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Koroit & District
PS Newsletter
Term 2 Week 3 - Newsletter Date: 1st May 2015
School Agreements
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Mutual Respect
Attentive Listening
Appreciations and not
Put Downs
Right to Pass
Personal Best
TERM Dates for 2015
Term 2: 13 April to 26 June
Term 3: 13 July to 18
September
Term 4: 5 October to 18
December
MENTOR FOCUS
What does it mean
to belong?
This week we focussed on
wearing our UNIFORM WITH
PRIDE.
Please respect our uniform
code. Hats, scarves and hair
ties must be in school colours. Shoes must be secured, clean and in good
condition for appearance
and safety.
PLEASE NAME ALL
CLOTHES.
Don’t forget to
return your ICT
permission forms
to the office.
From The Principal
JOIN ME FOR THE WALK OR, IF YOU ARE FITTER THAN ME, RUN. Meet at
the Blackwood centre tonight at 5:30 pm.
What a great weekend ahead for Koroit. Thank you to the grade 6 students for
arranging the FUN RUN. Thank you to donors of prizes…Murray Goulburn, Little
Thai House, Kutz on Clarke, Koroit Hair Design, Sacred Stones, Commercial
Hotel, Bookworm Gallery, DeTa Hair, Amazing Grace, Poppies, Koroit
newsagency, Lyndon Edney Electrical, Koroit pharmacy, IGA and KDPS staff
and more.
I love the leprechauns. Voting will finish on Saturday. While we hoped to be able
to announce the winner on Saturday afternoon, we need time to collect and
count the votes so we will announce the winners on Monday.
PARADE walkers need to be at the theatre at 11:45 but dancers earlier at
11:30. Thank you to Pamela Dowling for training the dancers. Parade walkers
are encouraged to dress in anything Irish or that represents Koroit.
Thank you to all the hard working parents who have prepared for and will cook
and serve at the bbq on Saturday. Our school council president, Steve Hoy and
his helpers, will wow the crowd with the chook lotto. A great weekend.
Mother’s Day is coming up and the School Community Association are
honouring our wonderful mums with an afternoon tea on Friday 8 May. Sadly I
won’t be there to meet with you all on that afternoon. I know the joy and
sometimes frustrations of being a mum, but it is a true privilege to be a mum.
Want to help your children prepare for NAPLAN?
Please ask your teachers for practice examples they can do from home. Talk
with them about their reading and ask questions that a) they can directly find the
answer to in the text and b) answers they need to think about. Also talk about the
meaning of different words.
Create some questions that are similar to those on the practice tests.
With spelling, help them to identify when words look wrong. Often children can
spell words correctly but with NAPLAN they are asked to circle words that are
incorrectly spelled and this sometimes confuses them.
Ask them to write stories and arguments (persuasive writing). Your teachers will
have a look at them for you. Insist that they take time to check for grammar and
punctuation errors.
A reminder again that we will have Grandparents day on Friday 22 May and also
that I invite any parents to morning tea with me during education week on
Tuesday 19 May at 10:00. All welcome.
Michelle Bickley-Miller
PH: 5565 8332 - FAX: 5565 8812 - EMAIL: koroit.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au WEB: koroitps.global2.vic.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: Michelle Bickley - SCHOOL COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Stephen Hoy
Term
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31 January 2014
Dates for
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Week 3
Fri 1 May
5:30pm Fun Run
MARC
Sat 2 May
Irish Festival
Mon 4 May
Wed 6 May
Thurs 7 May
Week 4
Book Club Orders returned to the office
Lion King
May Races Public Holiday
Fri 8 May
Mothers Day stall
No MARC
Mothers Day afternoon tea 2.30pm
Week 5
Marc Author Week
Thur 14 May
11:00am Author visit
Fri 15 May
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day
Mon 18 May
Eisteddfod
Tues 19 May
Morning tea with the Principal 10am
Wed 20 May
Book Fair
Thur 21 May
Book Fair
Fri 22 May
Book Fair
Grandparents Day
Marc
Moyne Cross Country
Week 6
Week 7
Thur 28 May
Musica Viva performance 11.30
Fri 29 May
Division Cross Country
MARC
Fri 5 June
MARC
Mon 8 June
Fri 12 June
Queen’s Birthday Holiday
Regional Cross Country
Marc
Fri 19 June
MARC
Moyne Winter Sports
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Fri 26 June
No MARC
End of Term
As of Monday, 4th May ‘Crunchas’ will NO LONGER be
available in lunch orders.
They don’t meet the DET Health Achievement Guidelines.
Term 2 Week 3- Newsletter Date: 1st May 2015
Some of our Leprechauns
on display at the front of the
school.
IRISH FESTIVAL - Chook Bingo!
IRISH FESTIVAL - Chook Bingo!
Our School is again running Chook Bingo at the Irish Festival. All staff and parents have
the opportunity to pre-buy a ticket for $10. If one of the chooks deposits its business in
your square you could win:
First Prize: $170
Second Prize:$90
Third Prize: $50
Tickets are available from the school’s front office.
Dear Parents, we are still gratefully accepting donations of fresh fruit for
our Fresh Fruit Fridays
and also any arts and crafts materials that you may have.
