Calendar April 4 2019 Newsletter 10 APRIL From the Principal AUSKICK BEGINS TUESDAY APRIL 30TH NEXT TERM Last day Term 1 2.30 pm Hi Everyone, Fri 5 Apr A six week Auskick program will begin on Tuesday dismissal OSHC available DRIVE-IN MOVIE NIGHT 30th April at 3:30pm on the basketball court or the school oval – depending on the weather. If your child Easter Monday Mon 22 Apr After the tireless efforts and preparation of all our drive-in volunteers, we have raised a total of approxi- would like to take part they can register at https:// mately $17,000. Yet again this is a record profit and play.afl/auskick First day Term 2 Tue 23 Apr for a school our size, it is truly an amazing achieve- Search for the Kangaroo Ground venue under the ment. We are grateful to all those people who contrib- ‘Find a Centre’ heading. First SRI class 3.25-3.55 Tue 23 Apr uted in any way. TERM 2 PLANNER OUT THIS WEEK ANZAC Day Thur 25 Apr At the risk of overlooking many contributors I would particularly like to thank our organisers Lindsay Snell, Please check children’s bags for the Term 2 Planner. School Council 3.45 Mon 29 Apr Cassandra Paterson, Angela Marin and Megan Lewis The signed permission forms and payments are due and all those who helped out on the night including back by Monday 29th April. Please make sure the First Auskick session 3.30 Tue 30 Apr Lani and Rowena who ran their wonderful face paint- signed permission forms are included as we often ing and massage stalls. Lucy Appleby’s Facebook have to contact families to collect these important MAY auction was another wonderful contribution which notices. helped us to achieve our amazing total. Again, I apol- GRANDPARENTS SPECIAL FRIENDS MORNING Grandparent’s/Special ogise to anyone I missed but it is worth recognising Fri 10 May NEXT TERM - FRIDAY 10TH MAY 9:00 – 11:30am Friend’s Day the efforts of people who have given up so much of their time to benefit all our KG children. A popular event on our school calendar is the Grand- Market Day 1 Fri 10 May parents/special friends morning. Once again this year I would also like to thank all our drive-in sponsors for our children are encouraged to invite their grandpar- their generous sponsorship. If you use any of these Photo Day *updated* Mon 13 May ents or a senior friend to the school. Staff put on a companies could you please thank them for their morning tea at 11:00am in the community room and JUNE support and let them know you are from Kangaroo all our senior visitors are invited to attend. The chil- Ground Primary – it helps to let them know that their dren love the opportunity to show their family and advertising is reaching our community. School Council 3.45 Mon 3 Jun friends how they spend their school day and from all This year’s profits will be put into new playground reports, the visitors enjoy the experience just as Prep Edendale excursion Wed 5 Jun equipment, something all the children benefit from. much. The connection between children and senior Children are voting on their favourite option and we members of the community is highly valued and the Curriculum Day (report-writing) Fri 7 June hope to have installation completed early next term. benefits are evident in everyone’s enjoyment of the day. 2:30 PM BREAK UP FRIDAY 5TH APRIL Queen’s Birthday Holiday Mon 10 June Thanks, Please remember we will break up at 2:30pm on the Whole school dance session Mon 17 J une last day of term, Friday 5th April. After school care is Laurie Murray available through Marita on 0419 893 272 or contact Last day Term 2 2.30 pm Fri 28 June the school office. School resumes on Tuesday 23rd April. Collingwood Football Club AFLW: collingwood-fc-aflw Premier’s Active April is Here! Essendon Football Club: essendon-fc Richmond Football Club: richmond-fc Make sure you jump onto the Premier’s Active April website and log your activity each day in April. The Richmond Football Club VFLW: richmond-fc-vflw more activity we log, the greater prizes our school is in the running for. Many students have expressed Western Bulldogs Football Club: western-bulldogs-fc their interest in joining their Premier’s Active April Western Bulldogs Football Club AFLW: western-bulldogs-fc-aflw AFL Footy Team. All people who join their footy team go in the running to receive a signed team Geelong Football Club AFLW: geelong-fc-aflw jumper. To join a team, log on using your Premier’s North Melbourne Football Club AFLW: north-melbourne-fc-aflw Active April login, click on the teams tab, in join a team type the code for your footy team. Partici- Melbourne Football Club: melbourne-fc pating footy team codes are as follows: Melbourne City A-League: melbourne-city-a-league Thankyou for your cooperation as we have adjusted to the attendance guidelines from the Dept of Education. Please remember to sign your child in if they arrive after 9am , and notify us if they are absent by 10 am . Kangaroo Ground Primary School, [email protected] OSHC: 9712 0124 / 0419 893 272 Main Road, Kangaroo Ground, 3097 Telephone 9712 0292 Fax 9712 0477 www.kangaroogroundps.vic.edu.au [email protected] Back - Jayda, Ashling, Giselle, Leo and Alexander Front - Jack (Leadership), Lexi (Environment), Holly, Evie, Matilda, Ella (Leadership), Harper and Cooper Dear Students and Parents, On Saturday our giant pumpkins, grown in our school’s vegetable garden, were entered in a pumpkin competition at Alowyn Gardens in Yarra Glen. The pumpkins were entered in the primary schools’ competition and we won first, second and third prizes. Our two biggest pumpkins each weighed more than 60 kilograms, our biggest ever. When the pumpkins are returned to school we will harvest the seeds and keep them for our next planting later this year. In addition to the prizes won by our pumpkins, some of our Grade 3/4 students also won awards for art work done at school. These will be returned to school in the near future and placed on display in the Administration building. Congratulations to all involved. Ian Jones .