23rd of May 2025

Dear Families,

Dear Families,

Preliminary NAPLAN Data 2025It is with great pride that we share the preliminary NAPLAN data for our school. The results show a positive trend across all assessed areas. Writing data has not yet been released. Everyone at KPS should feel very excited and encouraged by this promising progress. Detailed results will be made available in early Term 3.

What is bullying?

Bullying is a complex social issue that resists simplistic ideas and solutions. Knowing exactly what bullying is—and understanding why it happens—is critical to finding positive and evidence-informed solutions for everyone involved.

The national definition of bullying for Australian schools states: “Bullying is an ongoing and deliberate misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that intends to cause physical, social and/or psychological harm. It can involve an individual or a group misusing their power, or perceived power, over one or more persons who feel unable to stop it from happening.”

Bullying can happen in person or online, through various digital platforms and devices. It can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert). Bullying behaviour is repeated—or has the potential to be repeated—over time (for example, through sharing digital records).Bullying of any form, and for any reason, can have immediate, medium, and long-term effects on those involved, including bystanders.

Single incidents, conflict, or fights between equals—whether in person or online—are not defined as bullying. It is not bullying when people or children are simply being unkind, or when children are involved in one-off conflicts. We need to be careful in how we use the term bullying, as misuse can lead to long-term misunderstandings for our children.

Please use the links below to support your understanding of bullying and how to support your child:

At Keelonith, we work hard with our students to promote kindness and care towards one another. We encourage families to reach out to us for support if their child is experiencing anything that impacts their wellbeing and happiness at school. As always, your first point of contact is your classroom teacher, followed by our Wellbeing Leader, Jane Black.

Our goal at KPS is to have happy and healthy children who are supported to be curious, caring, to fly high, and find joy. To achieve this, we need to work in partnership with all of our families and support their varying needs.

Home Learning Mental Maths Books

In response to families wanting to know how to help their children at home, we have sourced books to support you. These books are available through the Compass Shop. Orders are rolling in—please do not miss the cut-off date of May 30.

Please note: The shop is not available through the app. Here are the steps to purchase via your phone:

Open the Compass App
Tap the three lines in the bottom right-hand corner
Select 'Open in Browser'
Tap the two heads icon at the top of the page
Select 'Shop' and place your order

If you are still having trouble purchasing this resource, please call the office or come in and see us.

E-scooters

We have a number of families now allowing children to ride e-scooters to school. From Monday 26th May, we will be contacting families and asking that they are not used as a form of transport to school. I have included the road laws for Victoria on e-scooters.

Use of e-scooters is legalised in Victoria. You can legally ride an e-scooter in Victoria if you:

are at least 16 years old
ride on:
- shared-use paths (not on footpaths), or
- roads that have a speed limit up to 60km/h
wear a helmet
do not travel more than 20km/h
do not use your mobile phone
do not carry a passenger (dinking).

Curriculum Day – Teaching & Learning

This morning, we took part in professional learning focused on improving our teaching practices and increasing consistency across our school.We also reviewed changes in the Victorian Curriculum 2.0.In the afternoon, we participated in Community Understanding and Safety Training (CUST), which empowers school staff to foster culturally inclusive environments that support Koorie students' wellbeing.

This has been a valuable day in building our capacity to meet the diverse needs of our community.

We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday.

Thank you,

Loren Peavey

https://keelonithps.vic.edu.au/

https://www.facebook.com/KeelonithPrimarySchool

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