PH: 5565 8332 - FAX: 5565 8812 - EMAIL: koroit.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au WEB: koroitps.global2.vic.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: Michelle Bickley - SCHOOL COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Stephen Hoy
Term 2 Week 3- Newsletter Date: 1st May 2015
PH: 5565 8332 - FAX: 5565 8812 - EMAIL: koroit.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au WEB: koroitps.global2.vic.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: Michelle Bickley - SCHOOL COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Stephen Hoy
Term 2 Week 3 - Newsletter Date 1st May 2015
ROAD SAFETY REMINDER
John Keats from Victoria Police spoke with all our students on Monday reminding them of
road safety rules. These included Stop, Look, Listen and Walk carefully when crossing and
of course to use designated crossing areas when available. He also reminded us all about
the need for helmets with cycling, scooting or skating. He demonstrated:
how to check if the helmets are safe…must have the foam inserts in place and have no
damage.
how to fit the helmet properly…two fingers from top of eyebrows to top of helmet and two
fingers slide under the chin strap.
REMINDER RE MOYNE SHIRE GAZETTED HOLIDAY: May 7 2015
As Moyne shire has gazetted that May Race day is a public holiday, the school will be closed for this day.
So please note that there is no school for staff or students on May 7.
MORNING TEA WITH THE PRINCIPAL
Michelle invites all parents, current and future, to join her for morning tea to talk about our school. She
loves to hear your ideas and to share her vision for our school. Tuesday 19th May at 10am.
GRANDPARENTS DAY
Our annual grandparents’ day will be Friday 22 May in Education Week. Please alert grandparents to this
date. We will encourage them to visit classrooms from 11:30 and we will offer them a simple lunch at 12:30.
WHOLE SCHOOL WALK
The whole school walk has been rescheduled from May 18 until sometime in June due to a clash with eisteddfod times. We are planning a different location for the walk this year.
IRISH FESTIVAL PARADE
For this year’s Irish Festival Parade, Pamela Dowling has been training some dancers who will dance with
the parade. We encourage all our students to join the parade wearing anything Irish or festive of their
choice. All students to meet at the Koroit Theatre at 11.45 for a 12md parade.
PH: 5565 8332 - FAX: 5565 8812 - EMAIL: koroit.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au WEB: koroitps.global2.vic.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: Michelle Bickley - SCHOOL COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Stephen Hoy
Term 2 Week 3- Newsletter Date: 1st May 2015
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School
Students with Disability ‘Collection Notice’
Dear Parents,
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability
‘Collection Notice’
All schools in Australia, including Independent and Catholic schools, will participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability this year.
The Data Collection is an annual count of the number of students with disability receiving educational adjustments to support their participation in education on the same basis as students without disability.
All education agencies are now required under the Australian Education Regulation 2013 to provide information on a student’s level of education, disability and level of adjustment to the Australian Government
Department of Education and Training.* Data will continue to be de-identified prior to its transfer to the Australian Government Department of
Education and Training. No student’s identity will be provided to the
Australian
Government Department of Education and Training.
The collection of this information from states and territories will inform future policy and program planning
in relation to students with disability.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Michelle Bickley-Miller on 55658332 or the Victorian Department of Education and Training Data Collection Hotline on (03) 9651 3621. For questions after
7 August 2015, please call the Australian
Government Department of Education and Training on
1300 566 046.
* For more information on Schedule 3—Amendments for the collection of data on students who are persons with a
disability Australian Education Regulation 2013 see: http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2014L01723/Html/
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PH: 5565 8332 - FAX: 5565 8812 - EMAIL: koroit.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au WEB: koroitps.global2.vic.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: Michelle Bickley - SCHOOL COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Stephen Hoy
Term 2 Week 3- Newsletter Date: 1st May 2015
PH: 5565 8332 - FAX: 5565 8812 - EMAIL: koroit.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au WEB: koroitps.global2.vic.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: Michelle Bickley - SCHOOL COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Stephen Hoy
Term 2 Week 3 - Newsletter Date: 1st May 2015
Josie Balash-Edney
Primary Welfare Officer
PH: 5565 8332 - FAX: 5565 8812 - EMAIL: koroit.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au WEB: koroitps.global2.vic.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: Michelle Bickley - SCHOOL COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Stephen Hoy
Term 2 Week 3 - Newsletter Date: 1st May 2015
PH: 5565 8332 - FAX: 5565 8812 - EMAIL: koroit.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au WEB: koroitps.global2.vic.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: Michelle Bickley - SCHOOL COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Stephen Hoy
Term 2 Week 3 - Newsletter Date: 1st May 2015
Education Tips: Science
Science Education Tips
Kids love Science, and its so easy to encourage our young scientists at
home. We all know that children love to ask that dreaded ‘why?’
question whenever they get a chance, so why not use their natural
curiosity for some fun at-home learning? Here are some great ideas to
fuel that natural curiosity with science that is all around us…
Explore Outdoors
There is a limitless supply of fun, easy and readily available (and free!)
things to do outdoors that encourage children to compare, observe,
explore and experiment. From overturning large rocks after a rainstorm
to reveal wiggly earthworms to making gigantic bubbles, warm summer
days brim with science potential. Frogs, lizards, butterflies,
caterpillars, nests, and ponds all invite observation of habitats and
ecosystems. Set up multiple bird feeders, each with different types of
seed, and see what happens. On hot days, make rainbows with a
sprinkler. In an open space, kites, frisbees, and paper airplanes all use
basic principles of flight. One plane flies far, and the other doesn’t?
Ask why!
Build Something
When kids build with blocks, Legos, or tinker-style toys, they can
compare structures, think about the relationship between height and
stability and investigate what stands and what falls. Assemble a marble
-run kit from an assortment of household items, including toilet paper
holders, plastic funnels, small train track pieces, cardboard, and lots of
tape. If you are at the beach, experiment with sand castle building. Do
you need water?
Ask why!
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PRINCIPAL: Michelle Bickley - SCHOOL COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Stephen Hoy
Term 2 Week 3 Newsletter Date: 1st April 2015
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