December 4th - Kialla West Primary School

Kialla West Primary School
Newsletter
Phone: (03) 5823 1333
Fax: (03) 5823 2113
School Mobile: 0429 315204
After School Care Mobile: 0497 802 411
E-mail: [email protected]
Web address: www.kiallawestps.vic.edu.au
KIALLA WEST PRIMARY SCHOOL PAYMENT OPTION
Kia lla We st
Prim a ry Sch o o l
4 -1 2 -1 4
N o . 3 9
Any Queries contact Julie at the office.
Payment for fees etc. can now be made by direct debt to the Westpac Bank.
Name of the account is: Kialla West P.S. Official Account– BSB– 033-254 Account Number 54-0542
DATES TO
REMEMBER
December
LEARNERS OF THE WEEK
JH Sienna
MA
Skyler
JP
MG
Joeli
Riley & Kodi
JN Jordan
MWH
SD
Leizal
JM Scarlett
SV
Nick
Kiwani’s Terrific Kid
Award
Big W Shopping Trip
8th
Christmas Raffle Due
9th
Orientation Day
10th
School Concert
15th
School Reports
Handed Out
17th
P-2 Excursion
18th
Gr 3-6 Excursion
19th
Jack
Last Day Of Term 4
1.20pm Finish
January
Alexa
Ava
JS
5th
29th
First Day of Term 1
Grades 1-6
30th
First Day of Term 1
Preps
School Concert
Information Included
Principal’s Corner
Big W Shopping
Tomorrow the whole school is involved
in our Big W Shopping Trip. This event
is where we ask each family to bring
$15 to school on the day. We travel by
bus to Big W where the children buy a
present to give to children less
fortunate. This year we are again
donating our presents to the Star FM “I
believe in Christmas” toy drive.
This is a great experience for children
to learn about the gift of giving to other
children. We welcome any of our
parents to meet us at Big W at 9.30am
to help the children purchase their gifts.
seat were provided through Matt
Fallon and Murray Smith. Thank you
to both Matt and Murray these
people very generously donated
their time and skills towards this job.
These tributes are a celebration of
Henry’s life and will be a special part
of our final assembly tomorrow.
School Concert “Muppet Show
Theme”
It's time to play the music
It's time to light the lights
It's time to meet the Muppets on the
Muppet Show tonight
A permission note is attached to this
newsletter. Please return these to
school prior to the excursion.
It's time to put on makeup
It's time to dress up right
It's time to raise the curtain on the
Muppet Show tonight!
I know many of our parents will have
Final Assembly
fond memories of that catchy tune
Our final assembly for 2014 will be held from a few years ago. If your
tomorrow at the normal time of 3.10pm. children haven’t told you already,
At this assembly we will have the usual this year we have a Muppet Show
Theme for our school concert.
classroom awards, terrific kids award,
Thank you to Miss H who has come
we will wish our departing children
up with this concept and a script for
good luck, presentation of the Henry
the concert which will be held on
Holmes Good Friend award and an
Wednesday December 10th. The
official opening of the Henry Holmes
children will all get to participate in a
memorial friendship chair.
performance during the night. We’ve
had a very good response for the
Henry Holmes
BBQ helpers a few more would be
fantastic. A note is again included in
For those families new to our school
this newsletter, please complete the
last year we had a grade prep child at
note and return it to the office as
Kialla West by the name of Henry
Holmes. Henry was born with Cerebral soon as possible.
Palsy. A major achievement in Henry’s Haig Lindsay is again using his
life was attending school with his
professional camera equipment to
siblings Gretel and Billy, this was a
produce a DVD of the concert.
very proud moment for his parents
These are always in high demand
Jess and Paul. Although Henry had
and a great item for Christmas
many medical needs he had very good presents or something to keep. This
hearing and his days at school were
is an excellent little fundraiser for
filled with the joy of listening to his
our school, an order form is included
peers talking and laughing. During the in this newsletter.
year Henry’s prep friends would
We are very fortunate to again have
regularly share their ideas help Henry
Bruce Curnow organising the sound
with his classroom learning. Henry
passed away at end of last year and to system. Bruce has been providing
our school with his expertise and
mark Henry’s time at Kialla West a
memorial for Henry was developed with equipment for a number of years
and it always amazes me how good
the theme of “A Friend Like You,
the sound is on the night.
Friendship Seat” and an annual “A
Friend Like You” award to a grade prep This support is greatly appreciated
at a busy time of year for both Haig
student. The works for the friendship
and Bruce.
Below is an outline of the night
activities;
5.30pm—6.30pm BBQ
6.45pm - 7pm
- Principal’s address
- Parents’ Club address
- School Council President address
- Presentation of pens & certificates
to 2014 Grade 6 Graduation Class.
7:00 pm
- Concert
Location
This year the concert will be held on
the oval behind the Italian room.
Parking
There will be parking available on
the school oval. There is also a large
area for parking in the cemetery if
required.
