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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):
Marg Tope
Thursday 7th May, 2015
Newsletter No. 11
Caring
Glenda Miller
Trudi Jacobson
Jo Menzel
Kennington Primary School Values Awards
Community
Inclusion
Personal
Best
Respect
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
Maddie McN
Jada O’D
Grade 1-2 1A
1B
1C
1/2D
Ambrose W
Kayne D
Shanae N
Ava S
Grade 3-4 3A
3B
3C
4A
Connor B
Eliza W
Kristian T
Palwasha K
Is always aiming high
and being the best I
can.
It
means
being
optimistic: that I will be
successful in the end.
Is treating everybody
and everything with
consideration
and
courtesy.
It means looking after
myself, others and the
environment.
PC
Flynn M
2A
Madison J
4B
Morten H
PD
Ryan P
Grade 5-6
6B
Blade F
Specialist
5A
5B
Luke S
Flynn B
MUSIC:
Holly G (1B)
AUSLAN LOTE:
N/A
5C
Halle B-B
6A
Jamaya D
VISUAL ARTS:
Nicolas D (PB)
EAL:
Poung Shu T (5B)
2B
Lachlan E
4C
Ethan L-L
6C
Darcy H
PHYS.ED:
Dalsen G (PD)
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Tue 12
Dates to Remember
Term 2
May
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8:10am –
8:30am
Fri 8
Wed 13
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Breakfast Club
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Thu 14
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Fri 8
Shamrock Athletic Sports
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Tue 12
9:30am –
10:15am
Fri 15
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Fri 15
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Mother Goose
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2C
Christopher P
4D
Madison H
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:30am
Grades 3 and 5
Naplan – Literacy
(Language Conventions,
Writing)
Grades 3 and 5
Naplan – Literacy
(Reading)
Grades 3 and 5
Numeracy
Breakfast Club
Auslan Community Classes
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Fri 15
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Tue 19
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Tue 19
Wed 20
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Wed 20
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Fri 22
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Fri 22
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Tue 26
Wed 27
9:30am –
10:15am
8:45am –
12:30pm
4:30pm –
5:30pm
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:30am
9:30am –
10:15am
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8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:30am
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Fri 29
Term Dates 2015
ICAS – Computers
Term 2: Monday 13 April to Friday 26 June
Mother Goose
Term 3: Monday 13 July to Friday 18 September
Education Week
Open Morning
Prep 2016
Step into Prep Information
Evening
Breakfast Club
Term 4: Monday 5 October to Friday 18 December
Auslan Community Classes
Staffing
Mrs Jo Menzel will be Acting Principal until the end of
Term 2. I will be on extended personal leave following
knee replacement surgery.
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Mother Goose
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9:30am –
10:15am
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Auslan Community Classes
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8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:30am
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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9:30am –
10:15am
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:30am
9:00am
Tue 9
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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
9:30am –
10:15am
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Wed 17
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Thu 18
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Fri 19
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Fri 19
3:30pm
8:10am –
8:30am
9:00am –
9:30am
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Fri 19
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Team China
As you are aware we have four students and two teachers
from Kennington Primary School joining a group of almost
50 students and 20 teachers from across Bendigo primary
schools visiting China at the end of May. We wish our four
students, Mrs Kirkpatrick and Miss Welton all the best for
this exciting trip.
Breakfast Club
Auslan Community Classes
OSLE students return from
China
Queen’s Birthday
Mother Goose
School Council – Car Parking
As written in last week’s Link, School Council has decided
that access to the top car park will be restricted to staff
members only between 2:00pm and 4:00pm each school
day.
Breakfast Club
Auslan Community Classes
Interviews Online Opens
This decision was made in the interests of the safety of
students.
ICAS – Writing
ICAS – Spelling
Mother Goose
Last one for Term 2
Division Soccer
Interviews Online Closes
Breakfast Club
Last one for Term 2
Auslan Community Classes
These new arrangements will be implemented from
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Monday 11 May.
The car parks currently used by the Principal and the
Assistant Principals will be made available to visitors, as
will the car parks beside the roundabout facing the houses
in Lakewood Drive. In the 2016 budget, provision will be
made to erect a bus shelter near the Edwards Road
school crossing and another one near the St Aidan's Road
school crossing. Parents/Carers are asked to work out
with their child which location is the best for meeting and
to discuss these arrangements with their child.
Reports sent home
Tue 23
Fri 26
Mother Goose
ICAS – Science
Wed 3
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Mothers and Special Friends’ Day Stall
On behalf of the school community I
would like to extend thanks to Jaci
and Melissa for their hard work in
organizing the day and to the group
of parents who helped out on this
stall today. The students really do
enjoy these extra opportunities and
we would not be able to make them available without
voluntary support.
