N o 7. TERM ONE Thursday 12 th March, 2015

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KENT PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL 2015 EVERY CHILD, EVERY OPPORTUNITY to SHINE N o 7.

March GREEN DAY Fun Dress-Up Day (Coin donation for Children s Hospital) Friday 27 th March SPECIAL PERSONS DAY and EASTER HAT PARADE LAST DAY of TERM ONE - Whole school Assembly at 2.15pm 2.

read carefully and ensure deadline dates are met Year Date of Event Incursion/Excursion/Event Due Date Prep Friday 20 th March Hands on Science Senses Fri 13 th Mar 1 Monday 16 th March Taskworks

1 KENT PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL 2015 EVERY CHILD, EVERY OPPORTUNITY to SHINE N o 7. TERM ONE Thursday 12 th March, 2015 Friday 13 th March NATIONAL YOUNG LEADERS DAY 20 Year 6 students attending Monday 16 th March First 2015 School Council meeting - 7pm in staffroom Tuesday 17 th March GREEN DAY Fun Dress-Up Day (Coin donation for Children s Hospital) Friday 27 th March SPECIAL PERSONS DAY and EASTER HAT PARADE LAST DAY of TERM ONE - Whole school Assembly at 2.15pm 2.30pm DISMISSAL **Special dates for diaries: WATCH THIS SPACE for special news Monday 13 th April Term Two RESUMES Thursday 16 th April WHOLE SCHOOL PHOTOS Excursion/Incursion Notices Sent Home Please read carefully and ensure deadline dates are met Year Date of Event Incursion/Excursion/Event Due Date Prep Friday 20 th March Hands on Science Senses Fri 13 th Mar 1 Monday 16 th March Taskworks OVERDUE Thursday 19 th March Tuesday 14 th April CERES Environmental Park, East Brunswick Cyber Safety Solutions Thur 12 th Mar Wed 25 th Mar 6 Tuesday 14 th April Cyber Safety Solutions Wed 25 th Mar Friday 13 th March National Young Leaders Day 20 students OVERDUE Selected Students COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT NEWS Congratulations to Molly Roche (Year ) who was presented with a medallion and plaque at the MCG on Tuesday 10th of March for winning the 2014 Vic Schools Sports Award for Primary School Age in Diving. Congratulations to the students who participated in the Knox Zone Swimming Sports at Croydon Pool on March 3 rd. We are very proud of your individual and team achievements and great sportsmanship. Well done and good luck to the students competing at the Regional Competition this Friday. Congratulations to all Grade 4 four students who thoroughly enjoyed and participated enthusiastically as a great team to paint this year s banner for the Knox Festival. The theme was unusual and created a lot of discussion as they contemplated how to represent The Forest Floor. We were lucky enough to be awarded a prize for the Most Original. We received a voucher for art materials which will be greatly appreciated. The Ferntree Gully library is installing a new playground and will be taking design ideas from this year s banners. At present our banner is being photographed to be projected onto buildings at the Arboretum and around Knox. Once returned to school it will be proudly presented at assembly and displayed with our collection in the hall.

2 IMPORTANT SCHOOL COUNCIL REMINDERS The first (newly elected for 2015) School Council meeting will be held on Monday 16 th at 7pm in the staffroom. Thank you to our retiring 2014 School Councillors - Nadine Roche, Graham Matthews, Adele Appleby, Rhys Martin and Jenny Toogood. Your support, feedback and hard work on School Council have been greatly appreciated. The WEST GULLY PRESCHOOL car park is strictly reserved for parents from the preschool at all times. GREEN DAY FUN DRESS - UP DAY on Tuesday March 17 th This is a special Green Dress - Up Day for all students and members of the community. A coin donation to help raise funds for the Royal Children s Hospital GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL would be greatly appreciated EASTER RAFFLE DONATIONS The Easter Raffle tickets have been sent home to all families TODAY and the raffle will be drawn at the final assembly at 2.15pm on Friday March 27 th. We would appreciate any donations families can make for our prizes including eggs, baskets or Easter gifts. A donation box is located in the office. PLEASE return raffle tickets and money to the OFFICE by Wednesday 25 th March. Thank you for your support. Knox City KENT PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL IMPORTANT INVITATION REMINDER SPECIAL PERSONS DAY and 2015 END of TERM HAT PARADE Friday 27th March, 2015 Dear Students and Parents/Guardians, On Friday 27 th March 2015 there will be an opportunity for the children to invite family members and friends to visit them at school. This annual extra curricula activity is a very special event for all members of the school community. At 9.15am the children will be participating in the annual Hat Parade and everyone is welcome to join them for this wonderful event. A morning tea will be served to the visitors between 10.45am and 11.15am in the hall. The visitors are invited to join the students in their classrooms between 11.20am and 12.15pm. The children can enjoy their lunch with their special visitor between 12.15pm and 12.45pm. Please note - The lunch play break for the children will finish at 1.10pm on this day. We would appreciate it if families could provide a small plate of food for the morning tea for our special visitors. The food can be dropped off to the Canteen between 8.45am and 9.00am on the day. There will be an assembly at 2.10pm and dismissal at 2.30pm on Friday, 27 th March, 2015 for Term One. PLEASE NOTE - SCHOOL RESUMES for Term Two on MONDAY 13 th, APRIL 2015

