School News
Week 7 Assembly
Dear KPS Community
Please find below the link to our assembly held early this afternoon. Enjoy!
Week 8 Assembly
Hi KPS Community
We hope you enjoy our assembly recording for the week using the link below.
Superhero Olive 18/03/2022
Our Superhero this week is receiving the award for the school values of Persistence.
Olive shows growing persistence in her work every week. ‘Doing your Best’ is something that she has been working towards.
Olive is building confidence in knowing that challenging yourself is a good thing.
Persistence has been shown in her ability to ensure that a ‘good fit book’ is selected during our reading session.
When Olive works in a small group led by a teacher, she shows Persistence in her effort to engage in the conversation and work tasks.
Persistence has been shown in her ability to work through maths tasks that are challenging to find the right answer.
Olive has demonstrated Persistence in working on building her writing stamina while attempting to use all our VCOP elements.
You are a valued class member of studio 12!
Congratulations Olive, we hope you have a great week!
Superhero Nour
Nour is receiving the Superhero award for the school value of Care.
Nour always comes into the classroom with a wonderful smile. She is always the first to offer any help and consistently looks out for, and stands up for, her fellow classmates and teacher. No matter who she comes across, Nour always greets everyone with enthusiasm and kindness. Nour is a lovely student and is well liked by all who meet her.
This Superhero always gives one hundred percent to every area of learning, even if it might be a challenge! She is confident to ask questions if she needs help and is happy to make mistakes to improve in her learning. She loves to check in to make sure she is on track and will kindly help others to stay on track too!
Nour's happy, supportive and kind nature has made her a great team player. She is very resilient and will often encourage others to have a go as well.
Nour has a good sense of humour, is kind and very caring, and is overall a fantastic Grade 3 student and classmate.
We love having this Superhero in Studio 6.
Congratulations Nour, we hope you have a great week!
Classroom Awards
Congratulations to the following students for receiving awards
Tyler, Kyle, Beatrice, Harlow, Isabelle, Leo, Mikayla, Studio 11 Swimmers, Adeline, Alex, Ben, Jack, Ben, Eve, Demi, Otis, Ivy, Bonnie, Mitchell, Troy
Stickybeaks Lunch Wallets
To help support our school to be rubbish free, we are offering families the chance to purchase reusable lunch bags. This will also assist with raising funds towards purchasing portable gazebos to provide shelter for our students at outdoor events.
- Lunch Wallets – 8 Colour Choices $10.50 each
- Insulated All Rounders – 3 Colour Choices $12.50 each
Please see the attached flyer for further information.
Orders need to be placed on the Qkr! App by Friday 1st April 2022.
Music News
Instrumental Music
The instrumental program has got off to an amazing start with over 60 students enrolled and we also have students on waiting lists. Unfortunately we only have so many hours in a day!
A huge thank you to students, parents, instrumental staff and our wonderful admin staff for being flexible during the swimming program timetable changes.
KPS Choir
Singing with Ms Polly Christie.
In collaboration with Kyneton Contemporary Art Triennial.
An opportunity to sing with Polly and you children from KPS choir, and then be entertained by three local choirs at the community picnic.
Please come and support the KPS choir for their first public performance in two years!!
Collective Voices
Sat, 26.04:30 pm
WORKSHOP at Kyneton River Walk, Mollison Street bridge underpass
FREE all ages.
Join in with choir conductor and composer Polly Christie and members of two local youth choirs for an all ages singalong. Prepare for a live performance at 5pm of Hanna Tai’s sound work Passing (Round) written in collaboration with Polly Christie.
Passing (Singing the Round)
Sat, 26. 05:00 pm
LIVE PERFORMANCE at Kyneton River Walk, Mollison Street bridge underpass
FREE all ages
Enjoy a live performance of Hanna Tai’s sound work Passing (Round) written in collaboration with local choir conductor and composer Polly Christie and performed by a chorus of community singers, including two youth choirs, on the bank of the Boregam/Campaspe River.