Last Day of Term 4 1.20pm Finish
The last day of the school term is
on Friday December 19th. On this
day we will be finishing school at
1.20pm. Those children who are
travelling on the Shepparton bus
they will be collected at 1.30pm.
Parents please note the earlier
finish time.
Orientation Day
On Tuesday 9th December it is the
state wide Orientation Day. On this
day the students who are going to
their next phase of education spend
the day there. I’m sure many of our
children will have a few nerves
about their new environment.
Remember feeling a little bit anxious
is perfectly normal and everyone
else will have a few nerves too. The
children at Kialla West also spend
some time in their class for next
year. I can assure our families that a
great deal of time and effort goes
into planning and preparing these
classes, to ensure the best learning
environment for all children. Our
orientation program is taking place
from 9.30am to 11am on this day.
Kialla West Primary School
Kialla West PS - Pride, Excellence & Resilience
Office News
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE
EDUCATION MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE
(“EMA”) IN 2015
Dear Parents and Guardians,
From 1st January 2015 the EMA will be completely abolished.
If you are one of our many families who have relied on the EMA
payments to help with school expenses, you should plan accordingly to ensure these expenses are budgeted for in 2015.
Payment plans for school fees may be arranged through the office
with Julie Pastucci.
If you have any further questions regarding this issue, please do not
hesitate to contact the school office.
Yours sincerely,
Wesley Teague
Principal
Kialla West Primary School
Absences
Dear Parents as a requirement all absences need to be reported to
the Education Department with a reason, please assist us by
calling or emailing to let us know why your child is away eg sick,
appointment, holidays etc.
[email protected]
LUNCH ORDER REMINDERS
1.
PAYING FOR 2 or MORE ORDERS TOGETHER Write
out each order on a separate bag.
Place Orders together. One inside the other.
2.
PROBLEMS WITH ORDERS –
If a child thinks that something is missing or their order
isn’t right please remind them to take their lunch order bag up to the office
Please remember to do these things when placing a Lunch Order.
These details and more are on the back of your Lunch Order Menu.
Many Thanks – Eastwood Orchard
Room Numbers
JP Rm1, JH Rm2, JM Rm3, MG Rm4, MA Rm5, MWH Rm 6, JN Rm7,
JS Rm8, SD Rm9 , SV Rm10
New Lunch Order Menu has been attached to this
Newsletter.
Kialla West Primary School
School News
KIALLA WEST 2014 CONCERT DVD
This year you are able to buy a DVD of our concert
night for $10.
Money raised will go to the school.
Please complete the order form and return it to
the office by Friday December 12th.
Name: ____________________________
Number of DVDs ___________________
Community News
Total $
__________________________
Kialla West Primary School
P & C News
Christmas Raffle
It’s that time of year again and
Christmas is fast approaching!
Each year the P&C, with your generous donations,
coordinates the Christmas raffle.
We are asking each family to donate items for the
raffle.
Any donations can now be left at the office by
Thursday Dec 4th.
We look forward to your continued support, for
one last time this year.
Raffle tickets are attached to
this Newsletter.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
The P&C are again organising
the end of year concert BBQ.
The Stall includes sausages,
onion, coleslaw, bread, water and cans of
soft drink.
This provides a quick & easy meal to
families while preparing for the big event!
It runs from 5:30pm to 6:30pm and is
finished when the concert begins.
If you are able to help out please fill out the
form below & hand into the office ASAP.
THE BBQ WILL NOT TAKE PLACE IF
NOT ENOUGH HELPERS VOLUNTEER
___________________________________
Concert BBQ Helpers
Name: _________________________
Show Bags
Contact No: ____________________
Traditionally we have presented
new Preps with a show bag on
their orientation day to welcome
them to our school.
However, the bags are not possible without the
support of the school community, so if you are
able to donate a few small items to go in the bags
(eg stickers, pencils, notebooks, and rubbers.) it
would be greatly appreciated.
You are only limited by your imagination!
Kialla West Primary School
School News
GUITAR & KEYBOARD LESSONS IN 2015
Cliff Doornkamp will be conducting both guitar and keyboard lessons at the school in 2014. Lesson are held each
Wednesday /Thursday with individual lessons lasting 20 min.
The cost of the lessons are $17 per 20 min session
( payment, is required on the day )
For more information contact Cliff on 0474 769 963
Guitar/keyboard lessons
Name___________________________________________________
Age ____________________________________________________
Phone number____________________________________________
I give permission for the above named child to take guitar / keyboard (circle appropriate) lessons.
Community News
What is on at Mooroopna
Education & Activity Centre
for December 2014.
We will be closing for the Christmas break from
1pm on the 19th December 2014 until the 19th
January 2015.
We would like thank our clients for their
participation at the centre in 2014 and we wish
them a Merry Christmas and a safe 2014.
We look forward to their return in 2015 and to
any new clients wishing to come in the New
Year.
From
Staff
Kialla West Primary School
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