3 KNOX ZONE SPORTS March 3 rd On the 3 rd of March selected students went to Croydon pool to compete in the Knox zone school swimming competition. It was a beautiful day out in the sun and the competition from the other schools was amazing. The schools we competed against were The Knox School, Holy Trinity and Bayswater South. Well done to all of the students who competed, we had a great day and the results couldn t be better. We wish the students good luck for regionals and thank you to the parents for supporting us though out the day. Also thank you to Mr. Johnston for running and organising the day. Knox Division School Sport Victoria Swimming Titles Tuesday 3 rd March, 2015 Results NAME NAME NAME Olivia Roche Charli Petersen Kylie Smith Emma Peacock 4 th Darshan Varsani Keanu Ramadan Declan Quirk Alex Buxton Ethan Meddis Daniel Meehan Sam Kenny 4 th Medley Boys Thomas Uhr-Henry Luke Smith Gabby Petersen 4 th Ashlynn O Halloran Eliza Jones Vithara Gunawardena Thomas Uhr-Henry Luke Smith Georgia O Halloran (Freestyle) (Breaststroke) Medley Girls Gabby Petersen Ashlynn O Halloran Eliza Jones Sarah DallaValle Eliza Jones (Butterfly) 2 nd Thomas Uhr-Henry (Freestyle) (Backstroke) 2 nd Darshan Varsani (Backstroke) 2 nd 4 th 3 rd FREE Premiers Reading Challenge Calendar The Victorian Premiers Reading Challenge is now open! Don t miss your FREE giant calendar poster in the Herald Sun on Tuesday 17 March. Featuring key Challenge dates, literary events, fun facts, popular authors birthdays and tips, it s a great way for parents and children to track their reading progress, count down the days and stay motivated throughout the Challenge. For more information on the Challenge visit:

