11th March - Kinross Primary School

KINROSS PRIMARY SCHOOL
AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC SCHOOL
64 Kinross Drive, Kinross WA 6028
Phone: (08) 9305 6022 Fax: (08) 9305 6219
E-mail: [email protected]
FROM THE PRINCIPAL...
UPCOMING EVENTS…
I hope everyone had an enjoyable long weekend last weekend and
that you were able to enjoy the glorious weather that came with the
weekend.
Fri 13 Mar — TA5 Assembly
Tues 3 Mar—Fri 13 Mar Swimming
School Audit
Mon 9 Mar—Fri 13 Mar Bookfair
The school was audited last week as part of its accountability
Fri 20 Mar—Casual Dress Day
process. This was a two-day process with the auditor going through
Theme “Orange’
a number of areas including Receipting and Banking System (Excellent
assessment), Purchasing and Payment System (Good assessment),
Governance and Accountability System (Good assessment), Asset
Management System (Excellent assessment) and Human Resources and Management Information
System (Excellent assessment).
There were a few areas that were found to have a minor impact if not addressed immediately but overall
the school was found to be running a very efficient process in the assessed areas. Congratulations to
Joan Caldwell, our Registrar, to Morag Forrester and Moya Gibson, our School Officers and to all
members of the Finance Committee for your efforts in ensuring we maintain a tight rein on this area of
the school.
I will present a full report to the School Board at our next meeting on Wednesday 25 th March.
ANZAC Ceremony
I am in the final stages of applying for approval to conduct our ANZAC Ceremony under changed
conditions for this year. The proposed format for the day on FRIDAY 24 APRIL is as follows:
06.30 a.m.
ANZAC Service Commences
07.15 a.m.
ANZAC Service concludes and breakfast is served by the P&C
07.45 a.m.
Breakfast ends and classrooms are open for parents to visit
08.45 a.m.
First teaching session commences
10.40 a.m.
Break
11.00 a.m.
Second teaching session commences
12.45 p.m.
School day concludes
SEMESTER 1 DATES 2015
DONT FORGET…
NO SCHOOL
CANTEEN ON
Associate Principals Responsible for:-
Term 1
Kindy, Pre-Primary, Year 1—Helen Demiris
Year 2 & Year 3—Anne Alford
Year 4,5 & Year 6—Richard Ewen
Mon 2 February—Thursday
2 April
Break
Friday 3 April—Friday 17
April
Term 2
Monday 20 April—Friday 3
July
School Banking—Every Wednesday 8.10am - 8.45am undercover area
Uniform Shop—Tues 8.00am - 9.00am & Thurs
8.00am—9.00am
MERIT CERTIFICATE
WINNERS
27 February 2015
Cooper Watts
Riley Tait
Sierra McMillan-Molner
Bryce Bell
Sarah Zuckernain
Talyn Evans
Coby Spillman
Sienna Moorehead
Vernice Soon
Jack Harris
Riley Booth
Kaitlyne Gatt
Mia Stappenbelt
Georgia Foureur
Ella Porter
Leah Jackson
Elen Hughes
Bayleigh Hammer
Lexie Mullaly
Emer Jordan
Matthew Haylett
Levi Laurant
Charlie Brierley
Sky Basham
Logan Nelson
Matilda Waugh
Rhys Heron
Ciara Tasovac
Madison Cox
Callum Burns
Lachlan Webb
Luke Blasdale
Lydia Arlandoo
Josh O’Brien
Calais Bakker
Harvey Heys
Tegan Gillespie
Joshua Rogers
Blayde Kirkby
Emily Blaver
Kiera Andrews
Kofi Raffan
Hannah Lockwood
Kiera Denham
Tegan Gregory
Gabby Gleaves
Elen Hughes
Bayleigh Hammer
PP1
PP1
PP2
PP2
PP3
PP3
TA1
TA1
TA2A
TA2A
TA2B
TA2B
TA3
TA3
TA4
TA4
TA5
TA5
TA6
TA6
TA7
TA7
TA8
TA8
TA9
TA9
TA10
TA10
TA11
TA11
TA12
TA12
TA14
TA14
TA15
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TA16
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KINROSS PRIMARY SCHOOL
It is anticipated that most students will attend
the Ceremony to commemorate 100 years of
the ANZAC tradition. However, it is understood
that not all students will be able to attend
from the proposed start time and there will be
supervision provided for students who are
unable to be picked up from school at 12.45
p.m.