OSLE students leave for
China
Breakfast Club
Regional Cross Country
Tue 2
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Dear Parents/Carers,
June
Tue 2
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Principal’s Report
Division Cross Country
Thu 28
Fri 29
Whole School Fun Run
No School
Student LED Conferences
2:30pm
Dismissal
Term 2 concludes
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Principal’s Report continued…….
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 Trudi Jacobson or Jo Menzel as soon as possible. If
your child is hearing impaired please contact Mrs Marg
Tope, the leader of the Deaf Facility through the school
office.
Car Parking – St Aidan’s Road
Parents/Carers are reminded that the fenced car park on
St Aidan’s Road is for the use of staff and visitors to the
CASES Training building located on St Aidan’s Road, and
is not a Kennington Primary School Car Park. In return
staff and visitors to the CASES Training Centre have been
asked to ensure that they do use the provided car park to
ensure that available parking spaces along St Aidan’s
Road are available for members of our school community.
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.
Student Welfare
Some of the students in our school community are
receiving medical treatments, which puts them at risk if
they develop chicken pox or shingles.
It is very important therefore, that you let us know
immediately if you believe that your child has contracted
or recently been exposed to chicken pox or shingles.
Please contact the school office as soon as possible so
that the child’s parents can be alerted immediately.
Your child is not at risk whatsoever from this situation.
Regards
Glenda Miller
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Education Week – Open Day Wednesday 20 May
Principal
The National Assessment Program (NAPLAN)
We will celebrate Education Week with our Open Day on
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Wednesday 20 May. Visitors are welcome to our school
throughout the morning and a schedule of events will be
provided to visitors on arrival. A program is attached to
the LINK on page 10.
NAPLAN tests are held during May each year and in 2015
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the tests will be held on the 12 , 13 , 14 May. Primary
school students in Year 3 and Year 5 complete the tests.
The results of the tests provide diagnostic information for
parents and teachers about a child’s performance in
Literacy and Numeracy. This information can be used to
support teaching and learning programs and improve
student achievement.
Student Reports
Semester 1 student reports will be distributed on Friday
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19 June, and will be followed up with Student Led
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Conferences on Tuesday 23 June.
AusVELS is the Australian Curriculum in Victoria. This
Curriculum framework was introduced in 2013 for Prep to
Year 10 students.
AusVELS replaces the VELS –
Victorian Essential Learning Standards.
The VELS
curriculum has been used in schools for curriculum
planning, assessment and student reporting since 2006.
The first four Australian Curriculum subjects: English,
Mathematics, Science and History have been introduced
into the already established VELS framework and
renamed AusVELS. The remaining Australian Curriculum
subjects will be implemented progressively over time.
If your child has a disability or special needs which require
extra consideration you should discuss with your child’s
teacher whether or not your child should undertake the
tests.
Later in the year, you will receive your child’s personal
report. The report will describe your child’s particular skills
in reading, writing, language conventions and numeracy.
The report will also show how your child performed in
relation to national benchmark standards. These
benchmarks describe minimum acceptable standards for
students across Australia.
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.
I am confident that the information you receive as a result
of your child’s participation in the NAPLAN tests will be
valuable in providing you with an insight of your child’s
progress in Literacy and Numeracy.
For more information about the tests, please visit the
VCAA website at;
www.vcaa.vic.edu.au or the NAPLAN website at
www.naplan.edu.au
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PE News
Soccer
Congratulations to Ruben W (6B) and Ella K (6B) who was
selected through to the next stage of the State Soccer
trials. Ruben and Ella were in the top twenty students
selected from the Bendigo region. Well done.
Whole School Cross Country
Congratulations to all the students that participated in the
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Cross Country on Friday 1 May. The Grade 3-6 Cross
Country was held at the Kennington Reservoir and the
Prep-2 was held around the school ovals. Thank you to
the parents who assisted with the day enabling the
students and teachers to have an enjoyable experience.
Your assistance was very much appreciated.
Congratulations to Kennedy who won this year’s contest
and all the age group champions. The first twenty place
getters in each age group have qualified to represent the
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school at the Zone Cross Country on Wednesday 27 May
at the Bendigo Racecourse. Results at the back of the
LINK.