Community Picnic
Sat, 26.05:30 pm
FREE
Bring your own picnic food and a rug, your family and your friends for a relaxed community feast at the Kyneton Community Park alongside the work sunrise after sunrise and sunset after sunset by Katie West. Including performances by the Kyneton Primary School choir and Young Voices of Macedon conducted by local composer and music teacher Polly Christie.
For more information: https://kynetoncontemporary.com/program
Lost Property
We have a large amount of lost property that has been unclaimed. Any named items have been returned to your child. Please ensure all uniform items are clearly named so they are easily identified.If you are looking for items in the future, our lost property basket is always located just outside the GP room door adjacent to the canteen.
Canteen News
School Council approved price increases on the Canteen Menu. This price rise took effect on Tuesday 1st March 2022. The new prices are reflected on the Qkr! App from this date. Please see our website for our 2022 Canteen Menu and below is an instruction sheet to download the Qkr! App which is preferred method of ordering.
Staff Car Park
For new families and as a reminder to other families please do not enter the staff car park. This is to ensure the safety of our families.
Students Arriving Late
Students arriving late to school should come to the office, accompanied by an adult, and sign in either on the Compass Kiosk or in the late book. They will then be issued a late pass to take to class and their arrival at school will be updated on the roll. This will avoid parents/guardians receiving notification that their child is not at school when they have arrived late.
Contact Details
There are times when we will need to contact you, including on the day if your child is absent and you have not informed the school as to why. Do we have your most up to date contact details?
If not, please contact the school by email to kyneton.ps@education.vic.gov.au or on 5422 1855 so we can update our records. Please include parent/carers’ name, address, phone numbers, email address and emergency contact details. Please remember to contact the school if any of these details or your circumstances change.
Accessing Compass
Compass is our main way of communicating with our families. It is important that parents access the Parental Portal in Compass at https://kynetonps.vic.jdlf.com.au
Using our parent portal will enable you to –
- View up-to-date class and school attendance information
- Approve or enter upcoming or past absences for your son/daughter
- Update your registered email and mobile number (used for SMS alters)
- Access information regarding upcoming events and news
- Access your child’s Semester Reports
- Book your Parent/Student/Teacher conferences
We encourage families to download the Compass App and to enable notification to ensure you receive all communications.
Please click on the “Welcome to Compass” booklets for further assistance or contact the office.
2022 Uniform
School uniform are available for purchase online direct from A Plus Schoolwear www.aplusschoolwear.com.au
When ordering uniforms please put the studio number of your child for easier delivery.
Once uniforms arrive at school they will be sent home with your child.
Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) applications
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you have a valid means-tested concession card, such as a Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible. There is also a special consideration category for asylum seeker and refugee families.
Payment amounts this year are $125 for eligible primary school students. Payments are made direct to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions and sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
If you have previously applied for CSEF through our school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year, unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.
If you would like to apply for the first time, please complete the attached form or call the office to request a form.
Please return completed forms to the school office as soon as possible.
We will require a copy of your valid health care card with the application.
Managing illness in schools and early childhood - COVID 19
Dear KPS Community
One of the most important things we can do to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in our community is to stay at home when we are unwell, even when we have the mildest of symptoms.
What you need to know
Young children with persistent mild symptoms
Younger children (pre-school up to Grade 2) may have prolonged post-viral symptoms such as a runny nose or cough and may return to school following a negative COVID-19 test even if they are not completely free of symptoms. They will need a medical certificate from their GP to confirm they are otherwise well or have recovered from their acute illness.
Any worsening of symptoms will require review and repeat COVID-19 testing, if considered appropriate by the doctor.
Students with a negative COVID-19 test whose symptoms have completely resolved do not need a medical certificate to return to the school.
For further information for schools and to distribute to families see: Managing illness in schools and early childhood services during the COVID-19 pandemic. I have also attached the fact sheet behind this link to this message.
Hats required in Term 1
In line with our Sun Safe policy children are required to wear the school uniform wide brimmed or bucket hats when playing outside in Term 1 and Term 4. Please ensure your child brings their hat to school every day for outside play.
Hats are $11 and available to purchase from our uniform supplier AGS Prints or from the school office.
Happy Families
Remember you can sign up free for the Happy Families membership using the school's link below.