4 Year 4 Writers Of The Week For the last two weeks 4S, 3K and 3M went to Knox Leisure Works in the very middle of playtime/11:15. We wore what we wear to bed, we helped people in distress and we finished on a good note. On the second Wednesday of swimming my group wore our PJs. I found it nearly impossible to swim with them on, but I found it funny watching other people do it. It was very cool when we went under the water. It was good when the rest of my group took their goggles off because they felt my pain. I don't think they liked it though. We eventually took our PJs off. I think it took me seven minutes to get them off. We helped each other by throwing ropes, throwing boards and holding out noodles. We lay on our bellies and held out the noodle and pulled them in. My partner pulled me in like he was an old man who I had pushed in the water earlier. I mean he really did not want to do it. When I threw the board to him it went right over his head. I threw him the rope and everything went well this time. The Fun Day was a very fun day. First, we went down the waterside. I went down as fast as a gun shot. Second, we went in the water and hit a ball in the air to each other. We had to hit it ten times without it hitting the water, which we didn't. Last, we made a whirlpool. We had to run in the water, then float on our backs. I think they should make that an Olympic sport. 100 metre water run. Overall, swimming was fantastic. We swam in our PJs, we did some rescuing and had a whole day of fun. Everyone had a great time and I look forward to doing it next year. By Thomas Will 4S On the 16th of February we had our swimming program at Knox Leisure Works. We had our sessions with three different classes. We learnt lots of incredible and difficult skills. I learnt how to rescue people in lots of different ways! Our group learnt a lot of swimming skills and tips. We learnt about skulling, freestyle, torpedoes and backstroke. I was a little stuck on the backstroke but our coach Mandy helped me in a lot of different ways. We also did some diving. Firstly, I was a little uncomfortable with it but after I tried it I felt thrilled to try it again. We learnt that we can save someone's life. First we had to throw a board to them and tell them to do their backstroke. After, we lay down on our stomach and pushed the noodle so they could grab on. Then, we wore the life jacket and learnt what to do when you need help. At the end of the swimming weeks it was FUN DAY! That means we got to go on the waterside and play some games involved in swimming. My favourite was when I went on the waterside. I went slowly but it was still enjoyable! Overall, we've learnt a lot of skills, learnt tips for saving people when they need help and had our fun day! I thought swimming was the most fantastic thing in the world! By Ji-Min Lee 4S I went to the swimming program at Knox Leisure Works with my class. We started on the 16th and ended on the 27th of February. We went on a bus, we had a Pyjama Day and we had a Fun Day. Firstly, we went on the bus and my favourite driver was fantastic Phil. On one day he put on Dragon Riders of Berk. On another day there was a bee on the bus and he spoke through his walky talky. He was AMAZING!! Secondly, on Pyjama Day our teacher was Ariarne and she was really nice. That day she let us go for two runs around the lane. Swimming with long pants on was really hard, especially treading water. Finally, we had a Fun Day! We got to go on the water slide and in the warm pool. We made waves for a wave pool and we made a current. Overall, we went on an awesome bus ride, we swam in PJs and we had a Fun Day. I think every child should go swimming. By Harrison Congreve 4H

5 My class and two other grades, that are older than us, went to swimming. It was at Knox Leisure Works and we went from the 16th to the 27th of February. We had a special Fun Day, a Pyjama Day and we had some fun times on the bus. On the last day of swimming we had a spectacular FUN DAY!!! We got to go on the water slide but it was way slower that usual but I still enjoyed it. We played a game sort of like Musical Chairs but with no music or chairs, the chairs were boards and the music was a teacher talking. We had Pyjama Day on Wednesday 25th of February, it was our second last proper day of lessons. We had to get into the pool with our PJs on. It felt so soggy, icky and heavy. It was for a safety reason because you might end up in the water with pyjamas or clothes on one day. On the bus we had some fun times. We watched a bit of a movie, it was interesting. Everyone chatted and chatted and chatted. My friends and I made up songs, everyone enjoyed it. Overall, I enjoyed the swimming program because of FUN DAY, Pyjama Day and the adventures on the bus going to swimming. I know I enjoyed it and I'm sure everyone else did too. By Tom Edwards 4H For two weeks we went to Knox Leisure Works for swimming. We did lots of things like get to know our groups and did all different swimming strokes. I only went for one week. We also got to know our teachers and also what time we left and returned to school. At swimming we got to know what our groups are. I was in Shark, one of the top groups and the group s colour was black. Most of the first week (I was sick and couldn t go the second week), I was with Ariane and for one day I was with Mark. Ariane had orange red coloured hair and Mark had brown. They both were really nice and they helped me learn more and they helped me when I did it wrong, so I could get it right. In my swimming group was Lexi, Sam, Ethan, Jeffery, Jenna and Tyler. When we did our strokes, we swam either halfway or a whole length of the pool. I learned a lot more strokes like breaststroke, butterfly, survival backstroke and backstroke. All of the strokes have different styles, some might be sort of the same but not all the same. It was very tiring most of the time but it was fun. We arrived at Knox Leisureworks at around 10:30am and we went in the pool and did different activities for at least 40 minutes to 1 hour. Then we would get ready to go back on the bus at 12:00. The bus takes 15 minutes to get to the swimming pool and back to school. Then we would get our lunch or snack. In conclusion, at swimming, I learned who was in my swimming group, all the strokes and how they had different styles for each one. My swimming teachers taught me how to do each swimming stroke right. It was fun to leave school for a little while in the morning and return just before lunchtime. By Hayley Simpson 4HU

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