TEAMS
Kennedy
Lansell
Sandhurst
Fortuna
Overall Standings
531
442
432
405
8/9 Years
10 Years
11 Years
12/13
Years
Kallum W
Shaine P
Jonty F
Fraser L
Morten H
Declan L
Aidan M
Luke S
Darnell H-A
Casey W
Ned B
Matt B
Ruben W
Shay W
Sofia C
Mia M
Skylar W
Sophie B
Molly I
Aimee G
Naw Say Htee
Andrea C
Jade D
Lucia D
Jessie J
Grade
Prep
Grade 1
Grade 2
BOYS
st
1
nd
2
rd
3
Jesse W
Aussie K
Kya P
Ruben C
Hugo F
Brody N
Seth R
Thomas M
Max P
GIRLS
st
1
nd
2
rd
3
Bella M
Atlanta J
Marli M
Ebony W
Olivia C
Charlie R-F
Katie M
Mya L
Alanna B
BOYS
st
1
nd
2
rd
3
GIRLS
st
1
nd
2
rd
3
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KPS Fun Run Fundraiser – Friday 15th May
Prep News
Donations please!
The Prep teachers need all kinds of shoe
boxes with lids. These are to make treasure boxes for the
up and coming Pirate Day.
Visual Arts News
ONLY ONE WEEK TO GO!!
Over the next few weeks students in Grades 5 and 6 will
be creating wire models. We need material, wool, ribbon
etc. to create their costumes. If you have any of these
materials please send them to the art room.
Next Friday the Fun Run will take place.
All classes will meet on the bottom oval at
11:30am.
Scholastic Book Club
If you have placed an order and not
received it, please enquire at the
office.
The students will be taking off in two groups.
The first will be for all students who have signed
up to run the course; this will be at 11:45am.
Breakfast Club – Every Friday
The second group will walk the course with their
grade level or buddy grade.
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.)
After the Fun Run the children will gather in the
Amphitheatre where they will receive an icy pole.
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.
Any Parents or Friends’ of students are very
welcome to join with their children in walking
or even have a go at running the 1½km
course.
Revised Roster for Term 2
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8 May
Heather Stinton
John Cooper
Shona Barton
Suzanne Braden
Deb Lord
Andrew White
So make sure you all have your cheering voices
on and remember to keep on raising as much
money as you can to help support this event.
Help Request
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22 May
Heather Stinton
John Cooper
Shona Barton
Suzanne Braden
Peta Jenkins
If you are able to assist on the day with
marshalling or handing out icy poles, please
contact me on the following number.
Any questions regarding this event please
contact Emma on 0421 705 482 or
martinbeekes@bigpond.com
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5 June
Heather Stinton
John Cooper
Shona Barton
Suzanne Braden
Andrew White
Cheers
Emma Beekes
Parent Fun Run Coordinator
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15 May
Louise Bray
Adele Plane
Nicole Lacey
Andrew White
Lisa Tangey
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29 May
Louise Bray
Adele Plane
Nicole Lacey
Deb Lord
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12 June
Louise Bray
Adele Plane
Nicole Lacey
Amanda Turnbull
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19 June
Heather Stinton
John Cooper
Shona Barton
Suzanne Braden
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Peta Jenkin
Deb Lord
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Community News
In June 2014 three Bendigo men with autism walked
as a team for 24 hours to raise funds to support
others with autism. The first autismwalk raised
$10,000 for Turn A Life Around, providing iPhone,
iPod and iPad devices to assist people with autism in
enhancing their communication and promoting
independence.
autismwalk 2015 will be even bigger and better, and
will take place at Rotary Gateway Park Kangaroo
Flat on May 23rd-24th
Your purchase of “glow-in-the-dark” wristbands and
button badges will support our walkers’ fundraising
efforts.
ASTHMA FOUNDATION – for your information
www.asthmafriendlyschools.org.au
FREECALL 1800 645 130
Epsom Soccer Club – 3 x U9 players required
I am the junior non-competitive coordinator at Epsom
soccer club. We are currently in need of 3 more U9
children (born 2006) that would like to join one of our
teams.
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Training:
Time:
Where:
Wednesdays
5:00pm
Epsom Huntly Reserve.
Contact:
Cameron McGibbon
cameron.mcgibbon@bigpond.com or by
5448 3742.
