1 student reports will be distributed on
Friday19th June, and will be followed up with Student Led
Conferences on Tuesday 23rd June.
Team China
Our 4 students and 2 teachers continue to have a
wonderful time in China. The group is now in Suzhou and
were fortunate to visit Xinggang School on Tuesday. This is
the school that our Chinese students from last year, Nelly
and Mary attend. The group had a great day catching up
with the two girls and had the opportunity to experience
school life in a Chinese setting.
Student Led Conferences
Student Led Conferences will be held on Tuesday 23rd
June.
Students will only attend for their conference on this day.
Meeting times will be booked on line. Meeting times will
also be available after school on Monday 22nd June for
all classes.
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The booking system will open on Friday 12 June. The
code for all bookings is 5SWQ5.
Students must wear school uniform for their conference.
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 process will be:
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.
Just three simple steps and your interviews are
booked:
Enter your name, your email
address and the
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.
name of your student(s).
On the next page click on the
teachers you want to meet
with.
Click on the down arrow next
to each teacher’s name to
select the time you would like
to meet with them.
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.
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.
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Principal’s Report continued….
Parents & Friends News
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.
Coffee
Family & Friends of Kennington Primary School.
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.
All welcome.
Come along for coffee and chat at Hashtag - Kennington
Village
When:
PE News
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.
Cross country
Congratulations to Ned B (6A), Matt B (6A), Jade D (6A),
Darnell H-A (5B), Cain D (5A) and Luke S (5A) who
represented the school at the Regional Cross County.
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)

Provides you with tips regarding activities and
things you can do at home to help your children in
each subject and year level

Suggests apps, books, events and activities related
to each subject area and year level.
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Monday June 15
9:30am - after assembly
Luke won the 11 year old age group.
Other outstanding results Ned - 4th, Matt - 8th, Jade th
10th, Darnell - 10th and Cain - 25 in their age groups.
Luke, Ned, Matt, Jade and Darnell have now qualified for
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the State Cross Country in Melbourne on Thursday 16
July. A fantastic effort. Well done and good luck.
Our school, like all other government schools in Victoria,
uses AusVELS as the basis for the learning programs we
run at school every day.
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.
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.
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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Annual School Production – Peter Pan
Community News
ASTHMA FOUNDATION – for your
information
Our School Production this year will
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be 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.
www.asthmafriendlyschools.org.au
FREECALL 1800 645 130
Book, Music and Lyrics by Piers Chater-Robinson
Adapted from the play by J.M. Barrie
Basketball – AZTECS
Girls Under 12
Beginners Team
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH ORiGiNTM THEATRICAL ON
BEHALF OF SAMUEL FRENCH LTD.
Breakfast Club – Every Friday
The Aztecs Basketball Club is 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.
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.)
To qualify, girls must be born in 2004 or 2005.
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.
For more information please contact Mara:
mji.a@hotmail.com.
Menu this week:
Mandarins and apples

Blueberry & Fruit Salad yogurt in squeezie tubes

Raspberry & White Chocolate yoghurt

Choc Yo Go

Banana and Honey Flavoured Milk

Milo

Cheese and Vegemite toasties

Cheese toasties
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Loddon Mallee Preschool Association is the custodian of
the Kindergarten Central Enrolment System in Bendigo.
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
The first round of Kindergarten Allocations close on
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Monday 15 June.
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12 June
Louise Bray
Adele Plane
Nicole Lacey
Amanda Turnbull
Julie Keleher
With thanks,
Jacquie
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
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Strathfieldsaye Junior Girls
Football
Last week the Bendigo Advertiser wrote a
fantastic article on our new Under 12
Junior Girls competition that has
just commenced
this
year.
The
Strathfieldsaye Junior Football Club has
proudly introduced a team into this
inaugural competition and we still have a
few places available for any interested
girls.
Neale Daniher is the face of the 'Big Freeze at the G'
campaign, which aims to raise money to find a cure for
Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/3103602/girlsget-a-kick-out-of-football/?cs=3346#slide=9
Daniher, who played 82 games with Essendon before
coaching Melbourne for 10 years, was diagnosed with MND
two years ago.
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.
The fundraising effort will culminate at the Round 10 clash
between Collingwood and Melbourne on Queen’s Birthday
when some of Australia’s biggest football personalities will
do a toboggan run into a giant pool containing two tonnes
of ice.
Training session
When: Wednesday night
4:30pm
Where: Strathfieldsaye Football Oval
Tim Watson was the first celebrity nominated by Daniher,
and since then Garry Lyon, Brian Taylor and Luke Darcy
are among those to be nominated.
Games are played
When: Friday night
5:30pm
Where: Dower Park
Kangaroo Flat
On the Queen’s Birthday, Melbourne will have the AHG
Walk to the G, with Daniher leading the walk from
Federation Square at 12.30pm. Collingwood will have a
separate walk from the Westpac Centre.
For further information:
Strathfieldsaye Junior Football Club Inc.
P.O. Box 69 Strathfieldsaye VIC 3551
If you want to help raise money for MND research, go to
website
www.freezemnd.com
Or
Email: strathfieldsayejfc@bigpond.com
Web: www.strathfieldsayejfc.vcfl.com.au
SMS the word FREEZE to 0400 064 064
to donate $5 and help freeze MND.
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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: __________
Friday 12th June. (No late orders taken)
Please enclose the correct money.
Return to the office by Friday 12th June.
Item
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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