I appreciate that the reconfiguration of the
school day could pose some problems for
parents which is why I am informing you as
soon as possible. However, I believe, along
with a large section of the parent body, that
the opportunity provided with the Ceremony
being as special as it is and very close to the
actual day, that the inconvenience is
worthwhile.
YEAR 3 QUIET
READING TIME
I also understand that not all parents will be in agreement with what is
proposed but again the uniqueness of the occasion cannot be
underestimated and the opportunity to recognise the significance of
the event in such a manner outweighs other situations on this at this
time. Thank You.
Staff Car Park
The school appreciates the response from the parent body in relation
to the restrictions placed on the staff car park. This area is now much
safer and has resulted in more parents using the ‘Kiss and Drive’ in the
mornings. There is a more organised flow of traffic around the school
with it being distributed more evenly over the available areas.
Thank you to everyone for your understanding in this matter and for
rearranging your drop off places.
Swimming
We are into the second week of swimming and it has all happened
with the minimum of fuss and bother. This is due in a large part to the
organisation that parents have had in ensuring their children are well
prepared for the swimming lessons. A huge thank you to you all for
assisting us in providing an important part of your child’s education.
Casual Dress Day
This term’s scheduled Casual Dress Day to raise funds for Princess
Margaret Hospital is Friday 20th March. The theme for this day is
“Orange” as it is the same day as Harmony Day which has Orange as its
theme. I look forward to seeing everyone dressed in orange so that we
can support Princess Margaret Hospital.
GROWING TOGETHER
Important Dates to Remember
This week
Book Fair
Friday 13th March
TA5 (Year 2 Mrs Blewitt) Assembly
Friday 20th March
Casual Dress Day – Theme “Orange”
th
Friday 27 March
nd
CAMP QUALITY
VISIT
TA21 (Year 4 Mr Shaw) Assembly
Thursday 2 April
Last Day of Term 1
Monday 20th April
First Day of Term 2
Friday 24th April
ANZAC Dawn Service
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
A well deserved congratulations to
the first Golden Key Winners for
2015. Great job!
Ed de Ruiter
Principal
Kindy: Brodie Sweet (K2)
Pre-Primary: Charlie Waddell (PP1)
CAMP QUALITY VISIT
Kinross recently had a visit from Camp Quality, their purpose is to
create a better life for every child living with cancer in Australia.
Year 1: Scarlett Pitulej (TA1)
Year 2: Shillah Piggot (TA7)
Year 3: Levi Laurent (TA7)
Year 4: Erin Denham (TA12)
For the last 30 years they have been supporting children with
cancer, their siblings and parents, throughout their journey. The
programs use education, performance, recreation, respite and
play to build optimism, resilience and supportive networks for
families.
Fundraiser—E’Co Clothing Bin
As part of our fundraising for the school we are collecting
donations of CLOTHING/SHOES/BAGS AND BED LINEN ONLY.
A bin has been placed in the compound adjacent to the bike racks.
These items will then be forwarded to Africa via a company called
E’Co Australia Pty Ltd. Email: [email protected], Website:
www.worldofeco.com.
The school will be given 35c per kilo for these donations. Now is a
good time to clear out your wardrobes and cupboards and help
those less fortunate than ourselves in Africa and at the same time
raise funds for the school. Could all items please be placed in
black garbage bags before placing them in the bin. If the bin is full
please let the office ladies know. Thank you for your generosity.
KINROSS PRIMARY SCHOOL
Year 5: Kasey Ward (TA16)
Year 6: Isabelle Pitulej (TA20)
As of last week, we have also
begun our first 'Super Hero Social
Skills' group! Selected students
from across Year 1-6 will be given
the opportunity to participate in
this group which will have a
different theme each term, with
our first being on social skills
development. I look forward to
letting you know more in our next
Newsletter!
Until next time,
Laura B
School Chaplain
GROWING TOGETHER
GENERAL UPDATE
P & C NEWS
We openly welcome all ideas & suggestions for what we spend all money fundraised by the
P&C on. Please come to the next P&C meeting for all ideas to be considered, along with
voting for our goals for this year. However, if you're not able to attend, you can put forward
these ideas/suggestions in writing (please post in the P&C postbox in the office) or to our
email address [email protected]. Please note that if you would like to vote
on anything at the meeting you need to be a financial member. As a member you are also
emailed with details of agendas/minutes for our P&C meetings. Forms can be found in the
office and membership only costs $1.