2015 Cross Country
Age
Group
8 Girls
8 Boys
9 Girls
9 Boys
10 Girls
10 Boys
11 Girls
11 Boys
12 Girls
12 Boys
Blue
Summer B
Kahlia C
Ava B
Gemma W
Shaine P
Travis E
Jarrod L-L
Dalton W
Shay W
Sofia C
Mia M
Samantha J
Violet G
Kallum W
Fraser L
Jonty F
Tyler H
Ethan B
Mason W
Ryan C
Skylar W
Sophie B
Molly I
Lily B
Jasmin B
Crystal L
Morten H
Declan L
Aiden M
James C
Edward J
Isaiah F
Darius T
Tate L
Aimee G
Naw Say Htee H
Andrea C
Laura C
T’Keiyah E
Luke S
Darnell H-A
Casey W
Campbell T
Cain D
Dermott B
Jacob F
Sydney N
Jade D
Lucia D
Jessie J
Ella R
Bianca M
Paige B
Poppy K
Ned B
Matt B
Ruben W
Arshdeep S
Darcy H
Bailey D
Red
Green
Gold
Miqdad C
Ava K
Maggie G
Ella W
Amelia L
Cody J
Claudia G
Ruby V
Oliver T
Liam A
Mitchell W
Deklan R-T
Aaron H
Maxwell B
Izabell H
Stephanie T
Palwasha K
Charlotte B
Marnie B
Mia-Rhylee M
Sam B
Jack L
Oliver K
Jesse H
Liam J
Taylah M
Moo P
Isabella W
Halle B-B
Abbey S
Jayde J-H
Sarah R
Lam Chau
Jasmine R
Ella McN
Michaela F
Kelsie Di-C
Tesham M
Kristian T
Ronan T
Tyson H
Todd E
Samuel B
Izack B
May Chrie H
Adeline S
Eiralah C
Siti S
Samantha V
Hay M
Madison H
Chloe B
Sarah I
Joshua D
William G
Jye B
Nicholas B
Ethan L-L
Machlan K
Zachary W
Lezane R
Joshua P
Jack B
Harry L
Toby H
Trevor C
Jenna B
Hannah B
Tamire S
Madison F
Tayla S
Silver Bell M
Lydia W
Thomas H
Flynn B
Harrison K
Harlan D
Dylan B
Jay B
Jamaya D
Lauren McL
Ella K
Michaela McL
Isabelle M-A
Ella H
Georgia W
Lay Paw M
Lily H-F
Kate B
Charlotte P
Chloe V
Brent H-W
Bevan K
Joshua B
Blade F
Riley T
Jack W-H
Jakob D
Beau C
Kye P
Murray D
Codie H
Harrison W
Jared H
Andrew C
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Abby B
Lah Koh M
Alyssa P
Open Morning Wednesday May 20th
8:45am – 9:00am
9:00am – 9:45am
Displays of student work in corridors of all blocks
3’s - Literacy activities using iPads and computers
(Rooms 30, 31, 32 A Block – upstairs)
4A - Music
(Music Room, Room 23 A Block)
4B - Reading
(Room 12 D Block – upstairs)
4C - Reading / Reading Adventures
(Room 14, D Block – upstairs)
4D - Reading / Reading Adventures
(Room16, D Block – upstairs)
5A - Art activities – Wire construction
(Art room)
6B - Computer programing (‘Hour of Code’)
(Room 29, A Block – upstairs)
EAL - English as an Additional Language
9:45am – 10:45am
(Room 39, – BER building)
1A - ‘Q Code’ Maths
(Room 19 D Block – downstairs)
2B - Writing activity
(Room 26 – A Block – downstairs)
3’s - Literacy activities using iPads and computers
(Rooms 30, 31, 32 A Block – upstairs)
4A - Reading / Writing
(Room 15 D Block – upstairs)
4B - Problem Solving / Maths
4C - Music
(Room 12 D Block – upstairs)
(Music Room, Room 23 A Block)
4D - Classroom blog
(Room16 D Block – upstairs)
6C - Computer programing (‘Hour of Code’)
5’s - Auslan
(open space BER building)
5B – Art activities – Wire construction
(Art room)
(Room 29 A Block – upstairs)
EAL - English as an Additional Language
11:00am – 11:30am
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1 Lunch break
11:30am – 12:30pm
(Room 41 – BER building)
Outback Garden open
Preps - Pirate Maths!
(Rooms 43, 44, 45, 46 A Block)
(Rooms 47 and 48 – E Block)
1B & 1C - Maths: Games and mapping
1/2D, 2A, 2C - Maths; Problem solving & games
(Rooms 25, 27 & 28 A Block – downstairs)
4A – Maths
(Room 15 D Block – upstairs)
4B - Music
(Music Room, Room 23 A Block)
4C - Maths
(Room 14 D Block – upstairs)
4D - Maths
(Room16 D Block – upstairs)
6A - Computer programing (‘Hour of Code’)
EAL - English as an Additional Language
5C - Art activities – Wire construction
4:30pm – 5:30pm
(Room 38 – BER building)
(Room 29 A Block – upstairs)
(Art room)
Step into Prep session - Transition session for potential 2016 Prep students.
Step into Prep is a session where parents guide their child through activities
they will encounter at school.
Tours will be conducted by Grade 6 School Ambassadors at 9:00am and 10:00am.
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