YEAR 1 READY FOR
A PHYS ED LESSON
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Thursday 12th March 8.50am "House" on the hill (Kindy area) - Fundraising Sub
Committee get together to discuss the ANZAC day breakfast preparations and the upcoming
Mothers Day stall. Monday 16th March 1.30pm "House" on the hill (Kindy area) - The first
meeting for the Kinross Fair/fete. A chance for all those that would like to get involved to come along and bounce around
some ideas. Monday 23rd March 1.30pm - P & C Meeting. When we come together to discuss all things "P&C". Please come
along if you can as we value your feedback/input/ideas/participation in all that we do. Please don't worry if you can't
attend all the meetings. No pressure. It's just to let you know what's going on at the moment and obviously nearer the time
when these events take place our fundraising coordinators will be in touch asking for volunteers etc.
UNIFORM UPDATE
We have new items available in the uniform shop.
2 styles of Girls Shorts and 3 styles of Girls Jazz Pants are available. Please come and view. Your order for Winter gear is
required NOW. We have a limited amount of stock arriving at the end of term and it will go to those who have ordered
first. Order forms are available on the website or from the Uniform shop or at the office. We are also selling sunscreen
$7.00 and handwash $6.00 in a handy bag size.
There are a small number of Back packs left from this order and once gone we will not be getting any more till November so
if you have been thinking of buying one come in soon.
Any enquires please contact Margaret Patullo 0422933551
CANTEEN NEWS
With the growing number of students this year, Gary our Canteen Manager is in need of some volunteers to
help out with the following times:
Tuesday - Thursday - 9.30am - 11.00am, 12.00pm - 1.30pm
Friday - 8.00am- 9.00am, 9.00am - 11.00am, 11.00am-1.20pm
If you're free for any of the above times, please see Gary in the Canteen and introduce yourself.
KINROSS KICK START – BREAKFAST CLUB
We've had an amazing start to the year. Our new location - "The Classroom on the Hill" has certainly let us cater to the
growing number of children that are attending each week and the children are loving the options of food provided. Some
examples are french toast, cheese toasties, apple and cinnamon muffins, vegemite and cheese scrolls, fresh and tinned
fruit, toast, fruit bread, baked beans and spaghetti, banana smoothies and hot/cold Milo. We find the children love the
independence of choosing their own breakfast and having a chat with their friends and with this combination they tend to
eat a lot more than at home, I know my two certainly do. So with all of this in mind, donations are always greatly
appreciated. The following items are always needed - Milo, jam, eggs, longlife juice (apple and orange), margarine, fruit
bread, cereal (no weetbix please we have plenty). I would like to thank those that have donated items already and for all
the volunteers that I have every week, without them it wouldn't run so smoothly. I'd also like to say a huge Thank-you to
Kinross Supa IGA who donate vouchers each week to help cover the costs. We hope to see many more new faces each
week. If you have any queries please don't hesitate to contact me via the P&C email – [email protected]
Thanks, Amie Croft.
KINROSS PRIMARY SCHOOL
GROWING TOGETHER
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DA KIDZ FUNDRAISING INCS SEEDLING FUNDRIASER
Ann Russell – President
Lisa James – Vice President
Jessica Murray – Treasurer
Kerrie Calder – Secretary
AT DA KIDZ WE INTEND TO FUNDRAISE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL
& WORLD EXPERIENCES THROUGH THEIR CHOSEN SPORT OF DANCE THUS HELPING THEM TO
REACH THEIR PERSONAL BEST AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS PART OF A TEAM WHILST FORMING LIFE
LONG FRIENDSHIPS & EXPERIENCES THROUGH DANCE
In October we have been asked to dance in America at both Disneyland and also on Sunset Blvd. Taraya Calder is a former
student of Kinross Primary School and now attends Kinross College, and is looking forward to this chance to show her talent of
Dance in America.
Please help Taraya achieve this goal by buying a tray of seedlings for only $20 for 10 flower seedlings or 8 herb/vegie seedlings.
I will be in the undercover area on Wednesday 11th March and Thursday 12th March from 8am-8.30am
Thank you in advance
Kerrie Calder
0498600206
Da KidZ Fundraising INC
0448328138
[email protected]
161 Ocean Keys Boulevard Clarkson 6030